townhall, trying to promote themselves to south carolina voters. john kasich, jeb bush and donald trump all took questions from voters in columbia last night. the three went at it over obamacare, isis and the iraq war this was the second townhall in recent days. ben carson, ted cruz and marco rubio weren't at this one, but they did address voters ahead of tomorrow's south carolina primary. in the spotlight at the townhall: donald trump's exchange of words with the pope. hours before, francis suggested trump's plan to build a wall along the mexican border isn't in line with christianity. trump fired back. but at the townhall, he softened his approach, saying he respects francis. i have a lot of respect for the pope. i think he's got a lot of personality, he's very different. described the pontiff as a pawn of the mexican government. he also said the comments won't deter him from building a wall, if he becomes president. time now is x:xx --- tax season is a good time of year for some and others, it can be a nightmare. scams are part of the reason for

we won't see rick santorum until a townhall meeting which is set up for friday. ben carson has gone home although his campaign has insisted that he is not dropping out of the race at this point. today, as we were here in manchester, as you can see behind me, lots of positions for camera crews set up. the gathering of the entire focusing on new hampshire today. we decided to talk to a lot of the voters today and see what they were thinking after the result from iowa last night. >> it gets a little crazy. it is exciting. >> i think bernie sanders will do well in new hampshire. it's fun to watch. >> i would like to see a woman in the white house, but it is experience for me. >> i like marco rubio. i like his energy. i like his use. i think he is something different that would be good for this country. >> for what i -- from what i be shaken it. we need change. just like some of these businesses that shaken up every now and then, they need to shake up washington. >> here you see media members are gathering, the crews are beginning to descend on manchester. the candida

he has a townhall meeting in derry. sean: carly fiorina is making several stops today. speaker at the new hampshire anselm college. she is now second to last in the national polls and earned just one delegate in the iowa caucuses. >> nobody said i could make it i started out with less than 4% of voters knowing who i was. i be chris christie and john kasich -- i beat john kasich and chris christie in iowa. i beat mike huckabee, who was ahead of me in the polls. sean: you can learn more details about all of the candidates by going to wmur.com. erin: a reminder -- the gop candidates will gather on the stage this saturday for their final debate before the new hampshire primary. wmur and abc news are sponsoring that debate. governor maggie hassan will address. it happens this afternoon. she plans to highlight new hampshire costs economic -- new hampshire' s economic situation erin: a search is underway for two men wanted in connection with a violent assault in manchester. a 21-year-old man said a group of men attacked him in

you can't get tickets, but telemundo and m-s-n-b-c will air the townhall. the race is so tight in our state, the final result could come down to a card game. there will be a deck of cards at all 250 precinct locations. if there's a tie, a single card can break it. stay with 13 action news throughout the week for complete coverage of the townhall and saturday's nail biting caucus. on the republican side, candidates are battling it out for south carolina. four of the six candidates participated in town hall forums. in a seperate event... front- runner donald trump attacked his fellow counter parts and defended his fiery temperment. "in a year from now, people will respect what i did // you're so worried about being nice and being politically correct. so what would you rather have meanwhile, ted cruz, marco rubio and ben carson addressed questions from voters. cruz says he "laughed out loud" when he got a cease and desist letter from donald trump. rubio, on the other hand, is enjoying an endorsement from south carolina governor nikki haley. the state's primary

hillary in columbia before heading to the townhall meeting. she will be at this forum on this stage with five mothers whose children were victims of gun violence, or who died in police custody. this begins at 6:15. again, former congress woman gabrielle giffords will be here. another potentially big endorsement for clinton, she picked up and indulge -- an endorsement from tom perez, who met with members of the hispanic business community in the upstate. there, he talked about immigration, minimum wage, health care, and why he is stumping for hillary clinton. >> she has a very inclusive and optimistic vision for america that works for everyone. an america where everyone has access to quality educational opportunities, good jobs, retirement, security, and she's going to be fighting for the things that keep people up at night. than an hour. there is a big line of people outside waiting to get in the church, which is not too big, but a lot of people closing in at this time. as i mentioned, she will head over to the townhall at the usc campus. she

