the manhunt widens. the desperate nationwide search for the cleveland suspect of accused of murdering a man and posting it on facebook. we hear from the victim's family for the first time as police hunt for clues. foreign diplomacy. vice-president arrives in tokyo. as north korea issued one of its most ominous warnings yet. a bellwether race. why all eyes are on a political newcomer in georgia this morning. plus, the nudge seen around the world. why he may soon have to tip that uber driver of yours, and history made yet again from 50 years later. "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm gigi stone woods. this morning authorities in cleveland have expand ed the

manhunt nationwide for steve stevens the man they say shot and killed an elderly man then posted it on facebook. cleveland police and the fbi are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to stevens as the victims' family grap lz with his sudden death. nbc's robb mott has the latest >> reporter: cleveland police with the fbi for the search for the suspected killer steve stevens who reported and up loaded a brazen murder to facebook is now a nationwide manhunt. >> our reach now is basically all over this country. we are not going to leave any stone unturned. >> reporter: with possible sightings as far away as philadelphia, none have led to the man who killed 75 year old robert god win as he waited for easter dinner to finish cooking. his two youngest children and their mother were waiting at this home for god win to return from a quick trip to find

aluminum cans. >> he didn't deserve that. i hate that he took my kids' father. look at his babies. i don't think that they really fully understand what's going on. >> the people going to be killed today easter sunday is not my first. >> reporter: stevens who has no previous criminal history brags he killed others which the police have not substantiated. he says the motive involves his ex-girlfriend. police say they have been in contact with that woman and she is cooperating with investigators. >> call jason. >> reporter: he also represents a paternity brother gary jackson urg urged his friend to give himself up. >> i know you're in pain, but you've got to turn yourself in. you already hurt other people. >> reporter: this is the latest recorded violence to make its way on facebook which has since taken the video down. a city unnerved by a callous

killing and two young boys struggling to understand why this happened to their dad. is >> overnight vice-president mike pence arrived in tokyo, the second country on his asian tour after visiting sooeoul of north korea's ramped up rhetoric with an ominous message from the official. we are joined by janice mackie from seoul. what can you tell us about the new threats coming out of north korea? >> reporter: well, this is a response coming from north korea to what they see as the threat of an attack from the united states with president trump saying that all options are on the table, and that some suggestion that a preemptive military strike is not being ruled out. this is all part of this escalation of tension and anxiety that has been building here for over the past couple of weeks and even over the past couple of months with the stepped up testing by north

korea seen in this region as provocation. yesterday we had those comments from the deputy ambassador at the united nations suggesting that they would respond with all-out war if the u.s. did perceive as military action. let's hear what he had to say. >> translator: the united states is disturbing global peace and stability and insisting on gangster-like logic. it has created in this situation the nuclear war may erupt in any moment on the peninsula, and oppose the threat to the war and peace of security. to say nothing of those of the north. >> reporter: at the military parade on saturday there was a speech by the man viewed as second in command in the regime. he, too, was threatening all-out war with all-out war if north korea came under attack.

what we are seeing now is that same message coming through diplomatic channels through not only the deputy ambassador at the u.n. but also the vice foreign minister in pyonyang. increasingly there seems to be this sense that neither side wants to back down. gigi? >> incredibly troubling news. thank you for the update. nbc's janice mackey thayer. here at home, president trump is taking a different approach. talking tough against the rogue nation, telling them to, quote, behave while his white house says nothing is off the table. nbc's chief white house correspondent halle jackson has more on that. >> reporter: at the white house, a jarring juxtaposition the president posing with the easter bunny, at the other end, new questions about north korea. >> behave. >> reporter: later on fox news. >> i don't want to telegraph what i'm doing or what i'm

thinking. i'm not like other administrations where they say, we're going to do this in four weeks and that doesn't work that way. >> reporter: that strategy of suspense, a hallmark of this administration so far isn't sitting well with russia where there is new tough talk. on russian state tv, a putin ally saying, quote, trump is more impulsive and unpredictable than kim jong-un. trump tight lipped. >> drawing lines hasn't worked in the past. >> reporter: president trump appearing to take his own advice, the art of the foreign policy deal. he's written negotiators should use leverage, in this case that's his budding relationship with china, staying in close contact with beijing. secretary of state rex tillerson in touch with his chinese counterpart this weekend. fight back, the president also advised reiterating now all options are on the table, including military action if needed. and while he said successful negotiators should deliver the goods, experts aren't sure how he will.

