are very comfortable with the new york liberal who has supported andrew cuomo and hillary clinton. >> do you remember durings the debate when he started lecturing me on new york >> the values in new york city are socially liberal or proabortion or pro-gay marriage. >> i have got this guy standing over there looking at me talking about new york values with scorn in his face,7ú hatred of new york. >> the people of new york know exactly what those values are. they are the values of liberal democratic politicians. >> so, folks, i think you can forget about him. >> radio talk show host and star life set. laura ingraham. >> good to be with you, greta. >> new york values, does ted cruz have to worry about that remark? >> well, a couple@a of things. look, ted went to princeton and harvard and his wife worked for goldman sachs. so he knows new york.

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thanks so much to new york governor andrew cuomo for that interview. >>> meantime, senator bernie sanders is due back in new york next hour after attending a -- an economic conference at vatican city and learning today sanders had an impromptu meetinging with pope francis. the senator said it was a great honor to meet the upon pontiff. the pope said no political reason. >> it's called manners and not getting involved in politics. if anyone thinks a meeting is getting involved in politics, then i recommend they go see a psychiatrist. >> sanders is campaigning in brooklyn later today and we'll find out more about his trip to vat htin city tomorrow morning on "state of the union" joining jake tapper. >>> the republican side. it's a cross country battle for votes and delegates. donald trump and john kasich focusing on the big prize of new york. both campaigning in the state, which has 95 delegates up for grabs on tuesday. meanwhile, ted cruz is in wyoming, where he is expected to pick up most of that state's delegates at the gop convention. here's a sample of what all three had to say today.

we will speak live with new york governor and hillary clinton supporter andrew cuomo. clinton is spending the day campaigning out west in california. she is expected to take the stage any minute at an event in los angeles. back here in new york, former president bill clinton is on the stump. in albany, he stressed his wife's record as senator, urging voters to go to the polls. take a listen. >> i want you to spend between now and tuesday telling people they need to show up, be counted, be heard. she was there for you, you need to be there for her. >> bernie sanders is heading back from rome this hour after meeting briefly with pope francis this morning. >> there s there a political advantage in this trip do you think? >> i don't know if there is or there isn't. the disadvantage is i'm not in new york right now but we'll let voters make up that decision. this was an invitation that i received and i could not refuse. >> >>> on the republican side, ted cruz is at the republican state convention in caspar, wyoming, hoping to net the state's 14 remaining at large delegates

andrew cuomo sitting down for the event. that will be coming up. >> go red 0 sox. "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm a ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view" the campaign trail heating up as we count down to the wisconsin primary. ted cruz and donald trump competing town halls right now. they are there today. kasich holding town halls in new york which votes in two weeks. 42 gop delegates are up for grabs in wisconsin. that's not chump change. all three candidates spoke moments ago. listen to what they had said. >> if we do well here, folks, it's over. if we don't -- if we don't win here, it's not over. but wouldn't you like to take the credit in wisconsin for ending it? give wisconsin the credit for ending it. and then we can focus on hillary instead of these two guys. i was interviewed by bob woodward and bob costa at the "washington post." two great reporters and they did a story. i thought it was a good story. it was pretty accurate. i don't know where they had this but it came out that somebody said we are in a b

our friends in the media are very comfortable with the uncomfortable liberal who has supported andrew cuomo hillary clinton and chuck schumer. [crowd booing] >> for decades. >> the appeal to religious conservatives won't win a landslide. a tiny 8% of new york voters identify as evangelical and most jews in new york identify as democrats. what cruz is doing is trying to keep trump below 50% in new york. the threshold at which he could take home all 95 delegates. but cruz has run into a buzz saw of criticism over what he said at the south carolina debate about new york values.2%7(p&c @&c@ including this new ad from the kasich campaign. >> i think most people know exactly what new york values are. >> and i have got to say they are not iowa values and they are not new hampshire values. >> everyone knows what new york values are. >> ted cruz divides to get a vote. john kasich unites to get things done. >> kasich is campaigning hard here. encouraged by new polls in nearby pennsylvania that show he is the only republican who beats bernie sanders and÷ buries hillary clinton. a fact kasich believes

