you're just one of two women in the south carolina senate. i know you've been in the position of having to win over female voters as a female candidate. why do you think hillary clinton is struggling with that? >> i believe that she has initial li initially struggled with it because some of the millennials that some of senator sanders has been saying has attracted some. younger voters. i don't think it's necessarily women but younger voters. >> politico polled people and the younger millennials you're speaking about, "clinton's gender simply not enough to make her a ground breaker. she might be a woman but she is

next month but before they do another citizens forum is planned for march 11th. >>> the south carolina senate is stuck over a critical bill bridges for the last two weeks senator tom davis has been filibustering or blocking the bill. work on a senate bill as hit a wall. yesterday senator west hayes of rock hill says senate rules will have to be changed to prevent this kind of frustration in the future. >> testing the road is the most important thing that will take up this bill. it's crucial. >> it is not clear what will happen to the roads bill right now which aims to raise taxes by more than $800 million and increase the gas tax by $0.12. >>> north carolina's largest health insurer says it's broke. even in 2015. blue cross blue shield reported yesterday it earned $500,000 last year. in losses in 2014. the company says improvements in businesses like its medicare advantage helped overcome a $282 million loss on plans that comply with the affordable care act. we told you for months blue cross has been facing a string of issues that put 25,000 customers in the wrong plan and drafted the wrong a

sources say that south carolina senator tim scott plans to announce his support for rubio later today. this is key for endorsement. sources say that south carolina senator tim scott plans to announce his support for rubio later today. this is key for rubio as he tries to gain support ahead of the south carolina primary later this month. scott is the first african-american elected to the u-s senate from the south since the 19th century. he was originally appointed by governor nikki haley but has since beat a democratic challenger. lukas norfolk city officials have declared a snow emergency until furthehenotice., paul huges has this story and more " " the norfolk city council has tabled a resolution that would amend the conditional use permit for the off road speedway to increase from one to three, the number of race nights during which one class of cars could run without mufflers. council members voted to put the resolution on hold so that language regarding the non-muffled cars could be clarified to more accurately reflect the intent of the requested change. norfolk city emergency unt

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. >>> so then the race in south carolina, senator marco rubio hoping he and his team have done enough to surge in that primary. his endorsement from the governor nikki haley could give him a boost. rubio and donald trump have had a tag-team against senator ted cruz, will that work and have an effect? senior national correspondent john roberts is live at the site of rubio's watch party tonight in columbia. good day to you. >> reporter: good day to you. marco rubio locked in a dead heat for second place with ted cruz. the big difference up tonight when the votes are being counted could come in the endorsements that you mentioned. south carolina governor nikki

the south carolina senate is stuck over a critical bill to fix the states roads and bridges. senator tom davis has been filibustering or blocking the bill. they passed a bill last year to raise the gas tax to pay for the roads but work on a senate bill has hit a wall. yesterday senator hayes told channel 9 that senate rules will have to be changed to prevent this frustration in the future. >> passing the road bill is the most important thing to take up this year. >> it is not clear what will happen to the roads bill right by more than $800 million and increase the gas ax by $0.12. >>> north carolina's largest health insurer says it broke even in 2015. blue cross, blue shield reported yesterday it earned $500,000 last year. that is compared to $51 million in losses in 2014. the company says improvements in businesses like its medicare advantage helped overcome a $282 million loss on plans that comply with the affordable care act. we have told you for months blue cross has been facing a string of issues. it put 25,000 customers in the wrong plan and drafted the wrong amount. th

florida senator marco rubio gaining support here in south carolina. senator tim scott is endorsing rubio for the republican nomination for president. in a statement, senator scott said, quote, we have one shot in 2016 to beat hillary clinton, and that shot is marco rubio. we win. >> the presidential hopefuls gaining groud -- ground in south carolina, mainly focusing on their ground game. that's the advice gop leaders in the state are offering to the presidential hopefuls. party officials say it may be the key to appealing to traditional voters in south carolina. >> there's not a one-size-fits-all approach to evangelicals in south carolina. i think the candidate who appeals to the widest array of constituencies in the party will be successful. >>> and it would seem donald trump is taking his advice to heart, gop leaders say trump has drawn in some of the biggest crowds the party has ever seen. want to shift gears this morning, dozens coming together to remember deandre roach, the 19-year-old found shot to death near blythewood last friday. her ex-boyfriend, 12

