gop race. south carolina frontrunner donald trump is telling is crunch time. a victory here for trump could help solidify his chances of the gop nomination. but trump is not taking his apparent lead for granted--and he urged voters in north charleston yesterday to get out and vote. "so we better start getting tough and we better start getting vigilant, and we better start using our heads or we're not gonna have a country, folks, we're not gonna have a country." trump's double-digit lead in the state has narrowed. the latest nbc poll shows him with just a current 5- point lead over cruz. earlier this week --- florida governor jeb bush hoped star power from his brother, former president bush would help him get more votes. the two have appeared at several events across the palmetto state. jeb bush has struggled in iowa and new hampshire...and currently sits at fifth in the delegate and kasich. earlier this week, donald trump took jabs at the former president saying 9- 11 happened during his term. presidential candidate "i thought it was a little strange that the f

this will be the final debate before the gop south carolina imary february 20. to local politics now, north carolina state attorneys are trying to delay redrawing congressional districts. this video shows raleigh yesterday, where the attorneys filed the emergency petition to a federal court for an emergency stay. the federal court struck down two majority black congressional districts in the state friday. they said race was the predominant factor in drawing lacked the justification. the judges ordered the general assembly to come up with new boundaries within two weeks. but the attorneys are asking for a delay because the state's primaries are just five weeks away. state lawyers say hundreds of absentee ballots have already been returned. allyson: turning to weather, when i walked out this morning, the wind was so cold and strong. dale: it will be like that all day and colder nights are coming this week. get out the warm coat and keep it handy for the next few days. as a look at them our woodruff road skycam, no precipitation in the upstate and then expected for

>> if donald trump saw the beauty after winning the gop's south carolina primary and taking all the state's delegates, jeb bush saw the tough, nasty ananmean side of the presidential campaign. >> i congratulate my competitors remaining on the island on their success for a race that has been hard-fought. >> he ended his campaign saturday night. >> i respect the voters ai's decision and i end my campaign. >> robbin: former secretary of state hillary clinton beat senator bernie seasoneders. >> we spent a lot of time last week about the barriers they felt did impede. >> and the message about the real and for the economy that represents all of us, not just the 1%. i think you'll see us making progress there as well. >> the caucus is tuesday and the south carolina democrats hold theiprimary saturday. but trump's sizable lead going forward could spell trouble for senator marco rubio who eked out a second place finish over senator ted cruz. both looking for wins because come march 15th, the races are winner take all. >> we're not going to beat hillary clinton or bernie sanders if still divided in o

south carolina. republican donald trump winning g there this weekend. and now the gop field is getting smaller with former florida governor jeb bush dropping out. >> there's nothing easy about running for president. i can tell you. it's tough. it's nasty. it's mean. it's vicious. when you win, it's beautiful! >> if donald trump saw the beauty after winning the gop's south carolina primary and taking all the state's delegates, jeb bush saw the tough, nasty and mean side of the presidential campaign. >> i congratulate my competitors that are remaining on the island. on their success for a race that has been hard-fought. >> the first to announce the beneficiary of the 100 million dollar war chest ended his campaign saturday night. >> the people of iowa and new hampshire and south carolina have spoken and i really respect their decision. so tonight i am suspending my campaign. >> but there is little time to rest on their laurels. former secretary of state hillary clinton beat bernie sanders. >> we spent a lot of time talking with voters in the last week about the barriers

nigel: the gop south carolina primary about a week away. a group of republicans gathered at our wyff 4 studios to talk about the candidates. the group included supporters for every major candidate and at least two people who haven't yet decided. only 3 said they will vote for donald trump. but all believed trump would likely win. national pollster peter hart conducted the focus group. he says south carolina will help southern states. >> it's been a marvelous week, because i've learned so much from furman and the riley institute, but more importantly i've been to tommy's ham house and the chance to talk to people one on one and you get the sense of involvement and how much people care. you also get a real sense of the values and the importance of religion in american politics. nigel: if you missed our exclusive stream of the focus group. we have it for you to watch on our wyff 4 mobile app. gabrielle: don't forget. wyff 4 is your home for commitment 2016 coverage. tomorrow the gop candidates will , take to the stage for their final debate. i

