the now's todd walker brings us up to date on what to expect. :00-:05 suggested super: todd walker | @toddwalkernews security's now a part of our everyday travel reality, but at some of the nation's busiest airports, the long lines to get through security have gotten out of hand. like up to an hour wait in recent months. the t-s-a estimates it screens nearly 2- million passengers each day. they've now re-deployed 28 teams of canine teams to busier airports. the dogs explosives - then those passengers can move through faster screening without having to take off their shoes and they can leave their laptops in their carry-on bags. the t-s-a still advises you to get to the airport two hours early, just in case. shortages and increasing demand, the t-s-a is now training workers in double shifts in order to graduate nearly 2-hundred new agents per week. i will be at the t-s-a training academy this week to see what they go through, and to ask t-s-a if this effort will get the security lines moving without compromising your safety. and i will be at the world's busiest airport, where they've

i'm todd walker. walker. the last time the republicans began their national convention without a clear nominee was in 19-76. 9 on your side and wcpo dot com will have updates from all of the races tomorrow night with live coverage from seven to eight.and we'll have a live facebook chat from ten to 10:30 to get you updated.then catch us for 9 on your side at some storms reached parts of the viewing area today -- but things are pretty clear now. steve is tracking the latest. tuesday looks great for those heading to the polls. highs will reach the low 70s with a mix of clouds and sun. tuesday night into wednesday morning, we'll see another front bring a chance for showers and storms. isolated severe weather is possible, with damaging winds being the greater threat. lows will fall into the low 50s. much cooler weather moves in for the remainder of the week, with wednesday highs in the low bricks and rubble are all that's left of one clifton apartment's balcony after it collapsed yesterday. 9 on your side's kriste

eastern time until midnight for the now's todd walker joins us live from texas, the state with the most delegates up for grabs. todd has a look at the numbers. >> reporter: yeah. a big day today. so big our graphics department couldn't handle it. 865 for the democrats. 595 for the republicans. interesting to note, this is about half of what is needed to clench the nomination just today. and going into today, only 2% of the democratic delegates were committed. after today it will jump up to 24%. same for republicans. that's why today is a big deal. the biggest prize, texas. 155 delegates for the republicans. 252 for the democrats. to tack a look at the republican delegates standings right now, donald trump out in front. even if he doesn't take texas, he is expected to take the rest. for the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are close. but democrats have the super when you throw those in, it's a huge difference. hillary clinton out in front with 544 delegates to bernie sanders 85 when you include the super delegates. it's something that sticks in the craw of the sanders suppor

i am todd walker. -- on "the now tampa bay" we are trying to save you cash when it comes to flying. delta airlines has discounts for senior citizens but you can't book online. you have to call to get the deal. american and united offer senior pricing but when we compared the pricing, it really wasn't much of a difference. s w is offering good prices and they are fully refundable, which is not always the case with other carriers. united offers at least 5% off base fares for veteran, active institute military, national guard and reserve members, too. >>> the weather is impacting travel in and out of the northeast. take a look at this. you would not know it is spring there with this snow storm to kick off the week. this givers me chills. rhode island and connecticut where they could receive anywhere from a couple inches of snow to about a foot of snow. let me fill you in on this one! it sounds ludicrous to us in florida, but the folks in the northeast, are they accustomed to a spring snow. >> it is not uncommon to have snow through to the end of march, even the beginning of april, but

live in washington, i'm todd walker for the now tampa bay. >> still head, we're catching up on what is changing after the primary wins last night. >>> why marco rubio may not be out of the presidential race just yet. >>> before we go, a look at a new idea to kick the smoking habit for good. our partners over at newsy have that. >> when it comes to quitting smoking, there are two schools last cigarette. some prefer to slowly reduce the knick teen before trying to turkey. researchers at the university of oxford wanted to know which is more effective so they formulated a study in the journal that put the two methods head to head. to quit were divided into two groups. gradual cessation and abrupt cessation. the gradual group picked a day and withinned themselves off nicotine in the two weeks leading up to the quit day. both groups had access to counseling and nicotine replacement therapy. based on the results, going cold turkey is the best option. four weeks after the quit day, 40% of the participants were able to quick the habit compared to 39% of the gradual cessation group. that means t

