i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman and this is "after the bell."is hour, right now donald trump and bernie sanders both holding rallies in wisconsin with less than a week to go until that state's crucial primary. we're just getting results of a brand new poll showing up with of these men had a huge turn around over his rival in the state. wait until you hear what happened. we have big results coming up. melissa: donald trump currently making a pitch to voters in badger sta

my party panel is back, melissa francis, michael malice and nomiki konst. what a handsome group this is! what is president obama saying with this pick? >> i think for his term he's been trying make the supreme court look for a benetton ad, using quotas and remember 2008, the argument for the democrats the era of old white men is over. kennedy: thanks bernie sanders. >> now the old white men are putting trump in charge and angry and voting and putting fear into the democratic party. this is a stop to the group so that maybe they'll be able to get the votes back. if he puts forth other minority. this would be a fringe right to say look they're trying to destroy america. kennedy: certainly wasn't a tip of the hat to the fringe left. he is considered to be liberal moderate. he's not right of center by any means necessary or by any stretch of the imagination, is he a sacrificial lamb? >> i don't know if he's a sacrificial lamb. that's a strategy, i don't know if that's going to be effective. if it's not, it will go to the republicans, this is the last chance he

here comes the closing bell with david asman and melissa francis. the closing bell rings]. tocks mixed at the close here is a look where we are ending the day right now. the dow trading up 21 points. we see red on the rest of the board. i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman and this is "after the bell." new at this hour -- voting is underway right now in five key states including florida and ohio. it is super tuesday 2.0 as we say here. arguably the most important day of the presidential race so far, with a total of 367 delegates up for grabs and two winner-take-all states in the mix. it is make-or-break time in the republican race for the white house. we're just a few short hours away from the first results. melissa: and the pressure is on. we've got you covered.

david asman and melissa francis pick it up here after the bell. >> melissa: final moments of trading,5 points. i'm melissa francis. >> david: and i'm david asman. new at this hour. a candidate blitz. crowds are gathering for ted cruz. polls showing that it's going to be a close race in illinois between cruz and the trump, we are going to break down all of the numbers for you. the rest of the candidates are out in full force as well ahead of tomorrow night's crucial votes in five big key states. we are just one day away from super tuesday, 2.0, the pressure is on.

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." at this hour, a major manhunt intensifies for the surviving suspect caught on camera at brussels airport. while a second attacker is believed to be on the run in connection with the subway attack. the head of europe's union, head of the european union law enforcement agency admit isis's network may be more widespread than they had feared. the state department just reporting two u.s. officials are among the missing in the

[ing bell rings] here is david asman and melissa francis for the closing bell. neil: nasdaq pulling out a lead despite terror attacks. i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." new at this hour. voting is underway in arizona. republicans have 9delegates up for grabs right now. vigil is being held in brussels, dozens killed when two explosions rocked their capitol city. belgium is on lockdown as a manhunt for suspects continues. david: happening during holy week. perhaps that is not a coincidence. for latest what we know right now, let's go straight to our own adam shapiro in the newsroom with the very latest. adam? reporter: it broke in the last hour, authorities in belgium new explosive device containing nails in a brussels neighborhood. this follows attacks this morning. nine americans are among the injured following those attacks at the airport and subway station in brussels. the defense department tells fox among injured are american service member and five members of his family. defense department official actually is telling f

over to david asman and melissa francis who pick it up right here for "after the bell." d: the dow is on track to end the day positive for the year. i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." new at this hour -- david: looks good to see everything green on st. patrick's day. right now senate minority leader harry reid is appearing with merrick garland, they're actually due to appear any minute. they're meeting now on the hill. key republicans are adamant that his nomination will not be considered in an election year and now questions about whether he is really as moderate as we were told yesterday. melissa: hmmm.

