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

the idea was to win there, come to south carolina and win with these voters in south carolina. right now, again, these numbers could change. this is the second wave of exit poll data. donald trump leading with white evangelicals. we can look at it this way. there's a college/non-college divide. roughly splits the electorate in half. those with college degrees, marco rubio is winning among them. trump and cruz right behind them. those without college degrees, trump is winning big, rubio falls back farther. there is also this ideology, the breakdown, how people are describing themselves tonight. again, 82% saying they're very or -- there we go. 82% saying very or somewhat conservative. look at this. see among very conservative, ted cruz is soing whkoing doing wha do, 40% of the vote. ted cruz -- it's supposed to happen. it's not moving. this is what happens on election night. the ted cruz number drops and drops. you get down to moderates, he's in single digits. ted cruz's support is concentrated there. donald trump meanwhile, he's in the high 20s, low 30s every group. >> on those

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

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

south carolina does pick winners. what are we hearing and seeing tonight in these exit polls about the feel of the electorate in terms of the kind of candidate they want? >> i think that's true back to 1980. if you look at that history. >> that's right, ronald reagan. >> i think what is so fascinating about this entire cycle and we are seeing again tonight in south carolina, dana, is what is sort of driving the republican party electorate right now? this number is astounding. take a look at this. we asked voters as they headed to the polls whether or not they felt betrayed by republican party politicians. this is asked of republicans participating in the republican party. 53% of republicans today in south carolina said yes. a majority of republicans in south carolina said they feel betrayed by their own party leaders. 44% say no. that is what is happening underneath this entire primary race. and then we asked, which candidate ran the most unfair campaign? and look at this. donald trump, the winner of this category, if

south carolina is next. you can tell obviously it's a huge evangelical community, but most of march is down here. the color speaks for itself. this is evangelical bible belt for ted cruz who unlike huckabee and santorum who won iowa he has an organization, he has money. so now you have a essentially he goes at it with trump in south carolina. the question is kasich will come in with a little momentum. can he play here. the bush family now. this was critical to george bush after john mccain beat him. it will be interesting to see jeb bush on the road with his brother, but jeb bush can't afford to come in third or fourth again. he needs a break through moment. so the evangelicals are critical for ted cruz and a slice is important to marco rubio. >> remind our viewers what happened in south carolina four years ago on the republican side. >> four years ago on the republican side, newt gingrich beat mitt romney here. mitt romney along the coast here, and newt gingrich won everywhere else because santorum didn't h

and south carolina, it was hard to imagine. getting in the race, it was hard to imagine. >> i think he's still got hurdles to get over. he's got a two-front war now, one front against cruz. he's got to beat him in a lot of the southern states coming up on super tuesday. he's got a second front against marco rubio, who will do better in midwestern states and places like pennsylvania, and he's got to beat him, too. he's beaten both of them. this is the first time he's going too take that on, but i think he has another hurdle coming up. we can talk about this later, but i think the media is going to start investigating him in ways we have not seen before and they're going to vet him and vet him and vet him, and we'll see where it comes out. >> hmm. scotty l. hughes is a chief political correspondent at the usa radio networks, a supporter of donald trump. you heard david gergen say something very interesting, that maybe donald trump will get, whether it's a second look or a third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh look, but will get a

a flap for ted cruz in south carolina. point being, though, he's got these ads against marco rubio, against hillary clinton, and new ad spoofing her in that office space scene, that famous scene where they beat up the copy machine. in the cruz version, it's hillary clinton beating up her e-mail server. so cruz really going on the offensive here. going on offense, i should say, in south carolina. hoping to sort of make some moves and mobilize the evangelical voters around him. >> speaking of the evangelicals, he has been open about his faith on the trail and ran this very personal ad on his religious beliefs in the iowa campaign. but so far, he hasn't been able to close the deal with evangelical voters. what is the campaign's strategy? why do thaw think it hasn't worked so far, at least as well as they hoped it would? >> the campaign is trying to go after evangelical voters and faith-based communities because it does want to take away some of those votes from ted cruz. marco rubio has a unique personal story when it comes t

