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WCAU Today April 30, 2016

The gulf coast. Roads ruined. Flights delayed. More on the way. Bringing softballsized hail and damaging winds and potential flash floods. Missed opportunity. Did a private pilot spot one. Two teenaged boys lost at sea months ago clinging to debris . A missed opportunity to flag down help as the parents battle in court over the iphone. And look out. An unmanned furniture truck down the massachusetts streets backwards and plowing into the house. It sound like a bomb went off. Thankfully no one was hurt, but boy do the neighbors have a story to tell. Saturday, april 30th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Im sheinelle jones. Im jeff rossen alongside dylan dreyer. Do you have one of the nights where you cant sleep . I kept having nightmares of this playing. Its dylan dancing to ice, ice baby. We showed you that yesterday. We will show you more of that. My family has had that nightmare for years. I felt if i were 6 and you were 6, we would be friends. That was the cool thing to do. We will have more on that. Lets get to the top story. What could be the last chance for donald trump and republican rivals to stop him in the indiana primary three days from now. On friday, trump faced mass protesters as he spoke to a gathering in northern california. Demonstrators clashing with police and breaking down barriers. We have nbcs ron mott in indianapolis. Good morning. Good morning, sheinelle. A long time indiana played a pivotal role on tuesday. There is a lot on the line. Ted cruz stumped in indiana on friday trying to stop trump on tuesday. Protesters in california tried to stop the billionaire in his tracks, clashing with police and breaking down barricades. The most violent since chicago last month. And they tried to get to the conference near san francisco. That was not the easiest entrance i ever made. My wife called. She said there are helicopters following you. We went under a fence and through a fence. Oh, boy. I felt like i was crossing the board actually. I was crossing the border, but i got here. Reporter cruz and running mate, former candidate carly fiorina, appeared in the hoosier state. I am proud to stand next to this man. The man i believe must be our nominee. A great leader and fight for the soul of our party. Reporter the stop Trump Movement could grind to a halt if he nabs the winner take all primary and Establishment Republicans like mike pence seemed resigned to the looming prospects of a nominee trump. I want to commend trump. Im not against anybody, but i will vote for ted cruz. Reporter at the plant in indiana, jobs have surged since the great recession. Doubling to 4,000. And the purchase manager believes that a Trump Presidency will keep his plant going. I like he is not afraid to stand up for what is right. I feel he is a good businessman. Reporter both trump and cruz have scheduled events in indiana between today and tuesday to try to get the voters on the fence over to their yards. Thank you, ron. We have elise jordan here with us this morning. Nice to have you. Hi. This is winner take all on tuesday in indiana. Is this cruzs last stand . Do we wake up on wednesday to the notion that donald trump is the nominee . It is not over until the june 7th primary. There are still over 300 delegates left until june 7th f out of 500. I believe it is california or bust. If ted cruz loses in indiana, it will be really hard for him to win in california. I believe it is much better for him to have a strong showing in indiana. What is the play for the Republican Party here on two levels . One, do they start telling ted cruz maybe you should drop out and make way for donald trump and do they rally behind donald trump . I think you will see fragmentation among republicans as they come to grips with donald trump. There will be opposition from him who are ideological opposed to trumps versus of democrat light. He has been a democrat most of his life. There are plenty of conservatives who will never accept that. There will be those republicans who see principles for power and follow trump as he comes closer to the nomination. How concerned are you as a republican strategist what this is doing to the party . You see the scenes like yesterday in california. Violent protests. Blood, bloody faces, protesters knocking down barricades. What does this do to the party long term . I think it is horrible for the party, but a microcosm for the party as a whole. This is more than partisan division. The country needs a leader to draw them together, not push them apart. Thats what i worry about instead of bringing people together, trump is galvanizing people to bully other americans. If you were ted cruzs top strategist, what would you say to him . Stay in. Stay in. Elise jordan. Thanks for having me. To the severe storms slamming the south. From texas to indiana. Today, tens of millions of people are facing the threat of more wild weather. Nbcs jay gray is in dallas this morning. Good morning, sheinelle. We are between storms here this morning. Cities have taken a beating over the last several days. The area this morning is bracing for what could be more Severe Weather. Reporter the assault by Mother Nature began late yesterday and continued overnight. Violent winds, heavy rain. Tornado on the ground. Reporter tornadoes and hail across the midwest and plains. 