, this as marco rubio got in the mud. >> how can a person with the worst spray tan in america? you know what they say with men with small hands. you can't trust them. >> reporter: hours from super tuesday and time is running out for trump's competitors to make their case. >> i will go to all 50 states and every territory. i will continue to speak out until i literally have no voice left. i will go anywhere to speak to anyone before i let a con artist get ahold. republican party. >> donald trump represents everything washington, the deal-making that doesn't stand with the working men and women. >> reporter: despite it all, trump is poised to win big. >> mexico, everybody talks -- >> reporter: as you can hear, donald trump is on stage here in georgia behind me. this is another controversy is brewing. both rubio and cruz calling on trump to press the "new york times" to release a transcript of an off-the-record meeting after buzzfeed reported that trump may have expressed flexibility on his hardline immigration plan. lester? >> katy tur tonight, thanks. as the trump train rolls into super

questions about the ku klux klan, claiming he couldn't hear about david duke. senator marco rubio taking aim at trump again tonight. and hillary clinton shifting her is she turning to the national race now? and thisevening, from a trump rally in virginia, that's a "time" magazine photographer taken down by a secret service agent. our team on it all, and abc's tom llamas, leadings off from georgia. >> reporter: tonight, on the eve of super tuesday, tension erupting at a tru rally in viinia. >> get them out of here, please. >> reporter: a large group of student protesters marched out ofhe event. as they pass, a photographer from "time" magazine, thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. watch again. the agent's hands around the photographer's neck. then, with the man still on the ground, an angry exchange of words. the secret service now investigating. but that wasn't all. trump singling out another protester, asking if she's mexican. >> are you from mexico? are you from mexico? right smack in the middle of my punch line. >> reporter: today's confrontations coming as the republican front

rallies. marco rubio complained today the gutter rhetoric makes headlines. >> what a sad indictment on the state of the political debate in this country today. [applause] >> reporter: but yesterday rubio himself dove into the mud. >> and you know what they say about men with small hands. you can't trust them. you can't trust them. >> reporter: rubio is hoping tomorrow to stay competitive in the delegate count while ted cruz is banking on a victory in hihihome state of texas. and we are, i belve, going totoave a b b chunk of delegates. and i think everyone else will be way, way, way behind. at that point it will become abundantly clear this is a two-man race. >> reporter: the secret service interviewed the agent involved at the trump rally. agency policy is to protect the candidate, not interfere with news gathering. the photographer involved, chris morris, has said he will not press charges. >> pelley: especially not after the way he provoked the agent. major garrett reporting for us. major, thank you. all of this followed trump's various responses to the support that he is getting, wa

donald's business dealings with the mob, with the mafia. natsot - sen. marco rubio / (r) presidential candidate "... small hands..." after losing iowa, gop frontrunner?donal d trump? has seen his numbers in the polls and election day keep growing as he appears unbeatable?but a day before super tuesday trump went on nbc rushing to clear up his views about the kkk and s former grand wizard david duke who recently endorsed him. sot - donald trump / (r) presidential candidates " . disavowing anybody. i disavowed david duke and disavowed him the day before at a major news conference." trump's poll numbers ? still unfazed. in a new cnn/orc poll out today trump banks a new high with his widest lead yet..49 percent of say they back him up. now in as many states as 3 of the top their way through trump, rubio and hillary clinton. sot - hillary clinton / candidate " i need your help. go tomorrow and bring people with you!" stephanie ramos oncam close: right here in virginia. a super tuesday state.. both donald trump and hillary clinton lead in the latest polls and that seems to be the case in ma

like this one. the hillary clinton campaigns. miami beach headquarters. marco rubio set up sho in west flang flagler n- county. it's critical for marco rawb riewb and turn out the vote% through phone calls made out of this office. and setting up bernie sanders. the message he is brings across the united states is genuine. not a message from the typical politicians. nald trump has rented office space in sarasota but south florida support sup ors are eager. some even knocking on the door of this fort lauderdale law ofers a. i've had those signs up sints first day he awnsed in. so we have a lot of people scom coming in and asking for t-shirts and hats scriet excited about what's going on. on the democrat siet side the voters are on the break down. and for the republicans, it's winner take ool. hill rin clinton and donald trump already far head in delegate count. but in norvetion the battle ground will be right back here. i think florida has been the most important state. i hope every one gets out and votes. i always sayay it's all about florida. the residential election will be won andlos

kkk grand wizard. marco rubio is continuing his attacks against the front runner. now whether this biting back and forth will impact results on >> super tuesday is an important day for all the candidates with a quarter of the delegates on the line and indensity is palpable. >> he could not be elected dog catcher now. >> donald trump enjoying double digit leads in the super tuesday states firing shots at marco rubio and ted cruz. both are spinging back and especially when it comes to trump's decision not to denounce the support of the former kkk leader david duke. trump claiming after the fact he dependent hear or understand a question about the white supremecist. >> there is no room in the conservative movement and no room in the republican party for members of the kkk or racists like david duke. >> cruz and marco rubio have a lot to lose tomorrow with 595 republican delegates up for grabs. and hillary clinton more remember the box that was on your kid's report carts play well with others i would put a no. >> bernie sanders' campaign is receiving an avalanche of small donations whi