donald trump won the gop south carolina primary. senators marco rubio and ted cruz finished in a virtual tie. ohio governor john kasich and ben carson finished the lowest in the polls. and jeb bush suspended his campaign for president after a disappointing finish. allyson: again here's the line up. the republicans will hold their nevada caucus this tuesday. and on saturday south carolina democrats will hold their primary. a week later, it's super tuesday, when the twelve states highlighted in yellow will vote on march 1. patrick: and a reminder for another look at the primary results. you can can dowload our wyff 4 moblie app, we have the complete numbers from south carolina and look at the breakdown county-by-county. hendersonville say they're having a problem with sick raccoons. the animals appear to be drunk. in the past couple of weeks, crews have been dispatched for 5 different sick raccoons displaying signs of distemper. polili say they appear wobbly and even quite friendly. >> they almost act like they're drunk. they'll be ve

this week south carolina's record gop turnout. south carolina voters showed a record breaking numbers to vote for the republican primary on the last saturday february 20th. according to the state election officials the number of republicans who submitted absentee ballots more than doubled the number that was received during the republican primary in 2008. some of the fines were long for number of voters but most of them didn't seem to mind but seemed happy to see such a large turnout . what's behind the excitement of the gop side. stop is it that record breaking advertising dollars were spent in south carolina or was it to this is a great sign for the gop. on point today were talking about the record-breaking gop turnout sitting here with brian and thank you again for being with us here at on point this is been quite the season for south carolina. >> it certainly has. we're getting a break now but will ramp up again. this type of turnout is good for anyone. gop primary or democratic because we always talk about the difference of pe

this will be the final debate before the gop south carolina primary february 20. the 27th is when the democrats will vote. as for the democrats, right now they only have events with surrogates across the state. however, that will change. stay connected to what is happening on the campaign trail inside our wyff 4 mobile app. allyson, back to you. allyson: this thursday, wyff 4 is teaming with the riley institute at furman university for a commitment 2016 voter focus group with peter hart. this is an exclusive live streaming event that will take place in our wyff4 studios. it will include upstate voters who will weigh in on the upcoming first in the south presidential primaries. nationally known pollster peter hart works with national news organizations, including chuck todd at nbc news. you can watch this exclusive event on thursday starting at wyff4 app. now that the carolina panthers are back in charlotte today, the players will clean out their lockers as they head into the offseason. hundreds of fans came out to the bank of america stadium last night to welcome

donald trump won the gop south carolina primary. senators marco rubio and ted cruz finished in a virtual tie. ohio governor john kasich and ben carson finished the lowest in the polls. and jeb bush suspended his campaign for president after the south carolina primary. allyson: the next republican vote will be the nevada caucus this tuesday. on saturday south carolina democrats will hold their primary. a week later, it's super tuesday, when the twelve states highlighted in yellow will vote on march 1. patrick: and a reminder. for another look at the primary results. you can can dowload our wyff 4 moblie app, we have the complete numbers from south carolina and look at the breakdown county-by-county. allyson: people in hendersonville, say they're having a problem with sick raccoons. the animals appear to be drunk. in the past couple of weeks, crews have been dispatched to displaying the signs of distemper. police say they appear wobbly and even quite friendly. collects -- >> they almost act like they're drunk. they'll be very unsteady

figures in south carolina -- major gop figures in south carolina, he's on a two game winning streak, it seeped that south carolina gave him the momentum to sustain -- that was sustained after his win in new hampshire and he'll take it beyond. >> that is doctor jonathan -- in fr limestone college, who says unless john kasich or ben carson dropped out of the race, it might be hard the for anyone to unseat trump. >>> lindsey graham blasted the president's plan to close the prison at guantanamo bay, it would transfer most detainees to other countries and bring the rest to an undetermined location in the u.s.. >> this is a political exercise to check a block for a president so here's what i want to do. i want to take this propose sxl have a hearing about it -- proposal and have a hearing about it because it's giberish and i want anybody who has a better idea to come forward. >> graham sits on the senate's -- the details of the president's plans. >>> a big development coming to spartanburg county, the officials say they're almost ready to start hiring for

