today," heartache in the heartland. dozens of tornados cause path of destruction across the midwest. worrying trust. and final ride. nasa's space shuttlediscovery" goes out on top of a jumbo jet. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and a very good morning do you. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with deadly twist twisters. people across the midwest are dealing with the yaft math of dozens of tornadoes.

one town who got no warning of the approaching disaster killed five people including young girls. >> you've got debris. >> reporter: they were the images and sounds so many feared. >> you could hear some people screaming down the road there and yu could hear stuff crashing and breaking. it sounded horrible. >> reporter: tornadoes, nearly a hundred of them tearing across the midwest saturday into sunday. at one time two funnels dropping from the clouds in oklahoma. the violent system blasted through nebraska, iowa. >> everything is gone. >> in wichita, it took only seconds to dismantle a part of this manufacturing plant. >> this was a monster system. >> reporter: it was even worse in woodward, oak. joe and his daughter frantically searched for somewhere to ride out the ef-3 tornado.

>> we crawled underneath there. with debris was hitting our leks and stuff. >> reporter: they were the lucky ones. file people were killed. three in this mobile home park. the loss has overwemed this tight-knit community. adding to the knowledge that the warning sirens were damaged during an early damage saturday and did not sound. >> i thought about that ever since i found out that we lost five people. so i would think it would have helped, yes. >> reporter: it's help the heartland now needs as the clean-up begins. jay gray, nbc news, woodward, oklahoma. president obama back in washington this morning is calling for an investigation into allegations that 11 secret service agents and 5i6sh military personnel hired prostitutes while in colombia for the summit of the americas. nbc's brian mooar has the story

from washington. >> reporter: president obama's summit visit to colombia has been upstaged by allegations of scandalous misconduct by some of the secret service personnel sent there to ensure his safety. >> if it turns out that some of the allegations that have been made in the press are confirmed, then, of course, i'll be angry. we're representing the people of the united states, and when we travel to another country, i expect us to observe the highest standards. >> reporter: the hotel carrabe, sets to be the scene of over the top partying on wednesday included booze and prostitutes. 11 secret service agents and uniformed officers have been relieved of duty. five mill tissue officers are said to be under control. they were not members of the elite presidential protection division.

but now the whole agency and culture are cast in an unflattering light. >> the investigation will not be about the 11 xx or more involved. it will be about how did this happen and how often has this happened before. >> reporter: ron kessler wroetd the definitive book on the secret service. >> this is the biggest scandal in the history of the secret service. >> reporter: and a deep embarrassment for an agencies who motto is "worthy of trust and confidence." brian mooar, nbc news, in washington. and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in california a technologicallier was behind the wheel of a car that drove through the front of an eatery. four people, the driver, two customers, and a waitress were injured. at least one critically. in hawaii massive boulders came tumbling down from a mountain and right into houses. at least two homes were

seriously damaged and nine families have been told to stay away or re-enter at their own risk. one of the boulders weighs ten tons. there's no word on why they came loose from the hillside but experts warn more boulders could come rolling down. finally, this year's crazy weather meant the reopening of a southern california ski resort. check that out. as much as 20 inches of snow fell in the past week giving skiers and snowboarders one more chance for a very late season trip to the slopes, but after today the report says that it really is closing for the year. absolutely amazing. wow. and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. you know, you don't even see that much snow in december sometimes in los angeles. >> when you get a storm like this one, this was off the charts. it was a huge tornado outbreak. the storm is still at it up there in minnesota where, believe it or not, it's snowing

in many areas. here's what happened on saturday. kansas, really, and oklahoma were the bulls eye. nebraska and good portions of southern iowa. we'll get confirmation. it will probably end up being around 90 or so. some of these are probably duplicate reports because there were so many storm chasers out there on saturday. yesterday, the storm was still at it. it wasn't quite as potent, be new nebraska, minneapolis, southern minnesota and one tornado in fort smith. so yesterday, ten additional tornados reported. so in total over the weekend, 136. a lot of people ask how come we didn't see more than 105 fatalities. that was bad enough. didn't have any go through metropolitan areas. these were mostly rural, and that's good. today the storm system over the top of wisconsin and iowa, get ready for a summer scorcher with record heat. temperatures in 90 in some

cases. there's the cold air behind in some cases with snow. look at international falls. it's snowing. we've still got rain from memphis into louisiana and it's not all that bad. when i talk about heat, get ready today. in boston, get ready. 88 degrees for the boston marathon. that's too warm. that's a look at your national forecast, now here's a look outside your window. you'll have a shot in new york city for 90 degree. this will be the first blast of summer-like temperatures in new england. you're seeing warmth from the south. so we've got record heat, snow on the maps. >> well, explain that to me. how is there snow in l.a. and snow in new york? that's unbelievable. tha thanks. wall street watching earnings, tech titans go to

court and we're to ease paying uncle sam. your early business headlines are straight ahead. were the odds once again in favor of the move the hunger games at the box office over the weekend j? a rock 'em sock 'em game the pen against and a chance to play overtime. you're watching "early today."

hey, there. good morning to you. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. president obama says the u.s. hasn't given anything away to iran in the latest nuclear talks. he was responding to criticism by israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. more explosions and heavy gunfire in the capital as three afghan soldiers were killed. this follow's yesterday's coordinated attacks in kabul, the largest in the 11 years of

the afghan war. off the coast of california, through crew members were rescued after they were swept off a sailboat during a race near san francisco. one sailor has died and the search has been called off for four missing crew members. >> an original ticket for the voyage sold at auction in new york for more than $56,000. and a dinner menu brought over $31,000. and the space shuttle "discovery" is being prepared for its last flight tomorrow. the retired orbiter is being mounted on a jumbojet to be flown from virginia before being sent to the national air & space museum. the dow opened at 12,849 after dip 1g 36 points friday. the nasdaq tumbled 17. the nasdaq dropped 44. taking a look at overseas trading in tokyo, the nikkei sank 167 points while in hong kong the hang seng was down 90.

