history in the making. today the u.s. officially opened their new embassy in jerusalem amid mass palestinian protests. >> at least 11 dead after a family of six suicide bombers including children attacked christian churches in indonesia. >> in hawaii, a confirmed 18th fissure has opened up. there's more magma flows as concern grows. >> to a rare double eagle or albatross on a par 5 hole. >> it was a happy mothers day around the nation for great ladies everywhere. "early today" starts right now. good monday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin this morning with developing news out of jerusalem where the u.s. embassy is set to formally open in just hours. after the american delegation

was welcomed in israel overnight. greeted by prime minister benjamin netanyahu as festivities were underway to honor the new embassy, ivanka trump, jared kushner, treasury secretary steven mnuchin and others all on hand for the celebrations as netanyahu lavished praise on president trump's decision to relocate the embassy. >> president trump is making hif hif history. we are deeply grateful and our people will be eternally grateful for his bold decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital and to move the embassy there tomorrow. [ applause ] >> this morning jerusalem remains a city on edge with a wave of protests greeting the embassy's controversial new home. it marks what could be some of the most explosive few days in recent history there. with clashes already breaking out between arabs and jews. for more let's turn to nbc's matt bradley in gaza. matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances. you can look at this story from

two different angles. it's israelis are jubilant today and palestinians are respondent. that is because president trump's decision to move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem leapfrogs what was a rigid, heavily discussed peace process. and now what we are seeing is moving straight ahead to the end game, which is that the united states now recognizes jerusalem, one of the most contentious issues in this very decades-long debate between the palestinians and israelis, as an israeli capital. and that's been difficult for the palestinian especially here in the gaza strip. there are 2 million people here, most of them refugees from the rest of the israeli area that came here in 1948 when israel was founded. now, what is going to happen today is that we are expecting to see hundreds of thousands of young palestinians -- men, women and children -- walking towards the border with israel. they could be met by gunfire. there are israeli sniper nests

perched all along the razor wire border that forms this very small coastal enclave. the israelis said they will not tolerate any attempt by palestinians peacefully or not to try to breach that border. what we could see is no exaggeration, is something like a mass suicide here in the gaza strip. frances? >> certainly high tensions there in the region. matt, thank you. >> the deadly rampage on a popular tourist attraction in paris is being investigated as a terror attack. a knife wielding man killed one person and wounded four others near the city's famed opera house saturday night before police shot and killed him. paris prosecutors say witnesses reported the suspect crying out allahu akbar, arabic for god is great before carrying out the attack. in a statement through the news agency, isis described the suspect as one of its soldiers, but didn't provide evidence for that claim. this image captured from video, the agency purportedly him

pledging his allegiance. it is unclear whether he was inspired by or a follower of the terror group. here's what we know so far. a judicial source said he is a french citizen. he had no criminal record but was known to french authorities and was on the country's watch list for signs of islamic radicalization. police have detained three people including his parents and a friend for questioning. a motive remains unclear. isis is also claiming responsibility for a string of deadly attacks in indonesia. a family of suicide bombers detonated explosives at three christian churches in the city of surabaya as worshippers gathered for sunday services. 13 people were killed and dozens more injured. authorities have not confirmed isis's claim. this breaking overnight, just hours after that deadly attack, several officers and civilians are injured after another suicide attack outside a police building in that same city. police say that was also carried out by a family, including an

8-year-old child. the state department released these statements, voicing solidarity and condemning both attacks in paris and indonesia. >> new fissures opened up in hawaii's big island as the kilauea volcano continues to erupt. the volcano spewed lava and gas while hundreds of residents have been forced out of their homes. experts, however, warn the volcano may unleash something bigger and more powerful. nbc's dan scheneman reports. >> reporter: kilauea has not calmed down. another new eruption was reported sunday morning. authorities say a new crack in the earth is spewing lava. >> we're up to fissure 17 that came out early this morning. right now it goes from a crack to a vent to a fissure and a fischer means lava is coming out. >> reporter: more es are denlts have been told to evacuate or be ready to leave quickly. geologists warn eruptions could get worse saying the summit could have an explosive steam eruption that could throw rocks and ash miles into the sky. >> the overlook vent continues to produce a very robust plume

of what looks to be steam and a little bit of ash. we've had some rock fall events that produced more ash-laden plumes. but of yet no explosive activity at the summit. >> reporter: kilauea began to erupt a week ago and lava from the volcano has covered roads and destroyed homes. residents have started to appeal to an ancient hawaiian goddess by playing drums and leaving flowers in cracks at the volcano as they wait to see what happens next. dan scheneman, nbc news. >> secretary of state mike pompeo is opening the door to possibly lifting sanctions on north korea. speaking on the sunday shows pompeo emphasized the united states's main goal is the complete denuclearization of north korea. if that happens, pompeo said it would open up the country to economic aid from the u.s. >> north korea is desperately in need of energy support, electricity for their people. they are in great need of agricultural equipment,

technology, the finest from the midwest that i come from. we can deliver that. it won't be u.s. taxpayers. it will be american know how, knowledge, entrepreneurs and risk takers. >> over the weekend, north korea said it will destroy its nuclear test site ahead of the historic meeting with president trump which will take place next month in singapore. >> and as china and the united states go head to head on trade policies, president trump has seemingly made an about face on his promise to save american jobs. he is instructing his commerce department to help chinese telecommunications company zte get, quote, back into business. this comes after u.s. government sanctions cut off access to the company's american suppliers for allegedly violating american trade controls against iran and north korea. zte which employs over 70,000 people said it has halted its main operations as a result. in a tweet the president said that he and chinese president xi were working together and that too many jobs in china had been lost. california representative adam schiff, the ranking democrat on

