documents, there's a link to the documents posted at maddowblog.com right now. and the hashtag for posting on twitter what you find in those documents is hashtag coalashdocs. are back in action. good morning i'm francis. general motors announced late monday it is expanded yet again. the number of vehicles it's recalling because potentially

serious safety issues involving steering. it comes as the a new ceo is said to testify before congress this morning. tracy pots is live in capitol hill. tough questioning ahead for mary barra. >> reporter: no question. she's in the hot seat today. lawmakers have a lot of questions about what was going on inside general motors. why it took them so wrong to announce this recall in february, after they apparently knew about problems for a decade. general motors will do the right thing. that's what ceo mary barra plans to tell congress today as she testifies amid a brand new recall involving a sudden loss of power steering that brings the total to 6 million gm vehicles now recalled. sara's family believes the initial problem of faulty ignition switch lead to her death. barra met with families last night alabama apologized, saw picture of the 13 victims who

died. today she'll apologize publicly and admit as she did in the youtube video, that the company doesn't know why it took more than a dpad to detect the problem. clearly the fact it took over ten years indicates we have work to do to improve our process. >> reporter: congressional staffers sifted through 200,000 documents. including one that a gm engineer signed off on a change to fix the switches before testifying he knew nothing about it. >> all we would like to see is general motors take a step back. instead of trying to just make this switch better, bimd the safest possible switch in all the vehicles they have out. >> reporter: we'll hear from the head of the national highway traffic safety administration about what government regulators knew and when. >> reporter: we have a look at the testimony. they have serious questions about the timeline of what was

happening at gm. and looking as much as $35 million in civil penalties. keep in mind, that's on top of lawsuits and on top of the justice department's criminal investigation. >> a huge hit for gm. thank you. beating expectations. it appears the obama administration reached the health care enrollment goal. they tell the associated press that signup was on track to surpass 7 million on monday's deadline day. obamacare saw a surge in consumer interest yesterday. there were several problems for health healthcare.gov. the site didn't crash but it was experiencing substantial volume. it recorded 2 million visitors. last minute tactics like president obama appearing on "between two ferns" proved beneficial. she told huff post live that traffic surged after ward and. >> even the first lady joined in

tweeting this photograph yesterday of firsting tos, they wore, get covered signs. she tweeted no bones about. it today is the last day to sign up. unsettling new development in the search for missing flight 370. new final words from the aboard the boeing 777. the words were good night, malaysian three seven zero. the cause of the discrepancies is unclear. right now 11 planes and nine ships are scoring the indian ocean 12 miles west of perth. australia is deploying a modified 777 to act as a air traffic controller to prevent a midair collision. we learned a u.s. navy pinger detecter joined the search to help detect the black box. it arrived in perth sunday and fitted on an australian navy ship. bodies are being pulled from

the mud an debris following the mud slide more than a week ago. the official death toll stands at 24. 18 victims been positively identified by the medical examiner. 22 people are still missing. washington governor jay i understandly is asking the federal government for a major disaster declaration. we get more from nbc's kurt gregory. >> reporter: day ten of search and recovery efforts as ground crews press on. wading through the muck and debris, searching for victims buried in the landslide. >> this is hallow ground. it's humbling to be here. >> reporter: the death toll continues to rise each day as remains are found and the medical examiner identifies more fatalities. meanwhile, 22 people are still unaccounted for. >> these are 22 people whose loved ones are grieving. we want to do all we can to find

them and put some closure in place for their families. >> thank you so very much. >> reporter: meanwhile, this tight-knit community is coming together. volunteers are making deliveries to survivors who have lost their homes. >> it's been overwhelming the amazingness of our community members. >> reporter: kids got a much-needed distractions monday from the seattle seahawks. >> to be able to offer a little bit of release or distractions from what is going on, i mean, that's all you can do. we are trying to help people as much as we can. this is just our way. >> reporter: a community coming together. as it tries to cope with an unimaginable tragedy. kurt gregory, nbc news. you were see a scene from space ball. it's one of the ways china is dealing with the pollution problem.

