hillary clinton and bernie sanders are in eau claire, wisconsin. ted cruz is in north dakota right now. but we'll come back to the badger state tonight in green bay. john kasich is in janesville. senior national correspondent, john roberts, on the ground in wisconsin, as well, following it all. hi, john. >> reporter: leland, good afternoon to you. might be saying why is ted cruz in north dakota? because the republican party is holding its convention there. 25 delegates, unbound. so you can bet they are going to be very popular people between now all the way to the convention. we are in the north central part of wisconsin, the roth child would wausau area, fertile ground for donald trump. popular in the northern and western counties of the state. not so much down to the southeast, around milwaukee. and as you pointed out just a moment ago, leland, some polls have him running as much as ten points behind ted cruz here in the badger state. really, is in an underdog position. depending on how the vote goes on tuesday night, if ted cruz prevails, if he

senator bernie sanders is in wisconsin this hour holding a town meeting in eau claire.ders and clinton campaigns feuding over a debate, or proposed debate. the clinton campaign accusing the sanders campaign of rejecting three new york

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senator bernie sanders is in wisconsin this hour holding a town meeting in eau claire. today the sanders and clinton campaigns feuding over a debate, or proposed debate. the clinton campaign accusing the sanders campaign of rejecting three new york debates that the clinton campaign proposed. clinton's press secretary brian fallon saying this -- "the sanders campaign needs to stop with the games over the course of the last week we have offered three specific dates for a debate in new york, all of which the sanders campaign rejected." let's talk more about this with our panel. cnn's chris frates is with us, and he's with the sanders campaign eau claire, wisconsin. and host of reliable sources, chris, begin with you. did bernie sanders talk about this at the rally? he did make a big mention of telling the truth. was that an inference to something in particular? >> well, he does make that reference quite a bit, fredricka, and we've not heard bernie sanders talk about the debate so far, but as you can see behind me, he is still speaking, but we did get a statement from the s

bernie sanders just finished a rally here, in fact, at the university of wisconsin at eau claire.eeing the mud-slinging that started before they even hit the ground here. the clinton campaign saying that the sanders campaign has rejected three proposed dates to have a debate in the empire state. spokesman brian fallon shot out this statement to reporters saying, "the sanders campaign needs to stop using the new york primary as a playground for political games and negative attacks against hillary clinton." now, the sanders folks fired back very, very quickly. they're spokesman, michael briggs, responding with this statement saying, "unfortunately the dates and venues she proposed don't make a lot of sense. the idea that they want to debate in new york on a night of the ncaa finals with syracuse in the tournament no less is ludicrous. we proposed other dates they rejected and hope we can reach agreement in the near future." this spat back and forth when exactly they will face-off continues, but it's important a little here, poppy, to remember how we got here. after a big sweeping we

cnn, eau claire, wisconsin. >>> the republicans are also campaigning in wisconsin.unner, donald trump, finds himself in an unfamiliar position in second place. he is also taking heat from every direction lately, including president obama lambasting his foreign policy acumen. trump, however is, sticking to his guns, including his controversial take on nato. listen -- >> many countries are not paying their fair share. that means we are protecting them, and they are getting all sorts of military protection and other things. and they're ripping off the united states and ripping you off. i don't want to do that. either they pay up including for past deficiencies or get out. if it breaks up nato, it breaks up nato. >> donald trump there. and the republican candidates are also focusing in on swaying delegates in the state of north dakota this weekend. though the state only offers a small number of delegates, they are crucial in what is a tightening rice -- tightening race. the state does not hold a presidential primary or caucus, meaning there is no public vote. instead, p

he's attending in wassau and eau claire hoping for last minute votes.s hillary clinton accused his campaign of lying about her and demands an apology. here she's angry when asked about donations from the fossil fuels activist. she says the campaign was lying about her. she told a rally in wisconsin we were not lying. we were telling the truth. >> it's been a rough week for donald trump after misspeaking on his abortion and foreign policy as some would say. could this be an opportunity for ted cruz or john kasich to gain momentum in the race? good to see you again. thank you. >> how you doing? >> good, thank you. let's listen here together to how the candidate reacted to what trump said about punishing women for having abortion ifs abortion was illegal. let's listen. >> the pro choice movement said that's where you look at clinics or whatever. you don't they this on women. it's tough enough for them. end of story. >> we know that there have been a lot of complaint that is the media has been focused on. is what's happening this week giving an opening for