the townhall starts at 8 o'clock. wis will have a recap at 11. live at usc, chad mills, wis news 10. bernie sanders says if elected president he will do everything in his power to keep troops from fighting in the middle east. today, sanders spoke exclusively with billie jean shaw. dawndy, this discussion is coming off the heels of our interview with congressman james clyburn who endorsed hillary clinton last week. clyburn says while he respects sanders, he believes clinton has more policy as former secretary of state. sanders tells me he respects clintononut he says his track record shows he would rather protect our troops versus them serving as the policemen of the world. he tells me if he elected he will do everything he can to keep troops out of the fighting in the middle east. "i've not only voted against the war in iraq, i've led the opposition on the war in iraq. hillary clinton voted for r e war in iraq. i'm not a great fan of regime change. it's very easy to point about somebody like assad in syria is a terrible dictator which he is but y

they take part in townhalls.s also a new generation of voters that learn firsthand what it's like to take part in the first in the nation primary. here's jennifer vaughn. >> they may have decades between them but voter dedication to the grassroots tradition of the new hampshire primary appears to be as timeless as ever. >> it developed into something special and unique. i'm excited to be in this state when it's all happening >> i got to eat with the president of the united states. one of these people going to be president. that is overwhelming. >> leonard and carolyn have lived through many new hampshire primaries. they often sit in on our candidate cafe series and use that one on one time to really feel someone out >> this is the only way you really get the chance to hear a candidate more than once to know whether they're changing their mind or whether they're with the speech. >> some state's newest primary voters are learning how the process is worked. and how it's changed. >> one the questions we have to ask,

he has helped over 100 townhall meetings around the state. he had a strong debate performance over the weekend. he is convinced he is still a contender in this race. >> i cannot begin to tell you how many millions of dollars have been actively spent against me by virtually every candidate in the field. and yet we are continuing to do well, and we think we have the momentum. we' re going to take a big plane down tonight to south carolina. now all the press wants to go. it is pretty interesting to be >> john kasich is a two-term governor of ohio, and an 18 year veteran of congress and have covered his townhall meeting in he is articulate, he is comfortable talking about issues, approachable. voters saying he they like hid s style. his exit polls show that debate had a good impact. ed: no surprise, chris christie also had a part at all today. he will be attending events throughout the day, ending the night at nashua. jack harper is there right now. >> one of those was in manchester. he will he you and the video was off meeting with voters there

amy: now a townhall. >> it's nice to hear their voice. amy: some of the sidewalks are still covered. >> it's compounded by the fact that vdot throws all the snow on to the pedestrian facilities and has no interest in doing anything about it. amy: other issues centered on snow filled walkways and handicapped ramps. >> it's like we don't count, we don't matter. amy: these photos prompted the meeting. supervisor anderson says the town hall gives the public and county officials a chance to give their feedback and share with they were dealing with. >> my goal for this entire meeting today is even if we have one thing we can improve upon for the next storm, i will call it a success. amy: some of the other major talking points today were communication issues and how to get those who want to help in contact with those who need help. anderson's office is planning to meet with a group of boy scouts who were help looking for ways to help clean up after the blizzard. amu aubert, abc 7 news. kimberly: rescue efforts are underway right now after a powe

lot of presidential candidates they first heard about this in new hampshire townhall. someone they know who has this. i think that has kind of put an exclamation point on this horrible situation for a lot of the politicians. i think we will see some kind of legislation. i don't know if it's going to be as effective as something dr. frieden or cdc look like. they want to get ahead of this and prove they're doing something to try to get at it. >> jen mentioned that boston is at the epicenter of this. they put a hold on the fda nominee. he doesn't believe that the fda is doing all that it can to prevent the widespread prescribing of painkillers. >> a democrat and unusual ally. >> right. it's 2016, it's an election year. people are really trying to beat the drum on this and get action. we saw all time high in 2014. the fda did say that goings to take on sweeping review. he came out yesterday and said this doesn't satisfy me. >> sarah ferris with the hill newspaper. jennifer haberkorn with politico. thank you so much for joining us on "newsmakers" this week. >> thank you. >

