in american samoa. nbc 10's vai sikahema is here with more. vai? >> good morning, tracy. in fact, tens of thousands of voters are switching parties before monday's deadline to register for the primary. let's take a look. we checked the state elections figures. here's what they show. more than 06,000 people switch from democrat to republicans since the beginning of the year. that's about twice the number who have gone the other way. we found donald trump is sometimes a motivator. two local voters with trump in mind are turning republican for different reasons. >> i like his brashness. i like that he's a successful businessman. i think he'll do great for this country. >> i've been a liberal voter my entire life. he just suddenly became more terrifying to me than whoever they were nominating on the democratic side. >> independents are also switching to a party affiliation so they can vote in the

i don't know about american samoa, but it's working in states that are raising the minimum wage across the country. >> should we, as you ssuzy? >> we all want people to make more money but what's a stupid idea is doing it at the federal level, which is what hillary clinton is talking about, in washington, raising it there. it's local issue, supply and demand. cities do it, they have more or less workers, more or less work. jobs are not about the minimum wage. jobs are a federal and economic policy around regulation, broken record around regulation, and that's where jobs are created. >> thank you, suzy. thanks to suzy and mark for joining us. coming up next, why one of our guys says being fearless ♪ (ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh) (hush my darling...) (don't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) (hush my darling...) man snoring (don't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) woman snoring take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. announcer: your daughter just had her first breakup. do you... [both sobbing] don't worry, sweetie. this is gonna

it's the day where a dozen states--and american samoa= hold their contests.so why does it matter so much? cnn's jonathan mann explains super tuesday" is a chance for candidates to get a very large number of delegates to the democratic and republican nominating conventions. 12states will either vote or caucus.about half of them are in the south.., which is why you'll also hear this called the "s-e-c primary"... taking that name from the "southeast conference"... an association of southern universities that may be best known for its football rivalries.no football tie-in there but the u-s territory of american samoa will also hold it's caucus on super tuesday.there are more day of the calendar.that one day offers nearly half, fully 48-percent of what's needed to win for republicans...more than a third, 36-percent, for democrats.super tuesday will probably not decide the race for republicans because of the number of candidates still in the race.they split the vote too many ways for a clear, fast win.but it could have a significant impact on the democratic race between hillary clinton and ber

plus american samoa. sanders won his home state of vermont... as well as oklahoma, minnesota and has been kind to clinton. looking at both super delegates and pledged delegate counts... according to "abc news' delegate estimates..." hillary clinton now has one- thousand-nine delegates. compare that to sanders three- hundred-76. two-thousand- three-hundred-82 delegates are needed to secure the democratic nomination. and it would appear democratic voters would be satisfied... should clinton maintain her lead and clinch the democratic nomination. exit polls show... more super tuesday voters across the south say they'd be satisfied with clinton as the eventual nominee.... as opposed to sanders. and democratic primary voters overwhelmingly show they want the next president to be someone with political experience. hillary clinton is celebrating what she sees as a "super tuesday" victory.... now shifting her attention to the upcoming democratic primaries in florida and michigan. speaking to supporters in miami... clinton used her her republican opponen

i don't know about american samoa, but it's working in states that are raising the minimum wage across country. >> should we, as you ssuzy? >> we all want people to make more money but what's a stupid idea is doing it at the federal level, which is what hillary clinton is talking about, in washington, raising it there. it's local issue, supply and demand. cities do it, they have more or less workers, more or less work. jobs are not about the minimum wage. jobs are a federal and economic policy around regulation, broken record around regulation, and that's where jobs are created. >> thank you, suzy. thanks to suzy and mark for joining us. coming up next, why one of our guys says being fearless during times like this will pay off in more ways than one. understands the life behind it. ♪ those who have served our nation have earned the very best service in return. ♪ usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. >>> predictions. john? >> i own walmart, i think it's up 15% for the year. >> interesting fact, the fastest

territory of american samoa will also hold its caucus today. ohio governor john kasich says he thinks trump will dominate today, but kasich looks forward to future primaries. gov. kasich: we' ll do ok, but not great. but this was never our plan. look, we have a campaign plan and then we campaign our plan. and our hope now is -- and our belief -- is that we will go north and you will begin to see things change. also hold republican caucuses today, but will not actually produce any voting results . with so many delegates to be won or lost during the voting process, super tuesday can reveal which candidates have the best chance at winning their party' s nomination for president. an ohio native and navy seal received the medal of honor monday in washington, d.c. lisa: kyla woods tells us about the brave acts committed by senior chief edward byers, jr. good morning. kyla: the award was indeed well-deserved. edward byers helped rescue an american hostage who was abducted in afghanistan in december, 2012. the white house says byers also served as a hu

