lisa: tracie potts is in manchester. tracie potts: hillary clinton is taking pictures at the polls comeback or it -- come back. >> we are going to work until the last vote is counted. >> at 7:00, 8:00 on tuesday it will get a call. tracie potts: overcoming a double-digit deficit on the last day is tough. >> second places good. tracie potts. ben carson greeted voters today. >> this is a place for you are really tested. tracie potts: any one of them could finish behind donald trump or when. >> we' re going to finish strong here. >> i think were going to have a better turn tonight or it tracie potts: polling places are going to be packed. expecting a record turnout. the new voter id law could suppress turnout. the show without ids to date will have to have their photo taken. mark: presidential candidates are holding their breath right now. that is true of john kasich. mike is in new hampshire covering john kasich. mike: it' s my merry tuesday and a lot of energy is in the air. i am along the campaign trail with governor joh

tracie potts is live on capitol hill for us. more on the caucuses in a moment, but first a teing battle between donald trump and ted cruz. >> reporter: and it could affect the caucuses that are happening today. really a nasty back and forth between the two resulting from this cruz staffer who was fired after incorrectly tweeting or retweeting a video that incorrectly said that rubio made a disparaging remark about the bible. trump at a late night rally talked about cruz, said he was not a very nice man and made some pretty nasty comments about him. cruz has apologized for this, but it's a pretty nasty tone between the two at the top of the republican ticket as they head into these caucuses. let's talk about the caucuses, in nevada, the republicans have 30 and those delegates will not be bi binding. if trump win, he will solidified his power p some analysts saying he's unstoppable. if rubio can build on the second place finish from south carolina, it could certainly alter this entire campaign. >> and tracie, to the democrats now,

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tracie potts, nbc news, manchester, new hampshire. and those undecided voters will soon have to make up their mind... the new hampshire primary is tomorrow night. hillary clinton has been crowned the winner in iowa... again. the closest democratic results in history had many pushing the iowa democratic party for a recount... so it went back to look again... and reviewers did found errors from caucus night. they pulled results from 14 of the more than 1600 precinct sites -- five of them had errors. the announcement doesn't change who won, but it does mean an even closer race than we thought. you can see just how close it was. these new results show clinton on top with 49 point 84 percent of the state delegate equivalents.. bernie sanders had 49 point 59 percent. democrats refuse to release how many votes overall each candidate received...so we don't know if clinton actually received more votes than sanders or if she just received more delegates. today in his weekly news conference, governor branstad addressed his relationship with cong

i'm tracie potts in washington - back to you. how long has it been since a sitting u-s president visited cuba? how about 1928. calvin coolidge was the last one. until next month. as you just heard in the tracie potts report -- president obama is going to the white house is expected to announce his travel plans later today. the visit will mark another step between the two countries to heal a relationship -- after decades of cold war friction. on tuesday -- the u-s and cuba signed a deal restoring commercial air travel. engineers are on the clock in flint, michigan. the governor says they have one month to find the underground pipes that are contaminating the city's drinking water. the governor is under pressure to move quickly. today, the health and human services secretary sylvia burwell will be in flint to get a firsthand look at the federal response to the city's water crisis. she'll also visit a health center giving tests and health care services to families and children who've been affected by lead-contaminated water. new thi

nbc's tracie potts has more on the plan... and reaction. << good afternoon. president obama has annoucned that he wants to move 35 terror suspects - who are eligible - to other countries. and then guantanamo bay - "gitmo" as it's known. and move the rest - dozens of dangerous terror suspects -- to prisons and military bases right here in the uunited states. 13 so far undisclosed facilities. actually less safe housing them at gitmo ... because they're using that as a recruiting tool. < he says our allies are constantly asking about the 91 prisoners left there. and he argues... it's draining 455 million dollars a year from our military. president barack obama / no super needed "we can capture terrorists, protect the american people and - when done right - we can try 'em and put 'em in our maximum security prisons and it works just fine." president barack obama / no super needed "we're already holding a bunch of really dangerous terrorists here in the united states. the top republican in the senate says - since it's illegal - the president's plan is going nowher

tracie potts reports from manchester, new hampshire. trudging through snow... wet alleys... up stairs... and literally pounding the pavement we caught up with hillary clinton's team trying to make up her double-digit deficit here. "people here that we've knocked on doors they really haven't made up their minds." the indecision... republicans. presidential candidate :22 - :29 "we have to win this election, we have to. if you vote for me, it you nominate me, we will win this election." more than 4 in 10 republicans told the university of massachusetts they could still change their minds. "people are looking for people to make decisions and they're trying to analyze who's the best person to make those decisions." the most solid republicans here: trump voters. presidential candidate :46 - :48"i don't need your money - i need your vote!" "i feel like he's real, you know?" ted cruz - now polling third here - slammed other republicans for saying yes to women registering for selective service. presidential candidate 1:05 - 1:10"i was right on that issue, hillary clinton was wrong!"

