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john carlson missed the last 13 games with a lower body injury. second period, that's jay beagle firing off the po another shot off the post. caps knocking on the door, can't break through. we're going to overtime. three on three, lots of open ice. nate schmidt fires it over the bar. you ask yourself what is it going to take? how about this, jason tumeric tees up john carlson. first game back, he gets the game winner. caps win 1-0 in o.t. >> the net just seems a little bigger, you feel better about your game and maybe gives you a little bit of pep in your step. and that wouldn't hurt me right now. >> caps tomorrow against st. louis. tonight, the wizards hosting the timberwolves. second quarter, bradley beale having a night. 26 in the game. tied at 62-62 in the fourth, wizz building the lead. washington up eight. minnesota would rally. tied with less than ten seconds to play. john wall on the drive, no. kicks out to beale, wide open for the win. no. a season of inches there for washington. in overtime, zach lavigne, the three. we're tied at 121-121

. >> people are upset and angry at pastor john carlson. and i am pastor john carlson. >> he has agreed to pay back close to $8 million that thousand people across the country have spent. it has been shut down. >>> we are going to see some showers and storms, get a lot of events going on -- we have a lot of events going on. i'm going to be there. >> so i pick >> here's a look at downtown orlando. you can see the cloudy skies, to pitcher checked 81. and in the 70s and 80s you can see some low 70s a little cooler, and, low 80s in the not as warm as the last couple of days. and that's going to keep us warm even with some of the clouds. we have seen some hit or miss sprinkles around, a couple over towards marion county, most of that moisture towards the west, and that is part of the same system that will impact us. so today 20 to 30% chance of shower with the numbers running in the 80s. through the afternoon, he said that white shading or grade tomorrow morning a straight morning shower much of the day is dry, but later in the day four or 5 pm

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late in the first, the caps in the zone, john carlson's shot is stopped, but it goes in thanks to justin williams. the game was tied going into the third, when the game broke open. tom wilson is there, right place come right time. caps win 4-1 and take the president's trophy. >> there is some enjoying it. it will not be a champagne party or anything like that. they recognize there is a sense of were going to do some things, we have published them so far, and we still have some things to accomplish. the season is not over. erin: no champagne party, come on, barry. the annual teen picture, and the result was to stand out. that award this year goes to justin williams. that is not a wig. i think he teased his hair to make it extra poofy. e is toothink ovi enthused about that. college hoops, one local teams still alive, gw still dancing, the colonials headed to the nit final four. they are going to the big apple to play san diego state in madison square garden tomorrow. even though gw did not make it into the ncaa tournament, they this far. >> these will be memories the rest of our lives. hav

upset and angry at pastor john carlson and i'm pastor john carlson. >> reporter: the real pastor carlson is outraged saying his name was used to promote this site without his permission. >> people are thinking that their problems are going to be solved. >> reporter: in fact, investigators say the site used all kinds of fake religious leaders and testimonials to entice people to the tune of $7 million worth of paid prayers between 2011 and 2015. >> in the work i do as attorney general i really see the lowest of the low when it comes to scams. this one ranks right up there. >> reporter: rogovy couldn't be reached for comment but has now agreed to pay back as much as $7.75 million to thousands of customers across the country and this morning, the website says it's closed. prayers. >> so shameless. >> the nerve, all right, coming up, the tabloid claims that blake shelton says pushed him over the edge and why he says he's fighting back now. ever since jim signed up for lowe's personalized lawn care plan, i've been up on my hind legs trying to get a better view of his grass. it's so beatif - a

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angry at pastor john carlson and i'm pastor john carlson. >> reporter: the real pastor carlson is outraged saying his name was used to promote this site without his permission. >> people are thinking that their problems are going to be solved. >> reporter: in fact, investigators say the site used all kinds of fake religious leaders and testimonials to entice people to the tune of $7 million worth of paid prayers between 2011 and 2015. >> in the work i do as attorney general i really see the lowest scams. this one ranks right up there. >> reporter: rogovy couldn't be reached for comment but has now agreed to pay back as much as $7.75 million to thousands of customers across the country and this morning, the website says it's closed. adding we thank you for all the prayers. s prayers. >> so shameless. >> the nerve, all right, coming up, the tabloid claims that over the edge and why he says he's fighting back now. ever since jim signed up for lowe's personalized lawn care plan, i've been up on my hind legs trying to get a better view of his grass. it's so beatif - aghh! cramp! cramp! my tiny

