he spoke from south bend indiana, where he was mayor for eight years. >> hello. thank you so much. >> we love you. >> it so good to be in south bend. sometimes the longest way around really is the shortest way. here we are. years, america has faced enormous challenges, from an economy in transition to an economy selling chaos -- a president sowing discord across the country is responsible for uniting. others, i thought deeply about what i could do to make a difference, what i could do to make myself useful. it was in that spirit, with your help, that a year ago we launched our campaign for the american presidency. we began this unlikely journey with the staff of four and a cramped office right here in south bend, indiana, right on washington street. anybody knew my name and even fewer could pronounce it. south bend showed everybody what to do. first name mayor, last name, pete. [chanting mayor pete] conventionalry wisdom, by every historical measure, we were never supposed to get anywhere at all. as i said, that roller coaster february night a few weeks ago and i

we began this unlikely journey with a staff of four in a cramped office right here in south bend, indiana, right on washington street. hardly anybody knew my name and even fewer could pronounce it. south bend showed everybody what to do. first name mayor, last name, pete. [chanting "mayor pete"] >> but by every conventional wisdom, by every historical measure, we were never supposed to get anywhere at all. as i said, that roller coaster february night a few weeks ago and iowa shocked the nation. along that way, an improbable hope became an undeniable reality. in a field in which more than two dozen democratic candidates ran for president, senators and governors, millionaires, the former vice president, we achieved a top-four finish in each of the first four states and we made history winning those iowa caucasus. all of that came about thanks to your support. thanks to the power of this campaign's vision, in your hands. it proved that americans really are hungry for a new kind of politics. rooted in the values we share. in cities, suburbs, rural communities, and crowds that spilled out of

pete buttigieg, the former mayor of south bend, indiana, is suspending his campaign tonight. we are standing by right now for his formal announcement. in south bend tonight, cnn will next half hour, we are told. but listen to what buttigieg told reporters onboard his campaign airplane just a short time ago. >> a little bit of news for you about our flight. we're making a change if our travel plans and traveling to south bend rather than to texas. going to be making an announcement there about the future of the campaign, and looking forward to sharing with our supporters and with the country where we're going from here. so that is why you will find that we are headed in a different direction than we originally planned on. >> are you getting out of the campaign? >> i'm looking forward to making an announcement tonight to the country. >> joining us now former democratic presidential candidate and cnn political commentator andrew yang. he is on the phone with us. first, your reaction. >> well, ana, this is a big announcement, but it's not a complete surprise, in part, because it's

been-- i don't have a lot of experience to-- >> stephen: there aren't a lot of wine caves in south bend, indianaheese cave in south bend, indiana. >> stephen: good. american cheese? >> probably. but, yeah, we have a regular basement at home. i think there is some wine down there. ( laughter ) >> stephen: now, let's say you win. let's talk about changing washington, or adding a progressive agenda to our government. "you say progress in the government cannot depend on the good faith of the g.o.p." so if you are president, how do you achieve what you are promising now? >> so here is what we have going for us. even-- even more than what was available to president obama a decade ago, there is a powerful american majority that wants to see these changes happen, that wants to see higher wages, that thinks it is ridiculous that a corporation like amazon or chevron pay zero in taxes on billions of profits. even on health care, making sure that every american is insured. even in areas where my party has been on defense in the past-- immigration reform, doing something about gun violence, climate. every on

the ending his campaign for the democratic presidential nomination the former mayor of south bend indiana narrowly defeated bernie sanders in the iowa caucuses and finished a strong 2nd in new hampshire but he did struggle in states with large minority populations finishing poorly in nevada last week and in south carolina on saturday the announcement comes hours just hours in fact before super tuesday that's when 14 states head to the polls to choose the democratic challenger to donald trump let's go now straight to peter matthews he's a professor of political science at suppress college he's also a democratic candidate for congress in california joining us via skype from los angeles thanks very much for your time with us on this new story on. what's your reaction to him dropping out. well it was coming to be expected because he was having some trouble with the minority of people of color votes african-american looked like next voters as was shown into that and also down south carolina where he came in 4th place so it's pretty expected but on the other hand he also raised a lot of money h

