violence. responding to questioning, surviving suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is communicating with investigators. what they hope to find out in an update on his condition. good morning, i'm bill karins and this is "way too early," the show that tips our cap to law enforcement and we mark one week since the marathon bombings. monday, april 22nd. the boston bombings impact on the immigration debate as lawmakers move forward with legislation. could the fact that the suspects are foreigners change the focus of the discussion and the impact of the sequester? planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was

shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found inside the building. we'll bring you the updates on this latest gun tragedy as we get them. bells will ring at 2:50 to mark one week since the deadly marathon bombings struck and according to investigators the lone surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, is responding to questioning. under heavy guard in the hospital he is undergoing brief rounds of interrogation apparently responding by writing his answers. the 19-year-old was shot through the neck in what some have speculated may have been a suicide attempt. despite largely republican calls to have him held as an enemy combatant, he could face federal charges today, but almost likely be tried in civilian court. now the investigation has turned to how he and his brother went from american citizens to criminal masterminds, did anyone train or help them? what role recent trips to russia played? let's bring in press pollone.

the older brother want the fbi's radar for years. the question is when he went bad how did he slip through the cracks? >> reporter: yeah, bill, it's a good question. one that many are asking including people in congress, wanting to know exactly what happened after that investigation by the fbi at the request of the russian government. as we know, russia asked the united states to look into the older brother tamerlan to find out possible terrorist connections or connections to radical islam. now, the fbi said in a statement just a few days ago that they interviewed him, his family, there was some sort of surveillance checking into computer and phone records possibly and the fbi concluded that there was no evidence of any terrorism either foreign or domestic and any ties to terrorism on his behalf. now, that all came before that trip to russia where we've

learned that he might have traveled under a false name, so when he came back to the united states, why the fbi did not go back to investigate that, that's the big question especially for those who oversee the fbi and members of congress who want to know why there was no apparent investigation followed up on that. >> and, chris, the family members of the brothers have painted a complex picture of these men. can you tell us about the family dynamics. what have we learned? >> reporter: sure, his mother and father recently returned back to russia. they had lived here in the united states for about ten years but now the mother and father are overseas. they've said that they are coming back to the united states to visit their younger son. they have painted him as being framed by the u.s. government. they say that there was no radicalization, no want to be terrorist or connection to terrorism so they are maintaining some sort of innocence on behalf of their two

sons. meanwhile, the older brother, tamerlan, who is now dead, was married and has a child. his wife is said to be in the providence, rhode island, area, and was apparently informed of all of this by television, so she right now is considering speaking with authorities but has not done that at this point as far as we know. >> nbc's chris pollone from boston. thanks. will, the fact that the alleged bombers were born overseas is shaping the discussion over immigration. republican senator chuck grassley says congress needs to take a step back in the debate. to ensure the nation's security comes first. comments were he echoed by dan co coates on sunday. >> how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not

eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? >> usually end up with bad policy if you do it in an international way or reaction. we saw some things post-9/11 that were enacted if we had more time to think this through, perhaps we wouldn't have had some of the pushback on it. >> senator chuck schumer a member of the gang of eight says immigration overhaul would actually strengthen national security and challenged critics to prove otherwise. >> certainly keeping the status quo was not a very good argument given what happened. there are some, some on the hard right, some otherwise who oppose our immigration bill from the get-go and they're using this as an excuse. we are not going to let them do that. if they have a reason, a suggestion as to how to change it based on what happened in boston we'll certainly be open to it but not going to let them use what happened in boston as an excuse because our law

toughens things up. >> republican senator lindsey graham, another member of the gang of eight, said the attacks should make congress act quicker, not slower when it comes to immigration. to west, texas where invest investigators have located the spot where the explosion occurred but do not yet know what triggered it. >> we have located the seat of the explosion which is important because as we conduct our investigation we'll be working from an outer perimeter inward from the least damage to the greatest damage so knowing the seat of that explosion is important. >> officials say there is no evidence of criminal activity in last wednesday's massive explosion. explosion killed 14 people and injured 200 others. at least ten of the dead were first responders. over the weekend many residents got their first chance to see the damage to their homes. >> my daughter's house is caved in, but we'd at least like to be able to get in and start cleaning up and salvaging what