[ing bell rings] here is david asman and melissa francis for the closing bell. ling out a lead despite terror attacks. i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." new at this hour. voting is underway in arizona. republicans have 9delegates up for grabs right now. vigil is being held in brussels, dozens killed when two explosions rocked their capitol city. belgium is on lockdown as a manhunt for suspects continues. david: happening during holy week. perhaps that is not a coincidence. for latest what we know right now, let's go straight to our own adam shapiro in thne

here comes the closing bell with david asman and melissa francis. the closing bell rings]. melissa: stocks mixed at the close here is a look where we are ending the day right now. the dow trading up 21 points. we see red on the rest of the board. i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman and this is "after the bell." new at this hour -- voting is underway right now in five key states including florida and ohio. it is super tuesday 2.0 as we say here. arguably the most important day of the presidential race so far, with a total of 367 delegates up for grabs and two winner-take-all states in the mix. it is make-or-break time in the republican race for the white house. we're just a few short hours away from the first results. melissa: and the pressure is on. we've got you covered. connell mcshane is in miami, jeff flock is on the ground in ohio, mike tobin is in go, steve hayes from "weekly standard" is here in studio to break it all down for us and kick it off with you, connell in florida, first winner-take-all states with 99 delegates up for grabs. reporter: well, melissas

david asman and melissa francis pick it up here. "after the bell."great weekend. >> stocks ending the day in the green. the s&p is on track tend to the day positive for the year. i'm melissa francis. >> on a very busy news day. i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." new at this hour. >> reports of new explosions in belgium as police capture one of the most wanted fugitives in the world. salah abdeslam was shot and wounded in anti-terror raid. alleged mastermind behind the november terrorist attack that killed 130 people. he has been on the run for nearly four months. no more. a press conference wrapping up in belgium where french

david asman and melissa francis pick it up here after the bell. >> melissa: final moments of trading, you can see the dow trading up 15 points. i'm melissa francis. >> david: and i'm david asman. new at this hour. a candidate blitz. crowds are gathering for ted cruz. polls showing that it's going to be a close race in illinois between cruz and the trump, we are going to break down all of the numbers for you. the rest of the candidates are out in full force as well ahead of tomorrow night's crucial votes in five big key states. we are just one day away from super tuesday, 2.0, the pressure is on. blake berman is in miami beach, florida. first blake torques you. >> blake: hi, there, david, yeah we are in miami beach. 99 delegates on the republican side on this winner-take-all state. more than a million republican statewide have already voted early whether through early voting or absentee balloting. for marco rubio is his home state and quite frankly political future rests on what happens tomorrow here, he has been campaigning and started in northern part of the state and will end in wes

go to david and melissa francis who will pick it up here after the bell rings in just about two seconds. melissa: stocks climb again today. the dow ending at a new 2016 high. look at that!, up better than 85 points. i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman and this is "after the bell." new at this hour, right now donald trump and bernie sanders both holding rallies in wisconsin with less than a week to go until that state's crucial primary. we're just getting results of a brand new poll showing up with of these men had a huge turn around over his rival in the state. wait until you hear what happened. we have big results coming up. melissa: donald trump currently making a pitch to voters in badger state and might need more support than he originally thought. fox's blake burman at the rally with this one. blake? reporter: donald trump in middle of a whole lot of news here in the state of wisconsin. he is behind me right now on stage for a town hall in appleton but there was, this is second stop of the day for donald trump. before this he was north of us. in between he held a town hall

over to david asman and melissa francis who pick it up right here for "after the bell." david: the dow is on track to end the day positive for the year. i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." new at this hour -- david: looks good to see everything green on st. patrick's day. right now senate minority leader harry reid is appearing with merrick garland, they're actually due to appear any minute. they're meeting now on the hill. key republicans are adamant that his nomination will not be considered in an election year and now questions about whether he is really as moderate as we were told yesterday. melissa: hmmm. first it is back to the campaign trail where the gop candidates are looking west. ted cruz hitting arizona and utah with backing of lindsey graham. meanwhile donald trump is gaining another rival. fox business's peter barnes joins us with the latest on this one. peter, who is it? reporter: hey, melissa, it is none other than than harry reid, that democratic leader you were just talking about there. he is blaming the rise of trump

