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has wins across the country, but the end of the road for marco rubio. >> and it is a dominant night for hillary clinton. the former secretary of state has scored big wins in four states. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. we want to begin with the democrats. right now one state is too close to call, missouri. with 100% of the precincts reporting hillary clinton lead sander 49.6 to 49.4%. that's a difference of 1500 votes. overall it has been a very good night for clinton. the former secretary of state scored big wins in florida, ohio and illinois. >> on the gop side missouri is too close to call. donald donald trump is is leading but with a difference of 1700 votes. trump has secured victories though in florida, illinois and north carolina. but ohio governor john kasich held off the businessman in his home state of ohio with

46.8% of the vote. >> and marco rubio suspended his campaign after losing his home state to donald trump. abc news reporter marcy gonzalez pecks up coverage from miami. >> good evening. the republican candidates are now in a three-man race. donald trump projected to be the winner of the biggest contest of the day in florida, but one crucial loss could complicate his path to the nomination. millions of americans in five states lined up to cast their votes. the front runners are celebrating big wins. >> this is another super tuesday. >> we will go forward and we are gonna win, but more importantly we will win for the country. we will win, win, win. >> the night quickly claimed its first campaign. senator marco rubio losing his home state of florida to donald trump and bowing out. >> while it is not god's plan i be president in 2016 or maybe ever, the fact i have even come this far is is

evidence of how special america truly is. >> but it wasn't a clean sweep for trump. governor john kasich dealing him a critical loss projected to take his home state of ohio and all 66 of its delegates. >> i have to thank the people about the great state of ohio. i love you. that win keeping kasich's campaign alive, but overall results show it should be a head to head contest between himself and trump. for the democrats, a big night for hillary clinton claiming multiple victory. >> we are moving closer to securing the democratic party nomination and winning this election in november. >> bernie sanders already in arizona one of the states to vote next saying it is not over yet. >> phoenix, are you ready for a political revolution? you have come to the right place. >> clinton is gaining some serious momentum. some of her project edwins --

projected wins, blowouts especially in florida. abc7 news. >> donald trump's defeat in ohio may give california a real role in the race for president. traditionally our june 7th primary comes after candidates have secured enough delegates, but kasich's win could lead to a contested convention in the same state. that means the candidates with i will be counting on california votes. >> you will see the call to consolidate around one candidate which is ted cruz which is is eye ron thick because the establishment didn't see ted cruz that favorably before the nomination fight. >> political analysts believe it is unlikely trump or clinton will wrap them up out right before california. and you can get election updates as they happen with the abc7 news app. download it for free and enable the push alerts. and a driver reported someone shot at her car on interstate 80 during the evening commute.

no one was hurt, thank goodness. there have been eight shootings since november. police think they are gang-related though innocent people have been injured. tonight we are hearing from a woman who was kidnapped during a carjacking in san jose. she spoke only with abc7 news. the suspect in the case stole a van last night belonging to the housecleaning services. now at the time a worker was in the backseat. at first she thought it was the driver, and then things suddenly got dangerous. >> he was speeding really, really fast and hitting cars and i said wait, wait, i need to get out of here. >> the suspect crashed and was held down by a co-worker's son who chased the have been as well as the city councilman who was at a neighborhood

meeting nearby when he heard the crash. in palo alto the search is on for a man who exposed himself to a young girl. here is a skep of the man police are on the hunt for right now. lisa amin gulezian joins us live from middle field road with the new details. lisa? >> reporter: ama, it happened while it was still light outside. the girl was walking her dogs down the street behind me when she says this man walked up to her, smiled and then flashed her. >> we do feel safe here. >> those who live on melville avenue was shocked on monday before sunset. a 13-year-old girl was walking her two dogs when she said this man stopped to pet her dogs. >> as he stood up he lifted his sweatshirt and exposed himself to her. >> the victim quickly walked home as the man followed her for a block. then he walked to the park across the street.

detectives scoured the nearby park, elementary school, zoo and museum and found nothing. >> we are absolutely concerned about it. it is simply not behavior that we want to have in our city or anywhere else. it is really completely inappropriate. >> police hope someone will spot this man and call them. they are worried he could escalate. abc7 news. >> a big pay day is coming for a homeless man. today the orange county board of supervisors voted to give matthew hay chapman a $100,000 reward. abc7 news talked with him in february shortly after he spotted the two jail escapees in a white van. >> i noticed people were sleeping in it because the windows were all steamed up because of the heavy, heavy con condensation.

there are two people in that van. >> matthew pointed the fugitives out to police. they were arrested and matthew will use the reward money to help his son and disabled daughter. >> it is a late night in the east bay as one city considers a controversial topic, transporting crude oil by train. >> it is a catastrophe waiting to happen, but it is safe. >> news -- katie is is live with tonight's debate. katie? >> ama and dan, this is the city council's first path at hearing the proposal. the planning commission rejected it last month, but valero appealed. so it is an hour's long process to reintroduce the reports that councilmembers are asking right now. >> the vaw lawyer row refinery refinery -- the valero refinery brings them in by pipeline and shifts. members for a safe and healthy community have been opposed since the beginning.

