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0 korea was not quite as crazy as the rest of the world seem to think it was. >> that's it for this hour. thanks for watching. the news continues next on cnn. . a dire warning out of north kor korea. foreigners in the south told to get out or take shelter in case of what it calls all out war. >> star wars in the persian gulf. take a look at this. the u.s. navy's answer to iran's nuclear program. laser cannons that can torch a plain in instant. two young boys abducted from florida allegedly by their own father. now comes the hard part, how are we going to get them home? >> and wayne for the ages. what a day. louisville finding inspiration from a fallen teammate and they claim the national championship. >> this was a cool game. >> this was a fantastic game. >> this is the way to have a championship game. >> fantastic! congratulations to louisville. it is a great morning. good morning to you. welcome to "early start," everyone. >> it is tuesday, april 9th. it is 5:00 a.m. on the east. let's get started. we begin with a dire warning from north korea. they're worng south korea to come up with a plan to evacuate foreigners should the two countries go to war. north korea's ironically named asia pacific peace committee said this morning if there is to be a war, we do not wish to see foreigners in south korea to be harmed. cnn reporters all over the story this morning. we have a reporter live in tokyo with the negotiations going on in japan. first, queer goiwe're going to clancy. what do you make of the warnings? what has the response been so far? >> well, you know, i was watching television, watching north korean television when this came on. even though i don't understand korean, you can tell by the tone of the anchor they're very fierce when they deliver these kinds of things. it's like you explained, we don't want to see foreigners harmed, looking out for our welfare. they adviced t advised the sout should have plans to protect the tourists coming to south korea in order to protect them in case of war. obviously, just a veiled economic threat that they would like to see, of course, some disruption in south korea's economy. one of the tiger economies, the fourth largest in asia. they're not going to see that. the response has been very calm. it's been very cool. it's been very clear, too. stay put. stay calm. that's the message. and some embassies are saying really we're not going to react to every one of these threats that comes out of the north. they expect more. this is a tactic meant to put pressure on everyone. >> all right. tom clancy live for us. thank you very much. >> this is truly an international crisis. japan deployed missile defense systems at three locations around tokyo. patriot missiles are now in place in the central district and in the suburbs of osaka. our coverage of the korean crisis continues now with diana magnay. tell us more about the preparations. >> hi, john. actually, the missiles behind me, two patriot missile batteries that you can see there were deployed overnight at the ministry of defense in the heart of central tokyo. residents waking up and seeing these war machines where normally they see a baseball park. but this isn't the first time that they've seen that, john. there have been patriot missiles deployed in this spot and around tokyo three times since 2009. and that's every time that north korea has announced it will launch a satellite. so people are getting used to it to a certain extent. and these deployments come in conjunction also with war ships, destroyers being moved into the sea of japan. they also have a missile interception system onboard. i was talking to a security analyst earlier. he said, you know, even though pyongyang is just 800 miles from tokyo, if these systems work and all the tests would suggest that they're pretty effective, then they should keep the japanese safe. but north korea isn't actually targeting tokyo or japan. it simply accused the japanese of really blindly telling u.s. policy. it said it will strike u.s. military bases in japan. japan is home to 38,000 u.s. troops. and so that is what japan is worried about. these missile systems almost just a reassurance for the japanese people and to show that they are putting forward a sort of minimum care required to protect the japanese people while it's also showing they're not cowering to north korea. >> all right. diana, live in tokyo this morning. literally standing in front of a patriot missile battery. our thanks to you. new in iran, the government says they inaugurated a brand new uranium processing facility. it is located in the country's central province of yaz. the u.s. navy released video of a laser attack weapon deployed to the persian gulf. the demonstration shows the laser bringing down a drone. the weapon is a warning to iran not to step up activity in the gulf if tensions over the nuclear program build up. so the search for two kidnapped florida boys taking a dramatic turn. the focus this morning now on cuba. law enforcement is confirmed that 2-year-old chase haguen and 4-year-old cole arrived safely in cuba. they were allegedly abducted by their father joshua who sailed the whole family there. victor blackwell is live in tampa. this is getting stranger by the moment, victor. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, this also could now start an international political fight. it was the hillsboro county sheriff's office here in florida that first reported late yesterday that they received information that the haguen family had arrived by boat in cuba. of course, we asked them to elaborate. they would not. but what we know this morning is that the u.s. state department says u.s. officials in havana are aware of the situation and involved. and indeed the hakken family, if they're in cuba, this is what authorities say is the end of a plan that started here on wednesday. here's what happened on wednesday. authorities tell us that joshua hakkan came here to hillsboro county into tampa and went to his mother-in-law's home, the grandmother of 2 and 4-year-old chase and cole hakkan. tied that woman up and took the children and ran off. there was a search for a car and then a truck and then this boat we realized we were told by authorities that he purchased just days after this kidnapping, we're told by authorities. so this now we said has become an international incident. we're still waiting for confirmation from the u.s. government exactly why or how they ended up in havana, cuba. >> so, victor, there is no extradition treatien with the u.s. and cuba. the question is what happens? might cuba send these people now back to the u.s.? >> reporter: you know, joshua hakken is described by authorities as someone who has anti-government views. and he likely knew that if indeed he is in cuba. there are 70 fugitives in cuba. that is an estimate from the fbi. many of the people have been there for decades. we do not know. when he comes back, if he comes back, he'll face charges of kidnapping and child neglect and false imprisonment. that is just for what happened here according to authorities in tampa. not to mention the charges from slydel when in 2012 the two boys were taken from him in a hotel. >> thank you, victor. and happening right now, hundreds of people evacuated from their homes as strong gusty winds fueled a brush fire. so so far it's burned about 170 acres just north of los angeles. it started in a building and it quickly spread to nearby hillsides as you're taking a look there. 