. >> i'm kate bolduan. we want to welcome our viewers around the world. it is caucus day in america. we are here in beautiful des moines, iowa hours from now the first real numbers will be tallied and the very first contest of the 2016 race. >> the caucuses start at 8:00 p.m. eastern. that is what we know for sure. beyond that anything could happen. both races are close. for democrats, hillary clinton with the tiniest of leads over bernie sanders. for the republicans, donald trump with a slight edge over ted cruz, who has a slight edge over rubio. all the candidates making their final pitches today. donald trump is about to hold his first rally. jim acosta is with the campaign in waterloo, iowa. >> it is caucus day. the candidacy donald trump is put to the ultimate test. the question of the day, obviously, is whether all these thousands of people who show up at these big events at these auditoriums and stadiums around the country, do they show up and vote or do they show up in caucus in the case of iowa. the trump campaign has been pulling out all the sto

>>> john burman here with kate bolduan. this is cnn special live coverage of a very, very big election day. and donald trump a very, very big winner in south carolina. winning the south carolina primary by about ten points. this after he won new hampshire by more than that. if you can believe it, our reporters who cover donald trump tell us the campaign feels the media is not giving donald trump the credit he deserves. really? well, let's discuss this more. and joining us is dillon buyer, and he is on the vegas strip right now where the republican race now shifts, because they have caucuses there on tuesday, and dillon, what about this? the media not giving donald trump the credit that he deserve and somehow the suggestion is if we were another candidate and won as much as he has won so far, 2 of 3 races, people would say this race is all but over. >> well, initially, it seems like a hard argument to take seriously. you think about the breathless coverage that donald trump has been given. the media has always been more than

i'm kate bolduan. >> i'm john berman. we want to welcome our viewers.re universe is right here in the state of new hampshire. >> nay, if i need to remind you, it is new hampshire primary day in america. >> voters hitting the polls in the nation's first primary of 2016 could be a record turn out. these are live pictures of polling sites. it is a state full of last

i'm kate bolduan and we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. >> i'm john berman and we are live, yes live, and this is cnn's special live coverage of the big, big night in the presidential race, a race that is changing a lot over the last few hours on the republican side, donald trump with a huge win in south carolina, and now cle clearly the frontrunner, and seemingly by a lot. the democrats, hillary clinton really reasserted herself into the race, and she won the kaus kuss in nevada, and decisive win there. >> and looking at the republican field, it is leaner tonight, and does that mean it will get meaner? we will see. jeb bush was once considered the man to beat on the republican side with the multi million war chest, but he is now out. he announced tonight that he is going to be suspending his campaign and in a word that is couldn't be classier, and that is a bush family representative saying so. and marco rubio and ted cruz battling for the second place, but the night belongs to billionaire from new york donald trump. that is where we are go

. >> and i'm kate bolduan. game on in south carolina. in the next few minutes, both ted cruz and jeb bush will be holding their first events in the key state following the stunni stunning finish in new hampshire. this is the kickoff of a ten-day scramble with a state known to not be always so fair but intense campaigning. or as one rubio aide puts it, it's going to be a blood bath. >> ted cruz coming off a surprising third-place finish behind john kasich and jeb bush. this week, jeb bush will be joined for the first time on the trail by someone who took the south carolina primary back in 2000, his brother, george w. bush. it worked out pretty well for him in 2000. cnn anchor and correspondent victor blackwell is in bluffton. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're 30 minutes out from a rally starting here in bluffton with governor bush. you mentioned george w. bush. he's recorded a radio ad for the campaign although he has recorded television ads for the super pac right to rise, the pro-bush super pac. they believe this res

i'm kate bolduan. we welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world this evening. >> and i'm john berman. we are live, yes, live for cnn's special coverage, a pivotal night in the race for president, a race that changes so much based on what happened tonight. in the republican race, donald trump with a huge win in south carolina, now clearly the front-runner, seemingly by a lot. for the democrats, hillary clinton reasserting herself in nevada with a decisive win there. >> and looking at the republican field, it is shrinking, and jeb bush, the popular florida governor, the man once considered really the front-runner for the gop nomination, he is now out, announcing he's suspending his campaign in front of a room of supporters tonight. marco rubio, ted cruz right now still at this moment battling it out for second place. it is close, it is tight. we are watching this. the night, though, belonged to the republican billionaire from new york, donald trump. that is where we begin. sara mu

i'm kate bolduan. wolf blitzer is on assignment getting ready for the big debate.tching from around the world, thank you for joining us. we want to start right now with the next round for republicans in the presidential race. it is caucus day in nevada, where the candidates are making their final pitch before the voters decide tonight. donald trump is angling for his third straight victory following big wins in south carolina and new hampshire. ted cruz and

