texas. ted cruz carries his home state of texas. that was anticipated. bernie sanders carries his home state of vermont. that was anticipated as well. those are the states that have been projected so far by cnn. we're watching, waiting to hear from donald trump, by the way, he's getting ready, he's in palm beach, florida, right now. he's going to be speaking shortly. we'll, of course, have live coverage of donald trump. he's won several of these states already. jake? >> well, you know, it's interesting, wolf, i suspect with ted cruz having won or being project to have won his home state of texas which is a bigger win than bernie sanders winni innin inning vermont, let honest, because of the sheer number of delegates i expect what we'll hear from ted cruz this evening will be a call for all the other candidates except for donald trump, of course, to drop out of the race so cruz can defeat donald trump. i think that that is likely what you're going to hear, and there's going to be a big push from cruz allies to the washington establishment, okay, you don't

texas home. but democrats are depending on a growing latino population to turn the state blue. strategists say a big win for hillary clinton could erase the possibility of a bernie sanders nomination. hillary history in texas dating back to the '70s. and she polls well with latinos. she's not only looking for delegates but campaign tags. >> if she wins substantially, she'll clean up happily. >> reporter: in the last two super tuesdays, the big winner has gone on to win their party's nomination. >> to the victor go the spoils. and the spoils are campaign tactics. >>> a gruesome discovery outside an abandoned yacht in the philippines. >> fishermen discovered a mummified body. it was owned by a german national but they have not been able to identify the remains. there was an au but the results will not be known for a couple of weeks. >>> canada has resettled 25,000 syrian refugees. the canadian government plans to allow thousands more privately sponsored refugees. >>> the dashcam video shows a toddler falling out of the trunk of a moving van in china. the car behind pulled over and

>> in his home state of texas, sure. here's the bottom line, the map from here on out, it gets better for us. his whole campaign was built on the southern strategy. he lost them all except for his home state. we on the other hand have shown growth. we feel really good about minnesota. i think looking forward at t map now and the states that are to come, we're going to start racking up some victories. when we get to winner take all, we love the way the map shapes up. campmpgns you have a front-runner. we have the opposite. we have people telling us, you must continue to fight on and that's what's happening. you go to our website, marcorubio.com. record number of people signing up and people donating. >> senator, you're 1 points at least behind in florida, all of the -- >> i don't believe those polls. that was one poll. no, no. we have seen other numbers that indicate otherwise. we'll win florida, i'm confident of that. especialal when we have two weeks to explain to the people of state what we're getting with donald trump,

it was agreed and still possible that texas may divide now the state of texas, into five different states. now, that's not going to happen, because nobody is going to be able to agree on what could be called texas. and that's the decision of the people who live in texas. and one of the other provisions of the joint resolution is texas may fly its flag of the lone star, the lone republic even the american flag. when you go to texas, you will see american flag and texas flags are flying level with the american flag, they can do it by law. texas does that because of its agreement and admission into the union. so our country has a great history, mr. speaker. 50 states, all of our territories, our history is unique. no place on earth is like the united states, it's because of our history, because of the diversity of the peoples and cultures in this country. the diversity of texas, the diversity of the united states. it's what gives its strength. it's not a weakness, it's a strength. and it is quite important that we as members of the house of representatives who represent the 50 states of the

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voting in ted cruz's home state of texas begins today. ch 15th they will head to the polls in marco rubio's home state of florida and john kas h kasich's hoech state of ohio. if they secure their home state can they clear the path to the nomination. our political panel weighing in. fox news contributor and radio talk show host tammy bruce. thank you for waking up with us this morning. it is a big day. tammy, let's start with texas. that is today. ted cruz is hoping to win the state. it's a proportional state. if he doesn't win it a make or brake for him? >> it is a break. when you are already dealing with having to win your home state you are already having a problem. like donald trump is not worried about winning new york. it is not a consideration. cruz will win but not by the kind of margin he wants to. rubio is at a much different place. well behind in florida. one of the arguments of course is in order to win the nomination the general election is you have to win florida and ohio. when your favorite son is getting blasted you have som

