it was a scarey situation on board an alaskan airlines flight heading to los angeles. minutes into the flight the pilot heard banging from within the aircraft. the pilot declared an emergency for a priority landing. turns out a ramp worker was stuck inside the front cargo hold area of the plane. according to alaska airlines the worker told authorities he had fallen asleep. when he woke up, the plane was in mid air. >> we've definitely launched an investigation to find out what happened, what procedures were not followed, and we will be following up with both the employee and aviation to make sure this doesn't ever happen again. after landing, the worker was taken to the hospital and has since been released. the front cargo hold of the plane is pressurized and temperature controlled. hillary clinton's road trip finds her rolling into iowa today. she's made it halfway across the country in her so-called scooby doo van. she made headlines after taking a quick is stop at a chipotle in ohio. apparently no one noticed her. today's front page of the "new york daily news" reads "who the hil are you?" last night marco rubio officially announced his bid for the white house. he did so by taking a swipe at clinton. >> just yesterday a leader from yesterday began a campaign for president by promising to take us back to yesterday. yesterday is over. nbc's edward lawrence is live in washington this morning. edward, it looks like the race for the white house is now heating up. hillary clinton is in iowa. she started a grass roots campaign and campaigning on the road in a van. the scooby van, as hillary clinton named it pulling into a restaurant in ohio. a few aids and two secret service members went inside for food. no one seemed to recognize the democratic front-runner. >> i'm hitting the road to win your vote. >> it was her hirs to talk to students at kirkwood. meanwhile the republican candidate for president grew to three. florida senator marco rubio announced he wants the nomination. >> the time has come for our generation to lead the way for a new american century. >> reporter: the youngest person to announce is a first generation american a son of cuban parents. >> i live in an exceptional country where is son of a bar maker and a maid can have the same future as those from power and privilege. >> he is the youngest candidate at just 43 years old. he has his first campaign event coming up friday in new hampshire. >> thanks. appreciate that update. a 2007 mass shooting have been sentenced. he got life in prison. paul out of liberty got 30 years each plus one day. the shooting in bagdad left 14 people dead and wounded 17 others. blackwater claimed its convoy came under attack. witnesses say the guards fired first and were never provoked. an fbi investigation found 14 of the deaths were unjustified. the case was initially dismissed in 2009 after they found the justice department withheld key evidence. lawyers for the men plan to appeal. this morning a law enforcement deputy will be charged with second degree manslaughter in the death of an unarmed black man. body cam video of the shooting shows the on-foot chase. eric harris was wanted following an undercover sting operation. law enforcement tackled him. one deputy shouted taser, taser. but the following sound was not a taser. [ shots ] >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> a single gunshot followed by an apology. the man who pulled the trigger, 73-year-old bob bates, an insurance broker who volunteers as a reserve deputiy. the sheriff's department has called the shooting an accident. they say he had 400 hours of training since 2007. the victim's brother questions whether bates should have even been there at all. >> if he had as much training as he supposedly had, he would definitely know a .357 from a taser. >> on the heels of recent police shootings georgia congressman hank johnson took to the house floor yesterday with some pretty strong language. >> thank you, mr. speaker. it feels like open season on black men in america, and i'm outraged. in fact, all americans are at risk when bad actors in law enforcement use their guns instead of their heads. >> the congressman then called for reforms before reading off the list of names of several people killed by police including michael brown and tamir rice. an ex-nfl star is accused of murdering his prison cellmate. california prison officials say lawrence phillips is a suspect in the death of damion soward, he was found unresponsive in his cell on saturdays. he later died in the hospital. phillips is currently serving a 30-year sentence on charges of auto theft, false imprisonment and spousal abuse among others. in 1996 the running back was drafted by the rams. he was cut after two seasons for problems on and off the field. he later played for the dolphins and 49ers. a tragic accident in washington state. a young couple and their 8-month-old son were killed yesterday morning when a concrete barrier fell from a bridge onto their pickup truck. crews were doing construction when the accident happened. witness dawn nelson describes what happened. >> we were just heading down the street. i passed the car coming this way. and then it just snapped, i could hear three snaps and down it went on top of the truck. >> due to all the damage investigators could not access the truck until last night, some nine hours later. while many complain that using drones is an intrusion of privacy, add to that list this chimpanzee at a dutch zoo. the irritated chimp hit the drone with a stick, it fell to the ground where some of his friends seemed intrigued by the mechanical intruder. they soon lost interest in it. a dutch tv show was using the drone to capture the animals in their natural habitat. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with a look at the weather >> looks like the start of "planet to the apes," taking over the world. good morning, everyone. we are watching changes in the west. a cold front came through yesterday, heading through the rockies. 77 that's beautiful. we sweep the cold front across. temperature drops 20 degrees tomorrow. the high will be 56. as we get to thursday the high will only be 48. yes, there will be some snow throughout the inner mountain west. as far as the spring snow goes the blue here it comes into the northern rack kis, wyoming and northern colorado for wednesday. in some high elevation, we could see accumulating snow. a few ski resorts o open. the mountainous ranges here in wasatch and south side of denver will see the higher totals. definitely spring. april snow in the rockies is common. today's forecast, we cleared out in seattle. san francisco and l.a. no problems. getting warmer in arizona. 92 in phoenix. down a bit. sacramento highs in the 50s. enjoy that. looks like cooler in the west but we'll warm up soon enough. >> hopefully before it gets too hod. d-day for a murder suspect and a bizarre scene in a bar. one man tar ched with gasoline. when classic cars take a wrong turn. you are watching "early today." our great country... dreams are born. hopes fly high... we love this country with a passion. you can see the pride in our eyes. read the joy on our faces. hear the love on our lips. we create products that deliver an effortless beauty look. genuine and glowing with confidence. almay. 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your doctor about stelara®. leading the news in "the guardian" one year after boko haram kidnapping, the girls are not forgotten. one year ago today militants abducted more than 200 school girls from a town in nigeria. their whereabouts remain a mystery. the kidnapping sparks global out rage and a campaign #bringbackourgirls. the boka haram leaders say the girls have been married off, raising concerns of human trafficking and sex slavery. in ohio's "medina gazette," police say middle school students took $25,000 and passed out thousands to classmates. police say the 13-year-old swiped the cash from his 83-year-old grandfather. so far only $7,000 has been recovered. >> that is a lot of money. that is a lot of money. other stories we're following. francis pusok told nbc los angeles he thought he was, quote, being beaten to death. the deputies were familiar with his criminal history. including a conviction for attempted robbery. it's led to an fbi civil rights investigation. ten deputies have been placed on leave pending an internal investigation. pusok plans to sue. russian president vladimir putin has lifted a ban on selling missiles to iran. the white house has indicated the move could affect plans to ultimately lift sanctions on iran under the proposed nuclear deal. from the tennessean, governor haslam say it is bible as the official tennessee book is not respectful. today the tennessee legislator will vote on whether to make the bible the official state book. perhaps it was an unwise prop. a man was arrested in washington state after robbing a subway restaurant. he was caught following a short chase and they found a white canvas bag with him that had a dollar sign printed on it. super scientist stephen hawking shows off a new talent. singing. ♪ just remember that you're standing -- ♪ >> he covered monte python's galaxy song for this year. the video is a clip of old monte python. the best part features a flying hawking through space. there you go. got to give him points for creativity. >> a bit of cinematography going on there. >> he's not the sharpest guy there. >> no. >> now, a look ahead. president obama is set to meet with iraq's prime minister at the white house. the iraqi leader is hoping to get more military help to defeat isis militants. we also want to say happy birthday to "buffy" actress sarah michelle geller who is 38, baseball hall of fame wanna be pete rose is 74. country music legend loretta lynn in 83. thanks for watching "early today." have a terrific tuesday morning. meteorologist christina. . amplts bay air police officer on the other side of the law. why this officer is appearing in court this morning. and after a series of controversial police shootings nationwide, san jose again considers equipping its officers with body cameras. plus cutting back on water use. the latest water district that's now talking about raising rates and fining water wasters. let's look outside on this tuesday morning. it's april 14th. this is 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