what you think of dr. ben carson. i wrote two days ago, i wrote down the quote exactly, he didn't see a political path forward. he already land ad job as national chair of my faith votes. do you think when he speaks shortly we will hear he is stepping out, kat? >> absolutely. there really isn't a path forward. he has to step out. you know what? i really like ben carson but there is no particular reason he should be president. he has a lot of other things he could be doing and really well. likeable guy. i will miss him. missed him in the last debate. he needs to drop out to let votes go other places. i think he realized that. he must have. >> the sources are telling fox news, as we've been speculating that dr. ben carson is expected to say he is suspending the campaign this afternoon either in his speech at cpac or at the press conference, q&a session afterwards. so, chuck, to kat's point, if dr. ben carson drops out, how does this change the race? >> i don't think it changes it immensely. i think people expected him t

reports from the "washington post" saying a top ben carson aide says that dr. ben carson plans to endorse donald trump. this again to sources close to carson. the former top former aide for carson told fox business that dr. carson himself said he's leaning in that direction, and more information will be coming. want to point out that dr. ben carson will be on with neil cavuto tomorrow on fox news at 4:00 p.m. in the meantime, donald trump explaining how he's going to pay for that wall. >> you don't expect mexico to say, yes, mr. trump, here's a check for 10 million dollars. >> it's not feasible. >> you think the deals will more than compensate for the wall. >> we may tax him, okay, doesn't make any difference. we lose a tremendous amount of money -- trade deficit with mexico, 58 billion dollars a year. people don't know. that the is going to cost 10 billion dollars. that's a trump wall. okay? lou: foreign trade opportunity for america increase u.s. exports. well obviously going to see this tonight. trade, immigration and jobs. i think those are going to be the

just going back for just a second to dr. ben carson, because margaret, mr. trump says he wants to involve dr. ben carson heavily in his education policies, but as far as i know, ben carson isn't an expert in educational policies. he's a neurosurgeon. does that make sense to you? >> no. it would make a lot of sense for ben carson to be a -- the surgeon general of a trump administration or to advise on obama care or how to revise obama care, make it better, transcend it, repeal it. education makes no sense. it's a passion interest. he cares about education. we all care about a lot of issues. if you're putting together a team to run the united states of america, you want to best and the brightest in every field to advise you. now, to be fair, we all know how the campaigns work. as soon as somebody comes in and says they're endorsing, mr. trump is grateful for the endorsement. he's going to say how would you like to help, and if he says education, great, what's donald trump going to say? nope. can't have you there. they're beginning to work together. it's unclea

dr. ben carson the headline endorsing donald trump. dr. carson said a number of things including i have forgiven him in reference to the insults and the barbs back and forth. >> i think both candidates, all the candidates in the race are getting fair share of endorsements. no one has more endorsements than congressman than marco does. every statewide leader here in florida is supporting marco rubio. we have a lot of momentum we have a lot of momentum everyone said marco won last night's debate. we saw polls closing dramatically prior to the debate. that will continue to happen and we're excited for prospects in florida on tuesday. bill: this would seem to support your argument on screen. trump ap38%, rubio at 31. difference of seven points, however, in our poll that came out the day before trump had 43, rubio, 20. that is a difference of 23 point, alex. you can do the math. average them together. but it is clear you trail in your home state. as it stands right now, that would be a do-or-die, correct? >> there is no doubt the polls have bee

ben carson. carson of course is a political outsider, somebody who has not run for office ever in his career and he is endorsing donald trump, a political outsider, somebody who has never run for office in his career. however, as you also remember things got pretty heated back in november between trump and carson, really one-sided as trump went on the attack of coarse son as carson started rising in the polls, especially not only nationally but also in iowa as well. he went after whether carson, he went after carson's faith. went after his storyline as a child. reason at one point compared him to a child molester. this was the quote at the time. i'm quoting here. if you're a child molester, there is no cure. they can't stop you. path owe logical, there is no cure. carson he said was pathological. now you have four months later endorsement for donald trump from ben carson. he called trump a very intellectual man who cares deeply about america. he called him cerebral as well. there was a moment tha

i just want to introduce dr. ben carson, special, special person, special man. thank you very much. >> this whole process getting involved in the political process was something that i never particularly intended to do. but, you know, i listened to the people. it continues to be about the people. it's not about the republican party or the democratic party. it's about the people of america. and what i have been seeing recently is political operatives and parties once again trying to assert themselves and thwart the will of the people. i thought that was a dangerous place to be right now. i want the voice of the people to be heard, the political process to play out in the way that it should play out and i think the republican party will be very wise not to adopt let's stop this guy and promote this guy policy but rather think about what are the things that will be helpful for america? right now we're in a process of going off the deep end. we're going off the cliff for fiscal lly irresponsible. we're a house dedivided. it cannot stab. we're failing to take a leade

