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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 ther ....
the political spotlight is certainly on our region. and we have a team of reporters covering everything. eyewitness news reporter dave faherty begins our team coverage tonight in hickory where donald trump visited not long ago. we learned this afternoon that a total of six people were sited earlier today. police say no one was hurt both sides. we could see police repeatedly step in to keep the calm as opponents of trump and supporters clashed outside the pe monroe auditorium. police escorted some from inside out this door, including one group who told us they planned on protesting the republican front runner from the beginning. we re going to be in every city in this country resisting it. it s our obligation, it s our duty. we have to be there. we had a sign that said turn others like that bernie sanders supporter never made it inside. capturing the moment he says he was turn aid way at the door on his cell phone. why did you want to go inside? to make histo ....
averaging 100 voters an hour, and there has been a steady stream all morning. this is the first time that the state s primary election is in march instead of may and puts more importance on north carolina s primary, and that s why donald trump, bernie sanders, and hillary clinton were all in our area yesterday. the voters told me because there are such varying views on the issues, it would be more important for them to come vote today. coming off the economic crisis in 2008, it s important to make sure that ourselves and our children are taken care of in the long run. reporter: nearly 700,000 people voted early across the state which is 10.5% of registered voters, significantly more than the last presidential primaries in 2012. all voting precincts in the state are tonight. stay with channel 9 throughout the evening. we ll have election results on come in. liz foster, channel 9, eyewitness news. and thank you, liz. channel 9 is your complete source for the primary ....
reporter: charlotte s former mayor who admitted to taking bribes in office is halfway through his sentence. he pleaded guilty to a reduced victim charge today and was sentenced to a single day in jail to be served concurrently with his federal time. cannon said little in court but stood briefly to address the judge. i want to thank you for the student. i hate to come here under these circumstances. but i want to apologize to the court for doing so and thank the court for undialinging indulging me. reporter: pat smile and another conviction on his resume. now, admittedly, the state s voter fraud case may not be as sexy as the for the agents finding him taking bribes but they felt it was important to bring the case to court, and patrick cannon told me he is reflecting on his future. more on that at 10:00. jim bradley, channel 9 eyewitness news. we have been following the case since he was indict inside 2013 and a year later, he was sentenced to 44 months in pris ....
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 ....