rubio fired more personal attacks at the front-runner about his appearance, he also said trump's refusal to condemn duke makes him unelectable. >> we cannot be a party that nominates someone who refuses to condemn white supremacists and the klu klux klan. we cannot be a party that does that. >> you're going to see -- >> ted cruz tweeting racism is wrong. the kkk is abhorrent. cruz also said a white supremacist group is making robocall urging people not to vote for the cubans in the race. >>> as for the democrats, hillary clinton is setting her sights on the general election after her landslide victory in south carolina. clinton was joined in nashville by actor tony goldwyn who plays the president on the hit abc show "scandal." she also made several other stops in tennessee, including two black churches in memphis, and she urged african-american worshippers to reject prejudice as well as paranoia. sanders is forging ahead after admitting he was decimated in south carolina. but he's still drawing some big crowds. look at this. more than 6,000 supporters turned out for a sanders ral

. >> reporter: trump responding with a series of tweets repeatedly calling marco rubio a lightweight. but getting into some trouble, too. retweeting a quote by mussolini and then refusing to disavow an endorsement from kkk grand wizard david duke during an interview on cnn's "state of the union." >> i know nothing about david duke or white supremacists and so you're asking me a question that i'm supposed to be talking about people that i know nothing about. >> reporter: trump apparently forgetting he had already disavowed duke on friday. rubio pounced on the interview. >> we cannot be a party that nominates someone who refuses to condemn white supremacists and and the klu klux klan. >> reporter: a rare moment of bernie sanders tweeting this out. america's first black president by a hate monger who refuses to condemn the kkk. >> reporter: hillary clinton retweeted sanders' message as she celebrates her big win in the south carolina primary. >> you see, i do believe america remains great. >> reporter: stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> coming up in our oscars edition of "the sk

field where rubio, kasich and rubio -- cruz worked together. t do that, then he will be the nominee. and his foreign policy is worse than obama' s, believe it not. he he doesn' policy. within 30 days, he said it' s not our fight, let isil fight it out with assad. and when that wasn' t working because of paris, he said let the russians deal with isil. well, the russians are not going homeland. and now he has a bombing campaign with an expletive i can' t use on tv, so donald trump has no idea of this war and how to win it. the last thing you want to do is alienate every muslim in the world, because we are going to need them as allies. so i' ve never been so depressed that i am right now, because there are so many threats. and -- so many threats. and our choices are going to come down to hillary clinton -- who will be more of the same of obama -- and donald trump who doesn' t have a clue. other than that, things are great. [laughter] fernando: and, senator, today the "washington post" published a poll that said 8 out of 10 hispanics have a negative views of donald trump. you' ve been a

because of an ongoing irs audit. marco rubio hoping to get more momentum heading into tuesday but he has a long way to go and making it harder, donald trump just nabbed another big endorsement and he now has the backing of alabama senator jeff sessions. mary bruce, abc news, virginia beach. oscar coverage next. >>> the awards may be over in hollywood, but here in new york we still have a few to give out of our own. sloo. >> absolutely, yes. there are some special performances we'd like to honor on our very own "world news now" nowscars. performance by a background news worker. our nominees brian as the guy who sits behind me and does >> this is brian's first nomination. snubbed for a previous nowscar worthy performance. also, brian wrote that. >> we would nominate our writer deb but in keeping with the serious theme, no black nominees. jack sheehan's third nomination. he has been previously nominated for his role as bachelor senior analyst and fantasy football league commissioner. and the winner is -- jack sheehan. >> yes. >> jack, come and get your nowscars, aka the golden remote. >