establish herself as the undisputed frontrunner over bernie sanders for the democrats.the now's todd walker is in texas, the state with the most delegates up for grabs today, with a look at the numbers: numbers: (todd adlib)there are 1,460 today..865 for democrats..595 for republicans..so far.. only 2 percent of democratic delegates have been allocated.. and 5 percent of the republicans..later today that will jump up to 24 percent for democrats and 30 percent for the g-o-p..that's why today is such a big deal. and texas is the biggest prize..155 delegates for the republicans.. 252 for democrats -page 2-for donald trump.. the delegate count is already in his favor.. he's expected to take most of the states.. except here in texas.. that's got ted cruz pretty happy. -page 3--for the democrats.. of the pledged delegates.. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are pretty close.. hillary does have a lead.. but it's not insurmountable right now.. hillary is expected to do really well today.. so this her..-page 4--but if you add in the democratic super delegates.. who are party big wigs.. and get to m

for the now, i'm todd walker. >> there's still a lot to process when it comes to the candidates. are you still undecided, don't know who you're going to vote for in november? they can help with you a few easy questions. they can help you decide who should be your candidate to vote for. we wanted to know if this website was remotely accurate. we asked one of our photographers in the news room, grant, to help us out. >> okay. >> do you feel like the questions they asked you were indicative of who popped up there or what are you thinking? but i would say probably not really a bernie sanders lead. i could see how it would pick gave. >> are you shocked by this? i wasn't -- >> i am a little bit. towards ben carson. >> let's hope it wasn't ben carson. i don't think he will be much longer. >> you can always hope. >> thanks for playing. >> thank you. >> and check it out again. here's the website. voter.guru. >>> when we think about the depths of the ocean or in this case, the gulf of mexico, the beautiful place we live, we think of it as just darkness. researchers have found that surprisi

todd walker is here to tell us about a new long-range forecast breaking it all down for us from snowy denver. >> reporter: denver, colorado today. the signs of spring got a wintery reminder that it is not time to put away the coats and boots. >> today is the first day of spring break, kind of. >> reporter: several inches, up to a foot of snow fell in the rockies a few days before the official start of spring. >> this is hideous. i wanted to see everything regrow. >> reporter: so snow in colorado in march not uncommon but it's the principle of the matter. i was in d.c. two days ago complaining about how hot it was. days it will be headed that direction. the extra snow expected in parts of the northeast and the hottest february on record can be blamed on the remnants of el nino. meteorologists expect the next three months to be more of the same. >> most of the country will continue to be warm with the exception of the south towards texas. >> reporter: that means potentially more flooding in texas and louisiana. and for joanne a, somewhere other than colorado. >> i'm going to vegas and i

for the now, i'm todd walker. >> i'm going to say you're welcome for the cutest video of the day. two rare clouded leopard cubs over at the zoo. only a week and a half old. the species is facing specific threats right now in the homeland of southeast asia to poaching. on my facebook page. just search the now tampa bay. >>> from cute to just downright strange, visit st. pete clearwater for the strangest and going viral because people like strange stuff. best friends getting away and doing all that you do on a florida vacation but they're yettis. their vacation ends with them getting engaged during their vacation. a little viral story getting good buzz for our area. >>> and then, look, from yettis to this. >> to gators. >> i will let you have this. >> throw a picture of a gator on facebook and you will get a million views. this is the mama gator, i think. there are the baby gators. this was in the west palm area. these are florida ducklings. we get closer to easter, we have our version in florida. those are those baby gators. look outside. temperatures in the low 80s. a lot of sunsh

i'm todd walker. the talk of a brokered convention election.. so plenty can and will happen between now and then.for the now, i'm todd walker. despite the name calling and talk of a brokered candidates last night said they *would* support whoever the republican nominee is. republicans will hold their first ever caucus tomorrow.the caucus was initially set up to help senator rand paul run for both the presidency and senate at the same time.that was before he dropped out of the presidential race.and because this is the first caucus for kentuckians, there's growing confusion about how it happens... and where to go. 111045 - we're doing the best we can to get the word out, but we're continuing to hear people don't know about it. it's on a different day. it's on a saturday as opposed to a tuesday so there's all kinds of wild cards there. the g-o-p caucus is tomorrow from ten until four.there is one caucus site in each of kentucky's counties.the presidential race is the only thing on the ballot.the regular kentucky primary is on the books for may 17-t

