Its wednesday may 4th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Kudos on your pronunciation of fitty cent. Put the accent in the right place. I was cringing but i was able to pronounce it properly. Did you see the headlines this morning in new york . Oh. Clever. Yeah. Hoosier daddy . Hoosier daddy from the post. And the daily news puts the Republican Party in a coffin. In case you didnt know that ted cruz dropped out of the race. Here it is. I like the play on hoosier dad daddy. Very clever. And lets talk about that a little bit. Ted cruz has quit the race for the white house, clearing the path for donald trump. Yeah. Cruz was counting on voters across indiana to keep him afloat, but instead they delivered a knockout punch. It was a commanding victory for trump. Look at the numbers. 53 of the vote, compared to 37 for cruz. Trump also picked up most if not all of indianas republican delegates, leaving him about 200 shy of formally securing the nomination, and cruz could no longe
We gave it everything weve got. But the voters chose another path. Trump trails cruz in indiana. Its not an easy job when Reince Priebus had 17 eaglors, and now i guess egos, and now i guess hes down to one. Donald trump appears ready to be dump a lot on you. People have been dumping stuff on me for 25 years. I am on the brink of the first woman being nominated by a national party. Secretary clinton thinks this campaign is over. Ive got some bad news for her. [ cheers ] the u. S. Navy s. E. A. L. Killed in iraq identified as 31yearold Charlie Keating i v. Everyone at the white house including the first family extends our condolences. Workers in detroit returning after assurances that Union Members would get paid through the summer. We shouldnt be forcing people to work for free. They arent College Basketball players. In canada, an entire town of 80,000 in the path of an aggressive, outofcontrol wildfire. Lowery, halfcourt hea v heap overtime were this much closer to having a president
Eyeopener, your world in 90 seconds. We left it all on the field in indiana. We gave it everything weve got, but the voters chose another path. Trump kos cruz in indiana. I want to thank Reince Priebus, who i just spoke to. Its not an easy job when he had 17 egos. Now i guess hes down to one. I dont know, is there a second. Ready to dump a whole lot of stump. People have been dumping stuff on me for 25 years. I am on the brink of being the first woman nominated by a national party. Secretary clinton thinks this campaign is over. Ive got some bad news for her. The u. S. Navy s. E. A. L. Killed in iraq identified as 31yearold Charlie Keating iv. Everyone at the white house, including first family, extends our condolences. Teachers in detroit returning to work after assurances that Union Members would get paid through the summer. We shouldnt be forcing people to work for free. They arent College Basketball players. In canada, an entire town of 80,000 in the path of an aggressive, out of c
Into the investigation into princes death. A new report this morning that the star was seeking treatment for addiction just before he was found dead. As authorities release new details from 911 calls revealing concerns about tprince. And good morning, america. We are coming off a decisive night in the race for president. There you see donald trump and his supporters celebrating last night after his huge win in indiana forcing ted cruz out of the race. Take a look at this. The New York Post trumps hometown paper, as you see the numbers from last night sharing this cover, can you believe it . And calling him the nominee. An earlier headline read hoosier daddy. And on the democratic side Bernie Sanders takes indiana, close win over Hillary Clinton. He says the race is not over, but her delegate lead insurmountable now. Abcs tom llamas is in indianapolis starting us off with the republicans and the latest on this big turning point in the race for president. Good morning, tom. Reporter good
Cobras biting people. Alligators ringing doorbells. Your average morning in america. A lot of surprises. Good wednesday morning to you all. We begin with another one, this one in politics as indiana delivers a knockout blow to ted cruz. Yeah, cruz abandoned his bid for the white house after suffering a crushing 5337 defeat declaring Donald Trumps path to the republican nomination. Cruz had vowed to battle it out till the convention in cleveland but said the delegate math just didnt work out. From the beginning, ive said that i would continue on as long as there was a viable path to victory. Tonight, im sorry to say all no. It appears that path has been foreclosed. All no. The moments after that the republ acknowledged what theyve been fearing, rnc chairman Reince Priebus tweeting this, donald trump will be the presumptive nominee. We all need to unite and focus on defeating Hillary Clinton. While trump celebrated in new york city afc an emotional night in houston, texas, for cruz and h