g-o-p presidential hopeful john kasich... made stops at the grand strand... and the pee dee. he visited a pancake place... in pawleys island... then... he made stops in north myrtle beach... and florence. "kasich" is building momentum...after a 2nd-place finish... in new hampshire. while many candidates are holding rallies... to gain support... ... some are looking for your vote ... at popular upstate restaurants. "7 news'" brianna smith... visited -2- eateries... that are becoming "must visit" ... for those running for the it's the folks that tommy stevenson talks to every day... 23:50:25,13 "hows your lunch steven, it's real good tommy." that mean the most to the man behind the restaurant you've seen in stops for high profile candidates. 23:26:14,13 "the local people, those that eat with us everyday, they're number 1." tommy's ham house on rutherford street ...wasn't built for big wigs...but for banquets and good food. 23:33:01,26 "let me try it...is it good? oh ya it's good." but when george w. bush stopped here in 2000...it created a snowball effect that couldn't be stopp

the nevada g-o-p presidential caucus is underway. our live coverage continues - in just live from las vegas. your only choice for live local news right now. with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks for joining local news at 5:30. latest local headlines. the g-o-p presidential caucus is underway here in nevada. we are taking a live look at a caucus location now.... at durango high school. as you can see... lines are long... with turnout expected to be fox five's abby theodros there live with more. caucus locations dont open until five tonight so people are slowly but surely trickling in here at durango high school this process is a little different from what we saw on saturday with the democrats. there wont be crowds of people migrating to different corners of the room based on their presidential preference. instead - the republican caucus is organized around a secret ballot where you put down your candidate. organizers

and the final g-o-p presidential debate is in the books this morning ahead of super tuesday. benjamin. i'm kyle virginia.good day for choosing thank you 26th friday, february morning, it's good good morning, it's friday, february 26th thank you for choosing good day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. residents will continue to salvage anything they can in appomattox county once the sun rises later this morning-- two days after the severe weather rocked small communities across central virginia. national weather service officials confirming an e-f-3 tornado did touch down. this is appomattox county since 1950. governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado.he visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people who live there. wednesday's tornado destroyed many of their homes. governor mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. "if this had happened in the middle of the night, i'll tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. the kids were i

and his underdog status kept him off the main stage in every g-o-p presidential debate. a record-setting performance has xavier looking forward to its 21st win of the season later this week. week.xavier earned its 20th victory last night... the fastest to that mark in school the red storm played the musketeers tough... despite losing 12 straight games entering the match-up.xavier led by just two at the half... but roared to life in the second half.the final... 90 to 83.xavier now 19-and-2 on the season and in second place in the big east.they'll face a tougher test at home this saturday... against the golden eagles of marquette. super bowl 50 is this weekend in santa clara... california. andit's creating a problem for the bay area's homeless population.dozens of demonstrators turned out in san francisco yesterday... after city leaders relocated about two dozen homeless people living on the waterfront.that's where many n-f-l fanfest events are taking place. kentucky family... fighting they ran into... helping other families in haiti. taken hostage...a cab driver finds him

on the g-o-p side ...the eyes of texas and the nation turn to the field of five presidential candidates...who will gather tonight for the final time before "super tuesday". "omar houston...where the debate is just an hour away. after three straight wins...donald trump walks into tonight's debate as the g-o-p's presidential frontrunner. but it's the battle between senators ted cruz and marco rubio...that could turn ugly. those two fighting each other would be pro wrestling. you know, no holds barred." this is the final debate before voters in 12 states head to the polls on super tuesday. nearly 600 delegates are up for grabs...the biggest prize is texas....with 155 delegates. trump leads the delegate count with 81 ....rubio and cruz a bi dt . "the pressure is on cruz to win his home state of texas if he wants to stay in the race. but the polls varyshowing cruz either ahead by 15 pointsor tied with trump." s-m-u political science professor cal jillson says it's risky to go after trump during the debate. as politicians, you're used to counter-punchers. you say you say something to trump, h

and the final g-o-p presidential debate is in the books this morning ahead of super tuesday.

