opponent...tim mckinney agrees. p both men say that it would save the county and taxpayers time and p ted edwards holds the current seat and running for re- @o election. he declined to comment on the topic. turning to sports-- for the first time this racing season, the big names will hit the track in daytona. he cars will be on the track at five o clock today. they will be practicing for tomorrow night's "sprint unlimited." it is a "non-points" race, but the sport's top drivers will be there for the first contest of the season. it is also the first time the drivers will race in the rennovated speedway. driver, carl edwards, will be there. he visited the kennedy space center yesterday. he met with astronaut jerry ross, and checked out space shuttle atlantis. fox 35 sports anchor, adam if you are not going to watch the "sprint unlimited" at the track, tomorrow night, you can see it on fox 35. coverage starts at eight. three magic players are up in toronto for "all star weekend." tonight, mario ` hezonja and elfrid payton will play in @| p8 the "rising stars challenge." 8 `$` h @`xp they will play o

both men say that it county and money. p ted edwards holds the current seat and @o he declined to comment on the topic. a bill to make student recess mandatory in the state of florida is in trouble. the bill moved quickly through the house... but is now hitting a roadblock in the senate. the bill would require elementary schools to give students 20 minutes of recess every day. so far the bill has not been put on the .te agenda. state lawmakers in the house approved a nearly 1 billion dollar tax cut 0 package in tallahassee. , the cuts include a one year sales tax exemption on college textbooks, a 10-day sales tax @1(x11ppb holiday on back-to- school items and a 1 @7nnfn@*ju**(pr``` day tax holiday in computers and accessories next april. the senate has not said how high they are willing to go on tax cuts. turning to sports-- )"!e first time this season, the big names will hit the track in daytona. the cars will be on the track at five o clock today. they will be practicing for tomorrow night's "sprint unlimited." top drivers will be for the first contest of the season. it is also the firs

speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass s. 1172, the edward "ted" kauffman and michael levitt presidential transitions improvements act of 2015. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the titetholve bill. the clerk: senate 1172, an act to improve the process of presidential transition. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from georgia, mr. hice, and the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. kelly, each will control 20 minutes this chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. mr. hice: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume and ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman is now recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. hice: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of s. 1172, the edward "ted" kauffman and michael levitt presidential transitions improvements act of 015, introduced by senator come mas carper of delaware.

ted cruz said edward snowden was a great public servant.ay edward snowden is a traitor. >> reporter: we're expecting things will be a little more genteel today here at bob jones university where four of the candidates will be reaching out to evangelical voters, but then, heather, it's all leading toward that big debate tomorrow night. everybody hoping for a similar moment that newt gingrich had back in 2012 where in two minutes he catapulted himself from the back of the pack to take south carolina. everybody wants to repeat that. heather? heather: they sure do. john roberts down there in south carolina, despite the snow. have a great day, take care. jon: hillary clinton is looking to shore up support after a big loss to bernie sanders in new hampshire. they debated last night, the last before their caucuses next saturday in nevada. arguing over their support of president obama. listen. [applause] >> the kind of criticism that we heard from senator sanders about our president i expect from republicans, i do not expect from someone running fo

edward: let' s knights debate set the stage for voters to decide on super tuesday. >> donald trump is winning or slightly winning all the polls for texas. ted cruz is winning in texas. u.s. congress. reporting in washington, edward jason: hillary clinton and bernie sanders don' t have to wait until tuesday to get primary results, voters in south carolina go to the polls tomorrow to choose their democratic choice for president. michelle: comedian bill cosby has dropped his defamation lawsuit against supermodel beverly johnson. she accused cosby of drugging her in the 1980s. his lawyers say cosby made the move to focus on his defense in a criminal case in pennsylvania. that' s where he' s charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a former temple university employee at his home in 2004. cosby' s lawyers say they do plan to re-file the civil case against johnson before the statute of limitations expire. johnson hasn' t commented on cosby' s decision. jason: a controversial new gun range will open its doors today in volusia county. volusia top gun will have alcohol being served just feet it' s located on bellevue avenue volusia top gun' was

