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fox news correspondent doug luzader has the story from washington. on cam intro the republican establishment -- to whatever degree there is still a republican establishment -- and, rival campaigns are running out of time and opportunities to block donald trump, and, this is what it led to last night in detroit. donald trump facing attacks from his left and right, but, it wasn't just limited to this twenty twelve mitt romney blistering and the current g-o-p frontrunner. romney says "..donald trump is a phony, a fraud." wallace said "..how do you answer mitt romney, sir?" trump said "..well look, he was a failed candidate. he should have beaten president obama very easy." trump answered the romney attacks with some of his own, but, what he's facing now is what appears to be an unspoken alliance between his rivals marco rubio and ted cruz to pull their punches on one another and exclusively on trump, hitting him on, among other things, his now- defunct trump university and his shifting positions on a number of issues. cruz says "..breathe. breathe, brea

doug luzader fox news. >> president barack obama making history with a trip to cuba, is the first american president to and his family arrived in havana yesterday , the last president to visit was calvin coolidge us and cuba are . he aligned himself with the soviet union,e the relations of lasting more than 50 years before relations were restoredg many welcome him. i think there will be many good changes, improvements whether entering >> the president will give a speech tomorrow and watch a baseball game between theor cuban national team andhe the tampa bay it does not feel like spring outside is not feel like springtime after the flurries sunday just hoping for sunshine and warmer counters,ju rs unfortunately, there will still be some isolated flurries a slight chance of afternoon, . each weekend forecast, but for percent chance of showers easter sunday .sh looking at radar, tracking a few isolated snow showers . northwest sustained between five -- 17 gusting to 25 mph you factor in the wind feels more like 20s -- 30s . not much on storm fox is a few flurries thanks to mr. servants north

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doug luzader has the latest campaign drama. >> this drama with donald trump's campaign manager has been playing out for weeks but it is coming to a head with police in florida saying they will charge him. >> reporter: the video does not look particularly good for trump campaign manager, corey lewandowski. he denied any kind of altercation and is seen in this video appearing to grab a reporter. as she pursue trump at a campaign event in florida. trump, who had suggested that the reporter made up her claim, last night back to lewandowski. >> by the way, she was grabbing me. in my supposed to press charges against her? my arm is just killing me. it's never been missing. >> reporter: his rival for the domination said trump bear some of the plane. >> it's a very sad development and this is the consequence of the culture of the trump campaign. >> reporter: politically, none of this may have much impact on trumps core of support. >> this thing has worked before. it's like a jedi mind trick. don't believe your lying eyes, believe whatever donald trump says >> reporter: the democrats, clinton an

fox news correspondent doug luzader has the story. on cam intro this very powerful law firm here is washington is where donald trump is expected republican insiders. trump rallies continue to draw instigators and violent clashes. trump supporter protester. larger issue is uniting people who should be on the same side. and today -- in the shadow of the u-s capitol -- he's expected to make an attempt, meeting with a largely undisclosed list of republican insiders. trump says "..we have to bring our party together, if we bring our party together we will win, we will win by numbers that you've never seen before." speaking at a lincoln day dinner in florida, trump talked about the importance of uniting the party even as he faces continued opposition from ted cruz, john kasich and some republicans who have talked about rallying behind a third party candidate even as the party's chairman thinks that would throw the election to democrats. priebus says "..well, sure it would. of course it would. but, i also think it's far too late." supreme co

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fox news correspondent doug luzader has more from virginia. on cam intro voting has started in virginia, in fact, many schools are closed today to make way for the election... across the country a great deal is a stake for both democrats and republicans. trump says "..wow! i donald trump at a rally here in virginia on his way to what could be a largely victorious super tuesday even as he was interrupted by black lives matter protesters. trump says "..you're going to hear it once. all lives matter." in polls. a new one from c- n-n shows forty- nine percent of republicans support him now despite repeated controversies, including ambiguous following his former klan leader david duke, who has publicly backed his and then, there are repeated attacks from rivals. marco rubio in oklahoma. rubio says "..there conservative movement for david duke and the kkk and anyone who will not condemn them." cruz says "..this field needs to get to a 2 man race." and, senator ted cruz is favored to texas. just about every play today, which on the path to the nomina

