We dont anoint kings in america, we have elections. No and texans deserve the right to vote. It really does send a signal if you cant get out to vote tomorrow, get your husband, your wife, your friends, their , friends, we want to send a signal that were coming, this Freight Train is coming. We have to do it tomorrow. Tomorrow is the big day. Nikki haley and donald trump making a final pitch to voters ahead of todays Super Tuesday primaries. Well break down whats at stake and what it could mean for the race going forward. Plus well get legal analysis on the Supreme Court ruling allowing trump to stay on the ballot. And well bring you the latest developments out of the middle east as Vice PresidentKamala Harris continues to press for a ceasefire in gaza. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, Super Tuesday, march 5th. Im Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. Voters will indeed head to the polls across 16 states and one u. S. Territory today for the busiest day on the primary calendar. Republican primaries and caucuses are taking place in 15 states with 865 delegates at stake on this Super Tuesday. Former President Trump is widely expected to sweep the races in likely all of the States Holding contests today. As gop president ial opponent nikki haley continues to say shell stay in the race as long as shes competitive. Well see what that means. Meanwhile, democratic contests will be heldco in 15 states as well as American Samoa with 1420 delegates up for grabs. President biden faces no real challenge in todays content. Ahead of the vote, nikki haley made her Closing Argument to voters in texas last night at a packed rally in fort worth. She laid out whats at stake today. Republicans lost the vote on mayorkas, on israel, the rnc chair lost her job and donald trump had his j fingerprints on all of it. At some point maybe we should say the reason that america keeps losing is because of donald trump. Ep we can change all of that. But in order to change it, its going to take a lot of courage. Courage from everybody here. Courage from me to run, and courage for every one of you to know, dont complain about what happens in the general election if you dont vote in this primary. We are blessed to live in america. And we know that america is better than this. Now we have to do something about it. So this is what i will tell you, tomorrow you got a job to do. I need you to vote. And i need you to take ten people with you. Meanwhile, in an interview with conservative Media Company right side broadcasting network, donald trump last night expressed confidence headed into todays vote. Take a look. I just say to the people watching now if you could, go out and vote. Because its not haley, shes not a problem. I think shes very negative for the party but not a problem in terms of winning because were winning by a lot. The only place we expected to lose was d. C. Because thats the swamp. Tomorrow we could win every state in record numbers thats what were hoping for. They call it Super Tuesday for a reason. I think its going to be recordt setting. I think, i hope so. There was one contest last night and former President Trump won it,on the north Dakota Republican primary. He beat haley by a 70 point po margin. Trump will likely be awarded all 29 of the delegates. In response to the win trump noted the large margin of victory and thanked the governor of first lady of north dakota. Joining us n now, Jonathan Alle he appears for us at west palm beach, florida across from maralago where hell be attending President Trumps victory celebration tonight. A big day, trump expected to win nearly all or all of todays od states. What are you expecting to hear from him or from nikki haley who said all along shes staying in the race through Super Tuesday, thatsth arrived. Whats next . Its a day of reckoning for nikki haley one would expect and every time theres a day of reckoning for her she pushes off that reckoning, moves the goal post. It was interesting in the clip you played from last night where she said the reason america is losing is donald trump. Theres a choice for her to say if theres a reason that america is losing, you would think it would be joe biden from the republican candidate for president but instead donald trump, that rhetoric is getting harsher as she gets closer to the end. But donald trump will not wrap it up tonight i believe its impossible for him to clinch it tonight. We expect it to happen this month. Lets spend more on nikki haley here. She said, a truism, the campaigns stay afloat as long as they have the money to do so. Can she push forward beyond Super Tuesday and keep an eye on the trump trial date a few weeks off, maybe ill stay in this just in case . She can do that if she wants. The question is, a couple questions, how much damage does she do to herself with Republican Base voters in the event she wants a future in the party and the other question, how much damage does she do against donald trump running against him and levying tougher criticism of him in response to the indictments against trump. A pretty big win yesterday. It is not clear that any of those trials are actually going to happen or happen before this election. So, you know, the window may be closing for her on that front. Lets take a moment and talk about the democrats. President biden is going to sweep to victories in every contest today. But tell us what sort of message are they hoping to send today as to what it could mean for the general election . I think theyre hoping to send the message that for all the talk of disunity in the Democratic Party and the issues where there are democrats who are, you know, upset with President Biden that basically it is a unified party and he has a head of steam behind him and he has, you know he had some, you know, phenomenal challenges and able to put them aside easily. They had states they didnt love what happened, particularly some of the protest votes in michigan but at the end of the day they want to come t through and say this has beengh a dominating commanding performance as you would expect from a former president and biden ready to turn to the general election. As we make that turn, President Biden is going to enjoy a massive fundraising advantage over former President Trump hes going to have more resources on hand it appears. We appreciate you starting us off live from south florida, thank you john. In a unanimous decision the Supreme Court said states do not have the power to kick candidates off election ballots p it comes from a Colorado Court decision that determined donald trump was ineligible under the 14th Amendment antiinsurrection clause. Laura jarrett has more. The u. S. Supreme Court Dealing a final blow. The justices effectively leaving it up to voters to