li in the studio, i'm steve litz. >>> stick with nbc 6 for complete coverage, of course, leading up to tomorrow's crucial primary vote here in the state of florida. we have crews covering all the polling places and we'll be bringing you a special edition of "impact" hosted by jackie nespral. so, keepp the nbc 6 news and weather app handy. we'll be postingresults live as they come in all day tomorrow. police still looking for a man who targeted a woman while she was walking. they say the woman was along the 1300 block of granada boulevard yesterday when a man attacked and robbed her. she got a good look at the thief. they described him as a latin man in his mid 30s. no taller than 5' 10", bal head and bushy eyebrows. >>> cash up for grabs for snin who can solve a burglary caught on camera. continue to watch this. they make their way to the -- into the check cashing store all the way near the back 127th avenue in kendall. they think this happened sometime over the weekend. you can see more of this video on our nbc 6 news and weather app. it appears that the suspects are >>> this midday,

. >> steve litz is live in west palm beach where the announcement was made. steve? it happened early this morning at mr. trump's mara lago resort. dr. carson talked about forgiveness, american politics, and the e o donald trumps he knows. >> and today is something very, very ecial. >> reporter: once political opponents, now allies. donald trump announcing one-time gop candidate dr. b%n carson is now on trump's side. >> some people said whyould you get behind a man like donald trump. >> reporter: carson answered his own question describing trump as telligent and caring deeply about america. >> there are two different donald trumps. there's the one you see on the stage and there's the one who is very cerebral. >> having his support, i think it adds total credence to what i'm trying to do and to what we're all trying to . >> reporter: the tensexchanges had for carson on the campaign trail are now behind them with carson saying h forgives trump. >> we buried the hatchet. that was political stuff. that happens in american politics. >> reporter: coming off a debate that t

live in the studio, i'm steve litz. nbc 6 news. >>> a suspicious white powder has been found at a wells fargo bank. this is 702 north university drive. officials are on the scene. people have been pulled out of that bank. this is video from chopper 6 rlier. we're going to stay on top of this story. right now, check out the nbc 6 >>> we have an update o o secretary of state john kerry's now on again trip to cuba. today the white house confirmed kerry will go to cuba with obama later this month. there were reports he cancelled the trip due to human rights. the white house says it is a logiststal issue. >> i push back strongly against the notion that somehow secretary kerry cancelled the plane trip. it was not planned. it was considered. once it became clear that secrerary kerry would travel with the president to cuba, a secrety level trip prior to the president's one was not viewed as necessary. >> the president is scheduled to arrive in cuba march 21st. >>> take a look atozens of people singing outside a police station w

look at what's happeneng in other parts of little havana in terms of beautification. >> i'm steve litz. nbc 6 news. >> ylu hope it keeps this authenticity. >> ofcourse. if there's ever any question how g it's become, look at the numbers. every single year it breaks a record. >>> nbc 6 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> breaking news overnight. an nfl star and miami native was involved in a motorcycle accident. right now he's fiting for his life. we'll hear from police and what information we have following that accident. >> what was supposed to be a day full of spirit and pep@ turned into a heated experience. an update on the performer whose flaming stunt went horribly wrong. >>> a burglar behind bars after stealing thousands of dollars it wasn't that incident that led police to catching the hief. >>> 5:00 now. m eric harryman. >> i'm sheli muniz. >> finally friday. >> it is. >> we're looking to add our weeeend forecast. we're talking about total washout? >> we'll start to see the shower chances mp up on saturday. all is not lost. we'll break down the timing for you. saturday turns out

