we first go to charles molineaux at harmon's tree farm. bombastic billionaire and leading republican presidential candidate donald trump will headline a rally in lexington county on wednesday just days before primary season begins in earnest with the iowa caucuses. trump will appear at the harmon tree farm in gilbert and host a rally at 7 p.m. the doors open at 5 p.m. the candidate's appearance comes as he continues to hold a commanding lead in national and south carolina polls as the candidate of choice for gop primary voters. white house ... and a big question: is donald trump dropping out of the much- anticipated last debate before voting starts in iowa -- a brilliant move ... or a big mistake? steve handelsman, who goes to iowa tonight, is in washington, now, with thth latest. 04-06 9-14 47-51 1:04-1:10 1:16-23 donald trump will headline a rally in lexington county on wednesday just days before primary season begins in iowa caucuses. trump will appear at the harmon tree farm in gilbert and host a rally at 7 p.m. the doors open at 5 p.m

trump is hosting a rally at the harmon tree farm in is making a stop in the midlands today. trump is hosting a rally at the harmon tree farm in gilbert at 7 tonight. trump is also making headlines this morning by his announcement that he's not attending tomorrow night's debate on fox news. a new walmart neighborhood market is set to open for business in columbia this morning. it's located on 3603 broad river road. there's also a fuel station and pharmacy at this location. the new walmart is expected to create about 105 new jobs in the midlands. the grand opening event is in just about a half an hour at 7:30. school choice week... state superintendent of education molly spearman is expected to address the school choice rally today. spearman will be at the township auditorium on taylor street. the rally is set to begin at noon. usc is hoping to help students and alumni find work through a job fair today. the career fest and the science, engineering and technology fairs are being held at the columbia metropolitan convention center from noon to 4. you're asked to bring your resum

thousands flooded harmon's tree farm in gilbert last night for trump's rally. polls show trump holds a seven-point lead over senator cruz among south carolina voters. his visit also came with another endorsement. south carolina's lieutenant governor henry mcmaster... threw his support behind the republican frontrunner. mcmaster 33 previously supported our own south carolina senator lindsey graham... before he dropped out of the race last month. political spectrum... a newly- scheduled democratic debate is in the works. m-s-n-b-c and the new hampshire union leader are partnering to host the event. it would be moderated by rachel maddow and chuck todd and be held february fourth. that's five days before the new hampshire primary. the democratic national committee has yet to give its approval for the event. back here at home... a measure moving through the state house that would require refugees to register and be tracked by the state law enforcement division. the bill faces an uphill battle. democratic senator kevin johnson of manning placed a minority report on

gop presidential hopeful donald trump will be in lexington county.he is making a stop at the harmon tree farm off highway one.the event is at 7pm and is free and open to public. 3 today is the deadline to register to vote in the democratic presidential primary. so if you have moved....make sure you are ready to vote by updating your registration.or if you have moved from one county to another, you must register in your new county by the deadline to be eligible to vote.the republican voter registration deadline was last week.the gop primary is february 20....and the democratic primary is february 27. 3 today a full committee in the senate is expected to hear a bill that would limit state resources to incoming refugees. yesterday a senate subcommittee listened to testimony from people who are for and against the resettlement of refugees in south carolina.senate bill 997 would take away state funding from refugee programs, allow sled funding to track refugees and put civil liabilities on refugee resettlement organizations.senator kevin johnson voted against the bill, but senators katrina shealy

trump will be holding a rally at harmon tree farm in gilbert. the washington post is reporting that former state senator jake knotts will endorse trump for president at the event. knotts made national headlines several years ago when he referred to then gubernatorial candidate nikki haley as a "raghead." tomorrow's rally will be at 7...doors open at 5. here in south carolina, if you have not registered to vote in the democratic primary--tomorrow is the last day to do so. you can register on the south carolina election commission website at sc votes dot org. the deadline to register to vote in the republican primary has already passed. coming up on wis news at 6-- now a state lawmaker is spelling out the "bias" he says makes him want to crack down on the media the state representative who regulate the media. and he explained it "to" the media today. he told will whitson the bill was to prove a point. representative pitts' proposal gained a lot of notoriety when it was filed- the bill, which he says promotes responsible journalism- requires a stat

