amy: there was donald trump responding to cnn's wolf blitzer. i don't know why wolf --jose antonio vargas, your response? his response to the former president and mexico that he would not pay for the effing wall, donald trump said, then we will build it 10 feet higher? >> look, again, 40% of the undocumented population in this country overstay their visa. they did not go through the wall. the fastest-growing undocumented population in this country are asian undocumented immigrants, not latino immigrants. i know you mentioned #emergingus . we need more original, independent reporting on immigration and race in america identity in this country. i have to tell you, i'm really proud to talk about this at democracy now! given how much of a fan i am of this program. we need more independent news organizations to do this kind of reporting and this kind of work. we launched this this to her funding campaign. merginus.com.o e we need more reporting on this issue, especially in this campaign. the: you mentioned fast-growing asian immigrant population in t

wolf blitzer is the moderator. that does it for us tonight. thanks for watching. we'll see you at 11:00 p.m. tonight for another edition of 360. don lemon starts now. >>> donald trump expected to speak at any moment now in las vegas on the eve of the nevada caucuses. ted cruz due to speak in reno. we'll bring you both events as they happen. this is cnn tonight. i'm don elemelemon. cruz fires a staffer for questioning marco rubio's faith. that's after trump and rubio both blast the cruz campaign for dirty tricks. meanwhile, rubio picks up a slew of endorsements today. the race is really heating up as we count down to super tuesday. donald trump leads with 68 delgs. far ahead of the rest but 1237 delegates are needed to win. so he has a ways to go. meanwhile on the democratic side, hillary clinton leads with 497 delegates. bernie sanders has 69. 2383 delegates needed to clinch the democratic nomination. and here's where it gets really interesting. a lot of delegates are up for grabs on super tuesday when 12 states vote. so there's a lot to get to. let's get straight

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wolf blitzer is on assignment. he's getting ready for tonight's big cnn republican debate in just a few hours. right now, it's 12:00 p.m. here in houston, texas. 1:00 p.m. in washington, d.c. 9:00 p.m. in baghdad, wherever you're watching from around the world. thanks for joining us. >>> up first, we're counting down to the last republican debate before super tuesday. it could also be the last chance for donald trump's rivals to try to slow his momentum towards the republican presidential nomination. the stage is set for this evening's showdown. you're looking right now at live

they like to see where the moderator wolf blitzer will be sitting. they want to know where the cameras. they want to know where their families will sit. they want to know if there are any lights or buzzers that will go off. this is a moment just to get comfortable with the surroundings. you don't want that moment to be the first time you're there. you don't want any surprises at all. such a big night for marco rubio. easily the most important debate for him so far this cycle. he needs to do something to knock donald trump off his perch. just a few days to go before the crucial super tuesday voting. voters in 11 states will cast she btheir ballot. rubio wants to make sure trump doesn't enjoy a clean sweep, the likes of which he's been having the last three contents. as marco rubio gets comfortable there. takes some notes. we'll go back to poppy harlow in new york. poppy. >> beberman, thank you so much. follow the money they say, follow the taxes in this case. mitt romney with the accusation against donald trump that a, quote, bombshell, could be hidde

last time you were on this show it was wolf blitzer. this time anderson cooper. both times the same question. can you point to a major specific achievement that rubio has had in the area of foreign policy. you tout that as his advantage. you want to answer that today? >> well, yeah, as i said before with the work he did in a bipartisan way on human trafficking, a very important thing. talk about the future of little girls and what they've done, it's been very important. also a contrast with ted cruz. marco rubio has been in support of the national defense authorization act. ted cruz votes against that. marco rubio is voting for an increase in paying and those are distinguishing features in the two candidates they have to vote and participate in things. >> human trafficking you'll find a little audience for people opposed to trying to stop it. when dealing with the big-ticket issues of isis and what to do in the ongoing wars in syria and lib libya, can you point to something else that marco rubio wants to do that others do not. >> if you go to marcorubio.com he la

