17, greg abbott 47, wendy davis at 36.that's within striking distance. there's a real possible campaign there. i want to show an ad wendy davis has about ted nugent. and we haven't polled in texas since the ted nugent episodes and this ad. so let's look at this. >> my name is nicole. i'm 34 years old and i'm a rape survivor. >> i'm speaking out because it really bothered me for greg abbott to partner with ted nugent knowing his history of being a predator. i think that it sends the wrong message. that he partners up with this man who is very vocal about liking underaged girls. there's something wrong with that. it's not okay. >> what is the effect of that in texas? >> let me tell you, it has real potential effect. wendy davis has to do two things. it's an uphill battle for per. she has to appeal to hispanic voters to turn out in numbers larger than they have. she's also got to appeal to women, moderate suburban women, republican leading women. the kind of women in 1990 voted for anne richards. 61% of the women in that year

and greg abbott and bring you a look at the number one solution you have to proezed so far in this week a's call to action on voting rights. first, our headlines. >>> john kerry has arrived in the ukrainian capital of kiev. >> an emotional wake through the square. >> we will stand with the people of ukraine. >> have had mir putin saying this morning -- >> there is no need for further russian military intervention but the possibility still exists. >> angela merkel told obama she wasn't sure putin was in touch with reality. >> making smart spending cuts and closing tax loopholes that right now only benefit the well off and well connected. >> it is primary day in texas. >> in the last gubernatorial election, the latino turnout was make or break issue. >> the voices in south texas will be the voices if they engage. >> are you homephobic? >> i'm not homephobic, are you? >> if you had more gay friends you would not wear that tie? >>> we begin today with breaking news. today the tug of war over ukraine is intensifying with russia's president defending his intervention and u.s. upping the ante.

. >> i think greg abbott will beet wendy davis by high single digits. over the last 20 years competitive democrats lost. when i say that wendy davis is likely to lose by seven, eight, in my opinion she's running more competitively. >> all of you deserve to have your voices heard. >> democrats appreciate supporting a candidate who they see as having a fighting chance in a state that hasn't elected a democrat since anfernee hardaway richards. >> former australian prime minister julia gillard has a mandate to educate children. focussing on low income areas. she tells ray swar es about getting women into leadership positions. >> i think our world is undergoing a change about gender economy and more women going into politics. i think it's important that more women go into politics for the future. if you believe merits distributed evenly between the sexes leaders should be around half men and women. if we get there we have to fix a series of things like girls' education. if you don't get the foundation stop you will never get equal outcoles. >> education is c

pay discrimination is illegal and that's interesting particularly in the case of greg abbott.rsity in texas against a woman who was being paid less than her colleagues for the same work because he said the federal law, the lily ledbetter act, doesn't apply to state cases in texas. and so obviously he won that case and the woman didn't get any compensation for having been paid unequally for years. >> and he pays the women in his own office less in one of the eight states in the country that tonight have these laws to protect women statewide. >> obviously not protected. >> it has been a little while since we passed the fair pay act and basically what it allows women to do is it gives them a longer period of time to sue for gender based pay discrimination because essentially what happened to lily ledbetter she didn't know she was being discriminated against until many years later. >> she got her pension. >> when she went to the courts they said, sorry, you know, your time limit expired. well, i had no idea. so that's what lily ledbetter does. the act would have allowed her then t

been a lot of depression, why bother, we're not going to win. >> reporter: even now and she trails greg abbott11 points in the polls, dalton and his team are optimistic, the november matchup could be a success. democrats though, say if davis doesn't win, she'll at least build momentum for taking texas competitive. they are encouraged that by 2020 more hispanics and more young people will become eligible voters. bullard is already a democratic party volunteer, even though his father is stanchly republican. have you tried to sway him? >> yeah, i have tried to appeal to him. >> reporter: has it gone anywhere? >> sometimes it does. sometimes it doesn't. >> reporter: but the fact that the debate is happening at both the kitchen table and across the state is something texas democrats see as progress. heidi zhou castro, al jazeera, dallas. >> reporter: it would be a real shocker to see texas turn blue this year, but the possibility of it happening in the next decade is a real possibility because hispanics will make up the largest population. heidi zhou castro in dallas. thank you very much. >>> when

