view of donald trump. that's a very, very low number and the abortion comments certainly don't help that number. i spoke to a number of women here in milwaukee today and asked them how they felt about donald trump and it really divides wrong generational lines. the younger women don't like his bombbast, the older women were more apt to give him the benefit of the doubt. what they'll face after this, what leaders have told me, in order to mitigate the stem, the bleeding, really, they're going to have to focus on the older women, white women voters, and try to stop the bleeding from the younger women voters in the republican party in general and that should be a play when it comes to wisconsin on tuesday. one thing that is in trump's favor in this state is that it is an open primary, it means that there is a staple day registration. traditionally, that has gone well for donald trump. he is not necessarily a republican party candidate. but he has been able to bring over independents and maybe even some of the

a big day for donald trump though in washington. we mentioned that meeting, but there were a long list of distractions for the campaign that he's dealing with. under attack for his comments about abortion and other issues. >> reporter: a firestorm raining down on donald trump after this abortion comment. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no, as a principle? >> the answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yeah, there has to be some form. >> reporter: democratic frontrunner hillary clinton immediately rolling out this web ad attacking trump. >> it was outrageous and dangerous. >> reporter: a sentiment echoed from the other side of the aisle by republican ted cruz. >> that comment was wrong, and it really -- it's the latest demonstration of how little donald has thought about any of the serious issues facing this country. >> reporter: trump dealing more with distractions. police charged campaign manager corey lewandowski with simple battery. trump standing by his man while attackin

i think it shows donald trump is problematic. obviously the math is still in his favor over anybody else right now. but it could show, you know, greta, this is. >> any favors in the last 24 or 48 hours. terrible week. his interview with chris matthews last night or two nights ago was damaging to say the least, particularly on the issue of abortion. that's not an issue that conservatives are like how do i feel? they know how they feel. and donald trump really went far afield on that topic. >> trump is going to do a town hall with us on sunday. 10 points is a big lead for cruz, assuming that these two polls are correct polls and not like they are close. those two polls. do you think that this could have any impact at town hall with wisconsin voters? i mean, this is a chance to reach them. >>h with, right. i think is he going to have some tough questions from them and howúbwp he handles those questions and what answers he gives to these people because he doesn't know what they're going to ask is really going to be telling, whether

>> i agree new york is great for donald trump. i don't want to only go by public polling, because that can be a little unreliable, if you look at public polling through the right now, and if you look at the demographics in new york, donald trump is going to do very, very well there. >> if you make it here, you can make it anywhere. >> that's what i hear. lou: rebecca berg, mark simone, thank you so much. >>> breaking news, the chicago police department just confirmed that eight people were shot this afternoon in the span of just seven minutes. that was in three separate incidents. more than 700 people have been shot in chicago so far this year. that is a 71% increase from this time a year ago. >>> and 135 people have been killed in chicago. a 71% increase over last year. what is going on in chicago? >>> be sure to vote in tonight's poll. the question is -- mercifully he isn't one, i added that mercifully thing. cast your vote. for the first time ever, dogs trying to fly an airplane. this ought to comfort you at 3,000 feet. three r

donald trump scrambling over an uproar over abortion. >>> hillary clinton loses her temper today. what caused this flash of anger caught on came. >>> tornado outbreak. tearing across the south, new warnings tonight for 34 million in the path. >>> secret tape scandal engulfing alabama's governor refusing to resign under threats of impeachment amid allegations of affair with a top aide. >>> and fighting for equal pay. american soccer stars launch a turf war over wages. why are they paid four times less than the more in revenue? "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. a training exercise turned deadly for police officers inside a richmond, virginia greyhound bus station today when a man suddenly opened fire for no apparent reason, shooting a state trooper at close range, sending civilians running in panic from the building. tonight the gunman is dead and at least two other people are being treated for injuries after a bizarre and tragic turn of events. nbc justice corresponde

figure ad buyo out in wisconsin >> sure, i get grief when i say i'm voteding for donald trump. paris, san bernardino and now brussels. i want a president that will keep us safe. we need to patrol our borders, and stop lets in dangerous people. trump will do that. ted cruz wants to give amnesty to illegal immigrants. that won't protect my family. donald trump will. >> now just five days before the primary in wisconsin this coming tuesday, ted cruz has opened up

