announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. a vicious punch thrown at a protester at a donald trump rally and caught on camera, led to criminal charges being filed against one of his supporters today amid concerns over the increasingly hostile environment at many trump events. in recent weeks, trump has fired up crowds by ordering protesters removed in ways that some fear might encourage violence. but hitting still closer to home is an allegation tonight of violence against trump s campaign manager, from a reporter who claims she was physically harmed. the trump campaign tonight strongly denying it. nbc s peter alexander has full details. reporter: stunning new video capturing a trump supporter sucker punching jones in the face. the officers escorting jones away last night. jones yelling at the jeering crowd before he was blindsided. get out of here. go home to mom. reporter: sheriff s deputies
good evening. a vicious punch thrown at a protester at a donald trump rally and caught on camera, led to criminal charges being filed against one of his supporters today amid concerns over the increasingly hostile environment at many trump events. in recent weeks, trump has fired up crowds by ordering protesters removed in ways that some fear might encourage violence. but hitting still closer to home is an allegation tonight of violence against trump s campaign manager, from a reporter who claims she was physically harmed. the trump campaign tonight strongly denying it. nbc s peter alexander has full details. reporter: stunning new video capturing a trump supporter sucker punching jones in the face. the officers escorting jones away last night. jones yelling at the jeering crowd before he was blindsided. get out of here. go home to mom. reporter: sheriff s deputies walking right going after jones. i turned. as soon as i turned he hit me dead in my eye. reporter: 78-
caught on camera, led to criminal charges being filed against one of his supporters today amid concerns over the increasingly hostile environment at many trump events. in recent weeks, trump has fired up crowds by ordering protesters removed in ways that some fear might encourage violence. but hitting still closer to home is an allegation tonight of violence against trump s campaign manager, from a reporter who claims she was physically harmed. the trump campaign tonight strongly denying it. nbc s peter alexander has full details. reporter: stunning new video capturing a trump supporter sucker punching jones in the face. the officers escorting jones away last night. jones yelling at the jeering crowd before he was blindsided. get out of here. go home to mom. reporter: sheriff s deputies walking right by the attack, instead going after jones. i turned. hit me dead in my eye. reporter: 78-year-old john mcgraw was unrepentant unrepentant. he deserved it. the next tim
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on the spot after breitbart reporter michelle fields accused his campaign manager corey lewandowski of roughing her up fields spoke with abc newssotmichelle fields reporter, breitbart news network obviously, no one wants to be touched and violated like that. the physical incidents.a concern at trump events.suppo rter john mcgraw was charged with assault after he sucker punched a protester at a trump rally in north carolina. trailing badly, senator marco rubio is making what could be a last stand in his home state. texas senator ted cruz in second place says he s the only viable alternative to trump. sot cruz: we re gonna to any city that defies federal immigration law. governor john kasich winning his home state of ohio. this was the last super tuesday 3 next week - which promises to be a turning point in the campaign. the candidates made a lot of claims tonight. were they all true?nine on your side is working with the award winning group politifact to check t