it's been politicians like governor andrew cuomo, like hillary clinton, like mayor bill de blasio. you know, andrew cuomo told new yorkers, said if you're pro-life, if you believe in traditional marriage, if you believe in the second amendment, there is no place for you in the state of new york. it was striking yesterday when i was meeting with senator diaz, and a democratic senator. he said my own governor said there is no place for me as a pastor. and someone who believes in life. i mean, that is a liberal intolerance, which the people of new york i think are tired of. >> you talked about the fact that you are coming to talk to me now. we're sitting in a jewish community center, in an ultra orthodox part of new york. you just helped make matzoh with young children. i've interviewed you at love places around the country. >> sure. >> this is not one i expected, to be honest with you. do you feel like you have been successful as a, you know, a christian from texas reaching out to the orthodox jews in new york? >> very much. so we've got tremendous support in the jewish community. tr

the values of liberal democratic politicians like andrew cuomo, anthony weiner and eliot spitzer. donald trump has supported and given tens of thousands throughout the years. if you want to know liberal democratic values, follow donald trump's checkbook. >> he heads to new york city for a stop in brooklyn. john kasich barnstorming new york as well. kasich had more than $1 million cash on hand. last report, he does have enough money to advertise ahead of the primary in new york. >>> another round of meetings with lawmakers with nominee merrick garland. all of the meetings with democratic senators. the party leadership is refusing to grand him a confirmation hearing. the head of the commission chuck grassley will meet with garland next tuesday, but not offering a hearing. >>> attorneys for former house speaker dennis hastert are asking to sentence him to probation because he is in poor health. the 74-year-old hastert, an ex-high school wrestling coach violated federal banking laws. he failed to admit to withdraws used to payoff a former student. >>> time for an early start on your m

they join andrew cuomo to celebrate the wage increase. john casey will host the town hall at the hostage university. they will host another in huntington. for his fellow republicans, donald trump and ted cruz, the focus is on wisconsin which holds the primary tomorrow. cruises up by 10 points. >> i am not worried about donald. i am not paying attention to the latest tweet for noise. >> trump isn't conceding anything.>> i think we will do very well. >> he will have a last-minute plea at three different stops in the badger state and last night during a town hall, he called on casey to drop out. >> i think he hurts me more than 100 screws . k said has one when and 29 losses in a should not be in a. >> case it does not sound ready to quit the race . >> clinton who was in brooklyn, took a shot at bernie as an independent and said only she is a true democrat . i would be so humble and honored during your support to make sure we have a democrat in the white house. sanders leads narrowly. if young people start coming out, we will win on tuesday!

enough our friends in the media are very comfortable with a new york liberal who has supported andrew cuomo and hillary clinton and chuck schumer for decades. >> reporter: rudy giuliani told the new york post he will vote for donald trump, he said ted cruz's new york values, and was part of the reason why, quote, i know he was attacking liberal democraticalues, he goes on to say there was a better way to say it. back to you. lauren: ohio governor john kasich releasing this new ad attacking ted cruz and hillary clinton. trump not mentioned in that ad. on the democratic side the race is getting more negative, hillary clinton and bernie sanders clashing over who is qualified for president and while campaigning in philadelphia sanders hitting the former secretary of state hard. >> maybe the american people might wonder about your qualalificions, madam secretary, when you voted for t the war in iriraq, the most disastrous foreign policy blunder i in the modern history of america. people might wonder about your qualifications when you supported virtually every trara agreement. nicole: clinton fir

. >> our friends in the media are very comfortable with the new andrew cuomo and hillary clinton and chuck schumer -- for deck caused. >> trump did not have any public events yesterday and expected to win new york primary tweeted, ted cruz attacked new yorkers and new york values. we don't forget. and speaking of trump, kay success said he's not qualified to be president. >> we'll have to spend first 100 days figuring out where bathrooms are. >> so new york remains center of the political universe until april 19th when primary takes place. in addition to two rallies for bernie sanders today hillary clinton will be around the state and not here in new york city but she'll be making stops in buffalo and rochester because keep in mind those upstate voters are very important in this primary as well. that is the latest live from flatbush this morning. ben and juliet, back to you. >> all right thank you very much. spouseses geghts heated up exchange with black lives matter protesters at a event in philly yesterday 237 >> objected to criminal justice law he signed as president. the increase

