campaign is going to earn the 1,237 delegates needed to win the republican nomination. good morning. it's wednesday, april 6th and i'm sam stein. now wisconsin has spoken and the message is clear. the fight for the nomination in both parties will go on. last night, ted cruz scored a must win victory in the wisconsin republican primary, comfortably beating donald trump. and governor john kasich won 14%. trump fared well in the northern and western part of the state and cruz has taken home 33 delegates so far with six yet decided. on the democratic side, bernie sanders had a resounding 14-point victory over hillary clinton. by he made only a small dent in the delegate race. sanders picked up 46 delegates to clinton's 43.

however, clinton has the support of the super delegates. and senator sanders trails by 670 delegates as they move on to wyoming on saturday and new york ten days after that. but let's start with the republicans. it was a banner night for ted cruz in the wisconsin republican party. gop turnout easily broke the record set in 1980. with more than 1 million people participating in. the nbc news exit poll found fewer wisconsin republicans were angry at washington. among the key groups behind cruz's victory in november. meanwhile, 68% went to cruz and 8% to trump and he won on those with incomes over $100,000. last night, a triumphant cruz announced his campaign brought in $2 million on tuesday alone.

and he said he's convinced that he will earn enough delegates to secure the nomination. >> tonight is a turning point. it is a rallying cry. it is a call from the hard working men and women of wisconsin to the people of america. we have a choice. a real choice. i am more and more convinced that our campaign is going to earn the 1,237 delegates needed to win the republican nomination. either before cleveland or at the convention in cleveland, together we will win a majority of the delegates and together we will beat hillary clinton in november. >> now donald trump did not go before the cameras last night, giving you a sense of how the night went for him. instead, he leased a statement it reads, donald trump withstood the onslaught of the establishment and lyin' ted had

the governor of wisconsin and many talk radio show hosts and the entire party apparatus behind him. not only was he propelled by the anti-trump super pacs and spending thousands on false advertising but coordinating with his own super pacs which is illegal. he's a trojan horse being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from mr. trump. we have total confidence that mr. trump will go on to win in new york. now it's worth noting there's no evidence of coronation -- coordination between cruz and the super pacs. donald's gonna donald. he talked up the advantage in the popular vote yesterday. >> we actually have a very, very good campaign going. i'm number one by a lot. and you know the thing that nobody talks about are the votes. millions of votes more than anybody else. we talk about delegates which i'm by far and away number one.

but the votes are even more impressive because i have -- if you take a look, close to 3 million votes more than the second place person. >> all right, trump's -- they were eager to tout the delegate race after wisconsin. arguing that cruz was not well positioned to stop donald trump from becoming the nominee. senator lindsey graham of south carolina tweeted, quote, well done, ted cruz. hopefully tonight is the turning point to deny donald trump 1,237 delegates. getting tired of that number. and bottom line, donald trump's foreign policy gibberish is catching up to him. and scott walker told hallie jackson that others would come together behind cruz at the convention. >> some of the conventional wisdom said this is more of a defeat for trump than a victory for ted cruz. what does this mean for that movement and looking to try and stop donald trump from taking the nomination? >> well, i think it's a clear

win for ted because not only can trump -- very unlikely to get to the 1,237 going into the convention, then you add to that a lot of the people who are with others. maybe marco rubio or others along the way. they're inclined to be with ted cruz overwhelming on the subsequent battles. we get the 1,237 outright for ted cruz going into the convention or most likely we get it on the second or the subsequent ballot. >> all right. let's turn back to the democrats and take a look closer at bernie sanders 14-point win over hillary clinton. the senator from vermont was dominant all over the state, beating clinton in all but three of the 72 counties. it's sanders' six straight victory and he's won 15 states to clinton's 18. still because of her massive advantage among the super delegates and the proportional way in which the delegates are rewarded clinton's grip on the nomination is pretty tight. sanders was undeterred last night in wyoming.

