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in alaska. 36 percentage points to 33 percentage points. it was not enough to slow donald trump. donald trump took seven states, including virginia. marco rubio struggling, winning minnesota. up sevenlinton picking states, including massachusetts, which is a foothold in bernie sanders' home turf in new england. >> they each took seven states, they each swept the south. many folks we have been talking to at this busy metro station thathey are not surprised donald trump and hillary clinton did so well on super tuesday. some surprised with where they did so well. in virginia, hillary clinton, it was a landslide. she easily defeated bernie sanders with about two thirds of the vote herin

on the other side, donald trump in virginia. he narrowly defeated marco rubio by about 2%. convincedam pretty the front runners will stay there and i am satisfied with that. >> i was surprised with the state of virginia siding with donald trump. >> donald trump is doing grandstanding. it is close between hillary and bernie. >> i am surprised how close it was for the republican side. also that donald trump swept the south. >> it sounds like voter turnout was strong. if you are keeping track at home, donald trump with 285 delegates, first at 1237 wins the nomination. hillary clinton is still just short of being halfway there. a lot of

to be done. many folks telling us they are convinced donald trump versus hillary clinton will be the presidential showdown this fall. back to you inside. jeanette: the race to the white house continues to heat up. presidential dropout, chris christie, who won the presidential primary on twitter. people are commenting on what they viewed as his flat-sounding introduction and that he looked like a hostage standing behind donald trump. chris christie's approval rating is below 30%, something he blames on his presidential campaign. the candidates are looking ahead to this weekend, with caucuses bothnsas, maine, and parties holding primaries in louisiana. next tuesday, hawaii, idaho, mississippi. voters in the district heading to the

saturday march 12. stay with abc 7 news and wjla.com for your coverage. we have the latest look at your results and what is ahead for the candidates on both sides. protests underway outside the supreme court as the justices hear arguments in what could be the biggest abortion case in decades. sam sweeney is live with details. good afternoon. arguments wrapped up just about half an hour ago. you can hear the activists chanting for both sides. it is difficult to tell how the justices will vote, but it appears the court is sharply divided. it could come down to justice kennedy. this is where the case stands. texas abortion clinics argue the makeas enacted in 2014 to it more difficult for women to get abortions.

the state's abortion clinics have closed. the law states doctors in clinics must follow very strict laws and they must be linked to a nearby hospital and the facility needs to follow the , amulet tory surgical centers. it is very difficult to follow, that is why many have gone out of business. people feel strong about this issue. they have traveled from all over the country to be here for these arguments. several ofp with them. let's listen to what they had to say. abortion, because of the closures, i had to fly to california to receive my reproductive health care. to make sure abortion clinics are up to standards with any hospital. they are required

sam: at this hour, everything has remained peaceful. thet now, behind me, plaintiffs are speaking and addressing the media. we will follow that and have the latest coming up later on wjla. it is expected the decision could come down in may or june. reporting live, sam sweeney, abc 7 news. jummy: switching gears to look outside. a little colder and windier. snow could be on the way. let's get to brian van de graaff with a look at the forecast. brian: say it ain't snow. get it? gusty andme really blustery wind. we are looking at the wind picking up. the

at 25, at times gusting to 33 miles per hour. it feels like 32 degrees. that is pretty frigid. that is going to be the story for the next day or so. a lot of wind and cold air in place for us. the wind about 33 miles per hour in leesburg. downtown, 40 miles per hour in manassas. like 25 in gaithersburg, 22, winchester. warrenton feels-like 32. through the afternoon, temperatures in the 40's. it will feel like the upper 20's and lower 30's all afternoon. we are good tonight and tomorrow. thursday night, some snow arrives. minor accumulations. we will tell you what time it will start and two has the best chance of seeing snow. back to you.

>> we are starting off with our virginia.n here is the occoquan. slow traffic approaching. very much on the brakes as you head south. most of this wraps up as you head towards dale city. ers reporting a complete standstill. heading to our maps, 66. in the single digits as you head out of the city. roadwork. northbound 395, construction near duke street. the capitalork on beltway as you approach route one and college park. not causing a delay. 270, great shape heading north. 95 between the beltway in maryland will take you about 22 minutes. live look at downtown bethesda.

bradley boulevard at the capital beltway, some road work until 3:00 this afternoon. jummy: thank you. i man accused of killing two college students is expected to enter a clear agreement. jesse matthew will likely accept a plea deal. fors serving life in prison a sex assault and attempted murder in a separate case. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. , his lifeplea deal would be spared. stunning and troubling allegations of the sexual abuse case involving. take care way. -- dontae carraway. a teacher told a student that they did not believe them, go sit down. they

allegation to the student's mother. he now faces multiple state and federal criminal charges. baltimoref police in public schools is on administrative leave. two officers have been reassigned after this video surfaced. it shows an officer slapping a teenager and kicking him. this happened yesterday morning at reach partnership high school. it is unclear if the teenager is a student. the school said it was unaware of the incident until -- showed administrators the video. we are just over three weeks away from the start of the cherry blossom festival. we will tell you about the event, including when peak bloom is.

