and we can now report on the republican side that governor casic of ohio has won ohio, on the republican side. and we join the special report for the entire network. stay tuned. >>> this is an abc news special report. your voice, your vote. now reporting, george stephanopoulos. >>> we are coming on the air now with breaking news in the race for the white house. it is big news from the critical state of ohio. abc news can project that governor john kasich has defeated donald trump in his home state. he'll get all 66 delegates there tonight. i'm here with our political analyst matthew dowd, and matt, this is big news. because it dramatically increases that no republican is going to have the delegates they need before the convention in cleveland. >> the odds of a contested convention go up dramatically. it stops donald trump's moment m momentum. it's likely to be a major fight on the convention floor of who will be the gop nominee. >> have not seen anything like it since 1976. let's go to jon karl at the delegate map. >> george, it all comes down to those delegates. if you look at where thi

we care about the heart of ohio, and ohio's soul. , he is washington's soul. race --why i win the and winning the race. but we cannot let up. i ask you tonight to fight harder than you have ever fought before, for the neighbor who needs health insurance, for the autoworker who has a job and needs to keep it, for the couple that has the right to marry the person of their choice. [applause] mr. strickland: go out there, and fight for a clean environment. fight to make college affordable. go out there and fight for ohio, because when we fight for ohio, we are fighting for america, and we have got to be in that fight, thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please will come back to the stage the chairman of the ohio democratic party, david pepper. >> hillary, hillary. mr. pepper: i am not her, and not she. we've heard from one candidate, we have another on the way. i would like to think my beautiful wife who is here with me tonight and puts up with a lot, when i do this. thank you. what i actually think is appropriate is that we, of the ohio democratic part

we really want to win ohio. ohio republicans say they're bat thing for their party's future. >> they don't like liars!# couldn't be more different. >> we'll fix these things when we remember we're americans and not republicans and democrats first but americans first and work together and lift this country, we will fix this. >> we're going to build the wall, folks. don't worry. (cheers and applause) who's going to pay for the wall? >> mexico! who? mexico! >> reporter: and it goes beyond style. party leaders fear trump isn't a real conservative says paul beck, a it mr. is scientist at ohio state university. >> that is what's scaring republican leaders more than anything is if trump gets the nomination and if he wins the presidency, he redefines the party, and he moves the party away from what it has been for almost forever. >> reporter: that's why the state party is throwing its full weight behind kasich. >> volunteer for governor kasich's presidential cam poison. how are you? >> a former nine-term congressman --

he's in ohio. jim, ohio of course could be the key to these republicans trying to stop trump. >> reporter: that's right, jake. donald trump is closing in on perhaps the most critical moment of this campaign tomorrow as he is looking to drive more of his rivals out of the race and ease his path to the nomination. but trump is also defending himself against mounting criticism that his events are out of control. one day before what's likely to be the biggest super tuesday yet, donald trump insists his rallies are misunderstood. >> these are lovefests. >> reporter: as more protesters were removed from another trump rally, this time in north carolina the gop front-runner blamed democrats for the chaos at his events. >> the democrats are seeing what's happening and they try and disrupt what's happening, but it's not a big deal. they stand up they shout for a couple of seconds and get whisked out. >> and trump told wolf blitzer the media is also at fault for hyping the protests. >> there's not much violen

and gearing up for primary voting in ohio. who' s leading in the polls prior to the third rendition of super tuesday. [captioning made possible by wlwt-tv] >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today. lisa: good morning to you. i' mark hayes is out this morning. it is very springlike. randi: can we start planting now , i got tweeted over the weekend. it seems like spring is here. towards the end of the week, some 30' s for lows creeping back in. warm air in a chance for showers and thunderstorms. that will be the case over the next 48 hours. you can see some clouds and patchy fog in a few spots. not everywhere. over the last hour or so, we haven' t seen much in the way of rainfall. we take a look at a wider view along the ohio river, rain showers and those are moving in our direction. the rain will start to creep on hand. right now most places almost 60 degrees to start the day. lunchtime, rain showers arrive, 63. expect temperatures around 66. we will talk about a better chance for storms tomorrow.

trump how important is ohio how bad do you want it i really would ohio that's why i'm here i've been to ohio a lot i used to work year i worked here for a long time had great success and gave me a lot of competence and light because i was really young when this took place ohio is important to me the governor too high you just losing your you're losing so many industries and we would turn around i'm bringing countries back on billing all these companies not all but many of them are coming back are they going to come back into ohio but winning ohio to me would be so important is can it be so great and you see the enthusiasm we had with this crowd it's been amazing you win ohio u win florida is it over. >> if i win ohio and florida together as a very big lead you have to see what happens but florida mess when i guess we are tied with member that k-6 wanted not very much and he voted in favor of nafta it to the businesses out of ohio they were devastating for ohio and now he's going ppp and not skin to be worse than that you're going to lose your car industry you will lose the rest of yo