25 million in the potential strike zone. Including the family that lived in this southwest oklahoma home. We had no idea. We were inside the storm shelter at the school. Never would have thought that we would not have a house. Reporter everything in sight scattered for miles. Some of the worst damage in oklahoma where a large tornado tore through a barn downing trees and power lines. The funnel caught on camera in dorchester, texas, where residents were told to take shelter. In lindale, texas, storm waters washed away the road. Hail battered texas. Golf ballsized ice downed affiliates truck kxas. Hours were delayed at international airport. Flood waters are already rising across the south, including gulfport, mississippi, again under water with the potential of more Severe Weather in the forecast across the region through the weekend. That includes the possibility of more flooding, tornadoes and hail in an area where so many are still picking up from the string of violent weather through the week. Sheinelle. Jay gray, thank you. Dylan is here with more. How bad will it be . Today it will move east. We could see severe storms, but the threat is for flooding rain. The ground is saturated. We had several tornadoes reported yesterday across texas and oklahoma. We had 3 to 5 inches of rainfall in the midwest. This is part of the bigger system. Snow on the Northwest Side of the system. Severe storms on the southeast si side. It is rainy and wet in the ohio valley and great lakes. We had flash flood watches and the red boxes indicate flood warnings. Any additional rain will make the situation worse. And that is what we will see. As we put on the radar here, we have cloudtoground lightning and torrential rain. These indicate where we have heavy rain. As we go through the day, this moves into southeastern louisiana. As it does, it will produce pockets of heavy rain. We get a bit of a break on saturday. As we go into monday, more wet weather into southeastern texas and louisiana. That could exacerbate the flooding. We have potential of severe storms in st. Louis today. Todays threat is large hail, isolated tornadoes. The rain and flooding is going to be the biggest concern with another 2 to 4 inches possible. Dylan, thanks. Investigators looking for clues in the untimely death of prince. Thats not the only mystery swirling this morning. Did the rock icon leave behind a treasure trove of music that could be worth millions. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk is digging into the story for us. Reporter what has become clear in the days since princes death, even for the loyal fans, the pop icon, despite his fame, kept much of his life private. Including most of his music. A secret archives so big, it eclipses the work everyone knows well. This music reporter interviewed him. I asked prince because he hasnt had time to go through archives if he intended these songs to come out after he was gone. He said i dont think about gone. Reporter now as investigators continue to probe if prescription painkillers played a role in his death, his siblings are unraveling his he said. Prince did not leave a will. Locked up, hundreds, possibly thousands of songs. What do you do with the music and who puts a price tag on that . Among the mystery surrounding paisley park is the secret vault. Storage for all the hard drives and tapes. The sheer amount that came out of him could not be grappled with during his lifetime. Reporter prince left him with a thought that will give fans a chill. Prince definitely thought, he literally said to me i didnt always give the Record Companies the best songs. Reporter thats right. Purple rain, little red corvette. There might be some competition. Stephanie gosk, nbc news, chasmannan, minnesota. And coming up, why you should have a will. And the two boys that disappeared at sea nearly a year ago are at odds after the iphone left behind with the small boat. This as the private pilot reveals he spotted and lost sight of someone clinging to a piece of wreckage. Was it one of the boys . Heres nbc kerry sanders. Reporter released information shows stepanos and cohen lost at sea. Their distraught parents fighting if court. The iphone discovered in the boat near bermuda. Stepanos father will ship the iphone to apple. Any data will be reviewed by the court and released to perry cohens family if the judge deems is relevant. We are pleased that the judge ordered that the phone be sent some place for a thorough, transparent and truthful investigation. Reporter florida investigators had the iphone in rice to dry it out before returning it to austins father. Lawyers for perrys mother said it should be analyzed and preserved as material evidence in a possible crime. Amid her concerns, the boat may have been tampered with. No one wants another party filtering what in their view is relevant. Especially a mom who is searching for answers for her son. Reporter in a 128page Law Enforcement report, this revelation. A volunteer search pilot spotted someone clinging to debris, but lost sight of them after he radioed it in. Circled it three times. Long enough to clearly see a person laying on this debris. The person was moving their arms. Reporter this morning, it is unclear how long it will take engineers at apple to see if the iphone holds any secrets. For today, kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. Tragedy overnight at a Church Carnival in el paso, texas. A 16yearold girl killed and friend injured when thrown off a sitting ride. The victim had a barricade. The police are checking to see if it was inspected. A funeral planned for one of the eight people massacred in ohio. 20yearold hannah gilley. She was shot to death with Seven Members of her family. Police discovered a marijuana growing operation on the familys property. They made no arrests. Meanwhile, a 25,000 reward for information has been withdrawn as details of the investigation come to light. A narrow escape for a truck driver in a furniture delivery gone wrong. The delivery truck stopped on the street in worcester, massachusetts. The man with the couch had enough time to jump off with no one at the wheel. The surveillance cameras captured it. It took out a wall and a porch before coming to a stop. A drag racer recovering from a horrific crash today. Brazilian driver lost control of his car at a race track last night in bay town, texas. His car sliding into the wall. Flipping over and over again before landing upside down. A report describes him as responsive to medical personnel when he was pulled from the wreck. Luckily he survived. Dylan is back with the check of the countrys forecast. The big storm in the middle of the country. The snow on the Northwest Side. We have heavy snow falling in north platte, nebraska. We will see rainy snowshowers mix in denver