can get that through a republican congress in the last year of his term, very iffy right now. >> tracie potts for us on the hill breaking down what is sure to be a big fight in the months to come. thank you, tracie. >>> a little more about the possible replacements for justice scalia. lisa vasten oig and paul watford and melissa millett and then merrick garland. >>> justice scalia was widely recognized for his writings to constitutional law. we spoke to a georgetown professor who actually argued a medical marijuana case in front of the supreme court and says he lost mostly on scalia's dissent. >> i certainly remember i wasn't really happy with his ruling. he wrote a separate opinion which didn't please me, but he's also visit the georgetown several times, he visited my seminar to talk about his new book. he's been a friend of ghorneorgn and mine. >> and he clearly remembers scalia's questions saying they were the most demanding and gave him the most difficulty in court. >>> it's 4:50. a former new york governor accused of choking a woman at a hotel. eliot spitzer resigned from office back in

from my, tracie potts, nbc news. -- from iowa, tracie potts, nbc news. is expected to be a big win for he' s pitching himself as a promises of bringing conservative reforms to washington. to stay on top of political mobile app. you can find commitment 2016 news anytime on our free app. mark: a pleasant ridge man heads to court today, accused of inappropriately touching hospital. police records state mark rivers got into the bed of a victim, and began groping her as she slept. the woman woke up and jumped out of the bed to find help. police say rivers later admitted hospital. he' ll be arraigned on two counts of sexual imposition this afternoon. lisa: also happening today -- the start of the kidnapping trials for a kentucky police chief and one of his officers. carroll county chief michael willhoite and officer ronald mentally ill inmate to the bus station, instead of a treatment facility. investigators say the two bought adam horine a one-way ticket to florida and then drove him to louisville to board the bus. mark: this april will mark 15 cincinnati. and tonight you can reflect on the

tracie potts is live on capitol hill for us. so a bit of a shake upin the polls and input a from the pope. >> reporter: and the wall donald trump says he wants to build, initially donald trump fought back receipt strongly on the comments. but then last night, he dialed it back a pit. much softer tone saying that he believes the pope was misinformed and misunderstood by the media when he looked at the totally of his comments. bottom line he is trying to win the south carolina contest that is coming up for the republicans this weekend. and we also heard jeb bush at that same candidate forum weigh in last night saying he does not believe that the pope should be talking about personal faith of individuals like donald trump. and john kasich also pointing pope, but other candidates have also said it's not the pope's job to weigh in on the personal faith of any individual candidate. >> all right. tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> 4:46 is our time. it will be months before another baltimore police officer goes on

tracie potts has more on what to expect from washington. presidential candidate :00-:06"the men and women in this room have a national bully pulpit." a final late night push to win nevada. presidential candidate :09-:12"this guy is sick, there's something wrong with this guy." the latest poll shows donald trump with a 16 point lead over ted cruz. "the establishment of the republican is waking up to the fact that within a couple of weeks donald trump could be unstoppable." "i just think he has turned this whole thing into a circus." fresh off his second place finish in south carolina, marco rubio is hoping to score here: presidential candidate :34-:38"we can't win. if we nominate someone, if we nominate someone that half the republican party hates." "i again don't know what makes anyone believe that donald trump supporters are going to peel off of him and go to someone else." john kasich is seeing protests after signing off to defund planned parenthood in ohio. "i found his comments today to very offensive." presidential candidate 1:01-1:05

tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill. good morning. so we are four day away from flp in that primary. hillary clinton had to come out strong. >> reporter: and she definitely went into this determined to prove that she was the true progressive and that she's not being influenced by big banks. the two biggest charges leveled against her by bernie sanders. as they went at it for the first time one-on-one, that came up almost immediately. in fact after the debate, take a look at what hillary clinton tweeted. i am a progressive and i want to get things done. #i'm with her. she really fought back at this idea that as possibly the first female president that she is part of the establishment. she said that cease actually been outside that establishment and she fought back on this idea that the millions of dollars that she's gotten from wall street in donations would influence how she deals with them. she tried to paint herself as the toughest person on wall street despite the fact that she's gotten a lot of money from them. in and let's talk a

audio outcue: tracie potts, nbc news, washington. expected to be e across the huge. four years ago only 33-thousand people across the state showed up. are you putting money away? maybe adding your tax refund... well you're not alone... you may be surprise at just how many people are saving now publically supporting the fbi's push to have apple to help with the investigation. apple has resisted a request to help the fbi break into the shooter's cell phone -- citing privacy concerns. robert velasco agreed to be named in an legal filing supporting the government's position. his daughter -- yvette -- was one of 14 people killed in the december 2nd attack. apple has been under scrunity for special software that would allow the feds to unlock the phone. today people who support apple's position have planned demonstrations at apple stores across the country. a recent survey finds homeowners who have a mortgage are feeling pretty good about their equity.. according to a survey by mortgage company "loan-depot"... 46 percent of homeowners think they will see an increase this y