trump said women should be punished for having an abortion. [ crowd boos ] >> donald trump is clearly not prepared to be president of the united states. >> reporter: critics on the right, left, and both sides of the abortion debate piling on. after this exchange during an msnbc forum when asked about punishment if abortion were to be banned. >> the answer is, there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yes, there has to be some form. >> reporter: hours later, the front-runner reversing course, stating the doctor or any other person perform thing illegal kt upon a woman would be held legally responsible, not the woman. the woman is a victim. hillary clinton focusing on new york ahead of a key april 19th primary in her adopted home state. >> the path to the white house goes right through new york. and i am not taking anything for granted. >> reporter: bernie sanders taking his message to pittsburgh. >> american workers cannot be forced to compete against people who make pennies an hour. >> reporter: sanders' childhood home, rich in delegates where he needs to do well.

lou: i'm guessing donald trump may take back some of the nice services of planned parenthood. the ad will be running in swing states such as florida and ohio as well as the nation's capital.

throughout the state of new york, targeting donald trump. >> new york, 20 million people strong. no, we don't all look the same. we don't all sound the same, either. but when we pull together, we do the biggest things in the world. so when some say we can solve america's problems by building walls, banning people based on their religion and turning against each other, well, this is new york. and we know better.

. >> despite a 36 point lead in new york, donald trump is coming under heavy fire from his opponents. john kasich says trump is unfit for office after a series of campaign blunders among them saying women should be punished for having boshes aboshes. >> i don't believe that donald trump will be the nominee. this will go to a convention. >> another poll up in the washington post today revealing donald trump would be the most disliked major party nominee in modern history with a 67 percent unfavorable rating. in washington, joe, fox news. >> if you're not able to get to a tesla store today to put down your deposit that you don't know what it looks like, you can order online in a few hours at 7:30 tonight. earlier today, did you see the lines? >> it reminded me of an apple store when they release a new phone. >> this is walnut creek with people lined up. >> there were cheers as the doors open. you can hear it here at 10:00 a.m. this morning. the car is expected to be on the cheaper end for the luxury car dealer at just about $35,000. if you call that cheap, making it their first affordab

. >>> donald trump was here in d.c. and huddled up with his newly forms foreign policy team and he tweeted he ed forward to bringing the republican party together but republicans and democrats alike are bashing trump for saying he would punish women for having an abortion if it were outlawed. >> donald 's notion of punishing women was bizarre and was something with which i strongly disagree. >> the republicans want limited government except when it comes to women's rights. >> the next big prize in the race is wisconsin. it tolds the primary on tuesday. >>> take a look at princess, a 5-year-old dog almost left for dead. montgomery county officers were called to this montgomery village neighborhood and they found her, puppies running loose and princess in the backyard of townhouses in bad shape. >> his initial observations were of a dog that were skin and bones. she was so skinny personality and was not reacting to him. we couldn't tell what breed the dog was. >> the owner could be sentenced to three months in jail. princ

. >> if you are democrat, you should vote bernie >> reporter: in the republican contest, donald trump appears to be losing one of his most high-profile defenders. ann coulter lashed out on a radio show. >> do you realize that our candidate is mental? its like constantly having to bail out your 16-year-old from prison. >> that was before trump's comments wednesday on abortion. >> the answer is there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yes, there has to be some form. >> trump's campaign said it was a misspeak, and said that he would only punish doctors. none of this is likely to help trump in wisconsin, where the latest poll of primary voters indicates that ted cruz has jumped ahead, 40% to 30, and john kasich has 21. for his part, cruz now seems to have found his rhetorical timing. wednesday night on jimmy kimmel, cruz joked about trump and brought down the house. >> if i were in my car and ready to reverse, and saw donald in the backup camera, i'm not confident which pedal i would push. >> funny line, but all joking aside, the bitter tone of the race is starting to

there is more fallout from donald trump, where he said abortion should be illegal. and there has to be some sort of punishment. we will spend our entire a block talking about the only question teflon donhas the

reporter: donald trump's reaction to women has been a theme of this campaign. the interviewer, who asked that question, coming under fierce personal attack. and just last week, this tweet, an unflattering photo of ted cruz's wife heidi next to a picture of his model wife. it led mr. cruz to say this -- >> dond, you're a sniveling coward, leave heidi alone. reporter: and a recent poll reveals his problem. 47% of republican women say they can't imagine voting for mr. trump. 70% of women voters as a whole have an unfavorable view of him. does donald trump is have a problem with women? >> yes. he has a problem with women. women are -- they're looking at some of the things he says. and they don't like it. it sounds sexist. it sounds like someone that they don't necessarily want leading the republican party or the nation for that matter. >> good evening. isn't he the best? reporter: mrs. trump clearly thinks so but a lot of other american women would beg to iffer. katty: donald trump can't win without women. quick look at other news now from around the world. belgian

