. >> all right, let's move on and talk about senator pat toomey, who had some very harsh words abouthe possible supreme court seat being filled, and here are a couple of quotes. this is merrick garland, whom the president did nominate. he would like to have that quickly taken care of so we can fill the seat, but this is the quote from senator pat toomey, who said, "with the u.s. supreme court's balance at stake, and with the presidential election fewer than eight months away," he wants more of a voice to be heard, and here's our next graphic to tell you that he is asking, "it is wise to give the american people a more direct voice in the selection and confirmation of the next justice, but should merrick garland be nominated again by the next president, i would be happy to carefully consider his nomination." so he's asking to upend the normal system that we have in place for a president, a sitting president nominating someone and having them go through the senate selection process and being confirmed or not. he just doesn't want to bother with all that and save the time and the money.

was it a smart ad on the part of pat toomey? >> i think he thinks he's not gonna get that vote, probably, number one. number two is i think it is tactically probably a really smart spot for him to be in. on the one hand, he's got the "i can cross the aisle. i can work with democrats in the senate. i'm a conservative economic, but i've got a compassionate part." now he's kind of coming back to the trump part of the party. >> and i agree with brian 100% because he's saying, "how much of that vote am i really gonna get? but i need to really outreach even more to more folks to do what i need to do to make it happen." >> yeah, i think the fact that he's dialing back on what he said about not meeting with president obama's supreme court nominee shows that he feels that he's in trouble and he needs to get back to his base and not worry about what he probably won't get anyway, which is a strong turnout in his favor in those urban areas. >> absolutely. >> are you surprised not to see maybe the republican senate committee here, as well? e

we know pat toomey will be the republican nominee.hree people are some of the big contenders to run against him. would you like to endorse one of them right now? >> we have three strong candidates. [ chuckles ] >> would you like to endorse kathleen mcginty, who governor wolf supports? >> i may weigh in on that during the primary, but, matt, i'm afraid today i don't have any news for you. >> fair enough. fair enough. i have to try. >> but let me just say this. look, we have a primary, and that's always -- it seems like democrats always have primaries. but i think at the end of this primary, we're gonna have a nominee that will be strong, that will have been tested, and i think can make a strong case in the general election against pat toomey. >> you had a big trip to the middle east, and you're trying to find ways to cut off funding to isis, and you may introduce legislation in washington. do you think -- i know that we get bogged down with the presidential race. we don't talk a lot about isis nowadays. is it stronger? is it weaker? is

pat toomey is run unopposed. >>> we are just about an hour away from tip-off, villanova will take on the miami hurricanes in a sweet 16 match-up tonight and the game of course is in kentucky but there is excitement here at home as philadelphia is also playing host to some tournament games at the wells fargo center. john rawlins is live at the wells fargo center center with more. >> rick, this is the first regional here in philadelphia since 2001 and regionals mean people from out of town and out of town visitors coming in, folks from wisconsin and indiana and carolina, they need hotel rooms and places to eat. it means an adult beverage or two and they will spend money in the local economy. >> it's a four day party type atmosphere and you spend money. >> that is music to the ears of the people until the hospitality and tourism business, an estimated 17,000 people expected in town were already at the wells fargo center center to watch their teams practice. this weekend's sweet 16 visitors have stacked up 10,000 room nights that is half the impact of the army navy game but still a good

unseating pat toomey is crucial in the quest to retake the senate. >>> 245,000 pennsylvania voters switched their party affiliation. that's 3% of all voters in the state. this year was the first year voters could switch their party affiliation online. pennsylvania's deadline to register to vote in the primary was monday. voters in pennsylvania and delaware will head to polls april 26th. new jersey holds its prime mar june 7th. >> with the clock ticking atlantic city urged the people to call on lawmakers in trenton and voice opposition to the plan. state wants to take over the finances of the struggling resort town. atlantic city leaders admit help is needed but not if it means state would strip a.c. of its sovereignty and allow assets like the water utility to be privatiz privatized. leaders want residents to have their voices heard. >> nothing like hearing from the voigts and mouths of the people affected most. >> our independence to govern locally is at stake. >> atlantic city will run out of money next friday without help from the state. municipal workers voted on a plan that would pay t

ma beginty face others on next month's pry may ballot and the winner will go on to go against pat toomey. >>> officials have identified another one of the four americans killed in tay tacks. gail martinez was traveling with her husband and four children when she was killed in the air force blast. her husband is in the military. >>> meantime the isis target list might include world leaders. >> he had a floor plan and pictures of the belgian prime minister's office on their laptop. the computer was left in a trash can after the attacks. >>> 5:39 and a warmer morning, and the temperatures are only going to get higher as the day goes on. right now with clear skies, we see the numbers drop into the 40s and 50s. 50s in nooeft philadelphia. look at that. that's 20 degrees warmer than it was yesterday at this time. and the winds, they'll get stronger to help with the warmup. for most of the area at the shore, it's going to be a southerly wind. it's already 15 miles an hour. the wind coming off the ocean will keep much of the coast line colder today. as we go into the afternoon the winds will rea

