Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.

They've got a hot primary going on in Wisconsin.

And it looks like Senator Cruz is ahead.

But there's one question that has been turning over

in my mind, Scott Walker is a hero of the Tea Party.

He's a hero of Republicans.

He stood against the unions-- the public unions-- and won.

He won a recall election.

He is very popular in Wisconsin.

So I ask myself, why does Donald Trump go to Wisconsin

and attack Scott Walker?

I can't understand it.

Yeah, I don't know, either.

Well, I mean, you know, but this is not presidential.

And you ask yourself, how many of these gaffes

have you got to put up with?

I mean, this is going to be the leader of the free world.

And I just have a feeling that we're

looking at a stall in the Donald and perhaps a contested

election--

Do you think so?

--convention, yes.

Well, people have been speculating that for some time.

Well, may be coming up because, you know,

the stuff that I mean-- Scott Walker is kind of like a hero

to a number of people.

TERRY MEEUWSEN: Not kind of like, he is a hero at,

least in Wisconsin.

And you don't go to Wisconsin and attack their hero.

It is just so counterproductive.

And then you talk about all these other mistakes.

But that to me kind of tipped the scale.

So we'll see what happens.

TERRY MEEUWSEN: It'll be an interesting evening

for the news, right?

Well, you know, I like the Donald.

I'd just say to him-- but I'm sure his family is saying,

Donald, act presidential.

TERRY MEEUWSEN: Yeah.

And you don't talk about the size of your male member,

and you don't talk about all this other stuff.

This is not presidential.

You just aren't acting presidential.

And you don't get into street fights

like a little 12-year-old.

Yeah, I think people long for presidential and effective.

The combination of the two would be wonderful.

Ronald Reagan was very presidential.

Absolutely.

But he took on the unions, he took

on this, he took on the other.

And he had a vision for America.

And that's what we want, we want a vision

for the greatness of America.

So please, please.

Well, on the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders

isn't giving up on his battle against Hillary Clinton.

The socialist senator has a slight lead

in the polls in Wisconsin.

Caitlin Burke has the story.

CAITLIN BURKE: Donald Trump's front-runner status

could be in jeopardy.

The latest polls in Wisconsin show Senator Ted Cruz

ahead by 5 to 10 points.

Your vote is going to be very important tomorrow.

Because the world is watching Wisconsin,

the world is watching.

A win for Cruz in Wisconsin could make it harder for Trump

to win the Republican nomination outright before the primaries

and in June, increasing the likelihood of a contested

convention.

I think the energy, the enthusiasm,

and the momentum we're seeing is a result of the fact

that the people of this state-- the people of the country--

are looking for real positive solutions.

Not simply someone to yell and scream and curse.

CAITLIN BURKE: Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton,

the Democratic front-runner, isn't leading in Wisconsin,

either.

Senator Bernie Sanders currently ahead by four

points according to the latest Marquette University poll.

We have won six out of the last seven caucuses and primaries.

CAITLIN BURKE: A loss for Clinton in Wisconsin

wouldn't likely cost her the nomination,

but it would help Sanders keep up his momentum.

Clinton held rallies in her home state of New York

talking about her delegate lead and vowing to increase

minimum wage nationally.

This is something else that Americans

deserve across our country.

And I again will probably take what's

happened here in New York and go to Washington.

CAITLIN BURKE: Both Clinton and Trump

face tough road blocks in Wisconsin

on the path to the nominations of their parties.

And ahead of today's voting, it doesn't

look like either one of them win in the Badger State.

Caitlin Burke, CBN News.

Thanks, Caitlin.

Well, we'll watch it.

Interesting-- you know, they had Joe McCarthy from Wisconsin.

They have had Proxmire from Wisconsin.

They've had all kinds of people.

They had La Follette from Wisconsin.

Wisconsin is an interesting state.

They have a little of everything there.

And they say that they've got Midwest friendly.

They're very friendly people.

And they talk about cheese heads and all the rest of it.

They're strongly opinionated.

I mean, they'll be very strongly opinionated.

It'll be very interesting to see how the chips fall tonight.

This is the most educated electorate that any of them

have gone into.

Because they have been schooled in all of these

recall elections and all the other things.

And Scott Ross-- I mean Scott--

TERRY MEEUWSEN: Walker.

--Walker is a super guy.

And he's been on this show.

And he's just been a fabulous governor.

And he's about as courageous as any politician,

or he's not a politician, any public figure in the United

States of America.

And courage is important.

And another Wisconsinite that is looked

upon as a potential standard bearer of the Republican Party,

it's very interesting.

Well, speaking of that standard bearer, Paul Ryan, the Speaker

of the House, is in Israel to reassure the Jewish nation

that the United States is standing behind it.

John Jessup has that story.

Thanks, Pat.

Speaker Ryan met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

to discuss the rise of Islamic terrorism in the Middle East.

According to the "Jerusalem Post,"

Ryan said he came to Israel to show his support

and see how the two allies could better cooperate

to win this radical war against-- this war

against radical Islamic terrorism.

Ryan emphasized the politically incorrect radical Islam

that's in sharp contrast to President Obama who

has consistently avoided that reference.

Ryan also met with his Israeli counterpart,

the Speaker of the Knesset.

You can rest assured of that.

Speaker Ryan made the trip with a bipartisan congressional

delegation.

Islamic militants murdered a Christian man in Bangladesh,

ambushing him while he was on a morning walk.

Open Doors USA reports Hussein Ali

was a former Muslim who had converted

to Christianity in 1999.

He suffered persecution for many years,

since Muslims are not allowed to leave their religion.

Two weeks ago the 65-year-old was

attacked by three people who threw a firebomb at him

before hacking him to death with sharp weapons.