fox news doug luzader has the story from washington. on cam intro well, these were the states in play yesterday. and for democrats, good night for hillary clinton, who picked up at least four states. the jury is still out in missouri, but, she may wind up running the table on bernie sanders. for republicans, it's a much more complicated picture. donald trump did pick up florida, north carolina and illinois, but, he was blocked in ohio. ohio governor john kasich breathing a big sigh of relief, and for good reason. he delivered his winner-take-all home state and brushed back donald trump. kasich says "..we will beat hillary clinton and i will become the president of the united states." big talk, but, this is kasich's first and only win, so far. still, it makes it much more difficult for trump to win the nomination outright, making a contested convention this summer even more likely. still, trump appearing in florida last night, could claims some big wins, especially in that state. trump says "..to win by that kind of a number is incredibl

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doug luzader is joining us. >> reporter: happy friday to and contested could be a possibility. if you put money on it, it's more likely to be a hillary clinton donald trump matchup. we're getting an idead of what that could really look like. >> [barking]. >> [laughter]. >> reporter: donald trump's web ads are cheap, and cunning. >> i have a very good brain. i have said a lot of things. >> [laughter]. >> reporter: for all of the bluster, they are no doubt flawed front runners. the front may have -- trump may have a ceiling of support. convention d before. >> reporter: for her part, hillary clinton is dealing with an enthusiasm gap. and an ongoing fbi investigation into her use of classified e-mail at the state department. corroborating and re-corroborating and i believe it'll recommend that the evidence be presented to a grand jury. what happens there, nobody knows. >> reporter: but at the same time, real questions. behind closed doors president obama has been urging democratic leaders to unite around clinton. is it possible that his justice department, would pursue a case again

doug luzader is live in washington. >> reporter: it all hinges on one state, ohio. that is not going to be easy. for republicans all come down to these two candidates and one state. donald trump versus john kasich in ohio. >> ohio is going to make america great again. great again. >> reporter: trump is way ahead in winner-take-all state, florida. in ohio, kasich the governor of that state is narrowly leading recent polls. >> this country is not about us tearing one another down or having fist fights a at campaign rally. >> reporter: kasich is too far behind the win the nomination outright. >> betting as governor as the swing state of ohio he'll be in a position to be a negotiator or a broker, if nothing else. >> america's economy does better when we have a democrat in the white house. >> reporter: democrat hillary clinton is poised to win all of the states in play today. bernie sanders is counting on upsets by winning over economically disaffected voters in the midwest by using a donald trump tactic, attacking free trade agreements. >> i am with the workers. secreta

p for details now let's go too t fox's doug luzader he joins usas live from the capitol thispi morning with more on this storys doug, good morning to you. morni what can you tell us about this package today? >> reporter: good mrn er stuff this regularity ere but do ere. hit rstn constitutionitut h they do have capitol police p vehicles here blocking off firsf street and if we do a 180 here8h and look all the way down firstt street, see they have police p tape in front of the supreme court and this whole street isle block off. they're letting tourists go down to degree, to point there, buth, that's about it. now, again, this stuff happens,e suspicious packages all the timt around here, but there may behem some added sensitivity this thi morning because of what happened at the visitors centeren yesterday. 66-year-old larry dawson accusec of walking into the visitors vis center with something very least looked like a weapon.n capitol police say that het h pointed that object at them. one police officer then shot dawson.daws he is now listed in critical condition.it that's our latest infor

doug luzader has the latest campaign drummer. >> reporter: this drama with donald trumps manager has been playing out for weeks. it is coming to a head with police in florida saying they will charge. the video does not look particularly good for trump campaign manager, corey lewandowski. after denying any kind of altercation, he seen in this video appearing to grab at breitbart reporter, michelle fields, as she pursue trump at a campaign event in florida. trump, who had suggested that the reporter made up her claim, last night backed lewandowski. >> by the way, she was grabbing me, am i supposed to press charges? my arm is hurting. my arm is just killing me. it's never been the same. >> reporter: his chief rival said trump bears some of the plane. >> it's a very sad development. this is the consequence of the culture of the truck campaign. >> reporter: politically, none of this may have much impact on trumps core of support. >> this thing has worked before. it's like a jedi mind trick. don't believe your lying eyes. believe whatever donald trump says. >> reporter: for hillary clinton

