the democratic candidate pat robinson. >> a hundred thousand dollars. >> i don't know for the life of me why he thought that would be helpful. there are a lot of people who think pat robinson is a pretty good guy. >> i always thought that was a 5050 proposition. >> that is the accepted dynamic and virginia. and as a result the states don't have the bazaar, esoteric consignments is. give that candidate the money. sometime there will be a group that will have something to say. usually that is the way campaigns evolve. the constitution as well as political dynamics of that particular constituency. other states, they change their laws after citizens united. tennessee for the longest time was a state that prohibited corporations from making any contribution to a candidate for state office. and after citizens united -- there were so restricted. you could not subsidize. the politicians in the state house looked around and said okay. now we will have unlimited super pacs which causes a problem. now going to change the law and corporations may now contribute to candidate for thousand dollars s

with pat robinson sending out that e-mail, people need to look at that.e got a rag head in washington. we don't need a rag head in the state house. >> state senator jake knox peeking about nikki haley. senator senator did not remain state senator nor long after that tape saw the light of day. now he's back in the public eye. he's announcing his pick for the republican nomination. guess who he likes. not only is the we don't need a rag head in the state house endorsing donald trump for president, he's scheduled to appear on stage with mr. trump at a campaign rally in south carolina tomorrow afternoon. mr. trump got a much hyped endorsement from sheriff joe in arizona. mr. trump said the endorsement means a lot to me. today donald trump was endorsed by jerry fallwell junior high pressure he said mr. trump reminds him of his dad. things are weird in the world of donald trump for president. whatever you think of how he is doing it, he is doing it. things are weird in the world of donald trump for president. whatever you think of how he is doing it, he is doin

although, senator pat robinson has vowed to block the nomination over president obama's plan to transfer guantanamo detainees to u.s. location. the armed services committee has to on the nomination of eric fanning. [indistinct chattering] >> eric fanning on your screen, nominated to be the next army secretary. former secretary retiring carried president obama nominating him in september. the hearing gaveling out a bit earlier than expected. a vote is understood -- is underway and they failed to move forward on the override of the presidential veto of the disapproval resolution on the interstate waters bill. the senate moving forward on that -- failing to move forward on that just moments ago. chattering] [indistinct chattering] [laughter] [indistinct chattering] [indiscernible] [indistinct chattering] [laughter] [indistinct chattering] [indiscernible] [laughter] chattering] >> last day of business in the senate, including the committees as the service armed committee wraps up. they failed to override president obama's be two of the resolution that would block the clean water regulation h

i've been out there when george bush beat ronald reagan and pat robinson was a big winner in iowa. >>ld thought, nobody. >> nobody. the morning of the new hampshire primary in 2008 when sitting around the set, i never seen a politician kicked around more than really ri clinton was that morning. it was over and there was a horrible cover on the boston harold. it was vicious. there was one voice and one voice alone that said you know what we ought to do? we ought to wave until the voters lose their voice. hillary clinton may have won. >> she was left for dead. she was done. >> i was stunned. i was in houston texas. tim was calling me and said oh my gosh. i literally, it's, you know, that's literally what happened. >> that night joe seasonedand i up at a theater in massachusetts the night before she was at 9:30 at night till 6:00 in the morning and still going. >> do you think hillary clinton can do to bernie sanders what barack obama did in 2008 which is to take away and shock him and take what's hers? >> i would say i hope for what they worked for it to be. i think she'll be okay. i do

will gronk be good to go as the pats head to the playoffs? i'm john robinson. >> i'm lisa robinson. >> and we won the powerball. >> adam: and before cashing in their ticket, they hit the "today show" first. how this power couple plans to spend their new millions. >> . night team. >> 7news at 11:00 starts now. ism we're kicking off the weekend with wet weather. as rain moves into new england tonight, in fact, by the time you wake up tomorrow, it will likely be coming down pretty hard. >> adam: could even be pouring. will it stick around for the pats' game, here's meteorologist bri eggers. >> bri: dry for the pats' game, that's the good news, but we're talking about some wintry weather, as well. that advisory goes into effect tomorrow. here's the system we're looking for. working in overnight, you can see the temperatures, worcester 31, 32 in fitchburg, 41 in boston. early onset, some freezing rain, will be throughout worcester county as we head into the overnight hours, and then that rain really gets cranking between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. with s

around 400 guests including governor pat mccrory all gathered to get a glimpse of the old warehouse before it's demolished in a few weeks. >>> robinson county high schooler is receiving high praise for saving a school bus full of students last month. he was honored at the school board meeting. car ran a stop sign and hit the bus knocking the driver unconscious. 14-year-old cory lewis noticed the bus heading towards a ditch and he jumped in, hitting the brakes, and thanks to quick thinking no one was hurt. >>> right now a woman in montana is in jail after police say they led her on a chase that ended outside our nbc affiliate keci studio. officers tried to pull the woman over for reckless driving, that is when she took off. she ended up stopping on the sidewalk next to the station. the driver bailed out and attempted to get into the building through the side door. the studio went on lockdown, officers finally arrested her, no one hurt there. >>> right now more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana are off the streets thanks to officers in texas. do they look like carrots? the drugs were hidden in a shipment of what was supposed to be fresh c

