the manhunt widens. the desperate nationwide search for the cleveland suspect of accused of murdering a man and posting it on facebook. we hear from the victim's family for the first time as police hunt for clues. foreign diplomacy. vice-president arrives in tokyo. as north korea issued one of its most ominous warnings yet. a bellwether race. why all eyes are on a political newcomer in georgia this morning. plus, the nudge seen around the world. why he may soon have to tip that uber driver of yours, and history made yet again from 50 years later. "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm gigi stone woods. this morning authorities in cleveland have

manhunt nationwide for steve stevens the man they say shot and killed an elderly man then posted it on facebook. cleveland police and the fbi are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to stevens as the victims' family grap lz with his sudden death. nbc's robb mott has the latest >> reporter: cleveland police with the fbi for the search for the suspected killer steve stevens who reported and up loaded a brazen murder to facebook is now a nationwide manhunt. >> our reach now is basically all over this country. we are not going to leave any stone unturned. >> reporter: with possible sightings as far away as philadelphia, none have led to the man who killed 75 year old robert god win as he waited for easter dinner to finish cooking. his two youngest children and their mother were waiting at this home for god win to return

aluminum cans. >> he didn't deserve that. i hate that he took my kids' father. look at his babies. i don't think that they really fully understand what's going on. >> the people going to be killed today easter sunday is not my first. >> reporter: stevens who has no previous criminal history brags he killed others which the police have not substantiated. he says the motive involves his ex-girlfriend. police say they have been in contact with that woman and she is cooperating with investigators. >> call jason. >> reporter: he also represents a paternity brother gary jackson urg urged his friend to give himself up. >> i know you're in pain, but you've got to turn yourself in. you already hurt other people. >> reporter: this is the latest recorded violence to make its way on facebook which has since taken the video down.

killing and two young boys struggling to understand why this happened to their dad. is >> overnight vice-president mike pence arrived in tokyo, the second country on his asian tour after visiting sooeoul of north korea's ramped up rhetoric with an ominous message from the official. we are joined by janice mackie from seoul. what can you tell us about the new threats coming out of north korea? >> reporter: well, this is a response coming from north korea to what they see as the threat of an attack from the united states with president trump saying that all options are on the table, and that some suggestion that a preemptive military strike is not being ruled out. this is all part of this escalation of tension and anxiety that has been building here for over the past couple of weeks and even over the past co

korea seen in this region as provocation. yesterday we had those comments from the deputy ambassador at the united nations suggesting that they would respond with all-out war if the u.s. did perceive as military action. let's hear what he had to say. >> translator: the united states is disturbing global peace and stability and insisting on gangster-like logic. it has created in this situation the nuclear war may erupt in any moment on the peninsula, and oppose the threat to the war and peace of security. to say nothing of those of the north. >> reporter: at the military parade on saturday there was a speech by the man viewed as second in command in the regime. he, too, was threatening all-out war with all-outar

what we are seeing now is that same message coming through diplomatic channels through not only the deputy ambassador at the u.n. but also the vice foreign minister in pyonyang. increasingly there seems to be this sense that neither side wants to back down. gigi? >> incredibly troubling news. thank you for the update. nbc's janice mackey thayer. here at home, president trump is taking a different approach. talking tough against the rogue nation, telling them to, quote, behave while his white house says nothing is off the table. nbc's chief white house correspondent halle jackson has more on that. >> reporter: at the white house, a jarring juxtaposition the president posing with the easter bunny, at the other end, new questions about north korea. >> behave. >> reporter: later on fox news. >> i d w

thinking. i'm not like other administrations where they say, we're going to do this in four weeks and that doesn't work that way. >> reporter: that strategy of suspense, a hallmark of this administration so far isn't sitting well with russia where there is new tough talk. on russian state tv, a putin ally saying, quote, trump is more impulsive and unpredictable than kim jong-un. trump tight lipped. >> drawing lines hasn't worked in the past. >> reporter: president trump appearing to take his own advice, the art of the foreign policy deal. he's written negotiators should use leverage, in this case that's his budding relationship with china, staying in close contact with beijing. secretary of state rex tillerson in touch with his chinese counterpart this weekend. fight back, the president also advised reiterating now all options are on the table, including military action if needed. and while he said successful negotiators should deliver the