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." new at this hour, a major manhunt intensifies for the surviving suspect caught on camera at brussels airport. while a second attacker is believed to be on the run in connection with the subway attack. the head of europe's union, head of the european union law enforcement agency admit isis's network may be more widespread than they had feared. the state department just reporting two u.s. officials are among the missing in the wake of tuesday's attacks. mourners are now flocking to a makeshift memorial to pay their respects for the dozens killed, injured and missing. david: in the aftermath of the terror attacks in belgium, the u.s. state department saying a number of american still unaccounted for. adam shapiro joining us from the newsroom with the latest. adam. reporter: that's right, david. official number of american missing in the aftermath of the terrorist attack is two people. 12 are injured. they are saying it's a mass casualty event. difficult to provide specific numbers. there

david asman and melissa francis pick it up here. "after the bell." have a great weekend. >> stocks ending the day in the green. the s&p is on track tend to the day positive for the year. i'm melissa francis. >> on a very busy news day. i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." new at this hour. >> reports of new explosions in belgium as police capture one of the most wanted fugitives in the world. salah abdeslam was shot and wounded in anti-terror raid. alleged mastermind behind the november terrorist attack that killed 130 people. he has been on the run for nearly four months. no more. a press conference wrapping up in belgium where french ande sa country will ask for extradition and he was directly involved in preparing deadly attacks in paris. >> how could salah abdeslam, the most-wanted man in the world have been hiding right under the authorities's nose in his own neighborhood for so long? one of the questions authorities are putting to him as we speak. let's go to ashley webster with the latest. >> very good question, one they hope salah abdes

. >> and i'm melissa francis. this is after the bell brand-new at this hour. washington d.c. law enforcement now looking into the identity and motivate for a gunman at the capital's visitor center. the shooter now in custody was shot. he is on his way to the hospital. a police officer also injured by shrapnel with minor injuries. although we've seen conflictive reports on that front. we will keep you up to date. lock down on capitol hill are being lifted on several government buildings. >> joining us now on the phone is rod wheeler, former dc homicide detective and fox news contributor. rod, good to have you here. everybody's on edge because of what's happening in europe. we still don't know what happened here. but we can say that because the political situation is basically in recess in washington, the only people in washington right now are the tourists. it doesn't seem -- it seems like either the shooter was just a random nut or, in fact, very stupid not to realize that congress is not in session. >> right. well, good afternoon to you. even though congress is not in sessio

he has spoken of a third-party options in recent days that told melissa francis yesterday that is not necessarily the starting point for the meeting. >> the first goal is to make their party. canaveral and wraparound takers as the nominee and set aside grievances between people of different candidates and see if there's enough movement to cruzan kasich. reporter: eric will expect top figures at the meeting. trump has said he thinks a third party from the republican side with the two an absolute total effect to refer democrats. trump has made the argument in recent days that he is bringing and, as he puts it, millions of the republicans. back to you. treat to receive that from the voter turnout. blake burman, not just the establishment against almost trump. key figures in the blacklist matter movement grabbing up as donald trump was nomination, expect riots everywhere. pro bernie sanders group move on.org making headlines, threatening to have the largest civil disobedience action of the century against the republican front runner. and then there is this week on the streets of new york

melissa francis on cnbc suggested that obama care's math didn't add up. >> i was called in management was told i was disrespecting the. >> and they don't want to hear ideas and they don't want other people to hear the ideas they disagree. >> when it comes to things like global warming and gay marriage, affirmative action, the left often said the debate is settled. >> that's it. there is nothing else to talk about. liberal believe in free speech and debate. and this used be liberalism and let the best idea win. but now, it i am offended. >> get off of the campus. >> if you don't shut up we call you a bigot or homophobe. >> you are a slut, right? >> and rush limbaugh said that the left tried to get the radio show cancelled. >> he was defended by a leftist. i am not a fan of rush limbaugh. but if you are one of the people trying to get him to go away you are part of the problem. >> juan williams said this. >> if i see people who are in muslim garb and identifying themselves first and foremost as muslim i get worried. >> npr quickly fired juan williams. >> a black person not allowed to do

