Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation foro public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan a few hours from now, theyll be counting the votes in new yorks president ial primary, and for the first time in many years, the results could be critical. Broth frontrunners lost momentum after a series of defeats in recent weeks, but convincing victories in new york could change all that. For republican donald trump, winning big tonight might help avoid a contested g. O. P convention this summer. For Hillary Clinton, a goody night wold boost her already big lead in delegates for the democratic nomination. Still, theres no sign their rivals plan to drop out, regardless of what happens tonight. So the candidates kept at it today, even as new yorkersas headed into votin
Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by part of the corporationst small ship line offering seven day cruises to three cities in cuba, exploring the culture, cuisine and historic sites. More at family. 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. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. The polls have closed in newe york state and as expected its a big night for donald trump. The front runner will win a commanding victory over texas senator ted cruz and Ohio Governor john kasich. Hes hoping his win is big enough to sweep the delegates at stake. On the democratic side theres no projection at yet. T Hillary Clinton was hoping for a big win over Bernie Sanders for 291 democratic delegates. Both trump and clinton have suffer
Cleared away. Again, traffic in this area backed but also on secondary roads. When we get more information, we will bring it to you. Reporter thank you. The drowning dealt of a ted already in the toddler has been rule aid homicide. 2 year old melody phang drowned in her home sunday the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide this afternoon. No one has been charged this afternoon. The victims 4 year old brother has been placed with Childrens Services now. Police on long island are searching for the person who went on a vandalism spree with a bb gun. Detectives in Nassau County say vehicles in four towns were damaged from sunday Surveillance Video captures someone in a white suv at the scene of an incident. I think im going to do well in iowa. I was there last night. Ohio, i was there last night. Were going to win ohio. I know its going to come down to florida for me but for our pear, it always party, it always comes down to florida. Reporter many are calling tonights races a make or
Is almost 100 miles from portland. News crews are arriving near the Community College now. Students and faculty were brought out of the buildings and checked for weapons then to the Douglas County fairgrounds. Its a Long Distance so u. S. Customs is providing a helicopter from blaine, washington to get them there faster. No word yet about the shooter, who that person is or if that person has been captured or killed but a sheriffs spokesman said a short while ago there is no more threat. Parents as you can imagine frantically reaching out to their children. My son is well versed. Hes only 17 but he said you know, mom, there was no sound. He said 30 some shots and no sound . How does that happen unless theres a suppresser or somebody knows what theyre doing. The president , president obama has been briefed on this shooting. Obviously no word yet on what may have been the motive behind the shooting. Too early for that. Again, at least seven people dead, 20 injured at a Community College i
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