she'll face either dewhurst or conservative dan patrick. next up on our rising star democratic list is state representative rafael anccia. he ran uncontested in this week's primary, and is the son of mexican and spanish immigrants.

she'll face either dewhurst or conservative dan patrick.ur rising star democratic list is state representative rafael anccia. he ran uncontested in this week's primary, and is the son of mexican and spanish immigrants. finally, lily adams. she's the deputy communications director for the dnc. she's also the granddaughter of the late governor ann richards, and she comes off as a seasoned politician even though she's only in her 20s. keep an eye on her. here to weigh in on the list is wayne slater, the senior political reporter and writer for "the dallas morning news." all right, wayne, take it away. republican side of that list, what do you make of it? and who's the one you think will be the one you're going to be covering a lot more of in 2016, '18, and '20? >> well, i think for 2016, 2018, dan patrick may be the guy. as you said, a radio conservative, radio talk show host, state senator, very strong tea party candidate, very likely will be the next lieutenant governor. he's a take-no-prisoners tea party conservative. so i think we may see

. >> with a runoff almost certain in that lg race, dewhurst, dan patrick running second in many pollss been a target of jerry patterson, who hired a private investigator, who claimed he he hire d them while in the united states illegally in the 1980s. good old-fashioned dirty politics going on there, huh? familiar faces are on the ballot today. george p. bush, nephew of george w., son of jeb bush, has been on the ballot. >> i pledge legionance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands. >> today, 50 years after george h.w. bush was first on the ballot in the state of texas, he ran for the u.s. senate and lost that year, paving the way for the house seat he won in '66, texas is poised to elect its third george bush, this one is latino, george p. bush. third time is unlikely to be the charm for texas-sized candidate named friedman. another try at the ag job. the singer and satirist is putting marijuana at the center of his campaign. >> winston churchill lost more elections than just about anybody that was ever in politics and abraham lincoln lot

so good that kobe bryant said on the dan patrick show that the president could make the current lakersster. well, the lakers are in last place in their division, mind you, and won't even make it to the playoffs, so what are you saying, kobe? >> break it down. ♪ ♪ >> now if that doesn't make you happy. that was congressman john lewis getting happy. the georgia democrat is a big fan of pharrell's song. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> let's talk about politics because it is friday. that means we are joined by politi politico's kevin ser really. >> i think we should get more people dancing through that song. >> maybe you can dance through this. let's talk about our lawmakers for a second. some of america's top politicians are as we heard laughing off putin's travel ban against them. is this a so-called sanction doing anything more than providing insight into the who the kremlin views as to who holds power in washington. >> this is a who's who list for dc right now. no, i don't think the sanctions are going to do anything but provide fodder for us to talk about here insi

next 12 weeks, vulnerable incumbent lieutenant governor david dewhurst and tea party challenger dan patrick in what promises to be a right-on-right runoff campaign. meanwhile, texas democrats are hosting the strongest lieutenant governor ticket they've had in decades can make political history and become the first female duo to run a state. >> i'll let the republicans kind of fight it out and continue to beat each other up and say hurtful and harmful things, but just know i'll be ready for whoever emerges from that runoff. >> well, chuck sat down with the democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, leticia van de putte and asked if they can break the state's stranglehold on politics. >> things are changing in texas. yes, my name is leticia san miguel, but i'm a sixth generation tejana, sixth generation texan. it's not just latinos. we see people all over the state have a lot of enthusiasm and energy, and it's because republicans are focusing on the issues so divisive, and they're using the politics of fear, particularly when it comes to immigration. and that's insulting to latinos. it's ins

a four-way race and heads to a runoff against houston state senator and conservative radio host dan patrickan incredibly vulnerable position. >> there was an article today in washington, someone told me, that said the tea party was dead in texas. as john wayne would say, that'll be the day. the tea party is alive and well. >> i think you're going to discover that there's more that unites us, you and me, than divides us. so i'm going to work real hard to obtain your support. >> republican contests for attorney general, agricultural commissioner, and railroad commissioner also head into overtime, and friedman's longshot bid will live to see another day. he advanced to a democratic runoff for the job. finally, 50 years after george h.w. bush was first on the ballot in texas, texas is poised to elect its third george bush. he cruised to victory in the republicans' race for texas land commissioner, picking up 73% of the vote against david watts. >> i love you, mom, with all my heart. i really appreciate you coming. [ applause ] and, jebby, love you like a brother. appreciate you coming out. i'm

. >> one tea party candidate that had a good night, state senator dan patrick, who forced the state'slieutenant governor david dewherst into a runoff. what do you think about that? >> yeah, i think that's exactly what that is, ted cruz really hurt his reputation pretty bad and positioned him as a moderate, and i think we see those chickens come home to roost now and that's exactly what that was. >> other campaigns elsewhere across the nation, chip, are looking at texas, what's your takeaway? >> well, i think one thing, texas is an independent state, think different than the rest of the country, but they elected strong, good conservatives in these races that are probably going to win across the board in november. >> chip saltsman, aisha moody mills, thanks to both of you, we'll be right back. this is mike. his long race day starts with back pain... ...and a choice. take 4 advil in a day which is 2 aleve... ...for all day relief. "start your engines" [ giggling ] again! again! [ giggles ] again! [ mom ] when we're having this much fun, why quit? and new bounty has no quit in it either.

