for more on the clinton campaign strategy in new york, i'm joined by nbc's kristen welker. kristen, clinton is in balloroo today and spent most of the week in upstate new york. which region is upon for her to focus on? >> reporter: they're going to be focusing on both the regions you just mentioned. you get the most delegates in the city, so you'll see her here spending a lot of time trying to rally her base. if minorities turn out for her in force, she could do very well. at the same time, upstate new york is going to be critical as well. a lot of delegates to be won there. you have a lot of working class voters. that is a region hit hard by the recession and a region where senator sanders' message about economic inequality resonates. she's been talking a lot about her plans to help create more jobs, help boost the manufacturing sector. i think you'll see a lot more of

. >> nbc's kristen welker is following the clinton campaign and joins us from philadelphia. isten, a lot of people are wondering the precedent set by candidate clinton in '08, she ran down the clock until june before stepping aside so is it fair for the clinton campaign to be calling bernie sanders out to step out of the way too soon? >> reporter: i think the campaign has been very clear they're not going to call for him to get out of the race. what they are asking for, thomas, is that he scale back some of his rhetoric, some of his sharp attacks against her. he released a statement last night which was a major shift in tone. he seemed very focused on the fact that he was going to stay in this race until the very end but that it was a fight to get as many delegates as possible so that he could influence the party's platform. now, the big question mark is will his rhetoric, will his tone match that statement when he speaks a little bit later on today in indianapolis. that's what we're going to be listening very closely for. of course secretary clinton has a challenge on her ha

kristen welker has more. >> reporter: sometimes even the president needs a translator. >> what is this thing? and why am i required to come to it! >> reporter: bringing the red carpet to the town used to red tape. this morning, buzz is building for a dinner where hollywood celebrities like george clooney and kerry washington meet washington's elite like john kerry and wolf blitzer. think less "meet the press." >> chuck todd, love you, brother. >> reporter: and more the press prom. >> a tern coined by political reporters who clearly never had the chance to go to an actual prom. >> reporter: this year's host, comedy central's larry wilmore won't pull punches. >> the most narcissistic roomin. journalists, politicians and taking it from reporters. >> and donald trump is here -- still. >> reporter: tonight's a chance to give it back. a chance to let loose. >> second term, baby. >> reporter: five years ago the president took on the man who now wants to succeed him. >> donald trump. >> reporter: who memorably pressed the president to produce his birth certificate. >> finally get back to focus

kristen welker, nbc news new york. >>> on the other side, the republicans are focused on tuesday. that's when wisconsin voters head to the polls. donald trump is joining ted cruz, calling for ohio governor john kasich to get out of the race. >> if i didn't have kasich, i'd automatically win. look, if i get 50%, lots of good things happen, right? i'm way over 50%. but with kasich it's hard jeer in a campaign e-mail kasich kicked back, a vote for hillary clinton a vote for donald trump is a vote for hillary clinton. in an interview with "new york times" columnist trump expressed his regret of a retweet of a picture of heidi cruz saying if i had to do it again, i wouldn't have said it. cruz meanwhile is pushing hard for the badger state. he said it shows he can compete never. >>> amtrak says business should be back to normal. an accident happened when the train rammed into a backhoe on the tracks. >> reporter: passengers on board amtrak's train 89 describe a fire ball. >> some people were pretty bloody. it was a big explosion. then it was a fire. >> reporter: 15-year-old was travelin

. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker covering the democrats. with hillary clinton commanding a double-digit lead in new york, most candidates sharpened their attacks today. >> i have noticed that under the bright spotlight and scrutiny here in new york, senator sanders has had trouble answering questions. >> as most of you know, secretary clinton voted for that disastrous war. >> reporter: if clinton wins new york, her delegate lead would become nearly insurmountable. all but securing the nomination. adding to sanders' already tough odds, independents who typically favor sanders aren't allowed to vote in the new york primary. his strategy now, driving up turnout. >> when there is a large voter turnout, we win. >> reporter: meanwhile, the top democrat who didn't get into the race, vice president joe biden, was asked today if he would like to see a female president. >> i would like to see a woman elected. >> that's it. >> no, no, no. that's all right. the president and i are not going to endorse because we both when we ran said let the party deci

. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker in milwaukee, where democratic front-runner hillary clinton is trying to fend off a surge with bernie sanders. clinton adding extra events here, her goal to make sure she isn't trounced like her double-digit loss to barack obama in 2008. today, clinton taking aim at sanders for recently becoming a democrat. >> and i'm also a democrat and have been a proud democrat all my adult life. >> reporter: stumping in the same city, sanders returned fire, reviving his criticism of her speeches. >> if you are going to get paid $250,000 for a speech, it must be an extraordinary mind-blowing, unbelievably great speech. >> reporter: both candidates ramping up their rhetoric and sparring over a new issue almost every day. today's flap the clinton campaign calling on sanders to stop with the games, after he refused free proposed dates for a new york debate. sanders team insisting they've suggested other options. clinton was trying to pivot to the general election. >> if mr. trump gets his way, it will be like christmas in the kremlin. it will make america less safe and

nbc's kristen welker has more. >> reporter: after trying to pivot to the general election, secretary clinton is now refocusing on the battle at hand. bernie sanders now challenging her on her home turf. >> if i'm so fortunate enough to be your president, i will never forget new york. >> reporter: in syracuse today, clinton courted working-class voters. >> my opponent talking about free college. anytime anybody tells you something is free, ask for the details. >> reporter: but sanders is surging, drawing a diverse crowd of more than 18,000 people in the bronx last night. >> if we win here in new york, we are going to make it to the white house! >> reporter: clinton maintains a double-digit lead in new york, but sanders is catching up and seems poised to win wisconsin, where he stumped today. clinton feeling the heat, lashing out at an environmental activist yesterday, who accused her of accepting money from the oil and gas industry. >> i am so sick of the sanders campaign lying about me. i'm sick of it. >> reporter: late today, sanders hit back. >> secretary clinton owes us an apology

. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker on staten island with secretary clinton. >> we have a big election on tuesday, the democratic primary. >> reporter: she and senator sanders making a final frenzied push ahead of tuesday's primary. >> this is a movement of people who are prepared to think big, not small. >> reporter: this, as clinton is coming under fire after attending two california fundraisers hosted by george and amal clooney. the top tickets, $100,000, prompting some sanders support supporters to throw dollar bills at secretary clinton's car. >> i am raising money to elect other democrats. i'm a democrat. and i want to see us take back the senate. >> reporter: on "meet the press," clooney echoed that sentiment, but also agreed with parts of sander's argument. >> it's ridiculous we should have this kind of money in politics. >> reporter: those words giving sanders an opening when asked if clooney is backing the wrong horse. >> well, i think he is but he is honest enough to say that there is something wrong when few people who are able to contribute unbelievably large sums of money

kristen welker, nbc news, new york. >>> on the republican side, ted cruz hoping for new momentum as well in wisconsin where polls show that he has an edge over donald trump going into tuesday's primary. moran the republicans tonight, jacob? >> reporter: good evening. wisconsin is ted cruz's to lose. he is the clear front-runner here, from women to youth to college educated and beyond, he is leading donald trump by double digits in recent polls. cruz knows that his momentum is at stake here just as much as donald trump's is. recently donald trump has doubled down on his controversial comments on nuclear policy. donald trump tried to explain away his no good very bad week by saying, quote, there's always a learning curve. he admitted today that protests at his rallies were having a big impact on his campaign. they're choosing much smaller venues than usual, keeping thousands of supporters out just to keep the anti-trump crowd at bay. and in a rare walkback donald trump today admitted that it was a mistake to go after heidi cruz, ted cruz's wife, but he added, he says, cruz started it. all

. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker on staten island with secretary clinton. >> we have a big election on tuesday. the democratic primary. >> reporter: she and senator sanders making a final frenzied push ahead of tuesday's primary. >> this is a movement of people who are prepared to think big, not small. >> reporter: this, as clinton is coming under fire after attending two california fundraisers hosted by george and amal clooney. the top tickets for saturday's event, $100,000, prompting some sanders supporters to throw dollar bills at clinton's car. today, the secretary on defense. >> i am raising money to elect other democrats. i'm a democrat, and i want to see us take back the senate. >> reporter: on "meet the press," clooney echoed that sentiment but also agreed with parts of sanders' argument. >> it is ridiculous that we should have this kind of money in politics. >> reporter: those words giving sanders an opening when asked if clooney is backing the wrong horse. >> well, i think he is, but he's honest enough to say that there's something wrong when few people who are able to con

. >> i'm kristen welker covering the democrats. after a commanding victory in new york, hillary clinton taking her surging campaign into battleground pennsylvania today. based on the nbc news delegate count, clinton can now lose every remaining state and still clinch the nomination. she's calling for party unity. >> to all the people who supported senator sanders, i believe there is much more that unites us than divides us. >> reporter: under mounting pressure, senator sanders took a day off at home in vermont to rest and reassess his strategy after vowing to fight on last night. >> we think we're going to do well, and we have a path toward victory. >> reporter: today, nbc news has learned sanders is battling for big victories in states like oregon and indiana, and aiming to run the table in the progressive bastion of california. >> you obviously have to win most of the states and win most of the delegates. >> reporter: top democrats tell nbc news the race is all but over, and clinton surrogates calling on sanders to scale back his

. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker. both candidates in the democratic campaign sharpened their attacks. >> i noticed under the scrutiny here in new york, senator sanders had trouble answering questions. >> as most of you know, hillary clinton vote for the disastrous war. >> reporter: her delegate lead could become insurmountable, all but securing the nomination. adding to sanders' tough odds, independents aren't allowed to vote in the new york primary. his strategy now driving up turnout. >> when there's a large voter turnout we win. >> reporter: meanwhile, the top democrat who didn't get into the race, vice president joe biden was asked if he would like to see a female president. >> i would like to see a woman elected. >> that's it? >> that's all right. the president and i will not going to endorse because when we ran we said, let the party decide. >> nbc's hallie jackson and kristen welker reporting. >>> the nation's top health experts they're warning that the zika virus appears to be spreading much faster and this th

. >>> i'm kristen welker covering the democrats. after a commanding victory in new york, hillary clinton taking her surging campaign into battleground pennsylvania. based on the nbc news delegate count, clinton can now lose every remaining state and still clinch the nomination. she's calling for party unity. >> and to all the people who supported senator sanders i believe there is much more that unites us than divides us. >> reporter: under mounting pressure, senator sanders took a day off at home in vermont to rest and reassess his strategy after vowing to fight on. >> i think we'll do well, and we have a path toward victory. >> reporter: nbc news has learned sanders is battling for big victories in states like oregon and indiana and aiming to run the table in the progression bastion of california. >> we have to win most of the state. >> reporter: still t race is all but over. and clinton's surrogates are calling on sanders to scale back his attacks. >> he's got to veer away from the personal attacks. continue his campaign, but cha

. >>> i'm kristen welker on staten island with secretary clinton. >> we have a big election on tuesday. the democratic primary. >> reporter: she and senator sanders making a final frenzied push ahead of tuesday's primary. >> this is a movement of people who are prepared to think big, not small. >> reporter: this as clinton is coming under fire after attending two california fund-raisers hosted by george and amal clooney. the top tickets for saturday's event, $100,000, prompting some sanders supporters to throw dollar bills at clinton's car. today the secretary on defense. >> i am raising money to elect other democrats. i'm a democrat. and i want to see us take back the senate. >> reporter: on "meet the press," clooney echoed that sentiment but also agreed with parts of sanders's argument. >> it's ridiculous that we should have this kind of mope in politics. >> reporter: those words giving sanders an opening when asked if clooney is backing the wrong horse. >> well, i think he is, but he is honest enough to say that there is something wrong when few people who are able to contribute unb

. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker traveling with the clinton campaign. it's a question of math versus momentum. bernie sanders is looking for a win in wisconsin but anything short of a blowout wouldn't do much to dent hillary clinton's nearly unsurmountable delegate lead. >> i want to get hillary clinton more nervous than she already is. >> reporter: sanders touting his slim lead in wisconsin today where his message is resonating with throngs of progressive voters. on the heels of winning five states, sanders is gaining momentum, the race increasingly combative. >> she's already under a lot of pressure so don't tell her this, but i think we win here, we win in new york state, we're on our way to the white house. >> reporter: the reality, clinton is ahead by double digits on her home turf of new york, but sanders is slowly narrowing the gap and campaigning here today as the state passed a minimum wage increase, clinton took a familiar if veiled swipe at sanders again painting his policies as unrealistic. >> feelings have to be matched with politics. >> re

kristen welker, thanks. >>> police in new mexico have released harrowing video of a near fatal mistake during a botched drug operation. an officer opening fire on someone he believed to be a suspect only to realize seconds later that man is a fellow cop working undercover. nbc's gadi schwartz has the story. >> reporter: an undercover sting gone horribly wrong. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: this nearly released lapel video shows a police lieutenant shooting his own undercover overs eight times. >> that was jacob. [ bleep ] me. >> talk to me. >> reporter: video captures the moment the lieutenant realizes who he shot. >> are you okay? no. >> jacob, hang in survived but was hit in almost every major organ. >> i thought you were a bad guy! >> reporter: undercover sting over a $60 drug buy and another lapel camera recording a suspect drawing away. l.a.'s use of force expert says this shooting is a case of being unprepared. >> if you don't train properly these types of things happen. >> reporter: lawyers say the lieutenant missed the morning briefing, saw a gun in the car and somehow mistook his o

kristen welker is with the clinton campaign in hartford, connecticut. kristen, the scene there in hartford, we understand in addition to this rally, she's also going to be spending some time talking with family members as well. >> reporter: that's right, this is an issue that resonates in the state of connecticut, particularly in the wake of the sandy hook tragedy. secretary clinton out with a really moving new ad that features the daughter of a sandy hook victim. erika will be here at this round table later on today. this is an issue that allows secretary clinton to argue that she is actually stronger when it comes to taking on the gun lobby. she's been slamming senator san sanders for opposing legislation that would allow to sue gun manufacturers. this is an issue they have gone back and forth about quite a bit on debate stage. it's one of the few points where she can say she's further to the left than senator sanders. the fact that she is making such an aggressive play here in connecticut, underscores that the clinton campaign not leaving any stone un

. >>> i'm kristen welker traveling with the clinton campaign. bernie sanders is looking for a win, but nothing would do much to dent hill libertarian's -- hillary's insurmountable delegate lead. sanders' message is resonating with throngs of voters on the heels of winning five states, sanders is gaining momentum. the race increasingly combative. >> he's already under a lot of pressure. so don't tell her this. but i think we win here, we win in new york state we're on our way to the white house. >> reporter: the reality, clinton is ahead by double digits on her home turf of new york. but sanders is slowly narrowing the gap. campaigning here as the state passed a minimum wage increase. clinton took a veiled swipe at sanders again painting his policies as unrealistic. >> feelings have to be matched with politics. >> reporter: another reality check -- his campaign is acknowledging to "the new york times" early missteps which are now creating a drag on the campaign. saying sanders initially failed to aggressively challenge clinton. sanders aides tell