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in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> meanwhile, hillary clinton and chelsea clinton are headingthe bay area. chelsea clinton is holding two events today. one in palo alto. the other in san francisco. meanwhile, the democratic frontrunner hillary clinton will be in the bay area wednesday holding fundraisers in hillsboro and atherton. >> reporter: bernie sanders has been that washington state. 7500 people turned up to a high school in vancouver, washington and another 10,000 at an arena in seattle for sanders rallies. clinton has a lead of 300 delegates over sanders. >>> a number of senate republicans plan to meet with president obama's supreme court nominee after senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said there would be no meetings or confirmation hearings on judge merit garland's nomination. six republicans say they will meet with garland, but mcdonnell is standing firm and says that the supreme court should stay vacant until after the presidential election. >> american people need to weigh in and decide whose gonna make this decision. not in lame duck president on the way out

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doug luzader is live in washington with more on what is next. >> reporter: good morning. these are the states we were talking about that were in play yesterday. on the democratic side of things, clinton had a good day. she picked up four states. she may wind up picking up a fifth. that depends on which way misery goes. right now it is too close to call. the republicans, more complicated. donald trump did pick up florida, north carolina and illinois. ohio is another matter. john kasich breathing a big sigh of relief and for good reason. he delivered his winner take all homestate and pushed back donald trump. >> we will be to hillary clinton. and i will become the president of the united states. >> reporter: big talk but this is kasich's first and only when so far. it makes it more difficult for trump to win the nomination outright. making a contested convention this summer more likely. trump appears in florida last night and could claims a big wins, especially in that state. >> to win by that big of a number is incredible. >> reporter: the casualty, marco rubio. he pledged

doug luzader is live in washington with more of the surprises along the way. >> reporter: good morning. it was a good night for the front runners, hillary clinton and donald trump. they did not when everything. it was a relatively subdued donald trump who emerged in florida and greeted supporter, chris cristie, to claim what was largely a victorious super tuesday. he tried to rally a fragmented party. >> i think we are going to be more inclusive. i think we will be more unified. i think we will be a much bigger party i think were going to win in november. >> reporter: now there is the cruz competition. ted cruz worked hard to win his own state but he picked up to others in the process. >> we are the only campaign that has beaten donald trump once -- twice -- three times! >> reporter: that could undermine efforts from establishment republicans to rally around marco rubio. he wanted just one state, minnesota. exit polls showed that late deciders in several states broke his way. >> the party of lincoln and reagan and the presidency of the united states will never be held by a con artist.

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now, doug luzader reports from washington, d.c.ay's primaries. >> reporter: these were the states in play yesterday, and for democrats good night for hillary clinton who picked up at least four states. the jury is still out in missouri. she may wind up running the table on bernie sanders. for republicans, it's a much more complicated picture. donald trump did pick up florida, north carolina, and illinois, but he was blocked in ohio. ohio governor john kasich breathing a big sigh of relief and for good reason. he delivered his winner take all home state and brushed back donald trump. >> we will beat hillary clinton and i will become the president of the united states. >> reporter: big talk, but this is kasich's first and only win so far. still, it makes it much more difficult for trump to win the nomination outright, making a contested convention this summer more likely. still trump appearing in florida last night could claim some big wins. especially in that state. >> to win by that kind of a number is incredible. [ applause ] >> r