course of the presidential campaign. marco rubio threw fresh drabs at donald trump as he made stops in a number of key states. the florida senator made a shortstop shift from policy to personal attacks. senator ted cruz is defending his home turf in texas campaigning across the state in a bid to win its huge delegate prize on super tuesday. polling in texas shows cruz widening the gap now leading trump there by 10 points. >>> a confident hillary clinton is focusing more on the republican candidates than her opponent. clinton spoke at a rally where she blasted what she called the scapegoating of the republican presidential candidates. >> and bernie sanders campaigns in minneapolis today searching for a win after his shellacking by clinton saturday in south carolina. the vermont senator says he can win the caucus state of minnesota tomorrow if turnout is high enough. >>> 13 states will hold contests for super tuesday, alaska, wyoming, colorado, oklahoma, texas, minnesota, tennessee, arkansas, alabama, georgia, virginia, vermont, and massachusetts. >> and we're less than two months fro

people speaking out all over the country and marco rubio and others attacking him around not disavowing the plan that he tweeted out -- klan that he tweeted out, ok, he disassociated himself. >> donald trump is a narcissistic white supremacist and the people that -- a lot of the people that come to hear him, this whole idea of make america great, that is all about making america great for a small group of people, generally, white males. that is what white male supremacy is about in their mind. they believe they are superior, that america needs to dominate everybody and it is all about chest something. i have not -- i'm not going to vote for donald trump. i think the people that follow donald trump, honestly, don't understand how he has made his money. the idea that someone who is married to an immigrant can stand up and bash immigrants, someone who is made so much money on the backs of the workers can bash workers and disregard workers rights, the people support that? part of the reason people support donald trump is the reason they thought one day they might own legs. a lot

other candidate also stay in the race until march 15th because marco rubio and kasich's home stateses of florida and ohio are on the same day. >> early voting in new york starts on -- north carolina starts march 3. the primary will be held in june due to redistricting. >> officials from the ciaa tournament say there is a sense of urgency after a shooting on sunday morning. it happened after ciaa festivities ended but the suspects were in town for the basketball tournament. howard write, kevin thompson and derrick bolton fired between 40-50 shots outside the hyatt hotel. many hit that truck. >> a woman had to take cover. does she have any idea how this started dedrick? >> she tells me she has no idea but sources say the van parked in front of the condominium riddled with bullets sources are around to parties that night. and we do not know if that is is a clue to help us establish a motive. and while police continue to investigate, the victims want harsher charges for the suspect and city leaders want the violence to stop. >> i am happy to be alivment. >> she was inside one of

rubio. and ted cruz at 15 followed by ben arson and john kasich. governor christie ended his bid endorsed trump. how be he address issues -- >> good afternoon. >> governor chris christie met the tv news cameras today. and he announced the nomination of judge david bowman to the state supreme court, a position open for six years. state senate has not considered other nominees because of partisan politics. the governor may once again with ready to engage in state politics. look what happened when we tried to ask about the threat of a new jersey transit strike? >> the issue of nj transit. >> i'm answering on topic questions today. >> the governor wouldn't answer the question. others tried to get the governor to talk about other business of the state. >> no, no. i won't permit you to. there's only on topic questions today so permission denied. >> he had no such guidelines while stumping for donald trump. >> donald trump is going to bring the race to hillary clinton. he's the best candidate to beat hillary clinton in november. >> if help back on the job, it would be one thing. but he

tries to clarify statements about the kkk. opponents ted cruz and marco rubio pounced on the front runner for failing to condemn racists. they say his cod lig of repugnant pig got tree is not -- bigotry is not the threads of america. >> wcvb newscenter 5. heather:thank you. ted cruz and marco rubio are fighting for a chance to beat trump in tomorrow's super tuesday. rubio is getting local enforcements today ahead of the massachusetts primary. the bo is -- the boston primary is endorsing him. cruz is saying if trump is the republican nominee the gop can the next president. >> there is a large group of officials there to discuss security on the rail sis -- system. phil: we look e ed we took a look. reporter: a closed door summit. representatives from the fbi and ohm land security and the nsa and top rail security experts inside. the topic is how to make rail travel in this country more secure. >> we have catching up to do. reporter: steven lynch hosted the summit. >> like with the aviation security everybody in the world was ahead of us until 9/11 and then we caught up quickly fnlt w