democrats also have a contest in american samoa and for democrats a virginia police officer killed in the line of duty. how the community is coming together to remember her today. local judge susan dlott and the two suspects who pleaded guilty to the charges. randi: heavy rain rolling toward cincinnati. thunder and lightning as well. when you are part of town will get the heaviest downpours, and what we see a change over from it only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous always keep laundry pacs away from children. keep them closed. keep them up. keep them safe. a message from tide coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. pwe came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. twc's home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. come back today. you'll get 30 meg internet, tv, phone and more for $89.99 a month. and ask how you could get a $300 reward card. mark: welcome back. continuing our coverage at noon, me

republicans will also hold a primary in american samoa. we will have results on eyewitness news this morning at 10 p.m. and heir pick from the democratic side. republicans will also hold a primary in american samoa. we will have results on eyewitness news this morning at 10 p.m. and trying to news app. >>> orange county's mayor will discuss central florida's heroin epidemic in washington, dc. us lawmakers are holding a hearing about the issue, a national oversight committee will discuss what they can do about the growing problem in central florida and across the country. mayor teresa jacobs will talk about her recent work with the heroine task force. >> i think you have to stop the drugs flowing in, first and foremost, but you've also got to help those that have addictions overcome them. >> we will let you know what happens at the meeting starting on eyewitness news this morning >>> orange county fire crews are keeping an eye out for flareups in avalon park following a brush fire their. >> those planes got so close to homes they actually m

i don't know about american samoa, but it's working in states that are raising the minimum wage acrossry. >> should we, as you ssuzy? >> we all want people to make more money but what's a stupid idea is doing it at the federal level, which is what hillary clinton is talking about, in washington, raising it there. it's local issue, supply and demand. cities do it, they have more or less workers, more or less work. jobs are not about the minimum wage. jobs are a federal and economic policy around regulation, broken record around regulation, and that's where jobs are created. >> thank you, suzy. thanks to suzy and mark for joining us. coming up next, why one of our guys says being fearless ♪ in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in buffalo, where the largest solar gigafactory in the western hemisphere will soon energize the world. and in syracuse, where imagination is in production. let us help grow your

on page 19 of fy-'17 budget justifications it's noted american samoa doesn't have sufficient local revenues to fund the entire operating costs of its government. also within that very section it's note ad secondary object of the funding project for american is a month swra is to promote self-sufficiency requiring american samoa to absorb the cost of federally mandated wage hikes. by maintaining a consistent funding level since its inception, the government of american samoa has been forced to play catch up which has caused some real needs on the island. for instance, a hospital cannot serve our local veterans due to the fact they do not meet va standards forcing them to fly to hawaii which is like flying from los angeles to d.c. every time they need hospital care. an increase in this funding would go a long way in resolving those issues at the hospital. the asg operation funding provided currently represents approximately 13% of asg's general fund revenue and 11% of lbj's revenue. costs that are outside of control of our constrained local government and costs that prevent our people from re

. -- and american samoa. recent polls show billionaire trump could win at least eight of the 11 states. on the campaign trail, florida senator marco rubio criticized trump's remarks refusing to disavow backing from former kkk member david duke. >> he is unelectable now. he refused to criticize the ku klux klan. he is been given for interviews. this morning on "today," he blamed it on a bad earpiece, that he could not hear the question. i don't care how bad the earpieces, ku klux klan comes through pretty clearly. amy: in georgia, a group of about 30 black valdosta state students say they were ejected from a donald trump rally monday night by a secret service agent who said trump asked for them to be removed. the students had been standing silently at the top of the bleachers. enters outside, they said they just wanted to watch the rally. >> i think we got kicked out because we are a group of black people. i guess what is going on in america, they are afraid we're going to say something or do some thing that w

it's the presidential candidate's super tuesday means voting in a dozen states...plus the u-s american samoa on the republican side...there's worry the candidates' campaigning's going too far over past week the campaigns have focused less on issues.. and more on personal attacks... political director dave price joins us... 37-49 he's a nervous basket case, here's guy, wait, you had to see him backstage, he was putting on makeup with a trowel 37-49 he's a nervous basket case, here's guy, wait, you had to see him backstage, he was putting on makeup with a trowel 02:24-02:44 he went back stage, he was having a meltdown, first he had this like makeup around his mustache, caus he had one of those sweat mustaches, then he asked for a full length mirror, i don't know why cause the podium goes up to here but he wanted a full length mirror, maybe to make sure his pants weren't wet, i don't know 03:43-03:54 he's a choker, he choked with chris, and i watched it both times, but the one time i'm right next to him, and i looked at the puddle on the ground and i said what is that, what is it branstad 4505

