bernie sanders is going to raise a ton of money out of this. it means that sanders is going to be able to go toe to toe with clinton. yes, we're going to go down the road, but it gives him an opportunity to find out can he connect with african-american voters as the electorate gets more diverse? we're going to find this out in a hurry. the way the calendar works, i can tell you this. i think by march 2nd, we'll be able to tell you whether sanders has a legitimate shot at this nomination, whether he can garner 40% to 50% of the african-american vote or not. if he can't, she's going to be the nomin nominee. if he can, boy, we're going to on in for the long haul. as for donald trump, let's see what happens here. i think south carolina, you're going to finally see some consolidation somewhere among the so-called establishment candidates. who is that? we shall see. >> you set me up for the next story, chuck. nbc news of course projecting donald trump will be the winner here in new hampshire. but as you noted, most successful story line of the night

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to >>> we're back with much more of the primary battle in new hampshire in a moment. first, some other stories we want to tell you about. it's a clever idea hatched by two brothers. it's created a successful busines

. >> bernie sanders! >> reporter: and by a surging sanders tapping into voters' hunger for an outsider. clinton even left iowa to fund raise in philadelphia with the threat of a long battle ahead dollars. her campaign haunted by what happened here eight years ago when another insurgent outsider, barack obama, turned a seemingly inevitable victory into defeat. this time her campaign is using obama's playbook. nearly 9,000 volunteers, more than 1,600 precinct captains, one for each caucus location, and tonight with the help of an app using complex data and math to steal a delegate here and there from sanders. >> so the great thing about this app is it will give you suggestions on the best way to try and gain another delegate. >> reporter: clinton looking for anyone's to win. kristen welker, nbc news, des moines. >> bernie! bernie! >> reporter: i'm casey hunt with the bernie sanders campaign where against all odds he has a chance to beat hillary clinton, spending the day pushing for one last charge from a yo

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american decide >>> we're back with much more of the primary battle in new hampshire in a moment. first, some other stories we want to tell you about. it's a clever idea hatched by two brothers. it's created a successful business doing something most of us hate -- haggling

among voters under 30, bernie sanders, 86% to 13% for clinton. voters 65 and older, clinton won a majority. that's not nearly a large enough gap for her to be able to win if those numbers hold. let's look at the issue make-up. most important issues among democratic voters, it sounds like bernie sanders' messaging. income inequality, economy, distant fourth. now look on the republican side of the electorate top issues. the economy, one. government spending, two, at 27%. terrorism, national security issues, three at 25%. this was a surprise to me, immigration. maybe not so hot if you're donald trump who has made immigration such a big deal. decision. and this sometimes can tell us if there was momentum at the end or not. among republicans, nearly half of the electorate told us they made their decision in the last few days. that's good news for people with last-minute momentum like a john kasich. among democratic voters, more than half, 55% made their decision more than a month ago. that's good news if you're bernie sanders. >> all right, chuck. let

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem.

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right to the heart of her he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve pr

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's cnting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead inclulung customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will slash your bills. and they're sharingheir secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who ss if she had to decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won't pla

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a

among voters under 30, bernie sanders, 86% to 13% for clinton. voters 65 and older, clinton won a majority. that's not nearly a large enough gap for her to be able to win if those numbers hold. let's look at the issue make-up. most important issues among democratic voters, it sounds like bernie sanders' messaging. income inequality, economy, health care third, terrorism a distant fourth. now look on the republican side the economy, one. government spending, two, at 27%. terrorism, national security issues, three at 25%. this was a surprise to me, lester -- 15% picked immigration. maybe not so hot if you're donald trump who has made immigration such a big deal. then of course there's time of decision. and this sometimes can tell us if there was momentum at the end or not. among republicans, nearly half of the electorate told us they made their decision in the last few days. that's good news for people with last-minute momentum like a john kasich. among democratic voters, more than half, 55% made their decision more than a month ago. that's good ne

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. but

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on and now he's going to go right to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve prob

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valv

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won't play anything l

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won'

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. p i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, heart valve problem. but i won't play anythin

