last night he thanked the voters of south carolina. donald trump: i want to begin by thanking the people of south carolina, this is a special state. myra: he also got some boos when he addressed his victory, while mentioning other candidates in the race. donald trump: i think we're going to do very very well. i want to also congratulate the other candidates. in particular, i have to say ted and marco did a really good job, they did quite well as i understand. come on, just one minute. one second. good. we go back to board tomorrow morning, tomorrow morning we'll be back, but i just want to congratulate the other candidates. it's nothing easy about running for president, i can tell you. it's tough, it's nasty, it's when you win, it's beautiful. we are going to start winning for our country, we're going to start winning. myra: now, trump can say he has one in south carolina, into addition to new hampshire. republicans have a caucus this tuesday, and trump says he looks forward to winning there as well. and then onto super tuesday. geoff:

donald trump is declared the winner for south carolina. 3 this is a live look in columbia at sen. ted cruz's watch party in columbia -right now cruz is tied in second 3 a big step 3 3 the south carolina republican primary has wrapped up!donald trump is declared the winner for south carolina. 3 this is a live look in columbia at sen. ted cruz's 3 a big step toward determining our next president. 3 the results are in for south primary.. and donald trump is declared the winner.this means he takes all 50 of the state's delegates.in the fight for second place is ted cruz and marco rubio with rubio having a slight edge. edge.and the bottom three--jeb bush who dropped out of the race after the results started coming in--and john kasich and ben carson finished in thehe bottom two. 3 and we also have to talk about nevada..hillary clinton is the winner of that state's democratic caucus... taking 52 percent of the votes.. compared to 47 percent for bernie sanders.this gives clinton 19 delegates.and their next stop will be south carolina, where the democratic primary is one week away.we know b

we took the first steps forward in the beginning of a new american sanctuary. thank you, south carolina. god bless you. ,>> rubio said to him, the state of south carolina will always be the place of new beginnings and a fresh start. >> it was not the night senator cruz was hoping for. he event told the crowd he didn't know if it would be a second or third place win. in the end it was razor thin but the senator ended up coming up in third place. in front of a very large and energetic crowd, ted cruz told his supporter that this race is far from over. he says, he will win the republican nomination, and will beat the democrats in november. he said, quote, we are the only campaign that has beaten and can beat donald trump. >> in iowa, they said it new hampshire they said a conservative, a bible believing christian, could not compete and we defied expectations. [applause] theand, tonight despite millions , and millions of dollars of false and nasty attacks despite the entirety of the political establishment coming against us south carolina has given us , another remarkable result. [applause]

>>> this time it's the democrats' turn to choose in south carolina. >> can hillary clinton close the deal, or will bernie sanders surprise again heading into super tuesday? >> announcer: right now the democratic candidates fighting for their first primary victory in the south. >> the fight goes on, the future that we want is within our grasp. >> it's the last chance for t triumph before the race goes national on super tuesday. >> you have a chance to make history. >> announcer: who will have the advantage heading into the biggest round of voting yet? it's south carolina's choice. tonight in the battle for the democratic nomination, hillary clinton re-energized by her win in nevada working to knock out her opponent and take control of the race for good. >> going to wrap up the nomination and then we're going to win this election. >> announcer: bernie sanders trying to spread his political revolution to the south and prove he can go the distance as the campaign moves cross-country. >> we are actually listening to the american people, not the 1%. >> announcer: it could be a game changing

trump is the projected winner of the south carolina primary. again, a comparatively low percentage of the raw vote in. but nbc news is projecting when all of the votes are counted, donald trump will win the south carolina primary. the rest of the race we've been saying too close to call, though we've been characterizing it as a three-way race with rubio and cruz. cruz/rubio all evening. there you have it. the check mark next to trump. we have a new ball game. >> this is -- there's two interesting things here, right, so now we are looking at a tight race for second place. >> that's right. >> we don't exactly know what second place will mean in south carolina but that's what they're fighting for. obviously at the bottom tier, jeb bush, john kasich, ben carson fighting for survival. most particularly jeb bush. but there's one concrete consequence of this call for donald trump tonight and that's in delegates. the way the south carolina delegates work, there's 50 overall, you get 29 of those 50 just for winning. after that, the rest of them get alloc

trump with a 16-point lead in the state of south carolina. 26 of the last 27 polls taken in south carolina show mr. trump leading in that state. the vast majority of those 26 polls that show him leading show him leading by double digits including all the polls taken in south carolina this calendar year. mr. trump came in second in iowa. he won new hampshire by a mile. unless things change over the next four days drastically he looks set to win south carolina. the race on the republican side will rejigger a little bit because after south carolina we should expect the republican field might shrink further. somebody will quit after losing badly in south carolina. in terms of the president's remarks about our allies around the world being horrified by the tone of the republican primary, but not necessarily more horrified by mr. trump than other republican candidates, there is some polling evidence out of south carolina thanks to the democratic leaning firm, ppp, which suggests that donald trump supporters in south carolina are significantly more likely than the rest of the south carolina repub

