i'm betty nguyen. seven people have been arrested in belgium in raids related to tuesday's terror attacks s attack. their now their identities and rolls are unclear. however, the third suspect on the right wearing a light colored hote and color colorered coat and hat is still on the run. and we are learning more about the brothers involved in tuesday 's attack and just what u.s. counterterrorism authorities knew about them. nbc claudia is live in brussels. what's the latest there? >> reporter: as you can see the manhunt on the terrorists continues here in brussels. we don't know whether the man wearing a hat pictured next to airport was among the two arrested. and we don't know if he's the only terrorist unacount u accounted for. and thai revealed there may have been a second attacker at the metro station here. we don't know if he died or got away too. and we just learned secretary john kerry landed in brussels. he's here to express sympathy of united states in the attack in belgium. and we don't know

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i'm betty nguyen. president obama has picked merrick garland. >> he's not only one of america's sharpest legal minds and brings to his work, modesty, integrity and even handedness and excellence. >> he's known for his more moderate views. he was confirmed in 1997 and has the support of seven current gop senators even hatch who says his intelligence cannot be questioned. timothy mcva bombing and nbc news justice correspondent pete williams with the details. >> reporter: the president introduced merrick garland as decent, and even handed. >> he's earned the respect and admiration of leaders from both sides of the aisle. >> garland was emotional. >> this is the greatest honor of my life, other than lynn agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. >> reporter: one of his daughters missed the moment out in the mountmountains. he grew up in chicago. as a federal prosecutor, he led that team that brought oklahoma city bomber to trial and often tough on criminals. middle and maybe a little to the left. >> reporter: at

i'm betty nguyen. donald trump created a fire storm during a town hall meeting. the pair played hardball on everything from immigration to marijuana. but the most surprising moment came while discussing abortion. >> so, the woman would be punished for having an abortion? this is not something you can dodge. if you say abortion is a crime or murder, you have to deal with it under the law. should abortion be punished? >> well, people in surtd certain part of the republican party would say yes. >> how about you? >> i would say it's a very serious problem and a problem we are you going to say put them in jail? >> you want to ban it. what does that mean? >> well, you know, you'll go back to a position like they had where people will perhaps go to illegal places but you have to ban it. >> you ban it and they go to somebody who flunked out of medical school -- >> how do you go with the church's position. >> i concur with their position. the church's make their moral -- but you running for president will be chief executive of the united states. do you believe in punish m

"e >>> good morning, everyb ley, and th goanme for joining us, i'm betty nguyen nguyen. it happened at a crowded children's park in the eastern city of lahore. the death toll has risen on at least 69, most of them killed women and children and more than 300 injured, many of them still in critical condition. this morning funerals are already being held for some of the young victims of yesterday's attack. we have more. >> reporter: the bomb went off near the children's ride in a park crowded with christians celebrating the easter holiday. in the aftermath, scenes of chaos. relatives looks for missing loved ones, women and children standing on blooding grounds. the scene at the hospital also chaotic. one after another the wounded many of them women and children ca ied in. the health officials saying many ine breakaway fax of the taliban in pakistan said they were behind the attack. the christian community ceulebrating easter was the, quote,verime target. >> we are really, really sad and feeling so upset because it's a day of our worship. >> the u.s. national security counci

i'm betty nguyen. the president of the united today. president obama is the first sitting president in 88 years to visit the country, a trip he hopes will be lasting part of his legacy, but there are still simmering tensions. more. >> reporter: after visiting old havana yesterday including a visit to the cathedral with his wife and daughters, the president will lay a wreath at the memorial to jose mar tee, the cuban poet honored for his role in the fight for freedom from spain and later there will be a visit from cuban president will be, quote, candid about areas of disagreement including human rights practices, but for many here, the topic isn't nearly as important as the fact the two sides are talking again. yes, it's interesting that it's a historic trip and it's been 50 years without relations with the north american government very third generation cab driver hopes the president will take a close look at the country she is so proud of. >> translator: i like that he gets to know our country, our story, our country, how beautiful it

