Everything we look at with this virus seems to be scarier than we initially thought. New concerns over zika in the u. S. This morning, the urgent plea for more action and more money to stop the spread. What lies beneath. A father and daughters quiet day of fishing taking an unexpected turn. Oh, my gosh thats a big [ bleep ]. Why they were happy that one got away. Today, tuesday, april 12th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. Willie is in for matt. Can we recue the alligator video . Wow. I think i heard a bleep. I dont blame that dad for that. I like how he starts peddling away. Its like a scene out of jaws. Well have more on that in a moment. Lets get to the top story. The threat of Severe Weather is expanding. Storms are pounding the south and its heading this way, as well. For a third day in a row, were looking at Severe Weather down south. Just outside of ft. Worth, texas, it looks like a jacuzzi gone wild. Look at the winds and the trees, just being blown. Amazing. 70 Miles Per Hour winds tearing off the roofs in wiley, texas. Were in for more of the same today. This line stretches from new england and down into the southwest. It is going to be another day of strong storms pushing through. We look for today, a risk of strong storms. Del rio, texas, down into southern and central texas. We expect to see isolated tornadoes. Super cells with large, damaging wind. As the front rushes through, locally heavily rain develops across South Central texas. It continues to the east, moving through houston. Tomorrow morning or this morning right on into the texas and florida panhandle. Next three days, we expect anywhere from three to five inches of rain from houston to the panhandle. Damaging winds. This is going to be another day of active weather, guys. Al, well get the full forecast in a few minutes. Now to the battle for the New York Primary one week away. Our nbc news poll has donald trump at 54 . Hilalary Clinton Holding on o a commanding double digit lead, as well. Up 55 to 41 for sanders. Well start with hallie jackson. Good morning to you. Good morning. Seven days out from his home state contest, donald trump will want to stay above the 50 number. If he does, he will sweep new york, making it easier for him to lock up the nomination. Trump looking strong, but still taking aim at the system, which he insists isnt fair. You all ready for this reporter on message. Its a rigged, disgusting, dirty system. Reporter on repeat. Were not going to take it anymore. Its a corrupt system. Reporter donald trump railing against the rules and his rivals, insisting the system is stacked against him. When everything is done, i find out i get less delegates than this guy that got his kicked, okay . Reporter the head of the Republican Party responding. This is an organizational process that candidates have to be involved with from the very beginning. Day by day, contest by contest. Theres nothing mysterious about this. Reporter our nbc News Analysis shows trump benefits from the system as it stands now. Hes won 37 of the popular vote but has 45 of the delegates because of how the rules work. Still, trumps tie rytyriad is sparking outrage. Why does the Democratic Party have voting booths . This system is so rigged. Reporter trumps competitors argue rules are rules. Donald, 65,000 people voted in the state of colorado. They just didnt vote for you. They voted for our campaign. Reporter ted cruz campaigning in california. Because we know, and the state of california, wine is something best served with cheese. Reporter trump is on the trail in new york. His rally interrupted yet again by protests that turned physical. Ill snatch anybody up if you yell in my face about anything. I have my personal rights to my personal space. Reporter campaigning in his home state today, trump will have to win without the votes of two of his top surrogates. Neither ivanka eric registered in time to vote. They feel guilty but its fine. Are you cutting off the allowance . Yes, no allowance. Hes suggesting he likes the former and current rivals, marco rubio, john kasich and scott walker. Preview of things to come, perhaps. Remarkable, given all hes said about them during the course of the campaign. Hallie, thanks. Hillary clinton has a big lead in her adopted home state. Kristen welker is covering that race for us. Good morning. Willie, savannah, hallie, good morning. As clinton looks to lock up a win in new york, one of her top aides tells me expect them to paint their attacks against sanders. Theyre going to argue hes not Strong Enough to take on trump. Sanders, ready to return fire. Hillary Hillary Bernie bern bernie reporter fighting for the next state, hillary and bernie campaigned late into the night. Clinton supported virtually