in his home state of texas, for sure. here 's the bottom line, the map from here on out, it gets better for us. his whole strategy was built on the southern states. we within on the other hand has shown growth. in virginia, we were down 20 points in every poll. we narrowed that to nothing. we feel really good about minnesota. i think looking forward at the map now, the states to come. we'll start racking up some victories. winner take all, we love the way the map shapes up for us. especially if it's a narrower field. people telling us, you have to fight on. that's what's happening. go to our website, marcorubio.com. i asked people to join our efforts. we have had record days of people signing. >> up senator, your 15 points behind in florida, aren't you? excuse me, all public polls -- >> i don't believe those polls. that's one poll. no, no. we have seen other numbers that indicate otherwise. of that. when we have time to explain what we're exactly getting with donald trump a world-class con artist. by the way, how could the

that's hillary clinton. >> reporter: among the states projected to be taken by clinton, texas. the powerhouse state with the most delegates, also giving ted cruz a crucial win at home. >> so long as the field remains divided, donald trump's path to the nomination remains more likely. and that would be a disaster for republicans. >> reporter: a home state celebration for busy, too. the projected winner in vermont saying he is undeterred by clinton's overall success. >> it's not winner take all. by the end of tonight, we are going to win many hundreds of delegates. >> reporter: and senator marco rubio also vowing to stay in the race after winning his first state. takes and whatever it takes to ensure that i am the next president of the united states. >> reporter: and that projected win for rubio was in minnesota. he and the other candidates are now looking ahead to the next big primaries in michigan, ohio, and florida. kendis and reena. >> before you go, i'm curious about voter turnout. how was it in several of those states? >> reporter: here in texas, there were really long lines

state. voters casting their ballots in texas where senator ted cruz is hoping for a home state win. ublican party is expecting yet another record turnout here to tell us what to watch for in texas tonight is tom meckler, texas gop chairman. who is going to win your state tonight? >> hi, melissa. great to be on your show today. i certainly would not be betting against ted cruz because he is very popular in the state of texas. 2012 a lot of people thought he couldn't pull it off, came back and surged to tremendous victory. he is well-liked and very popular here. so i would put my money on ted for sure. melissa: what are the most important issues for republicans in texas? this has been one of the interesting, surprising things about this election. for example, in new hampshire, you know, heroin an drug abuse was a big issue even though not at forefront necessarily in other states. texas is it the border, is it the economy, what is your number one thing? >> i think border security which of course is national security is a big issue in texas. our governor and lieutenant governor and our l

states. already, with the law partially in place, about half of the more than 40 abortion clinics in texas have closed. if the law comes into full effect, the second largest state in the u.s. could be left with just nine or 10 clinics. amy: with the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia less than three weeks ago, the supreme court has only eight justices, making it unlikely the case would set a national precedent restricting abortion, and opening the way for a four-four tie. such a tie could leave in place a lower court ruling largely upholding the texas law, potentially impacting other states in the same appeals court circuit -- mississippi, which has just one abortion clinic, and louisiana, where a similar admitting privileges law threatens to close all but one clinic in the state. the stakes were high wednesday when attorney stephanie toti stood before the supreme court to represent the texas abortion providers. it was her first time ever arguing a case at the supreme court. after the arguments, she addressed reporters outside. >> texas abortion clinic have a documented history of sa

he went to north texas state university. served with the 82nd airborne. [laughter] i know you were about to jump up and say that. anyway, dad was with the 82nd airborne division. band director. my grandparents lived in crane, texas. dad got a job at north texas state university so we moved from big spring. i'm a texas guy. born and raised. love it. anybody else? >> talk about the timeline. the number of days. give us a perspective about how long from beginning to end. being called by the department of army to go join, i did not get over there until october. through january 10 was in defense of saudi arabia. thepresident's line in sand, forward operating base oasis, that was in defense of. through the 26th. or what was going to become 73. actually our brigade, the second brigade was in control of the first cavalry division during that time. untilwere under command released of them and we went northwest. that would have been around the until february 24, which was g-day. that would have been in preparation. after g-day, rings happened pretty quick. what some

