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U.S. NEWSTuesday 5 April 2016
Cruz, Trump make final pitches to Wisconsin voters Officials confirming
Amtrak train struck
JILL COLVIN ries of missteps in the lead- tions over the summer. some early states where the backhoe at 106mph
SCOTT BAUER up to Wisconsin. Trump is facing pressure on campaigns are working to
Associated Press Those included re-tweeting two fronts. ensure that the delegates MICHAEL R. SISAK
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Don- an unflattering photo of In Wisconsin, he has been who attend the conven- Associated Press
ald Trump and Ted Cruz Cruz’s wife and a series of battered by negative ads. tion this summer are loyal CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — An
made spirited final pitches contradictory comments The state’s top Republi- to them. Trump acknowl- Amtrak passenger train
Monday to Wisconsin vot- on abortion that managed can advertiser has been edged his frustrations on was going 106 miles per
CBS Sunday in discussing hour in a 110 mph zone
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, right, R-Texas, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker a meeting with members when it struck a backhoe
are interviewed by Fox News host Megyn Kelly at a campaign stop, Monday, April 4, 2016, in of the Republican National sitting on the same track,
Madison, Wis. Committee. killing the backhoe opera-
“And I did look at my tor and a track supervisor,
(AP Photo/Andy Manis) people. I said, ‘Well, wait federal and local officials
a minute, folks. You know, said Monday.
ers, who will cast ballots to draw condemnation Our Principles PAC, which we should’ve maybe done The engineer applied the
Tuesday in a Republican from both abortion rights pumped almost $1.3 million better,’” he said. “Except I emergency brakes five
primary that both consider activists and opponents. into anti-Trump ads. The also said, ‘I won the state.’ seconds before impact,
a key step in the race for While Trump is the only Club for Growth, which has And I think there’s a real the National Transporta-
president. Republican with a realis- endorsed Cruz, is spending legal consequence to win- tion Safety Board said late
After Tuesday, there’s a tic path to clinching the $800,000 on ads that pro- ning a state and not get- Monday. No one on board
two-week lull before the nomination ahead of the mote voting for Cruz — not ting as many delegates.” was killed, although more
next important voting, in Republican convention, a John Kasich — as the best Meanwhile, Cruz’s predict- than 30 passengers were
New York. big loss in Wisconsin would way to ensure a Trump de- ed a “terrific victory” during injured.
Trump is facing pressure on greatly reduce his chances feat. the taping of a town hall Videos showed construc-
multiple fronts following a of reaching the needed Also, the state’s Republi- in Madison that was to be tion equipment on the
difficult week marked by his 1,237 delegates before can establishment, includ- broadcast Monday night track and a contractor’s
controversial comments, then. A big win for Trump ing Gov. Scott Walker and on Fox News. Cruz also dis- equipment on an adja-
reversals and rare moments would give him more room some of its most influential counted any possibility of cent track before the crash
of contrition. While his for error down the stretch. conservative talk radio someone other than Trump Sunday morning, NTSB in-
past remarks on topics like In U.S. primaries voters in hosts, have lined up to sup- or him winning the nomina- vestigator Ryan Frigo said.
Mexican immigrants have each state select dele- port Cruz. tion. He could not comment on
drawn a backlash, even he gates pledged to candi- At the same time, Trump’s “This fevered pipe dream who was authorized to be
appeared to recognize the dates who then vote at the campaign has been out- of Washington that at the there, but said work crews
damage caused by a se- parties’ national conven- maneuvered by Cruz in convention they will para- were scheduled to be in-
chute in some white knight terviewed on Tuesday
who will save the Wash- The Delaware County
ington establishment, it is Medical Examiner’s Office
nothing less than a pipe identified the victims as
dream,” Cruz told report- backhoe operator Joseph
ers. “It ain’t going to hap- Carter Jr., 61, of Wilming-
pen. If it did, the people ton, Delaware, and Peter
would quite rightly revolt.” Adamovich, 59, of Lincoln
On Monday, the Demo- University, Pennsylvania.
cratic rivals appealed They died of blunt force
to union members and trauma.
showed their next-primary Amtrak trains on the North-
hopes by their locations: east Corridor resumed reg-
Bernie Sanders in Wiscon- ular service on Monday.
sin, where polls show him The train was heading from
ahead, and Hillary Clinton New York to Savannah,
in New York, which votes in Georgia, at about 8 a.m.
two weeks and is a must- Sunday when it hit a piece
win state for her.q of equipment in Chester,
about 15 miles outside of
Philadelphia. q