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her inn january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to gogoight to theeart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolili. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight y yr battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to would i accept i'm not 22.2. i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. she is eventually going to be hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south carolina. lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. p i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, tnot caused by

bernie sanders has not ruled out contesting the count. we've got both campaigns covered starting with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in new hampshire today hillary clinton was sounding triumphant. >> i am so thrilled that i'm coming to new hampshire after winning iowa! >> reporter: but the stark reality is after starting out 40 points ahead of bernie sanders, she ended up with a razor thin victory. >> tails. >> tails. >> reporter: it even took coin tosses to get there, and the delegates will be virtually evenly split. clinton today telling msnbc's chris matthews she was relieved at the outcome. >> everybody said if there was a big turnout that would advantage senator sanders. there was a big turnout, and we won. >> reporter: but iowa entrance poll reveals her weaknesses. among the biggest, the crushing defeat among young voters, losing them by 84% to 14%. why are young voters going for sanders? do you understand what that dynamic is? >> absolutely. >> reporter: what is it? >> the system is rigged against you, vote for me, i'll break

or does it need to go in a new direction as bernie sanders? clearly an army of supporters wants to take it. >> chuck, thanks very much. tonight's msnbc democratic debate kicks off live from the university of new hampshire, co-moderated by chuck, and rachel maddow at 9:00 eastern time. >>> in the republican race, another new poll shows marco rubio leaping over ted cruz take the number two spot behind front-runner donald trump. as nbc's hallie jackson tells us, rubio's adversaries are piling on to try to stop his rise. >> reporter: with momentum in new hampshire, marco rubio rubio's hoping for a photo finish, drawing crowds in every shot as republican rivals take theirs. >> thank you guys for being here. >> reporter: sparked by this slip, rick santorum endorsing rubio, but seeming to struggle when asked why. >> can you name his top accomplishment? >> my feeling on marco is someone who has tremendous potential, tremendous gifts. if you look at the minority in the united states senate in a year when -- four years where nothing got done, it's hard

bernie sanders has the money, he outraised her in january. he will come out of here if he has a big victory with more money that he will raise in february. hard-pressed for money. she's already outspending her on television ads. and now he's going to go right to the heart of her constituency. he's going to leave here and i'm told go to harlem for breakfast and get a big endorsement from harry belafonte, trying to hurt her with the african-american vote she's counting on in south lester? >> okay, andrea mitchell. thank you. >>> we've got more of the day's other news ahead including customer service calls that drive you nuts. a clever pair of brothers will fight your battles for you to slash your bills. and they're sharing their secrets to savings. >>> also, the star american athlete who says if she had to decide today, fears over zika would i accept i'm not 22. i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won't play an

bernie sanders hoping it keep it close in tonight's south carolina democratic primary. both already looking ahead to the delegates up for grabs on super tuesday. >>> is he unstoppable? trump gets key endorsements. the battle gets uglier between republicans. >>> out of cuba. another side of this country's immigration debate as tens of thousands of cubans are being admitted to the u.s. some now say it's time to change the law. >>> room for rent. how $10 will get you a night inside a famous van gogh painting as life imitates art. "nightly news" beginning right now. >> decision 2016. this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. the polls have just closed in south carolina's democratic primary. nbc news projects hillary clinton will come away with an overwhelming victory in the primary over bernie sanders. in doing so, clinton solidifies her front-runner status in the democratic race for president. it was the first contest in the south for the democrats. the first where they competed for the african-american vote. even on this big night, clinton and sanders

bernie sanders has not ruled out contesting the count. we've got both campaigns covered started with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in new hampshire today hillary clinton was sounding triumphant. >> i am so thrilled that i'm coming to new hampshire after winning iowa! >> reporter: but the stark reality is after starting out 40 points ahead of bernie sanders she ended up victory. >> tails. >> tails. >> reporter: it even took coin tosses to get there and the delegates will be virtually evenly split. clinton today telling msnbc's chris matthews she was relieved at the outcome. >> everybody said if there was a big turnout that would advantage senator sanders. there was a big turnout, and we won. >> reporter: but iowa entrance poll reveals her weaknesses. among the biggest, the crushing defeat among young voters, losing them by 84% to 14%. going for sanders? do you understand what that dynamic is? >> absolutely? >> reporter: what is it? >> system is rigged against you, vote for me, i'll break up the big banks and tax the billion airs and

