. >> race to be the nominee is getting messy, donald trump has only andnd support, ted cruz and marco rubio have the republican establishment supportha and don't cut out john kasich, in august, delegates count. >> be watching history unfold with overhead at kardashians candidate. >> was outlining how can changing the convention could be in july, he says the race with so many candidates as hundreds of delegatesth and we could all stake a claim to the nominationd has not happened in either party commissions with lots of wheeling and dealing behind-the-scenes in the future. >> you have establishment figures, officials, republicans as well as major donors are now going to try a last ditch effort to stop donald trump and that could mean all hell breaking loose and cleveland. >> they have contingency plans for many scenarios including a convention that would run longer but many do not think it will they say theyeyma so-called backroom dealing that many think that the convention is occurring now. >> says republicans who do not want trump are considering trying to clear out races to show that

donald trump stumps in south florida , while marco rubio hopes his home state delivers him a much-needed victory. >>> two women injured when a boat once a ground. will tell you what officers believe played a role. it is march 14, thank you for being here with us this morning. >> good morning, right now we're taking the life you from our this campaign camera in miami. it will remain dark for a little longer, because of the fact that we had time change this past weekend. the sun will rise at 7:32 am. we are waking up to mount a muggy out there and visibility is down because apache dense fog -- of patchy dense fog in places. we have plenty of moisture as well as the winds lightning up. we are seeing a boundary just to our north. there could be a couple spotty showers this afternoon. look at these highs, it is almost going to be summerlike steamy around here. we will have the rest of your forecast ahead. waistcoat a check of your traffic. >>> for those of you driving on south of open park boulevard. take a, you are seeing the right lanes are blocked off. what we're hearing from highway patro

donald trump very big and john sich got in on the act. clinton regaining momentum after last week's surprise loss in michigan. >> trump gaining in delegates bu stopped from a full sweep by kasich inohio. clinton winning a close contest in illinois, plus ohio, florida and north carolina. >> kasich with that hugely important victory in his home state of ohio. trump and cruz qere locked in a nail biter overnight in missouri. and taking a closer look at that big win there, in ohio, t t voters there giving a ten-point victory to their governor and likely insuring another fight in thth buckeye state at the convention this summer. >> donald trump's big victory in florida came at the expense of senator marco rubio who had to win his home state in order to stay in the race. >>>>bviously that did not

fÉlix: donald trump hizo varios actos. hubo momentos de tensiÓn cuando motivó acciÓn de la presencia de servicio secreto para protegerlo. claudio nos hace un balance de la actividad polÍtica. claudia: esta noche en kansas volviÓ a desatarse el caos en campaÑa de donald trump. manifestantes fueron expulsados. horas antes un manifestante en otro lugar intentÓ romper el cerco de seguridad y el precandidato republicano fue rÁpidamente protegido por el servicio secreto. todo esto despuÉs de que anoche un evento de trump en chicago fue cancelado por actos de violencia. ocasionÓ una pelea en las calles que dejÓ cinco arrestos. hoy trump ridiculizÓ a los manifestantes. regresa a tu casa con tu mamÁ, le dijo uno de ellos. en un momento culpÓ a sanders por el caos. son simpatizantes de sanders dijo. mientras esto ocurrÍa a sus rivales republicanos daban otro tipo de meetings mÁs calmados. no apoyarÁn a donald trump si se convierte nominado del partido republicano. dijo que a motivado simpatizantes a contestar agresi

pam bondi also weighed in on this supporting donald trump. donald trump is -- expecting that he will win florida. florida. we spoke to one of his supporters and she explained to >> in his idea, what he is talking about is that we will get more work there. , more ability to make money. reporter: that woman was from estonia. we also just spoke to a man that was from poland. a lot of people have said that they are struggling but we did speak to to immigrants that are supporting him. his speech is supposed to begin at 9:00 tonight. we expect to hear from trump. meredith: for special commitment, it begins at 8:00 and continues until catch the election special on wesh 2 starting at 10:00. also make sure you download the free wesh 2 mobile app so can keep up with the results as they come in. meredith: two people are dead following a wrong way crash early this morning. it happened in orange county on i-4 near universal studios and troopers say the driver who is responsible for the crash had a bottle of booze next to him. wesh 2' s matt grant has lear