every trade policy. Under the spotlight and scrutiny in new york, senator sanders had trouble answering questions. Reporter clinton leading sanders by double digits and picking up what seemed like all but an endorsement from the Vice President. Would you like to see a woman elected . I would like to see a woman elected. Reporter bidens aides jumping . Thats it. No, no, its all right. Im not getting into that. Reporter they say because it went too long. The president and i are not going to endorse. Reporter white house officials stressing the Vice President didnt enforcing anyone yet. Meanwhile, clintons top surrogate ramping up his presence on the trail. We have to win new york on april 19th with a big victory. Reporter on monday, casting his wife as the strongest candidate to take on the gop. She always finds a way to make something good happen. Reporter and mocking donald trump. Ill put up a wall. Reporter but trump is already gearing up for a general election fight. Everybody knows that she is guilty as hell, okay . Reporter casting clinton as a liar over her use of a private email server. Her whole life has been a big, fat, beautiful lie. Its been a terrible, terrible lie. Everything about her is a lie. Reporter the slam comes as the candidate is coming under fire after she and new york mayor bill de blasio made what some saw was a racially charged joke at an endorsement dinner. Thanks a lot, bill. Took ya long enough. [ applause ] sorry, hillary. I was running on cp time. I dont like jokes like that, bill. Cautious politician time. Reporter cp time also referring to the slang term, colored people, that africanamericans are usually late. The skit was later explained. Every actor involved, including Hillary Clinton and leslie thought it was a joke on a different convention. It was the whole idea. I think people are missing the point. This morning, the Clinton Campaign telling me they agree with mayor de blasio, there was no intention of offending anyone. Well be covering this. Thanks so much. Zika in the spotlight with the urgent new warning from u. S. Health officials. They say zika is proving to be, quote, scarier than first thought, with the mosquito that carries the virus active in at least 30 states. Theyre asking congress for emergency money to fund the fight. Nbcs tom costello. Reporter if there is a ground zero in the fight against zi zikacarrying mosquitos in the u. S. , its miami. Im looking for anything that macon tan way contain water. Reporter an Urgent Mission to keep pregnant women in the u. S. From contracting zika. Already responsible for thousands of babies born with deformed heads and brains in latin america and the caribbean. Researchers believe it may cause brain damage that doesnt show up for years. Weve also learned that the virus is likely to be a problem at much of the pregnancy period. Not just probably the first trimester, but potentially throughout the pregnancy. Reporter so far, the mosquito has been identified in 30 states further north than first thought. While it doesnt mean its carrying the zika virus, Health Experts are concerned pregnant women in southern states, from texas to florida, could be at risk, as temperatures begin to rise. Im very worried about the poor neighborhoods on u. S. Gulf coast cities and very worried were going to see microcephaly cases in the coming months. Reporter most at risk, People Living without airconditioning or window screens, near standing water where mosquitos thrive. Researchers hope to have a v vaccine ready for trial in september, but the rollout is a long way out. Cdc and nih is asking for nearly 2 billion in funding. Its suggested the white house use the expossess money used for Ebola Research first. The clock is timing. Tom costello, nbc news, washington. Breaking news from brussels. Authorities charged two more men in connection with the terror attacks. Belgium Officials Say the suspects were involved in renting an apartment that served as a hideout for the bomber who attacked the brussels subway as well as the accomplice. 16 victims died in the attack. 