i'm betty nguyen. the intense manhunt in brussel continues to focus on the missing suspect from tuesday's terror attacks seen here wearing a hat and light colored coat. he was originally thought to be najim laachraoui, a bomb maker, but laachraoui has now been confirmed as a man on the left in this picture. he's one of the suicide attackers at the airport. in the middle, ibrahim el bakraoui and his brother was the suicide attacker on the metro. now intelligence officials say that brussels is the work of the same cell involved in the paris attacks. for more, let's go to claudio lavagna. what are you hearing at this hour? >> reporter: yes, the investigators are convinced there's a direct link between the paris and the brussels attacks. the two brothers who carried out the attacks here in brussel on tuesday morning were in direct touch with salah abdeslam. they provided a safe house for them. abdeslam is the only known survivor -- from the command of the attack in paris in november who was arrested just d

i'm betty nguyen. don't forget to like us on facebook.tarts right now. >>> this morning, new raise, new arrests and -- new raids, new arrests and new intelligence on the attacks in brussels. what they're saying about another foiled plot and what about the americans still unaccounted for? >>> plus -- >> it's not easy to tick me off. i don't get angry often. but you mess with my wife you mess with my kids, that'll do it every time. donald, you're a sniveling coward. leave heidi the hell alone. >> ted cruz gets boiling mad after donald trump finds a way to get under his skin on twitter. >>> and this -- >> i went to the bank earlier today. and did you get your free pen yet? >> it was sudden and unexpected. comedian garry shandling has died. a star who this morning is being remembered as a comic genius. >>> it is 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. this is "way too early." >>> and a good friday morning to all of you. today is march 25th, i'm alex with. we begin this morning with breaking news out of belgium. prosecutors have detained seven

i'm betty nguyen. donald trump created a firestorm during a town hall hosted by chris matthews. the most surprising moment that came while discussing abortion. >> should the woman be punished for having a abortion? >> look -- >> this is not something you can dodge. if you say abortion is a crime or murder, you have to deal with it under the law. should abortion be punished? >> people in certain parts of the republican party would say, yes, they should be punished. >> how about you? >> i would say it's a serious problem and it's a problem that we have to decide on. it's very -- >> but you're for banning -- >> wait, are you going to say put them in jail? is that the punishment you're talking about? >> well, you said ban -- how do you do it? >> you go back to the position like they had where people will perhaps go to illegal places. >> yeah. >> but you have to ban it. >> you ban it, they go to somebody who flunked out of medical school. >> are you catholic, how do you feel about the catholic church's position? >> i accept the teaching authority of my teach of moral issues. >> but d

i'm betty nguyen. president obama has picked merrick garland as his next supreme court justice. >> i have selected a nominee who is widely recognized not only as one of america's sharpest legal minds, but someone who brings to his work a spirit of decency, modesty, integrity, even handedness and excellence. >> garland, a federal appeals court judge is known for his more centrist and moderate views. he has the support of seven current gop senators including orrin hatch who said his intelligence and his scholarship cannot be questioned. garland is a former prosecutor who led the prosecution of oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh and unabomber ted kaczynski as well as the olympics bombing. his confirmation will not be smooth sailing. >> let's let the american people decide. the senate will appropriately revisit the matter when it considers the qualifications of the nominee the next president nominates. >> nbc's tracie potts joins us with more. what's the issue over the nomination? >> reporter: basically

i'm betty nguyen. this is "first look" on msnbc. don't forget to like us on facebook.course, "way too early" starts right now. >>> it is wonderful to be here. back in 1928, president coolidge came on a battleship. it took him three days to get here. it only took me three hours. >> air force one landed in cuba for the first time ever, as president obama becomes the first u.s. president to visit the island nation in almost 90 years. so why wasn't his cuban counterpart there to meet him on the tarmac? >>> and another weekend, another scuffle at a trump campaign rally. the victim speaks out as donald trump stands by the alleged attacker. >>> plus, can't youred and cooperating. how the last paris terror suspect was caught and a look inside their operation. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west and this is "way too early." >>> good morning. it's monday, march 21st, i'm sam stein. we begin with that historic visit to cuba. it's being called the crowning moment of president obama's ambitious effort to restore ties with the cold war adversary. the president, first lady, th