, donald trump in georgia, marco rubio in oklahoma and ted cruz in texas. carl cameron is in san antonio tonight with a look at the huge stakes in tomorrow's voting. >> on the eve of super tuesday, the insults are flying and polls show donald trump sitting pretty. >> vote tomorrow, we're going to win tremendously. >> the latest polls show trump leading in georgia, tennessee, virginia, massachusetts, oklahoma and alabama. trump's fending off attacks from ted cruz and marco rubio for failing to disavow david duke. trump's rally was interrupted by black lives matter demonstrators. >> all lives matter. >> sunday trump refused to disavow the former head of the kkk. >> i don't know anything about david duke or anything you're talking white supremacy or white supremacists. >> two days earlier he disavowed the white supremacist. >> i'm sitting in a house in florida with a very bad ear piece that they gave me, you could hardly hear what he's saying. >> he's unelectable now. he refused to criticize the kkk. i don't care how bad the ear piece is. >> reporter: today he slammed trump as a fra

their evening here in south florida. south florida political leaders are voting for marco rubio of the first day of early voting.>> he is wise beyond his years. >>reporter: they now what political experts agree upon. if rubio cannot carry the vote in his home state, he will have little shot of winning the white house. >> we expect him to win and he will win. it's a must win. he cannot continue his campaign without guaranteeing and winning his own state, which looks a bit in jeopardy. >>reporter: analyst on monday is not surprise of three of the candidates are spending the evening of super tuesday in south florida. clinton has a townhall scheduled and trump will be energizing supporters. >> florida is the battleground and swing state and more importantly, it can determine who is going to be the nominee of the party. >>reporter:. the winner will take on 99 delegates. proportional. we will since the candidates spending a majority of their time visiting florida. but democrats focused on miami dade, broward and palm beach. >> it's difficult for the republicans to cherry pick. >>reporter: ru

could not hear the question, trump, sunday refused to condemn the kkk marco rubio's added that to his trump attacks (s/ sen. marco rubio / (r) presidential candidate :50- :54) "hes unelectable now. he refused to criticize the ku klux klan" from ex new yorker frank vick s/ frank vick, trump supporter :58-1:07 when i was small donald trump financed our basketball team, helped us to stay off the street, so i know a little more about donald trump, hes not a racist " democrat hillary clinton jumped on the republicans s/ h hlary clinton / (d) esidential candidatete 12-1:20 "what we can't let happen is the scapegoating, the bling, the finger poinng that is going on on the republican side" bernie sanders was in minnesota...be% sides vermont a state he hopes to win while back in texas ted cruz is homestate. (two second pause) audio outcue: i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, houston, texas >> it's been a decade... but justice clarence thomas finally asked questions during supupme court oral arguments. justice thomas h h finally been nation's high court. today he asked ten questions to a justic

the gop vote. ted cruz at 29%, marco rubio at 22%, ben carson at 7%, john kasich at 2%. on the democratic side, hillary clinton is in the lead, polling at 63%. 35% of democratic voters in georgia say they are voting for bernie sanders. polls in georgia open tomorrow at 7:00 a.m., and close at 7:00 p.m. this reminder, tomorrow night, look for full super tuesday results on the wyff news 4 mobile app. we will keep you up-to-date. carol: the henderson county sheriff's office's new k-9s now have names, and some elementary students have awards. sniffer-doodles, and echo charlie foxtrot. the bloodhounds' handlers chose the winning names from 388 elementary students' entries. the students got to meet the dogs earlier this afternoon. >> one dog kept giving me kisses on the cheek. it was so cute. my favorite part about them was, they are energetic. carol: lillian contributed sniff er-doodles. allyson: this is carson. he's just 12 days old, and these are the first faces he saw, the wade hampton fire department. they helped deliver him. we'll have more on his story, coming up. john: a live

"in florida where he's from he couldn't be elected dog catcher" (butted to) rubio: "we are not going to allow a con artist to take control of the party of lincoln and reagan" on the democratic side, clinton is hoping to maintain her lead over bernie sanders. this yea's election cycle has had many twists and turns. coming up at 3-30, we'll take a look at just how informed americans are about what could be the biggest turning point in the race. plus, and the shovels hit the ground for yet another medical marijuana dispensary in town! more from the ceremony next. and zappos is celebrating by giving all its employees the day off! the company is encouraging workers to do something they've always wanted to do... and for some employees that means tying the knot! c-e-o tony hsieh willperform the ceremony this afternoon. if today is your birthday, you can get a free pizza! at pizza hut, just show your i-d, and you'll get a free one-topping personal pizza. we've got a full list of leap day birthday freebies and discounts for today on ktnv.com let's go to 13 weather first chief meteorologist br

