mark: go ahead, harold. harold: i think if that happens, that puts pressure on what has to happen here in new york. when she gives speeches like she did today, when she lays out a foreign policy plan, when she lays out a specific policy plan, these other things that differentiate her from senator sanders, and, friendly, i am not afraid of a debate. i am confident about my candidate. if it does happen, it makes new york that much more important. mark: congressman ford, hillary clinton had not been forced to the left in any way by senators sanders -- is that a credible position? i think she has fought for women's rights and the rights of those regardless of sexual orientation, and she has been one who has trumpeted for a very long time a kind of tax fairness and a student fairness, so whenever you get the primary -- mark: she is as far left as bernie sanders or not? having a fair shot, be it a worker or a man or a woman -- i think she has always been there. cap she is expressing it more than she has in the pas

mark: let me stop you there. if you favor ted cruz and you are concerned trump will get the nomination by steamrolling quickly, why not do everything you can to slowed down in florida? >> when you support somebody, it should not be for strategy, but for what you think is best for you to do. right now, i think what is best for me to do is to do what i can, to bring party together. you cannot ignore donald trump. whether he gets to 1237 or not, he will be a major force in the party. either ted cruz and donald trump will find a way to coexist, donald trump will be so close to the finish line that he cannot to have either case it for rubio on his ticket, or pick somebody else, or ted cruz could do the same. at this point our best bet is to , see how he can be the best ticket he can be to defeat hillary clinton, rather than taking sides in the primary. what i need to do is figure out how i can put in my two cents and make sure a ticket leaves out of cleveland that can compete with hillary clinton. mark: marco rubio sa

mark, over to you. >> mark: thank you. the political back and forth continues between mitt romney and donald trump. ahead of tonight's republican debate. the men held nothing back as romney hit first and trump came boxing but we explain why it sure feels like it. >> reporter: the 2012 republican presidential nominee mitt romney lashed out at the current frontrunner donald trump during a speech in utah. >> donald trump is a phoney, a fraud. his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. >> reporter: trump fired back a few hours later at a rally in maine. >> mitt is indeed a choke artist. he choked and choked like i have never seen anyone choke. >> reporter: romney is the latest member of the republican establishment trying to stop the billionaires about man from getting the nomination even though trump dominated tuesday. >> these are politicians promising things they can't deliver. >> reporter: ohio governor john kasich and senators marco rubio and ted cruz were expected to target trump during tonight's de

mark: i am mark halperin. with all due respect to dreams of republicans ability, the race is dog eat dog. >> he could not run for dog catcher. >> i do not think he could be elected dogcatcher. >> i think we heard that, mr. trump. >> some suggesting this is dog whistle politics. >> lies like a dog. >> romney choked like a dog. >> choked like a dog. he knows i know that. ♪ mark: hello on this semi-super tuesday. republicans and democrats are holding primaries in michigan, mississippi with contests in idaho and hawaii. polling suggests donald trump and hillary clinton will have no trouble sleeping tonight. but that is only if there are no surprises tonight. we will talk about the democratic race in a bit. on the republican side, there are 150 delegates at stake. no winner take all. do not expect big changes to the standings at the end of the evening. more important is momentum. donald trump might recapture with big wins tonight. if he wins mississippi, he completes domination of southern states and counters the

mark: go ahead, harold. happens, think if that that puts pressure on what has to happen here in new york. when she gives speeches like she did today, when she lays out a foreign policy plan, when she plan,ut a specific policy these other things that differentiate her from senator sanders, and, friendly, i am not afraid of a debate. i am confident about my candidate. if it does happen, it makes new york that much more important. congressman ford, hillary clinton had not been forced to the left in any way by senators sanders -- is that a credible position? harold: be it ceo's and others to make sure that the floors are clean. i think she has fought for women's rights and the rights of those regardless of sexual orientation, and she has been one who has trumpeted for a very fairness a kind of tax and a student fairness, so whenever you get the primary -- she is as far left as bernie sanders or not? ld: bernie sanders is a specialist. having a fair shot, be it a worker or a man or a woman -- i think she has alwa

mark: who would you nominate? that may not be the best judgment to have my and/or, if they want to be confirmed for the supreme court. it is a point to have judges that have a government that believe that women are equal members of society. a case argued, as a mom, is a woman, it makes a huge difference having different voices in the room, who have actually walked in the shoes of women in this country. grateful forremely agen.ddition of h mark: coming out, harold ford junior. ♪ mark: joining us now, former fordessman harold junior and dancy c. noir. neither of you are here as surrogates. we are going to have a chat. why will you start with republicans? >> i will start with you >>. >>would you vote for donald trump in the general election? >> i will not vote for him in the primary or in the general. i'm confident that marco rubio will be the nominee. if he is not the nominee, i think there will be another republican in the general election, even if they are not the nominee. >> running as an independent? >> correc