jason carroll is in wisconsin, chris frates is in eau claire, and phil mattingly in fargo, north dakota. jason, i'll begin with you. trump had a challenging week. started when he told chris matthews that women that received abortions should be n punished. he appeared on cbs and said when it comes to abortion, the law is set. >> you told bloomberg in january that abortion should be banned at some point in pregnancy. >> first of all, i would like to see this be a state rights rule. i think it were better if up to the states. right now the laws are set. that's the way the laws are. >> do you have a feeling they should change? you talked libel to torture. >> at this point the laws are set. we have to leave it that way. >> all right. jason carroll, i think we are with us. this clarifying of the stance on abortion is already making impact, polling shown he has lost support in wisconsin. what's the expectation there in a couple days? >> the expectation today, not likely trump will address the abortion issue at this town hall in racine. a number of people are looking for clarification. when you

to voters in rothschild, wisconsin at the same time let's go to hillary clinton speaking live in eau claire. >> and i want to tell you what i intend to do because i want you to know. i think that's only fair. it shouldn't be enough that people just make promises that are going to be really hard if not impossible to keep or even worse, give speeches that insight anger and violence against our fellow americans. those are not an agenda. we need an agenda. because when you show up in washington, you got to have your head down, you got to have your goals set. i want to the i'm so fortunate enough to be the nominee to literally start working on that as soon as i secure the nomination. because i'm well aware that it's going to take allhe energy i have and all the energy of everybody else to push through what i am proposing. and let me tell you what it is. number one. the first test a president should face, as you decide whether to hire somebody, because think about this. this is your chance to hire somebody. to do the job. so you have to say to yourself, who of everybody running can actually make

. >> kelly o'donnell is in eau claire wisconsin with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon.have been talking to voters here who are excited about wisconsin primary on tuesday in part because eau claire has been a must stop for candidates in both parties so voters have had a chance to hear what some friends and neighbors are saying. we have talked to people who already cast a ballot in early voting and some who cast the first ballot. on the democratic side one thing we are seeing coming out in wisconsin is some differences about what it means to be a democratic candidate, who has the better experience and record to represent democratic voters in the fall? and hillary clinton is emphasizing that she has been put through the test of the national limelight and bernie sanders is pointing out that the polls show he has a good chance against donald trump. >> i think we need a nominee who has been tested and vetted already. and for 25 years they have thrown everything they could at me but i'm still standing. >> i happen to believe based on all of the polling that i have seen and on

. >> hello, eau claire! hello! [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: the campaigns are arguing about setting the date for a debate before new york's primary this month. it's a critical state for clinton, who wants a win where she was senator. wendy gillette for cbs news, new york. >> john kasich also campaigned in wisconsin saturday talking about reforming social security at one of his town halls. >>> a first since last month's suicide bombings in brussels, flights resume at the airport tomorrow. tests have been carried out under tight security. officials say for now departure areas will only operate at 20% capacity receiving only 800 departing passengers an hour. [ inaudible ] >> it's a sign of hope that shows our shared will and our strength to resurface and not to -- [ indiscernible ] >> the partial re-opening comes two weeks after suicide bombers struck the airport's departure lounge killing 10 people. they were among at least 32 people killed in attacks that day. >>> alaska airlines is nearing a deal to acquire

> meanwhile, democrats in wisconsin are about to feel the bern at a bernie sanders town hall in eau claireng to widen his lead over hillary clinton.

