donna edwards. will she say anything to win an election? it is friday, april 15th. coming up on "early today," the brooklyn brawl ahead of tuesday's new york primary. while the republicans were in black tie mode. a deadly earthquake rocks japan with aftershocks continuing to rattle communities but an 8-month old is pulled from a collapsed house. and a mom videos her son being padled in school. an escaped chim papanzechim. and the "early today" starts right now. good morning everybody on this friday

were flying as the democrats battled in brooklyn in what was perhaps the most contentious debate yet. and questioned who has the right judgment to be president. nbc breaks it all down. >> reporter: it was a brawl. bernie sanders need acknowleinia bernie sanders need acknowlein a knockout in the new york primary. and attacking one another's credibility. >> i do question her judgment. >> even his core issue, breaking up the banks. when asked, he could not explain how that would be done. >> reporter: but she gave speeches to big banks for six-figure fees. >> do we really feel confident about a candidate saying she's going to bring change in america when she is so dependent on big money interests? i don'th

i called them out on their mortgage behavior. >> oh, my goodness. they must have been really crushed by that. >> reporter: issue number two was gun deaths. >> what about the greed and recklessness of the gun manufacturers and dealers in america? >> reporter: sanders opposes sandy hook parents suing to the maker of the rifle that killed their children. >> heerbz i've got a d-minus vo record from the nra. >> reporter: a debate full of passion and personal attacks. i'm steve handles, nbc news, brooklyn. >> so, this morning people are asking who had the better night. if twitter is any indication, hillary clinton had the slight advantage. and the latest poll shows hillary clinton with a substantial

sanders, meanwhile, is right now on his way to the vatican for a meeting on economic and social issues. it's unclear if he'll be meeting with pope francis. and on the republican side, donald trump holds a commanding lead in his home state and now has the backing of the new york tabloid, the new york post. last night the candidates spoke at the new york republican gala. trump gave an impassioned defense of his new york values while taking a shot at a former candidate. >> number one, honesty, and straight talking. it's a work ethic. hard working people. it's about family. new york, believe it, is about family. so important. it's the energy to get

done. big energy. if jeb bush came here, i'm telling you he'd have much more energy than he has now. i'm telling you. >> ted cruz, on the other hand, was much less well received. and they even stood and taking selfies, some even left altogether. >> stand united and the way we win a general election -- >> from his remarks, a competent john kasich appears to have enjoyed his time in the empire state. >> i think i've eaten my way across the entire state of new york and i think i've eaten every bit of food there is. i'm going to leave cleveland as the nominee. whether you believe it it or

and they have formally announced lewandowski will not be charged. they say the evidence is not strong enough to criminally prosecute. this shows him violating a secret service area and they argue lewandowski was justified and lewandowski said he was grateful to trump's loyalty and doesn't remember the incident because it wasn't quote memorable. and the trump campaign says the matter is now concluded. nearly 800 injured after a powerful mag nuaught to 6.2 earthquake hit japan. while many people were at home and it was followed by a second strong tremor. they say there's no risk of tsunami. images show the damage. collapsed buildingsnd

and buckled streets. they're searching for victims. an 8-month old was pulled from a collapsed home some six hours after the initial tremor. a massive rescue and relief effort is underway at this hour. now to a story sparking heavy debate online. it centers around young children and corporal punishment. >> i'm going to do it one time unless you wiggle around. >> the 5-year-old allegedly tried to hit and spit on his school mates. the principal decided to paddle him according to the boy's mother. it's legal in georgia and in a statement, the school says it only uses it when parental consent is issued. and the mother says she signed a form opting out but if she did not allow the paddling, he would be

revoked, causing her to miss work and keeping her from caring for her two children. she pretended to text during the paddling and instead recorded it and sparking a hot debate. the school superintendent has scheduled a conference with the mother this morning. ash carter is set to visit the ussst stennis. this will likely inflame relations with china. now to a wild chase caught on camera. a chimpanzee escaping from zoo in japan had authorities scrambling and at one point he swung from power lines as the drama went on for two hours. steve patterson gives u

play by play. >> reporter: the high wire drama was carried on live japanese tv. the escaped chimpanzee named chau chau led a zoo in northern japan and showed no interest in going back. the 24-year-old male perched above and swinging across electrical lines. the reporters calling the play by play live for nearly two hours. he just got hit, one yelled. after a tranquilizer dart stung the ape. the chimp is yelling hee's so angry. it's dangerous, go away. don't be here. then the sedative starts to sink in. he's falling, trying to grab the cable. he's about to go down, they say and then this spill. caught with a safety net, he was dazed but isn't hurt. a happy ending for the zoo but not for cha cha.