upset and angry at pastor john carlson and i'm pastor john carlson. >> reporter: the real pastor carlson is outraged saying his name was used to promote this site without his permission. >> people are thinking that their problems are going to be solved. >> reporter: in fact, investigators say the site used all kinds of fake religious leaders and testimonials to entice people to the tune of $7 million worth of paid prayers between 2011 and 2015. >> in the work i do as attorney general i really see the lowest of the low when it comes to scams. this one ranks right up there. >> reporter: rogovy couldn't be reached for comment but has now agreed to pay back as much as $7.75 million to thousands of customers across the country and this morning, the website says adding we thank you for all the prayers. s prayers. >> so shameless. >> the nerve, all right, coming up, the tabloid claims that blake shelton says pushed him over the edge and why he says he's fighting back now. ever since jim signed up for lowe's personalized lawn care plan, i've been up on my hind legs trying to get a better view of

john carlson burying the overtime winner 1-0 the final. next week will clinch them the president's trophy. the devils are now five points back of the last playoff spot of the east. rangers were off tonight as were the knicks in the nba. and virginia and notre dame advance and syracuse is trailing gonzaga in the second half. and we leave you with all kind of match play drama. no matter how good you are at golf these guys are probably better with shots like that. garcia eagling. he wins 3-2. then on a little bit of back spin here. okay. a whole lot of back spin. this will roll all the way to set himself up nicely for a birdie putt. or how about just come for an nicely done. coverage will continue here on 4 new york stard at 2:00 with hopefully more shots. >> well played. well played. >> i'm thorary jealous when i see shots like that. i just want to do that once. >>> learn more about nbc 4 new york's recent job opportunities by logging on. >> that's it for news 4 new york at 11:00. the tonight show is stagt ahead ahead. >> good night and have

upset and angry at pastor john carlson and i'm pastor john carlson. >> reporter: the real pastor carlson is outraged saying his name was used to promote this site without his permission. >> people are thinking that their problems are going to be solved. >> reporter: in fact, investigators say the site used all kinds of fake religious leaders and testimonials to entice people to the tune of $7 million worth of paid prayers between 2011 and 2015. >> in the work i do as attorney general i really see the lowest of the low when it comes to scams. this one ranks right up there. >> reporter: rogovy couldn't be reached for comment but has now agreed to pay back as much as $7.75 million to thousands of customers across the country and this morning, the website says it's closed. adding we thank you for all the prayer prayers. >> so shameless. >> the nerve, all right, coming up, the tabloid claims that blake shelton says pushed him over the edge and why he says he's fighting back now. ever since jim signed up for lowe's personalized lawn care plan, i've been up on my hind legs trying to get a bette

upset and angry at pastor john carlson and i'm pastor john carlson. >> reporter: the real pastor carlson is outraged saying his name was used to promote this site without his permission. >> people are thinking that their problems are going to be solved. >> reporter: in fact, investigators say the site used all kinds of fake religious leaders and testimonials to entice people to the tune of $7 million worth of paid prayers between 2011 and 2015. >> in the work i do as attorney general i really see the lowest of the low when it comes to scams. this one ranks right up there. >> reporter: rogovy couldn't be reached for comment but has now agreed to pay back as much as $7.75 million to thousands of customers across the country and this morning, the website says it's closed. adding we thank you for all the prayers. >> so shameless. >> the nerve, all right, coming up, the tabloid claims that blake shelton says pushed him over the edge and why he says he's fighting back now. whurry in now for great deals, at lowe's! like flagstone wall blocks 5 for $10. plus save 5% every day when you use your l

john carlson fires from the blue line. justin williams from the right place at the right time settles down the puck on the rebound. his 22nd goal of the year. the caps are up 1-0. caps on the attack. tom wilson scoring his first goal since march 1. the caps, they go up 2-1. later on in the game away on the power play. matt niskanen's wrister off the net. t.j. oshie comes in off the redirect. first game back after missing two games with the flu. the caps had an empty net goal. 21 saves. they win 4-1 and clinch the president's trophy. and more importantly home ice advantage throughout the play-offs for the capitals. >> not going to let it go by without talking about it. it's a nice accomplishment. but we all know we're playing for something more. >> a huge credit to the guys we have in this room, the character we have in this room to win the president's trophy. it's a long year. so it's nice to kind of get that done. >> we know how hungry this town is for play-offs and we're right there with them. we want our game to be in t

