coming up on "early today," ing christians, mainly women and children, an easter suw nday suicide bomber kills 59 and injures 300. clash inrussels. a right-wing group of demonstrators are dispersed with water cannons after a terror attack. pope francis delivers an easter message denouncing terror. plus, your ncaa final four headed for houston, the battle between ted cruz and donald trump heats up, and spring has sprung on this easter. "e

good morning, everyb ley, and th goanme for joining us, i'm betty nguyen nguyen. it happened at a crowded children's park in the eastern city of lahore. the death toll has risen on at least 69, most of them killed women and children and more than 300 injured, many of them still in critical condition. this morning funerals are already being held for some of the young victims of yesterday's attack. we have more. >> reporter: the bomb went off near the children's ride in a park crowded with christians celebrating the easter holiday. in the aftermath, scenes of chaos. relatives looks for missing loved ones, women and children standing on blooding grounds. the scene at the hospital also chaotic. one after another the wounded many of them women and children ca ied in. the health officials saying many

ine breakaway fax of the taliban in pakistan said they were behind the attack. the christian community ceulebrating easter was the, quote,verime target. >> we are really, really sad and feeling so upset because it's a day of our worship. >> the u.s. national security council said the united states condemns the attack in the strongest terms. to provincial government in pakistan declared three days of mourning and pledged to bring the perpetrator to justice. barry err rant, nbc news. yesterday hillary clinton tweeted my prayers are with the victims of the horrific easter day attack in lahore. pakistan and all nations must be defeats against. >> the pope urged the world to use the weapons f love to fight the evil of violence. he alsoaurged europe not to for

vertyt and condemned countries' ilure to help refugees. the pope's message comes just ot days after the heavy attacks in brussels and amid heavy security in st. peter square. >> next in belgium, a couple was dropping off stephanie's mother when the attack happened. now, she is safe. pr esident obama called heir families yesterday to aur their condolences. four americans are now confirms to have died in the attacks. a man detained has been formally charged with being directly linked to the bolling. he's been charged with terrorist murder and two other terrorist related charges. this video was posted of this man iden tfying himself a/c a/c

meanwhile, though, a peaceful easter sunday so dald march was canceled over security concerns. however, hundreds of right wing demonstrator s demonstrators were there. hu ndreds of riot police pushed the crowd back. ter cannons were used to even help disperse the crowd after some some demonstrators threw things at police. nine people were taken in for questioning. dutch authorities, well, they a arrested a 32-year-old man. that man, a french national, is expected to be extradited back to france. let's get you back to the white hous and a sande> sweep. what a weekend it was for bernie. he dock name itted continues to

and for the republicans the intense personal feed between ted cruz and donald trump is not going away any time soon. c's nbc's jennifer johnson reports. victorious after three wins and caucuses. 73>>-27% in washington staid andb -29% in hawaii. sanders still believes he can win theonomination. >> we have the momentum. we have won five out of the six last contests in landslide fashion. >> reporter: donald trump continues to dd.y his campaign had anything to do with a "national enquirer." story alleleng ted cruz had extramarital affairs. >> this stuff is garbage and came from donald trump. >> reporter: donald trump denied.

make me the bad guys. >> reporter: john kasich says they should forget those two and jump on his campaign. >> as you notice the narrative over the last week has been what is wrong with the party. >> reporter: but trump is still way ahead. the republicans are squaring off tomorrow in the north dakota primary. they have to wait until april 19th for new york but new york may have an uphill battle if this is any indication. check it out. this tombstone reading donald trump made america hate again was found in central park on sunday. it has since been removed. some good news for donald. he's a grandfather again. his daughter ee sri can gave birth to baby theodore, her third child with husband jerry kushner. she tweeted out saying my hthrt is full.

theodore is the donald's eighth gr iandchild. congratulations to him. people and ets alike were festive. the creative outfits created tdown fifth avenue to a tradition that dates back to the 1870s. meanwhile in western pennsylvania a dare devils bunny made a democrat tick dare. he landed in some nearby woods but the crowd waited and it was all fun. pez canceled its annual easter hunt after adults misbehaved. it quickly turn into chaos. parents reportedly ignored staff's instructions shoving people. e adult pushed a woman's

the child's nose. they said they onto wanted to do some good for the community. really? >> they were like no holds barred. >> what was in those eggs? money? >> tthn the parents would be out there. sh>> that's the thing. maybe that's why the adults were th all out. >> i hope everybody had a great weekend. bring the umbrella with you this morning. the kids at the bus stoop, too, from boston all the way to new york. heading up around erie and buffalo will get some of that rain. even a couple of lightning strikes. wheel deal with it mostly in the early portions of the day. w, furthercto the west that's where we're watching the next event. salt lake city looks like rain for you buty he higher evations of idaho, wyoming, we ha winter storm warnings. these are all winter storm events. for the late ike season, this is great for you. how much snow are ww expecting?