leading in the polls there, senator ted cruz in the state he already represents in congressment edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >> can somebody attack me, please. that's got to be the quote of your friday. today president obama is set to reignite debate while he makes a stop in jacksonville. the commander in chief will be making a stop at a battery manufacturing plant that got $95 million in stimulus money in 2009. the white house is saying the president wants to see firsthand the job his stimulus package helped make a reality. obama pushed through the stimulus legislation during what great recession despite overwhelming republican opposition. >>> a viewing will be held for the 6-year-old boy shot and killed in a diverive bishooting yesterday. nbc 6 reporter ericaka glover is live at the miami-dade courthouse. what we know today is one of the two suspects here is expected to go before a judge once again later this afternoon. >> reporter: eric, this morning we're continuing to learn more information about these two teens charged in the shooting death of 6-year-old king carter. bo

ted cruz said edward snowden was a hero, i say he is a traitor. bill: senator rubio, welcome back. jeb bush will say this, marco rubio is not ready and he showed that last week in the debate. and the reaction now is what. >> he had arrive debate. but if you look at all the debates. one of the one shining stars on that stage is marco rubio. i'll expect the same thing from him next week when we have that additional debate. marco says i spent the first debate distinguishing high self from hillary clinton and barack obama. but i have to distinguish myself on the stage before i get to hillary clinton. bill: jeb bush finished slightly above him in new hampshire and he walks and talks like he has new life in south carolina. >> this will be a -- an election on the economy and security. jeb bush in florida had no policy experience with regard to foreign policy. donald trump, all he did was put his name and buildings. bill: he gave a 45-minute news conference from supporters from new hampshire to south carolina. he described it as a way to fill in the blanks. why is that important? >> this n

edward mainly marco rubio and ted cruz really taking on donald trump. >> it was.y were ganging up, sort of teaming up on him. but sam and laura, i'll tell you that bickering has now turned into name calling. this morning senator marco rubio calling donald trump a conartist. donald trump responding by tweeting out that senator marco rubio is mr. meltdown. all the candidates are trying to grab the spotlight ahead of super tuesday. >> you get along with nobody. >> reporter: the debate contentious. >> this guy is a artist and this guy is a liar. >> reporter: donald trump was attacked from the left and the right who joined in a tag team to knock trump out of favor with voters. >> anyone who really cared about illegal immigration wouldn't be hiring illegal immigrants. >> you're the only person on the stage ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> i'm the only one who hired people. you haven't hired anybody. >> reporter: rubio went on an all-out offensive against trump attacking his health care plan among other issues. >> that is the only

leading in the polls there is senator ted cruz in the state he already represents in congress. edward lawrence, nbc president barack obama is heading to jacksonville, florida, to tout the benefits of the massive spending bill he signed shortly after taking office seven years ago. "the recovery act" pumped more than 760-billion dollars into a then-slumping national economy. it was an attempt to stop the worst economic downturn in generations. critics argue that taxpayers got too little in return for such a big investment. south dakota governor dennis daugaard says he'll make a decision by next tuesday's deadline on whether to sign the bathroom bill into law. the bill approved by both houses of the legislature would require school students to use restrooms and locker rooms associated with their biological sex -- not the gender they identify with. daugaard met with a group of transgender south dakotans this week, but he's also been hearing from parents across the state. gov. dennis daugaard / (r) south dakota "i would say i try to take information where i can get it. i'm what south dakot

leading in the polls there is senator ted cruz in the state he already represees in congressslive in washington.. edward lawrence nbc news. president obama says the u-s will keep using a full range of tools to go after isis. he thanked the secretary of state john kerry and u-s allies for their work in the fight against the "reach a cessation of hostilities in the civil war. none of us are reasons for skepticism, but histooy would judge s harshly if we did not do our part in at least trying to end this terrible he sayall levels of law enforcement are working together to "prevent attacks" on u-s soil. a tornado that carved a path through virginia had wids that topped 160 miles an hour. three people from one family were killed by a twister in waverly, virginia on wednesday. a two-year-old boy, along with his dad and grandpa -- all died. the tornado was on the ground for 13 miles -- damaging more than 100 homes. eight years after a devastating flood, the city of cedar rapids wonders if federal money has dried up. we're talking about 80 million dollars in federal money to support flood protection. the 2008 f

