and the springdale dental center is open from noon until five. they'll provide free exams... cleaning and x-rays.it's important to note... it's appointment only, so make sure you call ahead of time. if you still haven't picked out your wardrobe this morning... why not add a little red to your day. day.today is national wear red day.it's sponsored here in cincinnati by the christ hospital... to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke in women.heart disease is the number one killer of women in the u-s.all babies born at the christ hospital this month will also get a handmade knit cap in support of go red for women. zika warning expands...the major u-s city under a health emergency... and what's being done to fight the bite. happy reunion...a retired ohio police officer and his partner are back together again.what it took to make it happen. it's a frosty start to our morning with temps near 20. skies will be clear for the partly cloudy this afternoon. our high improves to 41. temperatures warm through the weekend. saturday's high reaches 45, sunday at 49. enjoy the dry, part

offer >> 5:07 and melanie is live atsl this location georgetown pike near springdale road dealingea withyou understand powero lines.yo other intersections you'll rgetownn fairfax geo pike at laughton as well aslauga old dominion driver at 123.23. all energies affected with power lines blocking parts of the street.the str old georgetown road disabled vehicle should be cleared zcl just looked at our camerasooke traffic is moving along okayovi on the inner loop and outer loop.lo top stretch of the capitol beltway. bottom of the beltway across the bridge through annandalennan problem free.oble reports of road work and and fl barnabas road on silver hilld l road.ro so caution through that area. we'll take a a live lookl take v outside show you 95. y this is out in newington on the northbound side.bo s volume is increasing as youou head towards the bottom of the e beltway.belt nothing out of the ordinary there.y watch for some ponding on those interstates as well asas l secondaries this morning.ndar if you see anything we need to make our viewers aware reachur v out to me on twitter as fox5 d.

and the springdale dental center on springfield pike will provide care at no charge from noon to five 3 today is the last day you can get free pizza for donating blood ...hoxworth teamed up with the university of cincinnati for an all-campus blood drive.it's at tangeman university center.donors will get vouchers for a free pizza from dominos. 3 don't forget to wear some red today for american hearth month.today is national go red day .. to raise awareness of the impact heart disease has on women.80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented.. so get your check-up ...even newborns at christ hospital are going red ...volunteers hand-knitted nearly 800 tiny red caps to give to babies born this month. 3 negative side of social media and children.sometimes young people endure some pretty cruel treatment online.but a local teen is using instagram to show off a more beautiful side ... and she's acquired thousands of followers.meet rylie.. in this morning's family 4-1-1. 3 ((nats from lip gloss video on instagram))the colors are so pretty. they dry matte in 20 seconds. i really like this prod

people at a springdale apartment building still cleaning up after raw sewage flooded in their homes yesterday... yesterday...after a plumbing problem the management 'insists' this could not have prevented.this morning after a day of dealing with these sickening and dangerous plumbing problems ... residents are wondering how to handle the damage done to their belongings.rose ann argon reports. roe: since 10 o'clock this morning-- residents here have been dealing with sewage overflowing and flooding some apartments here at the willows of springdale.(vo) take a look at this-- photos of bathtubs and toilets filled with that's right--sewage--overflowing onto the floors--this smelling like a portapotty-- and it's been that way for hours until now. remnants of people's waste remain everywhere in this apartment-- neighbors can't stand the stench--- (sot) "it's nasty. it's trifling... i flushed my toilet and then i heard something bubbling and i looked at my toilet and it was filled with feces and backed up in the tub." (cont)the complex cited a clogged sewage drain system-- for the issue--an issue th

had an earlier accident near springdale road where two vehicles were involved. if you take a look at the interstates, 471, and you can tell from this camera at grand, of light snow falling in the area there, also i-71/i-75 you can see it on the camera falling near the cut in cut-in-the-hill and 275 head being. are you heavy from 275 headed into downtown this morning. we have seen heavy traffic on the eastside near loveland madeira heading out 275 at that spot and looking at the interstates. can you tell john, it looks like it's coming down, at cut and the hill. >> a heavier snow shower there. >> luckily on the camera there, you can see a heavier snow shower, there's a better view of it for meteorologist brandon orr. we have it chasing snow showers, you can see visibility is reduced quite a bit as we get into the heavier snow showers, and the road is still wet there, because they are salted them really gad. good. a side street that has not been treated as well, you can see >> reporter: state route 48 there's a hill where we're hearing about slick conditions, watc

