it is called importantville. reporter: importantville, how about that? importantville. david: indiana. the reason for that, not only because you have 57 delegates in the race, as you win indiana as you talk about, you mentioned a few minutes ago, take all or majority of those delegates. look out to states coming up after this, people get ahead all the way to california, coming up next five, we'll include california on june 7th along with other states, nebraska, oregon, nebraska, and south dakota there are not a lot of opportunities for senator cruz to catch up. nebraska is winner-take-all but others are proportional allocation of delegates. this is seen many people's minds last chance for senator cruz. people in the trump campaign telling us they considered the race to be all but over. with that said after polls close in indiana, which they will at 7:00 p.m. eastern time, at least all of polls, deirdre mr. trump waits for couple hours. we'll see him at trump tower for postelection remarks at 9:00. deirdre: connell, thank you. we'll chat all night. connell mcshane live i

importantville, bill hemmer. that is a suburb somewhere in indiana. >> suburb the indianapolis somewhere. it is very important. if you look at the math -- sandra: which you do. >> i do a lot. i even do it in my sleep these days you can see how, if cruz doesn't change the story tonight, that trump stays on that number and all likelihood, may not be a battle until cleveland. harris: if you just look at the numbers, donald trump needs 241 to clinch. there are more delegates available than he actually needs. so, i mean, i don't know how you -- >> tell you i was looking at it. if cruz wins, it will be the story of the year. harris: sure. >> it will send the story of this campaign in entirely different direction but if trump cleans up, he has 30 delegates statewide to the winner whoever wins that then you have 27 divided among nine congressional districts. what does that mean? if you do really well across the state as trump did last week and tuesday prior to that, he could hit that number that takes him to the point of

it's called importantville. right. importantville. still believe in a place called importantville. from importantville, usa kasie hunt msnbc contributor -- former news anchor and a man that knows indiana well. >> like the back of his hand. >> oh. >> kasie hunt in importantville, usa. what are you hearing on the ground there on primary day? >> reporter: good morning. i think you were talking a little bit about this earlier. the problem that ted cruz is having with the top trump movement and the attempts to halt trump's momentum, it's about ted cruz and the fact establishment just doesn't like him. and the signals that the stop trump movement are sending him is that if you lose here, that's it. we're not coming back to help you begin. we're not going to raise all the money to try to help you win in california. for example. you were talking earlier about why it came down to cruz versus trump, and i think the answer to that question is religion and religious conservatives. his organization is actually focussed a lot around churches and th

. >> this is called importantville. >> indiana vote could be key to donald trump's locking up the nomination best republican convention. there is in way that cruz cause with win without a condition tested convention and trump had harsh add slice -- advise. >> now it is your turn to back out you asked judiciary committee to drop out. >> donald trump is not letting up. >> he is crazy. lyin' ted does not is the temperament to be doing this. he is choking like a dog. >> he is seizing on this moment. carly fiorina fell off the stage in indiana. >> she went down and he kept talking he did not even look...that was weird. >> on d side --. >> let us see indiana help lead the country into the political revolution. >> bernie sanders in a close race with hillary clinton trailing her but in the margin of error in indiana. hillary clinton campaign is preparing for the primary in west virginia, promising to be contentious. >> former president bill clinton squaring off with angry protesters. >> i want him to stay. >> hillary clinton in march said she would put coal miners and companies out of business. now

. >> it's called importantville, right. >> reporter: indiana's vote today may be key to donald trump locking up the nomination before the republican convention. there's no way that ted cruz can win without a contested convention and trump supporters have some harsh advice for cruz. >> do the math. you asked kasich to drop out. it's your turn. take your own words. >> now i'm curious, sir -- >> time to drop out. >> trump is not letting up. honestly, i think he's crazy. lyin' ted does not have the temperament to do this. >> reporter: he's even seizing on this moment. carly fiorina, the senator's running mate falling off the stage in lafayette, indiana. >> he kept talking. he didn't even look like -- that was a weird deal. >> reporter: on the democratic side -- >> let us see indiana help lead this country into the political revolution. >> reporter: bernie sanders in ray close race with hillary clinton trailing her but within the margin of error in indiana. the clinton campaign already preparing for next week's primary in west virginia which promises to be contentious. former president bi

