(jeanne moos/reporting) "this is not the first time that cruz has been accused of being a twin." opponents joke that cruz is actually the zodiac killer or even...grandpa munster.cruz admits he can't sing, but he calls his wife and serenades her anyway.(sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "i just called to say i love you." michael suggests one of the band's classics could serve as the cruz campaign song, with rival donald trump in mind... (concert) "....to hell with the devil."but for the debatable doppelgangers we suggest....(music video) jeanne moos, cnn, new york. 3 (ad lib) 3 time/temp ...today is awkward moments day ...so share yours on the local12 facebook page ...plus ...one mom gets to work after a scary situation while out on a run ...how her creation is giving women some peace of mind ...ahead at five on good morning cincinnati. break four3 3 it's awkward moments day.so that's what we're talking about on our facebook page ...we want to know your most awkward moment. 3 3 3 3 3 to join the conversation -- just *like* the local 12 page on facebook to share your though

jeanne moos cnn new york. 3 (ad lib) 3 time/temp ...still ahead ... today is barbie day ...so go to the local12 facebook page and let us know your favorite childhood toy.plus ...harry potter may be from england ... but america has some magical history of its own ...and now author j-k rowling is bringing it to light, ahead at five on break four3 today is barbie day ...so on the local12 facebook page, we want to know ...what was your favorite childhood toy? 3 we want you to join the conversation -- just *like* the local 12 page on facebook to share your thoughts. 3 3 (show open) 3 now at five.a big upset in michigan.we'll give you an update on the campaign trail.. after voters in four states choose their favorite candidates. 3 3 plus, an update on a local boy battling d- i- p- g.we'll tell you why he's still "kyler strong!" 3 good morning.we'll get to those top stories in just a moment.but first we want to start with a first check of your forecast.here's

(jeanne moos/cnn correspondent)"so donald donald stand. there is nothing easy about standing by someone who's singing "stand by me" to you." and clapping...(nat sound)"c'mon, put your hands together for mr. trump."clapping in unison is even more challenging. ben carson's hand movements are already under intense scrutiny...(nat sound)"oh stand by me ."by the folks at s-n-l. at one point the donald even sang along, mouthing his own name...(nat sound)"so donald donald stand by me." though maybe this wasn't as uncomfortable as it must have been for hillary to have a hillary imitator serenading make you love me if you don't.."the donald was a good sport...(nat sound)"you used to call me on the cell phone." s-n-l called on him to dance to drake's hotline bling. when it comes to politicians doing their thing, they all dance to the beat....(nat sound)of a different drummer. or make their own beat. jeanne moos, c-n-n(nat sound)new york. 3 time/temp ...still ahead ... today is national sing out loud day ...so go to our facebook page and let us know

nats jeanne moos cnn nats new york it's a picture that on socail media.. we'll show you the eerie image from the cleveland museum of art. plus what do we tell our little boy? how do we explain god to his own son we'll take a look at the biblical drama "the young messiah" next on the x the well known film director chris fox news' michelle pollino has more details... filmmaker chris columbus boasts an impressive resume including mrs doubter... two harry potter & home alone flicks... gremlins and the help and now he's producing the new faith-based film "the young messiah". the biblical drama centers on jesus christ at age 7, returning to nazareth from egypt to discover the truth about his life. columbus says: "forget about it being faith based that's not why i got into it i wanted to tell this story at the same time i knew that this particular story did not exist in scripture it was not in the bible you know jesus isn't dealt with he is born and then i think he's twelve years old when we next see." chris worked with religious experts to make sure the film get

jeanne moos cnn new york. after the break we'll take a look at the guest stars heading to rosewood this season.... gearing up for the second half of its first season... fox news' jonathan hunt says the cast members say the writing and chemistry on set are a mix for future success. take pkg there's no shortage of strong female leads on fox shows like "gotham", "lucifer", "empire", "new girl" and jaina lee ortiz's character on "rosewood", detective annalise villa, a cop who works closely with private pathologist doctor rosewood. ortiz says:"i feel like this is such an incredible journey for villa and you get to see so many different sides to her, i love her range, she gets to kick ass, she gets to be vulnerable, sexy when she wants to, she's very smart, i love it." after a recent break-up with taye jaina shares that things between rosewood and villa may start heating up. ortiz says: "what i can tell you is right now we're developing a very very strong friendship and we're bonding as friends and i'm opening up an