edward, good morning. the big question, did either senator marco rubio or ted cruz gain some traction? >> reporter: good morning. it was a slugfest last night with everybody taking jabs. but, yeah, mainly senator ted cruz started off the jab and then marco rubio joined in in a tag team. rubio is actually lose to go trump if his home state of florida by almost double. and last night he decided to at that time take the gloves off. >> you acknowledge that you're the only person on this stage that has ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> reporter: he's referring to a case that happened 36 years ago that trump settled. trump turned around and said he's the only person that has somebody who was on that stage >> texas offers the most delegates, ted cruz's home state. does he have an advantage there? >> reporter: at the moment, he does. ted cruz is winning 38% to 33% over donald trump and then the rest of the field there. however, that is about the only state coming up on super tuesday that he is winning in. donald trump is winning or stre absolutely winning

leading in the polls there is senator ted cruz in the state he already represents in congress. live in washington.. edward lawrence nbc news. >> the president's proposal to close the prison in guantanamo bay is continuing to create controversy. the bulk of remaining detainees to othth countries. the rest -- who can't be transferred abroad because they're deemed too dangerous -- would be moved to an undtermined facility in the united states. iowa senator jonie ernst is among the republican lawmakers opposed to moving detainees to the united states. "i don't think they should be released. these are very bad people that have done horrible things to american citizens. i reject the president's plan and i don't think it's a good idea to close guantanamo," said iowa senator (r) joni ernst. lawmakers will continue to debate over the closing, while officials nail down possible locations for the transfer of the detainees. depression is more common than you might think.. impacting one-in-four americans at some time in their life. and, a local hospital has a plan to identify the problem as ktiv's tiffany lane explain

ted cruz calculates his positions for political gain. in the last year alone cruz switched on immigration, syrian refugees, ethanol, trade, you name it. even on national security. cruz first praised the traitor edwardwden. now he's changed his tune. what's changed for ted? he wants your vote. ted cruz, consistently calculated. conservative solutions pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> so, one example out there. >> and if you notice at the end of that ad, what does it say? it doesn't say sponsored by chris christie or marco rubio or donald trump, it says sponsored by conservative solutions pac, well, 99.9% of all americans are going to have no idea what conservative solutions pac is, even as reporters we're constantly having to look up, you know, what is that group. who's behind that group. and the center for public integrity has launched a project called source check which serves that very purpose, to answer the question of what people and what kind of money are behind these very anonymous-sounding names that you're going to see at the end of an advertisement because it's very difficult for voters to suss out who truly is the sponsor of many of these ads that, again, on the r

edward lawrence is live on capitol hill right now. so the big question, did either senator marco rubio or ted cruz do enough? >> reporter: they were trying the best they could. this was a slugfest. both teaming up against donald trump. now, senator marco rubio is actually lose to go trump in polls in his home state of florida by almost double. he slammed trump and decided to take the glovers off. >> if you're going to claim that you're the only one that listed this into the campaign, that you acknowledge that you're the only person on the stage that has been fined to hire people to working on your project illegally. >> reporter: he's referring to a 36-year-old investigation into donald trump saying that he used illegal immigrants to tear down the building that is now the trump tower in new york. trump had settled p donald trump fired back saying he's the only one on stage who has actually hired anybody and employed them. >> and edward, let's talk more about next week. texas offers the most delegates. does senator cruz have an advantage in his home state? >> reporter: he is it a does an the only tuesday of th

leading in the polls there is senator ted cruz in thh state he already represents in congress. live in washington.. edward lawrence nbc news. vice president joe biden is in names... says disturbing themes are coming from the presidential he says attitudes a aut mexico...and the language being used are "dangerous, damaging and incredibly ill- advised." a kwwl follow- up. staying safe near electronic cigarettes. we showed you this video yesterday where a man's e cigarette explodes in his pocket. we talked to someone in waterloo who sells e-cigs...and promott safee to every customer who buys them... "we have cases you can buy. because if you have change or keys it can have your batteries vent out, and that's what causes dhem to explode." he says the easiest way to make sure batteries are safe -- is the tight plastic wrapping around the battery. students show support for victims of sexual assault. xx for jane. xx for jane these protestors standing outside a news conference at the university of tennessee. a lawsuit alleges the college allows against women. and let student athletes get away with sexual assaults