democratic presidential nomination the former mayor of south bend indiana had it is a disappointing performancein south carolina's primary on saturday his decision comes just before super tuesday when 14 states go to the polls in a contest that could produce a clear front runner runner. there were scenes of panic at a shopping mall in the philippines where a man has been shot and wounded and about 30 people taken hostage police say the gunman is a disgruntled security guard heavily armed police have entered the building there manila and they go shaders are trying to end the standoff peacefully. and dozens of people have been arrested during protests in kazakhstan over the death of an anti-government activist in police custody opposition leaders called the demonstrations after delight i got a deal died last month in a jail cell authorities say he suffered heart failure. voting is underway in israel as the country tries to break through political deadlock center left opposition leader benny gantz cast his vote in an election that polls show is a neck and neck race against conservative prime minis

after pete buttigieg ended his bid for the white house. >> the 38-year-old former mayor of south bend, indiananew hampshire but had a tough time winning over people of color and young voters. joe biden, his resounding victory in south carolina sealed his fate. >> buttigieg was the first openly gay candidate to make a presidential bid. his husband urged him to run because there were kids who needed to believe in themselves. >> we sent a message to every kid out there wondering if whatever marks them out as different means they are somehow destined to be less than. to see that someone who once felt that exact same way can become a leading american presidential candidate with his husband at his side. >> buttigieg said the path for his candidacy had narrowed to a close. he tried to make the case against senator bernie sanders, saying democrats need an approach strong enough not only to win the white house but to hold the house and win the senate. >>> and pete buttigieg is bowing out ahead of super tuesday when the democratic field could dwindle even further. voters in 14 states will cast their bal

democratic presidential nomination the 38 year old made the announcement in his hometown of south bend indiana and he thanked his supporters. israelis are voting in the 3rd general election in less than a year the incumbent prime minister benjamin netanyahu hopes to end the political limbo and save his career his main rival is benny. all right let's take you live now to manila the capital of the philippines where as you can see we have a live shot now that is a shopping mall in an area called. the green hills shopping center that is in the part of manila where apparently there is a hostage situation going on at least 27 people we believe are being held there the mayor of the san juan sorry the area of the vicinity is called san juan the green hills shopping center is and the mare over that area says that he thinks that it's all down to a disgruntled security guard and he is believed to have firearms as well as grenades there's a suggestion. one person could be dead although that some very fied. but this is definitely a situation where several people are being held hostage as you can see some p

democratic presidential nomination the 38 year old made the announcement in his hometown of south bend indiana thanking his supporters. a 2nd person has died from corona virus in washington state in the u.s. and comes as government researches say the virus may have been spreading undetected across the state for weeks. a year ago i was sworn in a new president luis a poet is set to lead a center right coalition ending the 15 year rule of the leftist broad front party voters hope the new conservative government will boost the economy crime and realign foreign policy towards the us today as a bird has more now from the capital montevideo. it's the beginning of a new era a new. center ride with paul was sworn in as president on sunday mail thing with the law full 15 years the center left rule this small south american nation turning it into the most progressive in the region by legalizing marijuana abortion and same sex marriage for the new president says it's time for change or any and all humans are the citizens gave a strong message to me the people spoke build is necessary to change but a chan

the democratic presidential nomination the 38 year old maybe announcement in his hometown of south bend indiana thanking his supporters there. a 2nd person has died from corona virus in washington state in the u.s. it comes as government research to say the virus may have been spreading across the state for weeks. at least 5 ethnic or him have been killed including a child in fighting on saturday between government troops and a separatist armed group emir miles record in say the clashes took place in the north of the state after members of the outer can army launched an attack on a military convoy the group spokesman blamed government troops for the deaths. well separately al-jazeera cameras of being allowed on a tightly controlled government trip to record northern meum olivea denies carrying out a genocidal campaign against the ranger florence there is a correspondent and she reports now from township in manama. we are heading into restricted territory foreign journalists require commission to visit the northern part of rakhine state this is where myanmar security forces launched a brutal cra

the former south bend, indiana mayor spoke about his decision to endorse while appearing with biden at a restaurant in dallas. >> ok. [indistinct conversation] >> you are looking fabulous. right. we are so fortunate, besides the great chicken here -- [laughter] to have two great guests tonight. somebody we love and honor, may or pete. you're the best. i worked with him. [applause] thank you. >> it is a treat to be with mayor rawlings and mayor adler, great friends of our campaign, and an honor to be here with vice president biden. when i ran for president, we made it clear that the whole idea was about rallying the country together to defeat donald trump and win for the values we share. that was always a goal that was much bigger than me becoming president, and it is in the name of that very same goal that i am delighted to endorse and support joe biden for president. [applause] and, i do it with great pleasure, knowing just how much win,ed to do not only to which is so very important, and when i say win not just win back the white house but bring those vitally important house, senate