they're also providing free dental care for kids at springdale dental on springfield pike. you must call to make an appointment first dedicated volunteers preparing little gifts for newborns in the tri-state.well tell you about the special occasion -- to help women stay healthy. but first ---looking for a quick dinner to feed your family?consumer reporter john matarese has a warning about food prepared at the supermarket.why the fast and fresh meals may not be *healthy*. more people than ever are buying prepared foods from the supermarket. it's so convenient... dinner in minutes! but are those foods fresh? are they healthy? 9 on your side consumer reporter john matarese shows us how a new report has some big surprises. surprises. tri state shoppers looking to save time making dinner have helped turn supermarket prepared foods into a 29- billion dollar a year consumer reports magazine say be wary. wary. "these foods aren't required to have nutrition labels. so you might be eating more fat, calories, and sodium than you think." consumer reports' secret shoppers purchased doze

leading a trooper on a chase through springdale ... that's when police say he hit a springdale officer's cruiser. police say hedges abandoned the car and tried to run ... but they caught him.he was arraigned on 65-hundred dollars bond on charges of fleeing from police today. the family of a missing falmouth woman is offering a 10-thousand dollar reward for her safe return. return.the father of tara turner tells 9 on your side found ... the reward is for her safe return ...or ... the arrest and conviction of those responsible for her disappearance.her family says they're going to keep searching for her ...turner disappeared about two weeks ago. tonight we're learning more about a company in charge of sorting out the situation at u-c's police department ... which came under scrutiny after an officer shot an unarmed man last summer. summer.representatives from 'exiger' will be at a public forum tonight to answer questions and explain their review process.the review of the u-c police department comes after the shooting death of samuel dubo

people at a springdale apartment building still cleaning up after raw sewage flooded in their homes yesterday...after a plumbing problem the management 'insists' this could not have prevented.this morning after a day of dealing with these sickening and dangerous plumbing problems ... residents are wondering how to handle the damage done to their belongings.rose ann argon reports. roe: since 10 o'clock this morning-- residents here have been dealing with sewage overflowing and flooding some apartments here at the willows of springdale. (vo) take a look at this-- photos of bathtubs and toilets filled with that's right--sewage--overflowing onto the floors--this resident's belongings soaked-- smelling like a portapotty-- and it's been that way for hours until now. remnants of people's waste remain everywhere in this apartment-- neighbors can't stand the stench--- (sot) "it's nasty. it's trifling... i flushed my toilet and then i heard something bubbling and i looked at my toilet and it was filled with feces and backed up in the tub." (cont)the complex cited a clogged sewage drain system-- for the

from newport to columbia parkway, emergency crews were busy cleaning up covered intersection near springdale and harrison in dent forced to shut down for at least an hour this morning. > one stylist had to take a detour to her beauty salon today. but says there was nothing pretty about this > i go home that way all the time .. never been where mud all over the road like that > >> 9 on your side also arrive to find restoration crews clearing out this parking lot..and just a mile down the road behind this business plaza.. a retaining wall now sits in pieces > >> sot sot the whole wall just collapse. tires around it. i mean it's never rained before but i've never seen the wall fall down >> >> >> >> we did reach out to odot. they have no jurisdiction over most of these county and city controlled roads and infrastructures. >> repairs can be costly to taxpayers. even millions and millions of dollars new at noon ... covington 'shot' when they broke into a home on warren street.officers responded to a report of a shooting around 9-45 last night ... when they arrived, the person who'd called police t