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> 7:25. question, are some republicans shifting their views on president obama's supreme court nominee? what some senators say they are willing do that could put pressure on senate leader mitch mcconnell. >>> good morning. we are looking at a commute where traffic is going to be busy in san francisco. things have improved on 101 near the 80 split. we will tell you a little bit more about the bay bridge. >>> there is good rain in mendocino county, lake county. it's working its way south as we take off looking for some of that rain. we will find it, but later more than sooner. ♪ ♪ ♪ ba da ba ba ba ♪ >>> welcome back everybody. time now is 729 time. i say we get a quick look at the weather this morning. >> in the north bay, steve, rain? the rest of us will get it late center. >> that's correct, for some. some areas of the north bay. it's there for now. most of the morning commute, we're okay, although coming down pretty good in parts of mendocino county, lake county. cazadero an inch. st. helena

doug doug luzader with more on why people are flocking to the nation's capital this weekend. >> reporter: they are here, these are the famed cherry bloms in washington -- blossoms in washington. they are only around for a few days and the question is always which days they will be here and getting the forecast correct is critical. >> reporter: this was very nearly the full bloom near the tidal basin. they won't be around for long. >> it's really special when you come on a beautiful day like this in washington. really nice. >> they are really beautiful. i wasn't expecting the pink and the white and to be able to look out and see all around the tidal basin, is really pretty, it's really lovely. >> reporter: really lovely and just a little temperamental because while you can make an educated guess as to when they will arrive, for the national park service it's always something of a guessing game based on the weather and this year the forecast kept changing and they are early. >> picture the blossoms being in an oven, the degree days, the amount of heat, warm temperatures we have and keep ad

doug luzader has the latest. >> reporter: ben carson is now out, at least as far as the debate is concerned and his campaign looks to be over as well. we'll get more details tomorrow when he is expected to speak out about this. >>> meantime, another question, what will mitt romney say today. i transformation is well under way at the opulent fox theater in detroit. the stage will have to undergo last minute changes. the initial debate lineup has shrunk with ben carson bowing out just yesterday. i do not see a political path forward, he said in the statement. he has not technically ended, he won fewer than 10 delegates with more than 600 in play ben's campaign touched millions. touched millions. gave them inspiration. texas senator ted cruz moved quick. >> are you looking forward. >> reporter: and it may start earlier today with 2012 republican nominee mitt romney speaking. he has made opposition to trump clear and may drive that home today speaking for much of republican establish sphwhrnt what we're seeing is that the last week the g.o.p. was in prannic mode. and they are in full freak out

fox's doug luzader there life. doug, what's it looking like there?probably similar to what bob is saying. i mean, busy time of day for the airport here. see a lot of passengers, but, we are of course hearing from both the department of homeland security and the tsa. going to be increasing security at number of major airport around the country. now, the concern is for this area, that you see behind me here, the non-secure zone before you get to the security gate. a protect. it is tough to stop anyone from just walking in the door here. they hope that to some degree by having more visible presence it helps dis aid would be attackers. highlights a real problem in free and open society. it is very difficult to protect everyone everywhere. >> indeed. i was wondering in you a chance to talk to any travelers this morning, if they are saying anything about being open to even more security. we already know we've got a lot now, slow things down, but it is for our safety. would they be open to more? >> reporter: well, you know, i think that would be an interest

doug luzader joins us live from virginia. before we get to him, do we have a tape? do we have the tape, right? let's roll that tape and then we will talk to doug. >> people are angry. they ever furious with washington. and, trump is a loud voice. they view him as a vessel for that anger but the truth is trump embodies everything they are angry about. >> i don't care if it cost me my voice i will never allow a conn artist to take control of the party of lincoln and reagan. >> trump, 49 percent. little light weight marco rubio, 16 percent. lying ted cruz, 15 percent. >> doug luzader joins us live from south carolina. no, virginia. what town are you in, doug. >> reporter: we're in fairfax county, a voting precinct. we will give you an of head shot. this is the precinct that we are in. it is quiet at the moment but this has been a busy place throughout the morning. there the was a line of folks to get in. they are expecting record turnout but they have absentee ballots to go by to judge what kind of turnout they will have but this may set a a record from the previous hig

and dug doug luzader another kacialtdty? >> reporter: it looks that way. doctor ben carson has not suspended yet, but he is not going to be in the debate tonight in his home town. the transformation is well under way in the opulent fox theater in detroit. the stage will need to undergo changes. ben carson bowed out just yesterday. i do not see a political path forward, he said in a statement. while he is not technically ended his campaign, he won fewer than 10 delegates on super tuesday with more than 600 in play. >> ben's campaign touched millions, touched millions, gave >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz moving quick to try to pick up carson supporters. >> are you looking forward to the debate? >> reporter: that means that donald trump will like likely face more fire. it may start earlier with 2012 republican nominee mitt romney speaking in utah. he has made his opposition do to trump clear and may drive it home today. >> hell hath no fury like a party scorned. after full tuesday they are in full freak out mode right now. >> reporter: but romney's attac

