Terrifying moments caught on camera friday night during the fuelling stop. This morning, how the members are doing. And bruce jenner finally opens up admitting he is transgender the olympian and reality tv dad is hiding his true self from the world and doesnt want to do it anymore. We are hearing from stepdaughter Kim Kardashian for the fir of her exclusive interview today saturday april today is april saturday april 25 2015. , with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a 2015. Rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im erica hill. Im Peter Alexander in for lester holt. Here with Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. Did you watch . I did. I think a lot of people were surprised and walked away. And it is not just the made for tv moment built up in some big event for bruce to talk about, but it was educational. It is brave and courageous. Among the celebrities, Ellen Degeneres who came out 20 years ago. She said bruce jenner is opening minds and saving lives. And jimmy kimmel said this is one small step for man. Such positive support on social media. A teachable moment. Something we will talk for a while. We want to get to our top story. That is the devastating earthquake in nepal. Severe damage in the nations capital. Disaster on the worlds tallest mountain. Nbcs Kelly Cobiella is following it from london. Good morning. Reporter erica, good hundreds injured and dozens trapped in the rubble. The epicenter was 50 miles west of kathmandu. There are reports of an avalanche on mt. Everest. Nepaleses government says almost the entire country has been hit. Outside a hospital in nepal, scenes of chaos with patients in the parking lot. The 7. 9 quake shook the capital of kathmandu before noon at 11 56 local time. Houses collapsed, roads buckled. This 200yearold tower, a monument in kathmandu, crumbled to the on ground. Rs are trying to dig people out from the rubble. On mt. Everest, reports the quake triggered an avalanche with climbers from around the world. Camp one and camp two swept away by avalanche. Many climbers missing. Climbers missing from north side. Mountaineer tweeted from mt. Everest. Huge avalanc. Running for life from my tent. Unhurt. Many many people up the mountain. The quake was felt 300 miles away in india and pakistan. 20 were killed in india. More than 400 dead in nepal. That number could go higher as rescuers reach the remote towns in Kathmandu Valley home to 2. 5 Million People. The government is warning people to stay outside still because of extremely strong aftershocks. Peter, one measured 6. 6. Kelly cobiella in london thanks. Donna is joining us on the phone from kathmandu. Set the scene you are in your car. Reporter it was before noon. I was with my son. We were driving down the hill. I initially thought i had a flat tire. It is like you were in the ocean. Almost like the road was going in waves. Everyone else was driving erratically n brakes. Motorcycs falling in front of us. People screaming. Trees completely bent in two. We did what we have been trained to do. Go to the center of the road and turn off the engine. Keep your seatbelt on and crouch down in the car until you think you can get out. We had more than 11 aftershocks since then. I managed to drive back to my house. I live in the suburbs of kathmandu. On a ridge. It is not the old kathmandu with the Old Buildings which have been badly hit. E are reports of overflowing hospitals with injured and dead on the sidewalks and streets leading up to the hospital. The main big white tower in kathmandu was toppled the same way in the 1934 earthquake. This is the land of earthquakes. Everyone is saying there is a big huge one coming. I dont know if this was it, but it was terrifying. That was donatella. We wish you the best. We will talk about this for a whils a massive earthquake. And we are just starting to get the details and see the scope of the damage. We will continue to revisit. We want to talk about the Severe Weather putting tens of millions in harms way. We are expecting another dangerous day. Dylan. Yesterday, we had several tornadoes especially in kansas. Reports of 11 tornadoes, some caught on camera. These were in rural parts of kansas. Luckily we are not hearing reports of too much damage. The National Weather service will go out and assess that damage to determine exactly how many tornadoes were seen. You can see multiple tornadoes on that picture alone. We had heavy rain down through e severe storms brought torrential rain. Cars getting stuck in a lot of this rain. You do not want to drive through the waters. Flash flooding situations. You never know how deep the water is. It was coming down in buckets. We had wind gusts of 70 to 90 miles an hour. More Straight Line wind damage in texas. A lot of the tornadoes were reported in kansas. Today, we do still have the threat. We have a h i effect. Here you see in the red box here. We are looking for that to remain in effect until 9 00. You see the rotation up here in kansas and nebraska. Thats where an upper level low is going to trigger more storms later on today. We will see them redevelop later on this afternoon. The only saving grace is the fact the thunderstorms this morning a lot of the energy from the storms that we will see later on this afternoon. We are looking at widespread thunderstorms today. I want to show you parts of kentucky and tennessee. That is our enhanced chance of seeing more tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and hail. Dangerous cloudtoground ligh stay indoors. Dylan, thanks. To the stunning acknowledgment from bruce jenner. The symbol of masculine ty confirmed he is a transgender woman. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has his story. Reporter ending months of speculation, bruce jenner is breaking his silence. Confirming what many have suspected. My brain is much more female than it is male. Its hard for people to understand that. Thats what my soul is. Reporter in the interview with Abcs Diane Sawyer jenner says he is transgender. I look at it this way, bruce, always telling a lie. Hes lived a lie his whole life about who he is. And i cant do that any longer. Reporter for years, jenner was the very definition of mass masculine ty. He was a national icon. Im keeping the pony tail. Reporter now a celebrity to generations with his familys reality show. The 65yearold says he was never comfortable. I never fit in. When you deal with this issue, you dont fit in. Reporter living a lie and under the microscope jenner says he understands why some would ponder suicide. I see where people get to that. Go in the room. You got a gun. Boom. You know . Pains over. Done. I cant do Something Like that. I want to know how this story ends. Rep with his childrens support, jenners transition into his new life is under way. As for his sexuality . I never was attracted to the guys or any of that kind of stuff. Sexuality was totally different than what my issues were. I always felt heterosexual. Reporter jenner says he will emerge soon as a woman hoping to blend in with a new name and new look and the person he always wanted to be. I feel like im going to be okay. 2015s going to be quite a ride. Reporter for today, Miguel Almaguer nbc news los angeles. Nice to have you here. There has been a positive reaction overnight and even this morning. Is this the kind of thing where we will look back and this is a landmark moment to understanding and acceptance for transgender people . Absolutely. He was powerful and vulnerable. I felt like the same in 1997 when ellen came out of the closet and you did not know what a gay person looked like. I think this will be incredibly influence how much do you think the build up helped with Public Perception of the special last night and Public Acceptance . I think it helped. It must have been difficult for him in the interview to be trailed by the paparazzi like that. There has been a dialogue online speculation and interest and conversation and i liked how he started the interview and we got that out of the way right away. It wasnt like they teased it and we have to wait for him to announce it. It came out in the beginning of the interview. Where does this go from here . He has for the last several years leading a public life as part of the kardashians. Everything is out there. The one real story is the one we didnt see on the show. Where does bruce and the kardashian clan goes . Starting at the end of july he will have an eightepisode series where we document and follow him as he transitions and follows his journey. I think it will be interesting to see how thats handled. Glaad is working with e. It is a chance to use reality tv as an educational and informational tool. A lot of people can benefit. Maybe change what reality tv is. We always give reality tv a Bad Reputation n. This. In thio good. Thank you very much. We have dylan following the latest on social media. What are people saying overall . A lot of folks calling bruce a hero. You know for months surrounding the speculation, the jenner and kardashian clan have kept mum. All of the four children support their dad. The kardashians were not part of the special. They broke their silence. Kylie said it is not about me. Im proud of you. Kendall kept it sweet. So very proud of you. My hero. The kardashian children. You have always been a role mol to me. I look up to you. And kourtney said im proud of you. And we have khloe saying just finished watching the interview. So proud of you. During the special, bruce said kris tweeted not only his wife former wife not only was i able to call him father to my children, im able to call him my hero. Bruce said kim has been the most accepting. For the firstime you will hear her talk about her step dads transition. That is coming up in the next half hour. Erica. Dylan, thanks. You may see this is the conversation we have done this week. Kate snow is reporting on transgender children and their families. For more on that and if you have questions as many do, head to our web site at today. Com. We are talking about other news headlines. Sheinelle is here with a story about a rough flight passengers on a southwest flight. Good morning. Frightening moments from las vegas to milwaukee. 90 minutes into the flight. The plane diverted to denver after reporting pressurization issues. 175 passengers and 6 crew members aboard the boeing 737. Only one passenger required medical attention. The plane landed without incident as passengers talked about what was going on in the air. Our ears popping and it was freezing. We had to make an Emergency Landing. On wednesday, sky west flight made an Emergency Landing after three people passed out on board amid fears of cabin pressure problems. Nbc news learned that security is stepped up at Los Angeles International airport. Precautions triggered by intelligence that suggests isis may be targeting military or Law Enforcement officers on the west coast. Now to baltimore where protesters are vowing to shut the city down later today as questions mount over the death of a black man in police custody. Nbcs tom costello has more. Reporter Baltimore Police over the issue of freddie gray. A video posted to youtube and image out friday. It is from a cctv camera showing a person apparently filming grays arrest. Once placed in the police van, the arresting officers failed to put a seatbelt on him. We know he was not buckled into the transport wagon. No excuses for that. Reporter among the questions, was gray given a rough ride in jarring stops and starts. If someone harmed freddie gray, we will have to prosecute them. Giving too mn may jeopardize that prosecution. Reporter demonstrators have demanded appears and are promising to ratchet up the pressure. For today, tom costello nbc news baltimore. And the spectacular eruptions in chile started on thursday. Evacuations started on friday after the volcanic debris were detected in the nearby river. Prince william made a public appearance today. He appeared to remember troops that died 100 years ago during worli. Nascar said three pit road crewa race in virginia. The