for the democratic presidential nomination within the next half an hour the former mayor of south bend indiana narrowly defeated bernie sanders in the iowa caucuses and finished a strong 2nd in new hampshire but he struggled in states with large minority populations finishing poorly in nevada last weekend in south carolina on saturday iraq's prime minister designate has withdrawn from the top job after failing to gain parliamentary approval. we excuse politicians of obstructing his efforts to form a government. the corona virus may have been spreading across the usa to washington for weeks a government research a day after the 1st official death from the virus was reported 2 more cases have been confirmed bringing the total there to aids research suggests some of the cases are linked through community transmission meaning hundreds more could be affected afghanistan's president has cast doubts on a key component of the u.s. taliban peace deal. says the government did not commit to releasing 5000 taliban prisoners and says it cannot be a precondition for talks with the group a prisoner swap was

being one of those super tuesday states and he is supposed to instead fly to his hometown of south bend indiana he really could electrify a crowd as i saw in iowa but he just couldn't win over a significant portion of nonwhite voters so with super tuesday just around the corner what effect do you see this having on the campaign now it's going to be really interesting to see how how voters who were going to be all in for a vote at church now perhaps move over to some of the other moderate candidates joe biden is one could certainly profit and he already got a fixed push for super tuesday after winning the south carolina primary but on the other hand we also have you know maybe mayor bloomberg or maybe even amy clover shar who could win over some of the church so voters we won't have to wait long to find out what those super tuesday just around the corner of course you know we certainly won't so that was probably her in washington thank you. creek police have deployed tear gas against hundreds of migrants trying to force their way across the border from turkey thousands more are on their way afte

the former south bend, indiana, mayor turned into a national political player with his unexpected rise. buttigieg made the decision to step aside seeing no viable path to success on super tuesday and beyond. >> our goal has always been to help unify americans to defeat donald trump and to win the era for our values. and so we must recognize at at this point in the race the best way to keep faith with those goals and ideals is to step aside and help bring our party and our country together. >> buttigieg didn't endorse anyone but critical support in states like california and texas could gravitate towards joe biden whose convincing win in south carolina over the weekend revived his campaign. biden is calling on super tuesday states like virginia to keep up this momentum. >> on tuesday here in virginia you could be the launching pad to the path to beat donald trump. >> former new york city mayor michael bloomberg will be on the ballot for the first time tomorrow. some polls show him gaining support among african-american voters, but anger persists over some of his policies as mayor. >> pr

the 38-year-old former mayor from south bend, indiana was once considered iowa caucuses. he had poor finishes in nevada and south carolina. pete buttigieg made history for the first openly candidate . he spoke to his hometown. it is unclear how his departure will impact the race. ernie sanders made a stop in san jose today. we will find out how his supporters are feeling ahead of super taste a >> reporter: this is the second time bernie sanders has come to san jose. this is the backyard of a lot of wealthy people. it looks like many of his supporters are here. >> if you go to an indoor bernie sanders rally here's a tip, where he earplugs. sanders delivered his speech to a capacity crowd. this was in debt san jose. he talked about abortion and gun control. >> we will listen to the american people, not the nra. >> reporter: the senators said he would make education a top priority . >> if congress can give tax breaks to billionaires under the trump administration under our administration we can cancel all student debt. >> this was inspiring. >> he wants college for all. he wa

he's returning to his home in south bend, indiana, to deliver this speech. y overperformed expectations. he narrowly won iowa, close second in new hampshire, but in south carolina he was simply wiped out by the joe biden wave. and i think tonight, what they were looking at was a situation in which biden had the chance to be a stronger candidate if some of the other candidates, like pete buttigieg, in the moderate rain in particular got out of the race and cleared a bigger path for them, ana. >> i was looking at the south carolina results. he got 8% of the vote in south carolina, which was enough to finish fourth but didn't get any delegates but only 3% of the black in south carolina voted for buttigieg eb buttigieg. that was something he struggled with throughout this campaign. >> that problem would have only gotten worse going into super tuesday. the super tuesday map is a mixture of, you know, progressive west coast states and southern, slightly more conservative states. but the population of non-white minority voters was only going to increase for him so t

