>> woodruff: that was donald trump in myrtle beach today, taking a softer line after his flare-up with pope francis. the pontiff had said trump is not a christian if he advocates building a wall along the mexican border. >> they had him convinced that illegal immigration was like a wonderful thing. not wonderful for us. it's wonderful for mexico. >> woodruff: in turn, the vatican said the pontiff's comments were "in no way a personal attack, nor an indication on how to vote." trump, though, faced continuing attacks from his republican rivals, while defending a lead that some polls suggest may be shrinking. texas senator ted cruz also campaigned in myrtle beach: >> it's easy to say "make america great again." you can even print that on a baseball cap. but the question to ask is, do you understand what made america great in the first place?

he has campaigngntops in georgetown, north myrtle beach and florence todaythe ohio governor made stops in mount pleasant yesterday before speaking with veterans in downtown charleston. 3 looking at the democrats ....new hampshire winner bernie sanders does not have any campaign stops planned for south carolina this week. hillary clinton's campaign will be in denmark this friday. even with a loss in new hampshire recent polls show clinton with a large lead over sanders in south carolina. 3 if you are looking to get the voting process over with early, you can vote absentee. however, you must have a valid reason.in richland county you can go to the elections office on hampton street until the day before the primary election for absentee voting. republican primary you have until the 19th and until the 26th if voting absentee in the democratic primary. 3 you just have your one of the five photo ids ready and we'll get you out in no time. when you go to the polls on february the 20th or the 27th, you need to have that same information. we're looking forward to a smooth election this time aro

welcome to myrtle beach. i'm bret baier. coming to you live from south carolina whereas you know, we are just 13 hours away from the polls opening. the first in the south primary. almost 2,600 mile away, the democrats prepare for tomorrow's nevada caucuses in what looks like a very tight race there. all republican candidates are on the ground here in south carolina. battling for support. today, the six gop candidates were out trying to shore up last-minute votes. a state that has a history of picking the eventual nominee. a state that has 50 delegates on divvy up among the winners. the chief correspondent carl cameron jones us from columbia with a look at all the last-minute campaigns. >> reporter: tonight we have an example of the bare knuckle politics. it comes in the form of a robo call and radio ad from a super baghdad called the courageous conservative pac which is independent from the cruz campaign. but it is meant to help mr. cruz and it goes after donald trump for his comments made earlier this week on tuesday, in fa

what's so great about myrtle beach? ron: man, this is myrtle beach. this is the greatest right here. jeff: you got great beaches, great motorcycle riding out here. ron: myrtle beach, it's pretty much a melting pot of everybody. it just comes together, and it just makes a great recipe.

rubio will be in simpsonville, myrtle beach and sun city today. he spoke in spartanburg and here in columbia yesterday. rubio says he's ready to step up as leader in the presidential race, after finishing a disappointing fifth place in new hampshire. "this is the time to choose now. the field has been winnowed. there are less people in it n n. when it started, one out of eight republicans were running. now it's down to about five or six. and it's okay to like all of us. but only one can win. we have got to nominate someone that can win but is a conservative." "you!" "yes, that's going to be me. that's right. " during his speeches, rubio did not mention his feud with chris christie during saturday's republican debate. happening tonight-- 'pbs newshour' will host a debate for democratic presidential candidates. hillary clinton and bernie sanders will go head-to- head for the second time at the university of wisconsin-milwaukee. it will broadcast nationwide on pbs stations at 9 pm. for complete decision 2016 coverage, head to our website at wis tv do

kasich will be in georgetown, north myrtle beach and florence. ben carson will be in the capital city, rock hill and gaffney. and jeb bush will be in florence, sumter and columbia. carly fiorina and chris christie both announced earlier today they are dropping out of the race. on the democratic side--presidential candidate bernie sanders hasn't stopped in the palmetto state yet, but he is still gaining more support. state representative cezar mcknight officially endorsed sanders this afternoon. he is the sixth lawmaker to back sanders. at the exact same time on the other side of the same building, the hillary clinton campaign announce a major endorsement of its own from todd rutherford. clinton's campaign says she has the support of more than 25 democrats in the general assembly. the phone bank is officially closed for the 2016 b106.7 radiothon for palmetto health children's hospital. our mary king has been live out there all afternoon and joins us now with the grand total of money we are live and as we speak children who have been treated at pal

donald trump will be visiting myrtle beach once again to rally. trump announced his candidacy on june 1, 2015 for the 2016 election. during that announcement, he promised that he will be tough on isis and stop iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. according to myrtle beach sports center and eventbrite.com, a trump rally will be held at the sports center on friday, february 19 at noon. "i will be the greatest jobs president that god ever created. we have a problem in this country . we are going to bring our jobs japan, vietnam, brazil," trump said at his rally." thousands of people turned out to the rally back in november, which was held at the myrtle beach convention center. thanks in part to his celebrity status---the trump campaign has been driven by huge amounts of free media exposure. but other presidential candidates are paying to get their messages out on tv. and that spending is starting to add up here in the midlands as candidates buy political ads ahead of the primaries here. jack kuenzie has a closer look. charles---tv political ad buys u

