breaking overnight, more north korea missile tests plus major anti-u.s. propaganda just days after claiming a major breakthrough in rocket development. >> and will president trump's capitol hill arm twisting gather enough republican votes to get the gop's health care bill passed with just hours before a key vote? >> 12 hours tuesday was more tough questions later today for sfreem court nominee neil gorsuch. but is he a slam dunk for the president's muslim ban? >> a lot of people say a lot of silly things. he has no idea how i'd rule. >> caught on camera in the middle of a heated street fight, something very unexpected happened. >> >> just another day at the office for one alligator wrangler. >> saying good-bye to another

television original. >> "early today" starts right now. i'm y asm in. >> i'm frances rivera. north korea fired another missile both the u.s. and south korea militaries are saying the launch failed. this followed north korea's warning of a preemptive strike and release of a fiery propaganda video, a plane blowing up of the u.s. s. carlson. we are joined from london this morning, and good morning to you. what more do we know about this. >> north carolina continues to aggravate it's neighbors and the united states with another test this morning, and today's attempt failed with the projectile exploding within seconds of its launch and it's unclear what type of missile or how many they tested, and there

was a high thrust rocket engine in what south korea called a meaningful praovocatioprovocati. tillerson made it clear that washington was considering all options, including a military strike. this morning the north koreans released the video showing the "uss warship" being blown up and warned the united states against any action against them. >> thank you. >> president trump will travel to brussels on may 25th. vote for the health care bill or seal your fate, and that was the message to obamacare to the republicans.

and he continues to his for the bill late last night. >> it's time to get busy, get report, and to get the job done. that effort begins with thursday's crucial vote, and it really is a crucial vote for the republican party and the people of our country. finally, repeal and replace the disaster known as obamacare. >> trump's remarks came after he allegedly made this threat to house gop members. according to the washington post, i'm going to come after you but i know i won't have to because i know you'll vote yes. >> still seeing that warning fell on deaf ears. as of this morning, 27 republicans are standing in the way of the bill's passage and what would amount to a massive blow to the president. a large of those opposed it is made up of the very sim conservatives responsible for

ousting then speaker boehner. we have congressman mark meadows at the hill many, but meadows brushed aside trump's tough talk. >> are you worried, mr. meadows, that you'll lose your seat as the president said if you vote no? >> i serve at the pleasure of the people of western north carolina. and when you serve at their pleasure, it's only those 750,000 people that can send you home and it's a temporary job and i've known that from day one. >> the scramble for the vote for the president who sold himself as a negotiator in chief, and a house speaker who could see his legislative agenda crumble under the same weight of the appeal they vow to pass in the first seven years. after 11 1/2 hours of testimony, neil gorsuch returns a third day to the hot seat. as he nears the finish line to the highest court of the land. and for the very first time he is speaking publicly president trump's recent statement disparaging federal judges. admonishing the very president who nominated him.

>> when anyone criticizes the honesty or integrity, the motives of a federal judge, i find that disheartening. i find that demoralizing. because i know the truth. >> anyone including the president of the united states? >> anyone is anyone. >> that point of exchange capped off a long day of testimony for gorsuch who was able to battle democrats' efforts to rattle him while remaining cagy on key issues from guns to health care and immigration while insisting he's independent of the white house when senator al franken asked about a recent comment from trump's chief of staff, reince priebus. >> neil gorsuch represents a conservative, represents the type of judge that has the vision of donald trump. >> what do you think that mr. priebus was talking about? >> respectfully, senator, mr. priebus does president speak for me and i don't speak for him. i am a judge.

i am my own man. >> when it came to the hot button issue of abortion, gorsuch insists he never promised the president or anyone else he would vote a certain way. >> had you ever met president trump personally? >> not until my interview. >> in that interview, did he ever ask you to overrule roe v. wade? >> no, senator. >> what would you have done if he had asked? >> senator, i would have walked out the door. >> a short while ago we learned that former hollywood producer bearis died. he created classics including the dating game and newly we had game. but perhaps he's known for the amateur competition the gong show from 1976 to 1980. take a look. he claimed to be a cia assassin,

confessions of a dangerous mind made into a feature film. chuck bares dead at the age of 87. >> implants may be linked to a rare cancer. at least nine deaths have been associated with anna plastic large cell lymphoma. the cancer of the immune system, the disease happens with both saline and silicone implants though it is more likely with textured implants. the fda said it received over 350 reports of related implant cancers in 2011. luckily they say the cancer is often treatable. >> and tennessee authorities are still looking for a missing 15-year-old, and now they say her alleged kidnapper research reported the disappearance. also researched whether police could track his car a full week before allegedly taking off with elizabeth thomas. her father tells nbc he became more worried after she changed her instagram status to wife.

