good morning. killer storms. >> knits shelby right now. >> at least eightnorthwest. rnado, high winds and heavy rain leading to major damage and states of emergency. where the threat mov next just ahead. it has to stop. congresswoman ilhan omar fires back saying she's received death threats about her controversial comments over 9/11. fatal fall. a florida university student ing from the u clock tower. was she taking part in a rite of passage for seniors weeks before graduation? all that, plus "today"

exclusive, a college gymnast on the road to recovery from gruesome injuries. she will join us live. game time, how t world is celebrating the "game of throne" and tiger roors again! >> t return to glory. >> tiger woods winshe masters and what a moment. inside his epic comeback for the ages, today, april 15, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah fromiend hoda kotb liv studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi,ev yone, good morning. welcome to "today." it's nice to have you with us. we have willfully for hoda. what an incredible day for

alfers. go care if you a fan, it's an incredible moment for tiger woods. >> it's a moment we thought we wouldn't see agains after all ther problems in his life over that decade and the moment you are talking about when he hugged his children. >> you liked that putt. i loved this, c'mon, he touched his kids, of course, we all remember that iconic moment when he first one and he hugged his father who is no longer with us. it's an incredible sports story. mike tirico flew all night from augusta to speak with us. we can't wait to catch up with him. first, if weath cut a path of destruction across the south and the mid-we w. ill have a closer loo d at thage in a moment. let's get right to al. >> all right. guys, thanks so much. we will get to gabe gutierrez an ju moment. look at this from max guiliani, look at that lightning strike thcee 1 world tradeer, it's

amazing. as this system is rolling through, it's causing other problems, too. this is rutherford, new jersey, tning strikes setting a house on fire. firefightersre battling that blaze as we speak. we will see this line tht, heavy derstorms pushing from boston all the way down to just off the new jersey shore line and east. we got winds to talk about as this system moves past, 55 million under wind advisories fromoanoke all the way to boston. airport delays will be a bigm problerom d.c., new york, philly, up to boston, with wind gusts of 50 miles per hour or . mo here comes another coast-to-coast storm. rain and mountain snows. then as we get into wednesday, e storm redevelops east of the rockies, we are concerned about this, the severe storm center issu for wednesday, a severe storm threat from chicago down to texa so we will be watching that

carefully, thursday, the system slows significantly, allowing heavy rain from the panhandle, florida, alood threat and the flood potential for the east coast is pretty good stretching from central florida all the way to western new york and western pavement, this thing is going to loing i li lingernto the ekend. we have the nbc sports network 9:00 a.m. unsettled weather mainly around 62 degrees, then falk temperatures after getting up into the 60s and 70s. >> that will be an issue as well. >> nbc news' gabe gutierrez is in hard-hit texas, southea of dallas. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. this storm system showed little mercy as it swept across the south and t mid-west, leaving behind that path of destruction. the family,surviv actually huddled together as the storm record through. across the region, at least

eight people are dead, including three children. >> it's hitting shelby right now. >> reporte overnight, ts deadly storm system marched east. this was ripping through shelby, ohio. >> oh my good! >> reporter: high winds downin trees and power lines, this after heavy rain, hail and flooding pnded the south. back-to-nack tores sliced through tinial to, texas. >> i have been here a my life, it's hard. >> reporter: one of them an ef3 twisteracking winds of 140 miles an hour,his family huddled in his home praying as the roof ripped off. >> i looked up and the top was off, everything trot second twister destroying what was left. in nearby angelina county, even more heart break, two young brothers, 3-year-old jace and

3-year-old dylan creel were killed when a tor hdo their car. the small town of franklin, texas, took a hit. more than 50 homes destroyed. >> a strip of homes -- everything is go i. >> reporte louisiana, torrential rain brought dangerous flooding. 13-year-old sebastienrt omar n drowned in a drainage canal. sere weather swe across mississippi killing a 95-year-old man injuring about a dozen others. inside this home, a grandmother ttrapped. >> te landed in the living hiom, pusng furniture up against hers, spind her up against the wall. she was there until we pulled er out. >> reporter: thirning, mississippi is under a state of emergency. here in texas, power crews worked throughout the night. 150 people were without power. today schools here were closed.

as a massive cleanup effort gets way. >> gabe, thanks so much. to politics now, congress man ilhanomar is taking on the president saying she is now facing death treats afe tweeted about her controversial comments on the 9/11 attacks. kristen welker catches us up on this onod morning. >> rep hi, savannah, good morning to you. this is the latest escalation between president trump and ngresswoman ilhan omar with omarof accusing the president endangg lives with his tweets imploring the president ote it has tostop. this morning, tensions reaching a fever pitch between presint donald trump and freshman minnesota congresswoman ilhan omar. omarseillesing overnight she is receiving an increase ineath threats, following a tweet from the president accusing her of down playing the september 11th rrorist attacks. the backlash against omar, a somali american one of the first muslim women elected to congress, ignited to what

critics are calling her controversial comments about the 9/11 attacks last month during her speech to the council on american islamic relations or kare. >> kare wasounded after 9/11, because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberty. >> that phrase, some people did something, striking critics as an insensitive way to refer to the worst attaining in american history, prompting the president to tweet, we will never ftoget his nearly 60,000 followers, then cutting to images of the world trade center burning. omar issuing a statement overnight , in part, violent crimes and acts of hate by right wing extremists and white nationalists are on the rise around the world. we can n longer ignore na they are being occupied by the

highest speaker in the land. nay pelosi demanding they amove the video and ensure that capitol police conducting a security assessment to feard congresswoman omar and her family and a staff. his words weigh a ton. white house secretary sarah huckaby sanders t defending president on sunday. >> certainly, the president is wishing no ill wil or violence towards anyone. but the president is absolutely and should beng c out the coerresswoman for not only one time but history of anti-semitic commen >> repor now, omar has sparked backlash shortly after taking office was she was admonished for makingomments that some felt were anti-semitic. in hours, the president will it actually v omar's home state of minneapolis mince for an event focused on a very different topic. taxes.