in the "wall street journal." in the people in the photograph are breathing in air from the mountain. the crippling pollution sparked the countries leaders to declare a war on smog. 1987 space balls was on to something. the record for the world's largest for ris wheel comes back to america. it's over 100 feet shorter in the london located in the heart of the -- can fit a whopping 1100 people on board. the passengers should be advised to bring a little patience. a single ride takes 30 minutes. they want to make sure you saorr the view. a look at sports. good morning, richard. >> i'm scared of hiegeights. >> come on, worth the view. >> good thing we are here on the third floor.

major league baseball's opening day ended several hours ago. it was a do si. washington's bryce harper taking shin in the head. the doc said he was okay. so was anthony. no doubt with the three-run blast there in the tenth inning. the mets lose 10-7. they get nice weather at the end of the day. pittsburgh having a dramatic win. watch this. >> and hammers it! goodbye, baseball! the tenth and the pirates win it 1-0. it is all they needed. the first reversal of a play after a challenge and review. now the safe call favored atlanta had to be reversed. they did it in just 58 seconds. that's fast. no worries for milwaukee. they went on to win 2-0.

uconn walloped texas a&m 69-54. it's takes them to the seventh consecutive final four. notre dame's pursuit of the perfect season remains intact. they beat bailor 88-69. it's the fourth consecutive final four. stanford and maryland louisville games. san antonio continues to roll over the competition. they beat indiana at home. 103-77. were they awake? the 18th win in a row. this shot here was a rainmaker for kentucky's basketball coach. why? kentucky's men's final four john calipari nets over $300,000 in bonuses. a bit of a rounding error.

he earns $5.2. if you're an assistant coach, you get about two months' salary in bonuses. >> i'll be an assistant. >> i'm be an assistant to the assistant. talking about money. here is duke. the high schooler has hops. bam, the all-american dunk winner soaring over the 6'11". alan is seven inches shorter. >> thank you, richard. sbil here with the tuesday morning forecast. happy april 1st. >> it is. i love the dress. tried to wearing the happy tie. >> not an april fool's? >> no. i don't play those games. not that you know. as far as we're looking at this morning, it was warm yesterday. we had hit 80 in kansas city. colder air returned as a winter storm that dumped heavy snow in the dakotas exits. we have two exiting storms. a storm on the west coast.

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so we are excited to share what we're buzzing about here on "first buzz." 28 years since top gun hit the movie theaters. now they're working on "top gun 2." jerry bris basically saying how it's going to work out in top gun two. it's going to be tom krucruz ves drones. he needs to prove pilots are here to stay. i want to know if there's going to be a beach volleyball scene. >> that's your favorite scene? >> i like the great balls of fire. >> great balls of fire. >> that was my favorite. >> and the danger zone. they got a lot to live up to.

>> val -- >> they'll be in oxygen tanks in three. >> we've already used that joke. you are talking about -- >> the breakfast wars continue. taco bell, mcdonalds. mcdonald started the free cup of coffee campaign for the next two weeks. the response to the commercial that started the war with the, jr. >> this is ronald mcdonald, jr., and ronald mcdonald iii. >> taco bell did that. on the facebook page of mcdonalds, they posted this little photo. that's ronald mcdonald petting the whichihuahua. they haven't used it since 2000. >> it took me awhile to get it. >> you are tiny, you are cute, we own 25%. >> where's the beef come on back. we'll get them together on some sort of competition. >> what is funny.

some of the kids, they've been named ronald mcdonald. wouldn't you think, what should we name our boy. ronald mcdonald. >> we saw three there. >> i wonder -- >> all right. guys, thanks. >> i'm francis rivera. "way too early" starts right now. i was going ask you a question, but i got little nervous because it's a little personal. i have to ask you, though, you have the most glowing, perfect skin of any person i've ever seen. i really want to know what moisturizer you use. i love moisturizers. my husband is a moisturizer as well. would you tell me what moisturizer you use? >> fife years ago she said i should use clinque. she was worried about my face. i do whatever jill tells me. that's a smart man.

you look great! the obamacare outreach hits a new level. will the vice president skin care preferences help the program over the top. rob ford's newest opponent. the ad campaign targeting the mayor of toronto and the pledges his new rivals are making. opening day in full swing. the top moments from an exciting day on the diamond including two walk-off victories. in is "way too early." good morning. i'm lewis. it's tuesday, april 1st. welcome to "way too early.." es herb especially when thomas shows up for work on time. >> wait, i'm here. i'll take some biden moisture