let's talk about this crucial primary race with new york governor andrew cuomo. good to see you. >> good to see you, fred. >> everybody knows by now but we have to at least share with those who don't know that governor cuomo is the big brother of cnn's chris cuomo. governor, you have endorsed hillary clinton. the debate in brooklyn was the most aggressive. how would you assess what unfolded? >> i think hillary clinton is going to do well in new york. new yorkers know hillary clinton. she was here for senator, we've seen her work, we've seen her performance. we know that she's effective at making change, which is what, you listen to bernie, listen to hillary, they're both saying e sensely the same thing, the same goals. the question is who can actually get it done. i think hillary has proven, especially to new yorkers, that she can make change you have to get legislation passed, get agencies to run programs and that's an to. >> it interesting because even the closing remarks that debate, hillary clinton, she laid out these are the things that i've done. are they mo

. >> governor andrew cuomo said he wanted to know how to improve liquor was so he formed a control working group. they just released the full report, which included two ways to modernize booze laws. >> either change statewide hours from noon until 8:00 a.m., or create a permits, to allow on-site licenses to serve before noon. >> community board 12 is opposed. >> it may have a negative impact to the community. >> specifically stating, having the current eight hour cooling off period on sunday may invite problem drinkers and other individuals to overindulge. drink when they want to drink as long as they are responsible and not driving. >> so many things change. go with the changes. it is a new modern world. >> and that may include drinking at a sunday brunch before noon. >> governor andrew cuomo says he will be making a legislative proposal. not had a chance to get a closer look at them yet. >> still 12:00, for now. >> yes. >> thank you, vanessa. >>> it is 8:38 a.m. time is running out if you have not filed your taxes. >>> thousands are without power as flights are canceled by a spring snows

andrew cuomo said if you believe -- senator diaz said my own governor said there's no place for me asr and someone who believes in life. i mean, that is a liberal intolerance which the people of new york i think are tired of. >> reporter: you talked about the fact that you are coming to talk to me now. we're sitting in a jewish community center, in an ultra orthodox part of new york, you helped make matza. this is not what i expected. do you feel you've been successful as a christian from texas reaching out to the orthodox jews in new york. >> absolutely. i've been privileged to speak the synagogues all over the country, and in particular to focus on defending religious liberty, which has been a passion of mine my entire life and focus on standing with israel. >> reporter: coming here in new york, given that you're campaigning in the new york republican primary, is this how you plan to get delegates here? >> we are building a big tent and we're unifying republicans. you know, nationwide there are about 65% to 70% of republicans who get that donald trump is not the best candidate to go

they're the values of liberal democratic politicians like andrew cuomo, like anthony weiner, like eliotitzer. >> reporter: his rivals pounced. in fact, all five candidates spent a lot of time redefining new york values. >> what are new york values? number one, honesty and straight talking. >> new york values are american values. >> reporter: and from the bronx, to brooklyn, they all tried really hard to win over new yorkers first with the food. there's bernie having a hot dog in coney island, john kasich having pizza. he's of but with utensils? even the donald has foreclosed over his slice. >> i'm a thin crust guy. >> reporter: he also makes matzo. meanwhile, clinton revealed her secret weapon. >> what's something you always carry with you? >> hot sauce. >> she hoped to impress by going underground but her swiping technique rusty. her rival didn't know about the metro card. all of their quirks and missteps it becoming fodder for a new york institution. >> way to get around. it's been awhile. is this a working metroard card. >> reporter: whether or not they've managed to problem themselv

. >> he's talking about andrew cuomo and bill de blasio.>> can you not let him off the hook. i agree with juliet. that's his excuse. he is talking about the politicians but he did not say that. he said new york values with the eight a half million people living in the city and the 20 million in the metro area with a very broad brush saying that it's calling it a cesspool. >> don't spend any more time in new york. just go to pennsylvania, new jersey and the upcoming primary. you have no traction in new york whatsoever. >> i will be interview him tonight at 505. 770 a.m. , w abc. 101. juliet: can i call in because i will drive home . curtis: you will actually take the time out to pick up your cell phone and actually call? i feel like drake! pick up a cell phone ! ben: he showed up at the grand hyatt last night. the protesters gathered outside the building . any odds for casing here? do you think he has a shot for john kasich? could they have picked them out if he passed by in a suit? the answer is number he has trump will walk . >> if every broker convention, does he have a sho