. >>> ohio governor john kasich was in columbia this morning for a townhall meeting. he will also be in conway today holding a townhall at the georgetown technical college. >>> democratic presidential candidate senator bernie sanders and candidate hillary clinton are in nevada for the final day of campaigning ahead of tomorrow's caucuses after a big win in new hampshire, sanders is looking to show that this race is far from over. clinton is looking to get back on track before heading to the primaries in southern states where she is popular with voters. >>> justice antonin scalia's body is laid in the great hall of the supreme court today. a private ceremony was held this morning including family, friends and justices. president and misses obama are >>> novelist harper lee has died. the author of "to kill a mockingbird" passed away at her home town of monroeville, alabama. this was her first novel. it won the pulitzer prize and sold more than 10 million copies. she led a private life rarely making public appearances. harper lee was 89 years old. >>> the usc women's bas

i saw him on the cnn townhall forum. and he says things that are frankly inappropriate. >> yup. >> that would for any other politician be death. i mean in south carolina, to crititize george w. bush, say he caused the war. >> he called him a liar. he didn't yus criticize him, he cacaed him a liar. how does he survive and say all these things. >> he says incredibly socially and politically unacceptable things and the terrifying component is people are saying he is saying things that we are all thinking. i find that to be particularly offensive because it's not what i think. but it's the idea that mlions of voters out there feel disenfranchised by the current administration and they're looking for a change, to borrow a former obama phrase. they want change, they think trump. is but we were talking about this before we got here for the round table. trtrp has got a way to go he's got to get the number of delegates to be our nominee for is going to do it. >> there is kind of a mechanical aspect. you have to collect all these

>>crews -- cruz held a townhall wednesday morning. >>the central issue in the 2016 election will be reigniting the promise of america. >>reporter: as the two front runners battle for supporters, rand paul announces race for the white house is over. his camp issued a statement saying he is suspending his campaign and is focusing his attention on winning another turn -- term and senator. in kentucky. several republicans are in new hampshire today less than a week before the first primary race in the nation. marco rubio got a boost from a stronger-than-expected showing an iowa. he says he will seek endorsements. rubio is a -- scheduled to hold for townhall spread the state today. >>> cbs for will be in new primary. look for his live reports news. stay with us for continuing coverage of campaign 2016. it is the first day of february which means it is the -- is national signing day. high school football players to play football. south florida is one of the the nation. the best talents are coming from miami-dade and broward, it is not only

msnbc will have specials with trump and case expert trump's townhall the 8:00 pm, john kasich will be at 7:00 pm. as for the rest to the -- three of the candidates will be in a townhall by cnn in greenville.>>> governor record larger chapel hill for a panel discussion about the connect participate. next was you can vote on the proposal for the nc connect the proposal calls for $2 billion in infrastructure improvements with the majority of colleges and universities. those opposed say is not fiscally responsible for the state to take on debt. the governor says there will be any tax increases associated with it. >>> homeowners say it is a loophole that allows the states to own property hostage for the state supreme court heard about development been used for highway projects. the state uses the that you keep properties down. >> the amount of mischief that is running rampant through the state all emanates from this fax, >> the attorneys argued the dot uses the asked to regulate local land-use for the public benefit. a really not expected for several months. battle of the blues rate unc ta

hillary clinton about to begin a townhall meeting. spent part of wednesday in the palmetto state talking about protecting the rights of voters there. and bernie sanders is in ohio just outside of cleveland. last night he was stumping for votes in oklahoma, but the primary begins in south carolina, prompting some to say that he has abandoned the state. robert ray has more. >> reporter: the reality is that hillary clinton in 2008 got 55% of the vote here, so i'm not sure that he is abandoning, but rather taking his fight to other states. let's listen to what he had to say about that. >> we have waged a very, very vigorous campaign. we have picked up a lot of support, and we have closed the gap very, very significantly. but this from day one was going to be a very difficult state. we're not writing off south carolina. >> reporter: bernie has $90 million in his treasure chest still to keep this fight going. he is the only contender against hillary clinton. and hillary clinton is today in south carolina stumping. she seems to be playing a

