crazy megyn kelly. much the same way he tried to brand ted cruz as lying ted or marco rubio as little marco. it was indeed vitriolic as fox news says. his tweet was everybody should boycott the megyn kelly show. never worth watching. always a hit on trump. she is sick. and the most overrated person on tv. so he went there and called her sick, which really -- i mean really taking these attacks to a new level. >> okay. let's bring in cnn's chief national correspondent, anchor of "inside politics," mr. john king. john, i don't even know what to say. what is going on here? this man is running for president of the united states. >> his supporters, and clearly mr. trump himself, think megyn kelly is unfair to him all the time. they don't think it was just that question at the first debate. they say she's unfair to him all the time. this is my eighth presidential campaign. oov been doing this 30 years. i have never seen anything like this. i've seen fights between candidates and reporters. i've been in the mid

fox fired back saying donald trump's vitriolic attacks against megyn kelly and his sick obsession withate who wants to occupy the highest office in the land. megyn san exemplary journalist and one of the leading anchors in america. we're extremely proud of her work and continue to support her throughout trump's endless barrage of crude and sexist verbal assaults. back wither panel and also joining us, brian stealther, host of "reliable sources." this continues really from donald trump continuing this. what more do you know about it? >> this is something i've never quite seen from fox news before in all my years covering the network. they've been critical of me before and you before, anderson. statements from fox news have been fierce in the past. but this is unique. they are calling the leading republican candidate for president an abuser. they are calling his obsession sick and extreme. and now what does this mean for fox and trump going forward? there was going to be a debate next week. it was going to be on fox. kelly was going to be a questioner. trump is not showing up. kasich is

and i think going after megyn kelly doesn't help him. the only explanation i have is he views himself as a ratings bonanza noert worketworks much y the coverage of debates is so high in his mind. which i think is true. but -- so i think he wants to punish megyn kelly by trying to drive her ratings lower, turn the channel. >> right. >> it's just -- it's not working. and it's doing him damage. >> whatever shows donald trump hears, he does look at the ratings. megyn kelly has the second highest rated show in cable news and so his lack of diplomatic relations with her has not hurt her show. i have to get a break. ahead, are the media tilting one way or the battle of the president obama supreme court nominee? when we come back, ashley parker of "the new york times" on becoming the tenth trump rally and why she was sometimes scared. >>> fighting broke out at a donald trump rally yesterday. take a look. >> police later led the protester and african-american man who attacked him out of the arena. joining us is ashley parker, correspondent from "

have megyn kelly. it was her show. >> all right. >> she does a great job. she had a debate. it was the -- >> maybe she does a good job for you. she doesn't do a good job for me and let me tell you, if she wouldn't report on donald trump, her ratings would go down in half. >> not true. >> she does -- >> the ratings went through the roof before you ran for president. >> oh, really? how many times was i on her show? she ought to stop reporting on me -- if she wouldn't report on me, the ratings would go down in half. >> let's talk about this. both -- all three of the people still running on the republican side, you and mr. kasich and mr. cruz. it sounded like you're all abandoning that pledge to support the eventual republican nominee. why would you do that? >> well, what i said, steve, last night we had a town hall. i thought it went very nicely. i think, you know, really it went well. but they asked me the question about support. i said care if cruz support me. if he does that's fine. if he doesn't i don

he wents to punish megyn kelly by trying to drive her rate, lower. but it is not working and it does doing him --. >> whatever shows he appears on it increases the ratings and megyn kelly has the second highest rateed show on cable news. now we have to take a break, are the media estimating one way on the battle over supreme court nominee of president obama? and covering the truck rallies and why a reporter is running scared. you can't breathed. through your nose. suddenly, you're a mouthbreather. a mouthbreather! how can anyone sleep like that? well, just put on a breathe right strip and pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone. so you can breathe and sleep. shut your mouth and say goodnight mouthbreathers. breathe right we'd like to open a savings make account for him. yes yes. great thanks to mom and dad and their safe driving bonus check from allstate. oh. look at this. safe driving bonus. are you a safe driver? lucky little fella. only allstate gives you two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safe. see

when he goes after megyn kelly in very harsh language. call a male television anchor crazy or not, but this goes to something very important which is where he gets his information. it's really important. where president obama gets his information is important because they make decisions based on that information. he tweets he doesn't like watching megyn kelly's show because she brings on guests critical of donald trump. i want president obama to watch fox news and cnn and for him to hear criticism. and donald trump doesn't always seem to be able to listen to criticism. >> and you mentioned this is risky, but it seems that everything donald trump is fairly calculated and as he decides to kind of latch on to this, it seems as though a lot of his female supporters are excusing it. i mean, we've talked to many of them on the air, you read about many comments from a lot of women who say, but you know what, he still exemplifies being a fighter and he's going to fight for me. so why is it this doesn't seem to turn off people? >> caller: to some