in an intractable international conflict still unsolved after decades of diplomacy. >> so, the danger is of course people will see this as a bluff. and great powers can't bluff. >> today the eyes of the political world will be on georgia and democrat john ossa. the candidate in a special election in that state congressionals race. president trump wrote on twitter overnight, quote, with 11 republican candidates running in georgia on tuesday for congress, a runoff will be a win. vote r for lower taxes and safety. the worry, the congressional seat was left vacant by trump's hhs secretary tom price and has not gone democrat in years. many are looking at it as a bellwether race for next year's midterm election after months of backlash against the president. well, 18 people are vying for the congressional seat, including five democrats. the runoff election will take place if the winner does not cross the 50% threshold. and on this tax day, trump

opponents are seizing on new reaction from white house press secretary sean spicer regarding president trump's taxes after what has seemingly been years of discussing if and when the president would release his returns. >> is the president going to release his 2016 tax returns given -- we assume maybe those are not under audit? >> no, you can't. they are. >> you always talk about under audit, the president says under audit. is it time to say once and for all the president is never going to release his tax returns? >> we'll have to get back to you on that. >> i mean really? >> really. >> so, he may? >> no, i said i'd have to get back to you on that. he is still under audit. the statement still stands. >> things have reached such a fever pitch that even those visiting their home district like senator tom cotton of arkansas have gotten an earful on the subject. >> as far as i'm aware the president says he is still under

audit. [ booing ] >> hillary clinton and her campaign repeatedly -- he won the fight over it. >> now the issue may endanger another trump promise. reforming the nation's tax code with democrats arguing against any changes until they now how it would impact the president's own self-worth. nearly a year since the passing of a musical giant we're learning new details about the death of prince found unresponsive inside his estate. newly released documents reveal what authorities found inside his home. amid a deepening mystery into how he got powerful painkillers without a regular doctor, or a prescription. nbc's miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: the newly released search warrant reveals a troubling find inside prince's paisley park estate. a sizeable stash of powerful drugs for which the musician did not have prescriptions discovered throughout his home, some inside bottles labeled

vitamins and aspirin. detectives also recovering a suitcase next to prince's bed with his alias, peter brave strong, inside a powerful opioid and the handwritten lyrics for the hit song, you got the look. ♪ >> reporter: the megastar found unresponsive inside his mansion a year ago this week. it is still a mystery where he obtained the drug and many others found in his home. with court documents claiming some medications were prescribed to prince under the name of long-time friend kirk johnson, the former drummer said he was unaware prince was addicted to pain medication. but a drug rehab center said johnson contacted them because the star was struggling with opiate use. his attorney saying johnson never supplied the drugs, which later caused prince's death. >> authorities seem to have indications there was prescription drug abuse so

they're following the sourcing, where did that all come from. >> reporter: in the death that shocked the world, still no criminal charges and an investigation that is far from over. miguel almaguer, nbc news, new york. >> let's turn now to nbc meteorologist bill karins with your tuesday forecast. bill? >> good morning, gigi. rolling through the dakotas with showers and thunderstorms, a cold rain through minnesota, overall pretty nice travel day today across the country. very warm, the southern half of the nation. showers and thunderstorms from atlanta up to tennessee and into north carolina. we still have our storm moving through the inter mountain west. when that comes into the plains wednesday we may get severe storms out of it most concern kansas and iowa. weather pattern as we go to the good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. clearing this morning and cooling down, too. our temperatures running from 7 to 17 degrees cooler than yesterday. right now 54 in west mt. airy.

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deadly gun. police looking for a man who shot and killed a man overnight. a trial begins against a man accused of killing his 3-year-old son. confronting congress. people searching for answers come away with different answers in burlington county. it's tuesday, good morning, this is "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. meteorologist bill henley has the first alert neighborhood forecast. what's in store for this tuesday, april 18th? >> nice one today. cooler this morning. temperatures in the 60s, and it will feel cooler all day long. 67 degrees. high temperature in philadelphia today. 66 now in the suburbs.

we have clear skies. we'll see lots of sunshine. clearing out over philadelphia after some clouds overnight. cooler neighborhoods including the lehigh valley at 48 degrees. 48 in the suburbs. now 53 degrees in delaware. south jersey is 52. i'll break it down in each of the areas hour by hour to show how quickly temperatures climb into the 60s when i'm back in just ten minutes. first jessica boyington with first alert traffic. it. we're watching 95 now. this is just one of our cameras between exit 5 and 7 in chester. they picked up work early. they were supposed to have construction work here until the 5:00 mark or so. maybe they picked up some lanes early. but either way, watch for some of that in between these points and past the blue route, as well, where we are seeing some lane restrictions. right now they just moved this near the cameras at melrose avenue. that's clear. also watching a crash at norristown at main street around ford street. that was just in a few minutes ago. earlier construction on the blue route has cleared. now we're at a 15-minute drive

time southbound from the schuylkill to 95. and speeds also into the mid 60s. back to you. >> thank you. today in camden, the trial is scheduled to begin for a man accused of killing his 3-year-old son. david creato is charged with first-degree murder. his son brendan was found dead a year and a half ago. matt delucia is live in camden. bring us up to speed on this case. >> reporter: the trial date had been delayed several times. as you mentioned, that jury selection is expected to begin today. the next step in this process. a year and a half following the death of this 3-year-old boy. over the weekend, a memorial that had been set up over the past year and a half for brandon creato was removed. this the spot where he was found dead in october of 2015. the candles and stuffed animals were taken away because the jury will be expected to make a trip to the site at a wooded area near the cooper river at some point during the trial. prosecutors say it was the boy's dad, 23-year-old david creato jr., w