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and the final g-o-p presidential debate is in the books this good morning, it's friday, february 26th thank you for choosing good day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. residents will continue to salvage anything they can in appomattox county once the sun rises later this morning-- two days after the severe weather rocked small communities across central virginia. national weather service officials confirming an e-f-3 tornado did touch down. this is appomattox county since 1950. governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado.he visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people who live there. wednesday's tornado destroyed many of their homes. governor mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. "if this had happened in the middle of the night, i'll tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. the kids were in school they kept the kids in school. so folks are very smart."after his tour through appomattox, the governor headed to waverly in eastern v

the remaining candidates for the g-o-p presidential nomination took the stage for another debate tonight.. who came out swinging ahead of super tuesday. godmother of tattoos... for over 30 years sherry sears has used the human body as her canvas... her advice for anyone considering getting a tattoo from who h-d iowa's high definition leader..you're watching the since 1981 she's been honing her craft...working in des moines the entire time...now we tell you the story of her artistry sherry sears doesn't create her art on canvas or paper....but rather on skin. ben oldach tells us the story of how sherry became des moines' "godmother of tattoos". for 35 sherry sears story has been written in ink but this ink doesnt come from a pen. 'i met a guy who did tattoos and i got tattooed a couple of times and i thought well heck i can do that! and he was nice enough to teach me and here we are. artistic as a child.... 'my parents will be happy to tell you as soon as i could pick up a pencil i did as an adult her excitement for her work flows as freely as the ink in her gun. 'it satisfies my nerdines

rob vo another g-o-p presidential hopeful is ending his campaign. we'll tell you who rick santorum is supporting this morning. sot full " "i really wanted a special way to commemorate that bond between mother and child " kara vo men, listen up... there's a new piece of one-of-a-kind jewelry on the market for your significant other... and you won't believe what it's made from. good morning -- it's 4:30. i'm kara sewell rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist frank marzullo. today: decreasing clouds and colder high 36 tonight: mainly clear low 25 friday: sunny skies high 42 breaking now rob wipe vo breaking rob wipe vo breaking the scene of a deadly house fire in lebanon. this is a look at the scene on kuntz court. of a person trapped and fire crews confirmed ago that a person died. they say it started on a mattress and quickly spread. our jordan vilines is on the way to the scene and will bring you a live report at the top of the hour. rob wipe vo and breaking poltiical news...presidential hopefu

for the g-o-p presidential hopefuls... it's full steam ahead to super tuesday. the five remaining republican presidential candidates will be taking the stage tonight in houston.... for the final presidential primary debate before the march first vote. you can catch all the action tonight on c-n-n... starting at 8:30. thirteen states will vote on super tuesday....march first.key states for the republicans that day include texas, the democrats, key states include texas, georgia and colorado. but the democratic presidential hopefuls must first focus on votes here in south carolina... leading up to saturday's primary. hillary clinton will continue to criss-cross the state today. she has campaign stops planned in kingstree, florence, myrtle beach and north charleston. and bernie sanders will be back campaigning in the midlands tomorrow with stops in orangeburg and right here in columbia. sanders is lagging behind clinton according to most south carolina polls but says he is not giving up the fight . our jennifer ready takes a senator and his campaign 33 thank you jenn

today all of the g- o-p presidential candidates are gearing up for town hall discussions in south carolina. trump's town hall will air at 6 p-m our time. ohio governor john kasich's will be before that -- at 5 p-m our time. m-s-n-b-c will host both of those. as for the other candidates... ben carson, ted cruz, and marco rubio will all participate in a separate town hall together. that one will be hosted by cnn and is expected to air around 6 pm our time. this weekend hillary clinton and bernie sanders face-off in nevada's democratic caucus. according to a cnn/orc poll: clinton and sanders are in a dead heat for nevada. and in recent polls, clinton currently in south carolina. in your money news... denver's golden triangle will soon have another apartment complex under construction. our partners at the business journal report real estate company legacy partners plans to bring this 323-unit, 7-story apartment complex to life. groundbreaking will start at the site on speer boulevard... between 13th and 14th avenues.... in august. the lower highlands neighborhood will be getting a new hotel. s

want gitmo to stay open. 3 3 danner pots tonight, nevada voters will have their say in the g-o-p presidential race. this comes, days after nevada democrats picked hillary clinton. scott thuman gives a preview of what's at stake for the g-o-p in nevada. 3 natsvo (trump "we're going to win here and run the table.")vo is donald trump unstoppablea& that's the question - as the businessman barrels into nevada after 2 big primary wins.sotdavid rehr, "it's really hard to stop momentum. so generally there has to be a significant event or a significant change in the number of candidates for people to shift." vobut a establishment is hoping fora& with marco rubio receiving an onslaught of endorsements before the nevada contest.sot tim scott, "i'm 100 percent sure that our best path to the white house is for marco rubio to be our nominee."vothe cruz campaign fired a top aide monday over spreading false information about rubio. the effects of that dust-up on his chances, remain to be seena& but the iowa caucus winner continues to point out one glaring problem for rubioa&sot ted cruz, "you weren't able to

