"this is the last attempt for especially bernie sanders and martin o'malley to get some traction going." pundits have so far described the democratic side of the presidential race as tame, especially compared to the crowded gop field- but tempers flared on healthcare- with questions pitting hillary versus bernie- and martin o'malley struggled to get airtime. "hillary, bernie talking over one another there are things we can do to improve it! but to tear it up and start all over again and put america back through this contentious debate, i think is the wrong debate. o'malley: i want to talk about this! i want to talk about something that works in our state! bernie: i'm not tearing herself at the end of bernie sanders' jabs on quickly narrowing polls. presidential candidate "we are running ahead of of beating my friend donald trump. beating him by 19 points in new hampshire!" a big question tonight as the dust settles- will tonight's salvos alienate moderate voters- leaving the democrats with a damaged candidate- the head of the dnc says no. "look back to 2008, you couldn't have had a mor

martin o'malley gave a direct message to this small group at benedict college. making the case for his campaign -- off his experience as an executive leader. "our country is facing an extraordinary time." "rarely have we been this divided." the former mayor of baltimore and maryland governor has built his candidacy on social issues. his campaign promises include finding ways to better the financial health of working families -- and cutting unemployment rates for young americans. o'malley's remarks saturday also included support for expanding medicaid --- and continued funding for inmate support programs throughout the department of "that widening gap of opportunity..and also that widening gap when it comes to qual justice under the law." "we have to close those." "we need to take the actions again that make wages go up for all of our people...that make college a debt free option." "coming out of it i feel like he has a plan..he has a great plan." "he's a forward thinking individual and i think that he's a good candidate for president." yet up to this point -- th

right to rise usa sanders and martin o'malley will be in columbia for the program. the annual event is hosted by the naacp and starts with a march to the state house at 8:30. the rally starts at 10:15 one final check of your forecast now. under clear skies, monday will in this line of work only the freshest ingredients make the cut it's important to me to know every dish i serve is the best it can be. especially for this food critic. publix bakery scratch made bread we bake it in store every day with pride so you can serve it with some >>> on this sunday night, fight night. clinton versus sanders in tonight's crucial democratic debate. what they're saying about key issues like guns and health care with a tight race in the first primary state where the candidates stand nationally in our brand new poll. >>> deadly tornadoes. the unusual january storms that tore through parts of florida.

former maryland governor martin o'malley also took former maryland governor martin o'malley also took the podium as did chicago businessman dr. willie wilson---the only african-american vying for the nomination. clinton is also dismissing accusations from bernie sanders that she's the candidate of rich wall street bankers. today, clinton spoke exclusively with wis news 10 in last night's democratic debate, sanders repeatedly mentioned clintion's association with wall street firms like goldman sachs, and the fees she's been getting for speaking engagements. " president obama took donations from wall street when he ran into thousand eight. and then what did he do? he turned around and impose the toughest and regulations that we've had on the financial industry since the great depression. so, i think it's more of a talking point for senator sanders that he's free to make. he can say whatever he wishes and his own campaign. but i'm going to keep talking about what i will do and i've laid out a plan that will rein in wall street much more comprehensively than what he has proposed." clinton

hillary clinton, martin o'malley and bernie sanders will go head to head on center stage for the first debate of the year in charleston. kristen welker is there with some events leading up to the debate. with the onetime bromance between donald trump and ted cruz now officially over, increasingly heated rhetoric. best bites cruz: it seems donald has a lot of nervous energy and for whatever reason, donald doesn't react well when he's going down in the polls trump: you know he finally went off the wagon a little bit and went a little crazy, with the two locked in a razor tight race in iowa, both are escalating their attacks - . trump chastising cruz's suggestion that he embraces new york liberalism - again today invoking 9-11. "you had people running up the stairs as this is criticizing new york and the people of new york is a disgrace, it's a total disgrace, it's very sad.i thought what he said was very sad." cruz -- not saying he's sorry for criticizing trump's values. today suggesting trump isn't a serious candidate. "i think in terms of commander in chief we ought to have someone who

hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will attend. state naacp president dr. lonnie randolph says it's a logical move for anyone seeking black voters. "this is the place, we have the fifth largest percentage of african- americans in the country so any...person wanting to serve the country and serve all people--if they're smart they'll come by here." monday's king day activities start with a prayer service at zion baptist church at 8:30 in the morning. some people will be starting the celebration today by lacing up their shoes for the martin luther king celebration run and walk. the 5k started 8:30 at martin columbia's greene street. organizers ask that you bring items for their "honor the dream" food drive. a big bill is due for the boston marathon bomber. coming up, we've got details on the court ordered restitution for dzhokhar tsarnaev. looking like a line of showers will move through the midlands between 6a-11a on this is part of a complex low pressure system that will have most of the energy to our south. there could be enough cold air in place to have no

