first in south carolina. he has a strong south carolina team aon the ground. his people know the lay of the land. he does have to do well. there's no question. as much as it's make or break for bush, it is for rubio. what we need to start seeing happening if there's a prayer for a real competition to the nomination that isn't cruz or trump is a winnowing of the field before march 15th. you continue cobbling enough delegates to get through to share nominations, but once march 15th happens, if there's not a winning of the field, trump or cruz win the table. >> let's talk about ted cruz for a moment right now. ted cruz caught in the middle of rubio and donald trump. ted cruz has been fighting both these men quite hard and fighting for evangelical votes there. south carolina was a state i think he thought he could win. he thought he could win a lot of march 1st states. he needs what tomorrow? >> he needs a win, and some of the polls have suggested that that's not entirely out of the realm of possibility, or at least a close second. he needs to do well. he needs to

we set up shop in south carolina . republican candidates have already fanned out across the state for the primaries. it takes place 10 days from now. there are storylines of plenty from last night. but let's start with billion acting of the granite state, the ballot box. after his victory, donald trump arrives for his rallies two hours north and west here in clemson. his rivals contemplate an election calendar that poses a serious challenge for anyone that wants to stop him. mark walks through that calendar. mark: we have a debate next saturday in south carolina. the primary is one week later. as of now, republican polls still show trump, even before his big new hampshire win, a big lead. there are a lot of caucuses on february 23. the candidates go to houston for a debate. that is march 1 when 11 states cast their votes. , the a few more contests big winner take all states like florida and ohio are open market 15 -- march 15. here is a question, taking all of this into account and recognizing there is a little bit of

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south carolinas are punktual if nothing else. this is a final push these candidates are heading out on. really all of them have something to prove, whether it's how dominant they can be or proving they can stay in this race. i tell you what, this morning, if donald trump is dominating the headlines against with new controversial comments. listen. >> this morning as the republicans blanket the state, the state of play looks like this, donald trump on top, raising eyebrows once again at a south carolina rally this time for telling general john pushing to shoot muslim prisoners a century ago. >> he took 50 bullets, he dipped them in pigs blood and they shot 49 of those people and the 50ing person, he said, you go back to your people and you tell them what happened. >> reporter: but according to rumor tracking website snopes.com, there is no evidence it ever happened. trump's comments coming the same day he went on defense. >> i was against going into iraq for a long time. >> reporter: after months of highlighting his position on the

the idea was to win there, come to south carolina and win with these voters in south carolina. right now, again, these numbers could change. this is the second wave of exit poll data. donald trump leading with white evangelicals. we can look at it this way. there's a college/non-college divide. roughly splits the electorate in half. those with college degrees, marco rubio is winning among them. trump and cruz right behind them. those without college degrees, trump is winning big, rubio falls back farther. there is also this ideology, the breakdown, how people are describing themselves tonight. again, 82% saying they're very or -- there we go. 82% saying very or somewhat conservative. look at this. see among very conservative, ted cruz is soing whkoing doing wha do, 40% of the vote. ted cruz -- it's supposed to happen. it's not moving. this is what happens on election night. the ted cruz number drops and drops. you get down to moderates, he's in single digits. ted cruz's support is concentrated there. donald trump meanwhile, he's in the high 20s, low 30s every group. >> on those

>> listen, it's south carolina, south carolina, south carolina. south carolina is playing its role. howard dean had a great idea in 2006 of bringing a state with a large african-american population into the early state window. and south carolina was that state. and we played a role in 2008 and really helped to decide where the presidential race was going. and i think this time around, south carolina will play a very similar role. here in this state in 2008, 56% of those folks who voted in a democratic primary were african-american. and 61% of the voters in the democratic primary were women. so, the key demographic, chris, is african-american women. and i think that is where the secretary clinton and senator sanders have to have a laser like focus. they have to focus on african-american women. senator sanders has to convince these women that he is the person, the best person to carry the water on the issues that are important to them. health care, education, you know, criminal justice. >> and how does the black lives matter movement play into all this? >> well, i think the black live