mark: and i' m mark hayes. we' ll get on your headlines in just a moment, but first a check on weather with randi rico. another gorgeous day coming our way. randi: yesterday we had sunshine and made it to the mid 70' s. so it will not be as perfect. you can see the clouds have rolled in this morning. you can see there are rain showers through portions of indiana. they are moving to the north and west. some of the southeastern communities could get nipped by a shower as we go through the day. we are looking for a high around 70 degrees in cincinnati. low 60' s over towards chicago. the steadier rain will be here tomorrow. right now it is a mild 58 degrees. lunchtime, cloudy, breezy, 67. expect a high today around 70. the rain gets closer and closer. we' ll talk about the timeline in a few minutes. re going to check the roads. here is a look in butler county. north and southbound easing along. no problems waiting for you out on the roads. 275 and kellogg, light volume. in both directions 74 at harrison, we' re se

mark: and i' m mark hayes. thank you for joining us we' ll get on your headlines in just a moment, but first a check on weather with meteorologist jennifer schack. finally the rain has stopped. jennifer: it was a little deceiving with this graphic. i want to highlight the rain total. .83 of an inch for cincinnati . today is a reprieve before more rain returns for the weekend. andy late evening showers move out but the clouds stick around. we may have a couple of spots with fog.dry dry conditions on the radar. visibility is coming in high with the exception of wilmington. we do have a little bit of a

mark? mark: thank you. the state of ohio is now offering money to improve police community relations. the office of criminal justice services is accepting applications for grants. city and state police and groups and non-profits can apply for up to $30,000. police departments must be working for certification. groups can apply up until 5:00 p.m. march 31. happening today, cincinnati firefighters will be on-duty in florida to help their neighbors. but they won' t be putting out fires. the department has traveled to fort myers beach for nearly 30 years. they' ll spend the next 10 days dancing and lip-synching along the beach. last year firefighters raised , more than $10,000 during the event to help purchase an accessible van. oscar-winning actor tom hanks will visit ohio next month. hanks will help dedicate wright state' s newly renovated motion pictures center. he' ll appear at several private events before the dedication and gala april 19. the gala will raise money for the tom hanks scholarship and visitin

mark: is everyone someplace safe? >> we are safe. we were just updated by security that a polar bear is loose. it is contained in a tunnel. we are inside. they gave us options to leave with an armed zoo person or stay inside, which i am opting in or they do not know how long it will be. they are trying to corral it back to the polar bear habitat rather than using the tranquilizer option. lisa: are people frantic? what is the mood? >> i work here, the zoo did a when the polar bear was the spirits are high. everyone is calm. they have done a fantastic job. mark:leah, how are you notified the polar bear was a loose? sirens? >> we were not hearing much. we knew something was on the loose. my friend has amazing pictures. we were just at the polar bear exhibit and they were very active. it was pretty intense. probably 25-minutes after that one escaped . walking. i asked the zoo member, and they said a polar bear. they were notified that a polar bear got loose. she was just in the exhibit area, and it is still on the loose. mark: it sounds

lisa: students return to class two days after student opened mark: i am mark hayes. the district is providing some work. wlwt is leading the way with team coverage. andrew setters and dan griffin are at the school. andrew has more on their first day back. good afternoon. andrew: it looks like the first schools. welcoming students to the building, getting students back to class, the first step to when the buses rolled in, they had more than students on board. reassurance and support. moving forward together is something we have heard again during this process. they have counselors and therapy dogs . it can be stressful, which is why the district held an open house for families last night. >> i think last night' s community walk-through really and pretty normal morning. there were a lot of parents hugging their kids. andrew: a good turnout from students. that is how the superintendent describes it. he says pattison will not be the same, but it will continue to be great. that students are through complex emotions involving the shooter. a lot of anger and compassion. and

mark? mark: thank you. throughout northern kentucky, polling sites were busy this weekend, with voters ready to let their voices be heard. it was a super saturday at the polls in the bluegrass state. the large voter turnout was unexpected. we talked with supporters of all four remaining gop presidential candidates. but without question, it was one name standing out. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. i' m so happy. and trump did this. he woke everybody up. he did it. thank you, trump. >> voted for ted cruz. >> we' ve got the board of had dozens of people today switch their party registration today. people, lifelong democrats, are finally tired of the party, and they' re switching, coming on board with the republican brand. mark: donald trump won the kentucky caucus with 36% of the vote. senator ted cruz finished in second. marco rubio came in third place with a two-point lead over ohio governor john kasich. he came in fourth place with 14% of the vote. trump also dominated in louisiana on saturday, while ted cr