others included bernie sanders and martin o'malley. march crowd w/ bernie sanders and marin o'malley "fired up! ready to go!" the crowd braving the cold for king day at the dome mixed community activists and campaign agents- passing out signs for hillary clinton and bernie sanders to spectators standing where the confederate battle flag flew seven months - a detail which didn't escape martin o'malley or hillary clinton. presidential candidate "it's wonderful to be here in south carolina fafang the rising sun of this new day begun and to be here in the absence of the confederate battle flag cheers" presidential candidate "what a beautiful morning for king day at the dome, and how wonderful it is to be here together without the confederate flag overhead! cheers that flag always belonged in a museum, not at the state house!' "i was here when they took it down, and i was like for the longest time that flag was flown, you know?" the primary focus of 2016's king day at the dome wawaequality in educaaon, a sore spot in abbeville school distri

don't forget.hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley are also hitting the palmetto state hard as they try to sew up the democratic nomination. strap in folks. the next month and a half is sure to be a roller coaster ride of twists and turns in the fight for your vote. that's my take, what's yours? walk. the 5k is at 8:30 at martin luther king junior park on columbia's greene street. organizers ask that you take non-perishable food items for their "honor the dream" food drive. and king day is bringing top democrats to columbia en masse next week. presidential candidates hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will be in columbia for king day at the the event is held annually at the state house and is hosted by the naacp. the carolina panthers put on the finishing touches to their playoff preparations.... and clemson football coach dabo swinney...picks up two more awards..sports is next. dabo swinney lost the national championship game...but tonight he's a two dabo has been named national coach of the year by cbs sports and phil steele. clemson's head man has no

martin o'malley and mike huckabee both suspended their campaigns. perhaps it all wrapped just in time. bill, it sounds like they're about to get weather in that area? >>> the blizzard is beginning and we saw blizzard warnings north of the omaha area. and winter storm warnings continue from denver and eventuallyilater er later today, all across the state of wisconsin. it's on mt. wichita, kansas and exploding and watch the blue inside the white. and heading into nebraska and that will move to omaha and then rochester and lacrosse. rochester minnesota could get up to a foot, omaha has a chance for 6 to 10 inches. and you're looking for somewhere around a half a foot of snow, and green bay, you could easily get a half a foot of snow and des moines, look like they have a chance for six inches and later today, we're worried about enhanced risk of severe storms to central kentucky and tennessee. now a closer look at the day ahead. the map pretty much tells the story. in someareas, it will be a heavy wet snow across iowa and southern nebraska. tornado torn

. >> reporter: governor martin o'malley barely qualified for this debate. he did his best to stand out. >> if donald trump wants to start a registry in this country by faith, he can start by one with me. >> reporter: voters have their say in two weeks. >> the latest nbc news-"wall street journal" poll shows republican front runner donald trump in trouble in head-to-head matchups against the democrats. front runner hillary clinton leads trump by 10%, bernie sanders is up even more, 15% over the donal. this as senator ted cruz is gaining ground in iowa and new hampshire. halle jackson brings us up to speed. >> reporter: against ted cruz, donald trump's done playing nice. >> he's a nasty guy. nobody likes him. nobody in congress likes him anywhere once they get to know him. >> reporter: a new attack not on policy, personality. >> our friends in the media, it seems like they lit their hair on fire. they're very confused. what are these new york values of which you speak? now i would say in the rest of america, people know exactly what that means. >> reporter: c

former maryland governor martin o'malley called the issue of gun control "personal." vermont senator bernie sanders spoke about his medicare for all plan, while former secretary of state hillary clinton noted her support for obamacare. clinton and sanders argued over "flip-flops" on their gun control policies. i think was secretary clinton knows what she's saying is very disingenuous i have a d- minus voting record from the nra. i was in 1988 -- with 3 candidates running for congress in the state of vermont i stood up to the gun lobby. this is the final democratic debate before voting starts in iowa less than two weeks from now. the south carolina republican presidential primary will be held saturday, february 20th. the democratic primary is the feburary 27th. voters must register by january 27th. today -- civic leaders, activists and others are celebrating, marching and paying tribute to martin luther king junior for his crucial role in the civil rights movements. it's the 17th king day at the dome rally. our michal higdon is live in columbia where things are already

on martin luther king day- hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will also take part in the king day at the dome interviews with several gop candidates and an overall look at the race for president leading up to the south carolina primary. it's all happening saturday. civil rights leader jesse jackson announced today he's spearheading a lawsuit to sue south carolina for not expanding medicaid. event at first nazareth baptist church in columbia. jackson who is the founder of the rainbow push coalition says the organization will file the lawsuit on behalf of south carolinians suffering from illnesses who do not get treatment because a facility does not accept medicaid. "we accept federal monies for the highways and the state highways, the military bases and prisons but not for the poor. it's our mission to defend the poor and deliver the needy and that is our mission and we shall file this lawsuit in the next couple of days." in 2013, governor haley denied to expand medicaid. wis reached out to her about jackson's plan, in a statement haley says... "while we respect rev. j