. >> the people of iowa new hampshire and south carolina have spoken and i really respect their decision so tonight i am allyson: the gop primary for south carolina is over, trump wins but there's one less candidate in the race for the white house. geoff: we have your results from the gop primary, but first, let's take a look at the weather. we have a dense fog advisory. pamela: we do. i think we will see its think down into the upstate as well. the advisory is telling you widespread visibility is one quarter mile or less. we have rdc not across the area this morning. we will anticipate that until 10:00. the advisory is up for polk and rutherford counties and extending over to charlotte and up towards greensboro. it is quite foggy over the upstate. the moisture continues to increase. the temperatures have gone down enough that they are mashed up with the dew point temperature. we're seeing the moisture i expected to stay sick. here we are mainly in the 50's in the upstate. we will make it into the 60's by 11:00. very mild, even though we will have a lot of clouds around. big changes for the work week. i will show you in

south republican primary. it's the moment we've all been waiting for after a long week of debates and rallies. gop candidates waiting to find out if they won south carolina. 98% of the votes are in. these are the latest poll results. again, 98% of those votes. and donald trump is the leader with 33% of the votes. a very close tie right now for second place between cruz and rubio at 22%. now, you can see fourth place, jeb bush is dropping out of the race. dead last is ben carson. the celebration continues. >> reporter: the donald pulled donald trump. it's triumphant for our governor. tell us why you endorsed him to begin with. >> well, as i watched the very fine candidates and read about him, it started -- it dawned on me that several of my political heros, ronald reagan and jack kemp and others were all a part of this man. he's the man of accomplishment, a man of action. he's accomplished much in a bunch of different fields, but it's deeper than that. there's a strength in him and determination and what he sees that the country needs is exactly what we need. with the international trade to build the economy back up. as well as needing that wall. also, we

donald trump when the gop south carolina primary on saturday night. marco and ted cruz finished in a very close race in a virtual tie. john kasich and ben carson finished the lowest. jeb bush suspended his campaign for president after a disappointing finish. allyson: the next republican vote will be the nevada caucus this tuesday. on saturday, south carolina democrats will hold their primary. a week later, it's super tuesday when the 12 states highlighted in yellow will vote on march 1. patrick: a reminder. for another look at the primary results, you can download our complete numbers from south carolina and a breakdown county by county. allyson: people in hendersonville say they're having a problem with sick raccoons. the animals appear to be drunk. in the past couple of weeks, crews have been dispatched to five different sick raccoons displaying the signs of distemper. police say they appear wobbly and even quite friendly. >> they almost act like they're drunk. they'll be very unsteady on their feet. they'll literally walk up to people. they don't s

time and the people in south carolina have led the nation time and again, and i think this sets the tone >>> we know that south carolina is known to pick the president's on the gop side. >>> the interesting thing about south carolina, we look like the united states of america. the demographics, the voter participation, and that is why south carolina is important for the gop and democratic primary. >> as i top, i had the opportunity to drill down on some of the issues, and go past past the talking notes. >> you get to sit right in some of these candidates. and you have talked to the go- betweens on the phone or email, and now you know who is who. you learn something more about a person when you see them face- to-face, and you see their eyes. both of you have made of good point about south carolina picking presidents. another thing, is we have to pick the fights. >> it is like the gloves come off.. >> it gets serious. >> we call this a blood sport, politics is a blood sport in south carolina. nobody really enjoys it, but at the same time it is necessary. i believe it is because we are a passionate people, and the stakes are high. we will pick for the next generati

south carolina. trump is leading gop pack but ted cruz is narrowing billionaire's lead to five percentage points. according to a "nbc/wall street journal" poll. who emerges from the south carolina state victorious? here to weigh in our own connell mcshane who is in south carolina. connell? reporter: hey there, david, it is interesting, another interesting day in this state of south carolina of the frontrunner is donald trump, there is no doubt about that. it just depends as you point out which poll you look at with the journal poll closer than all the rest. busy day for trump. he spent a lot of it going after senator ted cruz trying to brand him as a liar. in the most recent event as he crisscrossed today he weighed in on this apple controversy, security versus privacy of all things. he was asked about it, trump was, asked what should happen with apple and this debate over the company and whether they should be able to break into one of the san bernardino's killers phones. here is what trump had to say. >> what i think you ought to do is boycott apple until such time they give that security number