. >> todd walker with more on what romney's rally cry could do to the party. >> mitt romney came out swinging. >> he's a phoney, a fraud. his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. >> attacking donald trump on just about every facet of his campaign. >> mr. trump is already alarming our allies and fueling the enemies. insulting all muslims will keep many of them from fully engaging with us in the urgent >> it was a blistering speech but a starke contrast possibly convention. >> the only serious policy proposals that deal with the broad range of national challenges come from ted cruz, marco rubio and john kasich. one of them should be our nominee. >> trump called romney a choke artist who begged for his endorsement in 2012. >> mitt is a failed candidate. ending what he hopes would be >> he gets a free ride to the white house and all we get is a lousy hat. lead to recession. his foreign policies would make america and the world less safe. president. >> for the now i'm todd walker. >> shortly before trump's response romney tweeted he never would have accepted trump'

the now's todd walker is in texas... where the last abortion clinic in the southern portion of that state is the battleground for this latest fight over abortion rights in the u-s. this little clinic opened two years before roe vs. wade.. and has seen daily protests over years.. including today.. as its owners fight to stay open.. to continue safely providing what pro-choice advocates say is a crucial service. going inside this clinic normally includes running a gauntlet of people who want to see it gone. 7:43:47 please don't go in therefor florine deleon.. 7:43:51 you have other choices they can help you at the pregnancy center :54there is no debate..7:43:56 you'll regret it if you do have an abortion :59she's been here protesting outside the whole mcallen texas for 5 years now.. she has plenty of company..7:28:48 my routine is to come here every day but sunday :51 yolanda chapa's been here for 7 years..7:34:47 to me the lord has called me to be his instrument to be his voice to be his heart :53she helped open a catholi

for the now, i'm todd walker. a rainy day across most of the tri-state.steve is back with a look at when things will dry out. police after finding texts on her husband's phone.but that's not the only surprise.the teenager now in custody as welcome back to the now cincinnati... rain and lowered visibility due to the rain will be a constant feature throughout your thursday, so don't leave home without your umbrellas and take it easy on the unseasonably warm around 64 degrees.a slow-moving cold front will gradually move across the ohio valley during the day, giving us gusty winds to 30 mph and while we are not expecting severe weather, there could be an isolated thunderstorms or two late this afternoon. expect rainfall totals between .75" to 1.5" or more by the end of the day. rainfall totals will likely be greatest from cincinnati and northern kentucky westward. some low-lying and poor drainage areas may experience minor flooding.friday, we'll have an early morning chance of showers. clouds will decrease, and we'll

. >> todd walker: i mean a family that is not bothering nobody. why you going to tell somebody to move? if they paid for that house it is their property. and, whatever color or race or whatever everybody live wherever they want to. it's not on somebody to tell somebody where to live or where not to live. that's stupid. could justthe gregory family says the support is nice but the attack still keeps them up at night. >> greg gregory : we are doing the best we can. the one thing we refuse to do is feel the need to leave our propertyyou still feel a little bit intimidated being theregiven what happenedmy wife has had some nightmares. we just still don't feel totally comfortable being at home. >> jeff :police say they are waiting for dna test results back from the lab. i'm jeff bush, live in el cerrito, kron four news. >> pam :new at 11. a livermore caretaker is behind bars. on suspicion of child abuse. police arrested 20-year- old moriah gonzalez last week. after receiving a report of physical child abuse on a 13- month- old baby. offials say, gonzal