the 6 g-o-p presidential hopefuls squared off tonight in each one, hoping to sway voters before tuesday's primaries there. donald trump was the center of attention again tonight.... .....but florida senator marco rubio made sure to get his points across. marco rubio we don't want to be like the rest of the world. the single greatest nation in the history of the world, not the disaster barack obama has imposed upon us. the latest polls show trump with a 19 point lead, with rubio trailing in second. while republicans were debating tonight... ....the countdown is on to the new hampshire primaries. abc's david wright has more from the campaign trail. nats at diner hillary clinton may be down in the polls here in nh but don't count her out yet. nats hrc - "i hope i can earn your vote on tuesday." today she's been out pounding the pavement, knocking on doors, trying to make up ground against bernie sanders sanders sot - "i feel like a rock star!" sanders has accused her of being wall street's favorite enough? hrc sot - i've been fighting for progressives my whole life today madeleine albright j

cruz says rick tyler spread a false story about fellow g-o-p presidential candidate, marco rubio, online. rubio of mocking a bible in a video, when the video actually shows rubio praising the bible. critics have accused cruz of running a campaign using deceptive tactics. president obama will be in florida this week. on friday, he'll head to jacksonville and get a tour of "saft", a company that makes high-tech batteries. the manufacturer won a 95 million dollar grant in the american recovery and reinvestment act. that legislation passed just weeks after the president took office. investigators are digging deeper into the uber driver, who admitted in court, that he shot and killed six people at random. as of right now, 45-year-old jason dalton has not given any insight into why he went on the shooting spree. he's been charged with six counts of murder. dozens of mourners in kalamazoo held a candlelight vigil monday night in honor of the victims. were also hurt in the shooting spree. before you head out the door this morning, you don't miss this story. your car could soon be recalled becaus

romney says trump and other g-o-p presidential candidates need to release all their tax information for the sake of the voters. the 20-12 g-o-p nominee suggested that perhaps trump is not as wealthy as he claims, and is not paying certain taxes. and in typical trump fashion, the real estate mogul hit twitter to name-call and blast romney in response. trump has said his tax returns are complicated, and would take some time to release. lukas: john kasich has picked up an endorsement from idaho governor butch otter. in a statement... otter said "there's simply no substitute for executive experience" --a nod to the gop candidates' job as governor of ohio. he also complimented kasich's message of optimism. kasich also received endorsements frfr republican congressman charlie dent and former pennsylvaniaia governor tom ridge. even with the endorsement, kasich faces an uphill climb to the nomination... he finished last of the five remaining candidates, with just three-point six percent support in tuesday night's nevada caucuses. lukas: and on the democratic side of the race... frontrunner hill

in democracy 2016 - kentucky senator rand paul quit his g- o-p presidential race -- saying he'll turn his full attention to his re-election bid in the senate. paul came in fifth place in the iowa caucuses. paul - who libertarian backing couldn't gain enough support. he today. 1:37 - 1:44"i will continue to fight on for liberty ... cc for justice in the united states senate." senate."in light of paul's decision - 9 on your side reached out to the kentucky g-o-p.a kentucky caucus is still planned for march 5th. and the kentucky g-o-p executive director says paul raised all the money he promised - to help pay for the caucus. and republican rick santorum is also suspending his presidential run according to several reports. santorum finished with just one percent of the vote in the iowa caucus. hundreds of student-athletes in the tri-state making their commitment to college teams on this day known as signing day. here's sports director john popovich with some of the stand-out decisions - john? on the surface....it's the day that high school athletes make a commitment to the college of thei

a big day ahead for g-o-p presidential candidates. republicans caucus in nevada today to select their party's presidential nominee. after winning primaries in both south carolina and new hampshire - frontrunner donald trump is looking to win against rivals ted cruz and marco rubio once again. cruz is going into today's contest without one of his top aides...after firing him over a misleading video suggesting rubio insulted the bible. meanwhile, democratic candidates are focusing on south carolina. their primary will be this saturday. hillary clinton is hoping to keep her momentum going after a big win in the nevada caucus over bernie sanders. right now.. clinton is leading sanders in several polls. a big debate across the country is unfolding right here in tampa bay. today, a large group of people will come together at the apple stores in tampa and brandon to protest the fbi's order to get apple door into iphones. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live outside international plaza. sarah, even microsoft co- founder bill gates is weig

the g-o-p presidential hopefuls were on the attack in houston...going after republican front-runner donald trump...in the last g-o-p presidential debate before super tuesday....which is now just days away... john kasich, marco rubio, ben carson, ted cruz were all looking to stop trump's momentum after his strong finishes in south carolina and nevada. carson says: "our nation is heading off the abyss of destruction." carson says: "we will not solve any of these problems by trying to destroy each other." kasich says: "look we have a great president here - george bush." "he worked with ronald reagan to pass a...an effort to try to solve this problem." trump says: "you get along with nobody. you don't have the endorsement of one you work with these people. you should be ashamed of yourself." many experts believe if texas senator ted cruz can't win his home state on tuesday...he could be the next man to drop out. he's best known for training apollo creed and rocky.... now...you're the one who's going to keep his spirit alive...you're going to make sure he didn't die for nothing... tony burton..