doug luzader is live in washington. >> reporter: it all hinges on one state, ohio. that is not going to be easy. for republicans all come down to these two candidates and one state. donald trump versus john kasich in ohio. >> ohio is going to make america great again. >> reporter: trump is way ahead in winner-take-all state, florida. in ohio, kasich the governor of that state is narrowly leading recent polls. trump is way ahead in florida. which could be a last stand for marco rubio which is polling a distant second or worse. in ohio john kasich is leading the polls. >> this country is not about us tearing one another down or having fistfights at a campaign rally. >> reporter: kasich is too far behind to win the nomination outright but if he denies trump ohio's 66 delegates that could be enough to push a position in july. n july. >> betting as governor as the swing state of ohio he'll be in a position to be a negotiator or a broker, if nothing else. >> america's economy does better when we have a democrat in the white house. >> reporter: democrat hillary clinton is

doug luzader is live for us from a from wash dv. >> he said in this town hall event in green bay, wisconsinve in punishment for abortion? >> yes. >> to the woman? >> of some form. >> that i don't know. >> that brought a predictable response from trump's democratic opponent but ran counter to the core of the pro-life movement. some of trump's republican competitors by law. >> donald trump will figure out a way he didn't say it or he was misquoted or whatever. i don't think so. it was not an appropriate response. >> it is a demonstration of how little he thought about the serious issues facing this country. >> trump did issue a correction later. his campaign put out a kweet saying donald says the doctor who performed the illegal act should be responsible not the woman. >> the poll numbers came out yesterday not encouraging. he is down 10 points and nine points behind john kasich. >>> time for look who is talking. the pollster who released that stunning survey. charles franklin said it should be the state that throw slows the trump train. trump who falls behind the average in wisconsin may hav

we will talk to doug luzader. >> bernie sanders has a shot the in hillary clinton's home state in illinois. >> you need those big state because it is numbers game, michigan when he got that, he was so excited but hillary still got more delegates. >> new jersey governor chris christie has been active on the campaign trail especially yesterday despite dropping out of the race last month. and, it the is continuing to cause some backlash from the folks in new jersey. >> many people are upset that the governor attended campaign events with donald trump yesterday instead of attending the funeral of state trooper sean cullen. trooper cullen died last week after being hit by a car inn vets gating an accident on i295 in west deptford. law enforcement community came together from all over the country to pay respects to cullen and cullen's family but the governor wasn't there. >> steve keeley is on this story up in trenton, steve. >> reporter: many people here in trenton wonder if chris christie is doing all he can to avoid his home state. he may fly in the trump plane, stay in the trump resort in pa

doug luzader reports from washington, d.c., how about bernie sanders, he said he he needed those four states and he got them, doug. >> he did, he pick up few state. we look at kind of the margins in some of the state. that's where things get troublesome for him. but the headline last night, big night, we'll start with the republican numbers here. done al trump did not run the table, an as some thought he might. but did he pick up seven states in play. things get little surprising when we look at ted cruz's numbers. he won not just his home state of texas, which was not exactly a shock, he also won neighboring oklahoma, this result just came in this morning, alaska, then, marco rubio, who pick up just one state, minnesota. >> trump emerge in the florida and greeted supporter chris christie to claim was largely victorious super tuesday. he tried to rally a fragmented party. >> so i think we're going to be more inclusive. i think we will be more unified. and i think we will be much bigger party. and i think we're going to win in november. >> but there is now the complication, ted cruz ha

