check out my breakfast with open house videos. featuring some of my favorite, quick and easy, family friendly recipes. we'll be back next week with more luxury homes and design tips. see you next time. goodacorning. sanders sweep. bee ie sanders with three big ns in western states, racking up delegates in washington, alaska and hawaii. >> that is what the me mage is about. >> but is it too little too late in his race against hillary clinton? we're live with the latest. worst fears realized. breaking overnight, the families of an american couple confirmed their loved ones were killed in the brussels terror attacks. this amid more arrests in nnection with the bombing. we're li e in brussels.

a day at the beach turns scary for hugh jacan's son and another person when a rip forcing hugh to jump into ion. number ones, you're done. a night of upsets in the aa basketball tournament, two number one seeds knocked out, viitllanova taking down kansas. >> bridges ie on him. now steps up. >> and oklahoma dealing a crushing defeat to oregon. so who will join them on the road to the final four? we'll find out "today," easter sunday, march 27th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> glad to have you with us. i'm craig melvin with sheinelle jo s, dylan reyer, happy easter, everyone. we're representing flowers. picked from different fields. >> we didn't know it was easter,

>> our wardrobe, mr. extraordinaire. we look like flowers picked from different fields. >> good to have you back. >> i can only wear this tie once a year. >> wear it today. we want to get right to our top story, bernie sanders pulling off three decisive victories. wa shington, alaska and hawaii. >> here are the results, bernie sanders took washington state with 73% of the vote. in alaska, he got 82% of the vote. and results coming in from hawaii, very early this morning, where he wound up with 71% of the vote. >> despite the wins, senator sanders is far behind hillary clinton when yon look at the delegate count. kerry sanders has more. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. it was indeed a big night for bernie sanders, a clean sweep in the caucuses, picking up 11 delegates in hawaii, 13 delegates in alaska, 23 delegates from washington state.

supporters at a raucous rally in wisconsin that he believes there is now the momentum to go all the way. >> we knew from day one that we were going to have politically a hard fight in the deep south. that is the conservative part of our country. but we knew things were going to improve if we headed west. we have a -- nobody can deny our campaign has the momentum. you are the momentum. look around you tonight. >> reporter: noticeably absent from the microphones and cameras last night, hillary clinton. but despite her caucus numbers last night, not even breaking 30%, when you add up the numbers, the deld ate map overall reveals at this moment with 22 states to hold primaries and caucuses, hillary clinton is still highly likely to win her party's nomination.

for grabs. erica? >> kerry sanders for us this mo ing, l thanks. chuck todd is nbc's litical director and also, of course, moderator of "meet the press." chuct gsod morning to you, sir. >> good morning, craig. happy easter to everybody. >> happy easter to you. not surprising he won those states, largely white, largely rural. but the margins by tho -- the margins of the wins have some folks doing a double take this morning. does he actuallycaave a shot to catch hillary clinton and if not what is the argument for staying in the race for bernie sanders? >> well, i can tell you this, it is going to take margins of victories like last night in stthose caucusoutates for bernie sa ers to have a shot'row at this nomination. he's got to be able to win in a margin like that in a primary, craig. not only are these caucus states largely white, largely homogenous, but in the caucus turnouts are largely more progressive. so it is much more fertile territory for sander i think what the clinton campaignohoped was that enthusiasm for sanders among the progressive wing of the party

bit. thatpa was not the case last ght. i othk now can he win wisconsin and win it by a substantial rgin? can he start winning primaries in a pennsylvania and new yoop? that's what it is going to take. e sanders path now, craig, is not just winning a string -- winning a bunch of primaries in a row, but then convincing super delegates, most of whom who are with hillary clinton to switch to sanders. it ihegoinipto take a lot more winning for that to happen. >> chuck, the terror attacks this week really gave the candidates an opportunity to are counterterrori losm ideas and efforts but to get a better nse of foreign policy. how do they all -- of all the candidates, how do they do this week in terms of how they handle thatdiews,uand how they told people they would handle it if it were them? >> i guess i thought this would be more of a week dominated by