can be salvaged. >> well, the images are devastating and numbers tough to imagine, 189 people are dead in china's sichuan province. 1.5 million people are in need of aid after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck. thousands have descended on the region with rescue teams and utility workers try to go find dozens still missing. this happened along the same fault line in the region where another earthquake killed 90,000 people. that was just five years ago. also overseas, bad weather forced a civilian helicopter to make an emergency landing in an area of eastern afghanistan controlled by the taliban. reports say as many as 11 people were on board including seven turkish engineers in the russian embassy and kabul confirmed at least one of the pilots is a russian citizen. now concerns the group may have been abducted by the taliban. turkey's foreign minister says his country is in contact with afghan officials about their

rescue and the issue. five snowboarders were killed while trekking through colorado's back country after apparently triggering an avalanche. six people were ascending a pass at 12,000 feet when the slope broke away. setting off an avalanche as big as 500 feet wide and 8 feet deep. one of the snowboarders was able to survive making his way to a highway and flagging down help. crews spent the weekend trying to rescue the others but to no avail. authorities are calling it the deadliest avalanche in the state in 50 years. well, the faa is warning of delays at airports as reduced staff levels go into effect because of the sequester. furloughs actually began yesterday with little to no impact but insiders expect delays to pickup as traffic increases. government budget cuts that kicked in last month are forcing the faa and other agencies to cut their spending. the faa is furloughing all 47,000 agency employees

including nearly 15,000 air traffic controllers. each employee will lose one day of work every other week. the faa says planes will have to take off and land less frequently to avoid overloading the remaining controllers. airline trade groups and the biggest pilot's union will cancel flights for one out of every three airline passengers across the country. as always, let us know why you're awake. shoot us an e-mail at waytooearly @msnbc.com or tweet me @billkarins. how the nfl's foresight is going to make for a very interesting opening weekend for the jets and bucks. a tough weekend for academy award winner reese witherspoon. i always thought she'd be a happy drunk. why she's apologizing to police for asking, do you know my name. "way too early" comes right back.

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course as we went through friday and cath the des plaines river was a major issue and three died over the weekend from the flooding. we have a lot of people that are still out of their homes. a lot of the rivers crested yesterday. a few will crest during the day today include the mississippi river. the illinois river will be the last one to crest. from st. louis southward you'll be okay. won't see major problems but from about clarksville to hannibal down to st. louis that will see the mississippi river cresting during the day today and as we go through tuesday the illinois river will crest and south of peoria on wednesday we'll see it crest. there is rain heading for the region but not enough to cause them to go back up but may stabilize and stay where they are and worry about levees getting overtopped but a half inch to an inch expected tonight into tomorrow in this same region of the country. been very soaked as of late.

as far as the forecast goes today, umbrella day in florida. very warm, humid. thunderstorms especially from miami northwards up towards orlando and northwest, we're also watching some beautiful weather around seattle but the storm that moved through this weekend is producing snow this morning in areas from rapid city to south dakota. a few inches of snow, not like last week but could see a slick spot on the road and look towards tomorrow. we will see a little bit of rain possible up there in boston but much of the east coast will be okay and actually doing a little bit of a warming trend in that forecast so, again, the big story, the flooding out of the midwest, a lot of the worst of it is over with. many of the rivers have already crested. now to sports. and first round of the nba playoffs, a little bit of a yawner in my opinion. let's start with the top seeded thunder hosting the rockets. kevin durant scored 24 to help the thunder roll past houston in a blow-out, 120-91. another fan in oklahoma

city, another half-court shot made. that's 20 grand. that's the third time in less than two months that the half-court shot has been hit. like the celebration. to miami where the top succeed, the heat, are taking on eighth seeded bucks. lebron had two assists shy of a triple double and heat had a little battle in the first half but pulled away to easily beat the bucks, 110-87. san antonio and spurs hosting the lakers still without bryant. the spurs' tony parker and manu ginobili scored 18 each helping them off to an easy win over the undermanned lakers, 91-79. then around sunday's playoff match one, pacers and hawks. a triple double here feeding roy hibbert, pacers take the game, 107-90. as i mentioned all the home teams won this weekend, wasn't a