tracie potts is live in washington for us. more on the democrats in a moment, but first tonight's debate could be a potential lifesaver for ted cruz. >> reporter: ted cruz needs a comeback. he's come in third in the last three contests. and he's hoping that super tuesday if not this debate can do it for him. his home state of texas will be voting with the biggest pride, 155 delegates. also tonight watch rubio and trump. rub wrote is pushing for a 101 with trump trying to bump cruz completely out of this race saying if you take a look at the numbers, there are a majority of republicans he argues against donald trump which will become two people that the party needs to consider. you can see it all play out with trump center stage at the te telemundo debate tonight at 9:00. hillary clinton and bernie sanders face off saturday in south carolina. clinton and her husband are both in south carolina again today. bernie sanders, though, is in the midwest in three different states. for the second day in a row. polls show him behind by d

tracie potts has more from washington. "i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibility to nominate a successor." the white house says that won't happen this week while congress is on break. but with flags at half-staff, we're already seeing possible candidates mentioned to replace justice antonin scalia: super burned in presidential candidate"that's his prerogative. he has every right to do it." presidential candidate"that's his perogative. but we don't have to confirm him and we won't." the court's in the middle of its term, with more cases to hear and decide between now and july. without conservative scalia, key cases could end up in a tie. super burned in presidential candidate"we will see abortion on demand throughout this country...partial birth abortion...taxpayer notification." super burned in presidential candidate"we need a conservative person." democrats insist the country shouldn't have to wait nearly a year for the next president to decide. presidential candidate"we have a president. he was elected. he has

tracie potts is on capitol hill. first tonight's democratic dough bait, the tone really changing going into this. >> reporter: exactly. we heard it in the town hall tonight and likely in the debate later tonight. new hampshire is a very different animal from iowa. we were just there, we saw what was going on in iowa. but in new hampshire, for the testimonies, bernie sanders has this huge double digit lead. he calls himself underdog, but really it's hillary clinton when you take a look at thes. and bernie sanders is going after her questioning whether she's a true progressive or a more moderate member of the party. questioning the money that she's taken from wall street, the paid speeches, the six figure speeches. and she didn't have a very strong reaction to that last night when asked about that, she says, well, look, that's what they're offering and that's what other secretaries of state have done in the past. but he seems interestingly he's got this huge lead, you know, possibly winning new hampshire. we certainly

hoping to make one tracie potts reports on the final push. hillary: "you one of the five am workers? worker: yes maam - hillary: bless your heart." hillary clinton... taking pictures at the polls this morning... hoping for another new hampshire comeback. presidential candidate :12- :16"we're going to keep working literally until the last vote is cast and counted." her team's still knocking on doors: "at 7p, 8p on tuesday, they're gonna get a phone call, have you voted yet. you haven't voted yet? do you need a ride?" overcoming a double-digit deficit on the last day is tough. chris christie says he'd be thrilled with second place: presidential candidate :33-:39"as we've seen with bill clinton as we saw with barack obama, second place finishes have made presidents, so we'll see." ben carson greeted voters this morning. so did jeb bush. bush admits, it's been tough: presidential candidate :44-:47 too short to super"this is a place where you're really tested." bush... christie, john kasich, ted cruz and marco rubio - any one of them could finish

more than 1,000 delegates are up for and that massive number of delegates up for grabs brings us tracie potts with a look at those 11 states that could all but lock up for the race for the front-runners. >> it's going to be very interesting to see what happens after super tuesday. because this could be a key month for democrats andin this race. take a look at that map of the states that are going to be voting. it's the largest contest that we've seen so far. it's the first time we'll see people in the midwest voting. the largest state so we'll have those delegates up for grabs, and donald trump is hoping to clinch it on super tuesday. more than half the delegates needed for the nomination. he goes in to this withfour contests so far under his belt. ted cruz is also hoping that super tuesday could bem. his home state of texas is they've got 155 delegates up for grabs. marco rubio, who left nevada and went to the midwest, is also hoping ton super tuesday. now taking a look at the democrats for clinton and for bernie sanders, this could also be key. in fact, sand vermont is voting on super tuesd

