. >> in a purple state, is it one of the primary states that is up for grabs? a mrs. clinton seems to have comfortable lead. senator sanders is showing some strength in the areas where he has shown strength elsewhere in the country. college communities, among younger voters, many of whom are angry and frustrated over the direction of the economy. mr. trump continues to lead in -- his leadough he has narrowed. one of the more recent in-state public polls showed him narrowly ahead of senator rubio, about six percentage points. we have senator cruz in third place and senator -- excuse me, kasich way back. , estate that reflects the nation as a whole, is something of a reflection of this national race. county in terms of student population, fairfax county, closing tuesday. the administration is expecting a huge turnout. what about the rest of the state? >> to your point, at least 20 school systems will be closing on tuesday to accommodate polling. there will be another -- number of other school systems opening late to accommodate polling. virginia is not a state in which

just a partial step to the bigger prize and unless wenominate someone who can prevail in those purple states , who is a proven conservative record but has an outreach and i've known john for 30 years, can bring in democrats and independents. we may win the nomination but we will not win the presidency. john kasich will do that. >> jenna: there's been a wave of endorsements for mocha rubio who says his expertise when it comes to homeland security which is your expertise, one of them secretary ridge, is above andbeyond the other candidates because he's been sitting on these committees in the senate. he has an idea of what's at stake and can bring the party together. what's your reaction to that argument from rubio and the competition that he poses to john kasich ? >> i've appreciated the service that men and women on both sides of the aisle give within thesenate to the united states but if the advantage you have is a system of briefings , that does not buy in my mind rise to the level of demonstrated decisive leadership and which governors do. at the end of the day, you will pull together and

ray buckley/chairman of the new hampshire democratic party "purple state fredricka, purple state." (reporter question) "so anything goes, is that what your feeling?" ray buckley/chairman of the new hampshire democratic party plus those are unregistered can register that morning and vote." jennifer hornrnhairman of the new hampshire republican party "new hampshire is notoriously independent in their decision making and i say all the time whether they are registered republican or democrat or an independent they consider themselves to be independent. " jess and any candidate wanting to be chosen, must first register at the state capital-- to get their name on the ballot. jess: when we come back... it is the eve of the big game, we'll show you how fans on both sides are preparing for tomorrow elisa nice tonight.. then gusty sunday and monday.. with blowing snow concerns. details next. like the startrtf a joke! but it really happened in the san diego suburb of la hoy- ah (lah -hoy-ah), california the staff at the "marine room" -- said this sea lion cub came in on thursday. it napped in

andhere are purple states some are in tough reelection battles. they will not vote for a nominee and this is becoming popular. you do not crack the door open at all. nomineet said that the could do better things to do with their time. generally, it seems like the vulnerable incumbents are getting entrenched. no votes or hearings. they just want to take the oxygen out of this subject. >> where does this put the president and sanders and clinton with the nomination. >> the interesting thing with this is that it cuts down on and there was an idea that some senators had supported obama and seemed poised to support clinton or sanders, if he is the nominee. the idea that you would vote democratic for a presidential candidate and vote republican for a senate candidate. -- for a senate candidate is unlikely. if you want a supreme court justice and you are voting for a democratic candidate, it seems you would also vote for a democratic senate candidate. it is interesting how tightly linked the races are and they two cogs.lly we are joined from capitol hill

>> purple state, fredricka. purple state. >> reporter: so anyone goes? is that your feeling?ctorate of independents. plus those unregistered and register and vote. >> independent in thinking. registered republican, democrat or independent, they consider themselves to be independent. >> reporter: and any candidate wanting to be chosen must first register at the state capitol. all right, there house speaker, sean jasper. any presidential candidate has to begin right here at the state house before they are name ends up on a ballot for primary. >> yes. and only $1,000 to get on the ballot. >> reporter: what makes new hampshire unique? >> because we are a small state geographically. we have a great diversity of ideas and thoughts, within our population. >> reporter: after filing here, candidates are steps away from another concord tradition -- the barley house. so brian, this is your spot at the barley house and it's become a fixture on the campaign trail? >> it has. we pretty much had most candidates come in here. not everyone. >> reporter: the restaurant owner says there's still

