hundreds of opposition protesters detained as thousands hit the streets and one anti-putin leader is arrested. fallout for the republicans failed hearth is finding anti-trump supporters demonstrating in the streets. baseball hail and possible tornadoes. most excitingra

tournament. >> all that and smashing world record too, "early today" starts right now. >> good morning. happy monday. >> i hope the weekend was good to you. especially with what's ahead. multi-day threat of severe storms. large hail and damaging winds in the southern plains could be in store. >> nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking it all. >> baseball almost softball hail in areas of oklahoma yesterday. that threat has ended pushing into areas near arkansas. later on today we'll be worried about an additional threat of large hail, damaging winds and even a few tornadoes. as we go throughout tuesday and wednesday tornado threat is much greater in texas possibly even all the way down to louisiana. all those details and show you the millions of people at risk coming up later. the russian government arrested hundreds of protesters as

the crackdown began after thousands of russians across the country took to the street rallying against corruption. now the u.s. state department is condemning the arrest. and even snowden criticized the government. >> reporter: good morning. this was a massive shove anti-government sentiment in cities across russia. 60,000 people taking to the streets according to local radio. arresting 82 cities in total but mostly in moscow where according to human rights groups 1,000 people were taken in by the police. this turn out largely young demonstrators sparked by new reports released by the russian. opposition leader that detailed allegations of corruption, largely

medvedev cal house built for duck on one of his properties and on sunday some of the demonstrators held up images of rubber ducks to protest that. they condemned the arrests of the leader who announced to run for president in 2018. vladimir putin finds a fine balance. crack down too hard make him a ma tier but go too easy these protests could continue. thank you. less than 72 hours since republicans attempted to repeal and replace obamacare and the blame game is running wild with donald trump pointing the finger at republicans tweeting democrats are smiling in d.c. that the freedom cause sues with then of club for growth and heritage have saved planned parenthood and ocare. now one of

caucus members has resigns from that group putting out a statement that read in part in order to deliver on the conservative agenda we have promised the american people for eight years we must come together to find solutions move to this country forward. but many are pointing out the young trump administration, while trump's aides are fighting back blaming a broken washington for failure that could impact the rest of their ambitious agenda. >> is the republican party capable of governing? i know the man in white house is capable of governing. what you saw this week is things are a lot more rough in washington. >> the president is disappointed in the number of people that he thought were loyal to him that weren't. >> now to intense fire in iraq that killed two people and injured several others after a deadly blaze ignited when three project jiels hit a busy marketplace in mosul. it took place in the eastern part of the city which the iraqi go

earlier this year. the battle to take back the western part of the city is still raging. civilians and firefighters worked together to extinguish the blaze. >> the story we've been following for a couple of days the family of a missing teen released new video in hopes someone will recognize the girl's voice. >> on that side. that's where you go like that. then you take the needle. >> that's the voice of 15-year-old elizabeth thomas. she was seen here teaching her brother how to sew a confederate flag. the video was released. thomas has been missing since march 13th when she disappeared with her former teacher. police believe the 50-year-old kidnapped thomas. cummings researched teen marriage before the two disappeared. cummings' wife jill

statement she begged him to turn himself in writing you know you can't hide forever. for your sake and for beth's sake please go to the police or please just drop beth off somewhere safe. it's not too late. baltimore man who police say came to new york to kill black man he says he was more successful in an effort to some interracial dating. james harris jackson told the paper he didn't know the man he's accused of killing was elderly. woe have preferred to kill quote a young thug or successful older black man with blondes. jackson reportedly said he hoped that white women would see how strongly he felt and stop dating black men. he's been charged with murder as a hate crime for allegedly killing 66-year-old adams kaufman with a sword. pope francis had a humanizing moment in front of a crowd. he was there for a

before stepping on stage. he had to use a portable restroom. it happens to the best of us. we all need a break. except in this case the crowd continued to look on and snap pictures. in the end he gave on his speech and meet with islamic and immigrant families. a teen smashed a record by breaking more than 100 cement blocks. tumbling head first on a stack of cement blocks crashing a total of 111 in 35 seconds. the 16-year-old is a black belt in tai kwon do. there's more blocks i'm sure he'll have. >> strong head means something different. just ahead the story behind the accidental death of a veteran race car driver. bill karins is back

