Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today, donald trump retreated from his pledge to torture terrorists and kill their families. Both would be illegal until the laws of war. In a statement, trump said that as commander in chief, he would not order u. S. Troops to commit crimes. But it was just last night in the 11th Republican Debate that trump boasted the military would not refuse his orders. That debate sank deeply into pointless insults. Today, conservatives described it with words including embarrassing, suicide, and implosion. It left many republicans feeling they were banging on the cockpit door of a party that had been hijacked with no idea where the g. O. P. Was headed or whether it would land in one piece. Heres major garrett. People are coming to vote for the republicans, and joining the Republican Party because of me. Reporter donald trump today sought to take control of the Republican Party just hours after clashing with his ri
Video here tonight. Breaking news for the millions of americans prescribed painkillers. Major new guidelines tonight. Why the cdc is so concerned. And your money. Your taxes. Three deductions many people often forget. Are you leaving money on the table . Good evening. And its great to have you with us. A make or break night. Could donald trump wrap up the nomination . Could Hillary Clinton close the deal . Or will Bernie Sanders supporters decide otherwise . Already, the exit polls coming in. States. This church in cincinnati. Orlando tonight. Donald trump telling voters, we can make this happen tonight. But if he doesnt win ohio, will this be a contested convention . And Hillary Clinton, is she nearly there . What she told our team when asked if she was confident. Polls. And from ohio tonight, Republican Voters asked, would up being a race between donald trump and Hillary Clinton . More than half, 53 say theyd be satisfied with trump. In florida, even more, 60 say theyd be satisfied i
Couldnt pick trump out of a lineup. Now trump. Donald trump. Pelley and they have plenty to say about it. Pelley history will be made tonight, but will it be seenals the beginning of the end of the nomination process or just the end of the beginning. If frontrunners trump and clinton sweep tonight tcook all but over, but if voters surprise us, like sanders upset in michigan last week, the suspense could stretch into may and june. The candidates kasich and rubio are running in their home states this evening, so for them, it is do or die on the ides of march. For the republicans, 358 delegates are up for grabs in illinois, ohio, missouri, North Carolina, and florida. And well begin tonight with major garrett. Reporter Ohio Governor john kasich voted for himself in suburb an columbus today. Great, were going to win. I feel terrific. Its great. You know, do i seem like im nervous or uptight . Reporter kasich has tried to run a largely positive donald trump for his past comments about women
Here, and what does it mean for the future of americas most popular sport . Weighing in. Oj simpson and the mini series. People are, oh, the acting is riveting and this is a great plot line. Im thinking, this is murder. This morning, what they say youre not seeing on the show. Rose garden rap. The creator of hamilton enlists the help of the president for a free style performance performance. You think thats going viral . One for the history books 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from good morning. Welcome to today. Free style rapping seems hard by itself. In front of the president hamilton taking over the white house. You said this reminded you of 1965, when bob dillon came out with subterranean home sick blues. You mentioned 80s ripping off on that. Well talk about that in a moment. Election day, president ial race, voters in five states are heading to the polls today. Headlined by the winner take all contests in florida and ohio.
Where the storms track next. And dangerous driving for millions in the east. The alleged uber gunman. The murder spree and the new video here tonight. Breaking news for the millions of americans prescribed painkillers. Major new guidelines tonight. Why the cdc is so concerned. And your money. Your taxes. Three deductions many people often forget. Are you leaving money on the table . Good evening. And its great to have you with us. A make or break night. Could donald trump wrap up the nomination . Could Hillary Clinton close the deal . Or will Bernie Sanders supporters decide otherwise . Already, the exit polls coming in. Voters lining up across five states. This church in cincinnati. Outside a polling site in orlando tonight. Donald trump telling voters, we can make this happen tonight. But if he doesnt win ohio, will this be a contested convention . And Hillary Clinton, is she what she told our team when asked if she was confident. But right now, the first exit polls. And from ohio to