republican presidential candidate john kasich has received a key endorsement from oklahoma senator james inhofe. establishment figures within the gop are discussing ways to stop donald trump. inhofe who had been backing rubio now says he is endorsing kasich governor kasich thanked inhofe in a statement released lisa: the nation' s second busiest commuter rail service will be back in operation today beginning at 5:00 a.m.. the d.c. subway service was shutdown at midnight at tuesday so crews could examine the third rail power cables. hundreds of thousands of metro riders were inconvenienced . thousands voted on a twitter feed and predicted additional problems. mark: and an arkansas hospital had to temporarily close it' s operating rooms yesterday after a deadly disease was discovered. washington regional medical center in fayetteville shut down its surgical center so the whole space could undergo sterilization procedures. an infectious disease specialist said the closure was a precautionary measure after they discovered evidence of a rare, degenerative brain disorder. local teams competing in the

and oklahoma senator james inhofe has switched his endorsement to john kasich. this is kasich's second endorsement but first from outside his home state of ohio. not to be outdone, donald trump picking up the endorsement of governor rick scott who says it's time to accept and respect the will of the voters and coalesce behind trump. >>> sad news to report. frank sinatra jr., the son of legendary actor and singer frank sinatra has died. ♪ start spreading the news ♪ i'm leaving today ♪ i want to be a part of it ♪ new york, new york >> sinatra followed in his father's footsteps as a crooner and eventually worked for ole blue eyes as his musical conductor. when sinatra jr. was 19, he was kidnapped at gun point. his family paid ran some at the time. the kidnappers were eventually captured. later in life he kept his father's spirit alive by performing his songs. he died of cardiac arrest while on tour in daytona, florida. his older sister nancy sinatra posted a statement on facebook saying, sleep warm frankie. frank sinatra jr. died at the age of 72. >>> a colorado co

key republican senator is throwing his backing behind ohio govenor john kasich oklahoma senator james inhofe. many are speculating that we will see a brokered convention this summer. however, former republican presidential candidate ben carson who now backs trump says ignoring the will of the voters >> there' s no question that there would be a lot of turmoil if the establishment tries to thwart the will of the people, recognizing that millions of new voters have come into the republican fold largely as a result of donald trump. lisa: trump himself suggested there would be riots if the g o p opts for a brokered convention. senator ted cruz, who is currently second to trump in delegates, also opposes the brokered convention. mark: happening today merrick garland will have introductory meetings with senate and judiciary committee leadership. he' s the president' s supreme court justice nominee just announced wednesday. if confirmed garland would replace justice antonin scalia' seat. the 63 year old is a longtime justice department lawyer and federal court of appeals judge. as a federal prosecu

impact his fundraising though.kaisch has endorsements including former marco rubio backer senator james inhofe of oklahoma. kasich says he's the only one who can beat hillary clinton this fall. :00 (governor john kasich)"now if i'm the only one that can beat hillary in the fall, why would anybody say i should leave? i mean that just - that's nuts! i'm not going anywhere anywhereit is mathematically impossible for kasich to get the number of delegates needed to win the republican nomination at the convention in cleveland this summer. however, kasich is hoping donald trump and ted cruz find themselves in the same position and he can win a contested convention. nearly all of the presidential candidates are making their pitch to a powerful pro-israel lobbying group today. today. but the one wild card they're really waiting to hear from right now is donald trump. in the past he's said it's best to be neutral on israel-palestinian peace talks. today hillary clinton challenged trump during her speech at the group's conference. (d) presidential candidate "yes, we need steady hands. not a president who

james inhofe of oklahoma, who is not up for re-election, but when you talk about the history merrick garland has with the oklahoma city bombing, jim inhofe knows that history very well. there are person connections that will weigh on some of these republicans, and outside pressure may be there, but also remember that the outside pressure from conservative groups will be loud, fierce, and unyielding, telling republicans in the senate, you have control of this process. block this nominee. democrats will have a talking point and a strong case to make throughout the election year. and they will do that. but today may be the best moment of judge garland's sort of professional life in the rose garden. he may never get a chance to be voted on for the highest court in the land. brian. >> kelly o'donnell, thanks. let's go over to andrea mitchell. to quote the journey song playing in the background while kelly was speaking, don't stop believing. that is what the dreamers and the true believers on this team will be saying. under the surface, won't some democrats be saying to the republicans, if

let me push over to the other side of pennsylvania avenue, senator james inhofe of oklahoma.pported merrick garland for the d.c. circuit court. and he's already spoken to judge garland today and said he will not consider him. so no confirmation hearings at all? >> none at all. >> would you be willing to let that happen at all? >> i'll tell you what's funny about this, chuck. josh earnest said all of this with a straight face, and that's kind of comical, because he knows very well, he heard mitch mcconnell after the tragic death of our justice, and he said under no circumstances are we going to do this. if you go back and look in history, the last time this was done would have been 139 years ago. there's been a precedent that has been living since, oh, 1888, i think -- >> well, a lot of people have reinterpreted these precedents. there are certainly some way to say there have been some confirmations that did take place in presidential years. election years. >> no, not in presidential years, but the statement that we made was actually accurate. and i thought it was very clear w

we were just talking about this, but next up we're going to get response from senator james inhofe coming up. bill: also, $2.5 million up in smoke right there. more incredible video of a fire onboard a luxury yacht that just burned. martha: and growing calls for a brokered or contested convention depending on the definition to, quote, stop trump. so what exactly would that look like, what does it mean when you dig into this? let me tell you, there's a lot you don't know about how this process works, and we will tell you how it's going to go. former house speaker newt gingrich joins us live. but first, candidate john kasich. >> i don't think anybody's going to have enough delegates. i think cruz has got to get 70% of the remaining delegates, and my strength is up here. i've been playing in somebody's own home court. now we're getting to my home court advantage. this clean was like, pow! it added this other level of clean to it. it just kinda like wiped everything clean. my teeth are glowing. they are so white. i actually really like the two steps. everytime i use this together it felt like

. >> and then you have today, these two senator who is back marco rubio, dean heller and james inhofeaid, if he doesn't win florida, he has to quit. is there a realization by him and his senior aides that this is do or die? >> oh, yeah, they've said enough and if you read between the lines, they see this as really a question of survival. and with the 99 delegates at stake, it's a winner-take-all primary, this is it. i mean, i've even heard some people say, or use the line, this is his waterloo, if you could believe that. but it's certainly, this is where it kind of -- this could be the end of the line for him. but remember, he really came back from a long way back against, in a senate race he was not supposed to win. and that the establishment was against him. whether he can repeat that, this is just a whole different year and a whole different front-runner in donald trump. >> yeah, and a whole different level of competition to the presidency. sergio gusto, it's going to be a fascinating week to watch. thank you so much for coming on. >> thank you. >>> and when republican voters here