melissa francis. [ laughter ] >> i know that's me. that was a picture of laura ingles wilder.ou know she didn't start writing the little house on the prairie series until she was 65. i read all the books. a lot of you did too. she developed conservative political leengs. she was ant-taxes, pro government and critical of fdr. >> she had a little house and she wanted little government. >> she was on the prairie. >> so she was maybe sprinkling that into our brains as we were reading it. >> i read all the books and watch the series. >> i have no idea what it is. >> all right. cops are heroes part 4.5 million. >> now! >> i can do this the easy way or the hard way, man. >> oh, my god! >> the deputy stopped that robbery in progress. again, cops are heroes. >>> god bless him. >> so last night, golden state warrior guard stephen curry proved he was on fire against the utah jazz. he unleashed the 55-foot shot. watch this. >> two seconds to work with. curry from mid court. it's in! >> i love it. >> i was reading, if you like picasso, you like fine wine, go watch golden state play basketb

. >> i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." new at this hour, hillary clinton is about to take the stage at a rally in durham, north carolina, one of the five major states up for grabs we're talking about super tuesday .0. that is five short days from now. melissa: clinton and rival bernie sanders are back on the campaign trail today. fox news's ed henry is in tampa, florida, with the latest. ed.

melissa: i'm melissa francis. david: after the any moment the president will be speaking to cuban business leaders and cuban entrepreneurs of you a kind. the president stating in a joint press conference with veul -- wh raoul castro that he's sure at some point the embargo with america will end. reporter: it's been ending. we had a joint press conference between president obama and cuban president rule raul cast. while castro was challenging the president to lift more restrictions on cuba and also challenging him to give up the land where guantanamo bay currently resides chiding him. the president respornld by getting in -- respond by getting into issues of human rights. his critics said he shouldn't be visiting havana in the first place. >> we'll continue to stand up form basic principles we believe in. america believes in democracy. we believe that freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, freedom of religion are not just american values but are universal values. >> he wants to make history. he has a legacy lis

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."rs bringing rally to ohio. his surprise win he says in michigan rattled hillary clinton and tuesday's races will be closer than you think. family of nancy reagan along with distinguished guests from capitol hill to hollywood are paying their final respects right now to the former first lady. david: as the rain begins to fall there. we have you covered on all top stories. back to today's market rally.

host of "after the bell" on fbn, melissa francis. welcome back to the couch fox news senior judicial analyst, judge andrew napolitano. andrea: you're outnumbered and happily outnumbed. >> who could say

melissa: i'm melissa francis and this is "after the bell."rand new at this hour --, the public is getting its first opportunity to pay respects to former first lady nancy reagan lying in repose at the reagan national library. we'll take you life to seem my valley. nfl free agent period is officially open. we'll bring you details who is going where as soon as they come out. crowds are

melissa francis is with us. four states join us today. kt, come on in. here is what i am hearing. get the required 1237 delegates by the time the convention wins. they will have a vote. no one gets the required number. the delegates are freed up to vote for whomever they please. they will try to get somebody over the line. i say that that could be a real problem for the republican party. >> i think that you could say that the bathroom boys are winning, so to speak. the delegate process is there. a sense of voters have different choices in states leading up to the convention did at this point, we do not have someone that is winning fair and square in terms of the process. donald trump may get close to that. the threshold of clinching the nomination. he has to win 60% of all the delegates from this point out. he only beat ted cruz by one delegate. we will see a long drawn out process here. there will be some people changing their minds. based on who they want to vote for if we get to the second round of the ballot. >> i have melissa francis. what is up. she is so smart. i think that