he's set to secure the endorsement of south carolina senator tim scott. that announcement today. and presidential candidates from both parties have been invited to south carolina to take part in a discussion on faith. the 2016 faith and family presidential forum is planned for february 12-th at bob jones university in greenville. attorney general alan wilson is moderating the event, along with oran smith, president of palmetto family. if you missed any of the results from iowa...you can log on to our website... abc columbia dot com.. twitter... and on the a-b-c columbia facebook page. still to come... a long night... and a close race. we'll have more on the results of the iowa caucuses. partly cloudy and mild this morning with temps near 50. it'll be a warm tuesday but not much sunshine is expected. and gervais. here's a 33 quick look at stories that are country. the results are in. ted cruz comes out on top in iowa. but the democrats... are trapped in a deadlock. a-b-c's lana zak has more on the iowa caucus... presidential hopefuls. 33 monday night footba

michael: a south carolina u.s. senator will soon announce his endorssenator tim scott is set to endorse senator marco rubio tomorrow. that is according to a report from politico. this would be rubio's second endorsement from a high-profile member of south carolina's congressional delegation. trey gowdy announced his support for the florida senator back in december. carol: throughout this election season, you can keep tabs on how many delegates each candidate has won. the delegate tracker on wyff4.com is your source for following the primaries. window on the home page. michael: so what gets your vote for the weather? beautiful. miles today, a change tomorrow. carol: here is the man who knows. some rain out there, john? john: yes. i think you are voting for the 15-20 degrees above average the high today. did we break records? i will have an answer later. rain coming in from tennessee bumped io the western slopes of the mountains along the tennessee-north carolina line. they fizzled out, but still off and on rain showers thro

barbara: north carolina senator thom tillis endorses one of the republican presidential candidates. john: we will tell you who he and north carolina woman bad >> the only station with three newsrooms. abc 11 eyewitness news continues. barbara: welcome on this monday. it is 52 degrees. john: thank you for joining us. we will get to all the morning news in just a moment but first weather and traffic together. good morning, don. don: i am happy to be back today . hopefully you are not home with a virus this morning. as far as the day ahead, we will see the temperatures climbing. we are not changing that much as 54 at rdu, 55 in fayetteville. from cameron to sanford, it is locked in with fog. if you are in that fog it is very thick. lunchtime, we will go cloudy. through the late day, 56. those rain chances coming up. amber: we are seeing some of that fog in our dot cameras. it is 40 at mc 42. monday morning. we are seeing that patchy fog area this morning. all the orange you see on our map, around hillsboro and west of selma, we are seeing that. we are seeing some showers on up on the be

patrick: after trying to speed up roads bill, state senat brakes on a plan to get more money get to the south carolina's highways. the senate president pro tem told the finance committee on tuesday he wants to bring in the dot and the state infrastructure do. that would push the debate on the senate floor about how to raise more money for roads, cut taxes and reform the dot board allyson: this morning, lawmakers are set to grow senator -- federal and state figures. >> michigan's top environmental -- environmental regulator and actioffice is expected to appear in house committee this morning. written testimony by t press says the state should have required flint to treat the water corrosion causing elements after elevated lead levels or discot just a state under the microscope.the hearing will focus on the epa's nn administering the safe drinking water act. several flint residents are expected to attend the hearing as well and they are trave bus, and some are expected to bring jug with them to show back in the upstate, the university of south carolinan a new location in downtown greenvie.you are looking

government. >> north carolina u.s. senator from north carolina, richard chairs the u.s. intelligence committee. he doesn't want the government to have unlimited access, but he believes that companies retrieve data for the investigators. he sat down one on one with our jason. >> i don't want the government to hold a key. i don't want them to know what door is there. i'll leave that up to every manufacturer to figure out. i want them to respond to a legitimate legal court order. >> senator burr wants the obama administration and the technology industry to come up with a voluntary agreement for these types of cases. >> tonight, county health officials are after an outbreak of the norovirus. they found ten cases at crossings at steel creek. the facility is now restricting visitors per cdc guidelines to limit the spread. >> oh, not confident at all. because like i said, this is a highly infectious virus. >> the outbreaks are common in close living quarters, especially during the winter. season go on sale tomorrow. spring is in the air. you can buy single game tickets tomorrow