polls, it becomes to come into play. the cnnroc polls donald trump with the 49%. marco rubio also up 8 points to second place and governor kaisch up six to five points from january. donald trump is at 49 points. everyone else combined, 47. england super tuesday states. vermont and massachusetts and weighing in on the name >>> we are not electing class president, or class clown. we are picking the president of the united states. the leader of the free world. i want to tell you, folks, there are people that say you ought to get in there and start tell you, i would rather lose people names. from tomorrow. the first of the winter take all states. donald trump in columbus tomorrow and bernie sanders back in cleveland on saturday. >>> still ahead on newschannel 5. protecting those that run towards danger. >>> area firefighters are hoping to get equipment that could help save their lives. why they are changing role in emergencies have them calling for additional gear. >>> it happens every four years. we will tell you have last- minute deals for last minute getaways only good for today. >>>

candidates, making stops in virginia. trump, rubio and hillary clinton. >> i need your help to go and vote tomorrow, to bring people to vote with you. >> right here in virginia, a supertuesday state, both donald trump and hillary clinton lead in the latest polls and that seems to be the case in many states voting attorney. stephanie ramos, abc news, alexandria, virginia. >> well, the polls don't lie and the records don't lie. 16-o, dawn staley's women's basketball team made history this weekend, becoming only the second team in se crevment history to complete a conference schedule undefeated. now they set their sights on >> we're so proud. grace joyal joins from us the alum any center where they are sending the team off with style! >> yais? >> ben and alicia, the team is riding a crazy high over their win with lsu, hundreds of people turning out at the alumni center to send them off to jacksonville. they have about 900 confirmed participants for tonht's pep rally. they've got everyone here, gamecock cheerleaders, the pep bands. there it goes! >> >> >> the carolina alumni association i

is a marco rubio ory ted cruz ted or john john kasich go to voting being, -- booth and say my guy has a chance. reporter: political is science professor said that would be a hard sell for voters, especially in donald trump and hillary clinton dominate tuesday's date. >> most will look at super tuesday, say if trump wins everything, this is what it will be, we probably need to get behind him. reporter: north carolina legislator tried to avoid just that what they moved its primary two months earlier from may to march but that is not pan out this time. >> i don't think that anyone phenomenon of trump cand cand see last year. reporter: some republicans including leaders in washington say they won't let trump win the nomination without a fight, possibly changing the way thattual ballot looks in november. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell who leads republicans in senate has said if trump is our nominee we're going to tell those folks running for senate this fall, including someone like richard burr in north carolina you can cut the ticket off and run as your own man. reporter: it co

florida kentucky and ohio tuesdayiles marco rubio ted cruz try to slow his momentum. >> with him as the nominee that means that she wears and we lose the country's. >> super tuesday, the day that a dozen states hold nominating contestspe they will get a large number of delegatesey to the conventions, 7 percent of those polled said that donald trump and hillary clinton are likely to earn thep presidential nominations the other candidates say theyid will stay in the race including john kasich.w >> noodlecat, not great but this was never our plan we have a campaign and then wer campaign our plan, and the hope now is to and believe that we will go north and begin to see things change. >> after hillary clinton's big victory in saturday's south carolina primary,a she's saving her attacks not for bernie sanders but for the gop taking direct aim at his campaign slogan. >> we don't need to make america great again, america has never stopped being great. >> super tuesday probablyme not decide the race for republicans because of the number ofof candidates still in the race but could have an im

it's getting ugly where anything is fair between truffle and rubio right now. with less than 24 hours until supertuesday donald trump is crushing the polls. but he is not slowing down in insitting rubio every chance he gets. >>> then i have to listen to a little guy like rubio say he is a conman. he is a conman. it's so insulting and he had no choice. i guess he had to come one something because he is getting cream in the polls . >>> friends doesn't let friends vote for conartists . >>> he is throwing just as many insults as the donald. the for from florida holding five events in four states today. >>> unlike donald trump who won't tell you where he stands on these issues because he doesn't care where he stands on these issues. to him it's we'll figure it out . >> reporter: supertuesday can make or break a canned day of a lot of delegates are up for grabs in more then a dozen states in total 595 republican delegates are at stake. clinch the g.o.p. nomination. the playground insults though may be all for nothing. a new poll shows trump with 49% among republicans. rubio isn't even close

donald trum. front runner in massachusetts with 47% of the vote. marco rubio and ted cruz tied for second with 15%. massachusetts and one territory will hold the primaries or caucuses tomorrow. >> hundreds of delegates could have significant impact on the democratic race for the white house especially jim smith is live in milton tonight where bernie sanders is about to hold a rally. pretty quiet -- crowded there jim. >> reporter: even several states are involved nationally in super tuesday the two democratic front-runners are right here in massachusetts tonight. and that includes bernie sappeders. he is -- sanders he is here due to speak in about an hour at >> bernie bernie. >> reporter: the long lines formed early outside milton high school. a packed house expected for a bernie sanders appearance on the eve of super tuesday. sanders still faces an uphill battle but the race is tight here in massachusetts. and his supporters are pumped. >> we think he is a good human seems like he got integrity. >> notes going to be bought so i mean, for me that's like that automatically just puts