Open Doors reports fellow Christians

there are concerned they could face an escalation

and persecution from Islamic extremists.

Well, here at home, Mississippi's religious freedom

bill is now in the hands of Republican Governor Phil

Bryant.

The State House and Senate approved it last week.

Critics say the bill would discriminate

against the LGBT community.

But supporters say it protects religious freedom.

The measure would also allow schools and businesses

to set gender-specific rules about how a person dresses

or which bathrooms each gender must use.

It also protects people from having to take part

in same-sex weddings.

Some businesses oppose the bill.

Mississippi is one of 10 states to pass, or consider passing,

legislation to protect religious freedom after the Supreme

Court legalized gay marriage last summer.

Pat?

You know, if the court would stay out of our life.

They have inserted themselves into things

that they have no business getting involved in.

Roe versus Wade is an example.

That should have been left to the states.

Instead of that, they federalized abortion.

They've now federalized homosexuality.

And they're probably going to federalize

the use of various bathrooms.

That is beneath the dignity of the Supreme Court,

and it's not something that should be a federal matter.

We have 50 states, and the states

should be able to speak on these matters.

And I think it's time we get to what the Constitution says.

And how we miss Antonin Scalia who

was an originalist, a constitutional scholar.

And certainly we shouldn't be stampeded

into appointing somebody who is not one,

and putting him on the court to make

a fight for liberal majority.

That would be a tragedy.

John?

Pat, the calendar may say spring,

but winter weather has been hitting

the Northeast pretty hard.

Emergency crews responded to multiple crashes

in upstate New York.

Winter weather advisories issued from Buffalo

to Albania in the Empire State, where

forecasters call for up to 10 inches of snow

at some higher elevations.

And up to eight inches forecast for Boston,

and other parts of Massachusetts,

and Rhode Island.

Cold temperatures are moving too,

in some places they could fall so

low they'll break records that are more than a century old.

Pat?

Oh, I came to work, and I'm not sure

that I'm breaking any record, but it sure was cold outside

for this time of year.

Although, I remember being in New York--

I think on the 15th of April-- when I lived in New York.

And we had a huge snowstorm.

I mean, it was just a mushy, sticky, snow storm that

just clogged up everything.

So snow in April is not unheard of but man, it's

cold out there.

John?

Pat, it's already being called one

of the greatest NCAA basketball championship games ever.

Villanova and North Carolina fought right down

to the last second when Villanova hit a three pointer,

as time ran out, to win their second ever title.

CBN Sports reporter Shawn Brown brings us

the story from Houston.

Hello, and welcome back to NRG Stadium

here in Houston for CBN's coverage of the 2016 men's

final four, where Villanova out beat

North Carolina for their second NCAA national championship

in the school's history.

And what a shootout it was.

I mean, I'm talking bang, bang, and holster.

We'll go down to the lockers for some player reaction,

but first let's see how the Wildcats made history.

The game started to heat up early

on both ends of the court.

Here's Villanova's Josh Hart for three.

Then this dunk by North Carolina's Brice Johnson.

Then with 8:47 left in the half, Marcus Paige drains this three.

Followed by Joel Berry II with another.

Tarheels enter the half up by five.

Second half.

And here's where things really heat up.

The Tarheels start off strong with this dunk

by Brice Johnson.

But Nova answers with this dunk by Mikal Bridges.

The Wildcats begin to turn up the heat.

With 9:53 left, Ryan Arcidiacono drives for two,

then does it again shortly after.

Nova up by 7.

Later in the half, it's Marcus Paige for three

closing the gap.

But Nova's Kris Jenkins answers with a three of his own.

But those two aren't done yet.

With a 1:33 left in the game, and Nova up by six,

it's Paige again for three.

But the Wildcats keep coming.

Here's Josh Hart for two from the line.

74, 71, Wildcats.

But with five seconds left here comes Marcus Paige

with a contested three.

It's good.

Looks like over time.

But wait, what's this?

Arcidiacono to Jenkins for the win.

It's good.

And the Villanova Wildcats are national champs.

Villanova's Ryan Arcidiacono was named the final for MVP.

But it was Kris Jenkins who was the hero after that game.

To have this opportunity to hit the game-winning shot winning

shot from a senior who was unselfish and gave up the ball.

That could have been the final shot in his career.

And I'm happy it turned out that way.

Exciting, great man, you know, just how hard

we battled out there.

And just all the preparation we did.

How focused we were.

Weren't coming up too strong in the first half

and then just probably just that attitude that came out

strong the second half.

Just [INAUDIBLE].

I just love my guys, man.

I just-- I love them to death.

We all trust each other in so many ways.

I think it starts with the chemistry off the court.

We trust each other all the time.

And I think our team defense really starts trusting itself.

For Arc to pass the ball like that, it's nothing.

It's unbelievable.

I'm currently-- like I'm speechless on what it really

feels like right now.

Because it just hasn't really settled in.

Just how amazing that was.

And how great it was to get to do it with all my brothers.

And I mean, it's just something that somebody could never

take away from me.

Pat, what a great game.

And congratulations to Nova for that buzzer beating win.

That's most incredible.

In basketball I imagine the pro scouts

are salivating when they see some

of the skill of those players.

They're just tremendous.

And they're-- it looks like they're ready for the pros,

the ones that want to go up.

They are fabulous players.

What an exciting thing to have the whole nation watching

in a tournament of this magnitude, and the March

Madness, and all those other stuff, in the final four.

Amazing.

And I would have thought North Carolina, with its background

and history, would have won that thing.

But Villanova says, no way.

Congratulations.

I mean, they're both champions, and they're showing it.