for donald trump, he said it was a uniifying meeting. he's had kind of a rough week. he's in washington. he met with his foreign policy leaders today. he met with the republican party i'm not a chaotic candidate. for the republican party, even though there are some in the republican party who want to deny donald trump the nomination, they have to-- the committee has to show they're treating him fairly all the way along, that the process is fair. so they met for an hour. they talked about the delegate allocation process and informed trump of some things he didn't know, that there's a process beyond just getting delegates from the votes. >> pelley: and there is a "strop trump" movement in the republican party that everyone is well aware of. where is that effort headed now? >> reporter: that's movement that wants to have a fight at the convention and basically, even though trump gl in with more delegates than anybody else, to take them away from him. the focus of that group is on wisconsin on the fifth of april. basically, if they can take enough delegates away from trum

for donald trump, he said it was a uniifying meeting. he's had kind of a rough week. he's in washington. he met with his foreign policy leaders today. he met with the republican party and said i'm a unifier. i'm not a chaotic candidate. for the republican party, even though there are some in the republican party who want to deny donald trump the nomination, they have to-- the committee has to show they're treating him fairly all the way along, that the process is fair. so they met for an hour. they talked about the delegate allocation process and informed trump of some things he didn't beyond just getting delegates from the votes. >> pelley: and there is a "strop trump" movement in the republican party that everyone is well aware of. where is that effort headed now? >> reporter: that's movement that wants to have a fight at the convention and basically, even though trump gl in with more delegates than anybody else, to take them away from him. the focus of that group is on wisconsin on the fifth of april. basically, if they can take enough delegates away from trump, it

for donald trump, he said it was a uniifying meeting. he's had kind of a rough week. he's in washington. he met with his foreign policy leaders today. he met with the republican party and said i'm a unifier. i'm not a chaotic candidate. for the republican party, even though there are some in the republican party who want to deny donald trump the nomination, they have to-- the committee has to show they're treating him fairly all the way along, that the process is fair. so they met for an hour. they talked about the delegate allocation process and informed trump of some things he didn't know, that there's a process beyond just getting delegates from the votes. >> pelley: and there is a "strop trump" movement in the republican party that everyone is well aware of. where is that effort headed now? >> reporter: that's movement that wants to have a fight at the convention and basically, even though trump gl in with more delegates than anybody else, to take them away from him. the focus of that group is on wisconsin on the fifth of april. basically, if they can take enough

. >> reporter: lester, 77% of women nationally say they have an unfavorable view of donald trump. trump stumbling on policy, now tried to reassure the party five days before wisconsin. 24 hours after trump faced deafening criticism on abortion and nuclear policy, he headed to washington, meeting with his foreign policy team and huddling with the republican national committee to talk party unity, reeling after his comments on abortion drew criticism from all sides. >> there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yes, there has to be some form. >> reporter: words he took back later, release this statement: "the doctor or any other person responsible would be held legally responsible, not the woman." gop leaders say, the ultimate goal will be to mitigate damage with young women while targeting older white women. >> i think this is another example of donald trump being completely unprepared to hold the highest office in the nation. >> reporter: at miss katie's diner in milwaukee, trump's gender gap was in mind. >> i think the country needs someone who can turn things

. >> reporter: lester, 77% of women nationally say they have an unfavorable view of donald trump. trump stumbling on policy, now tried to five days before wisconsin. 24 hours after trump faced deafening criticism on abortion and nuclear policy, he headed to washington, meeting with his foreign policy team and huddling with the republican national committee to talk party unit, y, reeling after his comments on abortion drew criticism from all sides. >> there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yes, there has to be some form. >> reporter: words he took back later, release this statement: "the doctor or any other person responsible would be held legally responsible, not the woman." gop leaders say, the ultimate goal will be to mitigate damage with young women while targeting older white women. >> i think this is another example of donald trump being completely unprepared to hold the highest >> reporter: at miss katie's diner in milwaukee, trump's gender gap was in mind. >> i think the country needs someone who can turn things around. >> reporter: younger woman are