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. >> reporter: trump apparently forgetting he had already disavowed duke on friday. rubio pounced on the interview. >> we cannot be a party that nominates someone who refuses to condemn white supremacists and the ku klux klan. >> a rare moment of agreement with democrats. bernie sanders tweeting this out. america's first black president cannot and will not be succeeded by a hate monger who refuses to condemn the kkk. >> good morning. >> reporter: hillary clinton retweeted sandeders' message as she celebrates her big win in the south carolina primary. >> you see, i do believe america remains great. abc news, washington. >>> coming up in our oscars edition of the "skinny," chris rock's biggest laughs and most awkward moment of the evening. > from dazzling gowns to plunging necklines, our senior analyst is here with exclusive fashion insights you won't get anywhere else. you're watching "world news now." anywhere else. you're watching "world news now." my son and i used to watch the red carpet shows on tv now, i'm walking them. life is unpredictable one thing i need to be predictable is to

night's republican debate in houston. did marco rubio steal the show >>> airline accident -- new details about the jet that slammed into the runway seconds before takeoff. what investigators just revealed. >>> and later, valuable lessons. the anchorwoman stepping from the news desk to the classroom to share vital stories from the past. an important black history month lesson on this friday, february 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. on what is really a busy friday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. >> let's get started with the top story, that deadly shooting incident in can. 38-year-old cedric ford went on a shooting rampage, according to authorities, in his town, shooting people and then storming a lawn mower worked. >> evers killed by police after and wounding more than a dozen weapon. linsey davis has details. including the shooter are dead after a shooting at a company called excel industries. 14 others were injured in the gunfire. >> we had a report of an active shooter inside of excel industries. we have numerous people

suspect worked. details straight ahead. >> a feisty marco rubio going hard on donald trump and ted cruz piling on, too. a raucous debate as republican rivals try to take down the front-runner before super tuesday. but can they stop his winning streak? >> apple's formal response to a demand that it help it the fbi unlock the iphone of a san bernardino shooter includes a claim that the government is seeking "dangerous power." apple's filing says the constitution forbids what the government is asking it to do. >>> and surfers off of oahu faced 60-foot waves in the rarely held big wave event. it's known as the eddy. it was the first time in six years that the waves were actually big enough for competition to be held. those are some of our top stories on this friday, february 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. let's get started this half hour with the investigation into that deadly shooting incident in kansas. right now it centers around this man, 38-year-old cedric ford who police say was armed with a high-powered rifle and a pistol when he o

, political fireworks. last night's gop debate and the testy exchanges between donald trump and marco rubio. did anyone come out ahead? >>> and new this half hour, donations from one mother to another >> the latest breast milk exchange that promises to be the safest around. who is donating, who is life-saving idea. >>> and later, controversial comments from former supermodel cheryl tiegs. why she thinks today's models need to be slim. the reaction this friday, february 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. it's a very busy friday morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. let's get right to our top story this half hour. of course, we'll start with that tragedy in kansas. the deadly shooting spree there. police and co-workers say this man, 38-year-old cedric ford, is responsible. >> ford has a long arrest record. he was killed at the lawn mower equipment maker where he worked but not before taking three lives and wounding more than a dozen other people. abc's chuck sivertsen has details. >> reporter: gunfire and fear erupting in a small kansas

." >>> now to the other major story we're following this morning, explosive republican debate. marco rubio and ted cruz tag teaming donald trump, their last chance to slow his momentum before super tuesday. the candidates took the stage in houston after this poll of florida voters shows trump in a substantial lead in rubio's home state. abc's bazi kanani has the highlights. >> reporter: donald trump took to the is taken miles ahead of his rivals and trump quickly drew their fire. >> you're the only person on the stage that's ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. you hired some workers >> i'm the only one on the stage you haven't hired one person. >> he hired work frerz poland. >> the tension made for heated exchanges. >> here's a guy that inherited $200 million. if he hadn't, you know where he would be right now, selling watches in manhattan. >> marco rubio and ted cruz are fighting for second place and the chance to become trump's main opponent. >> this is a man who for 40 years has given money to jimmy cartser, joe biden, hillary clinton. >> the gop's 2012