cnn anchor wolf blitzer will moderate the debate. 3 and on wednesday-- all of the candidatesw **except trump spoke on fox's "the kelly file" for a town hall. a number of issues were discussed. including women in the draft--the economy, anti-muslim rhetoric and veteran affairs. here's what some of the candidates had to say. 3 3 3 3 "but i don't think we ought to be forcibly drafting women particularly putting them in a situation where they're in combat. combat.if women want to step forward and serve voluntarily wonderful thing but it doesn't make sense to be drafting women in combat." combat." 3 3 "we should not pitting and dividing americans against each other and i agree, and i think we are capable of recognizing the threat of radical islam without having to demonize an entire religion, especially those americans here who are here so loyal to america." america." 3 3 "we have a bigger purpose. the purpose is not to be someone who represents their party, your purpose when you are in public life is to solve problems, create jobs and give everybody a chance to be lifted." 3 here in south

. >>> stay tuned, my colleague wolf blitzer, will take over the helm right now. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington, 2:30 a.m. friday in pyongyang. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. the democratic presidential candidates meet in a high-stakes debate less than eight hours from now. this will be the first face-off between bernie sanders and hillary clinton since his blowout win in new hampshire. sanders hopes to maintain the momentum, while clinton is trying to hone the message and strategy. brianna keilar is in milwaukee, wisconsin for us. the site of tonight's pbs democratic presidential debate, simulcast here on cnn. brianna, how important is this debate for both bernie sanders and hillary clinton? >> it's really going to be a crucial 95 minutes tonight, wolf. because you have this narrative in place now, coming out of bernie sanders' win in new hampshire. he's really riding high. we have seen him taking this victory lap in the last day, being very visible, going on "the view," going on "the late show," talking to reverend al sharp

next hour, hillary clinton herself is going to join wolf blitzer live. it will be her first interview since the iowa caucuses, so make sure you stick around for that. i know wolf is going to ask her about those final numbers and what bernie says about them too. back in a moment. eans i am a lot of things. i am his guardian. i am his voice. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to his current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. vo: namenda xr doesn't change how the disease progresses. it shouldn't be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or who's had a bad reaction to namenda xr or its ingredients. before starting treatment, tell their doctor if they have, or ever had, a seizure disorder, difficulty passing urine, liver, kidney or bladder problems, and about medications they're taking. certain medications, changes in diet, or medical conditions may affect the amount of name

turning it over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, trumper tantrum. that's how senator ted cruz describes donald trump today in what's become an all-out war. and now dr. ben carson is being drawn into the fray. trump throws away his subdued tone accusing cruz of stealing the iowa caucuses. cruz is heaping insults on trump's claim and now carson is chiming in as well. >>> progressive enough? just hours before tonight's town hall, a bit of a personal fighter roughs over what hillary clinton stands for. senator bernie sanders says she's only progressive on

i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >> i'm anderson cooper. i've always want to be in the situation room. thanks for inviting me. >> what do you think? >> it's ice cold and minty fresh. together we have the latest developments along with the best analysis in this crucial first in the nation contest. >> with the doors opening at caucus sites now in less than two hours, the final push is on. republicans stumping acros

cnn anchor wolf blitzer will moderate the debate. 3 and on wednesday-- all of the candidatesw **except trump spoke on fox's "the kelly file" for a town hall. a number of issues were discussed. including women in the draft--the economy, anti-muslim rhetoric and veteran affairs. here's what some of the candidates had to say. 3 3 3 "but i don't think we ought to be forcibly drafting women particularly putting them in a situation where they're in combat. combat.if women want to step forward and serve voluntarily i think that's perfectly appropriate and it's a wonderful thing but it doesn't make sense to be drafting women in combat." combat." 3 3 "we should not pitting and dividing americans against think we are capable of recognizing the threat of radical islam without having to demonize an entire religion, especially those americans here who are here so loyal to america." america." 3 3 "we have a bigger purpose. the purpose is not to be someone who represents their party, your purpose when you are in public life is to solve problems, create jobs and give everybody a chance to be lifted."