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. >> donald trump lacks the temperament to be president. >> i back mitt romney. you see how loyal he is. >> he's begging for my endorsement. i could have said mitt, drop to your knees. >> the third grade thre

the polls margin of error is 4.8%. >>> donald trump target marco rubio during a rally last night. he urged the crowd to vote in florida when were take all primary.>>reporter: it was about as presidential as you could get, hopefuls, billionaire is this man donald trump arriving at his rally on the chopper. two days before the primary, he urged the crowd to vote, even though he is ahead in the polls. folks. nobody is going to tell us what to do. i am working for you, and for you, and for you.>> this country is very social. i came from cuba in 1961 link from a communist -- fleeing from a communist. obama is a socialist. >> she will see that the schools again are clean, well educated, all safe places, i love the women. i win with women, i win with men, we win with the military . we win with young, we win with old, we win with highly educated and we win with less than highly educated. >>reporter: there were the disruptors, one woman escorted out early. this man toward the end. one woman even fainted. >> he is brainwashing this people are delusional. they don't want a dictatorship, but

i know people are blaming donald trump a lot, donald trump did not cause this 200 people to comment who wanted to make trouble, that was their choice. i also saw a television the black man who grabbed the microphone and do not let it go as the police were trying to get him off the stage. i think our democracy is suffering by some of the things like the black lives matter who are calling for death to police and want to go in a disrupting key people from hearing the candidates. what is your thinking on that? >> host: doors, is danl trump your candidate right now? >> caller: not right now. >> host: who is your candidate? spee3 i would like to hear candidates and what they have to say. if people want to go hear them. i think it is wrong for people to massively try to keep people from going in and hearing them or who shout them down. if they don't agree, let them protest outside. but to infiltrate and cause it for the people who want to be involved, i i don't think it is a democracy in action. >> host: thank you ma'am. >> guest: most americans actually prefer independents and members of thei

goodnight. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> donald trump's rivals brands him a phoney an a fraud. the republican front runner faces a barrage of attacks in a vicious debate. you're watching the world news on al jazeera. coming up on the next half hour. 99 allegations of sexual abuse against peacekeepers, international police and u.n. staff in ten different countries. iran accuses gulf states of undermining lebanon's stability by supporting

he trumps donald trump by just two percentage points. that's about one of just a few he picks up half of the 14 states up for grabs. you see those states in red here. senator ted cruz gets four -- texas, oklahoma, colorado and alaska.. marco rubio took minnesota. governor john kasich, and doctor ben carson have yet to win a single state. another sweep in the democratic race. hillary clinton takes seven of 11 states. bernie sanders gets four. north dakota and wyoming are still technically up in the air because their voting process continues into next month. saving for college is going to get a little easier for some select des moines students today... later this morning, the university of iowa is rolling out a new scholarship program that will reward students for completing specific tasks. channel 13's josh nguyen joins us live this morning from east high school, where they will hold a press conference to announce the program. josh, what can you tell us about the college readiness incentive called raise.me rasie.me is program being introd

. >> reporter: lieu volunteers for donald trump's campaign. he went to the library to show his support. >> i wanted to get there first signs. >> reporter: he placed 18 trump boulevard. >> and i was putting my candidate, waving signs, and then it happened. >> reporter: two men battered lou and stole from him. >> they started pulling out my trump signs. them and when that happened, one of them body slammed me to the ground, just bam, and there i am on the ground, and they continued to pull my signs. >> reporter: 66-year-old lou told deputies that the two suspects continued to laugh at him as he struggled to get back on his feet. >> i got up as quickly as i could, and when that happened i sprain some muscles and my leg -- i was on the sidewalk, and that's when i lose my hands, and they continued to pull my signs. >> reporter: lou says the suspects ran away then hopped into a car. one of his friends was able to take a picture of the license plate. deputies say the hispanic suspects are between 18 to 22-years-old. one was wearing a purple orlando c

can any republican catch up to donald trump at this point?

