heather. >> all right, rich edson live for us. thank you, rich. >>> well, ted cruz may have won wisconsin, but is it enough to overcome his delegate deficit? our political panel here to weigh in. fox news contributor and regular talk show hose tammy bruce and former aide boris edson. thank you both for joining us. >> good morning. >> it's been a long night so far. we've been talking about these numbers and the math and how they all add up. tammy, i'll start with you. what does this mean tonight, this win by cruz? >> psychological. it's a statement that the ground game has changed a bit, that we will have a contested convention, but not because one of them can't do it but with ted cruz finally winning every category and groups that normally have been stalwart groups for mr. trump, for him to win all of those elements means that a shift has, in fact, occurred because we've seen it across the board. he's mentioned the money he's raised today, over $1 billion. that's also sending a message to fundraisers, to people who are giving, and

rich edson is in washington. let's go trace gallagher in the west coast news hub. we know why north korea keeps firing missiles? >> reporter: south korean leaders saying firing missiles into the sea is north korea's way of responding to joint military exercises being conducted by the u.s. and south korea, which the north says is nothing less than a rehearsal for an invasion. listen now to north korea's ambassador to the u.s. >> no, they open their color, meaning decapitation of the supreme leadership of dprk. >> reporter: the ambassador went on to say the korean peninsula is in a, quote, semi state of war and experts say what is even more alarming than the missile tests, four in just the past few weeks -- is the fact they keep building their military and firing off this expensive hardware despite very severe international sanctions and a pretty big money shortage over there. >> despite all the military rhetoric, the north korean leadership seems to be warning its people to be ready for tough times. >> in north korea the phrase arduous march is code for famine. the

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he is aes voting for but at the samesame time praising another contender.conten >>> fox news rich edsonas more from the campaign trails. >> reporter: ted cruz'sorte barnstorming through indianaghna courting voters and desperately seeking toee recapture momentum. >> indiana faces a choice, a choice between one campaign that is based on yelling and screaming and cursing and insults and another campaign that is a positive optimistic forward looking conservativeonse campaign. >> reporter: and a boost for bsf the cruz camp indiana governor r mike pence throws his supportth behind the texas senator. >> i see ted cruz asro t a principled has dedicated his career.isar >> reporter: though beforeef that pence was commending donald trump and while the who'sier state such next onta the primary calendar somear candidates are focy using onusi other delegate rich states.ch se both john kasich and trumpnd t were speaking at california'sal' gop convention though it wasou trump who entered through thed u back door avoiding a largeg a l crowd of protestors in frontin of the venue.of >> that was not the ea

rich edson live in washington with the latest. rich? reporter: good morning john and presidential front-runner donald trump has to win more than half the outstanding delegates in these upcoming contests to secure the republican nomination on the first ballot. according to a tally by the associated press, donald trump has 845 delegates. ted cruz has 559.ohio governor john kasich has 148. cruz and kasich, he says to drop out and he also tweeted cruz said kasich should leave because he couldn't get 1237. now he can't get to 1237. dropout, lying ted. cruz and kasich maintain they are the only republicans who can win in november. >> what we are seeing in maryland and across the country is 65 to 70 percent of republicans understand that donald trump is not the best candidate to go head-to-head with hillary clinton. >> they want to get me out of the race because they don't want me to run against hillary. it's interesting. i've got my competitors trying to get me out, the democrats trying to get me out and guess what?i'm not getting out just so

let's begin with the republican contest and bring in rich edson in the washington, d.c., bureau with the latest. rich? >> reporter: gregg, ted cruz wins the wisconsin primary, increasing the odds no candidate will arrive at the republican convention in july with the delegates needed to secure the nomination. speaking to reporters shortly after his victory, cruz called his wisconsin win a turning point and vowed to win the nomination, even if it takes a contested convention. >> either before cleveland or at the convention in cleveland, together we will win a majority of the delegates, and together we will beat hillary clinton in november. >> cruz will secure most of wisconsin's 42 delegates. he's captured about 50% of the vote there. donald trump takes about a third. ohio governor john kasich trails well behind trump. the republican front-runner still maintains a substantial delegate lead. trump's campaign blames the wisconsin loss on the onslaught of the establishment and issued a statement saying, quote, lying ted cruz has the governor of wisconsin, many conservative radio talk show

