sen. graham: thank you. fernando: sir, the president has announced a new plan to close guantanamo. what' s your reaction? sen. graham: it' s not a plan, it doesn' t designate where they would go, what legal status they would have. fernando: and sir, do you have an alternative plan? what' s the vision of your party for guantanamo? sen. graham: keep it open and use it. we are at war. we haven' t had a place to put high-value detainees in seven years. the appetite to close it has passed. six years ago, i presented a proposal to the president to close the facility, move the prisoners back into a facility in illinois run by dod, understanding that they would be law-aboard detainees. he never reacted to my proposal, so here we are now where the world is falling apart, 30 percent recidivism rate. there' s no appetite by the congress, republican or democrat, to shut down gitmo. there' s a growing appetite to use it. that' s my position. fernando: and moving to the sort of the bigger problem in the middle east, isis a

sen. graham: thank you. fernando: sir, the president has announced a new plan to close what' s your reaction? sen. graham: it' s not a plan, it doesn' t designate where they would go, what legal status they would have. it will go nowhere in the senate fernando: and sir, do you have what' s the vision of your party for guantanamo? sen. graham: keep it open and we are at war. we haven' t had a place to put high-value detainees in seven years. the appetite to close it has passed. six years ago, i presented a proposal to the president to close the facility, move the prisoners back into a facility in illinois run by dod, understanding that they would be law-aboard detainees. he never reacted to my proposal, so here we are now where the world is falling apart, 30 percent recidivism rate. there' s no appetite by the congress, republican or democrat, to shut down gitmo. there' s a growing appetite to use it. that' s my position. fernando: and moving to the sort of the bigger problem in the middle east, isis and syria

sen. graham: because congress won't let it. there's no way you're going to bring guantanamo detainees inside america without a plan approved by the congress. three years ago, i sat in the oval office with the president offered to help him close gitmo under one condition -- that the people who are brought into the united states be held under the held indefinitely without trial, no requirement in a war to let prisoners go as long as they're dangerous. we couldn't get there, so, at the end of the day, the only reason guantanamo bay is not closed is because president obama would not tell the left something they didn't want to hear. sharyl: president obama has shown, though, that he doesn't need your approval, hasn't he? sen. graham: yes, he would. there would be no funds available to transport the prisoners from guantanamo bay into the u.s. we can't make policies, we're not commanders in chiefs, but we do control the purse strings. i don't see any scenario where the congress would agree to fund to tr

sen. graham: thank you. fernando: sir, the president has announced a new plan to close guantanamo. what's your reaction? sen. graham: it's not a plan, it doesn't designate where they would go, what legal status they it will go nowhere in the senate

sen. graham: thank you. fernando: sir, the president has announced a new plan to close guantanamo. what's your reaction?

sen. graham: tonight-- i endorse donald trump and hopethat graham magic still exists. night. field. nigel: now to the weather. let's take a live look on this friday, which i thought was thursday. it's felt like friday. it is nice out there. gabrielle: and we will take the sunshine. chief meteorologist john cessarich in the studio. partly great for all of nige -- aren't we grateful for all of nigel's hard work? [applause] and the rest of the team. john: seasonally cool across the upstate.still pretty cool . 2939 in asheville. we have the wind out of the north-northwest, making it feel cool as we headed to the last weekend of february. early march. the mountains. a piece of energy in the atmosphere will come in quickly. it will not produce any precipitation. it might squeeze out flurries along the tennessee line. this is 8:00 in the morning. the clouds dissipate, so expect more sometime in the afternoon and mountains. even better on sunday. more about that a little bit later on. gabrielle: the berkeley county deputy with upstate ties was shot while investigating a suspicious vehicle i

sen. graham: this will probably be left up to the next president. stacey: democrats like new york's chuck schumer argued president obama has nearly a year left in his term. >> when you go right off the bat and say, i don't care who he nominates, i am going to oppose him, that's not going to fly. differently in the final year of president george w. bush's term when he argued democrats should , block bush nominees because "the supreme court was already dangerously out of balance." there isn't much precedent for a fight like this. congress has never taken more than 125 days to vote on a supreme court nominee. but legal scholar jonathan turley says this time could be different. >> conservatives clearly despise president obama, and they revere justice scalia. it's a bad mix. so you will have a battle royale, no matter who is appointed. stacey: on the president's short list to fill scalia's seat, a federal judge from cedar rapids. judge jane kelly was appointed by the president to the 8th u.s. circuit court of appeals in 2013. her nomination was accelerat