those republicans in blue and purple states will never been forced to choose.afe if you keep them from that vote. >> you have, of course, hillary clinton and bernie sanders saying, look, president obama should pick scalia's replacement. i want to play sound bites on that end. >> sure. >> the president has the right and responsibility to nominate a new supreme court justice which he has said he will do and the united states senate has the responsibility under our constitution to act on the person that the president appoints. >> the constitution is pretty clear and that is it is the job of the president of the united states to appoint, nominate members to the supreme court and the senate confirms. president obama in my view should make that nomination. i hope he does it as soon as possible and i hope the senate confirms and begins deliberations and as soon as possible. >> they will delay, delay, delay according to the republicans. >> it is the president's right to attempt to fill that seat. it is also the senate's responsibility to advise and consent. the preside

the members who are up for re-election in blue states and purple states.e end of the day, those members will determine whether or not republicans will stay in the majority next year. those folks will be targeted pretty aggressively by democrats and by the white house and by groups on both sides to vote the way that they want. we will see and watch closely people in ohio, wisconsin, illinois, pennsylvania, new hampshire and so forth. those are the keys to going forward. if you are a democrat, you know you have an uphill battle to climb to get your nominee confirmed. miguel and alison. >> thank you. scalia's death thrust the issue of the supreme court in the heart of the race of the campaign. it became heated at moments during the debate saturday night. >> i think it is up to mitch mcconnell and everybody else to stop it. it's called delay, delay. >> there should be a consensus. there is no doubt that barack obama will not have a consensus pick. >> the next president will appoint one, two, three, four supreme court justices. if donald trump is president, you

we are a purple state and will continue to be a purple state for a long time. who do you think will win the primaries? kathy: i'm going to go out on a limb and give the edge to christie. al: oh my gosh. tom. [laughter] tom: i think it is significantly closer than the polling. i continue to believe that hillary clinton will win. joe: tom is right that it's much closer. in 2008, i thought hillary would be obama because she is so strong with women, who, like it or not, they want a woman president. i think she will win by being close. set thenist here has expectations game for hillary. i think she's going to get a win out of it if she comes within a couple percentage points. al: this has been wonderful. the eyes of the world will be on new hampshire next tuesday. i doubt you will disappoint. we look forward to being here four years from anow. you. you all 3 fof we will be back in just a minute. ♪ charlie: some of history's greatest artist, writer's, and musicians have struggled with mental illness and bipolar illness. they include van gogh and others . "touched wit

depending on how iowa goes the field thins out, we could be looking at votes thrown away in the purple state of florida where every vote matters. mark rivera 10news wtsp. next up after iowa is the new hampshire primary february 9th, followed by nevada and south carolina later in the month. march first is super tuesday when people in 14 states will cast their ballots. florida's primary is march 15th. the caucuses take place from 7 to 11 central time tonight. we'll be there with you every step of the way -- on air and online at wtsp dot com. coming up at 5 on 10 news this morning, one person is dead after a tree fell on a moving car during a storm in finding ways to battle the zika virus. world health organization meets today to figure out what to do next. a mother and daughter are safe being rescued from their car in a creek. still ahead, what tables turn and a speeding cop in miami. plus, vacations ruined. where more than 50 cars were broken into one night. and the everglades python hunt is halfway through. the number of snakes wildlife officials say have been captured so janet? cough if you

instruments into a purple state in short order. pitalw much political does the government have in the state among democrats? >> keeping in mind, and i think the governor would indulge this is welcome he won by plurality 2013 because of who he was. and a fiercely conservative social" cultural conservative. is seeing momentum that has not been maintained in the succeeding years there was a very big legislative election last year and he was unable to tip the state senate back to democratic control. so here is a chance for him to demonstrate a measure of russell in this fast-growing and fast-changing date. host: i am assuming when the results come in, you will keep a close eye on dave brass, from the central part of the state. the seat that eric cantor was held -- once held. that would your sense of how the night is coming for you, yes? thees, you begin mind, congressman who knocked off who would be speaker of the house at this point doesn't seem to have wildly credible opposition from renomination. of theer measure standing in the seve