i'm betty nguyen. things they got heated fast on capitol hill yesterday during a congressional hearing over who's to blame for the toxic water crisis that has poisoned flint, michigan. in what could be described as a public shaming and the calling for heads to roll. nbc's stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: with the children of flint still unable to drink the water -- blinkmanship and blame on the hill. >> if you want to do the courageous thing, you should resign. >> people who put dollars over the fundamental safety of the people do not belong in government. and you need to resign too, governor snyder. >> reporter: the republican governor from michigan and the head of the epa were hammered on the hill over the lead in flint's water. >> you need to take some responsibility because you screwed up. and you messed up 100,000 people's lives. 100,000 of them. >> reporter: every resident of flint including more than 8,000 children was exposed to dangerous levels of lead for over a year. while officials insi

i'm betty nguyen. be sure to like us on facebook.anagers aren't supposed to forcefully throw reporters to the ground. except she never went to the ground. she never even came -- she never even flinched. she didn't -- you know, if somebody grabs you, even one of the guys, even the bikers, if somebody grabs even a biker and punches you a little bit, whoa. right? i mean, the toughest guy. the toughest woman. look at her face. it's zero. they're going to destroy a man's life? >> donald trump's standing by his campaign manager who has now been charged with battery after this incident with a reporter earlier this month. the republican front-runner now saying that he may press charges against that reporter. >>> and a pledge, well, what pledge? the remaining republican candidates now trying to back away from their promise to support the eventual republican nominee. >>> did he say it? the senate's top democrat harry reid accused of telling a candidate not to run for the house because, quote, a muslim cannot win this race. it's 5:30 in the mor

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i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a great one. brussels attack victims is getting larger as new information is revealed about the terrorists. >>> in a couple of hours, answering charges that she tried to smuggle a lot of drugs into aur area. >>> it is a big set in getting plans for a new laguardia airport off the ground. that would be nice. >>> good morning everybody. 4:30 a.m. on this thursday, more 24th. i'm michael gargiulo. >>> i'm kerry barrett in for darlene this morning. >>> chris cimino is hire with the forecast. chris, how is it looking? >> little chillier this morning. not bad. temperatures in the 40s this morning. mid-40s. near 50 in dyker heights. 44 in chelsea. 44 in white plains and pos further to the north and west. chillier this morning, especially in the city. we have the east to

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i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." mark: now on news 5 today, the presidential candidates fighting for votes in tuesday' s round of caucuses. what they had to say about the terror attacks in brussels. lisa: we' re leading the way on yet another serious accident near the combs hehl bridge. what we know so far about the wreck that sent two drivers to the hospital. mark: we have the latest in the deadly terror attacks in brussels. the suicide bombers now identified as the manhunt continues for a third suspect. [captioning made possible by wlwt-tv] >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way,

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." morning. >>> right now, new details about police identified the airport bombers. two of them are brothers. now the manhunt is on for the one who ran from the scene. >>> also, police raids across the city of brussels. investigators turning up a terrorist bomb making factory. >> the response here at home to that strike abroad. right now security is tight across our region. "today in new york" starts now. good morning, 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday. it's march 23rd. i'm michael gargiulo. >>> i'm kerry barrett in for darlene today. >> we have team coverage of the brussels attacks in a moment. but the latest information overnight. first a quick check of the weather and traffic with chris cimino with the forecast. how is it looking, chris? >> good morning, michael, kerry. temperatures are a little mieder this morning cold spot is cal califon califon. 49 in the city. upper 40s across long island into connecticut, along the

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching today. lisa: a mystery at the great american tower may be solved. the police work that triggered an arrest. in the shooting at the downtown high rise building. new insight into a four-year-old' s brutal death. what family, friends, and just released court records reveal, about the boy' s life cut short. and reds fans are stepping up to the plate a day early. what it' s going to take to get your hands on opening day tickets. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way. this is wlwt news 5 today. lisa:

