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donald trump even if he gets all of the states. the big question for ted cruz can he defend texas? his team thinks, yes, don. if donald trump is able to take texas away from ted cruz, that could spell the end of his campaign. >> yes, some really ugly moments today during the campaign. >> today at a donald trump event, there was an extended protest and some harsh words. tell us what happened. >> reporter: well, at a donald trump event in virginia, black lives matter protesters were about two du dozen there, usher out. there was a scene with a photographer trying to take shots of the protesters and ex chained profanity with him and was choke slammed. don, what this really means that it is showing itself in virginia. the man says he is not going to press charges. what this really means, there is tension at the crowds. showing itself again in virginia. >> yeah. it's awful when you look at that video, phil, of what is happening. first of all, the black lives matter protesters and then this reporter who looks like he's being choked, he is being choked and then slammed to the ground. what started this altercation? w

this doesn't mean that we hate each other. >> we've never had a fight in ten years, don. >> donald trump -- sorry, but cruising. no pun intended. tom, not ted. >> to being the republican nominee. and he does something like this. i don't know if it's an effort to control the media, because he's that thin skinned or whatever it is. if you still talk to him and you have a way of advising him, wouldn't you just say just shut up and get the nomination instead of doing all these petty things that doesn't bode well with him against women who may end up deciding this election? >> i will say to him because i know his wife and how much he loves and cares about her that he must defend his wife. he cannot allow people to make senseless attacks toward her and he must defend her. i don't think he should apologize for defending the love of his life. >> okay, but -- >> a good way of defending your wife, i do have to say, was donald trump, heidi is the love of my life. if he had said, you know, ted cruz, melania is the love of my life and there's nothing wrong with those pictures. she's a beautiful woman

. >>> just when you think have you seen it all from donald trump, this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemondonald trump told msnbc that abortion should be banned and he thinks women who have illegal abortions should be punished.

>>> just when you think have you seen it all from donald trump, this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon. today donald trump told msnbc that abortion should be banned and he thinks women who have illegal abortions should be punished. after that he put out a statement saying that doctors should be punished, not women. and after trump retweets side-by-side image of heidi cruz and melania trump. let's get to jim acosta live for us in wisconsin this evening. jim, blockbuster news on the trump campaigns. let's may mr. trump's remarks on abortion that started the fire storm today. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion as a principle, yes or no? >> the answer is there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yes. >> 10 cents, 10 years? >> i don't know. >> you have positions on everything else. >> it's a very complicated position. >> jim, what was the impact? >> first of all, don, what we saw today was something we don't see today, it was a full reversal, he made a statement, backed away from it and a full reversal. chief among the people responding to what donald trump said

so, if you're doing it and donald trump does lots of interviews, if you can't hear something i'm saying, you will say, i'm sorry, don, i didn't hear that, can you repeat it? and then, you know, as donald trump, you would repeat the question back to me as he did, he repeated jake's question back to him. jake understood it. the other thing is -- and i think you were making this point, anything to do with the kkk, the rational response for anyone would be anything that has to do with the kkk, i disavow it and i don't want your vote. that seems to be the ration that question. or answer, i should say. >> i've tripped over my tongue so many times, i'm never going to criticize somebody for tripping over their tongue. he may not have heard the kkk part but he repeated back the david duke part twice. i have lots of partners that are trial lawyers, they would play that as an omission against interest in that you are repeating back the name you say you cannot hear. >> right. >> so maybe he didn't recognize it but i'm just thinking of the audio, don. that makes for the most devastating -- it's just like the mitt romney 47% ad.

