. >> elizabeth hur joins us with the positions each of them is staking out. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: election day is 573 days away. but this race is already heating up. yes, the field just got more crowded. first, there was texas senator ted cruz. then came kentucky senator rand paul. and now, another republican says he is in. >> grounded by the lessons of our history, but inspired by the promise of our future i announce my candidacy for president of the united states. >> reporter: florida senator marco rubio, the son of cuban immigrants, making his big announcement in miami, just moments after sitting down with abc's george stephanopoulos. >> i think this country is at a generational moment where it needs to decide, not what party it wants in charge but what kind of country are we going to want to be? >> reporter: wasting no time blasting hillary clinton, referring to clinton as yesterday. on the democrats' side for now, hillary clinton is the only announced candidate. and a heavy favorite. but says she is not taking anything for granted. >> i'm

. >> we have team coverage beginning with abc's elizabeth hur on the ground in baltimore. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, reena and t.j. yes, not only is the national guard here. but police from across the state. they've been called in to get in position and as you say, to begin the process of restoring order. the maryland national guard is on the streets of baltimore this morning as family of freddie gray makes a plea asking protesters to remain peaceful. >> i want y'all to get justice for my son. but don't do it like this here. >> reporter: this following near chaos yesterday. >> this is not protesting. this is not your first amendment rights. this is just criminal acts doing damage to a community that is challenged in some ways that do not need this. >> reporter: for hour. after hour monday the streets of baltimore belonged the violent mobs looting businesses humbling police with rocks and bricks. >> ow! >> reporter: injuring 15 police officers, 6 of them seriously. the roof of this police car was stomped in. another one set on fire. this cvs pharmacy

so far, i haven't heard a peep. >> elizabeth hur, live for us in baltimore. thank you so much. >>> the tension in baltimore is forcing major league baseball to make history today. >> the orioles will play the white sox at camden yards without a crowd. the stadium closed to fans. it will be the first pro baseball game played behind closed doors. baltimore's upcoming series with tampa bay is being moved to florida. >>> stay with us for more. live team coverage coming up on "good morning america." >>> rescue effects and the climbing death toll from the earthquake in nepal. >> officials say more than 5,000 people died in saturday's quake, it registered on monitors as far as way as antarctica. dozens have been arrested for looting ruined homes. >> on the mt. everest side climbers on the nepal side of the mountain are now safe. 18 people including 4 americans, died in the avalanche, which destroyed the everest base camp. 21-year-old spencer dickinson was on the mountain. his family hadn't heard from him. he got in touch with his father. who called everyone else. [

>> i elizabeth hur live in baltimore. thank you. >> police are vowing to do everything they can to protect the community and fellow officers. they called in help from neighboring towns. >> our coverage continues with tim poole from our sister network fusion who has been live-streaming from the streets of baltimore all night long. >> reporter: when we first arrived, we came up to north and fulton. the cars were on fire at this intersection. police drove an apc into the intersection. protesters threw bottles and other debris at it. riot police came in and were flow throwing pepper balls. we chased leads the. saw fires. we have seen groups walking around with sledge hammers. crowbars. we saw a pawnshop looted. people walking out with mac books. we have seen three active fires. shortly after that, the police reoccupied north and fulton the. that's what we just saw. for those tuning in thank you so much for watching. >> that's fusion's tim poole there. you can stay with us for the latest on the unrest in baltimore. more later

we get the latest from elizabeth hur. she's there for us. good morning to you, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. and reena. so far, authorities say this curfew is working. they say police arrested only ten people last night. compared to more than 200 from monday. >> the police officers. >> reporter: the 10:00 curfew came and went with some refusing to leave. others stood arm in arm trying to keep the peace. >> go home. is that too hard to do? why stay here and get in trouble? >> reporter: from above, you can see law enforcement wearing riot gear on one side. on the other, a few defiant group of demonstrators. about 30 minutes into the curfew, officers begin firing flash bangs and tossing smoke canisters, which some protesters threw right back at the officers. >> the biggest thing is citizens are safe. the city is stable. we hope to maintain it that way. >> reporter: the scene, chaotic. but a far cry from 24 hours earlier, when rioters torched cars and businesses. sparking the new city-wide curfew. >> we're all frustrated. we just nee

elizabeth hur channel 6 "action news." >> "good morning america" will continue our coverage of the announcement right after "action news." >>> secretary of state john kerry will hold a meeting with members of the house to talk about the iranian deal. some lawmakers including bob menendez want to require congressional approval to ease sanctions on iran. >>> a person accused of kidnapping a jewelry store worker in center city is in custody. gay was taken into custody at a south carolina hotel on friday night. three men threw a woman into a vanna chestnut street parking garage and tortured and beat her. two others are being sought. >>> penndot crews will be working along i-676 from 5:00 a.m. every morning tuesday until saturday wednesday is tax day, you must file or seek an expansion by midnight that night. the irls -- irs says 67% of taxpayers have filed. the average refund is just over $2,800. >>> runners are running the boston marathon. the rails is a week from today and wednesday will mark two years since the bombing. the mayor decreed will be known as one boston day a new tradition to honor t

abc's elizabeth hur is here with the latest details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, hillary clinton is already on the road and according to her campaign manager, it was her idea to drive to iowa that she enjoys a good road trip and having the chance to meet people. hillary clinton wasting no time hitting the road to iowa and tweeting along the way. leaving her new york home sunday afternoon in her own van around the same time her bid for the white house became official with this. >> everyday americans need a champion and i want to be that champion. >> reporter: a video on youtube. >> i'm running for president. >> reporter: the video that actually doesn't show her face until about 90 seconds in, but rather showcasing people she calls everyday americans. >> right now i'm applying for jobs. >> getting married this summer to someone i really care about. >> i'm getting ready to retire soon. >> it splices together the aspirations, the hopes, the stories of latino voters black voters, young voters women. you really get this sense that hillary is trying to resurrect tha