we are a purple state and will continue to be a purple state for a long time. want joe and tom to tell me who they think will win the democratic primary, and kathy, who do you think will win the republican? kathy: that is a tough one. al: you would have to pick right now. i'm going to go out on a limb and give the edge to christie. al: oh my gosh. tom. [laughter] tom: i think it is significantly closer than the polling. i continue to believe that hillary clinton will win. al: joe. joe: tom is right that it's much closer. in 2008, i thought hillary would beat obama because she is so strong with women, who, like it or not, they want a woman president. i think she will win by being close. my columnist here has set the expectations game for hillary. i think she's going to get a win out of it if she comes within a couple percentage points. al: this has been wonderful. one thing we know is that the eyes of the world will be on new hampshire next tuesday. i doubt you will disappoint. we look forward to being here four years from now. all three of you, thank you so muc

we're a purple state and continue to be a purple state for a long time. >> tell me who they think willwin the democratic primary and kathy who do you think will win the republican primary. you have to pick on it ruth now. >> i'm going to go out a limb and i'm going to give the edge to>> oh my gosh, tom. >> i think it is significantly closer than the polling is. >> bernie. >> right. i continue to believe that hilly couldn't right. >> tom is right it's closer. in 2008 i thought hillary would beat obama up here because she's so strong with women who like it or not, they want a woman president. i think she will win by being close . my columnist here has set the expectations game for hillary and i think she's going to get a win out of it if she comes within a couple of percentage point. >> listen. this has been wonderful. one thing we know is the eyes of the world will be on new hampshire next tuesday. i doubt you will disawe point and we'll look forward to being here four years from now, all three of you thank you so much. and we'll be back in just a minute. >> rose: some of history's grea

. >> purple state, fredricka. purple state. >> so anything goes, is that your feeling?> we have 43% independents, plus those unregistered can register that morning and vote. >> whether they are a registered democrat, republican or independent, they consider themselves to be independent. >> any candidate wanting to be chosen must first register at the state capital. >> so any presidential candidate has to begin here at the state house before their name ends up on a ballot for primary? >> yes. and only $1,000 to get on the ballot. >> what makes new hampshire unique in the presidential race? >> i think we're unique because we are small state geographically. we have a great diversity of ideas and thoughts within our population. >> after filing here, candidates are steps away from another concorde tradition. the barley house. >> so brian, there is your spot, the barley house. it has become a fixture on the campaign trail. >> yes we have. we have officially had most candidates come in. >> ryan shea says there is still plenty of time before the general election. >> you've got

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bigger role in the nominating process when there are more candidates but like that is colorado is a purple state. >> it gives us more freedom to have conversations with friends and family. >> reporter: what would it take to have more clout? party leaders have to make that change. >> there is a lot more discussion for that than there ever has been. >> reporter: i asked david flaherty who -- what would happen in iowa and he wouldn't predict the outcome but said that donald trump is the story and if he is going to have to win, he very to win over the evangelical voter who is very to overlook his church going record. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> nationally, gas prices have dipped to their lowest levels since 2009. less than the national average, $1.69 a gallon. >>> even though they don't know what got so many people sick at chipotle, the cdc said there is no risk of getting sick. each week, they will close down for a national meeting about food safety. >>> first alert weather is tracking the storm. and snow is falling steady across the state. in the mountains, they could see a foot before

win not the traditional republican states, but you and i have had this discussion before, the purple stateso get somebody there that is unified, appeals to the broader section the party and john is the guy. >> hey, i have talked about him being on the ticket with hillary. i don't know how he fits into your party any more. i wonder if your party has room for a moderate like kasich any more. i look at trump and cruz, and far to the right of john kasich seem to be making all the noise. >> well, i think first of all, trump gets a lot of attention because he is noisy, and it is rather remarkable that he has managed to insult his way into a 30% appeal rate across many, many states. but i do think, as we get closer and closer, we have the super tuesday, we have -- we're going to win in ohio, we're going to come in, i like to think first, second in some of these places. it will narrow it down. wise as a party, think about a much broader dimension. not just about the presidency. who is going to lead the ticket when we have i think 30, maybe 20 plus republican senators up, some of them in purple stat