in a shooting that left one man dead and another injured on the city's southwest side. 20-16 g-o-p presidential candidates are getting ready to face-off tonight at a debate in texas. while the democrats make campaign stops in south carolina and super tuesday states. the dubue school district's re-engagement program is helping dozens of high school drop- outs earn their diplomas and find work. an open house tonight at taylor elementary in cedar rapids showcases the district's extended care clinics that provide healthcare to students beyond the nurse's office. the newbo district in cedar rapids is expanding and welcoming new businesses. that means parking spots are hard to find. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a day similar to yesterday with lots of clouds in the sky. by afternoon, a few more breaks may occur, but it'll be chilly regardless. plan on highs in the mid-30s. tomorrow, clouds should scattered out some more with highs rebounding back to around 40. there's no doubt some excitement about

voters will cast their ballots tuesday in new hampshire's presidential primary.and the hunt for votes is getting fierce between the g-o-p candidates. the candidates hit the campaign trail yesterday... following saturday night's presidential debate.marco rubio... who *had* been surging in the polls... tried to brush off criticism after with some comparing him to a robot. sot glenn fiscus, voter "marco should have been better prepared ."sot richard hagan - "it's pushing me toward jeb bush." bush."polls show donald trump with a big lead in the republican field. hillary clinton... stepping up the attacks on bernie sanders before the new hampshire primary.she's accusing his campaign of -quote- "deceptive tactics."they're pointing to a flyer with images of pastors and veterans on it... groups *they say* don't support him. sanders holds a seven-point lead over clinton in new hampshire. happening today... a loveland man will go before a local judge on child endangerment charges. charges.police say this man... randy perkins... is accused of shoving and hitting a kid across the face.the attack left the child with a black eye and

g-o-p presidential candidate donald trump still celebrating his big win in the nevada caucus trump earned a double-digit victory over his closest rivals. rivals."nats of cheering..." cheering..."that's a look at his supporters cheering... when trump was declared the winner... just seconds after state.trump wasted no time celebrating his landslide... and took aim at the buckeye state and ohio governor john kasich. we're going to do very well in ohio. we're beating the governor. it's always nice to be beating the governor. it's going to be an amazing 2 months. months.marco cruz finished a distant second... just ahead of ted cruz.john kasich finished dead last. as republicans caucused... the democratic candidates for president held a town hall. hall.bernie sanders and hillary clinton spoke to voters in south carolina... sanders... who's trailing... is under pressure to improve his standing among minorities. for clinton... polls suggest voters are struggling with her handling of benghazi and her private email sever scandal. she says if elected... she will not lie. (hillary clinton/ (d) presid

the g-o-p presidential candidate signed a bill yesterday, banning the state from contracting health services with any group that performs or promotes abortion. the bill doesn't specifically mention planned parenthood, but the group will effectively be cut from more than a-million dollars in funding for health programs. planned parenthood president cecile richards slammed the bill, saying it will hurt women across ohio. most of the republican presidential candidate's except kasich are headed to our area ahead of tomorrow's caucus. if you'd like information about where they'll be and how you can attend, go to kolo tv dot com and click on hot topics. if you take u-s 50 to go to lake tahoe, you a large boulder rolled into the road over the weekend and caused a minor accident in the glenbrook area of lake tahoe. the boulder is estimated to be nine feet wide and six feet high. n-dot plans on breaking the boulder apart today. until the boulder is removed, one lane of westbound u-s 50 will be closed. our community is mourning the loss of nevada senator debbie smith. she began treatment for a maligna

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over.the governor and g-o-p presidential candidate says it's critical for anyone left in the race to win their home state. kasich says he's confident he can win over ohio voters come the march 15 primary - but if he doesn't - he will call it quits. kasich says he'll support whoever becomes the republican nominee. :03 - :17"we're all in the arena. and i will show respect to the person that emerges from that arena. i believe it will be me, but at the end of the day, i'm going to support that person who went through the arena and became the nominee." nominee."on the democratic side - hillary clinton has greater control in the race against bernie sanders after a huge win in south carolina yesterday. coming up, ken broo is in tonight with the latest in sports. sports.did xavier lose more than just a ballgame today? the case. sports is coming up. your seven day forecast is next. here's a reminder one more time - of what you'll see tonight on nine on your side. oscar coverage continues right you're watching 9 on your side at 6 the focus of today's weather will be the strong southwest winds