here today, sandra smith, andrea tantaros, co-host of "after the bell" on fox businesses, melissa francis. for very first time #oneluckyguy welcome to the couch, political analyst, co-host of "the five." juan williams. you my friend and beautiful green tie, you are outr outnumbered. >> it is almost springtime. they say i'm outnumbered. i'm sawed. sitting here, wow, holy smokes. andrea: off to a good start already. harris: get to the bilateral news conference. it was pretty much boilerplate. they cover ad lot of issues. we anticipated they would talk about foreign policy and trade. the president asked about situation possibly naming nominee and confirming replacement for justice scalia on the supreme court. moments ago before we came to outnumbered, things got unanticipating dicey. i put it that way, president slammed republicans, calling what is happening in the party, a crack up. basically don't blame him for that. i want to get your thoughts on that, juan. >> the history of this moment. we'll look back on this as a moment, i don't know if crack-up is colorful. there is certainly fractur

here today, andrea tantaros, co-host of "after the bell" on fox business, melissa francis, democraticegist and fox news contributor julie roginsky, and our #oneluckyguy, right on time, veteran trial attorney, fox news legal analyst, peter johnson, jr. pjj is outnumbered and we will lean on you heavily. >> please do. please do. harris: glad you're here. >> thank you so much. harris: we'll get to the news. now we have a name. president obama naming chief judge of the d.c. court of appeals, merrick garland to be his pick to replace the cornerstone of conservatism, the justice antonin scalia who you know died last month. in announcement from the rose garden p

here today, andrea tantaros, co-host of "after the bell" on fox business, melissa francis, democratic strategist and fox news contributor julie roginsky, and our #oneluckyguy, right on time, veteran trial attorney, fox news legal analyst, peter johnson, jr. pjj is outnumbered and we will lean on you heavily. >> please do. please do. harris: glad you're here. >> thank you so much. harris: we'll get to the news. now we have a name. president obama naming chief judge of the d.c. court of appeals, merrick garland to be his pick to replace the cornerstone of conservatism, the justice antonin scalia who you know died last month. in announcement from the rose garden president obama called on republicans who have refused to hold a nomination hearing during an election year to do what he says is their constitutional duty. >> i have fulfilled my constitutional duty. now it is time for the senate to do theirs. presidents do not stop working in the final year of their term. neither should a senator. harris: we have this reaction from the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell who repeated the rep

melissa: i'm melissa francis and this is "after the bell." new at this hour -- neil: new information on the deadly terrorist attacks in brussels. a number of u.s. citizens currently remain unaccounted for in belgium including u.s. government and state department personnel. police discovering a suicide note on a laptop left in a garbage can believed to be written by one of the bombers. a desperate manhunt is underway for the man in white. authorities searching for several others linked to the attacks that killed at least 30 people. left over 300 wounded with 61 still in intensive care. melissa. melissa: we have breaking news right now out of brussels. fox news is just learning the man who made bombs for both attacks in brussels and massacre in paris is dead. fox business's gerri willis is in the newsroom with the latest on this story. gerri, what can you tell us? >> melissa, that's right. fox news learned from forces. najim laachraoui who built bombs for yesterday's attack is dead. the same man's whose dna reportedly turned up on explosive bel

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."ew at this hour -- the fight for the supreme court is heating up. strong reaction is pouring in from both sides of the aisle. now all in response to president obama's new nominee. not republicans are standing firm on their word to block any one of the president's puts

melissa: i'm melissa francis and this is "after the bell." hour -- neil: new information on the deadly terrorist attacks in brussels. a number of u.s. citizens currently remain unaccounted for in belgium including u.s. government and state department personnel. police discovering a suicide note on a laptop left in a garbage can believed to be written by one of the bombers. a desperate manhunt is underway for the man in white. authoritie

here today, andrea tantaros, co-host of "after the bell" on fox business, melissa francis.mentator stacey dash is here. today's #oneluckyguy fox news contributor and iraq, afghanistan veteran pete hegseth. we salute back to you my friend. you're outnumbered. >>