donald trump? >> i am. >> it doesn't bolster the republican side of the party -- >> hugh, let's stick to departmedonald trump and then we'll get to the hillary clinton part it have? >> don, you can't separate donald from hillary clinton. >> hugh, donald trump's comments are donald trump east comments. hillary clinton's comments are hillary clinton's comments. >> so you don't believe it bolsters -- >> that is unfair to donald trump. >> that's not unfair to donald trump. >> hugh, i'm not going to that. >> the idea that a presidential campaign can be reduced to sound bites on an issue as important as life -- >> i'm going bring up hillary clinton. you're moving ahead in the textbook p textbook. i wanted your response on donald trump. >> it goes this way. hillary clinton is playing this like a violin because the media abets her in doing so. >> hillary clinton is playing this like a violin because donald trump made the statement. the conservatives were the ones who jumped on it before hillary clinton and you're bringing hillary clinton into it. why can't you stick to the conservative side and then we'll get to hillary clinton? >> don, i'm going to stand my ground here. i'm no

i think donald trump is going to reach out it different voters than the republican party has ever been able to reach out to if he's going to get the nomination. >> thank you. >> thank, donle donald trump may be one of the top risks to global security. i know that's like my grandma the cooked, my mom cooked... ...i cook. chocolate bread pudding, and soufflés, and... ...banana bread. i make a lot of banana bread because the baby likes bananas. so, we always have bananas in the house. (laughs) whatever home means to you, we'll help you find it. zillow. the gillette mach 3 turbo still feels better after 10 shaves than a disposable on it's first. mach 3 blades have twice the coatings. for a closer shave with zero redness. get an incredible experience shave after shave after shave. gillette. the best a man can get. >>> what barack obama is saying about hillary clinton and bernie sanders. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. >> donald trump is saying i have a very good brain and i've said a lot of things. just how worried is the rest of the world? could foreign policy be trump's downfa

donald trump, i anticipate this. reporter: marco rubio says he the only one that can be trump in florida. >> if you don' t want donald trump to be the nominee, i ask you to join our team. we welcome you. the water is fine. reporter: bernie sanders rallied thousands in north carolina. hillary clinton took some time off to attend nancy reagan' s funeral. >> more of what you just heard there. support from the unlikely opponent. we' ll talk more about the comments and what he says in ohio he might support governor john kasich. we are leading the way with we have live coverage at 7:30 p.m. tuesday when the polls close. join us for a special edition of news five at 10:00 and 11:00. cincinnati could be getting a facelift. the high-rise might tower over pete rose way. leading live. >> sky house cincinnati would stretch 25 stories high at the foot of the purple people bridge. 350 apartments, the developer out of it -- >> the finish roderick -- product would look similar to a rendering in nashville. the group was to head up the project. they purchased the three acres of land that sit on the river. the tower would feature a fit

trump rallies have seen plenty of people too who show up to the rallies who don't support donned trump. -- donald trump his policies and they let him know about it. so, we are going to be back here at 6 and you will hear from some of the people in the arena here. we will monitor the situation and, of course, we will be following it once he speaks sometime starting around 7:00 tonight. live in fayetteville, beau minnick cbs north carolina. >> we will check back then. >>> supporters are standing in line for trump and politician took a stand against him today in raleigh. supporters of marco rubio stood outside the capitol building to they say rubio is mature and well versed in national security issues and trump is disrespectful and has yet to gave detailed plan for national security. >> this position on issues which he doesn't know the issues, things he's done that are disrespectful of our men and women in uniform, saying that he is going to order our militata officers to do things that are illegal. that's not a guy that i want to be our commander in chief. >> rubio supporters said although the race

of. >> and lots of people have underestimate donald trump. >> the only guy i know who has not under estimated donald trump is a guy with a tv show named donouse of don, i want to say you were right, we were wrong but the democrats are now dock the same thing the republicans did. the democrats sat here and say it can't happen, it can't happen. it did happen! >> what should they do then? what should they do in. >> first of all, african-americans, 70% of african-americanst don't like donald trump. that means 30% do. it he gets 15% of the black vote, he's president. so democrats need to get serious about making sure that we define donald trump to the base in a way that he can't cross back over. and i am afraid that there are some people taking him too lightly in the democratic party. >> i'll give you the haas word. i think the challenge for democrats is how do you change up the strategy in a way republicans weren't able to. that's where i think the president comes in handy. he does have sort of a sophisticated, bigger mouth piece than anyone. i think him taking on trump in a general and making fun of him the way he has done so effectively in