. >>> pennsylvania's pat toomey is the latest to say he will meet with supreme court nominee.ut toomey says when he sits down with merric garland, he'll tell him the senate will not fill the vacancy until there is a new elected president. he said he will meet with garland out of respect for both garland and president obama. >>> religious groups being challenging one of the mandates providing free birth control. >> they argue that obama care is clashing with their religious rights. weijia jiang reports. >> faith-based groups gather outside wednesday. protesting an obama care provision that mandates their students be provide birth control. >> this is about insisting the government not impose its pressure on us to violate our faith. >> leligious colleges are not required to pay for them. but they have to notify the government, which will provide it instead. plaintiffs in the case told the supremco makes them complicit. >> the government is requiring us to make changes in or religious healthcare plans to include services that really violate our deepest held religious beliefs. >> r

senator pat toomey will host a roundtable meeting at bensalem police department this afternoon.y passed his legislation aimed at stopping medication abuse and protecting seniors. the bill would stop doctor-shopping, where patients go to a number of different doctors to get multiple prescriptions. >>> also today, president obama will speak at the national prescription drug abuse and heroin sum milt in atlanta. he's expected to call for an increase in medication-based treatment for people dealing with opioid addiction. >>> you can head to nbc10.com and check out our generation addicted series. it's a digital exclusive, looking at the exploding heroin problem in our area and the efforts to help its victims. >>> 4:37, 50 degrees outside. philadelphia police are looking for a thief who uselessed a hypodermic needle to threaten an employee at a rite-aid in fishtown last friday. you can see the worker trying to get away from the person from the surveillance video. detectives say the worker tried to stop the man from leaving without paying for several items. that's when he pulled out th

. >>> pennsylvania senator pat toomey stand with fellow republicans saying in part quote with the presidential election fewer than eight months away, it is wise to give the american people a more direct voice in the selection and confirmation of the next justice. >>> there will be of course, much more on the president's nomination of merrick garland coming up tonight on the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, that happens at 6:30 right after we sign off. >>> fresh off his win in his home state of ohio, governor kasich campaigned in our area governor fielded questions from the villanova university campus. he cast himself as a practical choice for the g.o.p. nomination and continues with an optimistic tone. >> the strength of our country rests in us, and it rests in our ability to believe that we, we, you and me, can change the world for the better. >> looking at the delegates math, kasich, only way to the nomination is by way of a contested convention. >>> philadelphia's mayor jim kenney is finding support for his proposed soda tax. philadelphians for a fair future represents leaders in the c

political pundants say unseating republican pat toomey is notify in crucial for democrats to retake controlf the senate. >>> happening now, the fight to clean up a huge pile of trash. take look at this dozens of garbage bags stacked on the sidewalk on marion avenue near 51 is the street in philadelphia's parkside neighborhood. neighbors as you can imagine want that garbage gone. but the man they blame for dumping it says hey, it's not my problem. fox 29's karen joins us live in parkside tonight. karen, what a mess. >> reporter: you can be the judge for yourself. absolutely what messi yann. take look at the pile of garbage over here. if i stand next it to it is way taller than me in fact about 10 feet tall over here and you can see it's all nicely shoved up on the sidewalk right there by that property. but the guy there says, no, that's not my trash. can walk on this sidewalk hundreds of garbage bags stacked up, 10 feet high over here. then you're run of the mill dumping collection over here. mattresses, tables, toilets, people who live and work by this stretch of marion avenue are tired of

rob portman, kelly ayotte, new hampshire, pat toomey, states that either tend to go blue or could golue. here's mark kirk saying, "why not?" >> it's just man up and cast a vote. the tough thing about these senatorial jobs is you get yes-or-no votes. your whole job is to either say yes or no and explain why. >> senator kirk seems to be saying there that's why we got hired, to dower on job. i'm also told that chuck grassley of iowa also on the ballot is facing heat from democrats and he's starting to complain at a minimum that he's not getting enough cover from his republicans. >> this is the genius of the garland pick. not only is he imminently qualified as a judicial mind, i think that's fact. that's there. viewers can dispute that, but whatever. he's a brilliant legal mind. if you were at the white house and you're thinking, we need to find a guy who ticks off or causes trouble for mark kirk, kelly ayotte, rob portman and what the heck, chuck grassley, you found it because he's the chairman of the judiciary committee. he's up for re-election. iowans will not tolerate this. already t