the house intel committee criticized president trump's decision, saying zte poses a major cyber security threat and you should care more about our national security than chinese jobs. >> over the weekend we celebrated the very special ladies in our lives, especially online. using the #mothers day 2018. instagram was home to many celebrities paying tribute to the women who acted as mom-agers and worked long to create opportunities for their kids. celebrity moms weren't the only ones being honored on their special day. military mom brunch was held at camp pendleton in san diego to recognize over 200 active duty mothers, military spouses and their families with a nice brunch with live music. and let's not forget about those sports moms out there from the greens down in florida, for the players championship, to the baseball diamond. athletes and fans dressed in a sea of pink to honor the women who constantly give us life. >> and now it's back to the grind because it's monday. mother's day is over, all the

work, got to get right back at it, moms, too. how are we looking weather wise this morning? >> it's a mix. some areas with record heat, some areas severe storms. in florida a soaking. hurricane center says 30% chance could become subtropical or tropical storm. a lot of rain for the sunshine stated to and tomorrow. especially the east coast of florida, 2 to 3 inches widespread locally up to 5 inches of rain. the severe weather threat today, 33 million people ateries. i call this the ring of fire. it is around the big heat dome in the south. from oklahoma, texas, chicago day ton, pittsburgh, richmond, virginia, everyone has today. 92 degrees, thunderstorms, though, from wichita to chicago. it looks like a very busy

week as far as the weather goes with severe storms and a soaking on the east coast. >> hitting the week running, bill. thank you. the players championship, that came to a close in florida. and after dominating from start to finish, webb simpson came out atop the leaderboard finishing at 9 under. this is his 5th career pga tour victory. but simpson wasn't the only one flying high. take a look at this shot here. 208 yards left, second shot, brooks koepka, sinks a rare double eagle. they also call it an albatross on the par 5 16th hole. it was the second time he's done that in the last two years. >> more ahead including a warning about your breakfast eggs. plus after an apology over the phone, the mccains are still waiting for a public one. helping millions of children here at home... and around the world... starts with one person... you. this red nose day... stop by walgreens and help end child poverty...

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give her official consent back in march. >> and the town of windsor where the wedding will take place is buzzing with activity as the final preparations take place. security is sure to be high as spectators pour in from around the globe hoping to catch a glimpse of all the action. what can we expect in the days ahead? nbc's cal perry joins us from london with more. cal, good morning. >> reporter: hey, frances. good morning. it's a week of arrival. hundreds of members of the media from all over the world. tens, really thousands of members of the uncredentialed media will be menacing the greater london area. we're going to have family members arriving this week. we have the gossip columns going crazy. meghan markle's father 73 years old, photos of his coming across the border from mexico, his first dust up with the tabloids, it all turns out it was staged. he was in on it as one of our producers said earlier this morning. everybody makes money on royal wedding photography. why not him? the other thing that's going to be going on is a lot of gambling. you know i'm here for the gambling.

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the trump administration has been taking several steps and limiting just who can legally come into the country for work. and now we are learning those immigration policies aimed at preserving american jobs are instead jeopardizing them. >> particularly on maryland's eastern shore where a beloved summer tradition is being threatened. nbc's kasie hunt has that story. >> reporter: in annapolis, maryland, cab season crab seaso full swing. 80 miles away in hoopers island? >> pick around a thousand, 1200 pound a day. >> reporter: the heart of the crab industry is feeling crushed. >> this is the picking room. as you can see, it's empty. >> reporter: the island has been using h 2 b visas to hire crab pickers for decades. mostly from mexico.

a trump imposed cap on the visas and a new lottery system mean hoopers island is missing an estimated 40% of their seasonal workers. >> i got lucky obviously, our visas. but it's not right for this company to have them and the rest of the other companies not to get them. >> reporter: half a mile down the road at russell hall seafood, harry phillips can't hire enough people. >> this is our busiest time of the season. every restaurant wants crab meat on mother's day. it's going to affect us to the point we may have to totally close. >> reporter: in 2016 president trump won this district by 14 points. in part because of his promise to help american workers and crackdown on immigration. but now in this community built around crabbing, nearly everyone is grappling with the consequence. >> our businesses very much suffered because of the loss of the people here, the trucks aren't running, the boats aren't working. our hours are less. >> i voted for trump because he was a businessman. i voted for him because that's what i am. i'm a small business operator. i just don't think donald trump

knows what's going on down here right now. because he's for business, then you're putting businesses out of work here. >> reporter: as people make for the beach, prices for crab meat are expected to spike. >> crab meat will be very expensive, yep, it sure will, because there's not going to be enough around. >> reporter: and the community is asking to save american businesses and american tradition by protecting migrant workers. >> there's no americans that apply for it. >> no american is going to do that job. >> i do not have any americans that wants to do this job. >> they're not like the illegal people trying to sneak in. >> they're not illegals. they don't climb over a wall. they come here, they work like 6, 7 months, they go back home to mexico. 99% of them. >> reporter: still asked if they would vote for trump again, it was a unanimous yes. >> yes, i probably would vote for mr. trump right now. i think this needs to be brought to mr. trump's attention. a lot of companies depend on these people to come here that has seasonal jobs. without them we'll all be out of business. >> our thanks to kasie hunt for

that report. >> that is "early today" on a monday. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. be sure to follow us on facebook, twitter

tensions on one side, on the other, joy if the united states will be opening a new embassy in jerusalem. and 18 fissures confirmed on hawaii's big island. and honoring mothers and important women in our lives. and a music lesson for 5,000 friends. "early today" starts now. >> good monday morning. i'm francis rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. we start in jerusalem where the