welcome to myrtle beach. i'm bret baier. coming to you live fcarolina wh are just 13 hours away from the polls opening. the first in the south primary. almost 2,600 mile away, the democrats prepare for tomorrow's nevada caucuses in what looks like a very tight race there. all republican candidates are on the ground here in south carolina. battling for support. today, the six gop candidates were out trying to shore up last-minute votes. a state that has a history of picking the eventual nominee. a state that has 50 delegates on divvy up among the winners. the chief correspondent carl cameron jones us from columbia with a look at all the last-minute campaigns. >> reporter: tonight we have an example of the bare knuckle politics. it comes in the form of a robo call and radio ad from a super baghdad called the courageous conservative pac which is independent from the cruz campaign. but it is meant to help mr. cruz and it goes after donald trump for his comments made earlier this week on tuesday, in fact, when he suggested that h

meanwhile, a popular spot in myrtle beach is getting a make-over. owners of broadway at the beach entertainment, dining and shopping complex are embarking on a multiyear make-over of a 350 acre development. the first phase of the project includes a redevelopment of the nightlife area formerly known as celebrity square. and the hard rock cafe which opened 19 years ago is moving to a new location that will serve as an entryway to the entertainment district. pretty cool there. >> very cool area. the country's largest u.s. drugstore chain is finding a new home. first c.v.s. pharmacy inside of a target is opening in charlotte today. that company says it will be the first of many joint locations. acquire the target pharmacy business. now, all 1,672 of target's pharmacies will be rebranded under c.v.s. officials say the pharmacies and clinics will remain open during the revamp and all records will transfer from target to c.v.s. wow. no rain right now. but don't put those umbrellas away just yet. >> yeah, you still may need them. next live from main and ger

and then marco rubio was also in the myrtle beach area. >> and tonight ted cruz will speak in fort mill. video of him at a stop. and ben carson visited gaffney today. >> in all 10 candidate also square off in the first in the south republican primary. all 10 here on the screen. the primary will be held saturday february 20th. coming up next we will look at why south carolina is so important in the political process and who candidates are trying to win over. >> on the democratic side bernie sanders and hillary clinton are getting ready for a debate tonight. this will be the first since sanders victory in new hampshire. maureen o'boyle joins us now live with more on what to expect. >> jamie, the debate will take place at the university of wisconsin. and experts say there is a clear agenda for hillary clinton going into tonight. >> we apologize that is the but we do understand that it's going to be hillary's job tonight to focus on the groups that she knows bernie sanders has really been able to connect with. we talked to a lot of people about south carolina and the democratic voters. that

according to researchers, sex trafficking skyrockets in myrtle beach during bike fest. advertisements. police officers have questions about this research. >> we are concerned with how they compiled that information. but the take away is this... we realize that human traffic something a serious crime. that is why we were pro-active in making sure that we had regulation in place. >> the police department developed a human trafficking task force three years ago and it operates all year long. >> and it has become a welcome subtraction to our budget low but prices are going up. >> paul cameron live we are 15 minutes away from the news at 5:00. a charlotte teen kidnapped while walking to school and his attacker is on the run. you will hear from the teen's mother and neighbors concerned. and a massive fire burns at a school in the center of controversy. we have new details were the town's mayor has received threats. those h right now back to the studio with molly and jamie. >> all right. following a developing story in campaign 2016. >> alex giles has the latest. this develops

he begins tomorrow in charleston for a town hall...then will make stops in georgetown, north myrtle beach and florence.on friday he will speak to the state chamber members here in columbia and will also make a trip to dukes barbeque in orangeburg...and also make a stop in hilton head. 3 it remains to be seen if marco rubio's weekend debate performance will hurt him in the campaign.after new hampshire...rubio will head straight to south carolina. tomrorow ....he will be in columbia.he is speaking at the columbia metropolitian convention center at 3pm.then on thursday he'll make stops in hilton head, myrtle beach and simpsonville. 3 we're hearing south carolina may make or break jeb bush's campaign.several donors are saying they plan to stick with the former florida governor...at least through the south carolina primary. there's also word that his brother....former president george w. bush will campaign across the state for him. details on those campaign stops havent been made public yet.we do know that jeb bush will be in the low country for a town hall tomorrow. is taking plple in mount p

