Delta meltdown, the airline forced to cancel thousands of flights over five days. Long delays for tens of thousands of passengers. The company saying the nightmare not over. Whats behind the chaos . And the waiting the game. After 73 failed attempts at winning a major, Sergio Garcia finally breaks through. Once and for all for sergio. Drought over, green jacket on, Sergio Garcia, the masters champion. Today, monday 10th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on monday morning. I just want to say to annette and my kids i was actually there this weekend, but i was in the den watching golf. Your mind was many miles away. If youre going to wait your whole life to win a major, the masters is the one to win. Good for him. What a moment. Really good for him. Justin rose, such a gentleman in defeat. Well have more on that tournament. Thats fun to watch in april. Unfortunately we start this monday morning with a tough story, two Christian Churches in egypt, one of the holiest days of the year. A threemonth state of emergency, as the u. S. State department condemns the bombing. And one of the disturbing attacks was caught on camera. Lets get right to nbcs Kelly Cobiella. Good morning to you. Reporter disturbing pictures out of egypt today. Egypts president was back from the highprofile meeting in washington. The two vowing to fight isis together. And now this, two churches bombed, dozens killed, the deadliest day for christians in decades. The palm sunday choir st. Georges church in tanta was just beginning to sing. Then, this. The pews, stained with blood. Parishioners in shock, many dead. The government says a bomb was hidden under a pew close to the altar. [ speaking Foreign Language ] reporter there was blood everywhere, this man says. All of the windows were shattered. Security was right on the door. On a holiday, there should have been more security. Hours later at the gates of the cathedral in alexandria, a suicide bomber tried to get inside. A child was playing inside the courtyard when the bomber blew himself up. This policeman who died in the blast stopped him. In all, more than 40 dead and Egypts Christian minority angry and afraid. A group affiliated with isis claimed responsibility for the bombings. But nbc news has not been able to authenticate that claim. The terror group vowing to ramp up against christians. Last december, a suicide bomber killed 28 at a cathedral in cairo. Egypts president Abdel Fattah Elsisi declared a state of emergency and put more troops on the streets. Hes promised to protect christians and fight isis. President trump calling him a key ally during their meeting last week. The president tweeting his support sunday. And overnight, offering condolences and a phone call. As christians observed the holiest week of the year, pope francis prayed for the victims during palm sunday mass. Egypt, once again is mourning. Christians here wondering if they can ever be safe. At this hour, more funerals here in egypt. Both christians and muslims were among the dead. And theres more questions about security at those churches, whether people were properly screened before going inside. All of this coming, as pope francis prepares to visit this country at the end of this month. The vatican says, that visit will go forward. Matt . Savannah . Kelly cobiella in cairo for us. Thank you very much. This is a crucial week for the white house on several fronts. In the wake of last weeks missile strikes, the Trump Administration is vowing to keep up the pressure on the syrian regime. But lawmakers on capitol hill want more specifics on the longterm strategy for syria. As for north korea, its provocative behavior has a u. S. Navy strike group led by uss u carl vinson Aircraft Carrier moving towards the korean pens l. A. All of this is creating tensions with russia. And things could come to a head tomorrow when secretary of state tillerson arrives in moscow. He will be the first trump cabinet member to visit there. And hes expected to press the kremlin on its failure to prevent syrias use of chemical weapons. And neil gorsuch is the Newest Supreme Court justice. He is being sworn in a private ceremony ahead of a public one in the white house rose garden later this morning. For more on all of this, lets turn to Peter Alexander at the white house this morning. Peter, good morning to you. Reporter matt, savannah, good morning to you. Reporter President Trump praising the Service Members playing a part in the syrian air strike. The Young Administration is getting praise for acting decisively. But left unanswered is what happens next. The president s u. N. Ambassador says removing president Bashar Al Assad from power is a priority, which would mark a dramatic shift in the administrations policy towards syria. First, the air strike. Now, new questions about the strategy going forward. Our priority is first the defeat of isis. Of course its to defeat isis. Weve got to do that for peace and stability in the area. Reporter u. N. Ambassador nikki haley and secretary of state Rex Tillerson in agreement on isis but offering mixed messages about whats next for syrian president Bashar Al Assad. No way do we see peace in that area with assad the head of that government. Reporter tillerson, insisting no change in u. S. Policy. Suggesting that assads future should be up to the syrians with the International Community involved. If we can navigate a political outcome in which the Syrian People will decide his fate and his legitimacy. Reporter critics, including republicans, are quick to pounce. Assad yes and isis no. This focus you can defeat isis as long as assad is there is not true. Reporter the president back in the white house after a summit with the chinese leader and a weekend of golf, now facing criticism for the decision not to strike