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we're going to talk with tracie potts coming up.ng to have more on what this means for super tuesday. >> angie, thank you. 4:29 right now. >>> new details in a murder investigation. we now know the name of the man shot to death inside a falls church apartment. these are pictures of the man, a maintenance man found him dead at sky line towers yesterday afternoon. the victim's friends said he doesn't know someone would target his friend. >> he's a good guy. a family. had a business degree. i don't understand why somebody want do this to him. >> the body was discovered around 2:30. the last time someone saw the victim alive was a this morning, fairfax county police are looking into that two-hour window to find the suspect. >>> they are charged with the shooting of a man while riding on the green line metro train. 19-year-old andrew brody and a 16-year-old will be in court. police say the 16-year-old was the shooter and they want him tried as an adult. police say the two suspects were identified after looking at station surveillance vid

tracie potts. nbc news. des moines, iowa. we have a follow up to a story we first told you about in january. hooker furniture announced today that it has completed the purchase of home meridian international. it's the largest acquisition in hooker furniture's 91- year-history.. and more than doubles its sales volume, positioning the company to become one of the top five sources for the u-s furniture market.### now for more on what we can expect throughout the evening and over the next several days lets check in with kristina montuori.### today: cloudy with light rain & in the middle 40s tonight: light rain showers with lows in the lower 40s morning & early afternoon . thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s friday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s sunday: mostly sunny with highs in the lower 50s monday: wintry mix possible.highs in the lower 40s trending at noon on this tuesday... many advertisers are releasing their commercials sever

tracie potts is live in manchester, new hampshire. tracie, it's odd to say, but for the first time in an official sense trump is calling himself a winner on the campaign trail. >> reporter: exactly. now he has the numbers to back it up. he did win big in new hampshire, 2-1 over a pack of republicans who were all vying to ride his coattails to victory here in new hampshire. >> i want to thank you. we love you. >> reporter: more than a third of new hampshire republicans said yes to donald trump's bold, not-so-politically-correct brand of politics which he says will work anywhere. >> we are going now to south carolina. we're going to win in south carolina. >> reporter: john kasich beat cruz, rubio d bush in a four-way battle for second place. he credits a sitive message. . the darkness of negative campaigning. >> reporter: hillary clinton suffered a huge though not unexpect defeat. no comeback this time. she lost to bernie sanders by double digits but insists it's not over. >> we're going to fight for every vote in every state. >> reporte

tracy potts has more.>> the sound you are hearing is the sound of screams coming from washington dc.>> reporter: that's ted cruz announcing his two-point lead over donald froude -- donald trump in our new poll.>> i think somebody doesn't like me.>> reporter: trump is down seven and cruises up eight and cruises up 82 days before south carolina's primary.>> republican voters are taking one more moment to take a pause and decide whether donald trump is the person they want to nominate the president or not.>> reporter: trump is threatening a lawsuit over this cruz add. he says he is now pro-life.>> please, donald, filed this going to invite me.>> reporter: rubio just picked up the endorsement of south carolina's governor over jeb bush.>> i'm disappointed she didn't endorse me.>> reporter: tracy potts, washington. >>> in wake county, more testimony in the sentencing phase of the tree beyond smith murder trial. live proceedings going now inside the courtroom. he was convicted of killing prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. wncn.com. you can also find steve spray sure covering the tria

audio outcue: tracie potts, nbc news, washington. nevada's caucuses start later this evening and turnout isn't expected to be huge. four years ago only 33,000 across the state showed up. meanwhile...bernie sanders is struggling to keep the bern from flaming out after a stinging loss to hillary clinton in nevada. saturday voters in south carolina will decide between clinton and sanders clinton comes in with two wins...both iowa and nevada. sanders...with just one....the new hampshire primaries. the two will face off in a democratic town hall tonight on c-n-n at 8 the parents of the 14 year old girl who was nearly killed in saturday's kalamazoo shooting are breaking their silence. vicki kopf wiped away tears as after tragedy struck. she and husband gene have sat bedside by their daughter since the shooting saturday. they say their little girl abigail is now fighting for her life.... "breathtaking... it was a miracle on its own.. you don't expect it and then all of the sudden it's there....everybody needs to get that straight. my daught

tracy potts reports from new hampshire. >> i want to thank you, we love you. >>reporter: more than a third of new hampshire republican said yes to donald trump's bold, not the politically correct brand to politics she >> we are going now to south carolina and will bring in south carolina. john kasich beat ted cruz and brush for second place. he credits a positive message. >> tonight the light overcame the darkness. >>reporter: clinton suffered a huge defeats. no combat this type and she lost to sanders by double digits but insists it's not over. >> we will fight for every vote in every state. >> has sanders heads to new york to pick up the african- american endorsements that can help compete against clinton. >> they are throwing everything at me except the kitchen sink and i have the feeling that kitchen sink is coming soon. led to outsider victories in both parties. tracy potts, nbc news. >>> state lawmakers will now turn to the us supreme court asking for a delay in the order for the state to redraw to congressional districts, three federal judges may the ru