he suffered a major defeat-- losing in his home state to front-runner donald trump. their homestate since 1960. not long after-- he thanked supporters for all their hard work. "while it is not god's plan that i be president in 2016 or maybe ever, and while today my campaign is suspended, the fact that i've even come this far is evidence of how special america truly is." we'll have much more on last night's primary results, and the remaining candidates, coming up in just a few minutes. breaking right now-- a university of virginia student-- arrested in north korea, has been sentenced to 15 years in a hard labor camp. 21-year-old otto warmbier was convicted and sentenced after a one-hour trial in north korea's supreme court. he was charged with subversion for trying to steal a propaganda banner while visiting north korea in january. during a tearful statement before his trial-- warmbier says he was paid to steal the banner, and only accepted because of severe financial difficulties. there is more ahead on this early edition of good morning washington. we continue to fo

donald trump leads the delegate count in the gop race. he leads in north carolina and hillary clinton's lead is sanders has a narrow lead in illinois.>>> the campaign trail is heating up in north carolina ahead of tuesday's primary. we explain how candidates are drawing up support in the tar heel state. >> reporter: while democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders is on the campaign trail voting lifetime. >> reporter: supporters marched through downtown raleigh on saturday afternoon. the sanders campaign will host another rally monday afternoon in charlotte. this competition, hillary clinton, will also be in the city on monday. her husband, president bill clinton, spent sunday in nashville and winston-salem and will be in greenville on monday. their daughter chelsea discussed education and raleigh sunday. >> i hope that is what will really matter to voters here in north carolina and around the and also what she has done. >>i would rather run against hillary to be honest with you. >> reporter: donald trump is in the midwest where he sp

felix:habla el joven que subiÓ a la tarima de donald trump. esta noche los dos precandidatos demÓcratas seÑalaron a trump como responsable del tono violento que estÁ tomando la campaÑa. en los cinco estados del prÓximo super martes podrÍan quedar definidas los candidatos republicanos y demÓcratas. les tendremos todos los detalles de el sÚper clÁsico del fÚtbol mexicano que se disputÓ esta noche en jalisco. aranza: buenas noches y bienvenidos a noticiero univisiÓn. comenzamos con la violencia que caracteriza la campaÑa de donald trump. tanto los rivales republicanos como demÓcratas y los observadores independientes, reportera: con protestas a las calles y la exclusiÓn de decenas de personas. donald trump regresÓ a illinois luego de cancelar el viernes en chicago. trump acusÓ a sanders de estar detrÁs de las protestas. pero sanders negÓ que su campaÑa estÉ involucrada y dijo que trump estÁ mintiendo de nuevo. trump tuvo fin de semana violento, el sÁbado casi fue atacado por un manifestante en ohio, tony un joven de 22 aÑo

. >> a former nominee is going after donald trump. an update is ahead. here's howard. >> reporter: chilly out here tonight. the ear muffs this morning, and thankfully the winds are light. i will give the day a 6. clouds increasing this afternoon, and snow in the forecast continue, and it's early friday. i will tell you your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 items. eat well for less. only at my giant. >>> a good thursday morning to you. cold out there, but we will start with sunshine. look to the west, and the clouds are increasing in the ohio valley. they will start to increase here by the middle of the day, thickening up this afternoon in advance of the snow tonight. some areas well south may see more than that. the temperatures this morning, we are

yes, it's another from donald trump. [beekeeper] from bees to business expenses, i'm in charge of it all. so i've been snapping photos of my receipts and keeping track of them in quickbooks. now i'm on top of my expenses, and my bees. best 68,000 employees ever. that's how we own it. john: there has been so much craziness this election season it's hard to pick the worst promise. the panel and i took a score, and this is the worst from donald trump. he will fix our laws so there won't be media criticism. >> i will open up our liable laws so when -- open up or libel laws so when they write terrible stuff we'll sue them like they have never been sued before. john: i kind of like getting sued because i have a lot of money. it's publicity for me. >> you have that in common with donald trump. john: that's right, by the's disgusting. >> getting sued is his hobby. maybe like presidents before he will take up golf. john: he threatened all the time. if you are peer says okay, i can't afford to defend myself. he youd the architect