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i'm from south carolina. i want to help you out here, let's hear you say, please vote for me, y'all. >> please vote for me, y'all. ♪ >>> and good day, y'all, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. no matter how hard they run, they just can't catch up. donald trump far out in front in south carolina and hasn't made him any more cautious about insulting his rivals. >> senator cruz, he'll say anything. they lie and the reason i can say that nicely is that rubio called him a liar also. so once another guy called him a liar, it's easier for me to call him a liar, but really cruz does lie. i'm finding out all i can do is tell the truth. i tell the truth about iraq and, you know, i say we should have never been there and if bush is insulted, i don't care if he's insulted. what difference. it was a horrible mistake. >> and any moment we're expecting what the cruz campaign is calling a do-not-miss news conference with the texas senator. stand by for that as he prepares. this is hillary clinton who is feeling the bern. b

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game on in south carolina. in the next few minutes, both ted cruz and jeb bush will be holding their first events in the key state following the stunni stunning finish in new hampshire. this is the kickoff of a ten-day scramble with a state known to not be always so fair but intense campaigning. or as one rubio aide puts it, it's going to be a blood bath. >> ted cruz coming off a surprising third-place finish behind john kasich and jeb bush. this week, jeb bush will be joined for the first time on the trail by someone who took the south carolina primary back in 2000, his brother, george w. bush. it worked out pretty well for him in 2000. cnn anchor and correspondent victor blackwell is in bluffton. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're 30 minutes out from a rally starting here in bluffton with governor bush. you mentioned george w. bush. he's recorded a radio ad for the campaign although he has recorded television ads for the super pac right to rise, the pro-bush super pac. they believe this res

i think coming out of south carolina you may recall barak obama won south carolina. it gave him a tremendous boost, but it did not win it for him. the battle took place right on up until june and it was not until montana and i believe south dakota when he got to the necessary magic number to win the nomination. definition will come in march, but they certainly will not be determined in march. >> is this going to go all the way until june this time? >> oh, i think so. i think it could very well do that, unless something catastrophic outside of the political process were to take place. i think it could go right up until june. >> congressman jim clyburn, thank you as always. when you're ready to make a decision on endorsement, you know where to come. >> thank you very much. i appreciate you. >>> coming up, is governor chris christie about to fold his presidential campaign? what we're hearing from new jersey next on "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. e know hy your life can be. oh no this mom didn't have time to worry about a cracked windshield. so she scheduled at

john: south carolina is always important. it has been productive of who would be the republican nominee more often than not. the question of who comes out here the strongest and who drops out, if jeb bush has a horrible showing and decides that he just can't go forward. i imagine jeb bush and john say thatll immediately they will give their endorsement to this other guy and take my fundraising apparatus. mark: i'm not sure we will see much more windowing with the exception of ben carson anytime soon. what hillary clinton's devastating new hampshire loss means for her campaign going forward. after this word from our sponsors. ♪ hillary clinton lost the new hampshire primary by more than 20 points. an army of clinton loyalists have been questioning her strategy. those voices have only gotten louder after last night. we've both been doing some reporting on this. what do the democratic professionals think about this? mark: she is not a candidate, her message is really muddy, and she is running as a change candidate against a gu