savannah, willie. another big topic. immigration. the president over the weekend signaled he does want to look into senng detainees to sanctuary cities that don't enforce immigration laws. what can you tell us about that? savannah, president trump and the white house made it clear they are seeking sending them to sanctuary cities. those are cities which don't comply with federal immigration laws. many are democtic strong holds, raising the question, is this political retribution. over the weekend,ar sanders denied that saying they don't want to put the burden sole so i will on border communities. the democrats say they are using migrants as pawns. it's a sharp shift from last week. officials said they floated this idea twice t dhs, said it had been rejected over legal and bucketaryconcerns. >> some of the democrats in the states where they talk about

sending undocumented immigrants this. to be calling his bluff >> reporter: they to be taunting thede pre saying they would welcome migrants, including jay ainsley, a 2020 presidential candidate. take a listen. >> you can't threaten somebody they're not afraid of. we are not afraid of diversity in the state of walk. this is another act of bombastic chaos that simply is not going to work for this ineffective president. >> r and, in fact, a number of democrats echoed innslyhe saying would welcome migrants as the battle continues to hea up. >> thank you. now to that comeback story everyone is talking about this oorning, tiger woods returning to glory win the masters. his 15th major overall, but the first iore than a decade after all those personal problems and back surgeries derailed his career. nbc sports mike tirico is heret

ut it in perspective. first, kerry sanders gets started down there. good morning. g >> reporte weld morning. if you play golf, if you are just a fan or you don't even ca about professionalsports, it doesn't matter, this incredible glorious comeba is one for the history books. it's tiger woods story of redemption, performance, longevity and for all of us a lesson never give up. >> the return to glory. >> reporter: a perfo ance for the ages. tige woods back o the mountaintopinning the masters in style. sealing the deal foris first major championship victory in 11 years. just steps from the 8th green. the 43-year-old hugging his children and his mother in celebration.ok g memories of the warm embrace he shared with his father earl after his first master's win in 1997.

>> that hug with his children. if that can't bring a tear to your eye. if you are a parent, you are not human. >> it'sne a sce many even woods himself doubted was possible. >> it's a pretty surreal feeling to be honest. >> with his problems off the course and comeback with debilitating injuries, including four back surgeries was the process. -on-and now that process was woods' 15th career major and first masters win since005 setting social media ablaze, taking to twitter, sena williams writing, in part, i am so inspired, president trumpll g woods a truly great champion, while former president obama described woods' comebacks a tment to grit and determination. shortly after the final putt a movingnike releasi tribute for an athlete who

refused to quit. >> you always fight. and getting up is nevern the equation. >> repor a golfing icon roaring to redemption on familiar soil with his loved by his side. >> this has meant so much to me and my family. thistournament to have everyone here. it's something i'll never, ever, forget. >> reporter: his victory is something i think that we all feel it. it's sort of infectious, so bravo and what does tiger woods do y, guys? anything you want. >> absolutely, theountry was glued to that show, thank you so much. >> let's go to mikeierry core he was there after augusta. flew all night. his arms were tired. >> i'm here. >> i was riding about this, a couple years ago iead tiger woods was telling people, he didn't think he would ever play golf again, it was that bad, he was laid out. how do you get from that to this? the absolute height of his sport.

>> the back fusion surgery is the physical reason. the mental hurdles as well. he found a way to do that he did tell the champions at the dinner they hold every tuesday night of the masters for the past winners of that tournament, i think might be done. there was genuine concern. either.t overstating it it's an amazing part of his comeback. >> in sports, you have covered every major event, how does yesterdayank for you? >> i was calling it on national radio, i thought, this was the pest sporting event iave been to, it was so emotionalally charged. not just from tiger and the people around him, the fans, the patrons at augustanational, i don't remember them being that emotionalally connected to a golfer. jack nicklaus in '76. this is all that and maybe a little more. >> you know tiger pretty we.

as a mother, i'm sorry, when he goes and hugs the kids, it was just absolutely so touching. he's played it pretty cool, he's a stoic guy. it seems he was feeling the emotions, himself. >> if you ask him in an honest moment. i will give one picture of the fifth masters, it will be the hugs with charlie, his son, sam, his daughter.he charlie son, it was almost in se spot where hehiugged dad, 22 years before. dad no longer there, it is really coming full circle, the daddy daughter hug, many of us s hat have daughters, when they appreciate what you have done, sam is the older one. >> by the way, it's been 11 years sin he won a major. >> tiger said all that you have sown is golf brings dad pain. now they it brings him joy, still. >> i was talking to jordan spieth a few months ago talking

about tiger. i said, i got to think tiger is a different guy. g is hanging out with the players,ing guys tips, things he wouldn't have done in the he seemed in that path. spiethdo predicted he would w p with inin a major. do you think he's a give guy? >> like the derby, blinkers, tiger had blinkers on all the time when he competed. this week, he took things n. he smiled. he interacted with everyone because he thought it was gone, he became closer to the players. it sfeedz e feeds back. a bunch were waiting when he was done. i never seen that many players waiting for a masterschampion. >> i saw a lot of green jackets nting to give him a hug. it wasn't a spenceful game. do you call it a game? i'm not ra golfer. >> final round. >> suspenseful. he kept cool. >> there is no doubt. you hit it. en a full sports fan.

at the 12th hole when francesco molinari, tiger said i'll plot my way around the golf course. a pfectnalysis to golf. >> i hardly embarrassed hmysel has three more to catch jack, on the majors. do you think that's on the boa w? >> i was completely wrong with a lot of people he wouldn't win one. now there is no question. he contested in the lt three. can he do it again and again and again? i'd say yes. >> you notice what, we're doing >> absolutely. >> great toee you, thank you for coming in. now, let's turn to al. m>> i field time to mr. tirico for a question, if theat gt sports comeback of all time? >> it is, i think so you can go for a few others. i think tiger's comeback touched not even sport but people who aren't sports fans.

