these numbers -- if he fills up safeco field, one would think that would translate. but historically, people been complaining about super delegates lately. they exist because there were candidates in the past like mcgovern who drew big crowds and translated to practically nothing in the general election and this is a little bit different. i think that the crowds help bernie. i agree that the pictures do tell the story and i agree with joan. my position is blue no matter who. >> well, mine too. >> and at this point i feel pirpir bernie has been a great value to this race. i think he has pushed the argument and the conversation to the left and i think he ought to stay in and go all the way through and then see. one other thing i'll say very quickly. even if the math is against him catching up, the math may be on his side to prevent secretary clinton from getting 2383 before the convention and if it goes down to the super delegates making the decision, then i think we going to have somewhat of a contested convention in philadelphia. >> you say you're blue all the way. s

and 15,000 people at safeco field don't think he should get out of the race. so where do you put the democratic race right now? >> right, and all the people contributing to bernie sanders so let the campaign continue at a well-funded pace. well, you know, mathematically he's still in the game but he would -- going into saturday's contest he needed something like to get 75% of every delegate out there. and that's not counting those party superdelegates. so chris, to answer your question where i put it is that he still is too far behind, too likely to not be the nominee, but he's playing a very important role in this contest by hulling hillary clinton to the left. but dwindling away, that does not harm her general election prospects. >> yeah, and it was really interesting, beth, because elizabeth warren, speaking of pulling to the left, told the associated press she's still cheering bernie on. what's that about? >> well, that was very carefully worded, wasn't it? it was not an endorsement, but she clearly likes the role he's playing in this race. he is pushing h

bernie sanders in a crowd of more than 15,000 at seattle's safeco field saturday night. let's look at what is at stake tonight. three democratic caucuses in alaska, hawaii and washington state. more than 100 pledged delegates and a chance for senator sanders to regain momentum in the race. call perry is in seattle. we know he's far behind in the delegate count, how important do they think today's race is? >> reporter: they think this could be a big day for bernie sanders. they are playing the delegate defense as you mentioned. hillary clinton as hababout a thousand more she needs to lock this down. but a huge rally yesterday in seattle for bernie sanders. we are in the middle of the caucus here at west seattle high school. here's a look at the room. people have broken into small groups. these are really neighborhood groups. they have taken the first vote. this is the time now where people can sway other members of the group to change their affiliation or change their vote or to sway undecided voters. it is really interesting because you have to have a bit of courage to s

he held a huge rally at safeco field. that is the seattle mariners baseball stadium. between 15 and 20,000 people showed up. the first person in line had been waiting there since 8:00 a.m. so sanders has several big advantages in this state. number one being, this is a city that's very well suited to sanders brand of aggressive politics. the demographics in his favor. there is a lot of white, liberal democrats. not a lot of african-american voters. he has history on his side. this is not a state favorable to the clintons. obama won here in 2008. bill clinton actually came in fourth back in 1992. he's also got, as i mentioned, the caucus format on his side. he does well in caucuses. not as well in big primaries. sanders has outfund raised clinton in this state and also drawn huge crowds when he's been here. he held three events on sunday to thursday night and then that big one last night where he said that he still sees a path to victory. listen to what he had to say when he explained why. >> i believe that if we win here in washington, we're going to win in california

he addressed a massive crowd of supporters at seattle's safeco field last night before moving on to campaign in wisconsin today. msnbc will bring you those caucus results as they come in. right now washington is still too early to call but we're still tracking today's big story, which is the ongoing investigation into tuesday's terrorist attacks in brussels. three suspects have been arrested and charged today in the attacks. one of the men, a man nbc news has identified as faycal chais cheffou is charged with three counts. he was one of several people detained by authorities thursday night in brussels. belgian media believe it's possible he may be the man pictured here on the right alongside the airport suicide bombers. nbc news has not been able to confirm that report. the family of justin shults has confirmed that he was among those killed during the attacks. ayman mohyeldin is in brussels. all right, ayman, what is the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: well, joy, that investigation obviously as you can imagine continues to develop by the day. today a ver significant development in

. >> reporter: vermont senator bernie sanders drawing at least 15,000 people to a rally at safeco fieldn seattle. >> when i was a kid, i had a dream of being at home plate in a major league ballpark. >> reporter: sanders is going to make up ground on front-runner hillary clinton, saturday would be a good place to start with democratic voters in alaska, hawaii and washington all holding caucuses. clinton has about a 300 delegate lead but sanders and his supporters say he's poised to see momentum. >> and i believe if we win here in washington, we're going to win in california. >> reporter: sanders tends to do well in states with caucuses and smaller percentages of minority voters. an nbc news analysis shows sanders needs to win 58 of the remaining delegates to become the nominee. not impossible but improbable. >> and this is the woman that i would see be president. >> reporter: republicans next vote april 5 in wisconsin as the three remaining candidates stump for votes there. anticipation is building for who, if anyone, scott walker will choose to endorse. senator ted cruz picked up the b