next week i'll do the whole show on donald trump. there will be so much winning you will be sick of winning. but next, finally some good news. the rare good promises from this political race. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like grandkids equals free tech support. oh, look at you, so great to see you! none of this works. come on in. john: what does a promise mean? if one of those businessmen promised things the way politicians do, they would be jailed for fraud. but politicians are special. they can say anything. it's repulsive what the politicians get away with. impossible promises, most which will be broken. it's good that most are broken, because as we discussed, most are bad ideas. fortunately there were some good promises made this presidential race. here is our countdown of five of the best. number five goes to donald trump. >> we absolutely have to be able to keep the brain power in this country. >> you are abandoning the position on your website. >> i'm change it and softening the position b

you begin with donald trump with a commanding heed. last night at the debate, he played it smart: conserve stifs will vote for him. most of the other polls have donald trump firmly ahead in the sunshine state.wñ senator rrubio just 44 years old. but he will not be the nominee this year. >> in this tush ewe lent era, his calm demeal nor. nvf9 >>> remember, you also have missouri, illinois and north carolina. he probably will win all three of those come next tuesday. having dr. carson this morning endivorce him helps. and then you've just got to continue. he's the only other article r m sh sh. >> no with your r wumpb epg moerk. >> i think this will thv. >> well, nvrkttr 12340e6. >> he was drafted into the race by 18940. but nothing like this. trump has conscious le set up noejd. >>> and hi's a sfe notch non. i don't fully understand how he's doing it. and i think people in the media who think they're going to attack him in traditional ways completely misunderstand how powerful his appearance/xpp the digging deeply for sufficient that's

where does donald trump fall in that? he is the worst rated candidate in all the states last night -- in fact, in every state, i think, in the candidate that sharesmy values. so what is going on here? how can you win when the republicans don't think you share his values? it's because there are two other qualities that trump, no pun intended, and that is brings change to washington and actually tells it like it is. those are his qualities. one exit poll his proposal to ban noncitizen muslims from entering the country supported by 69% of republicans. >> no one talked about this till donald trump. it's like the republican party didn't know what they wanted till trump arrived and started talking about these things. to have two-thirds of them on the same page is remarkable. >> one of the interesting things of the night was a lot of people were talking about chris christie. >> there was that look. we got a shot of it. trending on twitter. >> #freechrischristie. >> was he bored standing behind there or -- >> what was the deal wi

donald trump accused of encouraging violence atis rallies. his campaign manager accused of roughing up a female reporter. >>> the risingeath toll as record floods rage. high-water scues. >>>>rawl on a plane. mayhem as fists fly. shocked passengers with the melee. you won't believe what started it all. >>> ambush horror. five massacd, including a pregnant fire in backyard barbecue. tonight, a manhunt for a pair of cold-blooded killers. >>> why this weekend is especially high risk for heart attacks and strokes. "nightly news" begins right now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. a vicious punch thrown at a protester at a donald trump rally and caught on camera, led to criminal charges being filed against one of his supporters today amid concerns over thehe increasingly hostile environment at many trump events. in recent weeks, trump has fired up crowds by ordering protesters removed in ways that some fear might eneourage violence. but hitting still closer to hom

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. >> stand up for donald trump. [applause] donald trump: get him out of here, get him out. jim: speaking about, trump was dozen times, each shown the door. at one point, a woman fainted, only to be handed flowers donald trump: we have a chance to do something monumental. we are going to start winning again. jim: unscripted, unapologetic, and perhaps nearly unstoppable. donald trump: you are going to be so proud of your president , and you are going to be so proud of your country. i love you all. jim: trump also made a big deal out of the fact that early voting starts across florida today. he had the audience standard -- stand and raise their hands to vote for him before next tuesday. the polls have him comfortably ahead. adrian: outside the arena, long lines formed as some waited hours for the rally to start. protesters were near the entrance as trump fans made their way inside. >> he' s saying what the rest of us are thinking. finally, finally we have somebody. we live in a pc world where people are afraid to speak their mind anymore and finally we have , a voice to stand