today. In casper, this is part of the system with the moisture that is there and the cold air is certainly in place. Sagging down from the north. It is spring in the rockies. This is not totally unusual. It was last spring with not much snow to talk about. Cheyenne could see 6 to 8 inches. In the highest elevations, we could see a foot of snow. Denver not so much because it is a mix. You go to the Higher Elevations and we could have a foot of snow. The stronger storms we will see today exist from the midwest right down into the gulf coast. They will be exiting the houston area. We are not in the clear this week yet. We will get a break tomorrow. More Severe Weather is possible as we go into monday. Within the little zone here, quo end up seeing the torrential rain which leads to flash flooding and hail and wind gusts and possibly a tornado. If you see lightning or hear thunder, go inside. In the northeast, temperatures will be below average. Topping out in the upper a good saturday. Im meteorologist Michelle Grossman. Warmer today, not close to normal but still not the 50s of the past few days. 63 by this afternoon. Mostly cloudy skies. Well keep it dry today. Well see a few peeks of sunshine. The rain comes in on monday for the broad street runners. 57 degrees and some spots cooler. By monday, showers left over. Cloudy day, 63. Tuesday is your pick day of the week. Well dry it out. Partly sunny, 68 degrees and 68 on wednesday. And thats your latest late forecast. Dylan, thank you. Now to the big night in the Nations Capital as the celebrities converge for the washington social calendar. Tonight is the president s final correspondents dinner. We have nbc White House Reporter Kristen Welker with more. What is this . Why am i required to talk to it . Reporter bringing the red carpet to the town used to red tape. This morning, buzz is building where Kerry Washington is meeting meet the press. And more the press prom. A term coined by political reporters who never had a chance to go to an actual prom. Reporter this years host, larry wilmore. It is the most narcicisstic room ever. Reporter for the president , used to taking it from reporters. And donald trump is here. Still. Reporter tonights the night to give it back. A chance to let loose. Second term, baby. Reporter five years ago, the president took on the man who now wants to succeed him. Donald trump. Reporter who pressed the president to produce his birth certificate. He can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter. Like did we fake the moon landing. What really happened in roswell . And where are biggie and tu pac. Reporter tonight, the frontrunner is skipping the dinner. He either laughs or he doesnt laugh and you have a small heart attack. Reporter david litte who helped write the last four speeches, funny or die hired him. Do you have a bucket list . I have something that rhymes with bucket list. Reporter now one more chance for the president to get the last laugh. The House Republicans actually give john boehner a harder time than they give me, which means orange really is the new black. Reporter for today, Kristen Welker, nbc news, washington. You are going tonight . I have wanted to go for years long before it was cool to do. As a kid, i would watch it on cspan. Now they say it is nerd prom. Celebrities go. It will be a treat. Not to mention the laughs. You have a dress all picked out . The dress is beautiful. She will look stunning. I love it. I dont know what this is. Please dont do that tonight. Hi, mr. President. I hear you have been before. It is a lot of fun. You get to see all of our colleagues from other networks. Narcicisstic . You will have a good time. Post pictures. We want to see. Still to come, our look back at the week that is and including matt lauers conversation with gold medal swimming winner Michael Phelps over rio. And we have a first look at the inductees into the rock roll hall of fame. But first this is today on nbc. Still to come here on today the hot naked restaurant. And plus, would you spend 150 for a doughnut . Thats what it costs. Wel good saturday morning. I am rosemary connors. Its just a few minutes before 7 30. Cloudy day out there and cool. Meteorologist Michelle Grossman has the first alert forecast. Michelle. Hi, rosemary. Chilly right now. Looking at temperatures mainly in the 40s. You need layers to head out this morning. By the afternoon we warm it up. 49 in philadelphia right now. 46 in allentown. 45 in coatesville. 48 in wilmington. We pop up to 63 degrees. Ten degrees warmer than yesterday. Mostly cloudy skies. And your tenday forecast. Well finally warm it up closer to normal. But not tomorrow. Rainy day, 59. 63 with showers on monday. 68, tuesday. Showers return wednesday, thursday and friday. Full sunshine next monday and 79. Thanks for that, michelle. New from overnight a man stabbed in the neck at a Philadelphia Hotel is in critical condition. Nbc10 was at the Embassy Suites on the ben franklin parkway where police tell us the attack happened on an upper floor of the hotel just after 1 00 this morning. Officers arrested a man whom they say was staying at the hotel with the victim. Today more than 6,000 volunteers around the country are getting to work for comcast cares day. Its the largest singleday volunteer effort in the nation. And its a celebration of comcasts yearlong commitment to service. If youre free today, you can help out. Register on the nbc10 app. Comcast is the Parent Company of nbc10. Also today the penn relays wraps up at franklin field. The action resumed minutes ago with a series of race walk events. I am rosemary connors. Now back to the today show. Have a good one. In the park every days the fourth of july back in the studio on saturday morning, april 30th, 2016. Thats the Group Chicago playing at the rock roll hall of fame induction ceremony. Not the only rock superstars taking the stage. We have more coming up in popstart. And we have a great crowd on the plaza. Nice day in new york. Dylan says partly sunny and in the 60s . Not that warm. It is n

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