to the cardinals point guard stopped the louisville/duke game. we'll give you the status update on kevin ware. let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here in new york city. south korea is doing its own tough talk this morning to counter the ongoing threats from its neighbor to the north. the south's new president said their country would strike back against any attack against the korean regime. last week pyongyang said they were entering a, quote, state of war. the young dictator said they would continue to expand their nuclear arsenal. the pentagon continues to flex its own muscle by deploying f-22 fighter jets as part of an ongoing exercise. a shared border remains open. one of the best known

comedians is free on bail after he was questioned by prosecutors over the weekend for allegedly insulting president muhammad morsi. known as egypt's version of jon stewart, of course not funny, but this gentleman who hosts a weekly show is one of several people slapped with arrest warrants in recent days raising new concerns about the political intimidation in a highly divided country. yousuf was a guest on the "daily show" last year. he joked about doing his show in egypt. >> this dress, check. >> we're not so different, you and i. >> sometimes i get beeped and i don't notice. it's been quite right and what we do is -- has -- actually we broke ground in the television programming because now people says, wow, he actually says what we want to say.

we trying to be funny. we fail most of the time, but we try. >> check. >> yes. >> he is kind of fun bey. yousuf, who could still face charges of insulting the country's leader, said a series of tweets from the prosecutor's office making jokes about the line of questioning. the killing of a texas district attorney and his wife. local reports say mike mclelland was shot multiple times and his wife was reportedly executed by a single bullet. it does not appear to be a random act. now elective officials are receiving electronic security. this comes after the killing of a local prosecutor. according to "the dallas morning news" it's suspected on the area

brotherhood of texas. now to the debate on guns where it appears any piece of legislation that could make it out of the senate will be taking it watered down from the president's initial proposal. pro gun rights activists will go to the next part of the democrat's bill that they hope to resist. on the sunday morning shows doubt was cast on the upcoming senate vote. >> why in the world would you expand that system if you're not enforcing the law that exists today to include private transfers? i think that legislation is going nowhere. the current system is broken. fix the current system. don't expand it to individual transfers. nothing we're talking about would have prevented newtown from happening. the guy did not fail a background check. >> universal background checks are going too far. we can make progress by strengthening our background

check system without going too far. >> there are now five republican senators threatening to philly buster any legislation that imposes additional gun restrictions. democrats need 60 votes to overcome the likely filibuster. senator chuck schumer, however, still optimistic there can be compromise when it comes to background checks. >> i'm working very hard with both democrats and republicans, pro nra and antinra people to come up with a background check bill that will be acceptable to 60 senators and be very strong and get the job done. it's very hard. we're working hard and i'm very hopeful that we can get this passed. >> there's word of an impending deal on comprehensive immigration reform. members of the senate gang of eight including chuck schumer said that a deal was practically done or at the least very close. >> with the agreement between business and labor, every major policy issue has been resolved on the gang of eight. i am very, very optimistic that we will have aen agreement among

the eight of us next week. >> but senator marco rubio was less sure. his office offered a clear headline no final agreement on immigration legislation yet. senator schumer said there will be minor, quote, kerfuffle as the final language is ironed out. the key sticking point, negotiating with the chamber of commerce and big labor appears to have been resolved. the last major hurdle to reach a deal. the white house is beginning a search for the next director of the fbi. for the first time a woman is among the top candidates. according to current and past administration officials. lisa monaco is reportedly under consideration. she became president obama's top counterterrorism advisor. robert mueller will step down on the 24th after 12 years on the

job. now to easter and hundreds of millions of christians who celebrated the holiday. the first family walked from the white house to nearby st. john's church. today the president will host celebrities like minnesota vikings adrian peterson and nascar driver, danica patrick. even robby novak who plays kid president will be on hand. the family of high day yeah pendleton, the teenage girl shot and killed will also be in attendance. sunday, eyes were focused on pope francis and his first easter sunday mass. >> narrator: they came by the thousands. a quarter of a million welcomed pope francis as he delivered his first easter mass. the faithful lining st. peter's square to hear a message calling

for peace. he appealed for peace between israelis and palestinians, for refugees pleaing syria and what could be the next big conflict for reconciliation between north and south korea. >> we wanted to come and get the blessing from the pope and feel the love and community here toda today, and that's what we did. we're hoping this will be a new sign for world peace. >> pope francis urged the faithful to be good stewards for nature. nbc's claudia lobango was in st. francis square. >> reporter: it was short, simple, somber. once again, it touched the hearts of thousands of people who came here to see him by getting off the pope mobile to go and kiss a disabled man in the crowd. >> reporter: it's an informal style that is proving popular, paying his hotel bill after becoming a pope.

