geoff: we have a great ulocal photo from guam. dianne slater tells us her son kade is deployed in the navy and took this photo when they made a stop in guam. terrific photo. she says she sent it to us to get our minds off the cold. dale, our minds are off the cold because we have the great-looking weekend ahead. dale: we had flurries of snow last weekend and today, it starts out chilly, 32 in spartanburg. by the afternoon, it will be in the upper 50's and that will be true not only for spartanburg but the upstate and it gets better come tomorrow and sunday. a mild trend for the weekend and nice weather to get outdoors and enjoy. we will talk about when the next rain comes our way in a few minutes. geoff: thank you. today in commitment 2016, the last-minute scramble in south carolina for candidates to get your vote. allyson: the gop presidential candidates have at least 20 events planned in south carolina today. we have all their visits to the

wyff 4 mobile app, including jeb bush in spartanburg greenville , and central. marco rubio is set to be in clemson. geoff: polls open tomorrow in the gop primary. allyson: donald trump is taking things to a new level, taking on the pope. nikole killion joins us live from our exclusive washington newsroom with more. nikole: good morning. donald trump initially dismissed the pope's criticism as disgraceful, but now he is softening his stance. he defended his proposal to build the wall at the u.s.-mexico border, something the pope says is not christian. they have their own bickering battle at their town hall on nbc -- on msnbc. bernie sanders is now leading

democratic nomination, 47% to 44%, but others keep hillary clinton in the league. allyson: hillary clinton may be getting another key endorsement. can you tell us who? nikole: we understand that this man jim clyburn is expected to endorse hillary clinton later today. that will be a key endorsement ahead of the primary, considering he is the state's highest ranking democrat and one of the top african-american leaders on capitol hill. we understand that is expected sometime today. geoff: nikole killion live in a washington newsroom, thank you. back in greenville, senator ted cruz and dr. ben carson share the stage of the bon secours wellness arena. the candidates urged people to go out to vote some -- but for nation. >> we, the people, should stand up for what we believe in and

>> we are fed up with the damages coming from the corrupt politicians in washington. geoff: some voters at the event say they have not decided on the candidate and others say they hope the convention will help make a choice easier. wyff news 4 is your home for political coverage. tomorrow night, as soon as the polls close at 7:00, we'll bring you the election results right here on wyff 4 and on our mobile app. you can also watch n.b.c.'s lester holt reporting from south carolina on nightly news tonight, ahead of the primary. allyson: to an update now on our breaking news yesterday morning out of powdersville. officials now tell us that a deadly wreck involved a chase with greenville county deputies. the anderson county chief deputyty coroner says 62-year-old stephen burnett of easley died at the scene yesterday morning. he just so happened to be on the road during the chase. deputies say they were chasing this man, 25-year-old dexter reeves. the anderson county coroner says reeves' car was turning onto highway 81 when it hit burnett's truck.

geoff: also, an update this morning after a teen was killed in a shooting at an anderson bowling alley. the murder suspects seemed more worried about the cameras than the courtroom yesterday, turning and touting their social media accounts. albert taylor is accused of shooting 17-year-old kejuan brown at tri-city lanes in easley wednesday night. jamari fair, dennis gibbs and a fifteen-year-old are also charged in the case. police say the group went to the bowling alley to fight after an argument over social media. meanwhile, a person in greenville is recovering after being caught in the crossfire of a shotting there. police say it happened on butler avenue yesterday afternoon. they say one person was injured by shattered glass. officers say gunshots were fired from two different cars. right now, no one is in custody. an update now in pickens county, an upstate judge says he needs more time to make a decision about a coal ash landfill. the attorney representing the north carolina company told the judge yesterday, they're on a deadline to place a bid this month. the project includes dumping

highway 93 and cartee road. the county's attorney accused mrr of working behind the backs of county officials to submit changes to d-hec. mrr denies the claims of deceit. allyson: taking a look at the roads. major traffic news with the deadly accident in greenville county on saluda dam road. still in the road right in greenville county. also, up the road closures. we have falls park drive closed in downtown greenville due to construction in the area. also, construction from river street joe neal street. tomorrow, a 5k on woodland weight circle that will be close -- woodland way circle and that will be close.

