>> scott duman on capitol hill live to explain. >> reporter: tammy, frank, the white house sent out an e-mail about that today acknowledging it's a legitimate challenge. at the same time also stressing, "we're not slowing down. we'll own the finish line." the question is whether or not it will be with this congress on board >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: if there's one thing to expect tonight, the white house says it's a big picture vision. not just an annual to-do list. but how can the president use his final state of the union to unify in a town that's often deemed broken. >> one thing we can do is certainly focus on those areas where we agree. as you point out, it's a little >> reporter: criminal justice reform and international trade agreements. >> those are a couple of areas where we can work with democrats and republicans to do something for the country. >> reporter: like he has with gun control, immigration may resort to executive actions. >> the expansion of the president's power has been a bypartisan effort. >> reporter: president george w bush issued hint

donald trump will talk live one on one with scott duman before his fundraiser in iowa tonight. we will stream that interview live on wlos.com beginning at 8:45. you can also catch trump's tonight at 10 and 11. >> tammy: representative mark meadows is endorsing ted cruz for president. he'll join the cruz campaign to try and drum up support for the candidate. >> darcel: questions about fracking at a construction company that moved in to the mountain. find out why they set up shop in our area in ask 13. >> tammy: plus new trip to the doctor. >>> you're watching news 13 with darcel grimes, tammy watford, chief meteorologist jason boyer and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5:00. >> darcel: a big construction company from out of state has moved in to hendersonville. >> tammy: they've taken over an old landmark, but why? that's today's ask 13 >> frank: this is a company with roots in louisiana and texas and known for building transmission lines for the oil and gas industry. so what are they doing here? well that's what a viewer wanted to know. to

>> frank: live tonight on wlos.com, donald trump will talk to news 13 senior political reporter scott duman before his organizations. that's the event he's holding instead of attending the gop debate. 8:45. you can also catch trump's comments tonight at 10 and 11. news 13 wants to know, will donald trump's decision to skip the debate be his downfall? >> tammy: a new poll of south clinton beating senator bernie sanders by more than a 2-1 margin. according to the nbc wall street journal merist poll, 6 in 10 democrats are affect an african american. this may have more to do with her last name than the policy. >> the running joke is bill clinton was the first black president. so he's had this very tight relationship with the african american community. >> tammy: find out why sanders may not be fairing well in south carolina. and why that matters in a mostly republican state. >>> challengers say they worry year. north carolina officials argue the new law will cut down on voter fraud. >> frank: north carolina's public schools superintendents is seeking pay raises for teachers. yesterday, june atk