. >> tuesday was a huge night for hillary clinton and donald trump. don champion has the latest from miami. >>reporter: donald trump now has more than half of the delegates needed to win the republican presidential nomination. >> my numbers went up. i don't understand it. nobody understands. >>reporter: north carolina, illinois and florida were all big wins for trumpet is lost or john kasich in ohio creates an obstacle for the front runner. >> i want you to know the campaign goes on. >>reporter: trump's rivals are trying to prevent the front runner from clinching the nomination before the convention. >> they get to cleveland where the convention will be and then have a convention fight. even for john kasich, he has someone in front of him, ted cruz's. >>reporter: ted cruz's second and the delegate count and even without rubio, trump needs to win nearly 60% of remaining delegates, which might be challenging. on the democratic side, hillary clinton scored a string of impressive and even surprising wins, giving her a commanding you north carolina, thank you,

counted in missouri. no matter the outcome, tuesday was a big night for hillary clinton and donald trump. don champion has the latest. >>> donald trump has more than half of the delegates needed to win the republican nomination. north carolina, illinois, and his loss to john kasich in ohio creates. trump's rivals is trying to prevent, to clenching before the convention. >> and will be held and have a convention plate. even the strategy, he's got so much in the front of him. >> crews is still second in the delegate. hillary clinton scored a string of surprising wins, giving him a commanding delegate leads. >> bernie sanders, remains determined and defiant. he campaigns in phoenix, ahead of next week's primary. don champion, cbs news, miami. >> hillary clinton says he will not ask sanders to drop out of the race. >> president obama introduced chief judge merit garland from the circuit court as his nominee for supreme court justice. i spoke with congressman about the move. chavit says he could discuss the decision will be made until after the november election. >> i would much prefer, the senate

donald trump is benefited from incredible amount of media attention. he' s only going to get weaker and we are only going to get stronger. especially the people who don' t want donald trump as the nominee. >> conservative radio here, i' m not that speculation or wishful think in. rubio ticket. has there been any discussion about that? we' re both running for president. when it comes to florida, the only one who can be donald trump as myself. jason: rubio continues campaigning in central florida. you' ll better -- he will be at a rubio possibly closing the gap between himself and donald trump. the monmouth university paul was conducted. the voters rest of the primary was today, who would you vote for. 30% said donald trump. 30% said ted cruz. 17% for -- 30% for marco rubio, 70% for ted cruz. bernie sanders note clinton spoke at a townhall. >> we are talking about running this campaign to win, to become president of the united states. not talking about vice president. >> i certainly consider him an ally. zika had of ourselves. >> after flirting with it -- jason: michael bloomberg member to stay with us for coverage. it also get the latest online at wes

. >> protestors are planning to disrupt one of donald trump's scheduled stops. and don champion has the latest. >> reporter: donald trump isn't even in wisconsin yet and protesters are already at work. dozens staged a sit in on monday. calling on the manager to cancel trump's scheduled visit there today. >> the other candidates don't bring with them this message of hate. >> reporter: gop front runner makes his first campaign visit to the state this afternoon where he is locked in a bat with ted cruz. >> ted is a very concerned puppy because he is losing big. i have hundreds of delegates more than them. >> reporter: cruz had a head start campaigning in the critical state and needs a win next tuesday. monday he challenged trump to debate him one on one. >> what becomes evident in a debate is that donald has no solutions to the problems we're facing in this country. >> reporter: john kasich is still pushing for a contested convention and has been holding town halls in the state. on the democratic side hillary clinton used a speech to call out trump. >> as scary as it might

i'm don lemon. donald trumpe rules for this campaign but is he threatening the very existence of the republican party? the elites fighting back with a last-ditch plan to derail the juggernaut. is it too little, too late? plus trump and the race card. is race the issue that will decide the whole campaign? let's begin with trump's seven victories, putting him one step closer to the republican nomination. >> joining me margaret hoover, republican consultant and kayleigh mcenany. hello, ladies, to you first. thrgaret, trump an existential