ohio, game on. but if he wins ohio, you can see how he gets the nomination. martha: only real avenue shaking up this applecart at this point is do something at the convention. bill: if he loses there correct on that. that is where you get the conversation with rubio, kasich and cruz as well. martha: watch everything that happens this evening. fox is the place to be for all of tonight's action. our coverage kicks off 6:00 p.m. eastern. "special report" begins with bret baier. bret and megyn will air the coverage this evening. bill and i join you with the billboard and exit poll information as that comes in. all of that we'll get to you this evening. what a night it will be. stick around for that. >>> in the meantime you've got bernie sanders who has been barnstorming the midwest cutting into hillary clinton's lead in several key states. keep close eye on democrats tonight. we saw bernie upset in michigan. can he do it again tonight. bill: no charges against donald trump of this campaign incident in c

@i will break those down at 6:50. @>>> ohio governor, john kasich, @says today's primary in ohio is @do or die. @he will drop out of the race if @he loses. @and an exclusive interview, the @governor says he is not @nervous, he is confident of @for the first time john kasich! @how he feels about donald @trump's recent remarks. @>>reporter:you took some direct @aim at donald trump today, @explain what took you to that @mindset. @>> i watch these fights that @were occurring on friday night, @then i read a bunch of his @quotes that he has been saying @at these rallies, and i was a @gas, i believe the voters will @speak, i think they wanted the @record that i have brought to @ohio, and i think they've had @it with all of the negative @nonsense. @>> john kasich went on to say @he was focused on his own @when asked how he was feeling, @the night before the election, @he said he feels completely calm @>>> meanwhile, some 17-year- @olds will be allowed to vote @today after a federal judges @ruling on friday. @bernie sanders successfully @sued republican secretary of @state, john, over the @int

and while ohio governor john kasich is leading in most polls in ohio. if trump tops kasich and marco rubio in their home states tonight, any candidate will be facing an uphill battle on that side to stop the trump train. so let's bring in former democratic congressman from ohio and fox news contributor dennis kucinich and former florida senator george lemieux. you are in the critical states. to begin with, dennis, start with you. you've got your ear to the ground in ohio, the big battleground state. on both sides, democrat and republican, who does it look is the winner here? >> the republican side i think trump has been closing fast. john kasich is the favorite son in ohio for the republicans. he has been the governor. people know him here, he has many supporters. donald trump is a national phenomenon. you have those two forces that are clashing. the thing to watch for tonight is this, democrats who are not polled in republican primaries crossing over and voting in the republican primary for trump because that factor is what could change the outcome fro

. >> we are going to win ohio, i feel very good. trump: ohio is going to make america great again. kasich cannot make america great again. sheree: americans make their contested primary. it is decision day in ohio. paolello. mike: we' reporters covering all of the angles here. last-minute campaigning by 10 days before the polls close tonight. we begin our coverage with john governor kasich is speaking once he knows where ohio will go. reporter: there is no way to overstate the importance of what is going on here in ohio tonight. paved the way for donald trump. it could propel the gop to a brokered convention. the 63-year-old governor midmorning in westerville. he is relying on his home state. his firewall, eight must win for tonight. he has yet to win a state. this one was focus a of national attention on kasich to prevent donald trump from reaching 137 delegates. if he wins he will try to ride the momentum and rely on a brokered convention this summer. here' john kasich: it is a long road for me. i am very very humbled by the campaign and the experience and the attention. attentio

watching ohio today. molly line in black lick, ohio. >>> marco rubio stealing the florida heat do or die with 99 "dateline" gats up for grabs. the biggest one today. >> fill keating is here with us. polls open in just two hours. good morning, phil. >> speaking of florida heat, the temperature is supposed to hit 84 degrees here in miami today. the polls open in about 2 hours. here in the largest concentration of cuban americans we shall see how strongly they support fare fellow cuban. marco blitzing across the entire stiet. i went to miami where he abandoned the state. when the system broke he used a bull horn to trump the crowd. it showed trump with a commanding lead in florida at 43 percent 19 points ahead of rubio. rubio says don't believe it. >> the polls have been way off in michigan and virginia on the democratic side. there is not a 20 point gap going on but very relevant. billionaire businessman donald trump in ohio last night. yesterday afternoon he visited tampa along with sarah palin pumping up

hall meeting, sarah palin was with him at one point, he wants to win florida and ohio, this is traditionally democratic area we asked some people why they were supporting donald trump. >> i think he has any wider voting demographic that think that is what it will take to beat hillary clinton . >> this is exciting something like this for years. >> we are awaiting donald trump 's arrival,, a lot of people said they just got on the drum bandwagon in recent days . today in north carolina have a dozen protesters were cited for disorderly conduct . do not want to see people arrested this want to see a rally, a donald trump few locks in ohio and florida that he had likely lock in lock-in the nomination to be the candidate for november.i >> there's no second place for republicans tomorrow and ohio, bernie sanders made a last-minute push in youngstown doesn't. >> snow tubing acrid crowd . >> bernie sanders go to a crowd of about 2,000 at the akron civic theater today and momentum is on his side, he has narrowed look the lead of hillary clinton to single digit in the latest polls. >> last tuesday we w