that's where we find steve litz, coverage from west palmbeach. steve? >> reporter: hey, jawan.. we know hillary clinton is going to come to the palm beach county convention center later tonight to deliver a speech. she expects a big win today. she's already in the neighborhood, dropped in at a dunkin do in doin' donuts store over here on okeechobee boulevard. hillary clinton grabbing a woman's phone and saying hello to her daughter. mrs. clinton shook some hands and greetd voters at the doughnut shop. she visited a library in the area. she always talks about the special relationship she has with flar and discussed that on her way out of the doughnut shop. >> i love florida. florida has been at the center of our national elections for years now. and i think it will be again. and so it's a very important state to me personally and it's a very important statetto the election. candidates, hillary clinton has been all over these primary states, from the midwest to florida to thiss morning in the carolinas. while democratic front-runner hillary clinton campaigns in north carolina, hus

nbc 6 reporter steve litz joins us where sanders is holding a campaign event tonight. steve? >> reporter: hi, jawan. 7:00 is the start time. you have hunureds of sanders supporters here in miami, eager to hear from their favorite candidate. bernie sanders spent much of the day in michigan, that's where primaries are under way right now. but it didn't stop him from florida. >> we are off and unning. we're on our way to florida right now. we're going to be in illinois soon. we're going to be in ohio soon. we think we're really strong out on the west coast. california, oregon, state of washington. we think we've got a good shot in new york state. we think we have a real path toward victory. >> reporter: senator sanders, lots of travel plans ahead of him. meantime, on the republican side, donald trump did an interview early this morning with nbc 6, our anchor team. they covered a variety of topics. also, a new ad out today. it is a campaign video by a superpac that is anti-donald trump and it calls him out on his choice of words. >> this an exclusive interview on nbc of today, do

steve litz is in tropical park where marco rubio is hosting a rally.y. >> nbc 6 reporter jamie begins our team coverage in miami tonight. jamie? > reporter: well, this is where hillary clinton will end what could potentially be a huge day for her. she is crushing bernie sanders in national polling, and some analysts predict she will sweep super tuesday delegates in nearly a dozen ates. nearly a quarter of the stake today. e democratic front-runner campaigned, and will head to downtown miami. she stopped at a coffee shop where she took a selfie. this as the final bash of those e-mails were released today, donald tmp promises to talk about every moment of every day. both candidates pivoting to the general election as the assumetive nominee. >> reporter: doors open at 6:3:. hillary clinton is likely to take the stage at 8:30. protesters are expected to be in the area, but we haven't seen any just yet. >> jamie, thank you. bernie sanders wasted no time casting his ballot this morning. the vermont senator strolled about 30 minutes aftevoting began. nders is hoping for a large voter turnout

i'm sheliuniz and steve litz is live in the newsroom with a more. this comes right before florida and this very much comes into play. >> they'll do a lot of standing and running because these campaigns will get intense in the coming months. numbers show record voter turnout, super tuesday for republicans almost everywhere, except vermont. the delegate counts are ahead of sanders and with ted cruise winning texas. >> donald trump and hillary clinton. i am so delighted to be here with you in florida. >> reporter: looking ahead after she won seven states including texas where trump wants to build the wall. >> instead of building walls we're going to break down barriers. >> it t good to be home! >> reporter: bernie sanders won colorado, minnesota, oklahoma and his home state, vermont. >> it means so much to me that the people who know me best have voted so strongly to put us in the white house. >> reporter: as expected, trump lost the big prize, texas, t won almost everything else and he's vowing to steal florida from marco rubio in two weeks. >> i'm go

steve litz will take a closer look at rubio's campaign and him to win the nomination. >>> there's a lot more voting left to do this week. on saturday, democrats and republicans will vote in the louisiana primaries and kansas caucuses. republicans will caucus in kentucky and maine while democrats will caucus in nebraska. florida's primaries are in less than two weeks and early voting is already under way in miami-dade and monroe counties. this is a closed primary, which ans you must be a registered democrat or republican to vote. for >>> new tonight, a restaurant manager is being accused of recording customers in women's bathroom. he is facing criminal charges after a customer found a hidden camera facing the toilet under the bathroom sink. he was charged with tampering with evidence in an investigation. hear how the customer found the hidden camera inside that bathroom. >>> police are looking for answere after a man was shot and killed in miami-dade. it happened in the area of northwest 763rd street and 24th avenue. who pulled the t tgger and why remain under investigation. >>> a gold h