and it's another victory for the g-o-p presidential front-runner. donald trump won the first in the west republican presidential caucuses... his third victory this primary season. donald trump- "so tonight, folks, this was a great evening. i love this place, i love this state.' polls show trump did well among those who prefer a political outsider. he also won with republicans who listed immigration and the as the most important issues. with all precints now reporting... trump secured a whopping 46 percent of the votes. finishing in second was florida senator marco rubio with 24 percent. senator ted cruz was in third.. with 21 percent. then it's doctor ben carson with 5 percent... and ohio governor john kasich with 4 percent. nevada has 30 delegates for the republican national convention, and they're distributed proportionally based on the results. now... nevada is still relatively new to caucusing.. since making the switch from primaries in 2008. we spoke to voters from different locations all around northern nevada yesterday to see how it went... a

and the g-o-p presidential candidates continue to take swings at one another. ray raimundi gives us a look at the latest poll numbers on the campaign trail. 3 the clash of the republican candidates....now going into overdrive. the battle ground: south carolina -- where four of the six republican candidates -- participated in town hall forums across two cable networkssot-trumpi do attack people when i'm attacked republican front-runner donald trump....all alone on m-s-n- b-c ... where he attacked his fellow counterparts...and defended his fiery temperment sot-trump "in a year from now, people will respect what i did // you're so worried about being nice and being politically correct. so what would you rather have me do? be nice to everybody"over on c-n-n...senators ted cruz and ben carson....all got their chance to address questions from south carolina voters. cruz...whipping out the hammer on trump...after receiving a cease and desist letter. sot-sen cruz cooper: what did you think when you actually got the letter? cruz :i'll confess, i laughed out loud.//and i

they were seen at cimaron high school last night - during the g-o-p presidential caucus. fox five's abby theodros is there now... and joins us live. a lot of different opinions weve seen about this incident in the last couple of hours. people are very disturbed and upset after learning people dressed in kkk attire showed up at a caucusing location tuesday. many people are also questioning the intent behind the appearance. some commenters have said the entire thing is a hoax and that children are just making a bad joke but others believ ethey are protestors trying to portray republicans in a way - state senator ford says its hurtful. sen. aaron ford: "anyone dawning kkk regalia has a first amendment right to do so but they also need to be exposed and that was the entire purpose of my face book post and tweet. " these two individuals also had signs that indicated support for donald trump. one of the more controversial presidential candidates. while it is unclear what their intent was - the people i talked with today say theyve never seen kkk in the valley. ccsd police were

there may one less g-o-p presidential night's new hampshire primary. new jersey governor chris christie says he's heading home to -quote- "take a deep breath."christie had been hoping on a strong showing in the granite state... but finished with just 8-percent pace. one governor who's celebrating a strong finish in new hampshire... john kasich.the ohio republican came in second with 16-percent of the vote. kasich had been banking on a strong performance in new hampshire to keep his campaign afloat... and says he's making a difference thanks to his upbeat, positive message. (gov. john kasich/(r) presidential candidate) there's magic in the air with this campaign because we don't see this as just another campaign. we see this as an opportunity for all of us - and i mean all of us. us.kasich still finished nearly 20 points behind first place finisher donald trump... who turned big poll numbers into his first victory.in third place... iowa caucus winner ted cruz... who beat by a single point. on the democratic side... bernie sanders made a big comeback aft

kenneth moton, abc news manchester new hampshire 3 3 3 happening today two g-o-p presidential candidates will campaign in the upstate ahead of that upcoming south carolina primary. senator marco rubio is holding a rally at the marriott in spartanburg attend a gathering at the garrison arena in clemson starting at seven p-m. news 13 will have crews at both of today's events. for information on how to get tickets, visit the newslinks section of our website. 3 3 also today, vice president joe biden will be in north carolina. he will be at the duke university school of medicine in durham to discuss the new "national cancer moonshot" initiative. the goal of "national cancer moonshot" is to accelerate cancer research efforts, and improve cancer detection and prevention. 3 3 3 new this morning... the rutherfordton police department is asking for help, in identifying this man... police say he was involved in a larceny last saturday at a bi-lo in rutherfordton. anyone with information is asked to call sergeant kenny kempster at (828)-476-4086. 3 3 a man from morganton is accused of trying to kill