it's a very intense race here in south carolina. i have never seen politics devolvehe depths they are here. this is the lowest i've ever seen it. >> lowest you've ever seen it or no, barry? >> south carolina has perfected a lot of these dirty tricks over the years. saturday is still a couple days away. >> every day you think it can't get worse and it does. trump has been easy scalating h rhetoric against ted cruz. he said something about lindsey graham today. he is donald trump just today. >> this guy lindsey graham, he's one of the dumbest human beings i've ever seen. graham is a disgrace. you have one of the worst reppivre representatives of any of the representatives in the united states. >> dumbest people he's ever seen? >> these guys have been going at it for about a year. they're all tired and they're ratcheting it up, but you know it's not the worst thing that's been said in south carolina today, let alone this week. >> do you think it's going to help ted cruz? do you think people are going to change their vote to donald trum

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

martha: this well thing moves to south carolina the you've seen politics in south carolina before. will it have any impact on donald trump. >> we'll see if it has impact. we saw both yesterday ted cruz in speeches and on television launch attacks at trump. trump responded with a tv ad. we saw jeb bush attack donald trump. my sense we'll see that escalate. the lines of attack will be different depending on candidate but they will all be aimed at what appear to be, what they think appear to be the weaknesses for trump trim in south carolina. as for example, in trump, in cruz's case he will go after him on social issues saying he supported partial-birth abortion and was for abortion rights. bush is going to make an attack yesterday, he brought up the bankruptcies which i think is one of the real vulnerabilities of rum traumatic larly in south caroline where there are a lot of pop you youist conservatives who wouldn't understand why, with all his vast fortune do right by people got hurt in his bankruptcies. >> this has been so fascinating to watch so far. when you look at iowa, you loo

we areÑi going now to south carolina we're going to win in south carolina. i love you all. thank you very much. thank you. >> we have got a big show for you tonight including fox coverage at the clinton headquarters, john roberts with rubio, and we begin with our chief political correspondent, carl cameron reporting from downtown manchester. voters are still partying, carl? >> hi, megyn. donald trump has rewritten the play book. didn't campaign here, often insulting the audience with vulgarity, many thought was inappropriate for crowds that had kids. but trump with a big win and his aides and he acknowledged they couldn't have asked for a better down ballot result. they believe john kasich is the perfect play pitch to shoot out of the sky in south carolina. arguing he hasn't spent time in south carolina to be able to compete there. they see a three way tie as an opportunity for trump. they're busy battling with one another, he can continue to push his make america great again rhetoric and advance numbers, win in south carolina and head into the march 1st states in the south

south carolina! we're going to win in south carolina! i love you all. thank you very much. >> reporter: trump trouncing the field, beating second-place john kasich by more than 50,000 votes. >> they want to see us take the country back. >> reporter: a decisive victory, but his path forward isn't easy. south carolina is a lot different from new hampshire. in 2012, exit polling, 65% of gop voters identified as evangelical, or born again. a voting block that ted cruz is expected to excel with, just as he did in iowa. while trump owned voters who called themselves independent in new hampshire, just 25% of south carolinians see themselves that way. >> a lot of people here are shooting for the silver medal and giving donald trump the gold medal. >> reporter: like new hampshire, trump has drawn big and enthusiastic crowds across this state. it's where he got roaring cheers for his muslim bash. >> total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: to a place rewarding organizatio

it's south carolina's choice. tonight in the battle for the democratic nomination, hillary clinton re-energized by her win in nevada working to knock out her opponent and take control of the race for good. >> going to wrap up the nomination and then we're going to win this election. >> announcer: bernie sanders trying to spread his political revolution to the south and prove he can go the distance as the campaign moves cross-country. >> we are actually listening to the american people, not the 1%. >> announcer: it could be a game changing contest in a state where african-american voters are a powerful force and both democrats need their support. >> stand up, take back your own government. >> i don't want to rant and rail. i want to get things done. >> announcer: now it's time for voters to have their say as clinton aims to be the only star on stage. >> that is why i need you, my friend, more than ever! >> announcer: and sanders battles to steals the show. >> we are gaining steam every day. >> announcer: south caro

