becoming the first australian to ever win the masters. he pulled it off, sudden death, breathtaking fashion. it was just awesome. crazy. good morning and welcome to early start. i m brooke baldwin. i m john berman. happy patriots day. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s begin with a little news from the homeland. we have the northern plains pounded. we saw some of the pictures by snow. where are we, like almost in may now and here you have this snow, lots of it. combined with low visibility, high winds creating a recipe for disaster on this minnesota hi highway. the dakotas saw up to a foot and a half of snow yesterday and, folks, it is not over yet, another winterlike blast taking aim at denver. how much snow is expected there? let s go to bonnie schneider live in the weather center. say it isn t so. i m sure that s what they re saying in denver. where is our spring. denver, you re on your way to seeing the snowiest april ever but it s not just snowing in colorado
north korea has to make the first move for scrapping its nuclear ambitions. anna is in seoul, south korea. let s begin with the young leader here back in the public eye, and also some protests near you? yes, that s right. here in downtown seoul there were protests in the middle of the street and there were a few throughout the past months with north korea threatening nuclear war on south korea but certainly today a significant protest. about 100 people burning images of kim jong-un calling for an end to the nuclear standoff on the korean peninsula, as well as an end to the kim dynasty. the dictatorship that really controls north korea, and impoverished people of some 24 million. so, these are the scenes on the streets of seoul today. of course today is the most important day as far as the north koreans are concerned. it s the day of the sun, which is the anniversary of the birth of north korea s founder kim il-sung who is the grandfather of kim jong-un, and at the stroke of
0 the kaufman county d.a. murder case? the developing details in a live report straight ahead. and it may be mid-april. doesn t look like it here, though. we re halfway through spring. we will take a look at the blizzard conditions. not fun. hitting the country and find out if this whole mess will continue in a matter of minutes. then sudden death, sudden ecstasy. this morning we re talking to adam scott about his thrilling sudden death win and the history that he has made. look at that. it is friday, april 12th. and starting point friday? did i say friday? it s monday. it s monday. april 15th. this is why i have you. monday, april 15th. it s tax day. i m going to be three days late obviously. starting point begins right now. our starting point this morning on this monday, april 15th. new developments this morning in the international effort to defuse north korea s nuclear threat. secretary of state john kerry speaking out, calling for authentic talks. but h
0 right direction, a country closed off to most for so long, sleeping, a 50-year nightmare for many of its citizens, finally, may be waking up to what? time will tell. north korea knows what it has to do. john kerry leaving the door wide open for kim jong-un. will he agree to nuclear talks or risk war by launching a missile? also ahead this morning, missing in the mountains. a hiker bury the by a deadly avalanche and searchers right now, helpless by treacherous conditions. so check this out. this is minnesota and, yes, folks, it is mid-april. snow, ice, howling winds. this is actually happening. it is supposed to be spring. and augusta, georgia, here we go. this is a victorious adam scott becoming the first australian to ever win the masters. he pulled it off, sudden death, breathtaking fashion. it was just awesome. crazy. good morning and welcome to early start. i m brooke baldwin. i m john berman. happy patriots day. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s begin with a
will build a hotel across the street. an office building with a pedestrian bridge connecting the two buildings. they will extend the left-field wall and install a big screen in left field. the mayor says in a statement this allows the chicago cubs to pursue economic goals while respecting the rights of neighbors. when asked about a potential lawsuit he responded saying we will take that as it comes. saying this is the best for the cubs and economically. he claims he never lost hope. it is a special place. a special role in baseball history if you combine that with the fact that it is a huge economic drive for the city and member hope, i always believed that there was always an arrangement to be made. this is the beginning of a process. sheffield will be closed during weekend home games. 49 games up from 30. 1000 for remote parking systems. a series of public hearings. the landmarks commission and the city council will all have to sign off on this deal. the goal is to ge