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you don't need the umbrella. all the stron storms have exited the area. we have lots of trees down, wer outages, and official power outages available today, wis will be gusting up to 50 miles an hour throughout the day when advisories are in place. >> and that is your lates weather. >> coming up, tragedy at fordham university, a student falling to her death out of the school's iconic clock tower. could a dangerous campus tradition be to blame? >> a college gymnast whose career was ended by aninjury. it's so horrific. we can't teshow you the injury. we can tel you how far she has come. she has great plans for the future. we can't wait to introdu you to her. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> 26 is your time on this monday april 15th, 2019. good morning, i'm lynn yang. >> i'm erin sgilchrist. gore closed today because of poweroutages. >> we want to begin w news 4 nicole jacobs inoutheast washington. >> you can get a good look at the damage left behind by the overnight storm. you dsn see strong w toppled a large branch onto the power lines there, it aonears at least vehicle will have problems getting out of this porking spot. i can tell y residents do not ha power and they have not

been here to clear the trees. in southeast d.c., nicole jacobs, news 4. er thank you, right now on the roads, i loop, outer loop, looking good after the woodrow wilson bridge. laurel, crashes on the left shoulder. we have delaysnd northbound southbound there. virginia after prince william parkway that crash has cleared as well, but it was slow headed inllund. >> we'ake a break, check your forecast up next.

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist lauren rickets. the strg stormsave moved off and out to see. we are looking atrying conditions, winds will be gusting up to about 50 miles an hort, they're staing to take up now.

they will be with us until late night. full sunshine, showers on wednesday, more storms possible on friday. more showers thisweekend. >> thank you, lauren. another local news update5 in minutes. >> for now after the "today" show after this shor

we're back. we're back. 7:30. an auburn gym fast recovering from that headline making injury she sustained during a repeat competition. you can see is all smiles, showing us how it'sdone. she is a great champion. we are back with hoda a craig. >> sam's name ghastic career is over. wait until you hear what she hau comingp over the next couple of months. >> she, trulyinspiring. let's get to the headlines, a deadly storm system pushing out to sea after pummeling partsf the south and mid-west. t tornado ripped through shelby, ohio, look that trees down, power lines down across the state, down south, ba-to-back

rnadoes slices through the town offal to, tees. had winds of 140 miles per hour. two young brother were killed when a tree snapped their car. in franklin, texas, more than 50 homes were destroyed. al will have i the forecast just a few minutes. meanwhile, ivanka trump is in either openia, sheor h victims of last month's ethiopia airlines crash. she met with religious leaders and laid a wreath to mourn the dead. more than 157 people were killed when the boeing max trainin crashedes after takeoff. on that topic, american airlines has now extended the cancellation of all 737 max flights through august 19th. which is about two months longer than previously planned. the latest round of cancellations will affect about 115 flights per tda airlines says commerce can request a full refund if they

choose not to be the faa ground all planes last oenth following the two crashes overseas,g meanwhile has been working on a software fix for the planes. here i new york, a college senior has died after she fell from a bell tower on the campus of rdham university. nbc news' stephanie gosk is there. good morning. >> hey, willie, good morning. sis ish a sad story. climbing the clock at fordham university is somewhat of a rite of paffage. it's limits, students go up to take a view and photos, in the early hours of sunday mornin t rather,t trip to the t turned tragic. a college tradition turned tragic. >> top of the br.l to a female fell from a high location. neck and head injuries. >> 22-year-old sydney monfried fell to her deat

a university spokesperson says the college senior and her friend somehow got into the locked clock tower building and climbed the staircase to take in the view. they say sa around 3:00 a.m. she fell through an opening in a landing. first responders rushed her to hospital where she later died.gh overni a shocked campus is mourning. >> it's really haunting to hear the bells ring every time. >> i feel for the family. it's veryt sad,s a tragic incident. >> rep fordham unriersity's presidentng in a letter to students, there are no words sufficient tohe describe loss of someone so young and number of promise -- and mere weeks from graduation. adding the university pls to honor her with a posthumous bachelor's degree presentedo her parents. she was studying journalism and was oere an i at nbc affiliate kgw in portland, oregon. those that few her sharing heart

felt tributes, writing, you were the sweetest soul i have et.r calling her a positive light in lovedves of everyone she and touched. the university says it is investigating the building is locked overnight. the clock tower, itself, isim te haswa ever been an accide there. guys, back to you. >> what a terrible story. we are thinking of sydney parents a family and friends. thanks so much. >> it's 7:34. let's get a quick check of the weather with al. >> well, a lot of pollen getting washed out in the >> that system moves through. heavy showers and thunderstorms, just off shore. behind it, we will be looking at strong winds, however, here's at we lookfor, pretty heavy right now from southwest in through texas, a little lighter

as youet to the east. grass pollen is kicking up again g texas. it's start creep up as you get into the northeast and the southeast as well, mperaturewise, above average temperatures out west, below average here in e northeast. buffalo 41, that's 15 degrees below average. louisville is 60. oklahoma city warming up to 77 degrees, denver, 71, tha s 9 degrees above average. as we move on into tuesday, that warm air startso move to the east, lexington 73, detroit is 50. that's 12 degreesagelow av at the end of the week, look how warm it wl be,aleigh 77 degrees, 88 in atlanta on thursday, warming up to 66 by friday in atlantic city. that's what's going on around the country. here's whas happening in your neck of the woods. >> well, the good news is for us a seveae weather t is over. you are still dealing with downed trees out the doo this morning. we could have additional downed trees and powers outa as winds will pick up from now and stay with us until tonight.

there could be a sprinkle out there. you can see most o this is now off into the ocean, into the atlantic. i feel bad for those in the baup marathon, ainddvisory goes until 8:00 p.m. gusts up to 50 miles per hour possible today. >> that'sour latest weather. still ahead, personal weurney as the world celebrates easter ek. our trip to jerusalem. today we walk in the footsteps. >> i can't wait to see that, plus, it is t day. we will tell you three things all last minute filers nee to know, including what you can do this morning. jenna sits down with cher. they have a great conversation about her tour and her broadway show. >> an exclusive livew inter with an aspiring gymnast after a terrible fall with aem rkable spirit and big plans ahead. that's right a feel the clarity of non-drowsy claritin and relief from symptoms caused by over 200 indoor and outdoor allergens. like those from buddy. because stuffed animals