sen. lindsey graham (r-sc) and u.s. rep. trey gowdy (sc-4) will be our special guests as lockheed martin officials highlight the t-50a's fighter-like performance capabilities, which were developed jointly industries (kai) to replace the t-38 and train pilots to fly the f-16. f-22 and f-35 fighter aircraft. 3 3 time for weather and traffic. traffic. highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a quick shower is possible tuesday, but a cold front arrives tuesday night into wednesday, bringing widespread wet weather. highs cool to near 60 by midweek. thursday briefly brings back dry conditions in the mid-50s, with another chance for showers on friday. the weekend should be back to the low 60s with sunshine. mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a quick shower is possible tuesday, but a cold front arrives tu

sen. lindsey graham (r-sc) and u.s. rep. trey gowdy (sc-4) will be our special guests as lockheed martin officials highlight the t-50a's fighter-like performance capabilities, which were developed jointly with korea aerospace industries (kai) to replace the t-38 and train pilots to fly the f-16. f-22 and f-35 3 3 3 time for weather and traffic. traffic. 3 mostly sunny monday, with the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a quick shower is possible tuesday, but a cold front arrives tuesday night into wednesday, bringing widespread wet weather. highs cool to near 60 by midweek. thursday briefly brings back dry conditions in the mid-50s, with another chance for showers on friday. the weekend should be back to the low 60s with sunshine. mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. 30s and 40s. a quick shower is possible tuesday, but a cold front arrives tuesday night into wednes

sen. lindsey graham (r-sc) and u.s. rep. trey gowdy (sc-4) will be our special guests as lockheed martin officials highlight the performance capabilities, which were developed jointly with korea aerospace industries (kai) to replace the t-38 and train pilots to fly the f-16. f-22 and f-35 fighter aircraft. 3 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a quick shower is possible tuesday, but a cold front arrives tuesday night into wednesday, bringing widespread wet weather. highs cool to near 60 by midweek. thursday briefly brings back dry conditions in the mid-50s, showers on friday. the weekend should be back to the low 60s with sunshine. mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a quick shower is possible tuesday, but a cold fro

[applause] sen. grahamis family, thank you for running a race for the presidency that we can all be proud of. [applause] sen. graham: thank you jeb, for being one of the most decent, thoughtful man i have ever met. ladies and gentlemen, my friend for life, governor jeb bush. [applause] gov. bush: thank you, thank you very much. thank you, thank you lindsay. when i began this journey in miami, i committed to campaigning as i served, going everywhere, speaking to everyone. keeping my word, facing the issues without flinching, and staying true to what i believed. for the better part of a year, i endeavored to do exactly that. i have put forth a vision for america that includes all, because our country deserves a president for everyone. the presidency is bigger than any one person. it is certainly bigger than any candidate. we are different in our country, as our head of state is not above us. but because the head of state, the people who aspire to presidency, or part of the people, part of a government by the

but senator lindsay graham says he will vote based on the candidate. "sot - sen. lindsay graham / (r) south carolina "when an election is over, the president wins, they have a chance to send qualified nominees of their philosophy to the senate and i will vote for them if they're qualified even if i would not have chose them." ted cruz said he would be willing to filibuster an obama appointee. the u-s senate, which must approve the nominee, is in recess, so don't expect a possible appointment form the president until at least the senators return later this month. stephanie/1shot it is entirely possible this spot will sit open for the next year... so what will that mean to the cases on the supreme court's docket? local five's digital news editor lucas casey takes a look. lucas the supreme court is made up of nine justices, but now, with the passing of justice scalia, the court is down to just eight jurists. moving forward, the court will continue to hear cases and issue decisions as scheduled. the only real immediate complication of having just eight judges is the po

stacey: republican senator lindsay graham says his party has gone absolutely crazy. sen. lindsay graham: the most dishonest person in america is a woman. who's about to be president. how can that be? my party has gone [bleep] crazy! stacey: graham spoke to lawmakers, aides, and journalists in washington last night. he says the gop has lost all semblance of sanity, by embracing donald trump. the south carolina senator predicts an inevitable loss in november, if trump is the nominee. well, democrats vote in south carolina tomorrow, in the state's open primary. it's the final contest before super tuesday. poll numbers in the palmetto state predict a blowout win for hillary clinton. the but, nationally, bernie sanders is closing the gap. new poll numbers from "business daily" show the race virtually tied. steve: meteorologist kurtis gertz is back. this has to be a fun forecast to give. kurtis: beautiful out there, going to get better for the weekend read in the upper 40's. but it just feels better than that. fairly dry, cold to the north in mason city. there are 30's along the

