abc's stephanie ramos reports from alexandria, virginia. the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16-hundred and 10 delegates at stake. hours before polls open?.the candidates zig zagging across the country holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their partys nomination. cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights." ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme court nomination nats rubio rally -"you know what they say about a man with small hands..." marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day ?. but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45 get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?marched out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service now investigating. so

sot senator mark warner/ virginia @ :23sen. warner: "he was trying to get governor pence to see if he really agrees with some of the outrageous comments donald trump has made." it's crowded, tense, and makes getting your job done seem like a stretch. journalists will do anything for the big shot. there are interviews to grab in there somewhere. sometimes visible only by a sign and the crowd. policastro: "how do you think the vp candidates did tonight?" sot congressman mike pompeo/ kansas @ :49rep. pompeo: "mike pence did a fantastic job. there is a huge difference between a trump/ pence ticket and a clinton/kaine ticket." like the candidates - surrogates play offense and defense at the same time. sot congressman prepared to be vp to donald trump a big change from the last 7.5 years of failed policies." jacqueline policastro/lo ngwood university/@j policastro @ 1:12 for the vp candidates - their moment in the spotlight is already fading. the attention is back on donald trump and hilly clinton - the xt presidential dete is sunday

that includes three in waverly, virginia, where this video is from. virginia state police say they found a two year old and two men, ages 50 and 26, about 300 yards from their mobile home. president obama says he will nominate someone to fill justice antonin scalia's seat on the supreme court bench. that nomination may not get verz far according to one iowa senatat. you're looking live on our camera. kaj will be back right after the break with a look at your thursday forecast. meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now with your first alert forecast. plan on a day similar to yesterday with lots of clouds in the sky. by aftftnoon, a few more breaks may occur, but it'll be chilly regardless. plan on highs in the mid-30s. tomorrow, clouds should scattered out some more with highs rebounding back to around 40. there's no doubt some excitement about the weekend warmth, and for good reason. plan on highs to go well into the 50s both days with sunny sky on saturday and through on sunday evening, but precipitation chances are extremelylyow at this time. the takeaw

mate - democratic virginia senator and former governor tim kaine up against donald trump's number 2 - republican indiana governor and former 12- year congressman erikson we have two seasoned politicians who know how to talk in rough terrain and respond to difficult questions?. kaine - a former harvard trained trial lawyer has been in intense debate prep? this debate in overdrive? making sure he avoids the criticisms of being unprepared that dogged trump after his first debate both will have their jobs cut out for them. kaine - building up clinton in a state she needs to win? clinton spent monday in ohio,- bashing trumps taxes and rallying the state hrc: toledo is the kind of place where people work hard, look after one another, and, yes, pay their taxes. meanwhile for pence? erikson pence has a lot of defense to basically steer away from som of the things trump says tonight - that means addressing trump's current tax controversy. something the candidate addressed last night donald trump, us presidential nominee: the unfairness of unbelievable. it's something i've been talking about

democrat tim kaine and americans at longwood university in farmville, virginia. the debate begins at 8 o'clock. you can watch it here on kcrg-tv9. donald trump is dealing with the fall out from the new york times story exposing his tax returns. the story has given hillary clinton some powerful ammo. a-b-c's maggie rulli has more from the candidates as election day rapidly approaches. donald trump? on defense this morning.. using his supporters to help him tackle his latest controversy... his tax returns the new york times says an anoym returns...they say those records show a 916 million dollar loss... a number so large the times says trump could legally have paid no federal taxes for up to eighteen years, trump's team - calling his move... quote "genius." there's no one who has shown more genius in their way to maneuver around the tax code and rightfully use the laws to do that this is a perfectly legal application of the tax code. hillary clinton's saying it "reveals the colossal nature" of his "past business failures"clinton surrogate bernie sanders calling thi

nicole lovell went missing from her home in blacksburg, virginia, last week. her family believes she climbed out of her bedroom window. days later, searchers found her across the state line in north carolina. police have arrested and charged 18-year-old david eisenhauer with her abduction and murder. another student, 19 year old natalie keepers is charged with helping dispose of her body. " based on evidence collected to date, we have determined that eisenhauer and nicole were acquainted prior to her disappearance. eisenhauer used this relationship to his advantage to abduct and then kill her. " state police are searching a pond near campus but won't say what they're looking for. donald trump--the republican frontrunner-- is spending tonight in des moines. but earlier today he'll be in cedar rapids with a last month. here's a look on our citycam. kaj will be back right after the break for a look at your caucus day forecast. meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now with your first alert forecast. we are starting off with some morning fog that may deposit a light l

