coming up on "early today," at least two people have died as massive tornadoes rip through areas of oklahoma. homes destroyed. funnel clouds decimate everything in their path. what is ahead today? a military times falls troops prefer donald trump over hillary clinton. could the gop be held into disarray if ryan is asked to leave the convention? anterior face-lift in a bottle from mass general but is this second skin safe? and then get ready to hurl your body in 760 miles per hour in a hyperloop. north carolina and the justice department sue one another over the bathroom law. the physics of sports and much more on this busy tuesday. "early today" starts right now.

and good morning to you. at least two people are dead following severe storms in violent tornadoes in the plains. south central oklahoma was especially hard-hit. this intense video captured a massive tornado tearing through the town of wynnewood in garland county, oklahoma. the twister barged through homes and power lines knocked over and sparks flying in the air. the national weather service described the tornado as large and extremely dangerous and it was responsible for one of the reported deaths. this is all part of a single giant storm system has caused havoc since this weekend and bringing massive hail and tornadoes from kansas to nebraska to colorado and flooding in parts of texas. and now the system is heading east. nbc meteorologist steve sosa is here for what the tornado outlook is for the rest of the day. >> we focus the attention further east for today. i want to draw your attention to the bottom of your screen with the legends here. severe thunderstorm or tornado wa

so we are seeing a temporary break for the moment. we will see more thunderstorms coming up here for this afternoon. and some of those storms will be in a different location. you can see that line of storms moving through tennessee. that will start to move towards kentucky and we will see a reorganization later on this afternoon where we could see the potential for damaging winds, large hail, and a few isolated tornadoes. we will keep an eye on it throughout the day. >> thanks, steve. it is tuesday which means the country is waking up to another presidential contest for the republican and democratic nominations. while hillary clinton and bernie sanders duke it out for west virginia's 37 delegates, donald trump is strolling through a guaranteed win in nebraska today. he then heads to capitol hill to meet influential members of the republican party on thursday. he'll sit down with senate and house leadership, including senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and paul ryan and reince priebus, among others. that meeting comes as speaker ryan offers and olive branch to

sentinel he would step down as convention chair if trump asked him. ryan also said this about his relationship with trump. >> i want to get to know him and understand him better, because i really don't know him. we had one conversation a few months ago, and basically the kind of conversation i'm hoping we all can have together, not just the two of us, but all of us, is how we can actually unify our party. >> that as a new military times survey puts active duty service members on trump's side, topping hillary clinton by more than a 2-1 margin. 54% trump, 25% clinton. 21% say would rather not vote in november altogether. clinton remains fixed on the general election she responded to trump's attacks on her and her husband's extramarital affairs yesterday. >> i'm going to let him run his campaign however he chooses. i'm going to run my campaign, which is about a positive vision for our country. >> meanwhile, bernie sanders made sure to tell a packed

he drove that home in a sketch with stephen colbert last night. >> my hand is stuck! it's a lost cause! >> it is not a lost cause! >> what are you doing? >> i do check every vending machine change slot. come on. $27. nothing! >> hey, wait. aren't you going to -- >> tell you about the west virginia primary tomorrow? >> sure. >> i think we got a shot to win. >> sanders has a chance to try to narrow hillary clinton's delegate lead today with a west virginia primary. getting under way in just a couple of hours. a blockbuster battle is brewing over transgender rights and north carolina's so-called bathroom law. the state's governor is suing the obama administration while the federal government shot back with its own lawsuit and strong words

loretta lynch. pete williams has details. >> reporter: both sides turned up the heat in the battle over transgender rights, beginning with governor pat mccrory who sued the federal government to defend his state's new law that forbids people to use the bathrooms of their gender identity other than the sex on their birth certificates. >> we believe a court, rather than a federal agency, should tell our state, our nation, and employers across the country what the law requires. >> reporter: his lawsuit says the federal government's effort to stop enforcement of the law is a blatant overreach. civil rights law he says does not outlaw discrimination based on someone's transgender state. the governor said he was acting in part to prevent the federal government from cutting off 4.3 billion dollars in federal funds for the state's public schools and universities. the u.s. attorney general fired back, announcing a federal lawsuit against north carolina, her home state. it wasn't so long ago, she said, that restroom signs

reason. >> let us write a different story this time. let us not act out of fear and misunderstanding, but out of the values of inclusions and diversity and regard for all that make our country great. >> and she had this message for transgendered people. >> we see you. we stand with you and we will do everything we can to protect you going forward. >> reporter: the state's economy is already paying a price for standing by the law, losing an estimated 200 million dollars in income from cancelled events and small businesses like this raleigh gift shop say it's hurting them too. >> tourists are not coming to the store because tourists are not coming to raleigh because tourists are not coming to north carolina. the justice department is asking a judge to block it. in southeast houston, two police officers and a passer-by saved a