this is in vandalia, ohio. every candidate is competing with ohio governor john kasich, hoping to steal the spotlight in the governor's home state before we'll bring you more on what's jonathan: welcome back. cincinnati's riverfront could be getting another big facelift. a new highrise might soon tower over pete rose way. wlwt news 5's natalie clark has details. reporter: sky house cincinnati would house more than 350 apartments. the developer out of atlanta says the finished product would look similar to this rendering of a project in nashville. >> it's neat. it's always neat to see people moving back into downtown. reporter: the building would have more than 3,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor. >> it's good to have retail spaces and provide places for local business to move in. head up the contract. they're in talks with montgomery inn to purchase the land that sits on the river. the land used to house the banquet center. the tower would feature a club room, fitness center, swimming pool and

it's the pivotal moment for the ohio governor john kasich. kasich.9 on your side's evan millward is live near cleveland where kasich will hear the results this evening. he has the governor's reaction to seeing his name on the ballot today - evan? this is clearly a buckeye battle between trump and kasich -- the governor indicated he may drop out of the race if he doesn't win here tonight - - but he isn't addressing his toughest opponent today.governor kasich voted this morning in columbus and told cameras there that he his day.depending on the poll you look at, he's in a dead-heat with trump here in ohio - tied at 38 percent according to quinnpiac university.the two couldn't be running more different campaigns - something the governor alluded to at the polls this morning. 20-35(15 seconds)"you know attention and success can be very, very dangerous if its not handled the right way and time, make sure that i'm handling it the right way which is to be appreciative of the opportunity." in the last few weeks - both kasich's campaign and the super p

many other companies are coming backm to ohio, winning ohio, be so important . you see the enthusiasm has been amazing. >> to win ohio and florida together, have to see what happens, that's kasich on the nafta and devoted in favor of nafta it was devastating to ohio and now this is going to be worse going to lose your car andis the steel industry most of it is gone already . >> we are concerned about a brokered convention's claim if i that won't happen . we have a grade i would much rather focus on hillary .. imagine a more than any other state 35 percentt now the problem is the oil price is so well that you're going to have massive problems . we're going to bring jobs back. . it is a given that if trump went to florida and ohio that he will most likely be the nominee and that means today is known asan survival tuesday for ted cruz and marco rubio either focused on ohio, today is just >> senator rubio putting emphasis on florida and they say that he really needs to winis to stay in theed game, as for ted cruz he is second in total delegates . >> only two candida

crowd. >> if you win ohio and florida is it over?y >> florida, i've got a very big lead, and in this state we are tired, kasich wantedta nafta and he voted in favor of it, matter to the business out of ohio it was devastating and now he's wanting that you're going to lose your auto industry the rest it is gone already. >> from cleveland come, the site of the rnc, what do you think of a brokered convention?at >> it is possible that if i win ohio and florida that won't happen, that would be a bad thing it would be good to start focusing upon hillary clinton we we got a big way but lead but i would much rather focus on her in ohio will be the key inli w kasich has not done a good job . your budget when i'm more than any other state, 35 percent and now the problem is then oil o prices are so low that you will have massive problemss, we're going to bring jobs back thank you very muchb. >> today's vote could have a big effect on the democratic ticket,y hillary clinton leads in most polls in the station also has a looking for a knockout blo

ohio. thank you very much. >>> thank you. >> we'll take a break here, because at the bottom of the hour, we're going to have the first poll closings of the night, and the first characterizations of the vote. in north carolina and the critical state of ohio. please stay with our live coverage. >>> we're back. our two big first closings are in five minutes. first to the big board, we explain how raw vote is coming in. even though we don't declare poll closing in florida until the top of the hour, at 8:00 eastern, but we've got a third of it in. donald trump 45%, marco rubio 27%. let's pan right, and move over to the democratic party. hillary clinton, 66-32% lead with a third of the raw vote in in florida. >> again, that's only a third of the vote in. 2-1 advantage is striking there. >>> looking ahead at bernie sanders' prospects, steve has been looking at what a best case scenario might be. >> it gets complicated and comes with a catch because of what we've seen in the democratic race. think

@>> ohio is critical. @i'm going to win in ohio. @we have everything it takes @here to win plus a great record @and we are going to run through @the tape and make sure we leave @no stone unturned. @>> governor kasich will also be @in northeast ohio on monday @supporters in north campton. @>>> ohio secretary of state @says he won't appeal a judge's @rule ago louing 17-year-olds to @vote in tuesday's presidential @primary. @his office released a statement @saying he will direct all @county boards of elections to @comply with the court order, in @part because, even if an appeal @was successful on monday, there @wouldn't be enough time to make @proper changes. @the state allows 17-year-olds @who will turn 18 before the @general election to vote on the @primary nominees but not on @ballot issues. @>>> we will be with you, live, @all night on tuesday to report @the latest primary results. @we're going to have updates in @prime time and also tune in for @a special edition of channel 3 @news at 11:00 until midnight as @results continue to c