. >> bernie sanders is also campaigning in eau claire today.ck jenson is joining us live right now. is sanders showing any signs that he's going to beat hillary clinton? >> no. he swept three caucuses last weekend. he's leading hillary clinton in wisconsi wisconsin. the latest polls of sanders ahead of clinton at 48% and 43%. >> sanders says he has the momentum to win this. >> we have won six out of the last caucuses and primaries and with your help and a large voter turn out on tuesday, i believe we'll do just fine here in wisconsin. clinton's first event is scheduled to begin in about 15 minutes and both will attend a dinner this evening in milwaukee, uma. >> there is a lot of controve y controversies on the democratic side. are they arguing of setting a debate date? >> they are, the latest round is early today. sanders campaign want it in new york. clint clinton campaign, in response, sanders said, the dates and venues she proposed does not make a lot of sense. we have proposed other dates which they have rejected. clinton maintained a lead

bernie sanders is still speaking to a big crowd in eau claire and sounding upbeat about his chances for victory. >> there has been some concern upon the part of my opponent and others as to whether or not bernie sanders could win a general election. well, let me tell you. let me tell you that the last cnn poll had us 20 points ahead of donald trump. >> hillary clinton appears in the same city in wisconsin a little bit later on today. >>> we have much more political news ahead right after the break. stay with us. americans. we're living longer than ever. as we age, certain nutrients become especially important. from the makers of one a day fifty-plus. one a day proactive sixty-five plus. with high potency vitamin b12 and more vitamin d. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like grandkids equals free tech support. oh, look at you, so great to see you! none of this works. come on in. and you're talking to yourevere rheumatorheumatologistike me, about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further dama

hillary clinton also set to speak live this hour in eau claire.bring you those events when they happen. back to trump and the week that was. for any other candidate this would be detrimental. not the case for the front-runner donald trump. our dana bash has more. >> when all else fails for donald trump, he tries to change the subject. >> ted cruz was my roommate. i did not like him at all. >> slamming ted cruz in a new instagram videos, causing a bipartisan fire storm with these comments. when asked if women should be punished for having an abortion if it became illegal. >> the answer is that there has to be some form of punishmentment. >> for the woman. >> yeah. >> that trump recanted in hours and later added this. >> could be i misspoke. this was a long convoluted subject. >> he has not taken back what he said at cnn's town hall for more nuclear weapons in asia. >> we have to say we're better off if japan protects itself. >> now trump is refusing to rule out using nuclear weapons in europe. >> europe's a big place. the last person to use nuclear

also attending rallies in wassau and eau claire in the hopes of picking up last minute votes after thex business polls. ted cruz is leading trump by ten points. >> donald trump has had what some are characterizing as a rough week regarding comments on abortion and now saying abortion laws should remain unchanged. but earlier this week he said women who get a

donald trump is speaking to voters in the town of eau claire, wisconsin, looking to shrink ted cruz'sd ahead of tuesday's primary. >>> hillary clinton and bernie sanders holding events in the same town and attending the state dinner tonight for wisconsin's state party, as the two bicker over dates for their next possible debate. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> prisons usually aren't associated with churches. but over the years on "lockup," we filmed almost every type of religion there is. and yet, still, on a standard cell search, we found out behind bars, few things are sacred. >> even though they have their bible or koran, whatever religious preference they are, they'll still hide dope in it, and weapons in it. you'll find razor blades and dope stuffed in the bindings. everybody finds god in prison. if you're looking for him, this is where he's at. come on in. >> we've met some inmates that have seemed very devout, even as they grapple with the realities of their crime. ♪ >> it was in the middle of central california we heard

in eau claire, wisconsin, saturday, hillary clinton tried to make the case that bernie sanders just isn't democrat enough. >> that's kind of important if we're selecting somebody to be the democratic nominee. >> reporter: and yet sanders, the democratic socialist, is having none of it. >> it is just too late for the same old, same old establishment politics. >> reporter: he's been convincing voters of that beating clinton by huge margins in state after state, and that's helped him to close the gap among pledge delegates, the delegates earned by victories in primaries and caucuses. but the fix is in for clinton when you count the so-called superdelegates, the party insiders who have overwhelmingly pledged support for her. >> the superdelegates are going to have to make a very difficult decision. >> reporter: democrats came up with superdelegates after 1980 when ted kennedy challenged the incumbent president jimmy carter and hurt him at the convention. >> i think i have to plead guilty to being at least one of the creator of unpledged add-on delegates. >> reporter: that's tad devine speakin