let's see how we look on 385 and hayward. that is your beat the traffic. geoff: we are in the weather center with dale. this weekend, get out there. dale: if you enjoyed yesterday, how about another like it? a beautiful day today and it gets warmer by the time we get to tomorrow. i woodruff road skycam showing traffic picking up as usual. no problems with fog across the area. high pressure keeping this dry. temperatures representing anywhere from 20's in western north carolina to low 30's across the mountains. let's check on greenville right now where it is 37. quite a range from 30 and caesars head to 33 in woodruff and mid 30's in simpsonville. cool for the morning, jacket or sweater will feel good. by the afternoon, temperatures rise to the upper 50's. a northeasterly breeze right now. by the afternoon, it shifts to

later in the day. afternoon temperatures reaching 57, which is average. the mountains will see low-to-mid 50's for afternoon highs. it gets warmer tomorrow. 63 tomorrow. cold in the morning in the 40's and on sunday, 60 seven. the mountains will see an isolated shower on saturday and a better chance sunday afternoon. the upstate and mountains by monday have another front coming in, bringing a good chance of rain for the first of next week. >> it kind of reminds me of when i got in the picture. geoff: this week's golden apple

students i allyson: small in stature but big in heart. that's how one papaent describes this week's golden apple award winner. geoff: she's a teacher who promotes individuality through group work. take a look. >> the timer has gone off. geoff: when you step into this room -- >> move to your next center. geoff: there's a distinct buzz. >> she brings so much fun n the classroom. when the kids are learning, they don't realize they are learning. geoff: an atmosphere fitting of their fifth grade teacher.

energy. >> you have to come with energy 'cause they're coming with energy whether you're ready or not. geoff: coleen hinson in her eighth year at chandler creek elementary in greer isn't wasting any time. >> i only have them for a little time, so what can i give them to carry with them for the rest of their lives? geoff: like math skills. using rotating math centers. >> 1, 2, 3. >> ah, 72. geoff: one of them multiplication war with cards. >> it's really hard because you have to be faster than anyone. geoff: and there's get busy baking, dealing with fractions. >> it gives it more of an idea of how you can use it in real life. geoff: small groups encourage students to ask questions they may not want to in front of the entire class. and at the center of the centers is ms. hinson rotating groups every eight minutes. >> perfect, perfect. geoff: making sure everyone is comprehending what she's asking.

geoff: in a classroom as spontaneous and exciting as the snow that suddenly arrived without warning. >> let's go. >> going out in the snow. nothing better. as a teacher, i feel like i'm always learning. each year, i incorporate something new. geoff: describing her classroom is the malcolm forbes quote on her board, diversity :the art of thinking independently together. coleen hinson of chandler creek elementary, driven and focued on -- focused on her students individual success. she is a real pro. when the snow came down, they got the e ggles out. you can nominate a teacher who you think deserves a golden apple award. allyson: pick up the nomination

dale: great weekend for there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. an america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest andrandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts

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>> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. dale: good morning. coming up on 6:16. this is portland shoals marina. we at one hour away from sunrise at 7:11. it will be cold this morning and climbing quickly with some expected. temperatures reached into the upper 50's today. a light breeze out of the northeast becoming more

a few other communities across the region. asheville that 30. brevard at 32, mars hill at 30, by the afternoon, the mountains will reach low-to-mid 50's. as we check out what we normally expect, our project gsp is 57. two years ago, he got up to 75 degrees. we will warm-up this weekend, not the 70's but mid to upper 60's by sunday. the mountains average 52 and today, 55 anticipated with the record of 72 set two years ago. when the jet stream receives a little bit, mild temperatures come in saturday and sunday. what we are seeing in the nation's midsection slips to the southeast with temperatures up 63 on saturday and 67 to 68 on sunday.

myrtle beach, 60 two saturday, 68 sunday. good weather from the mountains to the coast. my sunday afternoon, the mountains of north carolina seat a slight chance of showers. [no audio] especially on tuesday, when it just stays in the 40's. an update on traffic, coming up. allyson: let's take a look at the roads. i-85 at highway 290, all clear. important news to report this morning with a deadly accident around to: 15 this morning in greenville county yet saluda dam road and oba road. avoid t tt area this morning. clear except for road closures

drive and it will remain closed today. also, a new closure that read street to river street tell neil street. point concrete in the area and will be close. tomorrow, woodland way circle will be close for 5k in tonight: 30 in the morning. 385 and 85 the smooth -- will be closed for 5k tomorrow until 9:30 in the morning. 385 smooth. that is your beat the traffic. geoff: 18 minutes after 6:00 back to commitment 2016, the , south carolina gop primary just a day away. and joining us for some insight is mike gallagher. radio host on 94.5 wgtk and political commentator. mike, it's a great time to a be . this is as good as it gets with the material you have.