the people of south carolina. this is a special state. >> the two biggest names in the race for president pulled off two big wins. the republicans, that is donald trump who has now claimed victory in the north and the south and in south carolina, he didn't just win, it's possible he can collect every delegate. >> when you win it's beautiful and we're going to start. we're going to start winning for our country. we're going to start winning. >> hillary clinton won a state she desperately needed. >> no one can get this done alone. not even the president of the united states. its got to be the mission of the entire nation. >> this is only part of the story. the south carolina result claimed a victim. jeb bush immediately suspended ted cruz spun the result in a way to make future voters believe that they are the candidate best prepared to take trump on. >> right now we are respectively tide for second place. >> after tonight this is a three person race and we will become a three person nomination. >> a long way to go b

us, but it does mean something to the voters in this state and in the south. >> it does, and that is the distinction that south carolina carries, and we are proud of this. as the race roles through south carolina, they cause and stay here for a while, unlike some other states. after south carolina, he goes quickly. super tuesday is coming, and there is a lot at stake.>> you have to make your mark while you are year. >>> we are talking issues, and i know that you support hillary clinton, and you support marco rubio. haley endorsement. >>> the governor coming in after several others in the house, you are seeing the next generation of republicans getting in the field and supporting marco rubio. as we move away from south carolina, we are like a hurricane that sits over us for a while and then it moves on. it will continue to do that, and the fight will continue. where we land will be a long way away. and donald trump may be the basis of the republican party, but that is a long way away. it may end up being ted cruz or marco rubio, but we will see, and we need south carolina leading the effort, putting us forward. i think

the race. a tweet from donald trump after his victory in south carolina, what a great night, thank you south carolina, a truly special place with truly amazing people. you can find much more on the candidates on the wyff 4 app and wyff4.com. geoff: now that the republicans are moving away from south carolina, the democratic primary is less than a week away. past week getting ready for yesterday's nevada caucuses yesterday before the republican polls even closed here, the results were in for nevada. and it was hillary clinton earning a very close win over bernie sanders. >> is this a great night or what? we just won nevada! >> what this entire campaign has been about is the issue of momentum, is the issue of bringing more and more people into the political process bernie sanders will be making a shift campaign stop today in greenville, at the bon secours wellness arena. the doors open at 3:00 p.m. myra: turning to our morning headlines today, columbia police are looking for two men who fired shots at a crowded mall. the columbia police chief said the incident happened at the columbiana mall last night

the pack. many cheers as many people in go on to win this south carolina first in the south primary. it's obviously such an important test for a presidential candidate, four years ago, that long streak of picking the republican presidents was broken when nut ging rich won the south carolina primary, of course, many of the people in the room are hoping that the streak will start again and that donald trump, after winning south carolina, will go on to capture the republican nomination and become the next president of the united states. >>> people in the room tell me they like donald trump's style. they like sometime his courseness and lang wamg, they like what he says, what he mean, and says what they say people are thinking. they like his stance on immigration and think he is the best president. they don't want another washington insider. people in the room who are watching the t.v.s and we can imagine when other news outlets start to predict donald trump as the winner we will hear many cheers from the room here in live in spartanburg, chad for wis t.v. >> thanks, chad. breaking news i

he's about to take the stage in south carolina. uz, third-place finish in new hampshire, beating expectations there. he's about to take the stage in south carolina, too. these are the first big events of the day in the palm meadow state. you'll see the very next stage of this campaign set off live right here coming up. >>> john berman and kate bolduan. i want to show you live pictures from south carolina. please show us myrtle beach, south carolina. that's where senator ted cruz is holding his first event in the next ten-day scramble for south carolina. jeb bush also holding an event in the town of bluffton just minutes from now. this really is the kickoff for the next stage of the campaign. the race for south carolina, a full contact sport in that state. >> absolutely. for more on this, political director david chalian. jeb bush, we know, has deep roots in south carolina. doing very well there. do you think -- what is jeb bush going to do to harness that, though? what's the first thing that will come out of his mouth? i'm still her

it is par for the course here in south carolina. i guess whatever works, gets your voters to the polls, that is acceptable if you're going to win >>> it has been a pretty dirty race. as lisa alluded to, the importance of this race, the presidential race, could have on the supreme court, it could be quite enormous. the country today said goodbye to supreme court justice scalia. we will have more coverage in a moment, but first john terrett reports on that. >> reporter: the casket went to the national shrine high on a hill over looking washington dc. this is the biggest catholic church in the country. its dome rivals that of the u.s. capital. alongside his family wife maureen, nine children and 36 grandchildren were there. his colleagues at the supreme court, former vice president and even though this is a primary day in south carolina, ted cruz who left the campaign trail to pay his last respects. this was a high church funeral, hymns sung. participating in the mass father paul scalia, the justice's son. >> and since he hoped and beli

