carol: wyff news 4's sally kidd has more on the democrats from our exclusive washington sally? sally: michael and carol, tonight belonged to hillary clinton. she will rake in a sizeable chunk of delegates and widened her lead over bernie sanders. >> what a super tuesday. sally: hillary clinton gets the southern state sweep she wanted, and big wins across the super tuesday map. >> imagine what we can build together when each and every american has the chance to live up to his or her own god-given potential. sally: the biggest prize, texas, went to clinton, as well as delegate-rich georgia and virginia. she also picked up wins in alabama, arkansas, and tennessee. >> it is good to be home. sally: bernie sanders posted a big victory in his home state of vermont. he also won oklahoma and kept the race close in massachusetts. >> it's not just about electing political revolution. sally: sanders is vowing to stay in the race, and he has plenty of campaign cash to do it. exit polls underscored clinton's popularity with african american voters. sanders continued to show strength with you

reporting from washington, i am sally kidd. todd: is a trump-clinton raised inevitable after tonight's results? we asked a des moines republican and democratic expert. >> this is a big day for her and i think it's going to be tough for bernie sanders to catch her now. one of the things that happened in 2008 is the super delegates shifted over to barack obama based on his number of wins. they're not going to shift anymore because sanders isn't interest them. so this makes it really tough for him to catch up. >> you know it's too early to , say trump is inevitable. but if we to do the pepsi challenge blind taste test and you had any other candidate that won this many states this early you'd have almost every , republican saying this race is over we know who are presumptive , nominee is going into cleveland. but because it's donald trump, because some of things he's done are such anathema to many republicans, what we're also seeing is the anti-trump movement growing within the party. todd: our steve karlin is in washington dc toni

kcci's aixa diaz and sally kidd . analysts say that momentum is on donald trump side -- trump's side. escrow -- reporter: the donald trump campaign in ohio is -- is in ohio instead. >> today is such a big day, and i shouldn't be here, because i shouldn't be thinking about this. reporter i should be thinking : about tonight. according to recent polls, trump leads the gop field in most states voting today. for ted cruz, super tuesday is all about winning his home state of texas, which has the most delegates up for grabs. collects the only campaign that is in a position to beat donald trump on super tuesday is our campaign. reporter marco rubio, who is yet : to win a primary or caucus, looks to stay competite in the delegate count. marco rubio and so i must laugh : when i read that donald trump says after tonight marco rubio should drop out. reporter campaigning in : virginia, john kasich predicted victory two weeks from today. john kasich we are going to win : ohio, i've got news for you, whole new day. reporter ben car

wlwt news 5' s sally kidd is in our washington bureau with more of our team coverage tonight. sally: nancy reagan is being remembered for her devotion to her husband, as well as her tireless advocacy efforts on addiction and alzheimer' s. president obama and the first lady released a statement that reads, in part, in her long goodbye with president reagan, she became a voice on behalf of millions of families going through the depleting, aching reality of alzheimer' s. former president bill clinton and sec. hillary clinton praised her strength of character as legendary. >> she was a very interesting woman, very tough, very convicted. she loved her husband, she loved her country. and at least with me, she was always very fair and decent. sally: sen. bernie sanders says no matter your party or political ideology, she was an exemplary first lady. hopefuls, also reacting, donald trump called nancy reagan an amazing woman. sen. ted cruz says she poured her life into helping the afflicted. sen. marco rubio called her a husband' s legacy as one of the great modern presidents. gov. john

in washington, sally kidd. andrew: -- >> when he went to washington he kicked some serious butt, he was an action hero when he went to washington. andrew: an endorsement today for former california governor , arnold schwarzenegger. the actor was on the campaign trail with kasich today for a kasich' s first rally here in ohio this year. kasich looking for a big win in his home state during the march primary, this after another victory for donald trump and his supporters during yesterday' s so called super saturday. ted cruz came in second place, followed by marco rubio, and ohio governor john kasich. wlwt is leading the way with all your political news coverage and results, get the latest up to date information from the campaign trail on wlwt.com and wlwt mobile app. developing tonight. a warren county family pleading for the safe return of an infant they believe may be in the company of a man convicted of assaulting the child. but police say there isn' t much they can do. the two do not fit the criteria to be c