pat toomey, rob portman from ohio. people from reasonable states who may think this is unreasonable, right? so he lets them go meet with the nominee. but he holds fast. that would seem like the usual trick. >> it would be a usual trick, but i think here, where we have the vast majority of the american public, we had, just saw -- >> do you think mitch mcconnell cares? >> he may not care, but others of his colleagues may start to care more and more. and as they look at the presidential election and they see the direction, they may worry that leaving it open -- >> let's talk about precedent. here's senator orrin hatch, who is an interesting guy to watch. he's a real institutionalist. let's watch orrin hatch of utah. >> the senate has never, never confirmed a nominee to the supreme court, to a supreme court vacancy that opened up this late in a term-limited president's time in office. this is only the third vacancy in nearly a century to occur after the american people had already started voting in a presidential election.

senator pat toomey will host a round-table meeting at the bensalem police department this afternoon. the senate recently passed toomey's legislation aimed at stopping medication abuse. the bill would stop doctor-shopping, that's where patients go to a number of different doctors to get multiple prescriptions. also today, president obama will speak at the national prescription drug abuse and heroin summit in atlanta. the president is expected to call for an increase in medication-based treatment for people dealing with opioid treatment. 60 medical schools will also commit to more training when it comes to prescribing the pain relievers. >>> you can go to our website, nbc10.com, and check out our generation addicted series. it is a digital exclusive looking at the exploding heroin problem in our area and the efforts to help its victims. >>> just about a quarter to 6:00. 48 degrees outside. coach wright is on college basketball's biggest stage again. >> he keeps doing it over and over again. it's fair to say that coach wright has pushed villanova to the pinl cal of the sport. on saturda

pennsylvania senator pat toomey and philadelphia mayor jim kenney were among officials offering their thanks to these vietnam veterans. >>> a veteran from camden was honored in tonight's town hall meeting in voorhees, new jersey. camden county officials thank lt. col. sarah jane stenton, for her services. she is highly decorated, and served in kabul, as a legal add rise or for the afghan air force. officials presented her with an american flag as a token of appreciation. ♪ sip up a delicious deal at dunkin' for 99 cents. get your afternoon boost with a medium freshly brewed iced tea or iced coffee for 99 cents from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. america runs on dunkin'. a little child with big dreams. dwight evans. first a community activist. a legislator at 25. always looking out for us. he worked to create a thriving commercial district. and he's brought new grocery stores to underserved areas. dwight evans is committed to revitalizing neighborhoods in all of philadelphia. he'll be a block by block congressman for us. i'm dwight evans and i'm proud to approve this message. make today smile with

pennsylvania senator pat toomey and philadelphia mayor jim kenney were among officials offering theirs to these vietnam veterans. >>> a veteran from camden was honored in tonight's town hall meeting in voorhees, new jersey. camden county officials thank lt. col. sarah jane stenton, for her services. she is highly decorated, and served in kabul, as a legal add rise or for the afghan air force. officials presented her with an american flag as a token of appreciation. >>> a paris tradition made its way to bordentown, new jersey. at this overpass, over 295, people have started to hooking locks on to the chain link fencing. they are called love locks. they symbolize unbreakable love. some show the names of couples when they got together or the date that the locks were left. so far there are more than 100 love locks. >>> a lot of people are loving villanova a to beat oklahoma, on saturday night. that is why they are two-point favorites. >> we just talk about that. surprising, given oklahoma beat them by 23 points earlier. >> that was early in the year. >> i'm with them. i say they are favor

. >> senator pat toomey agreed to meet with merrick garland.oomey agreed to sit down with president obama's choice. however, toomey says not too look into his decision to sit down with judge garland. he plans to tell garland that the senate has no plans to fill the late justice scalia's vacant seats. >>> switching gears now. nova nation getting fired up. wildcats take on miami in the sweet 16. >> john clark live in louisville as part of our team coverage. >> reporter: i'll tell you what, villanova is one of the most dangerous teams in the tournament now. look at it, they won their first two games by a combined 49 points. they're shooting over 58%. that's the best in the tournament. they've made the most three-pointers. they are hot right now facing miami. take a look at the cats practicing today at kfc yum! center and the cats love being in the sweet 16 but want to taste more. they want to make the elite eight for the third time under jay wright. jay wright today says this team is really hungry and they're facing a very good miami team. so i wa

