>> less than 48 hours away from the republican primary in d.c. and wisconsin. mitt romney is working heavily to make sure it stays that way. >> met ronnie has high hopes for a big day in wisconsin. >> it looks like we will win this thing on tuesday. but i need you guys to get out and go. >> the latest polls but met romney ahead of the pack in the badger state. getting the magic minor busy

getting the magic number of 144 delegates. he had brunch with a leading republican to endorse him, paul ryan. >> this president sacrificed medicare to pay for obama care. which is white in 2012 we will get him out of office. >> we need to move on to the general election. >> newt gingrich's ride could come to an end in wisconsin. for the first time, he is acknowledging the army could be the nominee. >> if he does succeed in doing it i would support him, as well as santorum would. >> but santorum is not conceding yet. he sounds ready to take his fight to the floor of the republican convention in tampa. >> some many of the delegates who are coming to the convention

are unbowed delegates. this idea that governor romney has all of these delegates and a huge lead -- the numbers do not bear that out. >> santorum is coming on of a victory and out of pennsylvania later this month to keep his campaign in contention. >> let's talk about the political situation. we have said to many times that tuesday will be a big day. but you have to states and a district going up on tuesday. >> we have maryland and d.c. we have seen a lot of campaign and by mitt romney, some by rick santorum and the others. wisconsin is the big prize. if rick santorum can win there that would go a long way to put him closer to the nomination. >> met ronnie has created summer league in wisconsin. it was surprising for many folks. >>santorum had in the there for

some time. what is happening? some people say it is inevitable. >> there is some of that. but the wisconsin republican voters are not rick santorum's natural base. he does better down south, in mississippi, louisiana alabama etc. it is more catholic in wisconsin prayer which is ironic because santorum is catholic. but he has not done much with the catholic vote. >> what do we suspect will happen? obviously, we do not expect any surprises on tuesday. >> if santorum pulls it out, it will set a new narrative for the race. it does not mean he will win the nomination. but it will go a couple months longer than we would see it go. >> come tuesday, what if it is a clean sweep for mitt romney, including wisconsin? do we expect santorum to pullout? >> not really. he said he is going on with the

delegate map which does not favor mitt romney as some people suggested does. >> is that true? >> not really. he is way behind in the delegate count. but his supporters believe him. what he is really played for is the pennsylvania primary. if he loses there, it is premature over. it could very well happen. >> the fact that it is even in contention, the fact that romney has a chance in a state where santorum represented in congress for six years, that does not bear well. >> the possibilities of a brokered convention are not really -- they are diminished. >> they are pretty slim. the only way it would happen is if met ronnie when the totality of delegates and not the majority. and -- if mitt romney wins the

totality of delegates and not the majority. they will not have a lot of leverage to winstop it from me. -- to stop mitt romney. >> did something major happen in the last couple of weeks? >> but president obama had a pretty tough week last week between the supreme court health care arguments that dead not go his way and economic news and some other issues. you would think he would not be in a strong position. but it is the protected republican fight that has romney bruised and battered by the time this is all over. >> so tuesday is another big day. thank you.

>> tomorrow, president obama will host mexico's president for the annual north american summit. it would normally be held in november, but it was pushed back. also, this week, the maryland man who attempted to detonate what he thought was a bomb will be in court. he tried to set off a phony bomb that the fbi gave him in december. he also goes by the name mohammed hussein. he faces up to 25 years in prison. >> is the national sinking? on friday, scientists surveyed the mall, trying to determine if it is sinking after the earthquake. it is largely built on landfill. it has sunk several inches. the survey team will also check

around the u.s. capitol this coming friday. we will take a further look at stories that will make headlines this week, including major repairs after a devastating tornado. >> and the 100-year anniversary after the titanic disaster. >> we met that man dressed up like batman just an hour after he was pulled over. >> the cold front is now moving across the area. we have rain.

