we'll be bac breaking news tonight. the results coming in right now. the super tuesday showdown. as we come on the air in the what the voters are saying. what's driving them at the polls? and can donald trump be stopped? dozen states. pitch. >> i can do practically anything. battling to take trump down. >> donald trump will be an embarrassment to america. >> donald trump could be a disaster. and hillary clinton tonight, and her pivot to the national race. how she would take on trump and the republicans. >> they're now running their campaigns based on insults. long lines at this hour. will there be record-setting turnout? and could voters be sending trump and clinton on a possible collision course this november? abc's powerhouse political team on it all.

"world news tonight" begins now. good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on this super tuesday, as we come on the air in the west at this hour, the single biggest day of voting in the presidential primaries. the stakes, of course, are enormous tonight. in all, voters across 12 states weighing in. the polls now closed in nine of those states. and these results coming in just moments ago. take a look. based on exit poll data, donald ted cruz will be the winner in his momenthome state in texas. he needed this. the biggest delegate count tonight. based on exit poll data, donald trump will be the winner in alabama. the northeast, in massachusetts. trump with another victory tonight in tennessee, and in georgia tonight, based on exit polls and our analysis of the vote so far, donald trump, again, the winner. in oklahoma, the vote tallies beginning to come in. not a winner there yet.

it would appear,. in vermont, abc news not able to project a winner. now to democrats. hillary clinton will be the well. also winning in arkansas tonight, where, of course, she was once first lady. exit polls revealing that clinton will also be the winner in tennessee. clinton also winning in georgia. and, of course, the second-most georgia tonight. in virginia, clinton earning another win in the voting. senator bernie sanders has won his home state of vermont. that was expected. and we will have more results as they come in. in oklahoma, they are counting the votes, but it is too early to report a winner, as you can see, it would appear sanders ahead, but too early. in massachusetts, the votes coming in, no winner in that race, as well. our powerhouse political team covering it all tonight, and we begin here with abc's tom llamas on donald trump's final pitch, trying to seal the deal going into this super tuesday night.

biggest moment yet in the republican race for president, and donald trump, feeling invincible. >> every poll shows i can do practically anything, maybe even anything and nobody's going to leave. >> reporter: in ohio today, trump gushing about his throngs of supporters. >> there is such love in those rooms and those stadiums and those areas that i speak. it's actually easy. there's love. it's like -- it's like a family. it's love. >> reporter: but love, not a word to describe the nasty current running through some trump rallies. in virginia, the billionaire asking one protester if she's mexican. >> are you from mexico? are you from mexico? right smack in the middle of my punch line. >> reporter: a "time" magazine photographer trying to capture the protests, thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the agent claiming the photographer wasn't following the rules. the agency still investigating. and on the trail, campaign rhetoric hitting a new low. for trump and senator marco

playground. >> i watched this lightweight rubio, total lightweight. little mouth on him. bing, bing, bing. bing, bing, bing, bing. >> i don't understand why his hands are the size of someone who is 5'2". have you seen his hands? they're like this. and you know what they say about men with small hands. you can't trust them. >> he said i had small hands? they're not small, are they? i never heard -- i never heard that one before. i've always had people say, donald, you have the most beautiful hands. right? >> reporter: but the moment that's jolted the republican party? trump's response to receiving the support of former ku klux klan grand wizard david duke. trump, first saying this. >> i didn't even know he endorsed me. david duke endorsed me? okay, all right. i disavow, okay? >> reporter: but then, saying this. >> i don't know -- honestly, i don't know david duke. i don't believe i've ever met him. i'm pretty sure i didn't meet him. and i just don't know anything

>> reporter: now, the country's two most powerful republicans saying they've heard enough. delivering an extraordinary rebuke of their party's front-runner. >> let me make it perfectly clear. senate republicans condemn david duke, the kkk and his racism. >> if a person wants to be the nominee of the republican party, there can be no evasion and no games. they must reject any group or cause that is built on bigotry. >> reporter: on the stump, trump's rivals joining the chorus. senator ted cruz speaking with abc's byron pitts. >> i think anyone should have been willing to immediately denounce the klan, and it was unfortunate that he didn't do so. he's better than that. >> reporter: rubio vowing to fight trump until the bitter end. >> i will get in my pickup truck and drive around this country if i have to, before i allow the party of lincoln and reagan to fall into the hands of a con man. >> reporter: the only candidate who doesn't sound rattled? trump himself.