someday " two virginia tech students are charged in her death. police say one of them knew, abducted and then killed her. the other is charged with concealing a dead body and accessory before and after murder. house republicans don't have the votes to override president obamas veto on a bill to repeal obamacare. they say they're not surprised, but hope it will help them come november's election. you're looking live on our camera this morning. kaj will be back right after the break with a look at your wednesday forecast. meteorologist kaj o'mara joins first alert forecast. we are still on track to see some snow move across the area during the morning commute. this will be a bit of a fluffier snow this time around and with wind increasing behind it, this will all lead to a slick commute. combine this with falling temperatures, and it may be hazardous fororeveral hours. plan wind to also gust to 35-40mph, especially during the morning hours. wind will become much lighter late tonight. thursday continues to look dry and quiet with a snow chance still

beach, virginia and greenville, north carolina. his running mate, mike pence, will make stops in missouri -- springfield and suburban st. louis. new this morning... a man is dead after he lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into a creek. the iowa state patrol responded to the crash on w-14 morning. investigators say 32-year- old omar flores from calmar was not wearing his seatbelt and died at the scene. a man is accused of murdering his girlfriend in davenport during a fight. 55-year-old thomas james lopez of davenport... now faces a first degree murder charge. police say on wednesday, lopez slapped, choked and pushed her, and at one point, she fell back and hit her head on a window sill at a home on davenport's west side. 37 year old melissa lewis died of her injuries prosecutors already charged lopez with domestic abuse and willful injury. tonight the waterloo city council is set to vote on a plan to relocate the city's dump for yard waste. they're considering whether to build a drop- off and composting facility in the 2

with the latest from virginia, here's a-b-c's stephanie ramos. they don't call it super tuesday for nothin? on this one day?the fate of both parties could be decided?.and how we got here has been anything but tytycal? the gop frfrntrunner? donald trump taking insults from all sides?. rubio sot - trump "doesn't sweat because his pores are clogged with the spray tan cruz sot - if we nomimite donald trump in all likelihood hillary wins and if that happens we lose this country. trump has racked up support from some of the loudest names in politics.? an endorsement from new jersey governor chris christie ?and a first senate endorsement from alabama's jeff sessions. trump is leading in most states and is now set to have more big wins on super tuesday?y? but he s snt the weekend answering questions about an endorsement he may not want?from klu klux klan former grand wizard david duke. david duke. i don't believe i've ever met him, and i just don't know anything about him. "on the democratic side - - llary clilion has more delegates and more momentum tha

we have to get everybody out to vote" also on the trail for clinton in virginia, the father of army captain was killed in iraq in 2004. trump attacked khan's parents after they spoke at the dnc. in an exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos for gma, trump said he has great respect for the khan family but.... sot trump "had if i were president at that time, captain khan would be alive today." comments cruel. sot khizr khan "there's no sincerity in those remarks" trump has several rallies on the books in ohio. clinton will campaign for the first time with her not- so-secret weapon first lady michelle obama in north carolina. kenneth moton, abc news washington. after growing tired of a particular campaign ad, one woman says she is leveling the billboard she drove past every day in dubuque. so, she raised 600 dollars to buy her own ad on the same digital billboard. parks says the display was up along highway 20 near h & r block for more than a year. she says she doesn't care for trump, but had issues with the lack of representation of other parties. her billboard doesn't mention trump or

donald trump is campaigning in florida, and his running mate, mike pence, is in north carolina and virginia. cedar rapids will start to collect sandbags this morning. the city used 250,000 sandbags to protect buildings from flooding last month. originally, crews were supposed to start to pick them it should take 3 weeks to collect all of the bags. now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... plan on a much cooler day than yesterday. while some spots are starting off in the 60s, it won't last, and readings will settle back into the 50-55 range for much of the day. while moisture is limited, there will still be a chance of light rain as well, though all areas will stay well below a quarter of an inch. tonight, plan on temperatures to go into the 30s, however, the wind will not calm down entirely, which will prevent a hard freeze. patchy frost is likely, with widespread frost possible over northern sections of the state. temperatures will be in the upper 50 rebound in temperature likely for the weekend. today: light rain possible, mainly through early afternoon. slowly falling temperat