. >> the people in new york know exactly what those values are, liberal politicians like andrew cuomothony weiner, eliot spitzer, like charlie wrangle, all of whom donald trump has supported, given tens of thousands of dollars throughout the years. if you want to know what liberal democratic values are, follow donald trump's checkbook. >> reporter: cruz, you heard trump hitting cruz, cruz hitting trump. the battle between the two of them going nowhere in the empire state, jose. later today, i should tell you, after his rally here, we're driving down to brooklyn where cruz will be touring a matza bakery in brooklyn. we'll have images from that later for you this afternoon. >> hallie jackson, thank you for that. >>> let's bring in tea party supporter. >> thanks for having me. >> new york values saying he was referring to the liberal values of democratic politicians in the state. do you think new york voters will accept that explanation? >> i think they will. if you look at a red/blue map of new york, new york city is blue. syracuse area is blue. and then a lot of the rest of that map is

i know exactly what you meant by he brought up that andrew cuomo, the governor said if you are pro-leveeou support traditional marriage, if you believe in the second amendment, there is no place for you in new york state. and senator diaz, a democrat, he said i'm a democrat but my democratic governor said there is no place for me as a pastor. that's the sort of liberal intolerance. >> right. but trump doesn't subscribe to any of that. >> of course he does, he funded it. >> you can have two lives. >> no, bill, bill. >> yeah. >> he wrote two checks to hillary clinton's presidential campaign. he didn't have to do that to build -- to do any real'e estate. he did that -- >> -- know how to play the game here. >> no, that's not true. i know lots of businessmen who have never given a check to hillary clinton. >> you are more conservative than trump. >> bill, it's actually -- bill, it's actually not a question of being more conservative or not. if you are fed up with the corruption of washington. >> yeah. >> donald trump and hillary clinton are flip sides of the same coin. hillary clinton has mad

enough, our friends in the media are very comfortable with the new york liberal who has supported andrew cuomo and hillary clinton and chuck schumer for decades. and they really want to see a general election between two new york liberals who agree on washington being the center of the universe. >> all right. here with reaction, the autotho of "the right problems" fox news contributor herman cain. also with us monica crowley and eboni williams. let's start with taking a look at the polls. home-court advantage. new york. latest poll we've got monmouth university, trump 52%, kasich 25%, cruz 17%. if you look at the quinnipiac poll in pennsylvania, it's trump 39%, cruz 30%, kasich 24%. and california is39%, cruz 32%, kasich 18%. all right, eboni, does the new york values issue hurt cruz in new york? >> i think it does big-time, sean. look, i think that is a slam dunk for donald trump. he gets to tout the resilience of new york city. i'm a new new yorker. i happen to like these new york values. >> i don't like the new york taxes thing but that's a digit story. >> we're in different tax brackets, s

. >> governor andrew cuomo pulled out his bill signing pen a little faster than california governor jerry brown, beating him to the punch in sign this can progressive legislation by about one hour. cuomo also shared some of the glory with hillary clinton at a critical moment for her. governor cuomo let hillary clinton shareathe spotlight today as he celebrated making new york the first state to >> new yorkers do the right thing every time. >> and i know that it's going to sweep our country. >> interestingly, clinton has not supported a national $15 wage likeuber opponent bernie sapunders has. cuomo didn't initially support it either. but both d iocrats are facing pressure from energetic left wing of their local party. and with new york's presidential primary in just two weeks, the timing was right for clinton, who's trying to ward off a sanders surge in her home state. >> if we win in new york state between you and me, i don't want to get hillary clinton more nervous than she already is. >> patricia o'hara says the high wages will be life changing for her. maybe i could cut down to six da