i had a chance to campaign with secretary clinton in eau claire, wisconsin, and milwaukee over the past few days. it is an uplifting message about taking down the barriers to opportunity. >> if it is uplifting, why is she behind in the polls in your home state, if the message is uplifting and resonating in the way you say it is in. >> well, first of all, both democrats candidates have a hopeful message, about what we can do together when we unite. i have always believed that wisconsin's primary on the democratic side was going to be very competitive. and we are actually enjoying in many ways being the focal point of the nation right now. but i think it will be a tight race. we know that secretary clinton has a very strong lead among the delegates. and if it is a close race, the delegates from this state will be probably fairly evenly divided. and secretary clinton would maintain her strong delegate lead going forward. >> all right, senator tammy baldwin of wisconsin, thank you so much. it's a huge day tomorrow. a lot of oving parts we're covering. thank you. >> let's go back to one of t

two polls now show a double-digit lead for ted cruz, but in eau claire last night trump was in top form defiant and optimistic. >> i think we're going to have a very good day on tuesday. i'll be honest. >> so let's talk about this now with our roundtable, joined by our political analyst matthew dowd. let me ask the question i posed at the top of the show, was this week the tipping point? >> i think it was the tipping point to showing us that donald trump has great capacity to harm himself. i mean, this is a man of great read the electorate, but unbelievable amount of flaws, and normally in the course of these campaigns, people grow, as you know, george. people grow and grow into it and learn to change the behavior and they learn to adapt to what's going on. donald trump doesn't seem to have a capacity to do that, and this week i think showed that it's going to be very difficult for him to win the majority of the delegates before the convention. >> before the convention. but one of the things we've seen, hugh hewitt, talk show host here for salem network, excuse me, we've seen him come b

over on the republican side, cruz hits green bay, eau claire and wausau, trump will make two stops in the milwaukee area. nbc's kerry sanders has been following the trump campaign. big interviews with "the washington post," with maureen dowd of "the new york times." damage control time? >> totally dodge control time. and interestingly i think what he's done is what he has tried to do in the past. whether it's effective this time is unclear. and that is, if he comes out with these bold statements he can direct the conversation. so he comes out and he says, i know more about nuclear weapons than the president of the united states, barack obama, knows. then he says to "the washington post," that i see our country heading towards a recession. and then he says, that he believes that he could actually eliminate the debt of our nation in eight years. all sort of bold, powerful statements to take away from what most people that i've spoken to who are even at some of his rallies are talking about, especially women, which is his very quick evolving thoughts on abortion that if it's an illegal a

she was on saturday out in eau claire, wisconsin, in the western part of the state. >> a great analysisin was my last stop in my campaign, which i didn't win. so i finally figured enough is enough. john has it exactly right. it's fascinating because either person, that's why either person can win the race tonight. bernie's constituency in the rural areas, not a lot of young people who are all enthusiastic. it's working-class people. there's plenty of them. on the other hand, they tend to be traditional democrats. it's absolutely fascinating race. again, i think bernie has a slight edge, but i think either candidate can win here. >> let's pivot to new york. today, senator sanders unveiled a new tv ad to air in the new york market. it featured erica garner, the daughter of eric garner. let me play a little bit of the ad. >> this is everything that i have. my family. i got to see my dad die on national tv. they don't know what they took from us. people are dying. we need a president that's going to talk about it. i believe bernie sanders is a protester. he's not scared to go up against the

we were in eau claire, where it was a little warmer. today we had a nice town hall meeting in madison, a couple of blocks from the campus and at the capital, we did not have any protesters. i did not even know what city i was in with all that going on. halld a great town meeting with megyn kelly. we went and got cheese kurds. last night we had deep-fried cheese kurds. today we had squeaky cheese curds at mars cheese castle. the funniest part is one of ted and heidi's daughters asked why the bus, when we look at the cheese castle, was not made of cheese. , andre over at glorosios tonight, we are thrilled to show them not just the places, but the wonderful people of the state of wisconsin. we are good and decent and honorable people and we are here to tell people across america that we are going for someone tomorrow that we stand with, not against. we are going to make him the winner and make him the nominee of the party and that we are going to make him the president of the united states. [applause] charlie talked about it, but on june 5