those states resemble virginia where rubio almost won, more than texas. i'll put it that way. those are the winner take all states. those are the states that will decide this election and & who the winner. >> ashley, what is your biggest disappointment of the night? >> overall, that's a good question. i think, you know, honestly the surprise there was cruz. as ron said, he was supposed to have this firewall going into the s.e.c. primary and he didn't. the momentum really shifted when donald trump started winning states, which surprised many in the gop, and they started to panic that. panic did play into, okay, in many of these states voters are thinking what is it that we're going to do to take down trump if there were anti-trump sentiments out there? we saw a lot of states where cruz is viable, where they came out to vote for him in droves. we ended up seeing a couple of swing states with oklahoma and alaska. at the end of the day, too, the biggest disappointment was rubio's campaign. >> thank you so much, ashley pratt joining us and thank you so much, ron meyer as well. we'll

in his home state of texas, for sure. here 's the bottom line, the map from here on out, it gets better for us. his whole strategy was built on the southern states. we within on the other hand has shown growth. in virginia, we were down 20 points in every poll. we narrowed that to nothing. we feel really good about minnesota. i think looking forward at the map now, thetates to come. we'll start racking up some victories. winner take all, we love the way the map shapes up for us. especially if it's a narrower field. we have the opposite, we have people telling us, you have to fight on. that's what's happening. go to our website, marcorubio.com. i asked people to join our efforts. people signing. >> up senator, your 15 points behind in florida, aren't you? excuseme, all public polls -- >> i don't believe those polls. that's one poll. no, no. we have seen other n nbers that indicate otherwise. we'll win florida, i'm confident of that. when we have time t t explain what we're exactly getting with donald trump a world-class con

>> reporter: well, the biggest thing to watch is the state of texas. the single biggest delegate prize tonight. 155 delegates. that's ted cruz's home state. he absolutely must win there. but it is also an essential state for marco rubio. if he falls below 20%, he can be shut out and not get a single degasde delegate out of texas. they have to find somewhere else to beat trump. the best prospects for that will be somewhere in the south, for ted cruz, he's predicated his whole campaign on winning in the south. for marco rubio, he's worked very hard in the state of virginia, campaigned there in the final days. and also in the state of minnesota. the only state on here, david, that donald trump did not even visit. so, that's the look on the republican side. >> all right, but the big state of texas, we'll be watching for meantime, on the democratic side, jon, what are you watching? >> reporter: well, the democratic side, bernie sanders can't afford to watch hillary clinton romp through the south the way she did in south carolina. she trounced him in south ca

dad got a job at north texas state university as a band director, so we moved from big spring, texas to denton. i am a texas guy. i am born and raised. i love it. anybody else? >> if you can, talk a little bit about the timeline, the number of days, kind of give us perspective on how long from beginning to end. mr. wiehe: being called by the department of army to go join, i did not get over there until october. so august 2 through january 10 was in defense of saudi arabia. the president's line in the sand, forward operating base oasis, that was in defense of. so, january 10 through the 26th. or what was going to become 73. eastie. actually our brigade, the second brigade, was in control of the first cavalry division during that time. so we were under command until we were released by them and we went northwest, and that would have been around the 26th of january until february 24, which was g-day that would. have been in preparation for. after g-day, rings happened pretty quick. -- february 24, things happened pretty quick. through the 28th, what some called the 100 hour war. the rep

ted cruz won a couple of races including his home state of texas. marco rubio picked up minnesota, his first victory and bernie sanders is still in the running holding off clinton for the win in several states. >>> hillary clinton follows up her big super tuesday win with a rally and concert in new york. among those performing >> clinton's team still sounding notes despite her victories last night. >> good morning, reena and kendis. a big win for hillary clinton. she celebrated in miami, florida not in a super tuesday state. she's clearly looking ahead. her speech to a fired up crowd made little mention of bernie sanders. she focused on the gop, namely donald trump and took a knock at his campaign slogan saying we shouldn't make america great again, we should make america whole. >> this country belongs to all of us, not just those at the top. not just to people who look one way, worship one way or even think one way. we have to make america whole. we have to fill in. fill in what's been hollowed out. >> reporter: despite her me they're not ready to s

