we're speaking with ohio governor john kasich in lima, ohio. l get to the audience in just a second. >> as we were in break, i said, what was the bigger endorsement i got? arnd swars or urban meyer. and all we heard was oh. >> ohio! >> arnold has been a friend of mine for a long time. when i was running for governor, they were running a bunch of negative ads against me. and he looked at me and goes, love the beatings, love them. [ laughter ] >> read into that one. we're going to talk to the crowd in just a second. democrats in ohio, new proposal this week to raise the minimum wage from $8.10 to $10.10, good idea? >> no. i think we have a steady raising of the minimum wage each year that fits our economy. if you jump it up too much, i was just at qp over here, the hamburger place. you raise it up too much, people are going to lose their jobs. we have a perfect situation. s it's a modest increase every year. but it's a political time, we're getting close to an election, so just let's politicize the issue. we should not politicize some of these thi

i'm willie geist in lima, ohio. this is a family business that started out of the back of a pickup truck in 1977. today it's certified women-owned by our host tracy sanchez. [ applause ] in just four days, ohio makes its choice in this presidential primary race, the winner sweeps up all 66 of the state's delegates. popular governor john kasich has a home-field advantage here. he's said if he doesn't win this state, he will get out of the race. donald trump doing his best to make sure that happens. let's welcome once again, republican presidential candidate and ohio governor john kasich. [ applause ] >> been through 24 contests. is it good to be home? >> i flew in to cleveland tuesday, i guess it was. i can't remember which day. hard to keep track of everything. and i got on my hands and knees and almost kissed the ground to be back in the buckeye state, yeah, of course it is. >> let's talk about what's going on. there was a poll that came out, that has you with a 79% approval rating among republicans in this state.

built for business. >>> we're back, our gracious host here in lima ohio with governor john kasich. for foreign policy. we go back to the crowd. mark bitner is a republican. >> thank you for visiting us here in lima. as commander in chief, how would you deal with the issues that are going on in the middle east, in particular with isis? >> okay. how about a little trip around the world? okay, first of all, with isis. isis takes me back to the first gulf war. and the reason i say it is we cannot defeat isis unless we have -- we could. but we need to have the arabs involved. the the muslim arabs who have been our friends. those would be the egyptians and they know their days are numbers if isis gets ahold of them. the jordanians, the same deal. the saudis are upheaval. and the gulf states. and, frankly, turkey, is really tricky country that we need to figure out how to deal with. then we get our european allies, and we go in the air and on the ground and we destroy them. as quickly as we can. settle the situation down. and let the regional people figure it out. you know, iraq was drawn

we're here in lima, ohio. want to talk to you a little bit more about the state of the race.re are conservatives and republicans who believe we must first stop trump. that's all that matters here. i'm going to read to you from the national review a couple of weeks ago every vote you take from cruz or rubio is a vote toward embracing planned parenthood. it's a vote away from sensible nominations on rational foreign policy. it's a vote toward the destruction of the republican party that's the last hope of protecting life, religious liberty. >> it sounds dire. >> what do you make of the argument that the three of you are splitting up the vote and clearing the path for donald trump to become the nominee. >> we're not picking the class president. we're picking the president of the united states. i'm running because i believe i can bring the countrying toget and solve these problems and transfer power to the people and also to restore some hope. i go places -- i was in this little town in illinois. there must have been almost 2,000 people in there. they were working folks. it remin

and rallies in cleveland, cincinnati and lima, ohio, are aimed at senator rob portman. he voiced a willingness to meet with garland. >>> lots of green and celebrating and probably lots of beer. something else interestingly and cleveland police say there were no arrests during the saint patrick's day festivities and parade in downtown cleveland, a good thing. and still, police were not prepared with security cameras in place and a bomb-sniffing dog about article went well said cleveland police. >>> and police departments in northeast ohio are setting up ovi checkpoints and keeping drivers safe after saint patrick's day and they caught this one in akron. and they were looking for anyone drunk driving or driving with suspended licenses and the officers said this is about building awareness. >> and -- [ indiscernible ] the real goal is to reach out and get people to make more intelligent decisions and plan ahead and use alternate modes of transportation. the ovi accidents and fatal injuries are preventible. >> and officers did say police night and didn't have an exact numbe

i'm willie geist in lima, ohio.

>> lima, ohio.ut i'm graduating from liberty. >> yeah. >> i'm worried about finding full-time job and being able to pay off my student loans. and one thing that is keeping me going is the american dream, being able to make something of myself. my question for you, how will the american dream be a reality under a kasich presidency? >> well, you know, that question touches me because you're 23 years old. and you're going to find not only the american dream, but your own dreams if you dig down. because you're made special. don't ever forget that. there is something that you can do that nobody else can do. no one's ever done and no one will ever do again. so those are big dreams in and of themselves. in terms of our country, we absolutely have to get the economy going. this is the worst recovery post world car 2 out of a recession. we're growing anemically and there is all kinds of things that are happening that are keeping us from doing well. we are now up in our state over 400,000 jobs. from down 350,