south carolina are south carolina state representatives gilda cobb hunter and john king, both are democrats, and kaiton dawson, national republican consultant and former chair of the south carolina gop. thank you very much for being here. and gilda, i have to start with you. these margins that hillary clinton turned in against bernie sanders among african-american voters, more even than what any of us really expected her to do. what is behind that? >> well, i think senator -- secretary clinton had something to prove. it was never in doubt that she would win south carolina. the question was always by what margin. what she did last night by surpassing president obama's margin is a real mental lift to the campaign. i think she's got the wind behind her back. she's reedy, moving forward. by the same token, joy, i think senator sanders can take some solace in his numbers for somebody who started in single digits and to end last night with double digit support is

carol: it was a gop primary south carolina voters won't soon forget. michael: not only did donald trump dominate the primary, voter turnout in this state may have reached new heights. with the numbers. tim? tim: voter turnout on saturday , michael and carol, was impressive to say the least. check this out. 25% of all registered voters in south carolina cast a ballot on saturday for one of six gop contenders. that's a 4%4%igher turnout than what we saw in 2012, when 22% voted. and look at these comparisons of voter turnout on saturday, to the 2012 gop primary in union, cherokee, pickens, laurens, and anderson counties. massive numbers of voters went to the polls this year. the same story in abbeville, spartanburg, greenwood, oconee, and greenville counties. 4 years ago, 8 years ago, these turnout numbers were unheard of. the turnout on saturday was even greater than the record-setting turnout by democrats in 2008, who were eager to see president obama elected. 24% of voters cast ballots in that primary, which is still 1% shy of the gop vote this past mi

turning to 2016, most gop candidates remain focused on south carolina. but democratic candidates have been preparing for a debate. allyson: nikole killion has more campaigns in south carolina today while bernie sanders goes to minnesota after going toe to toe last night. they squared off over a range of issues on wall street and campaign finance reform. they both provide for the african-american and hispanic nevada. obama's legacy. >> the kind of criticism that we have heard from senator sanders about a president i expect from them someone running for the democratic nomination. >> madam secretary, that is a low blow. nikole: other hot topics -- health care, immigration and foreign policy. the republicans get their turn with the smaller field in greenville tomorrow night. in washington, nikole killion wyff news 4. allyson: tijuana. meanwhile, a huge day for republican politics here in the upstate. geoff: four republican candidates will be in greenville for a faith and family forum. at bob jones university, jeb bush, doctor ben carson, senator faith and fa

they still have a week too go before the gop presidential primary here in south carolina to make a decision. cory davis, wyff news 4 live in greenville. carol: ahead of the state democratic party was in town for the gop debate. michael: patrick hussion also live at the peace center with the action from the other side of the aisle. patrick: i'm here with the south carolina democratic chairman. chairman, thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me. patrick: this is a different debate than what we have seen in the past, a lot of yelling and shouting. did they do a good job addressing south carolina's needs? >> they did not talk about south carolina's needs. they talk about cursing, underwear, and mooning. this was a debate for the most powerful position in the world. but yet, we do not talk about any of the issues that are we didn't talk that 250,000 people in the state don't have health care, when they could. we do not talk about rural hospitals letter closing because of that. issue after issue. there is such a stark contrast from the debate earlier this week with the democrats between

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south carolina gop the polls have closed in south carolina. right now, it is too close to call. we can tell you it's a three-way race. appears to be a three-way race among trump, cruz and rubio. are well behind. too close to call in the south carolina gop primary. >>> also today, the democratic caucus in nevada. nbc news projects win. hillary clinton holding back a charge by bernie sanders who came out of new hampshire with a lot of momentum. again, it looks like hillary clinton will carry the day. let's bring on moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd right now. walk us through what we have seen in nevada and this tight race in south carolina. >> i think we got the news out of nevada. this will be known as sigh of relief saturday nor hill for hillary clinton. this was the best chance sanders had to prove he could win. he came close. but he could not win. now when you look at the calendar, hillary clinton has a real victory under her belt. she could string together a bunch of them and take control of this nomination in a way that people thought she would a few months ago. on th