the runways at the air base. They are easy and inexpensive to fix, fill in and top. Others blasting assads move, launching warplanes from that same airfield, hours after the u. S. Strike. Here is what i think assad is telling trump by flying from this base, f you. Reporter meanwhile iran speaking out about the usair strike saying it crossed red lines and they will now respond with force to any future aggressor. The new tension as tillerson heads to moscow, where he will sit down with russians foreign minister, a meeting with Vladimir Putin a possibility. Many democrats in agreement that russia bears some responsibility. Absolutely theyre complicit. Russian intelligence may not be as good as ours. But its good enough to know that the syrians had chemical weapons. Reporter pivoting from the middle east to the korean peninsula, the u. S. Military now ordering an aircraft area strike group to the region. Can at least five ships, after north koreas latest missile test. Calling kim jonguns weapons program, reckless and irresponsible. Clearly he has made significant advancements in delivery systems. That is what concerns us the most. Reporter also new overnight in washington, back here in white house, as air force one returned to joint base andrews, what appeared to be a close call with another plane. Look at this. Reporters on the flight noticed a c17 military transport plane flying what they described to be a close distance from air force one. We spoke to u. S. Military officials. They say they are looking into it but tell nbc news theres no indication air force one was in any danger. It did land safely minutes later. Matt and savannah . Peter alexander. Peter, thanks. As President Trump faces those fresh challenges, behind the scenes there are ongoing tensions between two of his close advisers in the west wing. And the president S National Security team is being reshuffled again. Kristen welker has more on that this morning. Hi, kristen, good morning. Reporter hi, savannah, good morning to you. Thats right. President trump aiming to turn the page in that ongoing brawl between two top lieutenants, steve bannon and jared kushner. The situation seemed to reach a boiling point. Over the weekend, in an attempt to mend fences, progress, perhaps. But will it last . The president looking for unity this week, after deep divisions have rocked his white house for days. Over the weekend, an intervention between the two warring factions. Chief of staff Reince Priebus holding an hour long meeting friday afternoon with chief strategist steve bannon and the president s soninlaw jared kushner. Bannon and kushner have been at odds over just about every policy issue with bannon calling kushner and his allies west wing democrats. He is willing to blow things up. He feels most comfortable when there is chaos. Reporter a source familiar with the friday meeting tells nbc news, the discussion was aimed at reducing that chaos, convincing both sides to bury the hatchet. The president , himself, pleased with where things ended up. All of it becoming a distraction for the white house. If donald trump abandons the people who elected him, and bannon does respect that wing of the republican party, hes going to be in trouble. One of these people is not like the other because his fatherinlaw is president of the United States. That makes him a little bit unfireable. Reporter amid turmoil kushners role seems to be expanding. Last week, traveling with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to iraq, while speculation swirled that bannon could be on his way out, after he was ousted from the National Security council. A source close to bannon insisting he aint going anywhere. And this weekend, the National Security adviser, h. R. Mcmaster downplaying bannons departure. Steve bannon provides the president with advice on a broad range of issues and will continue to do so. Reporter another shake up to tell you about in the nsc, k. T. Mcfarland brought in as deputy to Michael Flynn is now out herself. Her new role, ambassador to singapore, which does require congressional approval. Matt . Savannah . Kristen welker, thank you. Meantime, Robert Bentley is facing impeachment hearings that start today. The 74yearold is accused of abusing power to cover up the affair. Kerry sanders is in montgomery this morning with more on that. Kerry, good morning to you. Good morning. Governor Robert Bentley will be the first alabama official to face impeachment in this state in more than a century. This all stems from a relationship he had with an aide half his age. The lurid details which have rocked this state. This morning, a scathing, new report setting the stage for the possible impeachment of alabama governor Robert Bentley, claiming he abused his power to cover up an affair. Let me kiss that left ear, okay . Reporter allegations of a steamy relationship between the 73yearold governor and rebekah mason, an aide nearly half his age, came to light a year ago. The governor purportedly heard in racy phone conversations with mason. When i stand behind you and i and i put my arms around you, and i put my hands on your [ bleep ] and just pull you in real close, hey, i love that, too. Reporter those recordings, made by the governors former wife, diane, and turned over to authorities. What the relationship provides is motive and context. Reporter jack sharmon is the special counsel who investigated the case against the governor. There were glaring indicators of a romance. Like the time the governor accidentally sent a text to his wife, diane, saying, i love you, rebekah. And to keep his affair secret, the report found the governor encouraged in atmosphere of intimidation. We found not only an inappropriate relationship but the use and misuse of Law Enforcement and other state resources. Reporter