it's thursday april 9th. coming up on "early today," this could be the most severe weather day this spring. 65 million americans in risk areas. details straightaway. anger in north charleston reaches a boiling point in wake of the police shooting. this morning hear from the man who captured it all on video. th jury found him guilty of the worst act of terrorism the u.s. has seen since 911. now they will decide whether he lives or dies. and president obama calls for a ban on gay and transgender therapy. a recall of one of america's favorite foods. plus barry manilow's big outing and much more. "early today" starts right now.

>> good morning, everyone. right now spring's biggest storm marching through the country with 65 million people in its path. part of the danger tornadoes. the national weather service says two of them touched down in kansas yesterday. this one formed right next to a rainbow. hail was falling and the rain was apparently coming downside ways there. it was a downpour that caused major flooding over in missouri. an auto center got 2 feet of water inside of just 40 minutes. elsewhere windchill damage caused by baseball-sized hail. from the air you can see the devastation to building and power lines. it's all leading to a big day ahead. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here to tell us what's next. >> a lot. flash flooding hail wind damage. the question is how many tornadoes will it deal with? yesterday 10 reports of tornadoes, a beautiful picture. it was over a farmers field. it wasn't doing any damage southern portion of kansas. in all we had about 300 storm reports. a lot of those were large hail.

in missouri we had one report of a 4 inch chunk of ice that fell from the sky. that's a softball falling from the sky. there's a lot of rain not too much severe weather. st. louis, you had a lot of bad storms and flooding as of late. as of this morning, you were dealing with a storm right over the top of you with a lot of active lightning. later on this afternoon, a new round of storms. this is where we'll have more problems out there. this area of yellow is where we're dealing with slight risk enhanced risk, illinois indiana, chicago, including st. louis and memphis. we should see a few tornadoes out of this. maybe one or two could be strong. those are the ones typically the most deadly. those are the ones we want to avoid. hopefully we'll get lucky like we did yesterday. >> thanks for that film. the man who captured the shooting death of walter scott on video tells craig melvin what he did after he witnessed the officer open fire and why he went to scott's family.

>> i saw the police report. i read it. it wasn't like the way they were saying. >> reporter: you read the police report? >> yes. i saw on the news. i said, no this is not the right -- this is not what happened. i had a friend of mine and i showed him and tell him what i witnessed. he was agreed with me. so he told me think about what you want to do with this like i say. i just put myself in the position of the family, you know, that i know if i would have a family member like i say, i wouldn't know -- i couldn't tell what was going to be the decision in this case if the police would be charged or not. but i want them to have this and do something about it. because i know if i wouldn't give it to them, nothing would happen. >> reporter: are you still scared? >> yeah. like i say, i feel like i did the right thing for the family.

i believe that this can help other people, you know, to -- like i say, to not do this kind of stuff like i say. nobody, you know, have the right to take the life away of nobody for no reason, you know. >> reporter: if you had not captured all of this on your cell phone, what do you think would have happened? >> nothing would have happened. >> you don't think -- >> i don't think nothing would have happened. like i say, that's why it took the decision of turning to the family. >> reporter: what makes you so sure nothing would happen. >> that's why i saw the report the police report. i saw that he was going the wrong way, was going the wrong way, like i say. that's something that got me mad, because it wasn't like that. that wasn't the way i saw it. i didn't know the police would be charged and all this.

like i say, i didn't know what was going to happen. but i just did for the family. >> the shooting out of south carolina continues to make headlines across the country. protesters are demanding justice and that's exactly what officials in north charleston say they will deliver. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. tracie, what can we expect today as a result of this shooting? >> reporter: we may actually get a look at more video, the dash-cam video from the police officer's cruiser. the department says they may release that as soon as today. meantime you heard mr. santana talk about why he released that video. he said he was walking to work talking to someone on his cell phone when he saw what happened. >> the police he was down. >> reporter: here is what he said he saw before he started recording. >> reporter: had control of scott. scott was trying just to get

away from the taser. you can hear the sound of the taser. >> he had been tased at that point. >> reporter: his video led to a murder charge against michael slager. police can't explain what he dropped or picked up by his body or why police officers performed first aid and cpr when the video doesn't show that. >> there are questions that i have in my mind that i can't answer right now. >> reporter: 100 people protested last night. >> that is not an isolated incident. >> young black men unarmed are being hunted down like deer. >> reporter: that's exactly how walter scott's mother felt when she saw this. >> he's my child. i saw him running like you would kill an animal. i couldn't watch it anymore. >> reporter: but there is going to be more video to watch. the dash-cam video that might