we begin with steve litz who is live with a preview of tonight's big debate. steve? >> reporter: we are well into this primary process, and as we have been reporting, secretary clinton enjoys a comfortable ad. it is forums like this, jawan, that can move the needle in the direction of one candidate or another. hillary clinton, it appears is well on her way to the nomination when it comes to the delegate count. senator sanders is hoping to turn that tide tonight. miami-dade college's k kdall campus, the setting for the hillary clinton/bernie sanders debate tonight. jennifer carol is already looking toward clinton running in the general election. >> that's why she has to play her cards so well, to not really needs his support to win the primary elections and the general elections. >> reporter: there are a few pro-israel protesters outside not happy with clinton's position on israel. mississippi yesterday. >> i'm proud of the campaign.. >> reporter: senator sanders with a surprise victory in michigan. >> i want to thank the people of michigan. >> reporter: tonight's deb

litz is live out here on miami-dade college campus here to talk a little bit more about what's happening here. steve? >> reporter: hey, jawan. you and jackie both talked about the buzz on campus. the students and the administration here, they love it when the political spotlight shines on campus. a big night last night in those caucuses and primaries for both candidates. it only adds to the drama and momentum momentum. at 9:00 tonight, hundreds will fill the gymnasium at miami-dade college'c kendall campus. hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders will debate the issues leading up to tuesday's florida primaries. university of south florida political science professor susan mcmannis told me young voters could tilt this race. >> the millennials are firmly in the hands of bernie sanders. the downside for him in florida universities are on spring break. >> reporter: clinton has a hefty lead. 62% compared to sanders '32%. he's opening an upset win in michigan last night will energize his democratic base. >> i want to take thihi opportunity to thank the people of michigan who repudiated the polls. >> re

steve litz is live from plantation with more o o her court appearance today. steve? >> reporter: hi, trina. there's an office building here on the campus of plantation general hospital. this is where the baby was found abandoned. she is 2 years old. she is not hurt. she is in the department of children and family custody tonight because both parents apparently admit they have substance abuse problems. >> you are absolutely not allowed to have any direct or indirect contact with the 2-year-old dauger. >> reporter: catrice sheffield ordered not to have any contact with her child. she allegedly abandoned the girl in this dumpster.r. >> it just caught me >> reporter: this is the dumpster behind the office building on t t campus of plantation general hospital. yesterday morning as workers were arriving, a a few noticed a one witness told police she saw sheffield place the toddler in the garbage bin. she plucked her out. >> nice little baby. she was in the trash. she wasnp't crying or anything, but i didn't want her to i ran and i took her out. >> reporter: sheffield told

we begin with steve litz who is live with a preview of tonight's big debate. steve? >> reporter: we are well into this primary process, and as we have been reporting, secretary clinton enjoys a comfortable ad. it is forums like this, jawan, that can move the needle in the direction of one candidate or another. hillary clinton, it appears is well on her way to the nomination when it comes to the delegate count. senator sanders is hoping to turn that tide tonight. miami-dade college's k kdall campus, the setting for the hillary clinton/bernie sanders debate tonight. jennifer carol is already looking toward clinton running in the general election. >> that's why she has to play her cards so well, to not really

steve litz is standing by with >> this is not the first time mike has sued regarding eligibility. he sued president obaba while he was in office. today he went to court suing the two senators hoping to prevent them from winning the office. broward county voter mike lost in court again challenging a candidate's eligibility to run for president. >> by logic,b it cannot be someone born in another country or a foreign parent. >> reporter:hey should not be on the republican primary ballot. alex chuckles at the notion. >> where was marco rubio born, sir? >> he was born in miami. he's trying to save the american dream to bring it more within reach for people than everr before. cruz is notecause he was born in canada and insisting rubio isn't either even though he was born in america and his parents weren't. >> the reason is to prevent foreign influence into the office of the president. >> reporter: mike, not a lawyer, made a comprehensive detailed argument with attorneys representing rubio and cruz listening in. they responded that mike cannot be harmed in the case. therefore, he has no