. >> i think a lot of the resolution to this dispute will come down to senators from blue and purple states up for reelection this year and might not want to look obstructionist on the campaign trail. adam: senator ayotte has not commented on whether she believes president obama should be able to advance a nominee to replace justice scalia. republican leadership says administration. dover is honoring lt. christopher dewolf, a firefighter who died back in 2005. now, his legacy is living on through a scholarship fund aimed at training a younger generation of firefighters. wmur' s kristen carosa joined the group today and joins us live with their story. kristen: lt. christopher dewolf was described to me today as someone who was a happy caring person who had a passion for teaching others about fire safety something that now lives , on through this fund. on a cold day in february, a deceased firefighter is being remembered. >> chris cared so much about everything. he was a fun guy. he was big into training. kristen: he died while on duty in a car accident in 2005. he spent most of his firefight

really see the supreme court become potentially a liability for republican candidates in those purple states because it will force them to own some of these social issues, particularly may not be as appealing to that narrow slice of swing voters who are so critical in determining the outcome of statewide elections as it is, as those issues are appealing to the base of the republican party or the democratic party, respectively. fernando: how does this impact either the sanders or the clinton campaign? is it something they can use to motivate? ken: well, we' ve certainly seen both bernie sanders and hillary clinton try to use it to speak to their base on issues that are sort of already important, already core to their campaign. so, for instance, bernie sanders has really used it to invoke citizens united, the supreme court 2010 decision that really opened up floodgates for this explosion of unlimited spending by corporations, individuals, and unions in politics, the super pacs that he inveighs against. hillary clinton has talked about it as so critical for choice, for abortion rights, an issue

. >> some of these blue dog last hold-out democrats from these red or purple states do have reason to be concerned without a really strong moderate on the top of the ticket, their chances should be in peril. >> reporter: nearly 80% of house democrats and 39 of 46 of the senate democrats have endorsed and online political newspaper. >> can he win? and they have their doubts. >> reporter: veteran communication strategist jim pappa said we advise sanders to keep doing more of the same, because changing the establishment is too steep of a little to climb. >> they will endorse the candidate closer to their political views. >> reporter: the establishment says bernie is likable, just not as a democratic nominee. i am kr isine frazao reporting. >>> the zika virus is expected to impact as many as 4 million people over the next year, but one university in our area is working to stop the disease in its tracks. >>> many of us stay below freezing all day today. lynchburg, the high was 32 with coming up next >>> earlier today by i mad today by i made out the weather forecast, i went to payne elemen

it has largely become a purple state, and it's something that a number of these candidates are takingery seriously. only three candidates at this point are supported by ad campaigns here in the state. marco rubio, donald trump and hillary clinton. all three of them are making final pushes in the state. marco rubio was here on sunday. hillary clinton was at several events, and donald trump is currently speaking to a crowd ated at radford university. he had more to talk about when it came to supporters here. let's take a listen to what he had to say. >> i'll be campaigning in new york. i love new york, okay? i will be campaigning in new york. if we win new york, it's over, you understand because we pick up so many delegates. we're also doing really well in michigan. >> and del, one of the other reasons that virginia is important is that it traditionally has a make up now demographic make up very close to the national picture. it's one of those places that these candidates can look to in terms of how well they do here and how that may translate moving forward as they get closer to the no

