it's wednesday, april 20th. right now on "first look," huge wins for trump and clinton in the new york primary. cruz gets shut out and kasich and sanders face what might be their final week. desperate rescues in houston as floodwaters persist and seven lives are lost. criminal charges to be announced today by michigan's attorney general for as many as three people involved in the flint lead water crisis. and new details in the church killing. all that and a whole lot more on a busy wednesday. "first look" starts right now. good morning. thanks for join us today. i'm betty nguyen.

new york belongs to trump and hillary clinton. donald trump dominated the republican primary, winning 61% of the vote. john kasich was in second and no surprise voters sent new york values ted cruz a clear message. clinton also won hand ali. she defeated bernie sanders, and clinton thanked her adopted home state and pivoting to the general election. >> today you proved once again there's no place like home. [ cheers and applause ] to all the people who supported senator sanders, i believe there is much more that unites us than divides us. tonight, a little less than a year later the race for the democratic nomination is in the homestretch and victory is in sight. >> clinton picked up 136

delegates in new york to sanders' 105. edging her closer to the nomination. six delegates remain unallocate and sanders picked up a super delegate today in illinois. a disappointed sanders headed home to vermont to recharge but said he isn't going anywhere. >> over the last 11 1/2 months, this campaign has come a very, very long way. so we lost tonight. there are five primaries next week. we think we'll do well. and we have a path toward victory which we are going to fight to maintain. >> sanders campaign manager jeff weaver outlined their path forward with msnbc's steve kornacki. >> well, i mean, if you look -- obviously the big state here is california. i mean, big -- a big win there will get you a lot of delegates.

oregon should be good for the senator. these states -- we have won them all around here. the senator has been doing well with latino voters across the country, so new mexico certainly in play. indiana, state that he's going to do well in. it's possible to run all of these states, new jersey has a lot of delegates. if you look at -- a lot of delegates on the board. >> if june 7th comes and goes, and hillary clinton has bonn the pledged delegates and won the popular votes there's a lot of calls for you the sanders campaign to make decision to unite around her. you're saying instead of that you will spend those months, those weeks in the summer trying to flip super delegates to bernie sanders before the convention? >> at this point, yes, absolutely. >> you heard it right there. now, on the republican side, trump said it was vital he win big in new york. and he did. >> i have to say to the people that know me the best, the people of new york when they give us this kind of a vote, and it's just incredible.

i really want to thank my team. my team has been amazing. and, you know, it's actually a team of unity. it's evolving, but people don't understand that. we don't have much of a race anymore. based on what i'm seeing on television, senator cruz is just about mathematically eliminated. we're really, really rocking. we expect we're going to have an amazing number of weeks. we'll go into the convention i think as the winner. >> trump picked up 88 delegates in new york as he expands the lead on the field and marches closer to the 1,237 needed for the nomination. kasich picked up three in new york while cruz was shut out. four delegates are unallocated right now. the race now pivots to next tuesday's contest. delaware, connecticut, pennsylvania and rhode island are all up for grabs. let's bring in political analyst and best selling author ellis henican to talk about this big

primary. good morning to you. >> good morning. big night for the front-runners, huh? >> what a night it was. so what do you think these decisive wins mean for trump and clinton? >> well, they mean a much easier path to the nomination for both of them. i don't think we were so worried about hillary, but donald trump needs every last delegate to win on the first ballot and this became more likely with new york. >> i know in the beginning we talked about this. you said it doesn't look like he'll get to it. to an uncontested convention. are you seeing it might happen? >> you know, it's still tough. he has to do an awful lot of winning in the weeks to come. but i have to tell you, as we're sitting here right now, betty, i think he's got the momentum. i think the numbers are in sight. he just can't afford to lose anything for the next few weeks. >> well, okay, so if current polling holds, ted cruz is eliminated from a first ballot win after april what 26th? so can he win on a second ballot

at a contested convention? >> listen, in -- if donald trump doesn't nail this down on first ballot, anything is possible. there's still an awful lot of republican leaders who do not want donald trump as the nominee. once the second and third and 17th ballots happen, anything is possible. >> do you think kasich is going to stay in? >> i don't think anybody is ever going to quit. why should they quit, this is fun. why quit? >> what about bernie sanders, he said he's pushing forward, claiming he can take the pledged delegate lead on june 7th. how does that math work? >> it's -- they call that the new math, guess. it will be tough mathematically. but again, the dollars are flowing in. he has a message, there's passionate crowds showing up to hear him. i think the real question for bernie what's the tone going forward? rough or gentle? >> that's what i wanted to find out. because he's vowed not to run a negative campaign but his back is up against the wall at this point. does he have to start mud