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upset and i'm pastor john carlson. >> reporter: the real pastor carlson is outraged saying his name was used to promote this site without his permission. >> people are thinking that their problems are going to be solved. >> reporter: in fact, investigators say the site used all kinds of fake religious leaders and testimonials to entice people to the tune of $7 million worth of paid prayers between 2011 and 2015. >> in the work i do as attorney general i really see the lowest of the low when it comes to scams. this one ranks right up there. >> reporter: rogovy couldn't be reached for comment but has now agreed to pay back as much as $7.75 million to thousands of customers across the country and this morning, the website says it's closed. adding we thank you for all the prayers. s prayers. >> so shameless. >> the nerve, all right, coming up, the tabloid claims that blake shelton says pushed him he's fighting back now. ever since jim signed up for lowe's personalized lawn care plan, i've been up on my hind legs trying to get a better view of his grass. it's so beatif - aghh! cramp! cra

carlson and i'm pastor john carlson. >> reporter: the real pastor carlson is outraged saying his name was used to promote this site without his permission. >> people are thinking that their problems are going to be solved. >> reporter: in fact, investigators say the site used all kinds of fake religious leaders and testimonials to entice people to the tune of $7 million worth of paid prayers between 2011 and 2015. >> in the work i do as attorney general i really see the lowest of the low when it comes to scams. this one ranks right up there. >> reporter: rogovy couldn't be reached for comment but has now agreed to pay back as much as $7.75 million to thousands of customers across the country and this morning, the website says it's closed. adding we thank you for all the prayers. s prayers. >> so shameless. up, the tabloid claims that blake shelton says pushed him over the edge and why he says he's fighting back now. ever since jim signed up for lowe's personalized lawn care plan, i've been up on my hind legs trying to get a better view of his grass. it's so beatif - aghh! cramp! cramp

john carlson gets them in overtile. 1-0 devils lose to the caps. you know where karlsen wound up? new jersey! there you go. finally from us, more spring training. baseball, the cubs met the cubs for real. manager joe madden had them come for a visit from an arizona wildlife park to male cubs, 10 to 12 weeks old. they get to name these little guys as well. how darn cute was that? isn't that great? >>> that's your morning sports update. whatever happens, laura behnke's got you covered. i'm rob powers. >> let me congratulate my tar heels on their elite eight appearance. >> they can do it. >> they looked pretty strong last night. >> 20th year they have been in the elite eight. 20th year. >> thank you. >> what time does duke play tonight? >> not. it's a rebuilding year. that's my go-to line. >> old rivalry. >> much more ahead on "eyewitness news" on saturday morning including a look at the day's top stories. suspects who slashed a teenager since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his

upset and angry at pastor i'm pastor john carlson. >> reporter: the real pastor carlson is outraged saying his name was used to promote this site without his permission. >> people are thinking that their problems are going to be solved. >> reporter: in fact, investigators say the site used all kinds of fake religious leaders and testimonials to entice people to the tune of $7 million worth of paid prayers between 2011 and 2015. >> in the work i do as attorney general i really see the lowest of the low when it comes to scams. this one ranks right up there. >> reporter: rogovy couldn't be reached for comment but has now agreed to pay back as much as $7.75 million to thousands of customers across the country and this morning, the website says it's closed. adding we thank you for all the prayer prayers. >> so shameless. >> the nerve, all right, coming up, the tabloid claims that blake shelton says pushed him over the edge and why he s . lowe's personalized ever slawn care plan, up for i've been up on my hind legs trying to get a better view of his grass. it's so beatif - aghh! cramp! cr