republicans around, greg abbott and probably greg abbott himself would have to make serious mistakesn order for this to matter. it obviously goes to the larger point, that republicans have a huge problem with women. not just because of gaffes or a failure to be articulate, but because a lot of the policies that they're selling have not done as well with women. conservatives would say we sqju need to do a better job of explaining ourselves. and then you get to the inability for people to explain themselves clearly. >> and susan, when you get to some of the really serious policies, the plan parenthood issue, and some of the other health policies in texas, they are down to now a handful of clinics that provide abortions. and state after state, but texas in particular has been very aggressive in cutting back on access to health care for women without means. >> you know, i think that's certainly true, and i don't think this gaffe turns around the gubernatorial race. it does reinforce a national problem that republicans have had for a year or more. i mean, the republicans continue to have

. >> reporter: greg abbott has attacked her hard luck biography as embellishments saying she didn't divorceil the age of 21 and released a web video portraying the state senator as a flip flopper on guns and abortion. >> so wendy davis has changed a lot of issues. >> reporter: the dennis came pan hit back claiming his relationship with ted nugent. >> it bothered me that he is with ted nugent know his history as a predator. >> reporter: $11 million still can't compete with abbott's $30 million war chest. and abbott continues to beat davis in the polls. a recent poll from the university of texas and the texas tribune puts abbott 11 points ahead of davis. >> is a think that greg abbott will beat wendy davis maybe by high single digits. over the last 20 years even competitive democrats have lost by 12 to 16 points, so when i say that davis is likely to lose by 7, 8, 9 that means she is running more pest till. >> alcompetitively. >> all of you deserve to have your voices heard. >> reporter: democrats appreciate supporting a candidate who they see as having a fighting chance in a state that hasn'

greg abbott is going to be the next governor of texas.d a lot of money, but in texas, not so much. she's going to get beat and she's going to get beat big. >> senator john cornyn meantime, r59% to 19%. congressman pete sessions beat back his tea party challenge. chip, what do those results tell you? >> pretty simple. when you run against an incumbe incumbent, you have have to an issue. at the end of the day, john cornyn and pete sessions have done a great job for the state of texas and their district. >> aisha, was this less about bad news for the tea party and more about the realities of running against an incumbent? >> i think it's both. i think the tea party has to be for something as opposed to against everything and we saw that play out in those primaries. >> one tea party candidate that had a good night, state senator dan patrick, who forced the state's republican lieutenant governor david dewherst into a runoff. what do you think about that? >> yeah, i think that's exactly what that is, ted cruz really hurt his reputation pretty ba

because of greg abbott going to court, they are not covered by the lilly ledbetter act. think that's wrong. i think these women deserve full legal protection. wendy davis, the democratic candidate, has in fact co-sponsored a bill that would ensure that the lilly ledbetter act is enforced in texas. that is one of the simple steps we can take to get to that place that michael was talking about where women and men are getting equal pay for their families. >> and just for people tuning in at home, the lilly ledbetter act is related to the statute of limitations on when women can bring suit for equal pay. previously, they could only sue during a statute of limitations that started with the initial decision that led to the paid discrepancy under the lilly ledbetter act, they have a statute of limitations that starts after the last paycheck, correct, ann? >> that's exactly right. and the reason that became so important, there really is a lilly ledbetter, by the way. she is with us today and she can talk to you about how important this is. she worked in a factory for 20 years, a

greg abbott?wants to dictate for all women, including victims of rape or incest, the decisions that they should make. >> we must never forget that the rights that we have, they don't come from government. instead, those rights come from god. >> in a sign that the establishment versus tea party story line is far from over, not every incumbent republican escaped unscathed last night. lieutenant governor david dewhurst who lost the primary to ted cruz finished second with just 28% of the vote in a four-way race and heads to a runoff against houston state senator and conservative radio host dan patrick in an incredibly vulnerable position. >> there was an article today in washington, someone told me, that said the tea party was dead in texas. as john wayne would say, that'll be the day. the tea party is alive and well. >> i think you're going to discover that there's more that unites us, you and me, than divides us. so i'm going to work real hard to obtain your support. >> republican contests for atto