the south primary... right here in south carolina. each of the democratic candidates have announced major south carolina endorsements. richland county representative todd rutherford is endorsing hillary clinton for president. rutherford says clinton's poor showing in new hampshire will not repeat itself here in the palmetto state. not is picking up an endorsement of his own. williamsburg representative cezar mcknight is throwing his support behind the vermont senator mcknight says he thinks sanders' message will catch on quickly with south carolina voters. according to the most recent c-n-n o-r-c poll, hillary clinton is leading bernie sanders in south carolina with 64 percent support among likely democratic voters. still... sanders is hoping he can carry the momentum from his new hampshire's win... here into south carolina. with the granite state primary in the rear view mirror... many candidates now have their sights set on south carolina. while voters' concerns may vary.... party representatives on both sides of the aisle say soluti

south carolina 3 good evening, i'm diana watson. watson.and i'm cody alcorn. tonight, we are pre-empting our normal newscast to bring you this special - on the eve of the south carolina republican primary. polls will seven tomorrow morning... morning...and tonight, you will hear from all six republican candidates on two topics: illegal immigration and healthcare.in the last half-hour, we brought you their answers to questions about the economy and fighting isis. if you are just joining us and want to hear those answers, we'll have them up on foxcarolina dot com in a bit. 3 all eyes will be on our state over the next 24 hours as the six remaining candidates take aim for the white house.they are: jeb bush, doctor ben carsonted cruz john kasich marco rubioand donald trump. over the last few months, we've requested one-on-one interviews with all of the candidates. five of the six candidates granted us that time and we asked all of them questions on the same topics. we presented no time limits, so the answers vary greatly in length. 3 we'll begin this half-hour with the topic of illegal immigration. we'll present the candidates in alphabetical order to be fair. 3 fox caro

>> anchor: rubio is hoping a will lead to a bump for his campaign, nationwide. >>> in the selection, south carolina veterans have been surprising the experts. >> anchor: and also, showing you long time and what we at >> anchor: welcome back, everyone, the build up to the south carolina republican primary has been going on for more than a year, and charles you have been watching it from the campaign trail. and the actual trail with several of these candidates. >> anchor: yeah we talked to this development and materialized and we also, for the republican candidates line up and stake out their positions and make their cases and pretty stark, results as they do. last march you could see some of what we are seeing today, starting with the shape and the south carolina national security action, summit, and rick santorum who has ties to south carolina has dropped off and bobby, spoke and he has dropped out, but ted cruz, with the enthusiastic crowd of supporters in last march and we are seeing the examples of most of the candidates during the retail campaigning and meaning the supporters in smaller venues

carolina. it's a group that's expected to make up nearly 60-percent of the vote in south carolina's gop primary next week. we'll hear from some of the candidates in our 6:30 half hour. former florida governor jeb bush wants to turn up the heat in south carolina as he rallies to gain votes from people in the palmetto state. in columbia last night, bush spoke to a cheering crowd that started a rally by singing "happy birthday" to him. even after his fourth place says his campaign is just getting started and he's hopeful for pulling out a win in next week's first in the south primary. "as governor, i've had the chance to be commander- in-chief of the national guard. i have lived overseas. i have worked overseas. i traveled overseas extensively. i made calls to 150 family world. i have no problems speaking with fluency about foreign-policy. former president george w. bush will campaign for people voting absentee in richland county for the upcoming first in the south primaries have a three-hour timeframe to do so this weekend. the voter registration and elections office will be open tomorrow from 9

south carolina is south carolina. one of my friends in life was the late lee atwater, a unique guy that came out of that south carolina political culture. very hard-hitting. very different than new hampshire. and i imagine everything is up for grabs there. donald trump has a lot of support. so do a lot of people and they'll be at it in earnest. >> you were looking at the map early ea lot of evangelical voters there for ted cruz and even donald trump who has been playing well. >> if the other mainstream candidates start to do better that could help ted cruz. because trump and rubio and kasich competing for your mainstream republicans. it is a fascinating state. caden knows his from living there and kevin knows this from the romney campaigns. used to be governor carol campbell. a lee atwater guy. delivered the state for george h.w. bush. it is more of an establishment, reliable republican state like caden says. you have nikki haley. mark santon. you could do -- he used ed td the republican legislature's budget saying they spent too much money. it's more

won the south carolina primary. trump came out ahead in the race. >> i want to begin by thanking the people of south carolina. this is a special state. >> reporter: jeb bush finished in the bottom three. he told supporters this was his last primary as a 2016 candidate. >> the people of iowa and new hampshire and south carolina respect their opinion so tonight, i am suspending my campaign. >> reporter: the voters are saying that they share the issue of terrorism. for cruz, a strong finish means momentum heading into the next state. >> we can stand together with a constitutional conservative and bring back morning in monday. >> the 21st century movement is with the son of a bartender who, tonight is one step closer to being the next president. >> reporter: donald trump is one step closer to getting the nomination. >>> hillary clinton has beaten look at the numbers. sanders earned about 47%. here's more from las vegas. >> reporter: hillary clinton saverred her win over sanders in the nevada democratic caucuses. >> i am

