good morning. right now on "first look," a disturbing report finds isis specifically targeting 100 service members. the pont gone is urging anyone on the list to exercise caution. the first official candidate for president made an announcement a few hours ago. did pope francis play a part in a half miracle because we're down to the sweet 16 and ncaa and get ready for more mission impossible. it is official ted cruz has become the first presidential candidate to formally announce a white house run. he took to twitter saying i'm

running for president and i hope to get your support. jerry brown made an appearance on meet the press. he slammed cruise and said he was unqualified to be president. >> i think that man has rendered himself unfit to be running for office. >> for more we want to go to nbc richard jordan in washington. what does he hope to get out of being the first to enter the race? >> reporter: it gives him a head start to continue fund raising. many others are expected to join in but for now it is a one-man race. >> the president has effectively admitted. >> reporter: senator ted use is ready to run. he posted a video and a message saying i am running for president and i hope to earn your support. today the texas republican is expected to say those words in what will become his first

presidential campaign rally appealing to his conservative base. cruise announces his bid at jerry wals well liberty university. a christian school. >> other republicans want to move away from social issues. he's saying i'm your champion. >> reporter: cruise a senator for over just over two years is a tea party member. >> he is a valued member of the armed service committee. i think he is a viable candidate. this weekend jerry brown went after cruise for dismissing the threat of global warming suggesting he's on the wrong side of that debate. >> it's shocking and i think he's rendered himself unfit to be running for officer. >> reporter: in a poll this month 40% of primary voters said they could see themselves supporting cruise as the party's nominee. he is often a target for

democrats who say he's too far to the right but he would be the first hispanic president if he was elected. his father was born in cuba. >> now to a disturbing new threat aimed at member of the military. a so-called hit list. it has named, pictures and the supposed addresses of about 100 military personnel and along with the details a call for sympathizer to go after them, asking potential lone wolfes what are you waiting for. they confirmed the list includes name of some active duty service members. they say it's more about intimidation and propaganda. the pentagon is warning anyone on the list to exercise caution. meanwhile cia director says air strikes against isis have helped

isis lose momentum. he's warning affiliate groups are a major cause for concern. >> clearly isis's momentum inside of iraq and syria has been blunted and stopped. they are not on the march as they were several months ago. our working with the iraqis and the iraqis trying to push back against it it is having some great, i think, progress. this is something that clearly is not just restricted to iraq and syria so we cannot relent. we have to continue working with our partners in the region. >> he made these comments days after isis claimed responsibility for an a attack in tu knee sa and yemen. zblmplt yemen. this morning things are spiraling out of control as a nation sectarian fighting gets closer to an all-out civil war. rebels drove out yemen's backed president months ago and have since claimed large parts of

country. and now rebels seize the third largest city of tias. one killed and four wounded when they fired on a group of protesters in the street. the u.n. held an energy session condemning the terrorist activity and the u.s. pulled out its last special forces stationed there saying it's no longer safe. yemen is also a breeding ground before terrorism like the underwear bomber and one of the charlie hebdo shooters in paris. . threatening denmark with a nuclear attack. the russian ambassador warned if the country joins nato's missile defense shield. the russian ambassador is quoted as saying. denmark would be part of a threat against. it would be less peaceful and relations would suffer. it is your own decision.

nato responded by saying we have made clear that nato's ballistic missile defense is not directed at russia or any other country. >> boy was it a busy weekend for pope francis. he had lunch with inmates including gave and transgender inmates. and then during a mass the pope was credited with performing a miracle or at least a half miracle. they completely dried blood of a. he joked they had to do better since they quote, have only half the saint's love. meanwhile he got a special speedy delivery during his ride. they can this out. capturing a pizza man handing the pope a papal pie deck crated in the colors of the vat tan.

we want to get down to business right now. >> reporter: good morning to you. the markets come off a positive week that stau nasdaq end at the third highest close on friday. it plans to raise interest rates gradually and pa rusing economic data on housing inflation and gdp. star bucks employees will stop writing race together on coffee cups. it was aimed at sparking conversation with customers but it was criticized by the public and employees. and florida may be considered a go-to destination for retirement but it doesn't crack the top states according to a new rank. the report ranks states based on crime rate cost of living weather and well being of residents. >> interesting stuff. thanks. the ncaa tournament has reached

its sweet 16 teams. the round of 32 producing some upsets. >> anderson. that was dawson. got a hand on it. up ahead, trace. >> spartans travis trace scored 27 points. michigan state wins over virginia. the coach reaches the sweet sixteen for the 20th time with the spartans. next number two kansas falls to wichita state. all five starters for the shockers scoring in double digits to get the win over the jay hawks. and then five over four as west virginia takes down maryland. maryland's leading scorer accidentally gets kicked in the head. hard to watch.

head right there by teammate be 8 minutes left on the clock. he'll watch the rest of the game from the sidelines. west virginia advances with a win. here's your final 16 teams in the west. in the west wisconsin, unc, xavier and arizona. in the east. in the south duke utah ucla and gone zog ga. the games begin on thursday. now to soccer action. liverpool manchester united a moment of rage for a captain. he gets red carded for this. stepping on the leg of another player. just 48 seconds after coming in by the way, as a substitute. later on manchester's with this beautiful siz sor kick. they win it two to one.

