lawrence joyce, an illinois voter, is challenging cruz's right to be president after trump unvieled that cruz was actully born in canada. but cruz argues he is a natural-born citizen since his mother is american- born. as we mentioned... south carolina's primary is tomorrow for republicans. democrats will go to the polls a week later. the outcome could further widdle down the 2016 presidential candidate field some candidates like john kasich are feeling more here's what i'm digging into next-- hilary clinton holds an 8 point lead over bernie sanders nationally but the two are neck and neck in navada. i'm digging into this right now: what are those two doing to stand out? mark.... happening today, thousands will pay final respects to supreme court justice antonin scalia. president obama and the first lady will remember the justice as his body lies in repose in the great hall of the supreme court. the president has faced criticism from the right for not planning to attend scalia's funeral tomorrow. was found dead in his room at a luxury hunting ranch in texas over the weekend. both scalia'

sot - lawrence joyce "ted cruz has known about this issue for years and hasn't done anything about it. he didn't lift his little finger to do anything about it" on the democratic side, it looks like a dead heat in this weekend's caucuses in nevada?hillary clinton is not going down without a fight. sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate"i'm not just making speeches, megan hughes oncam close:here in south carolina, polls show the race is not as close. trump has maintained a double digit lead with cruz and rubio could be a three-way race after tomorrow. mh, abc news, columbia, south carolina 3 3 mona tight a video released by a louisiana police department is getting a lot of attention online."the gremlin street gang is responsible for hundreds of violent crimes." mona since the abbeville police department began looking into the so-called gremlin gang -- they have made 10 arrests. but seven others are still wanted. in the video the police suspects. then speaks to them directly..promising to hunt them down..trap them...and shoot them if faced with a fire arm."look at you. men l

. >> reporter: the initial lawsuit filed by lawrence joyce, an illinois pharmacist and attorney, claims that ted cruz is not a natural born citizen, is not eligible to run for president, and should have his name taken off the illinois primary ballot. ted cruz's lawyer filed a motion to dismiss, and now the court will hear the matter march 1. even though mr. joyce is a ben carson supporter, he says this is about saving the republican party. joyce believes donald trump should file his own lawsuit, because trump has the money and power to pursue it, and because trump is the one who first brought it up. listen. >> i made it publicly clear that even though i'm a carson supporter, he could take my case if he wanted to, because the legal issues are all the same for the candidates. i never heard a peep out of him, so i'm beginning to wonder if donald trump is sincere in the first place. >> reporter: ted cruz says -- >> reporter: and lawrence joyce agrees that he is a citizen but argues because he is born in canada, he's a u.s. citizen by statute, not a natural born citizen. the issue has never

a judge heard arguments today from a man named lawrence joyce who says that cruz should be disqualified since he's not a natural-born citizen. >> ted cruz has known about this issue for years. and he could have done something about it. he didn't lift his little fifier to do anything about it. >> cruz was born in canada. his rival donald trump has also threatened to sue cruz over his citizenship. trump's fight with the pope over immigration continues. ahead tonight at 5:30, eyewitness news reporter greg suskin is asking how this global battle could impact the voter's choice. >>> tsa agents seized two guns in two separate incidents at charlotte douglas airport the guns were found within ten minutes of each other yesterday morning at different check points. one was a glock 42 handgun. this month alone, police say there have been five cases of fliers trying to bring guns through security. the most high profile was last week when the former chairman of the unc board of governors was caught with a gun at airport security. >>> a gunman is on the run after shooting and killing a woman outside o

lawrence joyce" is alleging cruz is not a "natural-born citizen".he says that should disqualify him from the republican nomination. joyce already tried to take his objection to the illinois board of elections earlier this month but was dismissed. he appealed the decision and was granted a hearing today before a judge.cruz says he's a natural-born citizen because his mother is american born. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. highs in the mid to upper 50s area-wide. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and low 40s. clouds increase this weekend, but highs return to the 60s on saturday and sunday. late sunday into monday, scattered rain arrives with highs in the low 60s to start next week. rain becomes heavy on tuesday, with highs back in the 50s. a few showers linger wednesday, with the possibility for tennessee border snow, and then skies clear by thursday. friday will be sunny with highs in the mid to upper 50s area-wide. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and low 40s. but highs return to the 60s on saturday and sunday. late sunday into monday, scattered rain arrives with highs in

