first lynn city graham announ announcing his support for jeb bush in about 40 minutes. >> graham is one of the most effective and respected voices. he was look for somebody who was ready to do the job on day one, ready to be commander in chief, rebuild the mill tai, detailed real plan to deal with isis and jeb laid that out before the paris and san bernardino attacks. that's something that drew him to our campaign. the other thing is bush is a conservati conservative. he's been consistent conservative since the time he's run from florida. >>> he decides ghot with rubio and go with bush. >> i think he pointed out there were these two back bench senators, marco rubio and ted cruz and who flip flops first. the reality is both of these guys held positions that were convenient at the time plitt lick i and now they're trying to hold different positions in today's time. i think lynn city has liked the fact that he stood strong. >> what do you think of the fact of the super pac dropping boat loads of money in new hampshire for bush and his campaigning that it seems as though there's still no tr

of the "first in the coming up, graham talks about his role in the campaign and when he knew it was time to bow out. south carolina senatorsays he's not sure if the future holds another presidential campaign for him. he sat down with our will whitson this afternoon to talk 2016 and beyond. will: when did you know you'd need to suspend your camamign graham: it became obvious to me that it'd be difficult to be on the main stage - national polling requirements kind of put us behind the eight ball - i just didn't see a way forward to get on the main stage - without doing that it'd be hard to break through and i decided to suspend with emotional issues like immigration - i think i drove the debate on national security - i hope that will be one of the legacies of my campaign - that people can look back on and be a part of. will: in your campaigning you coined the term happy hour debate - your social media game was on point even with the cell phone. graham: i'm sitting in washington in my office and my phone starts ringing every two seconds - they came into my office and said donald trump

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graham: no. sharyl: how can it be stopped? senator graham: congress won't let it. sharyl: the debate has gone on since almost the start. the gitmo prison was opened during the george w. bush administration after the on the u.s. >> two planes apparently crashed into each tower. sharyl: the first 20 detainees arrived just four months after 9/11. nearly 800 suspected islamic extremist enemy combatants have spent time there. 9 have died, 678 have been released or transferred, most of them under bush. around a third of those have returned to the battlefield. carol rosenberg is the military affairs correspondent for the "miami herald" who's covered gitmo since the first detainees arrived. carol: nobody knew anything about them. attitudes were really, really raw. remember, this was jan. 11 following the september 11th attacks. we were told that these were the worst of the worst. and i think there was a lot of fear, certainly by the troops and other people there, about who would come off that airplane. sharyl: back in 2002, the u.s. military allowed rosenbe and a small gro

graham is touring e country to send a message. vote for candidates that stand for bibilical truth and biblical principles and are willing to didn't tell people which presidential candidate to vote for... many in the audience said they find themselves leaning a certain way with less than 4 weeks left before the iowa caucuses. 43:51 it's ted cruz right now. 44:38 i would say ted cruz as well. holly?? ted cruz or ben carson. while mr. graham never mentioned a candidate by name, he asked the crowd to make a careful consideration. fg 25:13 vote for candidates that stand for biblical truth and biblical principles and are willing to live 'em okay. and for many in this crowd, that candidate is ted cruz. laura 44:01 i love his faith, his willingness to speak aboutt. he's firm on what he believes, he isn't waivering. kim 44:55 his dependency on christ is cool to see in a candidate and he is so stuck to that is awesome. for others who are undecided, graham's visit gave them the guidance they were looking for. holly 48:57 it really helped ent

gabrielle: franklin graham kicks off his tour in iowa on tuesday. nigel: franklin graham is scheduled to make stops in columbia on february 9. gabrielle: he will be in atlanta on february 10th. nigel: republican presidential candidate donald trump has released his first television campaign ad. titled "great again," the 30-second clip focuses on islamic terrorists and immigration. it will air in iowa and new hampshire, but also, he has paid for radio spots in his campaign. he will promise to spend $2 million per week on tv ads alone. gabrielle: police in myrtle beach are seeking funding to install license plate readers at entrances to the city. the readers would reportedly be in addition to a $2 million project to install traffic cameras. the readers would snap voters of license plates of passing cars. the system could alert officers about cars wanted in criminal cases. the city council asked more details on the plan. nigel: someone is holding a $1 million ticket in north charleston this morning. according to a news release, the ticket was purchased

