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governor leavitt, to you first, we know you know governor romney well. this is almost unpress sent in american politics for the former standard bearer to be going after the current frontrunner like this. four years ago, mitt romney praised donald trump, he begged for his endorsement, according to mr. trump. what changed? >> well, i have the benefit of having actually been there, and i can tell you that the way donald trump described it is simply not accurate. i think governor romney graciously received his endorsement. but i think it would be valuable for me to at least provide a bit of personal context here. i think what we have seen is a personal statement on governor romney's part. i think we've all had a brother or a sister or a close friend we care about who's about to make a very serious mistake that will have bad consequences and we watch it happening and there's a point at which we just simply say i have to say something or i'm not going to feel good about myself. i think mitt romney feels that way about the country, and this was a statement of h

you know what is interesting, mike leavitt had a lot of inch -- influence on this. said what if we put it out there and things don't work as they should? he says, let me tell you something. the people of utah, the people of ohio, have a better chance of getting their hands around the ears of their state representatives, senators, and governor, then a chance of airing their grievances at the federal level. he is exactly right, and we will learn from one another. we will shift power, and mike, you're absolutely right. we will not hesitate to get that done with a plan that will be presented to the congress in the first 100 days. [applause] thank you. [applause] you must be having a lot of boring times, because you are so charged up this morning. [laughter] but thank you. let me go to you. i am the only one who wants to take lots of questions from the folks, and now's your chance to say whatever you want. i have done a lot of town hall meetings, and they have all been pretty good. so let's not blow this one. [laughter] >> you have spoken several times about the lord and

kasich was introduced by former 11-year governor mike leavitt who served as president bush's secretary of health and huh machine services. leavitt believes there will be a contested convention in cleveland, something he told the crowd has happened 10 times before and the person leading the delegate count, he reminded nomination three times. >> there is a reason. there is a reason that john kasich plays such a vital role. and it is that this party needs to elect a president, this party needs a candidate what can, in fact, and will in fact beat hillary clinton and become the next presidents of the united states. >> reporter: kasich, though, handed a blow abutted an hour ago as mitt romney, who started the weak campaigning for kasich in ohio, sleaze caucus in utah for ted cruz. if cruz can get 50% of the utah vote he would pick up 10% of the state's 40 delegates. john kosich, newschannel5. >> we call him the political guru. thanks a bunch john. >>> turning now to the republican front runner, danita harris we are learning the movement to deny donald trump the nomination is gang momentum. >

i want to tell you that governor leavitt, i mean this guy is really something.or those students who are here, if you don't go track him down and spend time talking with him, you don't know how to prepare for the next phase of your life. because this guy is really something. he is a brilliant man. anhas served his country in incredible way, and of course, the governor of utah. he is absolutely the best. and, he is a visionary. he is absolutely a visionary, and i just can't thank him enough for his support. but how about a great round of applause for my friend? [applause] kasich: the reason why we are late is that this took us i think five hours to get here. we've faced all this win, and had to divert to tulsa instead of where we were going in colorado. and on the way over here on the airplane, i got a chance to watch "the martian." it was a really cool movie. [laughter] [applause] gov. kasich: i watched two very interesting movies lately, "everest," where nobody thought they would get to the summit but , it was just one step after another. and in the movie "the m

leavitt turned herself in this morning. >>> new information now in that delay on whether to charge lesean mccoy. authorities are investigating for an assault on two philadelphia police officers at rece recess lounge last month. we asked why there's been no decision one way or another. >> we had several witnesses at reset lounge supposed to come into your office last week. they could not make it to meet with our assistant district attorneys and investigators assigned to the matter. >> mccoy plays for the buffalo bills. he's told investigators that nightclub incident was not his fault. >>> philadelphia's mayor getting backing for proposed soda tax. philadelphians for a fair future announced their support for the tax today. the group is made up of business, civic and faith leaders. it wants to lead the fight for soda tax. mayor jim kenney proposing 3 cent tax. meaning a tax would be 36 cents on a 16-ounce soda. it would fight poverty in the city. >> today, we're going to support annest that will create better schools in philadelphia, community schools. we're going to support an effort that w