mark: let's talk about nato. you talked about nato with the washington post. suggested that maybe the u.s. should have a different role, a smaller role. and nato might need a different type of mission. there are people that say that america needs to be the leader of nato, that is an important role. do you agree? donald trump: we have had a disproportionate share. we are paying for a lot of nato. it is helping them more than us. i look at the ukraine, we are always the leader. what about the countries surrounding it? they do not say anything. we are always the ones that want to go to war with russia over the ukraine. we are the ones always fighting putting up a lot of money for , nato disproportionately. now we put up a lot of the money for a lot of countries. south korea, we defend saudi arabia, we defended japan we defend germany. , we put up a lot of money and people wonder, why do we owe $19 trillion? it is because we are defending everyone else. everyone sees it as many times higher. is that really for us? it

p>> romona: hi, mark. p>> mark: i have useless trivia. p21% of people surveyed said they pdid in this week. p>> romona: worked late. p>> mark: 21% did absolutely pnothing at work. p>>> finally apartment t 4:00, you know phow it is flying. pit can be hard to tune into the pannouncements. p>> romona: one guy closed his peye half listening to the words. pbut when the pilot mentioned his pname, well, he perkd up. p>> well, eric, although you pdidn't strike it rich here in plas vegas, you did hit the pjackpot. pcongratulations. pyou're about to be a dad. p [ laughing ] p>> romona: eric says he was pshocked at first and then pexcited. phe looks a little sleepy there. phe and soon to be mom lisa pshared a kiss after the big preveal. pas you can see, she caught the pmoment on camera. pthe video was recently posted on psocial media, although the recious moment happened back in pjanuary. p>> mark: yes. pi think once he looked down and psaw it was all on selfie, oh, phey p [ laughing ] p>> romona: i know. pbut i can imagine. phe probably looked like

mark: yeah. john: when we come back, ted cruz's return to late-night tv, and hillary clinton's return to wisconsin right after this. ♪ mark: last night ted cruz was not here in wisconsin. he was on the left coast making an appearance on "jimmy kimmel live," showing a different brand than the firebrand persona he shows most of the time. after talking about policy, he talked about his old dream of becoming an actor, his bad boy reputation, and a few shots at donald trump. here are some of the most memorable moments. senator cruz: the salt and pepper is a good look. jimmy: you're not going to put me on the muslim watchlist, are you? senator cruz: it is already done. if i am in the car, and i see donald and the backup camera, i am not confident which pedal i push. pink floyd i saw senior year in the astrodome. jimmy: david, was here last night. senator cruz: that is what i understand. two were three feet down for me was a police officer smoking a joint -- holding a roach clip, smoking a joint, and

tomorrow, we say -- ♪ mark: i am mark crumpton. today unleashed a blitzkrieg attack on donald trump. currentays the republican front-runner is a fraud who must not be president. trump returned the criticism saying romney ran a terrible campaign four years ago. they are minus ben carson, holding the debate tonight in detroit, michigan. two endorsements for marco rubio, one from the miami herald .ewspaper, florida governor rick scott says he will not endorse anyone before his state primary in two weeks. president obama is in milwaukee to highlight an insurance overhaul that has helped millions of americans gain coverage. on 30,000ulated people gaining coverage. million inabout 4.8 2013. north korea shows what it thinks about the new u.n. sanctions, hours after

mark: thank you. cincinnati police investigating a shooting in over the rhine this morning. investigators say a woman was shot in the backside about 4:20 atlanta used. she is been taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. made an arrest. s office asking for your help this morning as they attempt to track young son. andrew setters is leading the way in lebanon with what we know about the investigation. andrew: we know this young mother and her child have been out of contact with family and friends for the past several days. add to that, concern about whether she might be spending you can understand why their concern. kallie carnes is 20 result in her mind -- her son is 22-month-old. the family says she left a note on the table and left home. they have not seen any sign of her since. they spent the weekend searching for her. the big concern is whether she is spending time with josh craft, but they are not sure about that. craft was convicted of abusing the child and under a court order to stay away f

mark: i' m mark hayes. let' s begin with a check on the forecast. the weather should cooperate nicely. lisa: wear your shorts to the polls. randi: now it is a little chilly, but lunchtime, we will be in the middle 60'

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mark: and i'm mark halperin. and "with all due respect" to march, you don't need a bracket to see all the madness. ♪ it is a mad, mad, mad world out there. hello from our san francisco bureau. another big tuesday primary extravaganza tomorrow. some may call it super. five states are voting. at stake, lots of delegates and big batches of momentum. over the past 72 hours, protesters at donald trump's events have collided with his supporters in chicago, st. louis, and dayton. that has become not just the main story but the dominant story of all the campaigns in both parties. here's a recap of the weekend from "the circus." >> donald trump was interrupted at a rally in missouri. police say there were 32 people arrested in st. louis. another trump event is coming up in chicago. >> there are hundreds, maybe even thousands, of protesters on hand. security does not have a handle on the situation here. >> tonight's rally will be postponed until another day. thank you very much -- [chanting] >> please go in peace. >> thi

