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

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

"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

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 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

three democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will be in c cumbia for the program. the annual event is hosted by the south carolina naacp. it 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

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

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 posted a a picture of a martin o'malley for president sign. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> steve: wow. fantastic. >> jimmy: i didn't know. he's the one who posted it. >> steve: yeah. he's the one that put on -- on the insta. >> jimmy: here we have a a caption here from tom hanks and shaq. they both wrote, "lol, look what i found in my pocket!" [ laughter ] tom hanks posted a picture of a a canadian quarter. shaq posted a picture of a a volkswagen jetta. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: wow. a jetta was in his pocket. >> jimmy: it happens. >> steve: and tom hanks found a a canadian quarter. >> jimmy: "what do i got? let me see what i got here. it's a volkswagen jetta." [ laughter ] here's one from amazon and best buy. they both wrote, "take a look at our new drone." amazon posted a picture of an automated delivery drone! best buy posted a picture of a a best buy employee. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: wow. excuse me? excuse me? do you know where tvs are? tvs? excuse me? excuse me? sir. >> jimmy: yeah? >> steve: excuse me, do you work here? >> jimmy: no, i'm going

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, 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

. >> 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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

>> steve: when is martin o'malley coming on? >> jimmy: i think it marked the first time that iowa's cows started booing instead of mooing. boo, boo! [ laughter and applause ] this is kind of crazy here. did you hear this? there's a great dane in nevada named rocko now believed to be the world's tallest dog. he's seven feet tall on his hind legs and weighs 167 pounds. when you throw a stick, the dog [ laughter and applause ] do you believe that? that's right, there's a dog that's seven feet tall on his hind legs. his owner says he likes getting his hair brushed, eating carrots, and she just now realized he's a horse. but no big deal. [ laughter and applause ] what's the big deal? it's some type of news, right? [ applause ] finally, as i mentioned earlier, campaign season is heating up and the iowa caucuses are less than a week away. and we wanted to talk to people on the street and hear what they had to say about the presidential candidates. but because we do the show from rockefeller center, we added a a twist. we sent our write

soon it'll be king day in the presidential candidates hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will be in town for 'king day at the dome 2016' on monday. the event is held annually at the state house and is hosted by the naacp. coming up in sports... the panthers continue to prepare for the playoffs in the queen city. plus... the gamecocks look to roll over the crimson tide in alabama tonight on the hardwood. sports is next. tigers leaving tiger town for a new future. several clemson football stars to turn pro. safety jayron kearse,, and defensive end kevin dodd will forgo their senior season to enter the nfl draft. redshirt sophomor cornerback mackensie alexander will do the same. those three join junior shaq lawson... as starting defensive players leaving clemson early. all great players... who were instrumental in the tigers success this season. offensively, running back wayne gallman elected to return for the 2016 season. this past year... gallman set the program single season rushing record. over in the queen city... the panthers continue to prepare for sunday's nfc divisi

o'malley for a debate in downtown charleston. you can catch that debate on wis at 9 o'clock sunday night. and those same candidates will be in columbia next week. clinton, sanders anano'malley will be in the capital city for king day at the dome on monday. the event is held annually at the state house and is hosted by the naacp. ahead of monday's martin luther king day events a group of politicians and legal expertrtare discussing education and social equality right now. the panel discussion featuring several public officials just started at the top of the hour in the university of south carolina's school of law auditorium. the event is sponsored by the black law students association. our own judi gatson is at the event. with so many presidential campaigning happening right here in the palmetto state over the next few days wis will have a decision saturday night. we will have one-on-one interviews with several gop candidates and an overall look at the race for president leading up the south carolina primaries. all of taht again l

o'malley on the democratic side- who is polling at 4% while the two other candidates, hillary clinton and bernie sanders- are polling around 44 or 45%. an end to campaigns in iowa though also open up opportunities for campaigns still in the race to pick up voters who suddenly find themselves without a dog in the hunt. "the real question is do those candidates who drop out endorse other candidates? where do their supporters go? i know many campaigns are already planning 'if this person drops out, we want this candidate to endorse us. we want these voters to be with us.'" some possible allegiances are starting to show among presidential campaigns- after thursday's undercard debate, both mike huckabee and rick santorum took the stage at donald trump's veterans support rally, which ran parallel to the fox news prime time debate. ww wis news 1o the richland county sheriff's department needs your help finding a missing person. kaila stukes was last seen on harbison bouelvard near hillpine road on thursday morning. police say she may be in the rock hill area and she if you have any informati