>> a traffic impact as well as the risk of catastrophic explosions here in vaw knee shaw that could de -- in vaw knee shaw that could destroy the culture of the community for generations to come. >> does the city have a choice? staff and consultants point to laws that don't allow regulation to railroads. but vaw knee shaw has every right to reject the proposal. >> i have never seen a city giving up their permitting power. i think it is the wrong direction for the city to take. >> last month the planning commission unanimously rejected the plan. and now its fate is in the hands of a city council and valero is optimistic. >> we believe it can be done safely and we make the case to the city council. >> they want to move 70,000 barrels of crude oil by rail and rely less on shipping. the public comment on the issue is scheduled for april 4th. abc7 news. >> we all know the bay area is among the worst places in the

nation when it comes to traffic congestion. >> now a new list is making it official. still ahead at 11:00, the stretch of local highway where you are most likely to spend time going no where. >> and tonight the kidnapping victim is dealing with a new setback. >> and ikea's bay area expansion. the brand-new store the big box retailer is planning. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. spring is coming early. i'll show you how warm where you live coming up. >> here is a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live." >> thanks, dan and ama. feast your eyes on this. >> so surprised you couldn't watch the finale. >> they said this is bad. my friend has cup cakes on it. >> you called it the

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abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live at the bay bridge toll plaza. cornell? >> ama, a new list is out that says the bay area is number three in the nation when it comes to congested roads and terrible commute. l.a. is number one. washington, d.c. is number two. take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is mentioned as a tough location for a morning commute. and there are many more. a lot of us are going no where fast. slowly inching along in traffic. >> how would you describe it? >> exhausting. >> they go by carpool on monday through friday. >> the traffic is bad. even in carpool it takes me two hours to get home. >> a new study shows that the bay area commuter spend a whooping 75 hours in traffic in 2015 and one of the worst commutes is highway 101 in san francisco from hospital

across -- hospital curve across the bay bridge. >> tuesday, wednesday and thursday morning commute from about 6:30 to 9:30 are considered -- those are the worst times to be on the road. >> sky 7hd flew over the east shore freeway approaching the maze. another rough commute in the bay area which made the list. along with the golden gate bridge approach. there is a reason it is taking you longer to get to work. >> the unemployment rate and low fuel costs are putting more people on the road. >> public transportation options are plenty where we live. they don't work for everyone. some say they have seen worse. >> nothing can be worse than manila and the philippines. >> hang in there, commuters and keep driving. cornell bernard, abc7 news. an appeals court ruling says the government is not responsible for the kidnapping and 18-year captivity of

jaycee dugard. she says she was not protected from her captor. he went to prison after a rape in nevada. dugard says parole should have been revoked before he captured her and raped her at his home in antioch. the court ruled the government had no way of knowing he would make dugard his victim. obama could announce his pick tomorrow. both men served on the u.s. court of appeals in washington, d.c. gar land is the chief judge. he was nominated in 2013. the bay area could soon be getting its third ikea discoer. the retailer announced a new store in dublin. if approved by the city it would be built by 580 and hacienda drive. ikea's other stores are in emeryville and east palo alto. >> it is another nice day.

>> spring is not here for a few more days, but it kind of already is. >> dan and ama, it will feel like spring has arrived early especially when you see the 70s showing up tomorrow on live doppler 7hd. the temperatures did come up a few degrees this afternoon. we will keep that trend going. right now the numbers are in the 40s and 50s. a live look from the east bay hills camera looking across the bay and the visibility is just fantastic right now. warmer for your wednesday and thursday. spring begins on saturday night and rain arrives late sunday going into monday. before we get to the rain we'll get to the warmth. look at the temperature trend for livermore. the average high for this time of year is in the mid60s for livermore. but by thursday you will be a good 10 degrees above normal. not expecting records. record are pretty high. early next week you will notice the temperatures really dropping as the rain comes in. from our abc7 news exploratorium camera, you can see the financial district and

all of the tree pollen is not looking so good if you suffer from allergies. it is going to run high the next few days. oak and pine will be the main culprits. hopefully the rain coming on later this week will wash some of the pollen away. one is light and five is severe. the system coming sunday into monday. heavy rains with the system. sunday night into monday morning commute at 5:00 a.m. you notice it is pretty wet. as we head toward monday afternoon the rain will switch to showers and then it winds down. one computer model wants to hang on to the possibility of a few showers on tuesday, but the other computer model is dry. as far as rainfall totals expecting about .45 in the north bay to .12 in the south bay. higher totals will be in the wettest locations. first thing tomorrow morning

you will need those layers upper 30s to the lower 50s. it is going to be a cool start. notice how quickly it warms up. in the south bay, 73 in san jose and los -- los gatos. 71 menlo park and 65 in half moon bay. 69 in san mateo. 67 in downtown san francisco. south san francisco and nothing but blue skies. you with i will need the shades and the sunscreens and 70 in san rafael. 74 santa rosa. east bay secretary 9 oakland and 70 in richmond. inland spots will be in the low to mid70s. 72 in livermore and concord. 71 in walnut creek and san ramon. here is your accu-weather seven-day forecast. don't get too used to the spring-like warmth. before you know it we will change things up again. for several day we have sunshine and low to mid70s for your high. as we head toward the weekend spring begins on saturday night and clouds will be on

the increase for the second half of the weekend sunday into monday. we have a one on our storm impact scale and much cooler. we will get rain coming back into the picture. >> thank you, sandhya? thank you sandhya ?ie. giving back their warrior spirit. >> guests who delighted

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the alley-oop and then the game high 20. he was 40 to 19 and florida gulf coast at the half. florida gulf coast advancing to the second round 96-65 and they will face the one seed, north carolina next. we are building up to saint mary's. that was the whole plan the whole time. the sharks are hoping to find consistency at home after beating the top team the washington capitols on saturday night. now they will be hosting the team in the east. burns is ready for st. patty's day with that outfit. the sharks down 2-1. burns 26 ties a franchise record. 2-2 after the third period. banging it off the stick and then the final frantic seconds and sharks turn it over.

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