>> it's problematic going into the rest of the southern states. south carolina is the doorway into the rest of the south. if he can't score there, it's very tough going into the southern states. >> you think rubio comes in second. you say he's got the establishment crowned if he does that. >> i think at that point bush collapses and rubio is the establishment candidate. >> if marco rubio has a second place finish, there is a magic moment that will happen where it will become a referendum on donald trump. the sooner it becomes a two-man race and the sooner that man is marco rubio, the sooner that takes place. i think jeb bush and john kasich and other candidates are aware of their problem, and their problem is voters in south carolina know a vote for jeb bush is a vote for donald trump, because you're prolonging the process that allows trump to take advantage of a divided field. >> rich, let me ask you. is it correct to assume that let's say if ben carson drops out, even ted cruz were to get out of this race, that their supporters would necessarily go to marco ru

the gateway to the south -- the very first primary and south carolina. we will bring them to you. we have team coverage from columbia. we have you covered. every candidate is in the state tonight with the exception of john kasich. michael: it seems like somebody is waiting to us. we want to tell you about some of the candidates. carol: we start with b biness mogul donald trump. trump is the organizer, chairman, and president of his own corporation. is married with 5 children, a presbyterian, and he is the author of "the art of the deal." wyff news 4's patrick hussion kicks off our team coverage. he is live in spartanburg with the trump campaign. patrick: the results showed that it donald trump is in the first tier a result. about 1500 people. if his past rallies are in the -- are any indication, you can tonight. this was the night that his supporters -- and i was just talking to these volunteers -- they have been waiting for this night for a long time. they're competent. -- they were competent. donald trump stopped by wyff news 4 earlier. we had a look at the last eight months sinc

and the most respected baptist ministers in the south, the leader of the south carolina baptist convention, senior theologian in the colony and the state. and because of that and the nature of south carolina, looking at individual. and and providing an extended biblical justification. the short statement, he argues slavery is not necessarily the best case in all situations and in the case of america from a biblical standpoint it is justified. he argues like many would later argue that the conditions of the slaves in america are much better than that of the natives in africa and this theological and socialist education, stalled out in this period, provides the basis of 40 years of biblical justification for slavery's that happened by some preachers and ministers throughout this time. james fetterman was a baptist minister and theologian and professor before he became president of the university, and in 1860's, he was an ardent supporter, at the point at which south carolina was starting to call off the session convention together, many people on the upstate being skeptical of power structur

tomorrow night they turn oo south carolina for the next -- to south carolina for the next 13 days. . >>> today on news 19 at 6:00 p.m. a windy and >>> you are watching news 19 at 6:00 p.m. with jr berry and darci strickland. >> a small character took place in the -- earthquake took place in the lowcountry today before 3 a.m. this morning -- 3:00 a.m. this morning. earthquakes of 2.5 or less are typically not felt but they could be recorded. >> your neck of the woods -- >> i know. i called mama. >> did you feel something? no ma'am. >> 1.9. >> not thad bad -- that bad. [ laughter ] >> we have to keep a record of it. >>> i know one thing for sure i felt the cold air this morning. >> get ready because we got up to 62 degrees today. >> that was nice. >> now it is heading in the occupy have it direction. >> down hill from -- opposite direction. >> down hill from here. >> showers this afternoon, it is now moving out of the midlands. even then it is diminishing. a second line is diminishing as well. light showers. i don't think they will make it to columbia. but this represents where the col

the vote... well ahead of marco rubio's 15-percent. south carolina voters will be next in line to cast their ballots. just a reminder... the g-o-p primary will take place february 20th. the democratic primary will take place the week after... the vote... franklin graham... son of evangelist billy graham... is encouraging south carolina voters to take action going into vote 20-16. as a part of a 50-state tour... franklin graham will be right here in south carolina today. he'll be holding his "decision america tour." the prayer rally is set to take place right across the street from us... at the state house. the event starts at noon.... on the north side of the state house. graham says he's asking south carolinians to "pray to vote" and engage in the community by living and sharing their faith... at home, in the community and at the ballot box. and a popular actresses will be in the midlands throughout the week urging students to get out and vote. angela bassett will headline a "get out the vote rally" at s-c state university today between two and thre

