see you tomorrow! president trump issues an ultimatum to congress. vote on health care today or obamacare stays. new details on the american killed in a london terror attack and the injuries sustained by his wife as thousands turn out for a candle light individuvigi. millions of americans are in the path of severe hail, thunderstorm, and even possible tornadoes. it's called the big bend, and it could be the future of the new york city skyline. and when the player is actually the fan. we'll introduce you to the ring bearer. "early today" starts right now. happy friday, everybody. good morning. >> we made it to the end of the week. what a week it was. now an ultimatum fromhe

house. negotiations are over. vote for the gop's health care bill or obamacare stays. the president demanding a vote this morning on the republicans' plan to repeal and replace president obama's signature health care bill after failing to cobble together enough votes to pass that plan last night. and it was a day of chaos in capitol hill as lawmakers scrambled after canceled votes postponed press conferences and closed door meetings on both ends of pennsylvania avenue. it included a late-night session as gop lawmakers searched to find a path to get to the finish line. and here was house speaker paul ryan shortly after that conference. >> for 7 1/2 years we have been promising the american people that we will repeal and replace this broken law because it's collapsing and it's failing families and tomorrow we're proceeding. >> ryan then spoke on the telephone for 45 minutes with president trump, a call described by sources as,

entirely positive but no word if they're any closer to actually getting the bill passed. still overnight, word that even more lawmakers are jumping ship. >> there are not enough votes as of 1:30 today. >> what are the concessions the president is offering? >> there were no new concessions. i don't think there can be a vote tonight because they don't have the votes. >> i am still a no at this time. i'm desperately trying to get to yes. >> nbc news analysis now has the number of republicans against or leaning no on the bill at 32, while new polling shows just 17% of americans are in favor of the gop's plan with 56% opposed. >> joining us now for more is nbc's tracie potts. bottom line is will they get the votes they needed, and how is the finger pointing going to go? >> reporter: that's a good question. sean spicer was asked, is the president willing to take

he said the lawmakers are going to vote how they want to vote. the white house apparently not necessarily taking responsibility for that. now, those 32 votes that you talked about, some of them are softening. some of them seem to be shifting around as they start to thinking how their vote will be perceived back home. the other thing that's hag an effect on this, the latest cbo estimate, the congressional budget office says 24 million people will still be uninsured under this bill, even with the changes, but that the savings has dropped by $187 billion. so less savings with the same number of people uninsured. the other big issue here, a big sticking point for president trump, was covering pre-existing conditions and people who want to stay on their parent's insurance until they're 26 years old. conservatives wanted to get rid of that. he wouldn't budge. >> either way, we're going to have to wait and see what happens. it's going to affect a lot of people. tracie potts, thankou

about the american victims of the london terror attack. kirk cochran and his wife melissa won the trip of a lifetime celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. they were on a trip of europe, stopping in london. kirk was killed in the attack. melissa is in the hospital being treated for a broken leg, broken rig, and other injuries. last night in a moving tribute to the victims, adele asked her fans at her concert in new zealand to turn their cell phone lights on to send a beautiful message of support. where do we stand with the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. we've learned a little more about the man who brought terror to london. he's been described as a petty criminal, in and out of jail for a string of non terror-related crime. the uk's intelligence agency had them on their

intelligence investigation, nor was there any intelligence he was plotting an attack. authorities here have arrested three women and five men on suspicion of planning a terrorist act. we're hoping to get more information on that, but this is a city that was in shock, but it's also showing its resolve and dignity. last night thousands attended a vigil in trafalgar square, not far from the scene of the crime. today londoners are going about their every day business. traffic is building up on the streets, and it feels like the city is as it always is. back to you. >> thank you. the state department ordering american embassies and consulates to ramp up their visa screening. they're supposed to come up with new ways to determine what type of foreigners deserve extra scrutiny before being allowed to enter the united states. they will also start reviewing social media accounts of visa applicants who have suspected terrorist ties or visited isis-controlled areas. the administration's new travel policies are

of traveling to the u.s. the toronto school board just announced it will no longer book trips to the u.s. devin nunez has formally apologized to members after breaching protocol and going public with his report that trump may have been incidentally surveilled during the transition. while some members of his own committee are calling for nunez to step down, house speaker paul ryan says he has full confidence in nunez. >> did this come from the white house? >> as you know, we have to keep our sources and methods here very, very quiet. >> did any of this information come from the trump administration? >> i'm not going to -- look, at this committee, we're not going to ever

down to the committee? >> the chairman continues to contend there's no proof the president was ever wiretapped. president trump, however, when asked about whether these unsubstantiated claims are harming his own credibility told "time" magazine, quoted, i can't be doing so badly because i'm president and you're not. all right. firewor fireworks are being blamed for a fire in new mexico that torched dozens of cars. it ignited a huge blaze, engulfing almost 60 cars, and the structure above them. firefighters were able to put out the flames in less than an hour. the property manager says the cars were burned down to their frames, but luckily nobody was hurt. a wisconsin high schooler is being called a hero today after he saved a choking classmate. ian brown noticed his friend was choking on his lunch and immediately sprang into action. he wrapped his arms around his friend and started the heimlich maneuver. after about three pumps, brown was able to dislodge the food from his