chief test and donald tr p looked like he was on his way to failing that test this week. he had a disastrous interview with the washington st editorial board where his answers on national security were so vague and it was clear he didn't really have a grasp of certain things. then the brussels attack happened thesnexioday. so all this is setting up and then everything changes. and there is part of a pattern here for trump. just when it looks like he'll be on the defensive, the subject somehow gets changed, sometimes he does it, sometimes it is done for him and he puts his opponent on the d,fensive. a week that should have been about a comman gor in chief test for the republican front-runner donald trump, suddenly became a story about ted cruz's personal life. it's an odd pattern thas trump has successfully been able to make happen. chuck really quickly, you alluded to it there. the charges of infidelity, candidates going after each other's wives now. how does a post convention gop

none of us can figure out. i don't know. because it is like if you take this nomination away from trump, you're going to have some 20 to 30% of the republican electorate angry and thinking something weird happened behind the scenes ken away. they'll sit out. if he gets the nomination, you'll have more of the republican party that can't stomach th i'id seof supporti w trump, even if the alternative is hillary clinton. no matter what, it feels like it is a recipe for republican party fracture. maybe hillary clinton can unite the republican party the way donald trump is uniting the democratic party. but that's about their only hope. >> chuck todd, always good to see you. thanks again, sir. >> youyoot et. >> we'll look for more later on "meet the press" when two of your guests will be senator bernie sanders and ohio governor john kasich. turning to brussels, we learned overnight the news that so many feared. the identity of the two americans who were killed in

families saying their itved ones were killed in those attacks. nbc's keir simmons is in brussels this morning. togood morning. >> reporter: erica, good morning. the police said the investigation led them to italy and the arrest of an algerian man. and to charges of the equivalent of terrorist murder and participation in terrorism against a number of suspects. church services in brussels easter sunday. prayers for the victims of this week's attacks as the deaths of americans justin and stephanie shults were confirmed by their families, who for egys after the attacks had heard no news of them. the couple killed at the airpor . stephanie was always so happy, tweeted justin's half brother, the world lost two amazing people today. it is not fair. st.phanie's employer mars saying on faceb buook we are mourning ehe loss of our friend, our hearts and thoughts are with their families and with all those who are suffering during this

those killed and injured came from around the world. including belgium's ambassador to the u.n., a formembr ambassador to the u.s. more than a hundred victims remain hospitalized, 32 in burn units. >> amongion persoat in the hospital we still count 19 different nationalities. among the deceased, unfortunately, 11 people have been identified from eight different nationalities. >> reporter: the international manhunt for suspects leading police to italy, an algerian man taken away accused of producing fake documents used by three terrorists in the paris and brussels attacks. belgium police holding another suspect, faycal cheffou, belgian media reporting, reporting that he's the man in white seen with the airport bombers. prosecutors charging him with

through terrorism. to send a message of solidarity to the terrorists, a march had been planned today, it was canceled over security fears. >> for the safety of the citizens. >> reporter: brussels' streets quiet this morning. easter a traditional time for tourists to visit. some have stayed away. those who have come, nervous. >> we try to pretend it has not happened at the moment, but we feel scared. >> reporter: and the family of juatstin and stephanie shults spent days not knowing where ey were. i met one friend here in tea who said their car was left at the airport, the dog was in the kennel. they were hoping, hoping that they would be found alive. at the very least injured. don't know how you cope with this news today. >> it is so tough to wrap your head around, you're right. keir simmons, thank you. more survivors of the bombings are speaking out, thankful to be alive and comforted by family members who quickly made that trip to

nbc's gabe gutierrez has that part of the story. he's from brusseorls. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, 14 americans were injured in these attacks, among them a group of missionaries from utah. they suffered shrapnel wounds and second degree burns. but their conditions are now improving. five days after the carnage at the brussels airport, today is an easter sunday this family is grateful for. >> i'm just glad he's alive. >> reporter: doctors planning to br oing richard norby out of his medically induced coma. >> would you say he's a tough guy? >> yeah. incredibly nice, yeah. and soft. he's a fantastic teacher. he loves people. >> reporter: pam norby almost made the trip to the airport with her husband, but stayed home because there wasn't enough room in the car. despite his severe injuries, he managed to call her. >> i could tell by his voice when i first said hi and he said, pam, that something was wrong.