the politics of this, with those senators that were just elected, even in very purple states, they are hearing from constituents who are saying -- we are a divided nation right now. we have seen it in this presidential race gripping both parties. given the split that we effectively have on the court, this should really be decided in the context of a national election where we can have a discussion about what types of nominee we want to see. steve: this might be a stretch, but is this position a little bit of payback for harry reid and the way that he ran the senate during his term there? >> harry reid, chuck schumer, you can go right down the line without democrats treated the george w. bush nominees, but i don't think so. when you look at the timing of this so close to a national election, we should be consistent with historical in 80 years we have never approved a new supreme court justice this close to an election. tom: except for justice kennedy. 1988. and if you're going to be a strict constructional list, you should look at article two, the senate uses advice and consent with reg

john: so the battlegrounds are up for grabs, purple states. this state has become deep red.d anybody care about the democratic primary in south carolina? why does it matter? >> it matters for the nomination. president obama won here big eight years ago. i believe if everybody turns out, and i hope they do, that hillary clinton is going to win big, and i think that will propel her to super tuesday and her campaign will really take off. john: this is the first state where you get a big african-american vote. about 50% of the electorate is african-american. hillary clinton has a big lead in the state, especially with african-american voters. i just want you to talk about the politics of race in this state. there were things clinton did here in 2008 that alienated some people and created some controversy. how do you explain them gravitating back to her? >> i think that alienation in 2008 is way overstated. to have a bright, brilliant, talented, accomplished african-american elected president of the united states -- how could they do anything else? there was a little anger and di

six electoral votes and if the election in 2016 looks to be a tight election and iowa has been a purple state, a swing state, we will still get the love, we will still get the attention. if not extreme attention that we get from caucuses. >> thank you very much and thank you for joining us. once again the democratic numbers are not completely settled. at this point. they hopefully will be by the time the new starts at 4:30 a.m. and that is when you can join those folks and hopefully get that information that will be on from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.. we have there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. it's time to rise and shine. at kum & go, we're doing more for you to start your day right. like serving up a friendly "good morning" along wi

some of these blue dog, last holdout democrats from these red or purple states do have reason to be concerned, that without a really strong moderate atop of the ticket their chances could be imperiled."nearly 80 percent of house democrats and 39 of the 46 senate democrats have endorsed clinton, according to the 'hill' an online politcal newspaper."can he win? they have their doubts."veteran communications strategist jim papa says he'd advise sanders to keep doing more of the same because changing the establishment is too steep of a hill to climb. "they are going to endorse the candidate that is closer to their political views."an establishment that says bernie is likable just not as the democratic nominee. i'm kristine frazao reporting still to come on the fox 28 news at nine. iowa.the rise in conceal carry permits here in the corridor, and the people behind that growing demand. demand.and only on fox 28 news, a look at some of methods and technologies that could one day cure cancer.a closer look at precision medicine -- when the fox 28 a reunion that has valentine's written all over it is ta

. >> do rubio and cruz make a big run in the purple states? >> i think they do. they have they concern after each other. and trump is it. rubio says hey, i've got the trump. cruz says hey, i've got on trump. and they really need to come to some kind of consensus here within the next few weeks in order to make it mathematically possible for one of them to prevail. >> and it looks like hillary clinton right now mathematically is ahead. but does she come out of this if she does get the nomination wounded and beat up? >> bernie sanders has taken her left, made her a more liberal, progressive candidate. but also has helped harden suppositions, transform some positions, and made her look at her debating style and connection with people. her as a candidate in many, many ways. the bigger problem is who she's running against and how well does she do against the republican candidate. >> it's getting to that point! >> we're going to get your feedback on the topic today. log onto 9news.com/votenow. and get ready to see your vote on the screen. all right. >>> fort collins is

in the final third, you have all these blue and purple states vote where he could do well and a lot of them are winner take all. to get there from here, when you're going to lose fourth or fifth everywhere else -- charlie: the calendar is his enemy. nate: he has a conservative track record. it's an impressive resume of governor of ohio. he has run a folksy campaign. can he pivot when he is not the most interesting story? he has a lower ceiling than a typical nominee. he has a high floor. 20%. people will turn out for him no matter what. maggie: this is what new hampshire showed. many of his voters made up their mind months ago. charlie: if john kasich does well, that is trouble for the democrats. maggie: yes. i believe anybody runs to be vice president, but he is probably running the race best suited to being picked for the ticket. he is a popular governor. why not? charlie: third party candidate? hello? [laughter] michael bloomberg is the only one who has talked about it who has some sense of plausibility. maggie: plausibility because of the unlimited resources. charlie: he has politi