game on in south carolina. in the next few minutes, both ted cruz and jeb bush will be holding their first events in the key state following the stunni stunning finish in new hampshire. this is the kickoff of a ten-day scramble with a state known to not be always so fair but intense campaigning. or as one rubio aide puts it, it's going to be a blood bath. >> ted cruz coming off a surprising third-place finish behind john kasich and jeb bush. this week, jeb bush will be joined for the first time on the trail by someone who took the south carolina primary back in 2000, his brother, george w. bush. it worked out pretty well for him in 2000. cnn anchor and correspondent victor blackwell is in bluffton. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're 30 minutes out from a rally starting here in bluffton with governor bush. you mentioned george w. bush. he's recorded a radio ad for the campaign although he has recorded television ads for the super pac right to rise, the pro-bush super pac. they believe this res

let's start here in south carolina. where republican candidates are making those final pushes. >> donald trump trying to turn a lead in 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. >> 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 any punches. >> donald trump has never known any interest in anybody else other than himself. the two candidates that are gifted speakers, marco rubio and ted cruz, have shown nothing in their pasts that would suggest they can make a tough decision. >> with the state's governor nikki haley by his side senator marco rubio is confident he can recover from his showing in new hampshire and win the gop nomination. >> i can't wait to be the nominee

thank you, we are going now to south carolina. we're going to win in south carolina. i love you all. thank you very much. >> i love you all. thank you very much. thank you, new hampshire. thank you. that was donald trump right there. cnn politics reporter jeremy diamond is in new hampshire. thank you, jeremy. what a night it was for donald and bernie sanders. >> unbelievable. as donald trump would say, "unbelievable." he came out tonight with a really strong win that is really showing that his movement, as he calls it, is absolutely real. he was 20 points over his closest rival, as did bernie sanders. but for donald trump, this was an important night. after he raised expectations before the iowa caucuses and then underperformed by coming in second place. this week in new hampshire, he kind of underplayed expectations, said, we'll see how we actually do. and then came up with this double digit win. so donald trump learning to play the expectations a little bit. he's really improved as the candidate. as far as bernie sanders is concerned, he tonight showed that his camp

i'm here in south carolina. he's doing really well here in south carolina. so i don't think the president is really underestimating him. i think the president doesn't like him. period. i mean, don't forget, donald trump originally accused the president of not being born in the united states before he said that ted cruz wasn't qualified to run for president because he was born in canada. and so there's no love lost between these two folks and this is also a president who clearly wants to see a democrat elected because if he doesn't, his legacy is really endangered and that's why i believe he probably wants to see hillary clinton elected because bernie sanders wants to change obamacare. >> and professor, when it comes to the supreme court, the senate can't stop the president from nominating someone to succeed justice scalia, the president can't stop the senate from ignoring his nomination, so does somebody blink? >> well, that's right. i mean, this is a power the framers gave to both branches, so the president does nominate, but the senate must confirm. and if

in south carolina. they are now taking that ground game to nevada. their hope is for a strong showing on super tuesday, especially in his home state of texas. geoff: thank you. now to dr. ben carson. his campaign started with strong pull numbers late last year, but he came up last in the south carolina primary. allyson: dr. ben carson made up his mind to stay in the race. allyson: mike mccormick followed his campaign from greenville and talks about his motivation to continue his bid for the white house. >> not the outcome dr. ben carson wanted from the primary. still, a huge crowd, and dr. chris saying that is the enthusiasm he found at the precincts he visited. on tuesday, he told us no matter what happened, he was staying in it. he is keeping his word, telling the crowd tonight, we will take america back. dr. ben carson staying in the race. geoff: there was only one candidate not watching the results in south carolina. that was john kasich. allyson: instead, he focused on the states getting ready to v