clinton and bernie sanders square off next saturday in south carolina's democratic primary...sanders campaigned in that state sunday. "i look forward to just seeing what they have to say in this last upcoming week." clinton says she knows she still has a trust issue with many voters. but all eyes are really on super tuesday - march 1st - when more delegates can be won than on any other single day of the primary season. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. civil rights activist jesse carolina encouraging people to vote. jackson says there are 1 point 2 million african- americans in the state who are eligible to vote, but only about a million of them are registered. today jackson made stops at churches in columbia, chester and rock hill. he will be in winnsboro tomorrow morning, then at midlands tech at noon and allen university in columbia. cnn is hosting a democratic town hall in columbia on tuesday. bernie sanders and hillary clinton will answer questions from south carolina voters days before the primary. the town hall will be held in the auditorium of usc's law school on main s

bernie sanders has not ruled out contesting the count. we've got both campaigns covered started with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in new hampshire today hillary clinton was sounding triumphant. >> i am so thrilled that i'm coming to new hampshire after winning iowa! >> reporter: but the stark reality is after ahead of bernie sanders she ended up with a razor thin >> tails. >> tails. >> reporter: it even took coin tosses to get there and the delegates will be virtually evenly split. clinton today telling msnbc's chris matthews she was relieved at the outcome. there was a big turnout that would advantage senator sanders. there was a big turnout, and we won. >> reporter: but iowa entrance poll reveals her weaknesses. among the biggest, the crushing defeat among young voters, losing them by 84% to 14%. why are young voters going for sanders? do you understand what that dynamic is? >> absolutely? >> reporter: what is it? >> system is rigged against you, vote for me, i'll break up the big banks and tax the billion airs and give you free

that would mean potential good news if you're bernie sanders. on the republican side, nearly half said they made their decision in the last few days. that's why we think, lester, it could be topsy-turvy night when it comes to what happens below donald trump. >> and andrea, let me turn to you. if bernie sanders leads new hampshire with a big victory, what's next for him and hillary clinton? >> reporter: if that trend does continue, the next few weeks are going to be sheer hell for hillary clinton. he's already outranked her in january. if he wins big here, he will be getting much more money in february. he's got more television ads on the air. he's trying to compete with her in south carolina, which she felt would be her firewall. she's announcing tonight that she has a new group, african-american mothers concerned about gun reform. and he's going to go to the heart of that constituency, having breakfast in harlem and expected to have an announcement later in the day from harry belafonte. it is going to be a head-to-head slug fest from here on ou

sanders, her campaign sidetracked by the e-mails. >> bernie sanders! >> reporter: and by a surging sanders tapping into voters' hunger for an outsider. clinton even left iowa to fund raise in philadelphia with the threat of a long battle ahead and her opponent raking in big dollars. her campaign haunted by what happened here eight years ago when another insurgent outsider, barack obama, turned a seemingly inevitable victory into defeat. this time her campaign is using obama's playbook. nearly 9,000 volunteers, more than 1,600 precinct captains, one for each caucus location, app using complex data and math to steal a delegate here and there from sanders. >> so the great thing about this app is it will give you suggestions on the best way to try and gain another delegate. >> reporter: clinton looking for redemption in a race that's anyone's to win. kristen welker, nbc news, des moines. >> bernie! bernie! >> reporter: i'm casey hunt with the bernie sanders campaign where against all odds he has a chance to beat hillary clinton, spending the day pushing fo

