Its the biggest election day of the year so far. Welcome to cnns Special Coverage of super tuesday im wolf blitzer in washington and im kate bolduan in new york. The first polls are closing in just a few hours from now. And turnout in states like North Carolina is strong as millions of americans and six next extreme states are now voting for republicans. It is a big day, 865 delegates are at stake. Donald trump expected to win most of them making the republican front runner almost unstoppable potentially. By the end of this light tonight, trump is expected to be within striking distance of the 1,215 delegates needed to win the republican president ial nomination, which raises the big question, what does nikki haley do next . Our less than an hour will be getting our first early clues about the outcome of tonights vote. Thats where we get the first results from our exit polls. We have our reporters fanned out across the nation right now is better. Voters are heading to the polls. I want
I am jose diazbalart. Its Super Tuesday, and right now voters are casting their ballots in 16 states and one u. S. Territory. It could mark a decisive moment. Nikki haley is looking for an upset. Trumps name will be included on every republican ballot, 24 hours after the Supreme Court handed him a victory saying no state can bar him from the ballot because of his actions on january 6th. We begin with our national correspondent, steve kornacki, at the big board, and Vaughn Hillyard covering the Trump Campaign, and ali vitali joining us from the road covering the Haley Campaign. The big picture to keep in mind, yellow, you see the republicans, and 1215 is the magic number to win the nomination. The big thing to keep in mind are the rules in the states, they are designed to determine a winner. Demographically there are a lot of suburbs, Big Sprawling Suburbs in california. Nikki haley has done well in big, sprawling suburbs. You may say this could be a reasonable target for haley, but the
promises to bring those responsible to justice. cb cotton is allied with what we know so far very quick happy, this mass shooting has left behind pain, confusion and extensive crime scene for investigators. a baltimore police had the shooting happened overnight at 12:30 a.m. during a block party at a neighborhood seven part of the city. witnesses telling our fox affiliate hundreds had gathered for the event. there were from 20 30 shots fired. police say when they arrived on scene it was pure chaos. some victims were transported by ambulance. at least 20 walked in to area hospitals. baltimore detectives i work with others jurisdictions to figure out a motive. there were no arrests immediately after the shooting. the mayor said those responsible are cowardly and about to get answers. but as i want those who are responsible to hear me and hear me very clearly. we will not stop until he find you. and we will find you. until then, i hope with every single breath that you take, y
a long time since i ve been home and i got to be drifting along. our condolences to his family. see you on the radio. special coverage of the new hampshire primary continues right now. turnout is strong in new hampshire. voters are continuing heading to the polls at this hour. welcome to our coverage of the new hampshire primary. the new hampshire secretary of state thing there could be record turnout today in what is now a two-person race. donald trump versus nikki haley. she is the clear underdog tonight. she has staked her entire campaign on a strong finish in new hampshire are trying to make the case she can defeat trump and win in the general election. today telling orders she is in this for the long haul. this has always been a marathon. it has never been a sprint. we want to be strong in iowa, stronger in new hampshire, even stronger in south carolina we are running the tape. meanwhile, trump telling reporters even if he is able to secure a decisive three
tonight on three 60, nikki haley s answer after the president pressured drop on of the waste no defeat last night in. hampshire also tonight will be facing in november with the new hampshire results suggest about the former president strong week. links later florida government matt gaetz inclusive reporting in the house ethics committees reached out to the woman he allegedly had sex with when she was a minor. reporter: good evening thanks for joining us we begin tonight with nikki haley speaking for the first time for since losing new hampshire with a case she is now making first staying in the race, for home state primary in south carolina amounts for. now we ll have that shortly governor haley speaking tonight in the wake of her second place finish in new hampshire, or crushing defeat at the former president put it last night on social media. he s also referring to is former u.n. a bass nor, as nikki bird brain haley. which is his victory speech last night with a fash