-- 52 on the grand strand of myrtle beach. we showed you the panther veins charlotte. 37 degrees in charlotte. this system is going to slide by to the north. here is the big nor'easter that moved up and dumped a lot of snow, especially on the cape. boston will end up with 5-10 plus inches of snow. it is still snowing in boston, 30 degrees. they already have a half foot of snow on the ground. the farther away from the city itself -- when you get into cape cod, they have blowing and drifting snow, well over a foot. 28 in minneapolis. eventually in miami at 66 degrees. -- even chilly in miami at six degrees. live 20's in the mountains with diminishing winds. saturday into the weekend, and it says clouds and sunshine. a few degrees below average. still cold. light winds in the mountains. high temperature 44 degrees. overall, chilly at night, but not too bad during the afternoon hours. here comes the core temperatures and precipitation. as chris and i were talking about earlier, monday and tuesday is cold, then we rebound next week

joining us live from myrtle beach in south carolina. victor, has jeb bush responded directly to what marco rubio told me yesterday, that the guy -- rubio says has really no foreign policy experience? >> yeah, wolf. we have put that question directly to the campaign's communication director, tim miller, and he offered no response. because as you said, they're putting it straight to donald trump. but look, the governor has said that this is a national security election here in south carolina. and that's the argument they're making. lindsey graham, his former opponent, now supporter, south carolina senator. his introduction is based specifically on national security. what the governor is talking about right now is national security. what did they hand out here at this location? not flyers about an economic message or social justice message. but specifically about national security. and, again, they're taking it to donald trump, saying that he is not prepared, he's not a serious candidate. listen to what the governor said yesterday at a ral

. >> he flew back to dc for senate vote and tomorrow the has campaign stops in hilton head in myrtle beach. >>> last night's primary winner and front runner donald trump held a rally in clemson tonight. trump said the new hampshire for someone new. >> the people are tired of losing in this country. people are tired of stupidity. we are not going to have it anymore. we had a case where somebody was talking about the anger that they think i have. i'm not angry but we are angry about the way our country is run. >> trump is heading to louisiana tomorrow before returning to our state on monday. >>> ted cruz made an -- campaign stop in myrtle beach today. he came in third in new hampmpire last night and he says his early success proves that voters want a consistent candidate. >> iowa and new hampshire has narrowed the field. it's given south carolina a they want somebody who was the same yesterday today and tomorrow. >> while cruz is scheduled to campaign tomorrow. >> the case the campaign is riding high after second-place finish last night. the governor made stops in mount pleasant this morning

myrtle beach is at 48. woe have clear skies right now. we have high pressure moving off towards the east. this has been producing windy we have a secondary system back in parts of new mexico. this front is trying to get in here. tonight we'll start off clear. toward daybreak we'll see the clouds starting to increase across the area. mostly cloudy tomorrow and tomorrow night, no rain. on sunday there is going to be a been of rain. this is the very test run of our computer model. it's showing the rain coming into the western part of the state. it fades quickly. for sunday we have slight chances for rain. tonight we're expected low teteerature ms. the 40s, 41 in camden, 43 in columbia, 44 in orangeburg. tomorrow we'll see high temperatures of 66 in newberry, 69 in wins boo row and 71 in manning. seven day forecast, we'll see a high of 73. a better chance of rain monday, 65. our best cannes of rain is tuesday with a high of 56 and another shot of rain wednesday with a high of 55 and we start to dry o.partly cloudy thursday with a high of 57 d

reporting in myrtle beach for network.. i'm lisa gresci. we will have much more coverage on gop presidential candidates coming up at 5:30. democratic candidates aren't here in south carolina yet, but they're still campaigning. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are getting ready to square off in tonight's debate in milwaukee. it's at 9 p.m. on pbs. polls have hillary clinton as the heavy favorite heading into south carolina's democratic primary later this month. but the campaign isn't taking anything for granted. our billie jean shaw tells us the strategy in the next the female vote and the african-american vote are what the former secretary of state is counting on to win over palmetto state voters. former south carolina governor jim hodges tells me hillary clinton is in great shape for the upcoming primary. over the next 2 weeks he says clinton will make her way through heavily democratic areas- specifically in the eastern parts of the state. hodges says clinton has always been a strong voice for african- americans, average working familie

at first glance, myrtle beach is exactly what it sounds like, a beach town. but every spring, millions of men flock here for the three-month-long golf season. there are apparently over 100 golf courses here. and where there are loads of golf courses there will be throngs of men. and where there are throngs of men, there will inevitably be throngs of strippers. tucked amongst the tourist shops and restaurants are more than a dozen gentlemen's clubs. one of the most famous, the dollhouse, has been a fixture in myrtle beach for over 20 years. how are you tonight? >> good, thank you. >> so tell me about this place, the dollhouse. >> the managing partner wants to get something straight right up front. >> we're not a strip joint. there's a vast difference. >> what's the difference? >> gentlemen's club provides entertainers. our girls are wearing gowns, opposed to, i call it hoochy mama outfits. they are entertainers. they act like entertainers. >> what would you say you provide for men here? >> i like to watch guys walk out that door go "oh, my god, i'm in love." >