. >>> in the high-profile texas governor's race wendy davis will face texas attorney general greg abbott. davis gained national attention for her hours long speech on the floor of the texas legislature last summer there vying to replace rick perry not seeking re-election after 14 years in office. >>> president obama travels to connecticut today to push for an increase in the minimum wage. that's after the president sent congress a $3.9 trillion budget that includes new spending for pre-k program, job training and about $300 billion to repair the nation's aging infrastructure. republicans say there is no chance it will pass. >>> abc news poll out this morning shows record support for gay marriage. the shift in opinion is speeding up with 59% of americans now supporting same-sex marriage. just 34% opposed. 81% say businesses should not be allowed to refuse service to gaiss and lesbians based on religious belief as recently vetoed by that arizona governor in that proposed bill. >>> sad as it is to say another mardi gras has wrapped up in new orleans. >> thousands of people lined parade rout

why bother, we're not going to win. >> reporter: as she trails greg abbott by 11 points in the poll,dalton and his team of volunteers are optimistic the november matchup could be an upset. the republicans see that as wishful thinking. >> the democrats were serious about having wendy davis in a statewide office. they would have put her in a race she could win. >> reporter: democrats, though, say if davis doesn't win she'll at least build momentum to make texas competitive. they're encouraged by 2020 more hispanics and more young people will become more eligible voters. >> have you tried to sway your father? >> yes, i mean, i try to appeal to him. >> has it gone anywhere? >> sometimes it does. sometimes it doesn't. >> reporter: but the fact that the debate is happening at both his kitchen table and across the state is something texas democrats see as progress. >> now, tony, most insiders will say texas turning blue this year would be a shocker. however, in the next ten years because of the shifting demographics that becomes a real possibility. by the year 2025 hispanics will make up th

november that's when davis will face off with her assumed republican opponent, the heavily favors greg abbott. texas democrats say this election season is still early, and they hope to carry p the momentum forward. >> hi, this is the dallas county county. >> the phones are ringing off the hook. and the pizza is flying out of the box. the headquarters of the dallas county democratic party is in full on election mode. >> pretty buzzed up right now. >> early voting numbers are promised. here in dallas and in other counties turn out among democrats is on track to surpass nose of the 2012 presidential primary. election watchers chalk it up to excitement, over wendy davis, the democratic state senator who famously filibustered for abortion rights, and who is now on the ballot for governor. >> we have that fire and i think that's what is making a difference. >> carman sees davis as texas democrats best hope in 20 years. that's how long republicans have controlled every statewide office in texas, making it one of the reddest states in the country. but a she sees it differently. >> i see it purple. i

greg abbott will be the republican nominee facing off against wendy davis. tea party stockman was defeated, and the 12 person race to replace his house seat is heading to a run off. democrats think they have a chance to turn the state from red to blue for the first time in three decades. the extreme weather is having an impact, especially for small business owners, taking out loans to survive the weather season. mary snow reports. >> fed up. this is deborah koenigsberger's effort to offset losses after cold weather kept women out of her store in new york city. the polar vortex is public enemy number one. >> how much money would you have lost this winter because of the weather? >> i'll say is a good $100,000 because of the weather. it's a lot for us. >> in chicago. >> would you like sample cuts. >> a 50% drop in sale enough to force kendall to take out a loan to pay the bills at his two frozen yoghurt shops. >> it's tough. it's cold. >> the temperature in chicago fell below zero 20 days in september. that's meant that kendall shaw had to shut down his busines