lot of drama. news out of the nfl. revs is moving to florida -- the new york jets, will be so bad, traded darrelle revis for the 13th overall pick in the draft. in another conditional pick in 2014. revis signed a contract worth $96 million. sounds great, right, but none of that money is actually guaranteed. the nfl must have saw this coming. the bucs and revis will head to metlife stadium for their season opener against the new york j jets. will middlebrooks sweeted this photo of boston slugger jonny gomes' bat. he played with it yesterday. he had it engraved with "boston strong can long with the names of the four victims that didn't survive this past week's events. the emotion didn't help the sox on the field. the red sox were swept in a

doubleheader against the kansas city royals. that puts an end to the team's seven-game winning streak. did get that win saturday night. on to anaheim where the game tied in the bottom of the 13th, the angels' slugger mark trumbo slams one deep, walkoff homer and angels win it, 4-3 completing a sweep of the tigers. soccer can be a little bit of a rough sport but this next story pushes it. louis suarez bit like mike tyson bit a chelsea defender in the team's 2-2 draw at the field yesterday. ouch. that's like what my 1-year-old does to my 3-year-old. the defender complained to a referee that he'd been bitten on the right arm by suarez after his clash. schwarz has apologized for his behavior. but it's actually the second time he has bit a player during a soccer match. notre dame spring football

game, nose tackle louis nix is taking over at quarterback. he'll throw it -- no, he's not and no one is going to dare tackle him in a spring game, all of 350 pounds. a qb sneak into the end zone with a two-point conversion. >> quarterback draw. 350 pounds of thunder. rambling downhill. >> downhill. you have to see the big man rumble for the coach. the coach should save that one for the regular season. i don't think we'll see it. coming up at the top of the hour, more from boston as they begin interrogating the surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev. should he be treated as a enemy combatant? when we come back we'll huddle around the water cooler. ryan lochte is getting laughs about his new show but may not be the kind of laughs he was looking for.

well, enough with the real news. after this weekend's events, what do you have for us, louis? >> america's favorite sorority girl had her own run-in with the

law and actress reese witherspoon phone for playing ellie woods in "legally blond" was arrested with her husband agent james toth. she is in atlanta filming and -- >> that's her mug shot. >> the officer was performing a sobrie sobriety -- >> you're allowed to look down? >> she was hanging out the car window and yelled "do you know my name? she was briefly jailed in atlanta and her husband blew a .139. she is deeply embarrassed writing in a statement "i clearly had one drink too many and i was disrespectful to the officer who was trying to do his job and have nothing but respect for the police and very sorry for my bad behavior." >> her pr person wrote that. she was able to pull things together last night for a screening of her new film "mud" in new york. she looks pretty good there. >> are you going to forgive her? >> everybody gets one mistake.

>> just a little less cute now. >> hers is public. just a little less cute. let's turn to ryan lochte. an 11-time olympic medal winning swimmer is trying his hand at reality tv. >> if he can have a show, you could. >> his show, "what would ryan lochte do" picking up women at bars premiered on e! not sure if he prepped for the interviews. he appeared and left anchors crying in tears of laughter over his answers. >> that is the premise? i mean not that we shouldn't care what you do but why should we care? what are you doing? >> what am i not doing? i mean, there's so much more to me than swimming. and i like to go out and have fun. >> come on. let's be real. this show is invented to pick up women. >> i mean it's not the main thing. my philosophy is you're a man at

night you got to be a man in the morning so if i go out all night and i go dancing and i'm drinking, you know what, i still have a job to do and i still have a goal to do. >> we'll be watching. >> thank you. >> did you see the plaid? you should not have your tie like that. it's sexy. it really is. what did he say? i'm a man at night -- what is it? >> you know, i'm a man at night and a man in the morning. >> oh, god. >> i can't do it. >> i'm scarred for life after that bikini picture. he's not really a good interview. >> we could have learned that during the olympics. you know, it's a little rough. >> ooh, that was rough.

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at the top of the show we asked why are you awake. with the answers please -- >> amy in hartford, connecticut writes "i'm up thinking about my neighbors to the north, no one is better than the boston pd." >> yeah, i mean, just everyone that even helped them out this weekend, just great seeing boston this weekend try to get back to some kind of normalcy. so eerie with no one on the streets and who knows if that would be normal again in the city but we'll get as close as possible. what's next? >> tamar writes "how i know it's back to normal you're airing footage of the red sox." >> i was sensitive and did want to show saturday. they got swept by the royals in the doubleheader but i don't think they minded. won seven in a row. great show. see you back again tomorrow. "morning joe" starts right now.