there governor nikki haley is expected to endorse him. with polls showing marco rubio in third place and the primary three days away experts say this could be influential. about 50% ofmade up their mind and this could be what shapes their decision. >> our primary saw record turn out. we expect on saturday we will have record turn out again. this could inspire voters who were on the fence and had not made up their finds. huge endorsement. >> reporter: south carolina is a good representation of the republican party nationally. he says surrounding states like georgia, tennessee will be watching the primary. colby gallagher, news 19 wltx. he said we can't lose to bernie sanders or hillary clinton. >> the next supreme court justice will not be anything like justice scalia. it will be someone like the people president obama has appointed over the last few years. if that happens the constitution is in a lot of trouble. if we get 5 or 6 people on the supreme court who believes the constitution is whatever you want it to mean -- [ indiscernible ]

tonight reports started surfacing this afternoon with a lot of chatter saying governor nikki haley will in effect endorse marco rubio. >> news 19's colby gallagher now with what the governor's backing could mean for marco rubio. >> reporter: on tuesday governor nikki haley said she watched the most recent debate and was looking for someone who will keep the country safe and understands the problems states are facing.

jeb bush campaigned with nikki haley for her reelection campaign and at the time, she told reporters was playing a big part in her winning office. yesterday pushed said that most meaningful endorsement in the state. he is disappointed with the endorsement of rubio tonight he said. if he goes on to win the nomination there would be a role for haley in his campaign. >>> in sumter tonight thousands of people waited outside of the civic center and attacked the inside for just to hear donald trump. the businessman talked about his plan to put america back on top which he says means keeping large companies and the money they generate in our country. >> the politicians democrat or republican all want to get the money back in but we have a prevacid -- president who is not a leader. within 10 minutes i would have 2 1/2 trillion dollars back in this country. this has been going on so companies are leaving the united states to get their money. >> trump also acknowledged how if he wins here again run the table. >>> ben carson campaign and therefore jackson. he says he's going to continue to run

bush reached out to governor nikki haley. yesterday jeb bush said governor nikki haley's support is the most meaningful endorsement in the state. jeb bush said he was disappointed and said if he won the nomination there would be a role for governor nikki haley in his campaign. jeb bush told supporters he would own up to being commander in chief. >> here is my commitment to you, on day one i will accept responsibility for whatever comes my way. i will accept responsibility. i will solve the problem rather than blaming it away and donald trump is getting ready to appear at a rally inside the sumter since center -- civic center. today donald trump talked about how america deals with terrorists and how to get information out of them. more. >> they want to kill us. they want to kill us. they want to kill our country. they want to knockout our doesn't work. torture works. okay? form. absolutey fine. we should go stronger. >> ted cruz lashed out at donald trump after he received a cease and desist threatening to sue him over a a ad.

haley's governor nikki haley's endorsement was the most meaningful. he was disappointed in her public servant. jeb bushcome pained for governor nikki haley in 2014 and she said she wouldn't be jeb bush's support. jeb bush says if he wins there would be a place for governor nikki haley in his campaign. donald trump is appearing at a people started to line up around 1:30 p.m. this afternoon it is expected to get underway any moment now. we will have more coming up tonight at 11:00 p.m. >> ben carson was in columbia today. he spoke to veterans and supporters near fort jackson. he told veterans about his plans to take care of them, even though he is trailing in the polls he has no plans to drop out. >> we still have millions of people supporting us. we still have the finances that we need and we have a lot of people saying don't you dare drop out, don't you care listen to the people who tell you to get out so i am not getting out. i am going on to nevada. no question butt that. >> he talked -- about that. >> he talked about his plans to build up the u.s.