kate. >> kristen welker, jacob rascon, thank you. >>> the maryland man who allegedly shot and killed a firefighter responding to a call on friday is no longer in custody. he was interviewed and released. by police told detectives he thought someone was try to break into his home. a relative had called 911 thinking the man needed medical attention. two firefighters were shot. one died. the second firefighter is expected to be okay. >>> a school district in california is the latest to join a growing and controversial trend, training and arming teachers with guns in case they're needed for protection. some are asking do the risks outweigh the potential benefits. >> reporter: there are no fences at kingsburg high school in california, no security guard assign to campus. instead, there are plans for five guns on school grounds strapped to a secret group of teachers or staff. >> we're only going to put this opportunity in the hands of folks that are willing to do it. >> reporter: the idea, the district says, cut down on a possible three to five-minute gap in police response during an activ

. >>> i'm kristen welker covering the democrats, with hillary clinton commanding a double-digit lead in new york, both candidates sharpened their attacks. >> i have noticed that under the bright spotlight and scrutiny here in new york, senator sanders has had trouble answering questions. >> most of you know secretary clinton voted for that disastrous war. >> if clinton wins new york, her delegate lead would become nearly insurmountable. all but securing the nomination. adding to sanders' already-tough odds, independents who typically favor sanders aren't allowed to vote in the new york primary. his strategy now, driving up turn-out. >> when there's a large voter turn-out. we win. >> the top democrat who didn't get into the race, vice president joe biden was asked if he would like to see a female president. >> i would tlik to see a woman elected. >> that's it in. >> no, no, that's all right. >> the president and i are not going to endorse, when we both when we ran said let the party decide. >> nbc's halle jackson and kristen welker. >>> the nation's top health experts are warning that

we're going to talk, first, to kristen welker. she's all the way over in california already fund raising today. what's on her agenda for the rest of the weekend and leading up to the new york state primary? >> you're right. she is going to be fund raising. she's attending the fundraiser that's hosted by amal and george clooney later this evening and tonight, so you can expect a star-studded event at both of those instances, kate. but earlier today, here in new york, she did, as you pointed out, stop by to talk to seniors in harlem and she talked to them about an issue that's critical to latinos, to the african-american community and that is housing. one of the reasons for that, kate, african-american community leaders said we know you've layed olaid out this plan for criminal justice reform but we want to see ways you'll help the community. that's one of the initiatives she's laid out. a plan to make affordable housing easier to access for minority communities and i think that's the type of themes you can expect to continue to ham

from the race, hallie jackson and right here covering the democrats, nbc's kristen welker and kelly o'donnell. well, first topic up. trump and cruz and chris jansing's exclusive interview with donald trump. you just had that remarkable exchange with him. why don't you take it away and talk about what he had to say about corey lewandowski and the whole issue? >> reporter: in many ways, andrea, all of these different current weather conditions i ask him fit together with the narrative we know about donald trump and that is that he often denies what seems to be the perception that is out there. so these reports, katy tur has done an extensive job of this. it's the cover story in "new york magazine" and the new guard, the people who have been brought on to be part of this campaign, there's this infighting. especially after what's been a very bad week. he said he didn't know anything about these reports, he hadn't heard about them and deny anything going on badly in his campaign. it seemed like this was part of another problem for him. he had gone on to talk radio here and facing people who had be

we already heard tonight from kristen welker the clinton campaign is trying to tamp down expectations little bit saying they do expect to win but they're thinking maybe single-digit victory, not a double-digit victory. steve kornacki, talk about what would be a good night for hillary clinton. >> we're getting to the point in this democratic process, there's moral victories and there's delegate victories. the bottom line here, if you're interested in knowing who the democratic nominee is going to be, hillary clinton comes in ahead. i'll show you what bernie sanders would need to do to catch her. a lot of numbers on your screen. these are the pledged delegates, allocated delegates, the ones at stake in primaries and caucuses. the superdelegates, the people who automatically get votes. they're not locked into these commitments. let's forget about them right now, forget about this total right now, let's just focus on the pledge delegates. here's the challenge for bernie sanders. what he needs to do starting tonight and going to the end of this process is erase the lead hillary clinton has

