Pivotal point in the gop race looms large today. Hoping to increase his delegate lead in the republican primary, donald trump is pulling out all the stops. He brought wife melania on the trail to help ease his image with women who may be put off with last weeks headlines. No matter who you are, a man or a woman, he treats everyone equal. And he had a rallying cry for his badger state supporters asking them to end it. If we do well here, folks, its over. If we dont, if we dont, if we dont win here its not over. But wouldnt you like to take the credit in wisconsin . For ending it . Give wisconsin the credit for ending it. And then we can focus on hillary instead of these two guys. But trump still trails ted cruz heading into todays vote and while the state may not or break one movement, Hallie Jackson has more. Reporter closing in fast, the wisconsin finish line. The last push through a state that matters more than anyone thought it would, not just for its 42 delegates but for the momentum it could give the stop Trump Movement. They realize that donald screams and yells a lot, but he has no solutions. Reporter its a dramatic reversal from only a month ago when this looked like trump country. Blue collar, more moderate and open primary. But since then, ted cruz has surged more than 20 points fueled by the stop Trump Movement making milwaukee ground zero led by conservative talk radio hosts like charlie psyches. This is not a conservative candidate, but a clown car. Reporter but a win here would prove that trump is teflon. Battling back criticism from economists who say hes wrong to warn were headed for a crash. What i said well go into a massive recession. But i also say if im president , thats not going to happen. Reporter plus, a revealing new profile claiming he wears a bulletproof vest sometimes, even as he comes under fire for rallies that can turn violent up he said he can start acting president ial whenever he wants. So far, its the same trump on the trail. New yorkers are like that. Reporter thats fine with linda hanson. Who is sticking with him. Youll never ever change me. Reporter Hallie Jackson, milwaukee. Im Kristen Welker traveling with the clinton campaign. Bernie sanders is looking for a win, but nothing would do much to dent hill libertarians hillarys insurmountable delegate lead. Sanders message is resonating with throngs of voters on the heels of winning five states, sanders is gaining momentum. The race increasingly combative. Hes already under a lot of pressure. So dont tell her this. But i think we win here, we win in new york state were on our way to the white house. Reporter the reality, clinton is ahead by double digits on her home turf of new york. But sanders is slowly narrowing the gap. Campaigning here as the state passed a minimum wage increase. Clinton took a veiled swipe at sanders again painting his policies as unrealistic. Feelings have to be matched with politics. Reporter another reality check his campaign is acknowledging to the New York Times early missteps which are now creating a drag on the campaign. Saying sanders initially failed to aggressively challenge clinton. Sanders aides telling nbc news the article isnt a sign theyre throwing in the towel. We think theres a path to the nomination. Reporter now, start winning big, really big. Our thanks to Hallie Jackson and Kristen Welker. And with proportional allocation on the democratic side, sanders will need a wide margin to begin catching up with Hillary Clinton. Be sure to tune in to msnbc tonight. Wisconsin coverage begins at 5 00 p. M. Eastern with chuck todd. Full Team Coverage at 8 00 right here on msnbc. All right. So late last night, did you see it . The ncaas mens finals was one for the ages as david slew goliath in a back and forth final that provided one of the best finishes in history. He had the hot hands from the three in the first half. They have to do something from the outside now. Its paige off balance. Puts it up look at that. North carolinas marcus paige hits an incredible double clutch threepointer to tie the game with under five seconds on the clock and villanova calls a timeout when this happens. Three seconds at midcourt. Jenkins. Gives it to jenkins for the championship. Yes villanova, phenomenal. That is on constant replay im sure at many households. Well novas kris jenkins makes the shot of a lifetime to give the villanova the first championship since 1995. His mom taught him the shooting technique. And the winning reaction on campus was this. Students celebrating at the pavilion and out on lancaster avenue on the wee hours. Jay wright, head coach, summed it up this way. You know, youre like a parent when youre a coach. I couldnt be prouder or happier to see them enjoy this and fulfill their dreams. Thats what it is all about for a coach. To see their eyes, to see their satisfaction, their enjoyment, its theres no better feeling in the world for a coach or a parent. The villanova wildcats will return to philly with heros welcome and likely a parade. Last night, it was the men, well, tonight the women of uconn take on syracuse in the battle for the national championship. Now, to the so called panama papers, believed on the biggest data leak in history. Theyre exposing how the most powerful people may be holding billions off shore. Government lawyers are revealing it for any potential violation of u. S. Laws. Nbc Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell has more. Reporter Vladimir Putin investigators say at the center of a star studded list of 12 current and former heads of state. Like the king of saudi arabia. Even celebrities like jackie chan. Connected to controversial off shore Bank Accounts and Companies Set up by a secretive law firm headquartered in this building in panama. But no one more tantalizing than putin so the trails all circle around to one person. In this