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it's south carolina's choice. tonight in the battle for the democratic nomination, hillary clinton re-energized by her win in nevada working to knock out her opponent and take control of the race for good. >> going to wrap up the nomination and then we're going to win this election. >> announcer: bernie sanders trying to spread his political revolution to the south and prove he can go the distance as the campaign moves cross-country. >> we are actually listening to the american people, not the 1%. >> announcer: it could be a game changing contest in a state where african-american voters are a powerful force and both democrats need their support. >> stand up, take back your own government. >> i don't want to rant and rail. i want to get things done. >> announcer: now it's time for voters to have their say as clinton aims to be the only star on stage. >> that is why i need you, my friend, more than ever! >> announcer: and sanders battles to steals the show. >> we are gaining steam every day. >> announcer: south caro

thank you, south carolina. >> rubio said to him, the state of south carolina will always be the place of new beginnings and a fresh start. >> it was not the night senator crewuz was hoping for. if it would be a second or third place win. in the end it was razor thin but the senator ended up coming up in third place. in front of a very large and energetic crowd, ted cruz told his supporter that this race is far from over. he says, he will win the republican nomination, and will beat the democrats in november. he said, quote, we are the only campaign that has beaten and can beat donald trump. >> in iowa, they said it couldn't be done, and we won. [applause] in new hampshire, they said a conservative, a bible believing christian, could not compete and we defied expectations. and tonight despite millions and millions of dollars of false and nasty attacks despite the entirety of the political south carolina has given us another remarkable result. >> the cruz campaign had an aggressive ground game in south carolina.

the democratic candidates will face off in south carolina. hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and willie wilson will appear on the ballot on february 27-th.clinton and sanders are set to debate tonight in milwaukee. 3 before the democratic candidates stump in south carolina, they'll be focusing on the state of nevada. nevada's caucuses actually fall the week before the south carolina democratic primary. workers with hillary clinton's campaign say they're trying to change their approach to voters after a loss in new hampshire.vermont senator bernie sanders raised millions shortly after polls closed. clinton will be hosting a town 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 teens and 20s start the day, but sunny skies bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 3 in the mountains. gusty conditions are expected through noon for high elevations. tonight, lows drop into the 20s with a light breeze. 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:no delays or accidents acci

south carolina gop the polls have closed in south carolina. right now, it is too close to call. we can tell you it's a three-way race. appears to be a three-way race among trump, cruz and rubio. are well behind. too close to call in the south carolina gop primary. >>> also today, the democratic caucus in nevada. nbc news projects win. hillary clinton holding back a charge by bernie sanders who came out of new hampshire with a lot of momentum. again, it looks like hillary clinton will carry the day. let's bring on moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd right now. walk us through what we have seen in nevada and this tight race in south carolina. >> i think we got the news out of nevada. this will be known as sigh of relief saturday nor hill for hillary clinton. this was the best chance sanders had to prove he could win. he came close. but he could not win. now when you look at the calendar, hillary clinton has a real victory under her belt. she could string together a bunch of them and take control of this nomination in a way that people thought she would a few months ago. on th

south carolina does pick winners. what are we hearing and seeing tonight in these exit polls about the feel of the electorate in terms of the kind of candidate they want? >> i think that's true back to 1980. if you look at that history. >> that's right, ronald reagan. >> i think what is so fascinating about this entire cycle and we are seeing again tonight in south carolina, dana, is what is sort of driving the republican party electorate right now? this number is astounding. take a look at this. we asked voters as they headed to the polls whether or not they felt betrayed by republican party politicians. this is asked of republicans participating in the republican party. 53% of republicans today in south carolina said yes. a majority of republicans in south carolina said they feel betrayed by their own party leaders. 44% say no. that is what is happening underneath this entire primary race. and then we asked, which candidate ran the most unfair campaign? and look at this. donald trump, the winner of this category, if

heading into south carolina? carolina?the outcome was expected.but just as important in the republican field-who's rounding out the top four-john kasich, followed by ted ted cruz and jeb bush - you'll remember cruz won the iowa caucuses- 3 tonight, trump and sanders are the ones celebrating-this is a 3 trump continues to double down on his stance that voters in new hampshire believe an outsider will make a better president- on the democratic side-bernie sanders was expected to win, he was a favorite considering the proximity to his home state of vermont- here's what he had to say to the voters in the granite state tonight. 3 3 together we have sent the message that will echo from wall street to washington - from maine to californiaand that is that the 3 government of our great country belongs to all of the people 3 there are a lot of things at play here- an upstate political science professor says while this primary was comes next in nevada and south carolina could dictate the momentum of voters tionwide when it comes to h