he's making a stop at the harmon tree farm off highway one. the event is at 7 o'clock free and open to the public >>> a reminder that today is the deadline to register to vote in the democratic presidential primary. if you have moved, make sure you are ready to vote updating your registration. you also have to do that if f you have moved counties. you need to register in her new county by that deadline today to be eligible to vote. republican voter registration deadline was last week. the gop primaries is february 20, and the democratic primary is february 27. >>> let's go to the statehouse, today a full senate committee is expected to hear a bill that would limit state resources to incoming refugees. yesterday, and senate subcommittee, they listen to testimony from people who are for and against the resettlement of refugees in south carolina. senate bill 997 would take away state funding from refugee programs allow sled funding to track refugees, and put civil liabilities on refugee resettlement organizations. senator kevin johnson voted agai

he is making a stop at the harmon tree farm off of highway one. the event is at 7:00 this evening. it is free and open to the public. >>> today is the deadline to register to vote in the presidential primary. if you have moved, be ready to vote by updating your registration. or if you moved from one county to another, you must register in your new county by the deadline which is today, in order to be eligible to vote. the republican voter registration deadline was last week. the gop primary is february 20. and the democratic primary is february 27. >>> fast food chain wendy's says it is investigating reports of unusual activity on cards used at some of the restaurants. the company says fraudulent charges may have occurred on cards that had been used customers to watch for unauthorized charges on their cards. >>> a's father who was accused of theft after he confiscated his 12-year-old daughter's a cell phone over and inappropriate has -- text has been acquitted. ronald jackson was arrested after he commandeered his daughter's cell phone and refused to give it back. the 36-year-old f

nonetheless, there was mcmaster last night at harmon's tree farm. delivering an enthusiastic message of support---even as some in the crowd were probably thinking... isn't this the guy who ran for governor against nikki haley---lost---and then joined forces with her? the same nikki haley who earlier this month, responded to the state of the union address by calling on her party to reject angry voices, there's not much doubt mcmaster has been a mainstream republican. in the last presidential cycle, he endorsed former utah governor jon huntsman---seen by many as one of the most moderate gop candidates. consultant joel sawyer handled huntsman's campaign here---and i asked sawyer today whether mcmaster's trump support signals the start of a south carolina republican party shift toward trump. we'll see but i think the larger thing that it presents is that there is a a growing sense of inevitability...for donald trump as the nominee. you know the idea that donald trump will not only be a serious contender but the front-runner a year ago would have been la

harmon tree farm. >>> today is your last day to register. we want to vote in south carolina's democratic presidentiprimary that's february 27th. the deadline to register for the republican primary, you've already missed that. if you want to sign up, the democratic primary by february 27th. and the republican primary the day. >>> and the update on a baby we'll hear from her parents the power of a child's prayer.. >>> the power of a child's prayer, one up state toddler getting national attention after her parents recorded her saying a prayer in her crib. >> her parents posted the video a couple of days ago and they're in shock that their daughter is going viral. >> reporter: between running and playing like most 2-year- olds. this litgirl's faith shines through song and prayer. she w e her life knowing the power of prayer. >> reporter: h and dad grew up in church, they married in church and now they're carrying their values at home and in prayer. >> she impacted so many people at her young age in the name of jesus. >> rept last sunday nit they

trump will appear at harmon tree farm on augusta road in gilbert. doors open in about an hour-- the event will start at 7. charles molineaux and chad mills will have live coverage from the campaign rally. one e lace trump says he e ll not be - is tomorrow night's presidential debate hosted by fox news. it's a decision that comes just days before the iowa caucuses. scott mclean on what is perhaps donald trump's most stunning move yet. :48-:55 1:15-1:23 presidential candidate "i probably won't bother doing the debate." just days before iowans vote... the clear republican front- runner hinting, and his campaign confirming that he's skipping thursday night's republican debate...escalating a feud with fox news that's simmered for months... "you've called women you don't like fat pigs" the network refusing to back down on trump's call to replace moderator megyn "violates all journalistic standards" today, trump fired another shot on twitter saying... "i refuse to call megyn kelly a bimbo, because that would not be politically correct. instead i will only