amid outrage over what donald trump said about women, abortion and punishment. trump now making a surprise trip to washington. today, meeting with leaders of the republican party. afterwards, saying he will be able to unite the party. tonight, tru i from all sides after what he said, and then, his reversal just hours later. abc's cecilia vega was outside that meeting in washington. >> reporter: a wave and a thumbs up tonight from donald trump. the gop front-runner on capitol hill paying a visit to the rnc, trying to make nice with the very party leaders he so has publicly battled. >> it was a very good meeting. they're very good people, very -- actually a terrific meeting, i think, and it is really a unity meeting. >> reporter: all smiles today, but the billionaire businessman now at the center of a political firestorm after his comments on abortion. trump saying he wants to ban abortion and would punish women who get the procedure. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no, as a principal? >> the answer is that there has to be some form of punishm

. >>> the firestorm growing tonight after what donald trump said about abortion, women and punishment. and tonight, trump's surprise meeting in washington with the head of the republican party. >>> the reserve deputy who said that he thought it was his taser. tonight, the new video here, and what it might reveal. >>> the horrific moment. the massive collapse. the overpass crashing down on drivers and people below. the urgent rescue effort. >>> and made in america is back tonight. the simple thing sold in your front yard, landing someone a major deal. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we begin tonight with the terrifying scene that played out late today for commuters at a greyhound bus station in richmond, virginia. a chaotic and deadly scene. an active shooter at the station, shortly before 3:00 p.m. tonight, we've learned officers with the virginia state police were reportedly there for some sort of exercise. they approached the man, authorities say he then opened fire. frightened passengers caught in the middle, rushed away. one state

amid outrage over what donald trump said about women, abortion and punishment. trump now making a surprise trip to washington. today, meeting with leaders of the republican party. afterwards, saying he will be able to unite the party. tonight, trump is taking heat from all sides after what he said, and then, his reversal just hours later. abc's cecilia vega was outside that meeting in washington. >> reporter: a wave and a thumbs up tonight from donald trump. the gop front-runner on capitol hill paying a visit to the rnc, trying to make nice with the very party leaders he so has publicly battled. >> it was a very good meeting. they're very good people, very -- actually a terrific meeting, i think, and it is really a unity meeting. >> reporter: all smiles today, but the billionaire businessman now at the center of a political firestorm after his comments on abortion. trump saying he wants to ban abortion and would punish women who get the procedure. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no, as a principal? >> the answer is that there has to be some

trump is donald trump. charles: so far donald trump hasn't been able to stop donald trump. how important is wisconsin as maybe some sort of a pivot point before the elect. or would it be. >> the state and if ted cruz wins we move on to trump's strong presence in the northeast. >> i think it's very important. first and foremost. if ted cruz wins wisconsin it make it that much harder for donald trump to secure the 1,237 delegates he need to get this nomination. it gives ted cruz momentum going into new york. and it creates a narrative. there will be establishment-like figures getting behind ted cruz. now you have a one-on-one race that cruz has been arguing. charles: we want to alert the audience. we have special kornl as usual of the wisconsin primaries. neil cavuto and the crew will keep you updated next tuesday on fox business. a closer look at the general elect matchup. a new poll shows democrats sweeping those swing states. oh, look at you, so great to see you! none of this works. come on in. this just g

, coming against donald trump. >> if donald trump does not ultimately win the republican nomination, he is going to look back at this week is when the bottom started to drop out. >> well, while this was going on, donald trump was in washington, d.c., and for the first time we believe, his clack of foreign advisors. he isn't planning to be back in this state until saturday, when he has two events here. mark, we'll go wide and deep on this topic. but let's start with the 30,000 foot view. genuinely different crisis than what he has faced before? >> he may not win the primary here, and the polling suggests he won't. but he still has a strong hold on the nomination to get to a majority or near majority. i will say if you graze at the media buffet in wisconsin, you see the information flow for trump has been horrible. we saw a sampling there. most of the things have been negative and not the kind of negative that will rally his supporters. it is something they may tolerate, but it is rallying and those who need confidence, needed. they needed strategy and confidence. this is giving them o