they're the values of liberal democratic politicians like andrew cuomo, like elliott spitzer, like charley wrangle, all of whom donald trump has supported, given 10s of thousands of dollars throughout >> trump maintains a is it eddie home field advantage, showing over 50% support and less than two weeks from the april 19th primary. >>> now to the ongoing fallout from the panama papers. u.s.a. today reporting that hundreds of americans are listed in documents. so far most appear to be retirees who bought real estate in places like costa rica and panama. and some face charges such as money laundering. and the u.s. is getting set to proposing mandates for banks to reidentify the aen company. it's meant to close a major loophole that allows the secretive moves uncovered. and they only have to know who and panama's president said he will find ways to improve transparency in the off shore financial industry. >>> a 17-year-old texas girl has died from an exploding airbag made by takata corporation. she was driving a 2002 honda civic and her identity has not been made public. honda says several re

california governor jerry brown and new york governor mario -- andrew cuomo both signed legislation on monday to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in the coming years. governor brown spoke in los angeles. >> this is about economic justice. it is about people. it is about creating a little tiny balance in a system that every day becomes more unbalanced. [applause] angerere is a lot of going on in the presidential campaign. and it may have many sources. the one of the sources, certainly, is the way the average american is being treated by this particular economy. amy: in new york, presidential contender hillary clinton joined governor andrew cuomo at a victory rally marking the minimum wage increase. >> we need to build on what is an accomplished here in new york , and go all the way to washington and raise the minimum wage for everybody in america. amy: while hillary clinton called for the minimum wage to be increased across the country, she has not endorsed nationwide minimum wage of $15 an hour, a position held by her opponent bernie sanders. in iceland over 10,000 protesters took

when new york got andrew cuomo as the democratic state governor, that happened in part because of andrew cuomo, but it's also because this is who the republicans picked to run against him. >> what do we do with all the people on welfare? put them in prison. that's what new york gubernatorial candidate carl paladino wants to do. okay, so unused prisons, turn them into dorms for poor people to do what? >> on the new york city subway, most don't even recognize paladino, although that's changing with daily headlines like the one today revealing some of paladino's aides have criminal records. he admits he too has made mistakes in life. last year he revealed to his wife of 40 years what his children already knew -- that he fathered a child with another woman. he sent around racist, sexist, and pornographic e-mails. >> i didn't mean to offend anybody. i sent it to a select group of friends. those friends treated them privately, except for obviously one. >> reporter: but republicans are lining up behind him. >> this week you called senator kirsten gillibrand chuck schumer's little girl, do you t

enough our friends in the media are very comfortable with the new york liberal who has supported andrew cuomo and hillary clinton and chuck shoe schumer for decades. they really want to see a general election between two new york liberal who is agree on washington being the center of the universe. >> trump hammered cruz last night. >> i've got this guy standing over there looking at me, talking about new york values with scorn in his face, with hatred of new york. >> how about some more? >> more pasta? >> governor john kasich got the flavor of arthur avenue in the bronx. the polls saying he's far behind he has a town hall in bay ridge with veterans tonight. trump has changed his schedule to focus more on new york in the coming days. >>> and we have a traffic alert pr for you. part of the henry hudson highway will be closed for emergency repairs due to an unstable retaining wall from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the closures will happen again saturday and sunday mornings. >>> still ahead, the new jersey pet store owner accused of leaving dozens of dogs in a freezing cold van, facing more trouble to

governor andrew cuomo in new york reaching a tentative deal last night.he increases would be phased in over the next several years. an incredible story here -- a baby kidnapped from a suburban philadelphia mall is back with family today. surveillance video shows a woman leaving with the seven-week-old infant. the suspect was a friend of the family. the child's mother let the suspect hold the child. police found the child several hours later. malika turner everyone that share the pictures, the posts, everything -- thank you so much for allowing me to give my baby back safe. jummy: investigators are not saying what led them to the suspect. she is now in police custody and faces multiple charges. meantime, a 14-year-old in washington state is being called a hero after he tackled the suspected shoplifter in a mall. thesuspect try to walk out door of target with more than $800 worth of agendas. a police officer spotted him and try to chase him down. that is one kevin stepped up and tackled the shoplifter. officer said they do not recommend citizens do this, bu