he summed up the state of the campaign with a single word. >> let me say a word -- well, maybe two words, i don't know. about what momentum is all about. momentum is starting this campaign 11 months ago and the media determining that we were a fringe candidacy. momentum is starting the campaign 60 to 70 points behind secretary clinton. momentum is that within the last couple of weeks there have been national polls which have had us one point up, or one point down. what momentum is about is that all across this country the american people are looking around them. and they understand that real

change in our country's history, whether it is the trade union movement, whether it is the civil rights movement, whether it is the women's movement, whether it is the gay rights movement, they understand that real change never ever takes place from the top on down. it always takes place from the bottom on up. >> that clearly was not a single word. as the last ballots in wisconsin were cast, hillary clinton was meeting with donors at a campaign fund-raiser in new york and later in the evening she congratulated senator sanders on a victory via twitter. according to nbc news exit polls, 83% of democratic voters in wisconsin yesterday were white. and senator sanders took nearly 60% of the vote. meanwhile, sanders won 83% of the voters who said honesty is

the most important quality in the candidate. he won 82% of the voters between the ages of 18 and 29. 72% of independents and 64% of men. and we'd be better off listing which voter blocs he didn't win at this point. senator sanders inspires them more about the future of the country and among the voters 46% expect life for the next generation of americans to be worse. that's pretty bleak. now, big news here, joe and mika will ask secretary clinton about her strategy moving forward when they talk with her live just ahead on "morning joe." you will want to tune in for that. meanwhile, donald trump unveiled the plan to come pell the mex -- compel the mexican government to pay for the border wall. it plans on stopping wire transfers out of the country by undocumented individuals unless he or she can prove the lawful presence in the united states. and then he'll tell mexico to

fund the wall. curious to see how this goes. this as trump condemned ford motor company's decision to build a $1.7 billion assembly plant in mexico and as president obama derided trump's plans. >> i'm getting questions from foreign leaders about some of the whackier suggestions that are being made. the notion that we'll track every western union -- you know, bit of money being sent to mexico, you know, good luck with that. then we've got the issue of the implications for the mexican economy. which in turn if it's collapsing actually sends more immigrant north because they can't find jobs back in mexico. >> all right. alabama lawmakers are moving to impeach governor robert bentley in the wake of an

alleged fair with a top aide. he's fighting back saying there's no way to remove him from office. >> reporter: for the first time in alabama history the process to impeach the state's governor began. >> we are looking at this governor who has essentially betrayed the trust of the people of alabama. >> reporter: in response, the 73-year-old governor issued a statement promising to vigorously defend himself. second term governor robert bentley is accused of using state resources to further an alleged affair with former top political aide rebekah mason. leaked audio tapes are believed to be the now divorced governor talking to the alleged mistress. he's denied a physical affair, but he's apologized for making inappropriate comments. >> i did, i did, that's why i asked the people of the state to forgive me because they are a forgiving people. they know god's grace. >> reporter: this scandal

exploded after the fired top law enforcement official here raised questions about the governor's alleged relationship and possible misuse of state resources. >> this not about the governor's personal conduct. this is about the allegations against him including that he obstructed justice within the alabama state law enforcement agency. >> reporter: ironically, house members who may vote on impeachment are the ones who re-upped the speaker of the house despite his alleged ethics violati violations. and among the witnesses who could be called in that case -- governor robert bentley. >> alabama's partly embarrassed by it and also partly used to it. it's just part of the circus that goes on here. >> that was kerry sanders reporting on some fun times in alabama, i guess. now, to a new state law that's drawing a lot of national attention. mississippi governor phil bryant signed a controversial bill yesterday that allows businesses

and religious groups to deny a range of services to gay and lesbian individuals based on religious beliefs. bryant and supporters say it's necessary to protect religious freedom in the same-sex marriage ruling. critics say it uses the guise of religious freedom to justify discrimination. nevertheless, the law is set to take effect july 1th. meanwhile in north carolina, the business community is pushing back on a new law that will allow for discrimination on the gay and transgender communities. paypal said that the law violates the principles and its values. in other business news, not dealing with the lgbt community, new information on the panama papers. plus new rules from the treasury department that just prevented another u.s. company from moving its headquarters overseas. cnbc's louisa bojeson is joining us live. i'm sorry i butchered your name. >> you got it.

>> with the merger plans that have been scrapped. >> yeah. let's start with what pfizer and elle agin. it's a merger that's not going to happen now and it's because of the tax inversion rules. what are the tax inversion rules? you have a company that becomes a subsidiary in another country to become a version there. and you tend to see a lot of u.s. companies have have sought the rules and the benefits of the rules in europe for an example. it's not happening anymore because of the crackdown. so you have sources telling cnbc that pfizer, they'll be paying allergen billions, and they don't want to get caught up in this inversion and they're saying, guys, not right now. the merger is not going to happen. let's talk about the panama papers as well. mossack fonseca, the law company in panama at the center of this

scandal, founding partner there has now come out and are saying that the data hack was external. that it's not a leak, but hack. he told reuters this. he said they filed a complaint with the state prosecutors now. they do specialize in offshore companies which isn't illegal. they have broken no laws, he say. all of their operations are legal. the ramifications are definitely being felt in the communities that are dealing with the leaders who have been named in these files. so the fallout has intensified. it looks like the prime minister in iceland, gunlaugsson, he stepped down. there was a huge outcry after it was revealed his wife was involved in the offshore funding. >> wow, the panama paper, we are seeing the tip of the iceberg. thank you so much, louisa bojeson.

