more nbc news now on the way. ew. this morning in baltimore, the white house releasing $60 million in aid, as the city and the nation brace for the economic ripple effect from this week's deadly collapse. the one-time king of crypto headed to prison. how long sam bankman-fried will spend behind bars for his role in defrauding ftx investors. a split-screen moment in new

york city. donald trump attends the wake of a fallen police officer, while president obama and president clinton seek to help president biden in a fundraiser. and can anybody else literally get into the 2024 race? and from one texan to another, beyonce's act two is finally here. the meg a stars who collaborate with queen bey on cowboy carter. "early today" starts right now. good morning to you. i'm frances rivera. we again begin with the latest developments in baltimore. the white house announcing the release of $60 million to help with rebuilding the francis scott key bridge. special equipment has been sent to help clear the blocked channel, while the search for the remains of the four missing

workers continues. here's alice barr. >> reporter: the impact that struck the heart of baltimore. >> the whole bridge just fell down. >> reporter: now rippling across the country, as americans grieve the six lives lost. >> to all the families, we are so sorry for this tragedy. >> reporter: and prepare for potentially wide-ranging effects on the economy, with the port of baltimore one of the busiest in the country shut down. transportation secretary pete buttigieg set to meet with shippers and other supply chain partners. >> to understand their needs and promote a coordinated approach as they adapt to temporary disruptions. >> reporter: maryland lawmakers are working on emergency aid for the roughly 8,000 port workers whose livelihoods are locked down. michael clark's business receives and empties containers from the port, then ships the freight. >> right now we don't have any containers, and we can't get any containers. so immediately, our business has shut down. >> reporter: the port of baltimore handles more cars and farm equipment than any other in

the u.s. vital cargo is now stuck inside the port, and ships looking to unload more can't get in. while experts don't anticipate the level of supply chain disruptions we saw during the covid pandemic. >> we're dealing with collateral impact on warehousing, trucking and on a very strain system here. >> reporter: no word on how long it will take to clear the collapsed bridge structure from the 50-foot-deep waters, where an economic engine sits idle. in washington, alice barr, nbc news. the suspect in wednesday's deadly rampage in rockford, illinois has gone before a judge. christian soto is facing 13 charges from first degree murder to home invasion. he told prosecutors he was set off by smoking what he calls laced cannabis at a friend's house. >> soto said he became paranoid after the drug usage. he said he retrieved a knife from the kitchen and proceeded to stab jacob and ramona to

death. >> from there, they say he targeted at random, breaking into one home where three teenaged girls were watching a movie, attacking them with a baseball bat. most of the other victims were stabbed. four people are dead, another seven injured. four u.s. presidents were in new york yesterday. president biden getting a campaign boost from two of his predecessors, while his republican rival attends an event a few miles away. here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: president biden arriving in new york, side by side with his former running mate under heavy security. the biden campaign hosting a star-studded fundraiser, a hall of presidents at radio city music hall, biden, obama and clinton. the event had rwill rake in at $25 million as democrats set the stage for the general election. >> i've never been more optimistic about our future. i know i'm only 40 years old, times two plus one. >> reporter: but a new poll

shows president trump performing well in a head-to-head matchup and that just 38% of americans approve of president biden's handling of the economy. the visit sparked protests. aides have said president obama has been worried president biden could lose. but last summer during a private lunch at the white house, nbc news reported the two meniscused what was at stake in 2024. former president obama taking an increasingly active role in the campaign, as democrats show a united front against former president trump. >> as you know, joe is an extraordinary friend and partner. he was by my side for eight years. >> reporter: mr. trump was a few miles away, attending the wake of officer jonathan diller, who was killed during a traffic stop. the suspect had more than 20 prior arrests. >> we have to stop it.

we have to get back to law and order. we have to do a lot of things differently. this not working. this is happening too often. today marks one year since evan gershkovich was detained in russia. he was on a reporting trip for the journal a year ago when he was arrested. the u.s. state department regards gershkovich as quote, wrongfully detained by the russian state. for the latest, let's go to claudio lavanga. it's been a year to the day. so remind our viewers why gershkovich was arrested to begin with. >> reporter: good morning, frances. exactly one year ago he was on a reporting assignment when he was all of a sudden arrested by russia's fsb, federal security services on charges of espionage for allegedly trying to obtain military secrets. now, since then, he has been held in a high security prison in moscow, where we believe he's