400 firefighters are trying to get things under control right now. no injuries have been reported thankfully there. meanwhile, plunging temperatures and heavy snowfall in other parts of the country despite the fact that we are well into spring now. >> well into spring. >> millions are bracing for another shot of winter from colorado to minnesota. utah to the dakotas. severe thunderstorms and hail have already pelted parts of kansas. >> look at that. >> yeah, those are large pieces of hail there. and reports of tornadoes touching down in northern colorado as well. anything else in store for them, jennifer? she is tracking the system from the severe weather center. jim spellman is live in gold en colorado, where they could see a foot of snow. >> paint a picture for us, jim. >> it's just starting to switch over from rain to snow. it was shocking last night right around sundown. it dropped ten degrees, 20 degrees, 30 degrees in the course of an hour here. the roads are still clear. there are 400 plows on the roads in colorado ready to keep everything moving as best they can. at the airport, a few flights canceled. they'll be doing de-icing all day. they actually canceled school in denver and most of the suburban counties this morning. the first school day of the year here almost half way through april. they're taking the storm very seriously. they expect it to be an all day snow event. even though it will be fun for the kids, treacherous driving conditions. it's already sort of a frozen rain here that's coating this bottom layer. it will be covered by snow in the next hour or two. so a late spring surprise here for everybody that was wearing shorts yesterday. they're taking it very seriously and want to keep everybody safe. >> they should. but those poor folks. man, it is spring time. we're going to check back in with you. thank you. >> thank you for bringing cnn the very first pictures of snowflakes in colorado today. how bad will this system get? jennifer delgado is tracking it for us. >> yeah, he's on that breaking news. the snow is going to be increasing. and here it is on the radar right now. we're starting to see that snow burst moving through. you can see from colorado springs up to denver right along 25. now as we go through the morning hours as well as into the evening, the snow will be kicking up. the winds are already gusty out there. look what's happening. we're also seeing a warm area where the lightning is firing up anywhere along this line we're going to continue to see showers and thunderstorms. snow coming down right now through parts of the dakotas and nebraska. yes, we're talking about some impressive snow totals, especially for this time of the year. we're expecting three to six inches in some parts. you can see for areas like north plat as well as into rapid city, four to nine inches of spring snowfall. i know you don't want it. the reality is you're going to get it out there. look at the winds right now. very gusty. as we go throughout the day, the visibility is dropping down. winds right now, 28 for rapid city. for north plat, 18. and then for denver, we're looking at gusts at 25. now you saw the lightning on the radar. today we do have a severe weather threat. many areas in that slight risk category. but if you're in the red this is our moderate risk. this looks like our first moderate risk for the season. that means we're looking at some of the storms producing the possibility of some hail, of course damaging winds. you certainly want to be cautious when you're going to be out there for today. on a wider view, fire threat down towards the southwest. of course, very windy conditions. still even out in the southwest and including areas like california. i know they've been battling fires there. but over towards the east and the south, guys, we are talking about -- we need to hear a round of applause -- high temperatures near 80 degrees. that is washington, d.c., maryland. she gives the high five to john. john is always silent. whenever i give him good news, he just sits there. >> i don't want to gloat. apparently we do want to gloat a little bit here. >> i'm with it. >> thank you so much. >> all right. so do you say louisville or do you say louisville? >> i say winners. i say ncaa champs. >> the will ylouisville cardina drawing inspiration from kevin ware to win college basketball's national championship. both teams play with a lot of passion and a lot of pride for 40 heart pounding minutes. >> it was awesome. >> yes. rachael nichols sat down with ware right after the big win. >> you told me before this that you were going escalator up to that net. what was it like when you got to cut down the nets after you've been through? >> it meant everything. honestly. i didn't know they were going to actually do it. they told me. it was shocking. but just being able to cut the net down and celebrate with my teammates is everything to me. >> how you would wrap up this week for you, everything you've been through, the lows, the highs, the injury, and then watching why your team? >> it was all worth it. this is a great, great game. i really enjoyed every moment of it. >> and the reception you got from everyone around the country and the fans tonight? >> it was big. the support has been keeping me in good spirits. honestly. that's what's getting me through. thank you to everybody. >> next year your going to be back here playing instead of watching? >> i'm praying so. >> we'll watch you at the nets again. thank you, kevin. >> thank you. >> we'll have much more on the big game. rachael nichols one-on-one interview with rick pitino and the next half hour of "early start." i have to plengs for michigan, spike albrecht had five three pointers. >> this kid is 5'11," 170. he goes on the court with tray burke in foul trouble. he drains three after three after three. and then luke hancock comes off the bench. i would be remiss if i didn't talk about the cnn bracket challenge. i want to congratulate ashleigh banfield. really the answer is what happened between us. i had a dramatic come from behind victory. >> no kidding. >> i toppled you at the very end. i finished sixth. you finished 11th. that puts me five full places in front of you. >> congratulations, mr. berman. by the way, my bracket was completed by my 14-year-old son. >> see, if you won, i would get all the credit. now you're blaming your kid. >> i'm not blaming. look how well he did for a 14-year-old. good job, nico. >> 14 minutes after the hour here. she went looking for a taste of the great outdoors. she ended up eating dirt and fighting off wild animals. one teen's firsthand tale of getting lost in the wilderness. that's coming up. you have to be prepared, but all i do to be broadcast ready damages my hair and scalp. then i uncovered head & shoulders damage rescue. it relieved my scalp and rescued my damaged hair. the proof? 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