it's called importantville. i love it. >> ted cruz says he can still win the nomination if he loses tonight. >> he sent carly fiorina and his wife to a pancake breakfast to try to lock up votes. and donald trump is trying to bring on supporter. >> he is choking away like a dog and we have to put him away tomorrow. >> contrary to the media narrative. bullies are not strong, bullies are weak, and cowards and scared. >> on the democratic side, a tight race in indiana but bernie sanders is facing long odds overall. he needs to win 92% of all remaining delegates to win the nomination. and hillary clinton is already looking ahead to next week's contest is looking ahead to west virginia. >> i am looking to break down barriers. >> both ted cruz and bernie sanders say if they lose tonight in indiana they will keep up the fight for their party's nomination. but the delegate mass may be a brutal reality they will have to face. >>> another american service member died in iraq. a navy seal was killed by direct fire after isl

it's called importantville, right? i love it. i think he's crazy. lyin' ted does not have the temperament to be doing this. he's choking like a dog because he's losing so badly. we have to put him away tomorrow, folks. we have to get out and vote. get out and vote. >> and in indiana he was introduced by fred the hammer williamson, former basketball coach gene keady and digger phelps. he nabbed the endorsement of lou holts. on the democratic side, tonight could be bernie sanders' last chance. he scored one primary from clinton last week as she held commanding leads in four states. while clinton stopped sanders in indiana by four points that's well within the margin of error so tonight's outcome could go either way. here's what sanders had to say at his final indiana rally. >> tomorrow, let us see indiana have the largest voter turnout in their history. [ cheers and applause ] tomorrow, let us see indiana help lead this country into the political revolution. thank you all. >> meanwhile, clinton spent her monday in kentucky and west virginia. she's als

. >> it's called importantville. >> reporter: indiana vote today may be key to donald trump locking up nomination before the republican convention. there's no way that ted cruz can win without a contested convention and trump supporters have some harsh advice for crews. >> drop out. it's your turn. take your own words. time to drop out. >> reporter: and trump is not letting up. >> honestly i think he's crazy. lying ted does not have the temperament to be doing this. he's choking like a dog. >> reporter: he's even seizing on this moment. carly fiorina the senator's running mate falling off stage in lafayette, indiana. >> she went down right in front of him and he was talking and he kept talking. that was a weird deal. >> reporter: on the democratic side -- >> let us see indiana help lead this country into the political revolution. >> reporter: bernie sanders in a close race with hillary clinton trailing her but within the margin of error in indiana. >>> the clinton campaign already preparing for next week's primary in west virginia which promises to be contentious. former president bill

. >> importantville u.s.a. that is how donald trump addresses indiana as he looks to finally trounce his competition for good. >> good. >> good morning out there. 5:30 on this tuesday may 3rd. let's get right into that accuweather forecast with dave murphy and karen rogers has a messy morning on the roads. good morning. >> definitely it is a mess out there as we have rain coming down. in some cases it's coming down rather steadily. storm tracker6 live double scan shows you the areas of precipitation highlighted in yellow pushing over into the new jersey side of the river and they are off and on hitting the new jersey turnpike especially parts of burlington and gloucester county. parts of the upper a.c. expressway route 42 and 55. be careful on these roads. out to the west we are starting to see some general drying in reading and lancaster with just a couple of other lighter showers popping in. and down in baltimore and points south in maryland you can see how the rain is also breaking up. it looks like by the e

