. >>> jon kasich -- john kasich was in massachusetts yesterday at plymouth, hoping our state will give him the second place finish he needs to keep his campaign alive. and just a quick reminder, wbz this super tuesday, get the first results and reaction on my tv 38 as soon as the polls close, at 8:00 tonight. then at 10:00, cbs news will have a primetime special here on wbz followed by a full super tuesday wrap up on at this time wbz news at 11:00. >>> a funeral held today for an officer from new england killed during her first daze on duty. -- day on duty. last night a look of solidarity as they accompanied her to the chapel, ashley gwindyn, bunting wrapped in her memory, planning to bury her next to her father in this cemetery in west springfield, massachusetts. he was an air national guardsman who committed suicide in 2004 after returning from a tour of duty in iraq. >> she had experienced a lot of she was able to move forward with her dreams gentleman army staff sergeant ronald hamilton charged in her murder. the funeral for ashley will be at noon today in wood bridge, virginia. >>

jon scott. we are hours from the gop debate. one of them ohio governor john kasich who is about to hold a newses conference on the state of the race. it comes after former gop nominee mitt romney came out and blasted donald trump as a fraud accusing the american people as suckers. trump is expected to respond in a rally this hour. >> if we make improvident choices, the bright horizon i described will not materialize and let me put it very plainly. if we republicans choose donald trump as nominee, the prospects for a safe and prosperous future are diminished. >> carl cameron joins us from the fox theater in detroit. >> reporter: romney's speech on donald trump, and said how trump responds will be a good judge of his character. you can guarantee that trump will say something. trump was reminding that in everybody's view mr. romney was a choker and run a horrible campaign and begged for mr. trump's endorsement. not only in the upcoming event in maine, in the debate tonight trump will be center sdaj. it is a certainty romney's remarks are part of the remarks. john kasic

if jon kasich wins in ohio, a good chance that donald trump needs. >> i think kasich is a must-win. in ohio. holding him down. if rubio could win in florida, i would be confident that trump would not be the nominee. if ohio and florida split, there's a good chance. everyone says donald trump is a menace to the country. he's been horrible. but, 45% of the delegates are selected, so, let's proclaim it over. i object to that. if he's a serious menace to the country, people need to fight him to the end the. >> the delegate math works a little bit different on the republican side. the winner take all. by tend of the month, 60%, 65% of the delegates chosen. primary. 75%. the math will not help rubio, cruz, or mr. kasich. it only benefits mr. trump. you slow his roll. you won't kill his speed. >> he's averaged 35% of the votes so far. it's not inevitable that he wince winner talk all wisconsin or arizona. it could be made less likely by serious republicans. where is the speaker of the house from? wisconsin. will paul ryan tell the voters of wisconsin you should not vote for donald trump? >

but they will be hearing from republican presidential candidates jon kasich, donald trump and ted cruzas was house speaker paul ryan. you can watch live coverage scheduled to start in just under one hour 5:00 eastern right on c-span today we will take a look back now at some of the morning speak at the house majority leader kevin mccarthy of california and democratic whip steny hoyer of maryland. ♪ >> well, good morning, everybody. very nice to wake up with 18,000 friends in the middle of washington, d.c. i have had the great privilege of joining aipac for several years now, and several stimulating discussions. and while the topic of those discussions have buried there has been on a threat that has remained the same and that is the commitment to bipartisanship when it comes to this issue. and this is what we're going to discuss disappointed in that spirit i would like to welcome our next two guests to the policy covered stage, two leaders in congress good example by what it means to stand on this issue together and across party lines. ladies and gentlemen, please join in welcoming hous

kasich the win he's hoping for. heather: we'll see if there is record turnout. jontoday's voting could be a turning point as marco rubio struggles against donald trump in florida and john kasich hopes to hold on to his home state of ohio. those two states could provide a clear path to the nomination if he were to win them both. ted cruz is hoping for an upset in missouri to boost his standing in the race. let's walk through the scenarios with amy stoddard. christopher bedford is editor-in-chief at the news foundation. christopher, you have been watching this date for some time. tell us why. >> i have. a year ago my friend said put this date on your cell phone. if there is no nominee chosen tonight we are in for a long slog. it turns out that's true. no one will be able to pull ahead. the best case scenario for donald trump would be 0 clear the table. but a lot of the votes have been cast. with the early voters. for marco rubio it doesn't work well for him. when 1.1 million people in florida cast their votes, bush and carson were still in the race. so a lot of candid