. >> todd walker said ted cruz is not afraid to take on special interests in washington. he said he feels cruz has the best chance to win the general election. wisconsin's primary is winner take all with 42 delegates at stake. walker dropped out of the presidential race back in september. >> all the presidential candidates are campaigning in wisconsin today but there will be extra security for donald trump this afternoon following an anti trump rally last night. eighty protestors show the up in janesville. six were arrested. the police plan to have three times the normal number of officers out for today's events. most will be coming from neighboring police departments. >>> president obama's choice for the supreme court will sit down for the first time with the senate republican. illinois senator mark kirk is meeting with judge merrick garland. he broke ranks with his party's leadership in call for a senate vote on the nomination and then agreeing to meet with garland. kirk faces a reelection challenge in november for the senate seat once held by president obama. >> the su

i'm todd walker for the now. >>> the levels have not been this high in 25 years. five people have died in three states hit by the heavy rains over the past few days. you wonder could something like that happen here. we have seen it before in this area of tampa bay? >> remember, this is almost the same spot that we were looking at yesterday and the same set up with the system and so talking about a slow mover, it's barely moved in the last two days and will start to pick up forward motion and get weaker as well over the next 24-36 hours. since it's a slow moving system it's not moving across our state. the higher rain chances are until sunday so we're still in the pattern with south easterly and slight chances for rain until sunday late morning to early afternoon. so i brought up the time line just a little bit. i do think by 11:00 in the morning we may start to see consistent rain. even before that it's unlikely we will see rain but you could see an isolated shower after 11:00. all bets are off and we will see rain around downtown tam into pel pel county and we co

i'm todd walker for the now tampa bay. >> todd, thank you. you might not know this, but the now airs in cities across the country, including cleveland. one of our reporters there has spent years getting confused. i'll explain why. take a look here. can you tell? get a little closer. can you tell? they look like alike but no relation. john is covering the campaign. while people in cleveland are used to the difference, others around the nation are starting to notice there are similarities. ashley. >> i'm here with dr. susan mcmanis, a long time analyst for abc action news and the now tampa bay. thank you for being here. we're already seeing huge voter turnout here in florida. could break the 2008 record where we saw 42% of floridians turn out to vote. why are we seeing such a big voter turnout. >> have you ever seen a year like this? people have been upset about the direction that the country is in. polls have shown two-thirds of the country don't like the direction of the country. that's true for both sides of the aisle. you have exciting new

the now's todd walker tries to sort it all out. --todd look live--throw out the rules.. throw out the polls.. none of it matters in this election..bernie sanders proved that last night in michigan.. hillary clinton was supposed to clobber him by 20 points.. sanders won..donald trump has completely thrown out the rule book for the republicans.. and those trying to stop him can't seem to find anything that sticks.. and he keeps winning.an expert i talked to today said this race only feels chaotic because of the pushback against donald trump's personality.. if the delegate count stacked up like this for anybody else it wouldn't seem so out of control..--pkg--1:46:42 you'd say alright he's a front runner, he can continue :46 and kind of capture the convention :49 but it's just such a strange one because donald trump is donald trump :54marco rubio has been hanging on.. many say in hopes of a brokered convention.. but delegates last night.. and he is trailing donald trump in the polls in his home state of florida.. the calls for him to drop out are only getting louder..1:42:01

the now's todd walker is breaking it all down from snowy denver. (buds under snow)denver colorado today.. the signs of spring.. got a rather wintry reminder that it is not time to put away the coats and boots..9:01:45 today is the first day of spring break :47 to a foot of snow.. fell overnight in the rockies.. just a few days before the official start of spring.. 9:02:27 this is actually hideous i wanted to see everything regrow :32 bridge standup 9:00:57 so snow in colorado in march isn't all that uncommon, but it's the principle of the matter.. two days ago i was in dc complaining about how hot it was.. but don't cry for me.. in a couple of days this will all be headed that direction 9:01:08the extra snow.. up to a foot expected in parts of the northeast over the next few days.. along with flooding in the south.. and the hottest february on record .. can be blamed on the last remnents of el nino..8:47:22 we wouldn't be getting that warmest record without el nino so it does have that effect :26 meteorologists expect the next three months to be mo