people at a springdale apartment building still cleaning up after raw sewage flooded in their homes yesterday... yesterday...after a plumbing problem the management 'insists' this could not have prevented.this morning after a day of dealing with these sickening and dangerous plumbing problems ... residents are wondering how to handle the damage done to their belongings.rose ann argon reports. roe: since 10 o'clock this morning-- residents here have been dealing with sewage overflowing and flooding some apartments here at the willows of springdale.(vo) take a look at this-- photos of bathtubs and toilets filled with that's right--sewage--overflowing onto the floors--this resident's belongings soaked-- smelling like a portapotty-- and it's been that way for hours until now. remnants of people's waste remain everywhere in this apartment-- neighbors can't stand the stench--- (sot) "it's nasty. it's trifling... i flushed my toilet and then i heard something bubbling and i looked at my toilet and it was filled with feces and backed up in the tub." (cont)the complex cited a clogged sewage drain syst

dental center, 11319 springdale road, noon-5pm or lifetime smiles, 5205 north bend road, 8a to 2pm. the northern kentucky church leader accused of sexual abuse rape and sodomy ...was also a volunteer at a local middle school. kenton county district officials confirm 54- year-old 'joseph niemeyer' volunteerd at twenhofel middle school for 3 years. niemeyer also worked as a youth ministry leader at 'new banklick baptist church'. the senior pastor there says he confessed to him about inappropriately touching a young girl. district officials say despite his involvement with the school club - at no point was niemeyer alone with students. "we are definitely following up with those students and any concerns they might have because they've seen it on the news and they know him " niemeyer remains at the kenton county jail this morning. right now there is no evidence school property. there are several proposals out there to redevelop the old incline site in price hill. hill. the area has already welcomed a new theater and restaurants within the last two years. things are looking up, except fo

and if you can't get over there...springdale dental center off springdale pike will be open from noon to five. it's recommended you call and make an appointment. >>> welcome back to "gma." a lot of fans here at "gma" excited for the big game. >> yes. chef alex guarnaschelli and george duran are here with us. ice cream cookie sandwiches are looking so good. then george has virgin watermelon margaritas. cannot wait for the showdown coming up. but amy first to you. >> yes, a lot to look forward to. >> besides the game itself one of the most anticipated parts of the super bowl, of course, the ads. especially the one you're about to see with the famous budweiser clydesdales. abc's kayna whitworth got a sunday. >> perhaps one of the most anticipated commercials of the super bowl. this year "gma" going behind-the-scenes to see firsthand the making of the new ad. >> this year's commercial is very bold, very confident. >> reporter: illustrated by the world famous clydesdales. >> this is huge and heavy. hold on. >> that collar there is 50 pounds. >> high enough on him? >> yeah, that will work.

of the roads with issues this morning included kenutkcy route nine and licking pike along with springdale and harrison. sheri vadnais13:35:12 got up this morning on my way to work a neighbor called me to let me know that the road was closed down here at harrison and springdale so i took a detour on the way here and when i got here it was pretty muddy. 22 22again, things were back to normal again around noon. all of these mudslides were triggered by last night's rain. but the big story next is the drop in temperatures.right steve? we'll be in the low 50s to upper 40s by the evening rush, which is still mild for the 3rd day of february. temperatures drop to 29 tonight for a colder low in cincinnati. high pressure builds in thursday to give us mainly dry conditions, but will only hit the mid 30s on thursday. temperatures rise into the 40s by friday and into the weekend. hamilton county leaders are looking at a plan to move some money around to make sure people don't have to pay more for emergency service this year. year.theyre also trying to put together a long term funding plan.but for now

he was last seen at goodwill off of springdale in tri county. if you can help find him call police. rob 2shot we want to get another check on this morning's forecast. frank joins us with a look at the day ahead. the heaviest of our moved east out of the fox19 now viewing area however i will keep scattered showers in our forecast until 8am especially for areas east of downtown cincinnati. while the heaviest rain has come to a end our high water concerns remain with a flood advisory for the most of the tri state until 5:45am and a flood warning for mill creek in southeastern butler and north central hamilton counties remains in effect until 230 pm est wednesday. expect clouds to hold on for the first part of the day as temperatures stay steady in the mid into the 40s by late afternoon. tonight partly cloudy skies with temps back into the 20s and then cold and dry from thursday and friday 30s. we get back into weekend with our next chance of rain and snow late sunday into the first part of next week. carstar various lane and be in place on interstate 75 at the state route 562/norwood l