i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. trump vows to keep guantanamo bay open if he's elected president. he said that as the president announced his plan to shut down gitmo. right now, there are about 90 people being held there. under the president's plan -- some would be shipped to other countries. others would be sent to the u-s. "it's counter-productive in our fight gainst terrorists because they use it as propaganda in their efforts to recruit." he also says we're already holding here in the u-s -- so anyone concerned about adding more under this mind. that is something many lawmakers are worried about. iowa senator joni ernst says "these detainees are some of the world's most dangerous terrorists and the facility houses many responsible fofo planning the attacks on 9-11. regardless, the obama administration wants to bring these terrorists to a facility he's been a lightning rod so far in his new job -- and that does not change -- as he hosts a town hall. university of iowa president bruce harreld was interrupted by pr

i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. another twist in the e-mail controversy that's hovered over clinton. the state department's been looking into how other secretaries of state used e-mail -- and found that colin powell and staff members for condoleezza rice also got classified information from personal e-mail accounts. for the past year, clinton has been blasted by republicans for using a personal e-mail server when she was secretary of state. right now, two police officers being shot on the job. it happened in new york. they were on patrol in a public housing complex when they were confronted by a man with a gun who shot them. one officer was hit in the face, the other in the stomach. "thank god so far, in both took his own life. this morning, two soldiers are behind bars -- charged with murdering a teenager. the soldiers -- based at fort bliss, texas -- are accused of executing a 16- year-old. authorities believe the shooting happened over a drug deal. more help is on they way for syrian refugees. world leaders meeti

i'm tracie potts in washington - back to you. south carolina holds its gop primary on february 20th. then, it's a big one. march first is super tuesday. virginia, georgia, alabama, tennessee, arkansas, oklahoma and texas all have primaries that day. this morning, the standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge could finally end -- more than a monn after it started. the f-b-i surrounded the refuge. the final four activists inside -- say they'll leave their weapons behind and surrender this morning. they're the last of the protesters who took over the refuge in early january -- upset about federal land policies. several activists were arrested weeks ago. one died after being shot by more sanctions for north korea. the u-s senate approves legislation designed to derail that country's drive for nuclear weapons. the vote was 96 to zero. it comes after recent missile tests by north korea. this morning, we're also learning -- that country's leader is accused of executing his military chief for corruption. sad news this morning. two sheriff's

i love the poorly >> nbc's tracie potts is on capitol hill. tracie, good morning to you. donald trump racking up delegates, likely to get even more on super tuesday. what a big win in nevada? >> yeah, remember, we see a lot of voting but we talk a lot about delegates because technically, that's what it takes to win the nomination. keep this number in mind, 1,237. 1237 is what it takes to win the nomination. right now, donald trump is ahead. he's only got 79 delegates. a week from now, that is going to change. super tuesday, he's got a dozen states out there voting awards delegates and that's where more than half of the delegates needed for this nomination are going to be awarded. let's look at the map, some of them are awarded proportionally. some are awarded to call. ohio and virginia are one of the biggest winn but they don't know until after next tuesday. but some can decide the delegate to convince them for the nomination. but we still have a long way ahead. however, super tuesday is key, because after that, it's going to get much clearer what the nomination is. right

tracie potts is in washington tracie: donald trump heads into super tuesday with his first senate endorsement, senator jeff sessions. with trump leading every super tuesday state accept texas, his opponents are hitting hard. >> do not -- friends do not let friends vote for con jobs. >> you don't call somebody of achievement. you don't do that. tracie: slamming trump for not condemning support from the former head of the ku klux klan. >> which should all be united in saying that the klan is reprehensible and has no place in politics. tracie: super tuesday is looking good for hillary clinton coming off her huge win in south carolina. >> we got decimated. tracie: bernie sanders feeling the burn of the south, african-american voters. clinton is leaving nearly two to >> i don't think in a campaign you make wild promises and insult everybody and people wonder, what does that person really stand for. tracie: tracie potts, nbc news. washington geoff:. as the candidates look ahead will we are asking for your input. who do you think will be the next presidential candidate to drop out of the race? you c

i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. calls him the fall guy. rick tyler was the spokesman for cruz. he spread a false story that rubio had criticized the bible. cruz is now looking for a new national spokesman -- as rubio and trump accuse the campaign of playing dirty. the pentagon spells out the plan to shut down guantanamo bay. the price tag won't be cheap. today, the white house will give an outline to congress. the president wants to close the facility -- saying it's used as a recruiting tool by terrorists and is too costly to keep running. the pentagon says it would cost about 500 million to shut it down -- and they're moved. right now, there are 91 people being held there. a high-speed chase comes to a crashing end in a field. officers chased the suspect in oklahoma after he refused to pull over. after about ten minutes -- he goes off the road --barreling a fence and crashing into some trees. about a dozen officers surround him. he was arrested. police found a number of weapons in the car. today, opening statements will be made in a murde