this morning dr. ben carson is expected to endorse donald trump here in the town of palm beach. this happened just -- the news broke minutes before the candidates faced off in a debate last night at the university of miami. friday morning's big announcement in palm beach prevwed at the debate hall thursday night. >> i was with dr. ben carson today, who is endorsing me by >> reporter: the race for the white house taking center stage in south florida. the four remaining republican contenders facinin off at the university of miami last night. to get heated the candidates staying away from personal attacks. >> i cannot believe how civil it's been up here. >> reporter: instead donald trump, marco rubio, ted cruz and john kasich focused on immigration, islam and of course on u.s. relations with cuba. >> there are now hundreds of millions of dollars that will flow to the castro regime and allow them to become set permanent and in stone. >> we shouldn't be allowing billions to go to nations that hate us. >> you need to support your friends. you need to hold your enemies out here, and yo

ben carson announced that he took was endorsing trump. >> it's not about me. it's not about mr. trump. it's about america and this is what we have to be thinking about. i have found in talking with him that, you know, there's a lot more alignment philosophically and spiritually than i ever thought that there was. >> carson's announcement coming a week after he suspended his own campaign and could give trump a leg up with evangelicals who heavily supported the retired neurosurgeon. michael shure is live in miami. how significant this endorsement for trump going into next week's primaries? >> it is very important. you heard the word spiritually come out of ben carson's mouth. that's exact lip the message donald trump wants voters to hear, evangelical voters. voters in florida, he wants them to hear he is ok spiritually. when you sling as much mulled as he has over the course of this campaign, it's very tough to undo that. these are tweets he sent over the course of this campaign, ben carson said in his own book that he has a pathological torture, wanting to hit his mother on the h

appreciate it, dr. ben carson, appreciate it. >> thank you. lou: be sure to vote in our poll tonight -- we're just having fun -- we're just asking! but we do want to hear from you. cast your vote on twitter. a driver in canada, let's go to the video, you got to admire that setup. a driver in canada proving just because you can afford a fancy sports car doesn't necessarily mean you should be driving one. whoa! the driver, you see there, is having more -- that is a fancy car. what's he got going now? what is that? a tire? he took off full speed and fish tailed almost immediately, which takes a certain amount of -- well, whatever. car continued to swerve down the road over the median before losing that tire. we're not going to tell you the driver's name. there's no point in that. but porsche, i understand, is asking him to return the car. >>> up next, billionaire investor wilbur ross previously backed jeb bush for president. he's my guest next, and he says republicans should now get on the trump train! wilbur ross joins me. we're going to talk po

ben carson will work together. >> with dr. ben carson today, who is endorsing me, by the >> [ applause ] >> we spoke for over an hour on education. trump will once again have the spotlight later on this morning at 9:00, a news conference at mario lago resort in palm beach and that is when dr. ben carson coral gables, ted scouts and, cbs4 this morning. >> after the debate david senokot up with donald trump who said that he thought he did really well. >> folks say that i won the debate but i thought it was an elegant debate and it was not so much in citing. >> as we heard, he mentioned to donald trump will be endorsed by ben carson and a donald trump said that they had discussed education and how to improve schools. cavity to endorse a competitor carly fiorina is backing ted cruz. >>> endorsing senator cruise is senator mike lee of utah, making the announcement yesterday afternoon before the g.o.p debate, saying that it was time to unite behind the candidates best position in his you to catch donald trump it is the first endorse

this is from dr. ben carson. he says many people fight for change in d.c., donald trump is a leader with an outsider's perspective and the vision, guts and energy to get it done. dr. ben carson just putting that up. we're expecting that endorsement press conference momentarily. we are going to go back and check in with katy tur since this could be starting any minute now. you see all eyes on those doors. katy tur, you were talk about this just a minute ago. donald trump obviously had some very harsh words to say about -- well, about everybody, but about ben carson during this campaign. does this say anything, are we seeing a new side of donald trump in how he plans to try to bring his former opponents together if he is able to win this nomination? >> reporter: i think that potentially and i think we are about to see them come in here in any moment now. potentially yes to your question, steve, but i think that what we're seeing on the campaign trail and what he have with seen with donald trump is that his immediat