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briana stewart takes home the awards. she's the first player in history to win four awards. roger goodell returned to twitter for first time in more than a year and a half. i shudder at what his mentions columns look like. to announce thursday night football games will be streamed live through the site this season. the first broadcast deal to stream ten games is worth around $10 million. and in the nba the warriors will now need to win each of the remaining four games to set an all-time wins mark after plowing an early -- blowing an early 17-point lead to the timberwolves last night. golden state has dropped two games at the oracle arena in last five games. they will host the san antonio spurs tomorrow night.

and speaking of san antonio, they notched a two-point victory over the jazz last night. tim duncan tallied his 1,000th regular season win. duncan joins kareem abdul-jabbar and robert parrish as the only players in the league history to reach that mark. now, let's get a check on the weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> good morning. >> not very popular lately. this temperature -- i know it's ridiculous. barnacle was screaming at me before. the temperatures are well below average. we were spoiled in march and the beginning of april, and now we can't get of the freezing. the temperatures are in the 20s as far south as richmond. raleigh dropped to 32. much colder up in areas of new england. we didn't get there in the single digits. i thought we had a chance in a few spots but it's in the 20s. with the sunshine it will feel better than yesterday. it's really split. the west -- seattle has a chance of being 80 degrees tomorrow.

it will be one of the earliest 80s they have ever experienced. the west is very warm. the east is very cold. hopefully this is the coldest it will be until next winter and it looks that way. we have a shot of cold air and then this weekend. it will be focused over the great lakes. temperatures are ten degrees below normal. here is friday, green bay only a high of 34. saturday into sunday that cold air goes up through new england. and then that should be it. should. i have been saying that for three weeks now? should be it. >> put your jackets away. >> snow also in areas of michigan and northern portions of wisconsin. but the only real heavy snow is from saginaw northwards. sam, go south. 70s and 80s and phoenix could be close to 100. yeah, it's typical spring wacky weather. >> bill, i feel for you. you just delivered bad news time and time again. it's got to be tough. >> when i give you the good news, nobody listens. they're outside. >> nobody really cares. thank you, bill, i appreciate it. so still ahead, comedian amy

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i get to kick it to the great louis burgdorf. >> good morning, sam. i don't think we have done this. >> no, this is a first -- >> you're doing an amazing job. >> thank you. >> amy schumer is calling out "glamour" magazine for including her in a plus size issue. last week the magazine announced the release of the special edition and schumer posted this photo on instagram writing in part, glamour mag put me in their plus-size only issue without asking or letting me know. and it doesn't feel right to me. adding not cool, glamour. now, in response the editor in chief of the magazine cindy levy wrote on twitter, we love amy schumer and we'd never want to offend her. to be clear, "glamour" magazine never called her plus size. sorry if the implication was otherwise. let's shift to politics, hillary clinton will be on

"morning joe" later on. and yesterday, she stopped by "the view." >> do i have a celebrity crush? a number of them. >> i asked for one, will we get a couple? >> we'll get a couple. who doesn't like george clooney in whatever he does. >> i knew you'd say that. >> he and his wife amal are doing an event for me. i'm so excited. this is the best thing ever to -- to go with george clooney, to have him do this event for me. i'll stop there. but he's a pretty big figure in my celebrity crush list. >> got the george clooney celebrity crush, who doesn't? finally we turn to the opening day of baseball and you may have heard that the yankees are no longer accepting tickets printed out at home and it's making hard for fans not in the legends club to score tickets behind the home plate. and now john oliver has done something about it. >> there's why the yankees make sure no one gets into their most premium seating who doesn't

belong there and many of the best seats are empty during the season. but for the first three games of this season, there will be riff rap in t-- riffraff in the seat. i'll tell you why. we brought three tickets and they're in this area behind home plate. >> yesterday, john oliver filled some of the opening day seats, selling them for 25 cents to two guys dressed in ninja turtles. >> thank you. that does it for me and "way too early." coming up "morning joe," bernie sanders and ted cruz denied walk-off wins in wisconsin and hillary clinton as louis mentioned joins "morning joe" live as she pivots in her backyard, new york.

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