they're not being smart. >> did you see what pat toomey said? >> what did he say?d next year. >> oh, okay. cool. >> so it seems to me mitch mcconnell coming out of this quickly as they did. steve schmidt calling them up saying we won't provide hearings, he has actually boxed them into a position where three months from now if kelly ayotte, rob portman, pat toomey, other -- ron johnson, other people in swing states are saying i'm getting killed back at home. even if we vote him down, we have to have hearings. it seems that escape route was cut off and i haven't understood the logic of the republican party from day one. from the instant scalia died to immediately go oh, we're not going to -- why don't they slow roll it. why don't they let the process play out and have the vote even if they vote him down? >> good question. mitch mcconnell's knee-jerk response after justice scalia's death is a public relations debacle for the republican party and as chuck pointed out, you look about these republican senators in contested races and democratic states and marginal seats,

pennsylvania republican senator pat toomey has agreed to meet with un's supreme -- u.s. supreme court nominee merrick garland. he says the seat should remain vacant till next year, but he agreed to meet judge garland, quote, "out of courtesy and respect for both the president and the judge." other republican senators facing tight reelection races have said they are open to meeting garland. a-rod willorting step away from the game when his contract expires. of three otherup players who have hit a home run before they turned 20 and after they turned 40 just last year. local news -- global news powered by our 2400 journalists in more than 140 news bureaus around the world. betty: a new report coming out from pimco, reducing their outlook for growth in 2016. simplified measures are becoming increasingly ineffective. earlier, we talked exclusively with james miller, who says there is only so much central banks can do -- james bullard, who says there is only so much central banks can do. james: there is a business cycle. monetaryn a good policy, there is a business cycle, but

. >>> dozens of people gathered to protest pat toomey's stance on a new supreme court justice. they rallied and called on him to allow president obama to nominate someone to the high court. toomey says the nomination should come after the presidential election. >>> new jersey officials painted a dire picture of what happens when railroad workers go on strike, they are protesting wage and health care costs and have been working without a contract since 2011, if they don't have a contract by this sunday there could be stoppage. >> it will have a severe effect on the travel in the entire region. >> new jersey transit said they will have to rely on buses and they can only accommodate fewer than 40% of the ridership. both sides meet tomorrow in washington. >>> now to the eagles, quarterback sam bradford, spoke to reporters for the first time since agreeing to a two year deal. and there was uncertainty with the eagles, jeff skversky is live inside of the nova care complex with more. >> reporter: eagles quarterback sam bradford was never not tempted to test the free agent market. brad

pat toomey and philadelphia mayor, jim kenney was there for the rememberness of u.s. involvement in that war. >>> and hundreds of u.s. police officers united in player today in trenton. the annual blue mass was held here at st. mary's cathedral remembering fallen colleagues. bishop o'connell called for prayers for officers that are still putting their lives on the line every day. >>> the new jersey department of agriculture is marking a milestone, 100 years of service to the garden state. they showed a graphic, despite jersey's population density it's a national power when it comes to farming. >>> coming up we'll check the accuweather forecast. sky 6 hd showing you philadelphia international airport you can see the wind is still whipping out there. cecily tynan has the exclusive accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. look around pennsylvania and it's not hard to spot winners. and with over 2 million winners of match 6, cash 5, and treasure hunt every single month, that's hardly a surprise. winners, winners everywhere! play today! i'm backing josh sh

the winner will challenge republican pat toomey. >>> from our new jersey newsroom chris christie says there will be more support for families struggling to keep a roof over their head. he listened to their struggles in glassboro and how the keeping families together program is helping them get back on their feet. >> i heard from all, or two of the three for sure that their families are falling apart or have fallen apart. we can't let that happen willingly. >> it gives vouchers that puts families in homes together. and the program is receiving 500 state rental assistance vouchers. >>> a man is behind bars after a methamphetamines lab went up in flames. police arrested james sparks of clayton last night when they responded to downs chapel road for a garage fire. officials say that sparks was in the process of making meth when the blaze started and he is facing charges including arson. >>> philadelphia police believe the same man may be behind two holdups one on march 7th at the 7-eleven on lebanon avenue. the suspect pulled a gun and takes off empty handed and then last wednesday police

and in states like pennsylvania, with pat toomey and illinois with mark kirk, those are states that bluean year. and now in a presidential election year when democratic turnout is traditionally much higher, the thought that toomey moreirk and others in democratic states could survive and weather a trump nomination, oft has created a lot depression within capitol hill and some of the offices i stopped by earlier this week. thought that if trump does move forward, the g.o.p. disavow him or the candidates may try to adapt some trump's policy to copy his pugnacity, position on trade but shy away from controversy. steve: i want to ask you about the word you used, the implosion candidacy. trump's how does that come about? means collapseon inward upon itself. when you look at the republican exploding. not it's not going everywhere with collateral damage across the or across different parties. you're really seeing a political civil war, an implosion. all of these structures had that have been built since george w. bush was president and during obama era, this kind of anding the base at bay secon