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 stopped. 23:21:55,27 "from then on, it's been a place that the policitians like to come, when they announce they're c

at a rally in myrtle beach this morning he took aim at president obama -- specifically criticizing his handling of the us military. later on cruz would go to charleston to rally with former south carolina mark sanford. he has now officially endorsed cruz for the party nomination and had this to say. "you won't say it in iowa, you're not saying it in washington. so what struck me about ted was those ethanol subsidies. i fought against spending my entire time in politics, and all too few people will. you look at this room of folks, they're fighters right here. we need another fighter in washington, in the oval office." cruz has also had a big development early this week when it comes to the polls. the latest national numbers coming from nbc and the wall trying to ride that momentum donald trump was wrapping up the final full day of campaigning in south carolina with stops along the coast. thousands of people turned out to see him in myrtle beach and pawley's island. in the grand strand, trump labeled himself a "unifier"---even as he slammed a variety of other candidates and government le

marco rubio has campaign spots in hilton head and myrtle beach. former florida governor jeb bush has two campaign stops in sumter and also a town hall meeting in columbia at 6:30. texas senator ted cruz is scheduled to campaign in rock hill today. the kasich campaign is riding high after a second place finish in the new hampshire primary. he has campaign stops in georgetown, north myrtle beach and florence. >>> democrat hillary clinton plans to host what she is calling a corridor of opportunity town hall tomorrow in denmark. it will be at denmark elementary school at 3:00. the public must rsvp to attend. bernie sanders does not have any south carolina events scheduled over the next several days. >>> federal and state authorities have reached a $3.2 billion settlement with morgan stanley over beavering practices that contributed to the nationwide settlement says the batch acknowledges it increased the acceptable risk levels for mortgage loans sold to investors without telling them. morgan stanley said it previously reserved funds for all settlement

wednesday in charleston and georgetown, myrtle beach and florence. friday he is speaking in columbia and duke's barbecue in orangeburg and hilton head. after new hampshire marco rubio will head to south carolina. wednesday he will be in spartanburg and as well as columbia. he is speaking at 3:00 p.m. and on thursday hilton head and myrtle beach. >>> south carolina may make or break jeb bush's campaign tonight. donors plan to stick with him through the south carolina primary. it is imperative he do well here and there is word his brother george bush will campaign for him. haven't been made public yet. jeb bush will be in the lowcountry wednesday in mount pleasant from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. governor chris christie is putting time and effort in new hampshire. a bad finish there could hurt his campaign. ending it. tonight he is supposed to take part in the forum taking place wednesday that college of charleston. and saturday presidential candidates will be at the peace center in greenville. it will be 90 minutes long. we don't know if all remaining cand

if you are traveling to myrtle beach, you wil it. 50 degrees and most of cloudy d laurens. temperatures have not dropped today, we will reach into the upper 50's for thupper 40's for the mountains. these are just a few areas, but to give you an got 1.17 in the rain gauge and anderson did better at 1.42. oconee stay part almost the .5 inches. -- state park almost got three .5 inches. many places thatthere were quite a few flash flood warnings issued because of a lot of rain. this morning, 40's and 50 degree , making it feel colder with wind at 17 to 21 in the mountains and five to 10 in the upstate. we will see mostly cloudy skies give way to sunshine by tomorrow. colder temperatures in the morning come in for the next few days beginning on friday. today kelly get into the upper temperatures cooler tomorrow morning and for friday and saturday, temperatures just struggli bit to get into the upper 40's tomorrow and low 40's in t44 to 52 on saturday, and sunday back to wher>> hey. good morning, and this morning, feud between donald trump and ted cruz as the two release a barrag

should mention that donald trump is due to speak shortly in myrtle beach. you're seeing live pictures there. our cnn chief portfolio correspondent dana bash is there. dana, looking at these polls, big leads for trump. that the point from the view of the trump campaign, is it just a matter of how much he wins by in south carolina? >> reporter: they have a lot of confidence. there's no question about that, jim, inside team trump, but they also now have experience under the belt. and they're experience in new hampshire was quite good. the polls bore out. he did well. he won by big margins. iowa, not so much. so they are a little bit more cautious than in the past. and they should be because although he is doing quite well, and although you see the big crowd behind me, a lot of people here and people who are already all until for trump, a lot aren't. a lot are undecided. i talked to several who went to a cruz rally, rubio rally and now i'm checking out trump. so you know, the cliche taking nothing for granted, that should be sort of the wash word for all of the

he was here in myrtle beach....charleston and west columbia today... campaigning with "duck dynasty" star "phil robertson"... cruz suggested robertson as the person who should represent the united states to the united nations. robertson officially endorsed cruz last month in a video that shows them duck hunting. tonight...cruz and robertson are scheduled to campaign together in greenville at the marriott... ben carson campaigned today in the lowcountry... and then... the pee dee. this morning...he had a rally in north charleston... and he campaigned in florence... this afternoon. clemson university released its palmetto poll survey of 650 people .. was taken the day after last weekend's republican debate. it has donald trump leading .. with 28 percent support. ted cruz was second with 19 and marco rubio just three percentage points behind that. jeb bush .. john kasich and ben carson received the least support. but there's hope yet. 13 percent say they're still undecided. both the democrats and republicans have been flooding the airwaves with their ads