. >> meanwhile the guy at the top of the ticket is attorney general greg abbott. he's the guy who brought ted nugent along for the ride. nugent called president obama a, quote, subhuman mon grel. the left was outraged when a tweet came out on senator davis, calling her, quote, too stupid to be governor. all eyes will be on the race seen as an early test of democrat strategy to turn texas blue. republicans challenge to hold onto their power in the face of changing state-wise demographics that may not be in their favor. joining me lisa frich who says she's a new kind of conservative. let's watch her ad. >> being conservative means fighting obamacare. being conservative means protecting the unborn while demanding women's rights. being conservative means economic opportunity for rich and poor. it's time to say yes to a new kind of conservative. i'm lisa fritch. conservative republican for governor. i'm not your father's conservative. >> so, lisa, you talk in your ad about being a different kind of conservative and it means more than just saying no. i want to ask you a

she campaigning for greg abbott t.ad has effectively become calling the president nearly dishonest as did texas senator john cornyn. >> people look at what's happening in washington today. they see bad decisions being made. no one is held accountable. >> the conflicts of the american people are shaken to its very core. >> but for his tea party challenger, corn nine might as well sent the president a pa ja ma-gram. stockman created an entire website, corn nine loves obamacare.com. so true the secret and forbidden passion for covering the uninsured. as evidences, corn ninelovesobamacare.com. he failed, by stabbing him in the back by failing to the cruz-led catastrophe last fall's government shutdown. ted cruz who faces a test in texas tomorrow refused to endorse his republican senate colleague and said his vote is between him and the ballot box. as all of ted cruz's votes stay there. joining me is the professor of public policy at the university of texas. victoria desoto and political writer at the dallas morning news wa

>> greg abbott is going to be a fabulous governor. he has proven himself day and, day out, a committed conservative. i think texas is as steady as you go. >> chris christie also got a pretty good reception at cpac. do you think he is applicable to most movements? >> i think he is doing a great job of governing his stay. that is the beauty of these 50 laboratories of innovation. chris gives a great speech, fires people up, leading the rga. i am not sure that it matters that present. he came to texas and raised money for rga and flew well. trying to pick any of us against each other at this point in time is -- >> i would not do that. >> it is not healthy for the republican governors association. >> it has been said that edward snowden is more of a whistleblower than a criminal. do you agree? >> i think we have rules, regulations, and laws in this country that mr. snowden broke. if washington dc or the nsa are breaking some of those laws, then we need to go after them. from my perspective, and i don't know all the details, but we have ru

. >>> we don't have to question greg abbott's courage because he invited me here today.understands that god gave us all individual rights and that we wrote them down in the constitution of the bill of rights. i have a feeling there's some undercover agents here somewhere. we welcome you, too, because we love sharing the truth with those that don't get it. >> that is how voting season in texas began this year. with the man who once referred to president obama as a, "subhuman mongrel" campaigning alongside the front-runner for the republican nomination for governor in that state. today was election day in texas. and as hard as this might be to believe, ted nugent's cameo was one of the least nutty parts of the lone star state's primary season. despite causing a minor controversy in appearing alongside america's rockingest political control, greg abbott appears set to sail to an easy primary victory. also looking to catch an easy win today, two-term republican senator john cornyn who seemed for a sliver of a moment like he just might have a serious tea party insurgency on h

. >> 2018 -- >> 2022 is probably democrats best bet if greg abbott -- he's likely to win, 2022 he probably leaves the demographics will be right. george p. bush versus one of the castro brothers. >> you're a geek and crazy but house of representatives is filled with young men and women who have thought this way through for the next 20 years and. >> who's going to quit and run for something else? they've all figured it out. that part of it is like house of cards. chris cillizza and ruth marcus, i love it. thank you. we'll have more on hardball at 7:00 p.m. eastern tonight. >>> he's a fixture in homes as anchor of nbc's "nightly news", on "late night." he had to answer his toughest critic, believe it or not, a 10-month-old baby. >> uh-oh, it's brian williams. [ crying ] >> you're not appealing to the younger demo. >> it's disturbing. as a father of two, first of all, he's being goated by the dad. we have another video of a golden retriever no matter what is going on in the house, my theme and my voice comes on, right into the den. he is a fantastic viewer. if i can impart one lesson to a new

