Election year Supreme Court pick by the president. You can expect a big battle to break out in congress once he makes that announcement. In fact, that battle is already underway. Were going to talk with both nbc justice correspondent Pete Williams and luke russert on capitol hill. Thats in a moment. First, we are going to start with a morning after that big night in the president ial race. The second super tuesday of 2016. More living up to its name. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton both taking huge steps towards their parties nominations. At the same time, the end of the line for marco rubio, once considered the likely standard bearer for the republican establishment. His campaign coming to a stunning end crushing in his home state of florida of all places. At the end of the night it was donald trump who was gobbling up the lions share of states and of delegates. He started with that decisive knockout blow against marco rubio in florida. He added North Carolina to his column, then ill
Extramarital affairs, but trump denying he or anyone in his campaign had anything to do with that report. Do you condemn this story . I dont care. I mean, really, i dont care. The National Enquirer did a story, it was their story, it wasnt my story. It was about ted cruz. I have no idea whether it was right or not. They actually have a very good record of being right. But i have absolutely no idea. Frankly, i said, i hope its not right. But the war over wives escalating, as the war on terror becomes a main focal point on the Republican Campaign trail. Trump is now outlining his Foreign Policy agenda in a lengthy interview with the New York Times. He calls his plan america first. But as you can imagine, his critics say the idea puts the u. S. Last. And as the math really starts to matter, trump is now also threatening to sue the Republican Party. He says the that cruz is stealing his the delegates. Were going to tell you what the Cruz Campaign says about that, ahead. Meantime, on the de
Images this morning, these are from inside the attackers socalled bomb making safe house in an apartment just outside of brussels. Authorities raided that apartment shortly after the bombings, they say they found bomb making materials inside that includes chemicals, nails, bolts, each an isis flag. And in france meanwhile officials there say that police have foiled another terrorist attack plot, one was that was at an advanced stage of manage they say. Authorities raided a home just outside of paris after arresting a french national. Lets go live to brussels and nbcs bill neely and chris jansing. Chris, we will start with you for more on that u. S. Based brother and sister who we now know were killed. Were saying u. S. Based i guess we are still not sure if they are american citizens, we know they were living in new york. What more can you tell us . Reporter it really does put faces and names to the tragedy that has happened here. The pinczowskis, young, full of life new yorkers, excit
Is this the new normal . When the dust settles, do or die week for marco rubio and john kasi kasich, both have to win home states, florida or ohio and thats to thwart trumps nomination. Things got so crazy, rubios team is asking rubio supporters in ohio to vote for kasich and wait, there is more, a ground swell of democrats are switching parties so that they can vote for donald trump, but is it because they believe in him or because they see him as the weakest candidate to face on general election day. As i mentioned, another trump rally scheduled to start in the hour within dayton, ohio. Thousands have shown up for a rally in an airport hanger. Can things stay calm . Mark preston joins me, the executive editor of cnn politics. I think, mark, everybody wants to know, is there any presence of protesters in ohio a kin to what there were in chicago last night . Reporter well, michael, this is a very secure area we are right now. Were right next to the Dayton International airport. As you
Kornacki in new york in for chuck todd. Welcome to mtp daily. Its another manic monday here at the place for politics. In an actionpacked night coming up, look at this, backtoback town halls on msnbc, starting at 8 00 eastern. Chris hayes will host an msnbc president ial town hall with Bernie Sanders. Soon as thats done, 9 00 p. M. Eastern, Rachel Maddow hosts a town hall with frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Both democrats, backtoback, right here on msnbc starting at 8 00 tonight. But this hour, we begin this hour with the art of the deal on the republican side. This is between trumps two remaining rivals, ted cruz and john kasich. And donald trump has just wrapped up a rally in pennsylvania. This, part of a threestop blitz today of rhode island and pennsylvania. Those are two of the five states that are going to be holding primaries tomorrow. Trump has spent the day in fullon retaliation mode after cruz and kasich announced an alliance against him in several key battleground states. Trum