trump also has more than half of the 1237 needed to clinch the gop nomination. howie: i and a relatively few other people said, "don' t underestimate donald trump" -- because i knew what a tough customer he was in new york. scott: howie kurtz is a media critic and host of fox news' "media buzz." howie: the media spent months and months missing the donald trump phenomenon. never have so many been so wrong about one candidate. scott: it' s an outcome few expected would happen some nine months ago when trump officially house. mr. trump: i am officially running for president of the united states and we are going -- scott: his candidacy was quickly dismissed in the media. >> mr. trump, as a serious candidate for republican nomination, is so stupendiously, incredibly idiotic. sharyl: and mocked by late-night comedians. >> we don' t get dizzy with the blades of the helicopter looks like when they spin around. >> good evening. it' s me, donald j. trump. in case you were wondering, the "j" stands for genius. [laughter] scott: one news site even going as far as covering his campaign in its entertainment section. over the summer, candidate trump was

don. sent to donald trump's sister. marianne trump bayer is a judge on the u.s. circuit court of appeals in philadelphia. the fbi is aware of the incident and is working with the secret service. last week, trump's son eric also received a threatening letter. >>> former congresswoman survived an assassination attempt. clinton like donald trump will address the american israeli public affairs committee conference. ted cruz and john kasich will also speak today. we will have more on that coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> the south korean news agency reports that north korea fired a missile and several other projectiles eastward into the sea of japan. the reported launches came three days after the north reportedly fired a medium-range missile into the sea for the first time since 2014. was killed by isis in northern iraq. staff sergeant louis cardin was killed saturday when he was hit bay mortar fire. the incident took place outside of mosul, a city held by isis. cardin is the first u.s. service member killed in iraq since october of 2015. >>> this morning, penns

donald trump who want with 40%. for more on super tuesday here is don champion in miami. >> reporter: donald trump continued his winning streak with primary victories in north carolina, illinois and florida. >> we will win and not stop. >> reporter: his win in florida or did this record him 99 delegates.>> while we are on the right side this year we will not be on the winning side. >> reporter: in ohio, trump fell to the popular governor john kasich. in missouri the race is too close to call. clinton trounced bernie sanders picking up big wins. clinton is eyeing a fight with the gop frontrunner. >> our commander and chief has to be able to defend our country not embarrass it. >> reporter: even though he is trailing sanders believes he can win the nomination. the candidate now turn their attention to states like arizona and utah which hold primaries next week. don champion, cbs north carolina. >> north carolina attorney general roy cooper will represent democrats as he runs against pat mccrory. cooper is ramping up for the fall election season. >> there will be nothing less at stake in the heart and soul of north caroli

don' t worry about it little marco, i will. marco rubio: all right, well, let' s hear it big donald. donald trump: don' t worry about it, little marco. wallace, gentlemen, gentlemen. wallace: you have got to do better than this. donald trump: this guy has a number 1 -- the number one absentee record in the united states. wallace: mr. trump, i would like to ask you a policy question. wallace: your proposed tax cut. donald trump: that' s why the people in florida do not like him. meredith: this was the last debate before the next string of primaries and caucuses. jim: donald trump stuck around in michigan on this day after the debate, holding a rally in warren, just north of detroit. tomorrow, he' ll bring his campaign to central florida. holding a rally at ucf. wesh 2' s michelle meredith joins us live with more on the preparations that are now underway. michelle: this area has been the center of a lot of activity today. there are a few barricades. the university of central florida is gearing up for the arrival of donald trump. some parking spots outside the arena have been blocked off. inside the

he bounced back to a certain extent but he then resorted to insult comedy, playing don rickels against donald trump and that tainted marco rubio's brand. energetic, optimistic alternative. it also does you no favors when you take on jeb bush and knock him out. notice jeb bush left him twisting in the wind, did not endorse him, neither did the other key leaders. all of that was too much for marco rubio to overcome. >> you know, we talk about how flush florida is. wasn't during the primary, because all eyes were on ohio, vote. florida was basically already done. >> and it was only contested in the republican race, really, by donald trump and marco rubio. and marco rubio got knocked out of his own home state. notice you only saw john kasich and ted cruz here that day of the debate in south florida. >> what is it about florida? you mentioned florida delivering. so far historically florida has never delivered a presidential candidate. why is that? candidates but like general brush and rubio, they never got very far, and looked as if rubio and bush got farther than any of them, and part of it is that flo