earlier today, donald trump's rally in myrtle beach was interrupted by protesters. trump continues to enjoy a double digit lead in south carolina, according to most polls. and just within the past few moments, we have learned that has endorsed the real estate mogul. governor john kasich on the campaign trail in the midlands this morning stopping in columbia. >> all this week, we've been bringing you profiles for each candidate ahead of tomorrow's primary. we have more on john kasich and his campaign. auto >> and ben and alicia, underdog john kasich pulled off a surprise in new hampshire. here, he is pulling fifth and backing his campaign on his experience as governor that he says sets him part from his fellow g.o.p. contenders. >> let's talk aboutany of you. >> high off his success in new hampshire finishing second, presidential hopeful john kasich continues his quest for the highest office. >> i don't know if you noticed. we did pretty well in new hampshire. >> in a tense and sometimes nasty g.o.p. race, the ohio governor is playing mr. nice guy avoiding heated feu

it was used as a training vessel for pilots at the u-s myrtle beach militata base. the numbers on the plane are the originals given to the plane designating it as a sioux city aircraft...but the numbers aren't the only extraordinary feature of this plane... "it was designed as a slick-wing fighter liek this to go supersonic and it was just the new technology at the time that allowed it," says scott plambeck, ce wing commander at the 185 air refueling wing. jess: the f-100 jets were the first planes with the ability to go supersonic..meani ng, faster than the speed of sound. while theinside of the plane on the outside is painted to be historically accurate of the jets flown in vietnam. the next steps for this plane is to be disassembled and sent to andrews air force base to be reassembled before it's final journey to washington d-c. reporting live in studio, jesssslue abc9 news tim: the second night of the siouxland film festival will go underway shortly at around 7pm folks from siouxland and around the world will gather downtown at the sioux city art center to watch

ron: myrtle beach, it's pretty much a melting pot of everybody. it just comes together, and it just makes a great recipe. jeff: it makes a great recipe. i like that. all right, so what we're going to do here, we got carolina pulled pork and beans. ron: yeah. jeff: with a little bit of jalapeno cheddar cheese cornbread. ron: excellent. jeff: we're going to start off here making some cornbread. ron: all right. jeff: so, ron, what i want you to do is start mixing up our cornmeal and flour. i go half cornmeal, half flour with my cornbread here. we're going to go ahead, add in the sugar, get a little sweetness to that as well. we're going to put in the baking powder. so you go ahead and kind of work that up there a little bit. i got my little device right here. ron: ah! jeff: you can set that fork down, and i kind of want you to hold this in here. you're going to go real light like this. we're going to start off like that. you can hold the bowl there a little bit. so what we're going to do is we're going to start adding a little bit of milk, all right?

some models have been hinting this could mix with wet snowflakes for wilmington and myrtle beach. all the moisture stays well east of here. look what happens as we go throughout the night sunday into monday. our next system starts to blast througug nashville into east as it encounters some cold air in our area, for other day on monday we will see snow showers for the mountains. some of the models hinting that it creeps down into the upstate. it will not be a whole lot whatsoever. let me show you the computer models. this was the gsp area. the european model showing a dusting.the rest of the models showing nada. nothing for the gsp area. the european and american in a good agreement that the mountains will have over one inch. not a big deal, but chief meteorologist john cessarich joins us again. we have looked at the models and made our own forecast. john: this is not a big storm system. it's not what we dealt with last week or a couple weeks ago. most of us might not even see a snowflake at all in the upstate. the best chance is north of i-85. zero to a dusting. me of you might se

kasich will continue his south carolina tour tomorrow with stops in florence, north myrtle beach, and georgetown. two candidates won't be making the rounds in south carolina--and have instead decided to drop out of the race. new jersey governor chris today that he will no longer seek the republican nomination. also today, former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina announced on social media she will drop out. both candidates had low numbers in last night's primary in new hampshire. the state african american chamber of commerce is urging black voters in south carolina to keep an open mind and consider both parties when choosing the next president. our billie jean shaw spoke with leaders from the organization, and has more tonight. the chamber's president says it is important for african-americans to know their voice counts. issues such as criminal justice reform, poverty, education and job equality have a huge impact on the black community. gilchrist is urging black voters to look at candidates who address those issues despite their political party. he says it's important for black voter