. >> a few dozen people rallied in center city calling on republican senator pat toomey to consider president obama's supreme court nominee. they say it's the senator's duty. but he refuses to meet with garland. a representative tells us quot all pennsylvanians should have a voice whether to change the balance of the court. bob casey sat down with the nominee. garland continued his introductory koor on capitol hill. >> it was a pretty nice day for a stroll down the shore, folks on the boardwalk in atlantic city took full advantage of all of that sunshine that we had. and wind coming in off the land. at least for a good bit of the day making it warmer than it has been. of course it's warmer inland. big warm-up coming over the next cup are couple of days, we're tracking showers over the entire area before the end of the week. and the easter forecast pretty wrsh. see if there is going to be rainfall. a lot of blue in that sky. very sunny day. 58 degrees, the wind southwest. pushing in warmer air. the temperature in the mid to upper 50s. across just about the entire area. a little cooler atlantic

the winner will challenge republican, pat toomey in the fall. and in the race for attorney general, the white house is endorsing josh shapiro, the montgomery county commissioner is running against john morganely. and democrat kathleen kane says she is not seeking re-election as she continues to fight corruption charges. >>> time now for the "action news" traffic report. >> lets send you live to matt pellman live in the traffic center. >> as we kick off this hump day afternoon slow going along the schuylkill expressway eastbound side yes a wall of traffic coming towards us from the roosevelt boulevard on into south street where we start with a crash and the accident cleared out of the way and it remains quite slow on the eastbound side of the schuylkill as you head to center city. speeds are not a whole lot better on 95 where the normal afternoon volume is kicking in through the work zones. on the roosevelt boulevard at whitaker, we are getting word of a crash along county line road along 611, east of where the chunk of county line road was close

the winner will challenge incumbent republican senator pat toomey in november's election. >>> burkes county man under arrest, accused of beating his 8-year-old daughter. rodriguez was take noon custody this morning. police say his daughter told school officials that her father struck her with his fist and open hand earlier this month. officials say the girl had visible wounds and bruising on left side of her face. rodriguez is facing assault and other charges. >>> a delaware county man accused of stabbing a man to death faced ayou judge told. the philadelphia police say the native stabbed colin to death. two got into an argument over the new jersey devils cap this month. arraignment set for april 20th. that incident along with other violent crimes in and around rittenhouse square prompted a town hall meeting to address public safety. it's set for 7:00 p.m. tonight at the tenth presbyterian church. >>> burns out shells all that remain of several mobile homes in the newark delaware trailer park. flames were the work of an arsonist and there's a big clue that tipped them off. tim furlon

the winner will challenge republican, pat toomey if the fall. >>> cities and towns across the country got the due they deserved today. the action cam was at elementary that took part in read across america today. and guest readers brought to life books in the classroom. read across america began in 1998 and falls on dr. seuss's birthday, that famed author would have been 112 years old today and the eagles got in on the action. joining with sun trust bank they read books at west oak lane charter school. all the books donated there at the branch this last year will be distributed to at risk students city wide. >> love dr. seuss. >> still ahead a desperate plea for a new jersey mother, someone burglarized her home and for her the items are irreplaceable. the story straight ahead. >>> plus, i'm nydia han, your mattress is important for a good night sleep. consumer reports tested mattresses and has recommendations coming up in what is the deal? . >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >>> it's 4:30 and "action news" c

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several senators from blue states that obama won twice that republicans are very concerned about pat toomey pennsylvania is another one. rob portman in ohio is another one. and it's not only in terms of the numbers, but we're talking about some very bright, some very capable senators. some of the most capable senators on the republican side of the aisle could go down here. and their concern is if trump is at the top of the ticket it, will increase enthusiasm for democratic voters to come out to ther polls. and it is a legitimate concern. they are also concerned over the supreme court nominee garland could play as well. >> you saw the poll numbers but what are the wisconsin voters saying about the candidates. "on the record" griff jenkins is on the ground getting the pulse of the voters there. griff? >> we are at the world famous clios where trump held a rally. we began the dayás3f two hours south of here in kenosha. it is sanders rally. in that same poll you are mentioning, sanders leads. if you consider six months ago he trailed clinton by 53 points. perhaps, part of that revolution senato

along with four other republicans running for reelection, mark kirk of illinois, rob portman and pat toomeyf pennsylvania, nervous about the prospects of losing the senate to the democrats this fall. "the new york times" reported in february that senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell has been preparing them for a trump nomination, assuring them that if they threatened to harm them in the general election, they could run negative ads to create space between him and republican senators seeking reelection. what a line, drop him like a hot rock. any way, according to the colleagues, democratic want to make republican own mr. trump. here is the latest web ad. >> what the hell are we doing? >> i'll support the republican nominee. >> i plan to support the republican nominee. >> i'm going to support the nominee regardless of who it is. >> would you support donald trump? >> if he was the no nominee, i certainly would. >> republican representative, joe heck, says he'll support the eventual nominee. >> my hands, if they're small, something else must be small. i guarantee, you there is no problem. >>