senator sanders heads to south carolina. secretary clinton heading to texas for a big campaign rally there. and then she'll spend two days there raising money in california to try and match some of the millions that senator sanders has raised online, lester. >> kristen, thank you. >>> the outcome in nevada setting the stage for what's next for clinton and sanders. andrea mitchell joins me for that. what's the path to the nomination look like tonight? >> it looks tougher for bernie sanders. he's got to prove by super tuesday that he can start winning. he's not even mentioning south carolina tonight. that's the next race. she has a lot of strength there. he says they're going to move on to virginia. he has to prove he can win in texas or georgia or some of the big states of super tuesday. he has yet to prove he can win in the more diverse states. hillary clinton has stabilized her campaign. this is a big moment for her tonight. >> andrea mitchell, thank you. let's bring in political director and moderator of "meet the press" c

south carolina is next. you can tell obviously it's a huge evangelical community, but most of march is down here. the color speaks for itself. this is evangelical bible belt for ted cruz who unlike huckabee and santorum who won iowa he has an organization, he has money. so now you have a essentially he goes at it with trump in south carolina. the question is kasich will come in with a little momentum. can he play here. the bush family now. this was critical to george bush after john mccain beat him. it will be interesting to see jeb bush on the road with his brother, but jeb bush can't afford to come in third or fourth again. he needs a break through moment. so the evangelicals are critical for ted cruz and a slice is important to marco rubio. >> remind our viewers what happened in south carolina four years ago on the republican side. >> four years ago on the republican side, newt gingrich beat mitt romney here. mitt romney along the coast here, and newt gingrich won everywhere else because santorum didn't h

north carolina briefly. -- riding into north carolina briefly. that will not be lasting very long. every are tonight and tomorrow night. overnight sunday and into monday that very likely the snow will begin to fall in parts of western north carolina. this is not a huge storm system but it could stick around for a couple of days. reinforcing cold air will continue to come in and moisture will still be around. check in with us during the day on monday from dale in the morning to john at 5:00. likely snow showers will still be coming down over parts of western north carolina. cold rain for the rest of us. could be enough to spark some delays or cancellations early next week across western north carolina. join -- boy, don't those 70's sound good? 52 in the upstate. 43 for us at asheville and hendersonville. we will go from the mid-50's and then don't even make it out of the 30's on tuesday. cold showers possible for us in the upstate monday and tuesday. en we do have a good chance of snow across the mountains fo

he's done a lot for south carolina. at this late in the game, i don't see it making that much of a difference. i don't think people are sitting around saying, i wonder what's x politician is going to say and who they are going to pick. if anything, it's going to motivate and put some fire under bernie sanders supporters and they'll work even harder than they have been. >> we've got to leave it there. justin bamberg and bakari sellers. >>> next week we'll host another south carolina town hall. democrats, bernie sanders and hillary clinton. chris cuomo will be moderating tuesday night, 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >>> just ahead tonight, remembering justice antonin scalia who made his final journey to the supreme court where his body will lie in repose throughout the night. hundreds streamed past the casket to pay their final respect. i think we should've taken a tarzan know where tarzan go! tarzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is? waterfall? no, me tarzan, king of

kasich will continue on the trail in virginia on monday. 3 fox carolina has much more carolina republican primary. primary.we have crews covering all of the candidates tonight. this is a live look at senator columbia.. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 mimiion children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message. carolina 3 as you decide 2016 -donald trump has won the south carolina republican primary - in an election that proved closer than anticipated. senators ted cruz and marco rubio duking it out for second place 3 governor jeb bush came in fourth... but he has decided to suspend his campaign. campaign.that leaves ohio governor john kasichand dr. ben carson.more than 700 thousand voters reportedly went to the polls tonight - and a