>> prosecutors say that rockefeller killed his landlord and buried him in the backyard. he denies the allegations. he goes by several different aliases. >> a hearing is set for the jerry sandusky sex abuse case. the jury will sequestered -- will be sequestered for the trial. it was originally supposed to start in may. he denies the allegations and his lawyer is asking for the case to be dismissed. >> more than a year after a tornado hit the airport, it is reopening. the tornado touched down april 22, ripping off the roof and causing glass to fly.

four people suffered minor injuries. it is one of the rare times that a tornado has had a direct hit on an airport. >> baseball returns next week. the national's start their season on the road. they will be in chicago on thursday for the season opener. time is running out for the capitals who are in tampa on monday to take on the lightning. then there will be home to take on the florida panthers. it will be at new york to face the rangers. on monday, the milwaukee will come to town. then they will face the indiana pacers. the d.c. united in soccer has just one game this week on saturday at 7:03 p.m. against seattle. -- at seventh 30 p.m. against seattle. >> a lot of people around the world are talking about this. a local police department's

brush with pacman. >> the caped crusader made his way through the area. more on what we know about the super hero. >> he is dressed like batman. >> it has been viewed all over the world. this police dashboard camera caught a man dressed like that man pulled over in silver springs last week with a bat mobile lamborghini and all. you can hear police officers as what he is up to ny his real license plates are not on the car. >> i am on my way to georgetown inner-city hospital. >> ok. can i see the registration daffs i like the out man. >> thank you. -- ken i see your registration? i like your outfit, man. >> thank you. >> batman's real name is lenny

robinson. he is visiting children at several hospitals and posing with the license tag that got him in trouble. just like he told the police, his mission is to cheer of children who are in the hospital. is all about a foundation from a couple that lost their child to a rare genetic disease. he got to meet his favorite super euro batman before he died in 2002. >> is a super hero batman before he died in 2002. >> he visits college campuses with his son, not in costume. but he may be able to catch up with him next week when he visits children at a hospital in baltimore. >> apparently, his son is robin. still to come, marking the 100th

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>> a lot of green on the radar. >> tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies and then mostly sunny skies by tomorrow afternoon. the downtown, you can see the pavement is wet. it will remain so for the next couple of hours. look at how cold they can get. it was 15 degrees back in 1923. this is earlier in the day. we had all of the sunshine and then the clouds came out around 7:00 p.m. now we have showers across the area. the wind has settled down, but it will pick up tomorrow.

looking for milder temperatures south and west. st. petersburg, of west virginia will be at 46 degrees. this is the cold front that is moving across the area. it will move on through during the overnight hours. clearing skies for the day tomorrow. but also a strong northerly wind. we will see sustained winds at about 15 miles per hour to 20 m.p.h. to the north of us, things are beginning to clear.

the skies clear very nicely with high pressure over head. then the rainmaker comes on wednesday. temperatures will cool by thursday and friday into the lower-60's. this is the forecast for tonight, gradually clearing. tomorrow, highs around 65 degrees. it will feel colder with wind out of the north. cooler air will rise behind the front on wednesday. then we will be back in the 70's by next weekend. wjla.com is your online home for abc 7 weather. >> thank you so much.

>> just in time for a big anniversary, a new exhibit here in d.c. >> has the blockbuster news a new release in 3-d, national geographic is launching its new exhibit, a 100-year anniversary exhibit. >> it hit an iceberg and stock. it just strikes a chord with people because it is an amazing tragedy. >> it is told with media accounts. this is far more than a movie. his great-great grandparents were on the titanic. >> they were sleeping in their state rooms when the ship hit.

i was picturing then sitting in one of those in the frozen atlantic in the dark, scared out of her wits, wondering if she would make it, wondering what happened to her husband appeared >> almost 1500 died. 700 survived. you can tap the s. zero -- the sos. ♪ the national geographic exhibit is open to the public tomorrow and runs through july 8.