jon: john kasich take some shots at donald trump.state of the gop race with chris wallace. bill clinton hitting the campaign trail for hillary dismissing questions about what went on in benghazi and the ethics questions about her email. we'll talk to a lawyer for one of the saudi companies who is buying up american lands. andrea: bless those froacts state department. they meant well when they tweeted out sound advice for americans heading out for spring break. if someone asks you to take a package overseas don't do it. another tweet did not go over so well. not a 10 in the u.s.? not a 10 overseas. beware of being lured into buying expensive drinks or worse, robbed. the tweet was pulled but not before a flood of snarky responses poured in. i'm a 6.2 in the u.s., but due to metric conversion, i'm actually a 10. can you believe this? sandra: first of all when i saw this, i didn't believe it. i went to the twitter account to make sure this was an official government twitter account. to my shock and you a d shock a, it was. does anybody f

jon: ohio governor john kasich putting a price tag on the amount of airtime given to donald trump.that figure comes from a media firm in oregon which tracks coverage of the presidential candidate. in comparison, it estimates kasich's media coverage worth just shy of $40 million. of 50 to 1 ratio. he says that's a big reason he isn't faring as well as trump in the presidential race. let's talk to our media panel. tammy bruce, a fox news contributor. alan coles is host of the alan coles show, syndicated nationally by fox news radio. tammy, does the ohio governor have a point? >> if i had $40 million worth of coverage i'd be president. this is not just about money. the government shows you that all the time. they grow billions of dollars to things that can make it work. governor kasich is also in those debates. 20 million people, 25 million people watching him. americans have rejected his message. when it comes to donald trump the fact of the matter is this has been a perfect storm for him. it's been the message, the mood. if donald trump wasn't in the race the nominee would be ted cr

jon: if governor kasich takes ohio, does not give him any amount of momentum? something that lead to his nomination? he's down in the delegate count right now. >> it's hard to imagine but i will tell you something, i think we have all had a failure of imagination this year. strange things have been happening and may continue to happen. i'd say i don't see how carrying your home state gives you much momentum. now kasich claims he will do better in the midwest. hedid do decently in michigan though he finished i believe third . i lost the last few votes there but i think he finished third. when your home state, maybe he will do well in the midwest but how is he even in a contested convention? maybe for vp. jon: there is that and there were questions about a possible pairing and we just saw ted cruz get endorsed by the one time contender on the republican side so we will see what happens. larry sato from the university of virginia center for politics. thank you. >> thank you john. jenna: police want your help to find a 15-year-old girl who they think is headed to t

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kasich as our keynote speaker. u.s. senator rob portman, ohio attorney general mike dewine, secretary of state jon husted, congressmen steve chabot & brad wenstrup, ohio senate president keith faber and others. doors open at 8:30am. program begins at 9am. the 17th annual nehcrc pancake breakfast will be held at the sharonville convention center 11355 chester rd. cincinnati, oh 45246 . attendance is open to the public and media is welcome. shawn live dbl box also happening today, president in cincinnati to campaign on-behalf of his wife, hillary clinton. here is video from the last time the former president was in town a month ago for the 'get out the vote' rally at the clifton cultural arts center. today, doors open at 9 o'clock at the freedom center. sources have now confirmed to fox19 now that donald trump will not be hosting tomorrow's downtown rally due to security measures. but, there is the possibility that he could reschedule. "the trump campaign is come here before initially, sources that the republican presidential candidate would host a rally at noon at the duke energy convention center. now, trump is making a st