(emma sandham- king, designer) (laugh) "oh horsey treats, carrots"(jeanne moos, cnn) "are they real pockets?"(emma sandham-king, designer) "no, we didn't think he needed to put his hooves in there."the horse suit required 21 and a half square yards of fine harris tweed from scotland. we haven't seen anything this snazzy on a horse since the time scotland's tourist agency commissioned cardigans for a pair of shetland ponies. i myself once dressed in plaid to match an outfit worn by a horse. but this takes horse dressing to another level. (moos standup) "my only quibble is with the ear holes on the cap."not quite up to snuff, a last minute alteration.(emma sandham-king, designer) "we were debating, should the hat go in between his ears or around his ears. and we decided that the ears should go through the hat."the resemble a certain private detective."will you tell her mr.sherlock holmes would like a word with her?and if we could have a word with a talking horse."oh what a fool, a fool i've been you're not a fool, morestead, you're a clothes horse.jeanne moos cnn new york. 3 (ad lib) time/tem

jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> all right. well, thank you for joining us. we'll see you tomorrow live from milwaukee where bernie sanders will join us for a live interview. you'll see that only "outfront" tomorrow. in the meantime, "ac 360" with anderson cooper begins right now. >>> good evening. we begin with breaking news. new details about the man police say is responsible for these terrifying and potentially deadly moments today on capitol hill. some fleeing. others told to shelter in place. larry russell dawson, 66 years old. here he is being taken away on a stretcher. he was already on the radar before today. already known to them before. they say he pulled a gun at a capitol checkpoint and police opened fire seriously wounding him and leaving a bystander with minor injuries. brian todd has been covering the story from the early moments. what do we know about what's going on right now with the suspect's truck? >> yes, anderson. we can tell you this is confirmed to be his vehicle, this silver dodge ram pickup truck. it looks like police are about to to

jeanne moos reports. >> which of the following is not an actual 2016 campaign insult? >> guy like rubio is a baby. >> are you going to cry now? come on cry baby. cry for me. cry over what has become. a school boy fight for the presidency" >> i call him little marco. he is little marco. >> calling me little marco. >> little marco rubio. >> have you seen his hands. like this. little mouth on him. bing, bing, bing. you know what they say about men with small hands. you cannot trust them. >> who starteded this. >> you started it. >> but instead of flinging mud. >> it is rubio. >> the donald swings water bottles showing a dry mouth rubio and throws insults. >> he doesn't sweat because pours are clogged from spray tan he uses he will not make america great but orange. girls. >> plastic. will bitter rival rafing insults. candidates may hate the press but starting to sound like anchor man.. >> you are hair looks stupid. >> he is flying around on hair force one. >> at least rubio and trump are not whacking each other with antennas, yet. jeanne moos,. >> donald trump likes to su

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(jeanne moos/new york) "and though there's a neverending argument over how to pronunce the word, the inventor says it should be jif, not gif, jif as in the peanut butter."i was turned into a gif in a matter of moments.(nats)no one's more and 6-second vines."donald trump just did every emoji face on your phone in 7 seconds."(nats)the c-o-o of a company called giphy, with a hard g, says politicians are getting more savvy.(adam leibsohn/coo, giphy)candidates turning themselves into visual language like shrugging, finger guns, brushing off shoulder like hillary clinton did.her campaign tweeted out a dismissive gesture from the benghazi hearings as a response to what was said at a republican debate. reacting to another gop debate she rubbed her temples.marco rubio became a gif when he desperately grabbed for a bottle of water.then donald trump's imitation of rubio likewise became a gif. but don't expect any context.(nats) the cruz moose ear moment came when he imitated his daughter, reacting to a tv commentator saying it would be a disaster for cruz if trump won texas. (sen. ted cruz/(r)

jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> constance: we love jeanne moos. speaking of hands, wisconsin governor scott walker created a lot of buzz online after posting a photo of his hand on twitter with the caption of the photo, my hand before signing 58 bills into law today. guess what? of course people started posting pictures o o their hands making fun of the governor. then the governor decided to join in on the fun and then he decided to post a picture a few hours later and his response feels like after signing 58 bills into law. i guess that means his hand feels dead. >> kristi: funny politicians. chick-fil-a wants you to put down your cell phone. >> constance: the challenge they are offering families and the prizes you could win after the break. >>> helping you plan your day. meteorologist julie durda only on local 10 news, your weather authority. >>> today we are bringing you an easy family-style spread. mario is making incredible stuffed short ribs. carlos and i are whipping up a the >> kristi: a railroad alert this midday to let you know about. wh

