what was her message. >> the use of nicki haley was extraordinary. the republicans decide that had they wanted to stake their ground. they use hail any a soft power way to diminish in a sense people like ted cruz, and chris christie and donald trump, she basically gave a perspective that was sort of the main stream old school republican party, rather than the anti government sort of message that many of the leading candidate are pushing today. >> bill, the president of course in his final year in office, same congress though, how difficult do you think it will be to accomplish some of the goals he has outlined here at least in the new year. >> reality as president obama has had a very tough seven years up until now. congress has not been willing to work with him on many issues and he, also is sometimes in the willing to work with congress because they weren't given the deal that he wanted. now he is sort of the lame duck. he last night gave his second to the last major speech. he will will talk at democratic national convention but this was launch pa

it was governor nicky haley. she criticized the president as being ineffective and passive. here is a sample >> unfortunately, the president's record has often fallen far short of his soaring words. as he enters his final year in office, many americans are still feeling the economy too weak to raise levels. a health care plan that has made insurance less affordable and doctors less available. chaotic unrest in many of our cities. even worse, we are facing the most dangerous terrorist threat our nation has seen since september 11. this president appears unwilling or unable to deal with it >>> president obama did, indeed, talk about the threat of i.s.i.l. and other groups possesss to us and we vowed to stoep them >> priority number one is protecting the american people and going after terrorist networks. [ applause ] >> both al-qaeda and now i.s.i.l. pose a direct threat to our people because in today's world, even a handful of terrorist $who place no value on human life, including their own, can do a lot of damage-- terrorists >>> a retired major in the u.s. army, our guest.

now she's criticizing nicki haley, governor nicki haley in response to the state of the union tonighti don't know, emily, she's kind of treading on dangerous ground here. >> well, i think what she was talking about was the choice of having governor haley speak as the response to the state of the union. the reason why this is important is because each party uses the state of the union who is not in power. uses the state of the union response as a way to elevate somebody they are hoping to come onto the national stage. and in this case i think we can guess that it would be to attempt to try her out as a potential vice president candidate. but i don't think it was a attack for schultz to say she was chosen because she's a woman because that actually came from documents that is we need to have more women and minorities and named nicki haley. cheryl: but we just saw the quote of what she said, she said it's pretty clear that nicki haley is being chosen because the republican party has a diversity problem. >> that is just such the way that democrats think. i think -- >> whoa that is rnc doc

. >> reporter: south carolina governor, nicky haley offering the official republican response said. >> the president's record has often fallen fall short of his soaring words. even worse, we're facing the most dangerous terrorist threat our nation has seen since september 11. >> reporter: having governor nicky haley give the republican response was important to the republican leadership since she's seen as a potential vice president running mate for the eventual nominee. meanwhile, the president named joe biden to lead a national effort to find a cure for cancer. >>> taking time off the presidential campaign, governor chris christie came back to new jersey to deliver his state of the state address. the governor highlighted his accomplishments, including cutting crime, and taxes. >> new jersey has pulled back from economic brink. we've now achieved six with no new taxes on the people of new jersey. >> reporter: while christy kept his focus largely, he also took a shot at president obama. he called tonight a fantasy wish list by a president who has failed us. christie himself has been f

response south carolina response, nicki haley says the u.s. is under a great threat of terrorism. >>> u.s. officials say iran assured them it will release ten navy sailors held by tehran. sailors and two small boats similar to this one drifted in iran waters after experiencing mechanical problems. >>> and america's biggest jackpot just keeps getting bigger, tonight power ball jackpot is at $1.5 billion. >> wow. >> it might grow from there. >> you can take a lump sum of 930 million-dollar before taxes or take full amount in annual payment over 29 years. you forget, you know, uncle sam gets his cut. >> decisions, decisions, um, um, um. >>> 4:49. time for a check of business news. >> jill wagner joins us from the the the new york stock exchange. >> better week on wall street. it may be harder to see worse than last week but prices are way down, what do you think. >> reporter: good morning, erika and nicole. crude fell below $30 a barrel for first time since 2003. it all comes down to supply and demand. is there plenty of oil from producers here i

nicky haley knows the american dream and lived it. she believes in the continuing promise of our country and understands the importance of opportunity and upper mobility for our middle class. when governor haley talked about hope and change she means it because she worked to deliver it. now there is nothing wrong with inspirational speeches. we all need to be inspired especially in trying times like these. soaring rhetoric matched with the right policies and hard work to actually achieve them. we will see tonight if president obama is ready to do so and move beyond the failed policies of the past. i guess what i could do is trump. >> let's talk about this person named barack obama. what has happened under his time in office, his seven years, in spite of the unheard of, unrecognizable the senate created, >> during the obama years the economy has grown. the private sector created jobs for 70 months. the longest stretch in the mystery of the country. unemployment is at 5%. barack obama with 17 million uninsured americans gaining access to

