hampshire. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to a special split edition of "today" on this tuesday morning. it's primary day here in new hampshire. matt is back in studio 1a. people are out voting early already. >> yeah, you've got a couple storms brewing up there, savannah. one in the weather and the other that's a political storm. as you mentioned, they don't waste any time up there. >> as i eluded to, hillary clinton is already out at a polling place this morning here in manchester. she can't vote here but she's trying to get her supporters out in force. we have early results, matt. what has become tradition, voters in three small towns cast the first ballot at midnight on the dot. on the republican side, nine votes each for ted cruz, john kasich and donald trump. clinton, 17-9. the voting is just getting started. a lot is going to happen before the polls close tonight. >>> coming up, we'll talk to the candidates and also look at how the results may change this race. >>> let's begin our in

cruz in new hampshire. hampshire. >> maybe you can. >> there's a port there. >> oh. >> i think it's why it was namedh. >> anyway, we have willie and tamron in new hampshire. it's primary day.h they're watching it all for us. >> you can catch a ride on a >> scottish -- >> high lander beef have a couple co-hosts with us. >> a child is riding one. >> they got the day off from school. it's snowy. >> hi, kids are outside and parents are inside voting. >> let's size up this race a little bit. let's go to the poll and see where we stand.e polls right now. donald trump, 34% in the state. ted kroousz, cruz and marco rubio, 13%. and john kasich, 10%. there's a bunch of people who come in second. >> donald trump's quote, no oneond place. it won't hold true. the second place is a headline coming out on the gop and . bernie sanders has a significant lead. 56% over hillary clinton's 40%. she closed the gap slightly. out a victory here. in the democratic race, you have the talk of hillary clinton. how does she recover?h c

hampshire. matt is in studio 1a. people are out voting already. >> you have a couple of storms up there. you have one in the weather and the oert it's a political storm. as you mentioned, they don't waste time up there. >> no. as i alluded to, hillary clinton is already out at a polling place this morning here in manchester. she can't vote here but she's trying to get her supporters out in force. we already have early result biz the way, matt, in what has become tradition. voters in three small towns cast the first ballots at midnight on the dot. on the republican side, we have a three-way tie. nine votes each for ted cruz, john kassic and donald trump. the voting is just getting a lot will happen before the polls close tonight. coming up, we will talk to some of the candidates. we will look at how the results here may change this race. let's begin our coverage this morning with peter alexander who is with me here. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they are expecting a record turno

new hampshire. new hampshire has been kind to the clintons. with bill clinton in the past. his campaign. and hillary clinton in 2008. so is there any sense that support will perhaps turn out on tuesday and give clinton a bit of a surprise victory? >> i think there is an expectation this will tighten. you have polls showing between 20 or 30 points for sanders. most people think that will tighten. when you look at the clinton family history here, you think of hillary clinton obviously coming back and winning in 2008, but the other one was bill clinton in 1992. we remember new hampshire as the state that made him the comeback kid. what we forget is he actually lost new hampshire that night by eight points to paul tsongas. that is how he called himself the comeback kid. that is something to keep in mind. i think the clinton campaign would like to get out of new hampshire, they would like to drive the deficit into single digits. they like to close with some momentum. they like to be able to tell the from next door. he is from vermont. a huge advantage there. there is not a huge

hampshire. >> ryan turner at the live alert desk with the latest on the race for the granite state. >> some new hampshire voters have already spoken. three small towns voted at midnight. bernie sanders is expected to keep the momentum going. he was the overwhelming favorite in the polls leading up to the primary. donald trump is also expected to have a big day. governor kasich feels like he is peeking at the right time. >> we built our house on really solid rock. i have been in many campaigns. in a state like this, you are running for congress in a way. then we find out, he is doing really well. what are we going to do about it? any other side runs negative ads. >> in the latest cnn polls, 30% of republican voters were undecided. >> you see things really backing up there. >> northbound side. >> it depends on where you are coming from as to how much snow you saw. >> born county, clinton county, those are the areas that will end up with higher snowfall totals. wilmington, 4.5 inches. georgetown, 2

new hampshire, we love new hampshire. i think we're going to be proclaiming victory, i hope. >> for months they told us we had no chance. >> reporter: solidifying his position for the answer to anti-establishment outsiders, marco rubio. >> they told mee have no chance because my hair wasn't gray enough and my boots were too high. >> reporter: the 44-year-old's opening line. >> this is the moment they said would never happen. >> reporter: a near perfect reflection of another freshman senator who won iowa eight years ago. >> they said this day would never come. >> reporter: historic night punctuating a record-setting day. more than 180,000 caucus goers, the most ever. a county head telling nbc news, we're busting at the seams. after his fourth place finish, ben carson slammed the cruz campaign. >> it is a dirty trick. >> reporter: accusing his competitor of spreading rumors carson would be dropping out, was heading home to florida for a fresh change of clothes. >> perhaps humbled by a loss, donald trump has been stunningly

a commanding lead in new hampshire. nationally. he skipped the debate in iowa, but expected to be on the stage tonight. let's talk about what he has to do. is new hampshire a must-win moment for trump? >> i think it pretty much is. the 13--point lead, the eight day stretch is the most volatile eight days in american politics. you remember hillary clinton and barack obama, she was trailing at this point in new hampshire by double digits. the cliche is a lot can happen in a short period of time in politics. that is true this week. we have seen marco rubio starting to move up significantly in the polls here. donald trump is maybe sliding back a bit. he is not growing. if you are donald trump and lost iowa and turn around and follow it up with a loss in new hampshire, especially after leading, it is really hard to see how he can jump start his campaign in later stages. he needs to put wins on the board steadily or seen to be beating expectations steadily to stay viable in the later contests. he has to come out with a win tuesday or he

at new hampshire on tuesday. trump and cruz on one side, on the far right and this establishment candidate. as you mentioned, for a long time, people thought perhaps it is going to be rubio. is he damaged? who would this establishment candidate be now? >> well, look, i think it is very possible you have such a jumble between second and fifth, you know. you could have a scenario where trump is sitting at 30%, and then second through fifth is something like 17, 16, 15, 14, 13. so the point is, if it is that jumbled, which i think last opportunity for a result like that, well, then who gets out? there may not be an incentive to get out. the attempt to winnow the particular so-called establishment candidates, but instead we move to south carolina and south carolina becomes the primary that essentially separates the rubio, kasich, bush part of the primary and that's where we find out who becomes the chief challenger to cruz and trump. >> i tell you what, you cannot write this. it is compelling all the way along. chuck

do we love the people of new hampshire! >> reporter: extending an olive branch of sorts to his republican rivals. >> i wanted to congratulate the other candidates, okay? now that i got that out of the way -- >> reporter: taking aim at the democrat who carried new hampshire. >> i heard parts of bernie's speech. he wants to give away our country, folks. we're not going to let it happen. >> reporter: winning the war for second, ohio governor john kasich, whose optimistic tone resonated in an otherwise nasty primary. >> the light overcame the darkness of negative campaign. [ applause ] and you made it happen. >> reporter: earlier, he was reflective with nbc news. >> we plugged away and plugged away. the little engine that can. >> reporter: a week removed from an iowa celebration, marco rubio fell into fifth place, acknowledging in blunt terms that his poor debate performance cost him. >> our disappointment tonight is not on you. it's on me. i did not -- i did not do well on saturday night, so listen to again. >> reporter: jeb b

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