stay tuned as we take a look at a very polite donald trump. >>> finally tonight, donald trump might come off as combative to some at times. one late night show compiled the evidence from tuesday night's town hall proving he definitely has not forgotten his manners. >> you are running for president of the united states. >> excuse me. i didn't start it. >> excuse me. excuse me. >> i didn't suggest. >> excuse me, excuse me. >> excuse me. excuse me. >> excuse me. >> excuse me. >> excuse me. >> excuse me, excuse me. >> we won utah. >> excuse me. >> excuse me. polite term all the time. thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. that's it for this "special report," fair, balanced and unafraid. don't forget friday special 10 o'clock p.m. you don't want to miss it set the dvr. here comes greta.dj >>> this is a fox news alert. republican frontrunner donald trump is holding a surprise meeting with the chairman of the republican national committee. happened right here in washington. "on the record" will take you inside that meeting. reince priebus is here. here is what donald trump told "the o'r

tonight, we focus on republican frontrunner donald trump. he met with his foreign policy team earlier today. and we are joined now by one of the advisors in that meeting, walid phares. he was an advisor to mitt romney in the 2012 campaign. welcome to the program. >> thank you very much. >> woodruff: you just told me the meeting went on two hours. there's been a lot of criticism mr. trump is not well informed whin it comes to international affairs. how well informed is he? >> in this meeting we felt he was informed about many actors and players in the world. of course, he has to be informed by his advisors and hopefully by f he wins by the actual agency. so he is collecting the information, the assessment and focusing on the most important priorities for him. >> woodruff: he's gotten some headlines lately for comments he's made about the use of nuclear weapons about in the asian theater and in in your opinion toward i.s.i.s. would u.s. policy about the use of nuclear weapons in any way change under a president trump, do you think? >> let's pa

i have 1 million more votes than donald trump and i have 2-1/2 million more votes than bernie sanders. >> reporter: those attending the rally say sanders have pulled off plenty of upsets and are confident. >> the numbers don't favor him, but it's not over. as long as he's mathematically in it, there's a chance. >> reporter: we can expect to see plenty of the candidates in the empire state before that this is considered the most important presidential primary in new york state since 1988. back to you. thank you. on the republican side, donald trump is taking a lot of heat for comments he made over abortion yesterday. even after backing down and later clarifying his comments. linda schmidt is joining us live from column because circle where a rally wrapped up earlier. >> reporter: good evening. you know, you're talking about trump backtracking. he started that after the backlash started. part of that was a demonstration that was held here a while ago. the reason they picked this location is because it's across the street from one of trump's buildings. donald trump's national campaign sp

this is donald trump speaking to chris matthews. in certainpeople parts of the republican party and conservative republicans say, yes, they should be punished. >> how about you? mr. trump: i would say this a very serious problem. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion? mr. trump: there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? mr. trump: yes, there has to be some form. >> what is it? mr. trump: i don't know. immediateomments drew backlash. naral called the statement horrifying. said donald trump was out of t touch with the pro-life movement. all of the other pro-life -- all of the other presidential candidates responded to trump's candidates -- comments. texas senator ted cruz said trump would say anything just to get attention. former secretary of state hillary clinton told rachel today iswhat he said among the most dangerous and outrageous statements anybody running for president has been said the same time -- has ever said." following the backlash, donald trump attempted to walk back the comments by saying that i

leon: still ahead at 6:00 -- new fallout after controversial comments about donald donald trump about abortion. >> plus, i'm mike carter-conneen. today the vdot crew kicked off work to extend express lanes north to the pentagon. no details how they are extending the express lanes to the south. narrator: all that political mail mlet's simplify.lming. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. leon: the fall-out of from trump's comments about punishing women who get abortions is reverberating this evening. until five days until the wisconsin primary, senator cruz and governor kasich trying to capitalize on the controversial. trump met with the r.n.c. chairman reince priebus and met with advisers at the soon to open trump

the poll had donald trump leading. the poll completed before trump found himself fighting backlash from all sides after his comments on abortion. comments he later walked back. donald trump spent some time today talking to republican party leaders. the republican front-runner tweeted, just had a very nice meeting with probe bus and the gop. looking forward to bringing the party together and it will happen! >> donald trump is clearly not prepared to be president of the united states. as commander-in-chief, you don't get do-overs. >> reporter: he said he intended to fight to convince trump supporters here to change their minds. >>> there's away, about the zika virus. health officials say the mosquitos that carry it could be coming to the tri-state area! >> i thought it dropped down from the sky and it was a meteor. >> a big surprise for two women walking along the beach. the mysterious object they found buried in the sand. >> and certainly mild outside but rain is getting close. i'll tell you when it arrives in just a bi