and if kasich were to win ohio, is there a path to the nomination for him moving forward from there? thank you so much. >> reporter: yeah. jont's take a look at some brand new numbers in the oner-take-all states of ohio and florida. a new quinnipiac poll shows donald trump and governor john kasich tied in ohio, the one that kasich promises to win. another quinnipiacing poll also shows trump with an overwhelming lead in florida, senator marco rubio's home state. joining us now, bret baier, anchor of "special report." bret, as you look into your crystal ball, things are going to be a whole lot more clear about, what, 36 hours from now. >> they will, jon, definitely. good morning. i tell you, you will see in the cases of florida and ohio a blueprint laying out tomorrow night that will tell you whether donald trump is more or less likely to get to the magic number of 1237 delegates needed to clinch the gop nomination. if he wins both of those states, he's on a much better position to do that. if he wins one of the two, it's likely that he could come up just short. if he loses both of them, he's going to have a really hard time g

jon. >> hey, sandra. john kasichlly in wisconsin hoping to gain traction in the next big contest for the campaign. wisconsin vote as week from today for, before the republican convince and is hoping that a contested convention gives him a shot at the nomination. hillary clinton fund-raising today in chicago before she too heads to wisconsin for events tonight. this after bernie sanders won blowout victories in hawaii, alaska and washington over the weekend. we'll take a closer look at the email investigation and what it could mean to the clinton campaign. plus seven iranians indicted in hacking attacks on u.s. banks and infrastructure. the legal ce and the possibility of bringing the perpetrators to justice, ahead, "happening now." sandra: john, thank you. >> thanks. >> this is interesting, a critique of media from president obama. "the washington post" reporting how he claims that the media has become fragmented and pole polarized segments of the nation. sharing news on social media and smartphones can fuel partisan

jon bostic is life. >> reporter: john kasich was seen as the winner last night. but it was trump, crews and rubio the dominated -- ted cruz and marco rubio that dominated. he was in washington this afternoon to attend the seatac conservative political action conference. john kasich addressed the crowd and sean hannity for a discussion where he said he believes we are heading for a contested convention in cleveland. whoever comes out as a nominee, he said, it has to be handled >> was there is a really young man in 1976 when governor reagan try to beat ford. at the end, everybody got together and it worked out as crazy as this year is and there is nobody in here who it's a this isn't nuts, could you think of anything cooler than a convention? where we are all going to learn about how america works and our kids in school will learn more about american paul attacks -- politics? >> the focus is on michigan but we've got 162 delegates up for grabs tomorrow's four states go to the polls. >>> the gop candidates fired shots back and forth at each other from beginning to e

kasich's ohio. if trump is going to be stopped, he has to be stopped there. >>on okay, jon karl. let's go to governor kasich. you're laughing? >> it sounds like a sporting event. >> a little bit. like a sporting event. the numbers don't lie. you're way behind in all the states. last night, too. three fourths and a third. you're 0 for 19 overpalm how do you justify staying in the race? we did better than anybody thought we would last night. states. you were there when you put your game plan together in the old days, back when you. broadcaster. we have our game plan. inspect. . we achooed that. did better than people thought in south carolina. we continue to pick up delegates. we're closing fast in michigan. we'll have a good result. it's like march madness. we have moved to the midwest. more to my territory. i will win ohio. and it will be a whole new ball game. i'll be able to compete in a lot of these states. let's face it. some places in the south, we didn't compete aggressively. we didn't compete in caucuses last night. we still got delegates. so just hold on, george. look at m

kasich's ohio. george, he's going to have to be stopped there. >> okay, jon karl. thank you very much. let's go to governor kasich. he's joining us as well. thanks for joining us. you're laughing? >> it sounds like a sporting event. >> a little bit. like a sporting event. there are numbers as well and statistics. the numbers don't lie. you're way behind in all the states. last night, too. three fourths and a third. you're 0 for 19 overall. how do you justify staying in the race? >> well, first of all, george. we did better than anybody thought we would last night. we picked up delegates in three states. we have our game plan. you were there when you put your game plan together in the old days, back when you. weren't as a broadcaster. we have our game plan. our game plan was to do well in new hampshire. we achieved that. did better than people thought in south carolina. we continue to pick up we're closing fast in michigan. we're going to have a good result out of michigan. because you see, it's like march madness. we have moved to the midwest. more to my territory. i will win ohio. and