meanwhile on the democratic side or than 15,000 people streamed into the safeco field in seattle foror bernie sanders. if sanders -- it is a second largest rally in a week. democratic caucus are today along with alaska and hawaii and sanders is expected to do well in all of them. what people in seattle per capita have donated money to sanders in any other city across the country. >>> dozens of battling robots have descended on oakland as they fight it out for the top prize it's part of the 2015 -- 2016 first tech robot challenge. seventh-12th graders and small teams of students compete head- to-head after signing letting and programming the robots. the teams are learning how to do more than just battle with the robots. >> christien kafton is live at the oakland convention center with some of the tournament organizers and some of the robots. >> reporter: good morning. where was this when i was in high school? i would if than the first get out here. robots in the we go way back. robots are prepping for the first challenges. you can see the teams working on the robots this morning. the

applause ] ♪ >> bernie sanders wrapping up a long and boisterous speech on a west coast tour there at safecoield in seattle, washington. you see him dismounting from the makeshift stage on the baseball field and walkingen the field. this was a much celebrated rally. we now have a crowd estimate of 15,000 people in a very large baseball stadium that holds up to 54,000 at its max. 15 making this one of the larger, though not the largest bernie sanders rally. it's a cool 48 degrees in seattle now as darkness has descended on a stadium that was full of light in the earlier hours as people filed in. we heard a speech from bernie sanders. we're watching before hand. a stub speech that was pretty standard in its emphasis on economic inequality in drawing policy contrast with hillary clinton for the most part and he mentioned what he views as her refusal to turn over the speech scripts from her addresses to wall street. he did not mention the other big event today in the mind of bernie sanders' supporters, the bird that landed like a scene out of a movie and that immediately spawned a trenditrendin

catherine joins us from safeco field. that is a baseball stadium that seats 50,000 people.come on, bernie sanders is expecting to field that stadium? >> not quite, tony. they've actually cordoned off a quarter of the stadium for the crowd that is expected here. but it was five days ago in seattle that bernie filled a 17,000 arena and left hundreds standing in the rain outside. it is a better night for it tonight, but they he is mate maybe as many as 15,000 people here this evening, and unofficially they say it could go up to 20,000. so he's packing them in. >> yes, so catherine, what are the top issues for democrats in washington state? is it the economy, or is it more the sort of character questions? >> well, ru one of the reasons sanders draws crowds here is that this region is incredibly liberal. seattle has a socialist on their city council. the birthplace of the $15 an hour minimum wage was really in this region. those kinds of values issues resonate. the economic issue sanders has taken one position on the issue of trade that is kind of at odds in this region's relian

also holding a rally later tonight in seattle, and that's where al jazeera's katherine barrett is at safeco field tonight. katherine. >> this is sanders second rally within the week. and crowds are supposed to be between 15 and 20,000 strong. sanders revolutionary values resonate on the west coast and in seattle in particular. we have a socialist on the seattle city council. the $15 an hour minimum wage got kicked off here. there's a difference between clinton and sanders, that is on the issue of trade and that difference is something that the clinton campaign for their part has tried ohighlight. oto highlight. jumbo jets, crops like wheat and apples. no state exports more on a per capita basis. that includes smaller exporters like seattle microbrewer ryan hilliard. he ships to canada and he thirsts for more. >> i like the idea of selling big containers of beer at a time instead of a case here and a case here. >> hilliard benefits from the export-import bank that helps finance american exports. >> we have export credit insurance through the xm bank that helps us secure payments from our ove

>> turning now to the latest in the race for the white house. 15,000 people lined up for hours at safeco field to attend a sanders event. that was his second largest rally in less than a week as he tried to energize voters. he also made a stop in oregon. tim becker has more. >> reporter: senator sanders sat down to talk about how he is trying to connect with northwest voters many he is a big fan of the 15-dollar an hour minimum wage and the vote by mail system. >> our goal is to have one of the highest voter turn outs, not one of the lowest. i say congratulationses to them. it's innovative. >> reporter: he has said all long that he is for ordinary people a theme he hammered home friday. >> who believes we need a political revolution to take on the billionaire class? >> reporter: supporters frequently roared their approval as sanders told them trump will never be president, pledged to create a free health care system. >> he will pass legislation in congress three months paid family and medical leave. >> reporter: and make free college tuition a reality. >> this is not a radical idea. >> i

he held a huge rally here last night. 15,000 people turned out at safeco field where the seattle mariners play. this is where he made his final pitch to washington state voters and he said, guys, washington state, if you guys pull out a win for me today, then i believe that i still have a path to secure the democratic nomination >> i believe that if we win here in washington, we're gonna win in california. we are gonna win in oregon and we've got a real path toward victory to the white house. >> reporter: clinton's campaign has really been down playing expectations. they didn't invest a lot of attention in this state. bill and chelsea clinton campaigned here a bit last week. hillary clinton held two events here on tuesday. but not a ton of attention devoted to washington state. again, sanders was expected to win. but even if sanders does win this state and continues to win in alaska as we now know that he did and win in hawaii, he still won't make a huge dent into clinton's lead because all the delegates and democratic races are awarded proportionally. so even if she loses all three state