is simple hard to deal with every crazy statement that donald trump makes. but there is nobody who will defend a woman's right to choose more than bernie sanders. of my life and i think my accent is a bit of a give-away. >> does it give you a home state advantage? >> we'll see. i understand i've been attacked and criticized by the clinton people for campaigning like i was a brooklynite. well, i accept that. >> reporter: a new poll out today shows sanders gaining ground with new york voters but still trailing hillary clinton by 12 points. why not hillary clinton? >> she's just the same old thing, knowledge a female form. >> we need something new. a female should go into the white house. it's about time. >> reporter: bernie sanders is reaching for hillary clinton's base, courting voters of color. donna is skeptical that he can change her mind. >> i'm for hillary all the way. so we'll see. he'd have to sweep me off my feet. tell me something that i haven't heard before. >> hillary clinton was campaigning in her home county disrupted by some sanders supporters.

donald trump scrambling over an uproar over abortion. >>> hillary clinton loses her temper today. what caused this flash of anger caught on came. >>> tornado outbreak. tearing across the south, new warnings tonight for 34 million in the path. >>> secret tape scandal engulfing alabama's governor refusing to resign under threats of impeachment amid allegations of affair with a top aide. >>> and fighting for equal pay. american soccer stars launch a turf war over wages. why are they paid four times less than the

. >>> donald trump here in washington today to meet with his foreign policy team, but his day also included a surprise stop at the headquarters of the republican national committee. a source with the rnc told nbc news that the agenda included party unity and other subjects. that meeting comes as trump is facing new stres with women voters. >> an nbc news poll conducted

donald trump. and i have 2 and a half million more votes than bernie sanders. >> reporter: for both candidates, new york would be a political and personal victory. clinton represented the state for eight years as a u.s. senator and has lived in chappaqua for nearly two decades. sanders was born and raised in brooklyn and needs a lead to cut in to clinton's big lead in delegates. when new yorkers go to the polls in just a few weeks there will that's the second highest number of any state other than california. the sanders rally set to start at 7:00. rob nelson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> as we continue with eyewitness news at 6:00 on this thursday night, some teenagers in our area accused of passing very expensive counterfeit bills. and getting central park ready for warmer weather. what does it take to mow all those hundreds of acres of lawn? >> 15 acres, looking great. supposed to open this weekend weather permitting. we're really warm to end march here. fourth warmest march on record. we're a

." >>> donald trump was in washington for a surprise meeting with gop leaders. trump tweeted the meeting was nice and is looking forward to bringing the party together. that is a tough task since the republican frontrunner is taking heat on both sides because of his comments on abortion. he said that if abortion is banned women who have abortions should be punished. meanwhile, ted cruz is fundraising in california while his wife appeared with supporter, carly fiorina. i've always taken on the status quo. in harrisburg, they didn't like it when i stopped their perks and pushed for reform. as head of pennsylvania's third-largest county, i cut out wall street middlemen to protect pensions, stood up for marriage equality and protected our environment. now i'm fighting for criminal justice reform. i'm proud to be backed by president obama and people who care about our families. i'm josh shapiro. i'll be an attorney general who always fights for you. >>> villanova in houston getting ready. >> so is oklahoma their opponent on saturday, the big thing about reaching goal

. >>> right now turning our attention to the latest from the campaign trail, donald trump quickly back tracked after his controversial comments about women that get abortions. as weijia jiang reports, that's not stopping the critics from hammering him. >> reporter: donald trump is dodging attacks after saying women should be punished for having abortions if they are made illegal. republican rival ted cruz told a wisconsin radio host that trump is willing to say anything to get elect. >> none nailed's knocks of punishing women is bizarre and something that i strongly disagree. >> reporter: democratic rival hillary clinton said cruz isn't much better. >> these republicans want limited government except when it comes to women's rights. >> reporter: trump is not holding any publ today. he had private meetings with republican leaders and his newly formed foreign policy team in washington. trump has been criticized for some of his comments about foreign affairs. >> he called on nato to be abolished although i can't figure out what his position is today. >> reporter: john kasich is trailing t