michael: senator lindsey graham seed -- seemed to nod to that on sen. graham: we are going to give jeb bush the momentum that he needs and deserves to win the nomination. michael: around the state, jeb bush kept the trail hot. but his numbers stayed cool. the polls leading up to the primary would not make him a favorite. >> i want a president who understands that they have to go back to washington dc and bring a conscience back to our republicans. michael: bush admitted when governor haley endorsed marco rubio, he suffered disappointed. jeb bush traveled on and worked to harness and emotion of the candidates to master. jeb: i think people are legitimately angry. i give you statistics that are deeply troubling to me. it's more important in the human context of having to live paycheck to paycheck. michael: having earned his first paychecks in a family dynasty in the 1990's. two term governor of florida. a all caps at tournament with >> my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe. i'm proud of what he did. s a certain new york real estate man hit

but senator lindsay graham says he will vote based on the candidate. "sot - sen. lindsay graham / (r) south carolina "when an election is over, the president wins, they have a chance to send qualified nominees of their philosophy to the senate and i will vote for them if they're qualified even if i would not have chose them." stephanie: ted cruz said he would be willing to filibuster an obama appointee. the u-s senate, which must approve the nominee, is in recess, so don't expect a possible appointment from the president until at least the senators return later this month. stephanie: meanwhile, a short list of candidates has surfaced, on that list, a name iowans may be familiar with. judge jane kelly is a circuit judge for the 8th circuit cour of appelas, and a former public defender in cedar rapids. the senate unanimously confirmed her for her position back in 2013. jack: coming up on local 5 news at 10... a coach now he's helping one of his same. " i just want to show what...obstacles in your life, you can jack: weren't tough enough, we'll athlete and a coach who

something they may choose to do, after the election according to senator lindsay graham on gma --sot - sen. lindsay graham / (r) south carolina"when an election is over, the president wins, they have a chance to send qualified nominees of their philosophy to the senate and i will vote for them if they're qualified even if i would not have chose them."lana zak oncam close:so what appointee might the president put forward? among the most common names being mentioned, sri srinavasan-- confirmed unanimously as a circuit judge, he would be the first asian-american on the washington. scalia's body reportedly overnight... and will eventually lie in state at the presidents day afternoon will be overcast with patchy fog and warming temperatures.we'll climb to 38 degrees. another area of low pressure is moving through tennessee valley later today and this will bring in another shot of precipitation, especially for our southern and eastern counties. this will mainly fall as rain this evening. temperatures fall to the freezing mark tonight and that could result in a few snow showers mixing in but we s

graham.. says he'll vote based on the candidate. sot - sen. lindsay graham / (r) south carolina "when an election is over, the president wins, they have a chance to send qualified nominees of their philosophy to the senate and i will vote for them if they're qualified even if i would not have chose them." scalia's body has been returned from texas to his home in virginia. still no word on funeral plans. the little league world series is facing a court battle after stripping the jackie robinson west team of its title. the team from chicago beat the las vegas mountain ridge all-stars in the national championship.. but some of their players were later determined to be inelegible. the lawsuit targets the little league world series and espn.. specifically broadcaster stephen a smith.. parents were involved in fraud. the parents' lawyer says their goal is to have the team's national title restored. dozens of folks.... who picked a bitter cold weekend.... to enjoy a mountainside tram ride..... end up.... getting more excitement than they bargained for

something they may choose to do, after the election according to senator lindsay graham on gma -- sot - sen. lindsay graham / south carolina "when an election is over, the president wins, they have a chance to send qualified nominees of their philosophy to the senate and i will vote for them if they're qualified even if i would not have chose them." lana zak oncam close: so what appointee might the president put forward? among the most common names being mentioned, sri srinavasan--confirmed unanimously as a circuit judge, he would be the lz, abc news, washington. scalia's body reportedly arrived in the washington area overnight... and will eventually lie in state at the supreme court. the democratic presidential nominees are focused on nevada. hillary clinton is wrapping up her silver state visit today with three appearances in northern nevada. her first stop is at adobe middle school in elko this is a live look. she then heads to reno for a women's health meeting at u-n-r at 12:15. the other rally will be at t-m-c-c from 2-30 to 4. if you want to r-s-v-p for clinton's events today just go