doug luzader joins us live from washington with more on what is next. >> reporter: just about the best case scenario for hillary clinton last night. the jury is still out on missouri. that is why that state is in white. it remains too close to call. although we may see some results made official relatively soon. she pretty much ran the table against bernie sanders. for republicans this is complicated. donald trump picked up florida. he won north carolina and illinois. he did not win ohio and that is critical. john kasich breathing a big sigh of relief and for good reason. he delivered his winner take all homestate and brushed back donald trump. >> we will be's hillary clinton and i will become the president of the united states. >> reporter: a big talk but this is kasich's first and only when so far. it makes it much more difficult for trump to win the nomination outright. making a contested convention this summer more likely. trump appearing in florida last night and could claim some big wins, especially in that state. >> to win by that kind of a number is incredible. >> reporter: the

doug luzader, thanks. >> could be -- >> what a fascinating year politically.> 6:19. i'm ready for some unbelievable weather, sue. >> i bet you're ready for spring, too, because you know what? it is only four days away. although, it is going to get chillier as we get closer to spring. this figures. vernal equinox this sunday 12:30 in the morning, back to this morning, what we are dealing with a lot of fog in the area. reduced visibility in the area, two and a half miles, half mile in wilmington, fog any lancaster, reading, pottstown, millville, wildwood, atlantic city so very few places cents are escaping the fog this morning. and it is chilly, 43 degrees philadelphia, 30's in lancaster, pottstown, millville, only 35 degrees. so you want that coat this morning. even though it is going to be warming up later on in the day, we are seeing little bit of rainout in the western part of the state. not expected to make it here. we will keep close eye on radar, see what happens. we don't really see anything rolling through until this evening according to the computer mo

doug luzader is live in washington with more. >> reporter: good morning. the holdout right now is still misery for both democrats and republicans. that is why that state is in white right now. it is too close to call. we, hopefully we'll hear something soon. for democrats, hillary clinton had a great day. except for misery. she pretty much ran the table against bernie sanders. for republicans, donald trump did not run the table. he won three important states, florida, north carolina and illinois but he did not pick up ohio and that is a problem for trump. john kasich breathing a big sigh of relief and for good reason. he delivered his winner take all homestate and brushback donald trump. >> we will be's hillary clinton and i will become the president of the united states. >> reporter: big talk but this is kasich's first and only went so far. it makes it much more difficult for trump to win the nomination outright, making a contested convention this summer more likely. trump appearing in florida last night and could claim some big wins, especially in that s

pjoining us live now to talk pabout it doug luzader. pdoug i'm not even sure where to pbegin on this debate. pyou know typically there's a pclear cut winner. pwhat is the take away from last pnight? pwho came out looking the pstrongest? p>> well, you know you got 4 eople on the stage now since pben carson decided to drop out pone of the things we saw last pcoordinated strategy between ted pcruz and marco rubio to avoid phitting one another which they phad done in previous debates. pinstead focus all of their fire pon donald trump. pif you're donald trump, that's pkind of what comes with being a pfront runner. pright now, establishment prepublicans are kind of running pout of time to prevent trump pfrom getting enough delegates to pwin the nomination out right. p>> you know, i have to say too, pwatching last night lot of us phave talked about it this pmorning that debate couldn't phave played more beautifully pinto the hands of democrats. pi have to say. p>> well i guess it all depends pon your perspective. pclearly the attacks that come

. >> let's bring in doug luzader from washington, d.c. ds don't look good but boy his resume sure does, doug. >> yes, he has lengthy resume, chris, alex, which actually is casino of unusual these days for a supreme court candidate. but nevertheless even the white house acknowledges, this is going to be an uphill battle and before judge merrick garlands, he has to run the gauntlet here on capitol hill. >> this is the greatest honor of my life other than her agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. >> judge merrick garland looking at the opportunity after lifetime, and president obama looking at one last chance to change the direction of the u.s. supreme court. >> i have fulfilled my constitutional duty, now it is time for the senate to do theirs. >> ever since the dense of anthony scalia last month, republicans made it clear the senate they control will not sign off on replacement during a election year. >> the steaks are enormous, the american people would like to have a say in it, we will guarantee they do have a say in it. >> while fair to say