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mark: let's go back to nato. let's say i am saying, we spend a lot of money on nato, they don't seem to be fighting isis. where is the threat from russia today that nato is preventing? what is the role of nato right now? beyond the symbolism of standing with europe? what is the actual mission? ted cruz: nato has been the most effective military alliance of modern times. nato effectively stood up to the soviet union in the cold war. the idea that russia does not pose a threat -- russia is invading its neighbors. russia has invaded ukraine, russia is threatening the baltics. russia is threatening much of europe, and nato is a strategic alliance. and nato should be a vehicle for going after isis. if we had american leadership --and nato does not work without american leadership. if we had american leadership, nato could play a critical role in utterly destroying isis. now, donald's approach is to withdraw and hide and somehow he thinks the bad guys will leave us alone. president obama tried that. that is called lead

mark: good morning, everyone. the bank sure to be crowded at lunchtime today as we experience these warmer temperatures. a lot of folks dining outside. good morning, thank you for joining us i' m mark hayes. , i' m kyla woods. kyla: in for lisa cooney. it looks nice already. are they serving breakfast? randi: i don' t think the grill opens until 10:00 or 11:00. it looks like today is it great time to get outside, even if it is just for your lunch break. we' re going to be once again up toward 70 degrees. and even this morning, temperatures are not cold. most places in the upper 50' s. 59 officially at cvg. walton, 59. 61 in dry ridge. 56 in love lead. a couple of 60' s in southeastern indiana. this afternoon will not be as warm as yesterday where we saw a high of 70 or. that is because we have way more cloud cover today. you can see on the radar, clouds in place. rain for indianapolis. much of the rain will stay back toward indy, but occasionally, southeastern indiana, north of 74, yet the transfer passing shower

p>> mark: all right, jeff. pthanks. pballot in cuyahoga county, some pvoters decide on bow hunting pdeer or not. pwe sent reporter harry boomer pout to talk with residents about pthis growing problem of too many pdeer. pwhat have you got, boom? p>> harry: well, you know, many pof us like to see deer walking pin the wooded park but when they pventure out into the rest of the pworld, they become a problem, pand they disrupt our world. p>> keep them in the parks where pthey belong. p>> harry: joe is among the pgrowing number of people who pwant the deer population in ptheir neighborhood thinned. p>> when i moved out here 28 pyears ago, you didn't see a pdeer. p>> harry: so what do you think pabout the possibility of getting pdeer with cross bows. p>> i'm not truly a big fan of it pfor the simple fact i have three pchildren and they're outside laying a lot and they get hurt psomebody using a cross bow. pthat would be a horrible pmistake. pcommunities, parma, parma pheights, sevens hill and pstrongsville have placed

mark: let's go to review. while there are doubts that he can win any state outright, he history with suburban middle-class voters who are key to keeping him competitive. he spent four stops in old dominion alone. john: i think review has to be number two in the overall delicate count her trunk, and clearly outpacing ted cruz we can make the argument that he is the only alternative going forward. he may not win any of these states. i think credibly speaking, he has to be close to winning a state like virginia, which is really general election battleground states. given the suburban nation of that state, he should be in a position not to be trunk, but to come pretty close. mark: the delegates matter a lot. he also needs to show strength beyond the suburbs. he is not going to be strong as a pure suburban candidate. if he shows regional strength, that could help. minnesota, massachusetts, virginia. show strength in those southern suburbs. he also needs to come out of tomorrow with an argument. heelys to take the r

mark: and i' m mark hayes. thanks for joining us. randi rico and kyla woods are in this morning with your weather and traffic. let' s go straight to randi rico for the forecast. wind is out of here. lisa: the wind was really strong. randi: it was howling. we have the rain through the afternoon. the rain subsided. you could hear that all over the place. the colder air arriving in cincinnati. we are looking at flurries to start the day. we see the day is concentration

mark: and i' m mark hayes. we' ll get on your headlines in just a moment, but first a check on weather with randi rico. another gorgeous day coming our way. randi: yesterday we had sunshine and made it to the mid 70' s.

