The worlds most volatile dictators . Another hoverboard catches fire inside a home, causing extensive damage. This morning, what you need to know if your kids have one of the popular toys. And momma hoda. Two months after she surprised us all i do have something to tell you. Hoda is returning to studio 1a. And were welcoming her with open arms today, monday, april 17th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. And already this morning, the foundation, the eye liner and the tears have been flowing. That was just you. In the makeup room upstairs. Thats right. Hoda is back. Were so happy to have her here. When i look at her, i cried. She teared up. How do you feel, hoda . Im exploding. I should be studying notes. But you know what im doing . Looking at baby pictures. Looking at baby pictures. Its so great to be back. Great to have you back, hoda see you in a little bit. We have a lot to get to this monday morning. This is a serious story coming out of cleveland, where a massive manhunt is expanding for a dangerous suspect. Police say he shot and killed an elderly man. Apparently picked at random. And then, posted the chilling video on facebook. Ron mott is in cleveland for us on this story. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. A very disturbing story were reporting this morning. It happened yesterday, easter sunday. We just got a photo of the victim, 74yearold Robert Godwin. Walking down the sidewalk, minding his own business. The suspect picked him as random and opened fire. We should warn you that the video youre about to see is graphic and upsetting. This morning, the city of cleveland is on high alert. Police and the fbi scrambling to find this man, suspected of posting video on facebook that shows an execution in broad daylight, and claims to be responsible of other murders. Im going to kill this guy. Reporter the video shows the suspect, identified by police, as Steve Stephens, getting out of his car and telling his victim hes going to die because of a woman. Yeah. Shes the reason that this is going to happen to you. Reporter stephens raises a handgun at the man and fires a single shot. Before the murder, he describes the motive on his facebook page. I lost everything. I lost everything i had, man. Reporter claiming a woman he was dating is responsible for making him snap, blaming her for his alleged crimes. The people im going to kill today, its easter sunday, its not my first. Reporter but the suspect makes chilling claims that hes killed others, yet his claims have yet to be verified. What happened today is senseless. And if steve has an issue, he needs to talk to some folks to get that resolved. Reporter Law EnforcementOfficials Say they have not located any additional shooting scenes or bodies and are asking stephens to reach out to clergy or family for help. We ask him to turn himself in. We brought everything to bear on this, with our state and local partners. We want him to turn himself in. If that doesnt happen, well look until we find him. Reporter this is the Vehicle Police are searching for. It is a newer model ford fusion fourdour sedan, white in color with temporary ohio tags. Police have alerted neighboring states, indiana and pennsylvania, to bonn the lockout, as well. Hope they find this guy very soon. The white house is sending a stern, new warning to north korea, during an unannounced overnight visit to the dmz, mike pence declared the end of socalled strategic patience. He reiterated all options are on the table when it comes to dealing with the north korean regime. We have full coverage. Lets go to janis mackey frayer, shes in seoul this morning. Good morning to you. Good morning, savannah. Vice president mike pence putting the north korean regime on notice today. Visiting at a time of escalating tension, worry of north koreas growing arsenal and the specter of another provocative test. On his second day in south korea, mike pence warning north korea that the era of strategic patience is over. All options are on the table. Just in the past two weeks, the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president , in actions taken in syria and afghanistan. North korea would do well not to test his resolve. Reporter during a surprise visit to the demilitarized zone, dividing the two koreas, the Vice President could look directly at north korea. North korean soldiers staring back. The dmz, the legacy of a war mr. Pences father fought in 64 years ago. In a message on twitter, pence said the visit was meaningful. While the trip was planned long ago, it took on added significance over the weekend, following a failed missile test by the rogue nation. We want to see north korea abandon its reckless path of the development of Nuclear Weapons and its continual use of and testing of Ballistic Missiles, is unacceptable. Reporter amid the specter of a sixth nuclear test, north korea had a massive military parade on saturday. A showcase of missiles, mobile launchers and what experts believe was the prototype for a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile designed to potentially reach the united states. Kim jongun watching it all go by. But just hours after flaunting its might, the regime exposed its weakness, with a failed test of a mediumrange missile, that blew up just seconds after launch. A deep embarrassment for kim jongun, but not good for the u. S. Or the region, either. This is a regime thats intent on continuing to develop its missile and nuclear program. And one failure isnt going to stop that program. Reporter with tensions escalating, the american position hardening, and a Naval Strike Group heading towards the peninsula, pressure is mounting. One small mistake could trigger one very big disaster. The Vice President has given u. S. Security assurances to south korea, saying the u. S. Commitment is ironclad. He wants to push forward with the antimissile system, thaad, thats controversial here but seen as necessary to counter the threat. Matt and savannah, back to you. Jeremy barber, chief of staff of the Defense Department and the cia. Good morning. Good morning, savannah. Good morning, matt. This explodes five minutes after launch. An embarrassing failure or a sign that the north is devoted towards getting a nuclear weapon. We should take cold comfort for this failure because every failure causes them to go into overdrive. Theyre trying to do two things. Theyre trying to get the element of surprise. Theyre putting their missiles on trucks, making them mobile, driving them around the country. And perfecting the solid fuel to launch in a hurry without the long lead time. They want to do this, matt and savannah, anywhere, anytime. Lets go back. The u. S. Intelligenceme suspect they would test something, a nuclear device. They didnt. They test a midrange missile instead. They blinked. Well, maybe they did. They could have tested a nuclear weapon, which theyve done five times before, going all the way back to 2006. They could have flight tested their Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. That would have range to the united states. Much more provocative. Much more provocative. But the missile capability, could hit japan, or south korea. We have worry them attacking our allies. Given this fivesecond failure, theres a speculation that perhaps the u. S. May have been involved somehow, sabotaging it, presumably, in some tech ntechnical means, lik a hacking. Is that in our capability . I dont know. I dont know if i could say. But they are going to perfect this missile capability and put the program into overdrive and threaten the maybes in the region. When you hear words from our Vice President and general mcmaster that the era of strategic patience is over, and mcmaster saying, all options are vilible and being refined, do you like that talk when it comes to kim jongun . I like the silent treatment. Im more concerned about the tweets saying were going to take care of this problem ourselves. That signals preemptive military action. General mcmaster seemed to back off of that. He has backed off. But the North Koreans will look most clearly to our president. Jeremy bash, thank you. Appreciate it. President trump is hitting back at protesters who used weekend rallies to demand he release his taxes. Nbc White House CorrespondentKristen Welker has more on that story. Kristen, good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. President trump is looking to focus on the economy and jobs this week. But he is coming under fire with tax day and no indication hes planning to release his. Mr. Trump took to twitter to respond to his critics, while spending the weekend with his family in east palm beach. President trump saying largely out of sight this weekend. His motorcade captured rolling to his familys church for easter services. But in an easter morning tweet storm, he addressed everything from north korea to his taxes, wishing his 28 million followers a happy holiday. And also defending his recent shift over china. While President Trump once vowed to label the country a currency manipulator they are grand masters of currency manipulation. Reporter the president revefrsing that opinion. Tweeting, why would i call china a currency manipulator when they are working with us on the north korean problem . Well see what happens. It wasnt just foreign policy. Mr. Trump responding to the thousands who protested over the weekend, demanding that the president release his tax returns. Emotions boiling over, leading to arrests in california. For the most part, demonstrators were peaceful but determined to get their message out, including some who live near his West Palm Beach resort. Every other president has shown their tax returns. And i think theres something in there he wants to hide. Reporter the president has said he wont release his returns because hes under audit, lashing out. I did something that was impossible to do for a republican, won the electoral college. Now, tax returns are brought up again. Someone should look for who paid for the organized rallies yesterday. The election is over. But with tax day approaching, theres no sign these protesters are planning to let up. As for mr. Trumps assertion the protesters were paid, theres no evidence of that. The president and first lady are preparing for the annual easter egg roll at the white house. A tradition since the 1870s. The white house has pushed back against criticism theyre unprepared for the roll this year. Theyre expecting the event to run smoothly. Thank you very much. A little bit of a programming note. Tomorrow on todays, elizabeth warren, who has been one of the president s most vocal critics, will join us for an exclusive live interview. In the wake of his contentious confirmation, neil gorsuch takes the bench today. Pete williams is here. Good morning. Reporter neil gorsuch gets to the court in time for two weeks of argument in the current term. That includes one of the most important cases that might not be heard. Justice gorsuch will take his spot at the end of the bench, preserving the 54 majority. That may make a difference in a case involving religion and government, a claim that missouri discriminated a lutheran church. Justice gorsuch may play a role in the cases choosed to hear next term. The newlyelected governor says the state will no longer turn down money from churches. So, that big case might go away. Matt . Savannah . We shall see. Pete williams, we know you will be watching it. Thank you. Security is tight for todays running of the Boston Marathon. Lets look at a live picture from along the route right now. About 30,000 runners and wheelchair competitors will be taking part in todays race. The 26. 2mile course runs from the suburb of hop kinton to boylston street in boston. Many runners will take part in the elite event. Its the fourth anniversary of the tragic bombing near the finish line, killing three people and injuring 260 others. This year, police are using drones as an added measure of security. United airlines is changing a company policy. It will no longer allow crew members to displace customers that are already onboard an airplane. That policy shift coming, of course, after the passenger was dragged from a fullybooked flight in chicago because he refused to make room for crew members. The company outlined its policy on friday. And from now on, crew members have to book their seats at least 60 minutes prior to departure. Previously, they were allowed to book until it was time to take off. Heres something you dont see every day. A skydiving easter bunny dropped in for an Easter Egg Hunt in south texas. The tandem came in a little hot, crash landed. Took out a third person on the ground. No cracked bones or eggs. Once they got untangled, they got up and started the hunt, which were hold went off without a hitch. Easter bunny is hunting for advil. Guess where al is. Easter egg roll at the white house. Good morning. Good morning, guys. We had a few showers earlier. But things have take a look right now. We have a shot of a rainbow the look at that, over the white house. The shape of things to come. A multicolored rainbow. We have multicolored eggs and all that going on. Severe weather to talk about yesterday in the southwest and the plains. This is dunlop, missouri nebraska, i should say. This twister coming down. Luckily no damage. We have wet weather and Stormy Weather making its way through the south. The same system is pushing down and going to be bringing in more showers and thunderstorms, from texas all the way into the mid Mississippi River valley. Stationary front, the best chance for the stronger storms will be later in the day. And if in the northeast, will look for scattered showers and looking from washington, oall te way up in the northeast. And starting to clear out in a little bit. And the Boston Marathon, 10 00 a. M. Its going to be on the warm side, windy, with winds out of the west, gusting up to 28 miles per hour. We have the easter bunny. 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