seriously. >> kate bolduan is experienced on this.t. >> oh dear god, you're starting like that? >> john berman is a three time winner, a jeopardy champion. he's going to be tough to beat. >> we are the outsiders. >> first time player. >> john king has been on the magic wall, but is he good at a game show? >> it's still anybody's game. >> yeah. you may have noticed. we're in the quiz show too. >> root for us, please. we need your support. >> big questions like who decided the 1824 election? >> henry clay. >> who said where's the beef? >> walter monodale. >> the editor of the national telegraph. >> whose last name was not green. >> it was breen. >> thank you very much. enough said. fun one, guys. please join us so you can see it. >>> back to politics. just eight days out now from the south carolina republican primary. and among the high profile leaders in the state, there's no consensus of which candidate to endorse. senator lindsey graham left the race and backed jeb bush. donald trump picked up the backing of the state's lieutenant go

i'm kate bolduan and we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. >i'm john berman and we are live, yes live 12:00 a.m. eastern time. and so much has happened tonight in nevada and south carolina and the race truly changed. donald trump won south carolina big. there is still a a fight for second place, marco rubio and ted cruz fighting out for second there, and in nevada, hillary clinton prevailed in the democrde democratic caucuses there. >> and another story coming out, former florida governor jeb bush who was once considered the frontrunner to win the nomination, decided to suspend his campaign as votes were coming in. and now ted cruz and marco rubio will be battling for second place, but tonight, the night belongs to the billionaire from new york, donald trump, and that is where we want to continue the coverage with cnn politics reporter jeremy diamond who is inside of the trump head kwa headquarters. and he says quickly, thank you, south carolina on to the next. what are you hearing from the trump campaign late this e evening? >> that is right,

let's go to our colleague, kate bolduan, at a ballot cam in c chichester, new hampshire. r? >> reporter: let me show you and try to keep it down so i don't distract them. they are mid-count. this is where they hand count all the ballots here. as you can see on these tables behind me, these are the tables -- the table is counting the democratic ballots. all of the blue ballots. all of the democratic ballots right here. then you have tables over here. pan over here. you can see these pink ballots. this is what they're -- this is where they're counting all the republican ballots. these are very preliminary numbers. they're just starting to count them. they two very methodically working in teams of two. one person calls out the candidate, the other person puts the tally on their sheet. now, i'll tell you, jake, we did get the preliminary turnout numbers from them and they are already showing what they think is a very big turnout so far, but we're mid-count right now. we'll be bringing this to you. >> all right, kate bolduan at the ballot cam in chichester, new hampshire. ander

i'm kate bolduan and we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world.

. >> i'm kate bolduan. it's caucus day in nevada. the republican candidates are making their final pitch to voters, and there is a lot at stake tonight in a state that knows a lot about stakes. delegates, momentum, and maybe simply survival. >> in the i want to be in the momentum category, marco rubio, holding his final rally in nevada, in las vegas. you can look at it right now. that is where we'll happen in moments. what will he say in we'll take you there when it begins. donald trump, cruz, they are v their big moments in a big. donald trump fresh off of musing about punching a protester in the face. cruz fresh off of firing a key campaign aide after an attack on rubio. >>> while all that's happening, bernie sanders and hillary clinton getting ready for a town hall in south carolina tonight. a big event to be sure. first, the republicans. >>> sara murray live in las vegas. just hours away from when voters show up and try to figure out this whole caucus thing. >> reporter: good morning. you're right. it is a little bit tricky to fi

. >> i'm kate bolduan. good morning from manchester, new hampshire. center of the political universe right now. just 13 hours now until the critical primary begins in this state. and that means if you're running for president, you are literally running across this state right now. for the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders, they are fighting for every last vote. >> on the republican side, it's an old fashioned battle. maybe not for first place. donald trump seems to be solidly in the lead, but it is a mess back in the pack. look at the cnn poll of polls. marco rubio, ted cruz, john kasich, jeb bush in a traffic jam with some 30% of republican voters yet to make up their minds, and it's all up for grabs. as we speak, the candidates, they are out clawing for votes. you can see right there, there's john kasich on your left. he's nearby in manchester, new hampshire right now. donald trump is speaking in salem. he has another event later this hour. manu raju is waiting for trump. >> he's doing something unusual behind me. he's addressing voters

i'm kate bolduan. >> and i'm john berman. a short time ago, trump tweeted, "based on the fraud committed by ted cruz during the iowa caucus, either a new election should take place or the cruz results nullified. >> dropping the "f" bomb, as in the fraud bomb. cruz apologized to ben carson, for the record, after cruz's staff told iowa caucusgoers that carson was planning to quick the race. but that doesn't seem to be the end of it and an acceptance of an apology. let's go to chief correspondent dana bash who is following the cruz campaign in new hampshire today. dana, what is the cruz campaign saying now to what donald trump is throwing their way? >> reporter: first of all, we are at a ted cruz event going on right now. it's quite intimate so we decided to step outside so we're not disruptive. he has not personally addressed these tweets or really any of his opponents so far. however, his campaign -- his communications director, rick tyler, did say the following to me earlier today about donald trump's tweets saying, reality h

