y388qy y16fy that is insan holy crap. >> tornado on the ground headed toward franklin. >> deafening winds tear through parts of texas as the tornado destroys neiborhoods while driving rains drench other states, turning roads into riversto and these srms are headed ih and east. >> todays tax day, and while we won't see president trump's returns, we'll hear more aboutl his pn to ship undocumented people to sanctuaryie c >> my name is pete buttiegieg. [ cheers and applause ] >> they call me mayor pete. i am a son of south bend, indiana, and i am running for president of the united states. >> mayor pete makes it official as the south bend, indiana,

potician surprises with a $7 million starting war chest. >> meet a very special secret service agent whose participation in the boston marathon is a monumental achievement. >> millions watch the "game of thrones." e apparently nryone is happy. >> the world is abuzz over the 5tgreen jacket as tiger woods wins the masters. "early today" startsht now. good monday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we start with deay storms impacting millions across the country as the severe weather makes its ay north andeast. it blew through ohio leaving a path of destruction. authorities believe it touched down in shelby leaving thousands without power. as many as ten people were injured. the storm has wreaked havoc further south where at least seven people were killede for more w go to nbc's dan >> check it out right here, man. right here. >> reporter: in the south, a weekend of severe storms.

an apparent tornado touched down near troy, alabama, the townnk spd with wreckage. video shot by this drone shows the extent of the damage. further west, severe weather moved through mississippi. debris littered the town of vix berg. rt of this roof at the gas station collapsed. 17 towns affected by the weather. >> declaring those areas affected now and will remain under a state of emergency as we go aboutompleting the assessments. >> reporter: other parts of the country still recovering from severe weather that struck saturday. in 1 texas, mile per hour winds swirled through the town of franklin. cars were scattered. homes destroyed. in alto, just 30 miles away, at least two tornadoes swept through town. >> i've been here all. my li and it's hard. >> reporter: a local chungh offe refuge for those in need. >> and it's just nice to be able to havehese people here and welcome us in. d we have emts checking

everybody out. >> reporter: in louisiana, a path of destruction in blanchard where aer thundorm brought his trees that engulfed home. a spring of violent weather and forecasters warn it may not be over yet. dan scheneman, nbc news. >> and that is t worry, that it could hit some parts. let's collect in with vanessa web. good morning. >> good morning. this is the worst outbreak we've seen all year. started in central to eastern texas on saturday. made its way across the south and southeast, causing over, folks, two i dozen tornadoes less than 36 hours. we're really not done with this path just yet. u can see a squall line continues to form. we are under a tornado watch from mid-atlantic to new york city this morning until 7:00 a.m. so the risk this morning is potential for isolated toadoes, also those damaging winds could see gusts up to 40 to 45 miles per hour. the great news here by,0:00 a.e're going to see that

area of low pressure exit the northeast. bend that, unfortunately, is just a few snow showers. just a deadly and very dangerous weekend. >> wow. we need to watch it. thank you very much, janessa. here's breaking news out of huffman, texas this morning, where they responded to theire at the home of legendary george for r foreman. he has a collection of 40 cars. officials are working to determine a cause and say it's possible it started with a golf cart r there are norts of injuries. foreman thanked all the firefighters on twitter and said, don't worry, all is well. >> the white house is bringing the border battle to the democrats' doorstep. president trump is facing backlash this morisng over proposal to send asylum-seeking migrants to so-called sanctuary cities all around the country. nbc's tracie potts joining us now with the very latest from tr d.c. ie, good morning. a lot of questions over whether the president could actually do th i. >> reporteit legal? the president insists it absolutely is, but there are

quesons about that. the idea here is that when immigrants come to the united states seekingasylum, they have to be detained until their court where do they wait? at border cities? no, president trump says ship them off to cities mostly run b democrats that insist they will protect immigrants and not wort he federal government. that's what they call sanctuary cities. there have been reports that the president is deliberatelyse targeting t areas because they are run and represented by democrats. the president says they asked for immigrants, so they should get them. >> they want more people in their sanctuary cities, well, we'll give them more people. we can give them a lot. >> the president no right to spend money appropriated for -- by congress for other purposes ship immigrant all over the country. >> reporter: and that is the big issue here. also, the president is denying a he new york times" report that he offered to pardon the new acting homeland security secretar if hehutdown the

border and faced legal consequence for that. >> hee says now runs the show at the border. i want to shift ars. democrats have set a new deadline for the treasury to turnover the president's tax returns. what do we know about that? >> reporter:exactly. w they're giving the treasury department a few more weeks, until the 25th to turnor the president's tax returns. treasury has already said they're not even sure that that request is appropriate. and the white house is fbahting here saying that even if lawmakers get the president's tax returns, they may understand them. >> i don't think congress, particularly not this group of congressmen and women, are smart enough to look through the thousands of pages that i would assume that president trump's ta gs will be. ss is most of them don't do their own taxes, and i certainly don't trust the to look through the decades of success that the psident has. >> reporter: so we'll wait ea fw more weeks to see if we get those tax returns.

as we reported, new york is pushing an effort there to try to turnover his state tax returns, which are believed to ha much of the same information. >> i hope nobody holds their breath.ou tracie, thank >> mayor pete is officially running for president. the 37-year-old mayor of south bend, indiana, is hoping to make history as the yngest and first openly gay commander in chief. nbc's hans nichols has more.or >> rter: for a small town ig or, pete buttiegieg has ambition tz. >> they call me mayor pete. i am a proud son of south bend,m indiana, and running for president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: he laid o his vision in three words. >> the principles that will guide my campaign for president are simple enough to fit on a bumperticker. freedom. security. and democracy. >> reporter: coming home to south bend after crisscrossing the country and cable tv. if elected, he would be the youngest president, t first who is openly gay.

