perez fa most important week of his presidency, ready to fight for his promised border wall, health care and tax reform while trying to avoid a government shutdown. tensions escalate as north korea threatens to seek an aircraft carrier possible nuclear site and detains a third american. a big impact on stock markets around the globe right now. >> a volunteer firefighter came to the rescue when a 4-year-old fell off the back of a bus. a former president jokes he, too, has been bugged. "early today" starts right now. good monday morning, great to be back with you. i'm frances rivera. >> glad to have you back,

frances. a lot to get to. the big question, will there be a shutdown. he calls it an art officials barrier and not very meaningful. a different kind of presidency he says. a looming government shutdown, it's just five days away. the administration's persistence to get the border wall funded could complicate matters. the president wants taxpayers to bang roll the wall insisting that at a later date mexico will be paying in some form. here is budget director mick mulvaney. >> we don't think there's any structural reason the house and nat cannot do both things in the week. if we can have an agreement keeping the government open, that can get done this week. if the house at least can get its ducks in a row to vote on health care, they will do that as well. >> as of this morning, white house chief of staff reince priebus seems to be back pedaling. >> i think as long as the president's priorities are adequately reflected in the cr and allows us to get moving with

an increase in military spending and rebuilding of our military as he promised in one of your bullet points, and enough for border wall and border security, i think we'll be okay with that. >> they are not getting any help from democrats who are putting the onus to keep the government funded squarely on the gop. >> they have the burden to keep it open the wall in my view is immoral, expensive, unwise. >> a government shutdown would deliver a major political proceed for this president as his approval hit historic lows. the latest nbc "wall street journal" poll showing mr. trump at the lowest point of any president at this point of their time in office, with 40% approving. it's lower than all three presidents that came before him. a positive for mr. trump, his

marks on the economy in comparison to foreign policy. for more we're joined by nbc's tracie potts. the white house has a jam packed schedule ahead of the 100 day mark. tell us what is in store. >> starting out today the president meets with the un security council. tomorrow the focus farmers and agriculture as ag secretary sworn in. wednesday, that's when the administration rolls out its big plan for tax reform plus a briefing on north korea. on thursday the president of argentina meets with the president and that gets some attention at the white house with an executive order being signed there. on friday energy and meeting with nra. friday, he'll be at a rally in pennsylvania while the white

house correspondents' dinner is going on. he's declined to attend that dinner along with his staff. what are the people thinking, what is the public feeling about president trump as he closes in on 100 days. our poll shows record low of 40%. but abc "washington post" poll showed 96% of those who voted for him would vote for him again. >> all right. nbc tracie potts for us. tracie, thank you. nor to more complications and escalating tensions between u.s. and north korea. north korea threatened to sink aircraft carrier "uss carl vinson" which is headed to the region, this as a former university professor detained in pyongyang for reasons unknown. kelly cobiella reports from seoul, south korea. >> with u.s. "carl vinson" headed to north korea, another american in custody in pyongyang. the associated press identifies him as tony kim,. in his 50s.

a former professor doing aid work in north korea for a month. arrested at pyongyang expert as he was leaving the country. the third american now held by the regime. student warmbier serving 15 years for trying to take a propaganda banner as a souvenir and korean american business man serving 10 years accused of spying. all bargaining chips says former governor bill richardson that helped win the release of prisoners before. >> they always want something in return from the united states. a high level visit or humanitarian assistance. >> but north korea doesn't seem in the mood for talking. kim jong-un's regime threatened to sink ab aircraft carrier, warned australia that support for the u.s. would be a suicidal act and threatened a nuclear strike on the country as vice president pence toured sydney. the latest satellite photos of north korea's nuclear test site show activity but shed no light on the regime's plans.

>> thank you to nbc's kelly cobiella for that report. this morning global sympt symptom -- stock markets are jumping on new details from the french presidential elections. the field has just been narrowed down to two candidates. this is the first time in french history no mainstream candidate will be in the run off election. it's scheduled for two weeks from now. nbc's tammy leitner in london for us. tammy, good morning. what's the range of reaction here? >> good morning, francis. we have two very different candidates that shows how divided france is. voters here have essentially snubbed the political establishment because nets candidate represents a mainstream party. that has never happened in the country's modern history. far right populist marine le pen and macron will face off in the election. macron came away with a slight lead over le pen. keep in mind macron is a novice.

the 39-year-old investment banker had no support from a political policy. he has an optimistic vision for a tolerant fans and unified europe, one with open borders. le pen ran on platform, one that calls for closed borders, less immigration and tougher security. security was tight for elections after the terror attack in paris. thursday night thousands of security officers patrolled french polling stations and likely it will be tight for the may runoff as well. this election really is remaking the country's political landscape. back to you, frances. >> all right. nbc's tammy leitner for us in london. thank you. new orleans has begun process of removing confederate war memorials. the battle of liberty place monument dismantled in the early morning hours today. it's the first of four monuments set to be relocated and given proper historical context according to city officials. the move comes hours after one

pro monument held a midnight vigil at another monument. they say it represents part of the history. the mayor lasays it stands for exclusion. clinton tweeted this picture outside his presidential library in little rock with a caption, we just learned that the clinton center has been bugged. we'll hear from bill o'reilly for the first time after leaving fox news after sexual harassment allegations. the podcast. >> recalling frozen hash browns in nine states because they may have pieces of golf balls in them of all things. the company said the balls were inadvertently harvested with the potatoes and chopped up. go to our facebook page for more details on nbc "early today."