>>> plus, tough-as-nails megyn kelly. >>> and secret past before she was a superhero. what you never knew about the new wonder woman. >> i think there's an obsession about breasts, in general. >>> now for march 25th, 2016, this is "entertainment tonight." thanks so much for joining us on this good friday. nischelle turner is here with me. we've got girl power going on for our special look at e.t.'s wonder women now. these are hollywood ladies who amaze and inspire. >> absolutely. why not get started with wonder woman herself because she just burst into theatered today in "batman versus superman: dawn of justice." >> it takes a special lady to land the most coveted female role in the superhero ufrs. >> i didn't think you've ever known a woman like me. >> reporter: she is special. the 30-year-old is a former miss israel, and she is also a real-life israeli soldier. so don't go a messing with gal. >> you were in the army. >> i was. >> so, like, this wonder woman thing, you're ready for it. you're ready for combat. >> it's funny, i was ready. this is the role of my dreams.

megyn kelly. again. >> one of the commentators who i'm not particularly fond of. >> he's actually calling her crazy megyn, and broadway donny trump. the untold s sry of donald trump's first job out of college. >> no, he wasn't singing or dancing, he was a producer. >> and the new supreme court minee. one daughter is there, but the other is on a hike and out of cell phone range. and did ey or didn't they? did o.j. simpson prosecutors hook up? then the american college junior in a state of shock. >> sentenced to 15 years hard labor in north korea. >> i entirely beg you for your forgiveness. >> all for a stupid college prank? mistake of my life. >> plus, jackie kennedy's look- alike granddaughter. can you believe she's a comedian? now "inside edition" with deborah norville. >> deborah: hello everybody, and thanks for joining us. donald trump today is baskqng in the glow of winning four out of five states in tuesday's primaries, but he took time out of his victory night to take another swipe at his ol

kate's book, "pretty happy," is out now. >>> let me tell you, fox news is pretty happy they have megyn kellyhas no trouble standing up to trump or anyone else. and our senior news editor jennifer talked to megyn about politics, the new short 'do and she's including parenthood and staying in shape. it's the softer side of megyn kelly. >> your former colleague, sarah palin, has recently come out to endorse him. what are your thoughts on that? >> it was riveting television. >> we're not gonna chill. in fact, it's time to drill, baby, drill down and hold these folks accountable. >> who could take their eyes off of it, right? she knows how to make a splash. >> in that cute little camisole and jacket. >> she is a television phenom, as is he. so to watch the two of them next to each other, the dynamic was just riveting. great television. >> trump possibly could be our next president. what are your thoughts now that you're going up head to head with him so hard right now? >> oh, he's going to get over this by then. >> he will be back when he needs you, that's for sure. >> he'll get over it. he will

he rebrought up the golden oldie of megyn kelly today.rmon. i think it a horrible thing to say to anybody, i don't think you're a real catholic, i don't think you're a real jew. but politically he thinks he has to emasculate romney and margaret hoover nailed it, these protests help donald trump in utah. >> i have to go but i think the donald trump supporter here deserves a shot at responding to what dylan byers reported. quickly. >> no problem. he's on the march to front-runner status, he already has it. it time to pivot and turn to the candidates and leave megyn kelly behind. if he feels he's been treated unfairly, fine, but it time to pivot. >> wow! thank you very much, kayeleigh. you've been saying what a lot of people have been saying. i appreciate when you speak honestly on this program. >> i always do. >> we'll be right back. the wonderment of nature. the detail on this surface book is amazing. with the tiger image, the saliva coming off and you got this turning. that's why i need this kind of resolution and computing power. being a

how do you rate both megyn kelly's performance and donald trump? e emerge as the confident frontrunner? >> the kelly part was anti-climatic. they were doing their jobs and doing what a lot of voters and viewers i hear from is more fact checking of the candidates and more challenging on the policy positions. that's what i constantly hear on twitter and facebook. we want more fact checking and more challenging questions. we heard that from kelly and chris wallace and bret baier. i was happy to see questions brought up in detail about trump university and in detail about immigration. topics we heard covered at length in the past, but with more detail. >> josh, they are tried to take out donald trump's conservative legs. first romney going after him yesterday and the candidates last night with the same thing. here is what rubio went after him on his lack of conservative credentials. >> we are not going to turnover the conservative movement or party of lincoln or reagan to someone whose positions are not conservative. someone who defended planned parenth

fox new's megyn kelly. he actually called her crazy. steven fabian has details. >> disgusting reporters. horrible people. >> donald trump sure came out swinging at his victory rally. taking aim at reporters he says are unfair to him, and reigniting his feud with a familiar foe. fox new's megyn kelly. can't watch crazy megyn anymore, followed by this jab just for minutes later. watching other networks and other local news. megyn kelly is unwatchable. announcing that he'd skip the next debate in utah on monday. guess who's the moderator?