they're coming to this winter wonderland in eau claire, wisconsin, in the lower part of the state andor a democratic dinner. hillary clinton trying to downplay expectations all week in wisconsin arguing in 2008 she lost wisconsin to barack obama by double digits. that's no surprise because she's still taking the fight to bernie sanders, arguing that he lied about her record-taking campaign contributions from financial contributors. bernie sanders firing back yesterday saying that hillary clinton owes him an apology because the facts are on his side. >> reporter: according to an analysis done by greenpeace, hillary clinton's campaign and her super pac have received more than $4.5 million from the fossil fuel industry. in fact, 57 oil, gas, and coal industry lobbyists have directly contributed to her campaign with 43 of them contributing the maximum allowed for the primary. and these are not just workers in the fossil fuel industry. these are paid registered lobbyists. secretary clinton, you owe our campaign an apology. we were telling the truth. >> reporter: now, hillary clinton's camp

[applause] in milwaukee, in nina, in superior, in eau claire, in warsaw, and in amenities all over this great state, voters are ready for democratic leadership to move wisconsin forward. they are tired of the obstruction. they want action. they are fed up with the lipservice and disappointed after the election day. ae democratic party is not party of talk. we are a party of action. then the democrats, we are party of the future. we are greater together than we are alone. exceed whenll everyone gets a fair shot. everyone gets their fair shot, and everyone plays by the same rules. we want to make sure the family in stevens point never has to worry about making their house payment or losing it, or getting the health care their family needs. we want the teachers in la crosse to rewarded for educating the minds of the future. we want the students from asselin to get a degree from the school of their choice and not --battled with debts for the saddled with debt for the rest of their life. we want workers in racine to earn a wage and have a voice in their workplace. we can make these goals of

donald trump was in eau claire, wisconsin, talking about this whole process.he might pull out a third-party run even though he said it earlier. listen -- >> now, the republican party, they view me as a guy -- they don't want me because i don't want their money. i don't want the lobbyists' money. all these people, they're going to be saying we can't get to trump because it's a crooked system. we can't get to trump. so i got all these people against me. that's why it's important that i win -- i don't want nog looking at the second ballot. probably with the way the thing is, it's crooked as hell. >> donald trump says it's crooked. the question is, is it? is the convention set up as a crooked system? there's something in "the new york times" that the rnc chairman got together with reporters off the record for drinks. he was telling them, look, even if trump gets the nomination, we're not going to turn over the party apparatus to him even though that's what they do every time somebody gets the nomination. and if that is the case, if that's the way it plays out and

we play -- >> go to your computers -- >> thank you so much eau claire. >> eight.llary clinton's rally in wisconsin. get her a coup of coffee. all right ainsley, over to you. >> thank you, steve. well the battle for the badger state is on. and donald trump is taking big steps to shore up the female votes. over the weekend he did admit that retweeting the unflattering image of heidi cruz was a mistake, and then today melania trump, his wife, is going to hit the campaign trail for her husband. but will this be enough? joining us now to weigh in is pollster and partner leigh carter. will that be enough? melania, she's going to be working wisconsin today trying to get the female votes. is it enough? >> i'm not sure if it's enough. but i think it's really person that the women in donald trump's life do join him on the campaign trail. i think melania, his daughter, i think his son's wives, all of the people, even his ex-wives who can speak nicely about him, say a lot about him. they show a softer side of him. i think ivanka especially said he did something right. when yo

eau claire is a big important state. thank you, sicily. sioux falls. i've been in iowa too long.this one was obvious. >> so let me be clear, that -- let me be very clear. i just want to be clear. i want to be absolutely clear. let me be clear. let me just be clear. so let me be as clear as i can be. ♪ it's going to be a bright bright sunshiny day ♪ ♪ say my name >> mr. president, you weren't so clear though on who was who. >> well, tim, i think that -- tim, first of all -- >> you're saying tim. it's matt lauer. but believe me, i completely understand. i completely understand. >> no, i'm sorry. good morning, matt. >> it's david today. >> and then there was me. >> garrett, i haven't looked at the latest polling around the world. i don't know, garrett. but i think it's fair to say that, no, garrett. >> when even fashion choices are scrutinized including this one -- >> critics summed it up in two words, mom jeans, a sweet pair of mom jeans. nice mom jeans, obama. >> you can never quite get a break where you will always have the awed dasi ied a das city of >> he looked like he was on