except one, @texas, leading in the poll @there, senator ted cruz, who @represents that state here in @congress. @reporting live in washington, @edward lawrence. @now, back to you, john. @sgled ward, i got to admit, i @just laughed again at ben @carson's comment. @he just wants some attention. @>> it was the moment of the @debate. @>> it really was. @don't forget about me. @>>> time right now, live look @outside. @there you see first energy @stadium in the background. @much different story this @morning, holly. @>> yes. @we are all kind of taking that @deep breath. @a few light snow showers kind of @in the air more than anything, @and visibility is great so this @is not a major issue for us this @moshing, and i think that we @will end up seeing sun peeks, @too. @bus stop forecast, and we are @chilly today. @in fact, temperatures are going @to be below normal. @that will be the story chl @around 20 degrees is the way i @plan it. @hey, i'm going to plant the seat @right now. @if you want to smile from, like, @ear to ear, stick around because @our morning pick me up is coming @up in just minutes. @this is probably one of my @favorite to

pole shows donald trump five-points ahead of ted cruz, and hillary clinton three-points over bernie sanders. >>> tickets go on sale today for a former nsa edward snowden boulder. tickets for this $20 for the public, students will pay $2. >>> some issues in california from the storms. a lot of intense wind in the -`southern part of the state. the wind snapped some trees, even one of them fell on a driver, killing that person. causing a 30-car pileup in nevada. still no word on injuries there. >>> this is a live look at downtown. awful gray and cold looking, but 28-degrees right now in denver. the cold still keeps on falling, nnt terribly heavy, but steady. >> reporter: we are going to get moderate to heavy snow at times but it is going to continue through the afternoon and evening an overnight hours and with the temperatures it's going to slowly add up just a bit. the main roads are doing a pretty good job at keeping them dry, but off to to west you can see it is wwt. but let's take you through the futurecast and show you exactly how the rest of the snow will play out. right here at about 11:00 you the northeast corner of the state. wrapping ar

ted cruz is winning in texas. he represents the state in the u.s. congress. reporting live in washington, edward lawrence, now back to you, sam, laura. >> even if you don't like politics, it's still fascinating to watch. >> entertainment gold. ben carson just wants a little air time, come on. >>> 5:14 right now. ford making a big investment to make its engines more eco friendly. >> for that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to the for very friendly in general landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters this morning. good morning, landon. >> wall street could end the week in the green. futures are higher this morning. stocks closing at the highs of the session on thursday as oil prices rebound late in the day. crude is up $33 a barrel this morning and look for data on personal income and spending and consumer sentiment and fourth quarter gdp that is likely to show that the economy slowed more than thought. the nasdaq up 4582. ubs will pay $33 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that it sold toxic mortgages to credit unions before the financial crisis that later failed. the suit a

texas.leading in the polls there is senator ted cruz in the state he already represents in congress.live in washington.. edward lawrence nbc news.)) 3 (bill)>> thanks, edward.. .this morning, nbc's kristen welker is with the democratic campaign.. as it gets ready for a big weekend in south carolina.. she has a preview of what is coming up later ... 3 ((coming up on today secretary clinton and senator sanders in the final sprint for south carolina, we'll tell you why some of sanders supporters think he may have given up on this state. plus, secretary clinton gets some tough questions from a black lives matter supporter; we'll tell you how she's responding. and her campaign increasingly setting its sights on the general election, we'll have all the highlights and more coming up on today. )) 3 (bill)>> in legal news.. comedian bill cosby has dropped his defamation lawsuit against supermodel beverly johnson. cosby's lawyers say they dropped the civil suit because in their words..... criminal proceedings in pennsylvania impede mister cosby's ability to fully participate in going forward with the civil case against