they are trying to tackle the purple states like virginia. tim kaine is there and lending support for the clinton camp that has to step up the game. for bernie sanders people are saying he has shown the ability that can't be overlooked. he was expected to win in new hampshire. but he tied her essentially. and he almost mathematically did in iowa. as a result he is showing he is a formidable character. look at the money raised afterwards. $5.2 million in 18 hours after the polls closed in new hampshire. he is on a roll. he is going to work at it and try to chip away at the minority vote. the debate by pbs and only two candidates on stage to have more time for the in-depth answers. but also at 4:00, it could be more in-depth attacks as the pressure ratchets up here. we will have a analysis for you. leon: before we let you go we are counting the delegates but what about the race for endorsements. how does it s sanders and clinton? scott: well, clinton very wisely her campaign went after them way early in this game. delegates it is tough math to

virginia is a purple state in the general elections lately so it gets attention and focus and advertising spending. rich state for delegates. republicans 49. at the moment the polls indicate double digit lead for donald trump on the republican side. hubie and cruz are almost side. hillary clinton has a solid lead. but this is all about get out the vote effort. the polls close at 7:00. we will have the analysis and break down results in a we have you covered for the super tuesday needs. after super tuesday a lot of states are winner take all. right now virginia you cannot necessarily win and get delegates. it grits tougher. leon: but it won't get boring. for sure. talk to you in a bit. abc7 is the vote 2016 station. stay with us tomorrow for the complete super tuesday coverage all day long. scott will be back to host special coverage at 9 it:00 p.m. on the sister station newschannel8 and streaming online at wjla.com. alison: all right. but first coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- an important member of the local police department missing. how you can help find milo. leon: plus after the w

not follow the republicans' lead here than to break from the republican, even though they are in purple statesstates where democrats already are using this against them. >> the talk from republicans is the american people deserve a say in this. but they did have a say. they re-elected president obama in 2012. that's the counterargument. why shouldn't a nominee -- >> absolutely. arguments on both sides. he should nominate and i think he will in the next 30 days or so come up with a nominee. and he'll send it forth to the senate. what the republicans must do at that point is not simply turn their backs. they ought to process the nomination. go through all the papers. the hearings and everything like that. put it up for a vote at which point they are very, very likely to reject. that is within the power of -- that's how the constitution works. and we have seen people reject it in the past. the body is not even in the ground and this has touched off a political firestorm. all parties understand now that all three branches of the government are up for grabs in this election. that hasn't happened in

first four presidential contests, iowa, new hampshire, nevada, battle ground states, up for grabs, purple statesinted out has become deep red. why should anybody care about the democratic primary in south carolina. why does it matter? >> well, because the primary matters for the democratic nomination, and you know, president obama won here big eight years ago, and i believe if everybody turns out and hope they do, that hillary clinton is going to win big, and i think that will propel her into super tuesday and i think she -- her campaign will take off. >> one of the reasons why people care about this state, it's the first state you get a big african-american vote, 50% of the primary electorate is african-american. not a big lead just in the state, but especially with black leaders here. talk about the politics of race in this state. in 2008, the african-american race was huge for president pobama, things that alienated some people. how is it, how do you explain the fact that so many african-americans here who are not happy with the clintons in 2008 have now gravitated back for this primary? >> y