. >> steve litz is live in the studio with a new endorsement for donald trump. >> myhi, jackie. it's the big day before the big vote. florida attorney general announced endorse donald trump. she appeared in tampa with him. the race is on now and the candidates are all running hard from the midwest to right here in florida. rubio in jacksonville, trump in north carolina, cruz in illinois. the race for the gop nomination is taking candidates from the midwestst to the east coast. ohio governor john kash has a chance to win his state's own primary tomorrow. >> theumber one thing that needs to be achieved are jobs. >> reporter: but polls suggest marco rubio is not in that posititi in his state, down by double digits to donald trump here in florida. rubio hit several cities the sunshine state today, pumping up his supporters. >> tomorr's the day. tomorrow's the day where we're going to shock the country and we're going to do what needsds to be done. we're going to win the 99 delegates here in florida. >> reporter: protests at trump rallies continued today with people interrupting an e

nbc 6 reporter steve litz also in west palm beach where marco rubio is expected to speak in the next couple of minutes. >> reporting live tonight from temple bethel. this is an invited guest only events, the specific topic will conflict. there continues to be talk among leaders about donald trump's comments last night. he -- in light of terror attacks israel has sustained over the years, mr. trump and senator rubio went head-to-head on that issue last night. >> i think it would be much more helpful, i'm a negotiator, if i go in, i'll say i'm pro israel and i've told that to anybody that would listen, but i would like to have the other side think i'm somewhat neutral as to them so we can maybe get a a deal done. maybe we can get a deal. i think it's probablyhe toughest negotiation of all time. >> the policydonald has realizes it's an anti israeli policy. here there is, there is no peace deal possible with the palestinians at the moment. there's no one to negotiate with. the they are not interested in a serious deal and they are now in union with hamas. >> donaa trump pressed his love

steve litz is live from juvenile court in miami with more. reporter: that amber alert went off early yesterday. got it off my cell phone. i know a lot of other people did as well. detectives spent hours looking for the mother and the young son who later in the day showed up in laredo, texas. the mother's three acquaintances were all in on this crime. leydibet hernandez apparently had help in allegedly abducting her son and taking him to texas. please, please, don't let this escalate into something worse. that's rebeca rodriguez pleading for the boy's safe return. abduction. so was friend lazaza ortiz and her son juan pablo mesa. >> they intervened in the investigation. they led the detectives down the wrong path. ge us false information. they put this child's safety in danger. >> reporter: little logan was found in laredo, texas, sterday with husband mother after a frantic search that started early sunday morning. the three officially told police hernandez went into rodriguez's the crib, and took off. the three knew hernandez and logan boarde

live into the newsroom, i'm steve litz. >> perhaps you used it yesterday throughout the day, the nbc 6 news and weather app. >>> two of the three teens arrested in the shooting death of a 6-year-old king carter appeared in court today. claudia claudia claudia d dcampo has more. >> do you think i thought that would be the last time? >> reporter: the last time she would see king carter live. today the grieving grandmother was in court for the arraignment of the twoeens accused of >> charging the defendant with one count of murder in the second-degree with a deadly weapon. >> reporter: irwen pressley and adams appeared in court. the crime outraged the local community as yet another young person died as a result of gun violence. >> doing the same thing over and over. one get killed here. another one right there. >> reporter: pressley was under house arrest. besides the child's grandmother, many others showed up in support of ending gun violence in their community. >> we just want justice for king carter. that's all we bantwant. >> love one another. don't shoot one another. >> reporter: t

