Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by fathom travel. Carnival corporations small ship line. Offering seven day cruises to three cities in cuba. Exploring the culture, cuisine and Historic Sites through itshi people. More at fathom. Org. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And with the ongoing support of these institutions th4 possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pby station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff its another super tuesday indeed for donald trump, in his bid to avoid a contested republican convention. The Associated Press projects the g. O. P. Frontrunner swept all five states that voted today. He is projected to end up with a significant win over ted cruz and johnconr kasich innyonr pen and same in the p state ofni maryland and it isnii projected will win connecticut, delaware a and rhode island as well. Onni theco democratic side netw projections make Hillary
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by fathom travel. Carnival corporations small ship line. Offering seven day cruises to three cities in cuba. Exploring the culture, cuisine and Historic Sites through itslt people. I more at fathom. Org. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. Og and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Th woodruff five more states, five more wins. Thats what donald trump and Hillary Clinton are looking for, in this latest super tuesday of the 2016 president ial race. Voters turned out today in connecticut, delaware, maryland, pennsylvania and rhode island. The frontrunners hope to run up big margins, and big delegate numbers. Th Republican Trump went into theru day with 845 delegates. It takes 1,237 to win the partys nomination. On the democratic side,
Push through reforms. Mourners gather at st. Petersburg to remember the victims of last weeks crash. Votes are being counted in myanmars election. This is the moment aung san suy kyi cast her ballot. Her party won the election in 1990. The military overruled the vote and put her under house arrest for 25 years. She has been presented from becoming present. In 2011 the military government handed power to a semicivilian government, but the army still dominates parliament. A quarter of seats reserved for military appointees, and the parliament chooses the president. We have several seems covering the election, Scott Heidler is monitoring in yangon, and well hear from wayne hay in the capital of the state where many rohingyas have been killed. First this report by florence lowy. Reporter before daybreak, before the polling stations opened. Voters in myanmar waited their turn for a chance to vote for the government they want. For the next generation, for real changes. Hopefully therell be c
European observe erbs say myanmars historic election was generally transparent, but more reforms are needed. The monitors praised the election but raised concerns about the low number of muslim candidates and the aversion of women in policy particular. The final result isnt expected for days, but early indications say a land slade for the nrc party led by aung san suu kyi. This is a historic juncture in the country of myanmar. This is a remarkable process, the First Nationwide competitive elections in 25 years, and it was remarkable how many people turned out peacefully in large numbers to participate in this process. The process went better than many expected beforehand wayne a joins us from yangon. The process was better than expected but the vote counting is a very slow process. Give us the latest on the results. Reporter yes. It is a very slow process, painfulfully slow, im sure painfully eslow and particular for the leader of the n. L. D. , aung san suu kyi. Im sure she would like
At an emotional memorial in st. Petersburg money in misery the greeks reluctantly benefitting from europes refugee crisis hello, thank you for joining us. Myanmar is the biggest move from dictatorship to democracy appears to have gone smoothly. The election billed as the freest is thought to have achieved a turn out of 80 , with many voting for the first time in their lives. The outcome will not be clear and could be followed with weeks of political wrangling. Aung san suy kyis lead for democracy is expected to win the most votes. It needs 67 of seats to take control of the parliament and choose the president a role she herself is not allowed to hold. The army dominates politics after decades in power. The union backed Solidarity Party needs 35 of seats to form a majority because 25 of seats are reserved for the military. Activists say up to 4 Million People may have been unable to vote, including the minority rohingya muslims. Al jazeera spent the day at a Polling Center in yangon. Th