[applause] sen. grahamk you jeb for being one of the most decent thoughtful men i have ever met. ladies and gentlemen, my friend for life, jeb bush. [applause] jeb: thank you. [chanting "jeb"] jeb: thank you. when i began this journey in miami, i committed i would campaign as i would serve, going everywhere, speaking to everyone, keeping my word. facing the issues without flinching, staying true to what i believe. for the better part of the year, i have endeavored to do just exactly that. i have put forth a vision for america that includes all. because our country deserves a president for everyone. the presidency is bigger than any one person. it is certainly bigger than any candidate. this is not -- we are different in our country because our head of state is not above us. but because the head of state are part of the people. in the government of the people, by the people, and for the people, we elect the people -- a president like us. i've had a front proceeds to this office for most of my adult life. i'v

something they may choose to do, after the election according to senator lindsay graham on gma -- sot - sen. lindsay graham / south carolina"when an election is over, the president wins, they have a chance to send qualified nominees of their philosophy to the senate and i will vote for them if they're qualified even if i would not have chose them." lana zak oncam close: so what appointee might the president put forward? among the most common names being mentioned, sri srinavasan--confirmed unanimously as a circuit judge, he would be the first asian-american on the supreme court. lz, abc news, washington. multiple news outlets are reporting a cedar rapids judge, jane kelly, as a potential supreme court nominee. she's a justice on the u-s rapids. kelly is a harvard law graduate and a former classmate of president obama. she has received support from senator chuck grassley, who chairs the judiciary committee. today, a group of eastern iowans will protest medical marijuana at the state capitol. this midday, 22 people from the jones county's safe and healthy youth coalition arere joining g re th

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carson, john kasich-- no endorsements from any sc leaders- rep jeff duncan endorsing cruz- sen lindsey graham endorses jeb bushlatest match-ups- marco, trump: attacking cruz distorting records, abortion, immigration, healthcare- rubio: it's disturbing- trump: firing back threatening lawsuit over eligibility to 3 - sen. rubio in clemson tonight - sen. rubio in 3 for presidenteligibility to run for president 3 - sen. rubio in clemson tonight - sen. cruz in greenville- barbara bush stumping *all* over the upstate for her son jeb today 3 on thursday... 3 3 3 on thursday... some of the candidates took part in a conservative review forum in greenville.but one of them was a no-show. no-show.senator marco rubio canceled his appearance, just 10 minutes before he was blamed their busy schedule and said they were running behind. ted cruz and ben carson did attend the forum.both made their case for why they're the best choice for south carolina. 3 3 3 "i hate political correctness with a vengeance. because there were so many people, who gave up everything, including their lives, so that we can have freed

carson, john kasich-- no endorsements from any sc leaders- rep jeff duncan endorsing cruz- sen lindsey graham endorses jeb bushlatest match-ups- marco, trump: attacking cruz distorting records, abortion, immigration, healthcare- rubio: it's disturbing- trump: firing back threatening lawsuit over eligibility to 3 - sen. rubio in clemson tonight - sen. cruz in greenville- barbara bush stumping *all* over the upstate for her son jeb today today 3 the gop candidates already have their spots picked out to wait for the primary results tomorrow.doctor ben carson and area.carson will wait at the embassy suites in greenville on verdae boulevard.donald trump will be at the church street. spartanburg donald trump verdae suites in carson will donald trump carson and doctor ben tomorrow.primary results their spots already have candidates the gop 3 the gop candidates already have their spots picked out to wait for the primary results tomorrow.doctor ben carson and donald trump will be in our area.carson will wait at the embassy suites in greenville on verdae boulevard.donald trump will be at the spartanbur

carson, john kasich-- no endorsements from any sc leaders- rep jeff duncan endorsing cruz- sen lindsey graham endorses jeb bushlatest match-ups- marco, trump: attacking cruz distorting records, abortion, immigration, healthcare- rubio: it's disturbing- trump: firing back threatening lawsuit over eligibility to run for president - sen. cruz in greenville- barbara bush stumping *all* jeb today today 3 on thursday... 3 some of the candidates took part in a conservative review forum in greenville.but one of them was a no-show. no-show.senator marco rubio canceled his appearance, just 10 minutes before he was supposed to speak.his campaign blamed their busy schedule and said they were running behind. ted cruz and ben carson did attend the forum.both made their case for why they're the best choice for south carolina. 3 3 3 "i hate political correctness with a vengeance. because there were so many people, who gave up everything, including their lives, so that we can have freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, all of our other freedoms. we cannot give those away." away." 3 "th

carson, john kasich-- no endorsements from any sc leaders- rep jeff duncan endorsing cruz- sen lindsey graham endorses jeb bushlatest match-ups- marco, trump: attacking cruz distorting records, abortion, immigration, healthcare- rubio: it's disturbing- trump: firing back threatening lawsuit over eligibility to run for president 3 - sen. rubio in clemson tonight - sen. cruz in greenville- barbara bush stumping *all* over the upstate for her son jeb today 3 the republican 3 candidates already have their spots picked out to wait for the primary results tomorrow. doctor ben carson and donald carson will wait at the embassy suites in greenville on verdae boulevard.donald trump will be at the spartanburg marriot on north church street. street.jeb bush will be at seawell' food caterers in columbia.ted cruz will be at the state fairgrounds in columbia and marco rubio will carolina haven. haven.governor john kasich will not be waiting in south carolina for the primary results.he'll be on the campaign trail in vermont and massachusetts when the results come in. 3 senator marco rubio is facing criticism

