breaking overnight, more north korea missile tests plus major anti-u.s. propaganda just days after claiming a major breakthrough in rocket development. >> and will president trump's capitol hill arm twisting gather enough republican votes to get the gop's health care bill passed with just hours before a key vote? >> 12 hours tuesday was more tough questions later today for sfreem court nominee neil gorsuch. but is he a slam dunk for the president's muslim ban? >> a lot of people say a lot of silly things. he has no idea how i'd rule. >> caught on camera in the middle of a heated street fight, something very unexpected happened. >> >> just another day at the office for one alligator

now. >> it's wednesday, everybody. just two days to the weekend. good morning. i'm y asm in. >> i'm frances rivera. north korea fired another missile both the u.s. and south korea militaries are saying the launch failed. this followed north korea's waurning of a preemptive strike and release of a fiery propaganda video, a plane blowing up of the u.s. s. carlson. nbc's janet is in beijing this morning. janice, thanks for being with us this morning. what more do we know? >> reporter: good morning. this is just the latest provocation from north korea. this missile apparently exploded seconds after being launched. that coming in the way of a confirmation from a spokesman at the u.s. pacific command. they say they continue to monitor very closely for further actions from north korea. it's unclear at this point what type of

whether there were any u.s. cyber warfare efforts that were involved in sabotaging it. it's just simply impossible to know. what we do know is that the signals stepping up efforts by north korea just a few days ago they had that successful test of a rocket engine earlier in the month they fired four intermediate ballistic missiles. and, of course, last month that first rocket test of the trump presidency. secretary of state rex tillerson is saying at this point all options are on the table. north korea, however, says that it's not intimidated. it released that propaganda video yesterday threatening that there will be fire to come if the u.s. decides to strike. >> we'll see what the options of the united states takes, if any at all. nbc's janice, thank you for that report. >> amid the international turmoil, the white house just announced that president trump will travel to brussels on may 25th for a nato summit. it will be his first foreign ip

bill or seal your fate. that was the message president trump delivered to house republicans as they near a nail-biter of a vote to repeal and replace obamacare with less than 36 hours to go. he continued to push for the bill at a fund-raiser late last night. >> it's time to get busy, get to work, and to get the job done. that legislative effort begins with thursday's crucial vote, and it really is a crucial vote for the republican party and for the people of our country. to finally repeal and replace the disaster known as obamacare, it's what it is, a disaster. >> trump's remarks came after he allegedly made this threat to house gop members. according to the washington post, i'm going to come after you but i know i won't have to because i know you'll vote yes. >> still seeing that warning fe

as of this morning, 27 republicans are standing in the way of the bill's passage and what would amount to a massive blow to the president. it is made up of the very sim conservatives responsible for ousting then speaker boehner. the house freedom caucus. we have congressman mark meadows at the hill many, but meadows brushed aside trump's tough talk. >> are you worried, mr. meadows, that you'll lose your seat as the president said if you vote no? >> i serve at the pleasure of the people of western north carolina. and when you serve at their pleasure, it's only those 750,000 people that can send you home and it's a temporary job and i've known that from day one. >> the scramble for the vote for the president who sold himself as a negotiator in chief, and a house speaker who could see his legislative agenda crumble under the same weight of the appeal they vow to pass in the first seven years. after 11 1/2 hours of testimony, neil gorsuch returns

as he nears the finish line to the highest court of the land. and for the very first time he is speaking publicly president trump's recent statement disparaging federal judges. admonishing the very president who nominated him. >> when anyone criticizes the honesty or integrity, the motives of a federal judge, i find that disheartening. i find that demoralizing. because i know the truth. >> anyone including the president of the united states? >> anyone is anyone. >> that point of exchange capped off a long day of testimony for gorsuch who was able to battle democrats' efforts to rattle him while remaining gaugy on key issues from guns to health care and immigration while insisting he's independent of the white house when senator al franken asked about a recent comment from trump's chief of staff, reince priebus. >> neil gorsuch represents a conservative, represents the type of judge

vision of donald trump. >> what do you think that mr. priebus was talking about >> respectfully, senator, mr. priebus does president speak for me and i don't speak for him. i am a judge. i am my own man. >> when it came to the hot button issue of abortion, gorsuch insists he never promised the president or anyone else he would vote a certain way. >> had you ever met president trump personally? >> not until my interview. >> in that interview, did he ever ask you to overrule roe v. wade? >> no, senator. >> what would you have done if he had asked? >> senator, i would have walked out the door. >> a short while ago we learned that former hollywood producer and tv game producer chuck bear is died. he created classics including the dating game and newly we had game. but perhaps he's known for the amateur competition the gong show from 1976 to 1980. take a look.