that plays into some of the story in south carolina. generally we're going to be speaking about that more. for now back to you >>> thank you. we do have breaking news. we are calling the race, hillary clinton the projected winner there in south carolina with the polls just closing moments ago in south carolina. 59 delegates up for grabs in that state, 53 pledged delegates, plus on the democratic side they have these super delegates. so hillary clinton will walkway with a number of delegates in her back pocket as she leaves south carolina. i think it is interesting to point out how much better she fared here than she did in 2008 when she was running in the primary against obama. senator obama at the time. he came in with 55%. she came in at 26% but she had that machine there in south carolina. he really rode the coat-tails of president obama's legacy in office and she is the winner there. secretary hillary clinton the winner in south carolina. projected there from the associated press. >> does that mean i have to stay here? >>> yes. i thi

some of the candidates with other stops in south carolina today. this video shows rubio at southside christian school yesterday. he will hold a rally tonight in airport. carson's wife is joining him to campaign in the upstate this week. candy carson is set to play piano today for people at the national healthcare coporation in mauldin. this video is from yesterday of her attending the urban league mardi gras gala in downtown greenville. ben carson had a forum yesterday in rock hill. he also talked to voters at the gaffney visitor's center about national security. allyson: former florida governor jeb bush has senator lindsey graham traveling with him in south carolina. he made had a meet and greet in florence yesterday. he'll host another at 11:15 this morning in anderson. but it's moved locations. it's now at the anderson civic center. bush is also expected to have his brother and former president george w. bush join him in north charleston after the weekend. this is file video of the former president. the two are expected to focus on national secur

south carolina. >> we'll be getting back to you. a huge night tonight for all of these republican presidential candidates. the stakes are enormous right now. in south carolina, the polls are closing right now. >>> and this is a cnn key race alert. the early leaders based on the exit polls that we have, donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio. they are the early leaders right now in south carolina in this republican presidential primary. the second tiered candidates based on the exit poll estimates that we have, jeb bush, ben carson, john kasich. but the early leaders clearly as anticipated the big three right now, donald trump, ted cruz and marco rubio. just want to let our viewers know, this is an early snapshot based on interviews with the sampling of voters as they left select polling sites. more details from our exit polls. they're coming in. we will share with them very, very, very shortly. but those are the early leaders and the second tier candidates. i want to go to trump headquarters right now. sara murray on the scene for us over there. one of the early -- three early leaders as we had anticipated. >> y

now, the democratic candidates are focusing on nevada.that state's caucus is tomorrow.south carolina's primary is one week later.. on the 27th. 3 fox carolina has continuing coverage of the south carolina primaries.you can find more on all the candidates' upstate stops on fox carolina dot com. and join us tomorrow for our team coverage of primary day. we'll be bringing you the latest results on air and online as soon as they come in. 3 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 friday will be sunny with highs in the mid to upper 50s area-wide. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and low 40s. but highs return to the 60s on saturday and sunday. 3 3 now let's send it over to the traffic center.3 3 we're watching: watching:3 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 good morning, joe-- joe-- 3 some upstate folks will get a swamp rabbits game.we're live at "the well" with all the details. 3 here's a live look over clemson-- you're watching the 3 you're watching 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.we're back with a live look at summerland drive in

history of people like newt gingrich winning here in south carolina. i don't think theuestion has been answered yet. what i do know is that south carolina is twice as big as new hampshire and iowa combined, what happens here will be very important as we go forward in this race. all the campaigns have a lot of work to do and i think there are just a few tickets out of south carolina. >> do you think the crowded field, we always talk about how new hampshire is going to winnow the field, new hampshire and iowa winnow the field, chris christie is out of this race now but pretty much everybody else came down to south carolina. does that play to trump's benefit the longer it's divided like that? >> maybe, but i think new hampshire instead of giving clarity this cycle certainly expanded the field again. there's certainly five to six candidates here in south carolina who have a great shot. i think the debate here on saturday night in greenville, south carolina, may have a big impact on the race. of course, it did for newt gingrich in 2012 so we'll see. >> just a final question

what is the strategy in south carolina? danielle: the biggest thing for south carolina is the democrats to get an a spotlight. they probably would have been swamped last week by the republican coverage if they had it on the same day. this is a change to gain some enthusiasm for the democratic voters in the state, that they hope will carry over to future elections. carol: there seems to be some reinvention in the democratic party. this whole election cycle has been different. what you think about that? reinvention of the party, it may be going back to earlier era of the democratic party. before bill clinton became president and try to move the party more toward a moderate position and was dealing with deficits and debt problems. i think you are seeing them go back to some of those earlier issues of how you deal with income inequality, focusing more on workers and working-class folks. michael: we're just getting started. dr. danielle vinson from furman university. thank you very much. carol: and join us this sunday for "matter