even before victory in south carolina. they said we won in new hampshire by wide margins, we're leading nation wide. but for some reason people think he's going to trip and fall and everything is going to disappear. if this were any other candidates, they would already be seen as the air apparent to the republican nomination. and after south carolina and after new hampshire, he is undoubtedly the republican frontrunner in this race. so, it's not clear what state someone else is going to knock him off in. >> and in south carolina. the party there is over physically. but metaphorically it will continue on. did i mention we're live covering the election results and we don't yet know who came in second in south carolina. for that reason, you need to stay with us for hours. we know who came in fourth, a distant fourth. that was jeb bush and perhaps, one of the most memorable moments of the night was the emotional speech he gave after suspending his campaign. want to go to athena jones, she is at what was the bush campaign headq

nicole: in south carolina there are. >> south carolina, it really hedged, and the march 1st primarys, quicker down the line, this guy has infrastructure, a natural base in the southern states, they're very happy about new hampshire. nicole: thank you so much. lauren: the race to the white house just warming up so here are the key dates, mark and down on the gop side, south carolina holds primary on the 20th, nevada to february 23rd sandra: states hold primaries and caucuses on supertuesday on march 1st, democrats in nevada hold their caucus on to january 20th, south carolina's primary held one week later followed by supertuesday. this see a market share it, most markets are closed for new year's but here's a look at japan, the nikkei index down by 2.3% and the s&p in bear markets territory. nicole: in europe but see what is going on. less worries about. a bank. the ftse up 1.1%. nicole: in the u.s. stock market futures look like this. lauren: a nice little rally, dow futures higher by 121 points, and nasdaq futures, the nasdaq down 15%. nicole: oil and gold, gold back and oil creeping

i'm going to south carolina. we have thousands and thousands of people showing up for an event like a rally or whatever you want to call it i set up two at as ago. it's unbelievable. the love they have for this country, greta, is unbelievable. that's a very pleasant surprise. i assumed it but not to the extent that i seen. it's incredible. >> donald trump thank you very much for joining us. i hope you widlÑ come back soon. >> i will, thank you. >> a note to all of you viewers. here at "on the record" we reach out regularly to all the presidential candace on both sides of the aisle. we have aggressively tried to book both democratic candidates and both campaigns are well aware ofb. our invitation. each of the campaigns knows their candidate would get a fair interview from me. and it is bye-bye new hampshire and hello south carolina. polls closed in new hampshire, the 2016 candidates already in south carolina getting ready for next week's south carolina primar the state reporters andrew shane maybe has been on the

marco rubio's campaign manager is from south carolina, is of south carolina. he's been -- you know this. he's been down there a lot. at a certain point it was by far more than anybody else which is why it's such a bummer for this campaign that he lost the momentum that he had in new hampshire. we can't underscore how quickly things change. the day after iowa, i was with marco rubio and there was such a sense of momentum, of energy. so many people were coming saying, we did so well in iowa. i'm giving him a second look. i might vote for him and with that one moment or 25 seconds, it changed everything. and so they really have to come back up from that. >> you are from florida. he seems to have acknowledged he made a mistake and wants to move on. how do you think he's doing? >> you know, i think that doing interviews like the one he just did, he really helps himself. he obviously has a breadth of knowledge on policy issues. when he attack s jeb, it's true. jeb has not been in the foreign policy committee in the senate for the years marco has. and jeb bush is goi

we're going to win in south carolina. i love you all. thank you very much. >> reporter: trump trouncing the field, beating second place john kasich by more than 50,000 votes. >> they want to see us take the country back. they want to see great deals, not horrible deals. >> reporter: a decisive victory but its path forward isn't easy. south carolina is a lot different from new hampshire. in 2012 exit polling 65% of gop voters identified as evangelical or born again. a voting bloc that ted excel with, just as he did in iowa. and while trump owned voters who called themselves independents in new hampshire, just 25% of south carolinians see themselves that way. >> a lot of people here are shooting for the silver medal and giving donald trump the gold medal. >> reporter: like new hampshire, trump has drawn big and enthusiastic crowds across this state. it's where he got roaring cheers for his muslim ban. >> total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: but historically it's also a place that's rewarred organi