case, Vladimir Putin. I dont we will ever see his name on an offshore company or an offshore bank account. Reporter putin is believed to be one of the worlds richest men and now investigators say the documents are a road map to how putin could have stashed away billions. The papers point to this man, god father to putins daughter placed in charge of the companies. Then his banker is under sanctions nicknamed cashier to the kremlin. More mystery, another major player in the documents, the former head of putins propaganda operation. He was found dead in this washington, d. C. Hotel in november. Bludgeoned to death. He would have been able to speak about that. But not anymore. Reporter protests in iceland where the Prime Minister accused of hiding moe fly money denied wrongdoing but walked out of an interview when asked about it. Many of the offshore companies are illegal and putins spokesperson called it an attack against russia. I think putins press barons will work overtime to make sure this story is buried. That was nbcs Andrea Mitchell reporting. The startling numbers behind the worlds biggest defense spenders. Plus, a tradition that dates back 1,200 years. Youre watching first look. Listerine® kills 99 of bad breath germs. This is 100 useful for a 100 fresh mouth. Whats it like to not feel 100 fresh . We dont know. We swish listerine®. As do listerine® users. The very people we studied in the study of bold. People who are statistically more likely to stand up to a bully. Do a yoga handstand. And be in a magicians act. Listerine® kills 99 of bad breath germs so you can feel 100 in life. Bring out the bold™. Yeah, i was just talking uhabout yourico . Emergency Roadside Service and how its available 24 7 and then our car overheated. What are the chances . Can you send a tow truck please . Uh, the location . Youre not going to believe this but its um. Its in a tree. I wish i was joking, mate, but its literally stuck in a tree. car horn honking a chainsaw . No, no, all we really need is a tow truck. Day or night, geicos emergency Roadside Service is there for you. laughing theres nothing like making their day. Except making sure their tomorrow is taken care of too. Financial guidance while youre mastering life. From chase. So you can. Shoshow me more like this. E. While youre mastering life. Show me previously watched. Whats recommended for me. X1 makes it easy to find what you love. Call or go online and switch to x1. Only with xfinity. Check this out, vermont yesterday the ski resort welcomed spring with the annual pond skimming challenge. More than a hundred brave skiers in funny costumes worked their way across this 120 foot pond of frigid, icy water. Some with it looked like a salmon on his back. The best prize is just staying dry in your chicken suit. Well, its cold. I mean, this is a brutal shot of cold air after one of the warmest marches ever we have ever seen. Were concerned with your flowers at your houses, but the app apple blossoms and the peaches. Hard freeze warnings all the way down into South Carolina and the southern ohio valley. This will happen over the next couple of mornings. Right now, 27 in new york. Its 12 degrees in syracuse. Thats not even factoring in the windchill. Snow on the ground. Boston picked up 4 1 2 inches yesterday. Good luck trying to melt that today. Windchill is 12 in boston. Were at 13 windchill in pittsburgh. Even in richmond, windchill at 28 degrees. So Winter Clothes for the kids today as you head them out the door. Glove, hats, mittens. When will we warm it up . We get a little bit of a break on thursday. Thats the fortunate part, but the cold air is going to return. Another shot of cold air comes down, starting friday. On saturday, the windchill all the way in louisville will be 20. Washington, d. C. , 21. So, you know, betty, we have nice stuff. The southern half of the country is laughing at us right now, but in the northern half its rough. Well, hopefully our turn will come soon. We can get some of the warm weather headed up here. Federal aviation officials are investigating a deadly chopper crash in tennessee. Five people were killed what ena sightseeing when a sitting seeing helicopter went down. It happened three miles from dolliwoods theme park. Witnesses saw it plow into trees on the way down. Theres no word yet on what caused it, but it started a wildfire in the surrounding woods. No homes were damaged and no one on the ground was hurt. All right. Bp will have to pay 20 billion to settle the deep waters horizon oil spill. And it includes over 5 billion in clean water act penalties. The money is to be paid out over 16 years. Now to houston, a Flight Attendant inflated the evacuation after landing even though there was no emergency. United said we hold our employees to the highest standards. This unsafe behavior is unacceptable and does not represent the 20,000 Flight Attendants who ensure the safety of our customers. The employee has been removed from flying duties. And a review is under way. To japan a 12 century old tradition is also one of the countrys most dangerous festivals. Look at this. Participants cut down trees and lift the logs to get them to the shrine. Its not uncommon for people to die transporting the logs. And a shoplifting suspect in kansas city, missouri, led police on a high speed chase. He sped into kansas city, kansas, where he spun off the highway. Police swarmed and quickly captured him. Time to get down to business. The worlds spending an awful lot of money on defense last year. 1. 