tracie potts, nbc news >>> coming up next, a live elementary school where a stray mornings. they're bad breath, bad hair and a bad case of the mondays. and organized wardrobes that help you pull it together. they're showering, shaving, and shuffling. and bathrooms that get big families out the door. they're number ones, number two and a number of ideas for three. life's morning madness. and comfortable, organized bed and bathrooms >>> we continue to monitor that breaking situation out of coconut grove. happening at frances tucker elementary school. >> let's get over to ari spais odzer. what can you tell us? >> reporter: i can tell you everybody i school is safe. nobody was harmed, no faculty. nobody. what we have here is stray bullet hitting a portable classroom classroom. obviously something happened outside thechool which affects unfortunately inside t t school. the bullet hit a portable classroom. we're tolg nobody was hurt. police are investigating. superintendent of schools alberto carvalho happens to be walking up to us right now. can you tell us? >> two miracles in tw

i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. that was the last time they'll face each other before the nevada caucuses in a week. south carolina's primary is after that -- and then it's super tuesday on march first. continuinggcoverage. the stannoff in oregon is over -- more than a month later. the last four activists surrendered yesterday. they were part of a group that took over a wildlife refuge in january -- upset over federal land policy. all four will be in court later today. 12 others were arrested last week. right now, two officers are in the hospital after being shot during a car chase. it happened in georgia. an officer tried to pull over a car that didn't have a tag. the driver did not stop. police say "currently, we believe that the officers that were injured as a result of shots fired from another officer. the investigation is ongoing. there are a lot of evidence that's got to be collected and processed." investigators say the officers are expected to survive. in that same state this morning -- a big scandal involvi

tracie potts has a preview. "i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president." president obama, on the republican frontrunner: "it's not hosting a talk show or a reality show." "it's hard." trump's response: "this man has done such a bad job, he has set us back so far. and for him to say that actually is a great compliment." trumps double-digit lead in our latest "nbc news survey monkey" national poll mirrors what's happening south carolina. he's got twice as much support as for second with marco rubio. "this election has to be about making a difference." on the other hand, jeb bush - a distant fourth in palmetto state polls. "i will be a commander in chief not an agitator in chief." he insists no matter where he finishes, south carolina is not the end of his campaign. (a 4th place finish on saturday night, are we still going into nevada?) "i'll be there." ben carson and john kasich are also hoping for strong finish in south carolina. "this is an important state for us." this weekend's primary could further narrow what was once a crowded field of 17 republicans,

i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. senator grassley continues to face questions about why republicans refuse to consider whoever the president nominates. grassley has a big role as chair of the senate judiciary committee. we interviewed him yesterday. this is something where the advantage of that but don't forget the congress' role is consent to his nominee. we can not consent. or we can just as we mentioned earlier -- senator grassley will meet with the president next week. republicans want the next president to choose a nominee. the race for the white house takes us to texas tonight for another debate. republican presidential hopefuls face-off in houston. coming off his win in nevada tuesday night, frontrunner donald trump hopes to build on that momentum -- just days before super tuesday. a former republican presidential nominee says he believes there could be a "bombshell" in donald trump's tax history. mitt romney told fox news that trump and other candidates need to release all their tax information. he suggested

nbc's tracie potts is tracking politics from manchester, new hampshire. . >> i want to thank you. we love you. >> reporter: more than a third ofnew hampshire republicans said yes to donald trump's bold, not-so-politically-correct brand of politics which he says will work anywhere. >> we are going now to south carolina. we're going to win in south carolina. cruz, rubio and bush in a four-way battle for second place. he credits a positive message. >> tonight the light overcame the darkness of negative campaigning. >> reporter: hillary clinton suffered a huge though not unexpected defeat. no comeback this time. she lost to bernie sanders by double digits but insists it's not or. >> we're going to fight for every vote in every state. sanders heads to harlem, new york, to pirk up key endorsements that could help him compete against clinton in souou carolina. >> they're throwing everything at me except the kitchen sink, and have the feeling that kitchen sink is coming p ptty soon as well. >> reporter: massive rnout, lines around the block. in one case a mile long,ed to outsider victorie

tracie potts is following the latest from capitol hill. << senator patrick leahy (d-vt)/ ranking democrat, judiciary cmte) "it is unprecedente d. it is pure politics." from capitol hill... senator patrick leahy (d-vt)/ fmr. judiciary cmte chairman) "it is wrong. it is not responsible." to the campaign trail... bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate) "talk about cowardice! talk about obstructionis t!" democrats are pushing back hard at republicans' refusal to give president obama's supreme e court nominee a vote. senator chuck schumer (d-ny)/ senate judiciary cmte) "let's have a hearing. let's hear from our constituents what they think and then vote -- not say no vote at all." hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate) "the people of this country should send a very clear message: that is not the way our constitution works." they point out: anthony kennedy was onfirmed by a democratic senate... in president reagan's final year. eric schultz/ principal deputy wh press secretary) "the constitution does not include exemptions for election years, or for the president's "we're in an electi