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. >> why do you keep attacking megyn kelly of fox? >> because every night on her show she does negative hits on me. every single night. and frankly if she didn't, her ratings would drop down far lower than yours. >> do you think it's presidential, though, to tweet about her and call her crazy? >> i don't care. it doesn't matter to me. she hits me, she's got a television show. she hits me. when it's unfair, i hit her back. she was fair in the second debate, i thought she was okay. could have done a little bit better, but that's okay. but i thought she was fine in the second debate and i said it. i told people. they asked me what did you think of megyn kelly? i thought she was fine. now, here's the story. every night, the show, it's like an infomercial, always negative stuff, always. not fair. so i will fight back with twitter. i will let people know she's a third rate talent. i will say what i have to say, it's very simple. but it's not fair that she -- you know, let her not talk about me. and by the way, seriously, if she didn't talk

megyn kelly simply, seriously? nearly half of women voters say they couldn't imagine picking trump. and 7 in 10 have a negative view of trump. >> nobody respects women more than i do. >> reporter: he's repeatedly defended himself on the trail. his wife has, too. >> i see him in life. he treats women the same as men. >> reporter: some supporters unphased. >> we have leaders out there that are tough, maybe we need one of our own. >> reporter: online, reverberating in real life. hallie jackson, nbc news, wisconsin. >>> shocking news there los angeles this evening. gary shandling has died suddenly, returned to the hospital this morning, passing away of an apparent heart attack. he was just 66 years old. and he's being remembered by celebrities and fans far and wide as a legendary comic genius. here's nbc's harry smith. >> reporter: gary shandling first came to our attention doing a stand-up show on the "tonight show." >> these are free pens. they pop right out. >> reporter: he was such a big hit, he was soon filling in for johnny carson. there was even talk that shandling would eventual

some people saying this is the rematch of megyn kelly.nd pressing him on his flip flopping positions. chaotic important policy and other issues. watch what she did here. >> mr. trump, one of the things people love but you is they believe you tell it like it is. time and time again in the campaign, you actually told the voters one thing only to reverse yourself within weeks or sometimes days. we teed up three examples in a videotape similar to those with rubio and cruz in the last debate. the first is on whether the war in afghanistan was a mistake. watch. >> what about afghanistan? do you believe american boots should stay on the ground in afghanistan to stabilize the situation? >> we made a terrible mistake getting involved in the first place. that will collapse two seconds after we leave. just as iraq. >> you said we made a terrible mistake getting involved in the first place. >> we made a mistake going into iraq. i never said afghanistan. >> this question was about afghanistan. >> i never said that. okay. wouldn't matter. i never said

megyn kelly asked i thought a brilliant question. donald trump gave a masterful response. >> you called women you doesn't like, fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals. your twitter account -- >> only rosie o'donnell. >> no, it wasn't. [cheers and applause] [cheering] >> thank you. >> for the record, it was well beyond rosie o'donnell. >> i'm sure it was. >> your -- >> i am sure it was. >> let it go. >> women's looks, once told a contestant on "celebrity apprentice" that would be a pretty picture to see her on her niece. how do you answer the charge from hillary clinton who is likely democratic nominee that you are part of the war on women? >> i think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. i have been -- [cheers and applause] i've been challenged by some people -- >> this was a fair question. should it have been the first question to donald trump? >> absolutely. i have no problem with the question. >> i disagree with you. >> well, fine. it is a debate. everyone's watching. what are you waiting for. come o

ted cruz did not provide an answer to that when megyn kelly put that question in front of him. he just said he would use his executive power to repeal a lot of what president obama has put in place, including the affordable care act. he then criticized trump for flip-flopping on key issues. senator cruz: one of the most ominous words that was repeated over and over again in that last debate was "flexible." donald said that over and over again. flexible. you know, in d.c., flexible is codewords for getting ready to stick it to you. andrea: ted cruz did warn his supporters that if donald trump does win the republican nomination, the republican party will lose it to hillary clinton andrea blanford, abc 11 eyewitness news. anna: the gop -- tisha: the gop fayetteville. there will be coverage on abc11.com. steve: next tuesday, the primary for the governor's race in north carolina and democratic candidate roy cooper unveiled his education plan. he says that investing in the future is key, including increasing teacher pay. he also wants to stop laying off teaching assistants. he points