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jeanne moos says they're fighting like children. which of the following is not an actual 2016 campaign insult? presidential candidate "maybe make sure his pants weren't wet." presidential candidate "a guy like rubio's a baby." "what, are you gonna cry now? cmon cry baby cry for me."the answer is c, though the electorate should be crying over what's become. "watch it jerk" "shut up idiot." "moron." "scab eater" a schoolboy fight for the presidency. presidential candidate "i call him little marco, that's what. he's little marco." presidential candidate "he's always calling me little marco." presidential candidate "little marco rubio." presidential candidate "have you seen his hands. they're like this." presidential candidate "little mouth on him bing bing bing bing bing bing." presidential candidate "and you know what they say about men with small hands...you can't trust them." "who started this?" "i don't know. you started it." but instead of flinging mud... water bottles, imitating a dry-mouthed rubio, with a tendency to sweat bulle

jeanne moos tells us how they got her down andnd how the story blew up on social media. >> reporter: a main traffic artery clogged by a sight that couod give someone a heart attack. a naked woman on top of a truck forced the shut down of westbound 290 in houston. >> we are trying to talk her down. >> reporter: the sheriff's department said the woman caused fender-benders when she pulled over. >> she got out of the car and was going toward the 18-wheeler and all of a sudden she started throwing her clothes at the oncoming traffic. >> reporter: she somehow climbed up on the truck and stayed there for over two hours as rescuers tried to figure out ho to get her down without causing her to fall and hurt herself. she waved her arms and laid back as if sun bathing, even mooned onlookers as news choppers circled overhead. >> now to a bizarre traffic tie-up. >> reporter: at one point you can see a rescuer modestly avert his eyes. authorities attributed her behavior to a psychiatric issue possibly drugs or both. >> she was talking about all sorts of things. wall street, the cia, aliens and al

jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> constance: he looks better than some anchors, just saying. i'm not saying who.>> kristi: we're not naming names. >> constance: not at our station. >> kristi: stars of badway hit musical "hamilton" made a trip to the white house. >> constance: it turned into a performance with the president. we show you next. >> kristi: first here is a look at your (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. >> constance: "the bachelor" made his final choice and this moing we heard from ben and his fiancee. if you have not seen it turn down the volume. we have a spoiler alert. n delivered the final rose and an engagement ring to lauren bushnell. they appeared on good morning moment and fill us in on what's next. >> i think the day he did get down on one knee and told me and was totally honest, i think from that day we really just made a commitment to move forward

. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, >> photographers, unsung heroes. thank you, you guys! >> lynn: we're nothing without you. gosh, any more video for my het today? that was tough. >> anchor: all right, we're going to slow things down a bit. with the seat open on the is promising to pick a nominee, so could the next justice come from south florida? >> lynn: and a trying to find out t at happened to a man who vanished in iran, and why he's >> anchor: and the crook never watched. >> phil: good afternoon, the wind still a big issue in south florida. that's roughing up the surf, and looking at the threat of rip currents today and possibly through the end of the week. the entire outlo in a couple you >> lynn: a gunman looking to steal from a cabby, not realizing that he's about to be caught in the act, handing over the cash. >> anchor: but the good news, no e even needed to call 9-1-1. ashley jones explains. >> give me your money, man. give me everything you got, now! i mean now. we can makee this the easy way or the hard way. >> reporter: with a gun in his head and fear in his