mark: i'm mark halperin. john: i'm john heilemann.. and with all due respect a bernie sanders, i'm a little disappointed you only did it twice, but at least you have. mark: hello and welcome to monday. an exciting new week in the u.s. presidential race. the red-hot republican contest. a little bit of latebreaking news affecting the race overall. former new york city mayor, michael bloomberg, who owns this company, has decided not to launch an independent bid for the white house. we will have more on that in a moment. tomorrow, voters will head to the polls, and this week also begins the final races for the march 15 contests, when florida and ohio vote, kicking off the winner take all portion. if donald trump cleans up on that day, very little can be done to stop him from winning the nomination, which is maybe why his rival and their allies have opened the floodgates of to the attack ads. here's a sample of just some of the antitrust commercials invading the living rooms. >> former students say trump university was a scam. >> trump supp

mark: let me stop you there. if you favor ted cruz and you are concerned trump will get the nomination by steamrolling quickly, why not do everything you can to get marco rubio in down into slow trump florida? >> when you support somebody, it should not be for strategy, but for what you think is best for you to do. right now, i tnk what is best for me to do is to do what i can, to bring party together. you cannot ignore donald trump. whether he gets to 1237 or not, he will be a major forcen the party. either ted cruz and donald trump will find a way to coexist, donald trump will be so close to the finish line that he cannot ich or rubio on his ticket, or pick somebody else, or ted cruz could do the same. our best bet is to see how he can be the best ticket he can be to defeat hillary clinton, rather than taking sides in the primary. what i need to do is figure out how i can put in my two cents and make sure a ticket leaves out of cleveland that can compete with hillary clinton. mark: marco rubio says he will when

alix: sorry, mark. mark b.: i will be back tomorrow. i what you do to battle tomorrow, and i will be the judge. how about that? scarlet: he can win some revenge. alix steel with the chart of the day. you can find those on the terminal. still ahead, it is a huge week for trading. ♪ ♪ live from new york and london, i am scarlet fu. let's talk about central banks. it is a monster week for central banks. we hear from the fed on wednesday. most economists expect a further easing in the coming months. theaps not so soon as january shock. will the doj be influenced? it has been surprise, surprise, surprise. uslock joins now. clients whotern .ave been surprise twice it is not impossible, but is not .he view of most economists he wants to see how the policy adopted in january settles down. scarlet: to that end, what is interesting is the banks did not pleasant presi effects of the interest rate. you have people doing damage control. if you come inside the bloomberg, look at what happened to the yen. right around here is when the doj decided

mark: thank you. a quick look at the final numbers ahead of the close, four minutes away from the end of the week's trading session. what a rally post-draghi. ♪ ♪ mark: live from london and new york, you are watching the european close, i embark martin -- i am mark barton. let's take you through all the market action, a rally propelled by the ecb's stimulus measures yesterday, a rally many might say should have happened yesterday but postponed by 24 hours. this is the stoxx 600 today chart appeared in a decline at the end of yesterday by 1.7% over the two days, the stoxx up a 9/10 of 1%. i want to know whether this has risen for the fourth consecutive week, the longest winning stretch since march. i will find that out in the next two minutes, the euro initial that initially fell by 1.6% and finished today 1.6% higher. 1.5%.he two days of mario draghi did not manage to push the euro lower against the dollar, similar to december 3 when his actions fail to impress the markets and the euro rose by 3%

mark: and i' m mark hayes. friday is not far away. lisa: that and -- kyla: i will take all of that. 800, alex. randi: hello, spring training. we will have a springlike couple of days does not tomorrow, but the weekend and beyond looks way now. looking at the radar at the moment, cloudy skies for everybody and flurries in most a little lighter through indiana and kentucky. you can see pretty consistent flurries across much of ohio. they are fairly light. more of a nuisance than anything, except for one spot where there is a light dusting. a report from wilmington, a light dusting on the ground. northern warren county throbbed clinton county and through northern highland county, these flurries and snow showers go little bit heftier, fairly persistent for the last couple of hours. there could be a light dusting from greenfield to winnsboro. north of 50 in highland county, clinton county, northern warren county, you may be waking up to a light dusting. waking up to cold centers, 25 degrees. the wind came through yesterday evening with the

mark: thank you. new this morning, a school threat at a local middle school has parents on edge this morning. the latest threat being in the three rivers school district. wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live in cleves with the investigation. good morning. dan: good morning. three rivers school officials aren' t elaborating on the threat. but they tell us cleves police are handling the investigation now. school leaders say they were made aware of the threat at about 5:30 yesterday evening by a taylor middle student. we' re told that threat was not a social media threat, but nothing further. school leaders say no children or staff were in danger, but they wanted to take a high level of caution. some parents, meanwhile, aren' t happy about how the school handled this situation. there was a post on facebook telling parents to rest assured their children will be safe, but several wanted to know why the school never called. a spokeswoman for the school be extra security today, but told us the student involved