who gets that dr. ben carson? let's say he doesn't point people in the specific direction, where does that support go? that could make the difference in a lot of upcoming states. >> if you look at the make up of the voters and the ideological messaging throughout the campaign you would imagine that ted cruz and donald trump would be in battle for the carson votes. they might each get some of them. but, listen, donald trump seems to benefit when people have been dropping out right now. that's not what we thought was going to happen. he does collect some of the vote that is left behind when people leave the race. i would expect him to continue to collect some of the vote. >> remember, we had a lot of talk earlier in the campaign about lanes. the establishment lane and the evangelical lane. there are no lanes. there never were any lanes. carson was perceived to be in the evangelical lane but his vote has been spread out and mostly go to trump. most of all the votes. >> speaking of lanes, i would love to know what ana

ben carson today, who is endorsing me, by the way, tomorrow morning, and he is -- we were talking. we spoke for over an hour on education. he has such a great handle on it. he wants competitive schools and a lot of different things that are terrific, including charter schools that the unions are fighting like crazy. but charter schools work and work very well. there are a lot of things. i'm going to have been very involved with education, something that's an expertise of him. >> to clarify, the common core standards were developed by the states. states and localities voluntarily adopt them and they coming up with their own curricula to meet those standards. when you say education by washington, d.c., what do you mean. >> but it's been taken over by the federal government. it was originally supposed to be that way and certainly sounds better that way but it's all been taken over by the bureaucrats in washington and

. >>> stounds like dr. ben carson is getting out of the republican presidential race. he released a statement, saying he does not see a political path forward in light of supered super tuesday a primary results. carson has not won a single state in the presidential race. he said he will make a formal announcement this friday, at the c pack meeting here in washington. >>> and former presidential nominee, mitt romney will make a speech tomorrow. he has been critical of donald trump on twitter and has yet to endorse any of the candidates. texas senator ted cruz three states. but despite winning 10 of the first 15 presidential contests, trump has only got 46% of the

you talked about the two side of dr. ben carson. i think what we are seeing is a candidate evolved into something i'm interested to see what he look like come the general election if he is the nominee. >> one of the things a lot of people who know donald trump like geraldo and others are saying, this is art of the deal 101, if you will. you toss out a 45% barrier tariff against china. you talk about not letting in the 1.7 billion muslims in this country. but people are telling me that love donald trump who don't know him that he says what he means and means what he says. if he gets into office and doesn't fulfill these things, won't he let down all of these people supporting him in. >> sure. but it's all about moving the bar. most people supporting donald trump, i would say 90% of them believe that washington is fundamentally broken. the majority of the country believes washington is fundamentally broken. if he can move the needle. god bless. they will be excited. hearing and seeing some of the foot and from outside his rally. if th

ben carson is going to be endorsing them today, and i look forward to hearing what dr. carson has to say about why he picked donald trump. one of the biggest exchanges asked about his comments earlier this week regarding islam. does he feel that islam hates america, and when that question came, donald trump did not back down, and neither did marco rubio. >> mr. trump, let me start with you. you said "islam hates us." did you mean all 1.6 billion muslims? >> i mean a lot of them. >> donald says what people wish they could say, but presidents cannot say what they want. there's consequences here and around the world. >> you can say what you want and be politically correct if you want. i don't like to be politically correct. i like to solve problems. >> i'm not interested in being politically correct. i'm interested in being correct. >>> that's pretty strong for marco rubio, and he got an applause from that, but you have to wonder going into 4 days away from the primary in our state if it's enough. >> ted cruz was trying to make it a debate between him and donald trump to s

dr. ben carson is so careful with his words. this is really going to become a referendum on the people now that have endorsed trump. first establishment figures to join his cause. we have ben carson, who ran one of the most civil campaigns for the presidency in history. it will not be to them, if donald trump comes off the campaign trail, as expected to do after tomorrow's results, if he can regroup and set a new tone, it will be an extraordinary test for his candidacy. >> stay there. we want to turn to steve, waiting patiently by the board. tomorrow is a huge day. consequential. even a chance the republican nomination could be wrapped up tomorrow. >> five big states, five big contests. a lot of things could happen. look at this, donald trump is the front runner. need 1,237, the magic delegate number. now, he has 460. he's 100 ahead of ted cruz. the good news for donald trump, when you look at this, every single one of the states tomorrow is winnable for him. in the absolute best-case snare be at 750 delegates after tomorrow. ka

that was political stuff. >> dr. ben carson special, special person. special man. >> i have come to know donald trump over the last few years. he is actually a very intelligent man who cares deeply about america. >> dr. ben carson was respected by everybody. everybody wanted his endorsement. >> it's not about me. it's not about mr. trump. it's about america. donald trump talked a lot about making america great. but it's not just talk. he means it. >>1, former 2016 g.o.p. presidential candidate mike huckabee goes "on the record." good evening, sir. >> good evening, greta. a big moment for donald trump and, in fact, i think he would say it was yuge. >> huge! i want to ask you about that first of all i want to ask you about that and ask what your thoughts are as we have been watching live pictures outside the trump event. protesters out there. hard to know the number. estimates of a thousand. peaceful right now but your thoughts about this? >> well, it's america. i love america. i love the fact that people can exercise their freedom of speech. they can di