. >>> donald trump hold a rally in south florida where he was met by protesters, the event did not get ugly like in recent nights where you see some video of protests at a rally turned violent. news poll shows donald trump is keeping his lead in florida but it also shows a big change for florida senator. marco rubio who is now behind senator. ted cruz here in his home state. a cbs news poll of likely republican primary voters shows trump ahead with 44%, ted cruz is beating marco rubio in florida with 24% and senator. rubio not too far behind at 21%, the poll's margin of error is 4.8%. >>> donald trump targeted florida senator. marco rubio during his campaign rally tonight in boca raton and he urged the crowd of thousands to vote in florida's winner take all primary and cbs4 is live in boca raton with the latest. >> reporter: good evening natalia, we are here in style, the campaign rented an amphitheater, he touched unfamiliar topics of emigration, the trade imbalance and the crowd loved it. it was about as presidential as he could get, republican hopeful, billionaire businessman donald

today donald trump did get a win in the islands. nine delegates in this raise. he won the caucuses there in the islands. he is throok reach that 1237 magic number to he is ciewrt gop nomination. he is in the lead right now. donald trump will be here at his marlo go resort later to night. and taking to the podium and hoping to talk about big wins across the five primary states. the polls closing later today

unsurprisingly the name donald trump came up a few times. how much discussion was there with the republicans >> reporter: the republicans will be debating here in miami tomorrow. they asked hillary clinton and bernie sanders if they thought that donald trump was [indistinct] and i think it was how she answered it. >> i think it is un-american. i think what he has promoted is not at all in keeping with american values. i'm going to take every opportunity to criticise him, to raise those issues. i'm not going to engage in the kind of language that he uses. >> reporter: perhaps a pre-sue of a general-- preview of the general election view. the sanders people are not ready to have only hillary clinton engaged with donald trump. that's for sure >>> the battle continues. on the republican side donald trump continues to make his case for the g.o.p. nomination after winning three out of four contests last night. next week he will take two opponents on in their states. he is leading them in most polls. >> reporter: nothing silences criticism like vic

he says, it's donald trump. donald trump is bringing a lot of people out. it should be interesting to see how all that plays out. >> reporter: more cbs news coverage continues with hank covering marco rubio, and hank, a lot of people have been saying it could be marco rubio's last stand tonight. >> he is going to be having a watch party here tonight during the debate. if donald trump is the excitement, marco rubio is the pressure on him to leave the campaign. he's not done well in debates and caucuses. that's how it's set. >> i will be on that ballot on tuesday. i will campaign as long and hard as it takes. >> reporter: in his public utterances, marco rubio is all in for an all-out campaign no matter what the poll numbers are. >> polls are polls. >> reporter: due to poor showing, out of character attacks during debates, rubio finds himself, according to polls, behind almost two to one. there is mounting pressure to withdraw for the senator. fellow senator and cuban american ted cruz to unite the party against donald trump. tricks. if anyone calls you and te

he hopes that it'll help them to continue his bid for the white house.e >> with donald trump . lou maglio joins us with the latest from the trunk campaign. >> as a result of the ohio race so close setlt last two days that he can to squeeze out a victory ic like this rally at the airport last night and vmm a last-ditch attempt to make some noise that sounded as a democratic stronghold stronghold but trouble they seek appeal to crossover voters to vote for him b i asked him some questions after the event and he admitted that winning ohio would be huge. >> winning ohio be so important that these are great and you see the enthusiasm for this crowd in ohio and florida is it over? >> if i win ohio and ohio and florida and it sort of got a big lead, and went to see what tired i guess . about kasich voted in favor of nafta into the businesses out of ohio that was was devastating for ohio canal, this is going to be worsetna visitor car industry and the rest of your steel industrytr most of it is gone already. >> trent mays to win the ad could go to a contested convention asked if he is

to take trump cown. >> donald trump will be an embarrassment to america. >> donald trump could be a disaster. >>> and hillary clinton tonight, and her pivot to the national race. how she would take on trump and the republicans. >> they're now running their campaigns based on insults. will there be record-setting turnout? and scout voercould voters be sending clinton and trump on a collision course this november? abc's powerhouse political team on it all. it's your voice, your vote. "world news tonight" begins now. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us on this super tuesday. and let's get right to it. the single biggest day of voting in the presidential primaries. at this hour, voting still under way. long lines. the stakes enormous. a record turnout is expected tonight. straight to the pictures coming in at this hour from arlington, virginia, lining up at a fire station there. steady turnout at a church in atlanta, the south playing a major role tonight. and in ft. worth, texas, that state possibly pivotal on the republican side. the line snaking out the door. in all,

