this monday, april 8th. another hot topic, immigration. as senator lindsey graham says a compromise on that issue could lead us to the grand bargain on entitlement reform and tracking two stories. ron mott is in afghanistan where a suicide bomber killed five americans over the weekend and we're in cairo tracking new developments there leading many to ask, where were the authorities? president obama will be in connecticut this afternoon to continue his push for new gun legislation. today's event will take place an hour's drive from the sandy hook elementary school where 20 children, 6 adults were gunned down back in december. in washington, congress is set to take up gun reform this week. an issue met with the threat of a filibuster from ray number of senate republicans. senator john mccain not among them. >> what is your thought on a filibuster on this? >> i don't understand it. the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote

and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you'd encourage republicans not to filibuster. >> i will not only encourage it, i do not understand it. what are we afraid of? >> dan malloy is lashing out at the nra's president wayne lapierre who criticized the state's measures. >> wayne reminds me of the clowns at the circus. they get the most attention. that's what he's paid to do but the reality the gun used to kill 26 people on december 14th was legally purchased in the state of connecticut even though we had an assault weapons ban. but, you know, there were loopholes in it that you could drive a truck through. he is so out of whack, it is unbelievable. i can't get on a plane as the governor of the state of connecticut without somebody running a background check on me. why should you be able to buy a gun or armor piercing munitions?

doesn't make sense. >> joining the president today will be family members of those killed in the newtown massacre. several spoke on "60 minutes" about the morning that changed their lives forever and what they want congress to do to keep it from happening again. >> i ran into the firehouse and frantically was just looking around and all the kids in her class, i ran in the room and popped up and held him and yelling daddy, there were so many gunshots and i saw this and i saw that so i just took my son in my arms. i took him like he was 2 years old again and held him on my shoulder and was running room to room trying to locate his class. >> and then i got a text from jimmy, i have isiah, but i don't have -- and i kept texting jimmy every 10, 15 seconds, anna. question mark. and then anna, exclamation point

because we had isiah. i didn't understand why we didn't have anna. >> you can have a million bullets but if you have to put them one at a time the ability to do real damage is significantly reduced. >> we know that he left the smaller capacity magazines at home. that was a choice the shooter made. he knew that the larger capacity magazine clips were more lethal. >> the more bullets you can get out the end of that gun in the least amount of time is the single area that i believe affects lethality and it's a direct contributor to that factor. >> we may be seeing some more signs of progress on the immigration debate this morning. yesterday on "meet the press" david gregory asked lindsey graham how the issue can play into a larger compromise. >> you think the grand bargain is possible by july? >> i think if you do immigration and the grand bargain this year

will dominate the 21st century. the key is can we solve immigration. the politics of self-deportation are behind us. mitt romney ran a good campaign but it was an impractical solution and quite frankly, it was offensivoffensive. every corner of the party, rank and file party members are now understanding there has to be an earned pathway to citizenship that gives us leverage with our democratic counterparts. >> he even proposed revenues if they are tied to cuts in entitlement spending. a top u.s. general acknowledges the fight against the taliban is long from over. saying the insurgency will remain a threat in some parts of afghanistan well after the u.s. wraps up combat in the country at the end of this year. those remarks come just hours after the taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide

bombing that killed five americans including 25-year-old diplomat anne smedinghoff killed while delivering textbooks to children at a local school. secretary of state john kerry spoke about the bombing and the young diplomat he had met. >> a brave american was determined to brighten the light of learning through books written in the native tongue of the students that she had never met but whom she felt compelled to help and she was met by cowardly terrorist determined to bring darkness and death to total strangers. >> smedinghoff is the first diplomat to die while on the job since the attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. also this weekend a nato air strike killed more than a dozen people in eastern afghanistan reportedly. at least ten children and five women were killed in the attack. it targeted a high-profile taliban commando.