democratic presidential nomination the 38 year old made the announcement in his hometown of south bend indiana thanking his supporters. strange reason we got into this race in order to defeat the current president and in order to usher in a new kind of proud so we must recognize that it destroyed in the race the best way to keep faith with those goals and ideals is to step aside and help bring our party and our country together so tonight i am making the difficult decision to suspend my campaign for the president iraq's prime minister designate has withdrawn his candidacy a month after his appointment deepening a political crisis which was sparked by months of mass protests calling for a political a of a whole mohammed allow he made the announcement online saying politicians are obstructing his efforts to form a government is move comes hours after parliament failed for a 2nd time in a week to approve his cabinet china's hu bay province the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak has reported fewer than $200.00 new infections on sunday that makes it the smallest increase in cases since january

he spoke from south bend indiana, where he was mayor for eight years.

former mayor of south bend, indiana, the youngest candidate in this race, finished a disappointing fourth in the south carolina primary and has tonight we are told suspended his campaign. once again, fox news confirms that pete buttigieg is suspending his 2020 campaign for president. >>> well, it's been just one day since the u.s. signed a peace deal with taliban leaders. we are already starting to see some pushback. the afghan president now rejecting one of the conditions under that deal. greg palkot has more from kabul, afghanistan. >> jon, the u.s. taliban peace deal was just signed on saturday, and there are already some problems. one of the most controversial elements, the call for the release of 5,000 taliban prisoners by afghanistan in exchange for a thousand afghans by march 10th. that's when broader talks between afghanistan and the taliban are set to start. afghan's president who is largely outside of the doha process now says no way that's happening until his country meets face-to-face with the enemy. we met with the president, and he also rejected the tone of the taliban. toda

he broke the news sunday evening to his supporters in his hometown of south bend, indiana. buttigieg was the first gay candidate to earn presidential primary delegates for a major party's nomination. but he struggled to reach voters of color. a key democratic base. still, buttigieg surprised many with his strong showing in the early voting states. and the fervent base of support he's built. >> and we have a responsibility to consider the effect of remaining in this race any further. i will no longer seek to be the 2020 democratic nominee for president. but i will do everything in my power to ensure that we have a new democratic president come january. >> well, the remaining candidates will be using the coming hours to try and pull in every supporter they can. on super tuesday, there is a lot at stake. more than 1,300 delegates in 14 states. and as you see here, california and texas alone offer more than 600 of those delegates. cnn's senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny has more. >> one day left before the big super tuesday contest. but, boy, has this race changed ove

we spoke with one-on-one democratic presidential candidate and former mayor of south bend, indiana, pete buttigieg. >> you're not yet polling at the 15% threshold needs to get statewide delegates. there's concerns about your lack of support by minority voters and some say by stay ng the race, you're helping bernie sanders. do you see a path forward for yourself in this campaign? >> well, right now, we're in second. we are obviously senator sanders is is the front run rer in the race right now. but i've got the most votes of anyone besides him. the most delegates of anyone besides him. i'm the only one who's beaten him anywhere in the country. so if folks are looking for an alternative to senator sanders, someone delivering real reforms to health care, holing corporations accountable, you're looking for somebody who can do those things and do it with a tone that can bring people together. instead of the divisive rhetoric we've heard from the sanders campaign m i think i'm the campaign for you and i'm inviting everyone who shares that vision to take a look at pete for america.com. take a l

he went back to the spot where it all began for him in south bend indiana. he's the mayor. pete buttigieg was the first openly gay candidate. she po he spoke about feeling call to action and now he's stepping aside and do what he can to help. >> the best way to keep faith with those goals and ideas is to step aside and help bring our party and country together. tonight i am making the difficult decision to suspend my campaign for presidency. >> the 38 years old narrowly won iowa caucus last month and became fourth in last night's south carolina primary. >>> bernie sanders had his campaign in over drive and in the bay area. christie smith had a chance to speak to sanders. >> reporter: there were really big crowds here. he touched on themes that were familiar during the campaign. he talked about how important it is to keep young voters engaged. >> we need them in the political struggle for justice. it was packed when sanders spoke this afternoon, getting rounds of applause speaking things about student loan debt relief and healthcare and wages. earlier he answered some questi