dan patrick is his name and a hispanic woman as a democratic nominee.ill see an upset. democrats have a better shot in that race than the gubernatorial race and that is your stepping stone if democrats make the comeback in texas. >> so it's just interesting the equal pay issue and how it pertains to republicans. this white house, of course, passed the lily ledbetter act that this president created the white house council on women and girls and obamacare i think is something that women could get their heads around a lot quicker than men, especially as it pertains to getting their kids covered as they go into adulthood. one final thing here. the white house is marking its calendar for an upcoming event aimed at helping working families. president obama will be bringing together americans from all walks of life to continue what the white house calls a year of action. and the focus is on women, including workplace flexibility, equal pay, discrimination, and early childhood education. the summit is in june and i'm a part of it and i am very, very excited. >>

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patrick's day. tan and carolyn? >> thank you. -- dan and carolyn? >> thank you. >>> very interesting development in the 49er camp. >> i like this. larry beil is here. >> can jonathon martin co-exist and function in an nfl locker room after the bullying controversy? the niners are about to find out. jim it's amanda. hey sweetie. what? [phones rings] okay, i'll send it. one hundred seventy-two dollars for a chemistry book, what is it, made of gold? just use citi popmoney. boom. ah, she's feeling lucky. with citi popmoney it's easy to send money to just about anyone, anytime.r new chemistry book. visit your local branch or citi.com/easierbanking to learn more. there are bigger deals for bigger names, but the 49ers made the most intriguing move. they acquired jonathon more tin. yes, the same jonathon martin that is in the middle of the miami dolphins implosion when he left the team claiming he was bullied by richie incog incognito. they will only give up a conditional draft pick. you figure if anybody can get martin's career back on track, it just might

patrick's day. tan and carolyn? >> thank you. -- dan and carolyn?k you. >>> very interesting development in the 49er camp. >> i like this. larry beil is here. >> can jonathon martin co-exist and function in an nfl locker room after the bullying controversy? the niners are about to find out. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ there are bigger deals for bigger names, but the 49ers made the most intriguing move. they acquired jonathon more tin. yes, the same jonathon martin that is in the middle of the miami dolphins implosion when he left the team claiming he was bullied by richie incog incognito. they will only give up a conditional draft pick. you figure if anybody can get martin's career back on track, it just might be harba

dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. happy st. patrick's day. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. >> nothing like coming off vacation back to st. patrick's day in chicago. >> at least she remember to wear green. >> if i didn't we all be in trouble. >> for anybody who maybe has the same flu we all caught on saturday that today is the real say patrick's day. nice conditions. it will be as warm as two years ago when we hit 80 degrees. but we will make an 35. 21 degrees right now at the lakefront. 17 at o'hare. 19 in waukegan. bartlett is down to 11. here are the wind chills character degrees for valparaiso. temperatures are cool but we to warm up. yesterday's highs were in the low 20s. today we believe that in the 30's. expect sunshine for st. patrick's day. we will reach 33 by 5:00 p.m.. at 7:00 a.m. it will be 28. 51 degrees out the high today. partly sunny. rain changes over to snow. light flurries into wednesday. blow down to 34. >> much of it has melted. we are getting excited. a

patrick's day no. rain like you said dan.is nice weather. >> that's right. >> animal rights groups filed a federal law suit to stop a running of the bulls event in pleasanton this smevrment a little like the event that is held in spain every year where hundreds also of people run alongside long horn bull. this videoless summer where number of people were gored and injured. local event called the great bull run would be staged on contained track. this video 40's a similar event in florida last week. now animal activist call it a form of bull fighting that is illegal in california. but organizers l insist it's classified by the federal government as a rodeo event and previous lawsuits have failed miserably. they have scheduled their first california bull runs in riverside county in june and at the alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton on saturday july 26th. unbee known as to larry news manage the signed you up for the inaugural event in the bay area. >> really? you know, i don't know why i think i still highly motivated. i a

patrick's day going into tuesday. unusually warm. we're going to hang on to that into next week. dan? cheryl? >> thank you. >> sirens racing to the scene here. >> this is 4th >>> a major fire m a site that is under construction. >> this fight. a woman near elana who works nearby. >> tell me what you saw. what happened? >> it happened about five minutes ago. there is a ton of fires around. there is smoke. it is getting blocked off by fire trucks. there are flames. >> good job on describing this. this is cheryl jennings. you can see the smoke. you can smell the smoke. is it blowing towards your building? >> it's not. it's not a windy day. fire is blazing and just the structure is going down. i mean, it's sad. it a new building but hasn't opened yet. >> do you know what kind of apartment? >> it's an apartment building. you can feel the i don't know how much of the building can be safed. >> we're noticing that you mentioned smoke, fire seen in parts of the building. >> yes. >> right. >> so clearly it's been spreading. >> right. it started about ten minutes ago. and is getting looks like it's spre