not a politician but fox news anchor megyn kelly. >> i'm not a fan of megyn kelly. i don't like her. >> reporter: simmering for seven months and now boiling over, after trump called for a boycott of her show. saying she's sick, clayrazy and overrated. fox news fired back. slamming what they called trump's extreme, sick obsession with kelly. quote, beneath the man who wants to hold the office that's the highest in the land. taking on the front runner. trump retweeted her handle 65 times since the summer, twice a week. >> i can no longer go on twitter. >> reporter: all of it starting in august. >> you've called women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals. >> what i say is what i say. honestly, if you don't like it, i'm sorry. >> reporter: trump's response the next day? >> you can see there was blood coming out of her eyes. blood coming out of her wherever. >> reporter: in january, trump launched a new round of attacks on instagram. >> megyn kelly's really biased against me. >> reporter: later, skipping a debate she moderated. >> it's been a surre

the girl behind megyn kelly is being called the dabbing girl. talking with her friends. she stole the whole show last night, guys. i don't know who those girls were. they ended up moving them out of there. they were teenagers. how do you get in the most coveted seats? >> hey, i'm on tv sgchlt will they are famous. they are all over. >> the dabbing girls. the new rock band. >> it must be carolina panther fans >>> let's keep talking about the 11th gop debate, who won, who lost and what were the best moments. logon to foxfriendsfirst page. #keeptalking. have a good weekend. bye, see ya. >>> y'all wrote me off. guess what? it is now march madness and we are heading up north to the place, to my turf. let me just tell you this. i will win ohio. >> this little guy has lied so much about my record. i have never seen a successful person who wasn't flexible, who didn't have a certain degree of flexibility. >> there is a difference tweep flexible and telling people whatever you want to get them to do what you want. >> the people in florida

trump versus megyn kelly rematch, mix in mitt's targeted move to dump trump and add to that the superstar who just called donald a xenophobic. >>> as the erin andrews trial continues, we show you how easily it could happen. >> here i am at her doorstep. >>> as you age on screen -- >> is clooney hanging it up? >>> look who is hanging out. >> my old friend, caitlyn here. >> yes. >>> lights, camera, access. >> donald trump and megyn kelly,

>> the donald getting ready to face off with megyn kelly on fox news. trump started the day by taking a beating from mitt romney. who recently gave me his forecast for our next president. the donald versus mitt. >> donald trump is a foe any. a fraud. he's a choke artist. >> the donald versus megyn. >> tune in this thursday. >> the gop frontrunner in a super thursday battle royale. the man who was the nominee in 2012 blasting the man who wants to be this year. >> he has neither the temperament nor the judgment to be president. >> i sat down with mitt just before trump announced his candidacy. >> would you ever consider running in the future? >> i'm not going to be running for president again. >> who do you think has the best chance against hillary? >> i want to see the country take a different course. i'm going to be campaigning for the republican nominee. >> but today amping up his attacks on the current frontrunner. >> he's playing the members of the american public for suckers. he gets a free ride to white house and all we get is a lousy hat. >> trump

ted cruz is recording a town hall special with megyn kelly right now. here are live pictures from the baptist church in raleigh. following the town hall meeting, he is expected to speak to you can watch it right now streaming live on abc11.com and andrea blanford is there and she will have the wrap up starting at 4:00. barbara: also developing, state lawmakers heard from the state health director about the zika virus spread. the joint legislative committee decided to monitor the virus and there is no cause for concern. john: the acc is underway in washington, d.c. -- wake forces playing in the opening game right now and at the half. it is wait for us, 33. look for updates starting at 4:00. barbara: remember that you can stay connected all day by going to abc11.com or to the mobile app on your phone or tablet. don: for the rest of today, a lot like tomorrow and thursday. lots of sunshine, mid-70's. and then we will start to work that back in on thursday and friday. saturday, warm and humid and cloudy. showers are possible sunday as we spring forward. mon

