as victor blackwell reports, this weekend's outcome will shed more light on who will drop out. >> donald trump tries to turn a lead in south carolina polls into a win. he can start with a win here. he has a message for black voters across the state. >> i will do more for the african-american people in one year than barack obama has done in his seven years, soon to be eight years, and then, by the way, he's out. and thank goodness. >> south carolina may be the site of jeb bush's last stand, as he's not pulling punches. >> donald trump has never showed any interest in anyone other than himself. marco rubio and ted cruz show nothing in their past that they could make a duff decision. >> with nikki haley by his side, marco rubio is confident he can recover from the disappointing showing in new nomination. >> i can't wait to win the nomination if this party. >> ted cruz says he can relate state. we've got a whole lot in common. >> meanwhile, the democrats are going head to head across the country. >> there's a caucus here in nevada. >> hillary clinton comes in with endorsements from south car

victor blackwell here in south carolina.mp calling for a boycott of apple, until or unless the technology giant helps the fbi break into that iphone of one of the san bernardino shooters. i want you to watch donald trump here in south carolina last night. >> first of all, apple ought to give the security for that phone. okay? what i think you ought to do is boycott apple until such time as they give that security number. how do you like -- i just thought of that. boycott apple. >> so he said there that he just thought of that. that there should be this boycott of apple, but coincidentally while trump was speaking there his twitter account tweeted a poll from an iphone. let's bring in brad thomas, author of the book "the trump factor." good to have you this morning. >> thank you. >> you know donald trump well, you've covered him for some time. this apple protest, this boycott, he says he just thought about it. would you expect him to walk that back considering how much investment his campaign and he personally has in apple? >

victor blackwell has more on the country's two primaries taking place donald trump trying to turn a lead in the south carolina polls into a win... and he tells supporters he expects he can run the table if he can start with a win here. and, this morning, he has a message for black voters across the state... presidential candidate: "i will do more for the african-american people in one year than barack obama has done in seven years, soon to be eight years, and then, by the way, he's out, and thank goodness."south carolina may be the site of jeb bush's last stand... as he's not pulling any punches. presidential candidate: "donald trump has never shown any interest in any one other than himself. and the two candidates that are gifted speakers, marco rubio and ted cruz, have shown nothing in their past that suggests they could make a tough decision."with the state's governor, nikki haley, by his side... senator marco rubio is confident he can showing in new hampshire.... and win the gop nomination. presidential candidate: "i can't wait to be the nominee of this party because we're going to t

let's go to victor blackwell, he's covering the bush campaign for us. joining us live from myrtle beach in south carolina. victor, has jeb bush responded directly to what marco rubio told me yesterday, that the guy -- rubio says has really no foreign policy experience? >> yeah, wolf. we have put that question directly to the campaign's communication director, tim miller, and he offered no response. because as you said, they're putting it straight to donald trump. but look, the governor has said that this is a national security election here in south carolina. and that's the argument they're making. lindsey graham, his former opponent, now supporter, south carolina senator. his introduction is based specifically on national security. what the governor is talking about right now is national security. what did they hand out here at this location? not flyers about an economic message or social justice message. but specifically about national security. and, again, they're taking it to donald trump, saying that he is not prepared, he's not a serious candidate.

>> victor blackwell in bluffton. thanks so much, victor. there's a new focus in the gop establishment. john kasich, ohio governor, finished second. >> jeb bush is already going after kasich's staying power and military record. very important in south carolina. but the ohio governor says his rivals are, quote, messing with the wrong guy. gar w gary tuchman is live where a kasich town hall is about to begin. what are you hearing there? >> reporter: good morning to you. john kasich did not win the new hampshire primary but he did come in second place which translates to first-place finish among his establishments. he's come here to make his first campaign event at this pizza restaurant in charleston, south carolina. never too early for pizza. people here are waiting for kasich to arrive. south carolina, an incredibly important primary. a week from saturday, the gop primary and then the following tuesday the nevada caucuses, both important for kasich. he doesn't necessarily expect to do particularly well here in south carolina. but he hopes to

cnn's victor blackwell has more. "(nats) donald trump trying to turn a lead in the south carolina polls into a win... and he tells supporters he expects he can run the table if he can start with a win here. and, this morning, he has a message for black voters across the state... (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate): "i will do more for the african-american people in one year than barack obama has done in seven years, soon to be eight years, and then, by the way, he's out, and thank goodness." south carolina may be the site of jeb bush's last stand... as he's not pulling any punches. (jeb bush, (r) presidential candidate): "donald trump has never shown any interest two candidates that are gifted speakers, marco rubio and ted cruz, have shown nothing in their past that suggests they could make a tough decision." with the state's governor, nikki haley, by his side... senator marco rubio is confident he can recover from that disappointing showing in new hampshire.... and win the gop nomination. (marco rubio, (r) pr