no jabs were front run her donald trump. the kind that turns off some voters. >> a little bit [ inaudible ] especially come through, you know,. >> reporter: civil is what they called trump afterwards, early voted friday, believed rubio he could pull off a an upset on tuesday. >> if people here in south florida, in miami turn out in big numbers for marco rubio, is he going to win, we've seen tight race. >> but florida international university policy analysts says rubio has an uphill bottle. >> early voting has been in tump trump's favor, absentee voting is in rubio's favor, it will be tough to tell whether he will be able to overcome that deficit, i don't think marco will get there. >> reporter: early voters who brought her son with her, she had to get here early. >> to bet those long lines on election day. >> you think it is going to be busy on election day. >> polling places in miami-dade county voters were getting through in a matter of minutes, the supervisor says 8000 people

next week i'll do the whole show on donald trump. there will be so much winning you will be sick of winning. but next, finally some good news. the rare good promises from this political race. whewhat does it look like?ss, is it becoming a better professor by being a more adventurous student? is it one day giving your daughter the opportunity she deserves? is it finally witnessing all the artistic wonders of the natural world? whatever your definition of success is, helping you pursue it, is ours. t-i-a-a. john: what does a promise mean? if one of those businessmen promised things the way politicians do, they would be jailed for fraud. but politicians are special. they can say anything. it's repulsive what the politicians get away with. impossible promises, most which will be broken. it's good that most are broken, because as we discussed, most are bad ideas. fortunately there were some good promises made this presidential race. here is our countdown of five of the best. number five goes to donald trump. >> we absolutely have to be ab

. >> what do you have to say donald trump? >> you will not ruin my day. >> kasich had plenty to stay. >> donald trump has created a they allowed the supporters and those who seek confrontation, to come together in violence. there's no place for this. there's no place for a national leader to prey on the fears of people who live in our great country >> unlike the previous primaries leading to this, republican primary in ohio and florida, winner take all. if john kasich could win in ohio, that gives him the strength to continue. he's not -- not going to expect to win a lot of primaries. at least it allows them to go to the convention, where donald trump doesn't have enough delegates. in other words, if john kasich loses here, marco rubio loses in fo. the juggernaut may be inevitable. no significant opposition. florida, he may have that projectory with enough delegates with the projection in cleveland. live in barea. >> and tell me what the polls are saying before the election? was it a tie or was someone slightly in the lead? do

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you cannot ignore donald trump. whether he gets to 1237 or not, he will be a major force in the party. either ted cruz and donald trump will find a way to coexist, donald trump will be so close to the finish line that he cannot have either case it for rubio on his ticket, or pick somebody else, or ted cruz could do the same. that is point in time, our best bet is to see how he can be the best ticket he can be to defeat hillary clinton, rather than taking sides in the primary. to do is figure out how i can put in my two cents and make sure a ticket leaves out of cleveland that can compete with hillary clinton. mark: marco rubio says he will win the order primary, is he? mark: i am still confused, i know that you said you should not vote for strategic purposes, but her career is not a stranger. he needs all the help he can get to in the primary and keep his candidacy alive. why wouldn't you and jim bush do everything you can to help him? >> we are where we are for all the reasons i told you. i believe you get involved

ted cruz got more delegates than donald trump. he was enthusiastic and donald trump was low-energy. is is a campaign that does not begin to be over, it has broken all the rules and history so far and i've a feeling it's going to break a few more before it is finished. >> he said he would support any republican candidate other than donald trump. he said flatly, he will not be running for president. town, kicks off tomorrow, bill clinton, 1015 10:15 am at market hall. he will be stopping in greensboro and charlotte.'s speeches will focus on talking points of his wife's campaign and why he believes that she is the best candidate for president.>> hillary clinton will be in the area tonight, march 10, this thursday, no word yet on the location. gop, from runner donald trump is visiting the area on wednesday. he will be in fayetteville. of candidates are taking to the states for early voting. >> duke energy officials say that the problem with a transformer caused the fire. the fire was under way out for 30 minutes before firefighters arrived. no evacuations with the incident was not a thr