16 more were killed when suicide bombers carried out an attack at the brussels airport. Also, our first look at Salah Abdeslam from the paris attacks. He was captured last month after spending four months on the run. Dramatic ending of an amber alert. An abducted baby is rescued by police in new mexico. The 9 month old girl was found in the back of a car parked in a neighbors driveway. Officers broke the window to get the baby out. She was dehydrated and had an elevated temperature. The police say the suspect knew the babys mother and the two were in an argument when he drove away with the baby in a car. Controversial prison release in california. The son of a former lawmaker was freed after his manslaughter sentence was reduced by thengovernor arnold schwarzenegger. Nunez is home after serving just shy of six years at a prison outside of sacramento. As one family welcomed their son home, another just 70 miles away, is reminded once again of the son they lost and the justice they say abates them. Its just like a wound being ripped open over and over again. Every time it starts to heal, you get another phone call, Something Else happens. Reporter the familys wounds goes to 2008, their 21yearold son luis stabbed to death in a fight on his way home from a party near san diego state. It was a brawl between two groups of young men. One armed with a knife was nunez, the son of former assembly speaker, a friend and political ally of thengovernor arnold schwarzenegger. The politicians son and another young man faced life in prison for santos murder. Before the trial began, they pleaded guilty to lesser charges and were both sentenced to 16 years in prison. Just six months into his sentence, nunez received a lifeline that shocked many. In his final hours in office, governor schwarzenegger commuted a number of sentences, including that of his friends son. Reducing it from 16 years to 7. In a 2014 interview with the l. A. Times, nunez conceded hed asked his friend for a favor. I used my relationship with the governor to help my son. Id do it again. It was just two fathers. Its strange that they could make up their own rules to benefit one of their own. Reporter sparchwarzenegger denied favoritism. Saying, i happen to know the kid really well. I dont apologize about it. There was no warning for the santos family about what had been done. Only a letter after the fact from the governor, acknowledging the pain his actions caused them. As a father, i believe there is no sentence too harsh for the death of your son. But our system of justice demands that the facts of this case be weighed without the passion of a fathers rage. I understand why you may never comprehend or agree with my decision. There was no remorse. There was no feeling. There was no compassion in that letter. It was a deal maker. It was not two fathers talking. Because im a father, also. Where am i in this equation . Nunez is out on supervised parole for the next three years. His family says he is committed to continuing the work of healing, selfreflection and spiritual growth. Governor schwarzenegger did not respond to a request for comment on nunezs release. Understandable, where the family is coming from. Natalie, thank you. Were learning more this morning about a tragedy off the coast of florida. Three people died, including a 9yearold boy, when their boat cap toosized in rough seas. A fourth man survived by clinging to the side of the boat. Kerry sanders has the story. Reporter 45yearold robert stuart, seen on a deserted stretch of a florida beach, raving to rescuers, is recovering this morning. The lone survivor of a weekend fishing trip that turned tragic. It was very rough out there. From what we learned later, the boat was underwater almost immediately. Reporter it was supposed to be a fun day on the water, along with stewart were palm beach cherif deputy jones, his 9yearold son jaden and a third man, willis bell. When they didnt return, rescuers started a search that went on through the night. If theyre adrift they might have come even up this far. Look further south. Reporter early monday morning, three of the missing boaters were found, along with their capsized 24foot sea ray. Stewart was found later, telling rescuers he survived by clinging to the submerged boat all night. Watching as his friends could no longer hold on. He tried to cling to jaden, wearing a life vest, but the rough seas pulled them apart. Michel michele jones, griefstricken for the loss of her husband and son. Everybody loves him. Reporter kerry sanders, nbc news. Heartbreaker. The ford f150 did best in a test that shows what happens when the front of a vehicle collides with another vehicle or object. Five got a rating of marginal. Find the list at today. Com. Back to the video we were showing at the top of the show. A man and his young daughter on a catphishing trip they will not soon forget. Be careful. Oh, my gosh thats a big gator. Oh, my goodness. It was not a fish. His 11yearold daughter was fishing with him. It was not harmless. It was a ferocious alligator. Look at him. See if you can hear the daughter saying, its bigger than a boat. Friendly advice, maybe dont show the video to mom. Dont mention the friendly fishing trip turned into an alligator. Lazy day on the river with father and daughter. Something to share. Exactly. Were looking at more wet weather in the pacific northwest. They could use it there. 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