i lost everything. everything. >> atea i lost everything, everything. >> at least two are dead after a tornado ripped through louisiana putting the state and several others on high laefalert as sev storms move in. going nuclear, the senate takes drastic measures to give the president a supreme court win. scary moments on the ice during a flyers game. and a women's ncaa madness comes to an end while the men wait for their turn tonight. "early today" starts right now.

good morning. hope the weekend was good to you. louisiana is reeling after a powerful thunderstorm system tore through the state. it sent bolts of lightning streaking across the skies and dumped large hail on to residents. also brought deadly and destructive tornadoes. at least ten have been reported. one killed at least two people. a 38-year-old woman and her 3-year-old daughter died when the tornado flipped over their trailer. the girl's father is devastated by his loss. >> i can't -- i can't -- it's something i can't -- i love everything. everything. i lost my family. >> the stormss wiout power afte tearing down frees and power lines. -- trees and power lines. forecasters expect it to sweep east hitting georgia, florida, and both nbc meteorologist bill karins will have more coming up. >> that's an incredibly sad story. more tough news. the death toll continuing to

rise in colombia after a massive mudslide killed at least 210 people and injured another 200. the number account rise. it happened when a sudden, heavy rainstorm triggered an launch of water overflowing rivers. the mudslide tore through the mountain town sweeping away cars, destroying homes. in on friday around mountains. many residents didn't have enough time to flee. rescue workers are searching for the missing. the red cross said it planned to set up a special unit to help their family. in washington, a showdown is coming over the battle for the supreme court. it's over a year in the making with the senate set to vote in just a few days. this morning, montana senator john kester becomes the latest democrat to join the fight against the president's nominee, neil gorsuch, ascrs buck their support the nominee. will those three be enough to give republicans the votes they need, or will the gop have to resort to drastic measures to get gorsuch through and hand trump the first big win of his

presidency? here's nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: not every capitol hill showdown carries the weight of history. >> judge gorsuch has outstanding legal skills. >> reporter: this time, it does. >> i'm honored, and i am humbled. >> reporter: 49-year-old colorado-based federal judge neil gorsuch could begin a lifetime appointment to the supreme court by friday. >> what i can tell you is that neil gorsuch will be confirmed this week. how that happens really depends on our democratic friends. >> reporter: that's where more history comes in. a supreme court nominee has never been blocked by a partisan filibuster. democrats willp gorsuch by insisting on the senate's role requiring 60 votes. >> it's highly unlikely that he's get 60. >> reporter: republicans need eight democrats to move the gorsuch nomination to a final vote. indiana senator joe donnelly announces west virginia's joe manchin and north carolina's heidi highcamp. democrats from red states, trump

won. democrats point to president obama's selection of mariah carey gulf w-- of merrick garlat year. outside groups are spending millions. >> neil gorsuch has been calleo. >> reporter: for and against -- >> we can't just let it happen. >> reporter: expect to see a nuclear option. republicans would change senate rules, override democrats, and confirm gorsuch on their own. >> thanking kelly o'donnell for that report. this morning, president trump is drawing a line in the sand when it comes to north korea. speaking in a new "financial times" interview, telling the world and china he's ready for the u.s. to tackle the rogue state i jong-un, alone if necessary. it comes days before china's leader, xi jinping, arrives in the u.s. to meet mr. trump for the first time. "nightly news" anchor lester holt traveled to seoul near th

demil ded -- demilitarized zone. take a look. >> reporter: you don't have to travel far outside seoul to see signs and reminders of how close it sits to a dangerous and unpredictable neighbor. people in south korea are used to the bellicose statements and the dangerous threats coming from kim jong-un, but this time things are different according to experts. things are more perilous for three reasons -- kim jong-un's discussion of trying to develop a longer range missile and miniaturized nuclear weapons. the political turmoil in the south, its president recently impeached and arrested over corruption charges. then there's the stronger language coming out of washington. secretary tillerson, secretary of state, recently talking about keeping military options on the table. defense secretary james mattis only friday talking about this. >> we're working with our allies, and we are working