he plans to pull townhall' s in lebanon, bow, and milford. marco, jeb bush, carly fiorina, and jim gilmore will also be on the campaign trail. sean: president obama is proposing $1.1 billion in new funding to address the heroin and opioid epidemic. senator jeanne shaheen is among a bipartisan group pushing for crisis. she says things should go -- money should go to things that are working. t get the help they need. this is a disease that is decimating families, hurting our communities, and we need to respond. i' m going to do everything we can to make sure people get what they need. sean: and opioid death occurs in new hampshire every 22 hours. erin: the verizon wireless arena will soon have a new name. it will be called the snhu arena. snhu has signed a multi-your partnership for naming rights. no word on how much the university paid. the partnership will include internships for students and they will use the facilities for athletics and graduation ceremonies. it will still host the sean: two women were ticketed for going topless at a beach

most of the gop candidates met there today after the second round of the townhall meeting. john kasich, jeb bush, and donald trump all their. down his initial reaction to comments by pope francis, calling him not christian over his mexican border wall plan. >> >> i think you said something much softer than was originally reported by the media. i think he heard one side of the story, which is probably the brexit and government. emily: tropic u.s.-mexico of using pope francis as a "pawn" in the debate. religious leader to question someone' s faith was the democrats held their own townhall in nevada. hillary clinton and bernie sanders trying to win over minority voters and women. >> gloria steinem -- everyone knows gloria is one of the leading feminists in america. made me an honorary woman many years ago. emily: he called out clinton for campaign attacks, which painted sanders is not supporting president obama. >> i just don' t know where all this comes from. t really a democrat until he decided to run for president. has an 11 point lead over sanders, down from a 25 point lea

this townhall meeting it was clear both candidates were making a play for african american voters. you win the democratic nomination without the support of african american voters? >> it would be very difficult to win the democratic nomination without a substantial chunk. if you are down to 10, 15, 20%, you can't win the nomination. bernie needs to get into that 30, 35% range. and that is doable. he has got to create a generational cleavage, a gender cleavage where he gets more black men, but it is not going to be easy. he has a message on some levels should resinate with african american voters, when he talks about his history in civil rights -- >> there's pictures that show him being arrested, why is not working? >> pictures of bernie sanders being arrested before someone who is well into middle age like me was born -- >> [ laughter ] >> i'm not sure how much that will resinate. but he was the most visible jewish american politician in the country to support jesse jackson. and that's a big deal. >> i don't know that the average voter knows that or remembers that. >> the problem i

the endorsement comes as trump and cruz squared off last night in a series of townhalls.ohn henry smith has that story. >> reporter: the republican candidates, each had the stage to himself during townhalls on cnn, and msnbc, but they still took shots and defended against attacks from the others as if they were in a debate. there was trump versus cruz. >> he makes statement like -- like i'm pro-life, and he said he's not pro-life. you can't they. >> it is the most ridiculous theory i have ever heard that telling stloeters what donald trump's record is, is deceitful and lying. >> reporter: and cruz versus rubio. >> both donald trump and marco rubio are following this pattern that whenever anyone points to their actual record, to what they have said, to what they have voted on, to what they have done, they start screaming liar, liar, liar. >> reporter: but with the spotlight on only one candidate at a time, came more pointed questions. >> are you qualified to be commander in chief? and are you qualified to deal with these national security threats? >> i obviously think so,

candidates took part in a cnn townhall meeting last night.rump was asked about the pope's comments yesterday, apparently questioning his christianity. here is what they had to say. >> i think he said something much softer than was originally reported by the media. i think he heard one side of the story, which was probably by the mexican government. he didn't see the tremendous strain that the border is causing us. >> i don't question people's christianity. i think that's a relationship they with have with their lord and savior and themselves. he knows what his faith is, and he has -- if he has a relationship with the lord, fantastic. if he doesn't, it's none of my business. >> we have a right to build a wall, but we need bridges between us if we're going to fix the problems in washington, because all they do is have walls. >>> the vatican has issued a statement clarifying the comments made by the pope regarding trump's policies. it says the comment about trump being unchristian, wasn't a personal attack, but rather a message that migrants sho