he broke the news sunday night with crowd in his hometown of south bend, indiana.uttigieg was the first gay candidate to earn primary delegates for a major party's nomination. but he had a tough time reaching voters of color, a key democratic base. buttigieg did not endorse any of the remaining candidates during his announcement. but he did have a message for his supporters. >> so i urge everyone who supported me to continue in the cause of ensuring that we bring change to the white house. and working to win the absolutely critical down-ballot races playing out across the country this year. there is simply too much at stake to retreat to the sidelines at a time like this. >> well, former vice president joe biden is energized for super tuesday after his big primary win in south carolina on saturday. cnn political reporter rebecca buck is with the biden camp in norfolk, virginia. >> well, here in virginia, on sunday, we saw an energized joe biden. on the heels of his major victo victory in south carolina, hoping to ride that wave all the away through super tuesday an

us media suspending his campaign for the democratic presidential nomination former mayor of south bend indiana narrowly defeated bernie sanders in iowa and friend a strong 2nd in new hampshire but he struggled in states with large minority populations finishing poorly in nevada and south carolina. australia and thailand have reported their 1st deaths from corona virus it's spread to more than 60 countries and killed more than 3000 people the number of new cases in china jumped on sunday after a slight dip a reported 573 infections the highest figure in a week but health authorities insist they're getting on top of the outbreak katrina you reports from beijing another patient is discharged from the hospital. in east china. for the 1st time china's government says the number of patients cured of the new coronavirus supposed to be treated. john wachter huge we have 52 point one percent of the virus cases have been cured this signals a good trend nationally millions of workers are returning to work to get the world's 2nd biggest economy moving again but a travel lockdown remains and her great prov

it's appealing from many voters someone going from no-name mayor in south bend, indiana to winning iowaaucus by a tinny hair according to delegates is an unbelievable trajectory, right? those voters matter. you're totally right. bernie sanders is -- his candidacy is fortified by his popularity with young people both millennials and gen z and that's why i say it's generational the no matter the way you slice it. if pete comes out on top, he's the youngest nominee. if bernie does, it's because of his support with young people. one thing i found out on the trail recently which isn't in the book is that like old e people and younger people think ofk, age differently and it's nt the way you'd expect. i had kind of expected that younger people would be like, o he's too old and actually it's the people in their -- maybe their 620's or early 70's themselves who actually understand what age means and maybe themselves are slowing down and they think oh, i'm 65 and i'm having trouble running after my grandkids, how could somebody who is 15 year's older than me be president of the enited states or

ending his campaign for the democratic presidential nomination the 38 year old former mayor of south bend indiana thanked his supporters there who did narrowly defeated bernie sanders in the iowa caucuses and finished a strong 2nd in new hampshire but he struggled in states with large minority populations so why should everyone who supported me to continue in the cause of ensuring that we bring change to the white house is working to win the absolutely critical down ballot races playing out across the country this year. for more on this let's bring in alan fischer has run us from austin texas in an anticipation of super tuesday in a day's time which will talk about in a moment but 1st. alan so the democratic field is narrowing what more did he have to say. well it's interesting he was due to hold an event here in texas our own no actually but postpone those plans to head back to indiana. the reality is that he wasn't going to get the nomination he finished 1st in iowa but really didn't get the balance because it took so long to declare the results you remember that 2nd in new hampshire certain of

he spoke to supporters a few minutes ago in south bend, indiana. —— south end. today is a moment of truth. after a year of going everywhere, meeting everyone, defying every expectation, seeking every vote, the truth is the path has narrowed to a close, for our candidacy if not oui’ close, for our candidacy if not our cause stop the and another of those values is responsibility, and we have a responsibility, and we have a responsibility to consider the effect of remaining in this race any further. our goal has a lwa ys race any further. our goal has always been to help unify americans to defeat donald trump and to win the era for oui’ trump and to win the era for our values. applause. north america correspondent peter bowesjoins me now. peter, a surprise here really. ahead of super tuesday, that's unusual. it's unusual but i think he is simply being practical. looking at the numbers, he did not do well in south carolina. 14 states across the country go to the polls on tuesday, two of the big ones, california and texas, and he and his people have clearly figured o