g-o-p- presidential candidates battled it out on the debate stage last night. ((kirsten joyce)) scott mclean and how donald trump's rivals are making a final push before super tuesday.... scott? this guy's a choke artist and this guy's a liar donald trump took incoming fire for much of the thursday night debate. marco rubio had been avoiding strong attacks against the republican front runner for months. but on the stage in houston...that all changed. if he hadn't inherited 200 million dollars you know where donald trump would be right now selling watches in manhattan... all changed. if he hadn't inherited 200 million dollars you know where donald trump would be right now selling watches in manhattan... this was the final debate before almost 600 delegates go up for grabs on super tuesday. trump's other main rival ted cruz also went on the offensive against the billionaire....tur ning a five man debate into a 3 man argument.... everytime anyone points at

repeating overnight that he *won't* release his tax returns.it dominated last night's g-o-p presidential debate... with marco rubio and ted cruz repeatedly taking aim at the issue. the candidates hounded trump all night long... once again attacking his controversial immigration plan.rubio accused the g-o-p front-runner of repeating himself on the campaign trail... without offering any real specifics. cruz also took his own punches at trump's conservative credentials... with trump firing back at the tea party (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate): "if you're talking about the polls, i'm beating him awfully badly..."(sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate): "but you're not beating hillary."(donald trump/(r) presidential candidate): "hey, if i can't beat her, you're really going to get killed." killed."ohio governor john kasich tried to stay positive... saying he hopes viewers see that executive experience matters.he's promising that he will "hit the ground running and we will get america moving again." 9 on your side... once again teaming up with politifact.one of the most respected

3 3 3 3 it's the home stretch to super tuesday and the g-o-p presidential contenders had a texas showdown during a primetime debate in houston. for tomorrow's south carolina primary. kenneth moton has the latest from washington. 3 gop frontrunner donald trump flanked by his rivals ted cruz and marco rubio...sot donald trump22:29:12 first of all this guy is a choke artist and this guy's a liar. rubio, the republican establishment favorite unloaded the opposition playbook on trump. sot 21:03:53trump: we're losing so much with mexico and chinarubio: i don't understand, because your ties and the clothes you make is made in mexico and in china. you'll be starting a trade war against your own ties and your own suits. trump: you don't know a thing about business. on immigration, trump was accused of hiring undocumented workers.20:52:38you're only person on this stage that's ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. trump: no, no, i'm the only one at this stage that's hired people. you haven't hired anybody. on trump's tax returnstrump 21:56:51 i want to release my tax

and it's another victory for the g-o-p presidential front-runner. donald trump won the first in the west republican presidential caucuses... his third victory this primary season. folks, this was a great evening. i love this place, i love this state.' polls show trump did well among those who prefer a political outsider. he also won with republicans who listed immigration and the economy as the most important issues. with all precints now reporting... trump secured a whopping 46 percent of the votes. finishing in second was florida senator marco rubio with 24 percent. senator ted cruz was in third.. with 21 percent. then it's doctor ben carson with 5 percent... and ohio governor john kasich with 4 percent. nevada has 30 delegates for the republican national convention, and they're distributed proportionally based on the results. now... nevada is still relatively new to caucusing.. since making the switch from primaries in 2008. we spoke to voters from different caucus locations all around northern nevada yesterday to see how it went... high school...

are criss-crossing the palmetto state. the upstate to the midlands to the lowcountry all the g-o-p presidential hopefuls are making their final pushes to voters. lets hear what some of them had to say today. "great presidents don't push people down to make themselves look better. donald trump . . . can you imagine donald trump in the oval office the way he behaves? shouting profanity? insulting women? hispanics? calling john mccain a loser because he got caught? because he was a p.o.w.? " how are we gonna handle that? that was pretty good wasn't it. the fact is i want to stick to what i want to do to fix the country. if people want to attack me, they can attack me and i'll try to respond. but i'm not going to engage in some long negative diatribe. " a day after announcing her a day after announcing her endorsement of marco rubio, governor nikki haley was back on the campaign trail with the florida senator. haley and rubio were joined senator tim scott and upstate congressman trey gowdy during an upstate swing. rubio is looking to make up ground in a state where donald trump has a sizable lead.

showed up across the state to vote for g-o-p presidential candidates. although there were no -widespread- voting problems this weekend ... the state election commission says ... there were some isolated problems. most of those were in anderson county ... where some people stood in line for more than an hour. we got reports of long lines at several precinct.... and at one ...there was only one voting mmhine. "does it make sense for any polling place to have one machine, even f prima? oohdvth o ce oneod,obviously oaaea o for ack." he says part of the problem was a record turnout. and counties could -not- use -all- of their voting machines in the republican primary ... because of the democratic primary seven days later. switch all of them over. the republican primary may be over ..but south carolina isn't out of the political spolight just yet. it's now the democrats' turn to rally for support. despite it's red state status ... south carolina has been a game changer in past democratic primaries ... 7 news reporter addie hampton looks into the importance of