kate bolduan is off today. take a look at this man. take a good luck. he is winning. donald trump in bluffton, south carolina, fresh off the news in a brand-new cnn poll has it up %-p up in south carolina. he just walked off this stage moments ago. listen to the marching orders he just gave south carolina voters. >> the main thing is you have to go and vote. don't go for me and vote. it's a nice thing. you have to go and vote. doesn't matter who you're voting for. i don't feel that way. just go and vote if you're going to vote for me. >> you're not going to vote for me, don't vote at all. the order from donald trump. again, the new cnn/orc poll from nevada has him at 26 points up on marco rubio who is in second. comes up big in south carolina, also. on the democratic side, wow, the nevada race is closer than ever. a one-point difference now between the two. hillary clinton up one point bernie sanders. let's talk first about the republican race, cnn correspondent jim acosta is live. jim just walked off that stage. >> reporter: that's right. he likes those new poll numb

i'm kate bolduan. >> i'm john berman. we want to welcome our viewers. the political epicenter of the entire universe is right here in the state of new hampshire. >> nay, if i need to remind you, it is new hampshire primary day in america. >> voters hitting the polls in the nation's first primary of 2016 could be a record turn out. these are live pictures of polling sites. it is a state full of last minute deciders with a history of making or breaking presidential campaigns. >> the candidates are making the final rounds. trump and sanders hoping votes reflect their strong leads in the latest polls. man, these polls, can we trust them? hillary clinton aiming to close the gap on her democratic rival. for the republicans it seems a battle for second place and it could be anyone's game when we're talking about that. let's begin our special coverage at this hour with joe johns who is in manchester. polls opened early this morning, joe. what are you hearing from folks there? >> reporter: well, this is the gym at an elementary school in manchester. i can tell y

i'm kate bolduan. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. why? because it is debate day in america. >> i'm john berman live at the university of houston. the site of tonight's crucial cnn republican presidential debate, the last gop debate before super tuesday. it is no overstatement to say that this is easily the most important debate yet. maybe even the most important moment in this campaign yet for candidates not named donald trump to halt the growing momentum of the candidate that is named donald trump. he will be center stage tonight. surrounded by cruz, rubio, kasich, and carson. for cruz and rubio in particular, this is a time for choosing. do they ban together and hit trump or do they continue to hit each other? this morning there's a shocking proposal who says one of them should drop out and agree to be the running mate of the other. we'll speak to him live. for the establishment, this is serious. serious because the head of next week's super tuesday contest, trump shows no signs of slowing. cnn politics executor mark preston is ins

i'm kate bolduan. >> and i'm john berman. nevada you're on the clock. one day to go before the republican caucuses there and one day to see if donald trump can pick up one more win. he's in nevada this morning. rubio and cruz continuing their silver is the new gold tour, setting up a last-minute scramble for votes there. john kasich, you ask? he is not in nevada. he's holding a town hall right now. you're looking at john kasich in virginia. >> for the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are headed east to south carolina preparing for battle there. cnn's latest poll of polls shows clinton with a commanding lead in that state. sanders is absolutely not backing down, trying to build momentum as they race toward supertuesday. we'll have all that for you, plus this. president obama is getting ready to speak before the nation's governors at an event at the white house this morning. he's expected to take questions from those governors and with republican governors in the room, you can expect that q and a could get a little interesting. we'll bring yo

i'm kate bolduan. wolf blitzer is on assignment getting ready for the big debate. wherever you're watching from around the world, thank you for joining us. we want to start right now with the next round for republicans in the presidential race. it is caucus day in nevada, where the candidates are making their final pitch before the voters decide tonight. donald trump is angling for his third straight victory following big wins in south carolina and new hampshire. ted cruz and marco rubio are again battling for second, and john kasich says he's not going anywhere. national political reporter mave reston is live where trump will be holding his final rally ahead of the caucuses there. trump has held a healthy lead in the polls in nevada, but it is important to reenforce to our viewers that nevada is notoriously hard to predict. >> reporter: absolutely. traveling nevada over the last week, talking to many republican voters, there is no question that this is trump country. if ted cruz or marco rubio were able to pull off some kind of surprise here tonight, it would be a