. >> voters in 13 states and american samoa cast their ballots by the end of today. the candidates already are focusing on the sunshine state two weeks ahead of the florida primary. >> three candidates hold events here tonight and -- as other states are reporting results. >> gaby fleischman is live in miami where hillary clinton we begin with marybel rodriguez at tropical park person to read -- marco rubio will be tonight. >> reporter: good morning. marco rubio bud alley his home state supporters at the equestrian center at tropical park tonight. it will begin at eight. it will begin at 8 pm. we are the first winner take all primary. 99 tickets -- delegates up for grabs. donald trump had no patience for black lives matter protesters who interrupted his rally in virginia. >> get them out. all lives matter. >> reporter: a time magazine photographer was thrown to the ground at the event. assign his rallies have become more raucous as is a momentum builds despite criticism he was so disavow an endorsement by former ku klax klan leader david duke. >> running against donal

she also won in american samoa. bernie sanders has won in vermont and oklahoma. first win outside of the northeast. i'm here with our abc political team. where this race goes next. we have our tip political correspondent correspondents. david muir is at the decision desk and on the scene with the candidates all across the country is our correspondents. the big story thus far, donald

clinton and sanders are fighting for a total of, get this, 865 delegates in 11 states plus the american samoa. with republicans the biggest prize today is texas where the polls show that hillary clinton has a big advantage in that state as well. coming up at 6:00 a.m., i'll be super tuesday states with those predictions of which candidates are expected to win. >>> detectives trying to find at least four people accused of attacking a teen and hits pregnant girlfriend. they were robbed at beaten at a bay area park. so far authorities arrested one 17-year-old in the attack from friday night. rahim jean baptiste say he and his girlfriend went to the park to meet one friends, instead attacked by a group of people. she's eight months pregnant. >> i couldn't do anything to save my girlfriend. attacking me. at that moment i felt i was breaking in two. >> one pushed me to the ground. i fell to my knees, the other pushed me. hit me in the back, i got up. i was like i'm pregnant. they were like i don't give a (bleep). >> the one teen so far is charged with robbery with a deadly weapon. at 5:30, abc acti

republicans face off in the winner take all arizona primary, as well as the american samoa and utah caucuses. democrats compete in arizona, utah along with idaho.ah the democrats announce the results of the americans primary yesterday and bernie sanders won hand udly. clinton picked up four. and clinton also took a quick jab at trump's trustworthiness. >> we need steady hands, not a president who says he's neutral on monday, proisrael on tuesday and who knows what on wednesday because everything's negotiable. >> ted cruz also took on trump in his remarks.s. >> my leading republican opponent has promised that he as president would be neutral between israel and the palestinians. as president, i will not be neutral. >> trump tried to put to rest any doubts about his commitments to israel using a teleprompter. >> ite speak to you today as a life long supporter and true friend of israel. we will move the american embassy to the eternal capital of the jewish people jerusalem and we will send a clear signal that there is no day lithe ght between america and our most reliable ally, the state of isra

territory of american samoa will also hold it' s caucus -- also hold its caucus today. ohio governor john kasich says he thinks trump will dominate today, but kasich looks forward to the future primaries. >> we' ll do ok, but not great. look we have a campaign plan and and our hope now is, and our belief, is that we will go north and you will begin to see things change. mark: wyoming and colorado will also hold republican caucuses today, but will not actually produce any voting results today. with so many delegates to be won or lost during the voting process, super tuesday can reveal which candidates have the best chance at winning their party' s nomination for president. lisa: time to check your forecast. first comes the rain. randi: rain and then some cold. we are looking at temperatures that should make it up to around 50 or so. some even mid-50' s before the rain rolls in. you can see the rain is back toward st. louis. it will be a while before it gets here, calling it lunchtime for arrival. as the kids had out to the bus stop this morning, no problems with the weat