you've got the south carolina alliance to fix our roads and the state chamber of commerce fighting for the bill- and americans for prosperity tweetstorming local lawmakers in the senate, currently listening to davis speak. public and private entities across south carolina are planning to work together to fend off cyber hackers. governor nikki haley was at 's-c cyber.' the new statewide initiative includes the help of u-s-c, ibm the state's national guard and some other partners. the university will be on the front lines of enlisting experts and providing training to prevent cyber crimes for state offices and big and small industries. governor haley said training to prevent hacks has become a routine for several state departments. this comes after the state's department of revenue was hacked in 2012. "we're constantly trying to break in to every one of our systems to see how full proof it is.because what we have to remember is those who attack are patient.and those that attack never stop trying and so if that's the case we can never stop working to make sure we keep things safe." across the state about 2,300 people are employed in the cyber security field. u-s-c presi

carolina. then senator barack obama won by 28 points. that was considered a landslide. she will have a much bigger landslide tonight in south carolina over bernie sanders. she just delivered her remarks. and there was a not so veiled reference to donald trump. she said despite what you hear, we don't need to make america great again. america has never stopped being great. but we do need to make america whole again. jake tapper, not so subtle in terms of a reference to donald trump. and she also at the very end she cited first corinthians. not one corinthians. >> right. donald trump having once said two corinthians instead of second corinthians. this is the first time i've heard her talk about corporate responsibility. it's a way of talking about the business world that is different than bernie sanders. it's a way of offering a general election pitch, really. i mean, she is talking about holding businesses accountable.

one of the most vocal against -- outspoken opponents of that is south carolina senator tim scott. here is the south carolina locatiti where the department of defense is looking to move the 60 or so detainees who remain, the naval brig in charleston. it's not far from the charleston airport, and just off interstate 526. here is the senator. >> if you bring 30 to 60 enemy combatants, the world's worst terrorists, you are also tracking their friends and their supporters so you are putting a , target on the back of a community. you are also going to have to upgrade or upfit a medium security facility,

lawmakers traded jabs and tempers flared in the south carolina senate today because they haven't been able to pass a roads bill- but the debate opened doors for fights on other issues. will whitson explains. the frustration lawmakers felt at the snail's pace road reform has moved through the senate opened the door for other issues within the body- edgefield "heck, we've had more discussion today about roads than we have in a year. and i appreciate that, because i'll tell you, today is the end of the 4th week." lawmakers vented frustration that- a month into legislative session- there seemed to be little progress on big bills- and days the senate is in lasting less than an hour. edgefield " the only productive thing we've done all year -i'm starting to believe the house's hype." compounding that frustratiti is the announcement lawmakers would take an additional week's furlough over easter- a point senator harvey peeler continued to bring up, but couldn't get the answer he was looking for- cherokee "what do you think about this week's vacation? if i hear the time management that we've t

spartanburg, before he spoke there, others spoke there, all addressing the crowd there, north carolina senator mark and south carolina representative jeff can and representative steve king from iowa. and dr. ben carson took a private tour of the greenwood genetic center. the group says they were thrilled that he chose to make learning about their work a priority, and afterword, he addressed his standing in the south carolina polls. mr. carson: i have not changed. what has changed our where is a nice person cannot be tough on terror. if people go and read my programs, i have a plan on how to deal with isis. i think they would be very effective. michael: not touring the clinic itself. carol: the primary polls close at 7:00, and we will have full coverage all of the way through news 4 at 11:00, and all you need to know about the south carolina gop primary will be right here on wyff 4 and on our mobile app. michael: democrats still have some time to mail in a vote if they choose. corey davis tells us more about the important deadlines. the voting offices at university ridge, the clock is ticking.