visionary, who's got a path for the future, who's brought people together, who's unified, it's nicki haleyho we're going to hear from tomorrow night. i think she's the perfect person for it. i had a hand in selecting her. i did this speech in 2011, so believe me i understand the stakes can be high for a person doing this speech. i think she's a natural. i spoke with her, i was with her on saturday in columbia, south carolina. the advice i gave her is put a cough drop in the corner of your mouth. it keeps you salivating so you don't go thirsty. there's a lot of little pieces of advice i've given her, but at the end of the day we said be yourself, communicate to the country, represent our party as well as you have been and you'll be fine. i think she's going to do great. >> that speech like you know it's like being on the cover of sports illustrated. comes with a curse for some people. >> i did it. >> you managed to get out unscathed. >> no, no, believe me, we understand it. but i think she's a natural. i think she's a great spokesman for our party. i think the future's extremely bright for

. >>> south carolina governor nicki haley delivered the governor's response. she focused on the threat on our country. >> in this age of terrorism we must not let in refugees whose intentions can not be determined. >> she hopes the next president will fix who she calls a broken government. >>> an investigation is underway after a motorcyclist and a deputy crashed into each other in st. pete. the deputy was pulling on to 62en avenue when the motorcyclist hit his car. he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >>> former pro wrestler hulk he is suing a website for $1 million for releasing a sex tape. we'll have an update at noon and online at wtsp.com. >>> tonight is the big night. less than 17 hours someone could be $1.5 billion richer. incredible amount of money. 10 news reporter is joining us live this morning. >> reporter: we have all done it. we have jumped into pools with our coworkers and friends where we buy into getting more of these tickets to increase our odds. the latest scam by the florida lottery is warning people about preys on p

the republican response is givenly governor nicki haley. >>> and we have breaking news from turkey this morning. a short time ago, istanbul was rocked by an explosion in the heart of the city. in an area where many western tourists visit. we are getting reports of casualties. the cause of the blast is not yet known. ambulances and police are at the scene of the central square, not far from the mosque. it is right in the heart of the main tourist hub. suffered a lot of deadly attacks in recent months. that city on edge. we are monitoring the developments. >>> time for an early start on your money. futures, u.s. stock futures pointing lower. world stock markets are mixed. the season as a whole is showing profit is down 5%. crude oil is down $30 a barrel. oil crashed 70% from last summer. while that is great news for drivers, it may not be good nor homeowners. nationwide, home prices are expected to rise. states with economies tied to the energy sector could see a slump in demand for housing. north dakota is at the risk of the backlash. some home prices there are 20% over value. other stat

the republican response by south carolina governor nicki haley. >>> we have breaking news this morningdeadly explosion in istanbuis turkey. the province governor announced ten people dead and 15 wounded. this happened in the area which is a tourist hub of the city. i want to bring in senior international correspondent arwa damon live on the phone for us from istanbul. arwa, what are you learning? >> reporter: the explosion happened at 10:15 in the morning. just about when this particular area would begin to see that tourism traffic. this is the heart, the very center of istanbul historic tourist district. it is among the top, if not the top sites and areas for those visiting the country to go to. now we do not yet know the nationalities of those who were killed. local media is, however, reporting that there were some foreigners among those casualties. no claim of responsibility just yet. a lot of speculation this is an act of terrorism. this is a country that has faced sadly devastating attacks over the last seven months with 30 killed in the bombing along the turkey/syria border and t

immediately after the president's speech, we'll hear from republican governor of south carolina, nicki haley. she's been chosen to deliver the reaction. one we can assume will be critical. tammy, frank, back to you. >> frank: scott duman in washington tonight. >>> south carolina governor nikki haley will be addressing the state of the union address. childs says the invitation came as a great surprise. >> and to sit with the the union address. and i said -- i was overjoyed because i couldn't believe what i heard. >> frank: she says she was invited to the white house in 2009 and has kept in touch with mr. obama since then. >>> news 13 wants to know, will you watch the president's final state of the union address tonight? log on to facebook.com/news 13 to answer our question of the day. and you can watch the state of the union address tonight on abc 13. it starts at 9 o'clock. we will be streaming the speech live on wlos.com. make sure to follow our facebook and twitter pages. >> tammy: superintendent david jones announced his intention to retire effective july 1st. during his 38 years with the