@>>the rail is known for using @ohio products. @i think all of their grand prix @-- ground beef is ohio. @>>let's look at the forecast. @looks like nice weather is @coming in just in time for the @weekend. @temperatures will be chilly and @partly cloudy skies. @we have a whisper of a breeze. @the temperatures tell a big @story thanks to the wind @direction. @the wind has been out of the @north through the day and you @can see a dramatic difference @in the temperatures close to @the lake and on the lakeshore @in the low to mid 30s. @farther south went to get away @from the cold water @temperatures are in the 40. @we will be calling off as we go @through the night. @we're going to keep an eye on @it -- on a storm system over @the weekend. @sunday we will have a area of @low pressure from the south in @a cold front over the north @converging over ohio and that @will mean a chance for rain @showers on sunday. @saturday we're off to a dry @start, temperatures in the 40s, @partly cloudy skies, by noon @temperatures in the 50s. @there ha

how is trump doing so well in ohio? >> donald trump is tapping into something, and that is people are angry at what's been going on in washington and they blame both parties. we need common sense coming out of our states. x need established leadership and experience that will carry us forward. john kasich has that experience and he will bring that common sense back to washington. heather: if kasich does not winnow high oh, will you support trump? >> we'll support the nominee. we have four solid candidate running. we'll get behind those candidate. one of the four running will be the one earning the nomination. but there is still a lot of voting. nearly half of the delegates about to be decided. i'm proud to be a kasich delegate. heather: do you support all of these candidate staying in the race, rubio if he doesn't win florida and kasich if he doesn't winnow high oh? who do you think it benefits if all of these candidate continue on? >> it's important to have a positive message behind the candidate you favor first as opp

i represent all ohio. i want you to know i will never take the low road to the highest office in the land. no personal jabs at this townhall meeting saturday k-6 says he's taking to the issues that effect all americans keeping taxes low access to health care and job growth. all of my political career has always been to fight frankly for those that don't have any power at republican governor and presidential hopeful spent time at gorman-rupp and mansfield a pot manufacturer. the spirit of our country is what we believe a must if you speak of his republic all competitors by name but he did give reference to recent highs will never crew at a toxic atmosphere are people show up and political events in fight with one another with his wife karen their words ahead of big impact on people and this crowd. he's not back rushing any of the other candidates which is awesome kind of like their bowling each other. known as the quiet one but they say that's all right. actually i would've voted for trump. i'm going to cha

look at ohio. we asked that same question in ohio. it's a little less there. 75% of democrats there say they are very or somewhat worried. then we went back to the trade issue that bernie sanders rode to success in michigan. look here in ohio. 28% say trade with other countries creates u.s. jobs. 53% a majority of democrats in ohio say it takes away u.s. jobs of the that's not as big as it was in michigan. down about four points, guys. but clearly in states like missouri, ohio, illinois, that sanders pob you louse economic appeal, there is a big electorate that has opened his argument. i'm sure that's why the clinton campaign is very focused on the midwest states. >> david chalian, thank you so much. dana, that's one of the things on my show earlier, mayor nutter, a clinton supporter, was pushing back when bernie sanders was talking about why he does better with voters that don't like nafta, cafta, and the trade deal. while hillary clinton was not in office. she was just first lady during nafta. she now opposes the pacific trade deal

john kasich wins ohio. but still people think he has credibility, he is the governor of ohio, for heavens sakes. >> do polls point, if kasich does in fact win ohio, then the chances of there being some sort of a brokered convention, some sort of a deal? >> i think there are people scheming as we speak to try to arrange that. i really do think that. whether or not they will succeed is a whole other story. there would be such an incredible backlash if the perception was afoot that they were in any way monkeying with this and succeeded. >> because already, i mean, we talked about this before, we've seen in the polls already, among voters, there's huge dissatisfaction, distrust of their own party leaders. >> one of the thing i learned when i was home this weekend, i write a monthly column, on a front page that 46,000 democrats had registered to vote in the republican primary in april. and the comment was, obviously, that there's something going on here. i've seen trump people say that's why they're doing it. >>