many results were expected that reporter, doug luzader live in washington is here to talk about surprises along the way. >> reporter: good morning. there is no question that this was a very good night for hillary clinton and donald trump. they won seven states apiece. that will put them well on their way to their respective party's nominations. >> it was a relatively subdued donald trump who emerged in florida integrated supporter, chris cristie, to claim what was a victorious super tuesday. he tried to rally a fragmented party. >> i think we are going to be more inclusive. i think we will be more unified. i think we will be a much bigger party and i think were going to win in november. >> reporter: now there is the cruz competition. ted cruz had to work hard to win texas but picked up to others in the process. >> we are the only campaign that has been donald trump once -- twice -- three times! and that could undermine efforts from establishment republicans to rally around for the center, marco rubio who won one states, minnesota. exit polls showed that late deciders in several states bro

doug luzader is here this morning from one of the important states, state of of virginia. orning, doug. >> reporter: good morning, virginia is one of the states in play today, and business is brisk at this precinct. some schools are closed to day to make way for all this. they are expecting very heavy turnout. >> wow, wow. >> reporter: donald trump at a rally here in virginia on his way to what could be a largely victorious super tuesday even as he was interrupted by black lives matter protesters. >> you can hear it once. all lives matter. >> reporter: new cnn shows 49 percent of republicans support him now. despite repeated controversies. including ambiguous statements following his disa a vowing of former clan leader david duke who has publicly backed his can hascy. then repeated attacks from rivals, marco rubio in oklahoma. >> there is in room in the conservative movement for kkk or david duke or anyone who will not condemn them. >> this field has yet to be a two man race. >> reporter: senator ted cruz is favored to win his state of texas but trump lead in just about eve

york and there is a new poll out this morning showing that trump has a 36-point in washington, doug luzadernews.news time now 9:09.ow:0 time for check of what else is making had he lines this morni morning. >>> all right.>>> we'll start with this. developing this this morning at least seven people a mre injured following severe weather in weai parts of oklahoma last night. n multiple tornadoes were reportee throughout the tulsa area.sa a according to the national wetnat service at least one tornado tor touched down. the twister sent debris flyingsn while knocking down trees and causing structural damage. >>> also 31st graders in1st alaska have been disciplined for allegedly trying to poison a classmate.at school officials say theay t students all girls plotted tottt kill fellow student with silicon gel packets.kets authorities say the girlshe admitted to the plan. p parents of the students weres we notified of the incident theidet same day it was first reported.e the three have been suspendedped but haven't been charged with wt any crime. >>> president obama is commuting the prison sentence

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >> and the latest poll among republicans in california shows donaldmp with 37% support. ted cruz 30%. john kasich 12%. >>> among democratic candidates in california, 45% of california voters say they back hillary clinton. 37% support bernie sanders. the polls were conduct by usc and the "l.a. times." >>> there is a petition to allow firearms at this year's gop convention. it now has 43,000 signatures. that petition posted on change.org notes that ohio is an open carry state. quicken loans arenastrictly forbids firearms. ted cruz and john kasich have not commented on the petition, but donald trump says he wants to study it and read the fine print. there are reports that the petition may have been launched as a spoof. >>> donald trump is a grandfather again. the billionaire businessman's daughter ivanka trump gave birth to her third child. she announced the birth yesterday saying that the family feels incredibly blessed. donald trump, who is frequently made mention of his daughter's pregnant city while campaigning for the -- has not made any statements.

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> calling on donald trump to tell his supporter that violencethe political process in america is not acceptable. during a televised town hall in ohio, the president-hopeful was asked about trump's accusations that the sanders campaign sent disrupters. >>> a national survey has come out and it has found out which presidential candidate would rather share their snacks with and that's because this is national potato chip day. salty first. they asked people who they would like to crunch their chips with. 57% chose hillary clinton. donald trump came out on top with 33%. >> and the survey found that people who prefer lime or citrus flavored chips have a wider circle of friends and those who prefer low salt chips are more likely to go to the gym. that kind of makes sense. >> it does. this morning we want know what is your favorite potato chips and perhaps most importantly who would you like this share a bag with? the presidential contenders or maybe someone else. >> you know my favorite? what? h. jalepeno kettle chips let us know. >>> a dramatic scene