martin o'malley at four point three percent. meanwhile, republican presidential caucus data in iowa has donald trump at 32 point 7 percent. texas senator ted cruz notching 26.9 percent. florida senator marco rubio 12.6 percent. voters must register by tomorrow to vote in the south carolina held saturday, february 20th. lexington is pushing forward with plans to ease traffic congestion. so far, five intersections in town are equipped with new 'adaptive' traffic signals. the new lights are designed to count cars and change based on congestion. so far, they've been placed where east main street meets church street and as where west main street meets park road and old chapin road. town officials say drivers might still notice a buildup if they're trying to get onto main street from side roads during rush hour. but they say, overall, your travel time through those spots should be reduced. "they may feel like they're not getting served as often as they would like.and what's happening is the program.the computer is actually deciding to

now, martin o'malley got less time than the other two candidates. one could argue that based on the polls, that makes sense. is it true that he did approach the table you were moderating from? >> at the commercial breaks -- i didn't know what to expect in the commercial break. a couple times, he walked up. he made no requests. he simply -- he came up one time and said, "how are you doing?" and i'm like, "great, how are you doing?" [ laughter ] and he came up another time and suggested he would have like to have gotten that conversation regarding a question on the heroin epidemic in the united states. but he was very friendly. you know, the candidates kind of during the commercial break, many of them would disappear. >> seth: disappear? just walk off stage? >> yeah, you know, use the restroom or wherever. they would walk off stage. so very often, the stage manager would say, "30 seconds, coming back." and there was no one out there. and i look at andrea like, "is there a plan for this, if nobody comes back?" [ laughter ] >> seth: i think the plan is

former maryland governor martin o'malley, running well behind sanders and clinton----sounded many of the same themes as he o'malley said, to make it harder to vote. we also heard from chicago businessman dr. willie wilson---who said one candidate, former secretary of state hillary clinton, is promising tough action against wall street. clinton spoke exclusively with wis news 10 at the state house this morning. last night clinton's opponent bernie sanders said she was a friend of big banks dominating american leadership but clinton says she's already ready to be tougher against wrongdoing by the big banks than sanders is. 00:35:03 after the big banks. we already have the authority and dodd frank, the law that was passed, that the president sign, to break up big banks that pose a risk to our economy. and i have said no bank should be too big to fail. no official in a bank too powerful to jail. and i believe that and i have made it very clear that the wall street guys know that i say what i mean. clinto says her tough stands against shading dealings by bankers have already touched off a

with just a week left until the caucuses, hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will make their closing arguments tonight in a town hall. this event comes as clinton and sanders are neck and neck in the polls. the town hall starts at 9. tonight is the night for clinton to convince iowa democrats that she should be in cnn's poll of polls -- 46% of likely iowa caucus-goers say they want sanders to be there nominee. clinton is just a few points behind o'malley has quite a bit of ground to cover to the get iowa vote. these numbers are an average of the results of the four most recent iowa polls among likely democratic caucus-goers. voters must register by wednesday to vote in the south carolina democratic primary on februrary 27. the republican primary will be held saturday, february 20th. coming up -- free help just in time for tax season. plus -- the warning is going out for some familiar killers as some struggle to keep warm this winter. break 1 tomorrow -- columbia mayor steve speak on the city's the progress and problems in the state of the city address. mayor benjamin wi

martin o'malley. key night for him? does he need a standout performance? >> obviously. the best he can hope for is to play the referee in here and maybe there's an opening. maybe they beat each other up. sometimes a third candidate can benefit when two are fighting. it's clear. bernie sanders with me today, every question i asked him, he said, "but hillary clinton." you know, he really wanted to engage her. she wants tone gauge him. that's his hope. that they get so fiery with each other that he gets to look like the grownup. we'll see if that happens. >> great to be with you here. looking forward to a really big night. >> it's going to be a fun one. >> that'll do it for nbc "nightly news" on this sunday night. a reminder. lester holt will here tonight on nbc along with andrea mitchell. i'm kate snow reporting from charleston, south carolina. and i'll see all of you this week on msnbc. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. >>> there's a time when you have shed every tear you can shed and go home at night completely exhausted, physically, emotionally. we hi

bernie sanders and martin o'malley brought up hillary clinton's ties to wall street: presidential candidate :47-:52 "the truth of the matter is secretary clinton, you did not go as far as reigning in wall street as i would." on foreign affairs...clinton calls russia's vladmir putin a bully... saying their presidential candidate :58-:59 "it's..its.,,,interesting." they agree on going after isis... going slow with iran... and dealing with climate change. but their differences are what seem to be driving the polls... now just two weeks before iowa weighs in. donald trump's name came up a few times... but not nearly as often as an ohio police officer is dead, shot overnight in the line of duty. authorities say the officer was shot around midnight local time in the village of danville. investigators are now working to determine what led up to the shooting. initial reports indicate that the suspect left the scene in the officer's vehicle. two people have been taken into custody. an investigation continues into a deadly weekend skydiving accident. it happened saturday at the triangle north executi