>> it shows the extent that he had her, the extent that he had her molded to his own will. i'm afraid he has married her. >> police released this photo of the pair from the girl's school where cummins was a teacher. they're asking the public to help look for them in rural or isolated areas. >> now to an inspiring video that's gotten more than 25 million views on facebook in just two days. you can imagine that number will cline a little bit. it shows these two being cheered on as they fight in the middle of a fight in atlantic city, new jersey. before things get too rough, a third man steps in and diffuses the situation. >> y'all the real, that, too. you almost me. all of y'all. you almost me. you ain't kids no more. girls ain't girls no men. you're men, yo. shake hands, yo. shake hands, yo. i ain't leaving.

if you don't shake hands, i'm not leaving. >> the teens eventually did shake hands. from beginning to end, it lasts four minutes. kudos for the man stepping in and for the guys listening, too. >> i love that he is encouraging them to talk it out and not to fight. that's incredible. severe weather overnight caused one death in the southeast in stone mountain, georgia. cluster storms with hail and lightning strikes swept the area along with high winds in certain areas. are we going to have a calmer day today? nbc meteorologist bill karins is here. bill, what do you have? >> it will be calmer for those people . . we have a little bit of weather in southern california, and

heading up towards tahoe, and they will make their way up towards the mountains and around redding, showers and depending on your elevation, a little snow. lingering rain throughout the day today, and then a bigger storm, and massive rain. northern california and in the pacific northwest. l.a., maybe a sprinkle or two, and that rain around san frcisco will causean have isolated areas in san diego, and it's not going to pour but we have a chance of a shower or two. some people cannot catch a break. how about this alligator in tampa, and minding its own business in the sewers until somebody decided it's no place for this wrangler.

the person that shot the video was also told it would be safely released back in the wild. >> if i had an animal like that minding its own business outside my house i would also want it trapped. >> yeah. >> in gator country you expect them everywhere, manhole, sewers, backyards and everywhere in between. just ahead, three tpaoupbfu were no match for this k-9 cop. we're back in two. ght! 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico! goin' up the country. bowl without me. frank.' i'm going to get nachos. snack bar's closed. gah! ah, ah ah. ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides.

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president trump slammed him for his ratings as host of the apprentice. according to the latest tracking pole, he is 389% down six points from last week. >> and a police dog is getting high praise today after he nabbed three suspects in just 90 minutes. canine spencer completed the hat trick sunday when he tracked down the trio. each wanted for separate crimes, all, by the way, before lunchtime. spencer's handler says that's a record for him and the dog who has been on the force six years. >> that is a productive day at work. all before lunchtime. free agent 49ers colin kaepernick is putting his money where his mouth is. he donated to meals on wheels. kaepernick stirred controversy in the nfl when he launched a season-long protest, remember, taking a knee during the game's national anthem.

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fast forwarding into wednesday, ceremonies are being held in belgium to commemorate the one-year anniversary of twin bombings at the airport and metro station that killed 32 people and wounded hundreds more. >> president trump scheduled to have dinner with secretary of state rex tillerson one day after a journalist reported tillerson as saying, i didn't want this job, i didn't seek this job. president trump will meet with leaders of the congressional black caucus. >> a look at the unveiling of jesus' tomb after a massive multi-million dollar renovation. >> the stocks took a big hit on tuesday with the dow losing almost 1% and the nasdaq 2%. was it a market correction or related to presidential politics? hi, jackie. >> the markets could see more losses. investors, of course, worrying

about the gop bill passing tomorrow and if it doesn't what that means for the rest of trump's agenda. and the sears holding warning about its ability to stay in business. the company struggled for years with losses and declining sales, and once the largest u.s. retailer, sears now has a mountain of debt and is closing stores and plans to cut $1 billion in costs. wells fargo will upgrade all 13,000 of the atm's next week to let customers access their accounts with their phones instead of a card. your money will come out. back to you. >> thank you so much. >> just ahead a college student created an application for the tonight show. plus look at this puzzle. do you think you have it? all right, there is one person who didn't. the one letter mistake that is going viral. you're watching "early today."