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman.e bell, new at this hour all of the candidates, republican and democrat alike have descended on wisconsin. we're one week away from primary. race is on with ted cruz and donald trump neck-and-neck in state's latest poll. trump supporters and protersers alike turning out in droves ahead after town hall in janesville. set to begin in less than an hour. we'll bring it to you live as soon as it happens. melissa: blake burman at the trump event.

here today, andrea tantaros, co-host of "after the bell" on fox business, melissa francis.ctress and commentator stacey dash is here. today's #oneluckyguy fox news contributor and iraq, afghanistan veteran pete hegseth. we salute back to you my friend. you're outnumbered. >> i'm psyched and ncaa tournament time. andrea: all the men in the audience are not focused on the show. i don't know if we get the show off the frowned harris: some of the women too. i love the jayhawks. we'll move on. let's get to it. republican front-runner donald trump facing more criticism from within his own political party saying riots could break out if he is denied the nomination of his party. from gop top leaders house speaker paul ryan who had the sharp rebuke for the donald's remarks. >> nobody should say such things in my opinion because to even address or, or hint to violence is unacceptable. harris: all this as speaker ryan at the same press conference saying a contested convention is looking more like a sure thing. >> nothing's changed other than the perception that this is more likely to

host of "after the bell" on fbn, melissa francis. we welcome back to the couch fox news senior judicial analyst, judge andrew napolitano. andrea: you're outnumbered and happily outnumbed. >> who could say no to this? andrea: big sit-down in washington today. donald trump meeting with as many as two republican lawmakers before he addresses aipac, the influential pro-israel lobbying group. according to "the washington post" the meeting focuses on party unity an intended to help trump meet elected leaders and other players in the party including those who have not endorsed him. all this as "the new york times" say members of the gop establishment are planning a 100-day campaign to derail trump's plan to the nomination and if that fails, possibly planning a third party bid. reince priebus said it is far too late for outsider to challenge trump. listen to his answer about committing to the trump and two other candidates still standing. >> can you guarranty the nominee will be one of the three candidates in the race right now? >> i think i

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." hour donald trump in d.c. wrapping a closed-door meeting with none other than head of republican party, tweeting moments ago he looks forward to bringing the party together. is that still possible? >>> in washington right now a global nuclear security summit designed to stop north korea from developing nuclear missiles and combating potential nuclear threats from russia, iran and now groups like isis. melissa. melissa: fox business's peter barnes at the white house with the latest on all of this.

we're going to actually have more on the clinton e-mail story later with when david and melissa francisss the case with former u.s. attorney joe after the bell. that's 4:00 p.m. eastern. immediately following countdown to the closing bell. speaking of which we're 34 minutes away from hearing that bell clang. we're waiting on the february jobs report tomorrow so the dow right now very tough to make a move in advance of what could be a market-moving number. indicted one day, dead the next in a fiery crash that's being investigated as a suicide. energy jumping 28%. exactly 24 hours after we broke the news to you that the former ceo mcclendon was indicted on conspiracy charges and died in a single car accident in okay. no seatbelt, no indication he tried to veer away from the wall he hit at a high rate of speed. mcclinton dead with a lot of questions swirling around him. but certainly not the company, which is jumping right now. up next the republican presidential front-runner responds to the attack of the former gop presidential nominee. our political panel up next. already arguing in the