in washington, sally kidd, wesh 2 news. stewart: you can watch the results of those primary elections roll in tonight on wesh 2 news at 10:00 and 11. you can also get up to the minute updates on wesh.com, and on the wesh 2 mobile app. stewart: spring has sprung, from sea to shining sea. though you wouldn' t know it by the images were about to show you. this is in california near sacramento. a snowstorm hit overnight, leaving much of the area covered in fresh powder. it hit unexpectedly, causing a mess on the highway. road crews had to work quickly to plow, so that truck drivers could resume their travel. it may not look like it, but this is good news. california has been dealing with a devastating drought, and the snow should help. stewart: across the county in maine, a blast of winter 6 to 8 inches fell this week, blanketing portland and surrounding areas. initial forecasts predicted as much as a foot, but the storm didn' t live up to the hype. that didn' t stop plenty of people from getting out and using their sleds, skis

sally kidd, wmur news 9. josh: thanks. massachusetts is one state that is being watched very closely, in that state democrats are vying for 91 delegates, there are 42 on the republican side of things. while in vermont there are 16 delegates up for grabs in each party, once again bernie sanders the clear favorite in his home state. much different kind of pressure for the republican candidates tonight. donald trump hopes to add more wins to his record, and as aixa diaz reports, the momentum on donald trump's side. reporter: that's right. after winning three contests in a row, donald trump is looking to rack up even more delegates tonight. skipping super tuesday states, donald trump campaigned in ohio instead. >> today is such a big day, and i shouldn't be here because i shouldn't be thinking about this, i should be thinking about tonight. reporter: according to recent polls trump leads the g.o.p. the most states voting today. for ted cruz it's all about winning his home state of texas. >> the only campaign that is in a posit

in washington, i am sally kidd. angela: gallup, which tracks presidential approval ratings, found while president obama and president george w. bush were both elected with hopes of unifying the country, the opposite meredith: marco rubio plans to hold a rally in the villages this sunday at 3:00. he spent time in west palm beach today, pushing another candidate in ohio. he' s encouraging voters to vote for kasich instead of trump. meredith: covering the capitol re waiting to learn florida budget will be passed. the legislature is expected to give the green light to the $82.3 billion plan. the bipartisan proposal includes a slight boost in funding for schools but rejects many of governor rick scott' s proposals. >> education, given the parameters that we dealt with and dollars available, education had a very good year compared to other budget priorities that are also important. meredith: that includes in $250 million business incentives and the governor' s tax cut package. last year the governor vetoed hundreds of mil

sally kidd, cincinnati' s wlwt news 5. mike: many analysts are saying donald trump has a big advantage in florida. better with supporters who commit to a candidate early and in some cases during early voting. cruz is less than 100 behind. a big day for democrats tomorrow. sheree: some are calling the second-largest primary day mega tuesday. hillary clinton is poised to do well in florida and north carolina. midwest contests remain competitive tonight. bernie sanders went through four states today hoping for another surprise win like last tuesday in michigan. bernie sanders: our disasters trade policies , permanent normal trade relations with china have cost this country millions of decent paying jobs. sheree: bernie sanders doing well with young and female voters now. both candidates agree democrats need to stop donald trump. sanders' wife talked with us this afternoon. jane sanders says she thinks her husband has a good chance of the sanders campaign hopes to win independent voters who may be deciding between sanders and

sally kidd, wesh 2 news. stewart: there is still a long road to win the white house, and wesh 2 will be tracking the whole thing. be sure to stay with us on air and online for the latest news coming up, looking into the possibility that more degree from -- debris from a missing flight has been found. angela: and back in court, hope a man accused of killing a woman stewart: and brevard county, for -- firefighters are working to help or people out of a ditch. angela: we just saw what looked like one of those people getting pulled from the ditch. we saw the vehicle lying on its roof and a lot of brush. we can see just how difficult this whole thing was. you can see just how far in firefighters had to go to surround this vehicle and help we are told amazingly no one was seriously hurt. we will bring you more details as we get them, and dan billow will join us live at 6:00 with the latest from that scene. stewart: it has now been nearly six months since sasha samsudean was killed inside her orlando apartment. step

