more now from abc's devin dwyer. tv. >> the press likes to make me the bad guy. >> it's garbage. it's tabloid smear. >> reporter: ted cruz and donald trump trading accusations over a national enquirer story which claims political operatives are looking into rumors that cruz had multimillion marriage infidelities. trump said his wife was a victim first. when an anti-trump super pac posted an ad with trump's wife melaina in the nude. >> he's used as an excuse. >> this should be off-limits. do you condemn this story? >> i don't care. >> reporter: gop challenger john kasich disagrees, saying he may not back trump if he's the nominee. >> families have to be off-limit. i don't think he'll be the nominee. if he is -- i review it every day. >> reporter: meanwhile, bernie sanders is basicing in his blowout victories in three caucus and we won six out of the seven contests. and we have cut clinton's lead by a third. >> reporter: a long-shot campaign, but he said he's building momentum to win. >> i won't deny that we still remain the underdogs. >> reporter: the next big showdown is in wisco

devin dwyer, abc news, washington. >>> some boaters near tulsa, oklahoma, have plenty of reason to be angry this morning. that's because their boats went up in flames at a dock last night, the fire started onboard one boat, before spreading to the dock and engulfing at least seven others. several people had to be rescued. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> meanwhile, authorities in oklahoma and kansas say wildfires are nearly half contained. one wildfire in kansas is the biggest in state history. some snow helped fire crews sunday. but strong winds today could reignite hot spots or push the flames in a new direction. >>> and there was some severe weather across parts of indiana. strong winds brought down trees and power lines. in indianapolis, hail was also reported in other parts, some of it the size of golf balls. more storms could roll through by midweek. >>> this is another area we're watching on the radar today. the south getting pummelled with wet weather overnight. savannah, georgia, receiving 4 inches of rain on easter. breaking a decade-old record. >>> saturday

devin dwyer is in washington to explain. hi, devin. >> reporter: good morning, paula. hillary clinton is still the clear front-runner in the democratic race. but for bernie sanders, it was his biggest day yet. showing the enormous enthusiasm for his campaign. it was a blowout for bernie. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: bernie sanders sweepg the democratic caucuses in washington, alaska, and hawaii, by huge margins over hillary clinton. >> so don't let anybody -- don't let anybody tell you we can't win the nomination. or win the general election. we're going do to both of those things. >> reporter: sanders claiming momentum after a string of 10,000-plus mega-rallies from the west coast to wisconsin. no comment on the losses from clinton, who is taking the easter weekend off. clinton dominates the delegate race. she needs to win just roughly a third of those still up for grabs to clinch the nomination. sanders needs more than double that. meanwhile, republicans are engaged in an ugly personal dispute. donald trump off the campaign trail firing tweets at rival ted us

we get the latest from abc's devin dwyer. >> reporter: with europe gripped by fear of terror, donald trump says americans should be alarmed. >> i don't think america is a safe place for americans, if you want to know the truth. and let me tell you something, we're going to have problems just as big or bigger than they've got. >> reporter: trump injecting fresh fear into a campaign already dominated by it. claiming he's the only candidate with the foresight to keep americans safe. hellhole, and then all of a sudden it came out the attack took place in brussels. i understand what's going on around the world far better than these politicians do. >> his lack of understanding on ability and readiness to protect this country was evident, so donald did what he always does. he tried to find a way to change the subject. >> reporter: senator ted cruz doubling down on the charge that trump engaged in a "tabloid smear" allegedly planting a national enquirer story citing rumors that cruz engaged in multiple marital infidelities, which cruz denies. >> the national enquirer has endorsed donald trum

abc's devin dwyer on the campaign trail for us tonight. >> reporter: under pressure to improve his standing with women voters, donald trump is tweeting up a storm. today writing, "nobody has more respect for women than donald trump!" the gop front-runner off the campaign trail and playing defense after an ugly debate this week with rival ted cruz over their wives. >> we don't want a president who attacks the family members of other candidates. we don't want a president who seems to have a real issue with strong women. >> reporter: after an anti-trump super pac ad featured trump's wife melania in the nude, trump threatened to, quote, "spill the beans" on cruz's wife, heidi. then, cruz accused trump of planting a story in "the national enquirer," which claims political operatives are looking into rumors that cruz had multiple marital infidelities. >> hi, how are you? >> reporter: the cruz family showing public unity at a good friday fish fry after cruz called the story garbage and trump denied any ties to it. the drama playing out as democrats held caucuses in three states, bernie sanders cli

here's devin dwyer on the republican showdown. >> reporter: with europe gripped by fear of terror, tonight donald trump says americans should be alarmed. >> i don't think america is a safe place for americans, if you want to know the truth. and let me tell you something, we're going to have problems just as big or bigger than they've got. >> reporter: trump injecting fresh fear into a campaign already dominated by it. claiming he's the only candidate with the foresight to keep americans safe. >> i said brussels is a hellhole and then all of a sudden it came out the attack took place in brussels. i understand what's going on around the world far better than these politicians do. >> his lack of ability and readiness to protect this country was evident, so donald did what he always does. he tried to find a way to change the subject. >> reporter: senator ted cruz today doubling down on the charge that trump engaged in a "tabloid smear" allegedly planting a national enquirer story citing rumors that cruz engaged in multiple marital infi >> the "national enquirer" has endorsed donald trump for p

down, these guys, the brains of abc's political coverage, rick klein, shushannah walshe and devin dwyer joining us at this early morning hours. thank you, guys, so much. we got a lot of information, rick, from the exit polls it's telling us about these candidates' voter base. >> look, the bottom line for me is that we have looked for republican divisions. divided. they're embracing donald trump. you see massachusetts and alabama and tennessee and arkansas and all these states regional diversity and ideological diversity inside the party. the thing is, if you judge the party by its voters, donald trump owns this party right now. it's just that the leaders are saying something different and they're not comfortable with it. so, the voters are speaking very clearly and very similarly across states. >> when it comes to those leaders, republican establishment, i feel their ipods have been playing johnny cash's "god is going to cut you down." beyonce's "formation"? how do they reconcile the difference? come on, girls, get in formation. >> they're definitely panicked. but the question is, is it

devin dwyer has the details. >> it was a blowout for bernie. >> he we just won the state of washingtonocratic caucuses in washington, alaska and hawaii by huge margins over hillary clinton. >> don't let anybody, don't let anybody tell you we can't win the nomination or win the general election. we are going to do both of those things! >> sanders claiming momentum after a string of 10,000-plus megarallies from the west coast to wisconsin. no comment on the losses from clinton, who has taken the easter weekend off. clinton dominates the delegate race. she needs to win just roughly a third of those up for grabs to clinch the nomination. sandovalers means more than double that. it meanwhile republicans are engaged in a ugly personal dispute. donald trump off for easter weekend firing tweets at rival ted cruz. ted cruz is trying to convince people his problems with the national inquirer were caused by me, trump tweeted. i had nothing to do with the story. the tabloid rumors, cruz says, are a plant, striking back at trump. he said donald trump is certainly no republican and certainly no cons