those leading the far donald trump and hillary clinton. happening today happening today, president obama is scheduled to meet with bipartisan senators. kentucky senator mitch mcconnell will be among those expected to talk about the process for filling the supreme court vacancy, following the sudden death of antonin scalia. apple has had one success in its fight to keep the government from seeking what it calls "dangerous power." a federal judge in new york has ruled that the justice department cannot force apple to provide the fbi with access to locked iphone data in a routine brooklyn drug case. apple is also attempting to open an iphone used by one of the san bernardino terrorists. today, the fbi director and apple general counsel are scheduled to judiciary committee battle. first living, active duty member of the military's highest honor in four president obama presented the navy seal ed byers yesterday in washington. seal to enter the a hostage. the first to enter, was shot and killed. "my teammate, friend, and brother, nicholas cheque

it's only way to stop donald trump. charlie: but you'd recommend that in order to stop donald trump. >> i can't believe i would stay yes. charlie: i'm pleased to have all of them on this program. let me begin with you in washington. where the republican party after super tuesday? >> it's in total disarray now. it is driven by -- the establishment is desperate to try to find way to stop donald trump. they don't have an agreed upon strategy. they don't have an agreed upon candidate to do it. their clearly running out of time. they got about two wins to begin to put a stop trump operation into place and i don't think there's any single person or small group that can do it. this is the marketplace of democracy and it's hard to corral that if you're the establishment now. charlie: dan, the new york times said the democrats are falling in line and the republicans are falling apart. >> i don't think it's just the establishment. i don't know what the establishment is at this point. voters, on average 65% of republican primary a

it depends -- obviously donald trump is a new figure on the scene. but in addition to donald trump we had the fact that there were so many canidates who started out in the republican race and a lot of them looked like they were strong contenders. we are in new territory here. >> right now all eyes are on florida. take for any one of these canidates to win our state? we had a poll if hillary clinton was against donald trump he is 35 and he is 30. the big number is 9% undecided. that's a big number out there. >> we are a good ways off from the general election. those numbers will move around. who knows. those two might not even be the ones facing off in the general election. the mystery is how much power does marco rubio have in florida? will he be able to use florida and help those in the republican party terrified about donald trump find a way to deny him the delegates he needs by the time he gets to the nomination? a lot of people have been voting absentee and early in florida. it will be interesting to see if that's a result of the enthusiasm donal

in a response to a question about stopping donald trump, the florida senator says voters here in ohio should vote for john kasich, not him. marco rubio says john kasich is the one with strong support in delegates away from trump. >>> the voter in ohio is motivated by stopping donald trump and comes to the conclusion that john kasich is the only one can beat him and i expect that is the decision. >>> while the other candidates momentum. the gop got another nod. dr. ben carson made it official today after donald trump mentioned it in last night's debate on c c nn saying as contentious as it is they have buried the hatchet. >> it is politics. it is a tough business. i used to think real estate in manhatten is tough. this is tough business this politics. >>> carson is the second former support last week. >>> donald trump is holding a rally at the ix center. democratic front-runner will be here tomorrow. holding an event at the old la vet institutional baptist church and governor john kasich will be at strongsville recreation center for a townhall at one p.m. on sunday. >>> still ahead on

trump. >> donald trump is doing grandstanding. it is close between hillary and bernie. >> i am surprised how close it was for the republican side. also that donald trump swept the south. >> it sounds like voter turnout was strong. if you are keeping track at home, donald trump with 285 delegates, first at 1237 wins the nomination. hillary clinton is still just short of being halfway there. a lot of to be done. many folks telling us they are convinced donald trump versus hillary clinton will be the presidential showdown this fall. back to you inside. jeanette: the race to the white house continues to heat up. presidential dropout, chris christie, who won the presidential primary on twitter. people are commenting on what they viewed as his flat-sounding introduction and that he looked like a hostage standing behind donald trump. chris christie's approval rating is below 30%, something he blames on his presidential campaign. the candidates are looking ahead to this weekend, with caucuses bothnsas, maine, and parties holding primaries