remember, courser wants graham to send the e-mail for him. instead, the trusted aide says shaken and alarmed. >> i couldn't believe he was asking me, and i, i couldn't do it. i texted him back and said, "todd, i can't help you do this. i can't help you cover it up." >> i think loyalty went out the window for the staffers. >> reporter: undeterred, courser sends out the self-incriminating to a republican mailing list. "breaking scandal" blared the subject line. indeed, it feels like this scandal has crossed into olivia pope's turf. >> in this town, your career is over. >> reporter: and yet, despite hitting his self-destruct button, courser does not self-destruct. the e-mail gets little notice. the sleaze bomb is a dud. >> i sort of dismissed it, because i thought, well, i hear a lot of weird stuff in politics and a lot of slanderous things are said about a lot of people. >> reporter: better still, the tormenting texter never follows through with the threats. did you think, "i'm going to get away with this?" >> i don't think it was really to get

graham quit at zero. trump's main sparring partner from last night's debate ted cruz made a stop here in the midlands this afternoon. cruz took mark in a presidential forum series. the texas senator discussed the constitution and potential supreme court. >> i think we have an opportunity. how do we win the general election in 2016? i think we fight for hard-working men and women across this country who want to believe again in the promise of this country and we run against the bipartisan corruption of washington. >> reporter: and most polls have cruz either tied with or just behind frontrunner donald trump. in the studio tonight, i'm eric weisfeld, abc columbia news. >>> the republicans took to the stage in the low country last night. sunday it's the democrats turn. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will participate in a debate at charleston at the gillian center. according to the most recent poll, clinton has a commanding lead in south carolina with more than 60% of support among like l

the reverend franklin graham...the son of billy graham...held a noontime rally on the iowa statehouse steps. several thousand people packed in on a frigid afternoon to hear the launch of what graham calls his decision america tour. graham's touring the country...saying too many christians have given up on politics. des moines police are struggling to locate a possible witness in a homicide investigation... they are searching for 60-year old alf freddie clark. investigators issued a material witness warrant for his arrest yesterday. they believe he way have information about a shooting at an apartment building on south union street in des moines on december 27th. one person was killed.. and another injured in the shooting. meanwhile police say no charges will be filed in a home invasion on december seventh. police say 31-year old travis williams broke into a home on east 14th street and was stabbed by the homeowner. williams died from his injuries. police say the homeowner acted in getting home tonight could be much easier than getting to work in the morning... chief meteorologist ed w

yea kurt / bev it has only been two weeks -- but gianni graham is already more than halfway through her goal to collect one thousand barbie dolls for one thousand girls in shelters and foster homes across hampton roads. and its not just her friends and family helping -- 4:16:15 reading letter it says what an amazing project from sherry hoffman this letter that gianni graham is reading -- came in a shipment of donated barbie dolls today. 4:18:00 i feel excited i guess according to graham -- shipments like this one from pasadena, california have norfolk daily. after she made a new years resolution to collect one thousand barbie dolls for one thousand girls in shelters and foster homes across hampton roads. 4:30:15 shocking and happy at the same time originally -- graham said she hoped to achieve her goal in two months -- but in only two weeks she has gone from 5 barbie dolls to more than 500. 4:28:34 i have had a lot of help reaching my goal. some of that help -- is from facebook posts like this one from ashton kutcher. 4:20:40 i didnt know it was that far i didnt even know that he was go

just to give you an example, martha, leadership day graham and -- lindsey graham and nikki haley endorsed mitt romney in 2012, and speaker gingrich won handily. martha: in terms of getting to the issue of what they're discussing, last night donald trump was asked if he had rethought his stance on keeping all muslims out of the country, not letting any muslims into the country at all at least temporarily, as he says, until we figure out what is going on. he said, no, he hasn't rethought that. you heard leadership say graham say we could not and should not declare war on any religion -- >> but we should just go and overthrow assad -- martha: pardon me? >> yeah, he just wants to go and overthrow assad creating a vacuum in the middle east. no, don trump should not back off, and it is only for immigration. it's not all muslims, it's muslims immigrating into the united states. and here in south carolina the last poll showed that mr. trump has almost 40% support here. after those comments, martha. so, no, absolutely not. we have to have someone who is willing to stand up for the people of this c

