it's monday, april 11th. coming up on "early today," in an nbc exclusive, the cia direct says they will not waterboard again even under a new president. hillary clinton pushes for votes and bernie sanders hits coney island. new details surrounding the shooting death of beloved new orans player will smith and the man charged with second-degree murder. and a historic visit of john

a massive meltdown for jordan spieth at augusta and a hole-in-one like you've never seen. "early today" starts right now. good morning, everybody. happy monday. thanks for joining us. an active duty navy commander has been charged with spying for a foreign nation. according to multiple news sources including the "washington post," he faces several counts of espionage and other charges includes prostitution and adultery. there are reports he passed secret information on to china. the navy has withheld his identity but the "washington post" reports a u.s. official disclosing it citing the anonymity of the case. according to his heavily redacted charge sheet released by the navy. lin is accused of stealing information with the intent that it would be used by a foreign nation. he reportedly had access to u.s.

of the most sensitive intelligence aircraft. he was apparently arrested eight months ago but information about the case was highly secretive and did not become availab until a preliminary justice hearing on friday. now, to the campaign trail and trump 2.0. now, this comes as the front-runner is fighting for delegates trying to secure the nomination before the convention, but for now the focus is foe focus is on next week's primary. >> reporter: phere is little doubt rochester, new york, is trump territory. >> there is no rally like a trump rally, and nobody gets to people. that i can tell you. >> reporter: sporting a new hair cut and a sharper merge. >> rochester lost 90,000 jobs since 197 0rks 4,000 jobs in the last six months. >> but even some true believers

2.0. >> >> he says it like it is, and i think he means what he says but it doesn't come out the right way. >> a change would be okay for zblu on trump? a little bit maybe. >> reporter: his right-hand paul manafort changing his course. >> he was doing well on a mod thal mad. senseanut now that the campaign has got on the the end stage, a more traditional campaign has to take place. i'm confident. we have several ways through june 7 to go over 1237. >> while "the boston globe" with a front page they hope to never have to print, mass deportations, riots, trade wars. the editorial labeling trump's vision deeply disturbing and profoundly un-american. >> the whole front page is of make-bee leave sort which is really no different from tht whole paper. the whole thing is made up. >> reporter: back in

must go on. i'm heading on down the road saying trump president >> reporter: for trump, political savior. the democratic candidates, they continue to battle in the big apple. hillary clinton and brooklyn born bernie sanders. sanders hopes to keep the momentum from his string of recent victories. meanwhile president obama is speaking out about clinton's continued e-mail scandal. nbc's kelly o'donnell brings us up to speed. >> reporter: with delegate-rich primaries around the corner, this was nol ay of rest. >> we have taken on all of the establishment. >> let's do this together. thank you. >> reporter: hillary clinton and husband bill put their faith in african-american congregations, making visits to six churches in harlem and queens. >> she was your senator. she was a great secretary of state.

herself with presi nt obama and implie berni sanders had not been as loyal. >> we havetsomeone who rejects the idea that president obama has made progress, doesn't give himcahe credit that i think he deserves. >> reporter: sanders made the rounds on four sunday talk shows and challenged clinton's suitabilityqualificatio-b. >> she may have experience to be president of the united states, no one can argue that, but in terms of a judgment, something is clearly lacking. >> reporter: although the senator does not raise it, he's talked about the e-mail server. he ooh's asked if he still thinks there was no compromise to national security after classified documents were found on that clinton server. >> hillary clinton was an outstanding secretary of state. she would never intentionally put america in any kind of jeopardy. >> reporter: helpful praise,

endorsement planned. staying in new york, sanders got a taste of coney island. >> i hope that on april 19th se will have the largest voter turnout -- >> reporter: while sanders has won seven straight contests, clintonngolds the lead in the big blue states that vote next. kelly o'donnell, n b kr bc news, baltimore. >> in an nbc exclusive our chief correspondent richard engel asked whether the agency would use harsh interrogation practices. president obama banned it in 2009, but donald trump and ted cruz have said they're open to it. director brennan said he would not authorize it, even if ordered by a fute president. >> absolutely i would not. i would not agree to having any cia officer carrying out waterboarding. >> you can catch more of

with richard brennan tonight on nbc news. bond has been set at $1 million for the man accused of killing former new orleans saint will smith. it appears tuio started with car accident and ended with smith's shocking death. >> reporter: the scene of the fatal shooting. saints fans paid their respect to one of the most beloved players in team history. >> a good guy. everybody loves him. and just an absolute shame. >> reporter: police say it was about 11:30 saturday night when smith's mercedes was hit by a hummer driven by hayes. they argued and hayes put out a gun and began to shut. >> we pulled him out of the vehicle with multiple gunshot unds to the hospytal. smith's wife was rushed to the hospital with a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound.

bond was set at $1 million. hayes' attorney believes there's much more to this story. >> reporter: will smith played college football at ohio state and won a championship there. he spent nnne seasons in new orleans and helped the franchise win its only super bowl. we he left football, he and his wife stayed in louisiana where they helped the community. the masters' reigning champion can only be described as a meltdown for the ages. the leader hits his fourth birdie in the ninth and trouble begins am missed putt on the 11th and then to the 12th and amen corner where he makes a major mistake. still on the 12th spieth hits this one flat and fat and drops another ball into the water.