nikki haley's endorsing marco rubio he will continue oo camp pain and not make any changes -- to campaign and not make any changes. >> donald trump is dealing with comments by pope francis. the pope says his plan to build awall is not christian like. other candidates suggested building a wall too. donald trump says he is a christian and it was disgraceful for the pope to question his religion. >> people can come in to our country, but they have to come in legally, through a process. wewe are like an open gate. meme walk in, we don't know who from and speaking of that, the migration, the people from syria, are they isis? are they not? they are not coming in to this country. >> speaking about the pope, john kasich was stumping for votes in clemson today and he touched on the pope's visit to mexico. >> by looking at that visit with the pope and the cities he is visiting and his message, it is despite the gangs, despite the murders, the cartels and the drugs, have hope and have faith. and when you look at the challenge they have in mexico, it is really enormous. >> ben carson was in south car

marco rubio appears to have been given a boost by governor nikki haley's endorsement. donald trump leads with 33%. followed by marco rubio 23%. john kasich in third place, 15%. jeb bush comes in -- ted cruz at 13% and jeb bush and ben carson trail in single digits. however that poll is different from a statewide survey taken earlier this week. donald trump in the lead with 33% while ted cruz and marco rubio neck and neck in second place. >> not sure what kind of t to expect saturday but a record number of people voted news 19's sonia gutierrez with more on that. a lot of people cashing in their votes. >> reporter: that's right. south carolina doesn't have early voting but for those who can make it saturday there is ----ho can't make it saturday there is augustine -- is absentee voting. >> i thought it was my responsibility to come and do what i know i need to do. >> reporter: she added herself to the record breaking absentee votes. >> as of now 50,000 ballots have been returned. that is for both primaries. >> reporter: spokesperson for the commission says the percentag

haley -- coincidence that tim scott, governor nikki haley, where is the up and coming 40-year-old democrat. >> tim scott endorsed cruz earlier this month. john kasich is over in lexington county hosting a town hall meeting. earlier today he was in the upstate at a fire station in greenville. today. he talked about the second strongest candidate on the issue. >> so second amendment under siege, and we are going to save the second amendment. and i will tell you what, people want to destroy it, president obama did the executive order, chunk after chunk after chunk, we will save the second amendment. >> earlier in the day a different style of campaigning for donald trump. he made a stop at a greenville restaurant shake hands, posing autographs there. >> on the democratic side, bernie sanders paid a visit to usc today. his plan is to make colleges and university tuation free. it is a huge -- tuition free. it is a huge factor in drawing in younger crowds. it exists. how much does college cost in germany cost? it is free. needs to get it done. >> nothing is free. if you look at other country wher

and days away from the primary governor nikki haley says she hasn't decided who to endorse. she has been getting calls from the candidates and got a visit from george w. bush on behalf of his brother. governor nikki haley ruled out supporting donald trump saying he didn't know south carolina issues. the governor did not give a time table on when she is making a decision. she may not endorse any candidate at all. bernie sanders made a couple stops in columbia. he went to allen university this morning for a prayer breakfast and then headed to a he plan to make college free is drawing unvoters -- young voters in. he said ittient be a burden -- it shouldn't be a burden to get a higher education. >> it exists -- how much does tuition cost in germany? free. >> former president bill clinton toured the manufacturing and industrial spartanburg community college this morning and then made a trip to greenville to campaign for his wife at the community development center. >> for all things related to the south carolina primary head to our website www.wltx.com and click on sc primaries.

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nef says every day -- governor nikki haley says every day is a great day in south carolina. she wanted someone with passion but who was also humbled and urge -- humble and urged voters to head to the polls. >> this is serious. that this matters. so i thought first and foremost as a mom, who wants her children to be safe in our country. who wants her children to have the edge eggs and the

he worked with governor nikki haley. many thinks he would get her endorsement but after she went with marco rubio we asked what this means now for his chances in south carolina. >> if endorsements matter, i don't know if they do, hers is the top prize because she is a popular governor. i would rather have governor nikki haley than not. to be honest with you. but i will work hard. i will work hard to make the case that i could be commander in chief. i could serve. >> as we speak of governor rubio on the campaign trail today in greenville at a town hall meeting joined by senator tim scott. >> if you give me the chance to be your president i will unite this country as best we can. that means i will never ask you to be angry at another group of americans so i can win an election. >> ted cruz is trying to win the race. he made the importance of supreme court appointments a focus since the death of u.s. supreme court justice antonin scalia last weekend. >> i give you my word every justice i put on the supreme court will be a p