what is the reaction to this tragedy, ron? >> reporter: hey there, bill. good morning to you. sadly the violence dins in afghanistan. as you mentioned, america lost six people on saturday but the deadliest day here for americans since last summer and anne smedinghoff, among those who was killed on saturday, as you mentioned she was on the way to deliver books to schoolchildren and a convoy of american coalition officials when they were hit by a suicide bomber, five americans killed in that attack. as you mentioned ten young people, ten children, afghan civilians killed yesterday in an attack in kunar province and another, a roadside bomb hit a public bus killing nine afghans and injuring about 22 people so the violence is starting to spread as we are beginning, we believe, to start the spring and summer fighting season here, so the concern is whether the afghan officials can contain this violence. now, you know general dempsey, the head of the joint chiefs of staff was here over the weekend,

unannounced visit, they called it periodic continuing to assess, bill, what kind of residual force the united states may need to lead here on the ground beyond 2014 when the combat troops are scheduled to leave the country. they will need some help here perhaps going into 2015, 2016 and beyond. the situation here is pretty perilous at the moment. bill, back to you. >> ugly incidents in afghanistan never seem to end. thanks, ron. while, seven people are dead in egypt as a new wave of religious tension boils over. four coptic christians were killed in a mob slash that set off a chain of violence following their funeral at cairo's main cathedral more fights broke out as crowds threw rocks at mourners and police used tear gas. two people killed and 80 more people injured in a street fight that spanned hours. president mohamed morsi called any aggression an aggression against him personally but the incident has thrust the country into turmoil once again.

nbc's eamon mohyeldin is live. where are we at right now? >> reporter: let's start off with what began on friday and the small town outside of cairo there was a religious squirmish that quickly escalated into a gun fight in which four christians were killed. on sunday christian worshipers came to pay their respects and mourn the death of those in a large funeral procession at the main cathedral that turned violence. according to sources and eyewitnesses as that was wrapping up, the crowd of christian mourners came under attack by those throwing stones, molotov cocktails and they then in return opened fire on the crowds. the police came but the question on everyone's mind including lawmakers as well as the political opposition is why did the ministry of interior and police force not secure sunday's funeral procession when they

knew it could be another flash point. the president said he launched an investigation and telephoned the pope, the patriarch and said all results would be made publicly but undermines the growing tension and eyes of the christian community and say that under an islamist government there is more pressure, more discrimination, more restrictions placed on them as a community in the events of yesterday, they say, highlights those tensions, bill? >> ayman, i'm with you. i don't understand how a mob fight can fight for hours. ayman mu ayman, thank you. they warned of another nuclear test only to back off those claims later. a missile test could come at any time from the north. last week north korean leaders told british and russian embassies they could not

guarantee their safety after wednesday. setting off concerns a missile launch may be eminent. meanwhile, even china appeared to distance itself from pyongyang as they said no one should be allowed to throw the whole world into chaos for selfish gains. at home the pentagon canceled the test launch of a long-range missile in california and john mccain says the threat of an accidental war is serious and that china holds the cards in dealing with kim jong-un. >> we've seen the cycle over and over and over again, for the last 20 or 30 years. they confront, there's crisis then we offer them incentives, food, money, while meanwhile, the most repressive and oppressive regime on earth continues to function. china does hold the key to this problem. china can cut off their economy if they want to. >> secretary of state john kerry visits seoul later this week. the kocongregation is mourng

the loss of this pastor's youngest son, warren paid tribute to his 27-year-old son saying his son was "kind and gentle and compassionate." matthew spent much of his life battling depression. the cause will not be confirmed until the autopsy is completed tomorrow. as always let us know why you're awake. shoot us an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc.com or tweet me @billkarins. gearing up for augusta and the masters. phil mickelson hits the links with condoleezza rice but does lefty think conde have any game? ""snl"" takes on the rutgers basketball controversy and coach melissa mccarthy may have some anger management issues of her own. that story and a check of weather on "way too early" comes right back.

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that's where the concerns are. we had some severe weather yesterday in kansas. now storms are dying off as they approach chicago and northern portions of illinois, springfield and peoria. a quick storm this morning. later this afternoon we got three days here we'll see severe weather each and every afternoon taken a while and we will even see a few tornadoes right along the denver and colorado border. the denver area will be dealing with storms early but roll out into kansas and even areas of oklahoma but look at tuesday, severe weather concern. the areas in yellow mean you have a risk of hail, damaging winds and possibly tornadoes and see on tuesday how huge it is and goes from kansas city all the way down to austin including oklahoma city and dallas. tomorrow will be the day we're worried about. snow, look out, colorado, wyoming and south dakota, some areas getting one to two feet of snow. while the east will be mid-70s like d.c., other areas will be stormy. we'll cover you all. time for sports.