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> thanks for joining us. right now new hampshire voters are turning out in potentially record numbers. in just a couple hours we'll know for sure which democrat and which republican they want to see on the presidential ballot in november. >> and we're getting early hints already as these exit polling numbers begin to come in. the latest on that, the candidates' expectations and the final pitches, the mood of the polling places and much more as we check throughout the hour with our team of correspondents who are on the ground. the best team of political professionals, they are with us as well. a very, very full hour ahead starting with the republican front-runner, donald trump. let's go to jim acosta. he's joining us from trump headquarters in manchester. jim, how has mr. trump spent these final few hours as he waits for the primary results to

i'm wolf blitzer. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. thanks very much for joining us. we start with an event for president obama for the first time in his seven years in office the president is now visiting a mosque inside the united states. it comes at a time when anti-muslim sentiment is growing and religious tolerance, at least in some corners, is waning. president obama arrived at the islamic society of baltimore late this morning. he is now meeting with community leaders. he is expected to deliver formal remarks at any moment now. we'll have live coverage of the president visiting this mosque. let's go to our white house correspondent michelle kazinski. she's joining us now live. set the scene for us. seven wreerz into his presidency he decided to visit a mosque. what kind of a decision was so late in this presidency? >> we asked that question to the white house, and they didn't have an answer to that. why hasn't he done this before? they wanted to focus on the reasons now. you know, look at the timing of it. he recently -- he has

the debate will be moderated by cnn's wolf blitzer. it begins at 8:30. president obama may be looking at a republican to replace supreme court justice antonin calia. c-n-n reports nevada governor brian sandoval is being vetted by the white house for a possible nomination... sandoval is a former federal judge... and is considered a moderate republican in his home state. it appears neither the governor nor his staff have talked with the white house about the possible nomination though. republicans in the senate have said they will not hold confirmation hearings on whoever president obama chooses as a nominee. his decision is expected to come soon. the u-s department of labor is set to release their weekly jobless last week's report saw the number of weekly applications for unemployment assistance fall seven-thousand.. it marked the lowest number of people seeking jobless benefits since november. the change indicates a healthy job market and a growing economy. still ahead this morning... black history month is leaving its mark on the metro... we'll tell you

it is moderated by wolf blitzer here on cnn. >>> let's talk about the democrats. hillary clinton making a big push reaching out to african-american voters ahead of south carolina. she is speaking today alongside five mothers in the black lives matter movement. the clinton campaign rolled out a new ad carrying the same message. the ad narrated by march began freeman. >> she says their names. trayvon martin. shot to death. sandra bland. and makes their mothers fight for justice her own. she speaks for a city poisoned by indifference. >> we need action now. >> and stands with the president against those who would undo his achievements. >> bernie sanders is busy hitting states that vote on super tuesday. today he is in virginia. yesterday, massachusetts, equipped that clinton has been stealing his ideas and his rhetoric. >> i am delighted that secretary clinton month after month after month seems to be adopting more and more of the positions that we have advocated. that's good. in fact, is beginning to use a lot of the language and phraseology that we have used. i thi

our very own wolf blitzer will nominate the debate at 8:30 p.m. thursday night only on cnn. big week this week. >> huge week. that is a big moment. these debates have been important. that is a few days before the march 1st primary. >>> hillary clinton trying to consolidate her return to frontrunner status. she enjoyed a close, but comfortable five-point-win in nevada over bernie sanders. the clinton team rejects the claim that sanders won big among nevada latinos. claiming precinct data is more reliable. the battle for minority votes continues as the democratic campaign moves to south carolina. that primary is saturday. hillary clinton and bernie sanders spoke to b.e.t. about what they would do for african-americans. they admitted the democratic party has not done enough. >> the white community, including myself, have not been as sensitive as we should be to what goes on in black communities in terms of policing issues. i plead guilty to the fact that i think i have not been as sensitive to that issue. it is an issue we have to be sensitive to. >> i am well aware that some o