around 400 guests including governor pat mccrory gathered to get a glimpse of the old warehouse before it's knollished in a -- demolished in a few weeks. >>> a robinson county high schooler gets high praise for saving students on a school bus last month. a car ran a stop sign and hit the bus knocking the driver unconscious. 14-year-old cory lewis noticed the bus was heading towards a ditch so he jumped in to help, his quick thinking no one was hurt. congratulations to him, he deserves that praise. >>> florida homeowners cleaning up after a hoverboard caught fire and damaged the home last night. crews got a call that the board had burst into flames and sparked that fire. they were able to quickly put out the flames but say there was a lot of smoke damage. the government is investigating the devices after dozens of reports of fires. >>> with that being said duke university now joining the long list of colleges banning hoverboards in campus dorms. a notice was sent to students asking them to be removed for safety reasons. so far unc east carolina and north carolina central have banned those boards. >>> was an exciting day for lisa martin, the nebraska h

pat for >> awesome. >> have you always -- have you been into country? >> i grew up with my dad played meryl haggart and marty robinson, so i think i was born with the country vibe and my voice falls it into. >> the stage you used to play on was like your twin size and now your performing at santa fe station. that's for sure. >> what's going on at the show. >> it's going to be really fun. we have two sets. it's doors are eight, starts at nine. it's going to be some of my own songs that you'll hear which you can buy on itunes. some new ones, so music that people are familiar with. >> can you tell us about the song casino, how you came up with it? >> i actually didn't write casino. i heard casino from a fellow songwriter and i thought it was incredible that somebody had written a song about my hometown i felt like she was speaking the words i wanted to say. i heard it and i connected with it and that's the most important thing you have to connect with the song. if i don't connect with the song the audience isn't going to. >> back in october, route 91 comes on, and how do you find him? how does this happen? >> i entered

robinson family of pmumford, tennessee. p>> romona: i'm sure i'm prelated. p [ laughing ] p>> mark: john and lisa arrived pat lottery headquarters in pnashville with their dog to pdeliver the winning ticket and pshare their claim of the p$1.6 billion. pthey went on the today show this pmorning to say we won. poh, and lisa let her boss know p [ laughing ] p>> i need you to watch the ptoday show and i won't be in ptoday. pjust watch the today show, lease. p>> mark: the robinsons bought pfour tickets at a food mart away pfrom their house. pthe money. p>> romona: i recognized them as art of the family. p>> mark: understood. p>> jeff: congratulations. p>>> another tennessee woman pstarted a go fund me page saying ptrying to win the $1.6 billion pjackpot. pcinnamon nicole raised $800. p>> cinnamon? p>> romona: in about $800. pbut then the page was apparently ulled from the website. plast we checked, go fund me osted the message campaign not pfound. p>> mark: the money i donated to pcinnamon, where does that go pnow? p [ laughing ] p>> romona: she took the $800 pand ran probably. pthat some people gave. p>> jeff: y

robinson, director of natural resources for the metropark zoo is says that it is mating season timeis. >> they can be a lot more protective. >> prom king metropark zoo want people to be careful with pat's. >> they can feel threatened and they're just protecting their home and their made surrogate parent's. >> he says no and they avoid humans but if you see one. >> the run, they're like a dog they like to chase things. >> what happened to row and it is rare and important report because progressive coyotes are not normally need to be dealt with, n and before they encounter other unsuspecting pets and.ef >> he is greatly missed by myself and my family's. him it's a perfect >> jenn harcher is joining us, how are you doing?? it is absolutely windy . it's going to be a great day for winterfest, it's going to feel like winter, in the heart of chardon squared . . you sled dogs, the huskies and lots of ice displays . and a higher and ice display at dusk . from two till seven . if you come out, say hello, i love to meet people. usher people will be asking how much stuff on the desk of holidays because they just issued a lake effect snow watch for lake and geauga ashtabula county'sca on sunday in

robinson was a steal late. down, but duke wins by 17. 81-64 is your final. >>> can't talk much about the pats without talking about the wave of injuries surrounding the team. many out for this afternoon's regular season finale in miami. slater says the injuries are mounting, but he feels this group is a special one indeed. >> i think it's very important that as teammates, that we're invested in one another as men. i think that's something that we've always done a good job of around here. you know, it's bigger than just being coworkers. i think we see ourselves as family. >> we've got you covered. game day at 11:30. and after the game, flip over to my patriots 38. >>> speaking of game day, steve burton sat down with gronk. asked him and caught up with him as he came off the practice field on a chilly wednesday. practice. i don't think i can feel my fingers and tom loves when it's cold out to throw the ball as hard as he can to see us suffer. he does it on purpose and then laughs if we drop it. >> fun practices with tom brady. >>> the big story, patriots and dolphins all starts at 1:00. game day, 11:30. i'm dan roch