come out today, and also the north charleston police department said they are buying body cams for all their officers. >> nbc's tracie potts in washington for us. tracie, thank you. he's guilty of the worst act of terrorism in the united states since 911. now he'll have to fight for his life. bjork tsarnaev found guilty on all 30 counts found against him in the boston bombing trial. that same jury will have to answer the question life in prison or because it's a federal trial, the death penalty. before survivors took time to reflect. >> we're obviously grateful for the outcome today. it's not a happy occasion but it's something that we can put one more step behind us. >> and in text messages shared with russian news blog the convicted mother of the bomber against the united states said my boys are the best of the

best. president obama kaumg for an end to conversion therapy targeting gay and transgender youth on white house.gov calling for a ban on psychotherapy. it was inspired by transgender lel, a alcorn. she killed herself after being forced into therapy by parents. it is favored by conservative groups and religious doctors. the administration has made a strong push for lgtb rights even plan to create an all gender rece room for staff. president obama is in jamaica. he's the first u.s. president to visit the caribbean nation in the last three decades. last night after his arrival he made an unexpected visit in kingston. can you guess where that might have been? yup, bob marley. the dipping company recalled 30,000 cases of hummus because of possible listeria.

it can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children frail or elderly. for questions, check the website. >> check my refrigerator. >> i'm a hummus lover, that's for sure. >> we talked about thursday problems. friday deal with severe weather, storm system. this came on shore in california earlier this week finally kicked through on friday. new york city chance of severe storm in new orleans, d.c. charlotte and also raleigh, big cities in i-95. anyone traveling across-country airports friday afternoon and east coast could have serious problems with thunderstorms. so today's forecast goes like this severe weather outbreak in the middle of the country, much calmer and nicer today, chilly in the areas roerks northern rockies all the way up to the northwest. a little warmer 65 in seattle, san francisco. a nice day in l.a. at 74 as temperatures continue to rise. as we go through friday

everything looks relatively quiet, clouds in the northwest. temperatures similar to what we're seeing out there today. no problems in honolulu either that's the case in many areas, temperatures seasonal slightly above where they should be. things again look good in the west and quiet. hopefully stay that way. >> television legend calling it quits after 40 years, plus a new warning for all unite owls out there. a wrong way driver causes a very dangerous situation. details in two.

a major announcement from legendary announcer bob schieffer at his alma mater tcu.

>> i wanted this to be the place, and i wanted you all to be the first to know that this summer i'm going to retire. >> that retirement announcement after more than half a century in journalism. he's also been the host of cbs "face the nation" for the past 24 years. a scary collision caught on a dash camera. watch the suv pull on the highway facing the wrong direction and slam into an oncoming tractor-trailer. the driver of the suv might have been intoxicated and also might have been trying to take her own life. from the "new york times" being a night owl may be bad for your health. a new study shows men who are night owls were significantly more likely to have diabetes and women were more than twice as likely to have high blood sugar levels. then there's this. looks like they made it. barry manilow and his longtime manager got married last year. he was married to a woman in the

'60s but that marriage was reportedly annulled after only two years. let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning landon. >> hey, good morning. youtube may soon give viewers the option to skip all those ads for a monthly free. it's unclear when the subscription version will be launched or what it will cost. first launched pay channels in 2013 and launched the prescription-based service last fall. planning to ship record numbers of galaxy 6. the company said it will have trouble meeting demand for the new curved edge device. expected to sell while following a string of positive reviews. study finding users using facebook and google+, popular followed by instagram, snapchat and twitter, google+. one reason they may already have a gmail set up through school. back over to you. >> thank you. just ahead, "jurassic park" team

has new lyrics thanks to chris pat. legendary jack nicklaus a career first. tiger woods gets help from his kids. a member of one direction tries his luck on the course. sports is next.

this morning on "today," the very funny billy crystal stops by to chat about his new show

"the comedian." let's take you to sports with our own betty nguyen. good morning betty. >> good morning. let's start with baseball brewers, rockies at miller park. oops on the field. the stadium's fireworks system accidentally goes off in the bottom of the first inning. maybe a premium anything for this defensive play in the top of the sixth. >> in the air to left pretty well hit, davis on the run. what a catch! >> brewers davis makes the leap against the fence but the rockies go on to win it 5-4. annual masters par three contest took place yesterday in augusta. a glimpse of some family talent. tiger woods let daughter sam finish a hole for him. but one of the best moments came at the four hole. none other than golden bear himself. >> for the fourth year the big three involved doing that. here is jack at number four.