sally kidd, wesh 2 news. angela: -- stewart: tonight we are getting a birds-eye view of the flooding situation in louisiana. this is drone footage, taken over the town of slidell. days of heavy rain led to severe flooding, washed out roads, and damaged homes. a major interstate in the area higher ground, until the weather finally moves on. the flooding is considered to be some of the worst the area has ever seen. angela: they are not getting a break. this is ongoing. we are finally getting some rain, which is good for central florida. not here in orlando. tony: it is coming. the rain up north is great news. and the pollen getting many and many of you out there. it is warm and ball me, and weird to switch over to daytona degrees. when does call, a couple rounds of rain coming in. 88 was the high temperature in sanford. and now behind the sea breeze, it is not just warm here today, it is warm from dallas -- look at boston. 53 degrees in the middle of march, that is a bargain. there is a next slug of rain more r

aixa diaz and sally kidd following both sides of the race in washington, d.c. we begin with aixa and the republicans. aixa: a strong super tuesday for donald trump winning states from new england to the south and in between. >> once we get all of this finished, i am going to go after one person, hillary clinton. aixa: a critical win for ted cruz in texas finishing first in his home state. >> after tonight, we have seen campaign that has been, that can beat and that will beat donald trump. aixa: marco rubio has yet to win a race this nomination process. he's hoping for victory in his home state of florida march 15. >> two weeks from tonight right here in florida we are going to , send a message loud and clear. alyx: -- aixa: john kasich and ben carson who lag behind in the delegate count are moving forward with their campaigns. >> i'm not going engaging in personal attacks name calling or mud slinging to become president of the united states. >> why sit there and talk about each other? and tear each other down when we have such important issues to deal with? aix

reporting from washington, sally kidd, wyff4 news 4. >> the final batch of hillary clinton's tenure as second of state have been released, that is nearly 55,000 pages of emails reviewed by the state department. nearly 2,100 of those messages contain information that's classified. the f.b.i. is still vetting whether clinton broke any laws by using a private server. >> the latest headlines made by donald trump may if hurting him. a new cnn poll shows in a lose to both hillary clinton and bernie sanders. a cnn poll found in a hypothetical match-up with trump, senator bernie sanders would beat donald trump 55% support sanders to trump's 43%. if hillary clinton were up against trump, the result is the same. clinton also trumped trump in a national poll. >> georgia is one of the biggest states second behind texas when it comes to delegates. this morning we saw a big turnout. voter lines were open. the chairman for the board of elections told us it's the most controversial in his significant years he's seen following politics and this year it's more important than ever for people to get out a

i'm sally kidd. >> here in church, expected to be a close night if the polls are right.

sally kidd has the latest. reporter: donald trump' s opponents are hammering away as him as unfit to be president and trump is hitting back. >> the lies. i never saw a guy lie like this guy. >> donald trump embodies the washington corruption. >> anyone who thinks the nuclear triad it was a rock band is not qualified to be the commander-in-chief. reporter: marco rubio focused on kansas. >> my campaign has not been in crisis. a pitch. welfare, taxes. reporter: looking ahead to michigan. >> mexico is becoming the car capital of the world. reporter: also campaigning in the green state -- >> american workers are the best in the world. reporter: bernie sanders rallied illinois college students. >> education and jobs. not more jails and not more incarceration. reporter: they hold their next debate sunday night in flint ahead of the tuesday primary where 130 delegates are at mike: he doesn' t believe any candidate will get the minimum number of delegates. a brokered convention is unlikely. they will try to block a trum

aixa diaz and sally kidd following both sides of the race in washington, d.c. we begin with aixa and the republicans. aixa: a strong super tuesday for donald trump winning states from new england to the south and in between. >> once we get all of this finished, i am going to go after one person, hillary clinton. aixa: a critical win for ted cruz in texas finishing first in his home state. >> after tonight, we have seen

