it's tuesday, april 26th, coming up on on "early today." >> col included, they colluded, it shows how weak they are. it shows how pathetic they are. >> donald trump's venomous response to teaming up against him, voters in five states head to the polls today. >> bernie sanders knows it will take a miracle to move him forward against hillary clinton. a severe weather outbreak today, over 36 million americans in danger of life threatening storms. a dramatic rescue after a small plane crashes into a house. the 9-year-old funding his own adoption with a lemonade stand.

daisy ridley shows off her moves. "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm dara brown. today is another big tuesday in politics. voters in connecticut, delaware, rhode island, pennsylvania all head to the voting booth. 646 total delegates, nearly half from pennsylvania. from the republicans, 172 delegates are at stake. delaware is the only winner take all contest. the latest polling is any indication, expect donald trump to have another huge night. trump spent monday rallying against the ted cruz/john kasich pact. >> did you see the news today? did you see where they banned together, where they collude, it's collusion. you know, if you collude in the stock market, they put you in

jail. but in politics, because it is a rigged system, corrupt enterprise, in politics, you're allowed to collude, so they col luded, it shows how weak they are, it shows how pathetic they are. >> the two fired back and explained their alliance. >> we had conversations, and both campaigns agreed to focus our enner -- energies, devoted to feeding by turning the country around. >> we met with the cruz people and they made a recommendation. i said i think it's fair, because we haven't spent a lot of resources. i don't see it as any big deal, other than the fact that i'm not going to spend resources in indiana, he won't spend them in other places. so what's. what's the big deal? >> there appears to be cracks already. kasich had this to say when

asked if his supporters should vote cruz in indiana. >> well, i've never told them not to vote for me. they ought to vote for me. but i'm not there campaigning and spending resources. we have limited resources. >> trump didn't limit his attack on kasich to just politics, the donald also went after his eating habits. >> did you see him? he has the news conference all the time when he is eating. i have never seen a human being eat in such a disgusting fashion. i'm always telling my young son baron, all of my kids, i would say children, small little bites. small. this guy takes a pancake and shoves it in his mouth. it's disgusting. >> we were looking for some trump steaks for the governor, but nobody seems to sell them any more. meanwhile, the cruz campaign says carly fiorina is on his

short list for vp. all of this our latest poll shows donald trump reaching 50% support nationally for the first time. that same poll has ted cruz at 26% and john kasich at 17%. on the democratic side, hillary clinton now has a 10 point lead over sanders nationally, 52/42. for hillary clinton, this new poll could set the poll as another big night could put the race firmly in her corner. both clinton and sanders appeared on ms nbc town halls last night. >> we are the stronger campaign on taking on donald trump or any other republican candidate. and i think that most democrats out there, more than anything, correctly so, want to make sure that some right wing republican doesn't become president of the united states. we are running as hard as we can to win this thing. my job is to get as many delegates as possible and to try to win the nomination for president. >> i'm winning because of what i

stand for, and what i won and what my ideas are. >> i'm head in the vote. >> i know. i am way ahead on the vote. i have the greatest respect for senator sanders, but really. what he and his supporters are now saying, just doesn't add up. i have 2.7 million more votes than he has. i have more than 250 more pledged delegates. i'm very proud of the campaign that we have run, and the support we have gotten. >> things got heated on the subject of whether sanders and his supporters would back clinton if she gets the nomination. >> i hope we do not, and if secretary clinton wins, it is incumbent upon secretary clinton to reach out to not only my supporters but the american people with an agenda. >> i didn't put down conditions. i didn't say you know what, if he does x, y, z maybe i'll

support him. from the time i withdrew and the time i nominated him at the convention in denver. i spent an enormous amount of time convincing my supporters to support him. that's what i think one does. >> we'll have complete coverage starting at 5:00 p.m. eastern. johnny football to be indicted. former heisman trophy winner is expected to be formally indicted today on. charges based on his alleged actions against his ex-girlfriend, colleen crowley. he is accuseder hitting her, including dragging her into his car. manziel was cut by the cleveland browns in march, after two seasons. he was fired by his second agent in three months last week. prosecutors told him a charge was coming. in a statement, bob hinton says

we're going to treat it like any other case f this were any other one else, we would not have to deal with this. manziel released a statement to the media last week, saying i'm hoping take care of the issue in front of me right now so i can focus on what i have to do if i want to play in 2016. i also continue to be thankful to those who really know me and support me. a grand jury heard arguments in manziel's case on thursday, a formal announcement of the finalized indictment is expected today. severe storms move through michigan. strong winds, heavy rain and lightni lightni lightning. dangerous outbreak of tornado. bill carins is here with the details. >> dangerous afternoon. playing out, and then across the plains, a lot of tough forecasts out there for areas from nebraska, school districts keeping kids home. others are doing early dismissals. so the storm is already erupting

in kansas, huge dip. cold air coming down, into the plains. it will be very warm and humidity on the rise too. that's your set up. a classic collision of all the air masses there in the middle of the country. as far as the actual area at risk goes, we're watching for the most part, neb bless ca southward down here into northern sections of texas. red color here, that's where we have enhanced severe weather. moderate to strong severe storms, oklahoma city just outside of wichita fall, that's where if we're going to get a strong tornado or one or two of them, that's the most likely spot there. relatively flat country, a ton of storm chasers out there watching that today. if there are any tornados out there, we'll watch it as it