. >> i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." new at this hour, hillary clinton is about to take the stage at a rally in durham, north carolina, one of the five major states up for grabs we're talking about super tuesday .0. that is five short days from now. melissa: clinton and rival bernie sanders are back on the campaign trail today. fox news's ed henry is in tampa, florida, with the latest. ed. reporter: great to see you, melissa. there was debate in miami, florida, big battleground for the democrats. more delegates, 248 next tuesday. hillary clinton has a big lead over sanders. his michigan win has put her on defense. maybe win illinois, ohio, missouri next tuesday. it is all about florida. clinton hit pretty hard about emails, asked by at one point by a moderator whether or not she might be indicted and have to drop out of the race. clinton insisted she doesn't want to engage in that kind of talk. she was out here trying to look past sanders in tampa, behind me at this theater, she is about you can taking on republicans in

that group is being met by the prominent blogger eric mcentarffeeric erickson also told melissa francis yesterday on after the bell that the first goal to wrap everyone around ted cruz ore potentially even john kasich. also in the news today the house speaker paul ryan he tried to once again bat down any suggestion that he could emerge from a potential brokered convention. ryan, though, was not as terse when talking about the possibility of that very brokered convention. take a listen. >> more likely to become an open convention than we thought before. so we're getting our minds around the idea that this -- concluded very well be a reality and therefore those of us involved in the convention need to respect that. >> in the meantime the twin cities pioneer press, ashley, that is a newspaper in minnesota is reporting in a conference call with reporters in that state, marco rubio said ted cruz was quote the only conservative left in the race. that newspaper, though, reports fell short of an endorsement of rubio on that call. a lot gong ongoing. back to you. >> every day, every hour, every

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." new this hour, bringing the bern to the buckeye state, bernie sanders bringing rally to ohio. his surprise win he says in michigan rattled hillary clinton and tuesday's races will be closer than you think. family of nancy reagan along with distinguished guests from capitol hill to hollywood are paying their final respects right now to the former first lady. david: as the rain begins to fall there. we have you covered on all top stories. back to today's market rally. the dow ended day up 200 points. what a way to end the week. all major averages ending higher for the fourth week in a row. this is the longest winning streak in four months. phil flynn, price futures group and fox business contributor joins me now from the cme. phil, everybody was saying when oil goes up, the markets go up. that happened today. but was there anything else? >> well you know i'll tell you, i still think this is partly due to mario draghi yesterday. they gave a major shot at stimulus to the european economy

melissa: i'm melissa francis and this is "after the bell." brand new at this hour --, the public is getting its first opportunity to pay respects to former first lady nancy reagan lying in repose at the reagan national library. we'll take you life to seem my valley. nfl free agent period is officially open. we'll bring you details who is going where as soon as they come out. crowds are gathering at a rally in marco rubio's home state of florida this after he failed to qualify for a single delegate any of last night's four competitions. david: pressure is on for rubio in florida. fox business's blake burman son the campaign trail. famed university of virginia professor larry saba on why the stakes have never been higher but we start with our own blake burman in charlotte, north carolina. hi, blake. reporter: hi, david. four candidates left but two former presidential candidates grabbed some headlines earlier today. let's start with carly fiorina because she gave a surprise endorsement to ted cruz and the timing and location of this probably no

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."breaking this hour, a crucial night in republican race for the white house. we're four hours away from the polls closing in michigan where 59 gop delegates are at stake. that is tonight's biggest prize. 150 delegates are up four republicans in four states including idaho and mississippi. in two hours the first caucuses will be in hawaii. they will begin. first we go to fox news's molly line in detroit on the latest for the fight for "the wolvervine"

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." david: breaking this hour, a crucial night in republican race for the white house. we're four hours away from the polls closing in michigan where 59 gop delegates are at stake. that is tonight's biggest prize. 150 delegates are up four republicans in four states including idaho and mississippi. in two hours the first caucuses will be in hawaii. they will begin. first we go to fox news's molly line in detroit on the latest for the fight for "the wolvervine" state. molly? reporter: hi, david. despite predictions from the secretary of state office they're expecting record turnout, basing on absentee ballots we're here in polling station in detroit. it's a slow trickle despite visits recently from secretary hillary clinton and bernie sanders. the polls close at 8:00. most of the state tonight, there are some in the upper peninsula, some counties close 9:00 p.m. eastern time. we'll have a better idea how the actual enthusiasm on the democratic side pans out. on gop side, jobs dominated con