wolf blitzer moderates. this is a huge deal. it could be the last chance for them to knock donald trump off his perch. there could be some serious fireworks tomorrow 8:30 p.m. only on cnn. >>> 39 minutes past the hour. so much to get through. bernie sanders and hillary clinton with new strategy. we're breaking down what changed ahead. breaking news at this hour. we're following. right now, 92% of precincts are in. donald trump, the clear winner by a mile. let's call it ten miles. and it's becoming clear who's come in second place. marco rubio ahead by ten ahead of cruz. as they come in, we're going to bring you more information as we get it live. >>> also breaking overnight, hillary clinton and bernie sanders at a town hall in south carolina. both confronted racial issues where african-americans will play a major role in the outcome of the democratic primary which is on saturday. right now the polls show hillary clinton with a soiled lead, nearly 2/1 there. one tense moment at the on the hall came when chris cuomo asked "headlin

i'm wolf blitzer in the cnn election center. the presidential race is down to eight republicans and two democrats, and a pair of contests that are more competitive than ever. and we're counting down to our first chance to project one or possibly both winners, once all the polling places in the state are closed. that happens less than one hour from now. on the republican side, donald trump has high expectations he can pull off his first win. but new hampshire voters, they are famous for making up their minds at the last minute, so there could be potentially surprises. there's also a volatile race unfolding to be trump's strongest competition tonight, marco rubio, john kasich, jeb bush, ted cruz, all in the top tier heading into the primary. for the democrats, bernie sanders is looking for a clear and commanding win over hillary clinton tonight. the vermont senator has an advantage coming from the state right next door. but don't forget, the clintons are known for comebacks in new hampshire. let's go straight to jake tapper and da

i'm brianna keilar, in for wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin tonight with some breaking news. in less than three hours, republican voters in nevada will head to caucus sites and choose a nominee. donald trump, marco rubio, ted cruz, the top three in reason polls, but polling in state can be tricky, which moons we could see surprises tonight. we're covering it all for you starting with cnn's jim acosta, with the trump campaign in las vegas. and, jim, trump preemptively took a swipe at rubio, right? what everyone's waiting for. do you think this is foreshadowing a possible fight? >> reporter: absolutely, brianna. donald trump is the odds-on favorite to win in nevada but his campaign co-chair tells me they are confident this is a caucus, results are unpredictable, trump rivals spent the day warning the gop of what will happen if he becomes the nominee. the party establishment is lining up against trump. cruz said the brash billionaire can't be trusted as a conservative. foreshadowing what he sees as the

i felt for wolf blitzer. do you agree that things got out of control? >> at times. some of it was design. there is time when he was letting thing goes on and on. that's because in, my view, and having worked at cnn, somebody is in your ear saying, let it go. this is great. let it play. there is another dynamic. the audience was wild. the audiences are stacked and coached. they're trying to create moments. >> coached? >> that is my opinion. they're trying to create moments, good ones for the candidates and bad ones for the opposing candidates. they can turn the tide or feeling of a bad question and make it sound like the answer was good-bye applauding wildly no matter what the answer is and i think we saw that. >> i think the audiences are getting disruptive. in the fall campaign this don't let the audiences cheer. all right, ted cruz, to your point about trump and the way he's covered by the media and the free air time question, took a whack at the coverage of the donald. take a look. >> a lot of the mainstream media is using kid gloves on donald right now. because

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so, it would be fascinating and the amount of preparation, wolf bli blitzer, the consimate pro. it's going to be a terrific debate but i expect it to be the most interesting debate we've seen to date. >> and you'll be there as well. but i want to talk about trump looking ahead. this is what he said today about his possible vp pick. >> i do want somebody that's political because i want to get lots of great ledgislation that we all want passed. including proper health care and other things p. so, we're probably going to choose somebody that's somewhat political. >> so, an outsider who wants an insider. explain that. >> reporter: let me be sherman-esc. if asked, i think he is going to look for somebody with gubernatorial experience, someone like john kasich if he is willing to do it. someone like scott walker, if he is willing to do it. somebody like governor nikki hal haley. a governor would be a great match. not another business person as we said but someone who's been a genuine successful reformer and not got any of his immigration issues. arnold could succeed him on celebrity a