mormon missionary rom utah ngo was dropping off someone at the airport before the blast knocked him unconscious. >> has it really sunk in what happened yet? >> sometimes i think about it, an1,d i think, whoa, it actually did happen. i really was in a terrorist attack. i just remember i opened my eyes and i saw lots of people laying around the floor, pretty tragic, it was really scary. >> reporter: as he recovers from the burns, and the shrapnel, his parents are by his side. >> strong spirit and he was able to calm the people around him, and help them and just kind of his character. >> now as it sinks in, you sit and think just how tragic it could have been and how tragic it was for so many people. we're really lucky. really, really lucky.

he'll head back to surgery later this week but he's expected to make a full recovery. another one of the missionarie 19-year-old mason wells is also improving. craig? >> gabe gutierrez for us this >>e> pope francis spoke out about deerlivered his easter sunday message. tens of thousands of worshippers packed st. peters squares the pope denounced what he called blind terrorism. speaking to victims of terror garound t the world. the pope got up close and traveling through the square in his open top popemobile. a major setback for isis. syrian troops with t hreelp of russian air power drove the ted rrorist group oubeofeealmyra. islamic state fighters took that city a year ago and destroyed many of the 2,000-year-old artifacts. the victory gives syrian forces a strategic position to advance on the isis capital of raqqah. an airline pilot is under investigation suspected of attempting to fly while drunk. tsa agents spotted unusual behavior as the co-pilot tried to board aa amer tichisairlines

the pilot failed two breathalyzer tests and was arrested. that flight from detroit to philadelphia was canceled. passengers were put on oth planes. perhaps he is a superhero. hugh jackman hailed this morning as a real life action hero. the actor leapt to the rescue of swimmers at australia's famed bondi beach saturday. jackman's 15-year-old son oscar was among those caught in a sudden rip current. jackman pulled oscar and another swimmer to safety. then signaled others to get out of the dangerous current. the final four of the ncaa basketball tournament will be set tonight as north carolina vetakes on notre dame and virginia faces syracuse. last night was a night of upsets. the vis anova wildcatsdknocking off the tournament's number one overall seed, kansas. the jayhawks still had a chance in the final seconds, villanova stole the ball to seal the win and move on to the final four. they will now face oklahoma. oklahoma upset number one oregon

oklahoma's buddy heel, the star ofic the tournament, dominated with 37 points. >> your bracket busted? your bracket is busted. my bracket is busted. >> and i'm out. >> who needs notes? >> well, on this easter sunday, we could see an area of stronger st norms, clash of warmer air and colder air, so we have a cold front stretching right in between these two air masses, right in through here. and out ahead of it, we could see a risk of stronger storms this afternoon evening. temperatures in this zone here should ba running in the 50s. 60s and 70s today and drop down to the 50s. so right in through here, this area in yellow, that's where we have our best chshce of hail and wind gusts and cloud to ground lightning. day. isolated tornado is possible level winds. that could spawn some tornadoes. drop it down into the 40s and 50s.

little unsettled in the pacific northwest for easter sunday. mountain snow, rain from the coast of washington down i hrough oregon. and then through the southeast, we do still have a chance of flash flooding through northern florida. yesterday, we picked up three inches o jf rain in 'e sacola. could see more rain heavy at mes today. and that's your latest forecast. good morning. happy easter. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist erica grow. we'll get up to 54 degrees today. seasonably chilly. more clouds than yesterday. at least wh're keeping it dry through the daylight hours. the rain arriving by midnight. steadier rain by daybreak. a lot of 40 degrees. on monday, after the morning commute rain, we could see showers and hunderstorms and then it gets cooler and drier on tuesday. breezy with a high of 55. and that'sreour latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you. still to come on "today," the dawn of disappoiment? "batman v superman" now in theaters and while the reviews