south carolina gop the polls have closed in south carolina. right now, it is too close to call. we can tell you it's a three-way race. appears to be a three-way race among trump, cruz and rubio. are well behind. too close to call in the south carolina gop primary. >>> also today, the nevada. nbc news projects hillary clinton will win. holding back a charge by bernie sanders who came out of new hampshire with a lot

today is the showdown in south carolina. gop voters will choose among six presidential candidates in this latest step in the nominating process. is in position to win his second straight primary. listen to one man who supports the candidate who would ban muslims from entering the u.s. >> i support what he says. >> and marco rubio's concern for a man's life led him to cut short to a campaign rally. the florida senator led the crowd in prayer for a supporter who collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. >> donald trump still tops the gop field in south carolina but the latest nbc/wall street journal poll shows his lead on ted cruz has shrunk to five percentage points. also a big day in the democratic race for president. nevada will hold its caucus for that party's choice of white house nominee either hillary clinton or bernie sanders. polls show the contest between the vermont senator and former secretary of state is a toss up. both candidates were still drumming up support late last night. in las vegas, former president bill clin

south carolina. about double new hampshire and iowa. >> what was it last time, what was it four years ago in the gop he >> 630,000 people voted in south carolina last time. people are interested in this primary in south carolina. . we set an absentee record on monday. about 25,000 returned at this point, we'll have about 40,000 returned. >> is that military? >> that includes military and overseas ballots, as well. >> can you glean anything from that? >> people are excited. they want to turn the page on seven years of bad policy. a lot of absentee ballots returned over on the coast, some in charleston, the low country. it's a big mix, depending on which candidate might do well tomorrow. >> so you can't tell like you're getting a ton in conservative counties. >> not really. maybe it helps ted cruz on the coast, maybe donald trump, maybe down in charleston. hard to tell with a big melting pot in charleston. >> are you going to predict a winer? >> donald trump has been leading the past 20 out of 21 polls here. it would be a big surprise if donald trump does not win. the race seems to be for second. and b

the beauty after winning the gop south carolina primary, the tough, nasty and mean side of the presidential campaign was left for jeb bush. >> in this campaign i've stood my ground, refusing to bend to the political whims. we put forward detailed, innovative conservative plans to address the mounting challenges that we face because despite what you might have heard, ideas matter. policy matters. >> reporter: despite the 100 million dollar war chest, the florida governor ended his campaign saturday night. >> people of iowa and new hampshire and south carolina have spoken and i really respect their decision. so tonight i am suspending my campaign. >> robbin: but candidates have no time to rest on their laurels. former secretary of state hillary clinton stopping in texas after beating bernie sanders in nef's caucuses. >> now the supreme court hangs in the balance. 3 key cases coming up this term have sweeping consequences for r our entire country. >> robbin: but sanders headed to south rolina ahead of the democratic primary there taking a swipe at clintoto seen by some as the inevitable nomine

south carolina. and the battle for south carolina has been fierce and a nail biter. and tonight on the eve of voting, we have a brand new poll of likely gop south carolina vote ar has donald trump on top with 28%, ted cruz at 23%, marco rubio in third at 15%, jeb bush in fourth with 13% and ohio governor john kasich and dr. ben carson both tied with 9%. our political panel is here. let's talk about the poll numbers. matt after i spoke to donald trump, he has called for a boycott of apple over about not releasing the code. >> he said i didn't plan to say this, just proposing it right now, we should boycott apple if they don't change. trump later tweeted that he will get rid of his iphone if they don't do this, too. he uses an iphone and samsung. so i think he's trying to push it in the final hours. >> now the poll, it's not so close between ted cruz and marco rubio. that surprised me because they had been neck and neck. >> this is the closest poll that we had seen. but frankly, every poll prior to this has shown trump with a big lead anywhere from 5 to 17 points. i think the race is really a battle for second place now. none of the campaig

the gop south carolina primary is now just in one week. michelle. >> democratic candidate hillary clinton is courting votes in georgia with the help of her husband, former president bill clinton. spoke to a crowd at a georgia high school yesterday praising his wife's work through her career. georgia's primary is march 1st, but clinton encouraged voters to get out early with help of a hometown celebrity. rapper two chains who graduated second in his class from that same high school couldn't be there in person, but put his support behind the campaign. >> he sent out a welcoming tweet to me today saying that he supported hillary and wanted all of you to vote early. take advantage of early voting. you need to vote. you need to vote early. you need a change maker who believes in inclusive economics, inclusive politics, inclusive societies. speak to georgia voters at an event in atlanta on tuesday. >> a lot of eyes on the minority vote in south carolina and how that shapes up. they're clearly battling for the same demographic these days. >> a fu