i'm wolf blitzer. this is airing on cnn, cnn international, and telemundo and heard on the salem radio network. they're our partners, along with the republican national committee. we'd also like to welcome a very special guest with us here tonight, the 41st president of the united states, george herbert walker bush and former first lady, barbara bush. [ applause ] everyone here is looking forward to a lively debate. i'll be your moderator tonight. joining me in the questioning, telemundo host, cnn chief political correspondent, and salem radio network who worked in the regan administration for six years. tonight, there are five republican candidates and they're ready to join us right now. please welcome, ohio governor, john kasich. [ applause ] senator ted cruz of texas. [ applause ] businessman and real estate developer, donald trump. [ applause ] senator marco rubio of florida. and retired neurosurgeon, dr. ben carson. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, welcome the republican candidates for president

i'm going to pats it off to another guy with a lot of wisdom, wolf blitzer. he starts right now. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer, it's 1:00 p.m. in washington, 6:00 p.m. in london, 8:00 p.m. in jerusalem. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. up first, so-called political outsiders turning the presidential race upside down. a brash billionaire businessman and reality tv star is, a 74-year-old self-declared democratic socialist both winning very big in the first primary election of the 2016 campaign. senator bernie sanders trouncing hillary clinton 60% to 38% in new hampshire primary. on the republican side donald trump took 35% of the vote, ohio governor john kasich finished second with 16%. followed by senator ted cruz, former florida governor jeb bush and senator marco rubio. trump told cheering supporters he'll fix the country's problems, including the economy and creating jobs. >> if we had 5% unemployment, do you really think we'd have these gatherings? forgetting about security, forgetting about isis which, by the

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following the breaking news in the race for the white house. donald trump receiving a bombshell endorsement. his former rival the new jersey governor chris christie now backing the billionaire businessman for president of the united states. a source close to christie tells cnn the governor strongly believes trump will be the gop nominee and that it's time for the party to unite around him. we're standing by to hear from trump. he has a campaign rally that's about to begin. it will likely include a fresh round of barbs lobbed at marco rubio. the florida senator trading round after round of insultss with trump today. their fierce new fight launched by rubio's relentless attacks on trump in our cnn republican presidential debate. we're covering all of that. much more this hour with our guests, including trump campaign national spokeswoman katrina pierson, our correspondents and expert analysts are also standing by. l

i want to go back to wolf blitzer who has a key race alert. >> thanks. good conversation. this is a key race alert. take a look at this. very early, but donald trump maintaining a steady lead, 34.9%. marco rubio in second place right now 22.6%. ted cruz with 18%. jeb bush 12%. john kasich, 7.7. dr. ben carson, 4.8. less than 3,000 votes cast right now. but trump maintaining his lead, 356 votes right now, ahead of marco rubio. it's obviously dana and david, very early. you guys are working the exit polls and we're getting more indications of what's going on. >> really fascinating stuff. more about what the former congressman, mike rogers is talking about, the inside versus outside. what people want in a candidate. >> first we asked, if you want a candidate who has experience and politics, take a look at this. 36% of those that said they want a candidate with experience in politics, marco rubio. ted cruz, 34%. kasich, 11%. bush, 11%. donald trump, so low on this score, he doesn't rate in the top four. he's down at 4%. of people who want experience in politics. but what about

wolf blitzer moderating the debate at 8:30 p.m. tonight here on cnn. christine. >> to use a "star wars" analogy. it is like donald trump is the death star. which candidate is luke skywalker to take him down or can they? >> that's a great analogy. they have to stay on target. for marco rubio, staying on target is meaning not going after the target. he has not taken any swings at donald trump. i'm not sure he can do that for much longer. on a stage with five people, it is as if he will be forced. whether it be in the questions or from trump or from ted cruz. he will be forced into some exchange with donald trump where i'm not sure he can dodge it. it will be very interesting to see that dynamic among all the others. >> john, may the force be with you tonight as you stay up and watch that and find out what will happen. the republican establishment at least hopes one of those jedi fighters can take him down. donald trump and his supporters, they say they are the good guys. so interesting. john, thank you so much. >>> new information. the president obama's