ben carson has announced he is endorsing the man who repeatedly mocked him earlier in the campaign. >> it's not about me or mr. trump. it's about america. i have found that in talking with him, that, you know, there's a lot more alignment, philosophically and spiritually than i ever thought that there was. >> carson's announcement comes a week after he suspended his campaign. michael shure has more from florida. >>> and donald trump gets the big endorsement from dr. ben carson, the most important part of which was when carson gave him the seal of approval because of his spirituality, saying he is spiritually okay. that's what trump wants evangelical voters to here. the debate, here showed a different side of donald trump. unlike previous debates, thursday's debate in miami featured an intense discussion of the economy, education, and foreign policy. the first question of the night went to governor john kasich on whether his support of trade deals was undermining the middle class. >> my position has always been we want to have free trade, but fair trade, when countries cheat, we need t

there is friction between dr. ben carson and ted cruz. donald trump likes to talk about this out on the campaign trail all the time. he feels like ted cruz was pulling dirty tricks in iowa to bounce ben carson out of this race and that was to the benefit of ted cruz. so it is not i don't think a big surprise to see donald trump and ben carson joining forces. as trudonald trump is picking u this very key endorsement, these are desperate times for marco rubio in florida. but donald trump is all but labeling rubio as another piece of campaign roadkill on his path to nomination. >> they hate him in florida. >> reporter: trump is predicting he'll drive rubio out of the race by trouncing him in his home state. >> little marco would say -- i think he's gone. i think he's gone, but who knows. >> reporter: at a rally where a protester was sucker punched in the face, donald trump brushed off the latest from ted cruz. >> lying ted cruz came up but he said, i'm the only one who can beat donald trump. he doesn't know how to win. >> reporter: the attac

i was with dr. ben carson today who is endorsing me by the way tomorrow morning. he is -- i am going to have ben very much involved in education something that is an expertise of his. >> florida's huge winner take all primary is tuesday. last night's debate was the last one prior to the primary. and a couple of new polls suggest had a truthat trump's l perhaps shrinking. trump 36 percent rubio 27. cruz 19 and kasich 10 percent. it shows trump's lead over rubio just 7 percent. rubio is the home state florida senator and cruz and kasich backing him up. in florida for the republicans 99 delegates are at stake. early vote has been underway. already 1.5 million registered voters have already voted in the democrat and republican primaries. >> thank you, phil. >> the candidates focused on the issues instead of insults. what did the social media world think about the debate? >> here to break it down. clayton morris. >> nice to see you this morning. our show starts on time, but the debate last night there was a lot of controversy. when is it going to start? when is it not

he'll be here this morning with dr. ben carson. carson the second former presidential candidate to endorse donald trump. chris christie was the first. all this coming after several meetings over the past few weeks, culminating with yesterday. and donald trump is coming off of that debate performance last night that was sort of subdued for what donald trump has been in the previous debates. he, of course, was so excited about that announcement of dr. ben carson, he had to let it slip out during last night's debate. >> i was with dr. ben carson the way tomorrow morning. [ applause ] >> we spoke for over an hour on education, and he has such a great handle on it. he wants competitive schools, a lot of different things that are terrific. >> reporter: what i'm interested in seeing is there any kind of positive or negative impact from last night's debate where the candidates were much more calm. you didn't hear lying ted or little marco. almost a million republican votes have been cast between absentee ballots and early voting. that vote

governor john kasich and dr. ben carson coming up empty. and ahead of tomorrow night's big fox debate, the candidates are back out on the trail. >> i am a unifier. i would love to see the republican party and everybody get together and unify. when we unify, there is nobody, nobody that's going to beat us. >> we can nominate a proven conservative who has fought consistently for working men and women and to defend the constitution. >> we don'tle have to wait for somebody to come riding into town okay on some stallion to solve our problems. >> why sit there and talk about each other and tear each other down when we have such important issues to deal with? >> no matter how long it takes. no matter how many states it takes. no matter how many weeks and months it takes, i will campaign as long as it takes and wherever it takes to ensure that i am the next president of the united states. >> and "on the record" has live team coverage. fox news chief white house correspondent he had henry has all the democratic news. but we begin with fox news carl

