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anticipation is growing this morning ahead of former president trump's arrival in new york today he is set to be arraigned

tomorrow after that historic indictment last week and now security is ramping up as authorities brace for possible protests. we have a live report in moments. survivors of this weekend's devastating tornadoes across the south and midwest, returning to their homes to try and pick up the pieces at least 30 people killed, and officials are still trying to grasp the full extent of the damage senator john fetterman out of the hospital after seeking treatment for depression, and opening up about the challenges he's faced >> the whole thing about depression is that objectively, you may have won, but the depression can absolutely convince you that you actually lost >> we have more of his raw and emotional interview. and a new study says even moderate drinking like a glass of red wine doesn't have the health benefit once thought, and won't contribute to a longer life it's monday, april 3rd "early today" starts right now

glad you're with us. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. today's former president donald trump will make his way from florida to new york as he prepares to be arraigned on tuesday after becoming the first former president in u.s. history to face criminal charges for more on this, we go to nbc's brie jackson in washington brie, good morning how will this consequential week begin for the former president >> good morning, phillip as you alluded to, former president trump confirmed his travel plans for the first part of this week on truth social late sunday night. mr. trump said he'd be leaving mar-a-lago at noon today and head to trump tower in new york city he continued saying he will be appearing at a manhattan courthouse for his arraignment on tuesday morning, and added, "america was not supposed to be this way." in a separate statement, trump confirm head would be returning to mar-a-lago and deliver remarks from his palm beach resort this comes after a manhattan

grand jury voted to indict former president trump in connection with a case involving a $130,000 hush money payment allegedly made by mr. trump in 2016 to the adult film star stormy daniels trump has denied any wrongdoing throughout the course of this investigation. the exact charges filed by the grand jury remain unknown as the indictment will remain under seal until mr. trump is formally arraigned on tuesday media outlets, including nbc news asked new york judge to immediately unseal the indictment and release the charges as well as allow camerases in the courtroom for tuesday's hearing. marshawn is set to oversee any subsequent trial no matter the nature of the charges, the trump legal team is determined to push back against them here's what trump's lawyer said on anyone on sunday morning. >> we will take the indictment we will dissect it

the team will look at every, every potential issue that we will be able to challenge, and we will challenge. and of course i very much anticipate emotion to dismiss because there is no law that fits this. >> and despite these unprecedented developments over the last week, mr. trump is still finding a way to make money off of his legal troubles. trump officials tell axios that the former president was able to raise more than $5 million in the first 48 hours after news of his dime broke last thursday evening. they also say that more than 16,000 campaign volunteers signed up on his website in 24 hours. phillip? >> so far more attention and more money, two of his favorite things all right, brie, thank you as for president trump, makes his return to new york, law enforcement officials in the city are taking measures to ensure mr. trump's safety ahead of tuesday's arraignment nbc's george solis has more.

>> reporter: tonight security in new york city is ramping up. less than 24 hours from now, mr. trump is expected to depart mar-a-lago, arriving at la guardia airport before his historic and unprecedented court appearance in lower manhattan on tuesday. mr. trump will spend the night at his trump tower apartment, already protected by secret service and an enhanced nypd detail along busy fifth avenue, barricades have been set up as far as the eye can see there is also growing prep here from around the globe mixed in with tourists flocking to the region the police presence here also only expected to grow in the coming hours a carefully coordinated security by the nypd, court officers, the marshal's service and the secret service. from the trump tower to the manhattan court about a four-mile drive. secret service motorcade expected to lead the way visible will be nearly 35,000 nypd officers ordered to be in uniform and ready for deployment starting at 7:00 a.m. tuesday. >> you see the preparations

being laid out here for blocks around in terms of barriers, barrier trucks, and increased enforcement. that's only going to ratchet up in the days to come. >> reporter: come tuesday afternoon, the courthouse in lower manhattan expected to be the epicenter of this historic indictment the road is open now, but expect this area to be shut down and under heavy security once through the doors at 1 hogan place, the former president expected to head to the 15th floor where he will face the judge, just as any other defendant would. he is expected to be fingerprinted, but will not be handcuffed and at this point, it remains uncertain whether or not he will be getting a mug shot. after his hearing, mr. trump is expected to fly out of new york and return to mar-a-lago, capping off a moment as much momentous as it is pure spectacle >> this is something, obviously the whole world is going to be watching >> our thanks to george for that report the deadly storm system that moved across the country this weekend spawned dozens of deadly tornadoes from the midwest to the northeast.

at least 30 people have died across seven states. president biden saying in a statement sunday that he was in touch with officials in the affected stit* and had directed his administration to help with the immediate needs and long-term rebuilding here is ememilie ikeda. >> stop, stop! there is debris coming down on you! >> reporter: tonight new images emerging of the furious funnels that tore across parts of the country. >> oh my god. >> reporter: kimberly shaw was looking out the window in little rock, arkansas when an ef-3 tornado suddenly engulfed the building 165-mile-per-hour winds lifting her off her feet she grabbed on to her husband just in time if your husband hadn't held on to you, what would have happened >> i would have been sucked out the door and would have been taken by the tornado he saved my life >> reporter: harrowing moments from a storm system that killed at least 30 people across seven states today president biden declaring a major disaster in arkansas in wynne, four people dead