the governor hasnt specifically admitted its him on the tapes. And both he and mason have denied there was ever a physical relationship. But bentley has apologized to constituents, while refusing growing calls to step down. I do not plan to resign. I have done nothing illegal. Reporter governor bentley, despite what he says there, says hes not google to resign. There are published reports today that he will, indeed, resign before these impeachment proceedings are completed. At the end of the day, if he were to resign, it would not shield him from the criminal charges. Matt, savannah. Kerry sanders in alabama. Kerry, thank you. Now, to major travel headaches for airline passengers. This morning, delta is struggling to recover, after storms forced the airline to cancel thousands of flights. Nbcs tom costello covers aviation press. Hes at Reagan National this morning. Tom, good morning to you. What a mess. Reporter yeah. Savannah, five days since the storms. Part of the problem is as the Airline Tries to recover, they have to max out their pilot schedules, their flying days and give them the minimally required time off for rest every day. Tens of thousands of people have been inconvenienced, pilots are upset and delta is in damage control. This morning, Delta Airlines is still battling a perfect storm of problems. It really upset and really exhausted. Horrendous. Horrendous. Reporter since wednesday, the airline has canceled more than 3,500 flights, more than 3,700 delayed. It all started in the midst of spring break travel when a severe storm forced a threehour ground stop at atlantas hartsfield airport. A major hub, where 60 of its fleet cycles through every day. Its stressful. Reporter angry passengers went to twitter with deltameltdown. Tested time and time again. The airline going on damage control, dishing out 800 pizzas to hungry travelers and shelling out cash to people on overbooked flights. One family sacrificing their entire florida vacation. This is goodwill and the law that delta had to give this money. I walked away feeling really good. They have a passenger for life. Reporter operations are stabilizing despite staffing issues. Telling nbc news late sunday, unfortunately, availability of flight crews to operate within federally mandated crew rest and duty day guidelines following last weeks disruption, are still prompting additional cancellations and delays. Today, delta is hoping for calm after the storm. So heres the good news. Its a Beautiful Day here on the east coast. And so far, delta only has four Flights Canceled nationwide, as of this moment. Hopefully today is the recovery day, as spring break kicks in for people. Guys, back to you. A busy time for travel. Tom, thank you. Im going sportscaster on you. Okay, do it. Ready . Yes. Back to the masters. Sergio garcia considered by a lot of people to be the best golfer never to win a major. On sunday, he wiped his name off of that list, by winning the green jacket in dramatic fashion. Lets start with the 18th hole. Garcia and justin rose, tied at 5 under par. A fivefoot birdie putt, misses it to the right. That sends them to a sudden death playoff. They go back to the 18th tee. They play that hole again. This time, garcia does not let the opportunity slip away. And after so many years, once and for all, for sergio. Garcia makes a 12foot birdie putt to win the masters. He needed a twoputt to win it. His first major. That green jacket goes with it. This morning, he tweeted a picture of himself and his fiancee, quote, what an awesome, new jacket the members of Augusta National gave me tonight, dont you think . Good sports. From sports to weather. Thats right. We had some really rough weather in nebraska, severe lightning, thunderstorms and check out all this hail coming down. And in some points, the hail actually was the size of balls that Sergio Garcia hit. Unbelievable. As you can see, though, right now went a long way for that one, didnt i . Yeah. Thank you very much. Got me stressed, al, for that one. Here until thursday. You can see, we have strong storms, now, pushing up through illinois. The strong storms will stretch from michigan all the way down into texas. Were talking about the highest threat, 29 Million People at risk of tornadoes. Were also looking at, from chicago, flint, cadillac, strong storms, as well. This front stretches all the way from illinois to texas. It will stall out in texas, causing a threat of heavy rain in the hill country, from san antonio, just south of dallas, on up into little rock. We could see upwards of 5 to 7 inches of rain. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. Good morning. It is 7 19. Its still pretty cold. Were talking 40s rights now in san jose. 44 degrees, mountain view, 43. San francisco, 49. And the oakland area at about 48 degrees. The temperature trend is showing an increase in those temperatures, perfect for baseball weather today. By about 00, we should be at 63 degrees with mostly clear skies in San Francisco. San jose is also expecting to climb into the upper 60s at about 68 degrees. And thats your latest weather. Ed thats a nice dress. It is. Very lovely. Seriously. We both like it. Thank you. If only you could hear what happened during the commercial. No. Guys, coming up, serious story, seriously. Pay attention. What is this man planning . The frantic search for a man stealing guns and sending a chilling manifesto to the president. And fox, investigating the allegations of Sexual Harassment against bill oreilly. One of his accusers is speaking out. First, this is today on nbc. Whoa youre not taking these. Hey, hey, hey youre not taking those. Whoa, whoa youre not taking that. Come with me. Youre not taking that. Youre not taking that. Youre not taking that. Mom, im taking the subaru. Dont be late. Even