. >>> pennsylvania senator pat toomey held a roundtable meeting with police in bensalem to talk aboutto slow the heroin epidemic. president obama tackled the same issue at a drug conference in atlanta. he wants to up the use of medication-based treatment to fight opioid abuse. the president asked for money so states can expand resources. >> the only way that we reduce demand is if we're providing treatment, and thinking about this as a public health problem. >> the president says prescription and heroin abuse cannot be completely resolved until it's thought of more than a criminal issue. nbc 10 spent nearly five months exploring addiction in our area. watch our special "generation addicted" on nbc10.com and the nbc 10 app. >> the nfl is firing back. after a recent story linked to the league's concussion lawsuit. the league is demanding the new york times retract a story that called the league's concussion research flawed. the nfl going as far to say it was defamed by the times article last thursday. the league has not said if it will seek legal action. an editor with the times says th

area are weighing in on the president's supreme court nominee, republican pennsylvania senator pat toomey, released a statement that read in part quote, the presidential election fewer than eight months away it is wise to give the american people more direct voice, and, next confirmation of justice. >>> tom carper a democrat called on members of the the congress to work together saying in part the president has done his job, and now it is done that we do ours. be sure to stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the supreme court nominee merrick garland, we have more on garland on our web site at cbs philly dot the come. >>> north philadelphia school community, is mourning the loss of a student, who died from bacterial meningitis, since tonight, parents are gathering at the high school for a meeting about the ill nets. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos has more. >> reporter: dozens of balloons floating. >> i can remember, you know, releasing balloons, it justice celebrating. >> reporter: remembering a freshman from george washington carver high school who died tuesday due

own personal political appeal to blue state y ayote, rob portman and ron johnson in wisconsin, pat toomeyn pennsylvania bank on keeping their distance from trump trying not to alienate his supporters. it is a delicate dance, stacy, seems like i said, every man or woman for herself or himself. >> which is unfortunate. we have to unite. donald trump is not going to go away. they will not bully him away. they will not trick him away. this is propaganda the in press trying to be confused what should i do. it is not possible for trump to win. that is not true. he is a winner. he knows what to do. i believe we i will do it, i do. andrea: pete, when you look how campaigns are done, i have worked on quite a few, the voters don't usually associate their member of congress with washington d.c. they like their member. is this a different tact? it's a bit more extreme than usual. most members of congress they're for themselves anyway. i'm fighting against the washington machine. i'm fighting for you. is this big of a difference? >> i don't know it is. members of congress look at on years, off years,

senator pat toomey will host a roundtable meeting at the bensalem police department this afternoon. senate recently passed toomey's legislation aimed at stopping medication abuse and protecting seniors. the bill will stop doctor-shopping. that's where patients go to a number of different doctors to get multiple prescriptions. >>> also today, president obama will speak at the national prescription drug abuse and heroin summit in atlanta. the president is expected to call for an increase in medication-based treatment for people dealing with opioid addiction. 60 medical schools will also commit to more training when it comes to prescribing the pain relievers. just head to nbc10.com and check out our generation addicted series there. it's a digital exclusive looking at the heroin problem in our area and efforts to help its victims. >>> well, temple is moving ahead with its plan to build a new football stadium on its north philadelphia campus. the plan calls for a $126 million, 35,000-seat stadium to be built between broad and 16th and montgomery in norris. our partners at the philadelph

some local residents are putting pressure on senator pat toomey of pennsylvania to call for hearing fornt obama supreme court nominee. >> demonstrators chanting outside the senator's center city office this morning. they are upset with toomey for joining other state republicans who vow not to hold hearing for nominee merrick garland before the presidential election. now republicans are calling for president obama, calling him lake duck and say the neck president should be able to fill the vacancy which become available the death of antonin scalia back in february. >> protesters hit the streets in cleveland ahead of the republican national convention they're worried about something they say the city is buying. what they're calling on officials to be honest about. >> these cats walking around chicago are no strays. in fact they have a very important job. what they have to do with the demolition of a hospital. >>> an robot on a mission. this gadget could soon deliver goods right to your hand. the safeguards in place to make sure this robot keeps on rolling. ♪ >>> people in parts of louisia