votes.12 states and american samoa are holding contests. it's the biggest day at the polls before the november election. and republican hopeful donald trump is already looking beyond those 12 states.he was in the buckeye state earlier for a rally in columbus.and tonight he is generating support in louisville. democratic frontrunner hillary clinton made a stop for coffee in minneapolis.she is poised to pick up a majority of the votes tonight.while voting in vermont, challenger bernie sanders says no matter what happens tonight, his campaign will still be going tomorrow. (sen. bernie sanders, (d) presidential candidate) "we're very proud of what we're doing, and what we're going to continue to do. this is a philadelphia convention in july." nine on your side will have comprehensive coverage of super tuesday all night long. a-b-c news will have a live special report at seven...and an entire hour of up to the minute results and analysis at ten... before nine on your side at 11. two persons-of-interest are being questioned after the body of a fa

territory of american samoa will hold its caucus on super tuesday. there are more gel gatts up for other day on the calendar. it offers nearly half of what's needed to win for republicans. one-e-ird, or 36% for deputies. super tuesday will probably not decide the race for the republicans because of the number of candidates in the race. they splint the vote for a clear, fast win, but it could have a significant impact on the democratic race between hillary clinton and bernie sandersrs >> lynn: there you go, that was jonathan mann explaining everything. and most polls find hillary clinton and donald trump well ahead of their competitors in most states tonight. >> danielle: coming in off of the satellites, a mosque hit by hate in indiana. surveillance video showing three people spray painting the building in indianapolis. anan the trio leave being a slew of hateful messages overnight. but despite the damage, officials say that it has only made the community stronger. and their fellow americans, and the bonds between muslims and their brothers and sister

that includes alabama, arkansas, georgia, massachusetts, tennesssee, texas, and virginia-- plus american samoa. meanwhile... bernie sanders minnesota, oklahoma, and vermont. clinton was already looking ahead to the general election in her speech last night. while sanders told supporters he's not going away: 3 3 here's a look at the upcoming voting calendar. the next big date is saturday... when another *five states head to the polls... including maine, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, and nebraska. then, next tuesday... another big day. *four more states head to the polls... hawaii, idaho, michigan, and mississippi. and the date that could *decide this primary season: another five states head to the polls... *including voting is *already underway. 3 3 clearwater assistant fire chief ronald gemsheim has resigned... after being convenience store. gemsheim was accused of stealing a three dollar, 5-hour energy drink - from a 7/11 store last week. he claims it was a mistake. yesterday he turned in his resignation. gemsheim is on march 22nda& he does not have a prior criminal history. 3 meanwhile... a p

the argument in the case, which has been brought on behalf of six individuals born in american samoa who are recognized under federal law as american nationals but not as u.s. citizens, essentially the same status puerto ricans had prior to the 1917 jones act. and the argument is simply that the constitution means what it says in the citizenship clause, that people born on sovereign u.s. soil have a right to citizenship, and that's the argument we presented in court, and we're very hopeful that the court will take the case. then just very quickly, condevidal versus garcia. the district court really relied on some of the broad, expansive applications of the insular cases from the d.c. circuit, saying that the insular cases really kind of sweep so broadly as to bring in almost any constitutional question addressing puerto rico or these other areas without regard to really what the insular cases themselves actually have to say. and so, i think that's a decision that likely will be quickly reversed by the 1st circuit, but there may be an opportunity for some of these issues of the insular

in all, 12 states and american samoa are up for grabs tonight. for the g.o.p., 595 delegates will be awarded tonight. half of the number needed to clench the nomination. the biggest surprise, texas with 155 delegates which is do or die for senator ted cruz, the smallest, vermont with 16 delegates. ahead to florida. news 6 reporter eric sandoval is with the marco rubio camp in miami tonight, waiting for the returns to come in. we start with mike holfeld at beach. this could be a big night for the brash billionaire. >> reporter: yeah, if the polls and roll for donald trump. good evening, everyone. this has been billed as a 9 p.m. press conference, no rallies, no cheers, just business, politics. take a look with me. lots of press, local press, from south florida, central florida, networks from fox, cbs, all here because when donald trump says there's going to be a press conference, you think about governor chris christie's endorsement. within the last 24 hours, there's been talk of maybe an endorsement from tallahassee. we're thinking about governor