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how are yofeeling this morning oner everything that's gon >> up, i'm really excited just because i have so many positive things coming up. i mean this is a small setback. it's something, another thing to get through. >>well, you have been really bre, not everybody that went through what you went abrough will b it so quickly. when you stepped out onto the floor that day, here you aren experienced college gymnast, a senior, did you, were you feeling nervous? did you think it was going to be another routine orse did you s somebody might be off? >> i was a little nervous, but that's easily pretty typical at coa etition. i didn't think anything was off. it was just a lot of, there was a lot of energy in the arena. everything felt normal

usually woul ch you were a big sec gymnast. what was your reaction and then th pain when the injuries took place? >> so at first i thought that could feel my path was off by a bit.le notit didn't seem too normal i guess you could say, just because even if they feel off, i can usually pull it through or end up on my butt. when i had lded that one, i felt like something was a little ong and i thought i had just hyperextended my knees until i looked down and that wasn't the case. so tn that's like when i saw what had happened, that's when the pain started to set in and it got worse. so it was just a big just like ohshoot, like what just happened? >> you showed a lot of grace and bravery just in that very moment. i know you told your teammates

to keep going, go on with the competition, you realized very quickly that was going to be it for your gymnastics career. how have you managed this with such a good, positive spirit? >> i mean just because liken e if that had been, even though that was my last gymnastics meet, everything we hasn for m am. knowing i have their support behind me 100% no matter what happens, like that's always helped me and in this situation it's always helped because like everyoneeen so supportive. like my coaching staff. teammates. my parents, my friends, my milies. they were always right there with me in the whole process and that haseally helped. >> there has been an outpouring of help of people across the counyoy for you did tweet over the week, you wrote this, going through the pain and seeing my knees unbent

unnatural is he enough. my knees are not the entertainment asking people not to share it over the weekend. what has the reception been like over the weekend? . >> i think it's been better. aware it's made people of what they see on the internet. i had a couple friends that havr texted me visited me back in auburn that have been i want to let you know, i saw some of my friend like sharing it and i asked them politely, hey, that's one of my good cfriends,ld you please take it down. they were like, oh my gosh, i'm to sorry. they were able take it down. i think it brings more awareness of when you see something likea you want, you kind of want to watch just to see what happens, because you are curious about it. but se same me, you don't think about the people that it could impact. whether it's like that person's friends or family or that person. so that's kind of been something

that we've been i guess more looking at with that. >> it's aoo really reminder for people. i want to end on automatic positives in your life. you got a job lined up at eing, she's a rocket scientist. aerospace engineering degree, you are getting married, i know you have a big goal ton walk d the aisle. how is it looking? >> hopefully it's looking real good. i now i'm really stub bonne, know i will do everything in my power to make it happen. my trainers are right alongside me. they'reupportive with . my fiancee is helping me to do whatever i need to help me get through the day-to-day things and so we're going to work hard for it. >> oh, just wonderful. sam, you really havepi id so many people. you got such a bright future. see all the to things you do. thank you for being here. >> thank you, sam. >> thank you.

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. 7:56 is your time now on this monday,pril 15th, 2019, good morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. you'll spotsylvania public schools are closed due to the widespread power outages. our lauren rickets will have a check on your forecast in just a moment. first, let's get a look at your commute. how is it going? >> at waldorf and owleonar road, it sounds likes they are landing a medevac because of the driver involved. sterling northbound 28, the light lane is getting by that accident and 270 southbound at shady grove, hard to see a crash in the mainn lanese distance as you are headed inbounds. >> thank you, nowck we'll che your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

ll . we had heavy rain, we are putting it on right now, going all the way up to buoy, through route 50 into annapolis.

it should be short lived moved out.ai a lot of the hea rain and severe weather is well off the eastern seaboard, we are getting showers around the beltway right now. t have a wind advisory. this will be main story today. we will have sunshine, gusts up to 50 miles an hour possible. we are looking at more power outages, temperatures are dropping. we'll be in the 50s and low 60s, again, it will be a windy day, tomorrow lighter winds, showers possible on wednesday, more f storms onday and more storms this upcoming holiday weekend. >>thanks, lauren. another local news update for new 25 minutes, now back to the "today another show after this short break. have a great day.

. it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, trail of destruction. at least eight peoe killed after severe weather sweeps rough the south and mid-west. the deadly storm system moving east overnight. how will it impact our morning commute? al is tracking it all. plus, it's tax day, what you can do right now to save money if you still need the file. we'll have the last minute tips to help you get the job done. and frontiers of faith as billions begin to celebrate one of the holiest weeks of the year, we will take you to jerusalem, where i walked in the footsteps of jesus. >> it's the streets that jesus went along. >> at this point he would have

had that crown of torrence? >> yes, he was. >> a rare at some of the world's most spiritual sites, to day, monday, april 15th, 2019. [ music playing ] "today"'s emmy's 14th birthday. >> girl fripp from san francisco. >> and indiana. >> in from mae. [ music playing ] hi, sommer victim, south carolina. >> good morning, from memphis. >> with the bride to be at fny. >>m alabama. >> hi, everybody. good morning, welcome t back "today." nice thave you back with us on a monday morning. th vain gone for the moment. what a great crowd out on that plaza. >> i'm so glad it cleared up. by t way, if yo want to see your face on our screen, go to #my"today" plaza.