ted cruz. and while another south carolina congressman, tim scott, endorsed marco rubio, fresh off his strong showing in iowa. and nbc's edward lawrence joins us from washington with more. good morning, edward. >> reporter: good morning, shannon. it seems like the heat has been turned up a notch. both sides republicans and democratic candidates are fighting to make new hampshire count. new hampshire's one of the smallest states in the nation. this week it's the center of national politics. >> i'm pretty excited about where we are. because i believe that people in new hampshire are going to make the right decision. >> reporter: republicans see a crack in donald trump's armor. he finished second in iowa to senator ted cruz. >> we are going to beat hillary clinton and it won't be by a flip of the coin. >> reporter: marco rubio surprised everyone, almost beating trump, finishing a close third. >> we've got the biggest vote ever in the history of a primary in iowa by like 60,000 people came out extra. i'm not going to say it was me, but believe me it was me. >> reporter: trump say he'll win new hampshire. they credit cruz's incred

ted cruz, took in $7.6 million. president obama awarded the nation's highest military honor to a navy seal today. edward byers junior is the first living active duty member of the navy is the first person to receive it in 40 years. >> am not sure how this will change my life. i plan on taking it one step at a time. i'm going to continue doing my job in the navy, continue being a seal and doing the thing that i love ever since i was a child. he was part of a daring 2012 raid that rescued an american hostage in afghanistan. global news, 24 hours per day, powered by our journalists in 150 news bureaus around the world. back to you. matt: thanks very much. february jobs report dominates the data docket. other reports enabling economists and investors to fine-tune their projections for the next loop. after all, they are data dependent. the chicago area pmi rating showed that civic -- significant headwinds remain in the pmi sector. sprinkled throughout the day along with manufacturing data. wednesday we got the adp employment report and the fed's beige book. easeany of this help recession concerns? the chief

ted cruz is winning in texas. he represents the state here in the u.s. congress. reporting in washington, edward lawrence, nbc news. >>> and happening now, a big name in the bay area, vice president joe biden will be in san jose for the california democratic convention. he will give the keynote address for more than 3,000 people at the event. the convention kicks off today with the spotlight on tax work helping people. >>> apple filing its response to the fbi's demand that it unlock a controversial iphone. apple says the act does not give of the court the power to remove the pass cord lockout on the seized phone. both the fbi and apple would like congress to step in and create new laws to address the problem but it may end up in the supreme court first. experts believe the legal ramifications are huge. >> if they lose this then you could argue the government would always want a back door, they have to keep this into consideration developing hardware and software. >> during a hearing, apple accused the government of running over its first amendment rights. they're addressing it during apple's sha

ted cruz coming in at a close third with 17 percent. the rest of the pack are ben carson and john kasich. carson has been single-digits in nearly every super tuesday state. meteorologist brad edwards is here now... local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is "now, we are imeteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxc: welcome back. i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green our quiet, mild weather is about to change as we head into tonight and tomorrow. we had light winds and mild temperatures the past two days, but some northerly winds will be bringing us back down to closer to normal for late february. look for our mostly cloudy tonight with even a few light showers possible for mainly eastern counties early tonight. the winds will be increasing from the nnw at 10-20 mph and stay with us the next two days. brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green our quiet, mild weather is about to change as we

senator ted cruz is winning in texas, he represents the state here in the u.s. congress. reporting in washington, edward lawrence, nbc news. >> rubio is back on the campaign trail this morning in texas. he again criticized trump as someone who defends planned parenthood and who has promoted single payer health care. as we take a live look at rubio at a town hall. this is a live look now at bernie sanders campaigning at an event in minnesota. the democratic presidential candidate just took to the stage. this is sanders' second stop in northern minnesota. his rally in duluth last month drew about 6,000 people. the primaries in pennsylvania and delaware are two months from today on april 26th. and if you live in new jersey, your primary day is june 7th. download the nbc 10 app for everything you need to know about decision 2016. it's a free download. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a cold one today. the wind is blowing making it feel even colder. gusty winds all day long. and the clouds that have been blowing through the area, well, they're going to keep ongo

edward lawrence has the latest from washington. >> you get along with nobody. reporter: the debate was contentious. >>. this guy is a liar reporter: donald trump was attacked from the right and the left by ted cruz and marco rubio who joined in a tag team to knock him out of favor with voters. >> anyone who really cares about illegal immigration would not be hiring illegal immigrants. reporter: rubio went on an all-out offensive, attacking not only his immigration ideas but his health care plan. >> that the only part of the plan? he will have 70 different plans. -- so many different plans. >> now you are repeating yourself. reporter: rubio up his attack, trump. >> it will not turn over the conservative movement to a con artist telling people one thing it to working americans and now claims to be the champion. reporter: the fighting led to this moment by ben carson who felt he could not get airtime. please? [laughter] [applause] reporter: s debate decide on super tuesday. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. mark: donald trump is winning all the polls except for one state, taxes -- texas. lisa: on the other side of the aisle, just one day away from south carolina' s democratic presidential