patrick's day. i'm melissa lee. our traders are steve grasso, brian kelly, dan nathan and guy adami. and the mother load coming for apple. our top story, stocks kicking off the week in rally mode. there isn't a lot of conviction behind this move. the total trade and volume today, the second-lowest of the year. is all the drama over russia, china behind us or not? and the v.i.x. was down a lot. >> there's fear going into the weekend. people knew it was going to happen here. but in a way, i think equity investors kind of repositioned a little bit. they took some profits. last week, we saw some momentum names get hit hard. winn and tesla. and they battled healthily today. the price action is not that surprising. the s&p 500 today, up 90 bips or something. made back half of last week's loss. i don't think this is one of the things, pound the tables we're going to new highs right away. >> the other thing is yellen, the fed meeting. and "the wall street journal" had an interesting piece saying the last time yellen spoke, the markets went up. >> no one is going to get in front with sell pre

dan party at your house. upper 60's to low 70's. along the coast line and then st. patrick's day a lot of green out there of course but some blue. cooler weather a little more cloud cover. you know it's lacking there. dan can answer that. >> the rain. we need the rain desperately. >> meantime you bring the snack and sun screen. >> i'm there. >> thanks very much. >> still to come on 7 news at 9:00. testing that 5 second rule. how long does food satellite on the floor and still safe to eat. >> and drought related problem and the local business turning to kids for help. stay with to kids for help. stay with us. 7 news at 9:00 continues could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.s everybody knows that. well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, it does make a sound? ohhh...ugh. geico. little help here. i need>>that's my geico digital insurance id card - gots all my pertinents on it and such. works for me. turn to the camera. >>ah, actually i think my eyes might ha... next! digital insurance id cards. just a tap away on the geico app.

patrick's day, the snow. -- temperatures will fall. we was the cancellations and delays early monday morning. .e'll see more moisture the wind will be dan -- will begin. temperatures to 60 by the weekend. fort was at a beautiful day when spring began. we have something to look forward to. baseball. >> and get used to it now. ace andthere -- their he was on the mound. he was looking pretty good. hele injury and on and >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> the wizards are clicking on to the six seed. bradtook a big scare when it went down. they must've beat the nets. next up five. blocking a shot. he is on the run. john a wall finish up. he led all scorers with 31 points. down five. down andgton, dribbles misses. tips it in and fouled. a goal looked fine until may. what a game for guden. with that three, 21 points. they end up winning. pittsburgh established dominance the to advance to the game and virginia today. uva and the top seed in the nothing. our tim o'brien called the game. joe harris in the corner. his victory and it is good. one minute to go. malcolm, i got this. lays it in with the

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and patrick kane will be out for weeks, after an injury at last night's hawks game. good morning. i'm erin mcelroy. dan joins me next hour. thanks for watching the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. >> i am excited today. you could say spring will be here but i'm more excited about winter being over. it was the worst. >> i don't care how you say it i'm just happy it's year. >> but stich a look at our day. we have clouds and flurries possible as we move into the season of spring. spring begins at 1157. we may actually see grass. radar shows we have light flurries continuing to move through portions of the extreme northwest illinois. potential for florey's today. cool temperatures again. certainly into friday and from the next seven days. today we make 45. 9:00 p.m. we are at 37. 32 is our top pitcher. the 3 day forecast shows 56 and sunny. a keeper for the first full day. saturday partly sunny. high temperature of 40. temperatures will tumble into sunday. >> things are looking good on the roads. no big delays. some of the overnight construction projects we have been

patrick's day. bill: katy, is this is possibility now? or are we supposed to take dan on that. >> i think dan pfeiffer is not being very honest what the administration actually has done. if you go back to last week there was a regulatory change that allowed pretty much everyone uninsured to claim a hardship exemption and not having to pay the individual mandate tax. they have delayed it in a sense and but not come out and said we're delaying the mandate. they haven't done that because it could be embarrassing to the administration. it would further prove people are not signing up to obamacare like they want them to be. we have to remember that the individual mandate holds up obamacare as a mandate of law. this is centerpiece because once again people are not signing up proves people are not working. bill: you say they do not delay this, that's what i take from your answer? >> they don't delay it in the public sense. i want to remind people last week they issued a new regulatory change that allows anybody who is uninsured to simply say i had a hardship i can't find insu

patrick's day. i'm melissa lee. our traders are steve grasso, brian kelly, dan nathan and guy adami.king off the week in rally mode. there isn't a lot of conviction behind this move. the total trade and volume today, the second-lowest of the year. is all the drama over russia, china behind us or not? and the v.i.x. was down a lot. >> there's fear going into the weekend. people knew it was going to happen here. but in a way, i think equity investors kind of repositioned a little