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woman: great stf. we are bac at 8:09 with the we are back at 8:09 on a special series, frontiers of faith gets under way. >> it is a bus time, the israeli election, new conflict and violence. it is also a place with rich religious history. ring this week, holy week, we decided to focus on as my do every year in their journey to jerusalem. we dpin with the easter story, following the footsteps of jesus. begins hereiracle on the mount of olive where jesus arrived on palm sunday. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: jerusalem, home to the holiest site in christianity. oe hostthe holly sepulcher.

a place where jesus was believed to have res recked. at franciscan priook me on a spiritual journey. is this the room where jesus was said to have washed the fesciples' ? >> exactly. >> reporter: how confident can we be these are the historical spots they claim to be. >> with the modern technology, we can date it and identify the time of jesus. > reporter: after the last supper, jesus was arrested at the garden. tourists aren't allowed inside, but father gave me a rare look inside. >> this is the garden and the trees at least 2,000-years-old. i think you should take it it lightly. >> is thatl, father?

>> it's legal for you. >> reporter: wow, i'll treasure it. that's amazing. >> we believe that on the last day jesus will come through that golden gate. >> reporter: you believe this is where jesus will come again? >> we epdo. >>ter: with all of the bustling, the horns, you still feel trit sal connection? . >> oh, yes, it's something that doesn't go away. there is thatconnection. >> reporte at antonia fortress, jesus is judged in front of the roman governor, pontius pilot, the first station on the path jesus took to the cross. it's calls via larosa or way of sorrow. every week, franciscan monks walk in the sfootstep of jesus and the faithful follow.ti for can pilgrims, the most

meaningful thing they will do i the city. >> you walk in the footsteps of jesus, you feel everything he felt. >> it really moves me so >> reporter: this would have been the path that he took. >> he would have walked along >> reporte this is a very mous street. >> we call at this time way of the cross. we call it the via delarosa t it's street that jesus went along. >> at this point w held have had that crown of torrence. >> he would. already, he had the cross. >> he ditched involvement on his way where he stopped down into the way of th >> all of these things that happened, they're written in the ries gospel. >> they're written in the scriptures. >> yes. a church marks a mother's agony, where jesus meets mary for the last time. >> have you had someone pass?

>> reporter: my father passed. my mother is alive. >> there is never too much light. we can never get too much light in our lives. >> reporter: thank you. >> so we are coming through oof he doors that comes into the holy sepulcher, itself. >>eporter: wow. en we walk through these doors, we're going to see -- >> rewill see calgary. >> reporter: calgary is where jesus was crucified, now located insidehe church of the holy sepulcher. >> we are coming the actual place where jesus was crucified now. then you can see hundreds go inside. >> so when you touch the rock, i honestly felt gratitude. >> exactly. >> reporter: i really did. >> i'm glad for that. >> reporter: i feel this, the

faith. you feel spirituality all around you at the stone of appointing where jesus' body was prepared for burial. when you touch it what do you 'tthink? >> i dknow, a kind of a sensation being so up close. it comes into your heart. what we believe is that weake our prayer after continuing. >> reporter: we say a prayer? >> say a prayer. for your >> reporter: our prayers are joined, rise >>up. o here we are now really in the holy tomb of jesus. it's a separate tomb. so the tomb wasn't the end, jesus rose and is alive. >> reporter: the empty tomb. >> it's the empty tomb. >> reporter:less humbling to enter the holiest site in

christianity. >> reporter: thank you for taking me here. >> you are welcome. >> reporter: a journey of a lifetime for millions of followers where the pages of scripture come. . >> that was so beautiful and so overwh i had chills watching cait. ot imagine what it was like for you to walk in the footsteps ofjesus. >> this was something i wanted to go all my life, jerusalem. i'm a person of faith. i didn't expect to have a huge reaction. it is a bustling city, there are thousands of tourists.o i have say, it was so special. when i touched thestone, calgary, mountainmen, jesus was crucified, i felt something. i felt like saying tha you. that's how i felt. i loved father luke who took us

thatjourney, it wasn't about religion, it was about your spirit and faith and raising your prayers up in a special place. >> i got to go there years and years ago on the sunday "today" show with mar schriver, it was on easter sunday. we went the saturday befe and itis, you are imbued with this spirit. it's the most awe inspiring thing. >> something about that place that really connects you to thes stories that you in your traditions that you have grown up with and jerusalem is so i felt so honored to be there, of course, it's the site of three major religions have holy tes there. we will talk about all of that this week coming up. we will take you to the land of the monastery, that's what they're calling it, a sacred site and for christian and jews, it's very holy. this area you see right there,e that i jordan river, those monasteries have been close to five decades, ty're being cleared of land mines and will

be able to be seen by the public. we get to look at them. >> i can imagine so many of our viewers are seeing that thank you, savannah. al, let's get a quick check of the weather. >> so for today, we're watching this line of thunderstorms, that has pushed through. >> that itself t the fin push o death and destruction over the weekend. out west, we have this storm syst pushing . >> that causes major problems. today and tomorrow, impacts the northwest, heavy rain, mountain snows. then as we get on io wednesday, the storm redevelops east of the rockies, we are ncerned, the storm forecast center already putting out this area for wednesday. soe're goingo be watching that very closely. then as we make our way to thursday, the storm system slows. we are worried of flooding to the panhandle offlorida. it takes its sweet time getting to the east coast. kiwe are l for the flood

potential from florida all the way up into new england with rainy weather lingering into the weekend. hopefully, either along the east coast will clear out. that's what's going on around the country. here'shat's happening in your neck of the woods. >> so just a heads up. we are looking at possible severe weather friday for our area. so that's going to be something we are watching. no severe weather out there. could have a thunderstorm. these popped up out of nowhere. they're moving swiftly at 35 miles a hour. the severe weather overnight last night off the eastern seaboard, the main story wind, gusting up to about 50 miles an hour up therep we could have additional power outages, temperatures in the 50s and low 60, pretty much staying there the rest of the day. >> and that's your latest. willie. >> dylan has joined our party. she gets pop start. >> i'm ready for pop start. carson getting ready for "the voice." heads up, everyone is getting ready for "game of thrones." s

