. >> bret: good evening, i'm bret baier, we are coming to you tonight from scranton, pennsylvania, where in 30 minutes we will have a fox news special town hall with president trump. it's his first such event of the campaign season, we'll talk about the 2020 race, where the economy is going and of course the coronavirus. earlier today, another death reported in washington state. back in washington, d.c., the senate followed the house in approving an $8.3 billion funding bill that now goes to president trump. wall street followed up wednesday's big gains with big losses today. the dow sank 970 points, the s&p 500 lost 106, the nasdaq fell to 79. the president continues to insist he and his team are on top of this and doing a good job containing the outbreak. john roberts is here with us, the site of a major victory for than candidate trump four years ago. speak out the setting for for to nights town hall has taken on extra significance after the big super tuesday win for joe biden because after all, scranton, pennsylvania, is the place where joe biden was born. from the coronavirus to bre

he is headed to scranton, pennsylvania. we'll bring you any headlines from the president. if he stops to speak to reporters on the south lawn. meantime fox business team coverage. blake burman at the white house, kristina partsinevelos on the floor of the new york stock exchange and phil flynn watching oil from the cme. kristina, if it is not plus 500 or minus 500 we're almost confused at this point. kristina: right. you know what i want to end at bright spot off the session lows we saw the markets drop 1100 points lower, so yea to that. the dow closing like you mentioned, negative 92. we've come so far over the past two weeks and talking about these record highs. volatility though, according to the traders are here to stay. we're seeing massive swings. we're talk about some dow losers, see it on the board, financials getting a huge hit. jpmorgan down almost 5%. united technologies down over 9%. boeing, a talk of supply parts from china and supply chains being affected as well as drop in airlines, potential airlines and demands for purchase of actual planes could hit boein

. ♪ ♪ >> good evening from the scranton cultural center in scranton, pennsylvania,, tonight the battle the white house comes to the keystone state. >> great to be here tonight, pennsylvania is critical in securing president trump's victory in 2016 and it is a state that he may need again this november. >> bret: this comes as the democratic field hoping to challenge him is narrowing. only two major candidates remain, former vice president joe biden and vermont senator bernie sanders. >> martha: president trump has held rallies across the country touting record jobs, new trade deals, and an overall strong economy. >> bret: will that message resonate here as he looks to become the first republican since ronald reagan to win pennsylvania twice. >> martha: ladies andlen, president donald trump. [cheers and applause] pres>> president trump: thank y. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> martha: thank you for being here, great to have you. >> president trump: thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. speak to a terrific crowd here tonight, thank you so much. >> bret: we would love t

scranton postal center in scranton, pennsylvania. battle for the white house come to the keystone state. good evening. >> i'm martha maccallum. gate to be here tonight. it is a state that he may need again this november . >> this comes as the democratic field, hoping to challenge him, is narrowing. only two major candidates remain. former vice president joe biden and vermont senator bernie sanders. >> president trump has already held rallies across the country, touting record jobs, new trade deal expanse overall strong economy. >> so will that message resonate here m as he looks to bank account first republican since ronald regan to win pennsylvania twice? >> ladies and gentlemen. president donald trump? [applause]. >> hello, brett. thank you. thank you very much. >> martha: thank you for being here. great to have you. >> you've got a terrific crowd here tonight. thank you much, everybody. i. there are a lot of good questions from residents here in scranton who want to talk about big issues. >> martha: so we're going to jump right in

that bear is moderating along with martha maccallum and he joins us live from scranton p.a.s the birthplace of joe biden. good afternoon to you, tell us what we should expect later tonight. >> great venue here in scranton, it's the cultural center and obviously an important state for that president. it is joe biden's boyhood home. we have some great questioners and a great crowd here and we will be able to obviously as we have another townhouse to follow up. we will try to get him off some talking points as you've seen but the president otherwise is kind of free flowing. town hall starts at 6:30 tonig tonight. >> bill: no surprise he chose scranton, pennsylvania for this, right? he's pretty direct and in-your-face. >> bret: that was before all of joe biden's ascendancy as being the phoenix from the ashes in this race. he chose it obviously to make a statement but also because this area is really important to the reelection of donald trump. they look at pennsylvania is pretty rich for potential trump votes and anecdotal, you go around this town. >> bill: if there was headline

