Epidemic epidemic. A major alert about a painful secret at homes across america. Millions getting hooked on pilots prescribed by their doctors. The cdc warning of a surge in deadly overdoses. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Both the states and the stakes are a lot bigger on this tuesday primary night where the frontrunners could draw closer to sealing the deal or wind up in a long and contested slog to the convention. Florida, illinois, ohio, missouri and North Carolina are in play. For republicans, 358 delegates up for grabs. 691 for democrats, and both parties are very sharply focused on ohio tonight where Governor John Kasich is best positioned to block a run of the table for donald trump and where Bernie Sanders hopes to follow up his recent michigan victory with an upset of hillary our Election Team is in position to cover it all. Let get started with Peter Alexander in
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
Clinton. Our Election Team is in position to cover it all. Let get started with Peter Alexander in ohio tonight. Hi, peter. Reporter john kasichs aides are extraordinarily confident tonight. This is the most decisive day in a Republican Campaign thats now officially lasted almost an entire year and the race tonight could be whittled down to two or could be extended for another four months until the Republican Convention right back here in ohio. Donald trump looking for a knockout in ohio. Zeroing in on working class voters and taking aim at their popular governor. Youve got to beat kasich. Hes not going to be a great president. Hes not going to be strong. Reporter for john kasich, its win or stay home casting his ballot but ignoring trump. Youre not going to ruin myself after i voted myself to president. I have nothing to say to him. Reporter tonight crossover voting, reports of a surge of multiple democrats casting republican ballots. He would roll over in his grave if he knew i voted
And pain killer epidemic epidemic. A major alert about a painful secret at homes across america. Millions getting hooked on pilots prescribed by their doctors. The cdc warning of a surge in deadly overdoses. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Both the states and the stakes are a lot bigger on this tuesday primary night where the frontrunners could draw closer to sealing the deal or wind up in a long and contested slog to the convention. Florida, illinois, ohio, missouri and North Carolina are in play. For republicans, 358 delegates up for grabs. 691 for democrats, and both parties are very sharply focused on ohio tonight where Governor John Kasich is best positioned to block a run of the table for donald trump and where Bernie Sanders hopes to follow up his recent michigan victory with clinton. Our Election Team is in position to cover it all. Let get started with Peter Alexande
School in the hand of the juvenile who it doesnt belong to anyway is potential for disaster. Reporter School Officials ordered a brief lock down at Martin Luther king high cool shortly after it opened, concerned that this student might be enrolled there and headed for class. The alert lifted after he was detained at the fernrock train station. We had had to lock down Martin Luther king school because we had a juvenile alleged to have been in possession of a firearm. Reporter within hours of the arrest these detectives found the missing semiautomatic. Only cbs3 Eyewitness News cameras were there as gun in the plane brown bag, was brought into headquarters. A real relief knowing that gun is off the treat and out of the hand of juvenile. Real big relief. Reporter captain jones says it toss ant peer that the suspect who face serious criminal charges, used the gun in any crimes, or brought it into any schools. Used to be a time kid would fist fight and it would be done. Now kid are getting