biggest prize of the tuesday primary is winner take all in arizona, primary in utah and caucuses in american samoa. >>> for democrats, a total of 149 are at stake, primaries in arizona and utah and caucuses in idaho. >>> belgian prosecutors are appealing to the public for help to capture a newly identified suspect. najeem who traveled with salah abdeslam. nah diem baba has more. nadim baba has more. >> before being allowed to carry on to western ceurm h europe, hs been identified by dna evidence, found in explosives used in the paris attacks. it is now down to belgian investigators who carry on looking into the whereabouts of this individual, but they have asked for the public to remain vigilant. >> all right and again live pictures in havana. in the past few minutes we've seen more people come in, the rows start to fill in. this is window of time where we expect to hear from president obama and president castro who have been having talks for i guess about the last hour, hour and a half. when they come out and speak to the press we will bring that to you. there will not be questions from the press

republicans face off in the winner take all arizona primary, as well as the american samoa and utah caucuses. democrats compete in arizona, utah along with idaho.ah the democrats announce the yesterday and bernie sanders won hand udly. picking up nine delegates, clinton picked up four. and clinton also took a quick jab at trump's trustworthiness. >> we need steady hands, not a president who says he's neutral on monday, proisrael on tuesday and who knows what on wednesday because everything's negotiable. >> ted cruz also took on trump in his remarks.s. >> my leading republican opponent has promised that he as president would be neutral between israel and the palestinians. as president, i will not be neutral. >> trump tried to put to rest any doubts about his commitments >> ite speak to you today as a life long supporter and true friend of israel. [ applause ] we will move the american to the eternal capital of the jewish people jerusalem and we will send a clear signalre is no day lithe ght between america and our most reliable ally, the state of israel. >> another leading senator, elizabeth

there is a primary in utah and american samoa. for the democrats, a total of 149 delegates are at stake in primaries in arizona, utah and idaho. up next, belgium owes firms are searching for a new suspect in connection with the november paris attacks. >>> and new details of what the mastermind is telling police about the next operation they had planned. >>> and the patent fight between the world's largest smart phone makers. >> our american story is written everyday. it's not always pretty, but it's real... and we show you like no-one else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. >> the supreme court has agreed to hear the patent feud between samsung and apple. apple and samsung have been infringing on designed around the rounded edges and colorful grid of icons. the court will likely take up the case in october. senator majority level mitch mcconnell was doubling down on president obama's supreme court pick. he explained why he thinks garland will not get enough support to win a vote. >> i can't imagine that a re

and we also have results from american samoa, they will be sending delegates to the convention that arecandidate. making them very vulnerable, maybe people at the convention will be taking them out to some nice steak dinners to try to get their vote. so it's still an open contest in the republican. obviously with the win in arizona, donald trump got all of those delegates, winner take all primary states, he did well, he's getting closer to the magic number, but he's not there yet. whether ted cruz gets to that 50% will be a real sign. it looks good for him now, but it'll be something that he really will need to get that bump going into the next few states. >> indeed. looks like it will be a good night for ted cruz. though donald trump will stretch his delegate lead no matter what, and i like you pointing out american samoa, nine unbound delegates heading to cleveland. future ambassadors perhaps or people who will play a lot of golf tomorrow. chris moody in washington, thank you so much. that's the latest on the elections. >>> let's go back to brussels with breaking news there, the terro

. >> voters in 13 states and american samoa will cast a ballot i the end of today. the candidates are already focusing on the sunshine state >> three will hold events here tonight. >>> we have team coverage. gaby fleischman is live in miami where hillary clinton will hold an event tonight. we begin with marybel rodriguez live in tropical park where tuesday -- watch super tuesday results. >> reporter: marco rubio will rally his supporters a tropical park tonight at a florida's march 15 primary. we are a winner take all primary with 99 delegates up for grabs. trump opponents are doing they can to attack him. >> donald trump had no patience for black lives matter protesters who interrupted his rally in virginia all lives matter >> reporter: timex of the doctor was going to the ground at the event assignment his release of come become more ruckus as is events built. he was led to disavow an duke. >> voting for these people and against donald trump is really treason to your heritage. >> i get one thing about david duke. david duke. >> reporter: he was not as forceful ove

voters in 13 states and american samoa head to the polls in the biggest voting day >> supporters in new zealand have already cast ballots for super tuesday. the midnight outside 20 ballots cast with 21 going to senator bernie sanders. donald trump and hillary clinton leading in key states. >> we have live team coverage. beginning with gaby fleischman who's lived the ice palace film studios in miami where hillary clinton will be later today. >> reporter: good morning. hillary clinton will be watching super tuesday results with her supporters here in south florida. so far polls show she has a solid lead over bernie sanders in several states. hillary clinton and bernie sanders making the final push. >> i need your help to go and vote tomorrow and bring people to the with you. >> we're listening to the american people and they are -- their pain and their needs rather than hustling all over of dollars from the 1%. >> reporter: after huge win in south carolina saturday, hillary clinton is sounding like the presumptive nominee. crafting her message for the potential fight with donald trump who