. >> we have a tax on donald trump from the president and nicki haley last night. >> so nicki doesn't want to be his vice presidential candidate. >> i don't think so. it's incredible. we have so much to get to including extensive coverage. we'll dig into president obama's final state of the union and the vail they took at some top presidential candidates. >> that was a surprise. >> it was incredible. plus jeb bush is campaigning in iowa while governor chris christie is taking out new hampshire. senator rand paul here on set to explain why he's opting out of tomorrow's undercard debate and later. >> by the way, you and i disagree on that. i think that's a good idea. i would opt out f it and figure out where to go to another venue and make news from that venue and i promise you if he did that, he would get more press than he would get. >> i don't think so. >> than he would get sitting there with four people at the table. let me ask you this, what would donald trump do? >> yes, but. >> would he go somewhere, set himself up? >> he doesn't need to set himself on fire. >> i'm not saying he

. >> governor nicky haley of south carolina who gave the republican response also spoke about the tone of the 2016 campaign. >> during anxious times it can be tempting to call the siren of the angryiest voices. >> as he prepares to become a regular citizen, president obama regrets the political divide has become greater during his time in office. >> it is not just enough to change a congressman or change a senator or e even change the president. we have to change the system to reflect our better selves. >> and the president will be speaking directly with the american people today, traveling to nebraska and louisiana to talk more about his goal for his final year in office. the iowa caucuses, it is a two man race between ted cruz and donald trump. this is according to a new bloomberg poll released today. nor cruz is at the top of the poll with 25%. though that is within the poll's 4.4 margin of error. the poll was conducted among 500 likely republican caucus goers during the second week of january. >> the nation's first black attorney general knows who he wants to be president. eric hol

but i'm curious if you think nicki haley there had a point that maybe mr. trump is contributing to this irresponsible talk that's out there. >> well, first i don't call it all irresponsible talk because, cheryl, the way i see it, there's a fine line between noise and irresponsible talk and passion. and she even said in that clip even some people in her own states lindsey graham, senator lindsey graham was one of the most passionate people about what we need to do to take on isis. i happen to agree with him. so, you know, i know i might be in the minority, no upon intended, but i happen to see more has someone expressing their passion rather than just being noise. i would use the word passion more so than anything else. and one other quick comment. cheryl: okay. >> dr. ben carson has been criticized for not being passionate enough. he's been criticized for not being noisy enough if you use that narrative. cheryl: true. >> i would rather use the narrative passion instead of noise because that's what people are connecting with. cheryl: herman cane, you also ha

. >> south carolina governor nicky haley gave the republican response saying the president has been unwilling to face the threat from isis. today president obama will take his message on the roads with stops planned in omaha and baton rouge. >> things are back to normal in one orlando neighborhood this we were there last night after utility workers accidentally ruptured a gas line in the area around concord street and highland avenue. the leak sent the smell of gas into the neighborhood but did not pose a threat. orlando's trees helped the city earn its nickname, the city beautiful. one man is is suing after he says he was crushed by a tree that should have been removed years ago. rescuers had to cut trino out of his truck after that tree fell on him in dixon park in 2012. since then he has had three surgeries, screws and rods placed in his neck and back. in court documents, a 2007 inspection found the tree had limb decay and was listed in poor condition. the city failed to check the tree's condition since 2007 now he worries it could happen to someone else. >> it begs the question, how actin

. >>> and the republicans response will come from nicky haley, she was in the spotlight recently. is the daughter of indian immigrants, and the youngest governor in the country, and the first female to hold that office in south carolina. and al jazeera will have complete coverage of the address tojt. >>> the supreme court striking down the death penalty system in florida. voting 8-1 saying the sentencing system there is not constitution. that decision stems from the conviction of a man for fatally stabbing a coworker back in 1998. the judge imposed the sentence even though the jury was split. >>> we're getting new details coming out of that developing story in turkey. the explosion in istanbul, it happened in a popular tourist spot. the dead are mostly germans according to tkish firms. more than a dozen people were also injured. turkish officials saying the attack was carried out by a 28-year-old syrian suicide bombers. >> translator: citizens rights and freedoms are being breached by terrorist organizations. it is the terrorist that prevents our people from traveling. this is a t

republican gofer of south carolina, nicky haley, she has been chose ton deliver what we can only assume will be a critical reaction. joe, shelby, back to you. >> thank you so much, scott, reporting live from washington tonight. >>> meanwhile, ben carson says he is confident president obama will present what he calls a rosy picture of america in his state of the union address, but it doesn't match reality. carson spoke to reporters before holding a reception in waco, texas today. he said america is losing economic mobility under the obama presidency, sigh, but that the president just won't address that. >> but also i'm very concerned about the fact that, you know, the current generation is the first generation in america expected not to do better than their parents economically, and that is a trend that is future, unless we do something about it, and we can't stick our heads in the sand and just say everything is rosy when it is not. >> the state of the union address begins tonight at 6:00. you can watch it here on news 4. >>> let's switch gears and get a look at what is happening with o