. >>> the night before, leavitt, rogan, and mcy on one last holiday adventure, celebrating christmas together. the night before is rated r. "sisters" is available digitally. amy pohler and tina fey, adult sisters who return to their childhood home to clean it out before growing up. it'sated r. >>> "in the heart of the sea." the sinking of a new england whaling ship that inspired moby dick. "in the heart of the sea" is >> from%the small screen, fx's nail-biting drama, on dvd with the thi season. and in the world of music, the girls of fifth harmony releasing their single. i'm christine cruz, 7 news. >> phil: and a very nice day in south florida. morning lows in the 60s, afternoon highs, upper 70s. miami making it all the way up to 80 , and typical, 78, 79, on a mostly average day. 76, fort lauderdale, and pembroke pines, the temperature of 77 . the wind out of the east-southeast, 8 miles per hour, 10 at the coast. the humidity, 52%. stormtracker is showing that our no rain anywhere, just a few dotted showers over rural broward county. and we should be mostly dry over the next five day

we have former utah governor michael leavitt. governor good to have you on. kasich is known as wonderful consensus builder but as tucker was just saying, folks out there, particularly voters who go to the polls now, don't want a consensus, they want somebody to stand firm for those things that are threatening our nation like terrorism. >> i don't believe that being cone census builder means a person can not have strongly-held views an strongly-expressed views at the moment they need to be expressed. this is such a time. i feel confident that were governor kasich the president of the united states, as i suspect the other two candidates, would speak strongly, directly, and forthrightly on past of the american people. david: but, again, governor, it appears, whether you're talking about republicans or democrats that folks want outside the system. they don't want to stay within the system. they want somebody to really shake things up like they never have been before particularly in light of things that are threatening. >> donald trump has taken that part well. as

one of the incidents. 17 cars in all were hit from sunday to yesterday in the towns of east meadow, leavitt town and, montauk. it's believed that is a chevrolet suv, and it it could have been used to shoot out the windows of the other cars. >>> 4:44, and now some people in hoboken are under a boil water advisory after a broken mange caused a sink hole that swallowed up a car. the 12-inch pipe ruptured before dawn on 1st street. the street swallowed a nissan maxima when the street gave away. the flood waters are receding in louisiana, but the pearl river is rising. some perishes spent the night under curfew after getting 14 inches of rain. the flood waters are expected to crest later this morning. >>> it's 4:45. let's check in with meteorologist bill evans. >> looking at the camera, and on the roof, midtown, see down here to 5th avenue, 59th street right there, and we are looking at low clouds, fog, drizzle, and a shower this morning. we get going, and here's the camera in astoria, and here's the 59th street bridge, and that would be one world trade there, and we have low clouds, fog, and it

even the press knows that cable leavitt? for instance "the washington post" called the president future nominee '' a judicial kamikaze pilot. '' "the new york times" noted the nominee would need almost suicidal willingness to become a central player in a political fight that seems likely to end in failure. so the only question is why with the other side come to the floor to express outrage ? because they want to make this as political as possible. they have already picked up on it. for instance cnn reported yet aside hopes he is a fight with the supreme court nominee -- nominee to energize the democratic base their already using the eventual nominee as a political weapon. this is why the president wants to finish forward with the nominee maliki confirmed the idea their side once the hearing on a nominee they know will get confirmed. this is lasting the supreme court needs it has been politicized and then with that frustration that i expressed at the grassroots in my state of iowa and the six years since the bombing has appoi

." >> back here a former tourism leader in philadelphia is charged with theft and fraud, joyce leavitt is accused of stealing $200,000 from 2012 when she was the nonprofits chief financial officer an audit in 2011 uncovered the alleged theft. >> she embezzled the money by charging person alex pensions to her corporate credit card and used corporate checks to pay for her personal visa bills. >> williams says the corrupt charges included items at costco and $4100 in skin care treatments. >>> about 1500 reads in delaware county are without power following a problem at a substation there. officials say that the power company met ed, believe that it was caused by a rodent of some sort that got into the substation in tinicum township, it called sparks and small fires at traffic lights and homes. they hope to fix the problem and have the power restored soon. >>> turning to the forecast the sun has returned. meteorologist, david murphy, is on the terrace with the full details. >> i feel comfortable on the terrace and sunshine in the region and more cloud cover in philadelphia but still fairly

you know what is interesting, mike leavitt had a lot of inch -- influence on this. i said what if we put it out there and things don't work as they should? he says, let me tell you something. the people of utah, the people of ohio, have a better chance of getting their hands around the ears of their state representatives, senators, and governor, then a chance of airing their grievances at the federal level. he is exactly right, and we will learn from one another. we will shift power, and mike, you're absolutely right. we will not hesitate to get that done with a plan that will be presented to the congress in the first 100 days. [applause] thank you.