i'm don lemon. donald trump has rewritten the rules for this campaign but is he threatening the very existence of the republican party? the elites fighting back with a last-ditch plan to derail the juggernaut. is it too little, too late? plus trump and the race card. is race the issue that will decide the whole campaign? let's begin with trump's seven victories, putting him one step closer to the republican nomination. >> joining me margaret hoover, republican consultant and kayleigh mcenany. hello, ladies, to you first. margaret, trump an existential threat to the gop? >> if you think you know what the republican is and you think you know what it stood for over the last few decades and you think you understood a little about the modern conservative movement, social conservative, fiscal conservative and strong national security chops, look no more. you have no idea what it will look like if donald trump is the nominee of the republican party. it will be total he will -- totally unrecognizable. look, honestly, we

behind ted cruz because he is more electable in her eyes than donald trump. >> hugh hewitt, always a pleasure. see you soon. >> thank you, don. happy st. patrick's day. >> you as well. when we come back, the gop at war with itself as anti-trump forces battle the front-runner. is there a new republican candidate waiting in the wings? with my moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, the possibility of a flare was almost always on my mind. thinking about what to avoid, where to go... and how to deal with my uc. to me, that was normal. until i talked to my doctor. she told me that humira helps people like me get uc under control and keep it under control when certain medications haven't worked well enough. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, a

it shows a bloodied donald trump protester, "blood on don's hands." did you guys see that one? >> not surprised. >> why not? >> this is what happens when you're donald trump. he is literally like -- he's at arsonist who is wanting to get credit for calling 911. he created this. when you have this message that he has had out there, when he has gone out and literally gone to war -- >> ben, i know you're on skype. can you hear me? >> yes. >> you're saying he created this, he's an arsonist and he wants credit for 9/11. >> yeah. >> you're saying he's responsible for it. you're going to get push back from people who say he's not directly responsible. how much responsibility does he bear? is he in a way directly responsibility for the reaction of the people at his rally? >> this is what i would refer to as presidential leadership or lack thereof from donald trump. when you put a reality tv star in a situation where he's running for president, you're going to get a reality tv show. that what we are watching right now. this is reality tv. this is great for ratings of donald trump, this

a new poll finds donald trump with a 13-point lead over ted cruz, but john kasich is making a late charge. don champion has our report. >> reporter: campaigning in mississippi monday night, donald trump kept ted cruz in his crosshairs. >> lyin' ted cruz who really is a liar, really a liar. >> reporter: trump leads cruz by only 80 delegates. cruz claims he's the only candidate who can beat the billionaire. >> if you vote for anyone else, a vote for john kasich, a vote a vote for donald trump. >> reporter: but ohio governor john kasich says he's on home turf now and expects to do well. >> things i want to say are solution oriented. you know, i want to tell people how we can fix this mess. >> reporter: marco rubio is using automated get-out-the-vote calls featuring 2012 gop nominee mitt romney. on the democratic side, hillary clinton leads senator bernie sanders by more than 600 delegates. she campaigned in detroit monday night. your nominee, the more i could begin to turn our attention to the republicans! >> reporter: sanders told a crowd in ann arbor clinton was wrong during sunday's debate whe

more well trusted -- has poorer trust numbers than hillary clinton but donald trump has put himself in that situation. i'm not sure, don i know one thing and that is that donald trump will not win a general election, even if it's against hillary clinton. >> but you say people underestimated the skill trump would bring to this and his unique brand of populism. why do you think that happened and why do you feel the way you feel now? >> i think to a certain degree a lot of people under estimated him going through the republican primary process, no question about that. i think now, though, there is a real concern about what a trump presidency would look like. i just do not see six or seven months of a general election campaign with hillary clinton pounding this guy of day, with all of the stuff that's in his dossier, i just don't see how donald trump makes it through that. in addition to the fact that the guy has no filter whatsoever. for him to be out there talking about the issues he's talking about now suggests that this is not somebody who has the discipline to be an effective general election candidate and to a certai

