like this. the 87-year-old pilot trapped for hours. how rescuers finally got him out. countdown to the oscars. on the red carpet, and behind the scenes. the controversy. the chris rock factor. and a beefed up oscar. the award s new look. and good evening. thank you for joining us on this sunday. i m tom llamas. and we are counting down to the oscars tonight, but also super tuesday, just two days away. the high stakes showdown. republican front-runner donald trump, under fire tonight. the race issue exploding. critics demanding he denounce the ku klux klan. marco rubio on a relentless attack, calling trump a conman. as senator ted cruz goes even further, suggesting trump won t release his tax returns because he has possible mob ties. abc s mary bruce starts us off tonight. donald trump! reporter: tonight, donald klan and its former grand vote for trump. i m just talking about david duke and the ku klux klan here. but i don t know anything. honestly, i don t know
trump, under fire tonight. the race issue exploding. critics demanding he denounce the ku klux klan. marco rubio on a relentless attack, calling trump a conman. as senator ted cruz goes even further, suggesting trump won t release his tax returns because he has possible mob ties. abc s mary bruce starts us off tonight. donald trump! reporter: tonight, donald trump on the defensive, forced to explain this answer when asked if he condemns the ku klux klan and its former grand wizard, david duke s call to vote for trump. i m just talking about david duke and the ku klux klan here. but i don t know anything. hon honestly, i don t know david duke. i don t believe i ve ever met him. and i just don t know anything about him. reporter: the backlash was swift. his rivals pouncing. we cannot be a party that nominates someone who refuses to condemn the ku klux klan. we cannot be a party that does that. reporter: ted cruz tweeting, really sad. we should all agree, racism
oscars tonight, but also super tuesday, just two days away. the high stakes showdown. republican front-runner donald trump, under fire tonight. the race issue exploding. critics demanding he denounce the ku klux klan. marco rubio on a relentless attack, calling trump a conman. as senator ted cruz goes even further, suggesting trump won t release his tax returns because he has possible mob ties. abc s mary bruce starts us off tonight. donald trump! reporter: tonight, donald trump on the defensive, forced to explain this answer when asked if he condemns the ku klux klan and its former grand wizard, david duke s call to vote for trump. i m just talking about david duke and the ku klux klan here. but i don t know anything. hon honestly, i don t know david duke. i don t believe i ve ever met him. and i just don t know anything about him. reporter: the backlash was swift. his rivals pouncing. we cannot be a party that nominates someone who refuses to condemn the ku kl
we re going start at 7:00 with h the latest developments ifmentsf tuesday s terror attack. att this morning news outlets in belgium and france reporting aci second attacker is suspected sue in taking part in the bombing that occurred in the subway. su. hour maureen umeh joins us once again studio with more w now. maureen. good morning. the plan was reportedly capturedas on surveillance on cameras in the metro carrying cr a large bag alongside angsi suicide bomber policee identified yesterday.ay it s still not clear though he if this second suspect is ons the run or was killed in the attack. authorities say the attacksettac may have been rushed because beu police were closing in on the suspect. the urgent search continuesar for the man seen at then seen brussels airport on the rightrtr in the tan coat with that hatt t on much his name is najimaj laachroui and he s a suspected t bomb maker for the paris attacks. that airport will remain wilmain closed until at leastntil aea
joining me this morning are radio talk show host hugh hewitt, eugene robinson of the washington post, kathleen parker of the washington post, and nathan gonzales of the nathan and gonzales political report. welcome to sunday. it s meet the press. from nbc news in washington, this is meet the press with chuck todd. good sunday morning. if you re one of those who does want a revolution, guess what? i think the two parties have two of them for you. the democratic left and the republican right are pulling away from the center. bernie sanders strong polling is frustrating the hillary clinton captain and forcing her to switch positions and move to the left. we ll have my interview with bernie sanders coming up in a few minutes. on the republican side, the revolt by conservative house members has thrown the party, at least in congress, into disarray. having already defeated majority leader eric cantor and forced out speaker bane, they claimed their third victim this wee