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live from the kgo broadcast center this is abc7 news. now at 11:00, super tuesday showdown. five candidates score wins in primaries and caucuses across the country. but it is hillary clinton and donald trump who are solidifying their march toward the democratic nomination. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. >> it was a good night for hillary clinton. the former secretary of state, senator and first lady won alabama, arkansas, georgia, tennessee, texas, virginia and massachusetts. senator bernie sanders won colorado, oklahoma, vermont and minnesota. >> on the republican side a good night for donald trump. alabama, arkansas, georgia, massachusetts, tennessee, virginia and vermont all went for the businessman. >> texas senator ted cruz won his home state along with oklahoma. marco rubio scored his first win of the primary season winning minnesota.

>> exit polls show half of the voters in most of the super tuesday states want the next president to be from outside the political establishment. >> we go now to the state with the most delegates at stake. >> reporter: good evening, dan and ama. the polls are closed in every super tuesday state. in texas, a loss for donald trump, but that was not the case in almost every other contest. >> after a day and night of long lines and ballot counting, tonight abc news is projecting major wins for front runners donald trump and hillary clinton. >> the stakes in the election have never been higher. and the rhetoric we are hearing on the other side have never been lower. >> i am a unify yes, sir. i will go after one person and that's hillary clinton. >> among those to be taken, texas. the power house state with the

most delegates giving ted cruz a crucial win at home. >> so long as the field remains divided donald trump's path to the nomination remains more likely. and that would be a disaster for republicans. >> a home celebration for bernie sanders too. the winner in vermont saying he is undeterred by the overall success. >> it is not a inwither take all. by the end of tonight we are going to win many hundreds of delegates. >> and senator marco rubio vowing to stay in the race after winning his first state. >> i will campaign as long as it takes and wherever it takes to ensure that i am the next president of the united states. >> it was a big day with record voter turnout. the candidates are looking ahead to the next big primary in michigan, ohio and florida.

in austin, texas, marcy gonzalez, abc7 news. >> super tuesday brought people together in san francisco to watch the results come in. >> while most aren't surprised by the front runners, our abc7 news political analyst saw something dramatic unfold. >> katie is in the newsroom with more. >> donald trump, quote, killed it. and because of that the republican establishment is in panic mode. she believes the party and the voters are at odds. >> republicans in san francisco watched the gop field continue to narrow. >> it will be interesting to see when carson and kasich drop out. >> on this super tuesday the majority of the republican support is with donald trump, but not necessarily in this group. >> i am a marco rubio supporter. >> john kasich comes to mind. >> there are pro's and cons to everyone, but i will ultimately support our party

nominee. >> political analysts say trump's success could break the party apart. >> a lot of major republican donors and leaders are in a panic tonight wondering if they should stick with this guy or whether they should fight him. >> reporter: she says hillary clinton has the delegate count, but don't discount bernie sanders. >> he has proven he has awakened a whole mu generation of deem -- new generation of democratic voters and hillary clinton will be grateful for them. >> reporter: clinton supporters are grateful for the win. >> she has been doing amazing things for people her whole life. >> reporter: if it is clinton versus trump, it is an easy choice for some. >> the most depressing thing is that trump can say so many hateful things and that resonates with people. >> reporter: trump could well be on his way to the gop

nomination. abc7 news. >> one programming note. our super tuesday coverage preempted "jeopardy" and" "wheel of fortune"." you can watch it at 2:10. phil, set your dvr. sandhya patel is tracking the return of a lot of wet weather. sandhya? >> dan and ama, we will need to pull out the raincoats and umbrellas. take a look at live doppler 7hd. right now we have some fog. but the march rain chance is on the calendar. pretty much looking at a chance for the next two weeks. the only thing is one computer model is actually going with a dry forecast grinning next tuesday the 8th. i just want to warn you of this. we know there is a system on the way, and this storm is ranking one on our storm impact scale. as you know we have been rating them one light and five severe. what can you expect between