diplomatically including with those that we might be able to enlist in this effort to get north korea under control. right now it appears to be going in a very -- very reckless manner in what its conduct is portraying for the future. that's got to be stopped. >> reporter: a continuing bone of contention are the joint u.s./south korea military exercises going on right now which we'll be covering this week. china acting as an intermediary of sorts has suggested the u.s. might be able to suspend those military exercises, but the u.s. and south korea both say that's a non-starter. >> thank you to lester holt for that report. le lestor will anchor live tonight and tomorrow with much more on the north korean threat. commuters in atlanta are waking up to a new reality this morning -- lanes on interstate 85 are being reconfigured to handle rush hour traffic in the wake of last week's bridge fire and collapse. the georgia department of transportation says it's following an aggression schedule

to democrat on -- aggressive schedule to demolish and the replace the bridge. over the weekend, the man suspected of starting the fire was charged with first-degree arson and damage to property. and over the weekend the university south carolina won its first women's championship in basketball. the gamecocks beat the bulldogs 67-55 in a heated final game. tonight we'll see who wins the men's championship. the tar heels will face off against the bulldogs in arizona. the game scheduled to start at 9:20 p.m. eastern. >> a lot night for a lot of us. you know, certainly well worth for for fans out there. want to turn back to the severe outbreak in the south and bring in bill following the developments and the threat now, bill. >> we did have two fatalities yesterday with the severe storms. over the weekend, we started in west texas through the start of the weekend, saturday. only a few storm reports. yesterday, a lot of wind damage

reports and the tornadoes that were mostly in louisiana, big scare for alexandria. then they had a tornado emergency at one point. now the threat has shifted. we're not seeing so many tornadoes anymore, but the rainfall. three to six inches widespread through central mississippi, louisiana, and the heavy rain is over baton rouge. flooding a big issue. throughout the day, additional strong storms. those storms will push toward areas of the panhandle of florida, southern alabama, and central georgia. we could have isolated tornadoes. we were in a moderate risk. they did downgrade it to an enhanced risk. it means a huge area of 20 million people with expectations today of severe weather. that's the big weather story of the day. here's a closer look at your day ahead. good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a nice day ahead. a cool start this morning. right now 39 in allentown. 47 in wilmington. philadelphia's 46. we'll see sunshine, clouds, and staying dry and heading into the 60s. >> thank you. here's what we're working on for "nbc10 news today" --

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the 3rd day of april. >> right you are. warm, warmer than yesterday, but maybe not as sunny. we have clouds that are coming into play today. 46 degrees now in philadelphia. some 30s for the lehigh valley and the suburbs. temperatures will be climbing nicely with partly sunny skies this afternoon. 65 in philadelphia. right in the middle 60s for the suburbs and lehigh valley and a degree warmer for new jersey and delaware. i'll go through the forecast hour by hour to show how quickly temperatures move up and when clouds will move in ahead of rain due tonight. that's coming up in ten minutes. first jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. we have the clearing of a crash in upper gwenedd. morris around conrad avenue, watch for clearing. that will tie you up a bit. the schuylkill expressway looks great. cameras around montgomery drive is where we're looking now. both directions look okay. eastbound here from the blue route to the vine street expressway, we see a 13-minute trip there, speeds into the high

50s. good on the schuylkill expressway, as well. we'll end here, this is 95 moving through delaware. 11 minutes northbound from 295 to 495. average speeds also into the high 50s. back to you. >> all right. thank you. now to video just in to nbc10. police are working to figure out who drove a car into a fitness center in manayunk. this is the sustain around the 3700 block of main street at ridge avenue. police say whoever hit the building ran from the scene. no one was hurt. philadelphia police want to know who grabbed a teenage girl off a hunting park street. three people are accused of kidnapping and assaulting the young victim. >> matt dluelucia is at the hospital where the victim is recovering. >> reporter: the 13-year-old girl, we're told, is in stable condition. she was rushed here yesterday after the attack. the attack was committed by