let's go to victor blackwell, he is in columbia at the university of south carolina. pressure, right john. fewer than 24 hours until polls open here in south carolina, and we know that historically, at this point on the day before primary day, there are often so many voters here who are either undecided or still persuadable, gop insiders here put that number this year maybe at 50%. i spent the day speaking with younger, first-time voters here on the campus and more seasoned voters offcampus, and it's interesting, what i found when i've asked what attracted you to the candidate you've chosen or what are you looking for that you haven't found yet? it comes down to politics, often not policy. tone. tact. the climate. looking for an outsider. one of those voters, brian, his name is brian trueluck. i met him this morning. he is voting for marco rubio, but that's not where he started. i want you to listen to what he told me about the other top tier candidates. >> carson is who i was for originally, but he's just, he can't win. kasich won't be able to win. jeb bush, blew his

cnn's victor blackwell has more. " (sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) "friends do not let friends vote for con artists." (donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "he was so scared like a little frightened puppy." the rowdy republican c-n-n debate spills onto the campaign trail... and marco rubio comes out swinging....taking aim at donald trump's tweets. (sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) "and i only reach two conclusions. number one, that's how they spell those words at the wharton school of business where he went. or number two, just like trump tower, he must have hired a foreign worker to do his own tweets." then a former trump rival hits back at rubio... (gov. chris christie/ (r) new jersey) "marco rubio, your campaign is almost punches from every angle but none of them are landing cause america has made their decision." and governor christ christie has made his decision...to endorse donald trump. (gov. chris christie/ (r) new jersey) "donald trump represents strength and marco rubio represents was

and that brings me to our victor blackwell. he is in bluffton, south carolina, where jeb bush just held an event. victor blackwell, i hear bush had arrows only for the front-runner, donald trump? >> brooke, he didn't call trump a liar loser and a whiner as he did in a tweet on the eve of the new hampshire primary but continued the refrain, saying that trump doesn't have the tell rement nor the credentials to be the next commander in chief. we've seen jeb ramp up the attacks on donald trump starting with the debate in new hampshire. that proved to serve him well, finishing in fourth place yesterday. and we are seeing that that narrative is continuing as he starts now focusing on the primary coming ten days from now. listen to a part what have he said to the crowd here in bluffton this morning. >> if you are looking for a president that doesn't give two hoots about focus groups and what's popular, you are looking at the guy that should be president of the united states. because they have written me off in this campaign over and o

victor blackwell in south carolina. good morning, victor. >> good morning, christi. yes, we're hours away from opening the polls. bernie sanders and hillary clinton, of course, fighting for every last vote and so far clinton is leading by a wide margin. she spent most of the week campaigning hard, of course. this afternoon she's in alabama before heading back to south carolina for the watch party tonight. after a concert and rally last night, bernie sanders looking ahead to campaigning in texas and minnesota today. cnn correspondent jeff zelledy following their campaigns. jeff. >> reporter: they're certainly not counting on a win. he's been across the country in illinois, minnesota. he's going to spend tonight in minnesota as well. looking ahead to those super tuesday contests next week. but it gave him a chance to reach out to a more diverse part of his democratic electorate. he did not spend as much time here as some of his advisers would have hoped he would. he notice thad to keep going in this contest he needs to do well. we'll see if he does well here, but south

cnn's victor blackwell has more. "(nats) donald trump trying to turn a lead in the south carolina polls into a win... and he tells supporters he expects he can run the table if he can start with a win here. and, this morning, he has a message for black voters across the state... (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate): "i will do more for the african-american people in one year than barack obama has done in seven years, soon to be eight years, and then, by the way, he's out, and thank goodness." south carolina may be the site of jeb bush's last stand... as he's not pulling any punches. (jeb bush, (r) presidential candidate): "donald trump has never shown any interest

victor blackwell shows us what voters can expect. (sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) friends vote for (donald trump/ (r) "he was so scared frightened puppy." republican c-n-n debate spills onto the campaign trail... comes out swinging....taking aim at donald trump's tweets. (sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) "and i only reach two conclusions. number one, that's how they spell wharton school of business where he went. or number tower, he must have hired a foreign worker to do his then a former trump rival hits back at (gov. chris christie/ (r) new jersey) "marco rubio, your campaign is almost over buddy. showing a lot of desperation today, throwing punches from every angle but none of them are landing cause america has made their decision." and governor christ christie has made his decision...to endorse donald trump. (gov. chris christie/ (r) new jersey) "donald trump represents strength and marco rubio represents washington, dc." on the democratic side as polls open in south carolina... the state department releases a