john carlson burying the winner. the caps' next point will clinch the president's trophy. they are five points back of the last playoff spot. >>> knicks and nets both had the night off. the knicks host lebron james and e cavaliers at the garden. nets take on the pacers at barclays. >>> ncaa tournament continues tonight with the elite eight action. enjoy the rest of your saturday, everybody. for today in new york, i'm john chandler. >>> red box set to launch a streaming service. the digital will allow customers to rent movie and tv episodes for streaming. redbox shut down its first streaming service. that was back in 2014 after only 18 months. again. i love the redbox. it's like a buck for the movie. remember that when you used to rent the dvd? >> back in the day. >>> after the break we're talking parking wars. madonna versus her neighbors. >> but first here's tiffany smith with your fandango weekend ticket. >> hey, everyone. there are three big movies the light," "my big fat greek wedding 2" and the much anticipated "batman v. superman: dawn of justice." let's break it dow

john carlson gets them in overtime. 1-0, devils lose to the caps. you know where karlsen grew up? new jersey, there you go! final lip from us, more spring training baseball, the cubs. met the cubs for real. manager joe madden had them come for a visit to an arizona wildlife park two male cubs. they get to name the little guys as well, as if spring training is not fun enough, right? isn't that great? that's your morning sports update, whatever happens this weekend, laura behnke's got you covered. i'm rob powers. i'll see you back here on monday. >> gotta watch that. >>> much more ahead on this saturday morning including a live look at the day's top stories. >> reporter: the latest stabbing in the city. subway on the upper west side. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us only fios has the fastest internet on the most awarded network. now get super-fast 100 meg internet tv and phone for just $69.99 per month, online. cable can't offer internet speeds

john carlson burying the winner. the caps' next point will clinc the president's trophy. this is a hard earned point for the devils. they are five points back of the last playoff spot. >>> knicks and nets both had the night off. both are at home tonight. the knicks host lebron james and the cavaliers at the garden. nets take on the pacers at barclays. >>> ncaa tournament continues tonight with the elite eight action getting under way. for today in new york, i'm john chandler. >>> all right. listen to this. redbox is set to watch a streaming service. variety magazine says the new redbox digital will allow you to rent tv episodes and movies or buy the digital copies. they shut down its first it was only up for about 18 months. they're making a second go of it. >>> still ahead this saturday morning, what would you do if you caught a burglar in your home? a woman fought back. >> it's an impressive story. and of course it is time to ask produce pete. >>> hey, good morning. the first thing that pops out of the ground in the springtime is asparagus. coming up next, all you want

carlson. >> people are thinking their problems are going to be solved. >> reporter: the online church came with a digital collection plate, a fee of between $9 and $35 for prayers. washington state's attorney general says it was all a scam. pastor carlson is outraged too, saying his name was used without his permission. in fact, investigators say all kinds of fake religious leaders and testimonials were used to entice people to the tune of $7 million worth of paid prayers between 2011 and 2015. all of it, they say, the brainchild of this man, benjamin rogovy. >> at the basic level, it's a scam and he was asking people to give money under deceptive circumstances. >> reporter: rogovy couldn't be reached for comment. the website is closed saying, we thank you for all the prayers. they say he's now agreed to pay back $7.75 million to more than 150,000 customers. neal karlinksy, abc news, seattle. >> there's actually a customer protection act that prevent these charitable organizations, churches, from offering false things, up, that they can't make good on. >> a lot of people were going on

with me now is the author of that column, margaret carlson. margaret, john kasich has won one state so far, his home state. ted cruz has won a bunch. donald trump has won the most. make the case for why it's cruz who's getting in the way of kasich. >> so let's assume, as i think we should, that nobody's going in with 1237 delegates into cleveland. so it's going to be a brokered or open convention, whatever you want to say. and so i -- i wondered why would the party, the anti-trump forces be pushing out the candidate who can win in november in favor of the candidate that every poll says cannot win in november, and that is cakasich who beats hilly clinton in every poll who senator ted cruz who they're uniting behind who is shown not to be able to beat hillary clinton in november? kasich has a net positive rating of 19 points in an nbc/wall street journal poll whereas ted cruz has a minus 18. in every way, you know, in terms of the people who respect ted cruz, his time in the senate, he became famous. he did not become effective in the senate. ka

you know where carlson grew up? insurgence. >>> college basketball's sweet sixteen will soon be at the heat eight and then final four and top two! notre dame beat wisconsin in a thriller. and the late games waiting to see how it wins. gonzaga against syracuse. their own sweet sixteen. up against top seeded south carolina. tina roy. syracuse down 10 at the half and came back. alexis peterson hit it is 3. brianna hit it is 3. syracuse knock -- hits the 3. syracuse knocks off south carolina. >>> and we have more spring training basketball. the cubs met the cubs. for real! joe madden had them come for a visit. >> awwwww! >> cubs ten weeks old! >> awww! >> as if spring training wasn't fun enough! [ laughter ] >> right? >> so cute.