wolf blitzer moderates and we have, i think, six candidates, and we have not announced the official lineup. but a lot at stake there coming two days after the nevada caucuses, just few days before the march 1 primaries. we'll be right back. >>> i am so thrilled and so grateful to all of my supporters out there. some may have doubted us, but we never doubted each other! >> never doubted each other. hillary clinton after a big win in nevada this evening. one of two big winners tonight. donald trump also a big winner tonight. but there are also a -- i'm going to say big again, big takeaways for tonight. we will bring in our eric who is a digital reporter for cnn politic, and you been doing a lot of work on some of the big takeaways for the evening, and where do we begin? >> well, start with jeb bush. this is the last night in the race. the man just really didn't meet the moment of this campaign. remember when he entered, mitt romney was someone that his campaign was concerned about running. the assumption was marco rubio would defer to jeb bush. donald trump was not even on the radar. the way

. >> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we have breaking news right now. a cnn key race alert. cnn can now report that hillary clinton has won. hillary clinton has won the democratic caucuses in iowa narrowly. very narrowly defeating bernie sanders. bernie sanders comes in second place. an extremely close race. i want to bring in jeff, who is our correspondent. he is covering this. you see what the results there are. these are the results now by the iowa, by the iowa democrats. >> there hadn't been an official announcement in iowa. now there's an official announcement. the iowa democrats, swref, say hillary received 700.59 estate delegate ekwifl i wants. those are representatives that will go to the iowa democratic convention. bernie sanders 696.82 state delegate ekwifl ebt with where's. it's official now. hillary clinton camp can properly declare she won the iowa caucuses. >> she, in fact, did declare a victory. i'm here in in as away, new hampshire,

like mules. >> it's our busy season. >> wolf blitzer, dana bash, thank you. back to you. >> thank you. coming up next, more conversations with more candidates and the reality check with one of the claims made on stage. we'll be right back. >>> we're back in the debate hall that looked more like a ballroom blitz. we are joined by donald trump. they really came after you. ted cruz and marco rubio. how did it feel? >> it felt fine. i expected it. i was told by watching you and everybody else, in particular, i was told it would happen. i expected it. based on every poll, i hear i did very well. i felt comfortable. >> how do you prepare? >> it's very interesting. i never debated before professionally. i'm against these politicians. they talk. they do a lot of talking. the first debate was good. i think we did very well in the debating. according to every single poll. the more important polls are the polls we have now. bloomberg came out with a poll a couple hours ago. double digit leads practically everywhere. we are happy. i love to do well in texas. in theory --

this man, our very own wolf blitzer. wolf, have to get in your head and hear what it was like being on that stage moderating through all of that. first, though, i just want your take from your years and years of experience in politics on the really surprise bombshell endorsement of governor christie backing trump today. >> it was a surprise. i was surprised. i thought christie might sit it out for a while. for him to come in and so aggressively positively endorse trump is a big deal today. obviously it's going to dominate the news cycle right now. it's very good news for donald trump. he really did a lot of the work for donald trump. donald trump doesn't have any trouble retaliating against let's say marco rubio or ted cruz but chris christie really went after marco rubio today. so it was a double team, if you will, on marco rubio. yesterday, last night at the debate, it was a double team against trump by both cruz and rubio and donald trump, you know, when you attack him, he attacks you right back. so it's been a lively

he was recalling his early days in politics and spoke with wolf blitzer about the incident and apologized j. i am more than offended anyone out there but it was not intended to be offensive. if you hear the whole thing, you will understand the context of it. >> and the timing of his comments come as gop insiders and prominent donors are,ing him to quit the race. >> and the governor looking to expand the partnerships to what that i take the community of the course work out of college. three or four years of bachelor degree before transferring. the midterm budget calls for up to 10 bachelor degrees to be offered through community colleges and believes the program will help with student debt. >>> and he gave the construction project a big financial boost here. the state giving the project $3.5 million as it nears the finish line. the total cost of the overhaul, $37 million it's expected to be completed in over three months >>> and a number of renters will receive records and they're urging people to register their apartment for rent with the dca by february 29th. you could make double your r