south carolina gop primary. the polls have closed in south carolina. right now, it is too close to call. we can tell you it's a three-way race. appears to be a three-way race among trump, cruz and rubio. the other candidates are well behind. too close to call in the south carolina gop primary. >>> also today, the democratic caucus in nevada. nbc news projects hillary clinton will win. hillary clinton holding back a charge by bernie sanders who came out of new hampshire with a lot of momentum. again, it looks like hillary clinton will carry the day. let's bring on moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd right now. walk us through what we have seen in nevada and this tight race in south carolina. >> i think we got the news out of nevada. this will be known as

south carolina, we will never forget you. we will never forget you. we will never, ever forget south carolina. >> these results of the gop primary in south carolina seem to be a clear reminder of the anti-establishment sentiment voters have. the reason south carolina ended with donald trump leading the pack by more than 10% margin over marco rubio and ted cruz who are in a very tight race for second place, than 1 percentage point at last count. and this primary proved enough to narrow the republican field squeezing jeb bush out of the race all together. meanwhile in nevada, hillary clinton made a comeback beating out bernie sanders in today's caucus. something many feel was a crucial jolt needed in her campaign after she lost to sanders in new hampshire. clinton took in about 52% of the vote and sanders came in with about 47%. clinton's victory is credited in large part to her latino support base in that state. in his concession speech sanders addressed his hopes for super tuesday. >> we are bringing working people and young people into the political process in a way we have not seen for a very long time. [ cheers and applause ] i on super tuesday, we

south carolina gop primary. the polls have closed in south carolina. right now, it is too close to call. we can tell you it's a three-way race. appears to be a three-way race among trump, cruz and rubio. the other candidates are well behind. too close to call in the south carolina gop primary.

south carolina. south carolina. i'm on the trail. the countdown to south carolina. meanwhile, the race to the gop nastier by the minute. it might be hard to believe when you look at us here on this beautiful aircraft carrier in mt. pleasant. but it's not just the candidates slinging mud. donald trump has been in a fierce fight with, of all people, the pope, yes, the pope is suggesting that donald trump is not a christian. tonight, that leading candidate is here

four days away from the crucial gop primary in south carolina.nn poll shows donald trump leading the race. followed by florida senator marco rubio. florida former governor jeb bush in place with ohio governor john casey. the poll was conducted before and after last saturday's debate but campaigning in south carolina, trump continues to slam cruise. >> they asked ted cruz who is unfit to be president, but these are minor details. i really believe that. the senator just came out today, senator obama said he is one of the most dishonest people is ever worked with. lauren: senator cruz and other candidates making big final pushes for those. >> january 2017, our friends and allies and our enemies both will know america is back. >> every now and then we will capture one of these fillers on tread allies. they are going to guantÁnamo. >> a reminder with the republican primary saturday. jo: meanwhile, a poll shows hillary clinton topping bernie sanders by 18 points. the secretary of state gets 56% while the vermont senator has 38%. clinton is also meaning

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

make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all 3 with the south carolina gop primary in a >>> the south carolina primary coming u uin a few day. a hot bed of activity with the candidate. jeb bush in columbia is afternoon. he hosted a a town hall. he talkededabout the need for va reform, more military spending and international security phe took aim -- and he took aim at the other candidates saying g republican presidential candidate donald trump n't experienced and he talked about current issues like police accountability. >> in the cases where police shoot an unarmed african american, the justice system should be righteous and quick and just and at the same time communities across the country safe? it is police. there has to be a way to respect their efforts. >> bush said his mother barbara bush will join him on the campaign trail here in south carolina later this week. ted cruz was also in the area today. he held a campaign rally at the columbia armory. one of the first topics he addressed was the economy. he said the key to growth is in small business. >> 2