springdale, things look good east and westbound. this is 71. much lighter than what we saw on the other cameras. a great start for you. we will continue to check it for you. lisa: high school athletes in cincinnati preparing to take the next steps in their careers. mark: what one soon-to-be-bearcat says he plans to do to be bigger and better next year. lisa: and what do barack obama, martin luther king jr., the red cross, and donald trump have in common? the interesting answer making headlines today. mark: we take a live look outside this morning. you' re waking up to cincinnati' s wlwt news 5 today. introducing longhorn' s steaks that sizzle for $12.99. like the new smoky bacon sirloin. and the parmesan crusted sirloin. only at longhorn steakhouse. lisa: good morning and welcome back on your thursday. we are going to check the forecast. the franchise is not slowing down anytime soon. miriah: which one is your favorite. just two weeks after revealing the title of the eighth film in the "fast & furious" franchise, vin diesel has confirmed that t

and another at springdale dental...on springdale 5. possible through the give kids a smile program. football is high school kid from pennsylvania what he thinks. college football because he says he didn't want to risk injury. he was offered schools like bucknell, new cross. castello says he'll pay his own way to college and play basketball instead of football. kara top vo one of the biggest history now has her own barbie. abby wambach was on hand as mattel unveiled it's first athletic barbie...complete with wambach's shaved blonde hair and number 20 jersey. wambach says she played with barbies as a kid, but could never relate to the doll's appearance. "it just proves that we really are getting somewhere. not everybody is created equal. if you're out there and maybe your doll doesn't look exactly like you feel, here's another option." speaking of barbie...she's getting another makeover... a few weeks ago we showed you a new curvier barbie...now this is "hijarbie"...complete with a tiny hijab on her head. she was created and designed by a 24-year old girl from nigeria...who wanted a doll that

- receptions loveland- lodge retirement norwood- sharpsburg elementary norwood- view elementary springdale- community center anderson- residence at salem woods anderson- clough united methodist colerain- beautiful savior colerain- good news baptist lincoln heights- centennial estates springfield twp- hartwell recreation sycamore- power mission baptist symmes- chas brigham jr masonic temple woodlawn- community center these are just the county if none of these are close to you but these are what we would like to fill first if possible. votehamiltoncounty.co m still ahead... another major recall this morning...involving seat belts... see if your vehicle is affected... and rob's getting a visit from the it's i'm kara sewell rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist frank marzullo. the warm up begins today with temperatures right where they should be around 42 we are starting out with lows in the low to mid 20s and partly cloudy skies. one thing you will notice as we warm to 60 degrees on friday it will become windy into the afternoon with a

today and tomorrow, from 9 a-m until 8 p-m, bring your books, dvd's or cd's to the springdale community center. you'll get a ticket for each item.then, come back for the swap on thursday between 4 and 8 p-m and redeem your ticket for something "new to you." let's check back in at gobbler's knob on this groundhog day. day.there's punxsutawney, pennsylvania, where crowds are gathered for the groundhog's yearly weather prediction. phil see his shadow, or not?if he does, it means 6 more weeks of winter. bed bugs.they're as gross as ever, and now - getting stronger!why more people are having trouble getting rid of them. and a story that'll bring tears to your eyes.a mom gets to hear her baby's heart, months after he passed away. the emotional reunion, next. we are starting the day with colder temperatures in the low 30s and partly cloudy skies. clouds will increase quickly today especially as a warm front lifts through the tri- in a slight rain chance by the early afternoon hours. can't evening drive. highs top out chance of rain will be later this evening. a cold front will drive showers an