mike leavitt through his support behind john kasich. president obama told a group of democratic donors that the party must unite behind hillary clinton. no response from the trump campaign on the letter that was sent to eric trump's building. statement on that hacking incident that law enforcement authorities are seeking the arrest of those responsible. that is the latest from outside numb 100 central park south. juliet: moving on, american airlines flight from north carolina was forced to make an emergency landing after being struck by lightning. it was supposed to land at laguardia when it was hit at 6:00 pm. passengers described a big bang, flash of light and explosion here is the audio from the pilot and control tower. >> don't do that again. it was pretty bad. let's land at jfk. juliet: sounds so cool. jfk. passengers, four crewmembers. it landed safely, no injuries investigating. ben: a student brought a loaded gun to class in jamaica, queens. school officials found the gun in a schoolbag after a fellow student turned him in, that

he has the support of another member of the establishment there, mike leavitt.here is no doubt that, if cruz has a great night tomorrow, it could change the race. it puts them in a commanding position vis-a-vis kasich. when it comes to the anti-trump arsenal, new fundraising numbers show that the outside group devoted to stopping trump's march to the nomination race at a decent $4.8 million. another group spending big raised $4 billion in the same month, four times as much as they raced in january. there are other avenues you could give to stop trump, including supporting case against cruz. -- supporting kasich and cruz. if you are a lovely person and you want to give money to stop trump, where's the best place? al: you and me, because nothing has worked so far. mark: [laughter] al: they have to have a message. you and john made this point. it ad hoc,just doing that is one of the reason it hasn't worked, and they have to have more consistence -- mark: to me, the cruz super pac is the best place to put the money. in terms of pure political strategy, it has to be

let's go to elise leavitt.is fieleels maybe more significant. >> reporter: that's right, it's not unprecedented but it's rare. the state department does not issue a caution like this lightly, particularly ahead of the summer travel season. but with about a dozen americans injured in the brussels attack and many more missing, officials warning isis attacks could be coming in europe and americans need to be extremely vigilant. with officials warning isis is on the loose and a massive manhunt under way, the state department is taking the rare step of urging americans to think twice about traveling to europe, warning that terrorists, quote, continue to plan near term attacks throughout europe, targeting sporting events, tourist sites, restaurants and transportation. a dire assessment ahead of the summer travel season. a former house intelligence chair says such a dramatic warning is likely the result of alarming intel, point to the possibility of more terror. >> what they know is probably brussels was not the only

martha: leavitt under the desk happening now starts now. >>>. jon: now we know what that desk is really for your help it was a motor city melee, a flurry of personal insults at times threatening to derail last night gop debate in detroit. good friday to you the weekend is almost here. i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee and many of those attacks putting donald trump on the hot seat for the frontrunner forced to defend his record on everything against allegations of fraud from reported secret tapes with the new york times editorial board. this is each of his rivals try to present themselves as the establishment's best hope to defeat him. >> you wrote me off but guess what? it's now march madness and we're heading up north to mike turk, okay? let me tell you this. i willwin ohio. the . >> this little guy has lied so much about my record. >> there we go pick up. >> i've never seen a successful person who wasn't flexible, who didn't have a certain degree of flexibility. >> there's a difference between flex ability and telling people whatever you nee

mike leavitt out here in utah. i mean, these are people who are very skilled and very experienced, and they believe that we just ought to keep going along, as i do, and get to the convention and then, you know, conventions are cool things. we're going to learn a lot when we get there. >> just to put a button on this, governor, there are no conversations -- you're not interested in any conversations to coordinate with ted cruz since there's only three people in the race to try to keep the guy who's got by far the most delegates, donald trump, from getting even more? >> look, we always talk -- dana, you know that -- if somebody wants to call and discuss things, but you've got to understand that this is sort of a mission for all of us. and it's not just me. it's the team. we had people from 22 states who were working phone banks in the state of ohio. these are people who believe that america can be better and that america can be really terrific. and that people can have better wages and better jobs. i mean, if somebod

martha: leavitt under the desk happening now starts now. >>>. know what that desk is really for your help it was a motor city melee, a flurry of personal insults at times threatening to derail last night gop debate in detroit. good friday to you the weekend is almost here. i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee and many of those attacks putting donald trump on the hot seat for the frontrunner forced to defend his record on everything against allegations of fraud from reported secret tapes

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kasich enannouncing endorsement of former three-term governor mike leavitt who served as head of environmentalxample how kasich is so different in this contest. i don't either donald trump or ted cruz would rush to push out a press release being endorsed by someone who used to head the environmental protection agency. bill: nice green, my friend. >> it is. bill: hardly. martha: so, donald trump has we've been saying bowing out of the next republican debate forcing that event to be canceled essentially. trump saying candidates have enough debates. he plans to make a speech that night as james talked about at aipac. governor kasich refused to show up without trump and senator cruz is now mocking donald trump. >> he is scared to debate and, you know he just, he looks down on voters. he thinks they're gullible and believe whatever he is saying. i will be in d.c. for aipac as well. since donald is running from debate i'm happy to debate him there. martha: bret baier anchoring special report and moderates the debates for fox news channel. bret, good morning to you. >> good morning, martha. happy st.