haley." "ladies and gentlemen, if we elect marco rubio, every day will be a great day in america. "began her speech reasons why president who have the backs of our military veterans and those in active duty."brittany franceschina is one of the many who attended the rally. "i would say i'm undecided right now, but i'm leaning toward rubio. this is the third time i've heard him speak."an even though rubio now has the endorsment... franceschina says she's still not sure if it will be enough for rubio to take the palmetto state. "i think it's going to be really close on satuday." the governor had the final word of the night...taking the microphone from rubio...and emphasizing south carolina's influence being "first in the south". "we make presidents, let's make marco rubio the next president of the united states. god bless." "right now senator rubio sits third in many of the polls behind donald trump and senator cruz, but it will be interesting to see if this endorsement from governor nikki haley

representative trey dowdy was there, representative tim scott, governor nikki haley and frank martin. they all joined rubio on stage asking for supporters to join him. rubio spoke a lot about the veteran and military. he said the military is the smallest and the weakest it's been in hundreds of years. he's promised to rebuild the military and get the air force newer jets. in an exclusive one on one interview today i spoke to him and asked him how he'd make sure the veterans receive >> i passed the va account built act in 2014. i worked with bernie sanders on that. we agreed on that. if you're not doing a good job at the va we should have the power to fire you. the most important thing we need to do is give your veteran as choice. they should be able to go toni hospital or doctor they want to. it's going to make sure our veterans are getting care they deserve. >>> coming up later on to night i asked if he won the nomination if he chose governor nikki haley for a running mate. see what he has to say. >> >>: donald trump talks about bringing jobs back to america. >> when did apple comput

governor nikki haley and -- chems and universities. governor nikki haley discussed the precipitation this morning. >> i am very proud usc will be one parner and i pledge to do -- parner and i pledge to create -- partner and i pledge to create a platform as which the state will be known as a go to state for training, consultation and rnd. >> in 2012 state revenue department was hit by a massive hack. >>> the important of cyber security, adding a new program in the fall, news 19's colby gallagher visited to see why the subject is in high demand. good players skate to where the puck is, great players skate to where the puck is going to be. >> would you rather be private or more security. >> reporter: he knows many fields are recognizing the importance of protecting their data. >> as we become more advanced and we depend more on our devices there will be criminals that will try exploit the weaknesses and we need to start now to get prepared. >> reporter: they teamed up to create the new program. >> there are jobs with law enforcement, with

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governor nikki haley won the organization's top honor. >> all the amazing things that she has done in our state leading us, showing that women can lead, women can affect change and her grace and her healing, her chicago white sox tech, was so eve department last year during thing that our state experienced.. >> the winners were nominated leaders. >> a group of midlands students had a guest speaker today. six graders were taught by an under water archeologist in canada. >> reporter: you ever gone on the expedition to the titanic. >> marouk asked jill about her experiences. they were able to join a select group of students from all over the world, including canada and the middle east, the participate in ted's first ever exploration connection.. ted is a non-profit organization devoted to spreading ideas. their new program connects explorers with students. we got to see people from around the world and got to >> students listened to her talk about research from ship wrecks, ecosystems and climate change. >> their teacher applyied to be a part of it. >> what better way to research than to

he was joined by governor nikki haley, a senator and a state representative. later today, he will go to hilton head. he is scheduled to hold a rally in north charleston. >>> former florida governor he is holding question and answer sessions with former first lady barbara bush in spartanburg and greenville. tonight he has a rally in the town of central. >>> ohio governor john kasich was in columbia this morning for a townhall meeting. he will also be in conway today holding a townhall at the georgetown technical college. >>> democratic presidential candidate senator bernie sanders and candidate hillary clinton are in nevada for the final day of campaigning ahead of tomorrow's caucuses after a big win in new hampshire, sanders is looking to show that this race is far from over. clinton is looking to get back on track before heading to the primaries in southern states where she is popular with voters. >>> justice antonin scalia's body is laid in the great hall of the supreme court today. a private ceremony was held this morning including family, friends and justi