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he was last seen at goodwill off of springdale in tri county. if you can help find him call police. happening today happening today... a vote is scheduled to decide whether a boone county museum can move forward with an expansion. dblbx our jessica brown is live from burlington with details on the proposal. live vo the group behind the creation museum wants to triple its size... asking to build a new parking lot and then a new building, bigger than this current one... large enough to host travelling exhibits, which sometimes require more than 15- thousand square feet. if approved, the project is expected and cost more than most of which will the zoning and planning commission will vote on it tonight. live rob bam r happening now.. the national weather service is starting to survey damage from a tornado in western alabama. take a look at this video one viewer captured. you can see the funnel cloud forming. the strong system damaged a federal prison. people packed one man says he helped pull a resident to safety just in time... trying to come in and it looked like it was trying to suc

he was last seen at goodwill off of springdale in tri county. if you can help find him call police. happening today happening today... a vote is scheduled to decide whether a boone county museum can move expansion. kara dblbx our jessica brown burlington with proposal. live and kara . that's right this creation museum could triple in size within the next few years. new plans to expand will be going before the boone county planning and zoning commission tonight. vo the museum group says there's just not enough space for traveling exhibits so they want to build a new building that will be big enough to host them which square feet. leaders of the creation museum also want to build a new parking lot. if approved the project is expected to take 3-years to complete and cost 15-20 million dollars. which is expected to be paid for through donations. live and planning its recommendation to the boone the meeting is tonight. a wright state university student makes her debut on "jeopardy"... and says she was shocked by all the support from her fellow classmates. emily bingham says she couldn't

lifetime smiles and the springdale dental center are taking free appointments you through the program. you want more information go to local12.com. >>> and today is national weather's persons day, and brandon orr is out in the snow this morning. and good morning, brandon. sheila. we have a snowstorm going on. this is actually a late fall-snowstorm, because inside this exhibit they're mimicking conditions in the antarctic, and down there it's summertime, while it's winter up here it's summer down there. it's a nice chilly 34 degrees in here, rick. >> that's right, it's a nice 34 degrees, the snow is falling, and we are expecting more sun later on today. it should be a good weather day in the subatmosphere where the >> reporter: in the 5:00 we had appear appear african penguin that would not like the weather here. >> they like temperatures between 40 and 100 degrees. these guys go into a temperatures with sometimes a dip down in the minus temperatures below zero, but we try to keep it at a good balmy 34 degrees in here, and it fluctuates during winter and summer. >> reporter: it looks g

had a good time talking to the kids at springdale elementary last week. the fifth grades in durham last week. we had a good time talking about weather. and hopefully they learned something. we talked about technical stuff, higher end stuff. travel-wise looking good out of r.d.u., all major hubs no delays. your abc 11 eyewitness news accuweather seven-day forecast. is coming up. anthony: thank you, steve. the legacy lives on for three college students murdered in chapel hill, an interfaith food drive. last year's drive collected enough food to provide 20,000 meals to the food bank of central and easton north carolina. they hope to do it again this year. starting at 10:00, you can drop off food at the islamic center in raleigh. -- caitlin: a big night in fayetteville. jason aldean coming to town. that means a lot of traffic in the area. so here is what you need to know the parking lots open at 3:00 this afternoon. and there is first come, first serve. the concert starts at 7:30. you want to arrive early. anthony: a good idea. caitlin wants to be there. cait

we are seeing a lot more cars out there than we saw over the last hour or so. 275 near the springdale exit. 74 at the 275 enters -- interchange. the intern -- new the indiana state line, things looking good. you will start to see some delays working through the area. you' ll need a next her time -- you may need extra time. we have team coverage with andrew setters on live drive 5. andrew: we are headed northbound into the basin area on mason montgomery road. we were through here in our ago. even with this constant snow falling over the basin area, there is a little bit of snow on the grass. not really snow looking lady on the street. this is what you are going to deal with. there is some concern that road crews are taking. the are throwing a little salt, especially on bridges and overpasses. we saw old. making the rounds this morning -- we saw a sparko odot making the rounds this morning. it will be an easy drive this morning. mark: dan griffin is lies along beachfront avenue. good morning. dan: i can tell you, the road conditions as andrew has been saying, just wet. that is all we ha

