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Transcripts For WCAU Today 20150426

Protests in baltimore over the death of a man while in Police Custody now turning violent. Demonstrators breaking windows, vandalizing cars blocking intersections throughout the night. The city still on edge this morning for the wake of freddie gray. And its comedian in chief. President obama got a few jokes at the correspondents dinner. I was told John Boehners invited netanyahu to speak at my funeral. More highlights from the annual nerd prom today, sunday, april 26th, 2015. And welcome to today on this sunday morning, im erica hill. And im Peter Alexander in again this morning for lister hold alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. We continue to see stunning pictures from the top of the world, mt. Everest. As the avalanche took place that was the cloud of snow and debris. It hit the base camp at everest. We are witnessing new pictures of the aftermath. Flattening part of the camp killing at least 17 people there. This was the deadliest day in more than nearly 100 years of expeditions at that location. Utter destruction across. And it follows last year what had been the deadliest day last april, 16 sherpas killed there which hampered the climbing season. This morning des frat attempts to get to people. That is our top story. The devastating scene in nepal and on mt. Everest. More than 2,000 are dead across the country. Aftershocks shaking the region. So many people trapped in the rubble. Climbers dead at Everest Base Camp and trapped up higher in the danger zone. Nbcs Kelly Cobiella is following it from london. We start off with her this morning. Good morning, erica. As you mentioned more than 2,000. About 2100 confirmed dead now. At least 17 of them on mt. Everest. S number of missing unknown and the danger is still very real this morning. More strong aftershocks have triggered more avalanches on everest. And in kathmandu, the risk of more buildings falling as daylight broke over nepal, rescuers searched for miracles. Survivors, in the endless rubble spread acr some were pulled out alive. But the number of dead and injured continues to c thousands are being treated at makeshift ho with at least 20 aftershocks rattling the region people are sleeping and living in streets and parks. On mt. Everest, rescues are beginning. The quake struck at the height of the climbing season. And hundreds of climbers many westerners remain stranded at base camp and worried about aftershocks and more avala pieces of ice from this glacier, and it didnt seem so good. Seemed a little scary. Reporter climber daniel mazur tweeting aftershock at 1 00 p. M. Pb horrible in camp one. Avalanches on three sides. C1 a tiny island. We worry about icefall team below. Alive . More than 1,000 were on the mountain when the main quake struck triggering a massive avalanche. Some hiding behind boulders as the snow barre 17 are believed to have died making it the deadliest day in everest history. This is how we get ready for everest. Among them Google Engineer dan freddenberg. It was his second everest trek. Avalanche, come through camp. He seemed all right at first. And then he ultimately you know passed away. Actress sophia bush once dated freddenberg. After hearing the news she tweeted there are no adequate words. Today i find myself attempting to pick up the pieces of my heart. Today injured sherpas were brought off the mountain. But many are still waiting to hear whether their loved ones surv. Some experts have been warning of a massive catastrophic earthquake in nepal for de with shoddy construction there in an area prone to strong shallow quakes erica they say it was a matter of when, not if. Kelly cobiella for us this morning. Thank you. And teams are now arriving in nepal. Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel just arrived in kathmandu. He and his team were rocked by an aftershock shortly after they got to the airport. Richard, what can you tell us . Peter, this is a city where people are now living on the streets. You can see behind me a park. In almost every green space, people are now set up tents. They brought their families. They brought cooking pots and they are living in these parks, on the sidewalks, in the streets, afraid to go back into their homes because thereve been many aftersho shortly after arrival today, it was a 6. 7 aftershock. It lasted for about a minute. We were going through immigration, we had just landed at the airport, and suddenly the building started moving. The airport officials ran away. The police went to find safer cover. We did, as well. But then just a few minutes later it was back to business as usual, although with this fear that you could have more aftershocks, or even another major quake, and thats why so many peopl the same is also true for foreigners. There are not that many major hotels in the city. But the ones that are here that cater to Foreign Tourists are running in a state of semievacuation. They arent allowing people to go up to their rooms. But they can stay in the lobby spaces. They can use the bathrooms. The hotels are bringing people water. But at night, just like the people here in the park the Foreign Tourists who are here are sleeping most of them out in front of their hotel in the lawns, in the gardens. It is very difficult now to get in af kathmandu, get in and out of nepal. When we arrived at the airport we saw a line perhaps a kilometer long o locals who wanted to leave, and they were patiently waiting. This has been a very calm situation here. That i would say has been one of the most overwhelming