trump also announced that he may run as an independent if he's not selected as the g-o-p's presidential nominee... despite promises not to. trump says the republican national committee isn't holding up their pledge "to treat him with respect"... so he doesn't have to honor his. bud hedinger of "good morning orlando" on "w-f-l-a" joins us live to talk about it. a new "public policy polling" shows donald trump appears to be running away with the race. is there anything that may shake thing's up before you can listen to bud --on his show "good morning orlando" --every morning from 6 a.m. saving you money on the fox 35 pump patrol-- regular gas is 1-57 at the wawa on central florida parkway near discovery cove way in orlando. you can also check out gas saving tips ny time. just go to "fox 35 orlando dot com" and click on traffic. legal in almost half of the country... why the social media network is taking down dispensary's pages. cqseaworld has an exciting announcment today. we'll tell you what good news for all of you thrill seekers-- seaworld orlando is revealing a piece of its new "mako

the kentucky g-o-p presidential caucus is a week from tomorrow.now.. some are concerned about how many people will show up to vote. some people with the ted cruz campaign say the party hasn't done a good job letting people know about the caucus. its the first time in decades one has been held in kentucky. the change was made this time so senator rand paul could also run for re-election at the same time. tickets to cincinnati reds games go on sale in the morning! morning!you can buy single o-clock!tickets can be purchased in person at great american ball park, and on- line. one catch - opening day tickets are not available.the redlegs are hard at work in arizona for spring training camp.opening day is monday, april fourth. the countdown to the oscars is on... and cincinnati could shine when the academy awards are handed out."carol" the movie starring cate blanchett and rooney mara - filmed here in the queen city is up for six nominations. nine on your side's scott wegener reports from a tri-state costume shop, rooting for gold. "i have this nice big bri

tonight's g-o-p presidential debate.... jolted by the sudden death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. on top of that news... the debate... now dwindled down to six republican presidential candidates... comes exactly one week before south carolina voters head to the polls in the first southern primary of the 2016 election season. melisa raney reports. --reporter pkg-as follows-- a change in tone saturday night as the remaining republican presidential candidates took the debate stage in greenville, south carolina. following a moment of silence for the late justice scalia... the candidates were asked

used some salty for the g-o-p presidential nomination. "these people, i'd like to use really foul language, i won't do it. i was going to say they're full of , but i won't say that. no it's true! it's true." trump is looking to bounce back from a second place finish in the iowa caucus... with a victory in the new hampshire primary. ted cruz... who came out on top in iowa... says donald trump is just frustrated. "donald trump is very rattled right now. he told the entire world he was going to win iowa and he didn't win. and his reaction is he got very angry. new hampshire holds its primaries on monday. as for the democrats... both hillary clinton and bernie sanders took part in a new hampshire town hall meeting for c-n-n. clinton was put on defense... for taking big money for delivering speeches. (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate) look i lots of groups, i told them what i thought, i answered questions. (anderson cooper/host) but did you have to be paid $675,000 ? (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate) well i don't know that

agencies responded to the scene on wildwood lane just after 3:30 this morning to find that home g-o-p presidential candidates are all over south carolina today as the republican primary gets closer. this is a live look at a luncheon in mt. pleasant where donald trump is expected to speak soon. he will also hold an event there at 2:30 before heading to the upstate for a rally in greenville. one of the big names heading to the campaign trial in the palmetto state today is former president george w. bush-- in support of his brother. the elder bush will appear at a jeb bush rally at the north charleston convention center. the younger bush says his brother can vouch for his readiness to be commander-in-chief. "if the point is is he a popular republican? you bet he is. based on my record and based on how he knows me. incredible validator in south carolina where values matter and where national defense matters a lot. so, i'm looking forward to the event. we should have a great crowd. and he'll help my campaign a lot." jeb bush is hoping to gain more momentum after a fourth place finish in new hampshire.

the g-o-p presidential hopefuls took major jabs at each other at town halls in south carolina. and donald trump steps up his fight with ted cruz. the latest on the race for the white house. the winter storm has the roads slick. we'll have more on what you can expect for your morning commute. for news while you're on the move, listen to our news partner news-talk 780 koh "you're watching kolo 8 news

former florida governor and g- o-p presidential candidate jeb bush is returning to reno next week ahead of the republican caucus. bush will hold a town hall in reno monday starting at 6 p-m at huffaker elementary school in reno. doors open at 5 p-m. businessman donald trump is scheduled to make a campaign stop next tuesday at the nugget casino resort in sparks. doors open at 10 a.m., with the actual and texas senator ted cruz will also be campaigning in northern nevada next week. he will be holding events in elko... reno and fernley on monday and douglas county and carson city tuesday. to register for any of the cruz events or the jeb bush town hall... head to k-t-v-n dot com and click the blue "news links" button. mike will have a look at your forecast next.... but first, today governor sandoval was one of 17 governors but first, today governor sandoval was one of 17 governors voicing their commitment to narrator: for speaking truth to power in china... women's rights are human rights. narrator: and having the fortitude to keep government out of women's personal healthcare decisions. p