it is getting heavier toward i-71. 275 in the springdale-forest park area -- traffic looks good and evenly spread. no accidents to report. morning. mark: the results are in after a lisa: miriah turner is at the live alert desk, breaking down the results. miriah: not much drama for the republicans. last night, topping donald trump and marco rubio. he was a bit of a surprise, since trump was leading before the caucuses. now, it' s official for the democrats -- hillary clinton picked up more delegates than bernie sanders. that' s according to iowa' s democratic party, which says this is the closest race in caucus history. clinton entered the race as the heavily favored frontrunner, and found herself trying to beat back an unexpectedly strong challenge from sanders. hillary clinton: as i' ve stand here tonight, breathing a big sigh of relief -- thank you, iowa. senator sanders: i think the people of iowa have sent a very profound message to the political establishment. miriah: in new hampshire, though polls are showing a clear favorite for bernie sanders and donald trump. the new hampshire pri

a utility worker found him bleeding at an apartment complex on springdale road sunday night. the worker told officers he saw 20 juveniles around the dog. he is now at ebenezer hospital and the veterinarian is recovering well. >> investigators hope surveillance video will lead them to the thieves targeting local fire departments. the latest case happened overnight sunday at the flint fire department. thieves smashed out the windows of firefighters cars and stole money. the 11th fire station the thieves hit in our area. but the break ins inspired he now stands guard when the notifier station responds to emergencies. >> those are some scoundrels doing that. these are the guys that would help the burglar if he had a heart attack or fire. >> still unclear if any of the cases are connected to each other. >>> the ciaa tournament kicks off today for the 11th straight year. tournament sales are up 6% from last year. it's expected to bring 150,000 people to the city and pump millions into our local economy. the city has declared it an extraordinary event, which means you will see extra

authorities say on february 21 they responded to the wildwood spring apartments on springdale road in rock hill for juvenile complaint. when when when they write a utility worker told them he saw someone playing with a puppy in a short time later found that young god heavily bleeding kids told authorities he was someone who stays in the apartment complex that they didn't say who. officers took the puppy to ebenezer animal hospital. set say they found 18 bb pellets inside the puppy's body. authorities say the young god had been abandoned and the case is under investigation. that 10 days driver and a deadly logging truck accident has been identified. this happened before 1:00 this afternoon. troopers say a logging truck driver crossed the centerline and ferguson ridge road and try to get back into his lane and ended up hitting a pickup truck head-on beta driver of the pickup truck 42-year-old robert jones was pronounced dead on the scene. the road is back open the driver of that logging truck will be facing charges. a fire gutted the nearly 100-year-old hildebrand schoolhouse in bergen

. >> reporter: by late morning many roads had reopened but georgetown pike and springdale road in great falls, there's a lot of damage here, and crit cod be a lingering problem. megan mcgrath, news4. >>> and we have some gusty winds out there right now. our winds gusting 25 to over 30 miles per hour and for prince george's county along the western portion of the patuxet river, still could see some river rises through the rest of today, early part of the day tomorrow. take a look at radar. it's busy with some light sprinkles, showers all moving through, and wet snowflakes, but where we will see that snow accumulate will be out here. this is 5:00 this afternoon. you can see the white, that's still snow at 7:00, and we're going to continue with the snow all the way as we go into the overnight period first thing tomorrow morning. 9:00 snowing, and there could be inches of snow throughout west virginia, western maryland, and that means good skiing for this upcoming weekend. look at that. frostburg, elkins, down towards beaver. winter weather advisory until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. in just a coupl