we wilre behind the scenes photos from a few of the cast members. siersi shared thi in hair and makeup. she says this was taken back in filming five before the famous walk of shame scene. emilio clarke shared a photo writing on top of a simulator. me and my baby dragon and sophi turner known as lady stark posted an imagenstead i honor of "throwns"em ring tonight. here is a picture. >> you meant no spoilers? that's all you are getting. yes. i'm sure lots of "game of thrones" fans will be talkiou ab last night's premier, but i won't. another big event that happenedr yesterday, t woods, his big win at the masters. fifth time 's winning the tournament. many stars celebrated his

accomplishment. tennis proam serena wil tweeted i am literally in tears. the jonas brothers also congratulated nwilliams,k jonas wrote what an unbelievable day. we watched tiger woods w the masters -- history. alex rodriguez wrote four back surgeries, three achilles surgeries, two acl, mclj surgeries and one pich. adamle 59 supposed to be rehegasing but watching tiger. congratulations to tiger woods. >> and to carson,obody loves tiger more than carson. i'm like yesterday are you dying? he's like i'm dying. >> worry about "the voice" anotherday. > in other news, 2019 coachella music festival took pl oe in californiar the weekend. there were a few surprised performances, first during dj

snake set. cardi b came out and surprised the crowd. here's a bit of their performance.g [ music playi where is >> we're going to add that. >> i like saying. taki-taki. >> the night not only marked the first performance but her first return to the stage since she sought treatment for mental health treatment last year. a final set of the festival with headliner ariana grande brought out famous boy band in sync to perform alongside her. take a look.

there you go performing their classic. >> playing jt. >> so that's tearing up my heart. all members from the groupid from jt. >> investigative reporter, was stin there? >> now i see what was happening. >> it's good. >> taki-taki. finally, thebi first look at little lies" season two has been revealed. hbo released the season trailer for the upcoming season.ta a look. >> can they get us? >> what are you talking about? >> the lie. >> my son is dead. i want to know what happened that night.

>> i'm very tempted to ask you, but i -- i don't think i would get the truth, would i? >> i don't remember what it's abtt. i love t show. >> this is so good. >> but you don't remember the end? >> do not remember the end. >> i don't remember what i ate for eakfast. >> i don't exact know. >> it's remarkable. >> we should all watch the last episode. f anybody is watching, it's a 60 second refresher for fansg that are los memories. >> just so you know, meryl streep is in this season. >> she'susn timberlake's mom. >> season two premiers june 9th. can't wait. >> all right. taki-taki. >> the daly click. the classic prank, you know you run away. it looks a little different now

jay days, this little girl pulse off the pelnk with the of a hoverboard and knocks and then she's out of there in a flas >> oh, wow. >> of course she didn't account for the fact many homes have cameras. so she was caught. >> that's the bestet away. >> i mean, still, it's been viewed. on twitter. >> taking the approach up into modern chnology. >> it's tough to turn and in a hoverboard. it takes a lot of skill. jenna is here not only to point o that justin timberlake n't. an ageless icon. >> i couldn't sleep last night. do i love her. >> i know. she loves you, too. first your local news.

good morning, everybody. april 15th. i'm erin gilchrist. let's go to mellissa molette. >> right nown waldorf, beantown road, a bad crash there. they had aedac. take a look at eastbound northbound right t lane al road. take a look at that moisture. we will check on the forecast ac when we come bk.

we do have cloud outd there rain showers. you can e them coming through arupperoro on the outer edge of the beltway. no more severe weather. the severe weather is all up the eastern seaboard. lots of lightning. the main story for us winds. we will see wind gusting up to 50 miles an hour. >> that means additional power outages is possible. temperatures in the 50s and low 60s.

we get sunshine later on and had polittle bit of wind chill at times. ibly more severe weather on friday. >> all right. lauren, thank you. you can get the latest news and weather any time on the a

with the cast of broadway's "the cher show." fallon and cher, nbc tonight. it is 8:30 on a monday morning, april it is a monday morning, april 15th, 2019. we are happy to say the sun is out. >> it is. >>fter some really rough weather in new york. >> craig andoda have the morning off. >> that's right. we have ae littl crowd moment. sashe with me over this way,ki we're loo for a guy that

looks a lot like carson daly. oh, wait a .minute chris from houston. how are you? so what do you think? carson >> absolutely. >> do we have aby sidide comparison? there you go. actually you look better tha carson. you guys are from houston. what are you doing in town? >> we are here celebrating halle's birthday. >> double digire. whatou doing? >> we went to the statue of liberty and the empire state building. very cool. now you when do you go home? >> today. >> we cleared things out for yo >> thanksal. >> are you available to do "the? voice" >> absolutely. >> you could be his stunt double. okay, thank you so much, guys. >> he needs a bloody mary. if you want to be carson, you would have ay bloody mar by now. >> he's sober so. we will talkhe about and the inspiration behind one of

broadway's hottest show, of course, the cher show so we'll catch up with that. >> speaking of a living legend, i got to sit down with marion ross. know her from happy days. she is fantastic. 90-years-o and full of vim and vigor. why she isoutsid a how'd outsider. plus, fitting fashion for what was a rainy day. the best gear to brave t elements while still looking stylish. >> this is jackie robinson day, this year it's more special, jackie would have been turning 100-years-old, coming up, channel sits down with jackie robinson's daughter, plus, derek je tore talk about robinson's legacy. first, let's get another check of the weather from mr. roker. >> okay. let's look at the week ahead, strong storms moving out ofan n en stunning, warm, through texas. another storm coming on shore out west as we get to the mid-week period, severe storms,

mid-section of the country, from the plains to the gulf. we look for sunshine along the east coast and then as we move towards the end of the week,s severe sto and heavy rain from western new york all the way dow to florida,mild, dry, through the plains, down to the southwest. another stormo comes i the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> well, theth severe w threat is over. winds will be the main story for today, gusting up to 50 miles per hour. heavier rain is scooting around here, just south of route 50 again, this is all moving out pretty quickly, developments out of nowhere. and the heaviest storms that wev saw night last night are still off to the east. so again, this dmorning,ned trees and potted roadways, this evening, wdy nditions, tomorrow morning all sunshine. and that is your latest. remember, you can always get th "today"ow, go to the

todayshowhannel 108, oh, savannah. >> well. thank you.o when it comes icons, it doesn't get much bigger or beer than cher. she is back on tour. she has a broadway show. >>ast night was one of the best nights of my life. this is the first time i ever met cher. i have to say, she isin edible. like so many of us. eegrew up on her music to think her cis still thriving at age 72 is as remarkable as the woman,herself. now, all of her sparkle and resilience i delighting fans on broadway. >> life is really good. >> it's great. >> icon, force, legend and crowned breaker. cher is a one of a kind wonder. you i think are the only person that has had a number one hit for six decades. >> mm-hmm. >> when you hear that are you amazed? >> i'm amused.