mark: i'm mark halperin. >> mr. turnbull goes to washington. >> mr. trump goes to washington. >> mr. trump goes to washington. mr. trump, as you mentioned, goes to washington. mark: greetings from the bloomberg washington bureau, down the road from where both parties are getting ready for their annual conference of the e powerful pro-israel lobbying group. donald trump's speech will be by far the one to get the most attention. later in the program, we will show you my conversation with a pair of rabbis who are concerned with his policies and frederick. the first, -- but first, check out the ovation at hillary clinton got this morning when she spoke to apac and called on mr. trump for suggesting he wouldn't take sides in the israeli-palestinian conflict. >> yes, we need steady hands, not president who says he is neutral on monday, pro israel on tuesday, and who knows what on wednesday, because everything is negotiable. well, my friend, israel's security is nonnegotiable. al, we will listen to more of her later. what market can she put down for donald t

mark: i' m mark hayes. stolen from morning. it was found on prosperity lane. lisa: we have been following mark: we have team coverage. let' s begin with andrew setters. andrew: this begins and ends in the west end. this girl was reported missing from a car a long hopkins street in the west end, setting off a search. we saw the mother walk back into the front door holding her baby. three week old lamilyan mccollum there was idling in front of her s home. the car was stolen here the police begin the search. 2.5 hours after the car and baby in with the baby in her arms. hospital by cincinnati firefighters to be checked out. where the baby girl was in the meantime, and how she was reunited with her mother, is a mystery. we brought to -- we brought police chief isaacs said the details are still fuzzy. >> we are not sure what occurred. we expended resources to make sure that the baby is safe, that is paramount. we do know that at this point the baby is with the mother. what exactly transpired is still unclear. there is quite a bit of conflicting information. it will

mark: what about your fundraising network? there are super pacs and groups trying to raise money to stop donald trump. gov. romney: i think they have noticed my remarks yesterday. i'm hoping those people who are saying donald trump is ineffective, we might look at on board, maybe we should wait a minute here and give it a second look. mark: you are a wealthy guy. are you going to give money to any of those groups? gov. romney: i may. mark: some people talk about his taxes. some people speculated about your taxes. do you know something about his -- what might be in his taxes? do you have some informed guess or are you doing some trolling? gov. romney: i indicated what i believed to be a bombshell in his taxes. every time someone raised a question about his taxes he evades. you don't do that if you planning relationship. best if you are planning -- if you are planning on releasing them. he says they are beautiful. as time has gone on, he has come up with new excuses why he won't release them. for five years he is being -- for fi

mark: with his constant companion. i'd have tears in my eyes and i just didn't want to be around anybody. mark: as he bit his employees in his windsor heights market research company, lewis says he has no feeling in his arms or upper back. >> and that's why i look like a drunken sailor when i walk. mark: he says pain has always >> when you're around family and friends, you're feeling the pain so much that you are there physically but you're not present. you just want to be someplace else. mark: pain medications scared him. he claims he didn't want to numb himself so he sought relief, through simple aspirin. >> i took up to 12 aspirin a day. mark: lewis was resigned to this life of pain until a family trip to colorado last a state where august, medical marijuana is legally manufactured and distributed. he tried a patch on his back that released cannabis with a small amount of thc. he says within 90 minutes, he realized his life could change. absolutely feeling different >>absolutely feeling different than i had felt in

the mark >> mark: rate mcdonald, who said that physical abuse allegations were, will be speaking at a school which is causing controversy. the rapid >> reporter: there is a group of students who is at risk from are graduating--not graduating. >> if you look right mcdonald's life style--ray mcdonald's lifestyle it's obvious that he should not be a mentor to these kids. and is very disappointed with the lack of leadership but got at go wraped >> reporter: students say they were inspired by his talks even though he was accused of domestic violence. >> mark: re ray mcdonald has had many run-ins' what the law including child endangerment, domestic abuse, and sexual assault. >> darya: of food network chef in the north bay is against the lawsuits he is facing. one lawsuit said that the man only wanted to hire only sexually attractive women and also would not pay people all their hours. >> darya: the teenager was last seen at a bus stop on her way to school and garcia thorez was arrested for the murder. the father says the worst part is not knowing exactly what happened. >> same what finally

mark? >> mark: thanks. a quick reminder for you. if you vote republican, don't forget there are two places you have to vote for a candidate. one is for at-large dell grates to the convention, the other is for congressional district delegates. both the at-large and the district vote also be counted separately and reported to the secretary of state. so the bottom line is vote for the same candidate twice. once in the at-large area and once in the district area. the at-large count will determine the candidate who gets ohio's 66 delegates. >>> today is the first time 17-year-olds can cast a vote in an ohio presidential primary election. this comes after a franklin county judge ruled in favor of a lawsuit which asked for the change. about ten teen voters and democratic presidential sued over secretary of state john huosted's interpretation of ohio's voter law. he says teens can vote to elect someone but not nominate. delegates for the presidential race. polling locations are open until 7:30. >> romona: things are heated here in ohio but