. >> reporter: the 38-year-old former south bend, indiana, mayor and afghan war veteran, was the first openly gay person to make a run for the white house. >> it proves americans are hungry for a new kind of politics rooted in the values we share. >> reporter: former vice president joe biden was full of praise after his resounding victory in south carolina. >> i can win in places where i don't think bernie can win in a general election. >> reporter: biden on a blitz suggested it's down to a two-man race with bernie sanders. but the front runner continues to outspend him on the ground announcing a whopping $46.5 million raised in february. >> reporter: it's how we raised it. we don't have a super pac like joe biden. states voting tuesday and more than 1,300 delegates at stake, all of the candidates are trying to stay in contention. former new york al fothe first timeince the caucus and primary contest began. >> i have been in 27 states, 67 cities in thee last ten weeks, and we'll see what happens. >> reporter: but on sunday, bloomberg faced an icy reception at a selma, alabama, church a

. >> mayor pete buttigieg, the 38- year-old from south bend, indiana has dropped out of the race for president.'s announcement came sunday night after a crushing defeat in south carolina. >> i will no longer seek to be the 2020 democratic nominee for president, but, i will do everything in my power to ensure that we have a new democratic promise and president come january. >> the timing of all those votes couldn't come at a more crucial time. super tuesday it's tomorrfo and texas will be deciding who gets the more than 1300 delegates at stake. >> the fact is, you need real results and we need them now. >> joe biden trails bernie sanders who is currently leading in the total delegate count. >> the argument that we can't beat trump is absolutely wrong. >> senators elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar remaiin thrac after spding mo tn in political advertising, he is hoping to make a splash tomorrow when a third of all delegates are up for grabs. laura podesta, cbs2 news. >> the candidate who wins here in california will likely be the democratic nominee. and if congress can give tax breaks t

he spoke from south bend indiana, where he was mayor for eight years. >> hello.

democratic presidential nomination the former mayor of south bend indiana had a disappointing performance in south carolina's primary on saturday his decision comes just before super tuesday when 14 states go to the polls in a contest that could produce a clear front front runner. there were scenes of panic at a shopping mall in the philippines where a man has been shot and wounded and about 30 people taken hostage police say the gunman is a disgruntled security guard heavily armed police have entered the building near manila and negotiators are trying to end the standoff peacefully. voting is underway in israel's 3rd election within a year as the country tries to end a political impasse central left opposition leader benny gantz cast his vote and what polls show is a neck and neck race he's challenging conservative prime minister benjamin netanyahu who is due to stand trial later this month over a series of corruption scandals the previous 2 elections were inconclusive neither side won enough seats to form a government. and let's speak now to gil hoffman he's the chief political correspo

delegates to w the democratic nomination sanders now leads with 58, biden has 50 and former south bend indiana mayor pete buttigieg and senators elizabth warren and amy klobuchar are the only hers with delegates as of sunday afternoon. we will have more on what's facing the candidates on super tuesday when 14 states hold their democratic primaries erming up ahe news summary. the new coronavirus has now spread to more than 60 cotries and more confirmed cases are being reported in the united states. yesterday, washington state reported the first death from the virus. there are now more than 70 confirmed cases in the u.s., with officials in illinois and rhode island each reporting theiitfirst "presumed pose" cases since yesterday. in france, where the number of cases is now mo than 100, the louvre museum closed its doors to visitors today. the government has canceled large indoor ic gatherings of more than 5,000. ia,n chhere the outbreak began two months ago, there were 573 new cases reported today. it's the first time in five days that the number has exceeded 500 new cases. r more on the washing

and then attending selma events around the anniversary of bloody sunday, he came back here to south bend, indiana, his home where he served as mayor he spoke just across the way, across st. joseph's river last night to locals announcing the end of his campaign. take a listen. >> i will no longer seek to be the 2020 democratic nominee for president, but i will do everything in my power to ensure that we have a new democratic president come january >> reporter: pete buttigieg exchanged phone calls last night, we should sark and left voice maehls with one another with joe biden over consolidating support between the two. of course, tomorrow is super tuesday. 14 states will be having their say through this primary process. frances? >> another pivotal moment we're finding in this race vaughn, thank you. >>> north korea launches its first weapons test of 2020 according to the south korean military, north korea fired two unidentified projectiles off the east coast it's the country's first missile test since late november officials are investigating whether this was a blass tick missile or rocket. >>> in

. >> reporter: the former south bend, indiana, mayor openly gay candidate. >> and we sent a message for everybody who is different if they are destined to be less than and to see someone who felt that exact same way can be a leading american presidential candidate with his husband at his side. >> reporter: buttigieg and others spent much of the day in selma a alabama, commemorating the march known as bloody sunday with congressman john louis appe appearing. joe biden fresh off of the big trick victory in south carolina propelled with overwhelming support from black voters reflecting on the lessons is of selma. >> we cannot let our anger when we gain power rule it like it has the other party in this president. >> reporter: in contrast, mike bloomberg on the ballot for the first time tomorrow facing a rs turning their om nearly a back on the former new york mayor because of the wide ly publicized stop and frisk controversy. >> you are making them nervous. >> reporter: bernie sanders is skipping the rally to go to california to tout his campaign's $46 million fund raising haul in february.