super bowl and a have great respect because having lived in the upstate for many years and being heard nationally, i get to hear the nation's perspective on what is happening in south carolina because all eyes are on the palmetto state. everyone is watching trump, who will take second place, so a big deal in many predict that south carolina, as has been the case in the past, could be the path to the presidency or the nomination for the republican party. geoff: do you think people think there is a different perspective in south carolina than other places? mike: there was a respect for south carolina teen and early harbinger of things to come. what is happening here, matters. last year, we had a bigger event with 5000 plus p pple to hear ted cruz, ben carson, and marco rubio was the surprising no-show five minutes before the event would take place which was controversial. it was pretty special to see

listen to conservative ideas and try to figure out who we are going to nominate to be the gop contender for the presidency. geoff: we have 30 seconds and we will get you back later, but something quickly about the pope's comments in regard to donald trump, a person to donald trump, a person the things only about coping walls wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not a christian. mike: the reaction from my listeners at any 4.5 of you to to ksm push back against the pope's comments. i don't doubt that this helped donald trump. he falls into something without even trying and comes out small and michael rose, but most people agree with the idea of a wall, or the security, blocking our doors, closing offenses, and to be called not the christian was pretty harsh. i don't doubt that may be donald trump went up a couple of points without trying. geoff: we want to talk to about the big shift in the poll

allyson: a few friends with me. lake hartwell has a fishing

allyson: inner morning, a big high school fishing tournament on sunday at lake hartwell. geoff: with us this morning, jacob smith and daniel clark from travelers rest high school. they will be competing in the ram american fishing tour, and i think we have that picture of you competing in doing well, holding up a couple fish. we showed that shot earlier, but you have a big tournament coming up this weekend and you won the florida opened last month and now you have the big win coming up this weekend on lake hartwell. >> it should be a good tournament and good turnout for people coming. geoff: are you expecting a lot of people? >> yes. you and be surprised how many people can pile in lake hartwell. geoff: you have a question. allyson: what is the biggest fish you ever caught? >> the biggest bass was 12 pounds and six ounces -- one ounce, excuse me. geoff: dale?

geoff: winning the four-day open is essentially the carolina open which gets you through to regionals in the fall. what do you have to do to get out of the regionals and into the national championship next year? >> in the regional tournament, which is scheduled for september in kentucky, we have to place in the top 10% of the tournament and we can qualify for nationals. geoff: do you feel pretty good about this? >> we will go up about one week ahead of time to figure something out. [laughter] geoff: we hope the home knowledgeably car will will help you on sunday as you go up against -- knowledge of lake hartwell will help you on sunday as you go up against the of the high schoolers. dale: those guys are professionals. upper 60's for the afternoon. -- upper 50's for the afternoon.

cool early, but for the ride home, 57 in the upstate and for kids in the mountains, mid later today. speaking of kids, cute pictures for dale's school salute. first concrete primary, the kids dressed up as snowmen. we have another picture that came in and also from scotland elementary. they had a chance to get outdoors last friday when the snow came down for that short time. we appreciate all the pictures that come in for dale's school salute. geoff: thank you. it's time now for your wyff news 4 timeline on this february 18. on this date in 2006, the group known as the world's greatest rock n' roll band put on one of the world's greatest shows before their biggest audience ever. allyson: 1.3 million people went to the rolling stones concert in rio de janeiro, brazil. a staggering total but well short of the 3.5 million people

there in 1994. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women.

i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. geoff: in this morning's headlines, a development overnight with our suspect from breaking news yesterday morning. we know more about the deadly wreck and powdersville.

suspects seemed to not take the murder of a 17-year-old seriously. breaking traffic news with a overnight in greenville county on saluda dam road and oba road around 2:15 this morning. geoff: we have a great shot on ulocal from a viewer in laurens. this is last night's sunset on we are looking at a nice forecast. dale: we really are. it will go from 37 to 57 for the afternoon. as we take a look right now at temperatures and conditions across the south, high pressure keeping us dry. we will be in great shape today and tomorrow, low 60's and upper 60's by sunday. by the afternoon, if you enjoyed yesterday, we will start to see the wind become more subtle