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

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 topped the 40 percent mark for the first time in this poll, standing at 41 percent. 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. the race for the white house will bring candidate donald trump to the palmetto state tomorrow trump will appear at harman tree farm on augusta road in gilbert. doors open at 5 -- the event will start at 7. news 10's will whitson will be there and will provide coverage right here on wis. voters must register by tomorrow to vote in the south carolina democratic primary on februrary 27. the republican primary will be held saturday, february 20th. stay with us we'll be right back. break 1 month beginthere's a way to improve your physical and spiritual life at the same ti

bernie sanders, hillary clinton and martin o'malley- who exchanged blows sunday night- each gave a brief message on unity, and the ideals of martin luther king jr. the big theme of this year's king day at the dome was equality in education, with speakers on the stage talking about the need to improve education for minority students- adequate education has been a sore spot in south carolina since the state supreme court ruled in favor of rural school districts in the abbeville school district lawsuit- ordering state lawmakers to overhaul school funding. the candidates used the topic to segue into their respective campaign platforms- presidential candidate "in our state, even in the middle of a recession, rather than cutting public 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 speaking today was candidate willie wilson, wh

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.

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

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

former maryland governor martin o'malley remains in the single- digits. tonight's town hall will be at 9 pm on cnn. it will be the final democratic forum before the iowa caucuses next monday. if you're a carolina panthers' fan, you're in good spirits today after the team secured its place in super bowl 50. if you're looking for a trip to the big game yourself, make sure you have some deep pockets. according to ticket price average resale price of a ticket to the super bowl this year is 5 thousand 178 dollars. a pair of club seats near midfield have already sold for more than 12 thousand dollars. the panthers will play the denver broncos on february 7th in santa clara, california. a warmer week is in store for much of the state. coming up, we'll get the full details from meteorologist ben tanner. your weather is next. break 2 few clouds tonight, lows upper 30s. breezy, much warmer tuesday with columbia fire spokesman said emergency vehicles on the bridge will be affecting traffic. drivers are asked to avoid the area. crews are working the scene. few clouds

. >>> sque burnbernie sanders is putting opfight and that top pair along with martin o'malley came together for the black and white fusion. and sanders lashed out. >> have you noticed lately that she's been getting more aggressive with you? >> yes. >> why is that? >> i don't know. >> you tell me. >> it could be that the inevitable candidate for the democratic nomination may not be so inevitable today. >> clinton answered with digs of her own questioning the senator's electability and his weak stance on gun control but they, republican frontrunner. >> anybody can win. who would have thought donald trump would be leading in national polls. i mean for those of you ever thought of running for president, take heart.t. >> well, her target there, donald trump, he was on the tonight show last night and if he's telling the truth, we ain't seen nothing yet. >>ng the newest poll came out where i'm beating her easily and winning against hillary one on one. and i haven't even started on her yet. although last week i did a bitple. >> well, trump has reason to be in a good mood. a new poll has him dominat

candidates hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will be in columbia for king day at the dome 20-16 this coming monday. the event is held annually at the state house and is hosted by the naacp. one man faces burglary charges tonight after a bust by richland county's sheriff himself. with burglary and larceny after deputies say he stole electronics from a chartwell road apartment. sheriff leon lott said he saw the suspect running away and started chasing him, apprehending him at hunters ridge apartments. investigators linked bing to another burglary from late last year. after nearly month, the town of north now has a new police chief. lin shrier's first day as new chief is next tuesday. he comes from the elloree police department where he was assistant chief for 10 years. the entire police force including former police chief mark fallaw resigned last month after stating several differences with mayor patty carson. no word yet on when or if any new police have been hired. in an effort to promote transparency and consistency- today a house oversight legislative committee hel

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? actor sean penn has broken his silence about his trip to mexico drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman. meanwhile, the man tapped to fix security at the prison where guzman escaped last year said improvements have been made and he believes guzman would not be able to escape a second time. nbc's jacob rascon reports. :29 1:12-1:24 if you thought sean penn was in it for the thrill of the big scoop, sean penn would say that you're wrong. in an interview with cbs' charlie rose, he says that he has a terrible regret about the entire story and his rolling stone article. his purpose in going there was to begin a conversation about the policy on the war on drugs and he says quote my article failed. let me make it clear, my article failed. meanwhile, we sat down with mexico's entire federal