>> yeah. >> to punish a woman is beyond comprehension. >> call out donald trump. the outrage should be forth coming. >> and trump and the miss usa contestant. their encounter 11 years ago. >> i remember that. >> how life has turned for miss congeniality. >> the prognosis for me is not good. >>> an

and during his speech he took on rival donald trump. >> it's clear that he is really unprepared to be commander and chief, leader of the free world. and to have a steady hand to try to get the united states back on track. >> kasich says he intends to compete aggressively in pennsylvania, before the april 26th primary. in a surprise move gop front-runner donald trump met privately with the republican national committee this afternoon. that meeting comes just a day after trump faced criticism for saying that if abortion were to become illegal, he would advocate some form of punishment for women who receive abortions. earlier this week trump said he feels he's no longer bound to the pledge he made to the party to support the gop nominee. >> ted cruz will appear on pennsylvania's primary ballot after winning a case in the state supreme court that challenged his citizenship. the court upheld the judge's decision to dismiss the case. a pittsburgh man argued that cruz is not eligible to run because he was born in canada. >>> democratic candidate bernie sanders rallied this morning in pittsbu

now, where presidential hopeful donald trump is in damage massivemode, drawing criticism for talking about punishing women for having an abortion. he now says that he misspoke, and that he is pro-life, with exceptions. reporter: no stranger to controversy, donald trump has stirreup a hornet's nest with his latest comments about abortion. during a town hall meeting in wisconsin, he was asked to state his views on the sensitive subject. is, there the answer has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? mr. trump: there has to be. >> 10 years? mr. trump: i don't know. i do take positions on every thing else. it is a very competent in position. catherine: abortion is a divisive issue in the u.s., and most conservatives have pro-life positions. but the idea of punishing women for having the procedure drew angry criticism from all sides. democrat candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders were both quick to condemn the comments. what.com said today was outrageous and dangerous. you know, i am constantly taken aback at the kinds of things that he advocates for. senator sanders: it

i'm not endorsing donald trump. i'm not encouraging anybody to vote for donald trump. i don't want it to be donald trump. you knowed a snippet of the press conference, the speech i gave in september, it went longer than that. i got some of the harshest rhetoric. i not one of these changing my tune. >> would you serve in a donald trump administration if he asked you? you said you're curious to see, is there any scenario you would be serving under president trump? >> he's not going to ask me after everything i've said. i don't want a job in the next administration period. >> you would not return that phone call? >> i don't -- i made it very clear, i don't have respect for him as a conservative. i don't like his policies. i don't like his demeanor. he's not calling me. that's an easy thing to say. that's clearly -- i'm not looking for a job in the next administration. i'm worried about ply country. i am very, very interested there being ai constitution supporting of the supreme court. i think chances of donald trump doing that aren't great. the chances of hillary clinton

here's the thing about donald trump. his greatest asset up to this point with primary voters has been his ability orness to speak his mind. that could become one of his greatest liabilities heading into the general. >> he also said, donald trump, he didn't rule out the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons in europe if necessary. maybe to fight isis or whatever. that prompted the ohio governor john kasich today to really slam him saying he would not have confidence with his finger, with trump's finger on the nuclear button as commander in chief. he really came out swinging. >> he did. the top five list of reasons why donald trump should not be president. you have kasich here really trying to position himself as the kind of republican candidate the republican establishment has always known and loved. he is a hawk. he favors a no-fly zone in syria. he wants troops on the ground as well. he's trying to, i think, really carve out a line and a path in this campaign. differentiating himself from ted cruz who is much mo

not good news for donald trump your >> pro-life groups coming against donald trump. >> is donald trump does not ultimately win the republican nomination, he will look at this week as when the bottom started to drop out. on,: while this is going trump was in washington, d.c., and for the first time, with his recently unveiled foreign-policy advisers. he is not scheduled to be back in this state until saturday when he has two events. we will go wide and deep on the topic -- let's start with a 30,000 foot view. is is a different kind of crisis that what he is faced before? mark: look, he may not win the primary here, and a polling suggests he won't, but he has a stronghold on the nomination to get to a majority or near majority. i will say if you graze -- graze at the media buffet nationally and wisconsin, you see the information flow has been horrible. we saw a sampling of it there. most of the things have been negative, and not the kind of negative that will rally supporters. it is stuff his supporters might tolerate, but it is rallying and giving tolerance to those who want to stop tru