of the lowest moments, donald trump's response to rubio. if hisefer to my hands, hands are small, something else must be small and i guarantee there is no problem. >> megyn kelly press the front runner on trump university. >> the rating from the better business bureau was a d-. a result of complaints. >> it was elevated to an a. >> on immigration, ted cruz repeated mitt romney's assault, demanding truck release transcripts of a conversation with the new york times. >> release the tapes. what are you hiding. >> trump said he was softening his position on visas for high-tech workers despite opposite views on his website. >> you change your tune on so many things and that has people is his score? indicating hep was not something his position on the visa program after all. nowould indent -- end it, exceptions. jummy: coming up, important information if you ride metro tomorrow, what you will need to bring with you this weekend if you want to take a trip. plus, have you watched it, the new house of cards season, when he came online and when the n

a huge win for donald trump. i think florida puts an exclamation point on how much the gop has changed. this is a magazine cover from "time" saying that marco rubio, the republican savior, from just a few years ago. and now donald trump just won his state. and keep in mind, marco rubio last week said, whoever wins the florida primary is going to be the gop nominee. we don't know what's going to happen in ohio, but if ohio doesn't go for trump, where we are in unchartered waters. >> no question about that. we're going to be here as soon as the results are in from ohio. the night begins, though, with big wins for donald trump and hillary clinton in florida.

donald trump didn't do badly but he didn't do brilliantly either. his supporters tend not to care what he says in the debates rather than how he says it and that he says it with force and with passion. they respond to that and they have responded to that. so the fact that ted cruz and marco rubio had good nights and john kasich not so much it only makes tuesday that much more interesting >>> going back to our top story now, marking five years since the earth quake and tsunami in japan. we have the deputy project director from japan. this will take 40 years to get rid of all the toxic waste. it was a game changer. is there anything positive at all out of the events of five years ago. >> yes. today i just join the come memorandum registration-- comemoration service. to join the people. many sad news and then the sad news continues. there are some parts of the fukushima people, creating new life by themselves. also renewable energy in replacement of nuclear energy is booming in japan >>> there were claims not so very long after the tsunami him of corpo

>> i personally don't trust donald trump. with donald trump, you always have to read the fine print. far less on ads than his opponents or the super pacs arrayed against him, content to campaign outside of florida and ride his lead in the polls. >> and you know what they say about men with small hands. >> reporter: as rubio continues to trail in his home state he expressed regret over his crude attacks on trump. it. my wife didn't like it. that's not who i am. >> reporter: cruz is hoping to leap ahead of rubio in florida and this afternoon picked up his first senate endorsement from utah's mike leigh. >> he truly is unstoppable. that's why i think it's time for us to unite behind him. >> reporter: saturday of since tuesday's big wins, trump has suggested he would tone down his rhetoric to appeal to a general election audience but there was controversy over his comments of the muslimfaith. >> i think islam hates us. there's something-- there's something there, there's a tremendous hatred there. >> reporter: as for all that tru

both fell far short from donald trump in all of the other contests. he is will go more and more likely to be the nominee for president of the united states. >> we're in real trouble if he does >> reporter: that is what the republican leaders are afraid of. the results of super tuesday provided them little hope that they could find an alternative candidate in time. the message, america is broken >> i go throughout the world. you go to qatar, you go to so many maces, in china, different places in asia, different places in the middle east. you look at some of the airports that they have, look at the roadways, the transportation systems that they have and the trains. we're like a third world country. >> reporter: both democrats tried to paint a different image of their country. bernie sanders had a strong showing winning four states and because delegates are awarded proportionately, he is far from out of the race. 35 states remain. let me assure you, that we are going to take our fight for economic justice, for social justice, for environmental sanity, fo

two more wins for donald trump and a neck-in-neck race for donald trump in michigan. another night of presidential primaries. >> also, pete bloom and reaction to the big change for this year's cherry blossoms. >> and piles of trash covering the parking lot. and, yes, there is still snow under that mess. we're finding out where this huge mess is going to go as it mets. . >> announcer: news 4 at 11:00 starts now. >> donald trump weathers a storm again and hillary clinton in a big nail biter. >> sitting in for doreen, despite m is adding to his delegate lead again tonight. a win in michigan where they're battling it out for second place. and marco rubio headed for a fourth place fin irn. the latest southern state to back him for the white house. >> bernie sanders in michigan where it is still too close to call. hillary clinton wins big in mississippi, carrying by overwhelming support of african american supporters. >> polls just closed a minute ago in idaho. nbc news is calling it too close to call. >> and the republican caucuses in hawaii are starting right now. we don'