>> rich edson. we got a statement from bernie sanders' campaign. the debate about the debates continues. thanks, rich. >>> as we continue to wisconsin democratic primary, 86 delegates are at stake. we are also awaiting donald trump. he's going to speak in eau claire, wisconsin, in a little while. they're in wisconsin. it's a little different about how the democrats do and how the republicans do it. democratic delegates will be awarded proportionally. it will be hard for any one candidate of the democrats to sweep all the delegates. clinton, of course, leads sanders in the delegate race. most notably, she has 469 super delegates to sanders' 31. you see on your screen now, the entire delegate race, 1,712 to 1,011, a 700 gap. >> and if you're like us, you won't want to miss tomorrow. chris wallace with donald trump after his bumpy week in wisconsin. check your local fox listings for time. then at 8:00 p.m. eastern, greta van susteren returns home to wisconsin for a one-on-one town hall with trump. and, of course, fox news will be covering the battle f

for more on that, let's head over to rich edson who is live in the bureau. >> senator ted cruz wins wisconsin and send the nomination to the convention floor. cruz will take most of wisconsin's delegates with nearly half of the state's republican votes. donald trump finishes with a round of third and john kasich is a distant third. still trailing a considerable amount of delegates cruz claims he is is the republican to unite the party and promises to see it through a contested convention. >> governor, let me tell you. i look forward to coming back to the state of wisconsin this fall. and in november for the first time since 1984, painting the badger state bright republican red. >> while donald trump still enjoys the substantial delegate lead it will be difficult for him to collect the 1,237 needed to secure the nomination ahead of the republican convention in july. >> he blames his second place wisconsin finish a coordinated effort against him. donald j trump withstood the onslot again. he is a trojan horse and attempting to steal it from trump. they say the latest primary results confirm rep

rich edson is live in washington with the latest. >> reporter: hey, arthel. senator bernie sanders is soon beginning his second wisconsin campaign event of the day. hillary clinton has just finished her first. they'll both attend the state democratic founders day dinner this evening in milwaukee. most of the primaries and caucuses are finished and sanders is still in the race. he's raised millions of dollars. his campaign says nearly 40 million last month. and he won all three caucuses last weekend. he leads in the polls in wisconsin and next week's democrats will caucus in wyoming where sanders is also expected to perform well. he says he has the momentum to capture this nomination. >> we have won six out of the last seven caucuses and primaries and with your help and a large voter turnout on tuesday, i believe we're gonna do just fine here in wisconsin. >> reporter: though clinton maintains a substantial delegate lead, she has 1712. the 2383 needed to win the nomination. sanders has about 1,000. after wyoming, democrats will vote in new york on april 19 and

rich edson joins us live with more. it seems like the democratic primary is showing no signs of ending any time soon. >> reporter: they are not. despite hillary clinton's substantial delegate lead, senator bernie sanders continues raising millions and securing delegates as well. both are campaigning in wisconsin ahead of the state's tuesday primary. clinton is holding an event now. sanders has one next hour in milwaukee and both will attend a dinner this evening in milwaukee. with most of the primaries and caucuses concluded, there is little indication the democratic nominating process will end soon. sanders' campaign announced it raised nearly $40 million last months after it finished march last week winning all three western state caucuses. sanders also leads in the latest wisconsin poll. wyoming caucuses next weekend and sanders has performed well in caucus states with similar demographics. arthel. >> looking past next week, they're looking ahead. already to new york, right? >> reporter: they are. the primary is more

rich edson is live at the white house. >> north korea continues testing ballistic missiles, continues to develop its nuclear weapons program. the administration says the united states will continue to bolster its defenses in that region as president obama acknowledges such a volatile regime is a massive security challenge. north korea, a nuclear country with an erratic leader is threatening to attack the united states and its allies. pentagon officials say there are indications north korea is preparing a fifth nuclear test. its fourth was in january. defying u.n. security council resolutions, they continue to test ballistic missiles, apparently launching one saturday from a submarine. the administration's response? sanctions and missile defense. >> even as we try to resolve the underlying problem of nuclear development inside of north korea, we're also setting up a shield that can a the relatively low-level threats that they're posing right now. >> the obama administration and long-time ally, south korea are, negotiating a plan to deploy a ballistic missile defense system on the korea