choosing a simple apartment over the grand papal residence and accepting a soccer jersey from his favorite team. but the reviews are not universally positive. traditionally catholic, those who abdicate the prevaticans who worship are bothered by the fact that he included women in the holy feet washing. one influential blog notes it's a change in direction from benedict xvi. so far the changes have been matters of style, not doctrine. vatican watchers are now waiting to see how pope francis tackles the many pressing issues facingth catholic church. duncan golastani reporting. shoot us an e-mail at "way too early" or tweet me and i challenge you to use the word kerfuffle like schumer did. it's like he won a bet using that word.

still ahead on "way too early," a shocking seen during yesterday's louisville/duke game, a gruesome injury. we'll have an update on guard kevin ware next. opening day of basketball, can you believe it? it's a battle for the lone star state. we'll have those highlights and a check on your weather when "way too early" comes back. singer marvin gay's soulful music filled the los angeles air waves as fans gathered to mourn his death and as police gathered evidence to use against the suspected killer, his father. [ male announcer ] this is bob,

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i promised everyone, just about everyone, when april arrived spring would arrive. kind of. just depends where you are. hate mail from the north. everyone's happy in the south. let's show you the scene yesterday. this is actually very gruesome and sad scene. almost like something out of a bad movie. this was interstate 77 in virginia. massive 95 car pileup. three dead, 25 injured. there is dense fog. there were three separate chain reaction accidents all within this little stretch. you can just see the carnage that was left in the wake. interstate 77 near the virginia/north carolina border. let me give you an update on the forecast. the fog that brought the rain to the east coast is exiting this morning. not completely gone. a little leftover rain from atlanta eastward especially from south carolina to north carolina. we have a little bit of rain in northern portions of maine. those areas will be clearing out

during the day. the next big story is the cold blast. this really, really, really looks like the last cold blast from the northern plains and great lakes. it is a frigid morning today. the wind chill is 9 in minneapolis. we have the twins home opener today outdoors in minneapolis. right now they have a wind chill of 9. they're expecting a high of 30. with temperatures in the teens. imagine facing justin very landlan verlander with temperatures like that. they'll have some sunshine, but there won't be a fan or player at those games in minneapolis or chicago. the red sox, no problem, 56 in the big apple. just a phi showers up there in boston this afternoon. notice the southern half of the country, i was right about you guys, temperatures in the 70s and into the low 80s. by the way, it will get a little warmer tomorrow, minneapolis and chicago. that's it.

the end of the week even looks even warmer than that. time now for some sports. number one seed lieu iville taking on duke for a spot in the final four. the story of the game was the terrible injury to louisville sophomore guard kevin ware late in the second half. he goes to block this shot. we'll stop it right there. he would land awkwardly. he severely broke his lower right leg in two places. if you haven't seen the video of the injury, you're better off. there's no need to show here due to the graphic nature and the horrificness of the injury. the players on the court, especially wear's teammates, were visibly shaken. louisville coach rick pitino said he almost threw up when he saw the extent of the injury. ware was eventually taken to the hospital but before he left he implored his team to continue on and win the game. eventually the game would go on after a very long and well-deserved standing ovation as ware left the court on the

stretcher. louisville did play inspired ball after he left. second half, louisville up by 5. peyton takes it to the rack and lay it is in. part of a 7-0 run. later in the half seva takes it all the way down the floor. he goes coast to coast for the lay-up. he had 16 points on the night. that gives the cardinals a 53-44 lead and they would cruise to the victory from there. in the closing seconds, power forward shane mahannan. the cardinals pull away in the second half, 85-63. after the game louisville announced that ware underwent a successful surgery on the open fracture to his right tibia. initial reports are that ware's injury should not be career ending. we hope so. after his surgery the louisville coaches dropped by his hospital room where they presented him with the midwest regional trophy. louisville faces wichita state on saturday night.