they worry the increase could hurt california's economy, although, governor andrew cuomo and state legislators have reel reach -- reached a budget deal and other parts will have more gradual increases. >>> five members of the u.s. women's soccer team have filed a federal complaint of wage discrimination with the equal employment opportunity commission. they allege that making the roster pays a female player 30,000 and the men make twice thicat. and the bonus structure gives men a chance to earn even more. in 2015, the men's team took home $9 million, although they lost before the quarter finals they actually won the title. u.s. soccer tells nbc news, well, the women's team also has more major overall wins than their male counterparts. >>> it was an epic brawl on a florida golf course as two alligators go head-to-head. eventually one of them had enough and walked away. the city of sarasota tweeting, wow, this brings new meaning to course hazard. you think? at least it ended somewhat peacefully. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins is here. >> it's an early wake-up call thunderstorms erupting in te

on the east coast, new york governor andrew cuomo signed a similar bill into law. the new york well-established different minimum wage depending on where you live. the $15 minimum wage takes place in new york city by the end of 2018. on long island, it would increase to $15 by 2021. the minimum wage increases to $12.50 by 2020. >>> the state chamber of commerce opposes a religious objections bill. conflicts with the nondiscrimination policy. supporters said the the bill would protect religious groups, small businesses and government employees from being forced to violate their religious beliefs by having to serve same-sex couples. bryant has not said if he will sign the bill. >>> dozens march through memphis to honor the reverend martin luther king, jr. dr. king was assassinated 48 years ago today while standing on the balcony of the lorraine hotel. jesse jackson let the march today. in 2014, the lorraine motel became the site of the national civil rights museum. >>> one of the most beloved game shows will create traffic problems during the next few weeks. >>> if m

new york governor andrew cuomo has banned nonstate funded travel to mississippi. >>> paypal says it's cancelling a major expansion in north carolina. the latest economic backlash that requires transgender people to use public bathrooms that match the sex on their birth certificates. more than 100 corporate leaders say the law is unfair and makes it difficult to attract workers. >>> anti-abortion rights activist said his home was raided by california department of justice agents. david delighten said the video seized undercover video he made at planned parenthood offices. they made similar video in texas that he contends implications planned parenthood in illegally selling fetal material. >>> a wildfire is threatening a kansas town. it is being fueled by strong winds and dry air. at least 27,000 acres have burned. residents of freedom, oklahoma, have been urged to evacuate. so far, no injuries have been reported. >> he needs to get out. >> i know he needs to get out! >> come on. hurry up! hurry up! >> a television crew covering the fire spotted a road grader in the path of a fast movin

. >> the values of liberal democratic politicians like andrew cuomo, like anthony weiner, like eliot spitzer. >> a response to ted cruz from former congressman anthony weiner. and bending toward justice. a new series from "politics nation." >> making sure our criminal justice system doesn't just function as a pipeline for underfunded schools to overcrowded jails. >> from rockefeller center in new york, this is "politics nation" with al sharpton. >>> good morning. i'm al sharpton. for the first time in decades, new york's presidential primaries could have a major impact for all the campaigns. we start with the democrats. two candidates, both with new york connections, fighting for every vote. at stake, 291 delegates, and momentum. it might be the pressure of the moment that led to these attacks between clinton and sanders. >> he's a relatively new democrat. and, in fact, i'm not even sure he is one. what he has been saying about the core issue in his whole campaign doesn't seem to be rooted in an understanding of either the law, or the practical ways you get something done. >> i don't

york -- it's a little loud behind me -- have a couple new foils, donald trump, bill diblasio, andrew cuomoto make the argument that he is the candidate true conservatives should vote for. trump campaign aides. one tells me part of the strategy for donald trump is to stay in new york because of the media markets. you're also reaching people in connecticut, pennsylvania, new jersey, allstates that come out and have their primaries after new york. for cruz, that's more of a secondary strategy. what his campaign wants to do is really focus on building coalitions like, for example, looking at the jewish demographic, focusing on israel. he's heading to brooklyn to that matza bakery later today. >> jacob rascon is covering the trump campaign for us, joining us live now from trump tower in midtown manhattan. what are you hearing from the candidate today? >> reporter: so, today the candidate is down. what we're hearing from the campaign is that he is canceling his california and colorado events this week in order to stay here in new york for the next two weeks prior to the primary. he knows if he c