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tell tell me, do you bleed? >> that's intense. back on a sunday morning with a look at the new "batman v superman" movie, "dawn of justice", a movie that is apparently getting thoroughly panned by critics. >> as steve patterson tells us, et doeon't seem to be stopping fans from flocking to the theaters. >> bruce wayne meets clark kent. i love it. >> reporter: it is the big screen brawl for all time. "batman v superman," finally an end to the age old question who wins when two of the world's biggest comic book heroes throw down. the response, so far, if you're

biggest openings of all time for any superhero film. >> reporter: yeah, that's big, answer usually rests with critics. if you ask them, bvs does not impress, most calling it too dark, the plot too dumb, others getting ugly calling it an overblown mess, even a crime against comic book fans. review site rotten tomatoes with a big green splat, just 29%. as ticket buyers, it is a much different script. >> the audience loved it. the tedrible revieds do not matter at all. this film is going to dominate the box office this weekend absolutely. >> reporter: and dominate thrks duo did. "batman v superman" is now over $170 million in sales domestically and is expected to to upple $300 million worldwide. easily putting a beatdown on the biggest presummer opening weekend of all time. and warner bros. biggest box

>> oh, my god. i feel like i'm tingling now. >> reporter: fans dismiss the critics. some even going s a ar on social media to call the negative reviews a marvel movie critic conspiracy. the biggest reveal so far, "batman v superman" is review proof. for "today steve patterson, nbc news, hollywood. >> people don't care. >> no. >>a i ohink if you want to see it, you're going to go see it no matter what, especially for a superhero film because we have a huclaige fan base. as you can imagine, many took to social media this weekend to have fun with the movie and its star. >> a sheinelle is over in the orange room with more on that and the clip of a really sad ben affleck that has gone viral. >> he's still good looking. the internet has done it again. 13 million views and ounting as, yes, batman himself ben affleck takes part in an interview for the movie. watch what happens as he listens

>> you guys say it won't affect e film as such. >> the interesting thing is that -- hello darkness my old friend i've coave o talk with you again because the visions are softly creeping >> that, of course, is simon and garfunkel's the sound of silence playing under the clip. now some fan reviews. d.c. fan boy says still in shock from thursday night. there we go. still in shock from thursday night. not a bad movie, but still a seriouthdisappointment, a sad c. fan boy. this one, a positive one, back from second viewing of "batman v superman," absolutely love the film, so excellent. i came out loving it so much more than the first time. and some p ple are showing ben affleck some love for his turn as the caped crusader, writing i must admit i doubted ben affleck would be a good batman but he nailed it. people are still going to see it.

>> yes. >> me too. >> i'm a huge batman -- >> al roker said it is an amazing movie. he loved it. >> roker liked it. >> the roker review. >> there you go. >> what does rotten tomatoes know? still ahead on a sunday edition of "today," a teenager who won't make you nervous when you see her behind the whenl. that's because she's a monster truck superstar. plus, we are taking you to churey on this eviter sunday. it is a church that celebrities are flocking to and has a ttle bit of a different message. we'l, introduce you. ekfferent message. you can find a recipe for almost anything... baby cousin's gonna love that isn't she. oh my goem. ... and gather all the right ingredients. we're gonna make the same meal this year. i wish sarah was here. i know, mom. but the happiest moments in life don't always come from a cookbook. look who's joining us. happy easter. they come from the heart. find low prices every day on

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good morning. thanks so much for joining us. it's 9:26 right now. it's about 43 degrees out there. the good thing, it is dry. happy easter to you. a raging fire, a horrible story to tell you about this morn sing. one person has died. two firefighters are hurt in queens. we have "today in new york's" checkey beckford in east elmhurst with more on what happened. >> reporter: neighbors waking up to the sad news this morning say the victim was an 88-year-old korean war veteran. he lived alone here in thisome on 87th street. this two-story home. firefighters found his body on the first floor. police sy the victim was severely burned. more than 60 firefighters in all responded toothe emergency near 25th avenue around 4:30 this morning. neighbors told us this isn't the first time there's been a fire at the home. e' say the place caught fire about two years ago. this time, though, firefighters