edward lawrence nbc news washington. meantime --- ben carson calals it dirty poliics -- and he's not happy about it. iowa congressman steve king -- a ted cruz supporter -- tweeted on monday -- "carson looks likeke he is out. iowans need to know before they vote. most will go to cruz, i hope." king says the tweet came after a c-n-n report said carson would take a break ffllowing the caucuses. the report did not say carson was dropping out. that created confusion at some caucus sites. i made the case for ben carson rson was dropping out of the race aa that they shouldnt waste their vote on him, they should vote for cruz instead.' carson says -- whoever is loose from the cruz campaign. "i just think there nees to be responsibility and consnsquences, what keeps thhs from continuing to happen? cruz ----who won the ggp caucuses on monday night -- has apologized. carson accepted it -- but questions whether there is a deeper "cultural issue" with cruz's campaign. donald trump's decision to skip the last gop debate in iowa might've cost him. he says it could be one reason why he finished in second place if i had to do it again i would do the ex

ted cruz is winning in texas. his home state, the state he represents in congress. reporting live in washington, edward lawrence. back to you. >> edward, thank you very much for that fascinating debate. we'll be discussing it more later in the show as well. sports news this morning. fifa delegates from all over the world are in zurich today to elect a new president to replace the disgraced sepp blatter. several top fifa officials have been arrested and charged with corruption. blatter has been banned from football activities for six years. on thursday, the five candidates made last-minute attempts to secure votes in a series of public and behind the scenes meetings. the race appears to be focused on three men. that vote comes up today. whatever the result, we hope that football sorts itself -- sorry, soccer, sorts itself out. >> you can say football. it's safe here. >> yeah, but it's totally misunderstood when we're talking about soccer. even this early hour when we have viewers back in europe. i've learned i need to say soccer. i hold on to a few other words which confuse people. >> i know there are a lot of co

speaker, today i rise to pay tribute to the life of edward "rob" ted ber rhett. born on september 14, 1991 and passed away january 30, 2016, far, far too early. ted was a loving son, brother to six, and a loyal friend to countless more in our community. ted had a unique ability to light up any room he entered. his lighthearted, joyful spirit uplifted everyone he met. a graduate of christian brothers academy in syracuse in massachusetts, and hamilton college, ted thrived as an athlete and always looked for ways to give back to those less fortunate. had he a passion and deep admiration for america's heroes and valued team red, white, and blue's great work enriching the lives of veterans in need. i had the great privilege of knowing ted personally and inspired by his kindness, humor, and love for his family and contry. mr. katko: heal be remembered as an honorable young man, making a lasting impact on those who loved him. may his name be forever remembered in the congressional record and the great united states of america. i yield back the balance of my time. the sp

ted cruz, winning his home state of texas. >>> a member of the elite seal team 6 is the latest recipient of the medal of honor. >> edward byers received commendation for his courage as part of a team that rescued an american civilian being held in afghanistan. in 2012, he threw himself on top of that hostage to protect him from gunfire. then neutralized his taliban guard. >> with his bare hands, ed pinned the fire to the wall and held him until his teammates took action. >> going to continue doing my job at navy, continue being a seal and doing the thing i love. >> reporter: byers is the first living active duty member to receive the nation's highest military honor in four decades. >> well deserved. >>> work is still not complete on a three-day water main break in hyattsville. the rupture of the 90-year-old pipe presented so many problems, they had to call in a crew from new jersey to help. the wssc delivered boxes filled with hyatt water to residents whose taps ran dry. the utility says water service to the neighborhood is now restored. but crews will have to come back tomorrow to complete repairs on that water main. what a