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news. an unprecedented twist in a presidential campaign that's already in unchartered waters. gop front-runner donald trump calling remarks by pope francis disgraceful after the pontiff waded into american politics and suggested trump is not christian because of his plan to build a wall along the u.s./mexico border. the shocking exchange almost certain to come up tonight when trump takes questions from south carolina voters along with jeb bush and john kasich in the cnn republican presidential town hall. and there's breaking news in the san bernardino terror attack investigation. fbi agents searching the home of the brother of one of the killers. it comes as the feds are trying to force aple to help investigators unlock an iphone that belonged to saeed farook and could contain important clues. we're covering all of that. much more with our correspondents and guests, expert analysts. they are all

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from the cnn election center. iowa and new hampshire, they did their job in narrowing the presidential race leaving only eight candidates. democrats and republicans left standing. now we're counting down to when the doors closed and the caucusing kicks in in nevada. three months ago it looks like hillary clinton would win easily in this state. now her campaign is lowering expectations here as bernie sanders may very well, potentially, be on the verge of what would be a big upset. on the republican side, six hopefuls anxiously watching turnout in south carolina now. we're keeping a very close eye on all precinctses there. it could be a momentous night for donald trump and the palmetto state. things have gotten nasty between trump and cruz. a win in the bible belt would echo across the south. marco rubio also could be on the rise in south carolina, while jeb bush, his entire campaign, may be hanging in the balance tonight. right now, out west. our correspondent are over at the headquarters at the caucus sites across

let's go to wolf blitzer in washington. >> we are watching. ted cruz maintaining the lead over donald trump and marco rubio with an impressive 30 and ben carson fourth with 10%. only 7% of the republican caucus sites. 25% of the caucus sites reporting and maintaining her lead. 53% to 47% for bernie sanders. not doing so well. uncommitted the same number. hillary clinton doing well so far. about a quarter of that vote now in on the democratic side. let's go back to jake and dana for more. >> thanks, wolf. >> in our own jeff, he is in des moines at sanders's campaign headquarters. we just spoke with him. what did he have to say? >> weus

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wolf blitzer moderates the presidential republican debate at 8:30 p.m. only on cnn thursday night. >>> to the democrats. hillary clinton trying consolidate her frontrunner status. clinton rejecting the claim from the sanders camp that sanders won big among nevada latinos. the battle for minority votes continue as the battle moves to south carolina with the primary set for saturday. clinton and sanders spoke to b.e.t. both admitted the democratic party has not done enough. >> the white community, including myself, have not been as sensitive as we should be to what goes on in black communities in terms of policing issues. i plead guilty to the fact that i think i have not been as sensitive to that issue. it is an issue we have to be sensitive to. >> i am well aware that some of the decisions that were made during the eight years of my husband's presidency that we have to learn lessons from and i'm very clear about that. yes, i supported my husband's policies. my opponent, sanders, voted for them. i did not have a position where i could express myself indep

. >> huge role, huge role in american judicial life, huge role in american public life, wolf blitzer. >> it is amazing when you think of the enormity of what will unfold, this is not four years or six or eight, for 30 years there could be enormous change on the u.s. supreme court. this is symbolic of that change, the power of this service. pamela brown, you covered the supreme court for us. i suspect this is precisely the kind of service, this mass that justice scalia himself would have adored. >> absolutely. not only that, the fact that it is led by his son paul, he was so proud that his son was a priest, that they grew up, this was a roman catholic family. every sunday they went to mass. one of his sons wrote an article about that in "the washington post" about how justice scalia when he was at mass, he took it very seriously and also true to form he would sometimes look at his wife maureen if he didn't agree with what the priest said and shake his head. one time he said our son paul took one for the team, talking about becoming a priest. you have to imagine he would have been so pr