coronation, including marco rubio, who continued his schoolyard spat with the biggest bully on the playground. here is a look at the last 72 hours in the republican presidential race in all its color and abject chaos. >> america must have a strong leader again that can restore american jobs, that can restore american confidence, and donald trump is just the man to do it. >> donald probably needs a lifeline after last night. he called in chris christie. i respect that. i have my fair share of endorsements. >> i saw with rubio, i saw, and he's a nervous wreck because here's a guy -- no, he's a basket case. here's a guy -- you ought to see him backstage. he was putting on makeup with a trowel. >> donald trump likes to sue people. he should sue whoever did that to his face. >> it's rubio! >> what we are dealing with here, my friends, is a con artist. he is a con artist. >> trump's a con man, trump's a con man. the last thing i am is a con man. i built a great business, okay? >> donald trump, like hillary clinton, is a rich new york liberal. >> i am pleased to endorse donald trump for t

with an 8-point lead over trump, 11-point lead over cruz, even nipping marco rubio by a couple. while hillary clinton is still busy courting support -- >> i need your help to go and vote tomorrow. josh: the g.o.p. field may be can balancizing itself. >> donald's business dealings with the mob, with the mafia. >> you foe what they say about men with small hands. >> it's rubio. >> we have not her much of that right now, they are hurling the insults back and forth, but we're not talking about who can beat hillary clinton. reporter: enter john kasich. the surprise runner up in the new hampshire g.o.p. primary is the only republican who beats clinton head to head in the latest granite state poll and does it by a double digit margin. while he does trail others nationally, kasich is using a success in michigan and his home state of ohio. >> we see this as an opportunity for all of us, and i mean all of us. >> null one he's a happy warrior, he's not going to hurl insults with the others, but he's waiting for those states to come to him that are winner take all for delegates. >> he is a

cooemn the kkk marco rubio's added that to his trump attacks (s/ sen. marco rubio / (r) presidential candidate :50-:54) "hes unelectable now. he klan" but trump got support from ex new yorker frank ck s/ frank vick, trump supporter :58-1:07 when i was small donald trump about donald trump, hes not a racist " democrat hillary clinton jumped on the republicans s/ hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate 1:12- 1:20 "what we can't let happen is the scapegoating, the blaming, the finger pointing that is gog on on the republican side" state he hopes to win while baak in texas ted cruz is fighting just to win his homestate. the polling here in texas shows cruz widening the gap ...leading trump now by 10 points i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, houston. hillary clinton is expected to win every state that votes tomorrow of vermont. tonight, a local family is asking for your help...in hopes of finding a 22 year old year man wh autism. rashon montgoory was lasttseen friday night when he left work at the isle casino in waterloo. he has diminished mental capacity and autism. kwwl's lauren moss

david duke. senator marco rubio taking aim at trump again tonight. and hillary clinton shifting her message, in a line aimed at trump, as well. is she turning to the national race now? and this evening, from a trump rally in virginia, that's a "time" magazine photographer taken down by a secret service

question through his ear-piece. sen. rubio: how can the nominee of the republican party, the party of lincoln, reagan, the party of hope and optimism, nominate someone who refuses to criticize the ku klux klan? sen. cruz: if donald trump is nominee, hillary, in all likelihood wins. ,aixa: a new cnn orc poll shows trump with 49% of support among republican voters, with marco rubio and ted cruz trailing by more than 30 points. >> rubio, cruz are just trying to survive to fight another day. aixa: analysts say trump's anti-washington message is resonating with voters, and could affect congressional incumbents who are also on the ballot super tuesday. >> if they're in a competitive primary, they should absolutely same fate as eric cantor. aixa: meanwhile john kasich, who , has 6 delegates so far, admits if he doesn't win his state of ohio in 2 weeks, it's game over. ben carson, who has 4 delegates, says he intends to stay in the race. stacey: stacey: aixa, we hear donald trump has picked up an endorsement from a sitting u.s. senator. aixa: that's right. alabama's jeff sessions is endorsing

delegates at stake, florida senator marco rubio cast a wider net for the 174 delegates up for grabs in tennessee, then georgia and arkansas. rubio, too, knocked trump for his comments yesterday, during a stop in atlanta. >> honestly, you know our country, you know your neighbors, you know your family and your friends. do you really believe that they're going to vote for someone who refuses to disavow the ku klux klan? >> no! >> do you think they're going to vote for someone with a record like his? >> no! >> they're not. that means they're going to lose. that means the winner of this election will be hillary clinton. >> no! >> ifill: and ted cruz, who spent today in his home state of texas, piled on as well. with 155 delegates at stake, the lone star state is super tuesday's biggest prize. cruz took aim at the practices of a trump-owned club in florida, one that he said turned aside american workers looking for jobs. >> now listen. that's not a whole lot different, what donald's doing, than a whole lot of big companies. but you don't get to abuse, take advantage of american workers, and