[applause] sen. graham: thank you very much. i feel like i was at my own funeral. anybody been to lizard's thicket? we are going to get you off that low-carb diet. my family owned a restaurant too. i grew up -- my dad owned a bar, restaurant, liquor store, and pool room. that is why i am qualified to be your senator. you get up early, you work hard, you have to go to work every day whether you feel like it or not. anybody own their own business? literally my mom and dad never had a day off except sunday because they close the liquor store on sunday. i know what it's like to be in small business, and so does jeb bush. i have never been more worried about the small business world that i am today. never let somebody president who had not bought a car. that's barack obama. much less run anything. a community organizer is probably not the best training ground to be a commander in chief. how about -- jeb bush was in -- eight years the commander-in-chief of the florida national guard. i know people who served under florida, the two adjutant generals serving with jeb talk

but senator lindsay graham says his vote will be based on the candidate. "sot - sen. lindsay graham / (r) south carolina "when an election is chance to send qualified nominees of their philosophy to the senate and i will vote for them if they're qualified even if i would not have chose them." sabrina: cruz has threatened to filibuster an obama nominee. has no plans to announce his nomination until the senate recess february 22nd. elias: coast, a mix of heavy rain continues to hit states fromg georgia to maine. the dangerous conditions have hundreds of car accidents, with air travel virtually shut down in some areas monday. some southern states will be on clean up today, after tornadoes downed trees and flattened homes. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning weather adlib: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning leaving us with some slick driving conditions through this system

sen. lindsey graham/ (r) south carolina): "this is bush country, mr. president." president george w bush speaking to a friendly south carolina crowd says he stepping back onto the campaign trail for two reasons. (president george w. bush): "one because i care deeply about jeb. and two because i care deeply about this country." donald trump insisting he and the bush family have (donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate): "no bad blood..." but at last weekend's gop debate -- trump's assault on the former president drew loud boos (jeb bush/ (r) presidential candidate): "i'm sick and tired of him going after my family. my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe. (donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate): "the came down during your brother's reign. remember that. that's not keeping us safe." marco rubio -- who has clashed with his former mentor jeb -- came to george w-bush's defense. (marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate): "the world trade center came down because bill clinton didn't kill osama bin laden when he had the chance to kill him." (appla

[applause] sen. graham: thank you very much. i feel like i was at my own funeral. anybody been to lizard's thicket? we are going to get you off that low-carb diet. my family owned a restaurant too. i grew up -- my dad owned a bar, restaurant, liquor store, and pool room. that is why i am qualified to be your senator. you get up early, you work hard, you have to go to work every day whether you feel like it or not. anybody own their own business? literally my mom and dad never had a day off except sunday because they close the liquor store on sunday. i know what it's like to be in small business, and so does jeb bush. i have never been more worried about the small business world that i am today. never let somebody president who had not bought a car. that's barack obama. much less run anything. a community organizer is probably not the best training ground to be a commander in chief. how about -- jeb bush was in -- eight years the commander-in-chief of the florida national guard. i know people who served under florida, the two adjutant generals serving with jeb talk

sen. lindsey graham (r) south carolina) "do you think if he had a missile that could reach the united states he would actually use it against us?"(gen. curtis scaparrotti, commander u.s. forces korea) "i think that his stated purpose is to protect his regime and if he thought his regime were challenged, he states that he would use wmd."a dire prediction - on the heels of north korea's long-range missile launch earlier this month and what is believed to have been a test of components related to a hydrogen bomb in january.the head of us forces in the pacific echoing the concern.(adm. harry harris, commander u.s. pacific command) "they pose a real threat to hawaii and to the west coast of the mainland united states and soon to the -- to the -- to the entire u.s."with tensions along the dmz at an all time high, the american military is flexing its muscle, flying stealth fighter jets over south korea and deploying the 'thaad' missile defense system - capable of shooting down long-range rockets.the display of military might has kim vowing revenge - warning the us and south korea not to go ahead wi