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scranton, pennsylvania, a key battleground. at 6:30 eastern tonight. >> julie: the president has been watching. he has pulled out some shots against elizabeth warren saying she didn't do bernie sanders any favors in her home state of massachusetts. i wonder what the president is thinking now after watching sanders finally step out of the race. kristin fisher joins us in front of the white house. haven't heard much from the president yet. it should be moments from now before we see something on twitter. >> we did get the tweet from president trump i believe a few moments ago in which he really went into the fact that he believes that what senator elizabeth warren did was selfish and something he repeated last night on our air during that interview with sean hannity and he said essentially that he believes that bernie sanders would have done much better in states like minnesota, texas, of course massachusetts. elizabeth warren's home state if warren had not been in the race. we now know elizabeth warren didn't do well in her own

you are.t who it's about being able to look our kid in the eye, after having lost a job, in scranton,nsylvania, we had to move to delaware. took three years to be able to buy another home, but he means who you are. being able to look your kid in say honey, it's going to be okay. my dad like many of yours made longest walk, up a short slight of stairs to a kid's say, honey, dad lost job, we mom lost her can't live here anymore. a lot of people have had to make this walk. anymore.live here you're going to go home and live with grandpa and mom is going to millimeter and your brothers are going to go home, too but here's the deal. your sister. down to oing to move delaware. it's only 157 mails away. i thought it was like going to it. moon when he said no, i really did, so i came home every weekend. and when i get it put together to be okay, i promise you. my dad believed it because he an even chanceas if he worked like hell he would back n opportunity but go to your old neighborhoods, ask the people who made that walk today, ask them who they think their child in the eye and say, honey, i

he would say this after having lost a job in scranton, pennsylvania. we had to move to delaware.ok three years to be able to buy another home, but he would say it means about who you are. being able to look your kid in the eye and say, honey, it's going to be ok. longestaybe made that walk a parent has to make, up a dad lost his job or mom last her job. we cannot live here anymore. we cannot live here anymore. your brothers are going to go home as well. i am going to move down to delaware. i thought it was like going to the moon. my dad believed it because then he thought there was a chance that if you worked like hell, you would have equal opportunity. ask the people who made that walk today. ask them whether they think they can look their child in the eye and say, it is going to be ok and mean it. killed. are getting receive a bill that they did not expect. they have to borrow the money or sell something. folks, that's not who we are. that's not the united states of america. that is not what we have been or have to be. look, i'm in this for all our families. for all our communi

he was in biden's hometown of scranton.sident said what he would say about joe biden. >> president trump: i was all set for bernie. i thought it was going to happen. i was all set. then we have this crazy thing that happened, right, on tuesday, which he thought was thursday. [laughter] [applause] but he also said 150 million people were killed with guns and he was running for the united states senate. support me, i'm running for the united states senate. there is something going on there. >> ed: he questioned joe biden's competence? >> it is legitimate. the key thing here if i was running biden's campaign, i would have him spend a lot of time in hawaii. stay as far away as possible. you can run a campaign. the president has a lot of advantages. he has the big airplane, big office, every day he can do things like he is doing today which the american public sees as leadership. joe biden every time he talks he can't stay on the teleprompter. gets off. not a good campaign. what the public did and the african-american community

interestingly enough, it's taking place in joe biden's hometown of scranton.s will have it for you. that's where we find chief white house correspondent john roberts with a preview of tonight. john? >> dana, good afternoon to you. welcome to the electorate constituent where it's not just his first town hall but his first appearance in this important swing state of pennsylvania. 20 votes up for grabs in november. the president won the state by 1% back in 2016. he lost the county in which scranton resides by three percentage points to hillary clinton. we talked to the folks that were lined up early. most of them appear to be trump supporters but still had questions about concerns that they want answered in tonight's town hall. listen here. >> i'm hoping the president will mention some more about immigration and where he's up to with, you know, closing the borders. >> healthcare i'm interested and hoping that will be taken care of. >> the interest rates obviously. they're so low. the economy is so rolling that i think they should have been higher myself. >> i'd l