things we noticed. Everyone that people are nervous, but they are staying very cal Richard Engel. We appreciate your reporting from there. Were hearing as many as 400 foreigners may be trapped on mt. Everest right now. One of the americans killed 61yearold named tom kaplan. His wife from santa monica says it sounds trite but he literally died doing what he loved. Were learning so much about why the people were there. Interesting though and good to hear from richard, you know we see so many times in the devastating aftermath how hard it can be. Good to hear about the calm and everybody coming to the there. A worldwide effort to save people there. Other stories were watching right now. One closer to home. In the New York Times reporting president obamas emails were hacked by the russians. Now that could obviously be a serious Security Breach nbcs White House Correspondent Kristen Welker has more on that for us this morning. Kristen, good morning. Erica, good morning to you. According to the New York Times Russian Hackers swept up far more information from the white houses unclassified servers during a cyber attack last october than originally thought, even gaining access to some of the president s emails. Now it is important to stress these were unclassified emails according to the times. Still the hackers could have gained access to sensitive scheduling information, email exchanges with diplomats, and discussions about legislation. When asked about the times story the white house told me they have no comment at this point. Now the hacking in october led to a partial shutdown of the white house email system. The hackers appeared to have been kicked off the system by midoctober but continued to pose problems for the state department systems. This isnt the first time the president has been hacked. Back during the 2008 election hackers broke in to thensenator obama, and senator mccains campaign Computer Systems, and now this latest incident raises serious questions about the security of the president s emails. One official telling me hackers try to break into the Computer Systems here at the white house almost every day, and countering that threat is an ongoing and pressing challenge. All right. Kristen welker thank you. Tensions are reaching a breaking point in baltimore with demonstrations there turning and again, at least a dozen arrests. Fans at the orioles, red sox game forced to stay inside the ball park at camden yards while the violence outside raged. Nbcs tom costello now with the ve in the streets of downtown baltimore violent clashes with Police Saturday as isolated pockets of demonstrators, several hundred in all, blocked intersections, smashed car windows, and store fronts vandalized police cars and faced off against officers who responded in force, using pepper spray to push them freddie gray would not want this. One week after 25yearold freddie gray died of a fatal spinal cord injury he suffered in Police Custody the weeks peaceful protest ends in confrontation and arrest. I am profoundly disappointed to see the city to see the violence in our city this evening. Reporter the Police Departments strained relationship with the citizens on full display. Police commissioner anthony bass was in the crowd trying to keep tempers in check, even holding hands. But batts himself has acknowledged that his department has a lot of work to do. Were a Police Department that faces many strug ups and many chall over the years we have had a number of incidents that have tarnished this badge and the reputation of reporter a wake for gray is set for later today, as the people on the streets are still asking how did freddie gray die . And who is respo . This city could be in for a long week. With police not expected to handle the results of their investigation to prosecutors until friday. For today, tom costello nbc news baltimore. Another long day in baltimore. We hope for peace on those streets. The Stormy Weather in the south that we talked so much about yesterday has led to tragedy during a sailboat race sheinelle is following that for us. Good morning. At least four people are missing and one person is dead after a regatta accident in alab it happened saturday off Dolphin Island after a powerful storm tore through the sailing event, causing several boats to overnight, family members waited for word as coast guard crews searched for the missing boaters. More than 100 sailboats were on the water. A harrowing night for those who made it ou i really thought i was going. I mean, i was really scared i thought the boat was going to sink. That would be the end. The storm knocked out power to more than 23,000 people in coastal al authorities are investigating a shootout at the minneapolisst. Paul police got a call saturday night about two suspicious people. When officers arrived the suspt was in a car and allegedly tried to run them over. They fired back. Wounding the suspect, who was taken to no word on his injuries. Police in washington, d. C. Are asking for the publics help in finding a suspect who attacked a man at a metro train station. Watch as the suspect violently punches the 69yearold victim who then collapses on the escalator. The victim was taken to the hospital where he is said to be okay this morning. The suspect was seen on multiple security cameras officials in chile say while the spectacular volcano is still active they no longer expect another blast. On saturday more flights were canceled as volcanic ash spread as far as southern brazil this as authorities allowed 1500 people who evacuated to temporarily return to their homes to begin cleanup. In peru