he will. in an intractable international conflict still unsolved after decades of diplomacy. >> so, the danger is of course people will see this as a bluff. and great powers can't bluff. >> today the eyes of the political world will be on georgia and democrat john ossa. the candidate in a special election in that state congressionals race. president trump wrote on twitter overnight, quote, with 11 republican candidates running in georgia on tuesday for congress, a runoff will be a win. vote r for lower taxes and safety. the worry, the congressional seat was left vacant by trump's hhs secretary tom price and has not gone democrat in years. many are looking at it as a bellwether race for next year's midterm election after months of backlash against the president. well, 18 people are vying for the congressional seat, including five democrats. the runoff election will take place if the winner does not cross the 50% threshold.

opponents are seizing on new reaction from white house press secretary sean spicer regarding president trump's taxes after what has seemingly been years of discussing if and when the president would release his returns. >> is the president going to release his 2016 tax returns given -- we assume maybe those are not under audit? >> no, you can't. they are. >> you always talk about under audit, the president says under audit. is it time to say once and for all the president is never going to release his tax returns? >> we'll have to get back to you on that. >> i mean really? >> really. >> so, he may? >> no, i said i'd have to get back to you on that. he is still under audit. the statement still stands. >> things have reached such a fever pitch that even those visiting their home district like senator tom cotton of arkansas have gotten an earful on the subject. >> as far as i'm aware the president says he is still under

audit. [ booing ] >> hillary clinton and her campaign repeatedly -- he won the fight over it. >> now the issue may endanger another trump promise. reforming the nation's tax code with democrats arguing against any changes until they now how it would impact the president's own self-worth. nearly a year since the passing of a musical giant we're learning new details about the death of prince found unresponsive inside his estate. newly released documents reveal what authorities found inside his home. amid a deepening mystery into how he got powerful painkillers without a regular doctor, or a prescription. nbc's miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: the newly released search warrant reveals a troubling find inside prince's paisley park estate. a sizeable stash of powerful drugs for which the musician did not have prescriptions discovered throughout his home,

vitamins and aspirin. detectives also recovering a suitcase next to prince's bed with his alias, peter brave strong, inside a powerful opioid and the handwritten lyrics for the hit song, you got the look. ♪ >> reporter: the megastar found unresponsive inside his mansion a year ago this week. it is still a mystery where he obtained the drug and many others found in his home. with court documents claiming some medications were prescribed to prince under the name of long-time friend kirk johnson, the former drummer said he was unaware prince was addicted to pain medication. but a drug rehab center said johnson contacted them because the star was struggling with opiate use. his attorney saying johnson never supplied the drugs, which later caused prince's death. >> authorities seem to have indications there was

they're following the sourcing, where did that all come from. >> reporter: in the death that shocked the world, still no criminal charges and an investigation that is far from over. miguel almaguer, nbc news, new york. >> let's turn now to nbc meteorologist bill karins with your tuesday forecast. bill? >> good morning, gigi. rolling through the dakotas with showers and thunderstorms, a cold rain through minnesota, overall pretty nice travel day today across the country. very warm, the southern half of the nation. showers and thunderstorms from atlanta up to tennessee and into north carolina. we still have our storm moving through the inter mountain west. when that comes into the plains wednesday we may get severe storms out of it most concern kansas and iowa. weather pattern as we go to the middle of the workweek. that was the big story of the day. here is a closer look at your day ahead. today i mentioned that chilly rain, duluth at 49 today, dreary day in minneapolis, 67, mariucci a touch warmer.

warmer in the southeast. charleston, columbia, atlanta to nashville. how about this, happy ending for a dog in kentucky. the dog fell 30 feet into a well. the owners reported the fall, when they couldn't pull her out with a ladder. fire fighters came to the rescue. in less than an hour, gracy is back with her owners. any injuries -- no injuries, was actually looking pretty nice in that dress for falling 30 feet into the well, gigi. >> we can use a happy dog rescue. thanks for the update. just ahead, first lady melania trump jumped into action. plus why you may soon have to tip your uber driver when "early today" comes back. the smoother the skin, the more comfortable you are in it.