. >>> and next on 7 news at 6:00, south carolina governor nicky haley is hearing a lot of feedback about that speech last night following the state of the union. next, the good and the bad, and the lathest on her -- latest on her possible v. p. run. >>> we're just a few hours from the biggest powerball jackpot ever. we're saying that every time, aren't we? we talked to some player whose hope to bring home some cash ticket may be as important south carolina governor nikki haley gave the republican response ... to president obama's final state of the union speech last night. >>> south carolina governor nikki haley gave the response to the president's state of the union speech. >> he is getting criticized by some in their own party. >> we have to resist the angieest voices. the commentator anne coulter tweeted trump should deport nikki haley. overall she is getting pretty high marks. instead of going through all of the president's proposals and criticizing them, she talked about a brighter future. >> she selected to give her some visibility and to make the party look like it has got some ri

an announcement from the republican south carolina governor nicki haley will deliver the gop's responsefter president obama's state of the union address next tuesday. hailey made waves when she called for the confederate flag to be removed from the state house grounds after the massacre at mother emmanuel church in charleston. >>> a chicago-area christian college now wants to fire a head scarf-wearing professor. laurisia hawkins made headlines last month when she started wearing the hijab to show solidarity with muslims. she got into troubling with her employer was when she declared that christians and muslims worship the same god. wheaton college says that is not within its line of view. >>> a u.s. marine is accused of road rage killing on new year's eve. sarah mussquackner was a university of north texas student acting as the designated driver for friends after a party. police say that shots were fired at her car and marine corporal eric jamal johnson is responsible. johnson was arrested at his military base in arizona. >>> we're going to turn our attention to the weather, extreme wea

trump made no apologies for his tone rebuffing criticism from the gop and south carolina governor nicky haley>> i'm angry because our country is a mess. >> crew cruz took heat for failing to diss low a million dollar loan from goldman sachs used to finance his 2012 senate campaign. >> yes i made a paper work error disclosing it on one piece of paper instead of the other. >> but the universal opponent on stage was democrat hillary clinton. >> someone who lies to the families of those four victims in benghazi can can never be president of the united states. >> she gets elected her first hundred days instead of setting a jenn today she might be going back and forth between the white house and the courthouse. >> candidates get another chance to face off in two weeks just days before the iowa caucuses. >>> in other news tonight check your powerball tickets. local players scored big, three stores in pennsylvania sold million dollar tickets matching all five numbers but the not powerball. ticket sold at a wawa convenience store in new jersey also matched all five but that person wouldn't double the

. >> reporter: south carolina governor nicky haley who was praised for her republican response echoedhat point when she said her party needs to resist the siren call of the angry yesterday voices. >> all i'm saying we've got a responsibility and the way we handle issues and the way we talk about issues should be towards solution not towards division. >> reporter: president obama has one year one week remaining in office. those presidential candidates jockeying to succeed him had plenty to say about his state of the union address. >> some of you need to get back to iowa. >> hillary clinton tweeted her praise for obama speech and the administration's work. she continued that praise on cbs this morning. >> the president made a compelling case about the progress we've made but the work that still lies ahead. >> reporter: sex sex senator ted cruz who skipped the speech in order to campaign said he can't wait to give his own state of the union address. >> that state of the union will be very very different from tonight's state of union. >> reporter: cruz is in the fight to win the gop nomin

trump made no apologies for his tone rebuffing criticism from the gop and south carolina governor nicky haley. >> i'm angry because our country is a mess. >> crew cruz took heat for failing to diss low a million dollar loan from goldman sachs used to finance his 2012 senate campaign. >> yes i made a paper work error disclosing it on one piece of paper instead of the other. >> but the universal opponent on stage was democrat hillary clinton. >> someone who lies to the families of those four victims in benghazi can can never be president of the united states. >> she gets elected her first hundred days instead of setting a jenn today she might be going back and forth between the white house and the courthouse. >> candidates get another chance to face off in two weeks just days before the iowa caucuses. >>> in other news tonight check your powerball tickets. local players scored big, three stores in pennsylvania sold million dollar tickets matching all five numbers but the not powerball. ticket sold at a wawa convenience store in new jersey also matched all five but that person wouldn't double th