the former senator from carolina. he is presented himself as the conservative alternative to ted cruz. he is hoping his first place -- third-place seed with voters will deliver this month. we have more on our website, ll also find biographies and fun facts for each of the candidates. will be making stops in new hampshire over the next week on our candidate tracker. and the republican candidates will meet in new hampshire one this saturday. wmur and abc news are sponsoring this weekend' s debate at saint anselm college. it begins at 8:00 right here on wmur. we will have complete coverage of news 9 at 5:00. fight against the opioid epidemic. last month, senator jeanne shaheen wrote to president obama, asking him to increase epidemic in his next budget request. the president' s 2017 budget includes $1 billion in new mandatory funding over two years to expand access to treatment for prescription drug abuse and heroin use. in a statement, senator shaheen says -- " the federal government needs to be doing much more to stem

republican senator from south carolina tim scott has his own opinions on the matter. r, thanks so much for joining us. >> absolutely. david: first of all it is currently illegal for the president to transfer the prisoners from gitmo to the u.s. soil. do you think the president is actually prepared to break the law in order to close gitmo? >> it appears he may be indeed. we understand the president sent over a plan. i looked over the plan for last 24 hours. the plan says nothing how he wants to accomplish it. one thing that is absolutely certain, the law is very clear today. it simply says you can not transfer enemy combatant to domestic locations. president said yesterday he is looking for the opportunity to do just that. david: if he does that -- >> we don't know the basis he has. david: if he does that willy-nilly, he has done that kind of thing before, okay, sue me, send it to the supreme court, the supreme court as you well know is not a full supreme court. by the time they get to full supreme court he may be gone and gitmo may be closed? >> well good news is this

senator marco rubio today. this would be rubio's second endorsement from a high-profile member of south carolina's congressional delegation. trey gowdy announced his support for the florida senator in december. if you're curious how many delegates candidates are getting this primary season, we have that information for you on wyff4.com and our wyff 4 mobile app. we make it easy to keep tabs on how many delegates each candidate has won with our delegate tracker. we have it for you in the media window on wyff4.com. allyson: taking a look at the at whitehorse road and i-85, foggy. in greenville on west georgia road and east view road, an accident. in pickens county, childress road with an accident. college avenue closed at peace street with a detour. starting today, construction on highway 76 in t pendleton will be closed. slow moving traffic in those areas. 26 and 40 not slow this morning. let's see how we look at anderson and clemson boulevard. geoff: turning now to super bowl the panthe50, getting ready to square off this sunday. last night, it was super bowl media niwyff news 4 sports director brad fralick cau

that's what south carolina senator lindsey graham is saying about president obama's plan to shut down guanantamo bay!he and off!3 we're back with weather and traffic together every 10 minutes---- 3 winds will be a major issue across our area through this evening. winds could gust over 50 mph in the upstate and nearly 60 mph on the mountains numerous trees to go down and power outages. many have been reported already. a high wind warning is in place until 7pm for most of our area.the tornado watch has been cancelled for our area, as the severe storms are heading east of us. the wind behind the system will affect us into tonight.expect quickly falling temperatures as the front moves through. 3 3 ((wrap up)) 3 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: watching: s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 still to come--an upstate mom is given a much-needed gift! gift!a local business surprised her with a handicap- accessible van for her son... and only we were there for the emotional reveal! reveal!plus...presidential candidates take over south carolina ahead

joining me now, south carolina state senator margie bright matthews. she replaced the late reverend pinckney who was one of the nine shot in the ame emanuel church last year. she is a hillary clinton supporter. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for allowing me to be here. >> bernie sanders is making a real play for the clinton administration, and i wonder if you just listened to what she had to say, can you tell us why you think she's able to make a bigger impact on african-americans than bernie sanders? >> i believe she's better prepared, because secretary clinton has been there. she has been to south carolina for the last 40 years. she started out her career here working for the underprivileged children of south carolina. she has strong roots here working in the civil rights movement as well as she came

texas senator ted cruz hold second place with just 22%. south carolina gop voters say trump is the best candidate to handle the economy, immigration and isis. and on the democratic side, hillary clinton is 18-points ahead of bernie sanders among likely voters. still, anything is possible come saturday as about half of south carolina's expected primary voters say they're still undecided. bernie sanders was in columbia yesterdayhoping to grow his support here in the capital he's picked up an endorsement from erica garner, the daughter of eric garner. eric garner died at the hands of new york city police sparking protests nationwide. garner was black and the officer who administered the chokehold is white. now erica is throwing her support behind sanders as the democratic presidential hopeful vows to reform the criminal justice system. >> what we are going to do is do a lot of training of police we're going to hold police officers accountable. lethal force should be the last response not the first response. >> rochelle: meanwhile, hillary clinton is also de