allyson: donald trump has a townhall today in gaffney. that is scheduled to be at 5:30 thth evening. happening tonight, the conservative review will host it's first ever conservative convention. it begins at 7:00 at the bon secours wellness arena. all six of the republican presidential candidates have been invited. the convention has said that ben carson and ted cruz has said they will be there. the convention is open to the public. general admission tickets are $14. the latest now on the numbers from a national poll. geoff: that is according to the latest nbc news and wall street journal poll. in this poll, cruz has 28% of voters. trump following with 26%. marco rubio then trails at 17%, john kasich at 11%, ben carson at 10% and jeb bush at 4%. just last month, trump had a 13 point lead over ted cruz. allyson: looking at the democratic side now, a new poll out shows nevada will also be a tough battleground for hillary clinton and bernie sanders. a new cnn and orc poll has democratic caucusgoers split almost evenly between the two preside

endorse coming as trump and cruz squared off last night in a series of townhall meetings. >> reporterthe republican candidates each had the stage to himself during townhalls on cnn, and msnbc, but they still took shots and depends against attacks from the others as if they were in a debate. >> he makes statements about -- like i'm pro-life, and he said he is not pro-life. he can't say that. >> it is the most ridiculous theory i have heard that telling the voters what donald trump's record is is, is deceitful and lying. >> whenever anyone points to their actual record, to what they have said, voted on, and done, they start screaming liar, liar, liar. >> i don't know this back and forth is silly. >> reporter: but with the spotlight on only one candidate at a time came more pointed questions. >> are you qualified to be commander in chief and are you qualified to deal with these national security threats? >> i obviously think so, or i wouldn't be running for president. it's the political class that has tried to convince everybody that they are the only ones that can solve the problems. >>

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this evening, he will head to columbia for a townhall meeting hosted by cnn. nigel: tourism is now a $19 billion industry in south carolina. officials say the numbers represent the economic impact of tourism in 2014. the new marketing campaign in the state, called "satisfy your thirst," is expected to draw visitors to businesses that make everything from beer to tea, and from milk to moonshine. gabrielle: nice pictures their outside looking at our hilton greenville skycam. taking a look at other headlines, oprah fans will soon be able to get their hands on some of her gently-used, high-fashion items, for as low as $0.99. starting march 1, she'll be auctioning more than 250 of her items on ebay. the items include everything jewelry and shoes. bidding will start at $0.99, and it is, of course, sure to go way up. all proceeds will go to the oprah winfrey leadership academy for girls. all of the items up for grabs come from oprah's closet at her harpo studios in chicago, which is closing after 25 years. music streaming service spotify has a freebie for anyone that

. >> both democratic candidates facing voters in a televised townhall meeting answering tough questions on topers like immigration, privacy, and their records. >> maybe it is that senator bernie sanders was not a democratic until he decided to run for president, he does not even know what the last two democratic presidents did. it is true. you know it is true. >> on the republican side, john kasich, jeb bush and donald trump face to face with south carolina voters. at issue, religion and comments the pope made criticizing donald trump. >> a moment when you further heard the pope said something about you thought you would ask for forgiveness? >> no, no, no. look, i have a lot of respect for the pope but i would say that...he was very much misinterpreted. >> going into the weekend's con test the littest polls in south carolina show donald trump is still way ahead of the pack and in nevada hillary clinton and bernie sanders are still at a tie. >> republican presidential candidate governor john kasich said he connected emotionally with the supporter during a touching moment at a townhall me

he held a townhall meeting at an elks lodge in salem, new hampshire and later he'll hold two other townhall events and trump will cap off the night at a rally in sports arena, new hampshire and marco rubio is running second in the latest nbc news wall street journal marist poll of new hampshire votes are. he held a town hall meeting in nashua, new hampshire. he said his campaign had its best fund-raising night that evening. rubio took heat from rival chris christie for repeating the same line from president obama several times. this morning, the new jersey governor again took aim and christie was on the campaign trailing hudson where he held a town hall meeting there and earlier he told msnbc's morning sdwroe that rubio's debate said he could only recite scripted talking points. >> that's what he does all of the time. marco gets told what to say and he repeats it. that's what he does. >> christie also said rubio does not have the leadership skills or experience to be president. >> and ohio governor john kasich took questions from voters at a townhall event at a place of public library and w