. >>> south carolina governor nicky haley gave tonight's republican response ranging from the challenges of fighting terrorism to challenges facing americans and their bank accounts. she says the president is falling short when it comes to the economy. >> many americans are still feeling the squeeze of an economy twenty two weak to raise income levels. we're feeling a crushing national debt, a health care plan that has made insurance less affordable and doctors less available. and chaotic unrest in many of our cities. >> haley adding among other things that if republicans control the white house, taxes would be lower and the military would be stronger. also in attendant at tonight's address pennsylvania state trooper alec douglas one of the troopers ambushed last year in pike county. his colleague died. douglas appeared on greta on fox news tonight and talk about the incident. >> when i first hit i thought it wasn't so bad. i was hit in the leg area. but as far as i knew it was pretty bad. i mean, i lost so much blood that was one of the biggest areas according to the doctors that carrie

. >> reporter: south carolina governor nicki haley gave the republican response echoing the president's calls to calm the anti muslim rhetoric. >> no one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcomed in this country. >> reporter: republican governor did give a critical view of president obama's record on the economy. >> we're feeling a crushing national debt, a health care plan that has made insurance less affordable, and doctors less available. >> reporter: reaction to the state of the union from the campaign trail was swift with republican presidential front runner donald trump taking to twitter calling the president's speech here in washington boring, slow and lethargic. >> texas senator ted cruz who opted skip the speech was in new hampshire. >> it was more of the same. sadly it was less a state of the union then a state of denial. >> reporter: today president obama will head to omaha to push major themes of his address, weijia jiang for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, pennsylvania state trooper alex douglass was senator pat to

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. >> the the republican response was given by nicki haley tonight. south carolina she said president obama hasn't lived up to the promises he made when he was first elect. she outlined what it would look like if a republican wins the the white house. >> taxes would be lower for working families. we'd put the brakes on runaway spending and debt. we would encourage american innovation and success. >> haley is seen as a potential republican vice-presidential pick. >>> new jersey governor chris christie was back in trenton today to deliver his annual state of the state address. christie highlighted what he described as the state's economic recovery. the state's unemployment rate has been cut by almost half, since he took office in 2010. he also criticized organized labor in the ongoing war over full pension funding. >> we cannot deny funding for health care, and education, criminal justice and the poor, our environment and our children and our infrastructure to pander to pensioners. >> about 50 protesters gathered outside the capitol, saying christie has

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nicki haley was wrong to call out to drop when she said urge to listen to angry voices. >> if you're looking around and not angry, something is wrong. things are astonishing. many people, which is why you see trumps rallies grow. >> tonight's debate is the smallest yet with others trying to catch up to the front runners. north charleston, south carolina. so with the latest news poll shows donald trump with a big lead in the palmetto state followed by ted cruz and marco rubio at 12%. >>> as the sun is going down. we are starting to see some high clouds coming in from a southwest. 61. winds from the southwest at 8 miles an hour. we will see an increase in so won't be as cold but we are expecting rain to come in tomorrow. a good part of the day with high temperature of 53. looking ahead for saturday it dries out and warms up to 63. but we will see some clouds coming in early sunday morning and for the most part they will be out of here. it's going to be turning colder 520 and want to get to monday. a high temperature of 43 dropping to 20 for on tuesday morning and a high of 45. let's ta

we'll see that it was very odd that nicki haley wanted to address mr. trump in a state of the union address, so we're still not quite sure, and continue to spend tens of millions of dollars and sink in the poll. the republican party senior done with the bushes. with respect to governor haley, it's interesting because in the state of south carolina, mr. trump has about 40% support in her own state. so the fact that she would take time out of a response that was designed to go against barack obama's policies and some of the blatant lies that he told in the state of the union, she went after the republican frontrunner, someone who is very well respected, has a lot of support in her own state but consulted her own constituents. connell: thank you very much. with the trump campaign. even way i mean obviously there's fighting going on in the republican party. we all know that. we can see it. a lot of it is broadcasted, as a matter of fact. so we'll talk about that going into the debate and part of it is as reference to this new jeb bush ad. we'll come back an

. >> nicky haley gave the republican response saying the president has been unwilling to face the threat from isis. president obama will take his message on the road with stops planned in omaha and baton rouge. >> closer to home, things are back to normal in one neighborhood after a gas scare. we were there after utility workers ruptured a gat line >> one local man is now suing after he says he was crushed by a tree that should have been removed a long time ago. rescuers had to cut trino out of his truck after that tree fell on him in 2012. since then he has had three surgeries, screws and rods put into his back and neck. now he is suing the city saying it knew that tree was dangerous. court documents in 2007 inspection found the tree had limb decay and was listed in poor condition and scheduled for removal. valdez said the city failed to check the tree since 2007 and now he is worried this could happen to someone else. >> it begs the question, how many other trees are acting as ticking tile bombs, waiting to fall on another family or an innocent pedestrian. >> the city claims the tree f