. >> pennsylvania is a state employee, swing state and it is scranton.robably a reason that the trump campaign chose this venue for this particular town hall. >> juan: clearly, there is a lot of attention to joe biden, especially after today's news with elizabeth warren getting out. do you think the president will get into joe biden, ukraine, hunter biden? >> i think so, if i had a crystal ball of questions. either one, i think there is a chance we can go down some of those roads. but listen, the big part of this is, voters questions. and what they care about. and so expect a lot of questions about things that are obviously on the news right now. >> you know, i think it is an opportunity for the president to focus on that really for the first time since this really has come down after elizabeth warren dropped drop down to a two-man race between joe biden and president trump. so candidate a, candidate b. it should be interesting. >> juan: i can't wait to watch and thank you both, a great job at town hall we appreciate it. be sure to catch bret baier and m

. >> many of the questions in scranton, pennsylvania did focus on the coronavirus. >>> president trump has put vice president mike pence in charge of his administration's response to the outbreak and last night pence toured the operation center in washington state where eleven people have now died from the virus. >> i'm here to ensure that the full resources of the federal government in support of the state of washington's efforts. >> vice president pence says the federal government is giving washington state top priority when it comes to the delivery of coronavirus test kits. he says the latest shipment of res pir ratetors and gloves should arrive this weekend. >> if you are looking for more coverage of the coronavirus. every weekday at 10:00 a.m. we'll answer your questions. it's available at boston25news.com and on our facebook page. >>> one week has made all the difference in the democratic presidential nomination. now it's just joe biden and bernie sanders after elizabeth warren has dropped out. . >> i will not be running for president in 2020, but i guarantee, i will stay in the

looking forward to it tomorrow night in scranton, thanks a lot, bret, see you there. breaking moments ago "the washington post" reporting that camp for elizabeth warren and bernie sanders are huddle ling tonight to discuss ways to unite with the expectation that warren will drop out soon. that according to "the washington post." so it certainly makes for an interesting development for joe biden embracing the come back kid label in the wake of a huge super tuesday. >> those of you who have been knocked down, those of you who have been counted out, this is your campaign. >> martha: so the "new york times" reports that the president's team is, quote: not surprised by any of this and that they anticipate a, quote, ugly slog of a campaign going forward adding that biden's family will become a focus for the president again. this, as nbc reports that those close to the president have long been concerned privately about a head-to-head hatchu matchup witn particularly in the rust belt states. here is chris coons of delaware. >> donald trump is right to be afraid of joe biden a

so far on the campaign trail he came in and shook hands and caught up with voters in the scranton crowded restaurant news here for about an hour. state senator steven glazer assemblyman kevin mullin and oakland mayor libby schaaf all stopped by to greet him biden is hoping to edge project in california primary winner, bernie biden's campaign says he will be watching the primary results roll in from los angeles in oakland, ashley zavala kron 4 at the polls close tonight for super tuesday make sure to tune in to kron 4 or kron on our full election coverage begins at 8 o'clock tonight we will give you the results as they come in and provide full analysis from democrats and republicans again your full election coverage begins tonight at 8 o'clock right here on kron 4 and kron on now to another big story we're following tonight santa clara county health officials have confirmed. >>2 additional cases of coronavirus in the county. the new cases bring the total number of confirmed coronavirus can or coronavirus cases in santa clara county to 11. the cases are currently under investigation to try

he grew up in scranton, pennsylvania.bly the reason the president chose that particular town and it was -- and since joe biden looks like the heir apparent. the president needs pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan. and we'll see how he handles some of those questions from the crowd. the best part with the town halls is interaction with the people on the ground and what they care about. >> ed: "wall street journal" says super tuesday made the former vice president the best hope to beat saernsd. they are lifting the old war horse on his back. the prospect of an avowed socialist at the top of the ticket have scared millions of democrats into bidens' arms. >> there are a few moments in the race that change it. one mike bloomberg on the debate stage was like the wizard of oz pulling back the curtain. this isn't the guy in the ads. and the other is bernie sanders talking about castro and how that spooked some democrats to the point where they said okay, we need to coalesce. we cannot have a democratic socialist on the top of the t