that one did scare andrew cuomo a little bit. i'll close with what jonathan was talking about.t of an open convention has a lot of gop operatives running the tap traps and the odds including friends of ambitious republicans. among the names that come up about who might be the best convention wild card, two south carolina gop stars, governor nikki haley and senator tim scott. the freshman iowa senator joni ernst is another name that comes up. and allies have raised questions about how an open convention might work. but speaker ryan for all those denials of interest jonathan just talked about is the name that by far comes up the most, the establishment prospective. fiscal conservatives love him and he gets high marks from evangelicals. some tea party members have their doubts. but above all else, even conservatives who would prefer in some other wild card concede ryan has a big emg when it comes for the ready for the job test. as you just heard jonathan say, speaker ryan has people saying it will never happen. but a lot of republicans are still betting otherwise. that's it for us

erica hill with new york governor andrew cuomo.ank you. >>> on the republican side, members of the donald trump's campaign team today spent the morning on capitol hill. they are courting house republicans, trying to drum up more support from republican establishment for donald trump. currently nine members of congress of the house and senate endorsed him. joining me with more from capitol hill, luke russert. this is sort of the ultimate anti-establishment campaign, looking for establishment support. how did it go today? >> reporter: the anti-establishment campaign that had their meeting at capitol hill republican club, which is the most establishment place you can go here in washington, d.c., if you're a republican. it was a good meeting, according to those who attended, specifically ones who led this, chris collins of new york and duncan hunter of california. they met there, ed brookover, and the idea was to encourage outreach around congress, get more endorsements as the days go by and give an update what the campaign is thinking

where at this hour, hillary clinton is campaigning with governor andrew cuomo.

they're the values of liberal democratic politicians, like andrew cuomo, like anthony weiner, like eliot spitzer, like charlie rangel, all of whom donald trump has supported, given tens of thousands of dollars throughout the years. if you want to know what liberal democratic values are, follow donald trump's checkbook. he has been funding these policies -- look, for people in western new york who would like to have jobs, western new york you have marcellus shale. you've got tremendous resources. in pennsylvania we see tremendous opportunity because they're developing those resources. liberal democratic politicians won't allow new yorkers to develop those resources. apparently they don't think new yorkers want jobs. donald trump has been funding those liberal democratic politicians, and let me give you one more example of the values of the liberal democrats that have been so hurting new york. the actions of people like mayor bill de blasio who, every time there is a confrontation between criminals and police officers, the liberal democrats side with the criminals and the looters and the r

the author of the memo, chief enforcement officer, is an appointee of andrew cuomo. >> letting this information out as a leak is an effort to cause a distraction that weakens the mayor's it does that by first of all taking up his time and energy that he might be devoting to advancing his political agenda. denied being the source of this leak and she stood behind the nonpartisan nature of all 21 of these pages. da vance would not say tonight how long he expects the criminal investigation to take. as for the three political candidates, they wound up with gobs of money for their campaigns but it didn't work. they all lost. we're live at city hall, josh einiger, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new at 6:00, new video tonight of a suspect in an attempted rape on manhattan's lower east side. police say the man followed a 24-year-old woman in to the elevator in her building on sunday. investigators say he pushed the victim against the wall and then began to fondle her. they say he then followed her in to her apartment. he ran when a man came to the door. >>> tonight the tragic death of a second grader s

an hour ago, presidential candidate hillary clinton join new york governor andrew cuomo for a minimum wage victory rally in new york. a dealate also reached to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. it was part of the 25th -- 16 budget package which legislators passed last week. toay, a judge clear the way put a $15 minimum-wage plan on the ballot. the former head of the d.c. chamber of congress to the board of elections for its attempt to put the issue before voters. the judge ruled against the elections, but they try to get the decision reversed. adc superior court judge rejected the challenge this morning. a major airline merger announced today could impact travel in our area. alaska air group is merging with virgin america after outfitting rival jetblue airways with a cash price of $2.5 billion. alaska air says the merger will increase its access to several airports including reagan national, jfk, and laguardia. this is the first airline merger in the u.s. since u.s. since u.s. airways an american combined in 2013. operations at newark liberty airport are back to normal after offi