this is the first debate since former maryland governor martin o'malley dropped out of the race following a poor performance in the iowa caucuses. the next contest is just five days away when voters in new hampshire go to the polls. the latest nbc poll just released this evening shows sanders with a 20- point lead over clinton. tonight's debate is at 9. tonight's debate is at 9. and a week from tonight--winthrop university will host a forum for republican candidates ahead of the primary. an event page for the forum says each candidate will be given 30 minutes to speak individually about a range of issues. the announcement says the event is open to all republican candidates--and it's free for the public to attend. still ahead on the news at 6-- two women who survived the charleston church shooting have a chilling and emotional story break 2 new developments tonight in the murder of a when the republicans weren't going after president obama they were coming after me. his attorney general. in the cabinet, i served with hillary clinton. this is a woman whose fought her whole life for children

democrat martin o'malley and republican mike huckabee are now out of the race. and -- tim miller's keeping an eye on your first alert forecast. fog will be an issue in some areas this morning as we'll see patchy dense fog and mild temperatures "backdoor" cold front is over the area this morning it will come through dry and no temperature change as we start out in the middle 50s partly cloudy today and warm, middle 70s. increasing clouds tonight with scattered showers developing late, lows in the middle 50s. wednesday, cloudy, windy and warm with scattered showers and thunderstorms rain chance 80%. clouds and a few showers for thursday, cooler with highs near 60 rain chance 40% first alert traffic report texas senator ted cruz marched away with a win in the iowa cruz says his victory shows the power of his supporters against what he portrayed as an array of establishment forces. cruz defeated donald trump after consistently trailing the billionaire businessman in iowa polling as the campaign wound to a close. he expanded his campaign in iowa and visited all 99 co

yes at some point we had martin o'malley in the mix and we had willson who was here yesterday but every poll shows that it's a two person race for the democrats and 59 delegates at stake and they have been consistent at this point, secretary clinton is winning by a wide margin in support from the african american demographic. black voters make up 55% of the demographic and black women voters are likely to turn out here as previously like in all presidential cycles. clinton has a powerful hold on them, especially older african american women and while she got democrats flocked to obama, right now her opponent sounds nothing like him. clinton has scored endorsements from some of the most in influential black leaders. she is known for the black democrats and cliber would have backed her last year if not for the chance to back up the first black president. her popularity has never gone away. senator sanders has a well financed campaign here and has more than 200 paid full and part time campaign staffers and has support from dick putlian and angela bassa and danny clever and a growing face o

former maryland governor martin o'malley called it quits after clinton's camp is headed to the palmetto state to try and win the minority vote. will be in columbia tomorrow to meet with democratic leaders at the state house and then speak at a rally at allen university. former president clinton will talk about schools, roads and gun violence. the rally starts at 6 pm; doors open at 4. sanders and clinton will make closing arguments to new hampshire voters tomorrow in a democratic town hall -- less than a week before its primary. the event will broadcast live on cnn starting at 8 p-m. next tuesday voters in new hampshire will have their say in decision 2016. our will whitson will be there providing live coverage starting on monday. and then it's south carolina's turn. the republican primary is saturday, february 20th. the democratic primary is the following week on february 27th. the registration deadline to vote in our primaries has we're following reports of a tornado that touched down in alabama tonight... here's some video of this tornado - powerful storm system moving through there.

experts say another factor in play could be the candidate lagging behind--martin o'malley-- who is polling on average around 5 percent. "if he takes a very strong stance in support of one over the other it is possible that given the closeness of the race between those two that that five percent if most of them go in one direction that could have an impact on the caucus next week." in a town hall last night -- clinton continued to talk about her experience and how a clinton presidency would be a continuation of the obama legacy. sanders defined what he calls democratic socialism--which he says is creating a government that works of people on the top. here in south carolina, if you have not registered to vote in the democratic primary--tomorrow is the last day to do so. you can register on the south carolina election commission website at sc votes dot org. the deadline to register to vote in the r rublican primary has already passed. coming up on the news at 11-- the so-called "affluenza teenager" will head home to face justice after all. plus, it was an escape right out of a movie...now inv