democrat wendy davis will take on republican greg abbott in the race for governor. our first read team says primary night was a good night for establishment republicans, not so much for the tea party. mark murray will join us and we'll get mark's insight on the explosive exchange between elijah cummings and darrell issa that we just witnessed on the hill. join the conversation. what do you think of this moment? we'll play a bit more of what happened during that hearing. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you're watching one of the biggest financial services companies in the country at work. hey. thanks for coming over. hey. [ male announcer ] how did it come to be? yours? ah. not anymore. it's a very short story. come on in. [ male announcer ] by meeting you more than halfway. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. on expedia you can book any flight, car and hotel together to save even more. plus, get an extra $100 when you build your custom trip. expedia, find yours. yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are goo

attorney general greg abbott easily winning the republican primary a. he's the new gop nominee in more than one decade. he wants more freedom and less government. >> we must never forget that the rights that we have, they don't come from government. instead those rights come from god. >> democrats pinning their hopes on state senator wendy davis. she called her opponent defender of status quo. >> i'm ready to fight for you and to fight for every hardworking texan a across the state. >> another member of the bush family begins his political career with a win. george p bush, former son of jeb bush. one lieutenant governor dewhurst and the oldest serving member of the house is fighting for his job. 90-year-old republican paul talked here. his challenger said he spent too much time in d.c. >>> what would be the nation's strongest abortion bill has passed the house. the state house voted 73-29 in favor of the measure. the bill heads to the senate three other restrictions. if signed into law, alabama would join other states with the strongest bills. >>> now t

attorney general greg abbott thought to exempt his state, and he won last year in the texas supreme courtification that he opposes additional pay equity laws comes the same day his office has a paycheck problem. the san antonio express news reported that female assistant attorneys general in abbott's office paid nearly $6,000 less than per year than male counterparts. overall, men in his office make $15,000 more than women. it is unclear if the women who work for abbott agree into no new legislation is necessary because wage discrimination is technically against the law and it's an issue not confined to his offices. in the lone star state, women are paid on average 9,000 less than men. texas women make 79 cents for every dollar their male counterparts are paid. on sunday the director of red state women tried to explain republican opposition to the lilly ledbetter act. >> we don't believe the lilly ledbetter act is what's going to solve that problem for women. we believe women want real world solutions to this problem, not more rhetoric. >> apparently taking a company to court for paying a

instead, those rights come from god. >> greg abbott will go on to face the dwmic winner wendy davis iny watched contest in the fall. and as long as we're looking forward, a look in to the crystal ball shows a future for texas that bear as striking resemblance to its past. with the state poised to elect its third george bush. george p. bush cruised to victory in the gop race for land commissioner. the son of jeb and nephew of g.w., george p. did not have to go far to get political pointers from big time texans. >> did you get any advice from your dad? >> well, at the beginning of the effort, he gave the best advice and that is just outhust huhuso competition. >> unheard of $3.5 million in fundraising. perhaps by the time george p. bush is ready to begin his campaign for higher office, the texas tea party will be decaffeinated. that is all for now. i'll see you back here tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern. the ed show is up next. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to the ed show live from new york. let's get to work. >> what president obama could do to get putin's attention is to start to b

. >>> attorney general greg abbott easily won the primary for governor, the first gop nominee in more than a decade. is he pushing for more freedom and less government. >> we must never forget that the rights that we have, they don't come from government. instead those rights come from god. >> meanwhile, democrats are pinning their hopes on state senator weekendy davis, callingr opponent a defender of the status quo. >> i am ready to fight for you and to fight for every hardworking texan across this state. >> another member of the bush family begins his political career with a win. george p. bush, the son of former florida governor jeb bush is running for texas land commissioner. but in a stunner at least two prominent republicans were forced into runoffs, lieutenant governor david dewhurst and the oldest serving member of the house also fighting for his job, 90-year-old republican hall. his challenger says he has spent too much time in d.c. >>> what would be the nation's toughest abortion bill has passed the alabama house. it would ban abortions in the instant a fetal heartbeat is de