in the final third, you have all these blue and purple states vote where he could do well and a lot of them are winner take all. to get there from here, when you're going to lose fourth or fifth everywhere else -- charlie: the calendar is his enemy. nate: he has a conservative track record. it's an impressive resume of governor of ohio. he has run a folksy campaign. can he pivot when he is not the most interesting story? trump so dominated the media ways it isn some like we are still in september for marco rubio and john kasich. voters don't know much about them. so you will probably see more volatility. that is why rubio might get a second chance. it is not like voters know a lot about him. the kind of liked him and then it was a bad debate. i think he will get another look. on andger this goes trump is picking up delegates here and there, we can argue about his ceiling. he has a lower ceiling than a typical nominee. he has a high floor. 20%. people will turn out for him no matter what. maggie: this is what new hampshire showed. many of his voters made up their mind months ago. charli

and i'm not kidding purple state. the largest swing state in the country with lots of people moving in and lots of people moving out. a dynamic place. and i apply conservative principles sometimes when they weren't popular. i stood my ground. i brought people towards our cause. and the next effect was that we turned the system upside down but people benefit. in florida, we have a balanced budget amendment. that works. when i left office we had a surplus of $8 billion more than when we started. we need a balanced budget amendment for the federal government so washington begins to live within our means just as every other state has. we need -- [applause] vito rida, they called me because i vetoed 25 separate line items in the budget. i was an equal opportunity vetoor. if a powerful republican committee chairman had a line item in the budget that didn't go through the process. i vetoed that just as i would veto a back bench democrat's line item. it didn't matter to me because our government cannot grow faster than its ab

that will be the battle in the purple states.t gop senators calling them purple states. for seven senators states, this may become an issue. it is about bringing out their base. wanting to see it. they want to see an action. >> that is interesting. neil: we have heard a lot. not only is the white house up for grabs, but perhaps the gop's riff on the senate and congress itself. could this be the issue that's ways that one way or another? >> it is not just what you believe the senate should do in this case. what is your strategy in terms of the next appointment. the influence that your name will have over the races. we know that the presidential candidates do influence the down ballot race. >> wow. the plot they can. really appreciate it. a new cold war. russia's prime minister is warning. ♪ you do all this research on the perfect car. gas mileage, horse power, torque ratios... three spreadsheets later, you finally bring home the one... then smash it into a tree. your insurance company is all too happy to raise your rates... maybe

callive life long friend of clip tons and governor of virginia and it's a swing state and it's a purple state. how important is it to the clinton campaign to have terri mc callive sitting in governor mansion in richmond directing operations from the state of virginia. >> i think we see similar affect to nikki haley and marco rubio. clinton could win virginia without his help. i think it will give her the strength of victory she's looking for, bob. >> it would be awfully embarassing bernie sanders making up ground to win virginia. mc callive has to deliver in primary and general. >> we have seen virginia. northern virginia solidly purple and southwestern part of virginia solidly red. where is the heart and mind of virginia right now when you see the legislature go and republicans to democrat. it's the big question. everybody will be looking at in this primary. >> coming up we'll talk about the top of the hill and bottom. you don't want to miss our prediction. >> we're back we want to talk about top and bottom of hill. notnessly who won the races each week we chat aid little before. >> we didn'

you had people like david axelrod warning this could be a bad sign for purple state like iowa. on the republican side, i was struck by, it was kind of satisfying for someone like me who has had a problem with donald trump, watching him get beat by a pickly canadian. and looking at the internal of the polls and seeing that most voters in iowa, and the republican field were looking for a candidate who cared about them. who were like them. of those voters, only 5% voted for trump. it was kind of ironeck that donald trump was the outsider. >> charlie, trump is touting an endorsement tonight. he is 200ing the form he senator from massachusetts. scott brown, who will endorse donald trump. what do you think his chances are rebounding from this loss in iowa? >> well, obviously, you just slowed the polls there. he is doing well. it is a primary there as opposed to a caucus and it is a place is far more natural for donald trump to do well in. i think that obviously, a lot of people have enjoyed watching him lose or coming in second place in the caucuses last night. when you stop and thin