on the democratic side, former maryland governor martin o'malley has pulled out of the race. and on the republican side, former arkansas governor mike huckabee made the same announcement. senator marco rubio has a new endorsement from a big name in south carolina politics. this morning, south carolina announced his support for rubio. the endorsement could be key as the candidates start focusing more attention on the palmetto state. this week, former president bill clinton is back on the campaign trail in the palmetto state to stump for his wife, hillary. clinton will speak at a rally at the john hurst gymnatorium at allen university tomorrow night. doors open at 4:30. the event starts at 6. and their daughter, chelsea clinton, will make her first campaign swing through the palmetto state on saturday. clinton will attend women for hillary events in rock hill and spartanburg. she will then address a women's leadership program at clemson university. ahead of the "first in the south" primary-- presidential candidates from both parties have been invited to weigh-in on issues of fa

former maryland governor martin o'malley is far behind the top contenders at just 4 percent. if you want to vote in next month's democratic primarar the deadline to register is just two days away. if you haven't already done so, this wednesday is the last day to get registered in south carolina. the deadline to register to vote in the republican primary has already passed. the date for that primary is feferuary 20th. february 27th is the date of the democratic primary in our state. lows tonight will drop into the lower/middle 30s. expect a fabulous tuesday with mid/upper 70s. a slow moving cold front arrives wednesday into thursday with 1/2" rrn totals possible ththugh thursday morning. friday through sunday will be sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the mid/upper 60s.s the carolina panthers are one game away from mid/upper 70s. a slow moving cold front arrives wednesday into thursday with 1/2" rain totals possible through thursday morning. friday through sunday will be sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the mid/upper the carolina panthers are one game away from mid/upper

hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley will take charles molineaux is at the north charleston coliseum. charles? texas sen. ted cruz is dismissing his failing to disclose a $1 million loan to his 2012 senate campaign as a "paperwork error." cruz was asked about the issue during thursday's presidential debate in south carolina. the new york times first reported wednesday that cruz failed to properly disclose the loan from citibank and goldman sachs, where his wife works. cruz did not disclose the loans on one filing, but did disclose them in later financial reports. cruz says, "i made a paperwork error disclosing it on one piece of paper but not another." cruz says he had to take out the loan because "i don't have masses of money in the bank, hundreds of millions of about the loan as part of a "hit piece." to his 2012 senate campaign as a "paperwork error." cruz was asked about the issue during thursday's presidential debate in south carolina. the new york times first reported wednesday that cruz failed to properly disclose the loan from citibank andnd goldman sachs, where his

we'll look forward to seeing you, secretary clinton and martin o'malley on stage on nbc thank you, sir. it's going to be a humdinger of a debate. you heard senator sanders there almost every single answer. >>> back in a moment with the republicans -- trump and cruz are finally going at it and nobody may be happier about that development than my next two guests, marco rubio and jeb bush. they joined me right after this. hey marc. how you feeling? don't ask. this is what it can be like to have shingles, a painful, blistering rash. i never thought this would happen to me. if you had chickenpox, the shingles virus is already inside you. 1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime. i know he must feel uncomfortable with that rash around his eye. your immune system weakens as you get older, and it loses its ability to keep the shingles virus in check. it's pretty close to my eye. the shingles rash can last up to 30 days. i don't know how you do it. don't wait until you or someone you care about develops shingles. talk to your doctor or pharmacist today about a vaccine that can help pre

hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley took the stage in charleston. the network says the debate was watched by more than 12 point five million viewers. sunday's debate reportedly attracted more young viewers than the two previous democratic debates. all three of the democratic frontrunners shared a stage again monday during king day at the dome. bernie sanders, hillary clinton and martin o'malley each gave a brief message on unity, and king's ideals of equality. the big theme of this year's event was equality in education, with speakers on the stage talking about the need to improve education for minority students. it's big news making its rounds on social media this morning. two iconic stars boycotting the academy awards due to what they call the lack of diversity. and in a surprising twist, one actress is speaking out a doctor at the french hospital where five patients were hospitalized after a drug trial went wrong said that their condition has improved. doctor gilles brassier says three people are now receiving neurology treatment near their homes

you also read about a south carolina superdelegate's decision to stick with martin o'malley...even though he dropped out of the race. today the survivors and family emanuel nine spoke about their unwavering faith after last summer's tragic shooting. hundreds of people gathered at benedict college today as the family members and survivors shared how their faith has grown and how they've learned to forgive. while the media was not allowed to record the session, but we can tell you they talked about their initial reactions to the shooting and how they are remembering their loved ones. denise quarles lost her mother, myra thompson, at the church that night. while she will always remember the tragedy, she refuses to hold on to the hate. "we have to take what happened and turn that around and be more positive and think about ways we can impact the you know, spending more times with children who don't look like them so those stereotypes can be dimished." two of the survivors, felecia sanders and polly sheppard echoed the same the program. you will hear more of their story thursday on wis. they s

hillary clinton, martin o'malley, and bernie sanders this is the last before the mary king will join us at 5am. the carolina panthers have punched their ticket to santa clara, california for super bowl 50 to face the denver broncos. the panthers earned their way to the big game with a thrashing of the arizona cardinals last night. we'll have more from charlotte in just a moment. first let's get to your weather as much of the temperatures below freezing this

hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will each answer questions from town hall participants. anderson cooper will moderate the event. one of the nation's busiest airports is making some bigger and better changes. the city of chicago along with united and american airlines reached a historic deal to build a final runway at o'hare international airport. the new runway is expected to add gates and improve the flights' on- time performances. officials say the deal is one-point-three billion dollars. it's reportedly a part of the airport's continued work to untangle its criss-crossed runways and make operations more efficient. clouds will start to increase monday and mostly cloudy skies and highs in the middle 70s. a system moving west will graze the upstate tuesday and give us a slight opportunity for rain in some of the northern counties but everyone else will remain dry until wednesday. wednesday a front will cross the area and bring a 70% chance of rain. the rain chance will remain in the forecast thursday and early friday. temperatures will also drop to the 50s to end the we

o'malley each gave a brief message on unity, and king's ideals of equality. the big theme of this year's students. presidential candidate "in our state, even in the middle of a recession, education, we increased public education funding by 37 percent!" presidential candidate "why are there millions of families in this country struggling to feed their children?" presidential candidate "this day is devoted to improving education, and i hope for the children of south carolina progress is possible." also there today was candidate willie wilson, whose name is on the ballot in a handful of states including south carolina. one of the g-o-p presidential contenders paid the midlands a visit today too. dr. ben carson spoke to a crowd of about 200 people at brookland baptist church in west columbia. state attorney general alan wilson moderated the forum. carson touched on illegal immigration, the role of the judiciary, and defeating isis. he voiced his support of the second amendment too. "where we are right now is very precipice. if we go over it, i do not think we wil

what can we expect from a martin o'malley presidency? >> we're not going to fix what ails our economy, we're not going to make wages go up for everyone. >> seth: well, that doesn't sound very good. [ light laughter ] senator sanders, your hair looks terrific tonight. did something happen to your old hair stylist? >> we fired that person. [ laughter ] >> seth: secretary clinton, question for you. who painted this picture? >> george w. bush did this, and i give him credit. [ light laughter ] >> seth: that is correct. this is a george w. bush painting. governor o'malley, a serious question, what would you do about people who still have their christmas decorations up? >> mark their homes for [ laughter ] >> seth: senator sanders, what would you be doing right now if you weren't running for president? >> hanging around on street corners potentially getting into trouble. [ laughter ] >> seth: thank you for your honesty. senator clinton, what would you -- i'm sorry, wait, hold on a second. is that lincoln chafee over there? what are you doing h

o'malley will square off in the nbc news youtube debate which i will moderate with andrea mitchell live from charleston this sunday night at 9:00 eastern. it's the last time these candidates will meet before votes are cast in iowa. >>> in chicago, a new chapter in the troubling saga involving thatity's police department and its embattled mayor. a department that has seen its superintendent fired and one of its officers charged with first degree murder in recent months. today a judge ordered the release of surveillance video involving another controversial police shooting of a young man. we get details from stephanie gosk. >> reporter: the grainy video shows 17-year-old cedric chapman running from chicago police three years ago. suspected of stealing a car. officer kevin frye says he thought the teenager had a gun and his partner was in danger so he fired three deadly shots. all chapman had in his hand was a box for an iphone. family is suing for wrongful death a claim in december, city lawyers attempted to block the release of the video. while that same week mayor rahm emanuel was being

whichever side can scoop up martin o'malley supporters could gain a significant advantage. when only viable candidates with awarded. this complicated system and that 7:00 p.m. cutoff explain why even the all-time high turnout eight years ago was still so low. just 16% of iowans. that means only a few hundred thousand people in this state set the political table for the rest of america. peter alexander, nbc news, des moines, iowa. >>> still ahead tonight, the excitement building here in iowa. we talked to voters shortly before they go into caucus as they prepare to cast the very we'll be back. americans. we're living longer than ever. as we age, certain nutrients become especially important. from the makers of one a day fifty-plus. one a day proactive sixty-five plus. with high potency vitamin b12 and more vitamin d. it's just a cough. if you could see your cough, you'd see just how far it can spread. robitussin dm max soothes your throat and delivers fast, powerful cough relief. robitussin dm max. because it's never just a cough. they call it planning for retirement because

o'malley will all be in columbia for king day at the dome this coming monday. the event is held annually at the state house and is hosted by the sc n- double-a-c-p. leaders of the civil rights group say all of the democratic candidates reached out and asked to attend the event. each candidate is expected to make brief remarks at the rally. expect clear and cold temperatures tonight in i'm judi gatson with a wis military salute. griffin jr. of pomaria was recently promoted to gunnery sergeant in the united states marine corps. he has proudly served our country for 14 years. his sister, jennifer, says he joined the military after 9/11 so that he could do his part to protect our country and our children. every time he has deployed he's had to leave behind a son who only gets to see his dad about 3 months out of the year. jennifer says her baby brother is her hero because of the sacrifices he has a look now at your first alert marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to