rubio's good debate performance back to donald trump. >> i think it was a brilliant move and it obviously changed the coverage. so i think it it was strategically a good move but i'm not intending to make any endorsement in the near future. i think we will get some indication as to how things are going when you have all the states that will vote on super tuesday.>> branstad said i was received a federal grant for six communities to help improve health care in the state innovation model, or sim initiative will bring together doctors and local healthcare associations to focus on >>> the democratic presidential primary hillary clinton leads bernie sanders by nearly 400 delegates despite the fact that when combined the four states who have voted, iowa, new hampshire, nevada and south carolina to not assign 400 delegates. >> reporter raffi williams explains insights did you know segment. >> reporter: the presidential primary process is confusing, on the democratic side hillary clinton and bernie sanders are fighting to be the first candidate to amass 2382 delegates. that is the number needed t

plan? rubio going at it hard and everyone is wondering why carson and kasich are hanging in there. >> isn't the internal in that poll is an all adults number. this is not republicans or registered voters. that's how you get trump into the high 40s. so many others still can be persuaded. this is what the cruz and rubio campaigns have to be talking about. people can still be persuaded it many the early voters who have gone with trump. late deciders don't go with him. messages are heard. maybe donald trump has a glass jaw but we see this momentum, the enthusiasm, it's extraordinary. this is really great politics and great organizing right in front of us here. >> let me tell you what the game plan is, there is no game plan. after tomorrow, when presume sphwhri trump will have an enormous night and win every single one of these things. then there will be a last-ditch two-week effort to try to pull him back from the cusp of the nomination by having someone else win florida and ohio. if that happens the delegate race gets tighter. those are continuer take all * states. charles: how would

massachusetts he's bidding marco rubio 43 percent to 20 percent ohio third with 13 percent. >> sharman: the day before super tuesday hillary clinton at a rally this old meetinghouse of boston. make no mistake about it a very strong force that wants to turn us back. members of the state democratic delegation also criticizing republicans an effort to fire up debate. >> the day before super tuesday speaks volumes right now she's running only slightly ahead of vermont senator bernie sanders here in this room she spoke to an overwhelmingly young crowd of college students from all the mod of wellesley. >> she told the audience how she loves the state although state senator's name. >> couldn't may have taken aim at the republicans today but right now her closest competitor is bernie sanders and she made sure to draw a distinction especially on the issue of student loans and the cost of college. >> we will work to get the cost down. >> after this appearance of boston hillary clinton has to virginia. >> senator elizabeth ward about why absentee ballot for the massachusetts primary s

-point lead over cruz and rubio. always great to talk with our political ana lift matt there with opinion savvy up in atlanta. and super tuesday right around the corner. i know you are crunching numbers out of texas and georgia and i guess not surprisingly, done add trump is leading considerably. >> well, in georgia. texas is ted cruz. >> yes. he is leading in georgia. he is -- he has lost maybe a point or two but that's within the margin of error in. this instance you have up the most. and in both the georgia and in texas. he seems to be the beneficiary of the decision by rubio to go really hard in attacking trump in the same way that trum an tax him and cruz is not being hurt quite as much. he is rising in texas. i think he will carry texas. might not be by the margin people think because we often -- sometimes they sometimes underpoll trump a little bit because them want to be correct and that's how they got iowa right so we will wait and see. looks like most of the states, trump will be carrying the day on tuesday. >> sounds like john kasich may be -- by this momentum and even if he co

refused to condemn the kkk. marco rubio today is adding that to his trump attacks. >> he's unelectable now. he refused to criticize the ku klux klan. >> but trump got support from ex-new yorker frank vick. >> when i was small, donald trump fce bit more about donald trump than a lot of people. he's not a racist. >> reporter: democrat hillary clinton today is jumping on the republicans. >> what we can't let happen is the scapegoating, the blaming, the finger pointing that is going on on the republican side. >> reporter: bernie sanders was in minnesota, besides vermont a state sanders hopes he can win. while back in texas ted cruz is fighting just to win his home state. the latest polling here in texas shows ted cruz has got a lead over trump, around 10 points, and it looks like that lead if the polls are accurate, which could be a big if, that lead is expanding. live from houston, steve handelsman, news4. >> steve, thank you. >>> voters in virginia will start casting their ballots at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. hillary clinton is the latest candidate to push for support in northern v

is coming to be known for, mocking his competition especially florida senator marco rubio. >> he was soaking wet like he just got out of the a swimming pool with his clothes on. it was honestly -- i will be honest, it was a sad thing to see. >> reporter: that aggressiveness is why some supporters like him. >> it is about time we have somebody who is not a politician in office and business minded to help with us all the debt we are in. >> reporter: others like these>> reporter: others like these political science student disagrees. >> the amount of rhetoric that he is able to give to his supporters and for them to actually believe it, it's mind-boggling. >> reporter: trump's speech went on for 15 minutes when an activist was kicked out by security. another one soon followed, and >> from you mexico in are you from mexico? >> reporter: a few more were kicked out and the tone change when a group of political science protesters. the focus was from them and to this, a photographer and a secret service agent getting into an altercation. >> reporter: police initially arrest the photograp