bernie sanders has not ruled out contesting the count. we've got both campaigns covered started with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in new hampshire today hillary clinton was sounding triumphant. >> i am so thrilled that i'm coming to new hampshire after winning iowa! >> reporter: but the stark reality is after starting out 40 points ahead of bernie sanders she ended up with a razor thin victory. >> tails. >> tails. >> reporter: it even took coin tosses to get there and the delegates will be virtually evenly split. clinton today telling msnbc's chris matthews she was relieved at the outcome. >> everybody said if there was a big turnout that would advantage senator sanders. there was a big turnout, and we won. >> reporter: but iowa entrance poll reveals her weaknesses. among the biggest, the crushing defeat among young voters, losing them by 84% to 14%. why are young voters going for sanders? do you understand what that dynamic is? >> absolutely? >> reporter: what is it? >> system is rigged against you, vote for me, i'll break up the

is bernie sanders headed for his first victory against clinton? >>> olympic fears, tonight the american star that said right now she wouldn't go to rio because of concerns over zika. >>> slashing your big money. brothers who made their entire business just that now sharing how they do it with amazing results. >>> tom brokaw joins us with something important that's suddenly gone missing. "nightly news" starts right now. >> announcer: decision 2015, the new hampshire primary. this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting from manchester. >> good evening, we're 30 minutes away from the last of the poll closing in new hampshire. the evening's drama in full swing. do trump and sanders become the big story or will new hampshire's independent minded voters defy the polls and reset the game. one polling place in mire yra mack, the line stretches for miles. anyone in the traffic jam will be considered in line and will get to vote. our team has it all covered, the last let's start with nbc's katy tur covering donnell p trump. >> reporter: as most of

after his speech last night bernie sanders raised over $1 million. lester? >> all right, kasie, thanks. let's turn to chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press." chuck, what impact will last night have it is a plays ought over new hampshire the next week? >> now we see a shift in the burden of proof on candidacies n.iowa the burden of proof was on donald trump and hillary clinton and ted cruz. ted cruz passed his test. hillary clinton barely passed her test. now the burden of proof shifts in new hampshire to bernie sanders and donald trump. donald trump and bernie sanders have had double-digit leads in new hampshire for weeks. here. well, hillary clinton might have a little bit of momentum, the clintons have done well in new hampshire in the past, and now we know everything could be thrown up into the air on the republican side of things. so i think that's the big change here is suddenly must-win states for sanders and trump. >> all right, chuck. thank you. >>> there are a pair of troubling new developments in the zika virus ou

bernie sanders has not ruled out contesting the count. we've got both campaigns covered starting with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in new hampshire today hillary clinton was sounding triumphant. >> i am so thrilled that i'm coming to new hampshire after winning iowa! >> reporter: but the stark reality is after starting out 40 points ahead of bernie sanders, she ended up with a razor thin victory. >> tails. >> tails. >> reporter: it even took coin tosses to get there, and the delegates will be virtually evenly split. clinton today telling msnbc's chris matthews she was relieved at the outcome. >> everybody said if there was a big turnout that would advantage senator sanders. turnout, and we won. >> reporter: but iowa entrance poll reveals her weaknesses. among the biggest, the crushing defeat among young voters, losing them by 84% to 14%. why are young voters going for sanders? do you understand what that dynamic is? >> absolutely. >> reporter: what is it? >> the system is rigged against you, vote for me, i'll break up the big banks

sanders, her campaign sidetracked by the ongoing controversy over her e-mails. >> bernie sanders! >> reporter: and by a surging sanders tapping into voters' hunger for an outsider. clinton even left iowa to fund-raise in philadelphia with the threat of a long battle ahead and her opponent raking in big dollars. her campaign haunted by what happened here eight years ago when another insurgent outsider, barack obama, turned a seemingly inevitable victory into defeat. this time her campaign is using obama's playbook. nearly 9,000 volunteers, more than 1,600 precinct captains, one for each caucus location, and tonight with the help of an app using complex data and math to steal a delegate here and >> so the great thing about this app is it will give you suggestions on the best way to try and gain another delegate. >> reporter: clinton looking for redemption in a race that's anyone's to win. kristen welker, nbc news, des moines. >> bernie! bernie! >> reporter: i'm kasie hunt with the bernie sanders campaign where against all odds he has a chance to beat hillary clinton, spending the da