the flames preventing its spread to homes attached on either de. minor injuries. thecause of the fire is still under investigation and police are withholding the victim's name until his family is notified. in east elmhurst, checkey beckford, "today in new york." someone stabbed a man in theeback in washington heights. thisofappened at 180th street i audubon just before 2:00 a.m. witnesses say the victim was knifed after an argument in front of a rodega. that victim ism in critical condition we're told. >>ce> a driver died after slamming into a dry cleaning business there in he o onx. you see tfe masued-up hicle. it happened after ts he cleaners closed. the driver hit two parked cars and a light pole as well. checking your weather. today will be mostly cloudy and cool with a high of 54. expect showers after midnight with a low of 43. stay tuned for more of "weekend

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we're back on this we are back on this sunday mo?rning, march 27th, 2016. happy easter to all of you at home. happy easter to our fantastic crowd here on the plaza. a good crowd of people. >> great crowd this morning. >> yeah. >> i love it. >> lots of easter posters, some boys with ears. bunny ears. >> bunny ears. >> birthday over there too. >> s e. >> and a 50th birthday. lots going on this morning. also a lot happening in the news. sheinelle has this morning's headlines for us.

of two americans. husband and wife who were saying od-bye to their mom when the bombs went off in the airport. mon the investigation side, authorities say their search for suspects took them to italy where one aman was arrested accused of making fake documents. for terrorists in the paris and brussels attacks. security was tight at vatican city this morning where pope francis just wrapped up his easter address. tens of thousands packed st. peter's square. the pope called for peace in the world and offered a message of hope to those in attendance. and an about face from actor robert de niro deciding not to show a controversial anti-vaccination film. just yesterday we told you that deniro was standing by his decision to keep the film in the festival. but on satday, he said, quote, my intent in scaee.ing this film was to provide an opportunity for conversation around an issue that is deeply personal to me and my family. but after reviewing it over the

from the scientific community, we do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion i had hoped for. and u' at this move by novak djokovic, the number oth ranked tennis player, that's him catching a ball in his pocket. unbelievable. is hl pened during the miami open. by the way, djokovic won that match. how do you do that? now we all want to try it. you could probably do it. >> i don't want to try it. >> you could -- >> those aree ight pockets. >> pretty cool. >> sheinelle, thank you. now to a governor under fire this morning accused of having th affair with a top aide. it is a charge he nies but he was allegedly caught on tape making racy comments to that aide and now facing allegations of improper conduct and potential misuse of state resources as sarah dallof reports, t an state's ethics commission has been called in to investigate. >> reporter: this morning, alabama governor robert bentley

improper relationship with one of his top advisers, rebekah caldwell mason. the allegations brought forth by a former top alabama law enforcement officer after he was fired last week. >> governor bentley was elected by overwhelming majority to the people of the state. but rebekah mason was not elected by anyone. and the level of influence she is yielding makes her the de facto governor. >> reporter: now in a report to the ethi commission, state auditor jim ziegler writes, it ise. believed that state aircraft oreryootor vehicles together with ate security peraonnel may have been used for personal benefit, including the furtherance of an illicit sexual relationship. >> if the defendant is found guilty, that person is automatically removed from the public office. >> reporter: they're allegations the governor had denied. >> i can assure the peaple of alabama that as their governor i have never done ything illegal. >> reporter: the report also

phone call, reportedly between the governor and mason. >> hey, i love that too. putting my arms, my hands under you. we're gonna do what we did the other day. >> repotter: in a press conference, the govern doesn't explicitly acknowledge his voice on the recording but apologized for inappropriate comments and denied a physical relationship. >> i have not had a physical relationship with mrs. mason. and at times in the past have i said things that i should not have said? absolutely. >> reporter: the governor released a statement regarding the ethics report saying, i have always and will continne to cooperate with the alabama ethics commission. mason also denies the affair saying, we have a professional relationship and a strong friendship. r now, both bentley and mason say they plan to continue working in their current roles. for "today," sarah dallof, nbc news. it is time for a final check of your easter sunday weather. dylan has that for us.

