see you tomorrow. it's tuesday, april 12th. coming up on "early today," polls reveal which candidates are surging in new yoe . and a chilling report from the cdc about the zika virus in the u.s. >> everything about this virus seems to be scarier than we first thought. and we need the states to be ready for that. plus, prince william and

di's steps in india. and the g be trotters with an unbelievable shpp. "early today" starts right now. good morning to you everybody. i'm betty nguyen. so, we are one week away from the new york primary and candidates on both sides sn.m to need to battel for new york. and the new mar poll shows donald trump and hillary clinton ahead in their home states. donald trump 33 points ahead of john kasich. and if trump wins more than 50% of the hey s, he will take all 95 delegates up for grabs. and hillary clinton up 14opoints on bernie sanders. this as vice president joe biden has interesting insight on the candidates. and we begin witisthe republicans. >> reporter: donald trump wants

ou.r new poll shows him over 50% now. ted cruz far behi d in third. his campaign tells s s nbc news, they're hoping to stop a sweep, because he'll only need 55% of what's open. it's easier for him to avoid a contested convention. that's where cruz may have the delegate advantage after cleaning up in colorado. >> now they're trying to pick off those d egates one by one. e sistem is rigged, it's crooked. >> reporter: and while he won't gey the votes of two of his own children who missed the regi, ration deadline, his rivals argue trumps complaints are simply sour groups. >> latest thing he seized upon is when people vote against him, they're stealing the election.

>> reporter: and while trump's taking aim at cruz's tactics, if he doesn't like the system, he shouldn't be a part of it. >> they're looking for thebe people to represent their views on the floor in cleveland. >> i will never be a republican again. >> reporter: trump retweeting this video of a colorado man burning hin voter registration. and the candidate who ignited a politihei revolution now seeing supporters starting a fire storm. hally jackson, nbc news, new york. >> reporter: coveringwahe democrats. with hillary clinton commanding a double digit lead in new york, both candidates sharpened their attacks. >> i have noticed that under the bright spot light and scrutiny here in new york, senator sanders has had trouble

>> most of you know secretary clinton voted for that disastrous war. >> reporter: her delegate lead would become nearly insurmountable. and independents who typically favor sanders aren't allowed to te in the new york rpreaary. his strategy now, driving up turnout. >> when there is a large voter turnout, we win. >> reporter: meanwhile the top democrat that us did, get into the race was asked io he wpld like to see a female president. >> i would like to see a woman elntectebl we both when we ran said let the party decide. the nation's top health experts are warning that the zika virus appears to be spreading much faster than they first thought and the u.s. will

mosquitos carrying the virus in the next months. >> reporter: abnormally small heads and brains are becoming a very real concern in the u.s. >> everything we look at with this virus seems scarier than we initially thought. >> reporter: the zika virus is carried by a mosquito. believed it was found in just 10 states, now 30. already 346 zika cases are reported all over the country, mostly from travellers who brought the virus home and now pregna women living along the gulf coast are potentially at risk. dr. peter hotez is warning zika could rave the region like hurricane katrina. m t rr worried that in areas of extreme poverty such as houston

ly vulnerable to seeing z a virus transmissions. >> reporter: and especially vulnerable, the poor, without screens or standing water. and on born babies they be at risk throughout the pregnancy, not just the first trimester and nay -- >> the more you learn, the more you get concerned. >> and doctors from the cdc and national institutes of health are asking for nearly $2 billion in emergency funding to fight e virus. > april 12th represents the number of extra days since the part of last your a womou has eo work more than a man in a year.

extensive collection with the accomplishments of the women' movement in the u.s. pm and carly lloyd continues to speak up about the pay gap in soccer. she says the team is sick of being treated like secondsclass citizens. check out this amazing video from california. it shows a large sink hole in the middle of a roadwin as the street falls into a sewage line below. so far the low is about 15 feet wide and 20 feet deep. they say the exact cause is s unknown but could be due o recent rains. speaking of the weather, let's get a check of that from meteorologists,ill ldrins. >> sink holes are one thing. you've sben hail, you're from texas. >> hail, tornados, you name it. >> yesterday was a day we had cl gassic hail from texas, especially denton, wylie. when you see it hitting the pavement and almost smashing

quarter to golf-ball size hail and there was bigger near denton. and one r two pictures of soft-ball sized hail. d a lat of damage is done when you get hail that de big. thunderstorms a still rolling th.rough southern msssissipbi and there's sti raildto be had andghtning. a little wider view shows light rain in areas of south carolina and raleigh and fayette vil are going to have a wet morning too. fui rther to the north, the light rain will continue to pennsylvania and new york. it'sinate going to be a horrible day. and the front will push through. by noon>we're already about done

philadelphia and albany.dallvening activities look dry tonight. thalts arer er that's your national weather, now a close at your day ahead. and areas of the big cities on i 95, have your umbrella for your eamorning commute and along t h northern gulf coast, heavy rain later today. so, we didn't have any tornados yesterday but a lot of the hail is pretty incredible stuff. >> insurance claims out of that omone. >> lot of them. just ahead, hundredmore people arrested in the u.s. capital. plus, how prince william and kate are using their tour to retrace princess dianna's steps. i think we should've t en a left at the river. tarzan know where tarzan go! rzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, do you know where the wate trfall is? waterfall? nolt, me tarzan, king of jungle. why don't you want to just ask somebody? if you're a couple,

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ways to protect voting rights and insure every american has an equal voice. tennessee legislators just passed a bill that would allow mental health therapists to turn people away p if their religious beliefs differ from their ow opponents say it would legalize discrimination. princess william and prince kate are on a tour bringing back memories of william's late mother, princess dianna. >> reporter: this trip to india was kate's idea, according to prince william. she's been learning the language, or trying. visiting poor children in mumbai.

husband to challenge a local danc . ev n managing to get through a breezy ward robe malfunction, confident playing sports with william. before paying homage at the shrine. ey're here to pay their respects. you can see them being given their ceremonial scarf and then william attending to anoth woman in his life, the queen, to rlcelebrate her upcoming 95th birthday. but its his mother who looms large. she was pictured at the taj mahal with prince charles in 1992. william will visit that same spot this week with his wife. the future king influenced at every stage by strong women. nbc news deli.

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