ten on your side's national correspondent mark meredith has a look at where things stand in the race for the white house. nats from the debate hostile, loud, and divisive. "nat break from the debate" thursday's g-o-p debate in mighigan once again showed americans how divided the party is in choosing their party's nominee. "xxxxxxx" but it's the party's last nominee - mitt romney - who's eager to re-shape re-definining the race - calling a donald trump presidency dangerous. sot here "xxxxx" map of who's voting this weekend now it's up to voters in a handful of states to make up their minds. this weekend - democrats and republicans are voting in kansas and louisana. in maine and kentucky - republicans will caucus, in nebaraka, democrats vote saturday, in maine they'll vote sunday. nat break donald the delegate count - right now 98 delegates ahead of texas senator ted cruz - and even further ahead of florida senator marco rubio. nat break of sanders meanwhile vermont senator bernie sanders is facing fewer options to become the democratic nominee. hillary clinton continues leads the sena

in washington, i'm mark meredith. >>justine:ted cruz is blaiming donald trump for the rumors now swirling that he cheated on his wife. the national enquirer's latest issue says cruz had at least five secret mistresses. the republican presidential candidate denied all these claims. cruz has been married to his wife-- heidi-- since 2001. their marriage has received plenty of media attention. after g-o-p front runner donald trump went after cruz's wife on social media. donald trump released a statement yesterday. saying he denies spreading rumors about cruz. and that he had nothing to do with the article. >> will:for the weekend: it's the kids easter egg hunt in san francisco. kids search for gift-filled eggs to take home. it's happening at the orchard supply hardware in north beach from 9:00 to noon. it is free to attend. >> reporter: appropriates and so spearheading the best season in nba history the franchise is not forget their own longtime former were or your it received a championship ring pre-game and then a three

mark meredith joining us live a lot on the line tonight, mark. >> you're right about that one. the polls are open right now, and nearly a -- in nearly a dozen states and two hours now before they begin to close in some of the southern contests and what's interesting is these candidates, whether you're talking about donald trump, hillary clinton or anybody still in the race, they are going after every vote right now. for instance, texas senator ted cruz, he was out in front of the cameras this morning but as he was going to vote in houston, you may remember he won in iowa but he is badly needing to win in his home state of texas tonight, one of the states voting. but it's donald trump that continues to make all the headlines and it's important to point out that even if he does come in first place, including every state, including texas, he is not going to be able to have enough delegates to capture the republican nomination tonight. so while you may hear some words that say inevitable, it's really not able to make that point because at where we are, the delegate race is still wi

i'm mark meredith. wins this week questions remain about whether or not the gop establishment will give him its support. democrats seem to want republicans do continue this internal fight. it's something that we talked about with a couple of political heavy weighs this week during our election coverage. when keith cate pushed them for predictions only one of them was certain. >> i think he's been devie sieve. it's carry and he could be your nominee. >> you're talk about your nominee. who is going to be the nominee? i'm going to put you on the spot. >> it's most likely going to be trump which scares me. >> you supported jeb bush and marco rubio. can you support donald trump? >> he has not earned my vote yet? >> i'm not going to support donald trump no matter what. >> who's the democratic nominee? >> secretary clinton and it will unite the party and we'll >> if you have that boom is it going to be trump, hillary and of those who wins? >> it's going to be secretary clinton. >> this is the concern of the republicans, right. the base is telling us they want donald trump. i don't know if they

i'm mark meredith. >>> this morning a pasco county man accused of breaking into his neighbor's home is dead. he started to bang on the bedroom door of a woman who lives in the home. chip osowski spoke to the victim. >> good morning to you. pasco county chris naco tells us his deputies did everything they could to save torrey robinson's life but he didn't want any part of it. >> i was about to turn my light on and heard another crash and was like oh, crap, that's not the dogs. you wake up and i turn the light on and he was at my door within a second. >> one can only imagine the fear that karen moore experienced, a man beating on her bedroom door desperately trying to get in. >> i was yelling and nothing would come out. it was like a bad dream. it took like four times. >> karen's son thomas rushed to aid his mother. >> he was banging on her door trying to get in there. i ran up to him and i tried to grab his shoulder. there was blood everywhere all over the hallway. he wasn't coming off the door. >> the man was torrey robinson. he broke into the home through a kitchen window. he asked fo

here's the national correspondent mark meredith. >> is donald trump unstoppable? it's a question that many asked for months after knocking another american of the race. >> we have something that makes the republican party probably the biggest political story anywhere in the world. >> after strong wins in florida and north carolina the trump campaign is counting on momentum but political experts say -- >> i definitely don't think that anybody should call him the presumptive nominee. he's got to get to 1237 delegates. >> the latest count shows trump with 678, 275 ahead of texas senator ted cruz and more than 500 ahead of ohio governor john kasich. don't expect to see the three remains republicans back on a debate stage any time soon. donald trump's decision to skip monday's fox debate led to the event being canceled all together. >> i think at this point skipping a debate i don't think it's going to have a noticeable impact. >> for democrats hillary clinton continues to lead bernie sanders by wide margins thanks to super delegates or party leaders that get to help c