3. watch where this one goes. yep. in the sand. he finished with a 7 on the hole. meanwhile danny willet has managed to take a lead including finishing strong on the 18th hold capturing the masters while waiting in the clubhouse to see if spieth can catch him. he found out he has won the masters. talking on the phone and a bit of a bitter moment for spieth who won last year. he had to present the 2016 coveted greenmeacker to new masters winner danny willet. only the second englishman to ke that title. congratulations. let's talk about this though storms. they moved across oklahoma late last night. storm chasers say the system nearly produced a tornado several times. and near the texas panhandle, the roads looked like they were covered in snow as large hail fell in the town of dickens.

chaser s' windshield. let's get a lowdown if you will -- that's my texas terminology. >> that was good. lowdown, low pressure. >> it's spring. it happens. >> this is our peak tornado season. this is when we expect to get a couple of big outbreaks. we're not going to ave a huge outbreak today. we're still wrapping up last night's storms. a lot of lightning and still some hail and gusty winds, but we're not concerned with any tornados. now, as we go throughout the later portions of the day, we're going to watch the severe weather in the south. we watch light rain and heavy rain en the northeast. but the severe weather threat for just about 11 million people is from areas of arkansas, oklahoma, eastern texas and all of louisiana and late, late tonight into areas of mississippi. a few tornados are possible especially right around the arklatex region. now, as the storm comes in, the unstable air takes place. it should fire up around 4:00

expect it to start to peak. from 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, we'll watch this and the possibility of heavy rain continuing into the overnight hours. we'll watch this area of texas as storms develop. that's your national weather. here's a closer look at your day ahead. well, strong storms will fire up almost over the top of dallas. it's an interesting forecast for dallas. then the storms will be heading to the east and intensify. just a cool, not a chilly-type rain throughout most of the ohio valleyminto pittsburgh today. so an active monday forecast. >> all right. busy, busy. thank you, bill. drivers, listen up. which way gas prices are headed. plus a historic moment this morning at the site of the atomic bombing in hiroshima. you're watching "early today." plumping surface cells for a dramatic transformation - without the need for fillers. your concert tee might shog your

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he hit a beauty yet again, right in the cup. but the shot of the day just may be this one by south african louis ooh sayzin. >> i have never seen an afternoon like this. >> all right. that's one. >> can you believe that? that is the third hole in one on the 16th the seam day at the masters. incredible. and a quick mention the golden state warriors have tied the record with 72. the warriors defeated san antonio spurs 92-86. golden state can break the regular season record with a

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leading the news in the "l.a. times," ships with corpses on board have been washing ashore io japan. ed a least 14 of these ghost boats have washed up over the last year, the ships bearing the unmistaken sign of north korean origin. and on nbc news.com, nasa ee keep pler planetary probe powers down to explain the emergency

it's a large thing and engineers areuscrambling to figure out what's wrong before it runs out of fuel. well, the death toll from a tragic fire in india has reached a staggering 110. the fire started in a packed hindu tell pbl when its unauthorized fireworks display went awry. over 85 people were hurt. last night while visiting mumbai, prince william and wife kate expressed their condolences. two men in their early 20s were expected back saturday evening. an overturned kayak was found about four miles offshore and two miles from the other kayaker were located. the coast guard says they've been searching through the night. and spa x successfully arrived with 7,000 pounds of

first inflatable room for astronaut station and they pulled into the drag within a robotic arm as it orbited 250 miles above earth. that is pretty incredible. all right. russia's black sea resort near sochi has smashed the world record for bikini skiing. i know you're interesting in this video, so here you go. over 1,000 participates from6 to 70 years o4d took to the slopes on saturday. organizers of the event said over a thousand participanted showed uy shattering the previous record set in siberia. anything you want to say about that, bill, or are you just interested in staring at the vieco? >> i couldn't waay anything about it. that would be in appropriate. >> i've never seen you so silent. a jury trial begins for ross harris. he's accused of intentionally

cooper in the car while he was at work. josh stone, 29. joel gray turns 84, and presidential medal of freedom winner ethel kennedy, the wife of the late bobby kennedy is 88. i'm betty

a homicide dangerously close to a college campus. police are searching for the gunman who opened fire near rutgers in newark. a small plane crashes on a long island street. the search for answers as the survivors recover. and battleground new york. the empire state is crawling with candidates all vying for your vote. "today in new york" starts now. crawling with candidates. >> the image. >> good morning everyone. it's monday morning. april 11th. i'm darlene rodriguez. i'm michael gargiulo. chris is off. but raphael miranda is here. >> better weekend than last week. >> no snow in the forecast this time. that's always a good thing. there is some rain right now. you can see on storm tracker, we're dealing with some showers. very light and spotty. that's going to be the trend