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we're going to win in south carolina. i love you all. thank you very much. >> reporter: trump trouncing the field, beating second place john kasich by more than 50,000 votes. >> they want to see us take the country back. they want to see great deals, not horrible deals. >> reporter: a decisive victory but its path forward isn't easy. south carolina is a lot different from new hampshire. in 2012 exit polling 65% of gop voters identified as evangelical or born again. a voting bloc that ted cruz is expected to excel with, just as he did in iowa. and while trump owned voters who called themselves independents in new hampshire, just 25% of south carolinians see themselves that way. >> a lot of people here are shooting for the silver medal and giving donald trump the gold medal. >> reporter: like new hampshire, trump has drawn big and enthusiastic crowds across this state. it's where he got roaring cheers for his muslim ban. >> total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: but historically it's also a place th

even before victory in south carolina. they said we won in new hampshire by wide margins, we're leading nation wide. but for some reason people think he's going to trip and fall and everything is going to disappear. if this were any other candidates, they would already be seen as the air apparent to the republican nomination. and after south carolina and after new hampshire, he is undoubtedly the republican frontrunner in this race. so, it's not clear what state someone else is going to knock him off in. >> and in south carolina. the party there is over physically. but metaphorically it will continue on. did i mention we're live covering the election results and we don't yet know who came in second in south carolina. for that reason, you need to stay with us for hours. we know who came in fourth, a distant fourth. that was jeb bush and perhaps, one of the most memorable moments of the night was the emotional speech he gave after suspending his campaign. want to go to athena jones, she is at what was the bush campaign headq

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what is the strategy in south carolina? danielle: the biggest thing for south carolina is the democrats to get an a spotlight. they probably would have been swamped last week by the republican coverage if they had it on the same day. this is a change to gain some enthusiasm for the democratic voters in the state, that they hope will carry over to future elections. carol: there seems to be some reinvention in the democratic party. this whole election cycle has been different. what you think about that? reinvention of the party, it may be going back to earlier era of the democratic party. before bill clinton became president and try to move the party more toward a moderate position and was dealing with deficits and debt problems. i think you are seeing them go back to some of those earlier issues of how you deal with income inequality, focusing more on workers and working-class folks. michael: we're just getting started. dr. danielle vinson from furman university. thank you very much. carol: and join us this sunday for "matte

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republican already had their primary in south carolina. this has a little less suspense than many have had in the past. we're expecting a win by hillary clinton across the state. it remains interesting and remains competitive >>> certainly does. we should get the first numbers any moment. i think it is interesting to note that while this may not be a suspenseful race tonight, eyes are already on super tuesday a couple of days away where almost 1500 delegates are up for grabs. that's between 25 and 30% that will be pledged, some big states, and we will get a sense after super tuesday which candidates will be survivors in this long drawn-out political season. >> yes. by about march 15 is when florida ohio, we should know, and i say should because on the republican side we have what's turning into a much more interesting and competitive race, but certainly this is - tonight is going to be one of the determinants about the strength of bernie sanders versus hillary clinton. there was no particular surprise in the fact that we are expecting hill

"south carolina has to become her firewall, and because south carolina has a large, you know, african-american population, of course, and that population is critical to the democratic party some indication about that coalition or that coalition partner being on her side." an observation from malerck, he expects trump to do well in all three of the first states, especially south carolina. "polls are a snapshot of what people are thinking right then and there. we've done polls in south carolina in conservative senate districts in the upstate that show trump really far ahead. we've done polls along the coast that show trump ahead, so he seems to be attracting conservative republicans, and evangelicals, so he's running the gauntlet." shaw also talked about trump's strong lead in state's like south carolina. he says that support seems so strong that it's transcending questions of whether or not trump is actually a rino, or republican in name only. after a better-than- expected showing in iowa tonight, senator marco rubio endorsement in the palmetto state. cnn reports that senator tim scott plans to