live in the newsroom tonight, i'm steve litz. >>> after disappointing n nbers appears dr. ben carson's campaign is not moving forward. reports indicate that gop officials want him to focus on a different office, the senate seat in florida. rubio has indicated he wouldn't be seeking re-election regardlele of what happens in the presidential race. >>> the nbc 6 news and weather app i your go-to for decision 2016. we'qe keeping track of every candidate with our delegate tracker. check the app for a list of polls in broward and miami-dade county. >>> when president obama makes his h)storic trip to cuba, he'll also be taking in baseball. the tampa bay rays will take on the cuban national team in an exhibition game. the president confirmed he'll be there on march 22nd when he sent out a tweet this morning saying, >>> now to an update on the new york yankees closer, chapman. suspended 30 games for his part in a domestic v vlence incident in south florida. he said he would acccct responsibility for his bad judgmgmnt, but denies ever hurting his girlfriend. he allegedly choke his 2

let's check in with steve litz. >> reporter: you're right. they were vocal aggn today. live tonight outside versailles restaurant here in little havana. soetimes debates break out here over what is best for cuba. the protesters did show up. it wasn't the biggest of groups. about 20 people mamamum. they were pretty loud though. the woman wearing the red t-shirt wasn't welcome at the rally in little havana today chased away`by a handful of screaming people. anti-castrond obama protesters used a steam roller to make their point, crushing pictures of obama. highly offended over his visit to cuba. accustomed to these protests. tourists apparently aren't. this woman is visiting from switzerland. >> i thought the cubans accepted it and like it that obama is coming over to cubaa to open the door. americans can go over there without any problem and the cubans to america. >> reporter: almost everybody here shares in their disdain for the castros and obama expectcept for this woman. >> obama is going to help to open cuba. then we have to help ourselves. >> > porter: while anti-cas

delegates in the lone star state, the victories could mean he's in the race for the white my colleague steve litz is joining us from tropical park in southwest miami-dade. he's opinion covering the marco rubio camp. what can you tell us? >> reporter: marco rubio not only acknowledged his underdog status, he seemed to embrace it. he had a modest goal when the day started. he wanted to stay competitive in the delegate count. that really did not happen. as we have been reporting, donald trump the big winner collecting about a hundred delegates, maybe more. senator rubio now at about a dozen. listen to how he greeted this hometown crowd. >> i love you miami. >> reporter: despite being shut out in primary races, he's urging supporters to hang in there. >> no matter how many weeks and mon months it takes, it will campaign as long as it takes to ensure i'm the next president of the united states. >> reporter: rubio's rally at serious run at the gop nomination. >> he feel what is he says. she who he is. there's no pretense about m. i think he's -- he could be a beautiful, wonderful president. >> i like t

steve litz joins us live in studio. he has a more in-depth understanding of the visit. >> there is tough talk on both sides in the run-up to this trip. one cuban government officiall has expressed concerns that the purpose of president obama's trip isoo empower the cuban people and in fact an obama administration official has made clear that the president hasa no plans to curtail his call for more freedoms for cubans during his three-day trip. the venezuelan president landed in cuba today. his presidency ends. >> reporter: sebastian with the cuban think tank the cuban research institute talks about the purpose of the visit. >> president obama wants to convey the image that the united states is no longer a threat to cuba, that the united states is not the obstacle for cuba to move fororrd into a more open society. >> reporter: 15 months ago, president obama started thawing diplomatic relatilns with cuba, a moveome agree with and others don't. another objective for obama -- >> he wants to make it more difficult for our ne

let's check in with steve litz. he is live in havanalittle havana with more. >> reporter: jawan, today those protesters ramped up their effort for obvious reasons. anti-castro and obama protesters used a steam roller to make their point, crushing pictures of obama, highly offended over his visit to cuba. >> i feel betrayed and disgusted by what is going on. >> going to museums and doing all types of tourism stuff. just say i'm going there for tourism reasons. don't say you're going there to make some type of change. >>hy do you want to do like the castros? >> reporter: anti-castro protests happen often outside of miami's iconic versailles restaurant in little havana, but today they stepped up their campaign calling president obama a coward, a traitor, even showing him locked in a kiss with president raul castro. protesters we loud but peaceful with plenty of miami police on hand to make sure things didn't get out of hand. lmost everyone here shares in their disdain for the castros and obama, except for another woman