at a rally last night at safeco field in seattle, sanders touted his growing support. >> when we begann the polls. 70 points behind hillary clinton. yesterday a national poll came out, we're one point up! i believe that if we win here in washington, we're going to win in california. we are going to win in oregon and we've got a real path toward victory to the white house. >> despite sanders' enthusiasm, the math may not be in his favor. clinton heads into today's contest leading sanders in the overall delegate count by a commanding 709 delegates if you count the super delegates. to win the nomination, sanders would have to win 66% of all the remaining delegates, while clinton needs to win 34%. up next, tango, terror and foreign policy. ♪ (vo) you can check on them. you can worry about them. you can even choose a car for them. (mom) honey, are you ok? (child) i'm ok. (announcer vo) love. (mom) we're ok. (announcer vo) it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. find fast relief behind the counter allergies with nasal congestion? with claritin-d. [ upbeat music ] strut past that aisle for the al

he held a rally last night in safeco field, home of the seattle mariners. 15,000 people turned out to hear the vermont senator speak. with 101 delegates on the line in washington state, sanders hopes to do well to cut into hillary clinton's sizable delegate lead. let's talk more about this all important state with washington's top elected official, governor jay i think so lee. thanks for joining us. >> good morning. good day in washington. >> glad to be there via satellite. what kind of turnout are you expecting there in washington? >> in the words of the candidate that i think will lose, huge. going to be huge turnout today, probably a quarter million people that could surpass any other time in washington history. we are very excited. two excellent candidates. lot of enthusiasm for both candidates out here. whatever is happening, we will have a great candidate: i think hillary clinton will beat trump, but a lot of -- >> bernie sanders has been spending a lot of time in your state. some believe he may do well. 101 delegates up for grabs. it is more proporti

he was here last night in seattle holding a huge rally at safeco field. 15,000 people showing up fort rally. so, his main message was get people out, bring your family, and at least so far this morning, at least in this location -- i mean, i know that's anecdotal -- that seems to be what's playing out. >> yeah. cal, i'm curious, because a lot of bernie sanders' message has been about economic equality throughout this country. and yet, you have these terror attacks. do you find people focusing on one subject more than the other or anything different this week? >> reporter: alex, i am having a difficult time hearing you, but we were talking earlier about momentum. this is something that bernie sanders has done. let me show you really quick, this is the home, the home of the minimum wage fight here in washington state. $15 for minimum wage. so, this is his backyard. these are the people he needs to get out and vote for him. he's playing that sort of delegate defense to try to keep hillary from getting those 1,000 more that she needs to lock it down. he needs to have a big day here in wa

. >> and briefly, cal, one of the things we saw last night was 15,000 people there at safeco field in downtown seattle. the early projections, again, it's 5:00 p.m. here on the east coast so we have the first projections saying too early to call, but a huge lead for bernie sanders in washington state from the early numbers as well as i mentioned that crowd last night. from your time on the ground there, were you also seeing the indications of lopsided sanders' support? >> yeah, frankly there's a buzz. there's a sanders buzz going around. a lot of this seems to be delegate defense. hillary clinton needs about a thousand more delegates before she can lock this down. if bernie sanders can keep that sort of 2-1 or 3-1 delegate advantage in states like washington, in states like alaska, maybe it's enough to keep her from getting that number to make it a very interesting convention. in my short time here in seattle, i got here late last night. i was able to walk around a little bit downtown as you were broadcasting that speech live. there is definitely a bernie sanders buzz. if that's partl

he has a rally tonight at safeco field, the baseball stadium where the seattle mariners play. and if bernie sanders doesn't make it to the finish line, he seems recently to perhaps be starting a kind of negotiation over what changes he wants to see to the party to get his endorsement. >> if we don't win -- and by the way, we are in this thing to win. please understand that. what is the democratic establishment going to do for us? are they going to create a 50-state party? are they going to welcome into the democratic party the working class of this country and young people? or is it going to be a party of the upper middle class and the cocktail crowd and the heavy campaign contributors? >> sanders today had a bit of an interruption at his rally in portland, though unlike other campaign events disrupted by hecklers or protesters, this one was enthusiastically received by the crowd. we're going to play that must-see tape for you after this short break. don't let dust and allergies get between you and life's beautiful moments. with flonase allergy relief, they wont. most allergy

last night about 15,000 people turned out to hear him speak at safeco field, where the mariners play.if he wins washington mathematically she'll still well behind. the next state he might be able to gain some ground is in wisconsin, which is why sanders is already there. in fact, later tonight, he will be trying to attack another rally in madison, wisconsin. so he's already focused his attention there. but if he wants to catch up to clinton, it's got to start right here in washington. again, those first results should be coming in in about an hour from now. >> we will wait for them. thank you. >>> a "fox news alert" for you. a major development in the terror investigation in brusz welles the capture of a new prospect, faycal cheffou. they consider him -- they say they consider him a freelance journalist. there is no confirmation, though, if cheffou is that man that you see at the airport before those horrible bombing attacks. if he was that third bomber. but belgian media reports he was identified as that man in white suspected of running from the brussels airport right after his two