. >> and if we could have a word you'u' not a fool, morestead, jeanne moos, new york. >> the moat motion important votes of the primary season are team 7 coverage in the fight for florida. prprident obama weighs in on the race and heaz harsh words. >> and. >>> and fears between the link between football and brain disease. >>> and a high speed crash that ended inside a south florida grocery store. hello and welcome. i'm craig stevensns >> belkeys: i'm belkeys nerey. 7 news continues now at 5:00. >>> this is 7 news at 5:00. >>> > w at 5:00, high steaks in the sunshine state and across the country. >> we have great opportunities to win many of them so we're feeling good the way to beat donald trump sp beat him at the ballot box. >> as voters voice their choice in the mie prayer rivment the out woman co come could bebe major break for some. >> iement only one that could beat trump in florida. >> for the fight in florida. >> belkeys: the count down is on. a live look at the polling station in miami just two hours before polls close here in south hello again everybody. it is winner take all fo

cnn's jeanne moos has the tall tale that's true. >> reporter: if your answer to this -- >> do you wish you could grow taller? >> reporter: -- is yes, you could try growth supplements. >> you're guaranteed to grow taller by two to six inches. >> reporter: or even -- >> the body tracker. you can grow 3.7 centimeters taller. >> reporter: or you could do what commander scott kelly did. go to space for almost a year. >> scott kelly back on mother earth. >> reporter: kelly arrived back after growing about an inch and a half. >> it's a phenomenon called spinal elongation. >> reporter: without gravity compression the vertebrae the space between discs expands slightly and the spine gets longer. the physical impact of space flight on scott kelly is being measured against his twin, former astronaut mark kelly. >> my brother mark -- >> theoretically he'd be a little bit taller than his brother. it actually goes way pretty quickly. so when you get reexposed to gravity as he walks around. >> reporter: he's already back to his old size. sometimes the increase in an astronaut's height even requires na

moos, cnn, new york. >> christine: at the top of the hour, the controversy continues police chief in south carolina. the decision by many officers to walk off the job, and what officials in pageland are doing about it. al? >> al: dry conditions this morning, but much colder with temperatures down in the 20s and 30s, no rain just yet but i'm tracking some precipitation on radar, i'll let you know when it arrives in your neighborhood with the seven day forecast, chris? >> chris: looking good early on, keep an eye on the thursday morning commute as we roll closer to the rush hour. kristen? >> chris: chris, thanks, two people shot in the parking lot of mcdonald in hickory, we respected in the >>> this broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> john: now at 5:00, a contract to build the controversial toll county may end up being cancelled. why state transportation officials are re-evaluating the contract. >> christine: while you were sleeping authorities in hickory releasing new details about a shooting at a mcdonald

sit down and pledge. >> i do solemnly swear -- >> jeanne moos, cnn. >> raise your right hand -- >> new york. >> ah-ha. okay. i know somebody who is laughing off to my right, because he's been watching in his trailer. michael kelly, the actor, who plays doug stanfor on "house of cards." you're laughing, but i know you're crying inside. you've been very outspoken how you're so frustrated, how this wouldn't even fit into your show. >> yeah. who could predict that. i laughed about it for a while. but i think, you know, the american people -- we deserve a leader who is going to operate with proper de corum, knowledge and respect. and i think i'm going to be as pc as i can. >> i know you're a hillary backer. >> yes. >> look, i have to be honest with you. i just had a parent-teacher conference yesterday. and my fifth grader's teacher said my son is calling some other kids "loser." and we have our tv on at home all of the time. i have tried to say these are not the kinds of word you're allowed to use. but it is tough, hard to do. but i'm just so curious about how you guys are digesting this as

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(jeanne moos/new york) "and though there's a neverending argument over how to pronunce the word, the inventor says it should be jif, not gif, jif as in the peanut butter."i was turned into a gif in a matter of moments.(nats)no one's more gif-able than this guy.gifs and 6-second vines."donald trump just did every emoji face on your phone in 7 seconds."(nats)the c-o-o of a company called giphy, with a hard g, says politicians are leibsohn/coo, giphy)candidates turning themselves into visual language like shrugging, finger guns, brushing off shoulder like hillary clinton did.her campaign tweeted out a dismissive gesture from the benghazi hearings as a response to what was said at a republican debate. reacting to another gop debate she rubbed her temples.marco rubio became a gif when he desperately grabbed for a bottle of water.then donald trump's imitation of rubio likewise became a gif. but don't expect any context.(nats) the cruz moose ear moment came when he imitated his daughter, reacting to a tv commentator saying it would be a disaster for cruz if trump won texas. (sen. ted cruz/(