it's getting fiery in the state of south carolina. >> well, let's not blame south carolina for this, because it's sort of where we are in the race. the ads that they're running in iowa and new hampshire were hallmark valentine's cards to one another. now you get to south carolina and it's the states that do it. it's not that the people of south carolina are particularly wicked or they like attack ads, people are just desperate to get through this. and with jeb bush, this is it for him. he knows he either killing rubio here or the trail ends. and for cruz and trump, it's the fight for momentum going into the s.e.c. primary. so the stakes are huge. people get nasty. this is politics. it's maybe bad for the country, but fascinating to watch. >> we have something coming up saying this is only a good thing for the gop. and right now, chris stirewalt, about half of the gop voters in the state are undecided. so thank you for joining us tonight. >> you bet. >>> four candidates spent the tay taking a break from the nastiness and the fight in south carolina, discussing issues of faith in the 20

and johns kasich and jeb bush and this town hall will be the final chance to make a pitch to the south carolina voters to a national audience any way before the very important, first in the south, primary that is coming up this saturday, of course, last night, that is what senator marco rubio, senator ted cruz, and dr. ben car son had the chance to do in part one of the town hall, in greenville. they hit on elbility for the presidency and supreme court appointments and president obama's up coming trip to cuba, and there were also some more light hearted moments too. >> i love --. >> i like to win. >> and i tell you, it relaxes me. when i would come home from a day of surgery, i would shoot pool. >> do you ever know that you wanted to do public service? >> no i wanted to play in the nfl. and i would had, had it not been for the lack of speed, size and talent. i thought that i would be an nfl and coach before i got to this point. >> if you asked me wife, what drives her the crazy about me the most is my iphone, if she could fling the iphone out of the window and into the trash, she would be thril

now, according to the first south carolina republican polls since the new hampshire primary, new hampshire winner donald trump is maintaining a strong lead with 36% in south carolina. ted cruz is polling at 20%, followed by rubio, bush and ben carson. john kasich is last with 9%. will tonight's debate be a game changer? joining us now to discuss this is nbc's holly jackson. what more you can tell us about how the candidates are prepping for tonight's debate. >> there's a lot going on. not as much going on here behind me in greenville as it sounds like it's going on behind new columbia. i wish i was with you right now. that's where the fun crowd is. we expect things to get crazier here tonight as the candidates start rolling in and getting ready for the debate. let's run through what everybody has at stake. donald trump and ted cruz looking like they're going to face off. they're already looking ready to rumble. particularly after the last couple of debates where we saw the two of them get into it. trump one of the front runners in south carolina, so is cruz. both aiming for the evangelical

friday -- the final full day of campaigning here in the palmetto state, before south carolina voters go to the polls on saturday. donald trump holds a double-digit lead in most polls, but there's a real battle on -- for second and third. in columbia, south carolina, i'm karin caifa. governor nikki haley is hitting the campaign trail hard for marco rubio to help her candidate-of- choice gain more support at the polls. she's now explaining why she ultimately decided to endorse marco rubio over jeb bush- who campaigned for haley in her bid for re-election. "jeb is a dear friend and he has been a great mentor and helped me along the way. this is not about picking friends. it's about picking who you think can be the best president and i saw his is not a job that we can afford for anybody to fall on. so i just wanted to make sure that i put somebody in there that was going to sleep, eat and breathe it every day until we got things right and so i have a dear great respect for jeb." haley made another appearance with rubio yesterday at a stop in greenville. rubio has yet to claim victory in a

one hour away from closing time for the polls at the south carolina republican primary. nevada, the numbers are in for the democratic caucuses. right now, nbc's projecting hillary clinton to be the winner of the democratic caucus. so there's been a tight race between clinton and vermont senator bernie sanders. at this point, clinton is reported at 52% of the vote, sanders has 47.7. winner. >>> as you saw from the live former secretary of state to reporters on twitter. senator sappedders already conceded the race. as soon as she starts speaking we intend to dip in and let you hear at least a little bit of that live, but while we are waiting we want to update you on what is happening here in south carolina. voters here are still picking their candidate on the republican ticket. wis has team coverage all over the state for the first in the south republican primary, and our billy gene shaw is covering senator marco rubio tonight. >> she is in columbia, meaghan norman is with the senator ted cruz's campaign in columbia. >> and chad norris is? sperg following the donald trump c

marc: the south carolina baseball team is wrapping things up. the clemson basketball team, warming up in atlanta. the latest on both teams in just a moment. and the south carolina men's basketball team hosts tennessee tomorrow night. usc head coach frank martin tells us what he doesn't like hillary clinton: i do not believe we live in a single-issue country. the economy is rigged in favor of the top. americans haven't had a raise in 15 years. but i want to go further. whether it's poison in the water... hardworking immigrant families living in fear... racism holding people back... wall street and big financial interests along with drug companies, insurance companies, big oil companies... the indifference, the negligence. that's what i want to take on. i'm running for president to root out all of these barriers... because i think america can only live up to its potential when we make sure that every american has a chance to live up to his or her potential. i'm hillary clinton, >> now, wyff news 4 sports. marc: the clemson tigers are in atlanta thi

she has been with the south carolina democratic party. she joins us with what democratic leaders are saying. >> reporter: with hillary clinton winning big in south carolina, that means she takes him a majority of the delegates here of the 59 delegates. this is a significant win for hillary clinton. we look back to 2008 when she ran against barack obama here in the state of south carolina, she ran an aggressive campaign against him. we saw a split voters that actually voted for barack obama. over the seven years, she has been able to mend fences with barack obama serving as his secretary of date. during this campaign, she is really campaigning as his successor to his ideas, the on and live out the rest of his legacy and the policies that he has championed. it is a big win in south carolina for hillary clinton. many people say there is a redemptive when. we talked to super delegate void brown. here is what he had to say about how significant this win is tonight. >> i think a win in south carolina puts her on the live have to the nomination.