wednesday night and thursday morning? this one is a one. rainfall? .20 to .90 with a light wind. the next storms that follow will be stronger. they are in the accu-weather seven-day forecast. they will bring more than rain. i'll be back with the details and hour by hour time line coming up. dan? >> sandhya, thanks so much. for updates on your weather download the abc7 news app and enable the push alerts for immediate notifications. we'll keep you up to speed. here is a sign of what's to come. pg&e crews trimmed a large pine tree. they were leaning over highway 116. the trees took down power lines and it was closed in both direction for hours. new details on an alleged inmate fight club. an attorney for one of the san francisco deputies accused of setting up the inmate fights denies any kind of fight club. the former deputy is accused of preparing the men for the fight. they are accused of looking

the other way during the fight. all three men turned themselves in today. prosecutors say the men forced inmates to fight each other like gladiators. they issued a statement saying the deputy allowed two inmates to wrestle to settle a minor dispute. in retrospect, he shouldn't have. there were incarcerated career criminals whom he allowed to let off steam. we have new details on the hotly contested debate on whether to close a popular gun range in alameda county. as lisa amin gulezian tells us, a decision was finally made after five hours of debate. >> i see it unanimous. >> reporter: it took hours of testimony and deliberation before the east bay regional park district board decided to shutdown the gun range. they have one year to wind down operations. park officials say there is extensive lead contamination from lead shells.

it is an issue we can't get away from. >> reporter: hundreds came to the meeting hoping to save the range. the club offered to help pay for the clean up. >> we just can't afford it. >> reporter: some club members think it is an over reaction. >> it does not run into the lake. they are containing it there on the property there are ways you can pull it off and have it recycled. >> reporter: it is angering many environmentalists who wanted the range to close sooner rather than later. >> we are a public agency and we are supposed to be stewards of the lambs. we are letting lead go into the environment. >> they asked for a new tenured lease. that won't happen now. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. it is going to get tougher

for young adults to buy tobacco. they approved a measure to raise the legal age from 18 to 21. supporters say the move will save lives and reduce health care costs. the ordinance is set to go into affect on june 1st. abc7 news at 11:00, a car crashes into an east bay shopping center. it is just the latest incident of driver confusion. only on abc7 news we talk to the women who took part in lady gaga's tribute to assault victims. >> and the record breaking time in space comes to annd. >> here is a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after the news at 11:00. jimmy? >> thanks, dan and ama. here is a preview of the super tuesday show. >> are you neurotic in general? >> yeah, i would say i am pretty messed up for the most part. i

and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> scott kelly. scott kelly back on mother earth. >> a special homecoming for astronaut scott kelly. he returned to earth to kazakstan after spending 340 consecutive days in space. that's more time up there than any other american. the decent will help look at the health effects of extended space travel as the agency explores missions to mars. a car plowed through a restaurant in walnut creek. luckily no one was injured, but it is the third such

accident in the month. alan is live at the crash scene. >> workers will try to figure out how to pull this car from the wreckage. it was parked in front of the building when the driver accidentally stepped on the gas and plowed into it. >> that's what i heard. boom. they were washing dishes when this car plowed into the side of the restaurant. an elderly driver and his wife who are regular customers got out of the car in shock. >> the woman was shaking and i believe the man was a little injured. >> he was taken to the hospital as a precaution. there were also two children in the backseat who were not hurt. >> they stepped on the gas instead of the brake and accelerated in the building and caused the damage you see there. this is the third accident in one month's time.

an elderly driver crashed into the building. and on february 18th a car crashed. he also hit the accelerator instead of the brake. alan wang, abc7 news. two women from uc berkeley are telling their stories after sharing a stage with lady gaga at sunday's oscar show. ifif you saw it it as -- it was an emotional show. the former cal student was there too. >> i definitely didn't expect that so many people would be moved in the way they were. >> it was very emotional. i was in tears before the curtain even came up. when we were walking off stage, celebrities were standing to hug us.