"ohio, i mean-everybody looks to ohio and hamilton county is really a deciding factor in ohio, so we're important here." here." "two polls conducted last week show hillary clinton has a sizable lead in ohio over bernie sanders. quinnipiac has her 9 points, and public policy polling has her up 26. jason law, 9 on your side." count on 9 on your side for complete coverage of donald trump's rally tomorrow in west chester.we'll be reporting it from all sides.stay with wcpo and wcpo dot com for the rain is headline our way. way.meteorologist sherry hughes is tracking it for us. cloudy skies will give way to late evening showers and isolated thunderstorms tonight. scattered showers will continue to pop up during the day sunday with more widespread coverage. lows tonight settle in the mid 50s. highs sunday will top out near a motorcyclist loses his life in florence early this morning. why police say he ran his bike off the road....and the two reminders we get from this tragedy. they will rebuild.a community comes together after a a motorcyclist is dead after an early morning crash in florence.i

the demographics in ohio are a good representation of the nation. sarah phinney, newschannel 5. >> thank you. >>> and for the other gop contenders, marco rubio focusing on his home state of florida. and things got heated when a random guy got on stage and rubio will win. >> and ted cruz is focusing on a different state, illinois and had protestors show up at the rally there and cruz pointed out he's not asking anyone to punch him in the face. >> and sarah palin canceling a campaign event with trump in florida after her husband was seriously hurt in a snow mobile crash. she's back in alaska where he is in intensive care. >>> and by now, ohio, as you know, is a key state in the presidential elections and in part because of our 66 delegates. >> and we're a battleground state here and we can swing in any direction in the general election and this is what is at five winner-take-all states. 358 republican delegates will be decided and nearly 700 >> and the presidential race is getting a lot of attention this morning. residents in jackson township are fire

breaking now at seven...a car plunges into the ohio river.. shutting down a major interstate and prompting a water rescue tonight.we're live with the latest in the search for the vehicle. plus- it's primary day in ohio and the polls are open for another 30 minutes. we have special coverage across the state.. and the country tonight. good evening.thank you for joining us for this special edition of nine on your side at seven on this potentially historic night. night.the polls in ohio are open for just another 30 in.and nine on your side will bring you up to the minute results as the races are called. look for updated numbers on the bottom of your screen and push alerts on your phone from the nine on your side app. we want to get you to breaking news tonight in the ohio river. chopper nine - the only local helicopter getting you breaking news first is over head as search and rescue crews look for a car that crashed off the combs hehl bridge.nine on your side's ashley zilka is live with new eyewitness accounts as the search for the car in the riv

fox business' jeff flock on the ground in youngstown, ohio, and we cannot stress enough, jeff, ohio has named every presidential winner for the past 28 out of 30 elections. >> reporter: a republican has never been elected without winning ohio, liz. and, you know, john kasich, eight in ten gop voters polled think favor write about john kasich. but is that enough? take a look. we're at the trump rally. we're three hours out, and look at the folks already lining up out here. the question, is there going to be violence? well, i don't know. it's going to be very hard to get into this unless you're wearing a trump shirt and you're pretending you're a trump guy to sneak your way in, it's going to be tough. i don't think we're going to face the same sort of thing we faced in chicago. talk about endorsements. it wasn't quite an endorsement from mitt romney, but maybe the next best thing. but did already donald trump top him? take a look at this. a baseball signed by pete rose saying he wants donald trump to make america great again. i don't know if it's an endorsement battle in ohio, i'm guessin

however losing ohio. which has 143 delegates will make it hard for senator sanders to catch up to linn ton. in the weeks here to come. thank you. >> ohio is just one of five states voting tonight. >> . results from florida turned this into a 3 man race. >> . standing by. with the latest. >> . trump and clinton won florida. handily. as expected. florida was a winner take all state. important of ohio. without the victory tonight caseic would have had to drop out. >> he's pulling well in connecticut. california. and where the governor is from. pennsylvania. next. all right. thank you. we're also watching a pair of >> . on the democratic side. former governor streubg strict and on the republican side. portman is dominating. >> still early. but the numbers have flip-flopped here. having a very early lead. now with less than 14 percent still of the vote counted. o mallly up. two men in the race. >> targeting repeat offenders and creating a task forts force. to prosecute old rape cases. his message has been drow

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north carolina, and then ohio. a lot of sanders voters were coming in this evening saying, listen, hillary clinton can only win in the south, what good do those states do in a general election? she comes in and wins ohio. did very well with white women. 59% to 40%. did well with african-american voters as well. this is a real win for her, a psychological win and psychological blow in some ways to -- >> delegate win as well. >> big picture as we said at the outset of the evening, it's a defining night thus far and would seem headed more toward a general election between secretary clinton and donald trump. the one caveat, though, this is something that's getting attention in the blogsphere, puts forth that john kasich winning ohio is actually good news for donald trump. the thought process is that crowded field is one where trump excels and the longer it's delayed, that there's the one-on-one contest between cruz and trump, the better it is for donald trump. so file that away. >> i actually think -- happens to be an