accomplishments and msnbc has set up an election they've been talking with local journalists about the south carolina primaries. today thomas roberts asked me about the battle for the black vote. i told him it is not a they've been talking with local journalists about the south carolina primaries. today thomas roberts asked me about the battle for the black vote. i told him it is not a which has more voters considering their options even in other political parties. " because of the open primary here,yes ... that means, that they can go vite .. the democrats can go vote for donald trump, if they want to, coming up this weekend ... absolutely, i had a lady who's i'll say .. elderly, but she's still very much in it, plugged in politically, and told me this morning, she's a voting for donald trump because her intent is to upset the republican primary, how that will play out, we'll see on saturday" that's one of the issues likely to come up at usc tonight as top journalists in the nation gather to discuss the politics of the presidential primary. one of the panelists will be nbc's craig melvin. dean charl

plus...we're less than 24 hours away from the south carolina republican primaries! what you need to know...before you head to the polls! 3 just a day to go... until the first in the south primary.the candidates are making a mad dash across south today to reach undecided voters... hoping to help make up their minds. minds.the latest polls show the gap shrinking between front runner donald trump and ted cruz.marco rubio and jeb bush are battling for third place in the new nbc/wall street journal poll. poll.bush has spent the day stumping in the upstate.first he was in spartanburg... joined by his mother, former first lady barbara bush at wade's restaurant.senatory lindsey graham is also campaigning for him... saying hes the best leader here at home and overseas.bush says his experience as governor of florida... makes him the right fit for the white house. 3 3 "when you're a governor and you're a reform-minded governor and you're all in on advancing a cause on limited government, reforming the things that are broken, you have to... you can't cut and run." run."bush star

the lieutenant governor of south carolina. will take him over the governor anytime, because we won. [applause] he can handle that very nicely. he is tough. tiffany, eric, laura, and millennia-- say something, go ahead. >> an amazing place, south carolina. my husband is working very hard. and he loves you, we love you. and to be going ahead to nevada. we will see what happens. he will be the breast president. -- the best president. trump: representing wonderful children, ivanka. >> thank you south carolina. this is an amazing, amazing night. the momentum since the beginning of this campaign has been unbelievable. that is because my father's message resonates so deeply with so many people. our family are incredibly proud. we are incredibly grateful to each of you. thank you for being here to support us. i will say this, my father is incredibly hard worker. he will be working for each and every one of you. [applause] together we will make america great again. trump: thank you very much. you know, i was watching upstairs. it was re

clear the cruz campaign wants to make south carolina the break out moment in this race. well positioned in that allstate. they haven invested a lot of time and money and ground work. and they also of course feel that south carolina is a state that favors ted cruz, a large evangelical population, a very good -- a very -- a big amount of conservative republicans in that state, it's all things that favors ted cruz. now in tonight in that concession speech of ted cruz which actually sounded more like a victory speech he gave a nod to the point that washington liberals may find south carolina far less hospitable and he really tell dprafd the argument that he's going to bring on the south carolina ground against marco rubio and donald trump really trying to tie both of them to hillary clinton, very clear that the message he will bring is that these other candidates are campaign conservatives. that's what he called them tonight and he will argue he is the consistent conservative, the one that has walked the walk. ted cruz is in route to south carolina right now. he will hold a

in the newsroom, mike desumma, get a read on south carolina voters ahead of the first in the south primary. in columbia this morning, msnbc quizzed our charles molineaux about the landscape in the midlands. and south carolina offers some big changes from what we saw in iowa and new msnbc has set up shop in the liberty tap room in the vista and this morning i sat down with chris jansing to talk about what we've been seeing over the past year of this campaign. "you've seen, obviously here in south carolina, a difference in going to a sanders event and dave trump event and a clinton event. what do you see is the difference with sanders, it's funny, and for that matter with trump as well, some of us can remember, oh, ralph nader, ross perot, john anderson, the great independent going on and is storming me a status of the political body. the big difference this time is that both sanders and trump are running in mainstream political parties. but the energy and the feeling of rebelliousness and and knocking on the door of the big establishment that is very much evident, and the enthusiasm, and th