we send it over to steve litz for some potential answers. >> the idea it was a thrill for nator rubio's fans, right? especially for those here in south florida. a hometown guy possibly being the president. well, tt vision came to an end last night when rubio susuended some feel his life in politics still has a bright future. what lies ahead for senator marco rubio. >> you're thinking another run at president maybe one day? >> i believe so. i belelve so. >> reporter: george lewis lopez was intricately involved in rubio's run for the white house. >> he could have a role in the administration. he definitely could have a role in uniting the party, substantially bringing more folks into the party, and defining policy. >> reporter: mark caputo thinks rubio may make a second run at president. >> he wants tl go out and make money. he's a little tired of the senate. sounds like he was tired when he first got there. he's ready to go out into the private sector and make some money. >> reporter: rubio's senate term rick scott will leave office at the end of 2018. lopez on rubio running for governor

steve litz is live at the palm beach county commission center where clinton will be tonight. >> reporter: jawan, live at this facility tonight, we know clinton is already in the area. just a short time ago someone did tweet out, i think it was our sister station up here in palm beach county, hillary clinton with one of her supporters at a dungin doughnuts. we know shshs in the area and expected to come to the convention center and celebrate a win. from donald trump's florida home. this room inside the palm beach county convention center will soon turn into a rally. democratic toronto runner hillary clinton in north carolina for part of this primary day, sounding confident for her lead in the polls and taking aim at front-runner donald trump. >> for the bigotry that he's emplifying on the campaign trail is disturbing to most americans. >> reporter: clinton would come closer to locking up the democratic nomination with a win tonight, and taking to social media earlier today, urgin voters to find their friends on facebook and make sure they get to the polls today. a big night all around. mo

i'm steve litz. nbc 6 ws. >> i caught up with mar skoeco rubio this morning. we covered a lot of topics, includingnghis plan to not only win florida, but ultimamaely the white house. >>> a reporter has filed charges here in florida against donald trump's campaign managege it stems from an incident on jupiter tuesday when a woman says he grabbed her forceful when she asked a question. the trump campaign released a statement today denying it even happened. it reads in part, quote, in addition to our staff which had no knowledge of said situation, not a single camera or reporter of more than 100 in attendance captured the incident, end quote. hitting a protester in the face wednesday as he was being escorted out of a trump rally in north carolina. the man was recorded saying the next time we see him, we might have to kill him, end quote. trump addressed the north h carolina incident when he spoke about the run-ins as his events. >> we've had some violent protesters. these are people that punch. these are people that are violent people. >> the trump campaign did t

. >> reporter: i'm steve litz. nbc 6 news. >>> good afternoon. ahead for us tonight, conservatives draft a stop the trump plan. we look at what's behind why rushed to ers >>> and finally tonight, auick look at today's top stories. a pep rally takes a dangerous turn when a fire breather stunt goes awry. this happened at atlanta community high school in delray beach has students watched from inside a gymnasium. performer ricky charles caught fire during his routine and was rushed to the hospital with severe burns. are the more than a dozen students that were streeted for mostly cloudyinhalation. >>> bso is opening a sketch will lead them to the robber who stole a south florida neighborhood's sense of security. he walked into backyard and pointed a gun at a womom and her 91-year-old mother. the robber did get away with a purse and a cell phone. bso is looking for this guy who may be as young as 17 years old we're told. >>> a nice night to celebrate the@ irish. >> no risk of rain whatsoever. the humidity is relatively comfortable despite the warm tem

for more on that, let's go to steve litz live here at the university of miami. >> reporter: hi jackie. governor scott may not endorsing a candidate, but a sitting senator now is. senator ted cruz enjoying his first endorsement from mike lee. that is the senator in utah. a big deal here. mike lee came into the spin room and annnnunced his support for ted cruz. he didn't ask marco rubio to drop out of this race, but he did encourage mr. rubio to, quote, get behind cruz. this is the last debate before the primaries in ohio and for the second night in a row, a south frida college will host a major presidential debate. the university of miami welcoming the four republican presidential hopefuls. florida gop chairman remains nntral on his candidates, but has a preferred opponent come novememr. >> i would love to run a cacaaign against hillary clinton, which is probably the antithesis of what people thought two years ago. >> reporter: the repuican underdogs like marco rubio need a strong performance tonight to slow donald trump's momentum. a "washington post" univision survey shows trump at 3

