coming up on "early today," ted dropgs out as the donald becomes the likely nominee. but another bernie win is a thorn in hillary's side. the final hours up to prince's death. the military has identified the navy seal who was killed. already massive air bag recall gets bigger, and "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm dara brown. the world is waking up to the realization that donald trump has defeated 16 challengers to become the likely republican

nominee. >> it's been some unbelievable day, and evening and year, and never have been through anything like this. but it's a beautiful thing to watch and a beautiful thing to be hold. we're going to make america great again. we're going to make america great. >> trouncing his republican owe pone nepts, the lead was enough to place him within just 200 delegates of the nomination. that brought ted cruz's campaign to a sudden and abrupt end. >> from the beginning, i've said that i would continue on as long as there was a viable path to victory. tonight, i'm sorry to say, it appears that path has been foreclosed. >> some of cruz's supporters didn't take the news well. >> i've been working in the republican party for 32 years.

i have always, always gotten behind whoever won. this is the first time ever, i will not be able to do that now. >> this morning, cruz will be waking up at home in houston, texas. not before accidentally elbowing his wife while suspending his campaign. he attacked donald trump, but trump quickly reversed his tone after his win, thanking cruz for a well-fought contest. >> just so understand, ted cruz, i don't know if he likes me or he doesn't like me, but he is one hell of a competitor. he is a tough, smart guy. he has an amazing future. he has got an amazing future. so i want to congratulate ted. >> the rnc chairman, reince priebus took to twitter. john kasich's campaign manager

responded to that posting on twitter, quote, until someone has 1,237 bound delegates, there is no presumptive nominee. california, here we come. only kasich remains in the fight, only winning ohio, and under trump's belt, forcing a contested convention remain limited. issuing this statement. obviously the victory makes the road ahead more challenging. we'll continue to seek opportunities to oppose his nomination and draw a clear line between him and the values of the conservative cause. front pages across the country also mourning indiana's results. the new york daily news, an he will -- elephant in a coffin. john mccain said he would advise the republican nominee on foreign policy, if asked. mississippi governor and cruz backer, fill bryant said he

would support trump calling for party unity. republican fight for the nomination is all but sealed. remarkably, it is the democratic contest still in flux. bernie sanders pulled off an up set in indiana, beating hillary clinton by single digits, after clinton largely abandoned the state last week. 45 new delegates to clinton's 38. while sanders gives his campaign new life, clinton is less than 200 delegates from clinching the democratic nomination. the clinton camp remains fixed on the general election, with the chair put og ut this statement. throughout this campaign, donald trump has demonstrated that he is too divisive to lead our nation. so much at stake, donald trump is too big ever a risk. hillary clinton has proven she has the strength to keep us safe in an uncertain world and a lifetime record of breaking down the barriers, economic and social that hold working families back. the campaign is fundraising off

the likely nomination, donald trump is a presumptive gop nominee. chip in if you believe we can't let him become president. elizabeth warren had strong words. more enthusiasm of the kkk than leaders of the political party he now controls. with clinton and trump also assured to go against one another in the general election, it will be the first election in history that pits the most unlike able candidates against each other. donald trump will be with matt and savanna, special guest later this morning on "today" and you don't want to miss that. best selling author, ellis hennigan. good morning. >> good morning. >> big night. okay. this is a huge win for donald trump. let's talk about this. the people in indiana voted now. so is this what we're going to expect? is this what they want for the next president? >> seemingly, including people across the country. i mean, indiana really is the end of a wave. they didn't change any of the

dynamic here. they just confirmed what we've seen is trump's republican party now. >> and you talk about confirmation, because we thought this could be ted cruz's last stand, but what a surprise. did you expect him to actually concede and step out of the race? >> no, i don't think many people thought that. listening to the boos and no, no, no. you know, we didn't expect it, because ted cruz said he would take it all the way to the convention. he believes in his view of america. he would push it as far as it went. but it turned out that train stopped last night. >> yeah, and then rather quickly. but cruz's supporters, we've heard from a few of the people on his team, saying, no, we don't know what we're going to do now. do you think that they're going to stick with the republican party? >> no, listen, we know that most republicans will end up supporting the nominee, but boy, ted cruz, some of the hard cut folks will have a tough time explaining some of the things they said. it was 12 hours ago that he was

describing donald trump as a pathological liar, and that was one of the nicer things he said. >> yeah, there has been a lot of things they're not going to be able to take back. >> how do you swallow that? i don't know. >> i don't know, we'll see what today brings, right? let's talk about bernie sanders now. sweeping indiana. what will this do to the hillary clinton move snmt. >> it's a little bump in the road. the numbers are very much in her favor. almost as much as in the case of donald trump. but this was not part of the narrative that the hillary people were looking for. they wanted a nice, smooth glide to california and then on to philadelphia. >> yeah, but interesting enough, we might have a cruz -- sorry. a trump/clinton stand off, which is what people were expected. >> well, that's true. but you know what, we have never before had two less popular candidate force the were he is density of the united states. strange place to be, isn't it? >> very much so. ellis, thank you so much. >> great to see you.

>> great to have you. we are learning more about u.s. navy seal killed in combat by an attack by isis fighters. identified as 31-year-old charles keating, iv, grandson of charles keating,, jr. charlie keating, a phoenix native seen with his fiancé, was a former student athlete where he ran track and cross-country. u.s. military officials said he was shot by isis terrorists north of mosul. all flights in the state flown at half staff today. he released a statement saying our state and nation are am mourning today over the u.s. serviceman and america's finest. latest on prince. prince died one day before he was scheduled to meet with a california doctor in an attempt to end an alleged addiction to painkillers. attorney to an attorney,

nationally known expert in addiction treatment, the hopes were that he would go to california for long-term care. they arrived at his home to meet with him. prince's sister reportedly declined to comment when contacted about the report. prince's former attorney has denied any drug use. nbc news has not independently verified this report and the investigation into prince's death remains ongoing. well, now, time for a check of the weather with bill karins. good morning to you. >> good morning to be in the middle of the country. that's going to stay that way for the next couple of days. all right, a pattern has developed. we have our storm system off the west coast, plenty of clouds, periods of showers, drizzle, you can see the spotty showers on the radar. wider view, middle of the country, clear as can be. yesterday, 90 degrees in central canada. that's the warm air flowing right up to the north. east is very messy too. we call it an omega block,

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we gave it everything we got, but the voters chose another path. >> ted cruz now off the path to the white house. the shakeup after indiana's dramatic primary puts donald trump squarely in the driver's seat. an overnight collision that lands a police officer in the hospital. it calls for people sprinting from the scene. plus. >> lots of minutes here. >> the monster jam on the ba