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dr. ben carson, his first interview since dropping out of the race. let's go "outfront." >> good evening, i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight, show down here in miami in what could be the most critical debate of the democratic race. bernie sanders and hillary clinton are about to face off. 24 hours after sanders pulled off a major upset. that's an understatement. so unexpected the sanders campaign itself was taken by utter surprise. we are going to be going to that debate stage in just a couple of moments here at miami-dade college. senator bernie sanders and hillary clinton are preparing to face off as we speak. you're going to see here on cnn and on univision. in a state where she led by every single poll up to the last minute and now counting down to next tuesday another round of primaries, make or break. 691 delegates will be at stake across florida, ohio, illinois, missouri, and north carolina. clinton holding major leads in north carolina, florida, and ohio. she leads sanders 61% to 34%. ohio even bigger. the polls showing a 30-point lead. 63% to

ben carson he is expected to officially pull out of the race during his speech. craig boswell, cbs news, maryland. >> dr. ben carson will head up a nonpartisan group aimed at getting christian voters to the polls. >> if you need to talk to a lawyer but you are worried about how much it will cost we are on your side. wbtv has partnered with the north carolina bar association again this year to provide you with free legal information. we have this team of licensed attorneys in our studio ready to take your calls. they have been busy and they are anxious to hear from you. the number is 866-616-for all. the hotline will be open until 7:00 p.m. tonya rivens. sponsored by people's bank. as we check in i-77 by wilkinson boulevard things have been quiet on our major roads we have a couple of accidents around ashley road causing problems. allegheny. freedom drive 27 is a great alternate route and also checking around on our mapping system delays starting to build here on wilkinson boulevard. notice it is in both directions and i have information on some problem on billy g

dr. ben carson is so careful with his words. this is really going to become a referendum on the people now that have endorsed trump. chris christie is one of the first establishment figures to join his cause. we have ben carson, who ran one of the most civil campaigns for the presidency in history. it will not be to them, if donald trump comes off the campaign trail, as expected to do after tomorrow's results, if he can regroup and set a new tone, it will be an candidacy. >> stay there. we want to turn to steve, waiting patiently by the board. consequential. even a chance the republican nomination could be wrapped up tomorrow. >> five big states, five big contests. a lot of things could happen. look at this, donald trump is the front runner. need 1,237, the magic delegate number. now, he has 460. he's 100 ahead of ted cruz. the good news for donald trump, when you look at this, every single one of the states tomorrow is winnable for him. in the absolute best-case snare scenario for donald trump, he'll be at 750 delegates after t

there was one casualty after super tuesday, dr. ben carson telling g.o.p. supporters he es no path f fward in his campaign. working hard and i have a lot of respect for him. >>reporter: that was j jn kasich who won zero states on super tuesday. he says he's focusing on michigan and his home state of ohio. former g.o.p. nominee mitt romney is scheduled to speak later today about the state of this presidential race. what he has to say, stay tuned. in the videoport, i'm janine stanwood, local 10 news. >>> local 10 investigates what's being done to curve wrong-way wrecks. that's jt ahead. >>> carnival on the mile and watk for the animals, our own jacey birch will be hosting this event on saturday. a nice breeze in the morning. we'll see 78 degrees for i'll have morett2watu# s4 bt@qop< tt2watu# s4 "a@q_\x tt2watu# s4 bm@qtwt tt4watu# s4 " dztq 0 t tt4watu# s4 " entq @$4 tt4watu# s4 " gzt& y#l tt4watu# s4 " hnt& i- tt4watu# s4 " iztq #dx tt4watu# s4 " jntq 148 tt4watu# s4 " lzt& )yd collision seemed to be a deadly occurrence on south florida roadways. >> more tha

presidential candidate and now donald trump supporter, dr. ben carson, dr. carson, welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> you have been floating around on social media all day long for your rigorous defense of donald trump. some people thought it was interesting that you said trump did not see the question or wasn't warned that the question was coming. at stage of the game, should he have been also more prepared with an answer? >> well, bear in mind, when interviews are done, usually there's a general discussion about what the topics are going to be, and you have a general idea of what you're going to say about them. that's not to say it has to be that way. i don't care, quite frankly. i don't spin. i just tell the truth. so i doesn't matter whether i've been told about it before or not. but that what is generally done, and for people to sit there and act like he should have had an answer for this, remember, even though the abortion issue has been a big issue for decades, very few people have voiced opinions about whether the woman should be punished. so, tha