tracie potts has more. presidential candidate :xx-:xx i don't want any of your money, but you have to go out and vote tomorrow. new hampshire's republican frontrunner... in a rare town hall... this and sparking another feud with jeb bush: presidential candidate :xx-:xx "he's a total stiff, this guy. he's like a child, a spoiled loser. ted cruz, marco rubio and - in two recent polls - john kasich are fighting for second place behind trump. rubio... still reeling from chris christie's attack at saturday's debate about his repetitive comments. this morning rubio says: presidential candidate :xx-:xx "i'm going to keep saying that a made a last-day visit to manufacturers this morning. presidential candidate :xx-:xx new hampshire residents minds - that i'm asking for your vote." in manchester, these vets waiting for ted cruz to stop by this afternoon. in new hampshire they like to see their candidates up close. you can really watch their body language, watch what they're saying, how they're saying it. whether the

tracie potts is in washington with a preview of how things are shaping up. << donald trump heads into super tuesday with his first senate endorsement... alabama senator jeff sessioins. donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate "i hate to say it, i'm leading every super tuesday state except texas. his opponents are hitting hard: marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate "friends do not let friends vote for con jobs." donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate "i'm a con man? that was such an insulting thing. you don't call somebody of achievement. you don't do that." ted cruz is leading his home state, texas - and slamming trump for not condemning support from the former head of the ku klux klan. ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate "we should all be united in saying that the clan is reprehensible and has no super tuesday's looking good for hillary clinton. coming off her huge win in south carolina: bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate "well, we got decimated. that's what happened." bernie sanders "feeling the burn"... of the south's african american voters: bernie sanders/ (d) presid

tracie potts has the latest developments on capitol hill. "it is unprecedented. it is pure politics." from capitol hill... "it is wrong. it is not responsible." the campaign trail... "talk about cowardice! talk about obstructionism!" democrats are pushing back hard at republicans' refusal to give president obama's supreme court nominee a vote. hear from our constituents what they think and then vote -- not say no vote at all." "the people of this country should send a very clear message: that is not the way our constitution works." they point out: anthony kennedy was confirmed by a democratic senate... in president reagan's final year. "the constitution does not include exemptions for election years, r for the president's last term in office." "we're in an election year, so i'm not going to pretend that that's not part of the atmospherics here." republican candidates insist the replacement for justice antonin scalia shhld not be preeident obama's choice. "the republicans should reject it. i think the new president should have that option." "the practical implicat

i'm tracie potts in des moines, iowa. even though iowa offers only a small contingent of the delegates who will determine the presidential nominees.....a win or good candidates leading into the primaries. so the outcome in iowa could have an impact here in the palmetto state. here's michal higdon to explain. voters here in south carolina will be watching the iowa caucuses closely -- but ultimately the votes tonight will weed-out certain candidates. in the past several elections, the winner of the iowa caucuses has not typically been the winner here in the palmetto state. on the republican side, mike huckabee won the iowa caucuses in 2008 and rick santorum won in 2012. on the democratic side, president obama won in 2008 and 2012. but the iowa caucuses vote tonight will be who will remain the race. matt moore with the south carolina republican party says the iowa race is like a filter process. after new hampshire -- the south carolina primary becomes the big test with several hundred thousand people casting their vote. matt

tracie potts has a preview of how things are shaping up. donald trump heads into super with his first senate endorsement... alabama senator jeff sessioins. "i hate to say it, i'm becoming mainstream." with trump leading every super tuesday state except texas. his opponents are hitting hard: "friends do not let friends vote somebody of achievement. you don't do that." ted cruz is leading his home state, texas - and slamming trump for not condeming support from the former head of the ku klux klan. "we should all be united in saying that the clan is reprehensible and has no huge win in south carolina: "well, we got decimated. that's what happened." bernie sanders "feeling the burn"... of the south's african american voters: "i'm gonna need your help to win the democratic nomination." clinton's leading nearly 2-to-1 in key states... focused on trump: " i don't think in a campaign you but clinton could find herself on defense - the rest of her emails are due to be released today. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. after tomorrow, s

i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. today, the supreme court returns to work for the first time since the death of justice scalia. arguments g gt underway at about nine o'clock this morning. the court is now evenly split -- ideologically -- among its eight members. president obama plans to nominate a replacement soon -- but republicans say that should be left up to the next president. dozens of governors are in washington to meet with the president. he hosted the national governors association dinner. he says the people they serve don't typically think in terms of red and blue ----left or rightt -- theejust want to know people in public "i'm giving a voice to the experiences that all of us have. goes with it, is what wve seen in coffee shops, high school gyms, town hall meetings, backyard picnics. i think you, like i, believe that politics he says a government of checks and balances will only work when people are willing to work together for the common good. the time now is today, a man accused of killing six people wil