in march of that year, the conestoga left for assignment in american samoa, but never arrived at histop. >> conestoga hits the news not in a pleasant way, lost at sea. one of the largest sea and air searches in the 20th century up to the search for amelia earhart, close to 400,000 square miles, all the way out to midway atoll. >> reporter: for 95 years all that was known was that in a age before sophisticated weather forecasting, it sailed into a storm where winds kicked up to 40 miles an hour, and the ship vanished. then in 2009, there was a marine sanctuary map that turned up this image, which appeared to show a shipwreck. five years later, noaa investigators went back for a closer look. >> so it was in september of 2014, that we descended on a target which was immediately seen to be the wreck of some age, speaking to the fact that it is in a sanctuary, the haven for much marine life, showing that this wreck now is a place of life as much as a memorial. >> reporter: turns out the ship and its crew went down just 27 miles off of the california coast in 189 feet of water. lieutenant

people in the territory of american samoa are casting ballots in the democratic race and expectations are that donald trump will have a big night indeed. ted cruz probably has to win his home state of texas. this is cruz voting for texas. marco rubio has his best chance in minnesota and on the democratic side hillary clinton is favored in most of the states tonight and bernie sanders expected to win his home state of vermont where cameras caught him voting today. >> 6 abc and abc have you covered today. we'll have updates throughout the night as new results come in. at 10:00 tonight, abc news airs an election special, super tuesday your voice your vote 2016. we'll also have a complete wrap on "action news" at 11:00 and live streaming coverage on 6abc.com and that begins at 7:00. and voters in the delaware valley head to the polls beginning next month. pennsylvania and delaware both hold their primaries on tuesday april 26th and new jersey presidential primary is tuesday june 7th. philadelphia police released new video today of a violent weekend attack at a septa station in kensington.

alaska caucus and in colorado and american samoa just the democrats. 875 delegates at stake for the democrats and republicans 585 delegates. we have more with voters in virginia stake on one of the most interesting races in a long time. >> reporter: what is most interesting is that every voter we talked to surprise that the low voter turnout here at lowes island elementary insist darling especially since it's such a beautiful day. there was a rush when the doors first open at 6:00 this morning but slow trickle ever since. i can't tell you the voters we talked to determined are well informed. >> it's not only our privilege but our duty i think because not everyone in this world can vote. >> reporter: the polls minutes after it opened this morning. her candidate leading the democratic race according to polls which also show donald trump soaring above the competition. 30 percentage points over marco rubio. >> i agree with a lot of the message that trump is saying but i don't think is the right candidate to be president. >> reporter: the republican front-runner dogged by controversy after he fail

colorado, georgia, massachusetts, minnesota, oklahoma, tennessee, texas, vermont, wyoming and american samoa. >>> weather wise for folks heading to the polls tomorrow things look great. i just had an 18-year-old tweet me and for the first time tomorrow. >> virginia should have no weather problems. temperatures will eventually rise into the low 60s tomorrow. >> a lot of sunshine and not as windy tomorrow. >> that wind was annoying. get ready for a lot of wind this march. it's the windy month. here goes february. it went fast even with our leap day added on and we surely got a nice finish to it today getting up to 65 degrees and we'll have a warm day again tomorrow and we change things up again as we get toward the end of the week. still pretty comfortable in spots, although other areas have dropped down just a little bit but we do think it is a terrific super tuesday for temperatures, that is for sure. and the first day of meteorological spring, march 1st. average high for us 51 degrees. tomorrow we're going to be well and not too far from it on wednesday at 54. but the thing about wednesday'