a huge find this week an enormous manta ray reportedly weighing a ton, and spanding 26 feet. Its almost not real, isnt and just a wooden boat one fisherman said they were completely taken by surprise when they felt the boat shudder and lurch and found the manta ray tangled in the net. And finally a dramatic chase involving that coyote on the streets of new york saturday. Police officers chased the coyote for about an hour before finally capturing her using a tranquilizer dart. The coyote was then sent to the aspca. No word if its the same coyote seen roaming the big apple several times earlier this did not want to be captured. Had a good run of things for a little while. Sheinelle, thanks. Checking on the forecast. Finally no severe storms out there right now but we do have another chance of a round of strong storms through texas later on today. But much later on this evening, around 8 00 or so tonight. We do have yesterdays storm system finally exiting so we do have some rain back through virginia. But later on today we have to focus especially on this area where we could end up with a possibility of stronger storms not really tornados but large hail damaging wind gusts oklahoma through southwestern arkansas northwestern louisiana and most of texas. Keep an eye out in the nor im first alert meteorologist Brittney Shipp. You can see the flags are blowing, breezy conditions for us today. Temperatures a bit warmer than what we saw yesterday, ranging between 62 and 65. More clouds at first, and plenty of sunshine as we head into the afternoon. Your sevenday forecast shows a chance of showers heading into monday. Similar temperatures still below average, but we start to warm back above average tuesday with plenty of sunshine by wednesday 70 degrees, and our next chance of rain on thursday. And thats your latest forecast. All right, dylan, thanks. Just ahead on today, he is here all w president obama taking on the role of standup comic last night. Many wrinkle creams come with high hopes, but hope. Doesnt work on wrinkles. Neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair has the fastest retinol formula. To work on fine lines and even deep wrinkles in just one week. Neutrogena®. This is good, mom. 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Were staying up a little late or early as the case may be. The annual White House Correspondents dinner is washingtons biggest night. Its when hollywood comes to the Nations Capital, and as is the case every year no one is spared from the sharp jabs of the comedians and the president hollywood met the press in washington marking the 101st year of the white house from Tara Lipinski and johnny weir to ashley judd and Bradley Cooper the stars turning the Nations Capital in to tinseltown for a few hours. Just because im a woman doesnt mean im going to go easy on you people. Reporter saturday night lives sicily strong wasnt afraid to take a few jabs at the president and touch on a hot button issue. Your Approval Rating is at 48 . Not only that your gray hair is at. Your hair is so white now, it can talk back to the p reporter and with the 2016 race for the white house getting under way she asked those in attendance many journalists, to make a vow. I solemnly swear. I solemnly swear. Not to talk about hillarys appearance. Not to talk about hillarys appearance. Becau reporter but it was the commander and comedian kh chief who drew the most laughs also having some fun with his former secretary of state. I have one friend just a few weeks ago, she was making millions of dollars a year and shes now living out of a van in io. Reporter the president also touched on the troubles of the secret service. And they finally figured out a foolproof way to keep people off my law there it is. Reporter and couldnt resist another jab atten old rival who was again in att and donald trump is here. Still. Reporter it really was a lot of fun. There is a serious side to all of this. The Correspondents Association gives away more than 100,000 in scholarship funds to aspiring journalists, and gives away several awards for excellence in journalism among those recognized last night the New York Times. And washington post. Some of our colleagues here peter pete erica, back to you. My favorite part last night when the president said ive got a bucket list with my presidency winding down. Chimeate c. Peter and i really enjoyed that one. A pretty good moment last night. Still to come on a sunday edition of today it is National Pretzel day. This morning were putting pretzels to the test. This should be interesting. Be right who doesnt celebrate around here . Its happy pre. Our today show logo made entirely of auntie annes pretzels. Since today is National Pretzel day we thought wed celebrate by learning how to make the twisty carbo leaded treat. Mike is auntie annes vice president. Is it auntie or auntie. Auntie annes. Were auntie guys. Whatever works for you. Were all on the same page today. Were on the pretzel team. In honor of National Pretzel day im going to show you how to twist a perfect pretzel. You have dough in front of you. Im going to show you how to do it. And then youre going to have a chance to do it on your own. Bring it up were going to leave your left hand completely still. With the right hand were going to start like a lassoing motion. Youre going to get one twist and you simply drop the pretzel. You bring it down to seal it and youve got a pretzel. Why does mine not look like you know what its a style over there, right . That is very good yours looks a lot better. M

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