no action was taken because the bill was filibustered by state senator tom davis. the south carolina chamber of commerce is now encouraging members to contact state senators and tell them to end that filibuster. >>> the long view police department says it's still investigating what led to a serious crash. we followed this as breaking news last night at 10:00 and eleven o'clock. the crash along highway 70 involved two cars. look at the photo. the front end smashed in. three people were taken to the hospital. tonight investigators say they don't belief weather was a factor. >>> we're tracking this big storm heading toward charlotte. all ready pounding cities in the south with some damage. next at 6:00, new video of the damage and our team of meteorologists will map out when the storm arrives in your neighborhood. need to be ready for. need to be ready now from the news team that's covering the carolinas, this is channel 9 eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> tonight all eyes are on this huge storm tearing across the deep south. it's still 500 miles to the west. but its sights are set on the ca

. >> south carolina state senator darrell jackson, thanks for being here. i appreciate your time. as we move back to the right and see how the field is shaping up, let's check in with how jeb bush is doing today. the so-called establishment candidate holding a town hall right now in beaufort, in south carolina's low country, an area that is home to a number of military installations. peter alexander is there for us and joins us with more. jeb has a busy calendar today as well, doesn't he? >> yeah, he does. not too far away from parris island is where we are, in beautiful downtown beaufort. it's important to note about this place that this is an area where we met a lot of people that describe themselves as p g pragmatic traditional republicans. they're looking for a candidate that may be able to compete with donald trump right now. i spoke to one woman earlier. i said, what do you do if you don't like trump? she said, we cry. right now inside, that's not the tack jeb bush is taking. a lot of what he's saying is

at which point you'll take a seat in the audience next to that sweet rose of the carolinas, senator lindsey graham. the next question is for our front runner, donald trump. >> thank you, maria tony romo.

spartanburg, before he spoke there, others spoke there, all addressing the crowd there, north carolina senator mark and south carolina representative jeff can and representative steve king from iowa. and dr. ben carson took a private tour of the greenwood genetic center. the group says they were thrilled that he chose to make learning about their work a priority, and afterword, he addressed his standing in the south carolina polls. mr. carson: i have not changed. what has changed our

at which point you'll take a seat in the audience next to that sweet rose of the carolinas, senator lindsey graham. the next question is for our front runner, donald trump. >> thank you, maria tony romo. >> mr. trump, since the last debate, ted cruz has pulled ahead of you in iowa. is it true you've started

. >> south carolina senator lindsey graham saying he won't stand behind the president's plan to shut doww guantanamo bay and move prisoners elsewhere. there was a time that they would have supported a prison and opening a new one in the u.s.. >> now, we find oursrslves months before a new election, with a proposal that is a joke. a proposal that is not specific. the only thing specifically i can tell you, not one person will go to charleston, south carolina. >> the naval brig near charleston is of the places on the short list. south carolina lawmakers including senator graham and governor nikki haley say they will fight that plan. >>> are bouncers doing everything they can to keep you safe? a nightclub concern that has made it all the way to the state attorney general's office. >> and late ergs under heat, a fire chief's future is smoky on the books requiring south carolina night clubs to have sled-certified officers >>> there is no law on the books requiring south carolina clubs to have certified officers worg on the detail there. >> a local activist wants to change that after he sa

the other uy senator from south carolina, senator lindseyodsae graham. s in the race but no longer in the race. evidence has endorsed governor jeb bush. he likes a governor. he likes a governor's experience because senators have a different job and very different experience than a governor. do you have any sort of hesitation about -- i know you are new on the senate any hesitation about the fact that marco rubio has never been a governor? >> i have had the opportunity, the privilege run a very successful business, real estate business and insurance business. what i'm looking for is someone that has the insurance qualities that can come day one and do a very good job. marco rubio has the intellect. he has the capacity for leadership. self-one of the most amazing elected officials i have ever known. but what impresses me the most about marco is while he is an amazing elected official. he is a better husband. is he a better father, what this country needs is integrity and character and someone who understands the challenges that we face, marco rubio is the r