rich edson is in washington.offs in a big way. >> reporter: that's right. campaign officials say they're simply a consequence of the primary schedule. in a statement the campaign says, quote, our campaign has now completed 80% of the primaries and caucus. that means we no longer require many of the loyal and dedicated state and national support staffers where the nominating contests have been completed. the spokesman adds the campaign will retain 300 works. sanders says he is staying in the race and is promming mys to win the primary in indiana and will continue campaigning through california and new jersey. and he just told an oregon crowd he is the democrat who will perform best against republicans. >> we all agree, this is one thing that secretary clinton and i do agree on -- we must not have a republican in the white house. [cheering] >> but i think the evidence is overwhelming that you are looking at the strongest democratic candidate. >> however the result of the completed primaries, christianton has a seem

>> rich edson, thank you. politics just getting started as we wait for ted cruz's announcement at the top of the hour. we'll have it live. we're expecting him to pick, as we mentioned a few times, former rival carly fiorina as a running mate. up next i'll speak with a political reporter about what she's calling ted cruz's big gam sxbl why she says cruz's move could turn off more voters than it attracts. it's politics 2016 on fox news channel, america's choice for news and information on cable. jusdoes that mean they have toer grow apart from their friends, or from the things they love to do? with right at home, it doesn't. right at home's professional team thoughtfully selects caregivers to help with personal care, housekeeping, meals, and most of all, staying engaged in life. oh, thank you, thank you. you're welcome. are you ready to go? oh, i sure am. we can provide the right care, right at home. >>> you know carly fiorina is the news now. ted cruz making the decision that carly fiorina will be his vice pres

our reporter at business network, rich edson, talking to trump's campaign advisor they will not say who advised him or wrote the speech we'll hear from donald trump. he refused to say. he did add they will be discussing affairs involving reexamination of the u.s. relationship with russia to your point, a new look at iran nuclear deal. and he will make it clear that the u.s. seeks to destroy isis. harris: i want to talk a little bit how the economy folds into this today. we're seeing budgetary talks on the hill with the military in places where the military is hurts from cuts and so on, so forth. how president obama really taking heat here of late. we knew cuts were coming. we knew they would be deep cuts but we've done our own specials. we look here recently as fox news reporting specials unit what that means for the military and how devastating in some cases, they don't have enough equipment and so on, so forth. part of a foreign policy speech, melissa, i imagine would have to do with money. >> i think so. this is a real shift. we went through a long period of time spending a lot on mi

rich edson live in washington with more on the status of the sanders campaign today.ter: good morning, martha. despite trailing in delegates, lose laying off staff and losing all but one of several primaries sanders campaign says the vermont senator will continue on. he is hosting a rally in oregon. the at a campaign event in indiana, he said he is the democrat best positioned to beat donald trump. >> if you look at the last half a dozen national matchup polls, between secretary clinton and donald trump, bernie sanders and donald trump, in every one of these polls, we are beating trump badly. reporter: as for those hundreds of campaign staff layoffs, the campaign spin is, that they have no more use for them. spokesperson writes, our campaign has now completed 80% of the primaries and caucuses. that means we no longer require many of the loyal dedicated state and national support staffers where the nominating contests have been completed. the campaign says it still has 300 workers. it promises sanders will win indiana tuesday an continue on to the california primary on

as for the temperature range, 50 in the hamptons, 68 in edson, visibilities are down, specially east of the city. what's going to happen today, showers, maybe some thunderstorms, best bet for that is during that drive home this evening. then as we make our way beyond, cooler air will be plunging on in, and we're talking about the potential for snow this weekend. so hour by hour here we go with your forecast. for today showers, maybe a storm, keep the umbrella handy. best bet for showers and storms will be this evening as you then look what happens. tomorrow another chance for some more wet weather. it will be cooler tomorrow in the 50s. then, the big dropoff saturday night into sunday, see what's happening to the north and west. we've got colder air plunging on in. we're talking windchills in the teens and 20s. we're talking the potential for some snow overnight saturday into early sunday. as far as accumulations, maybe a trace to 2 inches, so this could not be a big deal, but it will be such a drastic change that it's a big talker and a little interesting. people have been asking is