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

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

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

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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 support from black voters. "this is the place, we have the fifth largest percentage of african- americans in the country right here in south carolina. 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. a group of politicians and legal experts will discuss education and social equality ahead of monday's event for martin luther king day. a panel discussion featuring officials will meet at 6 tonight in the university of south carolina's school of law auditorium. the event is sponsored by the black law students association and is free and open to the public. british actor alan rickman, whose career ranged from the royal shakespeare company to the "harry potter" films, has died. he was 69. rickman's family said today that the actor had died after a battle with cancer. train

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

candidates hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will be in the capital city for king day at the dome 20- 16 this coming monday. the event is held annually at the state house and is hosted by the naacp. coming up in sports... the tigers deliver a big win at home on the basketball court. plus... the gamecocks put perfection on the line alabama. when we return... highlights from usc's trip to tuscaloosa... as the crimson tide put usc on upset alert. and more on clemson's victory the defending national title winners tonight. the tigers bury the ninth ranked duke blue devils at home. the win marked clemson's second straight win over a ranked opponent since 1989. here's how the tigers delivered... === irmo native jordan roper big night as the clemson point man. his steal... leads to jaron blossomgame's nice cut to the tin. 5-0 tigers. first loss of the season... in the college football national faced the crimson tide on the basketball court tonight. bama... trying to spoil another palmetto state team's perfect season. twice in one week... why you got to be so mean? === gamecock

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

hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley will take the stage in downtown charleston for a democratic debate. you can catch that debate on wis at 9 o'clock sunday before that debate wis will have a decision 2016 special at 7 tomorrow night. we will have one-on-one interviews with several gop candidates and an overall look at the race for president leading up the south carolina primaries. rain is moving out this evening overnight skies will turn partly cloudy, lows in the lower 40s. southwest winds will give us a much warmer day for saturday, morning clouds will turn to midday sun, highs in the middle 60s. however, by evening skies will begin to become cloudy as the next system moves into the southeast from the gulf. sunday will see considerable clouds and a few spotty showers before skies clear during the afternoon, breezy and cooler, highs in the middle 50s. much colder air builds in for much of next week. monday wednesday will see sunny chilly days and clear cold nights. highs in the middle to upper 40s.lows in the lower to middle 20s. overnight skies will turn partly clo

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

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 stopped by benedict college in columbia for a town hall. in his remarks he promised to take action for better wages for working americans -- and continue services for inmate support programs. the latest polls still show o'malley as a distant third trailing behind bernie sanders and hillary clinton. but o'malley says he's hoping for an upset at the "rarely has the presidential race on caucus night looked like what the polls said ahead of time so we've been campaigning hard in iowa...i've been to a lot of counties in race that allows us to win the nomination." following tomorrow's debaa o'malley is scheduled to attend king day at the dome in columbia on monday. tomorrow night you can watch the democratic debate right here on wis. the debate will be held in charleston. coverage starts at 8 o'clock. the debate begins at 9. republican front-runner donald trump back in the palmetto state, delivering the keynote address at myrtle beach's tea party coalition convention. the convention has significant meaning for trump - where he first entertained t

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 debates. today we're learning more about the way those american prisoners released by iran were treated during their time in prison. nbc's keir simmons reports their recovery will be a slow process. :11-:15 :34-:40 :40-:46 1:03-1:23 enjoying time with his wife, mom and brother. who says jason asked about baseball and his basketball team - the warriors - s/ ali rezaian/ jason rezaian's brother :11-:15 'he actually knew how the warriors were doing, that's how big a fan he is, from evin prison he's been in that notorious iranian prison. jason says at one point he spent 49 days in solitary confinement. his only exercise - in an eight by eight foot concrete yard. amir hekmati. reunited with his sisters and brother in law. describes being tortured by iran's revolutionary guard. s/ dan kildee/ representative of michigan's 5th district :34-:40 'he was in

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

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. and those same candidates will be in columbia next week. will be in the capital city for king day at the dome on monday. the event is held annually at the state house and is hosted by the naacp. solutions of hope to bring about community. that was the discussion last night on the campus of usc as part of the university's annual martin luther king day celebration. the panelists included justice jean toal, bob coble, representative mia mcleod and usc law professor eboni nelson. the audience raised questions about equity in funding, teacher training and parental involvement. they also discussed solutions with the hope that people will be motivated to do the work to bring about real change. all eyes are on the three states where the winning powerball tickets were sold. the winners will split the record setting one and half billion dollar jackpot ... making each ticket worth 533-million dollars. mark barger reports. :31 :45 :51 the