kron 4's national correspondent mark meredith has a look at for the white house. >> reporter: hostileoud devices the gop debate once again showed how divided republican party is choosing the next nominee last nominee that ship the race from the presidency danger. up to voters this make up their minds. the voting in may and also nebraska saturday wild maine democrat's vote on sunday 98 delegates ahead of texas senator ted accrues. and even further ahead in sync your options and hillary clinton continues sanders by 600 and nearly halfway there to wrap up the race. 54 percent in the face a much closer race to a cruise and marco rubio. live look outside. richmond like >> gary: years steve and ties the record at 44 most consecutive home victories. giants in madison allowed a home run three strikeouts two innings and then you see mondrian's the knocking in a couple runs and the giants opponents but a final of four to three. six-foot five small and randy johnson a's scored nine this afternoon by a score of 9 to 4. >> marty:live look outside. golden gate for the weekend: it's the irish-americ

mark meredith gives us a preview. >> reporter: another tuesday another impressive win for hillary clinton. >> i want to be the president for struggling and striving for people who have the dream. >> reporter: while she claimed victory in mississippi, in michigan a surprise. >> let me. >> reporter: bernie sanders shocked pollsters and political experts with a win in motor city and beyond. >> and frankly we believe that our strongest areas are yet to happen. we will do very well in the west coast. >> reporter: when you listen to the clinton campaign, it is clear they are looking past the nomination right to november. >> we have our difference which you can see when whoa debate but -- when we debate but i will tell you what, those differences pale in comparison to what's happening on the republican side. >> reporter: tonight clinton and sanders will meet in miami but when you look at the latest polls in florida at least clinton has wide lead as much as 20 points. the latest delegate count including super delegates for party leaders who help choose the nominee shows clinton far ahead of sappe

i'm mark meredith, 7 news. >> thank you, mark. >>> a large group of black students attending last night's donald trump rally at the state university in georgia were escorted out before the event started. were not actively protesting or saying anything that would have provoked the objection. >> what's going on in america, they're afraid. >> they kicked us out because we're black people. >> our own school. >> the trump campaign has denied it. >>> the state department released the final batch of e-mails from hillary clinton in december. that makes nearly 55,000 pages of e-mails. the fbi is still investigating whether clinton broke any laws by using the private server. >>> today president obama sat down with key senate republican leaders discussing the high state's vacancy on the supreme court. >> if the shoe were on the other foot the democrat majority in the senate could be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. >> let's just do it. vote up or vote down. stop trying to politicize the supreme court. >> democrats say it will be the first time since 1875 t

for a look at when's next here's mark meredith. >> reporter: and the race goes on even after a dozen states went to the polls there are still hundreds of delegates to win on both sides of the nomination fight. >> it's about transforming america. >> you sent a message in america when we stand together. >> reporter: within an hour of the polls closing in vermont bernie sanders made it clear he is staying in the democratic race that is until the convention dispite the widespread win by clinton. nebraska caucusing this saturday democrats voting in kansas and louisiana. on the rock um sock um republican race where things are dirty between trump and rubio, ted cruz and rubio are >> once again, we can have morning in america. >> reporter: for trump he is happy to dub himself as the next nominee and looking forward to november.but the race continues this saturday republicans voting in kansas kentucky and louisiana and maine and the top three contenders on republican side trump cruz and rubio are not going anywhere. after the week answered contest we will look at march 15th the day that sever

kron 4's national correspondent mark meredith stand. in the race for the white house. >> reporter:hostile, loud, and divisive. >>"nat break from the debate" >> reporter:thursday's g-o-p debate in mighigan once again showed americans how divided the party is in choosing their party's nominee. >> reporter:but it's the party's last nominee - mitt romney - who's eager to re- shape re-definining the race - calling a donald trump presidency dangerous. >> reporter:now it's up to voters in a handful of states to make up their minds. this weekend - democrats and republicans are voting in kansas and louisana. >> reporter:in maine and kentucky - republicans will caucus, in nebaraka, democrats vote saturday, in maine they'll vote sunday. donald trump continues to lead the delegate count - right now 98 delegates ahead of texas senator ted cruz - and even further ahead of florida senator marco rubio. >> reporter:meanwhile vermont senator bernie sanders is facing fewer options to become the democratic nominee. >> reporter:hillary clinton continues lea