decide if the former president returns to the white house. Mr. Trump praising the ruling. The voters can take the person out of the race quickly but a court shouldnt be doing that. Be the justices rejecting a Colorado State ruling finding mr. Trump to be ineligible to be president under section 14 of the amendment. A section o passed after the cil war. An Elections Official in maine and a judge in illinois doing the same, banning the republican front runner from the ballot in those states in light of his actions on january 6th, the ruling from the high court eliminating all similar efforts. While most states were thrilled to have me. There were some that didnt, and they didnt want that for political reasons. Reporter the justices saying that patchwork of different rulings across the country cannot stand. Finding responsibility for enforcing section 3 against federal Office Holders rests with congress and not the United States. Enn fe same time the three liberal justices saying their colleagues are going too far. Writing this ruling will make it harder to bar an oath breaking insurrectionist from becoming president. This court should turn the National Temperature down not up from justice berit. Next up on Way Too Early we look to President Bidens state of the Union Address which hell deliver later this week. Plus Vice PresidentKamala Harris meets with a member of israels war cabinet what she had to say about pushing for a pause in the fighting in gaza. Those stories and a check on sports and weather when we come back right back. Ts ck right back. 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Welcome back. Well have more on Super Tuesday in a moment. But now look at some of the mornings other top headlines and we are two days away from President Bidens state of the Union Address and were starting to get a sense of the key issues the president will tackle as he tries to reassure the nation hes up for the rigors of the job. Nbc news learned that the president spent time at camp david reviewing his speech over the weekend. The Biden Campaign sees the address as a prime opportunity to put bidens agenda on display for a wider audience. Likely his biggest of the year. Hes expected to highlight support for womens reproductive rights and ease unhappiness over the handling of the israel hamas war. And slamming the gop for failing to advance a bipartisan border deal. Another top priority, his efforts to bring down the cost of Precipitation Drugs for millions of seniors and aids say they hope he can show his vitality again to calm voters who worry hes too old for the job. Meanwhile, Vice PresidentKamala Harris is pushing israel to ceasefire in gaza. According to the white house harris and gantz discussed the situation in rafah. Gantz is expected to continue those discussions with Antony Blinken and chuck schumer. Gantz is a rival to Benjamin Netanyahu and his visit to the white house could signal wider cracks between the Biden Administration and the israeli government. Gantz was asked about that by reporters yesterday. Take a listen. Is the United States dealing with you now instead of netanyahu . No, no, israel has a prime minister. Additionally the United States is expected to air drop more aid into gaza soon. On social media, President Biden posted about expanding aid deliveries by air, land, and sea but the white house has not shared details on the particulars or timing. This comes after 38,000 ready to eat meals were dropped over central gaza over the weekend where thousands of people are starving. Next up well turn to sports and bring you highlights from the action in the nba last night. A Battle On The Ice with the New York Rangers looking to keep a sixgame home winning streak alive against the Florida Panthers. And the broncos make a decision on their quarterback, Russell Wilson. Those stories and a check of the forecast when Way Too Early returns. Rns. [dog whimpers] [thinking] why always the couch . Does he need to go to puppy school . Get his little Puppy Diploma . How much have i been spending on this little guy . When your questions about life turn into questions about money. Theres erica. The virtual financial assistant to help you spend, save, and plan smarter. Only from bank of america. Heres to Getting Better with age. Heres to beating these two every thursday. Help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need. Without the stuff you dont. So, heres to now. 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Minnesota beat portland, 119114. The nhl and a Battle Of Eastern Conference leaders down the street at Madison Square garden. The Florida Panthers retain the best record in hockey. Slashing the rangers winning streak last night. Bruins bounced back with a needed win last night in toronto. To the nfl and the end of the Russell Wilson era in denver. The broncos will release the quarterback after the new league year which begins next week. They announced yesterday the team has informed wilson it plans to bring a close to the disappointing tenure with the franchise. The broncos went 1119 in wilsons starts in two season and never made the playoffs. Wilson was benched with two games on the schedule. The broncos take an 85 million hit with the release. And jason kelce has called it a career. The 36yearold delivered an emotional 45 minute speech yesterday talking about all his time in the nfl, all 13 seasons spent in philly. Thanks for coming, guys. See how long this lasts. This all brings us here to today, where i announce that i am retiring. Where i announce i am retiring from the nfl after 13 seasons with the philadelphia eagles. I dont know whats next but i look forward to the new challenges and opportunities that await. And i know that i carry with me the lessons from my time here. And that forever and that forever we shall all share the bond of being philadelphians. He was named to seven pro bowls in his 13 seasons and the fifth center with four seasons. He has a podcast with his brother travis and hes gained more fame recently you know why. Baseball fans in philadelphia can look forward to zach wheeler on the mound. Theyre keeping him out of the Free Agent Market next fall agreeing to a 126 million three year Extension Running through the 2027 season. His deal is the most lucrative extension in history, in terms of average annual value. Time for the weather. Lets bring in Angie Lassman with the forecast. How is it looking out there . Bumpy in a couple spots across the country. The west coast we see another system working in through the day but not anything like what we saw in the weekend. But first the east, we have two Storm Systems One that lifts the rain into portions of new england, we could see rain across that region today. And midwest to parts of the southeast we see a cold front