rally here in lexington kicks off in an hour as you can see, people are still coming here at harmon tree farm. and we will be here throughout the night and we'll have updated coverage for you tonight at 11:00. from lexington, jennifer ready, abc columbia news. >> thank you so much, jennifer. a newly scheduled democratic debate is in the works. msnbc and the new hampshire union leader are partnering to host the event. now, it would be moderated by rachel maddow and chuck todd and held february 4th. that's five days before the new hampshire primary. the democratic national committee has yet to give its approval, though, for the event. education was at the forefront today. students and supporters rallied for national school choice week. >> abc columbia's beth rousseau has more on the celebration and the rally today and the proposed law that the governor hopes will help people once they leave the classroom. >> chanting. in celebration of each and every education option. >> schools that are getting better and better all the time and the main reason, south carolina school choice effort that has mad

the businessman is hosting a rally at the harmon tree farm in gilbert at seven tonight. the event is free, but trump's campaign is asking people to register one place trump says he won't be-- tomorrow night's presidential debate hosted by fox news. it's a decision that comes just days before the iowa caucuses. tracie potts has more from washington. :08-:14 :25-:35 :36-:43 :50-:54 :58-1:05 fresh off two key endorsements - donald trump now says he's skipping thursday's debate because he thinks the wonderful . wonderful." fox calls trump's "terrorizations" of anchor megyn kelly "near unprecendented." ted cruz - who seemed to have a lock on iowa - is challenging trump to a one-on-one. "i want you to think how you would react if you were interviewing someone for a job and they said you know what, i'm not willing to show up to it's the year of the outsider so he may be okay, but some iowans may wonder, why are you quitting?" the democrats are also fighting for an iowa win. hillary clinton's touting years of experience in a new ad: super burned in presidential candidate "i've b

trump will appear at the harmon tree farm on augusta road in gilbert for the 7:00 event. one place you won't see him, on stage in tomorrow night's debate in iowa. the event is being broadcast on fox news. trump has previously criticized fox news anchor and moderator megyn kelly. instead, trump says he'll be raising money for veterans at the same time as the g.o.p. presidential debate and the decision for trump to skip the debate isn't being taken lightly by his competition. republican presidential hopeful ted cruz is challenging trump to a one-on-one debate any time between now and the iowa caucuses. according to a cnn/orc poll, cruz is trump's closest competition. nationwide, trump continues to dominate the polls taking 41% of senator cruz comes in second with 19% among those voters. but with the polls continuing to shift, it is important to remember that your vote does matter. >> every vote counts, right? and on the other side of the political spectrum, time is running out to make sure your voice is heard. the deadline to register to vote in the south carolina democrati

gop presidential hopeful donald trump will be in lexington county.he is making a stop at the harmon tree farm off highway one.the event is at 7pm and is free and open to public. 3 today is the deadline to register to vote in the democratic presidential primary. so if you have moved....make sure you are ready to vote by updating your moved from one county to another, you must register in your new county by the deadline to be eligible to vote.the republican voter registration deadline was last week.the gop primary is february 20....and the 27. 3 3 today a full committee in the senate is expected to hear a bill that would limit state resources to incoming refugees. that comes after a subcommittee passed the bill yesterday....after listening to public input on the matter. news 19's loren thomas was at what this bill entails.3 3 culture simply does not want desire to us."people for and against the of refugees in got up to speak in front of general senate "we are called neighbors and exactly by beliefs or to speak during the hearing including the director of refugee lutheran carolinas." all countri

many people waited in line for hours at harmon's tree farm to see donald trump hold his latest rally. some came to lexington county because they're hardcore trump supporters -- others who are still undecided the night started with a big palmetto state endorsement. "donald trump speaks the truth. he's a man of decision. he's a man of action. he speaks the truth as he sees it in words that everybody understands." lieutenant governor henry mcmaster, a long-time republican voice in the state, threw his support behind trump -- an endorsementnt the candidate gladly accepted as he spoke to a crowd of several thousand -- some inside the gilbert barn and others outside in overflow rooms. "we could have maybe gotten a bigger barn. they said wear a hat. they said to me wear a hat tonight because we're in a barn, but this is a pretty nice barn. it's a friendly barn." trump touched on many of the topics he usually does. he said he'll strengthen border security with a wall, that will be paid for by mexico. he said he'd repeal and replace obamacare. he said he'd make the military "what we have going