given up sweets for lent. well, these awesome kids over here have brought me some m&ms. >> i love it. >> they gave up sweets too. we can all chow down on m&ms now, it is official. let's look at the weather across the country for this easter sunday. it is going to be nice and mild, back to the ohio and tennessee heriver valley. temperatures in the 70s. back behind a front, only in the 40s. that front could trigger storms later on this afternoon. some could be strong, especially western kentucky through ind and western ohio. biggest threat for hail and damaging wind gusts so we can't rule out an isolated tornado. as the front moves eastward, it will bring showers to the northeast early tomorrow and then will clear out by monday afternoon. then it moves up to new england where temperatures will only be in the 40s and 50s and the sunshine returns back pretty much everywhere else, highs in the 60s and 70s. now here's a peek out your window. good morning. happy easter. i'm meteorologist erica gr . we'll get up to 54 degrees today.

a lot more clouds than yesterday. at least we're keeping it dry through the dayli t hours. the rain arriving after midnight. steadier rain by daybreak. an overnight low of 40 degrees. after he morning commute rain on monday, we could see showers and thunderstorms. it gets cooler and drier one tuesday. breezy with a high of 55. and that's your latest forecast. bl up next, our sunday stories from an 18-year-old breaking barriers in the world of monster trucks to celebrities flocking to a popular church in new york city. and one mother's view on living in brussels right after these messages. mother's reviews on living in brussels right after these messages. p second we're born. because, healthier doesn't happen all by itself. it needs to be earned every day. using wellness to keep away illness. and believing a single life can be made better by millions of others. as a health se.vices and innovation company optum powers modern healthcare by connecting

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we're back now on a sunday morning with a young we're back now on a sunday w morning with a young woman turning heads in a really big way. >> i think you're going to like her. her name is rosalee ramer, like any other 18-year-old, hangs out with her friends, listening to sic, go cart riding nith them an ad now going toicollege. but on her weekends and off time ishe puts all of that aside and steps inside one of the places she feels most comfortable, a giant monster truck. >> driving is focused. your body has to know exactly wharat to do. is really a mind thing. driving is!passion. >> reporter: passion reaching monster heights.

i'm the youngest professional female monster truck driver in the world. >> reporter: at 18 years old, rosalee is just getting started in the professional world. but she's been aroun athese huge trucks since she could walk, working alt gs ie her dad who also competes in monster truck ra ces. >> so hard to wrap your mind around a 10,000 pound truck going 50, 60 feet in the air. we do it every weekend and it is so much fun and the crowd goes azy for it. >> reporter: we caught up with rosalee at the monster jam world finals in las vegas. it is her first time competing in the young gun shootout, racing against 15 other up and coming drivers. the competition is fierce. >> what i really have to do is kind of clear my brain and not completely focus on the technical aspects of driving. i just need to b

moment and then i know. >> reporter: rosalee's truck named wildflower, is designed just for her. >> the trucks get 3 gs of force, strapped in so tight you can hardly breathe. you have to calm yourself down. >> reporter: rosalee calls her dad her best friend, and also as her coach, he's confident that once she straps in, she's safe. >> it is safer than walking down the street. anything you do in life, you need to sit back, you need to understand it well, d ow the safety equipment, and all the ctors behind it, and if you do things wisely in life, go for it, have fun. >> reporter: and fun is exactly what she's having. especially with her urns. here she's a rock star. >> it is so amazing to have young girls come up to me and know that they're looking out for me. even if they want to be a girlie girl, they can still work on trucks or do whatever they want to do and be themselves while they're doing it. >> reporter: and it is not just kids who love rosalee. en top champions in the sport