jeanne moos says they're fighting like mean girls. which of the following is not an actual 2016 campaign insult? (marco rubio, (r) trump, (r) presidential candidate) "a guy like rubio's a baby." (a christmas story) "what, are you gonna cry now? cmon cry baby cry for me." the answer is c, though the electorate should be crying become. "watch it jerk" a schoolboy fight for marco, that's what. he's little marco." (marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "he's always calling me little marco." (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "little marco rubio." (marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "and you know what they say about men with small hands...you can't trust them." (the three stooges) "who but instead of flinging mud... the donald is flinging water bottles, imitating a candidate) "and i looked at the puddle on the ground and i said 'what is that, what is it?' (marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "he doesn't sweat cause pores clogged from spray tan he uses" (marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "donald is not gonna mak

jeanne moos has the story for us. >> reporter: they don't have much in common. the lead singer for a heavy metal band and ted cruz. or do they? >> i don't really see the resemblance. >> reporter: but the internet sure does. sir michael sweet, front man for the band striper, surrendered to popular demand and tweeted, i guess my doppleganger is ted cruz? guess i better cancel the stryper tour and campaign. the two do share the same religion. stryper is a heavy metal band. he's now joking about it. >> i am ted cruz and i have very big hands. >> reporter: back in the '80s people miss took him for boy george. >> billy ray cyrus. i get that all the time. never ted cruz. >> reporter: he tends to vote republican but is still undecided. this is not the first time cruz has been accused of being a twin. opponents joke cruz is actually the zodiac killer or even grandpa munster. cruz admits he can't sing but he calls his wife and serenades her anyway. ♪ i just called to say i love you ♪ >> reporter: they could serve as the cruz campaign song, rival donald trump in mind.

jeanne moos with the most memorable. >> reporter: it's happened again. >> not gonna happen. not gonna happen. >> reporter: oh, yes it did. another campaign moment turned into an endless loop. like when the eagle pecked donald trump or bernie sanders -- ♪ >> reporter: danced his way on to "ellen." "the new york times" declared the political gifs are the new sound bites. gif, graphics interchanged format. the animated looping images seconds long. now there's a never-ending argument over how to pronounce the word. the inventor says it's jif like the peanut butter. i was turned into jif in a matter of moment. >> voila. >> reporter: no one is more jif-able that this guy with six-second vines. donald trump did every emoji face on your phone in seven seconds. >> wouldn't want such a "hot head" with his finger on the nuclear codes. >> reporter: giffy with a hard "g" says candidates are getting more savvy. >> shrugging or brushing shoulders off like hillary clinton did -- >> reporter: tweeting a dismissive gesture at benghazi hearings as a response to what was said a a republican d

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cnn's jeanne moos reports. >> reporter: if having people sing "happy birthday" to you. >> all: happy birthday -- >> reporter: makes you squirm put yourself in donald trump's shoes. ♪ donald stand by me >> reporter: standing and swaying on stage at mar-a-lago with dr. ben carson as they were serenaded by singer beau davidson. ♪ the crumountains crumble intoe sea ♪ >> reporter: they called it toe cu curling dad-dancing, a cringe fest. there is nothing easy about standing by someone singing "stand by me" to you. and clapping. come on, y'all. put your hands together for mr. trump. clapping in unison is even more challenging. ben carson's hand movements are already under intense scrutiny. by the folks at "snl." at one point the donald sang along mouthing his own name. ♪ so donald, donald stand by me ♪ >> reporter: maybe this wasn't as uncomfortable as it must have been for hillary to have a hillary imitator serenading voters. ♪ i can't make you love if you don't ♪ >> reporter: the donald was a good sport. >> used to call me on the cell phone. >> reporter: "snl" called on him