dr. ben carson. but does this mean he' s ending his presidential run? carson released a statement saying he won' t be attending tonight' s republican debate in detroit and that he doesn' t "see a political path forward in light of last evening' s super tuesday primary results." but tuesday night, carson gave no indication that he was giving up. mr. carson: our nation is in s the point i' ve been trying to get across in these debates. why sit there and talk about each other and tear each other down when we have such important issues to deal with? it' s like talking to a brick wall. mark: carson says he' ll go into more detail tomorrow about the future of his campaign at the conservative political action committee conference in maryland. lisa: new jersey governor chris christie under fire. six newspapers in his home state are asking him to step down as governor. the papers, all owned by gannett, published joint editorials after a monday news conference hosted by the governor. during the conference, governor christe would not comment. the papers wrote they

ben carson. that's right, dr. carson looking to endorse donald trump for president the g.o.p. front runner picks up another deendorsement. and days away from winner take all states that could make or break in election. we'll take you to that podium live. and i'm charles payne in for stuart varney. lee, tell us how big is this? >> and you want the answer to this. >> yes, i do. >> it's huge, it's huge. >> huge. >> i think, you know, we're waiting here and it's not just getting an endorsement, i think we're putting together a cabinet and going one by one, this isn't just about me, look at the people i'm surrounding myself. >> we've got the attorney general and the surgeon general? >> i think that what we're saying. >> and education, too, for ben carson, and in trump's speech. >> he'll bring the evangelicals and bring his grass roots operation and what's going to be interesting is how ben carson and donald trump will talk about policy and where will dr. ben carson weigh in on, on common core and education or further beyond that? >> then of course, there's this idea that last night

ben carson has announced he is endorsing the man who repeatedly mocked him earlier in the campaign. >> it's not about me. it's not about mr. trump. it it's america. i have found in talking with him, that, you know, there's a lot more alignment, philosophically and spiritually than i ever thought there was. >> the announcement comes a week after he suspended his campaign. and could give trump a leg up with evangelicals. michael shure has more from florida. >> reporter: and donald trump gets the big endorsement from dr. ben carson, the most important part of which was when carson gave him the sale of approval because of his spirituality. saying he is spiritually okay. that's what tramp wants evangelical voters to hear. the debate last night showed a different side of donald trump. unlike previous republican debates characterized by personal attacks and discord, thursday's debate in miami featured an intense discussion of the economy, education, and foreign policy. the first question of the nighting went to governor kasick on whether his support of trade deals was undermining the middle

ben carson, and also john kasich was strong, but still the outsider. i think you're right, it's a two-man race, will marco rubio be in the race tuesday? we'll have to wait and see, and everybody is coming out saying my candidate did the best, right here behind us is where it all starts. final sell. >> reporter: yes, it's been interesting to watch. two debates back to back here in miami, and meanwhile jim back to you. >> all right, keith cate and candace mccowan, thank you both so much for that coverage, and we want to know what you think. who did you think won tonight's republican debate? come to www.wfla.com to vote in our online poll. >>> turning now to the democrats, hillary clinton and sanderson are pushing for the support of tampa bay voters, both making stops in the area today, and sanderson held a rally at the fairground tonight. melanie michael is live. >> reporter: yes, it was packed tonight, and supporters were excited about the big win in michigan and today they showed up to feel the bern. he took the stage to a deafening round of applause,

we'll talk live to dr. ben carson. >>> breaking his silence. why has fitness guru richard simmons not been seen or heard from for more than two years? there are odd claims that he's being held against his will in his own home. this morning he opens up in a morning exclusive right here on "today." >>> and concert of a lifetime. they're one of rock's biggest acts, selling out stadiums all over the world, crushing it at the super bowl. and now coldplay is heating up our plaza for a rare late winter concert, today, monday, march 15 14th, 2016. >> this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. no rain. not raining out there. forget the umbrellas. we've got a great concert. >> we are so excited. coldplay is here. how do you follow up a performance at the super bowl? obviously you come to the "today" show plaza. tons of people already getting ready. >> and we hope the weather cooperates. >>> let's begin this morning with that breaking news ove

we will later on fox business continue coverage of dr. ben carson. in the meantime, charles payne, my colleague is here. "making money" starts right now.. charles: breaking news, donald trump kicks the conservative political action conference to the curb. last minute decision to focus on campaigning rubbing many the wrong way including his rival, ted cruz. >> so donald trump is skipping cpac. [booing] >> he was told there were conservatives that were going to be here! [cheers] >> so with us to further drive the stake through the spiritual heart, also dr. ben carson signaling his exist from the presidential race and teasing criteria for endorsement. >> now that i am leaving the campaign trail -- >> no! >> even though i might be leaving the campaign trail. you know, there's a lot of people who love me, they just won't vote for me, but it's okay, it's not a problem. and i'll be involved in a lot different things including my faith votes. charles: joining me caitlyn huey burns, former senator scott brown, gina loudon and gina erickson. jeanne ayou are at