>> i've known her since she was a little girl. she was always playing around the pit area, putting the tires on herself, you know, and lping daddy. to see her now is re sly impressive. >> reporter: i'll tell you what's impressive, getting into rosalee's truck takes work. >> it is just a lot of practice. >> all right. >> here we go. tell me if my foot is in the wrong place. >> okay. >> so head over the roof? >> right here. now slip your feet in. feetfirst. >> i'll admit, it is pretty cool. >> i have to say here all day, because i'm not getting out. >> reporter: rosalee says this year it is not just about winning, it is the entire experience, being here with fa.ns, family and friends, doing something she's been dreaming about since she was a little girl. >> out here, you know, we're all living our dreams. us being monster truck drivers is just us do big kids inatigger toys.

what is in your mind? you're just airborne. it is like an adrenaline rush obviously. she loves it. she's been watching her dad do this since she was a little girl and finally at the wheel. >> what is the natural prr ogression? >>ngou know whatr i was telling em, the whole monster jam, monster truck, it is an event, an experience. these people come out every year.cthey knoaithe names of the drivers. so she's in the young guns competition, she didn't win this year, but i'm sure she'll win next year. it is a thing. she's a student at georgia tech, engineering major, super smart. i think she wants to go into the corporate side of engineering. sghiemtd for her. >> fun hobby. >> thanks for not driving. glad you made it back. >> thanks to everybody that was there. they're probacly happy i wasn't driving. over to dylan with today's plsiaza fan of the day. and good energy this morning, dylan. >> we had to go to our inside voices. this is nicky and scott kennedy from appleton, wiscons n.

>> we're having a great time. >> is was wonderful. >> you were shaking a little bit. >> i'm okay. i'm okay. >> nice to have you here. i love your sign. >> we're all good. having fun in the orange room. > celebritieo flocking to a popular church that holds service for thousands every week. >> but first, these messages! >> you got it. choose the one new revlon ultimate-all-in-one. our revolutionary mascara delivers 5 lash-transforming

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back nowven this easter su annday and aolot of you cey be returning from or just about to head out to church this morning. >> here in new york, thelu is one church that has the capacity to reach out to thousands in a very unique way. it has been called the church of thr stars for celebrity following. and anne thompson takes us to hi fllsong church. >> r jorter:cr icothe neon lit heart of new york, this is the hottest seat on sunday morning. playstation theater transformen into hillsong church. >> s it is electric and life changing. it is something that goes into your spirit when you come here, that really gives you a different view of life. >> reporter: ooted in the

chamctoned by jesus christ, in five short years hillsong nyc has gone from meeting in a downtown apartment to attracting up to 9,000 people on a sunday in three different locations. >> it has been said of the nobody is asking, and we scratch where nobody is itching. >> reporter: what are the moqudeestions thatonshody else is asking? >> people are asking questions like why am i here? we have people that have nothing in the world and they're not happy. we have people in the church who have everything from monti and tfame and success and they're not have everything from monti and tfame and success and they're not happy. so we do feel like wk have a tlittle bit of ground to be able to heell people, hey, you better be looking a little t deeper than what new crk has to offer for siyour purpose and your identity and those yo questions are real for people. >> what happened to jesus ln the cross was for you. it was for you. at's how much you're worth to god. >> reporter: how many does this theater hold? >> not quite enough. >> reporter: pastors carl lentz and joe houston gave us rare access to the spiritual

not to be another fad. >> s olcess for us is to still be here in 20, 30, 50, 100 years from now. well after we're ino longer aive, but still something here that is true to the message we're representings >> reporter: the congregation unk,deniably hip with bold faced names ike justin bieber and nba astar kevin durant. >> i would say the ratio is 99.9% of those that go to the church are not famous and no one knows who they are. >> reporter: but they know why they are there. >> gives me a deeper relationship with god. >> n amazing experience. everyone feels welcome. i'm fromumsia. i feel like i was at home. >> reporter: the 2,000-year-old message delivered with a 21st century edge. for "today," anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> right around the corner, we have never been. >> i've seen the lines, though, for sunday. i don't live in the city, but i was there for something recently and i noticed the lines and i saw people coming out with

we're going to get you in soon, don't worry. >> whatever works. wherever you can find the faith, it is a good feeling you get from wherever you decide t i. >> yes. >> happy easter. >> happy easter indeeds it still eaead on tbis easter sundab, a stir mthat wil a whsonate with anyone who is a parent. what life is like in brussels for one american mother who recently moved her entire family to that city. that's right after these me ages. but imagine earning it twice. you can with the citi double cash card. it lets you earn cash back twice. once when you buy and again as you pay. it's cash back then cash back again. an tathat's a cash back win-winn the citi double cash card. the only card that lets you earn cash back twice on everywpurchase with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay. with two ways to earn, it makes a lot of other cards seem one-sided. welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys!