slinging? >> yes, the last week or so has been pretty rough. seems like it's time to lighten up a little bit, but i didn't pick up any comments either in vermont or in new york from bernie that suggested that last night. >> all right. ellis, it's getting good. getting closer. >> a lot more fun to come. hold on tight. >> thank you so much for joining us as always. now to the latest on the historic flooding in texas. this morning, a flash flood watch is in effect for the houston area. the death toll though has climbed to seven while crews worked to evacuate those trapped by the floods. janet shamlian reports on one of the communities hardest hit. >> reporter: a day of dramatic rescues after cyprus creek rose. spilling into homes and lives. >> we have two dogs. >> reporter: this family leaving everything behind. the only way out -- on an airboat with the harris county sheriff. >> how is it to leave your house? >> it was very hard. i don't know, its just keeps

coming in. >> reporter: they don't even know where they'll spend the night. >> i'm frightened. i don't know when i'm be at home or at school. >> reporter: we rode along as deputies answered call after call. >> i have been out here almost 35 years and never seen water this high. >> reporter: in every direction, water and the people whose lives it uprooted what now for your family? >> honestly, i don't know. >> reporter: dozens of seniors with wheelchairs and walkers rescued from their home. an assisted living center. less than a year after the last major flood swept the city, people like janice soloman seeing their belongings destroyed a second time. >> we've got to start all over again. >> reporter: houston is built around bayou that overflow. it's flat and mostly clay soil leaving nowhere for the water to go. >> that was janet shamlian reporting. let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning, landon. >> good morning. semiconductor intel announcing it will cut 12,000 jobs along with the first quarter results.

intel which has been looking to transition from being a computer based company to one powering the cloud missed earnings estimates on revenue and gave weak guidance. the stock jumped 2% in after hours trading. airports are closer to adopting more stringent security measures. the senate approved a bipartisan bill to step up the security and speed up the introduction of package delivery drones. the house must still act on it. and over on wall street, futures point to the lower open a day after the dow and s&p 500 both closed at the highest levels of the year. the dow's 50 day moving average cost a key technical levels which suggests that short term gains are ahead. and big names are due to report. abbott labs, american express, united continental and qualcomm. betty? >> thank you so much. find out which state's governor has declared

pornography a public health hazard. plus, a rare tornado caught on camera. you're watching "first look."

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12 minutes past the hour. earlier this week, nasa captured images of a solar flare. the size of nearly five earths. the moderate radio blackouts were observed during this peak. a dramatic escape from a fire tornado. it was all caught on camera. firefighters dove for refuge from this cyclone of flame and smoke. one man even jumping for his life into the water. he sustained minor burns. he was back to work next day. noaa said this was average global temperature of 59 and it smashed the previous ten-month record for heat set back in 1944. things are heating up out there bill karins. >> i think i would give the

firenado first place. then the solar flare stuff. it looks really cool. >> i was kind of scare odd of the fire tornado. >> that was -- i'd be jumping in the lake too. well, ft. worth and the dallas area, a good complex of thunderstorms rolled on through. we're focused on texas, we won't have any epic flooding but enough to ruin your morning commute. but over towards corsica that, the storms will clear out. it will make its way to san antonio, alexandria and shreveport and then it will weaker. then new storms will fire up, amarillo, to lubbock. damaging winds and a little bit of hail. our storm that's been in the middle of the country for about a week now is finally on the move. we will see rain. maybe a steady rain around sioux city. could pick up one to two inches. even brief heavy downpours. st. louis, memphis, right down along the border of arkansas and mississippi you can get some

showers and storms. pick up half an inch to an inch of rain. we're still beautiful after a chilly morning. mid-atlantic areas. how about seattle, yesterday 83. today 81. this is first time they have ever had three 80 degree days in a row in the month of april, ever. >> well, maybe that whole global warming thing is really happening? >> you think? >> i don't know. you guys are the experts, not me. see how i avoided that? another aftershock this morning in ecuador and it was big. measuring 6.1 with the epicenter off the coast of the devastated country, leaving people even more on edge as the death toll continues to climb from saturday's massive 7.8 quake. over 500 have died. the number of injured exceeding 2,500. teams across the country's western region are still digging through debris for the missing. they're holding out hope for survivors even as hundreds of aftershocks continue to shake the region. nbc's miguel almaguer is on the ground. >> reporter: from nearly every

perspective, the coastal city of manta is in ruins. 800 buildings are destroyed, many more on the brink of collapse. the search for survivors is painstakingly slow. day zi flores has been here since saturday. her brother is missing inside the hotel. this is what it used to look like. now rescue teams tell us that 50 people are inside. >> there are people inside. >> reporter: the anguish on the faces is as clear as the destruction. families keep vigil just a few feet away. but this is what gives so many hope. a hotel worker buried for two days uses his cell phone to signal rescue teams. he's weak but will survive. well, the first criminal charges in flint's tainted water crisis are expected to be announced today. that's according to the michigan attorney general. two state water regulators and a