>>reporter: hillary clinton scored a major haul of delegates from massachusetts to american samoa. she's now aiming past the primaries and focusing on trump. >> instead of building walls, we're going to break down barriers. a difficult election road ahead of him, but he did win four states. >> this campaign is not just about electing a president. it is about transforming america. >>reporter: super tuesday made donald trump more than ever the man to beat, but every republican vows to fight on. ted cruz is now urging other candidates to drop out and unite behind him. >> i think each of the candidates are going to assess the results tonight, they're going to visit with their teams and they're going to give it quiet prayerful contemplation and reflection. >>reporter: but marco rubio with his first win in minnesota insists he's the one to beat trump. >> if we nominate donald trump as our nominee for the republican party, it will be the end of the modern republican party, hillary clinton will smoke him in a general election. >>reporter: now, looking back at the democrats for just a secon

american samoa is also in the clinton column.ernie sanders won vermont and picked up wins in oklahoma, colorado, and minnesota. donald trump won seven states as well. but he lost the biggest prize, texas to center ted cruz. and cruz also won oklahoma and is projected to win in alaska. center marco rubio got his first win in minnesota. randall pinkston is live in west palm beach, florida where trump addressed some of his supporters last night. can trump's momentum be stopped at this point? >> reporter: well, certainly, richelle his opponents hope it can be stopped. that's why senator marco rubio and senator ted cruz and to some extend kasick and carson are staying in the race, because they point to this. while donald trump won those seven states, he did not get more than 50% of the vote. he did not get a majority. so in the opinion of his his -- opponents, more republicans don't want him than want him. we're seeing some former supporters of governor jeb bush, and also some supporters of marco rubio apparently launching efforts to

the winner take all in arizona and primary in utah and caucuses in american samoa. for the democrats a total of 149 delegates are at stake. they have primaries in arizona, utah and caucuses in idaho. >>> tensions are boiling over at another donald trump rally. >> this is disgusting, guys. put your klu klux klan hat on. he thinks he's cute. he's a disgusting guy. >> this is from arizona on saturday. a woman wearing a klan hood was escorted man. a man who was punching and kicking has been charged with misdemeanor assault and donald trump said he did not condone the violence and called themmage staters. >>> reaching for the collar of a protester. a spokes woman said that she was having a conversation when a member of the security detail pulled the man were behind. trump called his campaign manager spirited. he was just trying to remove an offensive sign all presidential candidates except for bernie sanders are in washington to adress apax, a lobbying group considered the strongest. >> candidates for president who think that the united states can outsource middle east s

phil: voters in a dozen states and american samoa heading to the polls this tuesday. hundreds of delegates are of for grabs. we could see the field the shrink dramatically. heather: polls here in massachusetts are open until 8:00 tonight. we begin with janet wu live in west roxbury. janet? janet: we could break a record here in massachusetts today. secretary of state bill galvin is looking for a lot of independents to pick up republican ballots. and in traditionally democratic wards, there' hillary clinton. the election ward here in dudley square' s had voting at midday not as high as 2008 but deftly on track to beat 2012. >> i believe hillary is one of us anyway. bill and hillary have been about the community. janet: for others, it is a longtime new england connection bringing votes. >> when he was an elected official in vermont and i was looking for scholarship money for kids, he helped me get it. it is as simple as that. >> i have seen a picture of him where he did some civil rights work, but i honestly never really heard of him. when i was born back in the day, i

american samoa also going to the polls with a small percentage of voters there. republican donald trump said he'll run the table, but not expected to win texas and ted cruz's home turf. democrat hillary clinton is polling ahead in all the states except for vermont and that is, of course, where bernie sanders is from. >> we know he will carry vermont and look what happens with the rest of the states. stay with nbc bay area for extensive coverage of super tuesday on air and online. nbc news will have special election dayage all day. lester holt will anchor an hour-long edition of "nightlies" and "today" show will bring in chuck todd all of that coming up at 7:00. >>> donald trump these days never too far from controversy and nothing to do with the latest incident involving a photographer at a chaotic trump rally. yeah, the pictures are proof there. it happened yesterday in radford, virginia. secret service agent grabbed the photographer and chris morris by the neck and threw to the ground. morris says it happened when he stepped outside the media pen. secret servic

democrats are voting in 11 states and american samoa and for them 865 delegates for grabs. we are monitoring as sanders and cruz vote in their home states. we should show you bernie sanders and we are monitoring the rest. sam? >> some big prizes out there. thank you very much, kris. stay with nbc bay area for extensive coverage of super tuesday on haair and online. nbc news will have special election coverage, as well. lester holt will have an hour-long edition of "nightly news" and "today" show will bring in chuck todd to break down the big day. >>> we may soon learn the fate of san francisco sheriff deputies accused of running a fight club. according to "chronicle" be announcing possible criminal charges today. nbc bay area has confirmed the da and the fbi are holding a joint news conference. this stems from accusations made last year where two current and one former deputy allegedly forced inmates to fight as they made bets. the deputies have been under investigation by both local and federal authorities since last march. >>> three south bay correctional deputies returni