. >> reporter: governor nikki haley said when the state department got hacked in 2012 it woke all of us up. this new program will try to keep the state ahead of hackers. >> what are the newest and latest ways, what are the vulinabilities, how could we educate the private sector and are we training our newest students on what cyber security is and how they need to be thinking. >> the program is housed at historic and involves the national guard, chattanooga, clemson and -- chamber of commerce, clemson and business man says training is important because hackers try to get employees to respond to e-mails that look legitimate. >> it happened to me in atlanta. i was there last week in a meeting, gotten e-mail, said are you sending us e-mails to wire $250,000? no. but someone was in our system. >> reporter: robert kittle news 19 wltx. >> the program will also be a hub for research and development for new cyber security technology. >>> a columbia businessman has been sentenced for runnnng an illegal gambling operation. a judge gave him 15 months in prison and three years supervised released

scott served since 2013 when he was appointed by governor nikki haley following the resignation of jim. the following year he was reelected. this year seeking a full six year term. >>> now, the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >> right now our radar is showing in that is moving through the columbia area and it is moving to the east, northeast at 35 miles per hour. but we will be seeing it come termrarily to an end. there will be -- temporarily to an end. there will be a lull tonight. 63 degrees. winds from the east at 3 miles per hour. tonight we are expecting to go down to 53 degrees. there will be a front coming through the area during the morning hours. tomorrow still showers around. and high temperature of 61 degrees. but we are expecting stormy and windy conditions on wednesday -- on wednesday. and then thursday it will be windy and turning cooler. i will have that forecast coming up. >> thank you very much. >>> in lexington county now a woman has been charged with after a newborn died after a wreck. 31-year-old andalyn mills was drunk when she h

governor nikki haley said that is something she will fight. what is your position on moving detainees from guantanamo bay to south carolina? >> i know the president hasn't made any decision about where anybody would be moved to. he has to work with congress. he has to pay attention to what i hope he can. i hope he can cooperate to get this behind us because i do believe keeping guantanamo bay open provides a propaganda argument for isis and the other terrorist groups. we should work together to find a way to close it. and i know that it will come with cooperation from congress and states. >> former president bill clinton will be on the campaign trail tomorrow and friday for his wife. he is going to rock hill, spartanburg and winnsboro and on friday aiken and bluffton. bernie sanders was in columbia today holding a news conference. he spoke about the poverty rate in the country and attributed the increase to a 1996 welfare reform bill supported by hillary clinton. he said something needs be done to help the poor and powerless. >> i believe we n

. >>> making headlines today, devon are nikki haley and u.s. the president are announcing a statewide effort to fight cyber crime called sc cyber. it partners with state government, academic and the state leading industry. the goal is to help train people about security techniques. the counter -- to counter cyber criminals. they talked about how the university will get involved. >> we want our own students to have more coursework in cybersecurity. more internships to work in the private sector and in the government sector. how great would it be to receive your bachelors degree from a south carolina university and say that i studied cybersecurity. in 2012, the revenue department was hit by a massive hack involving millions of adult's information stolen. >>> the sheriffs department says they need your help looking for armed robbery suspects. this happened just after 8:00 monday night at the great china wall restaurant on broad river road. the suspects entered the back door and stole the cash register. they had faces -- their faces from surveillan

. >> major endorse from south carolina governor nikki haley. are you feeling the markomemtunm? >> i like that. >> president obama is planning a trip to cuba next month. he'll be the first sitting president to make a state visit to cuba in nearly 90 years. >> hollywood pressbyterian medical center attacked by hackers. >> the hospital dated $17,000 in ransom ransom. >> they know who is behind a deadly explosion. >> turkey's prime minister says the attacker was a syrian national. >> apple fighting a court order to break into a phone used by the san bernardino terrorists. they say this creates a back door that endangers a a of our cell phones. >> nobody has a right to defy a legal search warrant. >> the pope celebrated mass in juarez along the u.s. border. >> a dramatic emergency landing when a motorway in brazil incredibly no one injured. >> all that. >> duke is going to win the game!! >> what an amazing win. were able to win. any questions? >> gondola ride through venice! >> what country do you think we are sending you to? >> france. >> can we still get it? >> all that matters! >

haley. her endorsement was considered the most coveted among south carolina politicians. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," we will talk to "face the nation" moderator and cbs news political director john dickerson about the upcoming south carolina republican primary. >>> now to the democrats who caucus in nevada on saturday. a new poll finds the race between hillary clinton and bernie sanders dead-locked. clinton leads among voters older than 55. sanders is more popular with younger voters. yesterday, clinton was campaigning in chicago focusing african-americans. she was introduced by the mother of sandra bland who with tied in >> no oth young woman like sandra bland was pulled out of a car for no good reason and thrown into a jail where she was found dead. >> for his part, bernie sanders released an advertisement in south carolina and edited to find him more racially diverse. >> president obama will not attend justice scalia's funeral on saturday. the president and first lady plan to pay

haley and his top issues if he were to become president. >> 35 to 40% of revenue. that is a serious amount of money that is -- that is so strong and so fierce that people know, when i am president of the united states, day one, first minute, whatever happens, it happened on my watch, i will accept personal responsibility. i will be held to account. i won't blame my predecessor.