. >> pat toomey in pennsylvania. >> certainly.ing field, you might like the republican odds but with a trump candidacy, it could be very problematic. there's a story in the "washington post" today written by my colleagues about how there are already efforts including by the cookoch brothers to distanc and almost certainly will not work. we saw democrats, conservative democrats in 2010 and 2014 trying to run away from president obama saying that they didn't support him or like his agenda, et cetera, et cetera, within very few exceptions that did not work. >> good luck to that. thank you so much, abby phillip. >>> today, president obama in argentina paid tribute to the dirty war in a remembrance. coincides with the 40th anniversary today of the 1976 military coup that spurred a seven-year period of military rule that continues to haunt argentina to this day and announces plans to declassify documents including key military and cia records that have never been released about american complicity. >> there's been controversy about the

kirk, pat toomey in pennsylvania, all in tough fights to keep their seats right now.oining me now is richard bloomenthall. it puts these five senators i mentioned up for reelection in purple states on the hot seat. how do you force them to force their leadership to allow true consideration of this nomination? >> well, i think first of all, chris, you have seen a number of senators, including senator collins, who actually said today she has to do her job. she has agreed to meet with this great nominee, judge garland. you have senator flake has agreed to meet with the nominee. i think as the people of the country get to know judge garland, here is someone who gave up a fancy job in a law firm, in a room without a window in the justice department, rose up to oversee the two biggest criminal cases of the last century, the uni bomber, and the oklahoma city bomber. he has an incredible reputation. i know several of these, i was there for the last two confirmation hearings, several republicans have said to me, even when they voted against justice sotomayor, kagan, when you s

. >> what do you if your ron johnson, pat toomey?k if trump is the nominee, you're portman, toomey, in a senator in a state around the gration you hug donald trump and hope you get some of the voters new to the political process who feel aggrieved because of globalization, you get them to vote for him. it exactly the vote for you, because they're voting for him. >> you advise to hug him more? >> absolutely. they won't do it because like many republicans and conservatives, they're probably deeply offended by what donald trump represents. but like you say, it's a prisoner's dilemma. you're going to lose either way. the only chance of survival, i think, if you say i understand it, you're angry, i'm going to wb with nominee. >> democrats have faced this issue before, not like this, the decision to run way from a nominee or run with them. running away never works. >> never works. >> sorry, yes there's always the example of one or two that survive and everybody says, ah, genius, you're like, no, you were statistical anomaly. >> it's more s

. >>> today dozens of protesters say they are urging pennsylvania senator pat toomey to do his job aboutdemonstrators made noise outside of the senator's office this afternoon, they are protesting toomey's comments that our next president should be allowed to choose the next supreme court nominee and not president obama. senator toomey believes it would be better not to hold election year confirmation hearings. to fill the seat by antonin scalia's death. they would also consider how a nominee from president obama would change the supreme court balance in the democrat's favor. senator toomey's office responded to the protest saying he, quote, appreciates feedback from his constituents and hearing their concerns, it is for this reason he travels across the state and hosts f forums. >>> well, clouds increased this afternoon and it's ahead of snow. so we are tracking snow going into tonight and that will be lasting for the morning commute. tomorrow morning part of the area will see a messy morning commute with the snow falling, low visibility kind of/y, some slick spots expected so be carefu

kelly aya in new hampshire and rob portman and pat toomey in pennsylvania. those are the races to watch. where is the american pulse on the supreme court nomination issue? but not interpreted as a break from leadership. leadership will call the shots on this and so far, they have not seen significant pressure or pushback from voters or conservatives or outside groups to suggest that they're going to change course. and so that's what we'll have to watch over the next several weeks. kate? >> kelly, just quickly on a pivoting to the race for president. i understand there's a closed door meeting going on, i think on capitol hill or in washington today. a stop trump sort of meeting. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: another variation of this movement to try to slow or stop donald trump. this coming from a small group of very active conservatives who consider themselves probably conservatives before they think of themselves as republicans. he was the one who disinvited donald trump to the event after the controversial remarks about megyn kelly, the fox

the three candidates are running for the right to challenge incumbent republican pat toomey in the fallteachers in nazareth, pennsylvania, decided not to go on strike today after all. the union will announced plans for a walkout today after the district rejected its latest offer on wednesday. but instead, both sides say they'll keep talking while classes continue. the school board plans to vote on a mediator's proposal tonight. the the union is expected to vote on a contract proposal next week. nazareth's 341 teachers has been working without a contract since august. >> starwood hotels says it is backing out of a deal to sell itself to marriott after a different group of investors made a better offer. starwood made the announcement this morning. a chinese insurance company, chinese investment bank and a u.s. equity firm o combined to offer $78 per share for starwood. marriott was only offering 65. starwood says marriott can still up its offer between now and march 28th and marriott indicated today that it will make another bid. >>> we got a recall to tell you about today involving canne