after a roller-coaster ride of the markets the worst two weeks of the year we'll see how they fair this week with a close eye on earnings. quarterly reporting are on deck including big chips ibm, microsoft, and coca-cola. on friday after better than expected results, more of the biggest banks will be weighing in including citigroup, goldman sachs and bank of america. investors will be watching for march retail figures which are expected to be strong. oversea this morning asian stock markets sank as worries about spain and italy's struggling economies of europe's renewed debt crisis. else where jury selection begins against oracle. oracle says google violated. shares will be priced of carlisle group will be between

20 and $25 a piece when it goes public in may. credit suisse bank could slash up to 5,000 investment banking jobs. and zbrining today walmart is launching a disk to digital service to converts their old dvds to around online movie library. finally you heard your taxes are due on april 17th this year. that is tomorrow. to help with the sting of filing they're offering tax day freebies including arby's, cinneb cinnebon, and maggie moo's ice cream. however, many want you to log onto their facebook page. give them a like. the lakers defeat the defending champs in overtime. plus a big hit in the stanley cup playoffs as the kings near a knockout punch. your early morning headlines are straight ahead. in weather thankfully no tornado outbreaks are in the forecast this week.

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hey, there, good morning to you. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports game series quickly turned into a grudge match. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports

headlines. and that's your look at sports >> hi, there, good morning. the penguins began the playoffs as one of the favorites to win the stanley cup. now they're a single loss away from playing golf. day three was a throwback to the days of broad streeft bullies. they were trying to push the flyers around and the flyers pushing right back. there were 72 minutes in penalties and they were up, 4-2. every time pittsburgh got the momentum, the flyers would answer on the other end. they won 8-4 and will try to eliminate the pens wednesday night. the top seed in the west has been pushed to the brink. the kings' dustin brown. and they pop in for a rebound and the only goal in the game. kings won it 1-0. they can knock out the canucks. red wings have the best regular season at home but you can throw that out in playoff time. nashville wins this one, 3-2. nba carmelo thoeblts hantho

carry the knicks began. le fwron james with the touches. the heat claim the southeast title. kobe sitting out his fifth consecutive game with a shin injury. that's no problem when pau gasols like this. lakers beat the champs 112-108 in o.t. and finally to the diamond, 2-1 when jesus guzman lays down a bunt. he's sure it's fouled. it's not. fired to one and the first for triple play. that's the official way to get out of the inning. dee gordon ends the game in the bottom of the ninth. break up the dodgers. at 9-1 they have the best record in baseball and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. you'll never guess who's

celebrating brangelina's engasement. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus find out how one little boy's sharp eyes during a trip to the zoo made him a hero. you're watching "early today."

. welcome back to "early today" on this monday. we're not going to see tornadoes today but we will have strong storms and wind damage possible from syracuse to buffalo to the pittsburgh area.

also heavy rain for two days from houston to new orleans down along the gulf coast. one of the big stories that's going happen in the northeast and mid-atlantic, record heat temperatures. upper 80s, near 90 days. they're telling people that aren't experienced runners to stay away. that heat ends tomorrow. still very dry in northeast. well, if you're watching us on whdh 7 news in boston, mass, run, jump and swing while investigating the swigss and pulls of everyday life at science in the park at the museum of science. and that's your "early today" event of the day, veronica. >> just don't run if you're not a marathoner. >> because of the heat exhaustion. >> thanks, bill. and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. movie-goers still have a big appetite for "the hunger games." they pulled in an estimated $21.5 million this past weekend

overshadowing others' new releases. that races it to $371 million. coming in second, "the three stooges" which pulled in an unexpected $17.1 million thanks to a largely male audience. in third place, the horror comedy the cabin in the woods scared up $14 million due to strong word of mouth and critical reviews and in ninth place the critical dede bu lockout with $6.3 million. finally you may have heard the big news, after six kids, seven years, they're finally engaged. there are several reports that jennifer aniston is actually thrilled for them especially now that she's found happiness with her boyfriend. >> how long is the engagement going to last. it took seven years.

>> another seven maybe, you thing? >> i bet they're in no rush for the redding. >> why get married at this point? >> make an honest woman out of her. this comes to us from king 5 news in seattle, washington, where there's a mystery involving a new born penguin and a little boy's discovery that may have kept it alive. they were ready for a mother penguin to give birth but neither the people in charge noticed a second egg but the boy did who alerted the officials who said it could have been snatched up by a crow or a sale. they're looking for this young boy so he can name that bird. i'm veronica de la cruz, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. all day long you can stay on

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we will jump ahead two or three months as far as the weather is concerned. temperatures will soar into the mid to upper 80's. 68 at the airport. 63 in westminster. mostly sunny, warm. high temperature around 86 degrees. there's a chance for some thunderstorms this evening. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast going through the work week. >> 61 degrees on tv hill.

>> the cleanup resumes after nearly 100 tornadoes reportedly touched down over the midwest this weekend. >> the first morning rush hour since the lane closures took effect on the j.f.x. >> a sex scandal rocks the secret service. >> we're keeping tabs on the j.f.x. as those road closures are in a fac

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> did we fast forward to summer? >> it will be