. >> and i'm victor blackwell. >> now setting up an election year fight that should shift the balance of the supreme court. >> this morning we're following reaction from last night's debate. jim acosta from washington, good morning. >> good morning victor and christi. justice scalia dead at the age of 79 while on a hunting trip in texas he was said to have gone to bed not feeling well. found unresponsive in the afternoon. and appointed in 1986 by president reagan. first italian american on the high court. a strong vocal conservative voice. a critic of row v. wade and a dissenting voice in last term's same-sex marriage case. criticized recently for his comments regarding affirmative action. and who will succeed him now? and who will appoint that person. president obama said he intends to make the nomination in due time. but republicans made it clear in the senate they did it almost immediately they want the next president to fill the vacancy. and just scalia's death and the battle for his replacement on the bench loomed large at last night's republican presidential debate in south caro

chris at this paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. good morning to you.rom manchester, new hampshire. just three days away from the primary. things are heating up. although i understand it's freezing there right now, john. >> reporter: i think we may have achieved 20 degrees, which is a breakthrough here in manchester this morning, guys. >> all right. >> reporter: we're excited about that. what a big weekend here. the candidates scrambling for last-minute votes before the first in the nation primary for hillary clinton. that's a big job. she's trailing far, far behind bernie sanders on the latest cnn/wmur poll. she says she is not ready to give up here. >> some people have looked at the polls that show senator sanders with a big lead here and suggested -- yeah. -- i should just look past new hampshire and focus on the next state. well, new hampshire's never quit on me and i'm not going to quit on you! >> reporter: on the republican side, donald trump out in front. he's at 28% in our new poll. marco rubio, 17%. you see ted cruz and john kasich tied at 13%,

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell.clinton and that thumping victory in south carolina. he's hoping the win big. and let's look at the map here. >> all right her speeches are beginning to sound a little more like general election verbiage. listen. >> tomorrow this campaign goes national. we are going to compete for every vote in every state. we are not taking anything and we are not taking anyone for granted. >> now today bernie sanders by the way campaigning in oklahoma and colorado as he looks forward to super tuesday. he does concede he's done but insists he's not out. >> sometimes you win. sometimes you lose. tonight we lost. i congratulate secretary clinton on her very strong victory. tuesday over 8 hundred delegates are at stake. and we intend to win many, many of them. >> well beyond winning by 47 points the exit polls show that hillary clinton won over bernie sanders in some very specific and important categories. the parameters for top candidate quality. let's bring in cnn senior washington correspondent joe jo

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cnn's victor blackwell is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you.ampaign very pleased with the third place finish in the new hampshire primary. the rubio campaign believes that he was weakened by the poor campaign performance and admits that it was due in part to the poor performance there. let's also look at bush v. trump and kasich. jeb bush spoke with "new day" this morning. listen to what he had to say. >> he just doesn't want to face it. i'll solve it. it will be huge or whatever. nothing tangible that he has the tools to do it. i commend john kasich but he has nothing going on down here. he has no tangible support. >> donald trump and governor kasich will, of course, be fighting for the evangelicals here. that fight will continue. but as the fight continues for the establishment lane, as jeb bush fights it out with governor kasich, the campaign believes that governor kasich just does not have the finances, does not have the structure, the infrastructure here in south carolina to compete. the campaign says they have 20 staffers working across t

. >> victor blackwell. we are now three days away from the primary. good morning. >> it is getting awfully close, guys. a lot going on this morning. right now, any moment republican presidential candidate carly fiorina set to hold a town hall a few miles from here in new hampshire. they are getting the stage set. you see that sign there. "let carly debate." carly fiorina will not be part of the final republican debate tonight before the new hampshire primary. i guarantee you, she will talk about that when she takes the stage today. she is what the nopy at all. we'll bring you that event when it happens live. >> they are ought all over the state today. where things stand in the polls right now. there is a brand-new cnn/wmur poll. donald trump out on top 28%. marco rubo 1%. everyone else pretty far back. on the democratic side, a much different story. there it is bernie sanders way out in front. nearly 2-1 margin over hillary clinton right now. a 30-point lead just three days to go before the actual voting. lots to talk about this morning. let's start w