tonight the louisville cardinals will face off against the michigan wolverines at the georgia deem for the ncaa championship. louisville led my rick pitino enter s as the four-point favorite. he would win titles at two different schools if he won. michigan last won a championship believe it all the way back in 1989. and louisville has more than just a men's team to root for yesterday. its women team beat california continuing their amazing run to the final four. now they will play uconn who topped notre dame for the championship. earlier the uconn women did beat louisville by 15 so uconn looks to be the heavy favorite. nba, brooklyn nets fan i've ignored the knicks as long as possible. looking for their 12th win in a row in oklahoma city against the thunder, playoff atmosphere in oklahoma city, second quarter, consider mellow anthony for the three, on fire lately.

he's healthy. knicks took a nine-point lead, thunder make a comeback. russell westbrook with a steal, coast-to-coast for the layup, one minute left, felton slips and pushes the ball and an amazing assist, j.r. smith with the off-balanced three. he's hitting shots like that, hard to beat the knicks. they win on the road for their 12th win in a row, 125-120. to baseball, red sox and blue janes, reigning cy young award winner r.a. dickey, this is third baseman will middlebrooks, 24. remember this name, opposite field. middlebrook. look again. this time a deep, wow, upper deck solo shot. and then discuss for the fun of it, anyone ever hit three home runs in one game? third baseman middlebrooks has. big one to win, 13-0.

red sox, not a bad tastart to e season. angels and rangers faced off in arlington. no love for former outfielder josh hamilton. listen to those boos. maybe he should have tried for that ball in the playoffs. stepped into the batter's box, much to the fans' delight he made the final out. rangers win, 7-3 taking two of three there in the series. in the national league, the mets showing some grit and will be fun to root for. >> in comes tay had da. >> won in a walkoff scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth to win it, 4-3. the mets are now 4-2. feel-good story of the season so far tied for second there in the east. this week, we will witness golf's equivalent to the super bowl, the masters. while much of the focus will be on tiger woods' quest for another green jacket. over the weekend it was their most distinguished new member the talk of the course, former secretary of state condoleezza

rice. in her green jacket was at the course yesterday meeting with fellow members. earlier in the day she hit the links with three-time masters champion phil mickelson and according to lefty, she was "awesome. even sinking what he described as a 0-foot putt with 18-feet of break on the final hole." last august rice and darla moore became the first women ever to be invited to join the home of the masters there at augusta national. and your feel good story of the weekend comes from the nebraska football field. this little boy there is 7-year-old jack hoffman, a brain cancer patient invited to participate in the cornhuskers spring football game. on fourth and one he takes the handoff from tyler martinez finds a few blockers and streaks all 69 yards for the score, the benches clear and the congratulations for little jack. along with 60,000 cheering fans.

smiles all around. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe" the debate over gun control may come to a head in d.c. how parents of the victims of the newtown hope to give momentum. melissa mccarthy hosts "snl." let me just say don't question her coaching tactics. the most memorable sketch of the weekend when we return. sorry. sore knee. blast of cold feels nice. why don't you use bengay zero degrees? it's the one you store in the freezer. same medicated pain reliever used by physical therapists. that's chilly! [ male announcer ] bengay zero degrees. freeze and move on. just seem to fade away...? now start vibrant, stay vibrant! new vidal sassoon pro series has an exclusive hydrablock system

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♪ enough of what we call the real noise. the water cooler and watch "saturday night live" offer up its unique take on the biggest stories. ongoing tensions of north korea. kim jong-un play the by bobby moynihan. as more than just war policy to worry about. and it was funny. you know, "snl" wouldn't ignore a big sports scandal. host melissa mccarthy tries to whip her team in shape. now, you got the drama. you don't know if this will play either taking a page out of the playbook of rutgers university. >> shealy kelly has had a hard

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♪ well, the top of the show we asked why you're awake. john, the answers. >> on twitter, a tiger bomber who says i'm up to get news on congress. i can skip a week and not miss anything. >> gun check, immigration, afghanistan, we hit it all. next? >> james, i've been up all night on my trading platform trying to win the american dream. >> if you get successful i'll invest. next? >> lori says, bill, i think that frozen frame was funny. >> it was the highlight and we'll bring it back to you again. i mean the left eye is a little