corey lewendowski is the punitive campaign manager. has his role been reduced? ? this comes as lewendowski stirs up controversy by going off on florida's republican party chair alleging bias against the donald. listen. >> here the's problem with the rolls. one example. in the state of florida donald trump dominated won by 23 points over competitors and awarded 99 delegates under the party rules. of those 99 delegates, the chairman of the power of florida, about avid and outward supporter of marco rubio gets to appoint 30 of those delegates. i understand those are the rules but donald trump won and now a person supporting marco rubio who gets to appoint 30 of the 99 delegates. that's not what the rules should be. >> bringing a a republican party spokesman, wadi, are you dirty in florida? allowing an inside here doesn't like trump to appoint up to one therpd third of the delegates he rightfully won? >> good morning, chris. here's what we know. we know that mr. lewendowski got his facts wrong. first of all, our chairman has remained neutral in a year florida has see

. >> and officially announces corey lewendowski will not get indicted. prosecutors say the evidence is not strong enough to criminally prosecute saying a secret service order to not ender an area and prosecutors argue lewendowski was justified for protecting trump. he was thankful to trump during this difficult time and doesn't remember the incident because it wasn't "memorable." isn't a statement, the trump campaign says the matter is concluded. >>> at least nine people killed after a powerful earthquake struck southwestern japan. the quake hit at 9:26 local time while many people were at home. it was followed by a second strong tremor. japanese officials say there was no rick of tsunami. images show collapsed buildings, homes and buckled streets. rescue crews are searching for victims. an 8-month-old baby was pulled from rubble relatively unscathed some six hours after the quake. a massive relief effort is under way. >>> now to a story sparking debate online centering around young children and corporal punishment. >> i'm only going to do it one time, u

. >> where corey lewendowski even in private refers to him as mr.il manafort was brought in. like anyone, doesn't want to see him job taken from underneath him. there is a manafort camp and a lewendowski camp. manafort called a meeting over the weekend, donald trump dropped by to basically say hello. the message, trump saying, manafort's in charge, you're doing a good job. >> that was the message? >> yes. >> drawbacks to this and to your point about the tone. those who really love donald trump love his brashness, the lying ted speech and the hillary. will that backfire? t. could. it's the race for delegates. that bombastic style got trump the name i.d. and attention, but now, really, he has to win the delegates. the most important thing is he's winning congressional districts. you saw in new york, he went to places he wouldn't have gone before. watertown, new york. way upstate. not a media market, and done things specifically under manafort's direction to win delegates, not necessarily get headlines. >> what were you reporting at the end of your pie

corey lewendowski previously his right-hand man.ohio republican, and when congressman nay was to be sentenced to prison, corey lewin bousendowsk this letter calling the convicted congressman a surrogate father. during this time lewendowski had his first brush with the law. august of 1999 the then congressional staffer was heading to work at the longworth house office building on capitol hill. that's when police found a loaded pistol, three pistol magazines, ammunition and a holster in his overnight bag. he was arrested for carrying a gun without a license. the charge, quickly dropped. lewendowski sued the federal government, trying to get his own gun back but lost and appealed. lewendowski never got the gun back. in 2001, he joined up to run the re-election campaign of another republican politician. u.s. senator bob smith of new hampshire. smith, a sitting senator, was in a et whoheated republican primah sn sunu sununu. eventually he worked more into politics lou lobby i s lobbying. last eight years worked for the political action g

>> well, i think i just saw my boss, corey lo lewendowski sayi let mr. trump be mr.ump has to be something different? >> the "post" is one paper and the american people are relatively happy what they see in mr. trump and we have a process in place and have to let the process play out and we have -- two things we say in the campaign. let mr. trump be mr. trump and for the rest of us, do your job. i'm doing my job. corey's doing his job. mr. trump's doing his job. >> you don't see mr. trump changing his tone or his sort of manner after whatever happens at the convention? >> well, let me see. how many more votes that he's received over ted cruz? i think maybe 2.5 million? i think perhaps we have a delegate lead in this process. we're probably going to -- you know, in the next three or four weeks scarf up a whole bunch more and i think it's really up to the american people to determine what they want, and not what the pundits and the donor class and establishment and everybody else wants. there's a particular template. i remember the first interview i gave anderson coope

still, when you talk about what the trump campaign wants to do, what their plans are, corey lewendowskiut it simply this morning on "new day." >> come the day of the convention, donald trump's going to have more than the 1,237 delegates required win on the first ballot. >> on the first ballot. that means not an open convention and the reason they're saying this is, really this, carol. they have a pathway for it obviously starting here in new york and going straight through. but they need to win a lot, and they know if they don't win a lot and they get to that second or third ballot they are in big trouble. >> phil mattingly reporting live. thanks so much. >>> joinings me now to talk about the republican side of things larry sabado. good morning. trump says he can appear presidential, pivot at a moment's notice and appears he's trying do to that right now. moment has arrived. can he do that? >> well, can you do it at certain moments. you know. the problems are twofold. first, to appear presidential you actually have to be presidential. there have to be characteristics in you that emanate

. >> corey lynn do y lewendowski are dropped against him for grabbing a reporter. >> he says the feudmichelle fields was unnecessary. >> this is a huge distraction for the campaign. if you want to have a conversation we should have a conversation privately and this is the story that is behind us and no charges moving forward. i am ready to double my efforts to make sure trump is elected. >> they are suiconsidering suin lewandows sks lewandowski. >> former miss puerto rico filed a $3 million lawsuit demanding a number of gifts she won including a car, some plastic surgery, of course you always get that, right, and a 7 day cru -- crews. she told a newspaper she didn't love cameras. she was having personal issues at the time. >> diana ross is recovering following a car crash. >> the 72-year-old singer was riding in a limo hit by an suv in pennsylvania on wednesday. she was treated at the scene by paramedics. she was fine. she performed in a show in rhode island last night. >> so sol lena gomez who is setting the record straight why she spent time seeking health at a rehab facility. she o