they are 5 points back and there's only 6 games leavitt to play. i'm steve overmyer, have a great dayment. >>> before we get to the two talkers i want to make sure that everyone know when we did our brackets, you asked what i thought of syracuse, and i said you were crazy. >> come on orangemen! >>> a victory dance goes viral, and donald trump has become a grandfather once again. his daughter ivanka has given birth to another child named the couple has three children, and this is trump's eighth grandchild. hillary clinton is waiting for her own happy news. her daughter, chelsea is due to give birth this summer. >>> there's nothing like a little victory to make you want to bust a move. look at this 4-year-old teeballplayer. come on! drop that bat! get to 1st base. by the time he gets there, he cannot hold back the excitement of actually reaching for his base, and he takes his helmet off, and it's all in the hips. >> he's like wait a minute, i'm dancing. >> i'm dancing! [ laughter ] >>> still ahead, an easter fair turned deadly after a little girl is

and you know it's interesting, because mike leavitt had a lot of influence on me on this and i said, if we send it out there, things don't work the way they should? he said, welsh let me tell you something, governor, the people of utah, the people of ohio, have a better chance of getting their hands around the ears of their state representatives, state senators and governor than they are to be able to address their grievance as the federal level and he's exactly right. we will learn from one another. and that is the beginning of shifting power out of that town and, mike, you're absolutely right. and we will not hesitate to get that done with the plan that will be presented to the congress in the first 100 days. okay? [ applause ] thank you. thank you. i'll tell you what, you must be having a lot of boring times out here. you're so charged up this morning. so thank you. okay. so let me go to you. you know, i'm the only one that really wants to take lots of questions from the folks, and now's you're chance to say whatever you want. i've done a lot of town hall meetings, ma'am, and they

you know what is interesting, mike leavitt had a lot of inch -- influence on this. i said what if we put it out there and things don't work as they should? he says, let me tell you something. the people of utah, the people of ohio, have a better chance of getting their hands around the ears of their state representatives, senators, and governor, then a chance of airing their grievances at the federal level. he is exactly right, and we will learn from one another. we will shift power, and mike, you're absolutely right. we will not hesitate to get that done with a plan that will be presented to the congress in the first 100 days. [applause] thank you. [applause] you must be having a lot of boring times, because you are so charged up this morning. [laughter] but thank you. let me go to you. i am the only one who wants to take lots of questions from the folks, and now's your chance to say whatever you want. i have done a lot of town hall meetings, and they have all been pretty good. so let's not blow this one. [laughter] >> you have spoken several times about the lord a

. >> i thought you were referring to leavitt letter. >> no i'm not referring to the letter. >> i'm referring to his testimony. >> so in february 2015, epa inquired about the type of corrosion control that was being implemented in flint. my staff was told that flint was fully optimized for corrosion control. it wasn't until april 24 that the am deq told our staff that flint was not exercising corrosion control. from that point at higher and higher levels of epa, we repeatedly, emphatically and urgently told am deq that it was important to implement corrosion control as soon as possible. >> my time is up to want to thank you. irrespective of our politics or anything else, this is a catastrophic failure with our citizens and if government exists for any purpose it is to protect our citizens in health and safety and this is a catastrophic failure in that mission. thank you. >> we recognize the gentleman from ohio. >> i would give my time to the german from michigan. >> i think the gentleman from ohio. let's go little bit different track. i'd like to come back to ms. hedman again but initially, a

that governor you leavitt, this guy is really something.or those students who are here, if you don't go track him down and spend time talking with him, you don't know how to prepare for the next phase of your life. because this guy is really something. he is a brilliant man, served this country in an incredible way, and of course, the governor of utah. he is absolutely the best. and, he is a visionary. enoughcan't thank him for his support. but how about a great round of applause? [applause] the reason why we are late is that this took us i think five hours to get here. and howall this wind, do deibert to tulsa instead of where we were going in colorado. and on the way over here on the airplane, i got a chance to watch "the martian." [applause] it was really cool. interestingo very where lately, "everest," nobody thought they get climate, but it was just one step after another. martian," movie "the they caught that guy in space, just like the voters of the republican party are going to catch me and allow me to be the next president of the u