ohio factories, ohio supply companies are doing so well. [cheers and applause] >> so my friends, america is a big complicated country facing big complicated challenges. we cannot afford a single issue strategy or a single-issue president knocking down barriers, knocking down barriers means we can't just talk about economic inequality, we also have to take on racial inequality, we have to face up to the reality of systemic racism, you know it's real. african american families face discrimination, they have just a fraction of the assets and wealth of white families. african-american families suffer in the great recession. we have too many dying, shot and killed while playing in a park, we have to put an end to the fears of immigrant families who are laying awake at night listening for a knock on the door even after they've lived and worked here for years and we have to stand up for unions and labor rights. [cheers and applause] >> and i have to thank you, ohio democrats, because when the chips were down you did not let governor kasich drought

not just people in ohio. and people in ohio will be helped. and by the way, i'm not going to move to washington permanently. my kids are going to stay in school, i'll be coming back and forth every weekend, how is that? we'll see. [ applause ] >> governor, marco rubio's communications director came out today and said if you want to stop donald trump, in the state of ohio vote for john kasich, would you say the same thing to republican voters in florida -- >> tell the people who are for me not to vote for me. >> to tell the people -- >> people who support marco rubio or ted cruz, if you want to stop him go vote against donald trump. would you say the same thing to florida -- >> should i tell my voters to not vote for me. go vote for somebody else? >> that's what the rubio -- >> that's nuts. that's something a politician would do. i'm not going to tell my voters to vote for somebody else. do you know what else? i don't think that i have to tell them anything. let them figure it out. let's just let it all run its way. here's the thing, you have t

nafta destroyed ohio, took the businesses out of ohio, and he voted for it. you look at what he's done, he's in favor of common core. he's just now come out in favor of amnesty and open borders. i think the man is just not very popular. lou: well, we're going to find out tonight just how popular he is in his home state, the favorite son, governor john kasich. senator ted cruz running second to trump in the delegate race, 370 to trump's now -- with the addition of the mare mariana islands -- 469 delegates. the texas senator hoping for a strong showing, of course, in north carolina, missouri and illinois where he made five campaign stops yesterday. so cruz says, don't count him out. >> three of those states -- illinois, missouri and north carolina -- we're neck and neck. three of those states we're effectively tied with donald trump, and we are campaigning hard and vigorously in all three of them. the remaining two, ohio and florida, we are surging powerfully. lou: and senator rubio and governor kasich are fighting for their political lives tonight, each in des

the polls showed ohio as a toss-up going into yesterday, but ohio governor john kasich won by 11 points over donald kasich' it' s a winner-take-all contest. last night, john kasich celebrated in berea, ohio. even during his victory speech he took veiled shots at donald t take the low road to the highest office in the country. in office would be full of shock and awe, getting problems solved with the help of democrats. mr. kasich: i look into your eyes, and you want to believe again that we can have job security. that raises -- that wages can rise. you want to believe that your chidlren will have a better america than our mothers and fathers. that is the great american legacy, that our kids will be better than we are. andrew: and while john kasich doesn' t have a clear path to get the delegates needed, he stands a better chance of picking up delegates going forward. now just three candidates left. reporting live, andrew setters, wlwt news 5. mark: despite his loss here in ohio, donald trump can still officially call himself the front-runner among the republican candidates. his biggest wi

good morning to you, rick. >> reena and kendis, ohio stirred something up that only ohio may be able to settle. that meaning the republican convention over the summer. donald trump a split decision winning a couple of states but losing critical battleground of ohio to john kasich and marco rubio leaving but john kasich likely to emerge as the establishment alternative. when you combine that with ted cruz, you have three moving forward and donald trump is likely to be the person that ends this process with more delegates than anyone else. he is unlikely, though to necessarily have a majority and that means you might have that contested convention, it would be all about ohio so big tests about and big vulnerabilities that reveal themselves around the front-runner. >>> we're analyzing the exit polls this morning. they reveal a lot about how voters are feeling about all the candidates. >> abc's lauren lyster has been going through all the data and joins us with what she's found, lauren, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. first let's talk donald trump. he showed his continued appeal

data shows 10% of ohio republicans, of ohio democrats voted republican. experts say that case sick the only option for moderates and independents and the establishment. it's impossible for him to get the delegates he needs to get nominees. if he picks up delegates in other primaries, it would make it harder for donald trump to win the nomination outright, potentially leading to a brokered convention in july. and case sick fired up after the victory. >> and we put one foot in front of the other, and i want to remind you again tonight that i will not take the low road to the highest office in the land. expects to picture up votes from marco rubio supporters. he suspended his campaign but rubio gets to keep delegates he won already. >> thank you. >>> and now, let's talk about the democrats. many predicted hillary clinton would beat bernie sanders in ohio and she did. she had a double-digit lead over him, 56-43% and she beat him in rural, urban, and ifm may -- female voters. where do they stand in terms of delegates? corrina has more. >> reporter: the latest

