Party. Can he pull that off . Lets get to it. Now, Shepard Smith reporting live from the fox news deck. Well, its happened. After months of slugging it out on the campaign trail and watching his rivals drop one by one, donald j. Trump has become the presumptive nominee for president on the republican side. The billionaire last night won indiana with 53 of the vote, better than some polls predicted. 17 points ahead of ted cruz. For him, it was the last straw. Cruz responded by dropping out of the race. He had promised to fight donald trump all the way to the convention, but last night the senator said the path to victory had been foreclosed but never mentioned the words republican or trump. John kasich following suit today were told. Fox news confirms he is suspending his campaign this afternoon. A Spokesman Says the Ohio Governor will make a statement in a couple of hours in columbus. That leaves the notdonald or nottrump Movement Without a clear leader. And without any real options le
Winning numbers. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im Thomas Roberts in tonight for lester. In a Campaign Season at times full of bizarre twists and turns, tonight may be one of the strangest developments yet centering on a 25yearold audiotape. On it, a man claiming to represent donald trump, talking to a People Magazine reporter bragging about the billionaires business dealings and dating life with famous women. But was it actually trump himself . The Washington Post released the audio and this morning trump emphatically denied it was his voice on the today show. But it turns out hes spoken about it before, and given a very different answer. We get new details tonight from cynthia mcfadden. Reporter tonight donald trump raising eyebrows again. I dont think it was me. It doesnt sound like me. Reporter the controversy not about something he said, but about something he claims he
Act, he talked about american policy. We are still exploring why he chose this particular place to attack. Reporter this as Police Defend their tactics as the killer carried out his rampage inside the popular gay nightclub in orlando. There was never a time when we were just sitting there doing nothing. Reporter 45 minutes after the first shots were fired, more than 100 officers and s. W. A. T. Members were on the scene. They waited to engage the shooter as the calls for help grew louder inside. I was calling for them to enter. Reporter the s. W. A. T. Commander saying they mounted strategic efforts. The misconception is that officers did not go inside until 5 00 or whatever time the last was. Officers were going inside from the beginning of this incident. Reporter over the weekend, several funerals and Memorial Services for the victims of the attack, more than 50,000 gathering in the city of orlando to pay their respects at a candlelight vigil. Mourners in awe as a giant p rainbow app
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