trump is the front-runner ahead of tuesday's new hampshire primary. but all eyes will on the south carolina primaries.

hampshire momentum going? >>> jumping into action.

michael: the latest polling out of new hampshire, this is a umass poll that was done after the debate. donald trump is still holding on to a strong lead. however, after the debate, his poll numbers, along with ted cruz's and marco rubio's, have gone down. gaining is john kasich, jeb bush, and chris christie. at the bottom of the list, with 3% and 4%. on the democratic side, bernie sanders is down slightly, but still 16 points ahead of hillary clinton. carol: we're just five days away from the next republican debate, here in greenville.

in new hampshire last night clinton and sanders talked abo, what it means to be progressive. clinton and berne under the same roof, but sending much different messages. >> i and progressive cu gets results, and i will be aprogressive president who gets result>> i would love the opportunity. frankly, i am prejudiced.

allyson: to commitment 2016 now, senator ted cruz back in new hampshire lobbying for votes in next week's primary following a quick stop in the upstate, reminding south carolinians that their turn is coming. thousands packed the t.d.

unloading on bernie sanders again as the campaign erupts hours from the first votes here in new hampshire. >>> crunch time. can donald trump turn big poll numbers into a big win? and can marco rubio bounce back from that debate debacle? we go one-on-one. >>> nightmare at sea. panic as a cruise ship gets caught in a ferocious storm and slammed by 30-foot waves and water rushing in and thousands >>> bomb handoff.

our will whitson is live in nashua new hampshire right now. he joins us now. you've got campaign volunteers and candidates all over the place here in new hampshire today- going door to door, business to business and rally to rally to get out the vote. according to the latest polls in new hampshire- donald trump still maintains his

the first votes in the new hampshire primary are being cast this morning. the first votes in the new hampshire primary are being cast this morning. this is a live look at a voting precinct in manchester. overnight -- voters in small new john kasich and democrat, bernie sanders garnering the most early support. the today show will have a live report from new hampshire right after sunrise.

of course, before south carolina, new hampshire will be in the spotlight. coverage. the usc women's basketball team is battle- tested, and undefeated heading into monday night's game versus the uconn huskies. in their final game before that 1-vs-2 showdown, the gamecocks hosted kentucky in front of a packed crowd at colonial life arena. a scary moment in the first half when star senior hard, hurting her back.

hillary clinton and bernie sanders spoke directly to voters at a town hall in new hampshire last night. sanders slammed clinton, questioning her claims on being a 'progressive' versus a 'moderate' candidate. clinton fired back, urging voters to look at her record. prevent the election of a republican candidate to the white house, while sanders said he would love the opportunity to run against donald trump. presidential candidate "the goal has to be to prevent the republicans from getting back into the white house and undoing all the progress that has been made by

carson was taking a break before heading to new hampshire. the today show will have more on this after sunrise. meanwhile, trump is up for the republican candidate and billionaire businessman has been nominated for the nobel peace prize by someone who hasn't yet been named. trump is in the running for the prize among women's rights activists, groups who welcomed syrian refugees, negotiators who ended five decades of civil war in colombia, and national security agency leaker edward

hampshire this morning.

new this morning -- scary moments for nearly 50 people who hit the ski slopes in new hampshire sunday. crews rescued 48 people from two tram cars after they got stuck 40 feet off the ground in sub-zero temperatures.

clinton takes several jabs at sanders in an effort to regain voter ground following her defeat in the new hampshire you'll hear more on clinton's challenge to sanders regarding plus -- we are live this morning at dutch fork

with either party that could make the biggest impact in new hampshire. independents in new hampshire made up 43 percent of the general election vote in 2012. an independent in new hampshire can vote in either primary for any "independent voters are really tired of what's happening with the parties. the parties are keeping candidates from being able to really have a backbone. we want to be able to make it so that candidates can think independently and actually solve problems." some independent voters say they're drawn to the non-traditional candidates.

after that, trump's focus will be back on new hampshire, where the primary is just four days away. and the latest gop poll shows trump in the front with 30 percent support. he's followed by marco rubio and

before south carolina, voters in new hampshire will make their voice heard. wis will be there for the primary. starting monday, our will whitson will be providing live coverage. coming up on wis--fashion footballs are bringing glamour to the big nfl showdown this weekend. plus--an intern is caught on camera catching some zs. break the employees at a florida

the candidates may be focusing mostly on new hampshire for now---but signs are everywhere that south carolina's gop primary will be critical for cruz, and the e mpaigns of donald trump, marco rubio, dr. ben carson and others. again---they will be trying to attract support from the palmetto state's large evangelical bloc. midlands pastor mike gonazalez is working with the cruz campaign. i talk about it every sunday because i believe that pastors

hampshire proved anything, it's that there is

and now cruz is holding a rally in greenville ahead of the new hampshire primary. over the last 24 hours, the

. >> it really is unusual this late in the game to still have this many candidates here in new hampshire still on stage battling during a republican debate. the question is: will that many candidates still be standing after tuesday's primary. that's anybody's guess. >> on the democratic side both hillary clinton and sanders held get out to vote events. >> reporter: hillary clinton's latest event had moments of pure atrendal lynn. showing support from national leaders.

reporter: in a one-on-one interview with wbz today hillary clinton who lost a big lead in the polls in new hampshire over the last year insist that she gets it. she understands voter frustration. >> but i believe what i i am put -- i am putting forth has a better chance of actually producing the results that will give people confidence we can turn this around. >> reporter: and coming up at 6, more of that one-on-one interview.

putting her back on track after her drubbing in new hampshire. here's nancy cordes.