7 trillion. A report released today says it is the first increase in several years. This is driven by the rise of isis, the saudi led war in yemen, chinas expansion in the South China Sea and russia and fears about Irans Nuclear program. The u. S. Topped the list at 596 billion. Saudi arabia, russia and the u. K. Made the top five spending more than 200 billion combined. Now to technology. Apple will sell its 1 billionth iphone by this summer. One of the best selling Tech Products of all time. The iphone has been on the market for nine years but apple sold half just over the last two years. A petition on the white house website for Donald Trumps arrest and why most candidates avoid hats at all costs. We have scrambled politics next. Banking, but that is changing. At temenos, with the microsoft cloud, we can enable a banker to travel to the most remote locations with nothing but a phone and a tablet. Everywhere where theres a phone, you have a bank. Now a person is able to start a business, and employ somebody for the first time. The microsoft cloud helped us to bring banking to ten Million People in just two years. Its transforming our world. My bladder leakage made me feel like i couldnt be the father that i wanted to be. Now i use depend. I can move the way i really want. Unlike the bargain brand, new depend fitflex underwear is now more flexible to move with you. Reconnect with the life youve been missing. Get a free sample at depend. Com. My name is barbara and i make dog chow natural reconnect with the life youve been missing. In davenport, iowa. Now that i work there and see all of the care and the ingredients that go into it. I value the food even more. I feed yoshi dog chow natural because theres no artificial colors, preservatives and its made with real chicken. Hes got so much energy. His coat is so shiny. And he just seems over all happier. Im so proud to make dog chow natural in davenport, iowa. This just got interesting. Why pause to take a pill . Or stop to find a bathroom . Cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas for pulmonary hypertension, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. Do not drink alcohol in excess. Side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. To avoid longterm injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. If you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, or any symptoms of an allergic reaction, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. Ask your doctor about cialis and a 200 savings card yeah ahh. Stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. You probably say it a million times a day. Ahh. Ahh ahh. Ahh but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a year. Say ahh. Ahh. Cigna medical plans cover one hundred percent of your innetwork annual checkup. So america, lets go. Know. Ahh and take control of your health. Cigna. Together, all the way. 19 minutes past the hour. Heres your first look at the scrambled politics. As the candidates made their final appeal to wisconsin voters, ted cruz had an awkward moment when he refused a cheese head hat that one little girl tried to put on his head. Why avoid that cute moment . Theres an ironclad rule of politics, which is avoid funny hats. Glad he cleared that up. A petition on the white houses website for trumps arrest has gathered 100,000 signatures. Despite gathering enough support, the petition was shut down. The white house responded by simply saying the request falls quote outside the scope of the terms of participation. To tennessee, lawmakers are poised to recognize the bible as the official state book. Sponsored by state lawmaker steve sutherland, the state Senate Approved the measure on monday. It will go to governors desk. Some say it trivializes a holy text. On the the tonight show, how do you pay down 19 trillion in just eight years . Jimmy fallon may have figured it out. Over the weekend, donald trump told the Washington Post that hell be able to get the United States completely out of debt in eight years. When asked how trump was like, easy, declare bankruptcy and start fresh. Its fantastic. I have done it already. And that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. All right. Just ahead, amy schumer belts out a song that conbe described as can only be described as revolutionary. Thats next. Were good. Okay. What if a Million People download the new app . Were good. Five million . Good. We scale on demand. Hybrid infrastructure, boom. Ok. What if 30 Million People download the app . Were not good. Were total heroes. Scale on demand with the Number One Company in cloud infrastructure. Try cool mint zantac. Hey, need fast heartburn relief . It releases a cooling sensation in your mouth and throat. Zantac works in as little as 30 minutes. Nexium can take 24 hours. Try cool mint zantac. No pill relieves heartburn faster. Jay knows how to keep nice shorts, dad. G. They dont make em in adult sizes . This is what the pros wear. Look at the lines. Uhhh. Look at the other line. Mmmhh. Thats why he starts his day with those two scoops in deliciously heart healthy kelloggs raisin bran. Ready to eat my dust . Too bad i already filled up on raisins. By taking steps towards a healthy heart, jay knows hell be ready for the turns ahead. Hey, dont forget to put up your kickstand. bike bell sighs kelloggs raisin bran. And try tart and sweet kelloggs raisin bran with cranberries. This clean was like pow can a toothpaste do everything well . It added this other level of clean to it. It just kinda like. Wiped everything clean. 6x cleaning my teeth are glowing. They are so white. 6x whitening i actually really like the 2 steps. Step 1, cleans step 2, whitens. Every time i use this together, it felt like. Leaving the dentist office. Crest hd. 6x cleaning, 6x whitening i would switch to crest hd over what i was using before. Its my decision to make beauty last. Fix. Roc retinol started visibly reducing my fine lines and wrinkles in one week. And the longer i use it the better it works. Retinol correxion from roc. Methods, not miracles. Youto get the help yourefar looking for. Thats why at xfinity were opening up more stores closer to you. Where you can use all of our latest products and