. >>> the votes have been counted in texas, wendy davis will face republican greg abbott.bbott has come under fire for campaigning with rock star ted nugent. >>> the state house with vote on a water protection spill in west virginia. robert and i have in charleston, and what does this bill specifically propose? >> reporter: del, it's been a long few days for the politicians here in west virginia, the bill went through the judiciary committee over the weekend, and then it hit the finance committee and sort of came to a bit of a halt, but basically it proposes that all above storage chemical tanks here in the state will be due to yearly inspections. there were a couple of things that were stripped that are a bit of controversy here right now. the finance committee removed long-term medical monitoring, which was a major thing that environmentalists, and citizens wanted, because they just weren't sure as to what the long-term effects of the chemicals that were spilled were. and early-warning system detection of chemicals into the river or water supply has always been removed.

wendy davis, and greg abbott won their primaries. doug core den defeated stockman.e faces a run off for what could be the third term. the next round of elections are set for may 27th. >> a family feud escalated into a lawsuit. an 18-year-old new jersey team is suing her parents for high school and college tuition. the court's decision could set a precedent for future parenting. >> teenagers and their parents are bound to have disagreements. they don't usually end up in course, it's not the case for the canings, 18-year-old rachel is suing her parents. her mum and dad ticked her out of the house, refusing to pay her tuition at a catholic high school where she's an honour student and is refusing to pay for college. rachel asked a judge to make them pay with present and future schooling along with $650 in child support, and $13,000 in legal fees. her attorney says rachel's parents had basically abandoned her. >> these people have not called her, not come to see her. they have not sent a penny to her. >> rachel's parents say that is not the case, arguing the teen left h

both greg abbott, the republican, and wendy davis, the front running democrat, are likely to win easily the nominations. there are some ballot race that is are terrifically competitive. the lieutenant governor's race has -- republican side, has four candidates, including the incumbent lieutenant governor. they have all, as our headline suggest, moved as far to the right as they can in a strong appeal to texas primary voters who, in the republican party, are quite conservative. if you're here in austin or dallas or houston, your television is full of television ads in which virtually every republican candidate from lieutenant governor to agriculture commissioner, attorney general, and the railroad commissioner are featuring basically three things. one is a bible, one is a gun, and one is an assurance that they don't like barack obama. so that's really the message on the republican side. the or headline is the national level. they'd jud cornyn, the incumbent u.s. senator, is being challenged by a number of republicans, including congressman steve stockman, who had hoped to be a strong tea

i don't think greg abbott's going to be the next governor of texas.nk wendy davis is going to come from behind and win that one because i think texas, people want something different, and they're going to get it. and i'll tell you one thing, texas is not such a red state. there's a democratic mayor in houston. there are democrats in a lot of them in dallas, austin, which is where a lot of the jobs are going, is probably the left of silicon valley. so it's a very complicated, interesting state. >> but democrats -- i love -- i mean -- you may have a point in austin. you may have a point in austin. i'll grant you that. but i think texas democrats in houston and texas democrats in dallas would be republicans in every other state including vermont. that's what i think. seriously. >> you know what -- i sort of agree with howard and you, larry, that texas is changing. the country is changing. blue states are staying blue. and red states like florida and texas are becoming bluer on the way to becoming blue. the answer is not to become like the blue states, wh

she'll face attorney general greg abbott. cornyn and sessions defeated tea party challenges and george p. bush wot the powerful nomination of post of land commissioner. >>> yesterday's explosion in ewing township killed one woman. her body was discovered later in the day on top of a car. seven others were injured. the complex was still smouldering overnight. investigators believe a contractor may have damaged a gas line. jericka duncan reports. >> reporter: it could be days before some residents of this ewing township, new jersey, neighborhood will be allowed back into their homes. that is those who have them. as many as 12 homes were destroyed. dozens more damaged in a massive gas explosion. >> there was just this very loud explosion and right after that my front door, glass door got shattered. >> it blew all of our windows in as well as our screen door and storm windows. >> reporter: police say utility crew was working on a power problem and was digging in the neighborhood. >> at that point they struck what they believed to