he claimed to be a cia assassin, confessions of a dangerous mind made into a feature film. chuck barr is dead at the age of 87. >> implants may be linked to a rare cancer. at least nine deaths have been associated with anna plastic large cell lymphoma. the cancer of the immune system, the disease happens with both saline and silicone implants though it is more likely with textured implants. the fda said it received over 100 reports of related cancer in 2011. luckily they say the cancer is often treatable. >> and tennessee authorities are still looking for a missing 15-year-old, and now they say her alleged kidnapper research reported the disappearance. also researched whether police could track his car a full week before allegedly taking off with elizabeth thomas. her father tells nbc he became more

her instagram status to wife. >> it shows the extent that he had her, the extent that he had her molded to his own will. i'm afraid he has married her. >> police released this photo of the pair from the girl's school where cummins was a teacher. they're asking the public to help look for them in rural or isolated areas. >> now to an inspiring video that's gotten more than 25 million views on facebook in just two days. it shows these two being cheered on as they fight in the middle of a fight in atlantic city, new jersey. before things get too rough, a third man steps in and diffuses the situation. >> y'all the real, that, too. you almost me. all of y'all. you almost me. you ain't kids no more. girls ain't girls no men. you're men, yo. shake hands, yo. shake hands, yo.

if you don't shake hands, i'm not leaving. >> the teens eventually did shake hands. check out the incredible four-minute video at our facebook page, nbc "early today." that's the way a conflict resolution right there. >> i want to see more videos like that. that's incredible. severe weather overnight caused one death in the southeast in stone mountain, georgia. cluster storms with hail and lightning strikes swept the area along with high winds in certain areas. will today be any calmer? that's the big question. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here. bill, what do you have? >> it will be calmer for those people . . they had it pretty bad last night. you can watch the storms yesterday in tennessee, through north georgia and right down through the coast overnight. they're gone so that's good. in all 174 severe weather reports. no tornadoes. it was all wind damage and large hail that was reported. so, now we are watching that heading off of the coast. it's opened the door for the arctic air to return. it's already very frigid this morning in the northern great lakes. nine in saginaw, wind chills in e

vermont. later on this afternoon it makes its way to d.c. and new york city where it will feel like 18. after 60 yesterday. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now here's a closer look at the day ahead. you can see it's kind of a shock about 20 degrees colder in most cases. some of the cases even more than that. colder than yesterday in the northeast where the warmth is still remaining in texas, lieu, down along the gulf coast. it's going to get stormy in the days ahead. and some guys can't just catch a break. like this alligator near tampa, just minding his own business. look at that guy. he was pulled out of the sewer, nine-foot long alligator. he did tell the person who shot the video that he would be released back into the wild. how did he get in will? >> that's something you don't find in the sewer very often. >> no, manhole either. you know what, he's just wanting to hang i guess. thanks, bill. >> just

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fast forwarding into wednesday, ceremonies are being held in belgium to commemorate the one-year anniversary of twin bombings at the airport and metro station that killed 32 people and wounded hundreds more. >> president trump scheduled to have dinner with secretary of state rex tillerson one day after a journalist reported tillerson as saying, i didn't want this job,

this job. president trump will meet with leaders of the congressional black caucus. >> a look at the unveiling of jesus' tomb after a massive multi-million dollar renovation. >> the stocks took a big hit on tuesday with the dow losing almost 1% and the nasdaq 2%. was it a market correction or related to presidential politics? cnbc's willum marks watching your money. >> the dow jones industrial average down 1.1%, the s&p 500, the 110-day winning streak since the remarkable rally following president trump's election in november. you mentioned the correction, a lot of people saying it may be a reflection of a realization that essentially all these pro business policies from this white house may take a little longer than originally anticipated, especially as they watch the faltering obamacare repeal pass through congress. accompanying story we're looking at is sears the department store's