i just think, oh, that's cool. >> cool, you bet it is. and with six decades of hits mes a lifetime worth-of-musical all packe into a new broadway stage spectacle. >> hecongratulations on the show. i love it. the review i love the mosted ca at this time whole smorgasbord, which was a huge compliment. >> it es. especially when i'm 4, you know, and i wanted just the reallyt importthings, also things that people don't know about me. because everyone thinks they kneverything. >> it's a cher trifecta, with three dises and stephanie j. block claiming different eras of legendary superstars. cher isn't ictuallythe show, herself. loe helped craft the story and isly involved in the production. >> one of the things that i so awesome about the show is that it shows the vulnerabilityo it. and i've heard you say, you've

had moments when you thought my career is over. >> many. >> i've gone up so high and fallen down so low you justk, th i would do something else, i don't know how to do anything else. >> the show includes the highs and lows of er's relationship with sonny bono. >> i wonder what you think sonny would like. >> he'd be angry a bit. he knows it's s true, it's okay. >> when you were a part of this process of what needed to be i there. were there parts that were therapeutic and hard? >> yeah. there were parts that were really hard and there are parts like that were really painful. soke when i dead and he comes to talk to me, i'm sobbing, every time it validates him so much. because we go through some that really happened. it's not exactly this doesn'tt

paim in the best light. but it's so crazy, he was so funny. >> while her life story is playing out o a broadway stage, cher is hitting the road herself. are you going on to again? >> believe me, this is so e'barrassing. having these farewell s because i honesoo to think i'm never coming back. 100-years-old. >> but you are not 100-years-old. i'm close. my mom is 93. mom goes, cher, age is just a number. if you don't bother it. it won't bother you. i keep going mom, you're crazy. >> her new tour is aptly calledw "her go again. request itself. >> i knowhe wn i walk on stage i am connected to every single person there and there to make people forget if they're unhappy, if they've lost their job, if they couldn't make their car payment, i'm there to make people hapho for two hours. that's my job and that's my, that's what i give back.

>> reporter: and the music am is a roller coaster ride of fame and fear, love and family and ultimately discovering you own strengths. >> when you watch this show, what do you hope that people take from it? >> i hope that they take, to never give up. to have a great time. to try to enjoy your life and to upnever give . you know, a rather tough moment, truthfully. i'm a strong woman. i'm oneusf >> when she said she was one of us, i nearly died, i'm like, like me? >> you thought you were going to get her. >> ion reallycted with her. i'm not sure if she connected with me. we'll have more with clear and a rare interview with her fashion designer bob mackie who talked about all of those iconic dresses she wore in the fourth hour. show cher and the cher cast will join jimmy fallon with a takeover on the "tonight show"

we heard them performing, it was awesome. heard they were incredible. we ma i have to stay up loo late for jimmy tonight i start singing womens world. we love women's world, cher, if are you watching. she's great,hank youo much. coming up next, another icon, al catching up with ap"hpy gends. first to, this is "today" on nbc. . first to, this is "t ♪

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♪ these days are ours >> our ongoing series "today" living legends. another good one. >> i have been waiti ng for this one. so great. we sat down with the great marion ross, getting to visit the actress at her leles home. she calls it what else, happy days farm. ♪

>> reporter: we came at the perfect time. everything is in bloom. you did. >> reporter: these are happy days. ♪ sunday/monday happy days >> reporter: portraying america's favorite tv hom on the hit 1970s sitcom hpyapas aole e says turn her into a h sehold name. >> there has to be more in a woman's life than cooking and cleaning. >> reporter: decades of starrinn ide some of hollywood's most iconic stars in fill ims like operation petty coat and r' teache pet. you acted i movies like carry grant,la gable, audrey hepburn. you say you felt like anou ider. what did you mean? >> the higher closer to your goal, it's very uncomfortable. the pressure. the competition. you better build a solid life for yourself or you are going to endp with nothing. >> reporter: take days.appy you are 40.

you are divorceor knocking on for work. you get a non-speaking part in how does that change your life? >> a friend said, how can you take a part lake that? i said i have to. i have two kids. i have to make some money. i met sandra gldou o hner the house for dinner. only one other person was there and it was a casting woman and she said you'd be good for this mother on this happy days that we're making. >>pyeporter: that led to h days? >> i was like, isn't it something? who is running the show, you know? >> reporter: playing mrs. were the quintessential mom. was that difficult? you are playing the perfect mom , yet in real life it's anything but perfect. >> it was very difficult becaudi 't have a life. my life was to run home and raise those kids and make this work. >> don't you remember how it was when we were young?t >> my p was simple. tom bossley was really the store

of the whole show until the fonz came along, and ron howard. >> lucky thing he didn't dent my chrome. >> reporter: do you stay close with them? >> very close with henry and ron. it's extraordinary. >> reporter: some 40 years later emmy nominated ross plays in do dozens of shows t twwo and a half men" to brothers and sisters. as you look back on it, would you say you've had more hpy days than not? >> yes, i look at my life as very happy. >> reporter: no do-overs? >> no, not at all. i have sampled enough sampled it, give it a try. >> reporter: then you find love in your 60s? >> right. >> reporte paul michael? >> uh-huh. i thought he was the cat's pajamas, and he was. wonderful things that he brought to my life. >> reporter: you announced your retirement from acting last year. is there a role that might lure