. >> importantville u.s.a.ld trump addresses indiana as he looks to finally trounce his competition for good. >> good. >> good morning out there. 5:30 on this tuesday may 3rd. let's get right into that accuweather forecast with dave murphy and karen rogers has a messy morning on the roads

reporter: indiana is importantville according to donald trump.icult to predict bill, which way voters are going to go today. preponderance of polls have donald trump out in front. fox news, and nbc poll had him way out in front. one poll from purdue showed cruz with big league. exactly opposite of the polls. could go to the preponderance, may be outlyer but may show what people in indiana truly thinking. we have to wait until the polls close at 6:00 to find out what happens. bill: what does ted cruz say he will do next? what are you hearing from him? reporter: every time we talk to him, every time we listen to him on the campaign trail, bill, he insists he is in this to the convention. hess entire campaign, candidacy is premised on idea of getting to contested convention. all these campaign rallies and appearances he puts in he tells nobody can get to 1237 delegates to clinch the nomination before the convention that is fallacy. that is he is telling people something that is not true. listen to the exchange i had with cruz yesterday. >> regardles

it's called importantville. i love it. >> trump ahead in the polls today going after ted cruz, on "fox and friends" citing a national inquirer story accusing cruz's father of being linked to john f. kennedy's assassin. >> his father was with lee harvey oswald. >> my dad killed jfk and he is secretly elvis. >> cruz denying the claims and unloading on the frontrunner. >> he say pathological liar, a bully. >> sanders adding to the criticism. >> i think you know donald trump lives in his own world. >> sanders needs to win 92% of all the remaining delegates to claim the nomination he is hopeful with polls in the hoosier state showing him close behind and the front runner facing protests defend these comments at a cnn town hall. >> we are going to put a lot of coal miners and companies out of business. >> don't know how to explain it except it was totally out of context from what i meant. >> clinton is now focused on moving on to the general election. meanwhile, all the candidates say regardless of what happens here t

expression i have never heard before and he are told the voters here in indiana that they live in importantville, and that is because he knows that a lot is on the line here in the primary tomorrow, and he was needling ted cruz all day long, and he made light of the fact that ted cruz did not notice that the running mate car carly fiorina stumbled off of a stage yesterday. and when i spoke the donald trump group, they said that if donald trump wins big, it is basically over cruz, and donald trump could roll up somehow 1,400 delegates before the nomination process is over, and so they are saying that the indiana primary could be a springboard for his campaign, and when we heard donald trump earlier here in south bend, indiana, he was essentially saying that he is looking past ted cruz and john kasich, and the next election ahead which is what he feels is going to be against hillary clinton. this is what he had to say earlier here in south bend. >> you foe, if we win, it's over. and then i can focus -- then i don't have to worry about lyin' ted cruz, and i don't care if he endorses me or what, bec

. >> now, indiana is becoming very importa important, importantville. >> reporter: trump ahead in the polls today going after ted cruz. on fox and frinds citing a national inquire story. >> his father was with lee harvey oswald prior to oswald being shot. >> this is nuts. yes, my dad killed jfk. he is secretly elvis and jimmy hoffa is buried in his backyard. >> reporter: denying the claims and unloading on the front rauner. >> this man is a serial philanderer, a bully. >> reporter: bernie sanders adding to it. >> donald lives in his own world. >> reporter: sanders is hopeful with polls in the hoosiers state showing him close behind hillary clinton. the democratic front-runner facing protests in west virginia now defending these comments made during a cnn town hall. >> we're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business. to put it plainly, i misspoke. it's one reason why i took this trip, to say that directly to the people who are affected, to make sure you know where i stand baugh i would never disrespect the people here. >> reporter: again, the polls are now cl

. >> importantville u.s.a., there is how donald trump addresses indiana as he hopes to put the finalhe coffin for his competition. >> good morning. 6:30 on this tuesday may 3rd 78 let's get your accuweather with dave murphy and karen rogers has traffic. good morning. >> we still have rain here on the terrace and it's coming down fairly steadily. not as heavily as it was perhaps an hour and a half ago. take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan and you can still see the green over the city and down through wilmington and even trenton. obviously the generally heavier stuff highlighted in darker shades of green and yellow continuing to push towards the east up in ocean and burlington county for the most part, central atlantic county with a little bit of that as well. also a we take a look at the wide view lots of cloud cover behind the rain. we do expect it to stay generally cloudy today. witness we get rid of this morning batch of rain we'll transition to a cloudy afternoon that has nothing more than a little drizzle and maybe a real quick light spotty shower. 57 in philadelphia no