. >>> the republican governor of south carolina, nicky haley delivered the state of the union response. >> tonight, president obama spoke eloquently about grand things. he's at his best when he does that. unfortunately, the president's record has often fallen far short of his soaring words. >> governor haley said americans are still feeling the pinch of a weak economy and are living under what she called a crushing national debt. she also said the president is unwilling to deal with what she called the most dangerous terrorism threat facing the united states since september 11. the presidential candidates weighed in on social media. hillary clinton tweeted, potus is right. bernie sanders tweeted i appreciated potus point that we need to get big money out of politics. donald trump tweeted the state of the union was one of the the most boring that i've heard in a long time. ted cruz said tonight's state of the union was less of a state of the union and more of a state of denial. >>> bill martin is tracking in the weather center now with specifically, how it's going to affect the morning

. >>> nicky haley give republican response last night spoke of the challenges of tighting terrorism to challenges to fighting, she says the president is fall short when it comes to our economy. . >> mean americans are feeling the squeeze of an economy too weak to raise income levels. we're feeling a crushing national debt, a health care plan made insurance less affordable and doctors less available. and chaotic unrest in many of our cities. >> haley adding, among other things, if republicans control the white house taxes would be lower and the military would be stronger. during the president's speech he also talked about one of his biggest regrets which was he failed to bring the parties together. it was one of his campaign promises eight years ago. >>> yes. and it was all about hope and change. he says he's fallen short. it's interesting. a bit of contransition. much different tone in the past state of the union speeches. 4:20. the nation's biggest single site jail placed on lockdown. >> didn't have enough staff so it was required to lock down tuesday. that meant no recreation for the

pand after taking heat from resident obama and republican pgovernor nicki haley, donald ptrump is defending his rhetoric psaying he's not angry. phe just hates what's happening pto the country. pand joining us now to discuss pthese presidential politics is. p>> romona: dr. david johnson. pthank you for joining us this pafternoon. p>> good to see you all. p>> romona: i want to ask about psouth carolina governor nicki phaley first. pshe delivered the republican presponse to the state of the punion. pshe criticized the democrats, of pcourse, but she also criticized pher own party and she's pconsidered a rising star within pthe party. pdo you think good move by her? p>> no. pand i thought her speech was phorrible. pit was dishonest. pit was disingenuous and she pattempted to rewrite history in pa way that's not true. phere's what is important to premember about the presidential pnumber one, even though everyone pthinks it's going to make you pshow, it doesn't end up putting pyou in the prime time. pthere's only been two people pthat give a rebuttal that end up pon a presidential ticket. psecond

the governor nicky haley hopes we won't follow the, quote, angriest voices in the next presidential election. >>> and starting at 10 this morning, the white house will it's the third annual big block of cheese day. the title inspired by president andrew jackson's open house in 1837 and back then, he had a 1400-pound cheese block to feed all of the gets and take questions. today, different. the senior white house officials, cabinet members, members of congress will take your questions online, via social media and no cheese will be happening now. you can use the #big block of cheese day and they encourage you to send your best gouda cheese pups. i posted a link to the entire schedule on my facebook page. >>> ohio lawmakers are looking on ever a proposal to let you register to vote online. >> it would be up to the state elects chief to create a secure online registration process. and this bill passed by the state 98 and the house is wave waving it. >>> and many of us getting our first real taste of snow this winter. western new york already dealing with three feet of snow and this storm is drop

>>reporter: republicans challenged the president starting with nicki haley. >> the president's record has often fallen far short of his soaring words. even taking a swing at donald trump. >> it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. >>reporter: today, president obama will kick off his post state of the union tour, making stops in nebraska and louisiana. stephanie ramos, abc new, washington. >>jay: this morning we have reaction from the republican senators from the carolinas in >> tom tillis and lindsey graham say he is not doing enough to protect our economy or destroy isis. >> the president has a choice to make. he can finally engage with congress to work to find common ground, or the president can continue to sidestep congress and the american people by implementing executive actions that divide, rather than unite. the majority of americans believe our country is headed in$bq! the wrong direction. unfortunately, i believe they are right and i heard nothing tonight to suggest that we're going to change course. >>jay: republican presidential hopeful donald tr

trump went on fox and friends this morning and attacked south carolina governor nicki haley calling her very weak on illegal immigration. for that reason he said the odds of picking her as his running mate are not looking good. governor haley responded today and she said she was referring to trump last night in her response to the state of the union. >> mr. trump has definitely contributed to what i feel is irresponsible talk. i'm not saying i don't believe ñ illegal immigration, but i do want to be more inclusive. if a candidate wanted to sit down and talk i would sit down and talk. >> other republican candidate are supporting the governor. jeb bush tweeted proud of my friend nikki haley for delivering a positive and uplifting response. so what are people around here saying about the president's address? that's coming up in our next half hour as far as how plans are coming up to transition to the next first family. >>> the suspected intruder shot by a homeowner in prince george's county is expected to survive. police say he was shot in the legs as he tried to break into a house in temp