our chief political correspondent, dana bash, live in myrtle beach where we'll see donald trump withinhe hour, and dana, within 24 hours we might have a great deal of clarity about this republican race. >> reporter: that's right, john. you said it. you know it. you've covered politics for a long time as have i. south carolina is so incredibly important in terms of a moment in the republican primary race. and if donald trump achieves what the polls right now say he's going he's going to achieve which is a victory in south carolina that generally picks more establishment candidates -- if they pick him instead, even other republicans and washington say that he might be unstoppable at that point. you mentioned that it's bring your governor to workday for marco rubio. this is bring your crowd to workday. this is kind of a classic trump event. there are people lined up outside, waiting to get in. this is a very, very big space. the campaign says it could hold about 6,000 people, and this is the kind of energy, the kind of momentum that donald trump is trying to put forward. now, we should sa

trump kicked off a rally in myrtle beach in front of 5,000 supporters with an endorsement from lieutenant-governor henry mcmaster. >> he's been on the campaign trail with trump and at the rally mcmaster said we need a voice that everybody can understand. polling shows up trump 28% in south carolina with the gop primary tomorrow. trump now trying to de-escalate his feud with the pope putting blame on the media instead. the vatican clarifying the pope's comment was not a personal attack. >>> trump is demanding a boycott until apple agrees to an fbi demand that it unlock a phone used by one of san bernardino's terrorists, sayed farook. we're have much more on the department of justice trying to reach a compromise with apple -- coming up later on in the show. >>> today, a judge heard arguments from an illinois voter concerning ted cruz. that voter alleges that ted cruz is not a natural-born citizen, given he was born in canada. >> it didn't stop cruz rallying support at a rally in myrtle beach. he was joined by duck dynasty he suggests robertson is the person that should represent the u.s. to the unit

ted cruz also went to a myrtle beach event with phil robertson, the duck dynasty star.nd he blasted the radio airwaves with two new ads, one of them featuring a south carolina figure. there was also news that a judge in chicago agreed to challenge his eligibility to be a candidate. same question, what would it take here for ted cruz to meet expectations and to beat expectations? john: that's a simple one. meeting expectations would be finishing second. beating expectations, finishing first. anything below second is a problem. mark: even that will beg the question, if he cannot beat donald trump in the southern state, what and where can he beat him? i will say, again, getting into the question of margins. if he gets second, he will still beat expectations. john: there is a way to get really close to trump and beat expectations. the big fear for him now -- there has been polling that suggests -- we have a lot of faith in an nbc poll, but others have come out and we do not have faith in them. they are out there, and are some campaigns that think it is true. it says that ma

a coastal storm will affect areas like myrtle beach, snowfall. while a second system moving away throughout the day monday will arrive towards tennessee. temperatures are cool outside. 47 in greenville. 48 in anderson. 39 in asheville. tonight expect the winds tuesday, at 5-10 miles per hour. in the air mixed up enough that temperatures will not be too terribly cold. 36 in greenville. asheville. tomorrow, loads of sunshine. 35 degrees to start. middle 50's tomorrow. a bit warmer than we had a today. in spartanburg, 34 degrees first thing in the morning. 54 by 2:00. anderson first thing. but by the afternoon, feeling good in the middle 50's. in asheville, starting at 29 but warming up to the 40's. look for highs to be the coldest in the mountains. lower 40's, while 50's are common across the upstate. it is the downslope wind that changes things in the upstate. a change coming our way as cold air moves in early in the week. a blocking pattern starts to set up. let me timeout on the models. here's the coastal storms that arise tonight into tomorrow

just driving around the city in myrtle beach, checking on the conditions and you can see from the way the trees are moving pretty good it is very, very windy and rainy, i was looking on the website and they were closed in the area because of the rainy weather, i want to talk about what this storm is doing in other spots, look at video we got in a couple moments ago, this is in fayetteville, arkansas. i hollered to al, said same storm system, same thing, yep, same system, they are seeing it as snow. i guess we're a little lucky we have the rain but we'll get a heck of a lot of rain, so we'll keep an eye on it. any new video my whole purpose today get that new video as soon as i get and bring it to you at home right away, i'll keep doing >> christine: kristen, thank you. >>> scott kelly's year in space is almost over and what better way to mark it than with a prank? >> john: a video shows tim peake moving a storage container, kelly would jump out of the box in a gorilla suit and chase after him. >> christine: oh, wow! >> john: he got the suit from >> christine: ing that would kelly. in

with stops in kingstree, florence, myrtle beach and north charleston. her husband and former president... bill clinton... will also be out campaigning in south carolina today for his wife. he'll be attending "get out the vote" rallies... in rock hill, winnsboro... and right here in columbia. it's taking place at the health education complex and wellness center located on u-s-c's campus... today at 4:30. bernie sanders says he isn't writing off south carolina, even though he won't spend much time in the palmetto state in the days leading up to saturday's primary. sanders held a news conference in columbia yesterday, before heading to campaign in missouri.. he told reporters he's proud of the gains he's made in recent polls. sanders will be back campaigning in the midlands... tomorrow. columbia's top cop says crime is down in the city of columbia. chief skip officers to discuss what progress has been made... and where it's still needed. according to holbrook car break in's and theft appear to be the highest crimes right now. holbrook also says they hope t