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hope you had a wonderful weekend. we're not done talking about snow. this time it's chicago. you're under a winter weather advisory. 2 to 4 inches is expected. it's coming down and it may even

stick on some of the roads. here's the snowfall forecast. you notice we get about 4 inches by dubuque. lafayette about 2. about south bend is as far north as it goes. rain in florida and thunderstorms likely during the day. this looks to be a pretty good soaking heading down toward aye 4, tampa to orlando. you haven't had a lot of rain so i guess you need it but it is spring break. here's your forecast for today. the warmth really showing itself from texas to oklahoma. this is a sign of things to come. we are going to watch a pretty strong storm system and thunderstorms are in the forecast. not a lot of severe woman. watching st. louis tuesday and wednesday for severe storms and unfortunately the end of this week, friday into saturday another huge cold shot for the whole eastern half of the country. >> winter does not want to let

us go. >> it teases and then it gets cold. >> thanks bill. how far does free speech go in the supreme court will add another layer when they hear a case on whether they can stop people from putting a confederate frag on plates. >> oversiting government reform sent a all right to express disappointment that he would be the seoul witness. investigating allegations that officers drove into a barricade. hundreds of people gathered in brooklyn for seven siblings who died in a house fire. it happened this weekend and the father used a loud speaker to address the mourners at their funeral. >> please everybody, love your student, love other children. that's all that counts. understand them don't negate

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and if there's know deviation from that then this is not the profession for them. >> from nbc news.com bob jones apologizes for a call to kill gaves. he told the associated press that homosexuals should be stoned to death. now he regrets his comments saying, quote, i take personal ownership of this inflammatory rhetoric. this reckless statement was made in the heat of a political controversy 35 years ago. i cannot erase them but wish i could. check this editorial out from the boston globe. democrats need elizabeth's warren's voiz in the presidential race. they say despite saying she won't run for president, she should reconsider. the authors write warren quote, would enrich the political process for years to come.

meanwhile, we already know ted cruz has his eye on the white house but the national journal has this. coming soon. hillary clinton presidential announce. . the article points out that today clinton is making her last two speeches. the next big item on her agenda could be an announcement that she's running for president. and from the washington post americans spend more money on ncaa tournament betting. according to the post americans spend about $9 billion gambling on the games between monday and thursday of last week. that's 2 billion more than they spent on the presidential election. that's your morning dish. here in studio i'm joined by reporter jane tim. so glad you could join us. >> glad to be here. >> we want to start off with senator ted cruz announcing he's

going to run for president. what does he get out of being the very first person to throw his name in. >> he doesn't do cautious. he wants to be the first one saying i'm all in. he's skipping the exploratory committee phase. he's always the first term senator. he's been capitalizing on being the young guy with really strong politics to a very conservative audience. i think he's also worried about pulling voters that scott walker is getting. ted cruz wants the heat. he's not afraid of being at the center of attention for a long time. that's how he ran his 2012 campaign. in the center and strong politics. >> he likes to be in the center of controversy it seems. we have governor from california saying he finds cruise to be unfit to be president.

do you think that cruz takes pride in that comment? >> yeah. a california saying no? that's just feeding into the kind of environment that ted cruz is looking for. he would like to be hard-line very to the right. his voters. people like jeb bush are going to soften on certain issues. i am going to struggle to see an independent voter go for ted cruz. >> when you talk about his voters, why is not making this in his own state. >> i think he wants to get out and be a a little bit more in virginia. it's an important state for republicans and i think speaking to evangelicals. he actually bumped someone else to speak because he only decided to do this two days ago but he's hoping to tell conservatives, values voters i'm in it for you. i want to get the far right

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welcome back. singapore's founding father and first prime minister has died at the age of 91. despite stepping down from power in 1990 pressure. mourners have been gathering where he died. a large memorial with flowers

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official at least on twitter. at midnight the senator from texas tweeted i'm running for president and i hope to earn your support along with this video. >> it's a time for truth. a time to rise to the challenge, just as americans have always done. i believe in america and her people and i believe we can stand up and restore our promise. it's going to take a new generation. of courageous conservatives to help make america great again and i'm ready to stand with you to lead the fight. >> last night the associated press shot photos of his family trying out the liberty university stage where he will speak today. becoming the first major candidate to announce a run for 2016. cruz decided to jump the rest of the field and he has a lot of work to do. the latest wall street journal