governor nicky haley said she hopes we won't fall, quote, the -- follow the angriest voices. >>> and starting at 10 this morning, the white house will be taking your questions. it's the third annual big block of cheese day. so the title inspired by president andrew jackson -- the house in 1837. and he had a 1400-pound cheese block to feed guests. today, a little bit different. the senior white house officials cabinet members and members of congress will take your questions on social media and you can use the #big block of cheese day. they encourage you to send your best gouda cheese puns and i posted a link to the entire scheduled schedule on my faceboover a proposal that would let you register to vote online. it would be up to the state elections chief to create a process. this bill already passed by the state senate and now the house >>> and for a lot of us, we're snow this winter. >> and if you thought we had it bad, think again and look here. western new york buried under three feet of snow and this midwest to 30 below zero. >> i slid down the hill, i sled everywhere. >> you can'

the state of the union this week we all saw the government response from south carolina governor nicki haley and she talk about donald trump. she addressed it. i said they will have a debate in south carolina, for sure they will talk about this during the debate and donald trum didn't address it, didn't he. >> reporter: he did and nicki haley was in the audience as well. so, you know, listen, is there a push back against donald trump, the republican establishment, there is in question about that. trump has been effective though at using that to his favor, kind of running as an anti establishment republican date. >> well, thank you so much doug luzader. >>> 7:13. we will check back on this break going news in new jersey where a major fire is underway. sky fox is still over the scene there. this is in burlington city, bob has some new information for us. >> yeah, st. mary's right off of union. we are looking at the fire fighters cutting a hole in the roof of one of these homes. think about it these roofs have collapsed in the last hour or so, so, what brave fire fighters we have here to be on

speaker, can you explain to us how you selected nicky haley from south carolina to be the -- the speaker: i think nicky embodies a great republican leader. she's unified her state. she's reformed government. she's focused on growth and opportunity and she's got a great personal story. so i think nicky haley is the perfect kind of reform kind of governor that embodies what new republicans look like. >> do you think she would make a good vice president? the speaker: do you think i'm going to weigh into that? gee, i'm not touching that stuff. >> i spoke to several of your members who say they want more than just an agenda. they want to vote on a tax plan, on obamacare replacement, on entitlement reform and they want not just see bills but vote on the floor. is that the kind of option at this point? the speaker: everything is an option because what we'll do is make the decision collectively in our conference. that's the purpose of having a bottom-up process in congress. when you decentralize power in this place, you have a group decide these things. that's why i want all of our members parti

else continual circus, one day he's taking on cruz, one day jeb bush, one day bobby jindal, then nicky haley next it will be bill and hillary clinton again. i will say that i was surprised frankly to hear governor haley call him out, if you will, in her speech, not because i disagreed with her, but because it was pretty interesting to hear the republican response to the state of the union include them saying a warning against, let's be honest, a republican front-runner. however, i think going back to the earlier comment with ron, the markets are unstable. our country is potentially at risk from terrorism. is this really what america wants to be looking at right now? is nikki haley and donald trump jibing at each other over twitter? no. liz: it's got to be disturbing to serious republicans and democrats who really want to hear about how we fix this. so as we head into this debate, are we going to have to be watching this battle between ted cruz and his citizenship and donald trump claiming that because ted cruz was born in canada and in a way it's sort of working in iowa. there's a poll comin

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she said south carolina governor nicki haley was wrong when she said republicans need to resist urge to listen to angry voices. >> frankly if you are looking around and not angry then something is wrong. there are several things going on in this country that is astonishing many people including new people which is you why see mr. trump's rallies grow. >> reporter: tonight's debate cast is smallest one yet with jeb bush, chris christie, john kassig and ben carson trying to catch up to the front runners. weijia jiang for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> latest cbs news poll shows donald trump with the big lead in south carolina at 38 percent, followed by ted cruz with 23 percent and marco rubio at 12 percent. >>> president obama hits the road to sell his state of the union message. he took questions during a town hall meeting in baton rouge, louisiana today. the president talk about the the economy, criminal justice reform and finding a cure for cancer. he discussed his goals for the final year of his administration. >> there is some things i'd look to do like raise the minute number wage