colleges down." we asked trump two other questions about his opponent marco rubio and the comments he made about trump at his rally in salem last night. we also asked him if there are any virginia leaders he might appoint to a trump cabinet. you can hear his answers in our full interview on wdbj7.com. tim saunders, wdbj7. protestors also showed up at today's rally. trump was interupted more than five times and he mocked some of the demonstrators, including one who spoke out during trump's comments about illegal immigration and mexico. he asked the protester, "are you from mexico?" she was removed along with a large group chanting "black lives matter." the press traveling with trump said this was the most disruptive rally they've ever seen. apolonia pollock/student "i think it was mostly students. to me personally, i think it's disrespectful, doesn't matter who it is, if you are or aren't a fan, it's still a person, you should be if you missed trump's speech at radford today, click on this story on wdbj7.com. to watch it. in the last hour, democratic presidential candidate hillary clin

endorsement of donald trump was well timed, because it took the spotlight off of marco rubio's strong debate performance last week. "gov. branstad - i think it was changed the coverage... it was a strategically good move. i am not intending to make an endorsement in the near future. we'll have an indication after super tuesday." in just a month, iowa will switch to a privatized some 560-thousand iowans. after federal regulators ordered two delays, the system will change on april first. the state of kansas implemented a similar system three years ago. kcrg t-v nine's sarah mccarthy spoke with hospital officials in that state to learn how the changes there might also affect the medicaid system here. "about four percent of patients at this rural hospital in sabetha, kansas rely on medicaid to cover their health care huge number, it has forced the hospital to make some changes. and those changes could be a reality for iowa hospitals soon." 22:00 the ceo of this hospital says working with three insurance companies to file claims is more complicated than the old system of state reimb

senator marco rubio. haley has previously denounced trump's rhetoric, and today at a rally in atlanta, she said trump's comments do not represent the republican party. "i will not stop until we fight a man that chooses not to disavow the kkk - that is not a part of our party that is not who we want as president, we will not allow that in our country." despite the backlash from several high-ranking republicans, trump is polling as good as ever in a new national poll released today by cnn. the poll shows trump with 49 percent of support by republicans--with a 33 percent lead over the second closest candidate, marco 13 states will hold primaries or caucuses tomorrow on super tuesday. several big wins for trump would give him a huge lead in the delegate count--and pave a nearly inevitable path to the republican nomination. also tomorrow, 11 states will hold democratic contests...as senator bernie sanders looks to stay afloat after a big loss to hillary clinton in south carolina over the weekend. and tomorrow night, nbc will have an hour-long special of nightly news with lester holt. extended l

yet of support. 49 percent of republican voters back him for the nomination. marco rubio earned 16 percent support. ted cruz - 15 percent. ben carson - 10 percent and john kasich has 6 percent. according to this cnn poll, seven in 10 believe trump is most likely to win the party's nomination. stephanie: shows a divided party. almost half of gop voters who don't support trump say they probably or definitely will not support trump in the general election. 595 delegates are up for grabs for republicans tomorrow in super tuesday contests across the country. and as the window to campaign narrows, the rhetoric among the top republican candidates just keeps intensifying. iowa republican governor terry branstad said today he doesn't like it. " 19:06:28 "i think it's way out of hand. i really think the focus needs to be on the issues, not the personal appearance or these kinds of things. this is a very serious responsibility -- choosing the next leader for the country, and the country has huge problems-- 19:30:22" "19:52:04 "so we have to be very vigilant and we need leadership that's going

called ted cruz, lion ted, and said marco rubio is a quote "lightweight robot." we talked to a student on why he wanted to hear trump speak today. will coffey/student: "his message is strength and strength is what america needs right now. that's why we have the huge crowd and 11,000 people outside waiting." trump also talked about the media. media. he considers only 10 percent outstanding and wants to change laws so journalists who report inaccuracies can get sued. trump is also making another stop in georgia tonight and will super tuesday. in radford ananda rochita wsls 10. trump's visit to radford university has been met with controversy ever since it was announced last week. today, the tension was too much for many to handle. wsls 10's bethany teague continues our team coverage .. live from radford university. bethany, what was the atmosphere like? people from all political sides showed up today for the donald trump rally. hundreds lined the streets outside. there were trump supporters, protestors, hillary clinton, bernie sanders and ted cruz supporters. but things quickly turned ch