apartment building. on the left of the screen the officers make a human chain as they pass two boys, ages 1 and 2, down below. other people had to jump or climb down from the second and third story apartments. fortunately, everyone made it out safely. a florida man is lucky to be alive after he was pulled from a burning car that was crashed that happened in vero beach sunday night. he was air-lifted to a burn center where he is being treated. turning back now to the tornado outbreak in oklahoma. this touched down south of oklahoma city near katie. the report of multiple homes were destroyed. steve, what is up for today? >> we have more severe weather in the risk for today and that is a little bit further to the east where it was yesterday. you can see this violent storms have now pushed off into eastern areas of arkansas, western tennessee. none of these are severe right now but it's later on this afternoon i have m

indiana, illinois. we will see some severe storms there and a few severe storms across texas. today's outbreak is not looking like the intensity of yesterday but, again there will be a few tornadoes involved in the forecast. otherwise, talking about heat much of the country. 90s across areas of texas. the northeast still nice. th we will see a few more clouds in new york city with temperatures in the lower 60s. meanwhile, the west coast is very nice with highs in the 60s and 70s. that is a look at the weather across the country. now a look at the weather where you are. we are looking at some showers across the mid-atlantic states with temperatures that will be in the 60s and 70s. meanwhile, sunshine and warmth across the south. highs in the middle to upper 80s. starting to get pretty hot down there. overall, it looks like a great day in the northeast. again, keep are eye on the ohio valley lady this afternoon. >> steve, thanks. breaking news ahead.

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a major shakeup headed to metro. what we're learning about po possible changes and it comes as hundreds of managers prepare to meet today. hero, teacher and american dreamer. how friends and families are remembering those killed in the montgomery mall shooting. and get ready for another round of rain and new record. how long these showers are expected to last. we have breaking news out of germany where we just found out who is behind a deadly knife attack at a train station in munich. you're look at new video just in. police arres

man from germany who was born in ge germany, he stabbed four and one died. they are investigating a political reason as the motivation and trains are disrupted. good morning, every. it's 4:27. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we want to check our weather, as well. chuck bell standing by with more rain heading our way. >> yeah, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out the forecast around here. just clouds and rain showers, that will continue. the rainy days are here, most of the rain will be in the front half of the day, but certainly couldn't rule out an evening shower, as well. still feeling more like march. there will be warmer air and thunderstorm chances coming our way later in the week. for now it's just cloudy and chilly outside. most of the rain for now is in southern maryland and down toward frederickfredericksburg, is coming

rain chances where that came from. so as you're heading out early this morning, temperatures stuck in the 50s with raindrops on the way. let's hope we get all the early morning construction off the roads in time. we'll keep our fingers crossed. inner loop after colesville road, two left lanes getting by the work zone and outer loop at new hampshire, two right lanes getting by that work zone. 66, 95 overall no problems. you can see though the radar being shown here showing the rainy should say this morning. so we are a little wet in spots. p 270 at montgomery village avenue, no problems. we'll take a trip down 95 coming up. it's a meeting that hasn't happened in the history of head the troh. today all of the transit agency's 650 managers are being called into address safety. general manager paul wiedefeld also plans to bring up his massive maintenance plan to prepare 15 criticalea

he's trying to reverse the safety culture at the agency. a source tells adam tuss that could include major staff changes. you can follow adam and nbc washington on twitter throughout the day as we find out more about metro's giant repair plan and how it will impact your commute. 4:29 now. a second police officer is about to go on trial in the death of freddie gray. there will be hears today to pinpoint what information and evidence can be presented in the trial of officer edward nero. nero was one of the first baltimore police officers to arrest gray last year. we expect prosecutors and defense attorneys to argue over whether officer nero had the right to arrest gray. investigators say gray died from injuries he sustained after officers put him in the back of a police van. six baltimore police officers face charges in his death. officer nero's trial should begin tomorrow. two women are badly hurt in what p

police are calling a domestic incident. offices were called to chase tree place where the incident turned physical. investigators have not said whether either woman is facing charges. the incident happened about half a mile away from where ashley guindon was shot and killed in february. guindon was one of the officers remembered during a ceremony last night. ♪ this week tens of thousands will come to d.c. to honor officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. fellow officer david mccuen and was wounded. >> i remember playing in the front yard after being shot. i had the terrible feeling of not be able to help ashley or jesse and needing help myself. >> the crowd paid contribute put to 17 prince william county officers who died in the line of duty over the past century. police confirmed a missing