governor john kasich flying high in ohio. hi, everyone, i'm gretchen carlson. this is "the real story." governor kasich getting a boost. he's now jumped ahead of donald trump in the latest fox news poll. 34% of likely republican primary voters in ohio saying they prefer kasich over trump as the republican nominee. it's the first time kasich has taken the lead there since september. kathryn is a columnist for the fox news. and bernard whitman is a former pollster for bill clinton.

. >> john kasich is in north canton today holding a town hall event at the air museum. dani carlson joins us live with the very latest from there. >> well guys, we are on our way down to that rally in north canton today where governor kasich is expected to have mitt romney as his special guest. now, recent cbs news poll has governor kasich and frontrunner donald trump virtually tied the state of ohio. mitt romney says he isn't endorsing any candidate but he has recorded robo calls for kasich and he said that kasich, senator marco rubio or ted cruz would all be better republican presidential nominees than donald trump. kasich has been recently attacking trump saying that the front runner has created a toxic atmosphere. we are headed down to the rally as i mentioned. we will be there. it starts today at 2:00 and we'll have live updates throughout the day on air and online. you will want to tune in to cleveland 19 news a at 4:00 for the very latest. we are live in akron on our way to canton. >> "q": thank you very much. and another presidential candidate in town. we are ta

you know where carlson grew up? insurgence. >>> college basketball's sweet sixteen will soon be at the heat eight and then final four and top two! notre dame beat wisconsin in a thriller. and the late games waiting to see how it wins. gonzaga against syracuse. >>> syracuse women playing in their own sweet sixteen. carolina. tina roy. syracuse down 10 at the half and came back. alexis peterson hit it is 3. brianna hit it is 3. syracuse knock -- hits the 3. syracuse knocks off south carolina. >>> and we have more spring training basketball. the cubs met the cubs. for real! joe madden had them come for a visit. >> awwwww! >> cubs ten weeks old! >> awww! >> as if spring training wasn't fun enough! [ laughter ] >> right? >> so cute. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? the xc60 crossover. from volvo. to take ad

governor john kasich flying high in ohio. hi, everyone, i'm gretchen carlson. this is "the real story." governor kasich getting a boost. he's now jumped ahead of donald trump in the latest fox news poll. 34% of likely republican primary voters in ohio saying they prefer kasich over trump as the republican nominee. it's the first time kasich has taken the lead there since september. kathryn is a columnist for the fox news. and bernard whitman is a former pollster for bill clinton. kathryn, some other polls don't have him this far ahead of trump. this is the most recent one now. could it be that kasich will actually win his home state? >> he might, but it does not really matter whether he wins it or not. >> why? >> trump's going to be the nominee at this point. kasich might win ohio. it's more likely if he doesn't win ohio it's especially embarrassing for kasich. if he does, maybe he'll get a little momentum, who knows. he has all kinds of support from independents, democrats, and more support than polls show generally. a lot of people don't want to admit they're

today governor john kasich is in town. he really needs to win the home state for president and dani carlson joins us live from broadview heights where an event began an hour ago. >> yeah, actually governor kasich just wrapped up in the past less than a minute. you can see people on their feet and the governor is up front shaking hands with supporters in this town hall-type event that he had today at ohio kent. >> in the past hour he touched on health care, jobs, education and he has been telling the crowd today what he will do when he becomes president. the crowd today, what will he do to trump trump. his biggest answer the first thing he will do is win ohio. a lot of different topics got many topics from the crowd and you can hear a little bit of what he had to say to the people assembled. >> we need to take things a step at a time, a day at a time. my folk success michigan and mississippi, believe it or not. i spent time there and going to illinois tomorrow. that comes up on the same day as ohio and apparently i am risin