and nice day to get outdoors and a good start for the baseball game season. both starting today. geoff: that is right. monti late making his debut for the tigers. today in commitment 2016, the last-minute scramble in south carolina for candidates to get your vote. allyson: the gop presidential candidates have at least 20 events planned in south carolina today. we have all their visits to the upstate listed for you on our wyff 4 mobile app, including jeb bush in spartanburg greenville and central. marco rubio is set to be in clemson. geoff: pulse open tomorrow and candidates are getting to their last-minute pitches. allyson: donald trump is taking on the pope. nikole killion has more. nikole: donald trump initially dismissed the pope's criticism as disgraceful but now he is stopped in the his stance. donald trump says he does not

the pope said the wall is not christian. democrats have their own bickering battle at own townhome on msnbc and telemundo. the fight between hillary clinton and bernie sanders comes after polls show a bernie sanders leading hillary clinton, 47% to 44%. in washington, nikole killion wyff news 4. allyson: thank you. moving to greenville, sender ted cruz and dr. ben carson shared the stage of the bon secours wellness arena perry they urged the people to get out to vote for candidate they say will rebuild the nation. >> we, the people, must stand up for who we are and what we believe in in the country. >> we are fed up with the damages coming from the corrupt politicians in washington. allyson: there were voters at the event who had not decided on the candidate and others hoped

geoff: wyff news 4 is your home for political coverage. on saturday night, as soon as the polls close at 7:00, we'll bring you the election results, right here on wyff 4 and on our mobile app. you can also watch n.b.c.'s lester holt reporting from south carolina on nightly news tonight ahead of the primary. to an update now on our breaking news yesterday morning out of powdersville. allyson: greenville county deputies have someone in custody after the deadly wreck. the anderson county chief deputy coroner says 62-year-old stephen burnett of easley died at the scene yesterday morning. he just so happened to be on the road during the chase. deputies say they were chasing this man dexter reeves. , the anderson county coroner says reeves' car was turning when it hit burnett's truck. without bond. geoff: also, an update this morning after a teen was killed in a shooting at an anderson bowling alley. the murder suspects seemed more worried about the cameras than the courtroom yeststday, touting their social media accounts. albert taylor is accused of shooting 17-year-old kejuan

easley wednesday night. jamari fair, dennis gibbs and a fifteen-year-old are also charged in the case. police say the group went to the bowling alley to fight after an argument over social media. greenville police are investigating a shooting that happened on other avenue yesterday afternoon. they say one person was injured by shattered glass. officers say gunshots were fired from two different cars. right now, nobody is in custody. in pickens county, no decision on me coal ash landfill. -- on the coal ash landfill. the attorney representing the north carolina company told the judge yesterday, they're on a deadline to place a bid this the project includes dumping coal ash in the landfill at highway 93 and cartee road. the county's attorney accused mrr of working behind the backs of county officials to submit changes to d-hec. mrr denies the claims of deceit.

more information, coming up. dale: really starting to have a beautiful weekend. chilly no with low 30's and it will climb about 25 degrees. the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women...

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>> now, your live super doppler

dale: it is 6:30 8, 32 degrees in spartanburg but it won't take long as the sun comes up. it will climb well into the 50's. upper 50's expected today. let 50's in the mountains, so typical temperatures for this time of the year. that's a check on a few spots in the peanut. greenwood at 30, actually, a little cooler at where schulz at 37. -- ware shoals at 37. low 50's for the mountain and mid 50's for the upstate. fairly average. last friday, we had flurries of snow and that cold saturday. today, temperatures are where they should be and saturday and sunday above normal. low 60's tomorrow and upper 60's on sunday with great weather in

slight chance of showers by monday afternoon and a better chance of rain the first of the week. allyson: a couple of new accidents. in anderson county, highway 28 at wife called road, already moving slowly -- white hall road, already moving slowly. in piedmont, highway 25, about 26 miles per hour around clearview drive with an and in no injuries. a deadly accident in greenville has cleared out of the roadway at saluda dam road and oba road. a new road closure, false part drive -- falls park drive and red street from river street will be closed due to point t concrete in the area.