don champion reports, donald trump faces another battle with a former presidential nominee. >> reporter: republican presidential front runner donald trump is lock in another battle, this time against mitt romney who is expect to blast the billion air during his speech on the state of the g.o.p. race today. >> i want universal coverage. >> reporter: trump posted this video to his face book page wednesday night, questioning romney's conservative credentials. so far, romney has attacked trump over his refusal to release tax returns and failure to disa vow kkk leader david duke n an opened letter more than 50 prominent republicans also challenged trump but it could backfire. >> there is no guarantee attacks from the establishment could make trump stronger. >> that is only part of the plan is the lines. >> reporter: in tonight's debate marco rubio is expected to step up attacks on trump over his newly released health care plan that includes repealing obama care if we choose donald trumble as our nominee we will lose in november. >> reporter: coming off two wins on super tuesday ted cruz urge

events:(sot trump) all over the world, they're talking about what took place and they're talking about us and how well we handled it. (standup: don champion / cbs news/ miami, florida) donald trump still leads his republican rivals here in florida - where the contest is winner-take-all.running third in polls - marco rubio hopes his home state delivers him a much-needed victory:(sot rubio) we are not going to allow the republican party to fall into the hands of someone who is going to get crushed in november.john kasich is vying for a win in his home state of ohio -- where polls show he could beat trump:(sot kasich) i think after tuesday we're going to continue to roll. trump is about a third of the way to the nomination with ted cruz close behind.don champion cbs news miami, florida. 3 tomorrow, florida is a make- or- break for rubio..he's dropped to third in the latest cbs news poll, behind cruz and trump in his home state.and ohio is a must win for kasich. he'll get some help from mitt romney in florida today. 3 the candidates made several stops in ohio this weekend.. frontrunner donald trump came out swinging in west chester.. and local12's megan mongillo was there. 3 c

well, one week until the wisconsin primary, presidential candidate already there, as don champion reports, donald trumpe hostile reception at one of his stops. >> donald trump is not even in wisconsin yet, and protesters are already at work. dozens stage add sit in in the lobby of this hotel monday, calling on the manager to cancel trump's scheduled visit there today. >> other candidates don't bring with them this message every hate. >> gop frontrunner makes his first campaign visit to the state this afternoon, where he is locked in a battle with ted cruz. >> ted is a very concerned puppy, because he's losing big. i've got hundreds of delegates more than him. >> cruz had head start campaigning in the critical state, and needs a win next tuesday. monday he challenged drum top debate him one-on-one. >> what becomes that's right debate, donald has no solutions to the problems we're facing in this country. john kasich still pushing for a contested convention and has been holding town hauls in the state. on the democratic side hillary clinton used speech on the supreme court monday to call out trump. >> as

they areangry at the very establishment who is going nuts because donald trump is doing so well. >> get over it. i mean don would trump, i think he made good comments last night in his acceptance speech and when he was talking. the establishment needs to get over it. >> shera, is donald trump winning fans among former presidential contenders? >> there is no question we have seen the percentages go up as candidates dropout. the republicans thought he had a ceiling of 35 percent like what he got in new hampshire. but his ceiling is growing. there is a certain percentage of the republican voter who will never vote for donald trump and maybe as high as 40 percent. what are they going to do in november? >> i don't think they will show up in the polls. and in america, where the country is split politically, that will damage him in november. trump said he is a unifier, there is a party of the republican party he will need to win over to have a shot in november, even if hillary clinton is politically damaged. >> one of the largest things driving voters to the poles is angry with the federal government. in texas, 4

donald trump the nomination. there are new attack ads and, today, a former gop nominee is expected to weigh in against trump. don champion has the story. >> reporter: republican presidential front-runner donald trump is locked in another battle. this time, against mitt romney, who is expected to blast the billionaire during a speech on >> i want universal coverage. >> reporter: trump posted this video to his facebook page wednesday night, questioning romney's conservative credentials. so far, romney has attacked trump over his refusal to release tax returns and failure to immediately disavow kkk leader david duke. in an open letter, more than 50 prominent republicans also challenged trump, but it could backfire. >> there is no guarantee. attacks from the establishment could very well make trump stronger. >> that is the only part of the plan? just alliance? >> reporter: in tonight's to step up attacks on trump, especially over his newly released health care plan that includes repealing obamacare. >> if we choose donald trump as our nominee, we will lose in november. >> reporter: coming off two wins on super tuesd