lawrence joyce agree was donald trump. he questions whether cruz was born in canada to an american mother, is a natural born citizen as required by the constitution. joyce says he fears chaos would ensue if democrats get cruz disqualified if he has already been chosen as republican nominee. >>> ohio give and republican candidate john kasich signed a bill effectively blocking more than $1 million for state funding for planned parenthood. cecile richards says this will have devastating consequences for women across ohio. the money will be redistributed across other groups in the state. that leaves five republicans running for president. all will meet head-to-head in the next gop debate thursday night in houston, texas. our very own wolf blitzer will nominate the debate at 8:30 p.m. thursday night only on cnn. big week this week. >> huge week. that is a big moment. these debates have been important. that is a few days before the march 1st primary. >>> hillary clinton trying to consolidate her return to frontrunner status. she

sot - lawrence joyce "ted cruz has known about this issue for years and hasn't done anything about it. he didn't lift his little finger to do anything about it" on the democratic side, it looks like a dead heat in this weekend's caucuses in nevada?hillary clinton is not going down without a fight. sot - hillary clinton / presidential candidate "i'm not just making speeches, promising free this, and free that, and free everything," megan hughes oncam close: here in south carolina, polls show the race is not as close. trump has maintained a double digit lead with cruz and rubio following. many believing this could be a three-way race after tomorrow. mh, abc news, columbia, south carolina former president bill clinton will be in reno today to campaign for hillary. for nevada reno office" to thank volunteers and to talk about how each supporter is crucial in nevada. the event starts at 11:30 a.m. and bernie sanders will be at the nugget casino resort today. he'll be at the rose ballroom-- to talk about several issues including immigration reform, and college affordability. doors open at 1

an illinois voter lawrence joyce filed the lawsuit hoping to put the issue to bed before the republican national convention and worried that cruz will win the nomination and then he will be uneligible in the vote. >>> last night marked part 2 of the republican town hall featuring candidates john kasich, jeb bush and donald trump. >> denise: the three took questions from voters during the last major event before saturday's crucial south carolina primary. mr. trump was back pedaling a little last night hours after suggesting his plan to build a wall at the border is not christian the billionaire candidate says he likes the pope and has a lot of respect for him and that the media is exaggerating his comments. >> dan: meanwhile john kasich opened the event reflecting on a moment earlier in the day when a young man cried telling the candidate about his struggles and how kasich's campaign helped him and the ohio governor gave his supporter a hug. >> we need to slow down and carry out our god given destinies, potentials and gifts and yet it changed me because it is slowing me down. you know, i

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lawrence joyce says the republican candidate is not eligible because he's not a natural born citizen. born in canada to an american mother.ñ his campaign staffers say that makes him eligible to run. joyce is fighting to kick cruz off the battle in illinois. let's bring in the senior political reporter for usa today. heidi, good to see you. there's the illinois case, the texas case very similar. it was a matter of time before this would end up in a court of law somewhere, right? >> and it does seem strange that we are having this occur, literally the day before what is probably the most important race for ted cruz thus far. there's two points, a legal and political. the legal, you know, even larry tribe, one of cruz's biggest atractors would say it would take a strict interpretation of the constitutiwg"ó to think thi has a lot of legs and credibility. the more important is the political part. in terms of optics, it is better than donald trump who has been pushing this, bringing this case of a guy who is aligned with ben carson, but i bring you back to iowa when donald trump was the mos

. >> now lawrence joyce is a ben carson supporter.e was talking about the fact of whether or not this could spread across the country right after he was talking to us. he said someone already from alabama and new york has contacted him to have discussions about what may happen next. he even admitted to the fact that he doesn't have the money to go forward with this kind of lawsuit, so he's hoping that if this starts catching steam, someone will help him push this case forward. march 1st is the next day there'll be a court date. he couldn't do it sooner because he had to work the overnight shift. the man is very passionate about the idea that he believes that ted cruz is not a natural-born citizen. another twist and turn in this campaign. >> and ryan to be clear, mr. joyce does not say that donald trump is backing him on this case. >> oh no. he said he's definitely backing ben carson. ted cruz was his second choice in this election, but he does not like the idea that he has not gone forward to become a natural born citizen. in fact he