so far on the campaign trail he came in and shook hands and caught up with voters in the scranton crowded restaurant news here for about an hour state senator steven glazer assemblyman kevin mullin and oakland mayor libby schaaf all stopped by to greet him biden is hoping to edge projected california primary winner, bernie biden's campaign says he will be watching the primary results roll in from los angeles in oakland, ashley zavala kron 4 all across the bay voters are out there casting their ballots kron four's charles clifford was in san mateo county where people have been streaming in since early this morning. >>all right now i'm standing outside the san mateo county elections office and it's a very busy day here today. they've actually been collecting votes for a while folks who sent in their mail in ballots. but today to see behind me here people can drive up drop off their ballots that can also go up to the office and drop off their ballots are go inside and pick up their ballots and vote there now there's also a warehouse here in they've been sending workers out to collect ballots

(howling wind) (howling wind) >> martha: a big night tonight from scranton, pennsylvania, and that isthursday, march 5th, 2020. as always, the story continues. but we will see you back again tomorrow night, 7:00 live from the nixon library in california. that is the next stop on the tour for our unknown babbler, a story of family, and sacrifice. i invite you to join me on stops in dallas and nashville. follow me on instagram or facebook, get all of the details on where we will be. thank you for joining us tonight, everybody. great to be with you. have a great night. ♪ >> tucker: good evening, and welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." things are moving fast in american politics, but see if you can remember back five months to last fall. at the time, elizabeth warren of massachusetts was the most democratic nominee. she had big leads in both iowa and new hampshire. she had overtaken establishment, designated front-runner joe biden the national polling. the race last fall was warren's to lose. and lose it, she did, spectacularly. warren didn't win a single state. in fact, she never took s

. -- scranton, pennsylvania.sign the coronavirus funding bill tomorrow. we thank you for being with us tonight. tomorrow evening we'll be joined by others, but among them gordon chang, lauren: it's 5:00 a.m. here are your top stories at this hour. president trump is reassuring the nation he's not worried about the long-term economic impact of the coronavirus and he is set to sign a massive spend bill today to funnel billions of dollars into containing the virus. we're live with the latest on the outbreak of new cases across the country. cheryl: elizabeth warren is out. can bernie sanders count on her voters? why he may be changing his strategy. lauren: with the wild week we've had on wall street especially, might need this, put down your phone and your tablet, it's national unplugging day, this friday, march 6th. "fbn: a.m." starts right now.

. >> reporter: the townhall is held in scranton, pennsylvania, likely why donald trump chose that locationut it could be a reminder of 2016, pennsylvania was a surprise when of donald trump over hillary clinton and helped put him in the white house. he told her from the crowd he was prepared to face bernie sanders in the general election after the first few primary states and polls showing sanders winning before super tuesday. >> in a certain way bernie would be tougher. he has a base, much smaller base. a lot of my people were here, i did nothing to do that but a lot of support everywhere. >> reporter: donald trump talked about healthcare defense in his administration's response to the coronavirus, answer an audience question about how he contradicted his own officials, the president went into health policy and what republicans have done for obama care. >> it is bigger than obama care and what we have left is the carcass of obama care or you could call it new healthcare because without preexisting, without the individual it is a different ball game. >> reporter: he spent a big part of the

president trump fielded questions at his first televisioned town hall of the 2020 election campaign in scranton, pennsylvania. in a rare showing, the president took questions. it covered an array of topics, including the stock market and his administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak. president trump says the silver lining of the situation is that people are now staying in the u.s. and spending their money here instead of abroad. >> ryan back in the bay area forecast for first time in over a month. rainfall potentially for friday night, saturday morning. that disturbance is gonna come down in our direction. clouds along the coast right now. it changes the aperture in front of it, you get fog at the coast. along the bridges, a little bit of scattered showers saturday morning. friday night, late into saturday morning. on the bay area roadways as well. download that weather app. it's got some light radar on there. so what i do when it's raining, go to that app and you can track the rain. you can you can figure it out real close. we'll look at the model, show you the rain and the timing