fire broke out on pit road at the Richmond International race way friday night. Brendan in the 62 car completed a pit stop. Two crew members became engulfed in flames. Kudos to the safety crews. They were able to extinguish those flames. Glad everybody is here. It will be a tough day for a lot of people with the weather. Especially in areas where we saw the storms yesterday. Looking at kentucky and tennessee. This is where we will see some of our stronger storms redevelop later on this afternoon and into this evening. The area in red stretching down to the gulf coast and the panhandle of floridas wh we could see isolated storms and damaging hail and hi im first alert meteorologist Brittney Shipp. Our it was will range between 56 and 60 degrees. Temperatures not quite as cold. Your sevenday forecast shows similar conditions as we head into sunday. Well deal with a slight chance of showers mainly through the central and southern parts of delaware. Our temperatures start to recover up to 70 degrees by wednesday. And thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you. Coming up we will catch you up on the weekend news from the president ial apology over an americand in a drone strike overseas to the controversy surrounding dr. Oz. It is all ahead in the download. But first this is t back on a saturday morning with this weeks download. Our way of bringing you up to speed of the top stories. The tragedy in the mediterranean and the court battle to release the man who shot president reagan. We start with the grim faced president obama. A deadly mistake in the war on terror. President obama acknowledging a cia drone strike killed two hostages. An american and italian. Mistakes occur. We learned two other americans working with al qaeda were also killed. Gadahn was the most famous american. Experts say this man also killed may have been more dangerous. A disaster at sea. A boat carrying migrants from libya cap sized in the mediterranean. Their ship sank. A few dozen survivors have been found. A fraction of who was on board. Conflicts in iraq and libya and across to africa are pushing people to escape. Outrage over the death of a man who suffered a spinal injury in police custody. Protesters were again on the streets demanding answers. 25yearold freddie gray was arrested and dragged to a Baltimore Police van. At some point, suffering a spinal cord injury that claimed his life a week later. He was having trouble breathing e we should have probably asked for paramedics. The man who tried to assassinate president reagan could soon walk free. As his lawyers argue, he is clinically ready to be released from the mental institution. I think it is important to remember what this man did. He shot the president of the united states. One of americas most popular tv doctors is under fire this week. New fallout over the letter objecting to dr. Ozs faculty position. The usa today, the doctors from Columbia University write many of us are spending a significant amount of our clinical time debunking oz. It is a medical show and i cover those topics. I have to go beyond that. And one boys love for minions landing him in a tight situation. When the claw machine would not deliver the goods, he cl stuck. Henry was in there for a half hour before others got him out. He got to keep a minion and according to his mom, he hasnt let go of it. Michelle obama took questions in the east room of the white house. One girl asked what was on her mind. How old are you . You are too young to be a 50yearold. She said come on up here. I love that moment. That made my da it was so sweet. That little girl for years will say remember the time i hugged the first lady . She called me up because she wanted to hug me . Remember that . If i was her mother, i would freeze frame it and put it on a canvas. I am thinking about that kid henry stuck. With the minions. It is tempting to climb in there. The claw doesnt grab it. Good short cut if it works. There is a little boy in my sons class. He has some crazy gifts for those machines. His dad posts pictures on facebook. Always gets toys from the machines. Is it strategy or is he lucky . A little luck. This has to be luck. I feel there is money to be made. On that kid . Still to come on today, wild animals caught roaming the streets of the big apple. How are coyotes finding think way here . And Kim Kardashians reaction to Bruce Jenners news. But first thes. รท i am never getting married. Never. Psssssh. Guaranteed. You picked a beautiful ring. Thank you. Were never having kids. Mmmmmm. Breathe. I love it here. We are never moving to the suburbs. We are never getting one of those minivan . We are never having another kid. Im pregnant. I am never letting go. For all the nevers in life state farm is there. Called it old niece and im too hot. Not spam. Too hot. Chris pratt and jimmy fallon breaking down with nonsense karaoke. Doing their version of uptown funk. Those are the words . We are on the plaza here in manhattan. The chill not stopping our friend saying hello. You are a little cold out there, i imagine. A little chilly. Not messing around. Still to come if you have a High Schoolers, it is prom season. Getting ready for the night can be expenseiveexpensive. We will show you how to save money and make sure your teen as a special night. Theres no way. It is amazing what they spend on proms. A little later, a big night in washington. The annual White House Correspondent dinner. The president gets to crack jokes and people who cover the white house and rub elbows with the hollywood stars. This years dinner is headlined by cecily strong. What does it take to put the jokes together . We will take you behind the scenes of the socalled nerd prom. She was onsite yesterday. We start the half hour with the wild animal making new york city its home. Coyotes are roaming the streets. One was caught on camera blocks from here taking a stroll down the middle of one of the citys busiest areas. Nbcs ron mott has been chasing coyotes as it were. Good morning, peter. The wild kingdom has come to to