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. >> much difference in then townhall we saw a couple of nights ago. bernie sanders is a 2-1 in these polls heading up the state's primary at the former secretary of state what you sure 2008. he's got something to say, say. pleasant coming off an hour when and i will looking to cut into its sanders lead. the clash last thing on wall streetndd. things got more contentious and they talked about changes to healthcare.nt would you improve it and all that and get the cause don't getov prescription drug costs done. sanders launceston start all over. that committee will be affordable care if the idea that iab would does admit mental health care for waiting to pass a medicare for allti this is not accurate. poll shows donald trump the gop second day an update on the debate last night the debit card presidential debate.e known for raising the price of it eight struck by 5,000 percent decline to say all whole lot during a congressional hearing. >> i truly believeea the former ahead of pharmaceuticals is hope the fifth ofd it refused to say much. opinion in the l

four of the six candidates on the republican side participated in a townhall for him -- forum. donald trump was all alone on msnbc attacking his counterparts. >> a year from now, people will respect what i did. what would you rather have me do, be nice to everybody? ray r.: on cnn, other candidates got their chance to address questions from south carolina. ted cruz whipped out the hammer on trump. >> what did you think when you got the letter? ray r.: i will confess, i laughed out loud. i don' t think anyone is surprised donald is threatening to sue people. marco rubio smiled from year-to-year about governor nikki haley' s endorsement. >> i got the in dorfman -- the endorsement of a governor of indian descent. ray r.: on the democratic side, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are battling it out in nevada ahead of that state' s caucuses this weekend. the race in nevada is that a virtual dead heat. the race is so tight the democratic party is providing an a single card can possibly break the tie, a vegas-style game of chance. it could come down to a high card draw. erin: in stat

nikole: the townhall tangle comes as trump has slipped behind ted cruz by two points with marco rubio in third in a new national poll. marco rubio is seeking a boost after getting a key endorsement from south carolina governor nikki haley. >> i' m so honored she chose to she embodies everything that i want the republican party and the conservative movement to be about. nikole: the nikki haley endorsement is considered to be a setback particularly for jeb bush. he does have another powerful woman campaigning with him today -- his mother barbara. erin: the white house could announce that president obama is expected to pay a visit to cuba next month as soon as today. the two countries continue their efforts to normalize relations after a half-century of cold war opposition. obama and cuban president castro announced in late 2014 that they would begin normalizing ties. the two nations restore commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades. a los angeles hospital paid a ransom to hackers who disabled its computer network. the fbi is investigating the attack. hollywood presbyteri

also coming, rick santorumhe kicks off with a meet and greet at sandy's and townhall -- townhall meeting at limestone college, followed by a visit to the beacon drive in, and later that day, a town hall county. it's all part of santorum's 46 county tour in south carolina. allyson: on the democratic side, hillary clinton's daughter will make her first campaign swing through the palmetto state. chelsea clinton will attend women for hillary events in rock hill and spartanburg. she will also address clemson university's program in women's leadership. geoff: and as candidates make their way to south carolina, a south carolina u.s. senator will soon announce his endorsement for president. a report from "politico" says senator tim scott will endorse senator marco rubio today. this would be rubio's second endorsement from a high-profile member of south carolina's congressional delegation. trey gowdy announced his support for the florida senator in december. if you're curious how many delegates candidates are getting this primary season, we have wyff4.com and our wyff 4 mobile app. we make it eas