trail. @in virginia trump targeting @rubio. @>> then i have to listen to a @little guy like rubio saying he @is a con man. @>> in tennessee rubio calling @out trump. @>> i don't care how bad the @klu klux klan comes out @clearly. @he doesn't recognize it. @>> donald trump is not the best @to nominate against hillary @clinton. @>> there is a brokered @convention, i can't think of a @better place to have it than @cleveland ohio. @>> hillary clinton from @massachusetts. @>> one advantage i have is they @have been after me for 25 years @and i'm still standing. @>> @[applause] @>> bernie sanders wooing young @voters in minnesota. @>> we can win. @no question here in minnesota @if we have a turnout. @>> neither trump nor clinton @can lock up nominations @tuesday. @>> that would spend a strong @message that the frontrunners @are in a really good position @to be the ven full nominees. @>> we'll be watching to see if @there are any supersurprises. @trump win in all states but can @he lose in any and can bernie @sanders do well enough to keep @challenging hillary clinton? @>> it appears ted cruz h

- percent. marco rubio is next in line ... with 16-percent ... three with 15-percent. on the democratic side ... clinton leads sanders 55-to-38 percent. congressman robert hurt names a group of local high school students ... as winners of the congressional app challenge. the challenge was designed to encourage student participation in "stem" education. a group of 3 franklin county high school students won this year's app challenge for their app "v-r atom history explorer." the app places users in a virtual reality ... to learn about atoms and their history. the team is expected to meet with congressman hurt in d.c. on wednesday. still to come on wsls ten at five- thirty .... the south boston fitness center at the ymca is back open after renovations. what the center's director is saying about the new change and how the center is showing its commitment to the if you're planning a trip to disney... it may cost you more or less ... depending on when you go. starting today disneyland in california and walt disney world in florida are rolling out demand-based pricing. a one-day pass at disney

ethihi investigation. two heavy hitters are joining team rubio. they announced they are endorsing the west miami-dade candidate for president. only rubio can continue the legacy of ronald reagan. >>> a home builder has officially decided to enter the crowded republican field for he made the announcement this morning in miami. the gop millionaire joins four other candidates seeking to replace rubio. for more political headlines, click on the nbc 6 news and weather app. we'll have extensive write-ups on each of the candidates on the campaign trail. tune into tomorrow night to "nightly news." that's at 6:30. >>> a bunker from the cold war era faces a bigger threat than soviet missiles. secret service agent would have whisked president kenneney there if world war iii broke out. the museum says commissioners ve blocked the attempts to make the attraction financially stable and want to tear the they plan to get another caretaker when the museum's lease expires next year. >>> chief special warfare operator edward jr. became the first active duty man of the navy to get that honor. he risk

voters, here, 49-16. over marco rubio. that's his closest competitor. over the weekend, a new tactic by marco rubio, mocking donald trump. rubio criticizes trump saying he has small hands and a spray tan. >> trump refuses to denounce the kkk. >>reporter: rubio is hitting the air waves. the attack, coming as rubio searches for a way to beat the repen front runner. >> marco rubio is in danger of becoming the new jeb bush of this presidential race. >>reporter: wftv political analyst says rubio is in danger of eclipsed by ted cruz, who is poised to carry texas on super tuesday. >> ted cruz argued 9 cases in front of the supreme court. and won. in the lone star state, rubio is in danger of finishing without any delegates. >> ted cruz knows what it takes. >>reporter: texas has 155 delegates, but a candidate must win 20% of the votes to receive any and rubio could miss the mark. >> he needs to score there in order to are the delegates he need in order to have any possibility of prevailing in this race. >>reporter: and hillary clinton is also expected to have a big night tomorrow night, with

rubio. >> he was soaking wet like he just got out of the a swimming pool with his clothes on. it was honestly -- i will be honest, it was a sad thing to see. >> reporter: that aggressiveness is why some supporters like him. >> it is about time we have somebody who is not a politician in office and business minded to help with us all the debt we are in. >> reporter: others like these>> reporter: others like these political science student disagrees. >> the amount of rhetoric that he is able to give to his supporters and for them to actually believe it, it's mind-boggling. >> reporter: trump's speech went on for 15 minutes when an activist was kicked out by security. another one soon followed, and

overtaken is the florida senator marco rubio. thursday he changed tactics, calculating he has to beat donald trump at his own game to prevail. the guyrubio: with the worst spray can america is attacking me for putting on makeup. donald trump likes to sue people. he should sue whoever did that to his face. jon: and continued that line of attack when i spoke to him backstage. mr. rubio, are you confident you can still writing roger donald trump? -- beat donald trump? senator rubio: absolutely, we're going to put there is no way the party of reagan will be taken over by a con artist. it is the beginning of a process. he has full a number of the voters around the country into believing he really is what he says he has picked me -- we look for to examining his record. the republican party in the end of the day, when this process is finished, donald trump will not have the 1237 delegates he needs to win and i will be in this race as long as it takes to prevent that from happening. jon: the deep south is deeply conservative, and the strategy of the rubio camp is to give and people like these