we will speak with governor kasich live in a few minutes . jon: north korea threatens the united states and south korea with quote, indiscriminate nuclear strikes. the threats come as the two countries begin annual military drills which north korea believes are rehearsals for an invasion. last year the communist nation threatened to make washington quote, a sea of fire during the drills. pam joins us live from the london bureau with the latest. reporter: north korea making pretty hefty threats against the united states. this time they have a little bit of something to respond to with being described as the biggest military drill involving the united states and south korea ever. on the way because of nuclear tests. the rocket launch by north korea and un sanctions against north korea. the exercises will include tens of thousands of us troops and some 300,000 south korean soldiers and likely we saw in last year's drills but more so a lot of military hardware including heavy artillery, e2 bombers and a nuclear powered summary. what probably has push

kasich, marco rubio, ted cruz. the bottom line, a deeply >> all right, jon karl, thank you. >>> and stay with abc news for the primary results as they come in. we're live tonight throughout this pivotal evening. team coverage on "good morning america" in the morning, as well, and of course, tomorrow right here on "world news tonight." >>> meantime this evening, another breaking headline at this hour. a tornado watch across several states, including illinois and missouri, where, of course, they are voting. and, in ohio, this tornado sweeping through, in the past 24 hours. and to south carolina tonight, dangerous driving, a hailstorm near greenville. ginger zee is standing by, but first, abc's alex perez in the storm zone. >> reporter: tonight, ohio residents recovering. sturdy. >> reporter: those five confirmed tornadoes tearing through the dayton area. >> i looked out the window and the whole neighbor's house was coming at it. >> reporter: ripping the roof of this house. that same system, pounding south carolina with that golf bringing black hawk helicopters to fight flooding. dropping these 1,500-pound sandbags nort

i think those people are more likely to break for cruz, maybe kasich but more likely cruz in this case. jonquick thought on wisconsin, phillip? >> i think that is exactly right. for anyone who isn't donald trump in the race, the key to keep him from getting to 1237, to the extent he loses wisconsin, doesn't get core group of delegates he would for winning it that is good news for ted cruz over the long term. jon: what a time it will be in cleveland. thank you both. >> thank you. heather: some new information for you on the brussels terror attacks as police comb through evidence on a laptop reportedly used by one of the attackers, suggesting suspects may have been planning assault on belgian prime minister's office. belgian security cabinet is meeting as arguments over tighter security test the country's fragile unity. go to our senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot, joining us from the beginning and joins you live in brussels. greg? reporter: heather, a bit more than a week later after the attacks. the u.s. is playing a big role in the probe into those attacks. other than belgium

jon? >> kevin cork traveling with the president in havana, thank you. >>> we heard with john kasich and thencruz. >> this was not a random act of violence or disconnected. this was raddicical islamic terrorism. we are at war with isis and islamic terrorist who declared jihadi on europe and declared jihadi on america. they intend to carry out more and more terrorist attacks whether in paris or san bernardino or brussels. >> coming up. we'll get more reaction to the terrorist attack from the other candidates. >> the islamic state claimed responsibility for the carnage. we'll talk to a former navy lieutenant commander who calls this the start of another world are war with. what he said america's next step should be to protect ourselves and our allies. at mfs investment management, we believe in the power of active management. by debating our research to find the best investments. by looking at global and local insights to benefit from different points of view. and by consistently breaking apart risk to focus on long-term value. we actively manage with expertise and conviction. so you can invest

jon: he will certainly have a big night, but the question is how big of a night and whether ted cruz, marco rubio or john kasich again in can get enough delegates to take trump. george: what kind of sign that will send to the party. that is it for us. on abc news.com. we will have a prime time special at 10:00 eastern where we will break down what it means debates in a. that is world news tonight with david muir. s talk locally. massachusetts. still open. he just georgia, sanders wins vermont, no shock. >> no surprises. bernie sanders winning in his home state of vermont, no surprise. ed: for bernie sanders, patrick, what do you think? patrick: it is a long slog to the convention. i think the issue -- after tonight, what is the tot ne? is it easier or less tense? and is in renting a pretty good. nominee pretty clearly. convention? patrick: i think he does. this month alone, very impressive. longer. massachusetts. great numbers, especially on the republican side. janet: that is exactly it. 1.8 million people which is the high point for massachusetts. secretary of state bill gavin thinks we will get over that num

