economy were strong issues. while speaking to a huge crowd at pnc pavilion. we have the most unequal distribution of wealth and income of almost any major country on earth. it is worse today than at any time since 1928. and in elizabeth, crowds are building to see sanders rival, hillary clinton at the grady cole center. now she s not expected to begin speaking until after 9:00 tonight. but the supporters are all ready there. they say they wanted to make sure they got a good spot. i m here to support hillary. she has been such a fighter for women s rights and also criminal justice in all minority communities. so i m here to support her. to cheer her on, go hillary. and on the republican side, supporters and opponents of donald trump clashed outside of his rally today in hickory. police ended up citing six people after a small fight even on the inside. trump s interview with new jersey governor chris christie was put on hold while a small group of people were there chan
he will be speaking live in palm beach florida. sunday and tuesday, he was holding rallies. and ted cruz is trailing trump in north carolina by double- digits. marco rubio and john kasich are trailing trump in florida. we will have much more throughout the evening. blake hanson, channel 9, eyewitness news. thank you, blake. and a lot is at stake for any candidate to try and secure a nomination especially on the republican side. 100 delegates, 471 to cruz s 371 and 358 republican delegates up for grabs, most from ohio and florida. hillary clinton s lead is stronger, but she still needs about a thousand delegates to get the nomination. 691 are possible tonight and voters are all the deciding on a $2 billion bond referendum. $90million would go to unc charlotte and colleges would get some of that money and crowders mountain state park, $750,000 to make improvements. i think the people are uit. ed united behind and state leaders say that the bond referendum will not cost
if they do, they will have enough delegates for the nomination and the voting precincts will be open until 7:30. liz foster, channel 9 eyewitness news. and it s a big night. liz, thank you. voters will find party nomination races for governor and senate and the legislature. goff mccrory and pat cooper are considered favorites, and we caught up with governor mccrory as he voted. he made sure to have his id on hand today. he has been coming here to vote for nearly 30 years. i have been voting here for a long time and came out here at 31 years old and now at the see my name on the ballot. next at 6:00, we ll talk with the governor about what he is focused on most today. and we are looking at what will solidify their race to the white house. and the candidates have crisscrossed the states to secure votes. erica bryant is breaking down who is favored to win. reporter: allison and scott, there were 107 delegates for the democrats and 72 for the republicans in north caroli
florida, ohio, home of john kasich and marco rubio. with the number of el debates, both of their futures could be up in the air if they don t both win at home. rubio is shown to be trailing in florida and in ohio, kasich and trump are neck and neck. i learned you need to vote for yourself. if you don t, you could lose. it felt nice. if we win in florida tomorrow night we don t just get 99 delegates. we get a surge of momentum they will not be able to stop. reporter: ted cruz has been pouring cash into every other state except florida tonight. trump will be watching from florida. more on the latest that they are faring in the polls at 6:00. blake happen son, channel 9, eyewitness news. blake, new video of a fight that broke presidential candidate trump. plenty of people were shoving there and in part of this video, you can see our own eyewitness news. reporter: dave faherty. police tried to calm the man but all fell to the ground and 6 people were cited yesterday.
rose garden, he said that garland has the respect of everyone who has worked with including supreme court chief justice john roberts. his influence over national security matters has made it a proving ground for supreme court justices. garland was call aid consensus nominee by senator orin match in 2010 when his name was first floated as a possible nominee. judge garlands has brought com passion and the ununwavering passion for the rule of law to the court. reporter: he has built a reputation as a moderate and is said to be well liked by republicans. mitch mcconcell saying that the september won t even hold vacancy. jacqueline fell, channel 9, eyewitness news. donald trump and hillary clinton are claiming big victories in north carolina but right now, both raceses in races in missouri are too close to call with hillary clinton and bernie sanders separated by .2 of 1%. trump took florida and north carolina but could not claim o high oh john kasich s state. marco rubioy