in washington, doug luzader, fox news.ws >>> the hackers group anonymouss has taken aim at donald trumpthe group allegedly released trump's phone numbers and socias security number yesterday. yterd two weeks ago anonymous declared total war on the gop frontn e gf runner in a youtu waste nod time post owing and pd loop about their attempt toheirt contact trump.contact tru most said the call went toent t voicemail or text messages theye received no response. >>> all right.ig time now 9:09.tiow 9 allison is back with a check onk some of the other stories makin headlines this morning.is mng good morning,. morning,. >> good morning to all of you. first up, large chunks of hail i wreaking havoc it cross parts of texas.exas the ice so thick on the ground o in in places it look like it had snowed. fort worth zoo the hail sadly killed several he can on theanhe tick birds.. the balls of ice damaged severas ambulances and there was heavyrs wind and lightning as well leaving thousands without power. >>> an american from fairfaxairx virginia who allegedly fought with isis is speaking out abouta why

our doug luzader live with more on why so many people are flocking to the nation's capitol this morning. looks beautiful behind you, my friend. >> it is beautiful. you only have a few days to experience the cherry blossoms in all their glory but it does transform things here in washington. the trick is figuring out when these things are actually going to arrive. this is very nearly full bloom along the tidal basin in washington. these tiny flowers that light up the landscape with the ribbon of pink and white. try for any vantage you can to take them in. they won't be around for long. >> it's special when you come on a beautiful day like this in washington. really nice. >> they are really beautiful. i wasn't expecting the pink and the white and to be able to look out and see all around the tidal basin is really pretty. it's really lovely. >> reporter: really lovely and just a little temperamental because while you can make an educated guess as to when they will arrive, for the national park service it's always something of a guessing game based on the weather and this year the forecast k

let's get to doug luzader, live in washington, d.c. with more. ug, it seems like seven is the magic number for hillary clinton and for donald trump. >> that's a number every states each won in this contest yesterday. and they were clearly the big winners. but, but, there were some other folks that walk away with a lot of delegates, because these are proportional contests, after all, on the republican side trump did win those seven states. but ted cruz pick up three of his own and that goes beyond just his home state of texas, it was marco rubio, that maybe got a surprise, minnesota, still difficult, certainly would have wanted to have done much, much bet nerve terms of post that for when he did rack up delegates. >> got his first state. but we have to hear in our area, i have to say, all of our eyes are on chris christie , do you have any inside on why chris christie was a standing there behind donald trump the entire time during his speech. >> well, look, we know that chris christie endorsed done add trump that's already happened. there was quest

. >> joining us live with more on today's critical vote is fox's doug luzader. doug, good morning. >> super tuesday the difference here for republicans some of these states today are win or take all. we're talking about ohio and floor aand for trump an opportunity here to not lock up the nomination but go a long way in that direction if he wins ohio. but that's going to be a real battle. >> for republican it's may all come down to these two candidates and one state. donald trump versus john kasich in ohio. >> ohio is going to make america >> trump already is way ahead in the other big win or take allstate florida which could effectively be last stand for marco rubio polling a distant second oregon worse. but in ohio kasich the governor of that state is narrowly leading recent polls. >> this country is not about us tearing one another down tore having fist fight at campaign rally. >> kasich is too far behind to win nomination outright but if he denies trump ohio 66 delegate it could be convention floor fight in july. >> he's fweting governp nor key swiping state o

. >> doug luzader is looking into this in washington this morning. good morning, doug. >> reporter: good morning. next contest is wisconsin on april 5th, only one that day, so it will be getting a lot of attention from both democrats and republicans. it may kind of determine whether this thing goes all the way to the convention, this summer or whether these contests are going to be ending before that. bernie sanders may be talking about momentum after this weekend. donald trump and ted cruz may still be bickering about their wife's but drum beat of state contest goes on. beyond the ballot boxes what is playing out behind the scenes may matter most trying to win over delegates should this go all the way to the convention. for g.o.p. that could mean preparing for multiple ballots. >> it is who is preparing for a contested convention is what matters most and clearly it seems like the cruz campaign. >> reporter: cruz strategy, continue to get delegates to get cruz on the second and third ballot. trump walk in the convention with a clear, delegate lead. >>