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back on this sunday morning with a story of a mom who moved r family from washington, d.c. to brussels nine months ago. she said she hoped the move would be can escape from the poliui nl essteria and gun

>> but as she iells us, her rld was turned upside down this past tuesday when bombs started going off in her adopted hometown. >> we thought it would be great to come and give our children the experience of learning a new language.rwe decided to put them in a local belgium school. and for me it also was a way to get away from some of the anxiety that i felt as a parent in america. we knew there were terrorism connections in brussels,ines didn't feel like brussels was e going to be as dangiro a as it has turned out. now it feels like we're living in a war zone at times or at least living in a society under threat. on tuesday morning, i was at my desk, working, in my house and i work overler: tg my children's school, which is very clos fo less than 100 yards away. and i got a text from a friend that said, holy cow, there has

airport. about half an hour or so late, i got another text from a friend saying did you hear about the explosion on the metro. and that was when i really felt panicked because i realized en they were in a multistage attack that was like paris, and all%i could think of is what is going to happen next? and how about my children? i had just threw on what i could find, and didn't even put a coat on, and i ran out to the children's school. and i went in and i found my daughter and my son and i just said, we have to ge' and i had their hands really tight and started walking as fast as i could home and i explained to them there had been, you know, an attack and my son said, is this like paris? and i said, yes. d then,he said, are we on lockdown again? and i said, yes. and what was amazing was that he took this in, he didn't seem particularly frightened, he just -- he understood he was

the things that made me feel sad is that he had become -- this had become part of our life. i've done things that i never expected to have to do here in europe, talk about making sure you know where the exits are and, you know, how to hit the ground. i think there is a universal feeling among parents who come here from america that this has become a very different experience than they imagined. >> uncomfortable new normal there. you just got back from spending than 24 hours. what struck you? >> funny, i was in paris after the attacks too an it wts a much different feeling. we saw these memorials emerge, so there is a place where we showed pictures of it and we can show you here, these are the early memo als wednesday. just about 24 hours after the attacks and initially it sort of felt to us like it would be where people came together in paris, b it had a different feeling. there was -- there were a lot of people coming together. there were constantly people there.

different, people sort of exinpectu this. right. mytl sister lives in paris and said to me this is harder for me than paris because it feels much more real. and i feel like it can now happen anytime. we knew it would, but now it is happening. you saw people coming together, but the fact you ouldn'w get that close to some of the ites too made it feel a little different in the city. in paris, we were right at the bataclan, right outside the cafes where terrorists had come by and killed people and you couldn't get to the airport for days. and it took them a long time to start to be able to identify people and we didn't have all those stories right away. i think that changes the mood a little bit. and we hear a lot when we talk with terror analysts about how things are divided in belgium and all these layers of investigative bodies and law enforcement and how that can really hinder things and that was a big topic of discussion. but i will say the other thing that struck me, people are so kind and it is one of the most

to, never been to brussels before and one thing that really always kind of makes you feel a little bit better, the first day we got there, we went to our location and there was a little kid running around a pond and you see the children and you think you got to have faith there is something else out there. >> "meet the press" is coming up. chuck's guests, bernie sanders,

right now, a tragic start to easter sunday. a fire t rs thrgh an east elmhurst home and takes a life. plus, the congregation voaing to rebuild this resurrection sunday in the aftermath of a devastating new jersey fire. the pope's easter message suddenly t ches on terrorism. good morning. welcome to "today in new york" at 10:00. i'm gus rosendale. >> i'm natalie pasquarella in