for "impact," steve litz, nbc 6 news. >>> and joining me now on "impact" to discuss rubio and all things 2016, mitt caesar and jessica fernandez, the president of the miami young republicans. thank you for joinings here. it was a decisive victory for both trump and for hillary. of course, marco rubio came up theloser, 19 percentage points it was a good day for trump, but great day for hillary. let's talk gop first. senator marco rio suspended his campaign. everybody is asking what happened. could it be the trump factor, but the fact he willingly or unwillingly became the candidate and the face for the party? >> i think all the factors played in, i don't think anybody anticipated a year ago that trump would have the following that he did and that people would be very attracted to his message. you know, we hope that donald trump can soften his etoric and, you know, do something to unify thparty. looks like he'll be the presumptive nominee going into the convention. the math is in his favor, the delegate math is in his favor. i think what could rubio have done i don't know. i think a lot of

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political reporter steve litz joins us now from palm beach county convention center with more on that. steve? >> reporter: hi, jawan. a big night for hillary clinton. her director of communications huddled with reporters a a short time ago and said she performed better than expected. not in just getting all of those people to get out and vote for hillary clinton but also in running up the delegate count. whether he mrs. clinton to spoke to her supporters she said the next president has three clear tests ahead. number one, making a positive difference in people's lives. number two, keeping americans safe and number three, bringing this country together. hillary clinton thanked her supporters in the states that just launched her closer to the democratic nomination. >> makingdifferences in people's lives comes first because americans everywhere are hungry for solutions. they want to break down the barriers holding themback. >> reporter: minutes after polls closed, nbc news projected clinton e winner here in florida, ohio, and north carolina. she preached the importance of equal pay, defe

. >> we begin with steve litz, live from tropical park where marco rio plans on holding a rally tonight. >> reporter: south flori@da once again at the center of presidential politics with three of the biggest names either florida, and jackie, it is a clear indication ho important the sunshine state is in the eyes of the candidates. snore rubio is pretty important in the eyes of all of the people who are going to vote for him. they're already lining up to get aa glimpse. it's super tuesday. flora's not voting, but you couldn't tell that based on where three of the leading contenders for the white house will be speaking tonight. southth florida is clearly in the spotlight starting now. with hillary clinton, donald trump, and hometown hopeful marco rubio. trump expected to pick up a majority of delegates on the republican side, hillary clinton on the democratic side. a political professor on why they're here. >> the campaigning is already done with the states that are running tonight, and florida is so important bececse it has a ton of delegates to give out. and it's winner take all. so th

live in little va hannah, i'm steve litz. >>> thank you. a lot of anger, a lot of people upset in the cuba exilil community about the president's trip here. >> you can't talk about this historic visit without talking aboul the dissidents movement here in cuba. it has existed since the cuba revolution. they have been around protesting. these are strong people that have come out against the government, but there's also a new movement of dissidents and they are making their voices heard and they are making their voices loud, and we talked about the state of the dissidents movement today here in havana. >> you can't report on the normalization of relations wii cuba without talking about position from the old timers, sanchez, and the ladies in white to the new dissident movement. of people have a great fear to be here and joining us in this march because they know what are the outcomes. >> at a small church in havana, a peaceful demonstration. >> president obama in previous months sa he wouldn't visit cuba if human rights didn't improve. >> the