take a look outside i-385. all interstates looking pretty good. that is your beat the e raffic. geoff: thank you. commitment 2016, the primary is tomorrow and joining us is mike gallagher, radio host and political commentator. thank you for being here. we talked a lot about the pope's comments, talked about marco rubio missing the event last night and you say that was the last pull out. mike: it was. this event was put on by the conservative review and big radio coast mark and michelle, political commentators, they sort of ran that. people were surprised that rubio was going to come because conservative review is not been to congratulatory of his candidacy, so it was a big deal

five minutes before, he bailed. it will remain to see if that hurt him or not in south carolina with at least 5000 people who were there. geoff: what do you think about the backing he is getting? this that as big a deal with governor haley, tim scott and trey gowdy? mike: i think everybody considers endorsements on merits but i don't think it carries the cop it used to. on a national level, governor haley has been in the controversial battle with the confederate flag, so to many people, that was not necessarily that big a deal but you want any endorsement. it seems it is about a look second place between ted cruz and marco rubio. geoff: you are not buying into this new nbc and wall street journal hold up with ted cruz ahead of donald trump? mike: i learned a while ago to stop relying on any poll because there's is a crazy year. all of the conventional wisdom

some are saying that is an outlier with ted cruz, but i talked to senator ted cruz yesterday and he says, lies that an outlier? all bets are off and we will know saturday night, but until then, we are flipping coins. geoff: do you think this is a three horse race? mike: there seems to be a donald trump, ted cruz and marco rubio and jeb bush is trying to make a call and ben carson has a tranquil presents. i have never seen anything like this before. it is a wild ride and just getting started. geoff: it is just getting started. mike: the very beginning. geoff: you can listen more to my

allyson: m allyson: in news to go, according to spartanburg county officials, multiple fire crews working house fire me some of drive. firefighters have ball responded to the call. geoff: we are bringing you live pictures. we will pay you more information as we get it wet first, a check of the weather with dale.

it will climb to the mid-50's for the afternoon. here is our greenville skycam from paris mountain, 37. it will reach 57 for the afternoon. nice start to what promises to be a great weekend and it gets warmer tomorrow and sunday. allyson: as you head out the door, a couple things to know. in anderson county at white hall road, accident blocking the road . one in piedmont highway 25. traffic is slow around clearview drive. this fatal accident on saluda dam road in greenville has cleared, but the closure from red street tell neil street will slow you down. a plus outside except for the traffic in the north down lanes around woodruff road. covering our commitment 2016, a

geoff: the gop candidates planning at least 20 events here today. we will have all of their visits located on our mobile app. marco rubio is set to be in clemson. allyson: polls open tomorrow and the candidates are scrapping together last-minute pitches. on ultra is taking on the pope. he initially dismissed the pope's criticism as this graceful, but now, he seems to be softening his stance. he said he does not like heidi with the p pe -- he says he does not like fighting with the pope as he defended his ball. something the pope says isn't christian. meanwhile, democrats had their own battle. at their own town hall, the fight between hillary clinton and bernie sanders comes as a poll now shows bernie sanders leading hillary clinton for the

to 44% -- 47% to 44%. as soon as the polls close at 7:00, we will bring new election results. we will have election results right here and you can find out on wyff 4 and on our mobile app. you can also watch n.b.c.'s lester holt reporting from south carolina on nightly news tonight, ahead of the primary. geoff: an update now on yesterday's breaking news. officials now tell us that a deadly wreck in cartersville has now led to taking a suspect in cucuody. allyson: the anderson county chief deputy coroner says 62-year-old stephen burnett of easley died at the scene yesterday morning. he just so happened to be on the road during the chase. this is a picture of dexter reeves. the anderson county coroner says reeves' car was turning onto highway 81 when it hit burnett's truck. a judge ordered he be held without bond. geoff: also, an update this morning after a teen was killed in a shooting at an anderson bowling alley. the murder suspects seemed more worried about the cameras than

accounts. albert taylor is accused of shooting 17-year-old kejuan brown at tri-city lanes in easley wednesday night. jamari fair, dennis gibbs and a fifteen-year-old are also charged in the case. police say the group went to the bowling alley to fight after an argument over social media. meanwhile, a person in greenville's recovering after bebeg caught in the crossfire of a shotting there. police say it happened on butler avenue yesterday afternoon. they say one person was injured by shattered glass. officers say gunshots were fired from two different cars. right now, no one is in custody. allyson: an update now in pickens county, an upstate judge says he needs more time to make a decision about a coal ash landfill. the attorney representing the north carolina company told the judge yesterday, they're on a deadline to place a bid this month. the project includes dumping coal ash in the landfill at highway 93 and cartee road. the county's attorney accused mrr of working behind the backs of county officials to submit

mrr denies the claims of deceit. happening today, thousands of mourners are expected to gather as late justice antonin scalia a lies in repose among the supreme court. geoff: nikole killion has more from her exclusive washington newsroom. nikole: his casket arrives at the supreme court where he will lie in repose. they're holding a private ceremony, followed by a public viewing. the president and first lady are among those expected to pay their respects and it will not attend his general tomorrow. the vivi president and his wife will. it will get the largest catholic church in the united states. nikole killion wyff news 4 in washington. allyson: thank you. to hawaii, incredible video to