. >>> much of the southeast portion of texas is under a state disaster declaration. this is all due to severe flooding from rain-swollen rivers in the area. there are also a lot of flooding problems in louisiana which promised officials to close a freeway in both directions at the texas state line. parts of st. tammany parish were hit hard by the floodwaters. many people there have gone through similar situation before. >> the difference this time is that it came in really fast. we thought it wasn't going to be like this. >> some people in the area say the problem is made much worse by people from outside the region showing up to sightsee. >>> service to the nation's second largest subway system is shut down today due to safety concerns. official in washington, dc made the decision to inspect all cables on the metro system following a tunnel fire on monday. the shutdown is expected to last until tomorrow morning. and as you can imagine, it's creating congestion on the roads. some city buses are up to a half-hour late. >>> starbucks adding cherry blossom frappucino to

in 1983 - he was freed from a texas state prison on a technicality. a judge threw out his confession because he didn't waive his rights. arrest and court records show he's had several arrests and convictions in colorado since 1987. he's been arrested and convicted for d-u-i, property damage and criminal mischief. in 1997 - he was charged with intimidation and assault in montana -- convicted of intimidation. 9wants to know confirmed wilkerson bought his property in now, wilkerson is facing multiple charges connected to this case. corey, he's being held on a one- million-dollar bond. there are so many angles to this story and we are going to get into them throughout the morning. you can also find more information about this case -- like how the suspect got off of death row -- on the 9news app and 9news dot com. we heard name- calling -- veiled references -- and targeted attacks as marco rubio and ted cruz tried to take down donald trump. the candidates overtalking one another in the fox news channel debate. trump was constantly other candidates moderato

let's look at the map of the states. texas and georgia are the two most populous states in play. in the republican race trump carries the states listed. ted cruz carries the states listed. on the democratic side former secretary of state hillary clinton has won alabama arkansas georgia tennessee texas and virginia. his home state of vermont as well as oklahoma. tonight's results are disappointing for marco rubio he is getting some good news out of minnesota where he is eating at this hour. john kasich and ben carson have no wednes. rubio is vowing to stay in the race. marco rubio -- >>> we continue our team coverage. >> donald trump is a happy man tonight he did very well on this super tuesday. tonight he did not have a big rally like everybody else. he had a news conference. >> donald trump the big winner on the republican side. focus on november. >> i am unified. once we get all of this finished, i'm going to go after one person and that is hilary clinton on the assumption she is allowed to run. i don't know that she will be allowed. >> while concentrating on hilary clinton he

tonight, he will not win a single state here on super tuesday. texas, my home state was leading by double digits. down by 20 points in florida. if he cannot win a state anywhere, you will not be the nominee. you will not beat donald trump. if you look state by state by state, though polling, donald and i are neck and neck. >> he may surprise people in minnesota. we do not know. no results are in. >> we do know the first four states. historically, no one has ever won the nomination. donald trump and i. >> all bets are off. having said that, i do want to step back and look at your criticism of donald trump and what appears to be a softening position on immigration. you think that you cannot be trusted on this issue. is that correct? >> donald had told us he cannot be trusted. he said he could be the most politically correct person on earth. yesterday, there was apparently this secret tape that the editorial board has. donald sat down and said, hey, all of this stuff that i'm saying on immigration, i do not believe it. i do not intend to deport anybody. t

texas. connell? >> reporter: i heard you talking earlier in the show about the state of texas.it exactly right. it adds to what senator cruz was talking about in that sound bite with neil as well. speaks to the strategy that the senator has, he knows, everybody knows this is a must-win tonight, but not as simple as. that it goes into the delegate math and the way the delegates are handed out in a large state by texas, in a proportional basis. cruz not only to win but win by a fairly large margin which may be a tall order. as you heard him say, his argument is he can set up a one-on-one matchup after today with donald trump. a similar one that marco rubio is making as well. in addition to that, cruz had this to say about mr. trump earlier in the day. >> what donald is benefitting from is a fractured opposition. and, you know, i would note, if you're tired of the insults. if you're tired of the circus show. tired of the profanity and vulgarity. if you want a president who you know what he will do, then you have a clear choice in this race. if you want a republican president to gi