"the real story" with gretchen starts now. >>> congrats john. all four republican candidates holding events this hour as tensions are running high on the campaign trail as you can imagine. hi everyone, i'm gretchen carlson. happy monday. this is "the real story" today. accounts making that final fush for votes ahead of probably the most important super tuesday of all. senator ted cruz is speaking just outside of chicago today. governor john kasich trying to score a win in his home state of ohio. donald trump and marco rubio are holding rival events in the senator's home state of florida. let's begin with john roberts live at a trump rally in tampa. hi, john. >> reporter: gretchen, good afternoon to you. we are here at e

senator john kasich with 138. where do we go from here? tucker carlson who was here last night, magically he has reappeared in the lovely town of washington, d.c. you say you are con founded as to all the talk you are hearing in washington about a third party candidate. >> there are two questions going forward. who has the strongest claim on the republican nomination and who can beat hillary clinton. objectively you arrive at trump. but the republicans in washington don't think trump is acceptable. they are talking about a third party. it's not going to happen. there is no one to lead the party, and what is he going to run on. but they pulled off the mask and have shown trump's voters what they think of them.e pure on ter those voters. this wound is deep, i don't see it healing and i don't see how they can take the nomination away from trump. bill: 7.5 million votes already for trump. you made an interesting point last night among the many. you were talking about the citizens united decision that barack obama hates. he loathed that. that's

danny carlson in the middle of the event. >> she joins us with what else the governor focused on. as he battles for ohio voters. danny? >> reporter: well, guys, that from, the governor alluding to donald trump. never actually mentioning him in the townhall speech. he did focus on several issues that he has touched on a lot through the election cycle. this time with a special guest of governor mitt romney. but the topics his speech focus on on are health care, education, jobs and balancing the budget. but he also focused on telling people here he needs votes. now in terms of who showed up at the speech. people here at the event were all here for different reasons. not just to support the governor. some staunchly believe in him. said he would make a great president. others were undecided as to who they will vote for tomorrow. then there was that third group, here to hear the man they hope can beat donald trump. >> now i just want to stop trump. so i feel like it is between trump and kasich here in ohio and i want to -- winner take delegates away from trump. >> anchor: now, coming up

governor john kasich is in new york. senator ted cruz is way out in california, but wisconsin is the next big contest in the primary schedule. 42 delegates up for grab in the winner takes most primary. both cruz and governor kasich are trying to close the gap on donald trump there. clay furman is live in oshkosh, wisconsin. blake, what's kasich's strategy for trying to take out trump? >> reporter: hi, there,

dani carlson is following details at a gun at a polling place. sara goldenberg is live as governor john kasich is neck-and-neck with donald trump and scott taylor is tracking the prosecutor. >> but first, though, we have to >> romona: after a wild monday thunder overnight. jeff tanchak tracking it all in the first alert weather center. >> jeff: we will have to see how things go down more likely commute. we have another front we are tracking producing severe weather or will be. that's a tornado watch in illinois a severe thunderstorm in western illinois. this will fire up as the evening wears on. we will see the leftovers from this. we will not see the severe stuff. rain and storms in the area tomorrow morning. cleveland 19 weather app of course. you can get the instant radar updates and hourly forecasts. notice how temperatures go up through the night downtown mid to upper 40s early on. rain and storms well after the polls close. the wind is also going to be picking up by morning. look at the temperature difference. 40s on the larry soulsby and

pdani carlson joins us where the pstate governor is holding a town phall in just about an hour. phey, dani. pobviously today was a big day pfor primary voting in michigan. pother places like mississippi, pwe are waiting for governor pkasich to come here to an event phe is supposed to have here at pohio cat. pnow, that event is supposed to pstart in about an hour with the pdoors opening here in about a phalf-hour. pwe can see some people have palready started filing in, and pwe're told a lot of people are pexpected. pat last check, we were told pafternoon's event. eople here at ohio cat, say pthey only learned the governor icked their shop for a campaign pstop over the weekend, so really ponly had about one day, pyesterday, to set everything up. pbut they tell us that's part of pwhat they do here and why they pthink the governor wanted to pcome here as a part of his peffort to win ohio. p>> we are very emblem attic of pohio. pit's a very tough state, strong pstate. pa lot of hard working americans pthat want to have prosperity and p>> dani: now, as you can see, eople have already