the tale of the chopper was smoking and suddenly, it goes down. five people on board. everyone got out, but one person is critically hurt. mrs. say it is a miracle everyone survived. geoff: assure -- allyson: everyone says it is a miracle they survived. geoff: the beginning of a new era in clemson. >> you grow up in this state viewing the big leagues as the tigers in the gamecocks, so to be a part of a program like clemson at the point that i am at in my career and at my age, it doesn't get any better and it could not have been better for me. geoff: that is clemson's new head baseball coach, who says he got his dream job. lee was born in spartanburg and spent his entire life in south carolina and he understands the talent in the state. he says this is where he will

team of the future. the south carolina women's basketball team are now the sec champs. they knocked off georgia last night, 61-51. allyson: jared allen is calling it a career after 12 careers. he had been with the kansas city chiefs, minnesota viking's and carolina panthers. he said goodbye on twitter, but without a sunset. he racked up 136 stacks in his career time. many expected him to end up in the hall of fame in the future. geoff: he was a good one, especially in his prime. setting the field for sunday's race. the first tool, no surprise, the fastest car in the last two seasons, dale earnhardt junior. he won that tool and did it on the 15th anniversary of his fathers'. the big one, as you see, jimmie

they will start on sunday. allyson: a few accidents if you're heading out the door. we do have that deadly accident happening overnight, and that one has cleared. in piedmont clearview drive, one there and it is slow. one blocking highway 28 at white hall road, but other than that, pretty smooth. geoff: we talked about ways fall, fishing, weather is great for everything, right? dale: nobody will be mad at me this weekend. beautiful weather right now as a lookout from our lake hartwell. a few minutes away from sunrise. 35 degrees now, but by the end of the day, temperatures reach upper 50's in the upstate and the mountains start out cool.

mid-to upper 50's. samara, a gets flooded with highs of 59 to 63. on sunday, 67 a more clouds build and and a chance of showers -- build in and a chance of showers late sunday afternoon and monday. caps on the umbrella for the next half of next weekend cooler temperatures come back. geoff: joining us for final thoughts on the gop primary, mike gallagher, radio host of 945 wgtk. allyson: good morning. what are your thoughts? mike: it has been exciting to watch how many people are engaged. no matter what you think of the candidates, there seems to be a much higher level of enthusiasm for the process. this week, i was at one of my open mic talking about the candidates.

connection then there has been in a long time. inevitably, the celebrity aspect of trump's campaign has probably helped, but whatever the reason, people seem to be ready to go to the polls tomorrow and they need to get out to vote and support the whole political process, but it has been fun to watch people truly, truly wanting to be an enthusiastic part. geoff: is it some of what you are saying because people are mad, for lack of a better word? sean hannity was saying last night that america is in trouble. do you agree? mike: i do. i introduced him last night and we started in radio at the same time, we are great friends and we talked before the event last night about the perilous future. the supreme court hangs in the balance right now, a lot of questions about the direction of the country. the socialist, a self admitted socialist who leads a national

have to fight the good fight. get out and vote and get control of washington again. allyson: potentially, one of the most important elections in u.s. history. mike: we say it every single cycle but this time, it seems right. it is like when we say donald trump finally shot himself in the foot with that never happens, and they are all important but this one is crucial. geoff: seems like you're having a lot of fun. michael and not a bad time to be a talkshow host. geoff: coming up, more on candidates base enough. -- coming up on "today," more on the candidates before the primary. allyson: check out the "greenville news." opening baseball season today. geoff: also, there's just didn't, u.s. officials saying an american warplanes struck multiple targets in libya overnight and they described it

and the senior extremist leader. "today" will have much more. allyson: just in, confirmed that there is a fatal fire and

we will talk to th good morning. holy war of words. donald trump responds after the pope questions his faith for wanting to build a wall along the mexican border. >> he has an awfully big wall at the vat cannicanvatican. >> we'll talk to donald trump live. on the democratic side, hilla clintonn is booed for a dig at bernie sanders. >> doesn't know what the last democratic president did. it's true. it's true. >> as our new poll shows that race tightening. paying respects. the body of justice antonin scalia set to lie in repose at the supreme court today. president obama scheduled to be there, but facing growing criticism over his decision not to attend tomorrow's funeral. moment of impact. a sightseeing helicopter crashes