of you on fox business, "risk and reward" with dierdre bolton coming up, talking to attorney lawrence joyceman sitting to keep ted cruz off the illinois ballot, that is going to be 5:00 p.m. eastern time and fox business working overtime through the weekend, lou dobbs, neil cavuto, the rest of the fox business all stars will be here bringing the results of the nevada caucus and south carolina primary, all of that coverage, election 2016 beginning 6:00 p.m. eastern time tomorrow night. we have 13 minutes ago until the bell rings, take a look at the market, 16,379, down 34, and this of course is the best week of 2016 for the dow, the nasdaq and the s&p. good news for your markets. also this, private polls showing ted cruz and marco rubio are surging in south carolina. i was just asking about this and i want to bring in charlie gasparino. you are saying something different. >> when we say private polls, campaigns go out there. this is not the 10% margin of error plus or minus nbc wall street journal poll, not saying anything bad about nbc or the wall street journal but those polls are less sci

gerri: lawrence joyce joins our very own deirdre bolton on "risk & reward" coming up at 5:00 p.m. you will not want to miss that interview. david: that will be a good one. hillary clinton back in the hot seat. former secretary of state taking honesty problem to whole new level. our panel is here to weigh in. oregon voting to hike the minimum wage to the highest level in the nation. how will that after fact jobs? details on the legislation and the feedback coming up. ♪ every auto insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance company understands the life behind it. ♪ those who have served our nation have earned the very best service in return. ♪ usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. then your eyes may see it, differently.ave allergies. only flonase is approved to relieve both your itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. flonase changes everything. on the floor! everybody down! hey, do something!e

((kirsten joyce)) > clark county commissioner lawrence weekly is hosting an event tonight.. highlighting black history month. it's taking place at the smith center from 6 to 8 pm. there will be plenty of entertainment from locals.. including musicians and artists. commissioner weekly will also give out special awards in recognition of black history month./// winners of the biggest powerball jackpot ever.. just came forward... ((kirsten joyce)) what this florida couple had to say.. after being handed a check for 328 million bucks! ((brian loftus)) > and it's time for today's facebook contest. register to win on our facebook one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton, ((brian loftus)) > the 1 and a half

joyce)) > a california man awaiting trial on a murder charge... was found in boulder city after he was mistakenly released from jail. this is a 2011 mugshot of steven lawrence wright. investigators got a tip that he might be at a hotel in boulder city... which is where they found him yesterday... nine days after his mistaken release from the l-a county sheriff's department. 39- year- old bruce oliver and 39- year- old lavera wilson are wright is now at the henderson city jail waiting to be extradited... no additional charges will be filed against him./// ((kirsten joyce)) > the last day of mardi gras got underway in new orleans this morning. it was a little bit chilly for the kick off of the parades. but that didn't stop revelers as they cheered on the floats.... and threw beads into the crowds. today is fat tuesday.. which marks the end of the mardi gras season before the beginning of lent./// bundled up sherry.. how cold is it there? ((sherry swensk)) some areas are nearly 30 degrees below normal kirsten and you can really see continue cutting down long wait times that plagued it last summer. the d-m-v blamed hours long waits on the system's remote check

lawrence wright-- was mistakenly released last month.. while awaiting trial in a gang killing. he was taken into custody without incident and is now being held in nevada, pending an extradition hearing./// ((kirsten joyce)) > new at 6am... the nevada dmv is requesting more money for a virtual line system... that it blamed for long wait times last summer. today, the state board of examiners will consider whether to expand a 5- year contract with vendor, q-less. the cost would increase from 300- thousand to more than 800- thousand dollars. this company is the one who offers 'dash pass' ... the same program the dmv dropped. transportation leaders said no- shows increased overall wait times, however, the company said the fault was dmv understaffing. the dmv then rolled out an improved version of a virtual demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor you're looking at a crash in the northwest on westbound ann and centennial center. no delays, just police activity. south valley, watch out for a crash at cactus and dean martin. no crashes on our freeways right now, but there's plenty of work happening on 215 that could slow you down. we'll go over those zones up next. < > back to you! ((kirsten j