thousands flooded harmon tree farm last night for trump's rally. it shows trump holds a seven point lead over cruz among south carolina voters and his visit garnered another endorsement. south carolina's lieutenant governor harry mcmaster has thrown his support behind the republican frontrunner. >> we want everybody to get out and vote. when you do, do like i do. vote for donald trump for president! >> mcmaster previously supported south carolina senator lindsey graham but that was before he dropped out of the race last month. >> meanwhile, a newly scheduled debate are in the works. it would be moderated by rachel maddow and chuck todd february 4th. five days before the new hampshire primary. the democratic national committee hasn't given approval back here at home, a measure moving through the statehouse that would require refugees to register and be tracked by the state law enforcement division. >> that's right. this bill faces an uphill battle, though. democratic senator kevin johnson of manning placed the minority report on the bill that blocks

tomorrow, he will be holding a rally at harmon tree farm in gilbert. the washington post is reporting that former state senator jake knotts will endorse trump for president at the event. knotts made national headlines several years ago when he referred to then gubernatorial candidate nikki haley as a "raghead." tomorrow's rally will be at 7...doors open at 5. with just days before the iowa caucuses, trump and his closes challenger, t t cruz are focusing their attacks on each other. and as sunlen serfaty reports, they aren't holding anything back. --reporter pkg-as follows-- ted cruz's final pitch framed as dire warning, sounding the alarm among conservatives. presidential candidate "if donald wins iowa, he right now has a substantial lead in new hampshire, if he went on to win new hampshire as well, there is a very good chance he could be unstoppable and be our nominee." ted cruz now casting himself as the underdog. in a private meeting with evangelical pastors, making his final pitch himself.....but about how he is the best chance to stopoponald trump

out in support for the republican 3 that endorsement took place during a campaign rally at the harmon tree farm in lexington county.people from all across the area showed up to hear what he had to say. the audience was so big...that a tent had to be set up outside for the overflow of people.trump stuck to his main talking points. building a wall along the border, his opponents and creating jobs. 3 i will be the greatest jobs president that god ever created.i love the people of south carolina. from day one i've loved them. we will be back a lot. take care of yourselves and make sure you vote. you've got to vote. we love you. 3 in a poll used by cbs released monday, trump holds the lead over the other republican candidates in the state of south carolina. 3 after donald trump announced he would not be at the debate and instead raise money for charity, students decided to do the same. students for trump will host a debate watch party at carolina 8pm until 11pm. the event will collect money and supplies to the wounded warrior project. the group says that one hundred percent of donations will go to w

trump will hold a rally at harmon tree farm on augusta road in gilbert. doors open at five and the event starts at seven. one place you won't see him.... on stage at tomorrow night's debate in iowa. the debate is being broadcast by fox news. you may recall trump has previously criticized fox news anchor and moderator megyan kelly. instead, trump says he'll be raising money for veterans tomorrow night... at the same time of the g-o-p presidential debate. the decision for trump to skip the debate... isn't being taken lightly by his competition. republican presidential hopeful is challenging trump to a one-on-one debate anytime between now and the iowa caucuses. according to a c-n-n/o-r-c poll... cruz is trump's closest competition. nationwide, trump continues to dominate the polls... taking 41-percent of support. second... with 19-percent support among voters. but with the polls continuing to shift... it's important to remember... your vote matters. that's right. and on the other side of the political spectrum... time is running out to make sure your voice

issues. 3 3 gop frontrunner donald trump will be in lexington county tomorrow.he will be at harmon tree farm off highway one at 7pm.the event is free and open to public. 3 a a uth carolina representative pulled his endorsement for hilary clinton to support another candidate. representative justin bamberg announced his endorsement for bernie sanders at the south carolina democratic party monday.bamberg did not say why he pulled his endorsement from clinton campaign but he believes sanders can change 3 don't forget... the deadadne to register to vote in the democratic presidential primary is tomorrow.the democratic primary is february 27. so if you have moved....make sure you are ready to vote by updating your registration.or if you have moved from one county to another, you must register in your new county by the deadline to be eligible to vote.the republican voter registration deadline was last week. 3 3 happening today... columbia mayor steven benjamin will give the state of city address. it's all starts tonight at 6 at city hall.there will be a reception after the address. stick with news