it is called importantville. i have so many friends here. i love it.have a huge victory in new york. cruz got almost no votes in new york. he would be beaten so badly by hillary clinton. he can't win so these guys do terribly and then the following week i get rid of all five in a landslide. we are going to win the whole thing. we're going to beat her in a landslide. [applause] mr. trump: all right? we are going to beat her. so, one of my political guys said you know we are going to indiana and i have spent a lot of time over there in the last two weeks. and they said, we are going to indiana. if you could get bobby knight, would that be possible? i said, possible? i have his phone number on my desk. i said what a great idea so i called them up and here is how smart he is. he goes i've been waiting for your call. can you believe that? then he said when can we meet? he's been so incredible and he said some things that were really true. he said, for the people of indiana, donald trump is going to be such a great president. and i am. i'm going to work so h

it's called importantville, right? >> we don't want a president who is rash, who is hot-headed, who is liable to explode at the latest twitter storm. >> hey, indianapolis, you ready for a political revolution? >> while those three were speaking last night, a very candid moment involving the democratic front-runner, hillary clinton, as she campaigns for next week's primary in west virginia. clinton apologizing to an out of work coal miner after the father of three confronted her about comments she made at a town hall earlier this year. >> we're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business. >> i just want to know how you can say you're going to put a lot of coal miners out of jobs and then come in here and tell us how you're going to be our friend. >> i do feel a little bit sad and sorry that i gave folks the reason or the excuse to be so upset with me, because that is not what i intended at all. what i was saying is that the way things are going now, we will continue to lose jobs. i didn't mean t

he told voters in indiana they live in a place called importantville. he knows that a lot is on the line in this indiana primary tomorrow and he was needling ted cruz all day long and made light of the fact that ted cruz didn't notice the fact that his running mate stumbled off a campaign stage yesterday when they were campaigning in indiana and when i was talking to a donald trump top official earlier today, they were saying that if ted cruz cannot pull off an upset, that it's basically over for ted cruz. and somehow donald trump could rack up 1400 delegates before this thing is over. they're saying this could be a spring board for his campaign and when we heard donald trump earlier in south bend, indiana. he was saying he's already looking past ted cruz and john kasich and on to the next contest, which he believes is the general election facing hillary clinton. >> if we win, it's over. and then i can focus -- [ applause ] >> then i don't have to worry about 'lyin' ted' cruz and i don't care if he indorses me or doesn't. i couldn't care less. we don't

this as donald trump has come up with a new nickname for indiana, importantville. overnight, donald trump piling on senator ted cruz in the battle for indiana. >> he is choking like a dog because he's losing so badly, we have to put him away tomorrow, folks. we got to get out and vote. >> reporter: cruz hoping for an upset win in the hoosier state but some ominous signs before election day. his late night rally filling only half the room and earlier some ugly exchanges. >> senator shake your hand? too slow, joe. you look like a fish monster. >> cruz nearly drowned out by protesters and hecklers at a stop in bloomington. the texas senator also confronted by a trump supporter. >> do the math. you asked kasich to drop out. it's your turn. take your own word. >> now, i'm curious, sir -- >> time to drop out. >> donald told "the new york times" editorial board that he's not going to build a wall. >> once again, lyin' ted. >> reporter: and the cruz campaign having to deal with this. >> the next president of the united states, ted cruz. >> reporter: carly fiorina, the sena

it's called importantville. >> reporter: many americans are turning their attention to the fall. the newest online poll shows trump narrowing the gap with hillary clinton, trailing her by six points. 20% of voters still undecided. despite charges of sexism, trump is revisiting his rant against clinton for showsing at her events. >> if she was a man, i could say it. as a woman, allowed to say it. she was streaming at the teleprompt teleprompter, but i won't say it. >> reporter: cruz is running into a wall of opposition. >> a question everyone here should ask -- >> are you canadian? >> reporter: confronting trump supporters. >> lying ted! >> don't just scream and yell. >> reporter: cruz insists, win or lose, indiana is not his last stand, with hallie jackson. >> we are in for the distance. we are competing. as long as we have a viable path to victory, i am in till the end. >> what does that mean? >> nobody is going to get to 1,237. >> reporter: there have been missteps. 83% of americans say cruz picked carly fiorina as a running mate to revitalize his path. fiorina recently fell of