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you know how in gymnastics when you do a one-handed cart wheel and you have to spread the weight evenly between all your fingers? well, i had two glasses of wine and fell into a door. [ laughter ] >> my first thought was no big deal, obamacare will cover this. [ laughter ] burning followed by cursing is what happened. think of any curse word, just think of any curse word and i said that. i said, i invented three new ones actually. >> well, there is ellen degeneres making light of a wine related fall sharing the clumsy details behind the x-ray photo of her dislocated finger. look how bad that looks. >> wow. >> literally in half like a stick. it didn't look too bad. like a little band aid. i didn't notice. >> the x-ray was pretty big. one college student skipping the traditional resume in hopes of landing an internship working for jimmy fallon. he created a v

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a local college student gunned down on spring break and this isn't the first time her family has lost someone so tragically. >> two mayor jmajor projects an could impact you. >> and the location wegman's is said to be eyeing. >> 4:26 right now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> hello. welcome back. nice to see you. i'm eun yang. it is hump day, wednesday, the whole team back together again. >> the door opened for me. that's always a good sign. we're working to get you ready for work and school on time.

we'll have a look at the roads. but first a look with chuck and sheena. not too bad outside right now. >> and if any of you at home are surprised as we are, it was like holy cow, the cold air is running six or seven hours behind schedule. >> i grabbed my heavy coat because i know it's going to be cold when i walk outside later. >> and you should do the same thing. you should have your heavy coat ready to go. weather headlines and it's not all that cold yet but grab that winter jacket. you'll need it before this day is done. turning sunny, windy and colder and a hard freeze coming our way for tonight. early this morning it's all dry around the city but there are some light rain showers south of fredericksburg. southern most parts of charles, calvert and almost all of st. mary's county. if fit's not raining at your house now it's probably not going to rain on you for today. the big issue will be temperatures. >> it's going to be one of those ba

it's going to be colder as we go through the day. temperatures will be dropping. look at them right now though. 57 degrees in the district so it's mild, but if you look up towards martinsburg, hagerstown already down in the 40s. winchester 46 and the cold front, that's where it lies so you see this blue shading on the map, that's the cold air. it's making its way down slowly and as many of you start to go through the day you will notice big changes. winds will start to pick up and those winds will pull in that colder air. take a look at what's going to happen here. we'll be in the 40s toward 6:00 a.m. then we'll drop into the upper 30s, feeling colder with the wind and we slowly try to get back into the mid-40s and colder again tonight. a closer look at your forecast, but for now let's check the roads this morning. good morning, melissa mollet. >> good morning. 66 eastbound, we just had a problem there. that has cleared out of the way. we did have an earlier crash so again, that one is nowgo

there today. outer loop at route 1 college park right lane getting by. that bridge work, rest of the beltway looks quite good here. northbound 295 at benning road. work zone right now blocking the right lane here this morning and taking a look at 95 and virginia from quantico up to the beltway it's going to take you 18 minutes going the speed there. if you're heading outbound, nothing really in your way. >> all right. thank you. this morning as parents drop their students off at rockville high school they're wondering when they'll be safe. last week a 14-year-old girl was raped inside a bathroom by two freshmen. >> we now know that one of those suspects is an undocumented immigrant. for parents that information brings another layer of concern to an already terrible crime. >> there seems to be indication that there's a lot more going on with this case than we know of. and you know, i mean, i have a daughter in there so i'm very

concerned. >> dr. jack smith is the superintendent of montgomery county schools. he says this assault should not become a political issue. >> while someone tried to make this into a question and issue of immigration, what comes down here is that we serve every student that walks in our door. we are a public school system. >> coming up at 5:00 we'll tell you how officials plan to make the area of the assault safer. and a person is dead after being found unresponsive. they found the person inside a home yesterday afternoon. you can see from this video that by nighttime police had that neighborhood blocked off with crime tape. right now this is being called a death investigation. they have not said whether the person is a man or a woman. we start the morning with details on a new missile launch in north korea. erika gonzalez is athe