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Its like the canary in the coal mine. it didnt just keel over. its head exploded. we got wiped down all the way to the delegates of the statehouse where were hanging on by a thread by recounts. donald trump is a political anchor in swing states. he can do great in the base area of the republican primary, but thats 30% of the country. and if we are going to prevail in the mid-term elections and grow let alone survive in the house, we cannot have the kind of situation we had yesterday in virginia....

Area. >> almost 10% of the population of the state. >> very big chunk of the state population. here, this is two battlegrounds within the battleground. african-american turnout and college educated white voters, suburban women will be critical here. d. rham is a much more democratic base area. this is a swing area. wake county is a swing area t goes democrat now. margins for democrat to be competitive statewide here, the democrats, this is a basket of democratic votes. if those polls close early...

Like this, they like -- folks dont seem to mind. they like that hes not politically correct. clinton size he has very so it working for him in his base area. for clinton, shes galvanizing her base, which is women, democratic women, and shes talking for donald trumps penchant for sexism. each of them are sort of fighting with each other but speaking directly to the people who support them. its a benefit to both of them frankly. well see how it it plays out if the two do end up in a head-to-today ...

Pieces of the airplanes, and thats all. we cant recognize anything. >> reporter: each day ends with the helicopters safe return. normality for everyone here still a long way off. >> nic robertson joins me live now from really the base area where those search and recovery teams are leaving from every day. i know theyre trying to build a road to make it easier for them to access the victims remains, especially given weather conditions and how perilous the search and recovery effort has been. what ...

Around what these potentialities might be. the army was trying to get this person in the right place physically and mentally so he could continue to be a good soldier if that was a possible outcome. nobody in the military wants to set nibble up for failure. we want them to have a successful outcome, to do well and make a contribution. the army was doing that. it appears this young soldier had -- that this soldier had some issues. he probably was broken. he was going through this diagnosis and so...

Authorities at ft. hood. and investigators continuing to do a great deal of work. three people in all killed. 16 others injured. and a great deal of work being done at local hospitals. some in critical condition there. well continue to monitor that as well. >> and i want to bring in my panel. evan perez in washington. general spider marks as well. and i want to stick with ed. and well get those guys up to talk about the investigation. ivan lopez, hes married and has a family in the base area. do...

Candidate makes the sale in those counties. both sides in the base area are motivated to get out and vote. if there is a shrinking middle, the base matters more. but in these counties, its about who wins those people who are still on the fence, whether its moms, whether its families, you know, whoever it is. latino voters. every little vote could make the difference at the end of the day. >> bret: eli, stephan, john, thank you. very interesting. well be back from arapahoe county right after this...

the judge read a list of atrocities from rape, murder, amputations, and forcing children to become soldiers. mitt romney marks a milestone but donald trump keeps making headlines as well. trump hosted a fund-raiser for romney last night in vegas. romney racked up enough delegates to win the republican nomination. trump continues to question whether or not president obama was born in the united states. i want to show part of an interview with wolf blitzer. >> donald, have you seen the...

win in the deep south. he wins the alabama and mississippi primaries. we look ahead to the next contest and track the money game. parts of boston still without power after a transformer fire triggers a major blackout. the fire started last night in a garage in the back bay area of the city. thick black smoke poured into the streets forcing officials to close roads and subways. at the peak of the blackout more than 20,000 homes and businesses lost power. we begin in depth this morni...

captain dennis davern was one of those people. in the past he said that woods death was a direct result of a fight with wagner onboard his fight. listen to what davern told "today" show this morning. >> youre saying that wagner did not do everything he should have done to look for her after she went missing. >> exactly. >> was he responsible for her death in some way? >> well, like i said, i think we all made mistakes that night and -- >> that wasnt my question. was he responsible for ...