tonight show and we appreciate it, donald trump addressing the coronavirus of the fox news townhall in scrantonpennsylvania and mike pence in washington saying the president will sign the coronavirus funding bill tomorrow and that is it for us tonight. we thank you for being with us tonight, tomorrow evening we will be joined by others, among them john solomon, gordon chang, pastor robert jeffress trish: jobs, creating tons of them. it's great news. new data proves it, but all hollywood dick todays and the liberal -- dictators and liberal left can do is complain. it's an extraordinary example between the elites and mainstream americans. the elites who only want to complain about a president they just don't like while his policies continue to generate more jobs than we have seen in modern history. good evening, everyone, i am trish regan. the contrast, it's startling. tonight that the u.s. economied added 273,000 jobs in the last month while we're also learning we added more jobs in the

and defended his own rough-and-tumble style that the townhall, joe biden's childhood hometown of scranton. if you wanted if he would be a kinder gentler campaigner than he was in 2016 years your answer. >> when they hit us we have to hit back. i feel that. this two ways of doing it, turning the cheek but i would not be sitting here if i turn the other cheek. if i said let them keep hitting at me and i won't do it. >> the president talked about senator elizabeth warren dropping out of the race yesterday and how supertuesday could have been different if she had gotten out earlier. >> bernie sanders would have won 5, 6, 7 states, would have won minnesota, would have won at least another 2 or 3 states so when you look at it she did him no favors. that was not a good friendship. >> this was his first townhall of the campaign season and could be a preview of how he will debate if he debates the eventual democratic nominee. if that nominee is biden he should expect the president to go after his son and his former job at the ukraine. >> i think biden has been damaged. here is a guy who didn't hav

today donald trump is heading for scranton, pennsylvania for a fox news townhall.he event in joe biden's downtown is sold out, 1800 people expected to attend, this will be the president's first live townhall of his 2020 reelection campaign. pennsylvania was a key state in his presidential victory, the townhall moderated by bret baer and martha mccallum kicks off at 6:30 p.m. eastern. the time is four minutes, 11 minutes after the top of the hour wherever you are. mike bloomberg ending his presidential run and urging democrats to get behind biden. >> defeating donald trump starts with the best shot to do it. that candidate is my friend and great american, joe biden. >> that won't work unless warren gets out and she joined us next. jesus really does save, the awesome story behind this picture coming up. the all-new silverado hd adds to the legendary capability of the strongest, most advanced silverados ever. with best in class camera technology and larger, more functional beds than any competitor. the only truck that can compare to a silverado is another silverado. t

tonight show and we appreciate it, donald trump addressing the coronavirus of the fox news townhall in scranton buckle up a global market semioff as coronavirus fierce hitting markets but real kicker overnight is oil price war. between the saudi and russias creating new worry one analyst says there could be a bright spot in all of this chaos he's going to be here this morning. >> grand princess cruise ship exposed to coronavirus set to dock in california in a matter e of hours from nowed a up trump administration says 4 million test kits available for americans by end of the week but every healthy american should know amid this outbreak. cheryl: joe bightedden and bern hitting trail running before

tonight show and we appreciate it, donald trump addressing the coronavirus of the fox news townhall in scranton and mike pence in washington saying the president will sign the coronavirus funding bill tomorrow and that is it for us tonight. we thank you for being with us tonight, tomorrow evening we will be joined by others, among them john solomon, gordon chang, pastor robert jeffress wonderful weekend. maria: bartiromo wall street is next. welcome to the program that analyze the week that was and that helps position you for the week ahead. happy weekend everybody. i am maria bartiromo thank you for joining us. coming up in a few moments the founder of value capital jeff oven is trevor milton they are going to talk about the electric market and this electric truck makers merger news that'll take the company public later this year. we will also talk investing with jeff oven has been a tremendous investor after what's been a wild week on wall street verso bloer

steve: we had a town hall in scranton the vice president biden's hometown.ng him in a 90-minute essentially a big rally where he does all the talking. last night we heard a lot of questions. >> practice makes perfect i think with this president. he seems so comfortable, like he is having a conversation with you. he doesn't drink because conversation with you at a bar. i think joe biden made a good point earlier. he thinks that screaming equals passion. and bernie just does that thing. probably going to be biden vs. trump. but joe biden is very awkward candidate to listen to, president trump is very relaxed because is he confident in his message while joe biden doesn't really have a coherent message trump is bad, vote for me and that's it. steve: well, there is going to be another debate. it's going to be biden vs. bernie. it should be an eye-opener for a lot of people coalesced around mr. biden. >> joe: looking forward to seeing two people on stage maybe three if tulsi gabbard makes. tom steyer raising his hand every couple of seconds. steve: is he running?