the cake. south carolina, 94-83. the gamecocks are now tied for first place in the sec. >> time to sit back and say we it is time to reflect back to three years ago o d say i do not want to go back there. so i have to work harder so i can keep getting better, and that is the mindset we have to keep. x i could listen to him every day and twice on sunday. in the upstate tonight, must champ -- muschamp speaking. he is managing to hold in with a top 30 recruiting class. >> im am very excited with our staff. the guys are working extremely hard. we have a long way to go, but at this point, we are very pleased. marc: and a former army all-american is leading the south carolina football program, expected to transfer to another program. spartanburg's tavien feaster says he played the last two seasons with a torn labrum. it was time to play football again. he got the mr. football award despite playing with a bad soldier. he should be good to go. interesting debate developing in atlanta, the braves moving out to call county in 2

the deciding factor. it is a combination of retail -- and luck. mark: south carolinasouth following new hampshire and iowa. or picky want to elect someone in this process the goes on to be the nominee and president. you all take newt gingrich last time. do you get the sense that voters , a meaningful number of voters electingg let's be someone that can be the next president? matt moore: every single time, it is an amazing record. a sizable portion is correlated to the undecided that are interested in who is electable versus hillary clinton or maybe bernie sanders, but a true point you are making. the otherexpect states have had a pretty robust turnout? matt moore: we had 600,000 voters last time. they came out the same way in iowa and new hampshire, the increased by 250,000. mark: will you get more? matt moore: i think it will be a record. mark: thank you. we will visit with you over the next few weeks. when we come back, switch the chairs around, talk to the democratic chair. in washington dc, you can listen to us on the radio at bloomberg 99.1 fm. we will be right b

can she help get him up in the polls and get him past south carolina? us, donald trump, ahead in all the polls. he takes the stage in just a few moments. his first rally of the day. what's his closing argument in south carolina? how far is he going in this race? he says he'll run the table. >>> and an important moment at the supreme court. you're looking at live pictures right now. justice antonin scalia lying in repose. you see him surrounded by miss law clerks. they will stand by the side of that casket all day, all night. president obama expected to pay his respects. we will take you there, live. (vo) if you have type 2 diabetes, you may know what it's like to deal with high... and low blood sugar. januvia (sitagliptin) is a once-daily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your body's own ability to lower blood sugar. plus januvia, by itself, is not likely to cause weight gain or low blood sugar (hypoglycem

. >> the donald trump will win the south carolina republican primary. >> does this represent the defeat of skepticism? >> the people of iowa and south carolina have spoken so, tonight i'm suspending my campaign. >> this has been the writing on the wall for a while. >> it's down to the final four. >> as people drop out, i'm go o ing to get a lot of those votes also. >> i'm not going anywhere. >> the country is looking for a new conservative to lead the country. >> we won. we won. [ chanting u.s.a.] >>> hello everyone. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> we are live, yes live for cnn special coverage. a pivotal night in the race for president. a race that changes so much based on what happened tonight. in the republican race, donald trump with a huge win in south carolina, now clearly the runner. hillary clinton reasserting herself in nevada with a decisive win there. >> and looking at the republican field, it is shrinking. and the man once considered the frontrupper for the gop nomination is out. announcing he is suspending his campaign. it is clo

south carolina. he just walked off this stage moments ago. listen to the marching orders he just gave south carolina voters. >> the main thing is you have to go and vote. don't go for me and vote. it's a nice thing. you have to go and vote. doesn't matter who you're voting for. i don't feel that way. just go and vote if you're going to vote for me. >> you're not going to vote for me, don't vote at all. the order from donald trump. again, the new cnn/orc poll from nevada has him at 26 points up on marco rubio who is in second. comes up big in south carolina, also. on the democratic side, wow, the nevada race is closer than ever. a one-point difference now between the two. hillary clinton up one point bernie sanders. let's talk first about the republican race, cnn correspondent jim acosta is live. jim just walked off that stage. >> reporter: that's right. he likes those new poll numbers in nevada, john. he said that he's up so much in nevada right now, according to our latest cnn/orc poll that maybe he doesn't need to campaign there. he's just joking. i thin

all you need to know about the south carolina gop primary will be right here on wyff 4 and on our mobile app. allyson: also in pickens county, a crash claimed the life of one person and left three others injured. the south carolina highway patrol says a car and a pickup truck hit head on. it happened yesterday afternoon on latham road just east of easley. tiffany lavelle died in the crash. the driver and two passengers of the truck, including an eight-year-old boy, are at the hospital. geoff: two south carolina police officers will notbe charged in the deadly shooting of a drug suspect. the two officers from the cayce police department were attempting to arrest the suspect back in november. dash cam video shows the man resisting arrest. he eventually pulls out a handgun and shoots one of the officers. both officers then returned fire, killing the suspect. an internal investigation has cleared both of the officers of any wrongdoing. allyson: to anderson county, the hunt is on for two men. deputies say they shot a robbery. take a look at this surveillance video from the 7-eleven on highway