nikki: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm nikki davidson. nikki: iowa is the today. nikki/lam: and it's been a long process for the presidential candidates. hundreds of visits to iowa, countless campaign stops across the state--- all leading up to tonight. local 5 political team is live now at caucus central

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nikki haley, :22-:27"and so what i would say personally. this is just something that we've learned in south carolina that i'm passing along" but trump had retaliated on msnbc sot: voice of donald trump :31-:39 "i'm leading in south carolina by a lot in all of the polls and people agree with me. i'm very strong on illegal immigration. she's very weak on

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nikki: thailand warns -- bangkok could be under water in just 15 years. that means rising sea levels and sinking land could jeopardize the home of millions of people. cnn gives us a

sot bernie sanders i voted for a ban on assualt weapons nikki:

on their heels: senator marco rubio, who is campaigning in columbia with south carolina governor nikki haley.. this primary could thin

being loud and noisy doesn't mean it's the way >> how broken are our politics president obama and nikki haley talked about we're not listening to each other. we need to turn it down. that, to me, that is a

nikki haley / south carolina"it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices." tag: today...president obama will kick off his post state of the union tour...stoppin g in nebraska and louisiana. stephanie ramos abc 10 american sailors are free this morning. two small navy boats briefly entered iran's territorial waters yesterday. the two boats were traveling from kuwait to bahrain when the u-s lost contact with them. u-s security says one of the boats had a mechanical problem. but the iranian military says the boats were

jordan/2shot nikki: we'll be right james: blizzard watch will take effect late

meantime today trump also taking on south carolina governor nikki

local 5 meteorologist james peterson nikki thanks for watching abc five news at 10...

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rubio...with a more personal message... ...smiling from ear-to- ear on govenor nikki haley's endorsement sot-sen rubio in my campaign for president i got the endorsement of a candidate of indian descent and tomorrow we'll be campaigning along an african-american member. ray tag: on the democratic side? hillary clinton and bernie sanders are battling it out in nevada.. ahead of that state's caucuses this weekend. new polls show the race in nevada at a virtual dead heat. a few of the g-o-p candidates will be in nevada next week. ted cruz is planning at least eight campaign events in the silver state. he'll rally in elko on monday before heading to reno where he'll speak at the boys and girls club of truckee meadows at 7 p-m. he then heads to carson jeb bush will start his silver-state tour in las then he'll be in reno on monday where he'll hold a town hall event at huff-acre huffaker elementary school at 6 p-m. donald trump will be at the nugget casino resort at noon on tuesday. doors open at 10 a.m. the event is free and open to the public, but registration is encouraged. has indicted nev

yesterday, he said he was disappointed when longtime friend, governor nikki haley, endorsed opponent, marco rubio. and some star power in greenville last night for senator ted cruz. he was joind by duck dynasty start phil robertson. robertson officially endorsed cruz last month in a video that shows them duck hunting. he says he believes cruz is the best bet for restoring the country to its christian roots. cruz joked about making robertson the ambassador to the united nations. myra: many of the candidates are staying in south carolina today to watch those returns come in. donald trump will be at marriot haven in columbia. ted cruz at the south carolina state fairgrounds in columbia. jeb bush at the hihion columbia center in columbia. ben carson will be at the embassy suites in greenville. while john kasich will be in massachusetts. and, just a reminder for you. wyff news 4 is your home for political coverage. tonight, when the polls close at 7:00, we will bring you the election results right here on wyff four, and on our mobile app. we will have reporters following all the candidates