democratic frontrunner hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will be attending. our crew will be out there and will bring you the latest. wis will have a special decision 2016 show at 7 tomorrow night. we will have one-on-one leading up to the south carolina primary. three lexington county deputies have been awarded the medal of valor by the south carolina sheriff's association. deputies damon prater, thomas smith and scott zylstra received the award at the association's winter conference. the award recognizes bravery performed in the line of duty. lexington county sheriff jay koon says the deputies go above and beyond what is expected of them every day. there are just a few tickets left for tonight's vince gill concert in which all proceeds will benefit the win anyway foundation in support of kids fighting cancer. win anyway co-founder & usc head baseball coach chad holbrook is hoping the concert at the township will ultimately be a complete sellout. marco's pizza bought most of the remaining tickets to hand out for free thursday and all 400 were gone in less th

o'malley will take part this is the latest democratic forum before iowa's february first caucuses, the first in the punched its ticket to the we're here with sports director rick henry to tell us more about the fans' excitement.....rick. panthers ans in both south and north carolina are thrilled about the team going to the super bowl for the 2nd time in franchise history. whether you're going to the big game on february 7th in santa clara, california or just throwing a super bowl party at home....you need some new panthers gear. nfc champion t-shirts were the big draw at the panthers' team store at bank of america stadium. many fans were wearing their black and blue while buying more gear. they say they watched last night's game and they're thankfull the second half was not stressful. sunday was the first time fans were able to cheer their team to victory at home for an nfc championship game and some are california for the next big game. i had a feeling it was coming but i was never sure i guess until the third quarter yesterday and now we get to go again and get a new hat. i really fe

martin o'malley polling at just two percent. meanwhile, donald trump has hit a new high in the race for the republican nomination. according to a new cnn, orc poll, trump has topped the 40 percent mark for the first time in that more than doubles the support of his nearest competitor, texas senator ted cruz, who notches 19 percent support in the poll. florida senator marco rubio landed at 8 percent and retired neurosurgeon ben carson at 6 percent. a majority of democratic voters say hillary clinton is their top choice in the race for their party's nomination, but her margin over bernie sanders is smaller than it has been at any point since before the field narrowed to three. according to a new cnn, orc poll, clinton tops sanders 52% to 38% among registered voters who are democrats and final pitches to iowa voters in a town hall set to air on cnn experts say the race between the (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it

and this week in las vegas, hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley shared the stage at a dnc fund-raiser. yeah, i think the three of them might have had a little too much fun in vegas. take a look at this. "hangover 4"? [ laughter and applause ] i mean -- fun. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: went for it. >> steve: yeah.. >> jimmy: they went for it. this is interesting, here. i heard an autograph expert has said that hillary clinton's autograph is the most valuable of all the candidates. hillary clinton-signed hat is worth about $1,500, while a a jeb bush-signed hat is worth whatever the hat cost originally minus a few bucks for the jeb bush signature. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] kinda ruined. but then you have it removed and that's a decent hat. >> steve: you'll ruin the hat. >> jimmy: it's a nice hat. >> steve: i was going to wear this. he wrote on it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's an autograph. >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: oh, it's been announced south carolina governor nikki haley will be giving the official republican response to obama's state of the union next week. it's

. >> jimmy: thank you, martin o'malley for ending your presidential campaign this week. it was probably the right move since the picture we're using isn't even him and no one even noticed. [ laughter and applause ] it's sad. no one notices. >> steve: yeah. wait a second! >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: that's not him! >> jimmy: oh, yeah, it was. thank you, pencils, for being pens with commitment issues. [ laughter ] thank you, apple's command key, from hell. [ laughter and applause ] i'll never get back. >> steve: go around again. >> jimmy: thank you, donald trump, for picking the broncos to win the super bowl. not because they're the better team, but because you and their logo go to the same barber. [ laughter ] there you guys have it. those are my thank you notes. we'll be right back with rebel wilson! [ cheers and applause ] ahh... yeah! ahh... ahh... ah. you probably say it a million times a day. ahh... ahh! ahh... ahh! but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a year. say "ahh". one hundred percent of your in-network annual checkup. so america, let's go. know. ah

o'malley back at 5% but that 5% number very important for him for the next democratic debate. in new hampshire, split the leaders but essentially the same story, sanders narrowly ahead by four points. o'malley barely registers. it's fair to say a year ago no one would have predicted bernie to clinton or donald trump leading anywhere. but that's where we are three weeks before the first voting. and yesterday i sat down backstage with trump in ottumwa, iowa. we began by talking about the cover story of "time" magazine which said in the past tense "how trump won" and whether he's already accomplished what he set out to do. if you got out of the race today, do you feel like you have won something? >> i don't. i think the "time" article was incredibly well written. that's a good writer, i will tell you that, a professional. but i feel that if i don't win all of it, and i mean the president soy, that i've wasted my time. i know i've been given accolades. >> you've shifted the debate. >> especially being somewhat of a novice. people have said very nice things, like "time" magazine bu