. >> let's head to washington dc to mark meredith. there's a lot on the line for both parties on this super tuesday. polls are still open and voters from coast to coast in a >> reporter: good evening. you can imagine a very exciting -- exciting day. south carolina voters had their chance now there's several other states that will make sure they have their choices heard. voting is set to close in the south in the next hour and a half. what's interesting is whenever you're talking about donald trump or hillary clinton both sides are making sure they're getting out every vote they possibly can. the cameras were rolling this morning, for instance, as senator texas ted cruz headed to vote in houston, texas. he did well in iowa, the first state to vote. now he's counting on his home state. it's important to point out even after we we saw in south carolina donald trump will not have enough delegates even if he comes in first in all races to secure the nomination. this contest is going to keep going forward. that's something you will keep in

but this time - it's the party's past nominee mitt romney who's mark meredith has the story from washington>> reporter:he's run for president twice but this time mitt romney is using the spotlight to stop someone else. republicans choose donald trump as our nominee, the prospects are greatly diminished." during a stunning and sweeping speech in utah - the 2012 republican nominee stressed he's warns the nation: a donald trump presidency could spell disaster: "greatly diminished." for romney - the decision to label trump as a fraud, phony, and dangerous is a major shift "being in donald trump's later - it's donald trump who's ready to ruin romney's during a rebuttal thursday romneys' scatching speech will do anything to change the race - that'll be up to voters when again on saturday. tonight donald trump will have to address the controversy yet news. >> reporter: carson said mr. tonight's debate he may withdraw all as early as tomorrow. . >> pam: >> britteny: we are tracking dry conditions and a few scattered showers into tonight live a look right now we're at the golden gate bridge it's cov

meredith: this marks the largest capital improvement plan the airport has ever had. wesh 2' s matt grant joins us live with what this means for travelers. matt? matt: airport officials say the addition of a new south terminal will help them better handle an increasing number of airline passengers. you can see this right here. the greater orlando aviation the $1.8 billion plan, which had been kicked around since the 1999. south terminal complex and new runway will sit on 300 acres of land, servicing international and domestic flights with 16-24 gates and a six story parking garage. the project will be paid for with money from airlines, parking, concession stands, along with grants, bonds, and a $4.50 passenger fee you already pay on every ticket you buy. officials say all airports have this fee, which goes to the airport, and is capped by law, so that won' t go up. >> at this point, we are already collecting and have been collecting, $4.50 on each ticket and that will remain the same. what happens is the collection time gets extended well into the middle of this centu

mark. but he is now back to his normal height. meredith: if you' re planning to hit the beach in south florida this weekend, you need to keep your eyes open. hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the coast. spinner sharks were seen migrating off the coast of palm beach county yesterday. experts say the sharks come down each winter from as far away as north carolina. purple flags were flying along the shore, alerting beachgoers to use extreme caution and look out for the sharks as they hit the waves. if you' ve ever wanted to check this out. it' s called slide the city. it' s an event that brings a a giant waterslide two different cities and it' s coming to tampa , in may. tampa is just one of multiple florida destinations. the giant slide is coming to jacksonville, tallahassee and pensacola as well. jim: no giant slide in orlando? meredith: i know. jim: that would be really fun. meredith: i love doing that kind of thing as a kid. jim: as an adult to. meredith: with the pro camera. tony: let me take you outside. we are great photos from

we will begin with meredith, we are marking as we all know, i say marking, not celebrating the 40th anniversary of the buckley decision in the supreme court. this is the decision that equated spending with speech. can you walk us through buckley, what it decided and why it is such an important decision? meredith: i will spend a minute explaining how we got here, because it is important to see how the issue developed. i could start back with the start of the country, but i don't think i will go back that far. i think that you need to look at this through the scope of the last century, where you had the 1907 corporate ban that was passed and the aftermath of the railroad scandals, into the 1940's, where there was a ban on campaign contributions, this was after world war ii and the steelworkers strike. after that, in the aftermath of watergate, and a series of court cases. the one that people paid the most attention to was the buckley decision. what was critical was the differentiation between how the court interpreted the treatment of expenditures versus contributions. it really kind of fabricate

mark. here' s a look at your updated seven-day or cast. -- forecast. meredith: the magic returns to amway. we' the controversy if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and not just the powerful few. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. give us a plan. >> today, we were there as the alex morning -- alex morgan and company are preparing for saturday. next tuesday, the pride will host the university of florid

went on to say, the world has lost a truly great man who left an indelible mark on my soul and the history of british music. meredith: we' re just hours away from another debate tonight. this one is for the democrats and will be hosted in miami. the debate between bernie sanders and hillary clinton will be moderated by reporters from univision and the " washington post." it' s their second showdown in four days, last night clinton soundly defeated sanders in mississippi, but sanders made a surprising win in michigan. look for highlights of tonight' s debate on wesh 2 news. fans are buying up tickets, hoping to experience the excitement of another orlando city match. summer: wesh 2' s jazmin walker spoke with oviedo native and getting from the huge crowds. >> it' ll be something i' ll remember forever. jazmin: that' s what lions defender tommy redding had to say about his team making a comeback from a 2-0 deficit in sunday' s season opener, in front of 60,000-plus fans. >> i know a lot of the people that come to the games on a personal level, and it's exciting to have their support at the games. jazmin: redding grew