sally kidd is in a washington bureau with the story. reporter: hillary clinton has half the delegates she needs. but bernie sanders got a big shot of momentum after yesterday ' s surprise win. pulling off an upset in michigan. the democrats dual on the debate stage. >> our differences you can see in the debate. >> maybe it suggests that sanders can do well . florida and north carolina are states better suited for hillary clinton. reporter: donald trump is savoring victories in three states, scoring the lions share and he is pitching himself as the only viable alternative . >> the only guy that can beat donald trump is ted cruz. >> telling supporters he will win his home state in ohio. marco rubio scored zero yesterday. the state they could be his last stand. be at 9 p.m. and the republicans hold their next debate the next couple nights. he talked about his modest upbringing that made him realize how important jobs are. >> how about a system where to get a pay raise, you don' t lose more benefit than what you gain. give people a reason t

wesh 2' s sally kidd explains. sally: republican leaders say their objections are not about the nominees but about the process. the president says he has picked the right man for the job. obama: i am nominating merrick brian garland. sally: he says he is one of america' s sharpest lines. obama: he is a sop -- sensible, thoughtful judge. sally: he was confronted by bipartisan support to serve on d.c.' s appellate court. >> it has been the cornerstone it is the hallmark of the kind of judge i have tried it to be. obama: his record on the bench shows his fundamental tournament -- temperament showing that all views respect hearing. sally: he is asking applicants to give garland a fair hearing. >> it is seen that president obama did not make this with seeing the person confirms what weather to politicize for the election. sally: the president is a -- the senate is adamantly american people have a say. >> the senate will not confirm this nominee to this vacancy. >> this is toxic, and i personally do not want to see the cl

wesh 2' s sally kidd explains. >> before his speech, he spent some time trying to who establishment republicans in congress. donald trump is working to just boxlike, some 18,000 activists gathered to hear from these candidates. a democratic front-runner hillary clinton blasted trump and then as unqualified to be president. >> we need steady hands, not someone who says who knows what. >> she doesn' t know anything about my policy. her policies didn' t work. look at libya, look at anything you want to look out. reporter: a lot of people are talking about his remarks. the candidate himself has said that neutral means different >> a whole host of other issues. democratic candidate bernie sanders was the only presidential contender not just get the event. instead, he is campaigning in arizona and utah ahead of those state contests tomorrow. remember, wesh two the place to turn for all of your 2016 coverage. we' ll be following the latest from the campaign trail and update you on air and online. stewart: take a look at spring in new england. this is drone footage, taken of a fresh winter storm in fal

i'm sally kidd. >> here in church, expected to be a close night if the polls are right. over marco rubio. that has not stop the two candidates from coming to visit each state. donald trump held a rally last night while marco rubio paid his second visit to atlanta in the past four days area meantime on the democratic side, it is projected to be an easy win for hillary clinton. clinton holds the 28 point lead over bernie sanders. arianna poindexter. geoff: thank you. we'll have full super tuesday results for you today on the wyff 4 mobile app. also, an hour long nightly news. lestor holt anchors live starting at 6:30 tonight from new york, right here on wyff 4. allyson: covering the upstate now, spartanburg county deputies say a 5-year-old boy was accidentally shot. it happened last night on rowe street in the arcadia area. deputies say the child was taken to spartanburg medical center. geoff: greenville police say a man was shot in the back overnight. officers say it happened brook haven apartments. they say the man was brought to injuries are not life-threatening. now, a

sally kidd is in washington where a group of rabbis they will boycott trump speech. donald trump try to root -- woo establishment republicans. >> we talked about jobs, the supreme court, we talked about national defense. reporter: 15,000 activists gathered to hear from the candidate. >> i' m here as a candidate for president. hillary clinton blasted trump as unqualified to be president. >> we need steady hands not a president the says he is neutral on monday, pro-israel on tuesday, and who knows what on wednesday. because everything is negotiable. thought from: she is not know anything about my policy. her policies obviously didn' t work. look at libya look at anything you want to look at. reporter: trump came under fire saying that you will remain neutral in the is -- israel >> neutral means different things in different context. >> this is already drawing contrasts with trump on this issue in particular. as well as a whole bunch of other issues with regard to tone. reporter: bernie sanders was the only presidential candidate not at today' s event. instead he is campaigning in arizo