ted cruz, the senator from texas, he's carried his home state of texas, as well as oklahoma. marco rubio finally got on the >> hillary clinton has done well tonight. she has won seven states, georgia, virginia, alabama, tennessee, arkansas, texas and massachusetts. bernie sanders has done well as well as. vermont, oklahoma, colorado and minnesota. we have a key race alert. hillary clinton has won the democratic caucuses there, so six delegates from america samoa. in vermont is 84% on the republican side. 32.5% for donald trump, john kasich 30 p.6%. donald trump is ahead of john kasich by 1,027 votes. let's go to john king. we're talking a closer look at all of these contests tonight. vermont still outstanding. >> donald trump leading. if he holds that lead the map looks good for donald trump. we're waiting for alaska. these are delegates allocated so far. these are just delegates we've allocated tonight. rubio gets his first win, is it good enough. his campaign says he's staying in. they say things will get better. you talked to senator cruz who says this is great. he's beaten

we are talking the texas louisiana state line. ten inches of rain from the texas louisiana state line all the way up to the mississippi river on the arkansas mississippi state line south of memphis. this is mild and mild and just shy of a foot of rain in the last 24-hours. this is just since we saw you yesterday at this time. the reason again is it is a cut off low. meaning the jet stream is up here. it is cut off from the jet stream. it has nothing to push it along. that's why it is staying put the last couple days. it is also the reason for the wind. around a low. high to our east is clockwise. between you get a convergence zone. like winds in downtown buildings it gets squeezed and accelerates. this low should get on the move starting tomorrow. it is expected to go over the panhandle over the weekend. we'll see some rain chances over the weekend. not tonight. beautiful, warm, dry night. we'll stay breezy. but the winds should start backing down after sunset. temperatures in the low 60s. as we go through your day tomorrow the win

. >>> since the texas state trooper who pulled over sandra bland last summer said he is not guilty of perjury. the two printer that plea for that charge stemming from her jailhouse death. he said he has been getting >>> the atlas five rocket will blast off from cape canaveral tonight for the space station. it is bringing fresh supplies including an 8000 pound supply of food. >>> as relations war between the us and cuba, visitors are being allowed to keep parts of the island nation which have been shut off to american tourism for decades. it includes one crew ship which will sale at a miami beginning in may and stop at three ports of call. eric glasser shows you what it takes to set sail to havana and be what they bargained for. to cuba. >> customers are excited about the prospect of making cuba a portable. >> it would be interesting to go because americans haven't been able to go. >> carnival cruise lines bad start using into havana for miami as early as may 1. this cruise to be like others. >> their warnings before you start booking. prices between 1800 and $4000, it is more expensiv

here is what we're just learning in from republican voters in that key state of texas. preliminary exit polls coming in now showing 45% say they are looking for a political ououider. that's fewer than other states we've seen so far. more than two-thirir of texas republicans favor building that wall along the border. our political team covering it all tonight. the winners, as soon as we get them. and we begin with abc's tom llamas on donald trump's final pitch, trying to seal the deal. >> reporter: tonight, the and donald trump feeling invincible. >> every poll shows i can do practically anything, maybe even anything and nobody's going to leave. >> reporter: in ohio state, trump gushing about his throngs of supporters. >> there is such love in those rooms and those stadiums and those areas that i speak. it's actually easy. there's love. it's like a family. it's love. >> reporter: but love, not a word to describe the nasty current running through some trump rallies. in virginia, the billionaire asking one protester if she's mexican. >> are you from mexico? are you from mex

ted cruz wins three states, texas, oklahoma and alaska. while marco rubio finally wins a state taking minnesota. >>> on the democratic side hillary clinton extends her delegate lead over bernie sanders, she won seven states, alabama, arkansas, georgia, massachusetts, tennessee, texas and virginia. but sanders did win four states, colorado, minnesota, >>> let's check ivan cabrera, you watched the returns last night, a very sleepy ivan cabrera. >> our executive producer has agreed to bring my coffee all morning. a nice guy. multi-tasker. temperatures now in the mid and upper 60s. notice outside a few more clouds. it's dark so you may not notice but you will notice the humidity, a little higher ahead of the front and we're scanning titan doppler radar. no severe weather today, no heavy rain but as we talked about we have this weakening front that will be moving light showers. that is what we have today. then the front clears us out and dries us out through tonight. we'll talk more about this because this left a trail of destruction across the