a practicing ee purse ka palian, buttigieg is challenging vice-president mike pence both politically and spiritually. >> if you ha problem with who i am, your problem is not with me. your kwar he will is with my creator. >> reporter: he arrives on the national stage with a polished resuha. ard grad, rogue scholar, te n, but little political experience. >> i would stack up my experience against anybody. >> reporter: mayor pete, as he likes to be called, hopes to harness the moment and celebrate progress on gay rights. >> are you not hope of the? >> reporter: walking off the stage with his husband int a campaign that may prove to be difficult. >> all right. that was hans nichols reporting. >> it might go down ashe greatest comeback in sports history. tiger woods is back on top after winning the masters, overcoming in and scandal to bring home his first major title in more than a decade. and perhaps even more amazing, he's garnered bipartisan support

in washington, d.c. president trump congratulated tiger calling him a truly great chmepion. and f president obama called his win a testament to excellence, grit and determination. he also got a shout out fromte is great serena williams who said she was literally in tears watc him play. nbc's kathy park has more on tiger's return to greatness. >> here it is. the return to glory. >> reporter: tiger is back, and he did it on the biggest stage in golf. woods, winning at the masters for the fifth time. hisp first major championshi victory in nearly 1giyears, brin fans to their feet. >> tiger. tiger. >> reporter: two shots back from the leaderboard, he didn't start theay swinging, but disaster on the 12th hole for ,play after player gave tiger thece cho drived.ahea the 2008 u.s. open was his last major title. and after four back surgeries and personal turmoil, it

appeared his caree had peaked, which he acknowledged. >> you never give up. it's a given. you always fight. >> reporter: but on the hallowed grounds of augusta, woods madeh ory again. the first time he shared the moment with his father in 1997.n an emotionalt echoed with his ownhildren 22 years later. >> for them to see what it's like to have their dad win a major championship, i hope it's something they'll never forget. >> reporter: with his fifth onen jacket, tiger is back par to becoming the greatest of all time. kathy park, nbc news. >> as the administration battles with the rder, the first daughter and president trump's senior advisor kicked off four-day trip in ethiopia and the ivory coast. ivanka trump toured businses run by women in ethiopia, promoting a white house groebl economic program for women. the white house initiative is intended to benefit 50 million women in developing countries by 2025.

joining me from london with more is chapman bell. chapman, good terning. >> rep frances, good morning. receiving a warm ethiopian welcome, it' all about women for ivanka as she launches this initiative with the goal to empower 50 million women in developing countries by 2025. she's the second trump to visit the continent recently after melania trump's visit last year. this, of course, after her father, president donald trump, drew stie crism last year when he reportedly described some of the nations on the couldn't permanent with, shall we say, not so positive language. but her words have beened focus on women empowerment and she had this to say. >> we believe that investing in wome is smart development policy, and s it'srt business. it's also in our security interest, because women, when ey're empowered, foster peace and stability. >> reporter: trump also tweeting from ethiopia about thatat devag plane crash in the country last month, taking a

break from an initiative to pay her respects to those who lost their lives, saying she visited the holyrity church in addiss a baba to honor their memory, frances. >> chapman bell for us. thank you. >> time to check back with vanessa for a look at the day ahead. >> busy week here. we'll continue to see the rain make its way mid-atlantic to the northeast. we have flood watches in place for 4 million across the northeast. the reason being is this band that's making its way aoss rightnow. could see some torrential rain. accumulation totals through the next 24 hours, they're about half an inch. as that low makehoits way of. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now here's a closer look at your day ahead. we're sitting in the 60s that the northeast as front makes its way through. we'll slice those temperatures down about 10 to 15 degrees, giving a chance to dry out across the south and southeast. so weather looking a lot

better for the south, allowing them to pick up the pieces after a rough weekend. >> well deserved. >> certain going to need that. janessa, thank you. a camera at the brazilian meteor observation networkug this. >> wow. >> look at ziat. that's a. spectacular sight in the sky. it burnedn upe sky over the atlantic ocean. but to be able to see a methar like with the clouds and everything. there would be a freak out moment if anybody saw that. > thank goodness for atmosphere, right? just ahead, bad news for your back. why we may be witnessing the decline of reclining seats on airplanes. plus, inside the war on drugs. with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. so, try febreze fabric refresher. febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics and cleans them away as it dries. use febreze every time you tidy up to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean. fabric refresher even works for clothes you want

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good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. gi i'm aaron hrest. a wild night of weather for the d.c. region. rain, wind, even a tornado warning. >> the same storm system caused serious damage to our south. bit's already beinglamed for the deaths of several people we'rhowing you the hardest hit areas. uren? the weather, the storms are over right now, but now we have the winds. we're going

pounding rain, strong wind, even a few tornado warnings. monday morning has arrived, and theyevere weather m of us saw overnight appears to be moving on. bu we may not be completely out of the woods just yet.

it's 4:00 a.m., gerd morning, ne, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. we remain in weather alert mode this morning. you may find branches and leaves on theoads this morning, so give yourself plenty of time. watch out on the roads. our melissa mollet is standing commutea check on the and road closures. let's begin w lhren ricketts in for chuck this morning with this weather alert. >> yeah. s thank yo much. listen, this all came through our area last night. the good ws is it is now to the east. ur friends for the eastern shor not without a few tornado warnings in our area. we had a few tornado warnings in frederick lasht at about 6:00 p.m. and then overnight we were with you if you joined us, st. mary's county had a tornado warning as well as calvert george's county. the good news is that is now to the east. so this has moved outfhere. the threat is pretty much over with these storms. however, for our friends on the eastern shore, if you're joining us from there and you are traveling, just know these t storms move about