franklin graham left the republican party. what could this mean for presidential candidates? john: the cold air sweeping across lake erie, producing snow showers around cleveland. an additional half inch to an inch of snow possible in cleveland. >> you're watching live, local, breaking news. with carol goldsmith, michael cogdill, and the weather with chief meteorologist john cessarich. sports with brad fralick. this is wyff news 4 at 6:00 in high definition. carol: the son of billy graham is hitting the road, holding rallies in 50 states and urging christians to vote. franklin graham has left the republican party and says he will not endorse any candidate. >> we are not supporting any candidates or any party. we want to lift up the name of jesus christ. carol: franklin graham kicks we're a week away now from thecollege football national championship game... and stores are cashing in...wyff news 4 was there when ashipment of orange bowl championshirts were delivered to mr. knickerbocker in downtown clemson... excited fans werewaiting around to get their hands on one... this st

amanda/bam: franklin graham's tour is called 'decision america.' he's making a stop at all fifty state capitol's during this busy election season. des moines was the very first stop on the tour. it didn't matter to the people in this crowd outside of the iowa statehouse that they were going to stand in the cold for more than an hour. they were warmed by their excitement to see franklin graham take the stage. franklin 12:05 i have no hope in democrats, republicans, tea party, my hope is in jesus christ. holly 48:34 franklin graham stood up and said enough and our whole political establishment is broken, the only thing that's going to fix it is jesus christ. graham is touring the country to send a message. 25:13 vote for candidates that stand for bibilical truth and biblical principles and are willing to live'em okay. while the evangilist didn't tell people which presidential candidate to vote for... many in the audience said they find themselves leaning a certain way with less than 4 weeks left before the iowa caucuses. 43:51 it's ted cruz right now

it turns out courser wants graham to send an anonymous e-mail to fellow republicans. and it ain't about tax reform. >> it's already written. i didn't print it. i don't know what god will do, buddy. todd courser caught on tape behind lansing nightclub. in truth, courser secretly weeks ago due to a male on male paid for sex. he is a bisexual porn-addicted sexual deviant. >> reporter: your ears aren't deceiving you. courser has concocted an e-mail to shovel dirt on himself for scandalous behavior. and check out the potty-mouth on this devout christian. >> and then you just get nasty about it. over lansing since the election. gun-toting, bible-thumping, [ bleep ] freak. he doesn't work in lansing. he's just there feeding his habit of alcohol, drugs and illicit sex. >> what he was telling me literally blew me away. i did not expect that that would happen, that he would say those things. >> reporter: and it just gets crazier because courser insists that none of these scandalous claims are true. in fact, they're absurd. but that's the whole point. >> i'm not a homosexual. i

also breaking as we speak, graham getting ready to endorse jeb bush. he says that's who he wants to united states. we have live pictures coming to us out of south carolina. once he takes to the podium we will take you there for live coverage. if it doesn't happen here on "wake up with the wagners," we'll have you covered on the cw las vegas. it is water cooler time right now. let's dive in with dana. coming out of california. a nurse there has won the powerball jackpot. she works here at the park avenue healthcare and wellness center. the workers went crazy when they found out their fellow nurse has won. hands in the air everybody. hands in the air like you don't care. she didn't win. >> kim: that is terrible. >> dana: her son was playing a prank on her. the son sent her a picture of what he said it was winning ticket. not funny. she thought she won. that joy was taken away shortly there after. meanwhile we know that minnesota vehicle action kicker missed a game winning 27-yard kick in the playoffs against the seahawks. now a group of kids have come to

graham quit at zero.ome analyst though who say jeb bush dropping out of the race would actually hurt donald trump. >> well, that math is peculiar. i thought jeb bush had a strong debate last night. lindsey graham is a respected figure in the senate if not a powerful presidential candidate. certainly in south carolina. the fact he decided to endorse jeb bush whose had a lot of bad news over the last couple of weeks and months instead of saying marco rubio who has tried his foreign credential policies is significant. we have been through this pregame for months and months now. millions of dollars spent and now consultants can't wait to get down the field. let the voters do that. south carolina is a third state. lindsey graham is a force in the state. we'll see if it changes the outcome. it's the first good boost he's had in a long time. >> before we go on, i must take a break so we can pay the bills here at cnn. amanda and john stand by. we'll continue the conversation after the break. the complete balanced