it's at harmon tree farm.. the doors open at the event starts at 7. today.. a facility officially opens in spartanburg. it promises 150 jobs.. over the next few years. trelleborg wheel systems announced back in 2014.. it was building the new facility in spartanburg county. it is a 50 million dollar investment governor nikki haley will be at thi morning's cm. 7:45:21 pausfor ns ribbon cutting/cheering moments ago..officials cut the ribbon at a new walmart neighbormarket in simpsonville. this is on west georgia road. they had a city leaders.and even will employ about 95 people. it has groceries and a pharmacy. stay with us malachi has a check of your forecast and emily has your live drive traffic whenwe joining us. we'll be back in 25 minutes with more... have >>> welcome, welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, chelsea handlers offers a different kind of monologue, you could say. what does she teach a young chelsea about dating and others. >> a hidden side of super bowl fever. the wives of drew brees and mccaffrey and ben watson pull b

from lieutenant governor henry mcmaster. 3 both were in lexington tonight during a rally at harmon tree farm - mcmaster said in part quote "i am delighted to support donald trump. he is a man of accomplishment and speaks the truth in words everyone can understand, instills confidence in the people about our country's bright future, and reflects and believes in the strength and determination necessary for success" 3 the support comes following fox news gop debate set for tomorrow.the businessman is choosing to hold his own event rather than attend the final debate before the iowa caucuses - due to what he sees as moderator megyn kelly's bias against him.trump will instead host an event at drake university benefitting several veterans organizations.the event will take place at the same time as the debate - starting at 7 p.m.during a rally in lexington tonight - here's what trump had to say about his decision. 3 3 3 "you know what we're going to do? we're going to raise a lot of money for the vets. that's what we're going to do. we're going to raise a lot of money." money."the other 11 canidida

he is going to be at harmon tree farm off highway one at 7 p.m. that event is free and open to the public. >>> do not forget the deadline to register to vote in the democratic presidential primary is tomorrow. very soon here. the democratic primary is february 27. if you have moved, make sure you are ready to vote by obtaining a registration. if you have moved from one county to another you still need to register in your new county by county by that deadline in order to be eligible to vote. the republican voter registration deadline was last week. >>> there is now less than one clinton and bernie sanders in a very close race. brian webb has the latest on how candidates from both sides are making the final pitch to iowa voters. >>reporter:at a democratic presidential town hall in iowa last night, bernie sanders and hillary clinton did their best to set themselves apart. >> hillary clinton voted for the war in iraq. i lead the effort against wall street, the regulation. see where hillary clinton was on this issue. >>reporter: there are very -- >> th

trump is hosting a rally at the harmon tree farm in gilbert at 7 tonight. trump is also making headlines this morning by his announcement that he's not attending tomorrow night's republican presidential debate on fox news. a new walmart neighborhood market is set to open for business in columbia this morning. it's located on 3603 broad river road. there's also a fuel station and pharmacy at this location. the new walmart is expected to 105 new jobs in the midlands. the grand opening event is in just about a half an hour at 7:30. today we'll see the jerseys that will be worn by columbia's new minor league baseball team. officials from the columbia fireflies will present the team's jerseys and announce the 2016 coaching staff. they will also announce the winners of the 'name the team' contest. the event is today at 4 at the south carolina state museum. it's free and open to the public. keep it tuned right here to w-i-s news 10 for more of the "today show". and get breaking news first at i'm gonna stand by you >>> 8:00 on "today." jamie-lynn sigler speaks out.

for the republican frontrunner. 3 that endorsement took place during a campaign rally at the harmon tree farm in lexington county.it also comes one day after trump dropped out of the iowa debate.news19's chuck ringwalt was there ....as people from all across the area showed up to hear what trump had to say. 3 that's right. thousands of supporters we're here to listen to exactly what donald trump had to say. ---"sb"trump was welcomed by a large and loud crowd wednesday night...an audience so big...that a tent had to be set up outside for the overflow crowd. the event kicked off with an endorsement from lt. governor henry mcmaster. "sb"trump stuck to his main talking points. building a wall along the creating jobs. "sb"and although he has decided to not participate in the fox news debate thursday night....he did say what he would be doing in iowa. "sb"the latest cbs poll shows trump holding a double digit lead over his nearest republican challenger in the state of south carolina. ---and with that endorsement from lt governor henry mcmaster...it will interesting to see if and other south carolin