ben carson will work together. >> with dr. ben carson today who's endorsing me by the way [cheering and applause] >> we were talking. we spoke for over an hour on education. >> you heard it'd right there. donald trump will again have the spotlight again tomorrow. what's going to happen is at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, in palm beach, donald trump is having a news conference. that's when he said ben carson will be there to endorse him. live in coral gables, cbs 4 new. >> a lot of inaction the media spin room tonight at the university of miami campus. >> our team coverage moves now to cbs 4 and david what's going on where are you right now? started here. i call this the fun room, not the spin room because it is going to get having. governor nor carlos lopez to come and join us out here. if for moment, why don't you come out here. this is alex with the rubio campaign. it was a pretty good night for you guys. just as an observer, it was definitely for tonight. marco rubio. he was very presidential: he focused on the issues, he made sharp

ben carson will work together. >> with dr. ben carson today tomorrow morning. [cheering and applause] >> we were talking. education. >> you heard it'd right there. donald trump will again have the spotlight again tomorrow. what's going to happen is at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, in palm beach, donald trump is having a news conference. that's when he said ben carson will be there to endorse him. live in coral gables, cbs 4 new. >> a lot of inaction the media spin room tonight at the university of miami campus. >> our team coverage moves now to cbs 4 and david what's going on where are you right now? >> it is really just getting started here. i call this the fun room, not the spin room because it is going to get having. we're expecting the lieutenant governor nor carlos lopez to come and join us out here. if for moment, why don't you come out here. this is alex with the rubio campaign. you guys. just as an observer, it was definitely for tonight. >> it was a great night for marco rubio. focused on the issues, he made sharp contrast on substance and policy from cuba on st

. >> sonni: donald trump was in palm beach today with dr. ben carson by his side. >> bob: dr. carson telling voters there's a side of trump we won't de. >> trump was holding court here in west palm beach, and talking about, there's one donald trump donald trumps. saying all is forgiven and it was just politics, dr. ben carson endorse evidence donald trump despite knaus nasty things being said. >> two different donald trumps, the one you see on the stage and there's the one who is very cerebral, sits there and considers things very carefully. you can have a very good conversation with him. >> once mr. trump took the stage the press wanted to know how many how many donald trumps are there. >> i think there are two donald trumps. the public version and people see that, and i don't know what they see exactly, but it seems to have worked over my lifetime. >> i don't think there are two donald trumps. think there's one donald trump but you have all of this, and you have somebody else that sits and reads and thinks, and i'm a thinker. >> reporter: trump refuses to back down and did a

ben carson. this is all coming ahead of that state's march 15 primary, and after last night's debate the final one before the primaries next week in florida, ohio, illinois, dealt -- north carolina and misery. we expect this to get under way in just a moment. [inaudible] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the dr. ben carson and the next president of the united states, mr. donald trump. [applause] >> well, thank you very much ladies and gentlemen. it's a great honor. last night's debate was fun. it was different. it got a wonderful, do a lot of good feelings in that room and i think it's something frankly that the republican party needed. entity is something very, very special because dr. ben carson was respected by everybody. everybody wanted his endorsement and everybody loves him and truly, truly admires what he's done. his life has been an incredible life. it's been an awe-inspiring life. i just want to tell you that having his support really i think it adds total credence to what i'm try

. >> i was with dr. ben carson who is endorsing me, by the way. >>rerter: that's how the news broke. this endorsement from former presidential hopeful dr. ben carson. it came after trump and the remaining g.o.p. candidates took to the debate stage last night. aa much more camper and civil answer question the voters have seen so far this primary season. take this heated but rather tame back and forth between trump and senator marco rubio looking to keep the side speaking with the controversy surrounding the cuban embassy. >> i would probably have the embassy closed until such time as a really good deal was made and struck by the united states. >> first of all, the embassy, the former consulate is the same building so it can go consulate. i don't know where cuba is going to sue us, but if they sue us in miami, they are going to lose. >>reporter: much tamer thaha we've seen in past presidential debates. the mar-a-lagoest indicate has been turned into the c club. layron livingston, local 20 news. >> you can vote early >>> developing right now, a teen