interview with "gma." >> there's nobody that's done so much for equality as i have. you take a look at palm beach, florida, i built the mar-a-lago club. totally open to everybody. a club that, frankly, set a new standard, a new standard in clubs and a new standard in palm beach. >> donald trump on "gma" this morning. tom llamas live in our election headquarters in times square tonight. and we saw it there from marco rubio, ted cruz, members of the establishment trying to take down donald trump. but a string of victories for trump, it would appear it's too late. >> reporter: that's right, david. clearly those attacks didn't work in at least five super tuesday states. but rubio calling donald trump a con man. and senator ted cruz tonight saying he's the only candidate who has been able to beat trump in two states, iowa and now texas. >> tom, see you in a short time from now. tom, thank you. now to the democrats tonight. hillary clinton with several wins this evening, speaking to her supporters just moments

and tonight, perhaps a new message, how she's pivoting to donald trump. and senator sanders vowing to take this all the way to the convention. abc's cecilia vega with hillary clinton, just moments ago. here's what clinton said. >> reporter: tonight, a smiling hillary clinton, declaring victory. >> thank you all so much. what a super tuesday! you know -- all across our country today, democrats voted to break down barriers, so, we can all rise together. and -- >> reporter: in minnesota today, >> smile! >> reporter: taking every last selfie. >> you want to get a selfie? >> i would love to get a selfie. >> let's do it. >> reporter: she may still be running against bernie sanders,

now? taking on the gop, namely, donald trump. >> i'm just speaking out against bigotry and bullying wherever i hear it, and i hear a lot of it from the republican candidates. they seem to have forgotten completely about issues, and they're now running their campaigns based on insults. >> reporter: clinton even ripping on trump's campaign slogan. >> what we need to do together is make america whole again. >> reporter: but the man on the receiving end saying, bring it on. >> but i haven't even started on hillary yet. hillary cannot make america great. she was talking about something yesterday, making america whole. whole. no, no. i don't want whole. i want great again. >> reporter: sanders and his wife, jane, casting their votes today, hoping for some surprise victories tonight and vowing to stay in the fight. >> this is a campaign that's going to the philadelphia convention in july. >> reporter: sanders celebrating

vermont. >> it is good to be home. >> reporter: confident that tonight will be big for his campaign. >> by the end of tonight, we are going to win many hundreds of delegates. >> staying positive in the face of clinton victories tonight. cecilia vega live in our election head quarters, as well. cecilia, the clinton team earlier, they were telling you, they were trying to temper expectations, if you will, but she came out on that stage, looking very proud of her victories tonight. >> reporter: yeah, david. you heard her say, what a super tuesday. they are feeling confident, especially as the results roll in. bernie sanders' team is feeling very, very -- they are indignant tonight. they are not giving up. they say they are going to take this campaign all the way to the convention in july. they say they are going all the way. >> all right, cecilia vega, always great to have you. we'll see you in primetime. in the meantime, to turnout now tonight, on this super tuesday.

number of voters to weigh in. in fact, estimates, nearly 14 million people expected to cast a vote in super tuesday races. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl standing by at the super tuesday wall. jon, you've been pouring through the exit polls. first, what the voters are saying about the qualities they want to see in a presidential candidate. >> reporter: yeah, this is very interesting. super tuesday republican voters are saying that what they want more than anything is a candidate who shares their values. followed closely by somebody who will bring change to washington. but david, look at this. very last on the list of what they're looking for is somebody who can win in november. just 12% saying they are looking for the candidate that can win in november. now, in terms of outsider versus insider, you have a majority of republicans, or 50%, saying they would like an outsider. for democrats, only 14% say they want an outsider. in terms of political experience, take a look at this. republicans don't care that much about political experience, just

82% of democratic voters on this super tuesday say they want a candidate with political experience. >> and jon, in the meantime, you've got the map there. the republican map and you've been telling us all night, keep your eye on texas. we just called it for ted cruz and boy did he need this. >> reporter: absolutely. that is his home state. 155 delegates. the biggest prize today. he absolutely needed it. but there's something else to watch, david. marco rubio must get to 20% in texas, or he will get locked out and he can get none of the delegates. look where he is right now. 24%. if he can hold that, he'll come away with delegates, as well. >> all right, jon karl, i'll see you at 10:00 eastern, as well. in the meantime, in texas, where everything is bigger, including his role tonight, the biggest rise, of course, went to ted cruz, as jon just mentioned. abc's byron pitts in houston this evening, and we're learning of yet another victory tonight. >> reporter: well, david, that's right. we understand that cruz is the projected winner in oklahoma. that is huge for the people here.

announced that cruz was the projected winner in texas. all day, voter turnout has been heavy all across the state of texas. take a look at this video from this evening in houston. even as the polls were about to close tonight, the lines were still long. david, we expect to hear from senator cruz soon. he will make the case that he is now the viable candidate for the republican party, because he's won now in more than one state. >> and in fact we can hear the cheers behind you, byron. so, let's show everyone at home. based on our analysis so far, senator cruz picking up a victory tonight in the republican primary in oklahoma, you can see it right there. we're now projecting that ted cruz will win oklahoma. he has won his home state of texas, as well. these were very crucial wins, and a lot of focus on who comes in second, donald trump with a number of victories tonight. that is ed the cruzed cruz. let's go to paula faris, in palm beach