sleep -- townhall. you are not voting on saturday but you are a super tuesday voter. >> i will be going back to georgia to vote. susan: why did you come today? >> i feel like i have been able to pledge my support to him. i haven't grown up a republican. i don't consider myself aligned with a political party. when you look at people of americanse fear and not giving practical solutions and just trying to be the loudest, it is worrisome and kind of making enemies out of the other political party. i think john kasich can unite the parties and put an american before being a republican and i respect that. susan: what did you hear today that resonated with you? >> i was really hoping what i saw beforehand would be proven true and whenever he stated arectly that he was not republican first but an american first and he was willing to cross the aisle to get things done, that resonated with me. susan: governor kasich isn't doing so well in the polls. i'm wondering how you see his path going forward. >> i think he

he was especially tough at a townhall in new hampshire. yesterday where he called you a loser. listen. >> here is a sign of real weakness. when you call john mccain or leo thoreson, or anybody else, a pow, served the country in a way admired. american heroes. calling them losers. donald trump you are the loser. >> how would you respond to that? >> just shows the you how they lied. number one i never called john mccain a loser as you know. i like john mccain. because the he got caught. to ape certain extent. i said he was ape hero. because he got caught. if you remember. i didn't call him a loser. he lied when he made that up. leo. i don't know who leo is. making some other name. probably an american hero. american hero. made that up. and honestly. >> another pow. >> you look at the fact, look at the fact. yeah, i just don't know him, charlie. never made a comment about him. never said that about john mccain. look at jeb. a loser. spent $110 million so far. at the bottom of the pack. going nowhere. the only thing he does is attack me. he thinks if he attacks me that will show he

>>en the townhall the other interests "are not giving me very much money now." according to "the washington post" analysis, donors at hedge funds, banks, insurance companies and other financial services firms have given you at least $21.4 million. 10% of what you raised. that's a lot of money. >> that's no the calculation that we have done. that's somebody's analysis the i will not argue with it. what is really going on here, john is disturbing to me. i'll be frank with you. what the sanders campaign is trying to do is link donations to my political campaign or really donations to any one's political campaign with undue influence with changing people's views and votes. i have never, ever done that. i really do resent the implication or i said the other night the insinuation. it would be like saying, probably more money from wall street, any democrat has in 2008 with his successful campaign was therefore, disqualified. we know that was not true. he signed the toughest, financial regulation since the 1930s with the dodd frank bill. you know this is -- a very artfu

he'll also be part of an msnbc townhall tonight as well. some of his supporters here in wearing buttons declaring trump the winner of saturday's first in the south primary. they're confident he'll come out on top. of course, trump has maintained a big lead in the polls leading up to saturday. and he continues to lead even as he's attacked by some of his opponents. after threatening legal action again senator ted cruz for defamation because of an unfavorable ad, today cruz punched back and laughed off trump's threat of a lawsuit, which he called a frivolous one. of course, jeb bush and others have been attacking trump too for his offensive style and coarse language. just this morning, trump had some harsh things to say about bush supporter senator lindsey graham, who he called "one of the dumbest human beings." but, sumter so far welcome trump's style. "i think donald trump probably says it like it is, and i'm a person that likes somebody that says it like it is, so i kind of like what he says. maybe he's a little rough around the edges, but

last night she took part in an m-s-n-b-c townhall forum. during the event she was asked about released the transcripts of paid speeches she gave to financial companies. s/ hillary clinton / happy to release anything i have when everybody else does the same. this race has given speeches to private groups, including senator sanders. sander's spokesman michael biggs released a statement today agreeing to clinton's terms... biggs says, "that's easy. the fact is there weren't any. bernie gave no speeches to wall street firms. so now we hope secretary clinton keeps her word and releases the transcripts of her speeches. we hope she agrees that the american people deserve to know what she told wall street behind closed doors." there won't be any coin flips at tomorrow's democratic caucuses in nevada... coin flips helped determine the winner at at least five precincts on caucus night. in nevada.. a tie will come down to the luck of the draw. fittingly for nevada... precinct captains will each draw a single card from a deck... and the high card wins.