this is going to be a significant event. for todao's forecast, we're rainy in next especiallyusarly in the kay. temperatures another too bad in the 650s. florida also had some storms. watch out for some of those storms. beautiful weather in the middle of the country. then for tomorrow we're little cooler, but we cleared out not areas of tnu mid-atlantic and northeast. that's your national weather. here's a closer look at your day ahead. > so this looks probably a lot worse than it is. what rain will fall in d.c., philadelphia, and new york will be early today. then it will clear out in the afternoon. a areas of the northern plains not bad. bismarck at 60 degrees. now, i'll bet you erie thinking, april, this is going to be great. >> yeah. >> i have one more. i'll give you some details coming up. it may not be cold. it may be really cold. >> okay, bill.

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points in one stretch. virginia could not come back and were b?eaten in a stunner, 68-62. syracuse becomes the fourth to reach the fievl four. next in philly in where number 6 notre dame put up a fight against north carolina. the tar heels proved too much for the fighting irish, 88-74. north carolina henlds to the final four for a record 19th time and the first time since they won it all back in 2009. your ncaa matchup in houston, vilnova takes on oklahoma. the championship game is on modenday, april 4th. to nba now where the golden state warriors extending their home winning streak to 52. klay thompson scored 40 in his second game in a row. the warriors beat the sixers. to indy where the rockies' james harden put up 34 points but it was paul george's pacers

104--101 win against the nhl. sidney crosby deflects the puck sbeel into the goal for the win with less than 30 on the cluck. pittsburgh has won eight of their last nine games. and check this out. michigan taking on north dakota in the ncaa as they score on a beautiful shot but then takes a nasty forearm from a ref. he getting up with a smile though. north dakota went on to beat michigan, 5-2. bees. it turned into a swarm and caused a ten-minute delay in a spring training game between chicago and the mariners. one player was stuck ten times but did get a yomer. e guess it wasn't all that bay. just ahead, a movie pans be critics. plus from a wrecking ball to a spinning chair. the judges joining adam and blake on "the voice."

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mostly ininhe midwest, great lakes, and upstate new england lasting all the way. we've had early spring, a lot of flowers are out, trees are blossoming, so it could be very cold it looks like. >> still not good news though. >> not for you. >> i want the 80 degree temperature now. all right, thank you, bill. now to entertainment news. batman v superman brought in a ge whopping amount. the movie soared despite largely negative reviews. domestic ticket sales set a record for a march release. harrison forward is auyoctioning off his hans solj letather jacket for a good cause. his daughter has suffered epilepsy since birth.

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yep, the lucky guy plas a $100,000 win ng ticket online. the orange scored a spot in the final four showdown in houston next week. syracuse place north carolina on saturday. >>pa> well, mexico's war against drugs gain some headway over the weekend. police detained the man, want manuel alvarez. hene's believes to be the top money launderer for el chapo, the famous drug lord who was recaptured back in february. king midas has laundered at least $4 billion over the past decade. a group of college students were in for a scare when a porch roof collapsed at a party in maryland. police describe the chaotic ene. you can see it right there as they responded to the 200 people gathered there. at least three people were injured ad er the 15-foot drop including one in serious condition. a couple taking the plunge has decided to take the actual stplunge after the can popped the big question under water.

because she couldn't have himself throwing h-mself to the sharks. >> the winner for the world's most adorable traffic jam sho uld probably go to this koala bear. look at this little guy. >> look at him walking leak that. >> i know. very slowly. it's all those nails. he wan dered onto the australian highway and was in no rush. the scene prompted a personal police escort and prompted praise for the police officer who made sure the koala bear climbed to a tree and climbed up and went right to week. scientists will try to identify critical gaps in research and technology but also discuss strategies to develop vaccines and control methods. and the obamas will hold their final easter egg roll on

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breaking news in new jersey. we're hearing reports of a cab driver shot. we're first on the scene with the story. plus, tarkting the elderly. police say they preyed on seniors and attacks and robs them. brace yourself for a messy rainy commute. "today in new york" starts now. good morning everyone. nday morning, march 28th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> nice to have you back. i'm kerry barrett in for iichael this morning. chris cimino here with the forecast. >> good morning. and welcome this morning. bright colors. i like to see that. >> we'll talk about a gray sky and wet weather. chilly. upper 30s, lewer 40es in the area. there's a cold rain out there. 42 in the city. across long island, generally low 40s. very damp and chilly to start the morning. when the weather doesn't cooperate, it mak