. >> lima ohio would be so important it will be so great and you see the enthusiasm.lio >> if you win ohio and florida is at over? >> florida, and the swimwear tide coming kasich wanted nafta and nafta took the business out of ohio it was devastating and other it's going to be worse losing your car industry and the rest of the steel industry, most of it is gone already helzer he still has a path to get enough delegates without ohio but becomes very difficult to have driven 54 percent of the delegates in remaining states, i asked if he is concerned about a brokeredh convention and he said that he will be the nominee of the yells and speaking to him last night, he really is carrying misdemeanor of confidence. >> years, he has the charisma, i have not seen passion like last night in a long time, that translates into people voting, he's going to be very tough to stop not only in ohio but in the rest of the country. race is tied on the democratic sidee many polls show hillary clinton will win ohio, and. >> bernie sanders supporters hope for a surprise victory like in michigan as melissa re

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roger bacon fans were making noise in columbus for the ohio bacon against lima central catholic. bacon' s justin johnson, nice take to the hoop. but bacon fell in a big hole early, and it' s lima central catholic advancing 74-56. in the other d-3 semifinal, lynchburg clay falls to cleveland villa angela st. joseph, 81-64. and kentucky boys sweet 16, taylor county beats mason county newcath plays in the elite 8 at noon tomorrow. other headlines today, bengals free agent andre smith signs with the minnesota vikings, and the reds are bringing back pitcher alfredo simon. he sings a one year deal. reds win 8-6 over cleveland. mesoraco, bruce, and scott schebler with home runs. sheree: it is a shame that nothing is going on in the sports department tonight. sheree: i would kill for something sweet. wanna split that? no...soooo much fat... don't fight your instincts. with 150 calories each, try our new rich & creamy cheesecakes. fiber one. are you eating lucky charms? no. this is a dream. sheree: now to our top stories, american tower shootings. rayshawn herald was indicted in federal c

joining us now from lima, ohio, msnbc correspondent jacob soberoff.ohn kasich's last stand. not just his last stand nationally but here in his own home state. where i am right now that's a true argument. this is the lima pallet company. they've been here 39 years and despite a major hit in the manufacturing sector in this state during the great recession this place is still doing str g strong. the rest of this area in lima has lost the population because of the manufacturing hit. right here tonight at 8:00, right here on msnbc our very own willie geist and governor kasich are going to be sitting up here having a town hall and kasich is going to basically be making his hail mary last pitch to stay in this thing. i went and talked to his volunteers to see the work they're doing on his behalf. this is what was going on over there. it feels like glengarry glen ross in here. they're making political presidential magic happen in here. what kind of responses do you get when you call people? >> i think they're thinking trump might be leading but i think they'

lima. governor, thanks for joining us here. a busy schedule for you. what does ohio mean to you today? gov. kasich: well, it' s absolutely critical and i hope the people of the state will reward me with a good win and i can continue this presidential ve learned here in ohio right to the white house to brian: and what' s your path gov. kasich: we' everywhere, we' ll head to pennsylvania to the eastern seaboard, we' ll be out west at the same time we' ll be sure we manage the affairs right here in ohio brian: what are the key issues that you want people to focus on in this election from here forward. gov. kasich: well i think it' s experience, accomplishment, and vision. when i talk, i' m not talking about what i might do. i' m talking about so many of the things i' ve already been able to accomplish. so i think experience matters, record matters, vision matters and the three things i think matters most, jobs number one, jobs think, jobs number three. brian: a big problem across the country is infrastructure, we have the brent spence bridge in cincinnati going over. what can you do as pr

wilmington took the floor last night in ohio's division one state semifinal. the hurricane against undefeated lima senior. wilmington's first appearance in the state final four. lima senior were lead by as many as 20. late in the third, wilmington starts a furious comeback. jaren cumberland, a game-high 25 points. the hurricane with one last chance to tie it. cumberland, and no good. a great season comes to an end for wilmington in the state semis, 61-58. new cath breds have stormed in the state final. ben wire had a big game with 27 points and 12 rebounds. the breds beating murray. they'll meet dunbar this evening at 6:30 in the final four. cac cuss league. the reds get a 7-6 win over milwaukee. adam duvall 3 for 3 at the plate with a home run. also last night at u.s. bank arena, the cyclones get a win over wheeling, 3-2 the final in overtime. that's all the sports for new. more coming up later in the day. jonathan: george, thanks. nearly 5,000 runners and walkers are expected to participate today in the shamrock shovel uffle. community foundation of west chester and dozens of local charities. th