meredith: carol wick, the former ceo of harbor house, is suing her former employer . mark nation says he is representing wick at no cost to her. he says wick is suing for breach of contract and back wages which could come to about $200,000 . wick was fired as the leader of harbor house, a domestic abuse shelter. it shocked the community. gotten an anonymous complaint from an employee that she was mean to. meredith: nation says he is representing wick free because he feels like she did so much for the communnity and he feels like she is being bullied. jim: an orange county judge today rejected a motion by convicted isleworth murderer bob ward to be released on bond while awaiting a new trial. wesh 2' s bob kealing is at the orange county courthouse with reaction. bob: convicted isleworth murderer bob ward glanced towards his daughters upon entering the courtroom for today' s hearing. judge heather higbee sided with prosecutors who argued noone -- no one convicted of such a serious offense can be released on bond. judge heather higbee: the court finds it has jurisdiction and

like gun blast marks on her neck and chest and found her boyfriend wounded by gunfire inside the house. police believe the woman' s father fired the shot. that father is now in custody. meredith: a lawsuit has been filed by lawsuit accused of sexually assaulting his clients. they all involve women who say he touch them inappropriately. he touched them inappropriately. the only faces criminal charges and one allegedly halt at a spot in winter garden. a woman who said she was assaulted him spoke to us. we have agreed not to reveal our identity. she says despite being a professional psychotherapist, at sign here is a professional to say even i did not step forward. i was use and i kept dialoguing in my mind was this real or not? meredith: the attorney announced they are filing a suit against the spa where she was a client. they also face civil suit s. his license has been restricted while he waits trial. stewart: a man charged in connection with a hit and run accident after he was released from the hospital. he was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries last thursday. he' s being held on $15,000 bond. and eight-year-old had a bump on his head when got -- we

meredith: more than a dozen automakers will be making automatic emergency braking standard in all new cars. nbc' s mark barger tells us when you' ll notice the changes. reporter: the agreement is voluntary, but 20 automakers say by 2022, they will make automatically emergency brakes standard. >> this is the best technology. it is a big deal. reporter: an advance that could avoid or less and more than half of the 1.7 million rear end crashes in the u.s.. >> we must stop pointing out who and what was at fault and start asking, what more can we do? reporter: it uses camera, radar and sensors to see other objects in the way. 10 other makers already offer the technology as an option, 10 >> this is a choice that will go well beyond what is required, the choice to do what is not easy, but is within the grasp. reporter: some have called for the automakers pledge to become minute -- mandatory, but they say competitive forces and consumers keep the pressure on. >> the people wind up with this technology and experience it, they are sold and are advocates, telling other people, you need this system. reporter: by 2

marked crossing. alex: alex villareal, wesh 2 news. angela: an autopsy may shed new light in this case. it' s scheduled for monday. meredith: a baby less than nine month old child suffers horrible angela: now a daytona beach man is arrested accused of twisting a baby' s arm so hard it broke. police say 21-year-old keondre chisholm told them the baby fell off a bed wednesday. but doctors say the spiral fracture he suffered could only have come from the arm being twisted. chisholm is now charged with child abuse. angela: two teens are recovering after a pickup truck slammed into them. we brought this to you as breaking news yesterday. troopers say the boys were riding their bikes in the crosswalk yesterday, on courtenay parkway, outside merritt island high school, when they were hit. from chopper 2 you can see one stuck under the truck. troopers say the driver hit the first teen, then panicked, accidentally hit the gas pedal, and hit one victim has serious injuries, the other has minor injuries. meredith: at least one person seminole county. firefighters say the fire broke out around 9:00 last night. there were three people

meredith: the lake baldwin va nursing home will soon be up and running. local congressman john mica was on hand today to mark the occasion. he spoke with wesh 2' s alex villareal. congressman mica: today' s a very special day for veterans in central florida. alex: special because of this bill opening the door for the lake baldwin v.a. nursing home to reopen its doors to patients. president obama, the federal government turns over its ownership of the building to the state. congressman mica: today, because of legislation passed in record time, we' re transferring this empty facility to the state of florida. they can open it faster and at much less cost. mike prendergast: i' ve never seen legislation passed on the floor of the house of representatives and signed by the president as quickly as this happened. we' re talking about a mere 20 days to accomplish this historic event for florida' s veterans. alex: the 120-bed nursing center opened in 1999, but closed over two years ago when the va opened the new orlando va center at lake nona. since patients were moved to lake nona in december 2013, these rooms have b