right here in south carolina. each of the democratic candidates have announced major south carolina endorsements. richland county representative todd rutherford is endorsing hillary clinton for president. rutherford says clinton's poor showing in new hampshire will not repeat itself here in the palmetto state. not is picking up an endorsement of his own. williamsburg representative cezar mcknight is throwing his support behind the vermont senator mcknight says he thinks sanders' message will catch on quickly with south carolina voters. according to the most recent c-n-n o-r-c poll, hillary clinton is leading bernie sanders in south carolina with 64 percent support among likely democratic voters. still... sanders is hoping he can carry the momentum from his new hampshire's win... here into south carolina. with the granite state primary in the rear view mirror... many candidates now have their sights set on south carolina. while voters' concerns may vary.... party representatives on both sides of the aisle say solut

marco rubio's campaign manager is from south carolina, is of south carolina. he's been -- you know this. he's been down there a lot. at a certain point it was by far more than anybody else which is why it's such a bummer for this campaign that he lost the momentum that he had in new hampshire. we can't underscore how quickly things change. the day after iowa, i was with marco rubio and there was such a sense of momentum, of energy. so many people were coming saying, we did so well in iowa. i'm giving him a second look. i might vote for him and with that one moment or 25 seconds, it changed everything. and so they really have to come back up from that. >> you are from florida. he seems to have acknowledged he made a mistake and wants to move on. how do you think he's doing? >> you know, i think that doing interviews like the one he just did, he really helps himself. he obviously has a breadth of knowledge on policy issues. when he attack s jeb, it's true. jeb has not been in the foreign policy committee in the senate for the years marco has. and jeb bush is goi

myra: it's election day in south carolina. after two weeks of campaign stops, robo calls and mail , flyers by the republican candidates, voters head to the polls today to make their selection for who shouod be the republican nomination for president. good morning, i myra ruiz. and -- gabrielle: i'm gabrielle komorowski. myra: you are really here. gabrielle: not asleep in my bed. the message from the weather is to enjoy these mild temperatures. pamela: exactly. not the sunniest of days, but quite warm. greenwood this morning when you walk out the door. you will does that for sure. 11 degrees warmer in greenwood. in asheville, 43 this morning early on your saturday. greenwood, really quite mild. 48. woodruff road skycam making some early poll goers this morning. we have another hour. our temperatures will warm up each hour. we will be in the 50's and getting into the 60's today. there is 46 with partly cloudy skies. the breeze is pick up across the mountains as well. temperatures will be well above average for all of us. look at

obviously, she's ahead here in south carolina. national polls are clearly tightened over the last two months, so i think that this is clyburn's way of sort of just putting his foot on the gas here for hillary clinton. >> and obviously, we talk about her ahead here in south carolina solidly so. when you look at nevada, a few months ago bernie sanders was pretty much no one knew who he was and now it's a dead heat. now you have national polls tightening. this fox news poll is the first to show bernie sanders in the lead. >> you have to look at these polls over a long period. they have been tightening. there's no doubt about it. and our poll of polls here at cnn shows it 48 to 43 for hillary clinton, but i do think nevada is very difficult for hillary clinton right now because they were supposed to be so far ahead. the thing about a caucus is in organizing for a caucus your passion matters of your supporters. >> which of course favors bernie sanders. >> favors bernie sanders. that's an issue that he has on his side, but again here in

carolina-south carolina border. most. that is the story through today winter storm warnings continue for the counting strip -- county stretching from graham, swing, northern jackson, haywood, nancy, mitchell, avery, all under a winter storm warning. anytime there is an accumulation of 3, 4, 5 inches of snow, it makes were tricky driving. if you have tennessee plans, be careful heading across the tennessee-north carolina border, and watch out for those secondary roads. it is very cold. anything that falls will be icy for the next couple of days with temperatures in the 20's in the mountains, low 30's in the upstate which would drop a little bit more. those winds and 15 plus, obviously makes it feel like teens in the mountains, 20's in the upstate. make sure everyone is dressed warmly. highs today from 30-40 across the region. the upstate, 40-41 is the best we will see. the mountains struggle to get up to 31 today. we will talk more about the rest of the week. i can tell you right now it will be cold in a few minutes.