kate bolduan is at a polling station not far from concord. what's happening where you are, kate?this is a very special place. this is chichester, new hampshire, also an old schoolhouse built in 1889 and this is the polling place. we are seeing voting still happening. polls have been open since 7:00 in the morning, they close at 7:00 tonight. they have seen a steady stream, a lot of people turning out, long lines especially starting just after 4:00. now, here is what we know anecdotally. historically, let me show you this first, actually. also what makes this place special is this is a town that hand counts its ballots. after they vote, they bring it over here and they check off their names and put it in that box. pink are from republicans, blue are for democrats. historically i'm told that this is a place that most voters, vote in the republican primary. for the first time in 30 years evelyn tells me, the town clerk, that she had to print more democratic ballots and the number they just told me is that right now it looks like they will surpass the total turnout that they saw in 2

i'm kate bolduan. >> and i'm john berman.ago, trump tweeted, "based on the fraud committed by ted cruz during the iowa caucus, either a new election should take place or the cruz results nullified. >> dropping the "f" bomb, as in the fraud bomb. cruz apologized to ben carson, for the record, after cruz's staff told iowa caucusgoers that carson was planning to quick the race. but that doesn't seem

i'm kate bolduan. >> and i'm john berman. nevada you're on the clock.ere and one day to see if donald trump can pick up one more win. he's in nevada this morning. rubio and cruz continuing their silver is the new gold tour, setting up a last-minute scramble for

. >> i'm kate bolduan. good morning from manchester, new hampshire.niverse right now. just 13 hours now until the critical primary begins in this state. and that means if you're running for president, you are literally running across this state right now. for the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders, they are fighting for every last vote. >> on the republican side, it's an old fashioned battle. maybe not for first place. donald trump seems to be

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. >> i'm kate bolduan. we want to welcome our viewers around the world.. we are here in beautiful des moines, iowa hours from now the first real numbers will be tallied and the very first contest of the 2016 race. >> the

. >> i'm kate bolduan. it's caucus day in nevada. pitch to voters, and there is a lot at stake tonight in a state that knows a lot about stakes. delegates, momentum, and maybe simply survival. >> in the i want to be in the momentum category,

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. >> and i'm kate bolduan. game on in south carolina.b bush will be holding their first events in the key state following the stunni stunning finish in new hampshire. this is the kickoff of a ten-day scramble with a state known to not be always so fair but intense campaigning. or as one rubio aide puts it, it's going to be a blood bath. >> ted cruz coming off a surprising third-place finish behind john kasich and jeb bush. this week, jeb bush will be joined for the first time on the trail by someone who took the south carolina primary back in 2000, his brother, george w. bush. it worked out pretty well for him in

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bolduan starts now. >> hello, everyone. kate is off. it is time to buckle in and lawyer up.of the most jam packed 24 hours of south carolina primary in the history of south carolina primaries. what you're looking at there is a hall where any moment now donald trump will take the stage. who will he threaten to sue today? moments ago, marco rubio took the stage with his new best

bolduan starts now. >> hello, everyone. kate is off. it is time to buckle in and lawyer up. we are in the midst of one of the most jam packed 24 hours of south carolina primary in the history of south carolina primaries. what you're looking at there is a hall where any moment now donald trump will take the stage. who will he threaten to sue today? moments ago, marco rubio took the stage with his new best friend, make cannikki, haley, t governor of south carolina. about as good of a friend you can have in south carolina unless you're jeb bush in which case your best friend is mom. she joins him for an event to make sure there are more bush events after saturday. in just a few moments, ted cruz takes the stage where it is possible he will once again threaten to depose donald trump or if he is feeling particularly vicious, he might threaten to sing. ♪ i just called to say i love you ♪ ♪ i just called to say i care >> as if that's not enough, wait, there's more. why is the rubio campaign saying that marco rubio doesn't even own the tie seen in this picture? more on that new deve

bolduan starts now. >> hello, everyone. i'm kate boulduan. >> i'm john berman. we're only a few hours into it. here is just a sampling of chris christie lighting in to marco rubio. >> rubio hasn't accomplished one thing in his entire career. he's not senate for five years and dount have any accomplishments inme accomplishments. . he gives the same 60 second canned answers. let's see if he can take the heat. >> that's some of the nicer stuff he had to say. >> any goodness. more on the republicans in just a moment. first with five days to go until the primary, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are facing voters for the first time since clinton's win in iowa, and nothing was off limits, it seems. clinton defended her wall street speaking fees and her vote for the iraq war. sanders defended his role as the head of the senate veteran's affairs committee, and both traded jabs on who is the true progressive. >> secretary clinton said some people call me, i'm paraphrasing, some people call me a moderate, and i proudly say that i am a moderate. that's what she said. all i said, you can't say you're a

bolduan starts now. >> hello, everyone. i'm kate boulduan. >> i'm john berman. we're only a few hours into it. in to marco rubio. >> rubio hasn't accomplished one thing in his entire career. he's not senate for five years and dount