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." new at this hour -- the fight for the supreme court is heating up. strong reaction is pouring in from both sides of the aisle. now all in response to president obama's new nominee. not republicans are standing firm on their word to block any one of the president's puts forth. john kasich is hitting campaign trail, hot off his big win in ohio. how his campaign affects donald trump's chances of getting the nomination. trump is sitting his sights on hillary clinton with a brand new ad, fending off attacks from both the left and the right. david: meanwhile "the donald" is striking back to harsh warping to the republican establishment if he is denied the party's nomination at the convention. take a listen. >> i think we'll win before getting to the convention but i can tell you, if we didn't and if we're 20 votes short or if we're, you know, 100 short, and we're at 1100 and somebody is at 500 or 400, we're way ahead of everybody, i don't think you can say that we don't get it automatically

melissa: i'm melissa francis.ter the any moment the president will be speaking to cuban business leaders and cuban entrepreneurs of you a kind. the president stating in a joint press conference with veul -- wh

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." at this hour donald trump in d.c. wrapping a closed-door meeting with none other than head of republican party, tweeting moments ago he looks forward to bringing the party together. is that still possible? >>> in washington right now a global nuclear security summit designed to stop north korea from developing nuclear missiles and combating potential nuclear threats from russia, iran and now groups like isis. melissa. melissa: fox business's peter barnes at the white house with the latest on all of this. peter? reporter: that's right, melissa, keeping nuclear weapons and materials out of the hands of terrorists is especially hoon at agenda here for the summit of 56 leaders that have come here because of recent isis attacks in paris an brussels. which have shown isis is capable of launching mass attacks in large urban areas. last week leaders agreed to add to the last minute, a special meeting here tomorrow on fighting isis including keeping it from obtaining nuclear weapons. >> we are

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. this is after the bell, new at this hour all of the candidates, republican and democrat alike have descended on wisconsin. we're one week away from primary. race is on with ted cruz and donald trump neck-and-neck in state's latest poll. trump supporters and protersers alike turning out in droves ahead after town hall in janesville. set to begin in less than an hour. we'll bring it to you live as soon as it happens. melissa: blake burman at the trump event. a lot of headlines to say the least. you have a lot of ground to cover for us. get started. reporter: all right, melissa, i'll try. if i get 75% of it i think we're covered. so we are in janesville as you mentioned. donald trump is set to hold a rally here in paul ryan's hometown in front of about 1000 people or so here inside of a hotel. this was supposed to be the headline today for trump, getting here to wisconsin. he is the third of three candidates to finally get here. however his campaign was more than sidetracked today when h

. >> and i'm melissa francis. this is after the bell brand-new at this hour. washington d.c.law enforcement now looking into the identity and motivate for a gunman at the capital's visitor center. the shooter now in custody was shot. he is on his way to the hospital. a police officer also injured by shrapnel with minor injuries. although we've seen conflictive reports on that front. we will keep you up to date. lock down on capitol hill are being lifted on several government buildings.

listen, if it was, considering melissa francis is doing such a spectacular job. >> money with melissan imus left. is it true, connell? neil: connell, how do you feel about the actions? >> quite frankly, i think that it is embarrassing. i am so dedicated and loyal to you. connell: i am not even supposed to be on right now. >> all right. >> you are lucky that we love you. just a reflection of your greatness. >> is it true that you have an agent about dancing with the stars? is that true? >> yesterday, i saw the woman that he would be dancing with. why i should be on that show as well. neil: remind me i have to call dave's wife. we can easily crop right out of that. thank you. speaking of vindictive by italian's. gasparino is next. i wonder what his thoughts are. after this. ♪ ♪ bend me shape me, any way you want me as long as you love me, it's alright bend me shape me, any way you want me... shape the best sleep of your life. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology adjust any way you want it. the bed that moves you. only at a sleep number store. neil: all right. i am glad we broke the