. >>> let's go right to nbc's kristen welker comping the democratic race for us. kristen joins us from new york. with a welcome to you. different states, in fact, countries for both of these candidates today. >> you're right, alex. good morning to you. you hit the nail on the head. the optics of the democratic candidates couldn't be more different this weekend. senator sanders sitting down with the pope today while attending a conference on social justice. hillary clinton in california attending fund-raisers hosted by george clooney. it all underscores the vast differences between these two candidates with the new york primary looming. >> it was a star-studded friday night for hillary clinton. george and amal clooney hosting the first of two fund-raisers, this one in san francisco. a whopping $353,000 for each couple just to sit with the democratic front-runner. meanwhile, senator sanders wrapping up a trillion at the vatican where he addressed a conference on social and economic justice. this morning he told nbc's anne thompson the opportunity to meet the pope was

and that's where we find kristen welker. so, kristen, no big rally planned for tonight. you noted that. although i have a feeling, if somehow things went really, really well, and they pulled a shocker, they would find a way to get secretary clinton in front of a camera. >> reporter: i have that same exact feeling, chuck. i have indications if she were to pull off a win tonight, we would see her. but as of right now, the plan is she's going to attend a fund-raiser. her campaign continues to downplay their expectations. i've been talking to some of their top officials who say they could lose by double digits. that's, of course, in part if they lose by five or six points, they can paint that as somewhat of a victory. bottom line, they are eager to turn the page. and new york is critical. this is her adopted home state, this is where she served as senator for two terms. a loss here would be absolutely devastating. so she's determined to win new york. so she is here, former president clinton's here. and we're getting a little glimpse of her strategy. she's clearly rallying mi

kristen welker, nbc news, new york. >>> on the other side, republicans are focused on tuesday. that's when wisconsin voters head to the polls. donald trump is joining ted cruz calling for ohio governor john kasich to get out of the race. >> if i didn't have kasich i automatically win. all i have to do is what because i get 50% lots of good things happen, right? so i'm way over 50%. but with kasich it's harder. >> in a campaign e-mail, kasich hit back saying a vote for trump or cruz is a vote for hillary clinton. trump is also trying to address what many consider to be his problem with women. in an interview with "new york times" columnist maureen dowd, trump expressed regret over his retweet of an unflattering picture of heidi cruz, saying, yeah, it was a mistake. if i had to do it again, i wouldn't have sent it. cruz, meanwhile, is pushing hard for the badger state. a campaign aide saying the texas senator's ability to win in wisconsin shows he can compete anywhere. >>> former u.s. soccer store amy wambach was arrested and charged with driving under the influence this weekend

kristen welker is here in new york holg hillary clinton and kasie hunt is in syracuse where they're stillcelebrating their final four appearance and where bernie sanders is going to be today. kristen, let me start with you. we had bernie sanders going after hillary clinton on this issue of is she qualified to be president, now the clinton campaign firing back on the issue of guns. >> reporter: firing back on the issue of guns and ramping up their attacks as well. you pointed out that secretary clinton does have that double digit lead but it's clear that she's not resting on that, she's determined to win new york because if she does it would almost put this race away. as you point out she's making an issue of guns, this is one of the few issues she can argue she is a little to the left of senator sanders. she slammed him hard yesterday and raised eyebrows in the process. >> he frequently says, well, you know, i ve rk, i represent verm a small rural state. we have no gun laws. here is what i want you to know. most of the guns that are used in crimes and violence and killings in new york com

and nbc's kristen welker covering the clinton campaign. kristen, we'll start with you.nton campaign outlook for today? the candidate herself was very clear last night that he should be backing down. >> absolutely. the clinton campaign is feeling very confident heading into tonight. one of the most confident notes that they have hit heading into one of these primary nights. the reason is the polling shows them up in a lot of these states up by 15 points here in the critical state of pennsylvania which carries the most delegates. maryland, delaware, connecticut. it's likely, possible that senator sanders will pick off a state or two. possibly rhode island or connecticut. but, still, they think that they are poised to have a strong night. and to your point, mika, this debate about what should happen if and when secretary clinton does clinch the nomination or puts this race mathematically out of reach which could happen after tonight. what you're going to see if she has a strong night, the clinton campaign is going to ramp up its calls for senator sanders to scale back some