. >> marco rubio, polling behind trump and cruz, won the endorsement of south carolina governor nikki haley. >> if we elect marco rubio, every day will be a great day in america. >> a blow to jeb bush whose brother, george w. bush met privately with haley monday. trump picked up endorsement of the low country sportsman today. the group backed the 2012 south carolina republican primary winner newt gingrich. >> the republican vote in south carolina is on saturday. major, thank you. >>> three days before the democratic caucuses in nevada, the race is as tight as it can be. in a new poll out today, clinton 4. sanders 47.- we spent a day with sanders last week, and we'll do the same with clinton tomorrow. >> at least 28 people were killed today, more than 60 wounded after a bomb hit a military convoy in turkey's capital ankara. no group claimed responsibility. turkey is fighting a long-running insurgency with kurdish rebels. separately today t. turkey shelled kurdish troops in syria. fresh evidence that last week's cease-fire signed by the u.s., russia and others never had a chance. russia

two years ago he was campaigning with nikki haley and her reelection campaign, and at the time, she told reporters that bush played a big heart in her winning office in 2010. he said her support is probably the most meaningful endorsement in the state. he said he is disappointed with forward with his campaign. he makes stops today in florence, rock hill and columbia. >>> donald trump will be visiting keel while island this afternoon, gaffney, and columbia tonight. in sumter, he talked about his planned but america back on top which means keeping large companies and the money they generate in the united states. >> the politicians and democrats and republicans want totoet the money back in, but we have a president who is not a leader. if i were president, within ten minutes i would have everybody bringing it back in. everyone agrees, they can't agree, this has been going on for years. so companies are leaving the united states to get their money. >> he claims if he wins here saturday, he can run the table ted cruz continues to lash out against trump. his campaign received a cease and desis

. >> that is governor nikki haley there. the only place to watch super bowl 50 is here on wltx. this sunday february 7th and the day before on saturday there is a special honoring the players and biggest plays of the season in a show called "nfl honors." you won't want to miss that, either, and february 6th, this saturday. >>> pizza hut is offering a knot pizza for super bowl sunday, sprinkling $100 in edible gold on top. customers in limited cities will have a chance to win one of the 50 golden pizzas along with a $100 pizza hut gold card. >> sounds fancy. >>> and here is a look at what is coming up on wltx a little later tonight starting at 8:00... >>> well, it is 6:51. we have much more ahead on news 19 this morning, including new images of a sexual assault suspect. that more in your midland's >> and i am charlie >>> thank you for waking up with news 19 this morning. it is february 2nd, tuesday. >> that is right. the time right now is 6:55. let's get to today's top stories in your midland's rundown. >>> police have released images of a man they say is a person of interest in

if it is the matter, i would rather have nikki haley, then not. to be honest with you. i am going to work hard. there's no adjustments necessary. i am going to work hard to make the case that i can be commander in chief on day one. that i can be president, and serve and apply conservative principles to the people up. >>reporter:bushes want to be campaigning in spartanburg, and greenville today with his mother, former first lady, barbara bush. john kasich has campaign stops in columbia, and in conway. he won the endorsement of the state newspaper says he is excited that he is climbing in some recent polls. >> you know, what is i nteresting, as we walk in total obscurity for a long time. it didn't bother me. the up security is kind of nice [laughter] we just have now risen, as people began to hear more and more of what i have to say, and what i have to say we are all i just happened to be the l eader. >>reporter:in case you are wondering, we have one of the last polls taken before voting takes place tomorrow. a statewide emerson college survey shows a donald trump in the