with a closer look, political reporter steve litz. >> reporter: what lies ahead for sesetor marco rubio? >> so you think another run at presesent maybe one day? i believe so. i believe so. george luis lopez was intricately involved for the run for the white house and he sees the senator staying involved in republican party politics. >> he can have a rolen the administration. he can definitely have a role in uniting the party, substantially bringing more folks into the party and defining policy. >> reporter: like lopez, politico.com's florida correspondent mark caputo thinks rubio may make a second run at president. meantime, says caputo -- >> rubio wants to make money. he's tired of the senate, sounds like he was -- and he's ready to go out in the private sector, make some money. we might see him in four years running for president again, might see him in eight years. >> reporter: rubio's senate term ends this year. lopez on rubio running for governor. >> once you run for the highest office, i don't think you step down. mayors don't run for school board. >> reporter: rubio's rise from a

political reporter steve litz and marissa bag all live on the university of miami k578 pus. >>> every morning we add social media to had depth to our stories. some people are using digital resources like social media for a much more sinister reason. nbc 6 reporter erika glover is live in homestead where a high school student is facing serious charges for allegedly threatening to use social media in what's being described as a wicked way directly against his classmates. >> reporter: that's right, eric. good morning. i can tell you the 18-year-old facing multiple charges is a student here at homestead senior high school. officers are warning that there could be more victims. they say t crimes went on last year from november to december and that the girls finally told police d school administrators recently. the school district calls the case extremely disturbing and released this statement saying the incident serves as a good reminder that parents need to monitor theirchildren's social meepd yeah activity and warn them of negative consequences when it is used improperly. terry fenelon i

joining me from miami, steve litz, wtvj, and tv host sean pittman from tallahassee.ood to have you with me. sanders spending most time in michigan, illinois and ohio, part of the rust belt there. is he making a strong enough play here in florida, given how the delegates are awarded? >> there's a slight presence so far, mostly on television, thomas. what you can expect to see bernie sanders do is hit some of the college campuses here in florida. we have some of the largest in the country. miami-dade college, university of central florida up in central florida orlando. those are huge college campuses and if bernie sanders is looking to make some in roads on hillary clinton territory, it's on some of those campuses. it's an uphill battle, thomas, because as we were talking about hillary clinton's special relationship with voters in south carolina, the same thing goes here in florida. hillary clinton enjoys tremendous support here in florida, especially from minority voters, african-american, as well as latinos. >> and i know on super tuesday, she had her victory party h

. >> here to discuss the florida ad wars, steve litz, political reporter for our nbc station in miami wtvj and david heller is with us, as well. thank you for being here. steve, let me start with you. we've got some new information this morning, too, that there may be on top of all of that another ad coming based off the rally that turned violent in chicago. for donald trump on friday night. and that ad could hit airwaves here tomorrow. according to "time" magazine i couldn't believe this, anti-trump ads have aired 7,000 times in the last two weeks. 7,000 times. and yet, it's not really making a dent, if you look at our poll today. >> that poll just out this morning, so you had those polls a few weeks ago that had mr. trump ahead of mr. rubio by some 20 points and that remains the same. >> 21 this morning. >> even after all of that that we have been through. what the candidates like to do is put some space between themselves and these negative ads. so it's the super pacs that run these ads so the candidates can take more of the high road and talk more of substance, as opposed to the a

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. >> steve litz, patricia, thank you for joining me. are you a graduate from here?>> great to see you both. >>> more from the sunshine state, live from fiu in miami. the primary is less than two weeks away and considered a must-win for marco rubio. he's the senator of the state but right now, at least in the polls, doesn't look like he's doing too well. we'll be right back with a whole lot more. >> the pundits say we're underdogs. i'll accept that. this is a community of underdogs. this is a state of underdogs. this is a country of underdogs. but we will win. ♪ ♪ only those who dare... drive the world forward. introducing the first-ever cadillac ct6. but zzzquil is different have pain medicine because why would you take a pain medicine when all you want is good sleep? zzzquil: a non-habit forming sleep-aid that's not for pain, just for sleep. does the smell of a freshly fill you with optimism? do you love your wireless keyboard more than certain family members? is your success due to a filing system only you understand? does printing from your tablet to your wireles