specifically, if they got this much exercise, jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> thank you for watching. "at this hour with berman and bolduan" starts now. >> what took you so long to say so? >> i've been taking donald on directly. >> they kill people. >> don't play games with that. >> get used to it, folks. >> hello, everyone. i'm kate bolduan. >> and i'm john berman. super tuesday giving way to what just happened wednesday. for donald trump, this happened. donald trump getting big wins in seven states from alabama to vermont. ted cruz in texas, oklahoma and alaska and marco rubio won in minnesota. he came in first place. trump is building a substantial delegate lead but there are crucial big delegate primaries ahead and a lot of big prayers being said by establishment republicans hoping to stop it. >> for the democrats, hillary clinton comes up big on super tuesday winning in seven states, further expanding her delegate lead. bernie sanders says he's not going anywhere, folks. he won more states including his home state vermont. there's little time, though, for celebration. the next ro

♪ you and me together >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york! >> to hell with the devil, isn't that redundant? thanks for joining me today! i'm carol costello. at this hour, berman and baldwin start now. ♪ >>> this is more likely to become an open convention. >> you would have problems like you've never seen before. >> this time is still, you know, prevent a trump nomination. >> his campaign is built on ska casino phobia. >> mr. trump will not be president. >> hello, everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm kate bolduan. this morning either not too late to stop donald trump or way too late to try. new details this morning about a conservative plot to take on trump, prominent conservatives preparing for a contested convention and tossing out idea of a possible unity ticket or even pushing a third-party candidate. trump has a big rally planned in utah. >> all right. meanwhile, a top trump aide just issued a new warning about the consequences if party leaders block trump from getting the nomination. this is sam clovas a short time ago here on cnn. >> i

♪ you and me together >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> disturbing. thank you for joining us. "ac 360" starts now. >>> good evening. we begin with growing signs of a gop freak-out over donald trump. breaking news in what was the unprecedented effort by leading republicans to keep their primary front-runner from winning the nomination. that battle expanded to include conserve tifss gathering in washington to plot a trump takedown. bud about a ted cruz/john kasich unity ticket, a contested convention and of drafting paul ryan to replace him. there was that and also this. republican lawmakers who openly deeply and comprehensively detest senator cruz are now beginning to endorse him. dana bash has the latest on all of that. she joins us noup letw. let's talk about this closed door conservative meeting today. >> i just got off the phone with somebody who was part of that meeting. there were about 30 people there. these were leaders in the conservative movement both on the social conservative side and the fiscally conservative side. and the discussion was,

jeanne moos reports. >> reporter: she's used to getting shoutouts, as well as shouting at her audience, shouting everything from her gratitude to her web site. >> hillary clinton.com! >> reporter: but between her hoarse voice and her volume, critics cover their ears, hillary shouting her speech tweeted media critic howard kurtz. what's she mad at wondered fox's britt hume? last month journalist bob woodward declared -- >> she shouts. there is something unrelaxed about the way she is communicating. >> reporter: but when joe scarborough advised smile, you just had a big night, he got an earful from hillary supporters crying sexist. comedian i kate spencer captioned me when someone tells a woman to smile. you want to see a smile? here as a smile. oh, you want a bigger smile? here's a bigger smile. and in a cameo on "broad city" wednesday, well, you don't get smiles much bigger than this. the male candidates sure aren't above raising their voices. >> and then as soon as we left, they knocked the [ bleep ] out of everybody. >> excuse me, i'm talking. >> no, no, no, no! >> reporter: hillary

here's jeanne moos. >> reporter: which of the following is not an actual 2016 campaign insult? >> maybe to make sure his pants were went. >> rubio say baby. >> come on, cry baby, cry for me. >> reporter: the answer is "c" though the electorate should be crying over what's become. >> shut up. >> moron. >> scab eater. >> a schoolboy fight for the presidency. >> i call him little marco. he's little marco. >> he's always calling me little marco. >> little marco rubio. >> have you seen his hands? they are like this. >> little mouth on him. bing, bing, bing, bing. >> and you know what they say about men with small hands. you can't trust them. >> who started this? >> you started it. >> reporter: but instead of flinging mud -- >> it's rubio! >> reporter: the donald is swinging water bottles imitating a dry mouth rubio with a tendency to sweat bullets. >> i looked at the puddle on the ground. >> he doesn't sweat because his pores are clogged from the spray tan. donald is not going to make america great. he's going to make america orange. >> reporter: some compare the race to mean girls.