what happened was a third-place win for the senator in the state of south carolina. now his campaign and focus moves out west to the gop caucus in nevada. live columbia, nigel robertson, wyff news 4. michael: thank you. just to wrap it up tonight, we had such a close race for second place. it looks like marco rubio will take second place, surging ahead with major endorsements, more than anyone else, including the governor of south carolina. ted cruz with just a scattering of votes separating them. donald trump taking the win. it will be interesting in today's market of two super tuesday, not too far away. carol: about 1000 votes separating rubio and cruz. we thank you for watching wyff news 4. the >> live on the fox business network, it's the sixth republican debate. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello, and welcome back. i'm fox business rock star neil cavuto. >> and i'm maria bartiromo. a reminder -- we've lost a few competitors since the last debate, with only seven joining us tonight, so remember, candidates, if at any time tonight your poll numbers drop below 3%, yo

john: the north carolina senator gives his support to marco rubio. that comes three weeks before north carolina holds its own primary on the same day as four other states including rubio's home state fof florida. tillis said rubio has the unique capability of drawing new people into the party which is important in a swing state like north carolina. barbara: in the race for the white house donald trump and hillary clinton emerged from a weekend of voting as the clear leaders in the fight for their reporter: this week is the early presidential contest switch. >> we just won nevada. reporter: the democrats' turn in the deep south and republicans out west in nevada for caucuses. >> we are going to keep winning and make america great again. reporter: donald trump still high after the win in south carolina. he scored all 50 of the state's delegates winning evangelical voters. >> i didn't know i was going to win by that much. five. jeb bush out. the two cuban american freshman senators left to battle it out. >> donald trump demonstrated he has a relatively h

our north carolina senators placing a friendly senators from the losing state will have to wear the winning team's colors. >> all right. hopefully wearing carolina blue. >> cold play. >> that's right, members of the band talked about their big display and who they're going to be pulling for during the game. >> i'm going with the panthers and they have a scottish kicker as well, and our bass player is scottish as well so we -- i think we'll go panthers. >> amazing. and lastly -- >> speaking of, the denver panthers. >> there is a denver north carolina. also expected to perform during the half time show is beyonce and bruno mars. you can find much more coverage right now on wncn.com. super bowl sunday is on cbs. to remind you that starting on february 29th, wncn will be cbs programming >> you can find out much more about the change right now on wncn.com. >>> well amazon deliveries just got a lot faster. >> the company is doing one hour deliveries for prime members 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 7 days a week. you need to place the order through an app. two hour delivery is free ask one hour delivery is 799

now the vermont senator is getting support from south carolina. former state democratic party chair dick harpootlian has endorsed him. the attorney says he feels the sanders is best positioned to bring needed change to the country. as we know, presidential contender ted cruz won the gop iowa caucuses. analysts say he did that with plenty of support from that state's evangelical and while the candidates may be focusing mostly on new hampshire for now--signs are all over our area indicating south carolina's gop primary will soon be critical for cruz, and the campaigns of donald trump, marco rubio, ben carson and others. again---trying to attract support from the palmetto state's large evangelical mmunity. among them, midlandsdspastor mike gonazalez who is working with the cruz campaign. i talk about it every sunday because i believe that pastors are the voice of truth about what's going on in our nation. what does the scripture say church, then government. so pastors need to lead the way in this. that's the problem is that pastors have been silent i

florida senator rubio is third with 13% why jeb bush has 13%. are all spread out across south carolina. jeb bush will be in greenville, several will host watch parties parties. ahead of poll places elsa learned the impact on the entire locations. >>> polling locations are ready to go posted for voters and after months of robust campaigns voters we spoke with are ready to hit the polls. >>> bombarded with a lot of ads, happy when it is over. >>> voters say they definitely notice the presence of republican candidates. >> they encourage you to go out and vote more. >>> saying it is no surprise how much campaigning has been done. south carolina is critical for republicans with only 1 state since 1980 has become the party's nominee. the surprise is how dirty the campaign has become. >> donald trump threatening to sue ted cruz, for example. and marco rubio accusing ted crew not being able to speak spanish. we have the whole pope trump spat. >>> this may mean more for the other remaining candidates. >>> in a lot of ways who is in a race for second and third. >>> it appears that will be ted cr