p>> romona: hi, mark. p>> mark: i said hey, romona. p>> romona: hi, mark. p>> mark: 10% of households do pnot have these. p>> romona: harry boomer help me pout. ressure cooker. p>> mark: he could be right. pautomobile. p10%. p. p>>> going viral now. pa michigan puppy is shining pafter getting some braces. p>> romona: wesley now has pbraces and he's showing them off pin this picture. phe couldn't close his mouth all pthe way. pluckily his doctor said he will ponly need to wear them for a few pweeks. pwho knew. p>>> coming up at 5:00, then and pnow. pcampaigning is stressful, but pit's nothing like actually being pin the oval office. pjust what are these candidates >> it is pretty safe to say march is definitely rolling in like a lion. >> i would say that drivers are dealing with wet roads out there. and that rain is going to be switching over to snow. >> let's get right to chief meteorologist jeff tanchak who is going to tell us what's going on. >> it's going to be half an inch before it changes over to snow. let's get to ford first alert doppler max over he

mark: there still people who like mark -- mitt romney want , romney to run. suspicions this is part of an effort to position himself to be drafted, to be the person that stops trump at the convention. this is not what it is about. romney could inspire people to give money to the super pac that is trying to stop trunk. -- stop trump. they could get some big money out there to get ads on the air in some of these upcoming states to try and stop trump. john: no doubt about that. groups have been out there like don quixote trying to tilt at the trump windmill. they have not had any money to do it. we've heard some discussions yesterday with paul sanger and maybe meg whitman getting behind that group. we have to acknowledge one thing whatever the effect, it is a , historic moment. this is a big deal. generically speaking the past , republican nominee speaking out against the current republican front-runner. it hasn't happened in my lifetime in politics. deal.k it is a big damn mark: mitt romney has a voice that is unique in the party. it's going to be a big day. we

mark: correct. john: if you weren't going to pick someone like brian sandoval, this makes a lot of republicans in this town comfortable. a lot of them voted for him, as well. we will talk more in the next topic. not everyone is falling in line with mitch o'connell right off the bat. mark: i will republicans crank up the pressure on grassley, let's see if grassley fold. it is safe to say, the wikipedia page has gotten a major update since this morning. president obama introduced him to the nation as a public-school educated, harvard graduate from chicago. in his first remarks to the garland himself gave us more information on his biography. >> my grandparents came from western russia in the early 1900s, fleeing anti-semitism, hoping to make a better life for their children in america. they settled in the midwest, eventually making their way to chicago. my father ran the smallest of small businesses, from a room in our basement. , as he madeith him the rounds to his customers, always impressing upon m

mark: i'm mark halperin. john: and i'm john heilemann. with all due respect to ohio, it is pretty nice to be in florida right now. i am here on the beautiful coast of west palm beach, florida. while mark, my friend, is land-locked, and is having a john kasich town hall. he wants a rock, paper, scissors rematch. the sunshine and buckeye states are two of the five states voting on tuesday, which could be the difference between donald trump locking up the nomination and the battle for delegates going all the way to the summer. marco rubio and john kasich are facing single elimination contests in their home states. marco rubio spoke about how voters in ohio should be thinking strategically about the best way to stop the donald. mr. rubio: clearly, john kasich has a better chance of winning ohio than i do. if a voter in ohio concludes that voting for john casey gives us a better chance of stopping donald trump there, i anticipate that is what they will do. john: given a chance to return the favor, john kasich's campaign did not go for the hug.

>>mark: contention over the possibility of the contest the convention. >>reporter: this week in the west was wild when violence breaking down when protestor to get a sucker punch that he said land him in hospital. >>mark: as a look at the latest delegate count he is leading the republicans with 7812307000 a need with the gop 1055 the kids are still up for grabs the top suspect in the paris air attack is in custody the plans for another attack coming up pressmen's of americans get food poisoning every year we have some tips to make sure the food you eat is safe. >>darya: the no. 1 long and avoiding food for isn't never leave perishable food and room temperature clean off the kitchen counter after you could and that is another one also assure you wash off route and veggies even if you're not planning to eat the outer skin you need to wash them. >>mark: this includes burning and it has was running noses the worse for astrology's today will be lost biggest the pollen count to get high minimal wrecking for allergies the forecast calls to many levels in the ba

mark: i am mark halperin. john: i am john heilemann. you can criticize donald trump for a lot of things, but the hat? it is really not that bad. rock city, sports fans, we are here at the fabulous fillmore in downtown detroit. a block away from the fox theater where candidates will take the debate stage. rawl in preview that baw just a moment, but the other brouhaha of the day. mitt romney and a comprehensively scathing rebuke of donald trump this morning in salt lake city. the attempt of the republican party's last nominee to kill the candidacy of this cycle's most likely nominee seemed like the equivalent of a celebrity roast. he tore into policy proposals, character, and temperament. in short, he stated the new york billionaire was unworthy of president of the united states. take a look. miit romney: here is what i know. donald trump is a phony, a fraud. his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. he is playing the american public for suckers. he gets a free ride to the white house, and all we get is a lousy hat.

