nikki haley and her republican response in the state of the resist the ang riestryiest voices. >> nikki haley, she said i'm a angry person. i thought i said -- i am! i'm very angry. because i hate what's happening to our country. i am angry. i'm very angry. >> conservative critics also

nikki: in your world nikki: in eastern china -- rescue teams are working against time to save 18 workers trapped after a mine collapsed.

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

there was some veiled criticism of donald trump from both president obama and south carolina governor nikki haley. trump didn't seem too bothered by it. it.he tweeted -- the state of the union speech was one of the most boring, rambling and non-bstantive i have heard

nikki! what are you doing here?

we'll nikki weeks before the caucus... iowans are

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south carolina governor nikki haley will give the republican response to the state of the union. expect her to talk a lot about isis. they say they're behind a mall attack in baghdad yesterday that killed 18 people. setting off a car bomb.

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we will also follow the republican's response - which will be delivered by south carolina governor nikki haley. jon joins us now and the iowa state fans are getting a little uneasy after a loss saturday at home. jon:

also the south carolina governor, nikki haley, trump called her an embarrassment to her own state after she spoke out against him. up next, the former massachusetts governor mitt romney, somehow those two are going to meet tomorrow. during the campaign among other things, romney -- excuse me, romney called trump a fraud and a phony among other things. trump called romney a stone-cold loser. a trump spokesman says the president-elect is looking to hire the best people from any political party, stone-cold losers or not, when they supported him or not. let's bring in erin zitner, national politics editor for the "washington journal." the video doesn't get erased. i mean, they're aware we were watching, right? >> boy, to be a fly on the wall when mitt romney meets donald trump or maybe a caddy in the clubhouse because they'll meet at bedminister, the golf club in new jersey. they're not rivals, they're not adversari adversaries. mitt romney and trump are political enemies, if you spin back to when mitt romney stepped up and done what many in the party thought that the other -- the other can

. >>> nikki haley has been given the economy room to flourish, shown grace in leadership. she also understands the dynamic dynamics of the grassroots versus the establishment. when he ran for governor, she was opposed. she will be the republican nominee for vice president. >> it's a republican state, used not go for ohio or florida? >> el they need somebody who can show they understand this divide, a proven -- shown the new face, nikki haley is that person. >> and a woman? >> and a woman. >> i'll stay susan's one step further, sanity will take hold and trump will not be the

nikki: jon is here now-- and the iowa caucus monday should be dry and quiet during the daytime hours. temperatures will be mild as well in

you know i can't do that, nikki. ben, i need you to step outside of your apartment with your hands raised. that's not our game. one of us has to die. no one has to die. somebody always has to die!

nikki: as a reminder-- we'll be live from caucus central during our 5 and 6 o'clock news. then, expert analysis and

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reporting in rippey, nikki davidson local five news we are iowa. elias: the caucus actually started out this way... happening in people's living rooms... but today out of 1600 total caucus locations... only five happen in peoples homes. right now there are about 120 rural district number three... the weavers are expecting about 80 people come caucus night... elias: time for another short break...but before we go let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at west mixmaster [current conditions] sam says ??? he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next...

beyond our winter storm, the weather quiets down with limited precip chances and cold nikki: we're now less

want to go straight to another battle that just came out of nowhere and that is republican governor nikki haley and what she said in the republican response ton the state of the union. a veiled attack on trump. he attacked back.

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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

>> el they need somebody who can divide, a proven -- shown the new face, nikki haley is that person. >> and a woman? >> and a woman. >> i'll stay susan's one step further, sanity will take hold and trump will not be the nominee, and run as a third candidate. >> meaning hillary would win? >> theory kale, yes. >> what about the possibility of a democratic third or fourth-party candidacy like jim webb? >> if it happens, it won't impact the race in any way. >> okay. sorry, mr. webb. economy, laura? >> i think once again median income in the united states not peak since the 1999 levels. i think once again on the

nikki haley in her response. i'll ask andrea and chuck. give me your sense of what she did tonight. >> i think she killed it. a very effective republican response. she called out republicans for being partly responsible for the broken system, the lack of trust in government, but, also very critical main points that republican talking points

nikki haley being not only a female governor but also a minority. she's had great success creating jobs in her state, fixing the education in south carolina >> it's right here. >> can you not see?

. >> how broken are our politics president obama and nikki haley talked about we're not listening to each other.

. >> we heard from the president, just about a minute, the republican response, governor nikki haley of south carolina, republican of south carolina, the first female governor of south carolina, the first and ironically, she said she got inspired to run for office because of hillary clinton in 2003, she heard clinton give a speech, saying women should get more involved in politics. we need more women leaders. that's exactly what she decided to do.