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.

nikki: iowa military families are spent time today to remember veterans. hundreds of people gathered at iowa veterans cemetery in adel for a short ceremony. then, families spread out all across the area, to lay wreaths on each of the gravestones. those with relatives at the cemetery laid their wreaths first, and then added the remaining wreaths across the site. it's the eighth year for the celebration, with similar events taking place all around the country. "sgt. e-5 rudy marcinko,

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big news from the campaign trail today--as we await a big endorsement from governor nikki haley. the governor is expected to make her support official for florida senator marco rubio this evening.

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and governor nigel: marco rubio and governor nikki haley invited me on the rubio for president bus today. why the gogornor said her endorsement was not an easy choice. gabrielle: plus, happening now, donald trump is expected to speak tonight at a town hall meeting in gaffney. we'll take you there, live. nigel: and the "california kid" is looking for his third daytona

i'm nikki haley. i'm endorsing marco because this election is about the future and the future is now. >> one thing we've learned though in this campaign season is that everything we think we know about politics, which is that this would be helpful has

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i think it's all ive ever known is wyoming being christmas city " nikki rushford says as she looks out at the lights - every night - she remembers growing up herethe excitement - - the pride - - the wonder of looking out the windows of the car - - in amazementat her town all aglow -- just like now. now." it still stuns me this year when the kids and i came

nikki: but earlier this weekn in eastern iowa.. a little girl undergoing cancer treatment was dreaming about nothing but actually getting a chance to be outside... and as local 5's mark carlson reports, some nurses came together to make a dream come true. [anchor:mark]mark

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bre: (wraps up weather) nikki: lows in the teens in most areas across the state. the day will start with morning clouds, but skies will eventually clear out for the afternoon. winds will be very light at 4 to 8 mph becoming more southeasterly as the y thermometer will read in the 20s tomorrow, but with sunshine and light winds it might not feel so bad! winds will remain light overnight monday with partly

we are iowa" nikki: more accounts of survival and death are coming to light in san (burn-ar-dee-no) bernardino, site of the worst terror attack since 9-11. at the same time, officials are beginning to unravel the mystery behind the woman that helped slaughter 14- innocent people. abc's elizabeth hur reports. nats - gunfire "it's shooting! day) was inside a room full of co-workers at a christmas party ... when two shooters unloaded at least 65 rounds. another victim, denise peraza, described the horror to her sister. sot stephanie rose baldwin, denise peraza's sister "she said as soon as the gunfire started, everybody dropped down to the floor and they were underneath the desks. she was trying to shield herself with a chair with the man who was next to her." that man, shannon johnson, held his arms around her, telling her "i got you." he did not survive.

nikki: thank you for spending your time with us tonight. we are working hard on another great newscast for 10pm. we're proud to say we are iowa... have a great night.

south carolina governor nikki haley gives the republican address . in the gallery tonight: an empty chair for victims of gun violence. arizona 1:00 - 1:12"i'd like to see another empty chair for the 250k syrians that have slaughtered and barrel bombed, starved to death and tortured by bashar assad thanks to his failed policy." for president obama tonight... policy takes a back seat to vision... and once again... hope.

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firing back at governor nikki after last night's gop response to the state of the union. plus--hillary clinton sharpens her differences with bernie sanders as he surges in iowa polls

nikki: plus... coming up 9am monday. and wind monday for a majority of the state. temps will plummet again tonight with sub-zero lows for monday morning and barely single digits by monday afternoon. wind chills will range from -25 in central iowa to -40 in northern

nikki clouds will continue overhead tonight with scattered light rain showers moving through the area, especially in northern iowa. the chance for rain showers continues sunday morning, but by tomorrow afternoon chances go down and the clouds will begin to decrease. temperatures tomorrow will be

the caucus results in february, you'll really know what we mean when we say a candidate has won. " nikki: polls project that about 170 thousand republicans will

presidential nominee...governor nikki haley. the answer from governor haley today..."i don't know yet." with just four days to go until the south carolina republican primary--haley says she recognizes that time is ticking to make her pick... but she says she has not made up her mind on who she thinks best understands the challenges the state is facing. "i'm doing what i think a lot of people in south carolina are doing, which is, i watch the debate. i'm trying to go through all the situations, i'm looking at all the candidates who are there, and trying to figure out who that person would be.

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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

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