snl? what the -- hell? this is the worst i've seen the last 12 years. >> i've seen nothing like t ts fors long ever. a massive petro chemical fire since sunday morning spewing black smoke. fuelled by chemicals used in gaz owe lean, paint thinner and more. alooding emergency turning neighborhoods into islands and stranding many communities. prosecutorsevill real what exactly was in the search warrant for michael cohen. a federal grand jury is now considering how the boeing max 8

was certified. a shoot out in las vegas that went terribly wrong. meet the young che champ. "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm marlie hall. >> and i'm franc rivera. a massive fire spewing massive black clouds into the air. authorities are warning people to stay inside. we he more details. >> reporter: good morning, francis and marley. multiple fire agencies have been on the scene nearly two days but not able to make much progress. the fire is expected to burn. the big problem is for certain sensitive populations, the risk negative health effects is not just possible but likely.

nearly 36 hours later, the fire is still erupting. largely invisible from most but far f harmless for some. >> i think it is better than to be overprotective than to say we think everything is fine. >> reporter: repeatedly nsisting the air was simply safe. >> the levels have not crossed a threshold where they wouldt p harm. >> reporter: the director ofro enental science at baylor says they should no better. >> they are really talking about acute, immediate effects. >> reporter: the problem is negative effects from those who suffer heart or rpiratory problems may take days or weeks to manifest. >> too often we are thinkingab t the immediate effects and not a child coming down with an asthma attackheext day.

>> reporter: the company said the fire spread from twoan to six. air quality monitoring a is not perfect science. >> still possible where you are there might not be a monitor. >> hot spots we may not know about. you are getting hig concentrations down wind that is going to be most likely the highest concentrations. it might not be widespread. >> reporter: the next update will be later this morning. back to you. another emergency we are following in wa, the governor has extended a disaster proclamation to include five historic ies as this flooding devastates the midwest and plains. rescueen crews have working to save humans anda animals. donkey and three ponies have been saved. following it all from nebraska.

good mornin >> reporter: good morning. the midwest is still reeling from the devastating floods. now residents areoming home d getting a first look at the damage. record high rivers turned small midwest towns into islands. offn air force base under feet of water. entire parking lots submerged. in nebraska, communities cut off as the water raced in. some homeowner b haven stranded for days. >> i can't believe how much water came in. >> heavy rain and snow melt fuelled this disaster. the worst seen in decades. minnesota, wisconsin, iowa and linois hit hard. river gauges near or above flood

stage stage. soldiers pulling people to safety. strangers pitching in. >> thiss what we do. >> reporter: he says the lake now in his home. water could take days to recede. >> the sad thing is is the family heirlooms arepr eless. >> reporter: historic flooding quick to move in and slow to move out. the h waterse slowly part to recede, states sth could be next. the flood waters head downstrm toward the gulf of mexico. >> tha you. we could soon get a glimps into the investigation that brought down michael cohen. prosecutors released redacd copies of the search warrants used on the raid of the home and offices. the fbi scoured his offices and hotel seeking information about alleged hush money payments.

the warrant could reveal how authorities learned of e payments and what they sought to gather. an investigation will likely be redacted. he's been found guilty and will beving three years in prison in may. breaking new now. just revealed that award winning rock and roll legendrr lee lewis is recovering in memphis.e 83-year-old also known as the killer will have to cancel upcoming performances through june but doctors expect lewis to make a full recovery. new zealand's prime minister will return to christ church as families prepare fore burials. sh denounced the attack that left 50 dead and another 50 injured. parliament members gathered to

share condolences for them. new gun reforms will be announced in ten days. we'll go live to chris church, new zealand. the prime minister has vowed to deny the gunman any notoriety. >> reporter: that's right. the focus now needs to be on the 50 victims. their names, faces and stories. not the alleged gunman. she said sheiv won't the suspect an ounce of fame. >> references have been made to other terrorists abroad that thisct sus has sought to replicate. you won't her speak his name. >> reporr: another thing we can expect is there are going to be new gun laws. she'll make an announcement by

monday. sweeping changes are expected. >> also developments of the teenager at the center of the violent egg smashing scheme. >> the boy that went violent for smashing an egg over the anti-immigrant senator has a go-fund me that will go to the families of the victims. he's got a mural in his honor in melbourne. it is confirmed a federal investigation is looking at the boeing 737 max jet and how it was approved for flight. it had been the best selling i planen the world but was ground last week after two crashes in five months. it is questioned now did the plane get proper oversight. >> reporter: with the world's 737 max fleet grounded, a grand

jury is investigating the development of the max. understaffed and underfunded, much of that process delegated to boeing ielf. there is always a risk of delegating some of d yourect certification authority over the aircraft design but you need the manufacturer's expertees. >> reporter:n line, they say the goal is to identify best practice and oversight. i asked the acting faa chief. >> did your interaction in any way lead you to delay the decision to ground theseplanes. >> french investigators said clear similarities were noted between the planes before they crashed. bad senso or a stware glitch

and new software installed forced the plane down. pilots weren't told about mcat until after the crash then given an ipad course tore follow. behey were grounded, american airline pilots stood by the plane. they want simulator time. >> we don't wantnother ipad course. we take this too seriously. >> boeing continues to stand by the plane and certification. they plan to push a software upgrade. that will not be enough to get this plane back in the air. all authorities including the faa. canada will decide on its own whether to certify the plane again. >> thank you. there is aew twist in the killing of a reputed moboss. turns out it may not have been a

mafia hit after all. the suspect may have wanted revenge over a relationship with the victim's niece. >> reporter: in court, the 24-year-old who they said put ten bullets into the mob boss, on his left hand, maga forever and united we stand. nabbed in new jersey over the weekend along with the blue pickup truck used in the crime. >> is it true you are waiving your right toxtradition? >> yes, sir. >> he was gunned down in front of his home last week. >> we do not believe this was a random act. is it connected to his role in the crime family. he w angry he was told to stop seeing his niece. whatnd in his death started with him ramming his truck into the parked suv.

every step captured on surveillance video. >> was he acting alone? were there others involved? i do n a have thewers for you. >> his family has nors ans promising, there is something very wrong here. we'll get to the bottom of it. a young man trying to end o problem, now facing so many more. bill karins joins us now with river flooding. >> i want to explain what is happening here. this shows the snow about a week ago, watch as it melted quickly the warm air and rainfall, the end result is about 186,000 square miles, larger than the state of california. the flow rate of those aas went from 900 millionalns up

to 5 billion gallons. twice the rate of the water that es over niagara falls every day. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. a closer look at yr day ahead. for tay, temperatures are still kind of cool. a little light rain from omaha to kansas city and st. louis today. we'll take a look at the forecast for the rest of the country coming up. new meaning t tohe word snow mobil. 140 harley davidson's took on a snow covered hill in italy. winter x games player speed up the slope i t recorde to win the sixth annual race and snow event. looks dangerous. >> and fun. still ahead, violence in

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news 4 today starts now. >> i'm n yang >> i'm molette green. >> aaron will be joining us later this morning.

>> let' begin this tuesday with a check of our forecast and the roads. > it's a cold start. temperatures have fallen in the outlying suburbs. 29 in gaithersburg. a milder 38 in washington and annapolis. it's below freezing this morning. man, it will be a nice day today. 100% sunshine.ro daytime highs,d 52 degrees. with the sun out,t will be a nice day. >> let's look at the roads here.