nbc's kristen welker in brooklyn. kasie hunt, katy tur, and hallie jackson as well. first to you, kasie. bernie sanders, the overnight flight to the vatican. we don't know whether or not he'll see pope francis but already, he has had the paparazzi around him and he's talking about, you know, why he left the campaign trail to speak about economic justice in rome. >> a brief address to this conference he's there attending and focusing on the things we've heard from him all across the course of this campaign talking about global financial deregulation that he says has driven a lot of the problems that the country and frankly, the world face. standing on a stage that, you know, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to stand on had he not mounted such a spirited insurgent campaign against hillary clinton and you have him explain this trip that way saying this was essentially a bucket list item, this is something if he didn't do it, he would just regret it for the rest of his life. there, you can see him getting off the plane in rome. they flew overnight after the debat

kristen welker ing times square with the clinton campaign. alex seitz-wald is with the former president in queens. with one week to go until the primary,tua what sduz the sande campaign plan to do to close the gap with clinton in new york and it doesn't seem to be getting any closer? >> jose, good morning. it does look like a tough landscape for bernie sanders here in new york. but he has some advantages here in upstate new york. where there are a lot of white working class voters, a lot of young people. we're here at syracuse university. many students here will have waited five hours by the time they get a chance to see sanders this afternoon. he's focusing on issues that are important here in upstate new york. take a listen to what he had to say on the issue of fracking. >> fracking, and i salute all of you for demanding that your state government do the same. secretary clinton, when she was secretary of state, worked with some of the largest fossil fuel companies to push fracking in countries all over the world. >> governor cuomo, of cours

. >> nbc's kristen welker with the clinton campaign. i'll turn now to howard wolf.unications director when hillary clinton ran for president eight years ago. howard, thanks for joining us. >> sure. >> let's put the latest polls up on the screen in the democratic race. we have three new ones to show you. hillary clinton leading 12, 13 points in all of them there. what's interesting to me is when we looked at new york polls a month after before the race got here, she was up more than 20. it's come down from that, but i'm wondering, is it stable now or is it still volatile? how would you look at this? >> i would expect she would wind up somewhere between 50 and 55. she is obviously a known commodity here. she represented the state for eight years. she probably will not pick up a lot of people who don't quite know where they're going to go yet. so anyone who isn't currently voting for her isn't going to end up voting for her. probably 53, 54 is where she ends up. >> as kristen welker was saying, in terms of the delegates, in terms of what sanders is trying to pull off t

kristen welker thank you for joining us. >> indeed. thank you. >> kasie hunt is following sanders in pennsylvania. we are going to be keeping a close eye on that sanders event in philadelphia if he addresses the qualified remarks he made last night. we will see what he has to say. >>> still ahead this hour on this show, sanders' campaign manager is going to join me live. we are going to ask him about what bernie sanders said last night, we will ask him exactly what the senator meant last night, if he's standing by it this morning. >>> plus donald trump returning to his home turf here in new york hoping that his new york values will help him bounce back after that big wisconsin loss. ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪uh oh. oh. henry! oh my. good, you're good. back,ack, back. (vo) according to kelley blue book, subaru has the highest resale value of any brand. again. you might find that comforting. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. whyto learn, right?e? so you

kristen welker is there. kristen, what are you hearing this morning on those comments? >> reporter: hoe say, good morning to you. as you can imagine, they came out very strong, very swiftly against those comments urging senator sanders to disavow them. he did, in fact do, thachlt take a listen to one of secretary clinton's top surrogates claire mccaskill had to say. >> bernie sanders just tweeted that it was inappropriate and unacceptable himself. >> good for him. but he should have done it from the podium the minute the words were issued. there was a huge cheer that went up when hillary clinton was called a corporate whore. and that's when the candidate needs to stup up and goo, wait a minute guys, remember what that is. >> this is a tweet from communications director jennifer palmieri, quote, very distressing language to say the least. a little bit of what we can expect to see tonight. i can guarantee there will undoubtedly be fireworks. we have seen these two candidates heat up. senator sanders calling secretary clinton unqualified, the clinton campaign jumping on th