>> the president's speech followed by the republican response given by south carolina governor nicki haley. she said the president's record stirring words. >> many americans are still feeling the squeeze of an economy too weak to raise income levels. we're feeling a crushing national debt, a health care plan that has made insurance less affordable and doctors less available, and chaotic unrest in many of our cities. residents made the trip to the nation's capitol to hear president obama's final state of the union address. a syrian refugee was a guest who tweet wed about his day. the 9-year-old lost both of his arm when the camp his family was staying in was bombed. local ad voc john rosenthal is there. he sat on a panel with the surgeon general about the heroin crisis ravaging the state. >> i hope he will use the balance of his term, the rest of this year, to draw attention to the epidemic of gun vinyls and opiod addiction. >> rosenthal was a guest of senator ed marquee. >>> ten u.s. navy sailors are held after their boats drifted into iranian waters. the two small vessels were in the pers

>> reporter: south carolina governor nicky haley follows the governor tonight. she is delivering -- >> i am certainly not one to compete against the president or try to imply that i could be. >> reporter: ted cruz is skipping tonight's speech to campaign in new hampshire where he served. marco rubio, rand paul and bernie sanders are expected to attend. and we've learned this morning guests in the first lady's box tonight will include students, business owners, veterans and an empty chair for victims of gun violence. back to you. >> okay, tracie potts from washington, thank you. >>> 5:13 right now. washington is pressuring carmakers to raise the mileage of the cars they sell. >> they sell lots of electric vehicles. scott mcgrew, plenty on tap for consumers. >> plug-in hybrids coming out of the detroit auto show, including the first plug-in minivan. hybrid as the future because they can operate on battery that helps the car company get the average mileage up to government standards but drive them on dwadwagas, too. now, plunging gas prices are working against all

south carolina governor nicky haley potential vice-president candidate will deliver the republican responsein washington, joel waldman, fox news. >>> and you can watch the state of the union address tonight part of a jam packed lineup right here on fox 29. it all starts with new episodes of new girl and grandfathered at 8:00 then the state of the union on your way at 9:00 of course we'll wrap that up ago with the days other big news, weather and sports on the fox 29 news at 10. >>> lea still the daughter of n if l player devon still has beat cancer. >> and proud dad took to social media to share the amazing news. the now houston texan celebrated the victory by sharing this picture. he says lea's last treatment was monday night. five-year-old has been receiving treatment at the children's hospital of philadelphia for the past two years. she is just so dark darling. her dad a camden native has been documenting her fight on social media. he says words cannot describe how proud he is of his little girl who put up one big fight. >> congratulations to her and him. >>> first look tonight inside th

have their own response, of course, when the president wraps, this year by south carolina governor nicki haley all right, i will watch for her after the speech then. >>> it is interesting to go watch the speech. when he walks in, everybody is trying to jockey for position on the aisle so they can get a picture with him. >> yeah. >> thanks, chris. >>> brand new foot pant try in cherry hill. >> officials cut the the ribbon at the new location of the cherry hill food pant try yesterday. the new place, on brace road, is a big improvement from their old building. the it is four times the the size, first of all, and leaders from the pant try say that means those in need get to pick out the things that their family needs most. >> here they can shop for themselves. they go around with the shopping cart and they get to collect their items themselves. we can put many more items out. they can take what they need, and not what justice hand todd them. >> of course, food pant try is accepting donations and they are always needed. if you are interested in helping, the pantry needs personal items like deodora

>>reporter: nickie hail haley said what america needs is a republican president. >> we're facing the most dangerous terrorist threat we've seen since september 11th. this president appears >>reporter: the democrat with a year left in the white house says what america needs is for us to fix our politics. i'm steve handlesman nbc news capitol hill. >>> president obama confessed that he feels he failed to bridge the partisan divide in congress and called that one of the few regets of his presidency. two days before he takes the stage presidential candidate john kasich was campaigning in reno today. the ohio governor held a meet and greet with voters at the washoe county republican headquarters. kasich touched on everything from iran and international relations to taxes. the ohio governor also talked about the economy saying that he balanced the budget in ohio and would do the same in the white house. >>> let's check in see what's happening with our forecast. we are just hours away thousand from waking up to the next >> we are and we have dropped to that freezing mark tonight at 32 degre

nicki haley, after that unthinkable tragedy in south forward and hit the right notes according to people of all political south carolina was all in with her. she's now about to come up and give the republican idea of things tonight. not the response, but her own address she says. >> and what's so interesting, and one of the excerpts that's been delivered, we're agreeing with the embargo and complying with the embargo. it takes it seems to me not a very vaild shot at donald trump. >> she absolutely does just as the president did. >> talking about not listening to the angriest voices and not listening to the voices that sewed division. that's one of the real problems for the republican party is that the so-called hated establishment here in washington thinks if they're going to win the presidency they've got to be able to reach out to minorities, they've got to reach out to young women. a lot of the groups that they failed to do so and when they lost in 2012 and so far a lot of dialogue inside the republican candidates has not been helpful in that regard. i think one of the reasons they ch