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in the ohio division one semifinals....hurricane senior jarron cumberland missed a three from the top of the key and forced overtime. and for only the second time this year, wilmington loses. lima senior heads to the division one championship game. trt :14outcue:...first half over, believe me." newcath coach ron dawn has his team in the kentucky semi- finalsand the thorobreds play on, is senior forward ben weyer. weyer was five of six from outside the arc, had 27- points and 12-rebounds.and newcath beats murray to advance to the state semifinal, 75-54 final. dawn, after the game on weyer's performance. trt :11outcue:...knocked 'em down"((dawn: it just worked out. we usually take what's there. if ben's getting good looks outside or inside, he'll take his shots. so we usually just take what's there. we were' getting good shots. and cutdown day for the reds. and the future is not now for a couple of their top prospects: pitcher robert stephenson and outfielder jesse winker were sent to the minor league camp today. nice gathering tonight at xavier for a friendly between the new soccer teamin town: cincinnati fc and the musketeers.no goals to show you. but cincinnati fc won the matc

eyeing the we' re just four days from ohio' s governor kasich vowing that he will win his home state, and entirely new ball game. kasich is holding a rally today in lima, and he' home in sharonville, tomorrow. sunday -- donald trump is holding a rally in downtown cincinnati. mark: and make sure to stay with wlwt news 5 on tuesday night, for special coverage of the primaries as "ohio votes" we' ll have live coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. when the polls close. then, join us for a special edition of wlwt news 5 at 10:00 and 11:00. new development is expected to give a major boost to madisonville. the city is investing $200 million for an area near the intersection of red bank and madison. the development will include housing units as well as office and retail space. company, medpace. matt strauss: it' s really the gateway for madisonville. we get tens of thousands of cars through there every day. maybe some that didn' t stop before will now. maybe those who said this is the neighborhood with the udf will say this is madisonville. mark: right now, there is no exact date for the groundbreaking. we do know, this is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to the

ohio will be the primary to watch on tuesday night. both candidates are trying to rally support. today governor kasich will be in lima, hosting a town hall. and he' s coming to the sharonville convention center on saturday. sunday, donald trump will bring his message to a crowd at the he' ll be hosting his first big event in our area that should bring out a crowd. while the hamilton county republican party chair thinks kasich will ultimately win in ohio, he is encouraging trump to show people he can be a reganesque it is demeanor. everyone who attends to be and for respectful. >> we don' t condone protesting or disrupting or these negative messages. this doesn' people at the end of the day. andrew: our area is always a candidates, and this election cycle is no different. a big a big weekend of political visits starting today. we' ll have it all covered for you. kyla: unusually heavy and relentless rain is blamed for three deaths and evacuations in northern louisiana. rain over the past two days has flooded homes, cut off roads, and left residents and animals trapped. forecasters warn that despite clear skies, another

ran a two-man office in columbus, ohio, and if i bankrupted lehman brothers from a 20two-man office, i should ha been selected pope. that's like blaming a car dealer in lima for the collapse of gm. it's all negative and desperation, but the people in this state know me so i'm not concerned about it. >> you can catch the full interview and town hall with governor kasich and willie geist right here at 8:00 p.m. tonight on msnbc. it's a good one. >>> let me bring in two people very familiar with this the stop-trump movement. eliana johnson is with the "national review," has been covering the republican race. and the magazine is officially calling for cruz to be the nominee after previously saying they were simply, quote, against trump. and david mcintosh is the president of the club for growth, which has aggressively campaigned against trump for mont months, financially in particular. david, let me start with you, were you disappointed with last night's debate? i understand the individual decisions candidates make, but the collective decision to not confront trump, even on policy issues, seem to allow him to be on a glide path again. >> yeah, so, in one way,

ohio senator rob portman here. he knows he must win his home state to keep his campaign going. towards his only shot really, a brokered convention in cleveland this summer. last night, in lima, here's what kasich told brian hamrick about the key issues he wants folks to focus on from here on out. >> experience, accomplishment and vision. i'm talking about so many things i've been able to accomplish. experience matters, record matters, vision matters. the three things that matter the jobs number one, jobs number two. what do you think? jobs number three. reporter: kasich has pledged to continue his campaign in an issues oriented way with the economic jobs message and one that he says will continue to be respectful in tone. he believes his campaign and his message is starting to catch on nationally. he predicts he'll win ohio. the attention will ramp up if he doesn't win it, of course, the attention will disappear. the doors open here in just a little while. and governor kasich will speak to the pancake breakfast here a little before 10:00 this morning. live in sharonville, john london, wlwt news 5. jonathan: donald trump will also be in the buckeye state this morning. what w

ran a two-man office in columbus, ohio, and if i bankrupted lehman brothers from a two-man office i ought to be selected as pope. that's like blaming a car dealer in limait. >> he has floated the idea that you would be a great vice president for him. >> he better not say that in front of my wife. >> you represented did sh. >> i'm serious. >> look, you've said in the past you would support the nominee even if it were donald trump -- >> i believe i will be the nominee, but i have the second best job in america. number one is president, number two is governor of ohio and i love being governor of ohio. >> so if donald called and ask -- >> come on, willie, i just answered your question. >> so you would not accept a vice presidential nomination from donald trump. >> well, i'm going to be the republican nominee after we win ohio and finish the rest of the country. okay? >> all right. >> that one is going to be close. >> it is. >> what do you think? >> you know, i think what happened friday night in chicago is the wild card for ohio. ohio is huge tonight. kasich is a great candidate. >> he really is. >> i don't know that he fits within the context of where tha