tonight show and we appreciate it, donald trump addressing the coronavirus of the fox news townhall in scrantonnnsylvania and mike pence in washington saying the president will sign the coronavirus funding bill tomorrow and that is it for us tonight. we thank you for being with us tonight, tomorrow evening we will be joined by others, among them john solomon, gordon chang, pastor robert jeffress > anncr: the following is a paid program from joel osteen ministries. [music] >> joel osteen: well, god bless you. thanks for letting us come into your homes today, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services. these are the finest people in all of houston, texas right here at lakewood. we'd love to have you come out. i like to start with something funny, and i heard about this man. he was taking a walk through the woods with his friend when they suddenly encountered a huge grizzly bear about 20 yards in front of them. they both froze in their tracks. as the bear intently stared them down, they contemplated what they should do, and finally, the man said to his frie

. -- scranton, pennsylvania.ng the president will sign the coronavirus funding bill tomorrow. we thank you for being with us tonight. tomorrow evening we'll be joined by others, but among them gordon chang, pastor robert jeff jeffries. good night from new york. trish: the liberal media trying to find some justification for chuck schumer's threat to our supreme court justices while schumer himself, finally, makes a very weak attempt at an apology. who is this guy? i mean, he's supposed to be the minority leader of the u.s. senate. but i'm setting the record straight tonight. chuck seem schumer is nothing -- chuck schumer is nothing but a political animal who symbolizes all that is wrong with american politics. i'm trish regan. trying to shrug off his outrageous, dangerous, hateful commentses that he made on the steps of the supreme court. we're going to get to those comments in just a second, but

that being said the president was asked a similar question during a town hall in scranton and slovenia president said bernie sanders would be a tough opponent for him. that being said i think it would have been easier if he was not the nominee for the democrats. certainly would be easier to paint bernie sanders is this democratic socialist and that's how he describes himself, making that connection with voters out there who simply would not want to vote for someone who describes themselves in that manner. jon: when the president campaigns and disparages both of these candidates that he has an effect on the democratic electorate, doesn't he? his kind of campaign style is bound to help one of these two candidates. reporter: we are seeing enthusiasm on the democratic side as well and i think that's one of the reasons to account for joe biden doing particularly well on super tuesday when he came out with 14 states. seems the democrats are trying to coalesce around joe biden as the candidate that they believe has the best shot as beating president trump in november. we will see if that hold

. >> many of the questions from attendees at last night's town hall in scranton, pennsylvania, focused on the coronavirus crisis. now, coronavirus is certainly affecting markets again today. we saw a steep drop the minute the dow opened, and here we are just more than half-hour into the session, sharply down still. the dow jones industrial average is down by almost 3%, 755 points. the s&p more than 3% drop. nasdaq is at that 3% drop, mark, as well. we're going to continue to monitor wall street for you. a lot of this reaction comes from investors who are concerned and nervous about how the united states and worldwide economy is dealing with the coronavirus crisis. now, if you would like more coverage of the response to the coronavirus, you can check out our live stream that we start right after "mornings on 2". every weekday starting at 10:00 a.m., medical experts and other officials and our other than reporters are joining us as we answer your questions about the coronavirus. you'll find it on ktvu.com and we're also live streaming this on the ktvu facebook page. >> a lot of good info