shay, i want to go back to that storm flooding that todd walker was just talking about. we talked about this yesterday, but will it be as strong coming our way? >> it won't. it won't pack as much rain for us or be a strong front. it starts to fizzle out. it's a slow-moving system that's why it's creating the flooding issues in several states now. it's almost parked in the same place as yesterday. it is a little broken up. we have a center of rain in texas and another one moving through parts of louisiana and into mississippi, alabama and farther to the north into the great lakes. again, this is a slow-moving system. it will take until sunday to get to our area. so we remain on the warm, dry and humid side with a southeasterly flow. the gusty winds that you saw today are going to come down. so we're going to have more relaxed wind speeds. but as this front approaches on sunday, it starts to fizzle out. and it tracks a little more to the north. what happens is that we start off on the dry side sunday morning. so for those with the grand prix in mind on sunday, the start of

leaked in 2009 causing the water to go into those homes :30 outside of shreveport louisiana i'm todd walker for the now :33 the water levels of some of the bayous and creeks near shreveport have not been this high in 25 years. five people have died in three states hit by the heavy rains over the past few days. a new community for our veterans.. who need a little help.our mayor says its the *least we can do for those who serve.we take you inside next and the scripps regional spelling bee is just hours away!we put the 9 on your side welcome back to the now cincinnati... a new place to call home for dozens of veterans right here in our community.the talbert house parkway apartments opened its doors today. today.34 brand new units now wait for veterans to move in. the building is a partnership between sponsors, donors, officials and contractors.it will serve the clifton, university heights and fairview communities.mayor john cranley says its the 1.09.07 we are helping vets. it doesn't get much better than that. 1.09.13 1.09.131.09.25 bottom line is that as a country we need to do better by our

for the now, i'm todd walker. walker. millions of bees are released into the wild when a semi truck overturns! overturns!the dangers even trained bee keepers faced while getting control of the it was a 'sticky' situation in tennessee yesterday ... where a semi trailer hauling '25 million bees' overturned ... unleashing a swarm! the driver says his g-p-s led him astray and he never meant to end up on the tiny rural road that proved to be too much for his truck.420 hives and millions of bees were in the overturned truck.bee keepers rushed to the scene to help.. and they did a pretty good job. most of the hives did south dakota's new license plate get mount rushmore wrong? you can see the old plate on the left and the new one on the right. now compare the new plate to the actual monument. george washington's face doesn't seem to be facing the right direction. a rep for mount rushmore says the plate is not inaccurate... it just has a different viewpoint. but some people in south dakota are still calling for the state to ditch

the now's todd walker is live at the supreme court with some perspective on why republicans are fighting so hard.. todd ... the supreme court has a lot more power than it used to.. or at least lawmakers and presidents give it more power.. it's the final word on constitutional matters when it didn't used to be.. so now who sits on the court.. and who gets appointed to it.. is one of the most important decisions in the country.. 7:14:42 it is really hard to to see any kind of principled objection to merrick garland as a judge other than he was nominated by president barrack judge he prosecuted the oklahoma city bombing trial. merrick garland is referred to as a legendary figure in washington dc.. words we heard to describe him today was brilliant.. fair and neutral.. known for leaving his personal ideology and philosophy out of the cases he's deciding as much as possible..7:13:30 nominating merrick garland to the supreme court is sort of like nominating cal ripken to the hall of fame there's almost no rational reason to oppose him :42scripps washington correspondent dick meyer says the rea

the now's todd walker is in cleveland, where their governor john kasich is in a neck-and-neck battle with donald trump. the buckeye state could impact the nationwide race. and as todd reports ... a lot is at stake today. that's right.. and ohioans for and against donald trump seem to realize that. the polling place we spent most of the day at saw a steady stream of voters all day long. they are concerned about the direction of this country.. and the direction of this race. *pkg full=7:08:26 how you doing i'm michael o'malley i'm running for county prosecutor today :29while not running for the biggest office.. mike o'malley has seen the big impact politics has had in ohio..7:03:15 democrats from 4 years ago 15 percent of them have pulled republican ballots :19voters here in brookpark.. just outside of cleveland have showed up in big numbers.. and republicans have to choose between their popular governor john kasich..6:47:28 he is the most respectable person running for our president :32 and the man with a message that appeals to the many former autoworkers here.. 6:56:42 he's not a pol