edward snowden. rubio will be in chapin for a town hall at six p-m on east boundary street. he'll also be in aiken and mount pleasant. both rubio and ted cruz will meet face-to-face tonight in a town hall hosted by ben carson will also join them on stage as well. it will be broadcast live at 8pm and will be moderated by cnn's anderson cooper. carson has also been busy making the trek through south carolina as he reaches out to voters. the retired neurosurgeon hasn't seen great numbers in the polls-- after securing a sixth place finish in new hampshire. carson spoke to our nbc affiliate in greenville about why he's staying in the race, so matter the outcome of saturday's first in the south primary. 32:42 "what determines what happens for me is the support that i have from we the people. we have extremely strong social media support across the country. we have strong fundraising across the country. as long as the people continue to want me to push forward and continue to support my efforts, there's absolutely no reason for me to drop out." carson also said he's concerned that many voters aren't doing their research on the fix divisivenes

edwards. have a good tuesday. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ light & fit, 15 delicious flavors, each 80 calories. try to beat that! >> >>> good morning, america. upset in iowa. ted major setback for the billionaire. >> tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across iowa and all across this great nation. >> record turnout helps the senator soar. trump humbled in defeat. >> i'm just honored. i'm really honored. >> but still vowing to win the nomination. and marco rubio's late surge puts him within strike distance of trump. >> we are not waiting any long story take our country back. >> riding a wave of momentum into new hampshire. >> the democratic race too close to call. a virtual tie. but hillary clinton is declaring victory. >> as i stand here tonight breathing a big sigh of relief. thank you, iowa. >> bernie sanders not

ted cruz. how much can we take from these early results is hard to say. in 2012 john huntsman tied eventual nominee mitt romney in dixville notch. in 2008 edwards and barak obama edged out hillary clinton. we turn to kelley tuthill live in nosh with a with how some voters are reacting to the final campaign move. kelley. kelley: a lot of focus right now on those undecided voters who could make all the difference here today. >> there are so many of them that it's been hard for me to make up my mind. kelley: so many candidates. in 2012 independents made up 43% of the general election vote. they can vote in either primary for either candidate. that's crucial here. a lot of people focusing on them. the polls show there is a huge block of undecided voters' we head into voting this morning. live in nashua, new hampshire, newscenter 5. erika: for the first time, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg is confirming reports that he is considering running for president as a third-party candidate. he tells "the financial times" he's, quote, "looking at all the options." bloomberg was elected mayor three times, running as a republican. newscenter 5's

like to ask, how do you feel about the candidates such as ted cruz changing his name to be more collectible? his real name is rock feel edward -- rafael edward. thank you. guest: i guess you can do whatever you want. i am supporting jeb bush. i suppose if some other candidate once the changes name, it is america and i'm all for people doing whatever they want to do, as long as they don't hurt anybody else. host: gary member, lindsey graham has been out campaigning gary lambert,- lindsey graham has been out campaigning for jeb bush who is very good friends with john mccain and popular in new hampshire. is there any chance john mccain might be coming up to new hampshire this weekend? guest: i don't know. i personally like senator graham a lot and i wish he had stayed chairman for the campaign. when senator graham decided to endorse senator bush, that was very persuasive to me in making me join the bush team. , hisue senator graham opinion a lot of governor bush. i was at the town hall the other day and graham was there with governor bush and governor bush tos he calls senator graham ask him about the middle east and isis. ther

edward snowden and all those documents really fueled the fire for these companies to ensure privacy for their customers. thank you for sharing your perspective. >>> up next, breaking news right now involving tedthe resignation of his communications director. stay with us. >>> breaking news right now, ted cruz just telling reporters that he has asked for the resignation of his communications director rick tyler after he tweeted out a false story about marco rubio insubt insulting the bible. i want to take a listen to what cruz had to say. >> -- deleted the tweet, apologized and pulled it down, although i've spent this morning investigating what happened. and this morning, i asked for rick tyler's resignation. i had made clear in this campaign that we will conduct this campaign with a very highest standards of integrity. that has been how we've conducted it since day one. it is why when other campaigns attack us personally impugn my integrity or my character, i don't respond in kind. none of you have heard me throw the kind of insults at marco rubio that he throws at me every day. if other candidates choose to go into the gutter, we will not do the same. rick tyler's a good man. this was a grav