>> everyone loved the megyn kelly donald trump reunion after these years -- this time since their last debate i expect professional and deal with it. and donald trump will not be chris yetta attacker. he has his hands full dealing with rubio and ted cruz. it'll be interesting thing to watch but i don't expect much. >>> donald trump is now embroiled in a dispute over yet another wall of green at the golf resort. he's filed a lawsuit against half dozen homeowners who lied portions of his golf resort claiming they destroyed trees and foliage he installed as a buffer. in velocity says the property owners have trespassed by entering the course and destroying plans the homeowners have died destroying plants and claim that trump has ruined the view they once enjoyed from their backyard trump says the issue involves more than just plants. >> there are safety concerns you have golf balls and large lower devices and it's important to protect our neighbors and the best way to protect our neighbors from these buffers. >> not surprising marco rubio is weighing in on the lawsuit calling it's another

frankly, you're a lot tougher than megyn kelly. >> a new megyn kelly interview sets off a new round of animosity. i'm billy bush. surprise! this time, megyn has issue with bill, not donald. >>> this is kind of my come out of hiding. andrews since her courtroom victory. the split wasn't enough, more pain for jennifer. >> people just kind of move your ribs.

you have to clear up the record. >> what did you think about megyn kelly tonight? thought she did a very professional job, megyn. i really felt she was -- >> about the university and -- >> look, i can settle the lawsuit very easily. i don't want to settle the lawsuit. i'm going to win the case. i'm not a settler. because when you settle cases, and you get known as a settler, like these banks, every week they get sued, because the bankers who make $50 million a year, they settle. the executives are settler. i'm not a settler. not because i don't want to settle, but if you settle cases, everybody brings suits against you. we'll win that case. we have tremendous report cards from a lot of the people, most of the people who took the courses. and i think we'll win that case. i think we'll win it easily. i win a lot of cases. >> how concerned are you about the prospects of a broken convention? >> i'm not concerned. >> cruz, less than 100 delegates behind you. are you concerned that he's going to be able to get closer to you than -- >> no, i'm not concerned. i think we're

frankly, you're a lot tougher than megyn kelly. >> a new megyn kelly interview animosity. i'm billy bush. surprise! this time, megyn has issue with bill, not donald. >> this is kind of my come out of hiding. >>> first interview for erin victory. and as if suffering through the split wasn't enough, more pain for jennifer. ribs. >> are you dating right now?

megyn kelly asking about the tweet said seriously? nearly half of the female voters said they can't imagine picking trump and among women in the general electorate, seven in ten have a negative view of trump. >> nobody respects women more than i do. >> reporter: he's defended himself on the trail. his wife has too. >> i see him in life. he treats women the same as men. >> reporter: insults online reverberating in real life. >>> meanwhile, hillary clinton out of the line of political fire appeared on "jimmy kimmel live" last night. they poked fun at man splaining and the advice to the -- >> it's wonderful to be here. >> hold on a second. >> already? >> you're shouting. you're too loud. you're -- you don't have to shout like that. it hurts my ears. it comes off as little shrill for men. that's all. >> shrill for men? we don't need to be made great. we need to be -- >> oh, my god with the sour puss. try to have some fun. this is like your dream, pretend you're enjoying yourself. >> it's like nothing i do is right. >> exactly. you're not

even megyn kelly said, boy, donald trump did well tonight. thank you, megyn. thank you. he said the steak company. we have trump steaks. by the way if you want to take one, charge you about 50 bucks a steak. no. i actually think it is biggest story in politics today. i hope that the republicans will embrace it. deirdre: last night's primary, donald trump, swept three out of four states for the dems. senator bernie sanders, a stunned many by winning michigan. this is "risk & reward." i'm deirdre bolton. trump adding to his victories by clearly winning michigan 36% of the vote went to him. senator ted cruz finished second, inching out ohio governor john kasich. in the south trump got 47% of the vote in mississippi. and in hawaii, he won with surprising 42%. senator cruz by the way won in idaho, 45% of the votes went to him. trump came in second. taking a look at last night, total delegate counts with last night's numbers included, trump 458, cruise, 359. rubio, 151. 1237 delegates are needed for the nomination. with me trump senior policy advisor stephen miller. good to ha

>>dega ta rue ipt fox theatre the fox news channel host and the debate with megyn kelly chris wallace and red baronwa as moderators . this theater has been around since the 1920s . look for marco rubio, from four to continue his attacks on donald trump . also ted cruz fresh off his victories in texas, oklahoma and alaska but for him to cater to evangelicals and make more ronald reagan comments and also dig some donald trump, john kasich has to win ohio to continue what he says it is a dead according to his numbers and he says he will win and stay focused on remaining positive his resume started to get some traction nationally in. >> pennsylvania, illinois, connecticut, new jersey, new york, this places where we can be very competitiven and in fact i win ohio,c they were they're going to probably go to a convention, that's at totex tvetoastucky main frasca louisiana this coming weekend . a big night expected