>> 130 yard par three across the water. really a good golf hole. what a beautiful flight. come on jack. yes! >> look at that. legendary six-time master champion jack nicklaus with his first career eighth at the masters. he's still got it at 75. golf number one player rory mcilroy impressed the crowd but may have been out shined by his caddy. that is one direction's niall, though his golf game could use a bit of work. >> that's niall, rory's caddy, from one direction. >> that was one direction, too, left. >> it was. even the camera couldn't follow where that ball landed. the first round of the masters begins today. nfl announces hiring of sarah thomas, first league fulltime game official. catch her interview this morning on "today."

and back to you. >> thanks betty. just ahead. the d.a. wants more pot. plus how j. lo's famous versace dress changed the future of the internet.

this iconic versace dress worn by jennifer lopez worn at the

grammys is the reason for google images. eric schmidt writes people want more than text this became apparent after grammy awards when jennifer lopez wore a green dress that caught the attention. the most popular search query. we had no surefire way to get users what they wanted. j. lo wearing that dress, google image search born. on jimmy fallon promoting the longest ride. he wasn't permitted to ride a bull during the movie. producers were feared he was get hurt. now that it's over, released this video. >> get out of there. get out, get out, get out. >> wow, man. >> one foot. >> very close on that one. >> chris pratt and on mtv to promote his new film "jurassic

world." for those that don't know jurassic theme song doesn't have lyrics. thanks to pratt, it sure does now ♪ it's "jurassic park" it's "jurassic park" the dinosaurs will flip out ♪ >> i think that song is actually better without the lyrics. >> so weird that his career -- i know from "parks and recreation" singing there to the action hero. he can do it all. >> what about bull riding. have you done that? >> no. my brother-in-law was a bull rider. a bull stomped on his knee and he never road again. >> this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day here on nbc.

leading the news in the "huffington post" d.e.a. wants triple protection of marijuana for research up to 900 pounds for, quote, unanticipated medical scientific research and industrial needs of the united states. this the second year in a row that the d.e.a. has requested an increase. and an "l. a. times" exclusive, scientology has father spied on. police reports david spent $10,000 a week to track his father's movement read his e-mails and listen in on the conversation after the 79-year-old left the church. he said he feared his father would divulge too much about the

organization's activities. church attorneys deny the claim. some other stories we're following. a new orleans grand jury indicted real estate heir robert durst on two weapons charges. durst is charged with possession of a firearm by a flown and possession of a firearm and illegal drug. the charges stem from his march arrest in louisiana and have prevented him from being extradited to los angeles to face murder charges. a fighting story out of australia. 27-year-old mother paralyzed by a staph infection after using a friend's makeup brush. the infection transferred on the brush and attacked the woman's spine. doctors say she may never walk again but she's in physical therapy to hopefully prove them wrong. u.s. and canadian coast guard crews clearing a path through the ice on lake superior. trapped freighters and punched a hole in one ship's hull. did you hear one about the tortoise and dog? you heard that right.

video from humane society of north texas. chasing his friend dolly, an american pit bull terrier that certainly seemed to have a lot of fun and a special bond. their owner who shot the video says sheldon will only play with dolly and not her other dog, a labrador retriever. >> that's like me catching an olympic runner. it's not going to happen. >> you can watch that video all day long. it doesn't get old. now a look ahead. today marks 150th anniversary of one of the last battles of the civil war, the battle of appomattox courthouse in virginia. in a re-enactment scheduled to take place to commemorate the surrender of general robert e. lee to general ulysses grant in the historic town. that meeting was the beginning of the end of the civil war. happy birthday to kristen stewart who turns 25 dennis quaid 61 "playboy" mogul hugh hefner is 89 young.

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of . a bay area university taking action what it's trying to do to protect the victims of sexual assault. >> plus the owner of a party bus company now faces jail time three years after a young woman's death on a south bay highway. and police say these men are linked to three burglaries in the south bay. they're using a well-known company as cover. and a live look outside at the bay bridge this morning, it is thursday, april 9th. this is "today in the bay." >> well good morning, everyone. happy thursday 4:30 in the morning. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm kris scan chez. sam broc