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major headline, the verbal smackdown at last night's republican debate in houston. did marco rubio steal the show from donald trump? >> airline accident. new details about the jet that slammed into the runway seconds after takeoff. what investigators just revealed. >>> and later, valuable lessons. the anchorwoman stepping from the news desk to the classroom to share vital stories from the past. an important black history month lesson on this friday, february 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is

headline, the verbal smackdown at last night's republican debate in houston. did marco rubio steal the show from donald trump? >> airline accident. new details about the jet that slammed into the runway seconds after takeoff. what investigators just revealed. >>> and later, valuable lessons. the anchorwoman stepping from the news desk to the classroom to share vital stories from the past. an important black history month >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. on what is really a busy friday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. >> let's get started with the top story that deadly shooting incident in kansas. 38-year-old cedric ford went on a shooting rampage according to authorities in his town shooting at people and then storming a lawn mow manufacturing business where he worked. >> evers killed by police after taking the lives of three others and woundsing more than a dozen people with an assault style weapon. linsey davis has details. >> four people including the shooter are dead this shooting after a shooting at a company called ex

marco rubio. did anyone come out ahead? >> and new this half hour, another. >> the latest breast milk exchange that promises to be the safest around. who is donating, who is accepting and this has a life saving idea 1993 later, comments frepts former supermodel cheryl tiegs. why she thinks the models need to be slim. the reaction this friday, february 26th. >> announcer: from abc news,s this "world news now." >> good morning. it's a very busy friday morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. right to our top story this half hour, we'll start with the tragedy in kansas. the deadly shooting spree there. man, 38-year-old cedric ford is responsible. >> ford has a long arrest record. he was killed at the lawn moor equipment maker where he worked but not before taking three lives and wounding more than a dozen. cluck sivertsen has details? gunfire and fear erupting in a small community. >> the gun was strapped to lim. he was ready to go. >> reporter: law enforcement says 38-year-old cedric ford, armed with what's believed to be an assault rifle and a pistol went on a shooting spre

night marco rubio attacked trump by name, accusing him of not taking a strong enough stance on obamacare and the middle east conflict. we get more now from abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: fresh off. running the table in nevada, donald trump sounding like the nomination is already his. >> it's going to be an amazing two months. we might not even need the two months, folks, to be honest, all right? will you come out here, pat? look at him. >> reporter: trump in virginia side by side with evangelist pat robertson. >> man, it's good to have you >> reporter: so confident, he's now revealing his priorities for a running mate. apparently the outsider candidate wants an insider v.p., someone able to help him cut deals in washington. >> i do want somebody that's political, because i want to get lots of great legislation that we all want passed, that's just sitting there for years and years and years. >> reporter: in nevada, trump scooping up more votes than his two top rivals combined. >> after a whole lot of months on the road, it is good to be home. >> reporter: senator ted cruz, in ho

-- oh. it's true. >> reporter: cruz and marco rubio coming in neck and neck for the second contest in a row are now lobbing the same criticism at the front-runner. >> if donald became president, nobody knows what the heck he would do. he doesn't know what the heck he would do. >> donald hasn't outlined what he's going to do on any issue. >> reporter: trump picks up his first two endorsements from current members of congress. on the democratic side, hillary clinton gains the endorsement of senate minority leader harry reid. >> i want an election about real change that will make a difference in people's lives. >> reporter: with clinton heading into this weekend's south carolina primary with a dominant lead, bernie sanders is already looking ahead to the next contest on super tuesday. >> secretary clinton was the inevitable candidate. she is not the inevitable candidate now. i think we've got a real shot to win it. >> reporter: voters in 12 states and one territory will head to the polls next week on super tuesday. a crucial day for republicans and democrats. reena, kendis? >> our thanks t

marco rubio. >> we cannot have a commander in chief that is not ready the first day in office. you can't just say, well, when i get there, i'll hire the smartest people and they're going to tell me what to do. >> reporter: but both senators struggling to compete with the trump show. in a rare interview, the mogul's model wife, melania, describing what first drew her to the donald. >> his mind. amazing mind. i'm my own person, he's his own person. and i think that's very important. i don't want to change him, he doesn't want to change me. >> reporter: and mitt romney calling for donald trump and the other candidates to release their tax returns. romney says he thinks there's a, quote, bombshell in trump's tax returns, citing no proof, romney says he thinks trump is not as rich as he claims to be or that he's given as much to charity as he says he has tom llamas, abc news, new york. >>> new developments in the battle over the president's supreme court nominee. source is tell abc news president obama is considering a republican. nevada governor brian sandoval to replace the late justi