kasich's remark came in response to a question about which of his g-o-p presidential rivals he'd like to have on his team at the white house. christie ended his campaign last week after a poor showing in new hampshire. donald trump tonight is taking pontiff suggested trump is not christian . .the pope said that in regard to trump's call for a wall on the mexican border... and the deportation of undocumented immigrants. the pope just finished a trip to mexico. "for a religious leader question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to be a christian//"no leader, especially a religious leader should have the right to question another man's religion or faith. faith.for good measure, the trump team even tweeted an image of the vatican showing it's surrounded by walls. a tribute tonight to a few individuals who have done so much for our community. the annual "greatest living cincinnatians" awards were handed out tonight. this year's recipients....shannon carter..... lorrence kellar... for his support of the arts... michael livingston... one of the tri-state's most influencial educators.

hear the reason behind the rereval of the (matt) the field of g-o-p presidential candidates is evev smaller, tonight. (sheila) former virginia governor jim gilmore suspended his predential campaign this afternoon. during his campaign, gilmore failed to win any support, and only qualified for two undercard he ended up with 12 votes in the iowa caucuses, and finished 12th in new hampshire. six candidatess e now left in the race. tecruz's presidential campaign has pulled an attack ad against rival marco rubio after itas revealed it included a former adult film actress. in the spot, titled "conservatives anonymous", actors portraying supporters of cruz sit in a therapy session and discuss their regrets for previously supporting rubio. one of those actors is amy lindsay, whwhhas a background appearing in softcore porn films. the cruz campaign released a statement to nbc news saying her background was not properly vetted by a casting agency. they say lindsay would never have been included in the spot had they been aware of her professional background. that sneeze may linger in the air a little lo

g-o-p candidates... today former virginia governor jim gilmore ended his presidential bid. a new poll shows democratic candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders are in a dead heat in the silver state... nearly a week ahead of the caucus here. according to the poll by free beacon conducted earlier this week... 45 percent expressed support for clinton and 45 sanders, with 9 percent undecided. the poll also asked which candidate was most honest and trustworthy... 29 percent said clinton... 53 percent said were equal. and when it came to which candidate cares more about people like themselves... 36 percent said clinton... 49 percent said sanders and 15 said they were equal. and mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up next. but first....valentine's art from the heart. a chance to do a little last minute shopping for your valentine....and help raise money for a new gallery at unr. welcome back... this is a big weekend for all you lovers out there. and there are plenty of things 2 do to celebrate valentine's day. including a couple of artful events. erin breen

the g-o-p presidential hopefuls will be working to win over those undecided voters when they go head-to-head in new hampshire tomorrow. a republican debate... hosted by a-b-c... is set for tomorrow night. donald trump... is once again sitting front and center for the debate... with marco rubio and ted cruz on either side of him. ben carson, jeb bush, john kasich and chris christie will also take the stage. cut to appear in the weekend debate. you can catch the debate tomorrow night at eight.... right here on a-b-c columbia. on the other side of the political spectrum... bernie sanders is dominating over hillary clinton... leading up to the first-in-the-nation primary. according to a c-n-n/w-m- u-r poll... sanders holds a two-to-one lead over clinton among likely new hampshire democratic voters. sanders stands at 61-percent... and clinn at 30-percent. the democratic presidential hopefuls are coming off their first-one-on-one debate in new hampshire. clinton accused sanders of "attacks by insinuation'' after he referenced the e llions of dollars raised by an outside political group supporting

g-o-p presidential hopefuls ben carson will be right here in the capital city. carson will be at cromer's... right off huger street... this morning at nine. after that, he'll be attending a veterans roundtable... that's set for 10-30 this morning.. ben carson will also be campaigning in the upstate today. carson and ted cruz will both be attending the "faith and freedom" rally in spartanburg tonight. cruz will also has stops planned in seneca later today. all of the g-o-p presidential hopefuls will be busy vying for votes across the palmetto state today. marco rubio has town halls planned in chapin, aiken and mount pleasant. following his bush is set to make stops in beaufort, summerville and myrtle beach. john kasich will be in bluffton. and donald trump will be in walterboro and sumter today. speaking of trump... he still finds himself leading the pack... among the republican presidential candidates. a new cnn-orc poll shows in the republican race, trump is leading with 38-percent support from likely voters. texas senator ted cruz hold second place with just 2

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