greg abbott says state law prohibits discrimination and additional measures are not needsed. >>> senatorcruz back in iowa last night stoking the 2016 rumors. and he broke news revealing the single biggest lie in politics, something democrats will surely dispute. >> let me tell you the single biggest lie in all of politics is that republicans are the party of the rich. the rich do just fine with big government. big business does great with big government. >> members of the congressional black caucus want the obama administration to review some foreign aid. 41 lawmakers sent a letter to president obama urging him to reconsider aid to countries with laws criminalizing homosexuality. >>> oprah bringing her star power and money to virginia. the media mogul will host a fund-raiser next month for democratic congressional candidate lavern chapman. chapman calls her a good friend and has a passion for empowering women and girls for leadership. >>> the white house pastry chef is hanging up his whisk. the first lady is the reason. mrs. obama's crusade begins sugary and fatty foods has inspired him

. >> texas attorney general greg abbott will be the republican nominee for governor and will run against democrat wendy davis. democrats believe they have a chance to turn the state from red to blue for the first time in three decades. tuesday marked the blowout at mardi gras. the city had been celebrating since mid february. revelers had to deal with colder temperatures and rain. "america tonight" is coming up next. ". >> on american tonight, face-off, ratcheting up the pressure as ukrainian and forces with russian ties stand firm. the diplomatic temperature rises, too. also tonight, not so neighborly. the bay area's boon, while it's driving real estate prices to heights you won't believe. and residents right out of the neighborhood. >> we are here today to say that the city, the tech industry needs to work with tenants to do more to stop displacement and growing out of it. when aut

. >> i think greg abbott will beat wendy davis by maybe high single digits. even, when i say davis is likely to lose by seven, eight, nine, that means he's running more competitively. >> and all of you deserve to have your voices heard. >> jilson says democrats appreciate supporting a candidate in a state that hasn't elected a democrat as governor since 1990. >>> many consider brazil's celebration the greatest show on hurt. flooded a park for traditional block party, carnival in rio is famous for hundreds of parties across the city. >>> in venice hundreds of thousands attended a carnival ball, many events on a two week calendar. traced back to the year 1162. the celebrations rake in an average of $70 million over 20 days. >>> and when it comes to the wild week of carnival, new orleans is not to be outdone. visitors are pouring into the city this weekend and many will pour a few too many drings. ben lemoney lemoine reports. >> you can buy it and bounce from bar to bar. but after all the parades and parties -- good oh yeah, i'm hurting a little bit. >> we had b

democrat wendy davis and greg abbott won their primary contests.o republican in the senate, turned back a tea party challenge in that state. >>> we have some breaking news overnight from here at home. the end of mardi gras turned tragic. two men shot and killed along the new orleans water front. a third person was wounded in a different shooting at the same event earlier that night. >>> in the new york times, the cia inspector general's office asking the justice department to investigate alleged agency misconduct in connection with a senate report on a secret cia detention interrogation program. it may be related to cia monitoring of computers which would violate on agreement between the intelligence committee and the agency. >>> in the washington post, the nation's capitol could soon de criminal liez recreational marijuana. instead, civil fines would be imposed for most offices. we're talking about $25. the mayor says he intends to sign the bill. the district would join 17 states. >>> the wall street journal reporting on the overuse of antibiotics

. >> is that greg abbott you described? >> he is one of them. an go after him on the redistricting and fighting the medicaid expansion. there will be a litany of issues that people are angry about. those are the people who are starting to turn out the vote and have a lot of excitement about wendy at the top of this ticket. >> thanks for coming on. state representative donna dukes. i'm going to learn that name and hear it many times. anyway, thank you wayne slater. you always give us the goods. >>> up next, the debate over charter schools. it's a red hot fight right in new york city. did they succeed where public schools have failed or do they just get the best students and get the best numbers? this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> st. patrick's day comes early today. bill clinton was at the university for the study of peace. it's named for tip o'neill and the irish leading john hume. o'neill along with kennedy and moynahan were those who led for peace in ireland. o'neill later won ronald reagan's support in getting british prime minist