bernie sanders has not ruled out contesting the count. we've got both campaigns covered started with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in new hampshire today hillary clinton was sounding triumphant. >> i am so thrilled that i'm coming to new hampshire after winning iowa! >> reporter: but the stark reality is after starting out 40 points ahead of bernie sanders she ended up with a razor thin victory. >> tails. >> tails. >> reporter: it even took coin tosses to get there and the delegates will be virtually evenly split. clinton today telling msnbc's chris matthews she was relieved at the outcome. >> everybody said if there was a big sanders. there was a big turnout, and we won. >> reporter: but iowa entrance poll reveals her weaknesses. among the biggest, the crushing defeat among young voters, losing them by 84% to 14%. why are young voters going for sanders? do you understand what that dynamic is? >> absolutely? >> reporter: what is it? >> system is rigged against you, vote for me, i'll break up the big banks and tax the billion airs an

>> reporter: tonight, bernie sanders has all the trappings of a front-runner. the clintons seemingly shocked to find themselves so far behind. andrea mitchell, nbc news, manchester. >> reporter: i'm katy tur following the trump campaign. one door. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: and one voter at a time. >> have you decided on who you're going to support for president. >> reporter: campaign staffer jamie peavy is making a pitch for donald trump. >> i'm still on the edge. >> reporter: the candidate is trying to hold on to his commanding lead in the polls by blanketing the state, getting up close and personal with voters in four stops today. >> we have to get away from these politicians, and we have to bring sanity to this country. >> reporter: trump's retail politics efforts coming late in the race, after an awkward sunday. barely talking to voters at a diner and meandering through an unfocused stump. >> i think it's a bunch of garbage. >> reporter: here historically voters make up their minds late. >> usually i'm a gut instinct kind of person so still trying

or does it need to go in a new direction as bernie sanders? clearly an army of supporters wants to take it. >> chuck, thanks very much. tonight's msnbc democratic debate kicks off live from the university of new hampshire, co-moderated by chuck, and rachel maddow at 9:00 eastern time. race, another new poll shows marco rubio leaping over ted cruz in new hampshire, to take the number two spot behind front-runner donald trump. as nbc's hallie jackson tells us, rubio's adversaries are piling on to try to stop his rise. >> reporter: with momentum in new hampshire, marco rubio rubio's hoping for a photo finish, drawing crowds in every shot as republican rivals take theirs. >> thank you guys for being here. >> reporter: sparked by this slip, rick santorum endorsing rubio, but seeming to struggle when asked why. >> can you name his top accomplishment? >> my feeling on marco is someone who has tremendous potential, tremendous gifts. if you look at the minority in the united states senate in a year when -- four years where nothing got done, it's hard t

bernie sanders has not ruled out contesting the count. started with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in new hampshire today hillary clinton was sounding triumphant. >> i am so thrilled that i'm coming to new hampshire after winning iowa! >> reporter: but the stark reality is after starting out 40 points ahead of bernie sanders she ended up with a razor thin victory. >> tails. >> tails. >> reporter: it even took coin tosses to get there and the delegates will be virtually evenly split. clinton today telling msnbc's chris matthews she was relieved at the outcome. >> everybody said if there was a big turnout that would advantage senator sanders. there was a big turnout, and we won. >> reporter: but iowa entrance poll reveals her weaknesses. among the biggest, the crushing defeat among young voters, losing them by 84% to 14%. why are young voters going for sanders? do you understand what that dynamic is? >> reporter: what is it? >> system is rigged against you, vote for me, i'll break up the big banks and tax the billion airs and give you

sanders, her campaign sidetracked by the ongoing controversy over her e-mails. >> bernie sanders! >> reporter: and by a surging sanders tapping into voters' hunger for an outsider. clinton even left iowa to fund-raise in philadelphia with the threat of a long battle ahead and her opponent raking in big dollars. her campaign haunted by what happened here eight years ago when another insurgent outsider, barack obama, turned a seemingly inevitable victory into defeat. this time her campaign is using obama's playbook. nearly 9,000 volunteers, more than 1,600 precinct captains, one for each caucus location, and tonight with the help of an app using complex data and math to steal a delegate here and there from sanders. >> so the great thing about this app is it will give you suggestions on the best way to try and gain another delegate. >> reporter: clinton looking for redemption in a race that's anyone's to win. kristen welker, nbc news, des moines. >> bernie! bernie! >> reporter: i'm kasie hunt with the bernie sanders campaign where against all odds he has a chance to beat hillary clin