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." morning.breaking news at 4:30 out of belgium. two [ sirens ] >>> they're fine. >> breaking news here at 4:30 out of belgium. two suspects just identified in the brussels terror attacks. the relationship and the third man authorities say is still on the loose. >>> she had knots in her head. she had two fat bruises on her neck. >> plus, seeking justice, a young girl allegedly beat up on a cms school bus. why the child's mother says the punishment doesn't fit the crime. >>> i'm also very proud to have won arizona tonight. [ cheering and applause ] >> and western tuesday winners, now and where the race for the white house goes next. good morning, thanks for being here with us, i'm brooke katz with larry sprinkle. to the stories in just a moment but first larry has the forecast and much better out there this morning. >> very nice yeah. traffic looks good. take a look at the streets of charlotte as we take a shot from one of the cameras out there. i-77 right there southbound at west boulevard. temperature-wise, pleasant. the city looki

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." morning.bakraoui. >>> we are following two big stories for you on this wednesday morning. first breaking news out of southwest miami-dade where police are investigating an officer-involvedhooting that happened near zoo miami. we know one person was found this is a live look at the scene scene. nbc 6's michael spears talking with police on the scene. >>> memorials grow honoring the victims in brussels. a le look at the airport where one of the deadly explosions took placc the hunt intensifies for the suspected terrorists. >>> it's a warmer wednesday, eric and shelly. we're starting off into the mid and upper 60s, lower 70s are across the two-county area. a shift that kicks in into the weekend. winds not that strong but coming in across the atlantic waters, ten degrees warmer, if not 15 degrees wmer than we were yesterday morning. passing clouds in play. no rain in site. cloud cover through the afternoon hours. again, temperatures starting off and heading into a warmer next several days

i'm betty nguyen, we hope you mr. kasich: i have to thank the people of the great state of ohio. i love you. that is all i can tell you. i love you. mark: and just like that, the game is still on for ohio governor john kasich. how he dominated front-runner donald trump in his home state. mrs. clinton: we are moving closer to securing the democratic party nomination. lisa: hillary clinton raking in the delegates this morning after a sweeping win of five out of five states tuesday. the next contests ahead for the

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early michelle: breaking news from baltimore authorities have just identified suspects in yesterday' s deadly bombings. we are live in maitland this shot outside a local motel. tell you who will be ucf' s next basketball coach. announcer: local, live, late breaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. michelle: thank you for joining us, i michelle imperato. is morning.

i'm betty nguyen. have a great weekend. >>> right now an afl player and miami native is fighting for his life at a local hospital. >>> a high school pep rally stupt goes horribly wrong. >>> the ultimate music festival taking over downtown miami. find out what police are doing out there to make sure things don't get out of control. >>> good morning, your time is cdxxx. i'm eric harryman. >> i'm sheli muniz. >> happy friday. thanks for starting your friday with us. >> let's get you over to ryan for a quick look at your forecast. >> as we get into the weekend, we' see more showers around. that's something we'll talk about for the next 2 1/2 hours. i think one of the better mornings we've had this workweek. miami-dade and down lieu the keys, clear. 71 across the board in broward county, 70 in miami. 66 in west kendall. this time around visibility is spine. no fog developing across the area. live look from our diplomat resort and spa camera. a few mid and high level clouds passing by. well off to the north,

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching today. have a great weekend. . >>> new this morning, an piece of mail sent to one of donald trump's children. >>> a gun found in the new york city school, today there's a rally to call for something to be done. >>> and a frightening flight. what passengers say happened when lightning hit a plane about to land in our area. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning everyone. it's friday morning. it's march 18th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >>> i'm michael gargiulo. let's check in with chris cimino here with the forecast. chris, a word about that lightning. one of the scariest phenomenons when you're in a plane. you don't want to experience that. >> it is scary. stick around a half hour and it changes to make things dramatically different. maybe scattered showers headed our way. walpack down to 30 in northwest new jersey. 41 in hopatcong. the city at 50. we're holding on to the heat in town. across long island, chillier, 30s hudson valley. westhampton down to 26 degrees.