this high school a shell of what once was >> we were right here. >> reporter: saying now it's hard to even recognize the town. >> heartbroken this was such a cute little town it looks like a war zone right now. get in here! >> reporter: the same system that devastated the country's midsection powered eastward saturday, spawning rare tornadoes in new jersey and delaware debris blocking roadads. one persrson died, t the first tornado victim in delaware in 40 years. the fema administrator calling the magnitude of this monstrous band of storms historic. >> to see right where the tornado came through and you just see the path through the town. >> reporter: in mcnairy county, tennessee, nine people dead after buildings were reduced to rubble by a tornado that struck under the cover of night some of the most severe damage there in adamsville. >> the devastation is catastrophic in adamsville we lost lives, lost homes, lost very valuable possessions,

things that cannot be replaced >> i am not leaving you. >> reporter: and in illinois, five remain in critical condition after a roof collapsed during a concert at the apollo theater. witnesses seen rushing to free those trapped below. the governor on the ground there as communities take on the towering task of rebuilding. >> our thanks to emilie for that update a prominent russian military blogger was killed in st. petersburg when a bomb went off in a cafe he was visiting. vladen tartarski was visiting but no one has claimed responsibility for the blast. >> reporter: an explosion tears through a cafe in st. petersburg more than two dozen people injured, but so far only one death. pro-russian blogger vladlen tatarsky russia's news agency claimed he

was handed a figurine with a bomb hidden inside t tartarski is notorious for his bellicose rhetoric in favor of the war to his more than half a million followers on social media. "we will defeat everyone, we will kill everyone," he says in an event with putin. "we will rob everyone as necessary. tart tartarskihas also been critical of russia's handling of the war at times tensions between washington and moscow spike over the detention of evan gershkovich. antony blinken pressed for his russian counterpart for his relief and american basketball star brittney griner who was released in prison in a controversial prisoner swap posted a message of support on instagram. "our hearts are filled with great concern," she said "every american who is taken is ours to fight for, and every american returned is a win for us all." >> and our thanks to matt bradley for that report. the gop presidential lineup

has a new contender. former arkansas governor asa hutchinson is now making a bid for the white house. he revealed his plans during an interview on abc news this week. a formal announcement is expected later this month. lately, hutchinson has been stepping up his criticism of former president trump, even saying mr. trump should drop out of the race. so far, a total of four people have made runs for president on the republican side. pennsylvania democratic senator john fetterman is opening up about his mental health fetterman was released from walter reed memorial on friday after undergoing a six-week treatment for depression in an interview with cbs sunday morning, he talked about the downward spiral that began after being sworn into office. >> i had stopped leaving my bed. i stopped eating i was dropping weight. i stopped engaging some of the most things that i love in my life i never had any self-harm, but i

was indifferent, though. if the doctor said gee, you have 18 months to live, i'd be like okay well, that's how things go >> fetterman plans to return to the senate when the chamber resumes on the 17th. we begin with some april showers this month nbc meteorologist michelle grossman has the latest for us hey, michelle, good morning. >> hey there, guys great to see you really busy start to the month of april once again, we're watching another powerful spring storm system it's going to bring blizzard-like conditions really gusty winds that's going to increase the fire danger, especially in the southwest. and watching the chance for severe weather later tomorrow. so look at the alert across the country. winter weather alert, 7 million people fire alerts, 11 million people will be impacted and wind alert, 39 million people we're watching the storm system moves across the country once again, developing over the rockies today. the western third of the country stays snowy. it stays windiment we're going

see some rain in spots we're going to be measuring the snow feed. tomod 90s. 92 in san angelo 93 in san antonio and 89 in houston. all right, guys, we're looking at another storm system that is going to bring lots of impacts across the country that's coming up. >> that is important, especially after what we've been through. thank you, michelle. as twitter ramps up its white house subscription, the white house won't be shelling out for staffers to keep it. white house staff will have to personally pay the $8 twitter blue monthly fee to verify accounts twitter has stated that some official government organizations and positions will

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what's on there. >> reporter: you literally pulled out the smartcard, right, and you put it on your computer? >> yeah. >> reporter: and what pops up? >> 170 some odd pictures i was shocked. >> reporter: each one a precious memory, including photos of a puppy, bachelorette party, and even a wedding so spencer posted on a durango, colorado facebook page, writing, "did you get married on june 12th, 2010 in the durango area if so, please contact me." >> i heard from the groom of the wedding in less than an hour. >> reporter: less than an hour >> yeah. >> reporter: friends who saw it contacted coral, who is now living in arizona. she says it's been life-changing. did you cry when you saw the pictures >> i cried the most when i saw the pictures of my dog i lost my dog. getting to see the pictures of her as a puppy really brought tears to my eyes getting to see my best friend's baby delilah at such a young age, that's actually opened the gate for us to connect again >> reporter: the snapshots

treasured moments in time, and a chance to rekindle long lost friendships. >> i'm so grateful for spencer it's been fun to see how the connection, see how the photos all come together. it's been a fun wild ride together >> our thanks to kate for sharing that reunion it's one of my biggest fears of losing digitally all these memories and to get them back. >> there is nothing like finding an old shoe box with photos in there. you stop and look through it and reminisce. but you've seen them before. to get photos back that you hadn't ever seen and didn't think you would ever see again that's something extra special thanks for waking up with "early today. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. have a great monday. your

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