or does it need to go in a new direction as bernie sanders? clearly an army of supporters wants to take it. >> chuck, thanks very much. tonight's msnbc democratic debate kicks off live from the university of new hampshire, co-moderated by chuck, and rachel maddow at 9:00 eastern time. >>> in the republican race, another new poll shows marco rubio leaping over ted cruz in new hampshire, to take the number two spot behind front-runner donald trump. as nbc's hallie rubio's adversaries are piling on to try to stop his rise. >> reporter: with momentum in new hampshire, marco rubio rubio's hoping for a photo finish, drawing crowds in every shot as republican rivals take theirs. >> thank you guys for being here. >> reporter: sparked by this slip, rick santorum endorsing rubio, but seeming to struggle when asked why. >> can you name his top accomplishment? >> my feeling on marco is someone who has tremendous potential, if you look at the minority in the united states senate in a year when -- four years where nothing got done, it's hard to say there ar

after his speech last night bernie sanders raised over $1 million. lester? >> all right, kasie, thanks. let's turn to chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press." chuck, what impact will last night have it is a plays ought over new hampshire the next week? >> now we see a shift in the burden of proof on candidacies n.iowa the burden of proof was on donald trump and hillary clinton and ted cruz. test. hillary clinton barely passed her test. now the burden of proof shifts in new hampshire to bernie sanders and donald trump. donald trump and bernie sanders have had double-digit leads in new hampshire for weeks. now they have to win here. well, hillary clinton might have a little bit of momentum, the clintons have done well in new hampshire in the past, and now we know everything could be thrown up into the air on the republican side of things. so i think that's the big change here is suddenly must-win states for sanders and trump. >> all right, chuck. thank you. >>> there are a pair of troubling new developments in the zika virus o

bernie sanders has not the count. we've got both campaigns covered started with nbc's andrea mitchell. hampshire today hillary clinton was sounding triumphant. >> i am so thrilled that i'm coming to new hampshire after winning iowa! >> reporter: but the stark reality is after starting out 40 points ahead of bernie sanders she ended up with a razor thin victory. >> tails. >> tails. >> reporter: it even took coin tosses to get there and the delegates will be virtually evenly split. clinton today telling msnbc's chris matthews she was relieved at the outcome. >> everybody said if there was a big turnout that would advantage senator sanders. there was a big turnout, and we won. >> reporter: but iowa entrance poll reveals her weaknesses. among the biggest, the crushing defeat among ung voters, losing them by 84% to 14%. why are young voters going for sanders? do you understand what >> absolutely >> reporter: what is it? >> system is rigged against you, vote for me, i'll break up the big banks and tax the billion airs and g

bernie sanders has not ruled out contesting the count. we've got both campaigns covered started with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in new hampshire today hillary clinton was sounding triumphant. >> i am so thrilled that i'm coming to new hampshire after winning iowa! >> reporter: but the stark reality is after starting out 40 points ahead of bernie sanders she ended up with a razor thin victory. >> tails. >> tails. >> reporter: it even took coin tosses to t there and the delegates will be virtually evenly split. clinton today telling msnbc's chris matthews she was relieved at the outcome. >> everybody said if there was a big turnout that would sanders. there was a big turnout, and we won. >> reporter: but iowa entrance poll reveals her weaknesses. among the biggest, the crushing defeat among young voters, losing them by 84% to 14%. why are young voters going for sanders? do you understand what that dynamic is? >> absolutely? >> reporter: what is it? >> system is rigged against you, vote for me, i'll break up the big banks and tax th