>> some have come out to reveal she was abused is a child. >> how many times have you checked your smartphone today? be honest. some people may be addicted to their gadgets. >> it was too close to what i had heard of. it scared me to death. >> hundreds of users are turning to a bay area company for a dimming tall detox. 7 on your side's michael finney will tell us how to know if you need to disconnect your digital life. that's tomorrow on abc7 news the a 11:00. >> we can all do with a bit of that. let's talk about a real storm coming in. >> sandhya patel has the timing. >> this first one is coming in late tomorrow night. as we look at live doppler 7hd, right now we are tracking fog and clouds. the temperatures are quite comfortable in the 50s and 60s out the door. this is what your morning

commute will include. a little fog from the emeryville camera. the rine arrives going into thursday morning. it will be a wet and windy weekend. on the storm impact scale, the first system that's coming in is a one. it is a light system wednesday night to thursday morning. expect .20 to .90 of an inch of rain. this will not bring wind with it. it will start with the fog at the coast and partly cloudy otherwise. we head into the afternoon with rain on the increase. the yellow is indicating the moderate pockets there. is then it barely slides southward after wednesday night going into midnight. parts of the east bay and the wee hours of thursday morning all areas are getting wet. your morning commute is going to be a slippery one and a slow one. you are looking at wet roadways.

7:00 a.m. scattered showers across the heart of the bay area. and this continues at 19:00 a.m. and then it all winds down. as far as rainfall totals expecting a typical spread with the lowest down in the south bay about .20 of an inch. highest is about .90 in santa rosa. there is a stronger storm that is coming. friday night you will see showers ahead of it. you will notice pretty widespread by 10:00 p.m. and then the brunt of the energy comes in on saturday. saturday morning we get the light to moderate rain. head into saturday evening and we are seeing yellows here. gusty winds could cause isolated power outages. saturday night it is still going. we head into sunday and this is the day we will see the wet and windy conditions. the intensity of the rain will ease up. sunday morning you have the rain. it is pretty widespread on sunday afternoon and sunday evening. you are seeing the rain as well and then it winds down. this will turn into slow particularly on sunday in the

mountains. we are expecting up to two feet of snow at some of the resorts. it will initially be rain. the snow levels will be high between basically tomorrow night going right on through friday before we start to see the switch over to snow. tomorrow morning mid40s to low 50s there will be fog around near the coast tomorrow afternoon the fog will linger along the coastline. your temperatures will run lower than today. mid60s at the coast to the low 70s inland. a look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast we have a one and the next storm friday into saturday is a two and the next one on sunday is also a two. chance of showers on monday and clouds on tuesday. we are going with a slight chance. one is dry and one is wet. it is a welcome sight to see the rain drops though. >> i hate when the models are disagreeable. can't we all just get along? coming up, cover shoot.

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a saturday night green went on a half time tirade. dramon i am not a robot green really helped save the day against the hawk. in over time again. the third time this season the warriors have been without steph. they came in one and one. dramon to bogitt and to the rack and with authority. he lead all score. eight of 9 from the field. it helps when everything is a dunk. he is channeling his inner

steph. it is an eight-point lead. stone cold go the warriors. they are tied at 97 and klay thompson and for the win -- no. they go to over time. clay makes upright here clay finished with 26 and 40 seconds left. to beat the shot clock. yes! i am not a robot. i am going to be screaming that for awhile. the warriors win their 43 ready ready -- 43rd consecutive home game. they are now 54 and 5. >> warriors will face the lakers. the rookie snapped the losing streak. 16 are coming in the fourth quarter. the laker with a rare win.

when the 49ers hired chip kelly there was some speculation they would try to sign sam bradford. he will remain an eagle after agreeing on a two-year $36 million contract. he has been plagued boo i a series of injuries. plagued by a series of injury. chapman has been suspended following a domestic incident. chapman choked her and fired eight shots in his garage. he will not appeal the suspension. chuck the california condor is a change looking critter right there. the owner celebrated with a trampoline to dunk.

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