true for the republican candidates. winner take all primaries the republicans will all the delegates to and that could esentially crown the next republican nominee. winner-take-all crucial for donald trump. so far he has been winning primaries with an average of about 35 to 40 in winner-take-all states, trump will get 100 percent of the delegates even if he wins with only 35 percent of the vote. if trump wins both florida and ohio today, it will be extremely difficult for his opponents to stop him clinching the gop nomination. on the democratic side, sanders has a ohio, illinois and missouri today. likely to win north carolina and florida. to get a shot in this race, sanders needs to win states by huge margins. if that happens all bets are off. if he doesn t, his chances will likely be over. here s what i m what you need to know before you head to the polls plus why you want to be very careful today. one mistake could make your vote not count. live in tampa, sh, 10news wtsp
reporter: they could either secure their place in this race a little bit longer or force them to drop out in florida is so important. marco rubio is battling donald trump in his home state and outside of the busiest primary ballot location that you will see today in hillsborough county, these signs next to each other as these candidates face-off. the candidates that are fine for a place today are marco rubio who must win florida today. he wants a shot at the presidential candidate spot. governor john kasich who would need to win in ohio to stay in the race. bernie sanders is betting hard on a win today. beyond today, there are concerns with rubio if he loses that he cannot win in florida today and it will have a tough time running against any seat here is what i am looking into next. it has been a volatile campaign season so far. will the be extra security at your favorite polling place today. i am looking into that coming up in 30 minutes. sarah hollenbeck. marco rubio h
follow him to try to sway their perception of rubio and put them in the best light. i don t think he will drop out considering that it might go to the convention. he can hope for someone endorsing him. things could happen. again, if rubio was to lose florida tonight he has a long way to go. publicly marco rubio has been confident today. behind the scenes at we are told the mood in his campaign has been more somber. rubio has said that the candidacy will continue into tomorrow. they plan to campaign in the state of utah. reporting live, eric glasser. 10 news. marco rubio is not alone in donald trump is in palm beach and democratic candidate hillary clinton will be in west palm beach. her opponent bernie sanders and senator ted cruz will be in their home states. governor john kasich will be in columbus, ohio. mark rivera is taking a closer look at voter turnout and how that is affecting the election. i have been talking to election supervisors and they told me this is
3 3 (dave some clouds today, very warm and humid. high temps back in mild and muggy; lows from mid 60s to near 70. scattered clouds and more warmth on tap in the lower 80s. 3 3 no closed captioning is 3 3 3 (vanessa) it s a huge and possibly pivotal day in the race for the white house. and this morning, all eyes are on florida. (walter) in just under two hours, polls will open across the state, and bay area. and depending on what voters decide, it could be the end of the line for marco rubio and john kasich. 3 ((walter fox-13 s ken suarez is on the story for us. ken, it s make-it- or-break-it time for senator rubio. he s promised to win his home state. how does it look for him? 3 3 3 3 3 thanks, ken. 3 (walter besides florida, voters in illinois, missouri, north carolina and ohio are headed to the polls as well. we ll have the primary results for you tonight, beginning after the polls close at seven p-m. we re webcast at 8:00 on fox 13 we ll have the complete wrap- up, at