senator, it's a pleasure. thank you very much. cory booker campaigning with hillary clinton in south carolina, a state she is significantly ahead in polls ahead of voting on saturday. thanks again, senator. >> thank you, erin. >>> outfront next, we're counting down to tonight's republican debate, a high stakes show down you're going to see right here on cnn. we're going to tell you the crucial things to watch for in just a few moments. we'll be right back. ♪ can't afford to let heartburn get in the way? try nexium 24hr, now the #1 selling brand for frequent heartburn. get complete protection with the new leader in frequent heartburn. that's nexium level protection. and i didn't get here alone. there were people who listened along the way. people who gave me options. kept me on track. and through it all, my retirement never got left behind. so today, i'm prepared for anything we may want tomorrow to be. every someday needs a plan. let's talk about your old 401(k) today. schwarzkopf presents models need their look to last the whole day. styliste ultime biotin plus volume with biotin volume-complex for 100 percent lasting volume. for

one of the most vocal against the decision to close gitmo, is south carolina senator tim scott. here is the south carolina location where the department of defense is looking to move the 56 or so detainees who remain, the naval brig in charleston. it's not far from the charleston international airport, and just off interstate 526. >> if you bring 30 to 60 enemy combatants, the world's worst terrorists, you are also tracking their friends and their supporters, so you are putting a target on the back of a community. you are also going to have to upgrade or upfit a medium security facility, 100-plus million dollars. but you can't take care of the national security concerns around that community. carol: governor nikki haley said she would fight the move to bring gitmo detainees to south carolina, as well. michael: president obama is expected to nominate a replacement for the late justice antonin scalia. but today, republicans on the senate judiciary committee said there will be no hearing on a nominee from the president. majority leader mitch mcconnell says the nominee should come fr

. >> marco rubio picking up the endorsement of south carolina senator tim scott, the african-american republican. is that going to help marco rubio and is that a sign that the i guess the establishment is now huge up behind marco rubio and telling others to get out? >> that's exactly what it is. there are not many voters from the south carolina primary. i think we're seeing the washington power players lining up behind rob aee. there was a secondary contest best trump and cruz, a contest between kasich, to see who would carry the flag for the party insiders. it very much looks like rubio will be the one to do that. i think there might be a bandwagon in new hampshire for rubio now that he has done well in iowa. >>> the f.b.i. is now joining the investigation into the flint water crisis. state officials there say high levels of lead are still in place in some areas. it's been more than a month since flint started adding a chemical to the water supply. that chemical is supposed to stop lead from leeching out of the pipes. pregnant women and children are warned not to drink the tap water.

north carolina senator richard burr reacts to the plan, coming up at 6:00 p.m. more in-depth coverage at all world news tonight with david moore. steve: a battle over back bathrooms. >> house leaders tell us they will soon get to work in drafting legislation that will put a stop to the nondiscrimination ordinance in charlotte last night. the city council approves the ordinance for the transgender people to choose what bathroom they use depending on what gender they identify with. supporters say it protects members of the lgbt community who feel they are at risk of those who oppose it are concerned for the safety of women and children in particular, not forced to share a bathroom with someone born male. this puts regulatory burdens on private businesses, and the governor says he will support state intervention. lawmakers tell us they will take this up in the general assembly. tisha: rewarding tonight to parents in wake county. parents responding to a social media most about them and taking pictures of children in places like grocery stores. >> police have not con

one of the most vocal against -- outspoken opponents of that is south carolina senator tim scott. here is the south carolina locatiti where the department of defense is looking to move the 60 or so detainees who remain, the naval brig in charleston. it's not far from the charleston airport, and just off interstate 526. here is the senator. >> if you bring 30 to 60 enemy combatants, the world's worst terrorists, you are also tracking their friends and their supporters so you are putting a , target on the back of a community. you are also going to have to upgrade or upfit a medium security facility, 100-plus million dollars. but you can't take care of the national security concerns around that community. michael: governor nikki haley said she would fight the move to bring gitmo detainees to south carolina, as well. carol: a bill to repair south carolina's crumbling roads appears to have hit a major roadblock. a state senator who opposes the bill is continuing his filibuster, threatening the chance for any road repairs this year. wyff news 4's tim waller has been watching the debate a