spending most of the time in a small cell while he's awaiting trial. now the last time we've seen gershkovich was only three days ago on march 26, when he was in a russian court where his pre-trial detention was extended once again by three months, now until june 30th. now the media wasn't allowed in the hearing, but the court issued some pictures and a video that showed gershkovich in a glass box. he looked fairly relaxed, healthy and smiling in some of the pictures. now gershkovich, the u.s. government all deny the allegations and have called repeatedly for his immediate release. the american ambassador to russia lynne tracy, has also called for his immediate release, accusing the kremlin of using gershkovich and other american citizens as pawns. other institutions have called for his release, where the cpj and other media organizations wrote a letter to the united

states last year, and that and other appeals so far have gone unanswered. frances? >> claudio, thank you. 40,000 people are expected on the south lawn of the white house for the annual easter egg roll. that's 10,000 pour people than last year. along with the traditional egg roll, first lady jill biden is leaning or her teaching background to put an egg-ucatio egg-ucational twist on the event. the west braces for more storms. let's check in with our nbc meteorologist. good morning violeta. >> we had heavy rain yesterday. you can see this sliding to the north and east. things of course winding down across the new york city tri state but still ongoing across parts of new england where we do still have flood watches in

effect from nantucket into boston and maine. that system pushing to the north and east. you can still expect heavy rain and strong winds along coast with wet snow developing on the backside of this storm across parts of maine. getting very active across the west. you can see the next storm moving in to northwestern california. that's going to bring heavy rain along the coast with higher elevation mountain snow. as we head into tomorrow, the bands will rotate rain into the desert, but we'll see the flood risk from los angeles to san diego. and eventually, the storm does continue further to the north and east. anf srunshine from ch

charleston into florida. and that's a look at the weather across the region, frances, sending it back to you. the first game of the mlb opening day began on a somber note. >> let us join together in a moment of silence for those who lost their lives in the tragedy at the francis scott key bridge early tuesday morning. >> fans at camden yards commemorated the event. the orioles gave their city plenty of reasons to cheer. in the city of angels, shohei otani made his state-side debut with the dodgers. mookie betts and freddie freeman each homered in the dodgers 7-1 victory over the cardinals. and the newest star on the yankees is already shining bright. juan soto launched a bomb to

throw out the tying run at home in the bottom of the ninth. it helped the bombers score an opening day comeback win against the astros, 5-4. and in college basketball, not even the highest seeds were safe during the first night of the sweet 16. arizona suffered another early exit from the tournament. the wildcats fell to number six clemson, who make their first elite eight since 1980. illinois stayed one step ahead of iowa state. the cyclones played from behind the whole time and fell to the fighting illini who will return to the elite eight for the first time since 2005. and north carolina and alabama battled to the end in a high-scoring duel. bama pulled away in the final minute with an 89-87 victory. and there was no upset in sight for uconn in a rematch of last year's championship game.

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then it all came crashing down. >> it does appear that they are filing chapter 11. >> reporter: ftx and its sister hedge fund collapsed, customers left unable to access their funds. he maintained he had not done anything wrong. >> i did not ever try to chit fr ccommit fraud on anyone. >> reporter: he said it haunts me every day. i was the ceo of eftx. i was responsible. the judge admonishing him there was a risk he could do something very bad in the future. and he's never seen a performance like bankman fried's testimony saying when he wasn't outright lying he was evasive. bankman-fried's parents solemn, saying they would continue to fight for their son. >> it was really, really

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was about to interview, and began with the most basic. >> my name is literally anybody else, and i'm running for president of the united states. >> reporter: meet, literally anybody else. >> the first name is literally. middle name is anybody, and the last flame name is else. >> reporter: the father known as dustin ebi who launched a bid for president he admits was not a joke. >> i wouldn't change my name, my father-in-law puts it nicely. that juice was not worth the squeeze. >> reporter: else says he bought the domain, literally anybody else.com last year and started making tee shirts with the name. he says he got serious when he realized biden and trump would be back on the ballot. >> america wants something different. you know, we want something better. we deserve something better. >> reporter: so he filed a petition for a name change in january.

then went before a tarrant county judge. >> she looks at me and says are you really going to be that guy? and i paused for a moment, and i was like, somebody has to. >> reporter: the 35-year-old, seventh grade math teacher is doing interviews with media outlets around the globe, fixated on his mission to neutralize the nonsense. >> i should not be popular. there is zero reason why anybody should be taking off the way it is. >> reporter: hereceivee recei signatures by mid may. >> do students call him mr. anybody else? or mr. else? or mr. literally anybody else? our thanks to meredith yeomans for that. a retired nfl player in arizona is hoping someone can help reunite him with one of his most prized possessions, his super bowl ring. >> it's part of our family.

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