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this race out of reach for senator sanders so their goal today is to drive voter turnout. >> kristen welker in the bottom of your screen in that smaller box we are monitoring this event with former president bill clinton out of rochester where he is hoping to get out the vote for his wife today. also with us is kasie hunt who's been following the sanders campaign. we've been talking a lot about -- we heard bernie sanders saying this morning he thinks the polls underestimate in fact his standing in the state of new york. what is the sanders campaign feeling now just hours out in the empire state? how are they making their final push? >> reporter: that has been true, erica, that in many cases the public polls have shown this wide gap and sanders has managed to close it. i will say here in new york, though, you're feeling from both camps more of a sense that it stayed more static here in new york. senator sanders normally when he comes into a state he holds these big rallies, he's in the local press. he's moved the numbers more significantly. that just hasn't happened here. partly i think advi

steve. >> all right, kristen welker in new york city. thanks for that. >>> now going to bring in karen finney a senior spokesperson for the clinton campaign. she joins us from washington. look, a lot of people noticing and kristen just said in her report there hillary clinton spending the day before the wisconsin primary not in wisconsin but in the next state to vote, looks like dialing back expectations tomorrow for your campaign. tell me tomorrow what would a win be in wisconsin for the clinton campaign? >> well, steve, a win is a win is a win. i mean, you know, let's be clear about that. as you pointed out president clinton is there today, he was actually there over the weekend as was secretary clinton on saturday. so, look, we are just going to keep working hard right down to the last minute, but as you point out we then have to very quickly turn to new york and we've got a whole host of other states. obviously we're trying to make sure we are both campaigning in wisconsin but then looking ahead to new york which as you know is going

kristen welker, thanks so much. a quick programming note.ews explores hillary clinton's political course from first lady to secretary of state to being potentially the first woman elected president of the united states. at 10:00 p.m. eastern time. now to chris jansen 2 1/2 hours west of philadelphia in gettysburg, pennsylvania, where bernie sanders wrapped up a town hall. >> reporter: he talked about the issue of war and peace so central and gettysburg the site of the famous battle, the gettysburg address and jessie gabbert led a q&a mostly on veterans issues including an impassioned speech by senator sanders about the cost of war. take a listen. >> the vast majority of the american people do not know, have no clue about the real cost of war. when you hear some politician getting up there telling the world how tough he is, how quickly he is prepared to send troops to this part of the world or that part of the world, understand it's not going to be his kids going off to that war. >> reporter: he is former charm of the senate veterans committe

kristen welker, kasie hunt, and jacob -- >> we're not going anywhere. >> take your time there. no hurry. hang out there. don't hurry. >>> hugh hewitt will join us in a final word about what conservative republicans who want to stop trump have to do now. >>> now, the media want to say everything is decided. and the question is, can the state of indiana stop the media's chosen republican candidate. >> joining us now to answer that question is hugh hewitt, conservative radio talk show host with the salem radio network. hugh, what do we need to know about republican voters in indiana? how is this state different from what -- from the states we just saw vote tonight? >> i think you're going to see ted cruz make the argument that it is up to indiana republicans to save the republican party. pretty soon you'll hear that donald trump is nelson rockefeller without the art collection. that he is in fact an old-fashioned big government republican from whom the party was wrested in 1964, and against whom ronald reagan campaigned throughout his entire life. ted cruz is going to make an expl