carolina primary. trump has received at least 32-percent of the vote. he's followed by florida senator marco rubio with 22-point-five percent of votes and texas senator ted cruz with 22-point-three percent. the bottom three rank: jeb bush, ohio governor john kasich and doctor ben carson. more breaking news -- vermont senator bernie sanders is coming to norfolk. the democratic presidential candidate will be holding a rally at the scope arena. his campaign says he will be in town tuesday, and the doors open at 9:30. tickets are not required. the event is free and open to the public. hillary clinton earned a win with nevada voters in today's democratic caucus. the former secretary of state beat out vermont senator bernie sanders -- barely. - 18 "i am so thrilled and so grateful.... some may have doubted us but we never doubted each other." in the end -- clinton scraped by with just over 53-percent of the vote. sanders had 47. new tonight -- virginia beach police tell us they're investigating a robbery. a mother tells us the suspects targeted three children and their hoverboards! police ha

. >>> a south carolina senator is throwing his support behind last night's surprise in iowa. tim scott endorsed marco rubio for thehe republican nomination for president. in a statement, senator scott says "we have one shot in 2016 to beat hillary clinton and that shot is marco rubio and with him as our candidate, we win." >>> special education is the focus at the state museum this afternoon. molly spearman was the featured speaker at the forum. thth forum focuses on helping teachers meet the needs of one in five children with learning dyslexia. >> working closely helps parents have better information, more information. it also helps us to understand better strategies, working with it helps policymakers make the right decisions. the more we can work together, students will be better served. [ applause ] >> the folks who organized today's forum say that more than 150,000 kindergarten through 12 student in the south carolina live with one of these types of disorders. >>> up next -- our house in the middle of the street. remember that song? well, it -- i didn't say that well. >>

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he was appointed by president ronald reagan in 1986 and in the last five minutes, north carolina senator tillis released this statement and reads in part, regardless of one political views, there is no doubt that justice scalia will be remembered as 1 of the most thoughtful and consequencial supreme court justices in contemporary american history. we're expecting a statement from the president laterred it. >>> right now, polar air is sweepings the mid west heading east and impacting 100 million people. in this hour, temperatures will drop to dangerous lows and the deep freeze could break 100- year-old records. >> reporter: here in buffalo, new york, we've been seeing lake-effect snow, and that's erie is not frozen over yet. hard to tell you about it's only 9% frozen. we have had a mild start to the winter, and that's a quick changed it with the arctic air coming in. 30 below zero with a wind chill and the arctic air mass is only continuing to push farther in. places like new york city, they saw temperatures in the 20s and they are waking up with feel like temperatures of 30 below. your e

. >> frank: the north carolina senate passes a new date for the congressional primary. it's been pushed to june 7th. but north carolina voters should continue to cast ballots in the march race. bob rucho says while we wish north carolina voters didn't have to deal with the chaos, confusion and costliness associated with a federal trial, courts 11th hour changing of the current primary election, we hope this legislation will at least bring some clarity and order back in to the process. march 15th will still be the primary date for the presidential and all other races. coming up on news 13 at 6, how redistricting changes can affect people in buncombe county. news 13 wants to know do you agree with the courts that the congressional districts needed to be redrawn? log on to facebook.com/news 13 day. >> tammy: presidential hopeful jeb bush and his mother met with voters in spartanburg this morning. lindsey graham held the town hall at wade's restaurant. the former governor is averaging fourth place in the state's polls ahead of the primary tomorrow. former first lady, barbara

i wanted somebody humble enough that remembers that you work for all the people. >> in n uth carolina, senator tim scott and representative trey gowdy joining rubio on the campaign trail. >> south carolina, let me tell you this. if we nominate marco rubio, i promise you he will be the next president of the united states. if we do our job. >> rubio finished third in iowa and slipped to fifth in new hampshire, blaming his poor hampshire's setback. many criticized rubio for his rehearsed answers. >> and the bottom line is that i had a choice to make at the debate, and i chose not to attack another recap, because -- republican. >> the florida senator has been scrutinized by some politicians for his lack of attendance on the senate floor and for his young age. >> marco rubio is a talented man who i like. i was not ready to be president at 44. >> but marco with the support of several south carolina politicians is hoping to rebound and come out on top in south carolina. >> we make presidents. let's make marco rubio the next president of the united states. god bless. >> tomorrow marco rubio will hold