donald trump spent time in myrtle beach. later he'll be in north john kasich was in columbia and conway. tonight he will hold a rally in mount pleasant. and doctor ben carson was in north charleston and florence. nigel: "a good turnout." that is what the greenville county elections director said about the number of people voting absentee. we asked a number of people about the line and about their feelings now that their vote has been cast. the lines were not long. >> was not bad. about 10 minutes long. >> it was very nice today. i was probably in line for about five minutes. it was quick and easy. nigel: both republicans and democrats voting absentee. the election office has more than five allen -- 5000 ballots turned in, which any primary year is "a good number." some of voters did not mind telling us who they voted for. [laughter] >> i voted for hillary. >> i'm voting for ted cruz. everything that he says, pretty much i agree with. >> i voted for marco rubio. finally we are getting the list down to the point where you can

in the carolinas, myrtle beach, conway, north myrtle beach, and raleigh ranked in the top 50, and at the bottom of the list included hickory-lenoir-morganton, north carolina. and the least healthy community? charleston, west virginia, with health and financial problems. the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. adlib live john: a live shot from laurens, overcast with sprinkles and showers. big-time thunderstorms on the way. we will talk about that coming up next. nigel: plus, the head of the department of labor talks about clinton. gabrielle: commitment 2016, while the democrats are moving to south carolina, the republicans are getting ready for the c

michael: trump also spent time today in myrtle beach and in north charleston. carol: and doctor ben carson was also in north charleston. he took part in the veteran's patriot action conference. the organization looks to help veterans engage in the political process. carson also stopped by florence. he held a town hall there. michael: if this poll is on the mark, we're in for a night of who wins second tomorrow. but it's still shows a big swath of undecided's out there, so there's just no telling. clemson released its latest palmetto poll today. a survey of south carolinians who've voted in at least two of the past 3 state primaries. donald trump leads the field with 28%. followed by ted cruz with 19% and marco rubio with 15%. undecided. last fall, the palmetto poll showed trump as the leader with ben carson coming in at a strong second. carol: so where will the candidates be tomorrow? donald trump will be at marriot in spartanburg. marco rubio at the carolina haven in columbia. ted cruz at the south carolina state fairgrounds in columbia. jeb bush at the hilton

to myrtle beach, they could see severe weather. there is the low-pressure system and we continue to get rain through 7:00 this evening and gusty wind. taken a look at live super doppler 4 hd, nothing severe right now across the area. this linebacker the west we are watching this line back in the wet -- we are watching this line back in the west. we are putting a track on it. it should be in toccoa at around 6:38 and walhalla before 7:00. allyson: thank you. taking a look at the roads, flashing lights on the right-hand side of the screen with a roadway washout. water on the road that i-85 south of you gets a highway 14. we are looking at that. it is from our deity camera from spartanburg into greenville. an accident in greenville on in lawrences -- laurens county also at that accident. watch out for wet roads. we have mark lyons driving on i-385 and headed into downtown greenville. not even using wind chill diapers so not to have the in the area. let's -- not even using the windshield wipers so not too heavy in the area. a live look

he also held another town hall meeting in myrtle beach. michael: the republican party will reward hard workers with a ticket to the debate in greenville saturday night. thousands of people were hoping to get selected for a ticket through the lottery system, but gop leaders say the peace the republican national committee has distributed tickets across the state for gop supporters. the greenville county party chairman was given a couple dozen tickets for the party faithfuls. >> if we had not had it at the peace center, we probably would have had more people come. but the peace center is the venue that cbs chose. michael: right now, we've learned some tickets might free up if people cancel, but there is no guarantee. in more commitment 2016 news, all eyes are on south carolina as it prepares to host the first-in-the-south primaries later this month. the democrats vote their choice on the 27th, but the gop is up first, with its primary on the 20th. carol: with that in mind, tonight, wyff 4 played host to a cross-section of potential gop voters

ted cruz will be in myrtle beach, and john kasich in mt. pleasant, pawleys island, then jeb bush plans to make stops in mt. pleasant, murrells inlet and then hilton head. chris christie also set to take part in attorney general alan wilson's presidential forum has now been canceled. after last night's sixth place finish, christie said he will cancel all of the events he had planned here in south carolina to, quote, take a breath. >>> hillary clinton will return to south carolina friday, although we are waiting on details of that visit. in the meantime, she does have some hollywood stars stumping for her right here in south carolina. talk about angela bassett and vivica fox, they have been here in the midlands, leading the "get out the vote" efforts for the democratic front runner. it is a part of the campaign's colleges and universities vivica fox will continue her efforts for clinton at benedict college at 10:15 this morning. and some south carolinians looking to show their faith at the balance the ott box. it is estimated more than 7,000

