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

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.

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.

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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.

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he put a lot of time and effort in new hampshire and when he performed badly he thought

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

with new hampshire in the books, all eyes turning to republican and the democrat primary. joining us there morning, joel sawyer and -- thank you for being with us. joel, talk about the republican side of this. donald trump, dog what the polls said donald trump was going to do, winning last night. the polls have him up here in

he won new hampshire and the presidency where someone else always does the driving. but it was serious to note he could have taken on the wheel if he had to.

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

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

connect with the voters directly and get ready because south carolina is different than iowa and new hampshire. >> for the long term strength of the democratic party they plea in the south. we are a good testing ground for that. >> millions are watching republican debates. people are excited about the primary. the level of television online

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.

at the end of the day, new hampshire voters are among the most serious voters in the country. if not the most serious. they look at thee issues, the underlying facts and want to know candidates don't know what they are just talking about but have a real plan and a real strategy moving forward and that campaign on. we feel great about the dividends that is going to pay here in 24 hours. >> senator, can i ask you about your campaign?

bottom line is we are moving on to new hampshire right now. but we just want to make sure

hampshire proved anything, it's that there is

congratulations, new hampshire. wonderful job. >> so there you go, donald trump really likes the official slogan of new hampshire. i'm sure that will please some folks out there. at the same time, people in new

congratulations, new hampshire. wonderful job. >> nationally he is still at number one with cruz and rubio behind him. if they all finish in the top three on tuesday srgs it the end of the road for everyone else?

congratulations, new hampshire. wonderful job. >> does this video make up for him not being this with just a couple days before the primary? >> he was up there.