, your opening statement, sir. >> thank you, my name is martin o'malley, i was born the year dr. king delivered his speech. of south carolina, not only for hosting our debate here tonight, but also for what you taught all of us in the aftermath of the tragic shooting at mother emanuel church. you taught us in fact in keeping with the speech that love would have the final word when you took down the confederate flag from your state house. let go of the past and move forward. eight years ago, you brought forward a new leader in barack obama to save our country from the second great depression. and that's what he's done. our country's doing better, we're creating jobs again. but in order to make good on the promise of equal opportunity, and equal justice under the law and we have urgent work to do that we've heard coming off of the republican presidential podiums are pretty loud. we need new leadership. we need to come together as a people and build on the good things that president obama has done. that's why i'm running for president. i need your help. i ask for your vote, and i lo

at least she didn't say it was complicated. [ laughter ] the other democratic candidate, martin o'malley, was also at the debate. but it seemed like every time o'malley tried to jump in, the other candidates and moderators just cut him off. well o'malley was not happy about it. in fact, here he is in an interview this morning talking about how he was treated. >> so, i thought last night's debate was -- >> jimmy: well you get the idea. [ laughter and applause ] you get the idea. he wasn't happy. he wasn't happy at all. disrespectful. bit of a scandal here, everybody. investigation for buying taxpayer owned furniture from the maryland governor's mansion at a discounted rate to put in his own house. [ audience oohs ] you know your campaign's in trouble when even your scandals put people to sleep. [ laughter ] "he paid how much for a love seat? oh, my gosh!" "honey, you won't believe how much he paid for this end table. [ laughter ] $1,000 for an end table?" scandal. [ laughter ] >> steve: got a discount. >> jimmy: hey, i want to say happy birthday to first lady michelle obama, who turned 52

con, so does campaigning for martin o'malley. how is that a pro in the first place? >> steve: it wasast a pro or a a con. yeah. >> jimmy: it wasn't a pro or con. yeah. i'm going to save this. >> steve: throw it in the garbage. >> jimmy: i'm gonna save this for later. >> steve: what are you going to do with it? >> jimmy: i'm gonna hang it on the fridge. >> steve: looks like you put it in the garbage can. >> jimmy: no, no i don't have a a garbage can up here. i have a place where i put things on my fridge. >> steve: oh, okay. [ light laughter ] it's like a refrigerator magnet you gotta put on your fridge so as soon as people come to your house. >> jimmy: take it there i go, "oh, my daughter made it." >> steve: she has very neat handwriting. >> jimmy: they'll think it's cute. yeah. they'll be like she wrote a a funny topical joke. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: how old is she? she's 2 1/2. >> steve: yeah. 2 1/2. she's learning latin. yeah. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: big deal. doing? >> jimmy: yeah. yeah. get out of my house. yeah, exactly. [ laughter ] ] >> steve: : t outta h

o'malley pulled out of the race. the d date starts at 9 o'clock at the university of new hampshire. chuck todd and rachel maddow will moderate. continued clean-up from yesterday's round of severe weather. the national weather service confirmed an e- f-zero tornado touched down in west columbia. mark creighton caught the storm on camera yesterday. several others spotted the funnel cloud as it formed. we also had viewers send us pictures of minor damage in steadman near leesville. wis went to tracy's logging company on north edisto road where the wind was strong enough to completely overturn a tractor trailer and rip part of the roof in that area. a team will be there today surveying the damage. a cold front is somewhat stalled temperatures will hold steady much of the day to around 60 and skies will clear. colder, drier air settles in for still thinking low pressure will i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i think it's just not going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can

meanwhile martin o'malley faced off with a pint of haagen-dazs. [ light laughter ] hillary clinton said the word "progressive" 15 times during last night's debate. does she want to be the next president or the next flo? [ laughter ] jeb bush's mother, former first lady barbara bush, joined him on the campaign trail yesterday for the first time. though she did emphasize that she's voting for. [ laughter ] experts say that a super bowl halftime performance can boost sales of an artist's music by almost 100 percent. if you don't believe me, just ask the biggest selling artist of 2015. [ laughter ] good old left shark. [ light laughter ] a youtube user named the food surgeon has released a new video showing how to replace the peanut butter in a reese's cup filled with oreo filling. the way it works is you lose your job and then it just kind of happens organically. [ laughter ] according to a new poll of harry potter fans, the most popular spell from the new book series is the protective spell "expecto patronum." incidentally, "expecto patronum" is also the spell maury povich uses to determi