>> he's the important map. this is the area at risk for severe storms as we go throughout the afternoon and evening. 12 million people are at risk. concern is large hail like yesterday and also wind damage. that's tornadoes today but that could change as we go into tuesday and wednesday. here's a closer look at your day ahead. so thunderstorms will be rolling through the tennessee valley and a view along the gulf coast. dallas, fort worth should be okay. northern new england dealing with a wintry mess with a little bit of freezing rain and sleet and snow. still feels like winter in a few spots. northern new england can't catch a break. >> a lot of people are headed to south florida unless this fearless diver who made an unlikely under water friends. the shock nudges the swimmer signalling for help. the shark

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what we know at this point in the investigation several local men got into some type of dispute inside the bar and it escalated into shots being fired. from several individuals. this is a very large establishment. they do employ off duty police officers to patrol the parking lot. they are required or responsible for the internal security themselves. however, what we know at this point several firearms were able to be brought inside the bar. ohio governor john kasich is offering any resources to assist in the search and help the victims' families. race car fans are mourning today after sprint car driver david steele was killed down in florida. one of his front wheels hit another car's

a turn. this caused his car to go airborne and spin and hit a wall. it was the opening lap of the race. steele was treated by medics but died at the scene. at 42 years old he was a well regarded and versatile driver. throughout his career erased different types of cars. two people have been arrested in china have an accidents involving a mall escalator in hong kong. they captured a scary moment when an upwards escalator suddenly switches directions. one injured passenger told local media escalator was going twice as fast when it reversed. 18 people were hurt. two escalator technicians were arrested. they are accused of handling mechanical parts that were under investigation in the accidents. that's a really long, seems like a steep escalator. >> i saw that video over the weekend. that's terrifying. you don't know how you would react. one woman was trying to run b

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the rain. the yellow showing us maybe a little bit heavier rain. through the afternoon you may want the umbrellas. take a look at what you can expect. good morning, chuck. >> high resolution model which is updated each and every hour tracking the rain chances early this morning primarily along the i-81 up into the shenandoah valley. with some time there will be an opportunity for rain drops in and around the city. most of the first chance comes in and out between now and about 9:00. then we dry out for a couple of hours. just enough sunshine to put temperatures back into the 70s it looks like. there will be a chance of a shower. umbrellas at the ready. kind of an insulated one of those london fog jackets. temperatures in the 40s. much like it was yesterday all during the afternoon. again, with the return of a southerly breeze and a peak or two of sunshine, we should go into the air mass that we enjoyed on sard

dealing with some fog. >> 270 southbound at montrose road i came into this exit this morning. you can see that fog across the area. so a warning for you that you might run into it somewhere this morning. southbound colesville road. response out there on the scene this morning. taking a look eastbound 450 between seabrook road and forbes boulevard. all lanes blocked. westbound one lane blocked because of a house fire overnight. melissa, it's 4:29. let's go to molette green with news of a river rescue. >> big news if your commute takes you across the potomac. someone went missing in the water under the key bridge. d.c. fire and ems used search teams on dry land, too, including a k-9 unit. oo

information we'll bring it to you on air and online. >> thank you. today a woman the secret service has said has been busted for jumping fences at the white house will be in court three times in one week. the big question is whether the court will keep her in jail she scaled the fence at the treasury department. >> wall was arrested tuesday dangling from the white house fence. a day later she pleaded not guilty and the judge ordered her to stay away from the white house. wall was re-arrested friday after they saw her near the park. during her saturday court appearance she was ordered to stay away. 12 hours later the secret service arrested wall near the treasury building. she'll make her third court appearance today. president trump's son-in-law is getting a new role. you can expect to see this story trending on twitter. jared kushner will lead a new office