of all places, in joe biden's hometown of scranton, p.a. more on that event lart. the trump white house is under fire and under pressure for its response to the coronavirus. right now the number of confirmed cases in the u.s. rising daily and region by region. there are now well over 200 confirmed cases in this country, but remember, only 1500 people have been tested. financial markets remain rattled by the relentless spread. today the dow lost about 970 points, largely erasing the big gains from earlier this week. both chambers of congress have now approved an $8.3 billion emergency spending package bill to help fight the virus. the president's expected to sign it tomorrow. at that presidential town hall on fox news tonight, the very first question was about the white house handling of the virus. >> at the outside of the coronavirus, your administration's response seemed to some as being confusing or minimizing. what plans are being considered on a federal level for the possibility of a long-term disruption? >> well, actually we are giving i think really given tre

of voters, just like the mayor bloomberg town hall that we just did in virginia, this one is in scrantonania. obviously it's a place that joe biden grew up in. it has been trump ash and i didn't at least the last cycle. he has a lot of support there. how he plays in pennsylvania and these other states across the rust belt will be key. it will be a lot of audience questions. martha and i will follow up and we will see how it goes. we are happy the president has agreed to it and it should be interesting tv. >> that's an understatement i think. do we expect them to respond tonight to super tuesday crit mark to be expect him to be tweeting about the results? >> i think he will real tweets in real time. i think -- listen, he's got these names. they come off of the twitter handle all the time. he will be speaking any times he gets a chance. >> he's down with our tt. free time on the couch. >> we can do it. 6:30 p.m. this thursday, brett and apart though with president trump. polls closing in a little over six hours. we will be watching. stay tuned. ♪ so every veteran can save $2000 a year. dou

that took place in scranton, pennsylvania, which of course is the birthplace of joe biden. >> i don'that was a coincidence. i don't feel like that was a coincidence. i'm going out on a limb. >> joining us now is pennsylvania's favorite son michael smerconish. i actually don't think that's an exaggeration. you're at least top four in pennsylvania. michael, i'm old enough to remember when a politician of either party who wants to be president even the current office holder, if he said bluntly, oh, we'll be cutting to entitlements, that would be a huge deal. president trump who has declared he would protect social security and medicare on tv in pennsylvania which is a state with a lot of seniors. not you. you're a young man. just said he would cut entitlements. what's the impact of that? >> this is not the part of the state where you'd want to make that statement. i think the president misspoke because northeastern pennsylvania is an aging demographic in comparison to the rest of the state. both my parents are from pennsylvania, both from the coal regions. my mother one of eleven, eight

the favorite son of scranton, pennsylvania, side of tonight's town hall, surged past rival bernie sandersh a strong performance in this tuesday's primary. >> i was all set for bernie. first i thought it was going to happen. you know, we get ready for things. mentally, i'm all set for bernie, communist, i had everything. >> the president almos also lamd one of biden's colleagues, chuck schumer, for his comments about trump appointed supreme court justices neil gorsuch and brett kavanaugh. having to pay an unspecified price for abortion rights decisions. >> he tried to say that has to do with the election. that had nothing to do with the election, the way he said we are going to hit back like you've never seen before? that was a real intimidation. >> and not to be overlooked, the president also talked about hunter biden's business dealings in ukraine and china, and the former vice president's connection to all that. perhaps a harbinger of things to come if biden were to win back the democratic nomination. that is something we will be watching very carefully, shannon. >> shannon: yes we will

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bradberry and martha maccallum will host the event in scranton, pennsylvania, at 6:30 p.m.here on fox news. don't miss it. to say she had a bad night would be kind of an understatement. what is next for elizabeth warren after feeling yet again? only the third race in her home state, the people who know her best. the loudest voices on the left saying she needs to step aside for bernie. ♪ 000 a year, every year. activate your va refi benefit now and start saving. ]2fpp7 '1 >> tech: don't wait for a chip like this to crack your whole windshield. with safelite's exclusive resin, you get a strong repair that you can trust. plus, with most insurance a safelite repair is no cost to you. >> customer: really?! >> singers: safelite repair, safelite replace. and then what happened? where's our family from? was he my age? so nana and pops eloped? ...and then what happened, daddy? well, before us, there were your great, great, great grandparents. turn questions you've always had into stories you can't wait to share; with ancestry. >> i believe i will make the best president of the unite

