despite a third place finish in new hampshire, senator ted cruz had people on their feet in myrtle beach. cruz told supporters he believes he is the only republican candidate with a running track record of being a true conservative. cruz also stressed that south carolina is a critical battleground state-- where he now has 10 thousand volunteers. "and if we win south carolina we will win the republican nomination and if we win the republican nomination, we will beat bernie sasaers or hillary clinton or whichever socialist they nominate in the general election." cruz got the crowd in myrtle beach excited when talking about repealing stopping amnesty and securing the borders, defending life, marriage and liberty... as well as the second amendment. jeb bush will be in the midlands today to gain support and speak to voters. first up, he'll be in sumter to hold a meet and greet at baker's sweets. doors open at 2:30. the event begins at 3:30. he'll end the day in columbia with a rally at senate's end. doors open at 5:30 for the 6:30 event. happening tonight-- 'pbs

the results are in this morning from the new hampshire primary. donald trump got his first win, with just over 35 percent of second place. meanwhile bernie sanders -- wont the democratic vote with 60 percent support.

meanwhile, on the democratic side, vermont senator bernie sanders is the winner of the new hampshire primary. sanders has made income inequality a focus of his campaign, and that was part of his message to supporters last night. hillary clinton congratulated sanders on his victory and said she'll work harder to help make changes to better the lives of americans. clinton said she is determined to fight for every vote in every state. "what happened here in new hampshire in terms of an enthusiastic and aroused electorate --- people who came out in large numbers ---- that is what will happen all over this " the next presidential caucus for democrats is in the candidates will then be in here for south carolina's primary on february 27th. south carolina will become the main focus for presidential candidates today-- ahead of next week's first in the south primary. the candidates are in the palmetto state and will be speaking to supporters.

america runs on dunkin'. from last night's big win in new hampshire into nevada and then south carolina. here's a look at those results again -- which show win over hillary clinton by more than 20 percent. sanders did particularly well among women voters. here's a look at those numbers from nbc group. hillary clinton had her biggest advantage

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more news from the new hampshire campaign trail. jennifer: we will see you back here at 11:00.

and while the candidates may be focusing mostly on new hampshire, signs are all over our area indicating south carolina's gop primary will soon be critical for cruz, donald trump, marco rubio, ben carson and