ll bump into too many delays outside of the ordinary now that that is out of the way. 275 near springdale, ralph 4, eastbound or westbound, traffic rolling along as well. pretty decent speeds in that area. mostly just wet roadways. randy is telling us that will change later on tonight and into tomorrow morning or we could see some tricky weather. randi: we will see snow in the forecast all the way through wednesday. talking over the course of the next three days, less than two inches total when you add it all up. you can see this morning we have light snow showers falling. same thing down through adams county and through downtown, really more of a mix. rain mixed with snow. whatever is falling, and there will be a mix of rain and snow this morning, it melts away when on the way to school, cold rain with chapters in the upper 30' s. some snow mixing and in a few spots. the ground is warm enough thanks to a mild weekend that it all melts away. on the way home from school this afternoon, basically same boat, mixed rain showers and snow. 41 degrees . everything changes for us after sunset ton

authorities say on february 21 they responded to the wildwood spring apartments on springdale road in rock hill for juvenile complaint. when when when they write a utility worker told them he saw someone playing with a puppy in a short time later found that young god heavily bleeding kids told authorities he was someone who stays in the apartment complex that they didn't say who. officers took the puppy to ebenezer animal hospital. set say they found 18 bb pellets inside the puppy's body. authorities say the young god had been abandoned and the case is under investigation. that 10 days driver and a deadly logging truck accident has been identified. this happened before 1:00 this afternoon. troopers say a logging truck driver crossed the centerline and ferguson ridge road and try to get back into his lane and ended up hitting a pickup truck head-on beta driver of the pickup truck 42-year-old robert jones was pronounced dead on the scene. the road is back open the driver of that logging truck will be facing charges. a fire gutted the nearly 100-year-old hildebrand schoolhouse in bergen

ted cruz is live now in springdale, arkansas. senator, welcome back. >> good morning, chris. you viewed super tuesday and especially the races in the so-called sec primary as a fire wall for your campaign. but according to the latest polls, the only states you're leading in are arkansas and your home state of texas. if you don't win in the south on super tuesday, aren't you in big trouble? >> what we've seen in the primaries is the first four states have narrowed the field. we started with 17 candidates. it's much, much more narrow. super tuesday will continue to do. that 65% of republican primary voters don't think donald trump is the right candidate to go head-to-head with hillary clinton. he's too vulnerable to lowe lose in the general lection. the only candidate that has beaten donald trump, the only candidate that can beat donald trump is our campaign. and so on super tuesday, i hope and believe that conservatives will continue to coalesce behind our campaign because if you're that doesn't want to see donald trump as our nominee, doesn't want to see a blowout in november

me now is senator ted cruz of texas who comes to us this morning from one his must does states, springdale, arkansas. welcome back. >> good to be with you. >> let's set the expectations straight up. if you don't win texas, can you stay in this race? >> well, i this i we're going to do very well in texas. i this i super tuesday could be the most important day of the entire primary season. we are campaigning all across super tuesday. and at t clear. there is only one candidate who has beaten donald trump and in super tuesday we're neck and neck. we're going to do very well in texas and fighting hard to beat him across the country. ial say to the 65% of republicans who recognize donald trump is not the best candidate to go head to head with hillary clinton, the only way to beat him is for us to come together and unite. our campaign is the only one that can beat donald. i ask for your support. >> is the fairest way to decide who the chief challenger is to trump is the person who's in second place in delegates come wednesday morning between yourself and marco rubio? >> listen, there's no doubt

senator ted cruz of texas who comes to us this morning from one of his must-do-well states in, springdale, arkansas. senator cruz, welcome back to "meet the press." >> chuck, good morning. good to be with you. well, let's set the expectations straight up. if you don't win texas, can you stay in this race? >> well, i think we're going to do very well in texas. and i think super tuesday could well be the most important day we are campaigning all across super tuesday. and at this point the facts are clear that there is only one candidate who has beaten and who can beat donald trump. and in super tuesday we are neck and neck with donald. across super tuesday we're doing very well in texas and fighting hard to beat him across the country. and i will say to the 65% of republicans who recognize donald trump as not the best candidate to go head-to-head with hillary clinton, the only way to beat him is for us to come together and unite. and our campaign is the only one that can beat donald. so i ask for your support on super tuesday. >> let me ask you this, is the fairest way to decide who the chi