. >>> the texas state trooper that arrested joseph blandisi has been fired from his job. he pulled over bland for a name change. things escalated. he was downed dead. intath tulled a suicide. 25 years ago in los angeles. the widely dispucted video was shot. the video went wild. four were tribute. it led to riots. >> more instances of a key hearing in the agreedy grey case. lawyers asking if an officer should be forced to testify. the question could be pivotal in the case. it's the question that good decide the fate. >> can officer william porter be a defendant and a witness. >> porter is the first of six officers. he was not involved in gray's arrest and not driving the van where gray suffered injuries. in disease, the trial ended. his retrial was set in june. prosecutors want to call him as a witness. second degree murder. the federal court has had cases. because border has been granted immunity in exchange for his testimony, he should testify, what he says in other trials can't be used against him. porter's defense team was not buying it. forcing him to testify against

in 1983, he was freed from a texas state prison on a technicality. arrest and court records show he has had several arrests and arrests and convictions in colorado. in 1997, he was charged with montana, convicted of intimidation. we confirmed he bought that property in 932007. >>> the sheriff admits the timings of this look terrible. a park county deputy died. sheriff fred wegener told us the -- the sheriff says that monte gore was suspended with pay for putting out an inaccurate press release about the shooting. the colorado bureau of investigation is reviewing the shooting that killed a progressive political activist. >>> the u.s. honor guard flag is on display to honor corporal nate carrigan. the honor flag has flown since u.s. it will now be on display for 13 hours at canyon high school. >> it's just a small token of what [ indiscernible ] thank you all for coming out. it means a lot. and to his family, god bless you. >> carrigan's funeral will be march 14th at faith bible chapel. >>> a proposed change to state law would prevent inmates -- the bi

the case deals with texas regulations that would cut the number of abortion clinics in the state. the clinics claim they are unnecessary and limit a woman's right to abortion but they have case something goes wrong with the abortion. the state says it is trying to protect women's health. john: attention between north and south korea reaching new heights. south saying north fired six short range projectiles into the sea off its coast. this comes after the u.n. security council approved the toughest sanctions on new york in two decades because of nuclear tests. the officials say it could be missiles, artillery or rockets. barbara: after more than two decades in jail a north carolina man is waking up with his freedom. he was serving life for sexually assaulting his daughter in 1992. ruled out the bow deny don: this morning you will see blue skies and sunshine to start. partly sunny and cooler today. temperatures down below freezing in many spots. by 10:00 you are still just in the 40's. current numbers from across the region some 20's on the board to the north. 28 roxboro and roanoke

she won seven states, including texas where trump wants to build a wall. >> instead of building walls, we're going to break down barriers. >> reporter: bernie sanders won alabama, arkansas, and his home state of vermont. >> the people who know me best have voted so strongly to put me in the white house. >> reporter: he's vowing to steal florida from marco rubio in two weeks. >> once we get all of this finished, i'm going after one person, that's hillary clinton. >> reporter: ted cruz now declaring triple victory. he'sler begging everyone else to drop out now. >> that's the only way to beat donald trump. >> reporter: but marco rubio >> i will campaign as long as it takes and wherever it takes to insure that i am the next president of the united states. >> reporter: this race a chess game with few moves left but no one quite ready to call check mate. especially john kasich, he's still holding out to win his home state of ohio. florida. >>> royal caribbean's anthem of the seas is returning after cutting yet another short cruise. and they encountered a storm with waves up to 30 feet high.

. >>> since the texas state trooper who pulled over sandra bland last summer said he is not guilty of perjury. the two printer that plea for that charge stemming from her jailhouse death. he said he has been getting