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ammy: we are following developing story. a piece of wreckage that washed ashore on mozambique is suspected to be part of the plane that disappeared a couple of years ago. the debris is likely from the boeing triple seven flight that disappeared with 239 people on board. the search for the plane has turned up some aircraft debris, but plenty of false leads. indonesia and australia issued tsunami warnings after a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the island of sumatra. the extent of damage will not be known for some time. area was just devastated by an earthquake and tsunami back in 2004,

killed more than one quarter million people. scott kelly is enjoying his first full day on earth in nearly a year. back on mother earth after a 340 days in space. ly and two cosmonauts landed after leaving the international space station. he is on his way to houston for a reunion with family. what doctors find will be critical in preparing for manned missions to mars. spent 520 days in space over his career, more than any other american. and inome time at home his pool, he will be ready to go back. talk about an unlucky cruiseship. royal caribbean had to cut short trip due to storms and concerns of a norovirus. just last

month, the same cruiseship was damaged with heavy wind and waves, forcing passengers to hunger down for about 12 hours. for theiction is out cherry blossom peak bloom time. the best time to see those trees will be march 31 to april 3. jeannette reyes has the details. jeanette: after a roller coaster week with high temperatures a few days ago and flakes possibly in the forecast, spring is on the way. the national park service announcing the cherry blossoms will be at their peak march 31 april 3. you are not imagining things. the peak days are much earlier than last year. after a bitterly cold winter. it is not unusual to see them as early as late march, closer to the beginning of the national cherry blossom festival. >> the finale

blockbuster. parade,start with a then the japanese tree festival. in the evening, presenting cherry blast, all things japanese. jeanette: the cherry blossoms are a fleeting beauty. once they have open, once they stay that -- how long they stay that way depends on the weather. ,eporting at the newseum jeannette reyes. jummy: we have the dates there. brian: not too far away. this is a minor event, the way it looks right now. inch or two ofan accumulation, it will be in grassy areas. tree pollen is high today.

jummy: of course. brian: we have the cool air, but tree pollen in the moderate to high category. , and maple.s, elm those are the offenders. is sneaking in here. we are in it for the long haul. unless you get a hard freeze again, pollen levels are going to continue to increase. talking about outside in the breezes, 42 degrees. at 25 aret north west gusting at times to 33 miles per hour. that means 42 feels-like 32. rather blustery out there across the region. a look at the numbers, upper 30's in frederick. 39, culpeper. 43, pax river. the temperatures are below average. it is not just the temperatures, it is the wind. these gusts have been as high as 40 at times. 29, frederick.

cracked this morning. like a freight train, a came rolling in here before sunup. inis the way it feels hagerstown. dress for the 20's, even if we are forecasting temperatures into the afternoon. -- into the 40's for the afternoon. little bit of snow shower action nine h ralston. we are waiting for our next system out of the west. it will potentially bring us some moisture after dark. afternoon, clear, cold, breezy. overnight, we see clouds rolling in. tomorrow evening, between 7:00 and 9:00, precipitation will move in. atcould be a mix to snow first. i think a lot of this will melt on contact. if we get heavy enough precipitation, it could be a heavier slug on the backside. it could start to accumulate on

i do not know if that will happen. i think an inch or so is possible north and west because you will be colder. is one of our models. it is trying to pick up on the heavier stuff south and east. if it snows heavy enough for long enough, that is a possibility. it has to come down heavy to overcome mild temperatures. heades appear as we through the next couple of days, we will watch carefully what happens with this precipitation. thursday night into friday morning, it should taper off. be minor att should this point. it is something will continue to watch. something to keep an eye on, but worried about. jimmy says i am over it. i am looking forward to the 70's next week. about a recall.

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the court has to decide whether to hear his pretrial appeal. his preliminary hearing was set for next week. he is accused of drugging and molesting an employee in his home back in 2004. the washington redskins are keeping their quarterback. nonexclusive franchise tag on kirk cousins. they have to reach a deal with him or they pay $20 million next year. one nba owners pushing for a change as the league tries to compensate for steph curry. the league tog on move the three point line further back because the reigning m.v.p. has made 280 83-pointers this season. players argue defense needs to defend curry at the half court line. the new sports

features steph curry and clay thompson. are dominating the season. the article gives a look inside the team dynamic and steph curry's record-breaking run. the issue hits stands today. there's nothing like getting lost in a good book. today is a good day to do it. today is national read across america day. it is celebrated every year on march 2. the initiative was created by the national education association to encourage children and teenagers to read. it is windy and could snow be on the way? brian has a final look at the forecast.

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jummy: clear for the rest of the day. brian: blustery cold. we compare the models and we range from .2 to just under two inches of snow between tomorrow after dark and thursday and -- friday midmorning. i on it.e keeping an once we get through this, the weekend, a few flurries, we could be 70. you. says thank thank you for joining us. watch abc 7 news at 4:00.

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