i'm tracie potts in manchester, so kasich finishes second in new hampshire. he spent much more time there than in iowa -- where he finished eighth -- even behind rand paul -- who has since dropped out. the race to the white house moves on now to south carolina and nevada. today, it's a trip down memory lane for the current president. he returns to springfield, illinois... where he served in the stte senate for about eight years. it's also where he made the announcement in 2007 that he would un for president. he'll address the illinois general assembly today -- and is also expected to make a call for less divisive politics in america. here's a setback to his efforts to stop climate change. the supreme court temporarily blocks his plan to liiit greenhousee gassmissions frrm power plants. under the e-p-a's clean power plan, states would be required to meet specific standards based on how much energy they use. the plan has been criticized by republicans. more than two- dozen states are a federal appeals court will hold a hearing on it in june. technology has inve

we're going to check in with nbc's tracie potts who is live in manchester, new hampshire tracie, goodorning. >> hey, good morning. yeah, these were huge wins, for both the republicans and democrats. for trump, it was a very crowded field. he took 35% of the vote. more than a third. then this battle for second behind him. on the other side, it was just a landslide. bernie sanders came away with 60% of the vote here. he plans to remain competitive with hillary clinton. this morning, he's headed into harlem, new york, picking up african-american endorsements before he saids to south carolina where they have a very large african-american electorate. >> tracie potts in new hampshire for us, tracie, thank you. >>> storm team 4 weather alert day, right now, we have crews throughout the region. checking on road conditions for you. >> molette green is in takoma park in what you can expect in that part of prince george's county. what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: a, aaron, good morning. my phone kel tells me it's 28 degrees in takoma park. a homeowner just came out, warmed up his car,

nbc's tracie potts is tracking all it. >> reporter: from capitol hill -- >> it is wrong. it is not responsible. >> reporter: to the campaign trail. >>alk about cowardess, talk about constructionis pushing back hard at republican's refusal to give nominee a vote. >> let's have a hearing. let's hear from our constituents what they think and then vote, not say no vote at all. >> the people of this country should send a very clear message, that is not the way our constitution works. >> reporter: they point out anthony kendy was confirmed by a democratic senate in president reagan's final year. >> the constitution doesn't include exemptions for election years or the president's last term in office. we're in an election year, so i'm not going to claim that's not part of the atmospherics here. >> reporter:. >> therepublicans should reject, i think the new president should have that option. >> the practical implications are nil. it's all about politics. >> reporter: they argue even if an obama nominee is confirmed, it would be too late to any >> reporter: it's been called nakedly

tracie potts has more on how things are shaping up. super tuesday could be make or break for several candidates looking to take on clinton and trump. donald trump heads into super tuesday with his first senate endorsement... alabama senator jeff sessioins. "i hate to say it, i'm becoming with trump leading every super tuesday state except texas. hard: presidential candidate :15-:18 "friends do not let friends vote for con jobs." presidential candidate :19-:24 "i'm a con man? that was such an insulting thing. you don't call somebody of achievement. you don't do that." ted cruz is leading his home "we should all be united in saying that the clan is reprehensible and has no place looking good for hillary clinton. coming off her huge win in south carolina: super burned in presidential candidate :47-:49 "well, we got decimated. that's what happened." bernie sanders "feeling the burn"... of the south's african american voters: presidential candidate :54-:57 "i'm gonna need your help to win the democratic nomination." clinton's leading nearly

tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> on the democratic side, hillary clinton making moves in florida. the former secretary of state will make a campaign stop in riviera beach. thatat will happen next week on monday. before her scheduled visit, clinton's campaign office has opened up already in broward county. supporters gathered at the pompano beach location that will serve as clinton's first organizing office for the march 15th florida primary. broward is the most dememratic county in the state of florida making it an important battleground for both clinton and sanders. today, of course, as we mentioned earlier is the democratic debate, the >>> you can find extensive coverage of everybody on the campaign trail and everything going on using our nbc 6 news an weather app. everything from live results to in-depth analysis. all that right at your finger the tips. >>> 5:15 is the time. what a beautiful start to or day. on the cool side, yes. five days in a row with tempatures in the 60s for highs. this morning will be the coldest morning we've had this week. we've been able to clear out

tracie potts is in washington, d.c. with a closer look at what's to come later today. >> reporter: the clinton family campaigns in nevada today. with just 2 hours to go until nevada's democratic caucus, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are essentially tied, both going after the state's large latino electorate. >> my immigration policy is to unite families, not divide families. >> i was the fst person to call out donald trump. i said bust us, enough of this prejudice and paranoia. >> reporter: trump with a smaller but still firm lead in south carolina blasted president george w. bush on iraq, defended war and toned down his criticism of poach francis. the pope called him unchristian for wanting to build a wall with mexico. >> i think he was v%ry much misinterpreted and i also think he was given false information. >> i don't think it's appropriate to question donald trump's faith. >> reporter: ted cruz and marco rubio are courting south carolina's conservatives. >> -- and ensure that the republican nominee and the next