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back then officials actually tried to shove her off the course, but on monday she made a triumphant return as a guest of honor. nbc's kristen dahlgren was there. >> reporter: as kathryn swisser sfierz a gun sending a field of elite women running into the street, she remembers a time 50 years ago when that seemed impossible. >> if you did anything arduous, you're going to get big legs, grow hair on your chest, turn into a man, your uterus is going to fall out. >> reporter: in 1967 she told a men's track coach she wanted to run the boston marathon. >> she said no dame ever ran the marathon. >> reporter: she pinned on biyombo 261. two miles in, somebody spotted her and ran onto the course. >> he grabbed me like this and he threw me back and he said, get out of my race and give me those

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now on "news 4 today," hours after a man was brutally killed outside of a restaurant, police release a picture of one of the suspects. the new puzzle piece that could solve the murder. a team of investigators heads to maryland after a black hawk helicopter crashes. the caps get crushed. what to expect in the quest for the cup. "news 4 today" starts now. we were winning when we went to bed. >> what happened? >> i'm just -- i don't know. i try not to think about it thinking we're going to make a comeback because we keep losing in the first round. we need to change things around. >> we do. on top of all of

cometh. >> i'm angie goff. >> i'm eun yang. >> we're working to help you get prepared for the day ahead. >> melissa mollet will look at the day ahead. first, let's check in with sheena parveen and chuck bell. >> look who's back from vacation. >> i hope i look tan. >> a little tanner when you left. >> that's how we like it. fantastic week in weather. we're going into the week just a little bit cooler. yesterday was nice, today will be nice. 60 degrees in the district. pleasantly cool outside. we do have the clouds around. that's one thing you'll notice. clouds in the morning, more clearing in the afternoon. temperature wise, 56 dulles. one of the cooler spots. 56 degrees. 51 in manassas. comfortably cool. this morning i think you're goino

let's head over to chuck bell. >> yes, indeed. we had the clouds around from a weather front that sagged down to the south. here you can see on storm team 4 radar, most of the rain chances suppressed south. we will enjoy a dry day for today. the clearing skies across pennsylvania, that's our increasing amounts of sunshine. however, even though you can't last forever, this will eventually start to come back to the north. that will bring clouds and a sprinkle chance back into the forecast for tomorrow. that means you have to soak in the sunshine. nice one, 56. mostly in the 40s and 50s this morning. rising into the upper 50s and 70s. plenty of sunshine this afternoon and early this evening. dry weather expected all the way through the course of the day today. not a big rain chance tomorrow but there may be a spotty sprinkle or two. we'll help you find that. >> good morning, chuck. a couple of things to talk about on the belt way.

zones. here we'll talk about two. inner loop after 270 here. we have a work zone blocking the right lane. doesn't seem to be slowing things too much. this does. i just came in this way, eastbound river road. work zone adjusting the left lane. you merge over to the left. 270 at montrose road, in bound, outbound, no worries. >> melissa, thank you. 4:29. important development this morning. take a look at this new picture to help solve a murder. manassas police say this man may be a suspect in the brutal death. this man walked out of a restaurant on centerville road. two people in a white suv followed him, shot and killed him. both ran

anything about this case. today a team of army investigators will be investigating a crash. it slammed into the ground. the injured are in a baltimore hospital this morning. take a look, this is new video from southern maryland news net. it shows the scene moments after the helicopter came down at the bretton bay golf and country club. the helicopter was a training flight. witnesses saw the helicopter fall from the sky. >> we were sitting down and we watched the helicopter come by sitting very low. my brother made a comment, look at how low it is. it started going sideways and then it went down. >> major bradley becker said they are deeply saddened by this loss and are focused on supporting the family and friends who were affected by the