her battle will be squaring off against her republican challenger, current state attorney general greg abbottrding to real clear politics which calculates the average of public polls, abbott leads davis by more than 11 points in a general election matchup. he is up against three opponents in the primary, but polls show him with 90% support. >> they're going to win their primaries and they're going to have a straight shot at the general election. and both of them will have enough funds to make their case. >> voters are also picking their candidates for u.s. senate. republican incumbent senator john corner is seeking re-election. facing a field of seven other challengers, though he's leading and should avoid a run-off. on the democratic side, former congressional candidate keisha rogers is the front runner according to the texas tribune poll. she's part of the linden luruch movement and is calling for president obama's impeachment, her own party has even come out against her. >> democrats want to make sure that even if they don't have a credible challenger to cornyn, they don't have a crazy cha

democratic candidate wendy davis is looking to attack her republican opponent greg abbott for arguing the bill expands the time that women have to file a lawsuit over pay discrimination because women get paid far less than their male counterparts in work force across the country. one of abbott's supporters, the head of the red state women got a little tongue-tied. she sort is grasping here. she was offering the gop alternatives and now that response is part of wendy davis online campaign ads. the ads actually used what this woman says now as part of the advertisement to get wendy davis elected. take a look. >> if you look at it, women are -- are extremely busy. we lead busy lives whether we are working professionally or whether we are working from home and times are -- are extremely -- extremely busy. it's a busy cycle for women and we have got a lot to juggle and so when we look at this issue, be we think what is practical? and we want more access to jobs. we want -- we want to be able to go to -- get a higher education degree at the same time we are working or raising a family. that

if they were trying the dayt that the report comes out showing greg abbott under pays the women in hisgenerals office he wouldn't come out and say he is going to veto equal pay legislation. he showed up with ted nugent as a campaign surrogate. this is not a man wanting to talk to women. >> if you don't have a good enough reason to be against something maybe you shouldn't be against it. >> i'm going to have to leave it there. thank you both for your time. don't forget to catch abby on "the cycle" week days at 3:00 p.m. eastern here on msnbc. >>> what does darryl issa, ted nugent and billionaire kevin langone have in common? find out in tonight's got you. >>> and the fbi is trying to retrieve deleted files from the malaysian airline pilot's personal flight simulator. stay with us. peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds of reasons. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the

attorney general greg abbott secured the g.o.p. nomination in a tuesday primary, while democrats chose state senator wendy davis. they'll face off in november. >> ifill: israel seized a ship in the red sea today and said it carried advanced rockets intended for palestinian militants in gaza. the naval raid happened in international waters, about a thousand miles off eilat on the israeli coast. the rockets were found aboard a ship flying the panamanian flag. israel's military said they were made in syria and smuggled by iran. traveling in los angeles, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said it's shows iran cannot be trusted, especially in ongoing nuclear talks. >> these weapons were going to be used against israel. the entire operation, this clandestine operation was organized by iran. while iran is conducting these talks, smiling to the international community it continues to arm terrorist groups continues to perpetrate terrorism around the world. >> ifill: iran denied any involvement. and a spokesman for hamas, the militant

and in texas, wendy davis and greg abbott cruise to primary wins, setting up one of the most interestingubernatorial races come november. and on capitol hill, an explosive exchange between representatives elijah cummings and darrell issa, right in the middle of a congressional hearing. >> i have no expectation that ms. lerner will cooperate with this committee, and, therefore, we stand adjourned. >> mr. chairman. mr. chairman. i have a statement. i have a procedural question, mr. chairman. i am a member of the congress of the united states of america. i am tired of this. >> come november, we will celebrate an even greater victory than we're celebrating tonight. >> i say no way to bigger government in the state of texas. >> when you don't stand and draw a clear distinction, when you don't stand for principle, democrats celebrate. >> we cannot ignore that the flawed foreign policy of the last few years has brought us to this stage. >> let's come out of this conference resolved to win elections again. >> joining me now, nbc news senior political editor mark murray:i just got this note the h

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