fall. thank goodness they were there to catch him. it just gets weirder in the animal kingdom. the alligator in lakeland, florida was caught on camera eating one of its own. one witness described the reptile at 11 feet long. the gator does not seem to mind. while this may seem strange, they say it's typical forligato like this during mating season. and hopefully you've got nice news for us today. >> yes, i'm very good. i represent the male population. i'm nice and friendly. >> you're not a cannibal? okay. good. >> so, today we're watching the storm developing in the rockies. the bottom line over the next three days is what you see is what you get. a they have bad

going to remain bad. if it's good, it's going to stay that way the next three days. and about 1 million people at risk of severe storms, maybe ice lit -- isolated tornados. and cold air from the south. we're going to have our very typical april snow event in colorado. we're expecting eight to 14 inches of snow in the denver area and the mountains could get two to four feet. a lot of the ski resorts are going to extend. they're probably going to have fresh powder over the next couple of day days. on sunday, san antonio, dallas to oklahoma city and this is where we could get flooding problems as we get three days of heavy rain and a lot of moisture from the gulf and the possibility for up to six to eight inches of rain. now a closer loo

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breaking news, a stabbing in southeast d.c. and we've learned it was fatal. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. less get to the live desk fp. >> yes, breaking news overnight, a man stabbed to death in southeast. we have very little information at this time, but what we can tell you is that this happened on the 4400 block of livingston road in southeast about 1:0 this morning. megan megan mcgrath is on her way to the scene and we'll bring you an update later in the broadcast. back to you. 4:27 just

team 4 "weather center" with our first forecast. >> good morning. guess what day it is, everyone. friday. you've made it. enjoy it, everybody. a little bit of a frosty chill first thing this morning, but after two weekends in a row lost to wind and rain and nastiness, mother nature is giving us a pay back weekend this weekend. top down weather is here, convertible owners rejoice. frost advisory for a clear sky and light wind. but most areas are still at or above freezing. but the frost advisory is all of our western and northern suburbs out to the shenandoah valley. 30s in the colder suburbs will turn into 40s and 50s and eventually 60s. we'll time out the rest of your friday broadcast in a due more minutes. friday morning traffic, take it easy on us, melissa. >> doing my best here this morning. we have a crash in laytonsville, 108 at fieldcrest. we'll a

for you. northbound georgia at colesville, have the right lane getting by that work zone here morning. taking a look at 395 north at duke street, again right lane also getting by. beltway here at pennsylvania avenue looking good, inner loop and outer loop. this morning we're monitoring the complain of a maryland state trooper following a terrible crash on the beltway. he suffered critical injuries and was rushed to the hospital yesterday afternoon. police say a suspected hit and run driver slammed in to his police car that was sitting on the shoulder of the road. police say the driver, 60-year-old, hit three other cars before slamming in to the trooper's car. the trooper's car was then hit by a second time by a tow truck. >> there will be charges here coming soon. we'll consult with the state's attorney's office to make sure

>> my reaction is the car who hit him was going entirely too fast. >> the driver who hit the trooper is also in the hospital. no one else was hurt in this crash. there is an expected plea in the case against the map accused of killing a montgomery county police officer. we've herded reluzco will plead guilty in the death of noah leotta. he was hit while working a dui patrol. he faces a maximum of ten years. leotta's death sparked a push for stronger dui laws in maryland and just earlier this week, state lawmakers passed noah's law expanding the use of ignition interlock devices for convicted drunk drivers. even his core issue, breaking up the banks

that would be done. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders are on the attack in their most heated debate yet. both are fighting for a big win in new york's democratic primary on tuesday. sanders has been on a winning streak, but delegatesproportion needs to win by a wide margin to cut into the delegate lead. they were quick to point out their differences? >> i called them out on their mortgage behavior. >> oh, my goodness, they must have been really crushed by this. >> it's a difficult path ahead for senator sanders to clinch the democratic nomination. he needs to win 68% of the remaining delegates to beat secretary clinton. now, donald trump just picked up a new endorsement from the new york post. the editorial board there says if trump wins the nomination, they skeexpect him to be more presidential and self disciplined. latest polls show trump