. >> i'm victor blackwell. good to be you this sunday morning. and the end of the road for jeb bush. we're all waking up to a very new race for the white house. >> absolutely. this morning we're covering it all for you. including new reaction from the candidates today. and what comes next? >> cnn projects hillary clinton is the winner of the democrat caucuses. >> an important win, a decisive win. >> some may have doubted us but we never doubted each other. >> we have a corrupt campaign finance system. >> we aren't a single issue country. >> now it is on to super tuesday. >> the fight goes on. the future that we want is within our grasp. >> donald trump the billionaire real estate magnet will win the south carolina republican primary. >> does this now represent the defeat of skepticism. >> it looks like donald trump is on his way to winning. >> the people in iowa and new hampshire and south carolina have spoken so tonight i am suspending my campaign. >> this has been the writing on the wall for some time. >> the death of a dynasty in a way. >> the

of course, victor blackwell is not here. >> yeah.umbia, south carolina, here on the campus of the university of south carolina. as people across this state, democrats are voting in the primary here. it is 10:00 eastern and the polls are open. voteors trickling in. it's a big contest on the democratic side. republicans voted last week. bernie

victor blackwell has more. donald trump trying to turn a lead in the south carolina polls into a win... and he tells supporters he expects he can run the table if he can start with a win here. and, this morning, he has a message for black voters across the state... presidential candidate: "i will do more for the african-american soon to be eight years, and then, by the way, he's out, and thank goodness."south carolina may be the site of jeb bush's last stand... as he's not pulling any punches. presidential candidate: "donald trump has never shown any interest in any one other than himself. and the two candidates that are gifted speakers, marco rubio and ted cruz, have shown nothing in their past that suggests they could make a tough decision."with the state's governor, nikki haley, by his side... senator marco rubio is confident he can recover from that disappointing showing in new hampshire.... and win the gop nomination. presidential candidate: "i can't wait to be the nominee of this party because we're going

of course, victor blackwell is not here. >> yeah. i'm live in columbia, south carolina, here on the campus of the university of south carolina. as people across this state, democrats are voting in the primary here. it is 10:00 eastern and the polls are open. voteors trickling in. it's a big contest on the democratic side. republicans voted last week. bernie sanders, hillary clinton fighting for every last vote here. so far, clinton is leading by a wide marge anyone the polls in south carolina. she spent most of the week campaigning hard across this state. this afternoon, she's in alabama, looking ahead to super tuesday. but she'll be back in south carolina tonight for a watch party. now, for bernie sanders, there was a concert and rally here in south carolina last night. he's also looking ahead, though, to super tuesday. he'll be campaigning in texas today. he'll be in minnesota tonight. cnn senior washington correspondent joe johns is live from a polling station in lexington, south carolina. joe, we understand there is a large numbe

. >> victor blackwell. we are now three days away from the primary.his morning. right now, any moment republican presidential candidate carly fiorina set to hold a town hall a few miles from here in new hampshire. they are getting the stage set. you see that sign there. "let carly debate." carly fiorina will not be part of the final republican debate tonight before the new hampshire primary. i guarantee you, she will talk about that when she takes the stage today. she is what the nopy at all. we'll bring you

victor blackwell in south carolina. good morning, victor. >> good morning, christi.g the polls. bernie sanders and hillary clinton, of course,

. >> and i'm victor blackwell. we're hours away from the gop debate face-off in greenville, south carolina. this time six candidates on stage and expect even more aggressive attacks. senator marco rubio going after former mentor former florida governor jeb bush. now, bush is ramping up his attacks on front-runner donald trump, and despite a pledge to stay above the fray, donald trump is threatening to sue ted cruz. >> he said, quote, if he doesn't clean up his act, stop cheating and doing negative ads, i have standing to sue him for not being a natural born citizen. cruz returned fire. >> my approach consistently has been i'm not going to respond in kind. he can launch insults however much he wants. there is a reason donald engages in attacks, because it's all a smoke screen to hide from his record. >> now, last night donald trump held a rally with thousands of supporters. take a look here. cnn's jim acosta is here. trump did keep his promise on thursday when he vowed to stop using vulgarities on the campaign trail

let's get to columbia, south carolina, where victor blackwell is leading our political

. >> and i'm victor blackwell.x candidates on stage and expect even more aggressive attacks. senator marco rubio going after former mentor former florida governor jeb bush. now, bush is ramping up his attacks on front-runner donald trump, and despite a pledge to stay above the fray, donald trump is threatening to sue

. >> i'm victor blackwell. good to be you this sunday morning.f the road for jeb bush. we're all waking up to a very new race for the white house. >> absolutely. this morning we're covering it all for you. including new reaction from the candidates today. and what comes next? >> cnn projects hillary clinton is the winner of the democrat caucuses. >> an i