he'll also be part of an msnbc townhall tonight as well. some of his supporters here in springmaid beach resort in myrtle beach. the event startrt about a half republican primary this saturday. a fast moving disturbance to our north will give us some clouds and a sprinkle this skies will clear my midday, highs lower 60s. high pressure comes in thursday through the weekend.we'll start out cool thursday with highs near 60 then warm to the 70s by the weekend with sunny to mostly sunny skies. overnight lows within the last hour, she officially announced her endorsement of the florida senator. our billie jean shaw is there and has more. billie jean? senator rubio walked off his campaign bus with gov. haley and the applause and the cheers became louder. gov. haley opened the event by taking about her childhood, growing up as an indian in bamberg and the struggles she faced. her lifestyle was similar to rubio's- stating he understands the hardships of americans because he lived height it. haley went on to say endorsing rubio was easy. she says he

town hall. 3 3 fresh off of last night's debate in wisconsin, today hillary clinton will host a townhall at an elementary school in denmark, just outside of columbia. she is expected to outline her plans to build on president obama's agenda. 3 3 3 democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off last night before primaries in nevada and south carolina. lana zak reports on the moments that mattered most. 3 "i do have a disagreement here."the differences were substantive , but subtle in last night's democratic debate. clinton sot:"we agree that wall street should never be again. but here's the point i want to make tonight. i am not a single issue candidate and i do not believe we live in a single issue country.."hillary clinton trying to reset after being walloped in new hampshire gfx: the demographics now changing...voters more than 90 percent white in iowa and new hampshire...but in south carolina, more than half of democratic voters could be african americans--sanders sot: "when we have more people in jail, disproportionately african american and latino, t

there was a townhall earlier in the week.he focus had been on republicans in the hillary clinton turned her attention toward bernie sanders. margaret: the townhall they ,eferenced earlier this week both candidates came across as human beings, they were humanized, they kept emphasizing how much they liked each other. under the surface, this was bound to come to a head. a lot of increasing rhetoric, sanders questioning clinton's credentials. we finally saw the anger, motions directed at one another. absolutely galvanized this debate with you have to blow up the system to fix it and clinton saying you have to work within the system to change it. while rejecting the notion that she is establishment. a lot of fireworks here. a real focus of the criticism. sanders was turning toward clinton and clinton trying to turn that back to wall street while saying it is ok for her to take campaign contributions. david: we had some snow here today in new york. you had some up there as well. margaret: donald trump came into new hampshire very

a townhall just got underway. >> how are you doing? >> new hampshire is the live free or die state and could be do or die for john kasich. he bypassed iowa and did not put a lifetime in there. he put all of his eggs in new hampshire and thinks that he can initial as high as number two, this is where kasich will arrive in the next minute or two and address a crowd here in new hampshire at the restaurant and the head of the gop is here and walking around in a patriots jersey. i asked him if he is really a and and he said that he grew up in rhode island and is not just pandering. a fourth town hall and he was talking about technology and he said that the iphone' s and technology, sometimes the old communicate. >> we have to slow our lives down and listen to the hertz and the victories. i have come to realize there are a lot of people who never get >> he should be out any moment now. for now, in manchester, back to you. >> a man is back behind bars after threatening the police with a deadly weapon. the man came at him with a sword and that

wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is leading the way in evanston with the townhall meeting. andrew? andrew: it' s hard to believe it' s been almost 15 years since the riots but this april will see a big anniversary for a big moment in cincinnati history. tonight, here at the cintas center, we' ll be reminded how much has changed. the civil unrest happened in the wake of a police shooting of an unarmed man named timothy thomas. it was the tipping point in frayed relations between the police department and the black community in cincinnati. tonight' s townhall meeting is expected to focus on changes that were made the collaborative agreement and more community based policing. cincinnati has emerged as a model for police-community relations in the years since. there has been a lot of talk about cincinnati being the model for incidents like cincinnati -- for incidents like ferguson and baltimore. andrew setters. mark: another new plan to reduce violent crime. lisa: this one is designed to clamp down on specific locations. cincinnati police are focusing on crime data, and they say there