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humpty dumpty: i've unforeseen medical expenses. can i get a tax deduction for the hospital bills? turbotax agent: in your case, yes! humpty dumpty: ooh aren't you helpful. it's so difficult to find good help these days. you know how in gymnastics when you do a one-handed cart wheel and you have to spread the weight evenly between all your fingers? well, i had two glasses of wine and fell into a door. [ laughter ] >> my first thought was no big deal, obamacare will cover this. [ laughter ] burning followed by cursing is what happened. think of any curse word, just think of any curse word and i said that. i said, i invented three new ones actually.

>> doesn't look that bad, but then look at the x-ray here. you have ellen making light of her wine-related fall. she dislocated her finger, and she is back on the air. look how bad that looks. >> wow. >> the x-ray was pretty big. one college student skipping the traditional resume in hopes of landing an internship working for jimmy fallon. he created a video of himself with his own rewritten version of the alphabet aerobics. using footage from when ratcliff sang the song on "the tonight show."

♪ ♪ ♪ >> hire is right, and well deserved i would think. maybe we will see him around here. >> hire him, a very creative guy. >> we say what happened to the intern. all right. >> you really have to look at this. this wheel of fortune fail is going viral this morning after a contestant made an epic and embarrassing one line-letter mistake. >> you got it, right? watch it happen. >> 600. >> k. >> no. lisa. >> m. >> yeah, there you go. and what do we have? >> a street car named desire. >> yeah, that's it. what stiff joints?

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welcome back. here's more pictures of an impressive storm system that rolled through tennessee yesterday, and at one point over 125,000 people without power. and here's that complex as it went through nashville and rolled through the appellations and rolled through augusta and down through khaucharleston. and we are cooling off over the next several days. back to you. we have an update on the new travel restrictions on electronic devices. these rules were not prompted by a newly discovered threat, and instead they stem from growing concerns over terrorists groups

constant efforts to hide bombs in devices. saturday morning is the deadline for the nine different airlines to start with those restrictions. fewer babies are dying in the united states according to the national center for health statistics. notably deaths from sudden infant death syndrome are down by 29%. and while this is good news, researchers say we still need to strengthen health programs serving low-income and other at-risk communities. it's scary it's such a mystery. >> it's a mystery and i am a new mom, and always checking on the breathing. >> so scary. all right. president trump flagged by his formal rival lawmakers and astronauts signed a new bill into law putting over $19 billion into nasa's pocket for next year while adding human exploration of mars as one of

the space agency's key objectives. the new law does leave out one of nasa's most crucial objectives, earth science. now, while the president's new budget looks to eliminate nasa's climate change program. snakes on a plane became more than a movie for airline passengers in alaska. there was a pet snake who got loose on a raven alaska plane after the owner accidentally left it behind on a previous flight. look what the flight attendant did. she picked up the rep tile, put it in a bag, and then this is where she stashed the bag, in an overhead bin, of course. >> how do you leave a snake behind? >> no way, no way. i would have run in the opposite direction. all right. world cup ski cup competition had a competitor jumped in mid race. watch as the play you feel pup charges onto the course. some might say he is the true champion of the race.

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a wet and windy morning commute on this wednesday. our radar is full of color, as you can see there on your screen. as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge and we see the rain on the pavement as well. we have you covered as you hit the roads this morning. >> thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura. >> and i'm sam brock. there is a lot of color on the radar. we saw yellows and oranges on that radar. >> yes, because that's indicating heavier rain. visibility may be low and the rain is really coming down. so looking at some of those downpours that will occur, it's not widespread and we will not see thll