on the democratic side, hillary clinton picking up seven states: american samoa also in the clinton column. bernie sanders also picking up wins in oklahoma, colorado, and minnesota. donald trump won seven states: but he lost the big prize, texas to senator ted cruz. cruz also taking home oklahoma and is the projected winner in alaska. senator marco rubio getting his first win in the state of minnesota. randall pinkston is live for us in west palm beach, florida, where trump talked to a few supporters last night. and randall can trump be stopped? >> reporter: that's the question. you know, the republican establishment has been trying to stop him. you still have four candidates in the race -- who say they can stop him. and even though trump lead all of the votes in those seven states that you just mentioned, it was a plurality. he did not get more than 50% of the votes. so the point being made by some is that most republicans don't want donald trump to be the nominee of the party. that's the same thing the establishment is saying well. politicians such as former new jersey governor. however,

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democrats have a caucus in colorado and american samoa. political reporter dave evans covering it all for us. will be watching the election results from his compound. >> this donald trump's mansion. a 20-acre estate. he's going to be talking to us on the south side at about 9:00. a news conference and small rally with friends and family. this as you mentioned is a big, big day of voting, super tuesday. votes in states like texas, virginia, alabama, minnesota, massachusetts. big not only for donald trump but also if you believe the polls, also for hillary clinton. both of them poised for big wins this evening. >> let me stop talking and introduce to you the next president of the united states, donald j. trump. >> reporter: with governor christie onboard, donald trump may just about wrap up this nomination fight tonight but he isn't letting up, blasting marco rubio at every chance. >> in florida i think i'm like 21 points up on a senator that never shows up. he hasn't shown up to vote. in the united states senate. >> reporter: on this super

millions of voters head to the polls to cast ballots in presidential primaries in 12 states and american samoa. in hours everyone's attention will turn to results. 865 delegates are up for grabs for the democrats. >> numbers 595 for the republican we have team coverage of this big night in campaign 2016. the biggest so far. >> reporter: a supremely confident donald trump has three events today and none of state. that's a sign of how confident he has that this election will go his way tonight. he will await hit results at his home in martin palm beach where marco rubio will be a park in miami after campaigning in minnesota. . all the candidates are covering the map as this, for hundreds of delegates. >> donald trump stepped off his private plane in ohio and quickly headed to a rally where he singled out his closest rivals on super tuesday. >> i do with rubio. i deal with crews. these guys don't know anything on >> reporter: of the dozen states on super tuesday polls show trump is leading in all but one >> he is everything the republican primary electorate is looking for >> reporter: trump oppon

republicans and democrats in 12 states and american samoa deciding which candidate they want to be their party's nominee. texas holding the most delegates of any state today. handelsman as voters cast their ballots. steve? >> reporter: adam, thanks. good evening. this is the redneck country club outside houston. it's ted cruz's election night hedquarters, where cruz hopes -- make that needs to celebrate a victory tonight. texas senator ted cruz cast his vote on a super tuesday that's do or die for him. >> any candidate that cannot win his home state has real problems. >> reporter: state polls show cruz with a lead over donald trump. >> i voted for ted cruz primarily because i don't nt donald trump to get those electoral votes in texas. we need to stop his momentum. >> reporter: but trump without texas could sweepen of the 11 super tuesday states. he and his new ally chris christie are talking tough. >> i deal with rubio, i deal with cruz. they have no clue what's going on. >> the next two weeks his desperate opponents will do and say anything to try to dare him down. >> reporter: the top

there's also a republican caucus in american samoa. >> as for the front-runners, the voter anger issuetill on the front burner for both presidential republican candidate donald trump and democrat hillary clinton. >> anger is not a strategy. we've got to get together and figure out what we have to do to make a difference in people's lives. >> they're not by nature angry people. but right now they're angry people. >> you can calm them down with your words? >> i will certainly try. >> republican candidates said cruz and john kasich both said they're hoping voters turn to them in today's contest. we checked state election figures. they showed more than 60,000 people switch from democrat to republican since the beginning of the year. that's about twice the number who have gone the other way. we found donald trump is sometimes a motivator, two local voters with trump in mind are turning republican for different reasons. >> i like his brashness. i like that he's a successful businessman. i think he'll do great for this country. >> i've been a liberal voter my entire life. and he just suddenly