it's been politicians like governor andrew cuomo, like hillary clinton, like mayor bill de blasio.f you believe in traditional marriage, if you believe in the second amendment, there is no place for you in the state of new york. it was striking yesterday when i was meeting with senator diaz, a democratic senator. he said my own governor said there is no place for me as a pastor. and someone who believes in life. that is a liberal intolerance, which the people of new york i think are tired of. >> coming here in new york, given the fact that you're campaigning in the new york republican primary, is this how you lan to rack up delegates here? find pockets of support like here in the orthodox jewish community or in upstate new york? >> we are building a big tent and we're unifying republicans, you know. nationwide, there are 65 to 70 republicans who get that donald trump is not the best candidate to go up against hillary clinton that he loses and loses badly to hillary. and what we're seeing happening all over the country is those 65 to 70% of republicans are uniting behind this campai

they're the values of liberal democratic politicians like andrew cuomo, like anthony weiner, like eliot spitzer, like charlie rangel. all of whom donald trump has supported giving tens of thousands of dollars throughout the years. >> trump, however, maintains a steady home field advantage showing over 50% support in a new monmouth university poll. >>> now to the ongoing fallout from the panama papers. usa today is reporting that hundreds are listed in documents. so far most of the americans identified appear to be retirees who bought real estate in costa rica and panama. however, some named have faced charges for serious financial crimes including fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering. this comes as "the new york times" reports that the u.s. government is getting set to propose new requirements mandating banks and financial institutions, identify the owners behind shell companies for the first time ever. the mandate is a response to the papers and is meant to close a major loophole that allows the types of secretive moves uncovered in the document. only have to know who open stateside

although new york isn't far behind, governor andrew cuomo and stalegislators will raise minimum wage by the end of 2018. others will have gradual increases. >>> and five women filed a complaint of wage discrimination filed with the equal opportunity commission, the athletes allege making the roster for the u.s. world cup team pays a player $30,000 while men make more than twice that and the bonus structure gives the men's team a chance to make even more. in 2015 the men's team took home $9 million, though they lost, the women's team, $2 million, and won the title's in response to the filing, u.s. soccer tells nbc news, our efforts to be advocates for women's soccer is unwavering. we'll addressing compensation. the women's team has has more major overall wins than their male counterparts. >>> check this out. an epic brawl on a florida golf course. the two gators going head to head. not sure what caused the melee but apparently one had enough and said, yeah, i am out of here and walked away we. the city of sarasota, this brings new meaning to a course hazard. >> no big deal. right? >>

hillary clinton joined new york's governor andrew cuomo during the bill signing. the increase will come gradually in both states. each in a slightly different way. the federal minimum wage by contrast is still at $7.25. >>> well, in walmart's defense, both states do begin with m-a. >> okay. >> somehow a store in the baltimore area was selling t-shirts with the university of maryland logo but an outline of massachusetts. >> well, when this was first pointed out to walmart on twitter, a rep said the state maps look similar. >> that's true. they do. >> they do. >> don't even say that about maryland. and yeah. artistic license was used to accommodate the sports name nicknamed there the terps, of course. the twitterverse didn't buy it and walmart has now decided to take the shirts off sale. >> so apparently one o states look kind of similar and then someone replied only when you're drunk. >> that's true. >> yeah, i agree, jack. first the terps lose miserably and then this. >> you guys are terps fans, huh? >> not really. coming up, speaking of terps and then some, march

new york governor andrew cuomo announcing a budget deal. it includes a $15 an hour minimum wage. cuomo has made his fight for $15 a priority. wages will gradually rise over the next few years. just this week pennsylvania and california announced their $15 an hour. >>> we're learning tonight a driver whose car collided with a police vehicle in hackensack has died. a tragic ending to a chain of events that began with a police chase in paramus. the officers were on their way to an accident scene this afternoon when the crash happened, killing a 67-year-old man from hackensack. the accident, the police were motorcyclist from whom police say fled during a traffic stop in paramus he was later arrested. >>> tests showing more elevated lead levels. initial tests done on eight buildings in the district showed higher levels of lead. the tests were done on nontraditional buildings including athletic facilities, centers. this is the first phase of a new lead testing strategy in newark. >>> an nypd lieutenant involved in the arrest of a postal worker in brooklyn now on modified duty. part of