. >>> hillary clinton and bernie sanders went toe to toe in a debate in new hampshire. one of the event's more memorable changes, clinton

. >>> presidential candidates are across new hampshire today. the primary there is six days away now. ahead of a rally in milford, donald trump said his decision to skip last week's debate may have contributed to his second place finish there. on the other side, bernie

. >> rubeio polling in second behind donald trump in new hampshire. >>> chipotle restaurants will open late today. they're holding a company wide meeting on food safety. they'll open at 3:00 p.m. this comes after slumping sales

tamron on assignment inn new hampshire. natalie, what do we have? >> brand new by ben rector. he was on our show. i just love this song. it's "brand new". it's a brand new day. >> i have to download it. >>> let's talk politics because

republilin donald trump and democrat bernie sanders are hoping to build momentum from their wins in new hampshire on tuesday as the race moves to the south and west.

assuming those hold, new hampshire can send a message tonight, that americans are angry and want dramatic change. >> reporter: the political novice donald trump looking to lock up his first win in an unpredictable race. even leaning on his pregnant daughter for help. tomorrow. tonight. >> reporter: blasting rivals, including cruz. a description was yelled out from the crowd. >> she just said a terrible

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the publisher of the union leader said young rubio must make new hampshire a bunch of rubes. he hasn't spent much time here but is trying to sell himself with tv ads as someone who can go to washington to clean up the washington mess. meanwhile, ben carson won't let up on ted cruz for what carson aides call dirty tricks, sending this e-mail erroneously suggesting carson may drop out. cruz has apologized but carson isn't satisfied, telling buzzfeed not to take corrective action is tacitly saying it's okay or like hillary clinton said after benghazi, what difference does it make. carson said it doesn't rise to

when marco hit the ground ten days ago after new hampshire it was a very different feeling. he worked so hard and had a guy tim scott waiting on him ten days ago and together tim and

the publisher of new hampshire's conservative "union leader" wrote young rubio must make new hampshire a bunch of rubes. he hasn't spent much time here but is trying to sell himself with tv ads as someone who can go to washington to clean up the washington mess. and chris christie, who's been camped out in new hampshire for months, is hitting rubio and ted cruz as johnny-come-latelies. >> two guys who have spent the least amount of time in new hampshire, by far. and because they came in second and third in iowa, you're going to let them come in second and third in new hampshire? >> that appeal to granite state voters, pride and being independent, not to mention their contrarian sensibilities

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more than 1000 daring swimmers jumped in the 42-degree waters to raise more than $553,000 helping new hampshire special olympic athletes. the plungers say they do it for the cause as well as for a few bragging rights. announcer: now, your forecast. hayley: that camera was on mike haddad as he went into the water. i am sure it did not feel nice.

anything for jer an exclusive one on one interview with donald trump, the new lead he holds in new hampshire and his biggest threat in the republican race. mike: unseasonably warm today, but it's back to winter friday morning. when snow arrives plus how much

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with light showers it would be a light mix of rain, sleet and freezing rain, central and southern new hampshire. then farther north could be a touch wet snow. but most of what falls on wednesday will be late morning on. and by then it will be too warm to support anything but heavy rain. could see over an inch of rain in some spots by the time it begins to taper off wednesday evening. then dry for the rest of the week. warmest on thursday, and a little cooler on friday. beginning to cool down a little bit off the daytime highs of the lower 60's in spots.

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and according to our newly released poll, there are still a lot of new hampshire voters to sway. the wmur-cnn tracking poll shows that 39% of likely democratic voters have not yet decided how they will vote. 55% of likely republican voters remain undecided. ray brewer joins us live in manchester now to tell us what some of those voters are saying. ray: the voters we spoke to say even at this late hour, they are

donald trump is leading the republicans in new hampshire while bernie sanders is leading on the democratic side. secretary of state bill gardner is expecting a record turnout for tomorrow' s primary even that storm is making its way to new hampshire right now. it is expected to start following later this morning and contine through tomorrow morning. most of the state is expected to see between three to five inches of snow.

with less than a week to go before the new hampshire primary , a number of candidates will be back on the campaign trail today. the verizon wireless arena is getting a new name -- it will be called the snhu arena. a judge today.

we are seeing about a 21-minute ride from new hampshire down to the state line in salem. 293 is up to speed. no delays getting through the lane shifts between exit four and the everett turnpike. out at the seacoast, 101 is up to speed. from massachusetts to maine, 93