. >> dana: the president will be with fox news tomorrow night in scranton, pennsylvania. tim murtaw, thanks for staying around. we appreciate your comments. >> thank you, dana. >> and it's a busy news day. you just had bernie sanders there and action i was just told by a bird in my ear, that elizabeth warren still assessing. not dropping out yet. she's going to think things through. is this narrowing in the way that you at the dnc are looking at this moment? >> it's up to the candidates and up to the voters. you saw that last night. a huge turnout in virginia which exceeded 2008 in 2016. the democratic party is very happy the way that people are turning out in this election. that is the story of yesterday. that is the story of the primary. i just heard my republican counter part on the trump campaign. one thing that people fail to point out, donald trump is running scared. he's been tweeting about the primary instead of talking about the coronavirus -- >> dana: in his defense, he can multitask. he can talk about a lot of things and tweet about a lot of things at once. he'

>> he is going do very well in the southeast most likely and probably also scranton, the northeast. >maryland, delaware, we know where those are going to go. how about connecticut? that is quirky. it feels like sanders could do well. >> it has progressive activists and a high income democratic electorate. that's offset. i would leaned bien there. >> yeah. >> rhode island, a big biden in my opinion. you throw those there. put that there. then new york? >> well, new york, you have got a pretty big non-white population in the city. and you have got a distressed up state vote that might go for bernie but i think the city outweighs upstate. >> you might put that biden, too. we just did all of this, you basically wiped out sanders. you are a little -- it sounds like you are bearish on sanders. >> there has to be a seismic shift in the race once again to allow bernie sanders to have a chance. what we know from past years is that super tuesday can be very tough to overcome. >> it is, and when you are down to two candidates, we already know how the demographics look. unless their coalitions ch

president trump ripped his rivals, critiqued the field and defended his style at the townhall held in scranton were wondering whether the presidents would be a -- president would be a kinder, gentler campaign than in 2016, here's your answer. >> when they hit us, we have to hit back. i wouldn't be sitting up here if i turned my cheek. >> reporter: the president talked about senator elizabeth warren dropping out of the race yesterday and how super tuesday could have been different if she had gotten out earlier. >> bernie sanders would have won five, six, seven states, would have won minnesota, would have won at least another two or three states. so when you look at it, she did him no favors. that was not a good friendship. >> reporter: this was mr. trump's first townhall of the campaign season and could be a preview of how he'll debate. if the nominee is frontrunner biden, he should expect the president to go after his son and former job in the ukraine. >> i think that biden has been damaged. look at the so. here's a guy, didn't have a job, was unfortunately sadly the military was a very sad ex

has been the hardest hit by the virus, 10 people have died so far and president trump will head to scrantone. he'll be there tonight for a fox news town hall. cheryl: today, prosecutors are going to resume opening statements in the murder trial for real estate heir robert durst, accused of killing his friend, susan berman 20 years ago. he was taken into custody after appearing to admit to several killings in an hbo series. prosecutors say he killed berman and another woman to cover up his wife's disappearance in the '80s. he has pleaded not guilty. lauren: nasa held a nationwide contest with students submitting ideas, they received more than 28,000 responses from kids across the nation. the announcement is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. this morning. cheryl.let's take a look at fut. they're headed down, 447 on the dow, 160 on the nasdaq, 57 on the s&p 500. the 2020 democratic nomination is looking more and more like a two-man race. bernie sanders and joe biden. but could bernie's chances be short-lived. we'll have the latest on the 2020 shakeup. cheryl: table for one? the new dining trend that is

rockefeller, nixon, scranton, or who else? >> again, i must answer that i'm a candidate for president, and i'm not supporting anybody else. >> margaret chase smith never got past the first ballot at the republican convention. more than 50 years later, we saw the exit yesterday of the last competitive woman left in the democratic field. senator elizabeth warren suspending her campaign following the departures of kirsten gillibrand, kamala harris, and amy klobuchar. tulsi gabbard is still running but for all intents the race for the white house is down to two white men in their 70s vowing to challenge another white man in his 70s. we're past the point of laughing when a woman says she wants to be president. but if we're not there anymore, where are we now? joining us, maria teresa kumar. president and ceo vote latino. thank you for joining us tonight. what are your thoughts on this? we have had a woman win the nomination of the democratic party, run for president, get more votes than the current president, and then we've had sev