brown said he learned the technique from a police training program, and he's just glad his friend is alive. a reminder for all of us. when it comes to that, cpr, you know, take your courses. all right. sticking with wisconsin, by the way, severe weather ahead today. intense thunderstorms produced damaging wind and hail that sent a line of strong storm storms ripping through the state. today there are millions in the path of severe weather. >> nbc meteorologist bill karins has got you covered. really kind of a rocky weekend for some of us here, bill. >> yeah, typical march weather. very changeable, we'll call it. we're actually watching snow in areas from denver southward through colorado. severe weather has petered out. just light rain and maybe an embedded storm around omaha. later on today, we'll pop up the storms again. 8 million people at risk. springfield southward, if we're going to get any tornadoes, the best chance of those would be little rock to shreveport. maybe just one or two. again, areas from alexandria, just north of

then tomorrow on your saturday afternoon, we'll watch you from tupelo, mississippi, alabama, and a section near new orleans. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. here's a closer look at the day ahead. you can see where we get the temperature differential ahead of the storm. we're in the 80s. that's where we have the showers and thunderstorms. back behind it, the colder air filtering in. we're also watching a wintry mix. maybe a light mix in upstate new york. it's that time of year. here's a bear that apparently doesn't know how to use the snooze button. researchers in vermont were checking out the radio collar on a hibernating black bear when it suddenly awoke. not happy. after a quick game of tug of war, the bear stumbled down the hill and runs off. officials say the crew was later able to tranquilize the animal and safely complete their work. imagine that face to face with a bear. >> there you go. >> that's what we're like when you get us up in the

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all right. leading the news this morning, hearings on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch have ended and did so in dramatic fashion with chuck schumer now promising to filibuster, essentially block, the expected confirmation with a number of democrats expected to join schumer in blocking that confirmation. 60 votes are required to overcome a filibuster. republicans hold 52 seats, meaning they'd need at least eight democrats to vote in favor of gorsuch gorsucgorsuch. israeli police just arrested a suspect in the bomb threats and hoaxes against jewish community centers in the united states and around the world. here he is coverin

court appearance. authorities did not name the man but said he's a 19-year-old with dual u.s./israeli citizenship. they're not sure of a motive just yet. the team's public defender says he has a brain tumor, which could affect his cog anitive function. while republicans on the heel were dealing with health care, president trump welcomed truck drivers to talk jobs. here he is pretending to drive an 18-wheeler in full trump fashion, of course. seemingly enjoying every second of it as you see in that picture. and twitter of course went a little nuts with all these with memes like this one, mad max, impeachment road. and this one in reference to the health care bill, let's ram this bill through. then this clever one. simply, rigged. >> new york city has an

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now at 4:26, a disturbing crime after a toddler is shot and killed. what we're learning about two others also wounded and now in the fight for their lives. a scramble on capitol hill as a countdown to a vote on health care ticks closer. what president trump is expected to do if they don't approve the new act. >> and a big day for bao bao. what she gets to do for the first time today since arriving in china. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. happy friday. straight up friday today. >> officially. it is here. the weekend is here and so is our team to help you get ready for the morning. melissa will have a

morning commute in just a second. first i want to turn to chuck bell and sheena parveen. still cold but it will get better. >> it is cold this morning but the jacket thatty wo i wore thi morning i'm going to be embarrassed later. >> you could carry it. >> i will carry it. >> we're dealing with not owhole lot of moisture around the area just yet. mainly cold this morning but a little ribbon of rain drops moving in on pittsburgh right now. eventually over the next couple of hours that line of rain showers is going to try its ebest to move into our area. even inside the metro we may have a rain drop or two. here's future weather then. by 8:00 in the morning, a risk of rain drops there. not going to be a lot of rain but there will be at least a chance between about 9:00 and noon as this little ripple comes right through the area. drying out, clearing out, that means milder weather.

to sheena. >> good morning, chuck. milder weather later today but this morning it's cold. you need the warm jacket outside. temperature in the district is 37 degrees. 32 in clinton. 34 frederick. gaithersburg coming in at 34 degrees. look at manassas coming in at 29 degrees and as we go through -- good morning, melissa. i didn't know it was your turn so fast. >> i was eating a cheese stick. >> and she's eating. >> surprise melissa. it's friday. >> let me swallow my cheese stick and i'll start talking about traffic now. that's what i do when other people are on television. inner loop after rockville pike work zone here blocking the right lane. excuse me. northbound 295 at benning road. the baby was hungry. that's what i'm going to tell you. and 270, a live look northbound southbound at montrose road, everything rolling along just fine. guys? >> all right. thank you. this morning

a teenager and a woman alive after a shooting in waldorf. the little girl, however, did not survive. >> the shooting happened inside a home on west dale court. chopper 4 captured investigators at the scene there. the sheriff's office says the male shooter is also dead. deputies respond to a lot of shootings but they say this one was particularly hard. >> it's very emotional for everybody here, especially our officers because when they first arrived on the scene they thought perhaps they still had an active shooter case going on and i know that some of the officers made a tactical entry into the house because they heard that there had been a child inside. >> the sheriff's office says this was a domestic shooting. the two people in the hospital are in critical condition. nbc 4 is trying to help raise awareness about domestic violence in our neighborhoods. you'll find phone numbers and link to resources in the nbc washington app. just search saf

desk. we just heard about a homicide. what's going on? >> this is off of naylor road. police got a call last night from a concerned citizen so they headed out to the location. this is naylor road in southeast and they found a man shot in the head. they took him to the hospital. he did not survive those injuries. at this point, we have little information to go on as far as a motive or even a lookout for a suspect in this case. so again, this is now a homicide investigation taking place around shortly after midnight last night off naylor road in southeast. thank you. president trump is issuing an ultimatum to house republicans. vote on the gop plan to replace the affordable care act act today or it stays. >> this was delivered by his budget director last night making it clear that if there is noot