but rhoads will coach the season nalainst west virginia to close out his 7th and final year. kansas state 38-35, dropping the cyclones to 3-8. two iowa state fumbles in the final 90 seconds of the game led to kansas state's comeback, scoring 10 points in the final minute. three high school football teams from the tv-9 viewing area will play for the championship today. they were supposed to play on friday, but the iowa high school athletic association moved all games to today. iowa city regina plays western christian in class 1a at 11 am. mount vernon follows in 2a against spirit lake. superintendent gary o'malley tells us there isn't school today at mount vernon. they've also sold out their 800 ticket allotment. cedar rapids kennedy and west des moines dowling meet in the 4a title game at 7. kennedy activities director aaron stecker said they have are planning to have 4 busses leaving from kennedy at 4:45 pm. there will be no live t-v broadcast for the games. this morning, a university of iowa student holds one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. iowa city nati

shore...blocks of ice floated down flooded streets the snow continued to build threw out the weekend in virginia, and up and down the coast, the weight of that snow too much for area roofs. even this ambulance was stuck nats this morning, the east coast will be digging-out... nats "a record amount of snow must be removed and when i say removed that doesn't mean that doesn't mean we can just push it into the street. it has to be lifted and taken away."and for many....there's at least one more snow day ahead. tag: and if you're wondering...th e snow jackpot winner was glengary, wv, with a whopping 42 inches of snow. and as we make our way out from under all that powder, air travel will continue to be impacted...airlines now need to make up for the 14- thousand flights cancelled this weekend. live in washington, lz abcn. waking up in the hospital morning. one turbulent ride turned dangerous for some heading from miami to milan. you're looking live on our camera this morning. kaj will be back right after the break with a look at your monday forecast. stay with us. us nowfirst alert forecast. plan on

the virginia senator told iowans the attack on des moines area officers speaks to the challenges ahead. "if we don't endeavor to learn, we make a huge mistake. our hearts are with you here in iowa as you grapple with this tragedy. " former president bill clinton did cancel a stop in d center for the arts yesterday afternoon. as he is campaigning for hillary clinton, the 42nd president talked about "rules that we all agree to follow" in business. in recent days, attacks between the clinton and trump campaigns have centered on character and whether the other side follows the rules. " we believe that competition works well in a free market. in all three of those cases the only reason it works is there are rules we all agree to follow. at least most of us do. like if you sign a contract to pay a guy, you need to pay him, not stiff hillary clinton says the deadly shooting of the two police officers is "horrifying" and "heartbreaking." speaking at a campaign rally in las vegas, clinton says she called the mayors of urbandale and des moines "i certainly expressed our condolence and told them

including the more populated states of georgia, massachusett s, virginia and xas. both political parties are reorting some of the highest caucus turnouts ever for last night. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders is live in des moines. forrest, it was a busy night at the ecincts. huge. there were reports that some had a hard time fitting everyone in the doors. four out of ten who caucused, did it for the first time this year. the republicans are the big story here. let's talk numbers. more than 180-thousand registered republicans voted last night. that's the new benchmark. for perspective, in 2012 republicans had roughgh 122 thousand registered voters turn out. that's was about 20 . gop leaders say they attribute the boom to the diversity of the candidates this cycle. but, also the commitment the candidates hafor iowa. ""i think it's been one of the most incredible campaigns that iowa has ever sese. it's been going on for a year. it's been going on year. it's been really enthusiastic among the candidates, among the people here. they've come to many events here. they've trave

virginia senator tim kaine makes a speech at iowa state university in ames. part of a major road in iowa mormon trek boulevard will only have one lane between hawkeye park road and the overhead railroad tracks. the city says crews are installing fiber optic lines in the area. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin... another fairly warm day is ahead with many of us climbing well into the 80s. the day starts with plentiful sunshine but storms are possible late today as a cold front moves in. the highest chance of from about 5 through 9, and there is the turn strong. they won't waste time getting out of here, though. tuesday is looking dry, but occasional storm chances are with us for the second half of the week into the weekend as a front dangles nearby. it probably won't rain each day, however, and we will fine- tune who has the highest and lowest odds as the time draws closer. today: turning partly sunny with a chance of storms late. wind: sw 10-15. high: 85 alo: 84 dbq: 83 iow: 86 tonight: chance of storms early, low: 57 alo: 56 dbq: 57 iow: 5