jon. >> we'll watch it tomorrow, carl cameron, thank you. >>> you heard new polls out by the mommoth university. kasich is leading the pack in his home state but donald trump has 35 percent. ted cruz and rubio 15 and 5 percent. and in the ohio democratic race, hillary clinton holding a lead over bernie sanders 54- 40 percent. clinton has an edge with minorities and sanders has the support under the age of 50. senator sanders holding rallies in ohio and missouri and hillary clinton has events in illinois. and ed henry is live for us for the latest from chicago. hi, ed. >> reporter: good to see you, heather, you are right. bernie sanders is trying to keep the momentum going. and illinois is a battleground and he upon wants to build on the surprise victory that he had in michigan. hillary clinton pushing back and exploit her edge with minorities. she was meeting with immigrants and talking to them and going after donald trump. and behind me wrapping up a rally with a plumbar's union and push back against bernie sanders. sanders is coming on strong, listen. >> i don't want, but it me, i compel everyone to

ohio governor john kasich and senator ted cruz both say they may not support trump if he wins the nomination. >> and jon karl with us live from wisconsin tonight. and jon, this new abortion controversy comes just before the key wisconsin primary, of course. i wanted to show everyone at home the new numbers tonight. ted cruz in the lead in wisconsin. points. a crucial state. and jon, trump's opponents pouncing and quickly on his comments today. >> reporter: yeah, and wisconsin's one of the biggest states left to vote. it is also a state where the winner gets most, if not all of the delegates. so, a loss here for donald trump in wisconsin would make it much harder for him to get the delegates he needs to clinch the nomination before the convention this summer, david. >> jonathan karl in milwaukee tonight. jon, thank you. >>> we turn to the severe weather at this hour. a tornado threat tonight. nearly 30 million americans in the storm zone right now. take a look at the track of the system. this driver waiting out a powerful storm in wichita. flash flooding making trouble for the commute in arkansas tonight

john yang is at kasich headquarters outside of cleveland, and joins us now with the latest. jon, in ohio we're talking about 66 delegates on the republican side, 143 democratic delegates at stake. and yet it seems as if the act they're we have seen throughout this campaign is cutting across both parties. >> john: that's right, gwen. we're in the fieldhouse at the university here, and in another part of the building, there is voting going on at the polling place. i talked to some of the voters there, and some of the democratic supporters of bernie sanders are expressing the same sorts of things you hear at donald trump rallies. they feel the establishment has failed them. they aren't getting the attention or the benefits they want from the government. it's the flip side of it. i talked to 29-year-old joe dukonowski. he is a software engineer. he told me he makes about $90,000 a year, but because he owes almost as much or a little more in student loans, he feels he can't buy a house. he has health insurance, but the deductible is so high he feels he can't afford to get sick and go

kasich leading trump. mark: a hearing is scheduled against ohio secretary of state. a group of 17-year-old is suing jon husted. the 17-year-olds will be 18 by the time of the general election only voters 18 or older can vote. bernie sanders is also suing over the limitations. kyla: the musketeers got a first round bye and now they will face marquette in the quarterfinals 7:00 tonight it madison square garden. mark: so far it has been quite a season for the x-men. chris mack is the name see basketball coach of the year -- has been named the basketball coach of the year. kyla: let' s check in now with traffic reporter, india jones. india: we have been talking about the closure on summit, that is a major concern. we are starting to pick up in volume, northbound side. southbound is not doing too bad. we are starting to see a heavier volume on the northbound side. ronald reagan. on 71, 75 we are starting to slow down. on 471, we -- let' s send it over to meteorologist. randi: compared to the southern u.s. we are not getting a whole lot of rain. a soaker of the day, one inch, an inch and a half. inside these