The primary campaign in the election season. Unlike we have ever seen before. Good evening, everybody, im martha mccallum. Bret im bret baier. It is Super Tuesday. The most states, the most delegates. The most votes on the line as both parties march towards a 2020 rematch it looks like. At this hour polls are closed in virginia and vermont. Vermont could be nikki haleys best chance to win a state tonight, thanks to moderate northeast Republican Voters and an open primary system. Martha virginia is also holding an open primary and she could do well in the suburban areas near d. C. Both states also host democratic president ial primaries tonight where biden is widely expected to win. Bret those are just the first prizes of the night. 16 states and one territory heading to the polls today, including the two biggest states, texas and california. A lot of delegates there. Martha indeed, on the republican side there are 854 delegates up for grabs tonight. That is more than 70 of what is need
We begin with Breaking News. Nikki haley will drop out of the president ial race this morning. A huge wave of Super Tuesday loss is cementing her campaigns fate, while victory for President Biden and donald trump made or 2020 rematch, practically a done deal. Cnn with unprecedented accessing firsthand chinas aggressive attempts to dominate one of the worlds busiest Shipping Waterways and the new legislation to protect Ivf Providers in alabama could be passed today. A direct result of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, frozen embryos are children im sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman. This is Cnn News Central all right, the major Breaking News this morning, were standing by for nikki haley to officially end her president ial run, which will all but solidify a trumpbiden rematch. And now with haley sun out it is all about november. And winning over her supporters. The Biden Campaign now, gunning for haleys voters as they make a new push to take down the man they just called, wo
On the books and what implications would that have for trump were he convicted. Thank you so much. Got to leave it there today. Very busy day. Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. Good morning, it is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. We begin with Breaking News from the u. S. Supreme court, which unanimously ruled that states cannot remove former President Trump from the ballot over his actions leading to the january 6th attack on the capitol under the 14th Amendment to the constitution. As the justices wrote in their opinion, quote, because the constitution makes Congress Rather than the states responsible for enforcing section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates we reverse. Colorado Secretary Of State Jena Griswold reacted on x saying she was disappointed by the decision ask that colorado should be able to bar oath breaking insurrectionists from our ballot, and donald trump reacted on his social media website calling it a big win for
Washington, dc alongside brianna keilar, and it is a tuesday unlike any other, its Super Tuesday. So millions of americans are going to cast votes across 16 states and american samoa. It could be a decisive day for President Biden and donald trump were hoping to have theyre respective president ial nominations. All but clinched by the end of the night. And we could see answers to really critical questions. Will this be the final day of nikki haleys campaign . Will President Biden face more Protest Votes from frustrated democrats . And is there an appetite for trumpstyle republicans down ballot . We may have now the answers within hours and looming over all of these questions, are these polarizing issues that voters are weighing immigration, abortion, and inflation among them. Cnn has reporters on the ground across the country. So lets start in the increasingly purple North Carolina with dianne gallagher. Dianne, what are you hearing from voters there so weve been pretty steady turnout
Peddling . What does the law say about this . This is largely more than anything else a political process. All of the above matters because what they are doing. They are investigating to see whether or not they should impeach joe biden. When someone has a pattern of lying. Joe biden has lied about the origins of hunters laptop in the debate of 2020. He lied about that. He lied about china and hunter biden. He has lied about his interaction with him, Business Dealings. Why do you keep lying if there is no there there. Sandra i imagine the republicans in that room will listen for any changing wording or messaging. It comes down to that, right . There was the messaging from the Biden White House on whether or not the president had any dealings with his son or had any knowledge of his Business Dealings. It seems like that evolved over time as well. Jonathan. It has. One of the moments that if i was a Fly On The Wall i would be listening for is when they get to the dinner in which burisma e