. >> jeanne moos, cnn. >> in fact, this phone isn't even plugged in. >> new york. >> thanks for joining us. anderson starts now. >>> good evening. on the presidential campaign side after decisive super tuesday, donald trump has the upper hand and the republican party is feeling the strain especially after he warns of rioting if he's denied the nomination at a contested convention. and republicans convene in cleveland this summer. ted cruz is licking his wounds and marco rubio, of course, is out a whole new landscape, as we said. democrat hillary clinton got four, possibly five states last night. in the meantime, the current president did what all presidents do that senate republicans citing principle and precedent say this president should not do, unleash a new supreme court nominee. two main story lines. one big night. we begin with cnn's phil mattingly with the big developments today after donald trump's big wins. >> reporter: after a dominant performance last night, donald trump started today with something of a threat talking to cnn's "new day," trump warning if he keeps his sizeabl

jeanne moos reports. >> reporter: she's used to getting shoutouts, as well as shouting at her audience, shouting everything from her gratitude to her web site. >> hillaryclinton.com! >> reporter: but between her hoarse voice and her volume, critics cover their ears, hillary shouting her speech tweeted media critic howard kurtz. what's she mad at, wondered fox's britt hume? last month journalist bob woodward declared -- >> she shouts. there is something unrelaxed about the way she is communicating. >> reporter: but when joe scarborough advised smile, you just had a big night, he got an earful from hillary supporters crying sexist. comedian kate spencer captioned me when someone tells a woman to smile. you want to see a smile? here's a smile. oh, you want a bigger smile? here's a bigger smile. and in a cameo on "broad city" wednesday, well, you don't get smiles much bigger than this. the male candidates sure aren't above raising their voices. >> and then as soon as we left, they knocked the [ bleep ] out of everybody. >> excuse me, i'm talking. >> no, no, no, no! >> reporter: hillary is

. ♪ you and me together >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york! >> to hell with the devil, isn't that redundant? thanks for joining me today! i'm carol costello. at this hour, berman and baldwin start now. ♪ >>> this is more likely to become an open convention. >> you would have problems like you've never seen before. >> this time is still, you know, prevent a trump nomination. >> his campaign is built on ska casino phobia. >> mr. trump will not be president. >> hello, everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm kate bolduan. this morning either not too late to stop donald trump or way too late to try.

specifically, if they got this much exercise, jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> thank you for watching. "at this hour with berman and bolduan" starts now. >> what took you so long to say so? >> i've been taking donald on directly. >> they kill people. >> don't play games with that. >> get used to

c - n - n's (genie) jeanne (mows) moos thinks they're fighting like *mean girls.* 3 --reporter pkg-as follows-- which of the following is 3 not an actual 2016 campaign insult?(marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "maybe make sure his pants (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "a guy like rubio's a baby."(a christmas story) "what, are you gonna cry now? cmon cry baby cry for me."the answer is c, though the electorate should be crying over what's become."watch it jerk" "shut up idiot.""moron." "scab eater" a schoolboy fight for the presidency.(donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "i call him little marco, that's what. he's little marco."(marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "he's always calling me little marco."(donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "little marco rubio."(marc rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "have you seen his hands. they're like this." (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "little mouth on him bing bing bing bing bing bing."(marco they say about men with small hands...you can't trust them." (the three stooges) "who started this?"(the three

jeanne moos says they're fighting like mean girls. 3 which of the following is not an actual 2016 campaign insult? (marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "maybe make sure his pants weren't wet."(donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "a guy like rubio's a baby."(a christmas story) "what, are you gonna cry now? cmon cry baby cry for me."the answer is c, though the electorate should be crying over what's become."watch it jerk" "shut up idiot.""moron." fight for the presidency. (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "i call him little marco, that's what. he's little marco." (marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "he's always calling me little marco." (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "little marco rubio."(marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "have you seen his hands. they're like this." (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "little mouth on him bing bing bing bing bing bing."(marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "and you know what they say about men with small hands...you can't trust them." (the three stooges) "who started this?"(the three stooges) "i don't