. >>> before we go, we want to take a live look at south bend, indiana where in just moments pete buttigiegs set to week after some spending. his presidential campaign is two days ahead of super tuesday. it was a shocking announcement for a lot of people. you see his supporters there. he's got a lot of supporters. in fact, he won the iowa caucuses just a few weeks ago, and it seemed like, oh, this is really going to take off. it did not and he invested in california, but he's not going to be sticking around to see how he does here. it's interesting because a lot of people have already sent in their ballots, and he is on that ballot, as is tom steyer. they're dropping out left and right. buttigieg, the former mayor of south bend, andindiana. did exceptionally well, but he's dropping out now. we will have his remarks at 6:00. finally tonight, a dad who was born on leap day just had a daughter born on the very same day. might be wondering what are the odds of that happening? nurses say the odds of a parent sharing a birthday with their child on a leap year is 1 in 2.1 million. so sacramento ar

. >> biden picked up endorsements from former south bend, indiana, mayor pete buttigieg, minnesota senator and congressman beto o'rourke. they joined him last night as the best candidate to beat donald trump. >> voters in 14 states are heading to the polls today with more than one-third of the delegates up for grabs. abc's serena marshall has more. >> reporter: once competitor, now o'rourke, senator amy klobuchar, former south bend mayor pete buttigieg going all in for joe biden. >> i'm delighted to endorse and support joe biden for president. >> reporter: klobuchar backing out of the race just hours earlier. and buttigieg sunday night. >> i give you the next president of the united states, joe biden! >> reporter: biden hopeful. the backing coming ahead of the super tuesday showdown will help him pull ahead of delegate leader bernie sanders, who leads in the polls in delegate-rich states like california and texas after spending far more money there than biden. but 12 other states also at the polls, in total a third of other pledge delegates to be determined. >> so to all of amy and pete's

the former mayor of south bend, indiana, pete buttigieg, has suspended his rent for the democratic nominationhe told his supporters it was time to step aside and bring the party together the decision coming ahead of super tuesday, where an emboldened former vice president joe biden is trying to tot himself as a centrist progressive bernie sanders. >> [translator] a relative unknown in politics, pete buttigieg went on to be a serious contender in the eararly primaries. he branded himself a political outsider who would heal america's divisions. >> i am offering a nominee and a presidency where you can turn on the tv and actually feel your blood pressure go down instead of up through the roof. presidentialr] his campaign flatlined, but he has already made history. he is the first openly gay democratic candidate and toward the u.s. with his husband. the former mayor, he was nicknamed the scholar because of his stintss at harvard and oxfod universities. after working for management consulting firm, he served as a naval officer in afghanistan in 2009. his centrist position on issues of health care,

. >> former south bend, indiana, mayor pete buttigieg calls it quits and suspends his presidential campaign. we took a look at how this impacts the race for the white house. >>> also public health officials confirm south bay, what we know about their conditions and how they may have gotten the virus. >> this is ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00. >> good evening, everyone. i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. >>> we begin with pete buttigieg is dropping out of the race. >> he came in fourth place in south carolina making history as the first lgbt candidate to win delegates in the race for the nomination of a major political party. >>> senator bernie sanders spoke to an enthusiastic crowd in san jose today as he ramps up support ahead of super tuesday. >> our political reporter greg lee is here now, a lot going on with super tuesday a couple weeks away. >> kind of been a rapid pace here. that announcement about mayor pete came in the middle of bernie sanders stump speech during that rally today. former south bend mayor pete buttigieg just officially on air called it quits for his campaign after c