florida and ohio. what do we care about tonight. florida and ohio. stay with us all night. five states, five primaries, on both sides. we're all here. we'll see you in a few. >>> come and join us, we welcome you. >> will it be another night of surprises for the democrats? >> what we saw in michigan, we're going to see in florida. >> it's make-or-break. tuesday. >> i'm so worried about what could happen if we don't elect a president who can represent all of america. >>> good evening and here we go again. i know we have declared previous tuesdays super, but it may turn out that this one is indeed the most consequential of all. put another way, political ar keyologist, we just don't know what they'll find. >> chuck todd calling it separation tuesdays. good words that start with s. honestly, the fact that it is this contested, so much unknown, this far into the primary season, it's putting some people into a stupor for this tuesday, because it feels like too much information. i think we're going to get a little bit of clarity by the end of tonight. poll closings at 7:30, and th

in ohio, especially. and that's why kasich, even though he is, i think, 0 for 24 at this point, has not won a single state, which is why this candidate is so important to the party's nomination. because if he wins ohio, john kasich does on tuesday, that is crucial to denying donald trump from getting that delegate majority that you just mentioned by the last day of voting in june. if kasich can win ohio and ted cruz can pick up delegates in north carolina, missouri and illinois on tuesday, michael, the states that are kind of forgotten, by the way, with all this focus on florida and ohio, then it's a lot harder for trump to get 1,237 before the roll call at the convention this summer in cleveland, and that's what the game is now. it's almost impossible that anybody else is going to be able to get 1,237, besides donald trump, by the time california and new jersey vote on june 7th, but it is possible that trump could be denied from getting that delegate majority himself, and that's the entire game now. >> o

in ohio she has got a 20 point lead. tuesday is very important because we could be dealing with a very different republican party race if john kasich doesn' t win ohio, if marco rubio doesn' t win florida. we will have to wait and see how tuesday shapes out. lisa: both democrats and republicans made their appearances at the columbus last night. s closest competitor, ted cruz was in town for a rally at last night. last night' s rally, 22 -- cruz said voters are wasting their time with other boaters. -- other candidates. ohio with the all-important primary tomorrow. ohio democratic leaders say they wanted support of hillary clinton or senator to know that it was their party. >> we can criticize or protest mr. trump all we want but none t also show up at the polls. >> this campaign is about ending a corrupt campaign finance system that allows billionaires to buy elections. >> other big names in attendance, jesse jackson says he remains neutral and has not yet made an endorsement. longtime clinton supporter jerry springer wa

yes, if you pick against ohio state in ohio, that's just bad politics. >> unfortunately. let's bring in cnn, kuang. if there is marco rubio country, where you are is it? >> reporter: absolutely. this is a county that should go into marco rubio's box. we're seeing a steady stream of voters. florida rules say we have to stay 100 feet away from the area, the voting booth. that's where people are ticking their ballots. there's no one there right now. what we've seen is a slow number of people coming through, slowly filing those ballots. that is deceiving. looks are deceiving. in this county, early voting is very, very good according to people who run this county and keep track of the numbers. we're hearing that turnout here for rubio very good. what's interesting, kate and john, is to the north, turnout in those anti-establishment counties looking very good for donald trump. >> north and south florida, a little bit different from each other. thank you so much. >>> in case you haven't caught it yet, it's all about the delegates. 1237 is the magic number on the republican said.

@this is ohio primary day. @>>reporter:exactly, you know @ohio is important because it is @winner take all, like florida. @we have been watching what's @going on up there. @donald trump canceled an event @in florida to come to ohio, @trying to deal with the loss @that he may see there, because @and also hillary clinton has @already said, it could be @closer in ohio than the polls @are indicating. @donald trump is hoping for an @upset in ohio today by @portraying john kasich as an @absentee governor comparing him @to trump's old -- own friend, @chris christie. @>> i hated to do that, but i @had to make my point @>> unlike the other people @running, he has a real track @record @>>reporter:trumps under fire @violent rallies, protesters @tossed out in florida. @>> we do not have time for, all @of that petty, constant sundry @stuff that has been going on @with these quote, @unquote protesters @>>reporter: ted cruz was @interrupted in illinois. @>> i am not asking anyone to @punch you in the face. @>> it's so unfair.

the words ohio, it's up to you. so, george, what happens if donald trump wins in ohio, what happens if he loses? >> david, it's a presidential election, it is always up to ohio, no question about that. and tonight is no exception. if donald trump wins tonight, winner take all in ohio, he has a big lead in florida, as well. he will have the argument that he's won the biggest states, got the most delegates and the momentum. he'll have a real shot of wrapping this up before the convention in cleveland. if he loses, if he doesn't get the 66 delegates, he is going to need to get 60% of the delegates going forward in order to wrap up this before the convention. the olds of a contested convention go way up. it will be hard to see how any of the candidates remain in this race can get the delegates they need before cleveland. >> in the meantime, on the democratic side, george, how important is ohio for hillary clinton? >> if she wins ohio tonight on top of north carolina and florida, she'll have a huge delegate lead. almost