governor john kasich is in new york. senator ted cruz is way out in california, but wisconsin is the next big contest in the primary schedule. 42 delegates up for grab in the winner takes most primary. both cruz and governor kasich are trying to close the gap on donald trump there. clay furman is live in oshkosh, wisconsin. blake, what's kasich's strategy for trying to take out trump? >> reporter: hi, there, gretchen. yes, good afternoon from wisconsin. for john kasich it is fairly simple. at this point he and ted cruz have to stop donald trump from getting to 1237 delegates, the necessary delegates for trump needed to win at the first go around so there's not an open brokered convention. in that end john kasich went full throttle against donald trump earlier today in new york. he argued that not only is trump not fit to represent the republican party but he also said be president of the united states. >> as commander in chief and leader of the free world you don't get do overs. you need to be able to get it right the fi

i'm gretchen carlson. this is a new monmouth university poll. it has donald trump leading in michigan, 36% support heading into tomorrow's primary there. behind him, ted cruz and john kasich neck-and-neck with 23% and 31% respectively. marco rubio behind the rest w. h 150 delegates will be awarded in total between michigan, hawaii, idaho, and mississippi. the republicans racing to rack up the 1237 needed for the

i'm gretchen carlson. donald trump's campaign manager charged by police with simple battery after an altercation with a female reporter. trump's senior adviser will be here to respond. plus adviser of john kasich saying this. if this bully worked for kasich, he would been fired long ago. should he keep his job in we'll ask the cruz campaign. we're honoring vietnam veterans today. >> more and more states requiring food stamp recipients to work in order to qualify for welfare. william has more on this. hi, william. >> welfare recipients got a five year break during the recession. now states can reimpose work fair although most have not. >> today we are taking a historic chance to make welfare what it was meant to be, a second chance, not a way of life. >> that was 1996 when president clinton required recipients to work first if they wanted welfare. president obama reversed that seven years ago. >> food stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis. >> with unemployment half of what it was in 09, states

i'm gretchen carlson. this is a new monmouth university poll. it has donald trump leading in michigan, 36% support heading into tomorrow's primary there. behind him, ted cruz and john kasich neck-and-neck with 23% and 31% respectively. marco rubio behind the rest w. h 150 delegates will be awarded in total between michigan, hawaii, idaho, and mississippi. the republicans racing to rack up the 1237 needed for the nm nation. joining me now to do some math, chris steigerwald, the author of fox news first. out of the gate let's talk about this new monmouth poll, specifically about michigan because it appears that the results changed after the fox debate on thursday night. take look at your screen there. it looks like trump went down and kasich really surged along i guess with cruz staying pretty much the same. >> it's not a huge sample but large enough to be interesting here. there were two things that happened. it was the debate, which was an enormous can play grags. a hideous spectacle, the debate that had language and a lot of vicious attacking a

. >>> congrats john. all four republican candidates holding events this hour as tensions are running high on the campaign trail as you can imagine. hi everyone, i'm gretchen carlson. happy monday. this is "the real story" today. accounts making that final fush for votes ahead of probably the most important super tuesday of all. senator ted cruz is speaking just outside of chicago today. governor john kasich trying to score a win in his home state of ohio. donald trump and marco rubio are holding rival events in the senator's home state of florida. let's begin with john roberts live at a trump rally in tampa. hi, john. >> reporter: gretchen, good afternoon to you. we are here at the tampa convention center. donald trump is running behind because he had problems getting into hiss hick tree north carolina event. fog meant he couldn't lend land there. he had to land in charlotte and drive about an hour. i expect him to be late here a. handful of protesters outside this event. unlike what happened in chicago.

there is a look at a delegate count, 80 points apart, marco rubio at 151, john kasich at 37. he believes he will do well in michigan. you have 1237 needed to secure the republican nomination. tucker carlson of the dili caller on fox and friends weekend and fox news contributor back in america. good morning. it's pretty amazing when you look at this. who would have ever thought this is where we would be, donald trump in the first spot, a populist candidate appealing to a lot of people. ted cruz and marco rubio, both born out of the tea party and really believes the gop establishment with the exception of john kasich, the label doesn't fit in either, the rest of is in the dust. i remember jeb bush being accused of being sleeping on the stage and in many ways that is an accurate look at the entire part of the party. >> the establishment loss. marco rubio, john kasich will not be the republican nominees. the nominee will be the guy with the most delegates. there is no other way to do it. nothing else will happen other than that. to pretend otherwise is delusional and reckless and