as the democratic candidate field is it getting smaller and smaller over the weekend former south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg announced he was suspending his campaign and then just this morning, senator amy klobuchar are also says that she's dropping out of the race and tom stier is also out of here now. but a judge in clubs shar are throwing their support behind former vice president joe biden the host of inside area politics catherine heenan joining us now that. >>couple of our political analysts guys it's like if you're under the age of 70 this race is not for >>you know kind of laughing about that earlier but i yeah joining me is tom del beccaro graham vicki, a former chair of the state republican party tyra from now a candidate for the democratic county central committee did anybody envisioned tonight's the scenario. yeah, i mean have or you don't have to wait a minute wait a minute got kloman sharra and buttigieg a lining up to endorse him before day before super tuesday together trying to find a job as bp and that's what's happening right now i think anyone that jumped off the tic

he made the announcement a short time ago at a rally in his hometown of south bend, indiana.ay is a moment of truth. after a year of going everywhere, meeting everyone, defying every expectation, seeking every vote, the truth is the path has narrowed to a close, for our candidacy if not our cause. and another of those values is responsibility, and we have a responsibility to consider the effect of remaining in this race any further. our goal has always been to help unify americans, to defeat donald trump and to win the era for our values. applause robert kraymer is a democratic strategist. hejoins me now from chicago. robert, thanks for joining robert, thanks forjoining us here on bbc news. are you surprised by this move?” here on bbc news. are you surprised by this move? i think there's some inevitability to it. he ran a remarkable campaign and, as he said, he did make the improbable possible, but the path to his victory seemed to narrow. i do think that there is some question as to the exact impact of this withdrawal. there was a morning console poll a couple of days ago th

elizabeth warren and former new york city mayor, michael bloomberg on sunday former mayor of south bend, indiana pete buttigieg he dropped out of the race and endorsed biden and then yesterday senator amy klobuchar she followed suit ending her campaign and throwing her support behind the former vice president last night. farmer candidate beto o'rourke also announced his support for joe biden foles from earlier this week say senator sanders has. >>the most support in california he is projected to win here. but we of course haven't gotten the official results from tonight because polls here close at 8 o'clock this evening. tonight biden is the only democratic presidential candidates spending all of super tuesday in california capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala caught up with him today in oakland. >>joe biden hoping to gather some last minute support by making a stop here at the butter cup diner downtown in oakland, this was biden's first and only stop in northern california. so far on the campaign trail he came in and shook hands and caught up with voters in the scranton crowded restaurant news

plus, breaking news from the campaign trail as former south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg dropse frontrunner tries to pad his lead in san jose. >> i spoken before many groups, this is the loudest groups i ever heard. >> this experience shattered her beyond words. and makes her live it over and over and over again. >> a family's plea to keep a bay area killer behind bars. good evening. we begin with new information on five new coronavirus cases in the bay area. three are hospitalized in santa clara county tonight. a husband and wife who traveled to egypt and a woman with health issues. at this point it is unclear how she contracted the virus. the new cases bring the total to seven. also today solano county announced its third ace and alameda county announced its first. they were exposed to a foarded and in the meantime health officials are working to ne else who may have been exposed. >> they cared for the

he made the announcement a short time ago at a rally in his hometown of south bend, indiana.nt of truth. after a year of going everywhere, meeting everyone, defying every expectation, seeking every vote, the truth is the path has narrowed to a close, for our candidacy if not for our cause. and another of those values is responsibility, and we have a responsibility to consider the effect of remaining in this race any further. our goal has always been to help unify americans, to defeat donald trump and to win the era for our values. applause i asked our correspondent peter bowes if pete buttigieg's withdrawal is unusual ahead of super tuesday. it's unusual but i think he is simply being practical. looking at the numbers, he did not do well in south carolina. 14 states across the country go to the polls on tuesday, two of the big ones, california and texas, and he and his people have clearly figured out it's perhaps unlikely that he will win over bernie sanders orjoe biden in any of those states. and for all he did well in the iowa caucuses, for all he did well in new hampshire,

host: we have a text from a viewer, pete in south bend indiana. i haven't heard anything about relief for seniors and disabled people barely making it on social security income. are there any provisions in the bill for them? there are. i think the cash assistance will be going to everybody. for the housing assistance, that is where it comes back to the need for more, frankly. there is money in the supplemental for what is called community development block grants. that will go to local cities and counties to do a whole host of things. one thing they can do with those dollars is provide rental whether it is-- people who are currently homeless, seniors or people with ,isabilities who are homeless or struggling to pay their rent could get assistance from there. there is also in the whatemental $30 billion in is called disaster relief funds. that adds to the $40 billion already in that pot. that is very flexible funds that can go to states and cities to use for a whole variety of purposes, including rental and thece, potentially, for of structures nee