you back? >> our equipment gives out on us, so why put yourself through that? i feel i've done it, you know. >> reporter: you have had a long shelf life. >> what a good thing to y. >> reporter: that's what sll believe. there is still something left to go. >> you think so? >> reporter: i do. >> she is lovely. >> she really is. if i could be half that sharp at 90, would be happy. >> i could listen to her all day long, her lovely she is so charming. she is just, i can see why she was such a hit. >> the cat's pajamas. >> yeah. and i love t heariy are in touch, henry, ron, and all, because that's what youop for. >> it doesn't always work out thatth way. is time it did. marion's memoir my hap days happy and otherwise out now in paperwork. >> thanks so much. over to jenna. >> okay. ahead, we are hoping you face spring showers in style. lorier is with rain gear

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get fast, reliable internet for a low price. call now. comcast business. beyond fast. we're back. a rainy weekend for a lot of lks. we will show you how to spring forward with fun and stylish rain gear. the style director at "good housekeeping" magazine, hi, lori. i get to be the first model. >> modeling well, you are. >> should i stand up? >>s. we will start with the facts, this is a packable trench. thiss your trencoat in here. >> wow! >> this is what it starts out as. you unpack a it it becomes this. >> okay. >> yit's under 50 bucks, has a hood. >> not wrinkly? >> not real wrinkly and water repellent. it's a great thing to keep in the glove compartment, in your office. >> okay. yes. >> that's your trench coat. let's talk about the great bag. >> yes, i like this.

>> this is a water repellent bag. what we love is, you know when you have the umbre throw it in the bag, everything gets drenched and your bag is ruined? this prevents that. if it's not in the rain, if you have small kids who are touching their grimy hands on u, it wipes clean. $128. it mimics a high-fashion -- >> i was going to say. it looks expensive. then you put your raincoat in there?es >> and your umbrella. this is the george clooney of umbrellas, appeals to men, women, and children. $23 on amazon. it's a one touch. click it ones. >> no bad luck? >> it opens up this is $23. it has the highest rating op amazon because it has teflon on it. the literally bounces off of it. $23, what's not to love? we love these from life stride, super comfortable.

funbio have a littl of print. $60 at kohl's. >> our other models. al is first. what is al wearing? >> mr. roker, i knew that al o,uld be tough t you know, dress because he is a atherman. so he knows from good raincoats. this is from lihehanson. a name that you probably know. a 140-year-old scandinavian company started b sea captain couldn't convince him, i don't know wha would. $150. this is from amazon, $50. when he opens it, you will see, al if you put the shoer part the front and longer part in the back, so the short part is arr mbrodynamic. it prevents thella from flipping inside-out. >> i like that. >> and we love that f al. >> long hair, it won't -- >> drip down, exactly. then he is in hush puppies. the worry machine free suede. thank you. >> thel next moss jenna hager bush. >> we wanted to have some fun

because we know jenna is a good time. we have her in an old navy botanical, this has a hood hidden in the zipper. we wanted that texan fun. we wanted to tap into that. >> they are a little large, but they are cute. >> calvin klein, urbanrs outfit rain gear doesn't like a golash. because jenna is a mom, we the bubble umbrella so the kids can see you through the umbrella. it looks really fashionable. $14 at walmart. >> really? love that. price is rigan. na.you, j sheinell come on down. >> for sheinelle we wanted a little bit of flirtyin feme fun. so her umbrella is from shed rain, a reallyell respected umbrella from target. it's in the shape of a heart. do it for the grams, right and we have her in a river island mack, which is from asos,

under $100. the fanny pack,g, belt whatever you want to call it, it's great to wear when it's raining. water repellent. portions of proceeds bo go go t charities. $60, a high heel from jeffrey campbell. it can be fashionable and functional. >> i think you shoul keep this on the rest of the day. you look awesome. all right. should we have our models come back out? >> oh wait. dylan. >> sorry. i only have one page here. >> he d a retro '90s vibe for her. the awesome windbreaker. we love these sort of sporty cougar kensington boots, 70 bucks. i love that gray color. they are comfortable, too. they have that really comfortable insole. a travel umbrella, again 23 buck fun, easy. we wanted to play with a lot of different soules. at goodkeeping we are about fashion and function. i hope we achieved that today savannah. >> you knocked it out of the

park. have all of our models. you did a great job. very butiful. i'm actually looking forward to the next rainy day now. lori, thank you. if you want more information go to today.cba/shop. we're in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. i have three kids, i work from home. so we are all on the internet at the same time. upstairs, downstairs. that's one of the things that i love about fios. my kids are doing homework or they're streaming videos. how's homework going? you need help? my middle son, he likes to create videos and post them online. and while he's doing that i'm on video chat with the client. so that, you know, mama can make some money. the best internet is even better at our best price. switch now and get a year of netflix on us. only on fios.

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and shut them down the end of e day. >> yes. fallon, steph. i'm not going to sleep. too much good television. we are back after your local news. and jenna and i will see you at 10:00. . this as news 4 today news break. >> it's 8:56 onnd this , april 15th. good morning, i'm erin gilchrist. mellissa molette is standing by with a look at our traffic. >> taking a look at th crash on the left side of the roadway. oak eastbound vienna metro left

lanecked and a crash in the left center lane. a lot of things happening. waldorf 5, beantown, a serious crash.y belt looks okay but pretty with et. >> all right. thank you. we'll get a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with >

. well, our severe weather threat is over. thank goodness, we're seeing rain out there. we still have some rain showers right along route 50. but againhe for most part, the severe weather threat is over as that has now moved to the east. temperatures in the 40s and 50s right we will have a little wind chill out there. today near 60 degrees. it will be breezy, wd sts up to 50 miles an hour, a best chance of showers on wednesy. >> all right, thank you, lauren. you can get the latest news and weather any time with the abc washington app.