those details are next, right here on good day new this morning:big changes are in the works for myrtle beach's broadway at the beach. the popular entertainment and shopping venue in the grand strand is undergoing a multi-year transformation.dave & buster's will open up later this year.in addition to dave & buster's coming to broadway, hard rock cafe will move to a new location! a new restaurant called the tap cool high pressure will gradually build into the centralappalachians from the west today...passing overhead friday intosaturday. sunday...low pressure moves across the southeast and off the coast. at this time this system will keep the main precipitation southeast of our good morning. it's thursday, february 4th. thanks for joining us here on good day virginia. i'm january keaton.and i'm kyle benjamin. wfxr news is your local election headquarters. with less than a week before the new hampshire primary- the presidential candidates are swarming the granite state.as molly line reports- senator ted cruz is leading the republican charge against donald trump- and hillary clinton is trying to s

please show us myrtle beach, south carolina.s where senator ted cruz is holding his first event in the next ten-day scramble for south carolina. jeb bush also holding an event in the town of bluffton just minutes from now. this really is the kickoff for the next stage of the campaign. the race for south carolina, a full contact sport in that state. >> absolutely. for more on this, political director david chalian. jeb bush, we know, has deep roots in south carolina. doing very well there. do you think -- what is jeb bush going to do to harness that, though? what's the first thing that will come out of his mouth? i'm still here, buddy? >> listen, we already know about -- >> david, no sooner you start talking and then jeb bush started talking. let's listen to the former governor. >> and her ambitions are what drive her. i think we need someone with a servant's heart, who focuses on solving problems for people. now, if you believe that, i ask for your support coming up here. [ applause ] my life experience has been 32 years in the

we're on the skywheel in myrtle beach, south carolina. let's get in the kitchen, and let's get cooking. food," chef jeff visits the boom boom room in myrtle beach, south carolina, where he flips some tapas that taste great with a little vino. let's head to the wine bar. jeff: welcome to the boom boom wine room. we're in myrtle beach, south carolina, and we're here with some amazing folks from this great city of great weather and great beaches. i want to introduce to chef rebecca. how are you? rebecca: i'm good. how are you? jeff: pleased to meet you. rebecca: you, too. jeff: tell us a little bit about your place. rebecca: well, what we do, we started off doing tapas, like small plates, so everybody can come in and just get a little bit of everything and pass it around and share it and try everything. and now we've stepped up our game, and we got some bigger entrees on the menu now, so you can come in and get a full dinner. jeff: all righty, good. so what you cooking for us today? rebecca: today, we are making duck a l'orange tacos. jeff:

there were thousands of people here at this rally in myrtle beach. and a lot of them are all in for trump. no question about it, wolf, but i talked to several voters. more than a handful who said they were coming to check him out. really undecided if they want to see marco rubio, they want to see ted cruz and they aren't sure who they're going to vote for. they're going to have to make up their minds soon. it's tomorrow they go to the polls. >> polls open early tomorrow morning. dana, stand by. sunlen, ted cruz will be attending the funeral of antohon skrooe ya after first -- scalia after first saying he couldn't leave the campaign trail. first talk about the decision there in south carolina. >> reporter: that's right, wolf, ted cruz is former clerk for the supreme court. he knew scalia very personally. he was someone who was very influential in his own life. certainly wanting to pay respects, but of course this carries a big potential political risk for leaving the campaign trail to go back to wab. especially on primary day for republicans here in s

they lived together in myrtle beach. >> if you ever tried to park in new york city, you know how hard it is to comply with all the laws. youlaws. you get those who consider themselves above the law. >> created bumper stickers agreed i park like an and then patrols but are looking the hood looking for inconsiderate motorists and in most cases those people are also learning the day of this'.3gj\ >> it all changed drastically when they return home and open the door. >> coming back into the house, open the door and from a, father laying on his back breathing heavy, blood all over him. >> initially they thought john kingsbury had fallen battling seizures from an illness. paramedics came and taken to the hospital. >> we found two bullet jams. >> stopped everything that they were doing and called the police. >> there was a person of interest. >> they told me about a month after. >> he actually attended the funeral. attended events for his company. work the door and the philadelphia area that weekend. about $35,000. >> he knows the money from birmingham and philadelphia would end up. >> train

with town halls planned in summerville and north myrtle beach. this comes after yesterday's campaign stop at harmon's tree farm in gilbert. rubio supporters gathered to hear the presidential hopeful speak on national security... and how he plans to untie the republican party. 33 meanwhile on the other side of the political fence... the democratic presidential candidates are hoping to win over some votes ahead of next sanders will be in columbia this morning. he'll be attending the faith and justice breakfast at allen university. that's taking place in the john hurst adams gymnatorium. the free event starts at nine... doors open at eight. and bill clinton will be campaigning in the upstate for his wife and democratic presidential hopeful... hillary clinton.... later today. just a reminder... the republican presidential primary is this saturday. the democratic presidential primary is next saturday... february 27th. stay tuned with a-b-c columbia on-air and online... for the latest on vote 20-16. still to 33 come... our coverage of vote 20-16 will c