i'm betty nguyen and this is "early today." then we wad it up to make it nice and soft.ft so we don't have to wad to get clean. charmin ultra soft gets you clean without the wasteful wadding. it has comfort cushions you can see that are softer... ...and more absorbent, and you can use up to 4 times less. remember, that's charmin in there... no wasteful wadding! we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin. choose the one new revlon ultimate-all-in-one. our revolutionary mascara delivers 5 lash-transforming benefits. volume, length, definition, lift, and intense color. choose love from the new collection of revlon mascaras. ifor all the wrong reasons.gical you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec®. muddle no more®. >> i breaking news at 4:26. two destructive fires overnight. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and now to angie goff. >> right now, we're dealing wit

i'm betty nguyen. this is "early today." oh, look...o hurry to make anything happen. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair works... with the... fastest retinol formula. ...to visibly reduce wrinkles. neutrogena®. pepper discovers jimmy dean delights, made with real egg whites, lean cut meats, and whole grains. an excellent source of protein, it fuels her up with energy to help power through her morning. with jimmy dean delights, good mornings lead to great days. wfrom your cold & flu. you give them a case of the giggles. tylenol® cold helps relieve your worst cold & flu symptoms... you can give them everything you've got. tylenol® >>> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm angie goff. we begin with breaking news out of belgium. >> two explosions have rocked the brussels airport. kristen wright is gathering the latest from the live disk. >> breaking news just into our newsroom. we found out one person has died in these explosion

." >>> and my friend betty nguyen is here with sports. >> we are through the first four.ders managed to hold off southern university. they will advance to play number one seed oregon in their first ncaa tournament victory in 63 years. and then it was michigan taking on tulsa for the last slot. the wolverines pulled ahead in the final minutes of play. they advance to take on notre dame friday night in brooklyn. >>> president obama fills in his ncaa brackets. >> pick carolina, they win. two other times in your presidency, you picked kansas and they didn't win. so what do you do here? >> bill owes me. i'm putting kansas in here. coach, i'm just teasing. i'm not putting pressure on you. >> no pressure? are you kidding me? that is his third kansas pick of his presidency. and they didn't win either time. so we'll see if it works this year. >>> now to the nba's steph curry. his golden state warriors just won a win against the knicks as golden state crushed them 121-85. ouch. back to you. >>> just ahead, a '90s heart throb becomes an american citizen. can you guess who? >>> plus

i'm betty nguyen. another primary tuesday, another big night for donald trump. and even bigger one for hillary clinton. trump dominated in florida, winning by nearly 20% and after getting crushed in his home state, marco rubio suspended his campaign. >> but after tonight it is clear that while we are on the right side, this year, we will not be on the winning side. while it is not god's plan that i be president in 2016 or maybe ever, and while today my campaign is suspended, the fact that i have ever even this far is evidence of how special america truly is. >> governor john kasich had a big win taking his home state of ohio along with all the delegates in this winner take all contest. also his first victory this season. trump took north carolina in a close one over ted cruz. kasich follows in third. trump with a slightly bigger victory over cruz in illinois. it's interesting to note voting was spuntuspended in parts of t state for the tornado threat. and trump is an apparent win in missouri with cruz less than 2,000 votes separating the two. it was a clean swee

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i'm betty nguyen. the president of the united states is waking up in cuba today. president obama is the first sitting president in 88 years to visit the country, a trip he hopes will be lasting part of his legacy, but there are still nbc's jay gray is in havana with more. >> reporter: after visiting old havana yesterday including a visit to the cathedral with his wife and daughters, the president will lay a wreath at the memorial to jose mar tee, the cuban poet honored for his rolen the fight for freedom from spain and later there will be a visit from cuban president fidel castro where the president will be, quote, candid about areas of disagreement including human rights practices, but for many here, the topic isn't nearly as important as the fact the two sides are talking again. yes, it's interesting that it's a historic trip and it's been 50 years without relations with the north american government very third generation cab driver hopes the president will take a so proud of. >> translator: i like that he gets to know our country, our story, our country, how be

i'm betty nguyen. president obama has picked merrick garland as his next supreme court justice. h