steve: just last month, graham dropped out of the republican party. he plans to visit new hampshire and south carolina in the next few weeks. cynthia: classes just restarted this week for des moines students. but the district is already looking for more teachers for the next school year. more than 200 new teachers, in they will fill positions vacated by teachers retiring, departing, or promoted. des moines schools are holding a career fair this weekend january 9 at the community choice credit union convention center. interviews for those who are preregistered start at 8:00 a.m. you can register at jobs.dmschools.com. if you're going out on saturday, you had better bundle up. kurtis: it is a ways away, but there is a big cold push on the way in. schoolnet webcam, just a few clouds rolling in. most locations ever turned down below the freezing mark. a mild day. into the metro down into knoxville and ottumwa. ames, you were above the freezing mark at 33 degrees. cloud cover. temperatures in the upper to mid 20's up there. not a lot of wind but those will

franklin graham will hold prayer rallies and urge christians to vote. but franklin graham has left the republican party, and says he won't endorse any candidates. >> we're not supporting any candidates or any party, but we want to lift up the name of jesus christ. michael: in this video, franklin graham says he wants people to vote for candidates that stand for biblical values. furman political scieiee professor danielle vinson says graham's tour may be a response to widespread frustration with politics among conservative christians. >> i think mostly, to remind evangelicals that their votes are important. this has been a tough year for them politically, with the supreme court ruling on gay marriage, and also the planned parenthood videos, with many of them wanting defunding for planned parenthood in this year's budget from congress, and it didn't happen. michael: vinson says republicans ted cruz, marco rubio, ben carson, and jeb bush could benefit most from graham's tour. she says donald trump is not likely to benefit. franklin graham is scheduled to f

graham is touring the country to send a memeage. vote for candidates that stand for bibilical truth and biblical principles and are willing to live'em okay. while the evangilist didn't tell people which presidential candidate to vote for... many in the audience said they find themselves leaning a certain way with less than 4 weeks left before the iowa caucuses. 43:51 it's ted cruz right now. 44:38 i would say ted cruz as well. holly?? ted cruz or ben carson. while mr. graham never mentioned a candidate by name, he asked the crowd to make a careful consideration. fg 25:13 vote for candidates that stand for biblical truth and biblical principles and are willing to live 'em okay. and for many in this crowd, that candidate is ted cruz. laura 44:01 i love his faith, his willingness to speak about it. he's firm onhat he believes, he isn't waivering. kim 44:55 his dependency on is so stuck to that is awesome. for others who are undecided, graham's visit gave them the guidance they were looking for. holly 48:57 it really helped enter me on

graham is scheduled to be in south carolina in february graham says he's encouraging christians to vote for candidates who uphold biblical principles. geoff: in other news this morning the site of the san , bernardino shooting rampage that killed 14 people, and hurt 21 others, will re-open today. there will be tighter security as the inland regional center's 600 employees go back to work. the center has been closed since the december second mass shooting. allyson: also happening today. president barack obama tackles gun n ntrol with the attorney general. president obama meets with loretta lynch today to talk about what steps he can take to stem gun violence. it's expected the president will use executive action to strengthen background checks for gun purchases. gyms across the area are very popular right now as people promise to get fit in the new year. but many people have a tough time sticking with those resolutions. allyson:dale:geoff: their last long. trainers at the ymca in greenville say it's important to have a plan you're able to accomplish. roughly 3500 people usually sign up a

south carolina senator and former g-o-p presidential candidate lindsey graham announced who has his vote for president. "i have concluded without any hesitation without any doubt that jeb bush is ready on day one to be a commander in chief worthy of the sacrifices of the one percent who have been fighting this war. last night, he said, "i will have their graham dropped his bid for the presidency back in december after failing to gain traction in the race, but vowed to lend his campaigning efforts to another candidate. during this morning's joint news conference in south carolina, jeb bush thanked graham for his endorsement and praised him on his foreign policy experience. jeb bush took the backseat to the war of words between his fellow rivals, donald trump and ted cruz last night. peter alexander has the highlights from the first republican debate of the new year. the clash in carolina. trump: so you should go out, get a declaratory judgment, let the courts decide-- 21:31:40 because now he's doing a little bit better! it's true! dominated by a pair of bitter exchanges between donald tru