areas, spokane look good too. that's the bottom line. possibly strong tornados, just hope they don't hit anything. >> that's good advice for those to stay out of the way, too. bill, thank you for that. well, now to the latest on the gruesome killing rampage in ohio. intriguing new information as authorities remain on the hunt for the persons responsible for killing eight members of a single family. law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation now tells nbc news the marijuana found in the homes of the victims was not for personal use. one of the marijuana grow operations found in the killing investigation was inside, and included more than 100 plants. the other two operations were found outside. the state's attorney general says they still don't have a

motive for the slayings. the hunt continues. a tragic death in kid rock's inner circle. his personal assistant was killed in an a late night a tv accident at rock's suburban nashville home. he began looking for him on monday morning. his body was discovered along the property's driveway. the death was dentaccidental. stalking case of erin andrews, according to her attorney, she has settled the lawsuit against the national hotel where she was videotaped by a stalker. the terms of the settlement are confidential. it happened in 2008, while she was a college football reporter for espn. her stalker pleaded guilty to fi filming her. a jury ward her $28 million from

her stalker, and more than $26 million from the franchise owner and operator. the attorneys filed papers in late march, arguing that the hotel should pay the full $55 million. straight ahead, meet the kid funding his own adoption. plus, a brother's bond that guess deep and far. you're watching "early today." with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, the delicious taste of nutella takes pancakes to a whole new level. make any day a pancake day with nutella. spread the happy! is better for your skin than wearing no makeup at all? neutrogena® cosmetics. with vitamins and antioxidants.

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wrongdoing. 16-year-old boy and his brother journey of a lifetime. 111 walk through michigan. hunter gandy covered his brother braden for the last half mile. he did it to bring attention to cerebral palsy to challenge anyone with a disability. this is the brother's third stride. he carried him for 30 miles and last year, a 7 miles. a boy in missouri has raised $11,000 after word spread about his lemonade stand. it isn't going toward buying toys. it is funding his own adoption. he has been living with his foster mom for the past four years, but now the family is hoping to make it official. the funds raised will go towards legal fees. a driver in california caused this 60 geyser on monday after crashing and hitting a hydrant. luckily the driver was not hurt but caused a mess. firefighters had to dig eight

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time now for sports. for that, we turn to my friend, betty nguyen. >> good morning, dara. it was a rough night for paul and his clippers.

he broke a bone on his right hand on this play. he injured it while defending gerald henderson. angry paul left the game. no telling when he'll being ba. that's not all, blake griffin believes he his quad. the blazers won, to even the series at 2 a piece. mavs center, russell westbrook led the way with 36 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists. kevin durant added 33 as thunder eliminated dallas. 118-104. the press conference after the game that had people talking. when a reporter asked about mavs owner mark cuban, westbrook was no superstar. >> were you aware of mark cuban's comments before the game where he said kevin was the only superstar in this team, and how do you react to that? >> he is an idiot. don't listen. he is an idiot. all right, that's what we got to say about that. you know, he is an idiot.

next question. >> well, no response yet from mark cuban, but you can be sure, he will have one. finally, tom braiddy has to sit out the first four games of the season. federal judge's decision criticized the investigation into claims. the patriots purposely deflated football. he is disappointed in the ruling and maintains he did nothing wrong. dara, back to you. thanks so much. just ahead, how dwayne "the rock" johnson made a fan's day. plus big names joining the cast of live production of hairspray. you're watching "early today." r♪ ♪ there must be higher love ♪ down in the heart what do you think? ♪ and in the stars above hi ted, glad you could join us, we think you're going to like these numbers.

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a small plane crash in florida that occurred monday afternoon. the plane crashed into a home and injured three people on the ground. the pilot was reportedly the only one aboard. >> no, no, no. come here. come here. don't go. don't [ bleeping ] do it. >> that was sergeant greg bogart stopping a man from jumping off a bridge. he was walking in and out of traffic. he was taken to a hospital for evaluation. customers at a checker's restaurant are voicing their disgust after finding hamburger buns in a public restroom. they found them in the trash upon arrival. the move was too little too late. >> that's bad business. it's just poor management. disgusting. >> i think disgusting is a good word to describe that. well, moving on, a young bear led police on a chase.

residential neighborhood near los angeles nn attempt to to allude police, he scaled multiple fences, after an hour long chase, he is now in the hands of wildlife officials. that's one fast moving bear. >> it's amazing to see them climb. i would be dinner. that's what i would be. >> i would run the other way. now time for a look back. 30 years ago today, one of the worst nuclear power plant catastrophes ever. on april 26, 1986, explosion at the chernobyl power plant, con t contaminating. happy birthday to chat hfr tum tating. and comedian legend carol

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armed, dangerous and on the run from police. shooting at a south san francisco park yesterday leads to a person of interest, but no one in handcuffs yet. signs of infant abuse caught on camera. the step one couple took to confirm their worst fears unfolding inside their home. steph curry could return this postseason. then again, he might not. why an mri on his ailing knee is only making things murkier. "today in the bay" starts right now. good tuesday morning. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get to that forecast this tuesday morning. >> we are making it farther into