dr. ben carson is so careful with his words. this is really going to become aum on the people now that have endorsed trump. chris christie is one of the first establishment figures to of the most civil campaigns for the presidency in history. it will not be to them,rump comes off the campaign trail, as expected to do after tomorrow's results, if he can regroup and set a new tone, it will be any test for his candidacy. >> stay there. we want to turn to steve, waiting patiently by the board. tomorrow is a huge day.nsequential. even a chance the republican nomination could be wrapped up tomorrow. >> five big states, five big contests. a lot of things look at this, donald trump is the front runner. need 1,237, the magic delegate number. now, he has 460. he's 100 ahead of the good news for donald trump, when you look at this, every single one of the states tomorrow isin the absolute best-case snare scenario for donald trump, he'll be at 750 delegatestomorrow. kasich would be out of the race rubio out of the race because he beats him

ben carson and former presidential candidate mitt romney. elliott rodriguez has all the details. >> donald trump continues his march to the republican nomination leaving his rivals with a lot of catching up to do as they try to convince voters that they can take down trump. but so far they have had very little success. >> marco rubio cost his ballot with his wife at west city hall the building where he worked as >> i voted for myself what an incredible honor in this place where i started my career. it is an incredible privilege and honor to be able to vote for myself for president. just a few blocks from where i grew up. >> he only one minnesota on june super tuesday, and donald crump claimed seven victories and dismissed rubio's chances. >> i know it was a tough night for marco rubio, he had a tough night. but he works hard, he spent a lot of money, he is a lightweight. >> it was a tough night for dr. ben carson who issued a statement saying i do not see a political path forward in light of last evening's super tuesday primary results. howe

dr. ben carson. he hasn't officially dropped out of the race but made it he told his supporters he does not see a political path forward after super tuesday. carson has 8 delegates. donald trump has 319. >>> experts say in the wake of the san bernardino and paris attacks the race turned to national security. dr. carson struggled to answer basic questions about american allies. he pointed out that we never saw a feistier side to the canidate. >>> an it employee with the state department who helped hillary clinton set up private e-mail has been granted immunity. the fbi has been investigating clinton over classified e-mails on her personal server. he was hired to set up her e- mail. the fbi said he cooperated with the investigation. >>> after spending a year in space astronaut scott kelly is back on u.s. soil. he landed at 2:30 this morning in houston. he was greeted by nasa officials, family member and kelly said it was a team effort that made this mission a success. >> this was not my flight. they ta

if you watch, here is candidate you will not be seeing, dr. ben carson. his campaign confirmed he will not be at tonight's debate and his. ted cruz welcoming carson supporters while marco rubio is looking towards donald trump. rubio already in michigan and >> i'm looking forward to the debate. everyone get together so we can keep this front-runner from winning and destroying the republican party. >> as for the republican front-runner, trump took to social media tweeting ability mitt romney's speech where he's expected to criticize trump. trump calls it another desperate move by the man who should have easily beaten barack obama, his wourds. back to dr. carson, reports indicate that gop officials want him to focus on a different office, snapt tore in florida. the florida seat currently held by his presidential rival, marco ruio up for grabs this year. rubio indicated he will not be seeking re-election. on the democratic side, they're focussing on raising money. the nbc 6 news and weather app is your go-to destination for decision 2016. we're tracking every

ben carson will go head to head in the fox news debate tomorrow night in detroit. the number of new cases among inmates at a wilmington prison is now climbed to 34. that's according to the department of correction officials tonight. even more up mates howard r. young prison being interested for the flu. meanwhile all visits and programs at the prison romaine canceled until further notice. to try limit the spreading of the virus. prison official are screening offender and continue to educate inmates about the importance of getting a flu shot or taking preventive medicine. >> happening right now, much needed pothole repairs. it has been a mild winter but some roads still have been taking a beating as they always do and drivers say it has taken toll on their cars. fox 29's chris oh com is live along the schuylkill expressway. chris, man, it has been a tough road for drivers. >> reporter: i can tell you road and street crews all over our area are trading in their snowplows for pothole repair trucks. i guess you can call a right of spring that pothole season. take a loo

dr. ben carsonment onn opted ou debate. he told reporters that he doesn't see a political path forward. ted cruz may try to go one-on-one with donald trump tonight. cruz is behind trump in the delegate count. the fox news debate starts at 9:00. >>> and a republican not running for the nomination could drop a bomb in the race this morning. mitt romney will speak on the gop race so far in a speech at the university of utah in salt lake city. he is not expected to join in or endorse a candidate. romney has been critical of na to use his influence to blunt the frontrunner. we will go through new concrete policy plans from donald trump plus take a look at the race for the democratic nomination just ahead. tracie potts joins us at 4:45. >>> good morning. after a year in space, astronaut scott kelly is back in houston. this is video of the reunion with his family, including twin brother mark who will play an intricate role in helping nasa compare he, learn what long term effects space has on the body. the most noticeable differenc