elected in 2010 and that was a tea party wave for the gop, and in states like pennsylvania, with pat toomey and illinois, those are states that are almost blue these days, if not purple. those went for republicans by narrow margins in a very republican year. now in a presidential election year when democratic turnout is traditionally much higher, the thought that toomey and kirk and others in more democratic states could survive and weather a trump nomination, that has created a lot of depression within capitol hill and some of the offices i stopped by earlier this week. there's a thought that if trump does move forward, the gop either has to disavow him or that the candidates may try to adapt some of trump's policies, copy his populism, pugnacity and positions on trade but try to shy away from his controversies. >> i want to talk about the word you used, the implosion on donald trump's candidacy. how did that come about? >> implosion means a collapse inward, a collapse upon itself. when you look at the republican party, it's not exploding. it's not going everywhere and having collateral da

and they worry if you're pat toomey in pennsylvania, kelly ayotte, senators in blue states, how is itou when the party front-runner -- >> and look at the most prominent woman he attacks which isn't hillary clinton, megyn kelly. whenever you see an unnamed statement from fox news, he might as well say it's in roger ailes. >> it was very striking. to accuse him of having a sick obsession. it may be true. it's very bizarre the feud between these two and it's interesting that trump keeps picking these fights with the most prominent organ of journalism on the right. but to your point about the general election and the gender politics there, i think to this point hillary clinton has tried very hard to turn herself into a sort of feminist identity politics candidate, right? she has really leaned into the woman thing this year and it hasn't worked. >> that hasn't worked yet. donald trump is a candidate who explicitly uses women's looks and appearances to attack them. the stuff that he did even with carley fever th carl carley fiorina and he wants that male primacy back and that is a core part

tie vulnerable republicans like barbara comstock of virginia or senator kelly ayotte, mark kick, pat toomey, tying to tie trump's comments about women and abortion. this is march, my friends. the front page of today's "the washington post" looks like a nightmare scenario for the gop. look at how republicans could lose the house. where they hold a pretty large advantage. with trump at the top of the ticket. and the university of virginia center for politics debuted its first national scorecard in a head-to-head matchup between trump and clinton. having hillary clinton winning more electoral votes than barack obama in either 2008 or 2012. project her at 347. they couldn't come up with a single toss-up state. seeing trump's rivals to break the glass emergency scenarios where they try to turn their back on the party and rnc if he's the nominee. >> i don't make a habit out of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my family. >> i have two 16 twin daughters and whenever i say if he happened to be the nominee i would have to tell them why i would endorse him if i did. so i have my two dau

pennsylvania senator bob casey endorsing katie mcbeginty over congressman, joe pat toomey, the primaryoincides with the democratic presidential primary. here is why it matters. sitting senators usually don't throw their weight around for the senate seat, but the democratic establishment is very apprehensive about a toomey face off. all the money people have rallied around mcginty. we'll be right back. ♪ [ whimpers ] ♪ so when you need a dog walker or a handyman, we can help you get the job done right, guaranteed. get started today at angie's list, because your home is where our heart is. the gillette mach 3 turbo still feels better after 10 shaves than a disposable on it's first. mach 3 blades have twice the coatings. for a closer shave with zero redness. get an incredible experience shave after shave after shave. gillette. the best a man can get. >>> suppose i have to push you, as you laugh. if trump is the nominee, would you accept a part of the ticket? would you go on the ticket with him? >> under no circumstances. zero. no chance. >> what would be worst, you with hillary or you wit

and i think everything is now through the prism of what would pat toomey, kelly ayotte, rob portman have to do with a statement? and i think you see the trump campaign realizing that -- >> reporter: can i just add one thing? >> they have to win over the insiders here that they have to get more and more concerned that this only seems to come with what the general election might look like if he's the nominee. >> reporter: absolutely. and i think one of the things you're seeing with that, is that he's opened -- or he's opening a congressional office in d.c. to sort of mend fences with the establishment, who's trying to build some relationships there. but when it comes to his words and the meaning behind his words, i will note that those supporters for donald trump don't hold him to the standard of having to be correct or politically correct or in line with the establishment on these issues. they give him the benefit of the doubt over and over and over again, even on issues that they might vehemently disagree with him on. so donald trump has a unique position in politics now, and ever, where

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