city employee can face charges. our affiliate wdiv was told that. the water that was delivered to all of the 99,000 residents. cuban revolutionary leader fidel castro made a rare speech yesterday. he admitted he is nearing the end of his life. it was a speech that some interpret as the 89-year-old's farewell to cuba's communist party. he urged the party to keep the communist vision alive. his brother would continue to lead the party alongside his second in command. and the state of utah has declared pornography a public health crisis. on tuesday, governor herbert signed a resolution calling for research and education on the harmful effects. it also mandates technicians who find child pornography on a computer to report it to law enforcement authorities. however, this resolution has zero enforcement power. now to sports. one of the ultimate fighting's most prolific brawlers may be

calling it quits. ufc featherweight champion connor mcgregor sent this tweet -- i have decided to retire young. thanks for the cheese. catches later. watch for developments on this story today. johnny football fired. super agent drew rosenhaus has officially fired the troubled quarterback. johnny manziel was warned that he would no longer represent him if he did not get himself some help for his destructive behavior. more trouble for manziel. on thursday, a grand jury in dallas is scheduled to consider whether to charge him with attacking his ex-girlfriend in a january incident. to atlanta now, where the hawks mascot got a little tripped up. look at this. whoa. that one's going to hurt. yeah. and then to the halftime show where the fans got a whole lot more than their money's worth. shake it, guys. shake it. now to the actual game, the atlanta faithful enjoyed an 89-72 win over the celtics.

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here is your hump day dish of "scrambled politics." one person you will not see at the republican national convention this summer, senator john mccain. that's right. the 2008 gop presidential nominee is skipping cleveland to focus on his own re-election campaign back in arizona. this will be the first time mccain has not spoken at the convention since 1984. meanwhile, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is clarifying comments he maid saying he was optimistic about a second ballot at the convention. >> what i said somewhat inartfully is that we'll have a nominee once we get to 1,237 votes. and if that does not happen on the first ballot there will be another ballot. and i hope that out of this process no matter when it ends, first, second, third or additional ballots will have a

nominee who is appealing and can win the election. nba legend kareem abdul-jabbar spokeut about why he's a hillary fan. >> i think she will look ott for the middle class which is important for our country. if the middle class is not given the opportunity to thrive and do better this country will go downhill. i don't want to see that. paul ryan officially himself out as a candidate, although stephen colbert does not quite accept that. >> what i want to talk to you about today is your agenda for house republicans in 2016. how does your message differ as the speaker from what we're hearing from the presidential candidates? >> we want to have an ideas campaign, not a personality contest. that's what we think we can do here in the house and provide to our fellow citizens. >> well, that's a powerful message. a message that the american people will certainly respond to if it comes from the mouth of the future republican nominee.

yes or no, would you accept the nomination? >> no, stephen, i have said i do not want nor would i accept the republican nomination. >> got it. so you're considering the nomination? [ laughter ] >> no, i'm not. >> okay, i'll give you some time to mull this one over. how about now? >> still no. >> like a no no? or one of those no, i don't want to be speak of the house, but i'll accept it if you just give it to me nos? >> it's a no no. let me say it in clear english. no. >> how about clear german? >> nein! >> clear russian? >> nyet. >> wow. you seem to know a lot of foreign languages that kind of international experience will really come in handy if you decide to accept the nomination, sir. >> he's not stopping. we are, because that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics" for today. there will be another one tomorrow. don't you worry. just ahead the new "star

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28 minutes past the hour. leading the news on nbc 5, new information was released on the midlothian murder information. a $10,000 reward is being offered for information on the victim of missy bevers. the cause of her death has not yesterday been released. it was a royal visit to a galaxy far, far away. princes william and harry visited the studios where the latest "star wars" movie is being filmed. they got to hang out with the

stars like mark hamill even. they got a chance to live out every child's fantasy, and that's a light saber duel. i'm betty nguyen. this is your "first look" on nbc. "way too early" starts right now. >> trump, trump, trump! >> hillary, hillary, hillary! >> today you proved once again there's no place like home. [ cheers and applause ] >> we love new york. we love new york. we're going to celebrate for about two hours. then early in the morning i get up and we begin working again. >> tonight, a little less than a year later the race for the democratic nomination is in the homestretch and victory is in sight. >> good morning. it's wednesday, april 20th.

i'm chris jansing. new york belongs to donald trump and hillary clinton. the presidential front-runners locked down big wins that could set the tone for a final sprint to the general election. first, on the republican side, the clock had barely struck 9:00 when the nbc decision desk called it a quote, significant win for the real estate giant and first-time politician. trump crushed his opponents by winning 61% of the vote. john kasich beats ted cruz by ten points for the second spot. that means trump walks away with an overwhelming majority of the state's 95 delegates and steps ever closer to the 1,237 needed to clinch the nomination. hillary clinton meanwhile was declared the winner on the democratic side taking home 58%. she beat bernie sanders by 16 percentage points. she too is closing in on the magic number of delegates to finally put the primary behind her. and turn her attention to november. donald trump