moments from now? >> reporter: yes, a wild party with all this press in here, david. but five states for trump. the campaign says they are happy. the big takeaway for them is the number of first-time voters and crossover voters. he is expected to speak any moment now. he spent the earlier part of today campaigning in ohio and kentucky. but the significance of where his headquarters are tonight, david, shouldn't be lost on any of us. this is marco rubio's home state. they vote two weeks from today and trump already has a commanding lead in all of the polls. >> two weeks from tonight. and florida plays an important role in the primaries, but come the general election. left's get to linsey davis in miami, senator marco rubio with one more rally there tonight. and we know rubio in the last 24 to 48 hours, trying to dish out a lot of what we typically hear from donald trump, but so far tonight, it would appear it's not working. >> reporter: that's right. because he still hasn't won any states, but you cannot tell,

you see behind me, marco rubio, still very enthusiastic, very energetic, as is the crowd here tonight. and very much downplaying the idea that they needed a win on super tuesday, basically, he's just forward looking to the florida primary, which is just two weeks away. and this is a must-win for marco rubio, as you know, david. >> yeah, we cannot underscore that. florida a must-win for rubio, two weeks from tonight. thank you. and to the super tuesday storm we're tracking. a lot of weather trouble out there for voters, in fact. look at these images coming in, a possible tornado hitting south of birmingham, alabama. voteing halted for a time. also damaging hail in oklahoma. this is moving across the south. it couldn't come at a worse time. further north, in chicago, this plane sliding off the runway. no injuries. but meteorologist rob marciano tracking all of this and the travel problems coming tomorrow. rob?

david. we do have a severe weather threat. not a huge outbreak, but it's going to impact some states that are having primaries right now. including alabama, northern georgia, parts of tennessee, maybe even virginia. birmingham to atlanta, chattanooga, knoxville, certainly some cities that'll be impacted over the next few hours. here's the front passing over the appalachian mountain chain, with those showers and thunderstorms. snow is from chicago to detroit, upstate new york. but tomorrow morning, the rush from new york to d.c. will be a bit of a mess. david? >> you'll be tracking it. rob, thank you. much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. erin andrews' tearful testimony, defending herself on the stand. the sports reporter and "dancing with the stars" host, breaking down again. suing over an invasion of privacy. the defense today with a grling cross examination, and you're about to hear it. the kidnapping suspect chased by police in the west. escaping during a standoff with officers. that manhunt is under way at this hour and we're take you to the scene. and look at this image tonight. a gift from someone coming back after a long journey away from home. astronaut scott kelly with one last look out the window. and this question tonight -- how do they play ping-pong in

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another race to report tonight. based on analysis of the vote in so far, abc news now projecting that senator sanders will win the oklahoma democratic primary. he has that win and vermont. we turn next tonight to the erin andrews case. the sports reporter and "dancing grueling cross examination today. >> reporter: a second emotional day on the stand for erin andrews. >> do you believe you will ever get over this? >> no. >> reporter: detailing how her life has changed since a stalker posted a naked video of her on the internet. andrews is suing the man who secretly recorded that video, michael david barrett, as well as the owners and managers of this nashville marriott, for $75 million. claiming the hotel made it easy for him to film her as she got out of the shower naked. the hotel maintains barrett is a criminal. who tricked them into gaining access. the hotel's lawyers began their grueling cross examination of

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looking for a new overflow shelter. why it could take awhile for the homeless to find a safe option to rest. with newer technologies in our cars, the hand free devices are supposed to make us safer, ?right? why those new devices, could be more of a distraction. and, thanks for joining us. i'm noah bond. and i'm sarah johns. we start off with results from super tuesday. we just got word hillary clinton and ted cruz are the projected winners of texas. bernie sanders and ted cruz are the projected winners for the oklahoma primary. we'll have more results once they come in. thieves ripped out copper wires and plumbing at an overflow homeless shelter in reno. the theft flooded a homeless shelter at 7-90 sutro street on february 20th... and now-- no one can stay there. between one to two hundred people live on the streets in washoe county. that number could increase--- because of this vandalism. volunteers of america are working with the

to get a replacement shelter in place as quickly as they can. those who use the shelter-- say it can't come soon enough. paul diese, homeless "very important. cause a lot of people they will wander off somewhere be hit by a car or something anything can happen. we are not asking for a handout just a hand up." the city of reno says the owner of 7-90 sutro street did not want to make the necessary repairs to keep the building open. police say there are no new leads in the copper thefts. anyone with information is encouraged to call police or secret witness. ### we've seen the strongest of the wind today. anyone who's lived here-- knows it typically foreshadows a storm. so when will we see a change from the mild temperatures we've had lately? chief meteorologist jeff thompson is here with a check of your forecast. jeff... the ridge of high pressure along the west coast will flatten and start to weaken this week, as a series of systems moves through the pacific northwest. this will keep breezy conditions and occasional clouds in the forecast, with showers possible north of i-80 wednesday night into thursday. highs will be