if all goes well with ware, he's hoping to actually be there. michigan taking on florida in the other final four game. this one got out of hand early. first half michigan already up big. nick hit the corner three to put the wolverines up by 24. blowout from the start. second half, more from michigan. mcmcgary, this guy's legit. it was an easy lay-up. they win 79-59. gators really never had a chance in this one. the final four is set. it'll be heavily favored louisville against wish chi stau state in the early game on saturday. and then michigan and syracuse plays in the night cap. louisville looks to be the big, big favorite there at the end of the big dance. both go to the upset of the season to the woman's tournament now. top seed dominant baylor facing louisville in the sweet 16. baylor down by 1.

16 seconds to go. now you have my full attention. louisville has a chance to steal but brittney greiner gets the ball. odyssey gets fouled and she ends up making both free throws to give baylor the lead. louisville's last chance to take the lead. they call a foul on the play. how about pressure. she makes the first. she makes the second. louisville up with the lead. this is it for the chance for baylor to continue on with their season. off the backboard and that's it. baylor has won most games by 30 points this year. they lose to louisville, 82-81. louisville goes on now to play tennessee in the elite eight. and finally, the major league baseball season got underway in houston last night. the astros making their american league debut against the rangers. scoreless game in the bottom of the fourth. justin max well drills one to left field. is it gone? oh, that's a really high wall, isn't it? it stays just barely in the

park. high off the wall. two runs come around to score. max well ends up with a triple. this one's gone. three-run bomb to right. the astros, who are expected to be horrible this year, go on to win 8-2. they have the lowest payroll in the league this year at under $25 million. that's about what a. rod makes and he's not playing the first half of the season. the rangers had $127 million. we'll talk much more about today's opening day with peter gammons and joe russo. there's an alarming surge of adhd. we'll discuss whether we as a nation are over medicating our kids. and we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler where google is taking the heat

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today. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends that since 1910 every u.s. president except imy carter has thrown a ceremonial first pitch on opening day. the tradition began when william howard taft took the mound. let's gather around your water cooler for your post easter crime wrap. cops on the highway in san diego made an unusual stop. a giant white rabbit driving a motorcycle. the easter bunny was too lady to hop to all of his events so he took a motorcycle in the fast lane instead. only problem is, mr. bunny forgot his helmet. the officer let him off with a warning. can you see this on the internet. this could have involved a chocolate bunny bribe, but so far unproven. in the bunny's defense, how is he supposed to fit a helmet over those bunny ears anyways?

>> many are upset there was no easter themed google home page yesterday. the search engine usually makes a festive doodle for the holidays. instead they paid tribute to caesar chavez day. a holiday celebrating the legendary leader. many expressed outrage on twitter and facebook expecting a google dedicated to jesus or the easter bunny. google said, it's difficult for us to choose which events to highlight on our site. sometimes for a given date we feature an historical event or influential figure that we haven't in the past. don't be too upset with google though. they just unveiled a new search engine add on. google knows. check it out. >> if you have a question like what does a new car smell like, who knows the answer? google knows. what does a ghost smell sfliek what does the inside of an

egyptian too smell like? photo olfactory phenomenon is something that's existed for years. >> it will feature enabling users to search for smell. >> we've been waiting for this to happen. google knows, the search engine can identify the exact scent that you're smelling. seems a little impossible? that's because it is. happy april fool's day from google. in the new jersey owner who won $350 million in the powerball lottery is proceeding the wealth. pedro quezada took a lump sum payout of $152 million. he will pay rent for all of his neighbors for the next couple of months. what a great guy. his next door neighbor says he's just that. >> he's been my neighbor for about i think it's two years already, three years. it's a good thing. i'm really blessed that i get to

know somebody of that caliber. he's always part of the community, especially on this block. he's always been up and down, you know, whenever -- whenever anybody needed something, you know, he was always there firsthand to really give back. >> if i win 300 some million in powerball, free rentd, too, for everyone. quezada has paid back the $29,000 he owes in child support. he'll be in court today for that case. still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? your lucky tweets, texts and e-mails are next. "morning joe" now just moments away. ♪ [ female announcer ] almost nothing can dampen a baby's mood, when he wakes up dry in pampers. unlike other diapers, pampers has 3 absorbent layers,

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