let's start here in south carolina. where republican candidates are making those final pushes. >> donald trump trying to turn a lead in south carolina polls into a win and he tells supporters he expects he can run the table if he can start with a win here. and this morning he has a message for black voters across the state. >> i will do more for the african-american people in one year than barack obama has done in his seven years, soon to be eight years and then, by the way, he's out and thank goodness. >> south carolina may be the site of jeb bush's last stand as he's not pulling any punches. >> donald trump has never known any interest in anybody else other than himself. the two candidates that are gifted speakers, marco rubio and ted cruz, have shown nothing in their pasts that would suggest they can make a tough decision. >> with the state's governor nikki haley by his side senator marco rubio is confident he can recover from his showing in new hampshire and win the gop nomination. >> i can't wait to be the nominee

of south carolina politically. the dean of that delegation and a formidable guy whose word, whose endorsement will indeed mean a lot in that state. talking about hillary clinton versus bernie sanders. >>> fair warning, we're going to mix up a jum beble of topics he. i want to show you what's happening live in south carolina where senator graham sat the end of a long wind-up. he's going to introduce jeb bush. we'll bring that to you when we see the whites of jeb bush's eyes. we're also going to talk about democratic politics. the other night you might have heard john kasich at the gop debate name-check our next guest. she has been our guest several times, former ohio state senator nina turner, who is supporting bernie sanders. how did you manage to have john kasich name-check you at a gop debate? that was a neat trick and quite a bank shot. i noted it when it happened. >> well, it was, brian, the second time the governor did that. the governor and i are working on bridging t debridging the ga state of ohio and the c

after donald trump won nevada and south carolina.. the other candidates will be looking to chip away at his chances of becoming the nomimie.analysts predict marco rubio and ted cruz may go after trump more aggressively than ever before. next tuesday... republican voters in 11 states-- including georgia and tennessee-- will head to the polls. 3 48 hours before the south carolina primary.. the democratic candidates are meeting with voters. voters.on wednesday, hillary clinton was in columbia. today..she will make stops on the coast and in the lowcountry.during her stop in florence, , she'll also be joined by new jersey senator cory booker.meanwhile, her husband will campaign on her behalf in the upstate.. upstate..former president bill this afternoon.. to take a tour of the golden strip career center.then at 4:30.. he will have a get out the vote rally at usc upstate.that event is open to the public. 3 bernie sanders will return to south carolina tomorrow.he will take a tour and have a rally at claflin university in orangeburg.there wil

waxhaw, jackson norng into -- north carolina, and weddington and north carolina; still freezing rain. west but the problem is, you still have the temperatures close to freezing. plus this is what is moving into the charlotte area next. we may have a batch of freezing rain moving in many and the heavier rain is pushing from the west and that moves through overnight and the temperatures are going up as the heavier rain moves in. we'll talk about that that means for your night and day tomorrow and when there is a warming trend coming up in a little bit. >> and look at this. ice covering the windshield wipers on one of our cars in statesville. ice is starting to cover the roads as well. sara-blake morgan is live in troutman. how are the roads where you are? >> well, right now, if you look behind me, they look like they are ok. everything is moving quickly. but looks can be deceiving because we actually drove from statesville to troutman about three exits and we saw multiple cars that had spun out and this is what is on covering the roads. it is a mixture of ice and it seems like this weat