now, with all that, "the now's" todd walker joins us as the man in fourth place, john kasich could potentially stop donald trump from securing those nominations he needs. single day, but it's true. tomorrow's primaries could m.e.a.c. or break the republicans. -- make or break the republicans. ohio and florida are up for grabs tomorrow. also the home of marco rubio and john kasich. if they don't win at home, their campaigns are done. but if the guy in last place, john kasich, wins his home state of ohio and trump wins florida, it still leads open the possibility of a broker convention. trump would then have to win 60% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination. it's not impossible but certainly more difficult. and the other candidates know that. marco rubio told all his supporters in ohio to vote for john kasich. doing whatever it takes whatever the cost to stop trump. >> the math is real. and if somebody can't get the total number of delegates, we have a thousand delegates yet to go. >> reporter: if john kasich wins ohio and marco rubio wins his home state of florida, trump would need to

the now's todd walker was there. he tells us the hundreds of people from flint who showed up for answers today, didn't get what they were hoping for: three bus loads of people came from flint to hear their governor face an angry congressional panel... members from both sides dug for answers... but only found more blame shifting... and no straightforward answers.*pkg full=(rep. elijah cummings/(d) maryland) "they should have rushed in sooner to rescue the people of michigan from governor snyder's vindictive administration and its utter incompetence at every level." "you did not act when you had the chance. and, if you are you too should step down."if these members of congress sound mad..-nat outside--it's nothing compared to the anger of the hundreds of people here.."we wanted them to see faces, because to many of them we are statistics, we're numbers."3 bus loads of people from flint michigan packed into a small hearing room.. spilling out into the hallway and overflow rooms to hear and see their governor.. and the h

todd. who is jim beam? no. liz. who is johnnie walker? no. andrew. who is jack daniels? yes. whiskey for $400, please. andrew. what is bourbon? bourbon -- you got it. whiskey for $600. liz. what is new york? no. todd? what is pennsylvania? yes. whiskey for $1,000. andrew. what is rye? rye -- right you are. andrew. what are the sierra madres? yes. and that adds to your total. you're at $4,000 even, and we're taking a break. liz rapelye is from new jersey, and this young lady likes to collect tall, tacky, pointy things from all around the world. are we talking about slim, rude guys? no, i'm talking about little famous monuments, you know, that they sell in gift shops. my favorite is the statue of liberty with a little snow globe in the middle, which is great, and my washington monument that is also a thermometer. oh, so we're talking about souvenir stuff from the united states. what about abroad? i have the eiffel tower, and then i also have edinburgh castle from my trip to scotland. okay, good for you. it's not that tall, though. all right, todd grabarsky is from l.a., but he once had a difficult job in

. >> todd: how well when dogs get around? when you walker she stays she would benefit with another dog. she is potty trained and sweet and likes children. one thing you have to know. a pool has to have a baby fence around it. >> tod: we don't know. >> she was transferred from another shelter. she is a staff favorite and she gets excited when you go to her kennal. she doesn't pull you down the street. >> todd: if you are an animal lover this is one for you. head out to it the shelter and bring mumu home. you will do all of the work? >> absolutely. >> todd: if you want to look a pet on line it is easy. there is all kinds of animals up for adoption, neki? >> neki: i i would take her but i am not home to walk them. a strange craig's list adgets the attention of hundreds of new yorkers. ashley green was on the alert to find someone to walker tortes. she was shocked how many people a loyed. more >> this is totally a side, side, side gig. and higher than minimum wage and paid more if i could. >> neki: green will look carefully at all of the applica

todd rickets who had been with scott walker, and meg whitman, who was previously backing chris christieie for his trump endorsement over the weekend with chuck todd on "meet the press." new detail about what they talked through, in particular, the lines of attack that potentially could be leveled at trump. this group, our principles pac, it's called, now a communications, former communications director for jeb bush's campaign, now headed to this group, to help them in their efforts. they believe that they can target him in three ways. first of all, on issue positions. if they take a look at some of his past statements, trump, of course, has sometimes contradicted himself on a variety of issues that may seem like there would be a concern for many conservatives. his business record, we have already seen marco rubio start to talk, characterize trump as a con artist, talking about trump university in particular, where trump is facing this lawsuit over whether or not he sold a bill of goods to many of the students at trump university. and then of course, his personal statements. so issues af