coming up on "early today," targeting christians, mainly women and children, an easter sunday suicide bomber kills 59 and injures 300. clash in brussels. a right-wing group of demonstrators are dispersed with water cannons after a terr 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. "early today" starts right now. good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us, i'm betty nguy nguyen. it happened at a crowded children's par

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 carried in. the health officials saying many were in critical condition. the breakaway fax of the taliban in pakistan said they were behind the attack. the christian community celebrating easter was the, quote, prime target. >> we are really, really sad and

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 perpetrators 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 of love to fight the evil of violence. he also urged europe not to for get those fleeing war hunger and poverty and condemned countries' failure to help refugees. the pope's message comes just days after the heavy attacks in brussels and amid heavy security in s

>> next in belgium, a couple was dropping off stephanie's mother when the attack happened. now, she is safe. president obama called their 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 identifying himself a/c a/ heffou. meanwhile, though, a peaceful easter sunday so dald march was canceled over security

however, hundreds of right wing demonstrator demonstrators were there. hundreds of riot police pushed the crowd back. water cannons were used to even help disperse the crowd after so some demonstrators threw things at police. nine people were taken in for questioning. dutch authorities, well, they 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 house and a sanders sweep. what a weekend it was for bernie. he dock name itted continues to put pressure on hillary clinton and for the republicans the intense personal feed between ted cruz and donald trump is not going away any time soon. c nbc's jennifer johnson

victorious after three wins and caucuses. 73-27% in washington staid and 17-29% in hawaii. sanders still believes he can win the nomination. >> we have the momentum. we have won five out of the six last contests in landslide fashion. >> reporter: donald trump continues to deny his campaign had anything to do with a "national enquirer." story alleging ted cruz had extramarital affairs. >> this stuff is garbage and came from donald trump. >> reporter: donald trump denied. >> always the press likes to 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 w

>> 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 heart is full. #grateful. theodore ishe donald's eighth grandchild. congratulations to him. people and pets alike were all decked out in their most festive. the creative outfits created

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. one adult pushed a woman's grandson to the child bloodying 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?

there. >> that's the thing. maybe that's why the adults were 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. now, further to the west that's where we're watching the next event. salt lake city looks like rain for you but the higher elevations of idaho, wyoming, we have winter storm warnings. these are all winter storm events. for the late ski season, this is great for you. how much snow are we expecting? this is up to a foot of snow. this is going to be a significant event. for today's forecast, we're rainy in next especially early in the kay. temperatures another too bad in the 650s.

watch out for some of those storms. beautiful weather in the middle of the country. then for tomorrow we're a little cooler, but we cleared out not areas of the 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. i'm not looking forward to that. the passing of a beloved personality to tell you about. plus police are searching for a real-life grand theft auto ring. we'll have those details next.

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reporting government forces recaptured the city of palmyra sunday. syrian forces deep bagd them since last may. they reported gun fooer in the eastern part of the city but the bulk of isis forces had retreated. let's take you to mexico. a volcano in mexico put on a show sunday morning spewing ash 65 feet into the air and later on in the afternoon alaska's volcano sent ash up 20,000 feet. mother angelica, founder of catholic tv powerful eternal world television network passed away on sunday. it was served 250 million homes in 144 countries. the cause of death was not

specified. mother angelica was 92 years old. cops in california caught up with a carjacking suspect in simi valley wu buh when she got out of the vehicle, the suspect tried to hop into the driver's seat of a police cruiser. police stopped her before she was able to get away. police in pamtampa are look for car thieves. they took off with eight vehicles. several cars left behind were damaged. so far, though, only two have been recovered. time now to get down to business. watch out, chocolate lovers. the cost of candy has risen with experts blaming warm weather. el nino is partly to blame. warmer seasons are also behind the drop in consumption as people tend to eat less chocolate when it's hot. yeah, because it melted.

deal to raise minimum wages in florida. if approves they would have six days. an official announcement could be made as soon as today. and a study by bankrate.com says millennials are the biggest savers. more twan two-thirds save 5% while 20 million americans aren't saving anything at all. just ahead, the final four marchup are set as they get closer to a national champion. and delay of game on account of bees? sports is up next. s up next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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this morning on "today" an all new rosin report. vacation under konk. what happens when you leave expensive items behind in hotels and rental cars. find out where they end up and which chains are the most honest. we have your final ten. syracuse taking them on in the windy city. in the second half, they win on a 29-8 scoring rampage. syracuse getting 15 straight points in one stretch. virginia could not come back and were beaten in a stunner, 68-62. syracuse becomes the fourth to reach the fievl

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, villanova takes on oklahoma. the championship game is on monday, 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 who came up strong with a 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

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 homer. 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." that is next. that is next.