governor nikki haley announced a new partnership. it will allow 3200 additional mothers to be partnered with nurses. [ talking at the same time ] >> every mom wants to be a good mom. i truly believe that. every mom wants to know all they need to know to raise a healthy baby. these nurses will now be family partners with these moms and what this will do, yes, it will having a healthy lifestyle. but it is also going to give a new start to the mother. >> officials hope it will reduce child hospitalizations. south carolina is fifth worse in child poverty. >>> well, moving our attention new another problem in the state. talking about homelessness. the last count of homeless people in our state was 5,040 home. but a new program is helping some people find jobs. the back to work program, a 5 week boot camp meant to help people find jobs and keep them. the pilot was so successful they decided to launch it again today. out of 19 people who graduated, 14 got jobs in december. back to work journey. >> the mentoring is the best part. you have a

. >> surging to second place, marco rubio riding the endorsement of popular governor nikki haley. >> ted cruz says the south carolina race was really a tie for him and marco rubio. >> stephen: yes, marco rubio and ted cruz also came out on top. this primary had more winners than a little league awards banquet. that's right, jeremy, you win "coolest nickname for your bat!" congratulations to you and wooden thunder! of course, of all the winners, possibly the biggest winner was the man who won, donald trump. so now the obvious question is will he ever not win? >> the big question on everyone's mind is trump unstoppable? >> now the inevitable g.o.p. nominee? >> what he has right now appears to be unstoppable. >> stephen: yes, trump is unstoppable. he's like godzilla with less foreign policy experience. (applause) and i'll admit, i thought he was just doing this to promote hisis reality show or sell more steaks. when he announced his intention to be president, it never occurred to me that his end game was to "be" president. but it's time to end the denial. we as a nation must prepare for

>> just one more day of >> the governor of the state nikki haley as you know endorsed senator rubio. that is a powerful endorsement. >> i'm marking her down as neutral. >> a sizeable majority of the americans polled think that you're not trustworthy. i wonder if you believe you bear any responsibility for that? >> i get it. and i take responsibility. i'm not a perfect person. >> fbi agents search a home that belongs to the san bernardino gunman syed farook. >> it's a slippery slope that begins with the fbi seeing terrorist tech messages and ends with everyone seeing your bathroom selfie. >> two dozen grass fires burning in eastern oklahoma. the huge brush fire near kansas city creates a fire tornado. >> a helicopter crashed in hawaii. five people were on board. >> someone jekedscreamed, like, everyone get down. >> a school bus in houston, a >> jarrett allen has announced his retirement. >> i'm just going to ride off. >> and away he went! >> and all gnatses. >> my parents got a divorced and a few months later, my dad lost his job. i found hope in my lord and presidential candidate and

. >> are you courting nikki haley? >> no, i'm not. i mean, she is somebody i know and like but not courting. >> i was with people who lived overseas yesterday and they are very concerned what is happening in the middle east. yesterday, we heard the director of national intelligence james clapper in congress saying north korea's nuclear effort is the top threat to the united states. what would you do to deal with that reclusive country? that guy disappear in one form or another very quickly how do you make him disappear? assassinate him? >> worse things, frankly. this guy is a bad dude and don't estimate him. any young guy can take over from his father and other generals who want the position this is not somebody to be underestimated. >> why would you want china do it? why not us? >> because china has absolute control of north korea. they don't say it but they do. they should make that problem disappear. china is sucking us dry. they are taking our money, they are taking our jobs and doing much. we have rebuilt china with what they hav

. >> reporter: marco rubio, trailing trump and cruz, campaigned with south carolina governor nikki haley and u.s. senator tim scott. >> there he is! marco rubio! >> reporter: john kasich, gaining momentum here after a second place finish in new hampshire, met voters where they emotionally live. >> reporter: trump predicted victory here and said when other republicans drop out, he will be there to scoop up the votes. >> they always say the field will shrink and they add up 100% of everybody. i'm going to get a lot of those votes. >> reporter: trump also told us the size of the crowds he draws is an inspiration but also a burden. burdensome in this sense. he knows many of the people when audience have largely given up on politics and expecting him to accomplish things other politicians haven't. trump says he feels the treasure but, will, quote, not let these people down. >> major, thank you. >>> in nevada, democrats are holding caucuses today and the outcome could be a squeaker. the latest poll shows hillary clinton and bernie sanders are neck and neck. clinton barely beat sanders in iowa