donald trump? >> i am. >> it doesn't bolster the republican side of the party -- >> hugh, let's stick to donald trump and then we'll get to the hillary clinton part it have? >> dontrump's comments are donald trump east comments. hillary clinton's comments are hillary clinton's comments. >> so you don't believe it bolsters -- >> that is unfair to donald trump. >> that's not unfair to donald trump. >> hugh, i'm not going to that. >> the idea that a presidential campaign can be reduced to sound bites on an issue as important as pro life -- i've been pro life my entire life. and the idea that the debate can be reduced to this issue without bringing up the fact that -- >> i'm going to bring up hillary clinton. you're moving ahead in the textbook. i wanted your response on donald trump. >> it goes this way. hillary clinton is playing this like a violin because the media abets her in doing so. >> hillary clinton is playing this like a violin because donald trump made the statement. the conservatives were the ones who jumped on it before hillary clinton and you're bringing hillary clinton into it. why can't you stick to the conservative side and then we'll get to hillar

trump won three states including florida while clinton defeated bernie sanders in four contests. races in missouri to call. don champion has more. >> reporter: donald trump tipped his winning streak in north carolina, illinois and florida. >> we will win, win. >> reporter: trump's win in florida earned him 99 delegates. >> we are on the right side this year. we will not be on the winning side. >> reporter: in ohio, trump failed to the state's popular governor, john kasich. that gives him momentum. >> i want you to know the campaign goes on and i want you to know that it has been my intention to make you proud. >> >> reporter: in missouri, the race between trump and ted cruz is too close to call. >> only two campaigns have applausable path to the nomination, ours and donald trump's. >> on the democratic side, hillary clinton trounced bernie sanders picking up big wins including here in florida. eyeing a fight with the g.o.p. front-runner, our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it. >> reporter: even though he is trailing in the delegate count, sanders believes he is he can win the nomination. >> you do not have to

don lemon. >>> there has never been a candidate like donald trump.ten to this. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no, as a principle? >> the answer is there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yeah, there has to be some form. >> this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. since donald trump said that, he put out a statement it's doctors that should be punished, not women. is the gop front-runner making it up as he dgoes along. >> this is not something you can dodge.

donald trump won big yesterday. for the democrats, hillary clinton picked up more victories over bernie sanders. >> don champion has a full breakdown. >> reporter: donald trump continued his winning streak last night with primary victories in north carolina, illinois, and florida. >> we're going to win, win, win, and we're not stopping. >> reporter: trump's win in florida earned him 99 delegates alone. >> while we are on the right on the winning side. >> reporter: no ohio, trump fell to the state's popular governor john kasich. the win gives kasich momentum. >> i want you to know the campaign goes on, and i also want you to know that it's been my intention to make you proud. >> reporter: in missouri, are the race between trump and ted cruz is still too close to call. >> only two campaigns have a plausible panel to the nomination. ours and donald trump's. side, hillary clinton trounced bernie sanders picking up big wins including here in florida. now more than ever, clinton is eyeing a fight with the gop front-runner. >> our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it. [ cheers and appla

republican presidential front runner donald trump meets with party leaders in washington today, before delivering remarks at a proisrael conference. cbs 4 don tramp i don't know has the latest -- runner, donald trump will be in the nation's capitol rallying party leaders behind him. >> if we bring our party together, we will win. we will win by number you have never seen before. >> he's set to meet with two dozen republicans and to deliver a critical speech to america's leading proisrael group, denounce wag they call his hate speech, a -- denouncing what they call his hate speech, they will walk out. >> trump is still posed to beat cruz and kasich in the winner take all state of -- tomorrow. even still the possibility of a contested convention hangs over his head. >> you have to have a majority of the delegates in order to be the nominee. there's nothing magical about the numbers. >> favored to win in utah tomorrow, cruz contends he can stop trump in the delegate count. >> we have a straightforward path to get do 1200 secure the >> sanders is counting on wins out west. >> when the voter turn out is high, we win. when the voter turn out is l