mark: and i am our case. -- mark hayes. we' this monday. randi: yesterday, we brought in spring officially with a chill in the air and that continues today. as you look at temperatures, most places pretty close to 30 or so but some spots in the 20' s. 28 in walton. 29 in springboro. 28 in hillsboro. there' s also a little bit of a breeze to factor in. s to matter where you are across greater cincinnati. grab the winter coat, even though it is spring, it is off to a slow start. forecast high this afternoon, 49 to 50. tonight, 35, which quits as where we should be this time of year. it looks like we will rebound fast, above average by tomorrow. one more day where you have to wear non-spring clothing. right now, on the cold side, though -- close to 30. at lunchtime, sunny skies, 42. the the afternoon, it will stay on the cool side, 49 or so. the wind picks up this evening and becomes breezy. i tomorrow, strong wind, but they will warm us up into the 60' s for your tuesday. let' s check the roads. kyla: we still have the closure in glendale at

mark: thank you. let' s check in with randi. randi: there is the "today" show a good chance they end up on the "today" show plaza. i have a feeling she will find them. we take a look at the forecast for today. temperatures in the upper 50' milford, 56 degrees. i got to go to mccormick elementary yesterday and met with some of the fourth-graders. hey, guys. it is going to be a nice day. expected to be in the 50' s. many slots, low to mid 50' s. the clouds are clearing out. afterschool, hopefully the teachers take it easy homework-wise. high temperatures into the low 70' s. let' s check out the roads. kyla: traffic wise we' re seeing great conditions. this is a look along 71, 75 at ridgewood. this is going to be what it will look like for pretty much the loop. across the river, 75 looks good. 71 at the ronald reagan, moderate volume. it is not as light as we typically see at this early hour. we will continue to cover it for you all morning long. mark: thank you. state championship hopes on the line in northern kentucky. which team

mark: and i'm mark halperin. and "with all due respect march, you don't need a bracket to see all the madness. it is a mad, mad, mad world of their. hello from our san francisco bureau. another big tuesday primary extravaganza tomorrow. some may call it super. five states are voting. at stake, lots of delegates and big batches of momentum. over the past 72 hours, protesters at donald trump's event have collided with his supporters in chicago, st. louis, and dayton. that has become not just the main story but the dominant story of all the campaigns in both parties. .ere's a recap of the weekend from "the circus." >> donald trump was interrupted at a rally in missouri. police say there were 32 people arrested in st. louis. another trump event is coming up in chicago. >> there are hundreds, maybe even thousands, of protesters on hand. security does not have a handle on the situation here. tonight's rally will be postponed until another day. thank you very much -- please go in peace. >> this is becoming violent. ther

mark: i' m mark hayes. let' s begin with a check on the forecast. the weather should cooperate nicely. lisa: wear your shorts to the polls. randi: now it is a little chilly, but lunchtime, we will be in the middle 60' s. it will be a gorgeous day. looking at the radar, we had off. the next system that will bring showers is moving through minnesota and iowa at the moment . they will not get to cincinnati until mid-night. no worries whatsoever. radar, we have a couple of clouds. i' visibility' s. if we were going to see fog developing, temperatures in dew points are in the middle 50' s, we could see patchy fog. right now, no big worries. 57 in loveland, butler county, hamilton. it is a nice and mild start. sunshine by lunchtime, we are sitting at 67. enjoy it and get time outside, because there is a cool down as spring arrives this weekend. kyla: we are dealing with issues. good morning. 75 southbound at mitchell, north of mitchell, you can see the emergency vehicles. we have multiple vehicles involved. at least five vehicles near mitchell. you can se

." ♪ ♪ mark: live from london and new york, i am mark barton. we will continue bringing you live updates from brussels, where belgium is on the highest terror level of alert after bombings. more than 30 are dead and 180 injured. the city is at a standstill as the police search for more bonds. bombs. let's go to alex to see what is happening in the oil market. prices are fluctuating following the explosion in brussels. they're coming off of their 12-year lows. is the worst over for oil? jack, it is such a pleasure to see you. you think that oil has bottomed? we see as we look at it from a long-term perspective. have had down- we times, but we believe long-term prospects are bright in the united states. we have the opportunity to import.rude and to we see the longer-term one of the great opportunities is in this country. the: if you look at bloomberg i have charted, the forward curve of oil now versus where we were in february 11, where we hit the bottom, it has significantly. what are producers doing differently now than they did mosteeks ago? ja