we begin with nbc's gary grumbach who is in baltimore where that massive crane is on the scene. what's the latest, gary? >> reporter: hey, there, chris. governor wes moore has said he has four main priorities moving forward in this as we get to the effort of the salvage portion of all of this. he wants to first of all get the four bodies that we believe are underneath the bridge out of there. he wants to support the workers, not only the poor workers, but the construction workers that were both on the bridge, their families and the other construction workers that were part of the team, support them emotionally, mentally, and financially as well. and he also wants to start this rebuilding process. this is something that's not going to happen in a few months, not even perhaps in a few years. the bridge could take upwards of five years to rebuild. and our tom costello spoke to the army corps of engineers and here's what they had to say about this process. we don't have that sound, but what they said is that perhaps it is the most dangerous process they have ever undertook. they were

and nbc's gary grumbach is in glen alan, virginia.t are you hearing from voters there and how is it different than the d.c. suburbs? >> reporter: when we're talking about the suburbs in virginia, richmond, charlottesle have, washington, d.c., that's where most of the democratic voters live in the commonwealth of virginia. and many of them we talked to today are saying they want a return to normal. we're hearing that from nikki haley voters. we're hearing that from democratic voters. and from trump supporters we're hearing the issues that matter to them are the border, the economy, the kitchen table issues that we hear time and time again after elections. i want to have you listen to one conversation i had with a supporter of donald trump, just a minute ago. >> what issues matter most to you as you're filling out your ballot there? >> honesty. mr. trump is straightforward, honest and he speaks his mind and that's what we like. and he can put the country first. >> reporter: now, donald trump and nikki haley, virginia is an important pla

gary grumbach, and as gary said and you see it on your screen, 2:00, so about 40 minutes from now, thernor, wes moore is expected to hold a press conference, we may learn much more about all of this. we'll have that for you, but thank you both. >>> meantime, syria says israel just carried out its heaviest strike there in years. the syrian observatory for human rights says israeli air strikes near the northern city of aleppo killed more than 40 people. most of them syrian troops, but also fighters from the militant group hezbollah, which is now launching retaliatory attacks in israel. nbc's josh lederman is following all of this for us overseas. josh, what does this latest escalation mean for the israel-hamas war? >> we've been talking for so many months about the fears that the gaza conflict would explode into a wider war. make no mistake the death of 40 people in syria is a big deal. it is a big concern. israel is not commenting on these strikes. that is not surprising. in fact, since the war started in october, israel has conducted literally hundreds of strikes in government controll

. >> thank you so much, gary grumbach. let's talk now about some trials with julian frankel, joining me in studio. trump has been easter sunday on this angry social media bender, posting more than 70 times today he was 73 of those posts firing off this morning alone. a lot of the anger directed at the judge in his new york civil fraud trial and the new york ag. is this a preview of what we can expect ahead of when his $175 million bond is due, which we know he does not want to pay? >> if those posts this morning are andy -- any indication this trend is something likely to continue. this is something we have seen for months. the former president criticizing all of his legal battles, casting them as a witch-hunt and nothing more than a means of election interference. i want you to hear what the former president had to say on fox last night. take a listen. >> it is a shame it has to take place. this is third world countries of rather it is borders, they have weapon nicely department of justice, they rated my house. they find