>> how is it golf balls ended up in there. this rite of spring, a kaleidoscope of color at the skagit tulip festival celebrating its 34th year. quite a sight indeed. >> definitely one of the better sights this time of year. let's check in with bill karins with flash flooding ahead. the other side, rain. >> those flowers are beautiful but they do need rain. they don't need this much. carolinas in for it. they are already soaked. flash flood for millions of people. couple of river flood warnings. this will ab story as we go throughout the day. we still continue with wet weather pattern in the west. two storm conditions onshore. look at the blue, snow in higher elevations. watch out for fire danger in portions of arizona and new mexico. the winds howling as storm system and

mentioned, that storm system with the rain this morning. showers this afternoon in the northwest. the weather does improve in the west as we go through the week. a sneak peek of the days ahead. >> nice day in l.a. >> surprise surprise everybody. thank you, bill. all right. so if you're a fan of the movie, "the martian" get the real life experience in jordan where the movie was filmed. it's been set up with domed tents for tourists. they can take in the landscape similar to the red planet. set up to attract tourists. since opening up a couple months ago the tents have been consistently booked. that would be a cool vacation. >> glamping in that whole new way. outpouring from her "happy days" castmates for erin moran.

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. this video of a little girl taking a terrifying tumble off the back of the bus. there she is highlighted on the ground. a volunteer firefighter saw the whole thing and came to the 4-year-old's rescue. he moved the girl away from traffic and off the hot pavement. she was unconscious but came around by the time paramedics arrived. he said the bus driver came back 15 minutes later after realizing what happened. the girl's parents said she'll never surgery for a broken jaw but is expected to make a full recovery. that's a long time for a bus driver not to realize what happened. >> thank god there wasn't a car behind. the number of anti-semitic incidents in the u.s. have skyrocketed according to anti-defamation league's report. it shows 86% uptick compared to the same period last year.

the group reported 541 separate incidents, six physical assaults, 155 vandalism and 380 harassment incidents such as bomb threats. meanwhile president trump issuing a video addressing anti-semitism should be defeated, expected to speak at national holocaust national day of remembrance on tuesday. tributes continue to pour in for fellow cast members for erin moran who played joanie on "happy days." she was found dead at 56. there's still no word on the cause of death. the actress had been living in a trailer in indiana. here is her tv moammarian ross reacting to her death. >> she was the quickest, fastest little kid, wonderful. this breaks my heart. >> henry winkler, who played the fonz tweeted, now you will finally have the peace you wanted so badly on earth. scott baio. may erin remember her for her

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welcome to "baywatch." >> she's running in slow mo. >> you see it, too? >> you've seen it before, slow motion "baywatch" scene that dates back to the 1990s tv series. in preparation for new "baywatch" movie a few of the films co-stars hosted slow moammarathon. they took time replicating the scenes. the winner won tickets to "baywatch" red carpet premier. slow motion, some people have a ponytail, wind bloend effect. >> how long did a quarter mile race take. wildly popular, this woman in a giraffe mask had a moment of fame herself when she posted this live stream video the last month of her pregnancy, dubbed giraffe mom. april finally gave birth

herself, the two viral stars and their baby met this week. april earned the animal adventure park $170,000 on go fund me page. according to ap they estimate she's raked in hundreds of thousands. i have to say i'm one of the people that was watching continuously waiting for the birth of that giraffe baby rainfall along with everybody else. so much for life on the d list. kathy griffin has a new dig that proved to be a bit of a challenge. when you're hanging out with a listers it's okay. she's baby-sitting neighborhood kids, kanye and kim kardashian. couldn't resist sharing this, kathy griffin baby-sitting my grandchildren and realizes she's outnumbered by toddlers and dogs. omg. no word how much she got paid but got bragging rights for hanging out with kim and kanye. >> wonder who else she's baby-sitting for. you're watching "early today." we'll be right back. the smoother the skin, you are in it.

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welcome back to "early today." business travel forecast looking difficult in a few spots especially heading to the east coast, areas like washington, d.c. we also have the storm moving through the northwest. the nice weather is going to be confined to l.a., phoenix, tucson. it's going to be a struggle. after the storm goes through warm front brings us rain and showers in the northwest. temperatures remain very cool. 56 on tuesday, even to wednesday we still stay very chilly. if any one location in the country had a poor spring pacific northwest. very chilly and a lot of damp days. >> thank you, bill. all right. some news from "usa today." after former campaign aides and fundraisers blocked private sector post election day. aides raking in $2.2 million in

lobbying fees in the first months of the administration. the white house in a statement "usa today" said, mr. trump had a great number of highly talented people working on his campaign. it is not a surprise those who did not choose to join the administration are highly successful in whatever endeavor they undertake. chersheryl sandberg's recen title on the list, widow. latest book "option b" is out. in it she details devastating loss, coped and found her new resilience. the grief felt like a void, she told the associated press, like it was sucking in and pushing on me, pulling me in, and i couldn't even see or breathe. i want other people going through things that believe it does get better. so nice to see her around this better part of the entire ordeal she's been through. >> i always enjoy reading what she has to say, that is for

sure. okay. richard simmons back home after a recent hospital stay. he gave a shout out to doctors and nurses of cedar sinai. they make you feel good even though you're in the hospital for feeling bad. the fitness guru checked in. out of the public eye since 2014, thanked first responders and military for the work they do. >> a lot of people hearing him, seeing him at one point or another is what people are looking for. i want to wish happy birthday singer songwriter "american idol" winner kelly clarkson. barbara streisand celebrates 75th year. shirley mclane turns 83. by far the oldest on the list, the city of rome celebrated its 2,770th birthday sunday. hundreds of people paraded around dressed in the clothes of their ancestors. this is how you celebrate when in rome. >> i like that. >> thanks for being with us this

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