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miley cyrus and alicia keys. i wonder what miley is going to be wearing. >> would you want miley or alicia? >> i can't say. neither of them matter but they're going to be replacing -- >> i think if i had to pick i would pick alicia keys. miley has said she mentored contestants in the past but this will be her first time in the swivel chair. i want to say congratulations to seth miles and his wife alexei ashe, they weekended a baby boy. a free concert took over the island nation for a day. mick jagger addressed the crowds, i think things have finally changed. e i'm betty nguyen. this is early today. hey, you forgot the milk! that's lactaid. right. 100% real milk, just without the lactose.

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>> now at 4:26, gunned down after he stepped off a metrobus. what we're learning about the victim. it is a move saving lives, so why won't d.c. ems take some people to the hospital by ambulance? the changes starting today. fwloo and t fwl and it is a time honored tradition, the white house egg roll. and we have your front seat. big question this morning, will the famous easter egg roll be canceled? take a look at radar as well as a live look outside where rain and fog are already making a mess morning. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron

>> i'm good. how are you? >> i'm well. nice to see you. >> nice vacation? >> it was, yes. >> book reading? thought that was your thing? >> it was, but three kids. we hiked and went to the pool. >> good to have you back. >> thanks. kind of swampy out there. >> also back from vacation. >> welcome back, chuck. >> thanks. aaron, are those vcu colors you're wearing? >> not quite. >> is that your bracket? look at you. >> i saw that you fell victim to the sooner schooner. >> maybe you're not here tomorrow. >> good morning, everybody. yes indeed, kind of a nasty looking way to get the day started out there. a monday morning rainout for you first thing this morning. turning blustery, but a little bit more sunshine coming our way later on this afternoon and lots of sunshine coming back into the picture for tomorrow. but out the door this mni

awash in raindrops here this morning. last of the rain is about seven or eight hours away, so we should be dry later on this afternoon. we'll break it down coming up. my vacation continues. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. taking a look at 270, we do have a problem northbound just before 109 old hundred road, left line getting -- left line blocked by a crash i should say. you can see the green showing where the rain is falling. so it might be slow on your way in. 270 at clarksburg road, south of there be looking pretty nice s the roadway. 95 south and also 98, two different accidents. overall, no major problems. all of the road work that would have been planned,

search for a man whom police say shot two people along bath place southeast. d.c. police tell us both victims were conscious and breathing when they were taken to the hospital around 10:30 last night. to northeast washington where fire sent a firefighter and two other people to the hospital. the firefighter with serious injuries. investigators are trying to find out what caused the fire. and now to the aftermath of those terror attacks in brussels. sunday tribute to the victims turned violent when members of a right wing group crashed that vigil. police pushed back the protesters using water cannons. meanwhile the metro lines there that had been closed reopened over the weekend except the station where the bombs went off. the airport will remain closed until thursday. over the

out 13 raids and arrested nine people. this morning at taliban splipte group is claiming responsibility for a bombing on sunday in pakistan. the bomber targeted christians celebrating the easter holiday at a park. officials say the bombs went off near the children's rides. horn 300 people were hurt.the government has declared three days of mourning following that attack. today if you have an emergency, d.c. e in ms crews may not be the ones taking you to the hospital. a third party ambulance service will start taking calls today in the district. amr ambulance company will deal with calls that are nonlife threatening and not time sensitive. that will increase the number of d.c. ambulances available for critical calls. 35 amr ambulances will be used for the calls. the fire chief says the new ambulances will provide more time for training and for preventive maintenance on d.c. ambulances.