a lot of the resolution to this dispute is going to come down to those senators from blue and purple states who are up for re-election this year and might not want to look completely obstructionist on the campaign trail. : back into its hyper-partisan habits -- >> i think we' re set up for a big fight in congress over this one. adam: we reached out to senator kelly ayotte' s office for an interview today but she was not available. in a statement released yesterday she honored scalia but did not comment on how or when he should be replaced on the court. stephanie: senator shaheen today released a statement regarding scalia' s death. within her condolences, she said, "today, i join with granite staters in extending my thanks for almost three decades of service on the supreme court." adam: the community of dover came together for a fundraising event in honor of the firefighter who died in 2005. now, his legacy is living on through a scholarship fund aimed at training a younger generation of firefighters. wmur' s kristen carosa joined the group today and joins us live with their story. kristen:

governor kasich placed well in virginia, a purple state., he's tryingto line up that midwest boat ahead of the vote in ohio which he feels that he can obviously take home . there is going to be pressure on the k-6 campaign to demonstrate what that path is, specifically for donors. i think the marco rubio, john kasich playing for the jeb bush donors is going to play out in coming days. >> jenna: what are you hearing about the supporters? a variety of different reports saying supporters of jeb bush are going to fall in line between marco rubio and others saying these folks are exhausted, tapped out and very need time to figure out if they are going to get behind another candidate at all. >> reporter: i don't know if it will be immediate butthere will be an effort to coalesce around one candidate and listen, if you look at what the jeb bush spent, he spent a lot of money and at least 35 , $40 million going after and attacking marco rubio so if that endorsement came, specifically it would be obviously one where he would have to stomach a lot of

you had people like david axelrod warning this could be a bad sign for purple state like iowa. on the republican side, i was struck by, it was kind of satisfying for someone like me who has had a problem with donald trump, watching him get beat by a pickly canadian. and looking at the internal of the polls and seeing that most voters in iowa, and the republican field were looking for a candidate who cared about them. who were like them. of those voters, only 5% voted for trump. it was kind of ironeck that donald trump was the outsider. >> charlie, trump is touting an endorsement tonight. he is 200ing the form he senator from massachusetts. scott brown, who will endorse donald trump. what do you think his chances are rebounding from this loss in iowa? >> well, obviously, you just slowed the polls there. he is doing well. it is a primary there as opposed to a caucus and it is a place is far more natural for donald trump to do well in. i think that obviously, a lot of people have enjoyed watching him lose or coming in second place in the caucuses last night. when you stop and thin

. >> purple state, fredricka. purple state. >> reporter: anything goes, is that your feeling?e 43% of the electorate independents, plus those who are unregistered to vote can register that morning and vote. >> new hampshire is notoriously independent in their decisionmaking. and i say all the time whether they're a registered republican or democrat or an independent, they consider themselves to be independent. any candidate wanting to be chosen must first register at the state capitol. mr. house speaker, sean jasper. any presidential candidate has to begin right here at the state house. >> absolutely. >> reporter: before their name ends occupy up -- ends occupy a ballot for primary. >> only $1,000 to get on the ballot. >> reporter: what makes new hampshire unique in the presidential race? >> i think we're unique because we're a small state geographically. we have a great diversity of ideas and thoughts within our population. >> reporter: after filing here, candidates are steps away there another concorde tradition, the barley house. brian, this is your spot, the barley house.

of seats in pennsylvania and johnson of wisconsin that are purple states. d be a very big issue in those states against republicans. in terms of senate or key races of republican senators being able to run on this issue -- i only have about 30 seconds. >> i think very much. this helps republicans around the country. 17 to 18 republicans on the ballot. it's going to be a very big deal around the country and in republican senate races. >> erick erickson we'll bring you back as this develops. thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> all the best. >>> condolences are pouring in for the family of antonin scalia. i covered him in my work as fox news chief legal correspondent and i have brand-new reaction from his colleagues just in. that's up next. >>> i express myself vividly, criticisms are criticisms of opinions not of my colleague. i'm a good friend of steve breyer. i like him a lot, and sandra day o'connor, and whoever else's opinions i criticize. >> if they call one of your opinions pure apple sauce? >> that's fine as long as they can demonstrate that it's true. >>