my colleagues wolf blitzer, jake tapper will be on hand for this historic event. you can see it all live at 10:00 a.m. right here on cnn. thanks for being with me today. "the lead with jake tapper" begins right now. >> thanks, poppy. if donald trump wins tomorrow, will anything be able to stop him on his way to the nomination? "the lead" starts right now. a full-on demolition derby with one day until the south carolina republican primary as all the candidates trade paint with trump. is there any way trump could blow a tire and not send the gop into full-on panic mode? >> on the other side the voters in nevada poised to make this the wildest race to victory as the clinton machine tries to slow the bern. >>> plus dozens dead as u.s. warplanes target isis a thousand miles away from the middle east in libya. was another terrorist attack on the way? hello, everyone, i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." in our politics lead, members of the republican establishment, is donald trump about to become unstoppable in his quest for the nomination with this expected win in s

wolf blitzer moderates from the stage right behind me. it all starts at 8:30 p.m. eastern only an cnn. >>> for the democrats, it's a fight for votes in the south. in just four days voters head to the polls in the democratic primary where african-americans made up 55% of votes. fast forward to 2016, today hillary clinton picking up a major endorsement as she and senator bernie sanders both try to show how they would confront the needs of the black community. cnn's joe johns joins me live from columbia, south carolina. joe? >> reporter: jake, a new line of attack for bernie sanders today, accusing hillary clinton of actively backing the 1996 welfare reform bill that her husband as president signed into law. some activists have said that bill essentially removed the safety net from needy families, the clinton campaign has said it reduced child poverty rates. today, clinton scoring another big endorsement. >> i think the middle class would be better served by hillary. >> reporter: senator minority leader harry reid telling cnn he's all in for the former secretary of st

the democratic nevada caucuses, don't miss the pregame show with wolf blitzer, anderson cooper, and jake tapper. kate baldwin and i pick up the coverage tomorrow night. legal view starts right now. >>> hello everyone, i'm jim in again for ashleigh banfield, welcome to legal view. and we begin today again with politics. we are a day away from two more presidential contests that could give this race further clarity or make clear that the drama will last through springtime and beyond. democrats will caucus in nevada, and live to nevada in a moment. but we're going to begin in south carolina where republicans hold their first southern primary where donald trump still holds a very comfortable lead in our poll of polls. rolling average of the five latest polls of likely voters shows trump, the the choice of 34% with ted cruz just behind at 20%, marco rubio at 15, jeb bush, you see there at 11%. our national poll of polls is remarkably similar, except this one jeb bush comes in last place just 5% here. all six remaining gop candidates are making the most of primary eve with town halls, rallies,

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the debate will be moderated by cnn's wolf blitzer. it begins at 8:30. president obama may be looking at a republican to replace supreme court justice antonin scalia. c-n-n reports nevada governor brian sandoval is being vetted by the white house for a possible nomination... sandoval is a former federal judge and is considered a moderate republican. senate republicans have said they will not hold confirmation hearings on whoever president obama nominates. officials expect his decision to come lane closure on i-80/35 today. starts today. i-80 eastbound: right lane closed. between exit 127: ia 141 and exit 129: north west 86th street . right lane closed due to road construction work. starting today at 9:00am cst until today at about 11:00am cst. a chant from the student section at a high school basketball game continues to stir controversy... monday during the playoff game between dallas center-grimes and perry, some students on the dallas center- grimes side began chanting donald trump's name as a taunt aimed at perry's largely hispanic roster. administra

i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >> i'm anderson cooper. i've always want to be in the situation room. thanks for inviting me. >> what do you think? >> it's ice cold and minty fresh. together we have the latest developments along with the best analysis in this crucial first in the nation contest. >> with the doors opening at caucus sites now in less than two hours, the final push is on. republicans stumping across the hawkeye state. donald trump leading in the polls but not by much. ted cruz looking for evangelical support. marco rubio expected to visit caucus sites later this evening. democrats bernie sanders and hillary clinton, though, are staying off the trail, at least for now. let's get the very latest, starting with sara murray and the gop candidates. >> tonight gop candidates are leaving nothing on the table. scrambling in the final hours before the iowa caucuses to rally the troops. >> i must say win, lose or draw, i love you folks all. >> and turn out supporters. >> we're excited to be here with all of you. i'm going to be brief b