it has been a busy day for donald trump in washington, d.c. it started out earlier in the day with him taking meetings with his foreign policy team, his advisors, that he unveiled just a couple of weeks ago. he met with that group. he also rolled out the house leadership committee that will help him bridge ties between himself, his campaign and the folks in washington, announcing duncan hunter, jr., chris collins, first two lawmakers to endorse him as part of that committee. as all of that was going on in d.c., north of him in new york was john kasich earlier today and kasich was trying to make the argument not only can't trump be the republican standard-bearer, but kasich said he is not fit to be the commander-in-chief. take a listen. >> it appears as though when he does these events and people press him, he becomes unmoored. and then has to spend a lot of time figuring out to correct all the mistakes that he made. i have to tell you as commander-in-chief and leader of the free world, you don't get do overs. you need to be able to get it righ

vouching for ted. >> i know we are already starting to unify the party. >> reporter: donald trump in d.c. today for party meetings is dividing the party by gender. just 24% of women backed him in this week's poll in wisconsin where his super pac is running this ad. >> sure i get some grief when i say i'm voting for donald trump but i want to protect my family. >> reporter: trump retweeted this photo of heidi cruz, and walked back his call for punishing women who have illegal abortions. >> every other time he opens his mouth, it's something derogatory towards women. >> he's constantly portraying women as interior. >> reporter: the woman leading the democratic race today. >> donald trump is showing us exactly who he is and we should believe him. >> reporter: polls show hillary clinton could lose to bernie >> a t lot has changed in 11 months. >> reporter: the sanders' campaign still has a mathematical shot at the nomination. >> it is a very uphill battle but they are convinced there is a path for him. >> reporter: donald trump is confident despite his problems. donald trump retracted hi

first up, donald trump says he's never done drugs. how does he feel about making pot legal in america? >> i think that as far as drug legalization, we talk about marijuana, in terms of medical, i think i am basically for that. i've heard some wonderful things in terms of medical. i'm watching colorado very carefully, see what's happening out there. i'm getting some very negative reports, some okay reports. but i'm getting some very negative reports coming out of colorado as to what's happening. we'll see what happens. >> what do you say? >> i don't know. after this campaign, we're all going to need to get high. we can get high together. we're going to the mountains. i'll buy a -- i don't know. i don't know what to buy. you know what? the problem with pot. i'm for legalization. medical marijuana to me is irrelevant. i don't think you need it to legalize it. the problem with pot is not if but when. you have to achieve something in life before you smoke. it is like a martini. a martini after a hard day's work. if you start smoking pot be

tonight, donald trump continues to get slammed for the statements. some of the criticism from conservatives. there was a demonstration from a fairly large group of people. they held the demonstration right across the street from one >> it's clear he hasn't thought very deeply about this issue. >> reporter: mallory is with susan b. anthony list in washington, d.c. >> there has to be a form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> has to be some form. >> most mainstream pro life activists and politicians strongly disagree with trump. they have, instead, supported punishment for doctors and clinics who provide abortions. >> it's never been the position that women should be punished for undergoing an abortion. >> reporter: after getting pummelled with criticism, his campaign released a statement reversing his position. it says in part that if abortion would become illegal, the doctor responsible, not the woman. his national campaign spokesperson is doing damage control. >> the simple misspeak. it should have been the physician should have been punished, not t

trump. >> on the day before the florida primary, which he won. >> real quotes from donald trump. >> this advert started airing across the state. >> bimbo, dog. >> one analyst says the front runner is creating massive problems for himself. >> it is a problem for him among women, it is a problem for him among pro-life women it is a problem for him because of his kind of lack of understanding on and issue, but also his sort of continuing this narrative that he doesn't see women in a poz t light donald trump has managed to overcome other issues like this, this time the damage may be longer lasting and have a bigger impact if he wins the republican nomination allen fisher al jazeera all eyes will now be turning to new york. joining us live from there, kristen let's start off with the democratic side of things how important is this primary to bernie sanders? >> well, it is going to be crucial for bernie sanders and i am standing outside of a rally that is scheduled to get underway in an hour and a half, if you notice there's people lines up around the block. new york is going to be crucia

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. >> i get grief when i say i'm voting for donald trump. but i want to protect my family. paris, san bernardino, brussels, i want a president that will keep us safe. we need to control our borders and stop letting in dangerous people. trump will do that and ted cruz, he wanted to let in more syrian refugees and give amnesty to illegal immigrants. >> for more on what's going on in wisconsin republican politics joined by the conservative gate keeper 0 of wisconsin radio,