gop primary... but first... wyff news 4 meteorologist pamela covering our commitment 2016 this morning... the south carolina gop primary is over... and five candidates remain standing... with donald trump in the lead. jeb bush...on the other race. here's another look at those g-o-p primary results. donald trump -- walking away with the vote there. ted cruz and marco rubio practically tied here in south carolina. john kasich and ben carson finished lowest. but again.. it was jeb bush who announced he's dropping out of the race. let's talk with wyff news 4's myra ruiz now... myra ... it's no surprise that donald trump won... that's right geoff... it was pretty much expected that donald trump would take south carolina. during his speech last night... he said he expects to gather more votes as his gop opponets drop out of the race for president... a number of the pundts say well if a couple of the other candidates drop out if u add their scores together its going to equal trump..these genises they don't understabd as people drop out i am gooing to get a lot of thoses votes also..u just don 't add them together.

as we get closer to the gop south carolina prmary on saturday. saturday.followed by the democratic primary the following saturday. 3 and already - voters are lining up in greenville - casting their absentee ballots - so they make sure their voices are heard! 3 there are 300-thousand registered voters in greenville county. county.and more than 150 precincts.so it takes a lot of planning to make sure everything runs smoothly for the primaries. primaries.fox carolina's sarah danik is showing us what voters need to have in order - before casting their ballots. she's live in greenville 3 cody and diana.i'm live at greenville county square ...where voters can come and cast their absentee ballots - either for the gop primary this saturday.or the democratic primary on saturday the 27th.it was very busy today..up to an hour wait for some people!and the primaries are expected to be busy too - so you have to be prepared. 3 3 3 the line to vote absentee may be long.ut those here say - what's at stake this election year - is worth the wait. wait.20:42:39 i'm

south? and >> much stronger, and the threat of victory, would have helped for a single digit loss not more than 20%. >> for the gop, bower says south carolina results will rely on if other candidates can challenge trump. >> if you add up the second, third, fourth, fifth place finishers, they would have person, but as long as they are still all in this, then trump has got a good separation from the rest of the pack. >> and bower predicts the democratic race will be decided by the african-american vote. >> a long history of the clinton family with african-american voters, and bernie sanders is saying things about universal healthcare, single pair and would appear to lower income, black or white. >> representatives of both say voters are listening for solutions to state problems. >> they have to talk about healthcare, and we have to talk about the crumbling schools and infrastructure that we have here in the state. our national security and economic security, people want our country to be kept safety but want opportunity, jobs for the families. >> these topics will be heavy on the minds of south carolina voters when they cost their ballots. th

south carolina? >> reporter: yeah, the gop candidates heading straight to south carolina. they have multiple events already planned for today with just ten days to go before the primary there. >> and marci, we saw those images that were pretty shocking of the traffic januarys. and i guess there was record turnout or a lot of undecideds that had a role in this decision yesterday. >> reporter: yeah, this was a really interesting race here. now the officials still haven't confirmed that it was record turnout but they said that it's shaping up to be that way. they think that this is going to go down in the record books but not making it official yet. you saw those big lines of traffic that actually had them keeping the polls open later than specced. there was just so much excitement about this race. lines out of the doors at some of these polling places. some of the voters said they didn't make up their minds about who they were going to vote for until they got into the booth. >> so fascinating new hampshire politics. we love if. marci gonzalez with a front row seat there in m

so after the gop primary in south carolina saturday, g-o-p candidates will be flocking to nevada in hopes of clinching a win before super tuesday. first up... storyteller graphic is reno next week. bush will hold a town hall monday, starting at 6 p-m at huffaker elementary school. doors open at 5 p-m. next... senator ted cruz will be in holding events in elko... reno and fernley on monday and douglas county and carson city tuesday. and finally-- donald trump is scheduled to make a campaign stop next tuesday... at the nugget casino resort in sparks. doors for that event open at 10 starting at noon. if you want to register for any of these events.. we've set up links for you. just head to k-t-v-n dot com and click the blue news links button. john and andi back to you. still to come on channel 2 news this morning... the pope is making his rounds in mexico and his next stop...is at the heart of crime in the area...we have the details on this visit... after the break. president obama is directing frontrunner donald trump...what the potus had to say and more..after the break. "you're watching c