geoff: the focus on south carolina. many republican presidential candidates are making stops in the area as other strap out of the race. democratic candidates are in wisconsin prepping for tonight's debate. 4 streaming event with a national pollster of public policy expert, coming up. geoff: breaking news overnight, bundy was taken into custody at an oregon airport. this is file video of the men who was part of an armed militia in a standoff on in oregon well blocked refuge. fbi agents surrounded the last four occupiers yesterday and the are expected to give themselves up this morning. allyson: outside our woodruff road skycam, below freezing in the upstate. meanwhile, mountains are dealing with school closings. you can find those on the ticker below, but let's check in with dale gilbert. dale: the mountains will be cold and windy. cold in the upstate, too, but things have cleared out. flurries of snow all but come to an end in western north carolina. temperatures in the 20's across

the democratic candidates are staying in south carolina today. today.bernie sanders will hold a news conference in columbia this morning to talk about plans to help south carolina's clinton will attend a luncheon in columbia.. followed by a forum in sumter.and doctor willie wilson will be in greenville to meet voters at the phillis wheatley center .. tonight at 7:30.south is this saturday. 3 3 covering our counties--the highway patrol is investigating a hit and run anderson county. county.troopers say around 11:00 tuesday morning.. a tow truck driver stopped to help someone on highway 24.we're told they were in the median... when another car crashed into them.the tow truck driver and the man he was helping were both hit, and are now recovering. recovering.troopers say they're looking for a 2000 to 2006 burgundy toyota corolla similar to this one.the driver's side mirror was knocked off.if you know anything about this crash.. call highway patrol. 3 and greer police have a better description of a car that might be connected to a shooting.a man was

in south carolina. get it? his brother, george. he made a dramatic return to the campaign trail for his brother. the bush campaign clearly hopes that one w. leads to another when votes are counted on saturday. as for donald trump, as for jeb bush, i should say, he feels like he has donald trump all figured out. >> i think he is a master at manipulation, and i find it amusing on one level that he constantly attacks me. i'm his primary target, and i'm doing so poor in the polls according to everybody. why is that? why is he going after me every day? it's because he fears me. i'm the only guy standing up to him. >> he fears me. let's bring in athena jones. she's in columbia in south carolina with the bush campaign. athena. >> hi, john. you can see this event is just getting underway. you talked about the event last night, a dramatic return to the political stage for george w. bush. it was the kind of crowd we haven't seen at jeb bush events. much larger crowd and much more of a rally feel than we're used to seeing. that proves his bro

carolina." evangelical conservative texas senator ted cruz got no boost in new hampshire polls from his iowa caucus win, but florida senator marco rubio's support surged. he's polling second here... and rubio figures he will be targeted at tonight's debate ... by the governors: christie, kasich, and bush... only one of whom might have a shot after new hampshire jeb bush was high energy today at a big town hall...but his polls are trending down "who has the record of not cutting and running but solving problems you're looking at him. his name is jeb bush." john kasich worked a restaurant in manchester... before what could be his most critical debate. kasich's polls are rising fast... he's tied for third here with cruz and the debate could be critical for trump... who lost iowa soon after he ducked the iowa debate. winning in this state on tuesday that and showcase trump as the strong tonight's debate is the gateway to that kind of win i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, polls. will whitson will be th

we are going now to south carolina. we're gonna win in south carolina." carolina."let me tell you why. let me tell you why that will never happen again. it's not about me. it's not about this campaign... it is about this election." election."now i want to congratulate donald trump on an impressive win tonight. and john kasich had 3 a good night tonight. but the real winner.. the real grassroots.cruz finished third in tuesday's new hampshire primary...rubio...obviously disappointed in the results... has been criticized for being too robotic on the campaign trail.... 3 many analysts now say they are unsure of what his loss last night will do to his candidacy... candidacy...but tonight's events in south carolina aren't all that's happening this week...the g-o-p contenders will be at the peace center saturday i'll be there and will have the latest on that saturday on the ten o clock news. ben lauren? 3 here's a look at the republican candidates who will take part in a debate at the peace center in greenville this saturday-- then the primary follows a week later on febru