or does it need to go in a new direction as bernie sanders? clearly an army of supporters wants to take it. >> chuck, thanks very much. tonight's msnbc democratic debate kicks off live from the university of new hampshire, co-moderated by chuck, and rachel maddow at 9:00 eastern time. >>> in the republican race, another new poll shows marco rubio leaping over ted cruz in new hampshire, to take the number two spot behind as nbc's hallie jackson tells us, rubio's adversaries are piling on to try to stop his rise. >> reporter: with momentum in new hampshire, marco rubio rubio's hoping for a crowds in every shot as republican rivals take theirs. being here. >> reporter: sparked by this slip, rick santorum endorsing rubio, but seeming to struggle when asked why. >> can you name his top accomplishment? >> my feeling on marco is someone who has tremendous potential, tremendous gifts. if you look at the minority in the united states senate in a year when -- four years where nothing got done, it's hard to say there are accomplishments. >> reporter: rub

it does not favor bernie sanders. as you can see here, voters in south carolina just 32% are under the age of 45. look at the number in new hampshire. over 40% were under the age of 45. let's move to the breakdown among race. the electionoralte in 2008, 55% african-american. look at the number. over 60% at 61%. there's some evidence it may be higher than that. then look at the difference between south carolina and the first three states here when it comes to obama's policies. 70% in south carolina want to continue president obama's policies. in the other three states, you had a thad closer to 50 and under in new hampshire. and then there's the overall ideology. this is the least liberal electorate of the first four states so far as you can see there. south carolina just 52% of democrats identify themselves as liberal. 70 in nevada, near 70 in new hampshire. this is an electorate that looks more like democratic electorates across the country. much less like an electorate that bernie sanders can do well in. >> coming in

why do you think bernie sanders' argument is having an impact here? >> young people are really mad and really apprehensive and they listen to a debate about what caused it, what's the best remedy and who is most likely to improve their lives and empower him. >> reporter: do you think he's been unfair to her? >> well, i think he's been inaccurate. >> reporter: sunday night it all boiled over. >> i mean, when you're making a revolution, you can't be too careful about the facts. >> reporter: and accusing sanders' supporters of using sexist language. >> attacks that are literally too profane often, not to mention sexist. >> reporter: sanders' campaign says it's disappointed. >> i think it's unfortunate that president clinton has decided to go after bernie that way. in. >> reporter: ignoring bill clinton's jabs, sanders is tired but confident. >> and i'm here today to ask your support to join with us in making that political revolution. thank you all very much. >> reporter: and hillary clinton with rachel maddow addressed reports they will shake up their s

why do you think bernie sanders' argument is having an impact here? >> young people are really mad and really apprehensive and they are right to be, but they should listen to a debate about what caused it, what's the best remedy and who is most likely to improve their lives and empower him. >> reporter: do you think he's been unfair to her? >> well, i think he's been inaccurate. >> reporter: sunday night it all boiled over. >> i mean, when you're making a revolution, you can't be too careful about the facts. >> reporter: and accusing sanders' supporters of using sexist language. >> attacks that are literally too profane often, not to mention sexist. >> reporter: sanders' campaign says it's disappointed. >> i think it's unfortunate that president clinton has decided to go after bernie that way. in. >> reporter: ignoring bill clinton's jabs, sanders is tired but confident. >> and i'm here today to ask your support to join with us in making that political revolution. thank you all very much. >> reporter: and hillary clinton with rachel maddow addressed r

or does it need to go in a new direction as bernie sanders? clearly an army of supporters wants to take it. >> chuck, thanks very much. tonight's msnbc democratic debate kicks off live from the university of new hampshire, co-moderated by chuck, and rachel maddow at 9:00 eastern time. >>> in the republican in new hampshire, to take the number two spot behind front-runner donald trump. as nbc's hallie jackson tells us, rubio's adversaries are piling on to try to stop his rise. momentum in new rubio's hoping for a photo finish, drawing crowds in every shot as republican rivals take theirs. >> thank you guys for being here. >> reporter: the new attacked sparked by this slip, rick santorum endorsing rubio, but seeming to struggle when asked why. >> can you name his top accomplishment? >> my feeling on marco is someone who has tremendous potential, tremendous gifts. if you look at being a minority in the united states senate in the four years where nothing got done, it's hard to say there are accomplishments. >> reporter: rubio's competitors desper