join us from ohio state university in columbus, ohio, beginning at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> florida is a winner take all primary and a likely must win for marco rubio if he hopes to stay in the race, but the florida senator isn't getting much help from his hometown newspaper. the "sun-sentinel" refused to endorse marco rubio. but he's not alone. the editorial board decided not to endorse any of the republican candidates. let's talk about this with rosemary oe mar'marah. why are you not endorsing anyone? >> well, we don't make the decision likely, people when they go in the voting booth have to make a choice and we want to help people understand what we think, not because we expect them agree with us but because if they hear how we think maybe, you know, it tests their thinking but when we look at the people who are running in the gop primary, we don't think donald trump, marco rubio, or ted cruz are really qualified or prepared to be president. and john kasich, while the best of the bunch, hasn't put on much of a campaign here in florida to make your vote c

a water found in the ohio river. the violent collision that led up to the crash and how this could affect the interstate for hours to come. and how it had in impact on the polls. that evening. i am sheree paolello. mike: a big night for ohio and the nation. sheree: a big night for ohio and our governor john kasich. he did get that victory in the winner take all ohio primary. that could help derail donald trump' s road to the nomination. mike: in ohio, it didn' t take long for hillary clinton to be declared the winner. sheree: extended hours because of the crash i mentioned. the accident prompted in order to keep the polls open. open for an hour this evening, leading to some questions and a or so. mike: let' s get back to the it is a win. sheree: kasich' s winning with 46% of the vote. mike: he has already been declared the winner. john london is live in berea, outside of cleveland where kasich and his supporters celebrated the victory. john: this was a night for a lot of cheering and confetti. a reset button being hi

with this crowd it's been amazing you win ohio u win florida is it over. >> if i win ohio and florida together as a veryin big lead you have to see what happens but florida mess when i guess we are tied with member that k-6 wanted not veryer much and he voted in favor of nafta it to the businesses out of ohio they were devastating for ohio and now he's going ppp and not skin to be worse than that you're going to lose your car industry you will loseo the rest of your steel industry most of it is gone alreadye. >> him from cleveland at the sight c of the convention what are your concerns about a contested or brokered convention i guesste i could happen but if i went ohio and if i won florida tomorrowcpp that won't happen and it would be a really good to start focusing on hillary clinton i much rather focus now we haveon a big lead but i would much ratherhe focus on hillary and ohio will be the case in case it has not done a good job if you weren't sitting on oil ohio would be a disaster your budget went up more than any other state in the union 35 percenth now thehe problem is your pric

be governor of ohio. next year, marco rubio could be unemployed. >> yeah, no, that's exactly right. and john kasich, in addition to the high popularity approval ratings in this state, close to 80%, he's also undefeated. in 12 tries, he's never lost here in local and statewide elections. he's putting that on the line again tonight. i want to share some information from you. i just spoke to some aides, literally within the last ten minutes. yesterday, they were extraordinarily confident that they would win in the state tonight. when i spoke to them five minutes ago, i said, how do you feel now that you have a little bit of information on how things are going today? they said, more confident than yesterday. so what explains that besides the typical bluster you hear on a night like this? it may be the hard data that they are seeing from around the state that our own reporters are sharing with us right now. this note i just got from chris jansing a mart of minutes ago, at a polling place in suburban cleveland,

@hello, ohio! @>> i love ohio. @i have so many friends in ohio. @it's an amazing place. @and we're going to go have a @lot of fun. @and then what we're going to do @is beat hillary rodham clinton. @we're going to beat her badly. @>> we are going to win the @state of ohio and it will be a @whole new ball game. @>> we are closing the gap in @state after state after state @after state. @>> we see a road to victory. @>> if you win the nomination, @getting back to governor @kasich, would you consider him @as a running mate? @>> i would say the answer is @yes, i certainly would. @>> donald trump made the @statement that he would be glad @the to consider you as a @prospeckive vice presidential @candidate. @>> very kind of him. @>> i'm governor of ohio. @i'm either going to be @president or i'm going to @remain as governor of ohio. @>> the republican primary @ballot is very confusing. @some are are saying, my board @of elections told me to fill in @the same candidate in both @places. @others were saying, my board of @elections said i have two votes @and i can split my vote. @>>

well in the instance of ohio, and particularly eastern ohio, it has been about the issue of trade and the economy. and to a lesser extent the issue of immigration. and this really was all about donald trump's message. while donald trump obviously was not victorious yesterday evening it really was basically, john kasich obviously a very popular governor in the state of ohio over the last five years. but in the areas where democrats crossed over, my district, okay, in northeastern ohio, trumbell and ashtabula county, right on the pennsylvania border, donald trump won over 50% of the republican vote. and that is not because of republicans. it is because of democrats. and that is on the entire eastern corridor from lake erie all the way down to the west virginia border, all the way down the river, this is coal country, this is steel country, and these folks all went out and voted for donald trump. obviously this didn't happen all across the state. but it's because these folks in particular, may are my constituents. >> they need jobs. >> they are frustrated. they have been hearing for 25 y