south carolina gop the polls have closed in south carolina. right now, it is too close to call. we can tell you it's a three-way race. appears to be a three-way race among trump, cruz and rubio. are well behind. too close to call in the south carolina gop primary. >>> also today, the democratic caucus in nevada. nbc news projects

his numbers are near the bottom of the gop pool, in >>> gop primary in south carolina would be held the very same day the democrats' caucus in nevada. polls show hillary clinton and bernie sanders are virtually neck and neck. clinton is now running television ads ahead of virginia. amid that first presidential primary. they began airing today in the richmond harkt. clinton currently holds a big lead. virginia will be one of 11 democratic primaries on super tuesday. >> meanwhile, a rapper's endorsement, setting off a firestorm this evening on social media, and raising tension between the clinton and sanders' campaigns. rapper killer mike told supporters yesterday that, quote, a uterus doesn't qualify you to be president of the united states. he also suggested that clinton would be slow to move on issues of racial justice. >>> for the latest from the presidential campaign trail, check out the politics section on r >>> conspiracy theories have gone into high gear as the funeral draws near. tonight, we take a look at the controversy and also talk to one of scallia's -- scalia's former clerk

the south carolina gop primary is a week from tomorrow, and the democrats, well, their contest comes ek after that. let's check in with john roberts, live in greenville, south carolina, the site of the republicans' next debate. that is tomorrow night. hi, john. how are they preparing for this one? >> reporter: oh, in ways they typically do here in south carolina. heather, i know you're looking at me saying what's he still doing in new hampshire or iowa? this is snow coming down in south carolina today. it's getting rough out there, i'll tell you. there's so many balls being thrown back and forth that every candidate is going to come out with some sort of a bruise. trump going after jeb bush, bush is going after kasich, cruz going after trump in ways that he hasn't up until now. here's ted cruz from an event last night in fort mills, south carolina. >> i would suggest to everyone here don't listen to what any of the candidates say, don't listen to me, don't listen to donald trump -- really, don't listen to donald trump. [laughter] [cheers and applause] or if you do, you may have to sen

tip off for tonight's game is at 7pm. 3 3 with the south carolina primary in less than week...gop candidates will be hopes of winning voters over. up first... marco rubio.he'll be making a trip to lexington and florence today with this is a part of his *5 campaign stops across the state. 3 ted cruz will also be in florence. he's holding a rally at the southeastern institute of manufacturing and technology.the rally starts at 6. 3 and former florida governor jeb bush and his brother ...former president george w. bush... will be in the lowcountry.they are hosting a rally at the north charleston performing arts center... from 6 to 7. 3 and leading gop candidate donald trump will be in the upstate for his rally. the event starts at 7 tonight ... at the t-d convention center in greenville. 3 for all things related to the sc primary and where the candidates are going to be in our state ... just head to our website... wltx dot com... politics tab to your left. 3 the death of us supreme scalia.. is sending shockwaves through the nation's capital. as mark albert reports... republicans who control the

in the race for the white house, a week after the gop primary here in south carolina. today it was the democratic primary. carol: we have a full night of commitment 2016 coverage. we have live reports across the palmetto state. wyff news 4 crews are in greenville county, columbia, and here in studio breaking down today's events. as well as expert analysis. michael: voters chose donald trump in south carolina last week. today voters will decide whether its hillary clinton or bernie sanders. a clemson university poll shows clinton with a staggering lead over bernie sanders. she has 64% support compared to sanders' 14%. right now we getting reports of steady turnout in greenville county, where the most registered voters live in south carolina. carol: election officials say it's still too eaeay to compare the numbers to last week's showing during the republican primary. wyff news 4's corey davis has been speaking to voters at polls today. right now he's live and local at carolina high school in greenville. corey? corey: we're told that this precinct usually has a stronger

their debate is a week befor the south carolina primary. gop front runner who won in new hampshire. >> donald trump has zero foreign policy experience. negotiating a a hotel deal in another country is not foreign policy experience. >> i'm not for mass deportation. that's not america. >> i'm not sure a lot of voters are excited about having a presidenen who he gets rattled and upset curses vulgarities. >> elect a solid conservative with a conservative record. >> he says the same thing, i don't believe he is a true conservative. i'm a guy with common sense that's going to make us a fortune. i don't care about labels.