, we are going to win in south carolina. >> south carolina, we are on the way. indeed you get the message? they are moving to south carolina. ahead of the february 20th primary, these are coming fast and furious, a few days away. so what are the republican candidates have on the schedule? >> the top five finishers in the primary, donald trump, john kasich, jeb bush and marco rubio heavy ands in south carolina today, the most momentum from and ted cruz are the same two candidates who do very well among the southern south carolina voters. the question is what will happen among the establishment candidate? will john kasich at second place finish be enough to keep him at the top of the pack? will jeb bush's brother the former president make a difference on the campaign trail in south carolina? will marco rubio's poor performance at the last debate be enough to prove he has what it takes to be commander-in-chief? ten days to make a difference before the primary and is a big one, winner takes all with 50 delegates up for grabs. martha: it sounds like that tees for a v

south carolina may be okay. not so much in a lot of other parts of the country. >> and part of it is the bush brand related to foreign policy and a strong military. that's something jeb bush is going to push down there. he's been running ads touting that he could be a commander in chief. and he's going to also try to attack john kasich over this as well for trying to cut the military brass and things like that. that's what they are trying to do. remind them of a strong leader. >> let's turn to our republican commentators. does it help him? >> the big risk there is at a time where you are seeing folks reject the idea of dynasties and legacies, that this is a reminder of that. what the bush campaign is making a calculation you can't run from your blood lines. since you can't, why not take the best parts of it and try to reinforce it with seriousness and national security. so that's what they're going to try and do. they're going to try to re-emphasize that. >> i wonder if donald trump is going to try to attack geo

the south carolina democratic primary. south carolina voters are picking which democrat they want on the ticket in november. let's check in now with alex who is live at one of the polling places right now, alleypolling places right now, alley. >> reporter: dawndy and charles>> reporter: dawndndand commission tell me that meadowlark mark is one of their busiest locations and something we haven't seen a whole day, a line of voters queueing up. until then the staff here told me today was really an anomaly with the primaries falling on a saturday. they say normally they have a big rush at the beginning of the day and a big rush at the end of the day. but instead, most of today has been but steady crowds which is similar to what we saw last friday for the republican primary. now right now at 6:00, and around 500 voters have passed through the doors. those i spoke with say today was about performing a civic duty and making a voice heard in a year where polls show more than 60% of americans believe our country is headed in the wr

we are going now to south carolina! we're going to win in south carolina. i love you all. thank you very much. thank you. >> very impressive win by donald trump on the democratic side. right now bernie sanders also has an extremely impressive win over hillary clinton's almost 70% of the vote is in. he's 36,000 vote ahead of hillary clinton. he's got 60% of the vote to hillary clinton's 39%. bernie sanders just a little while ago in his victory speech said this: >> nine months ago we began our campaign here in new hampshire. we had no campaign organization, we had no money, and we were taking on the most powerful political organization in the united states of america. [ cheers ] and tonight with what aprpears o be a record breaking voter turnout -- [ cheers and applause ] because of a huge voter turnout, and i say "yuge," we won because we harness the energy and the excitement that the democratic matter will need to succeed in november! [ cheers and applause ] >> bernie sanders, the independent senator from vermont, with a very impressive win over hillary clinton. john king

cnn all over the south carolina republican primary. the democratic nevada caucuses, don't miss the pregame show with wolf blitzer, anderson cooper, and jake tapper. kate baldwin and i pick up the coverage tomorrow night. legal view starts right now. >>> hello everyone, i'm jim in again for ashleigh banfield, welcome to legal view. and we begin today again with politics. we are a day away from two more presidential contests that could give this race further clarity or make clear that the drama will last through springtime and beyond. democrats will caucus in nevada, and live to nevada in a moment. but we're going to begin in south carolina where republicans hold their first southern primary where donald trump still holds a very comfortable lead in our poll of polls. rolling average of the five latest polls of likely voters shows trump, the the choice of 34% with ted cruz just behind at 20%, marco rubio at 15, jeb bush, you see there at 11%. our national poll of polls is remarkably similar, except this one jeb bush comes in last place ju

we're going to win in south carolina. i love you all. thank you very much. >> reporter: trump trouncing the field, beating second place john kasich by more than 50,000 votes. >> they want to see us take the country back. they want to see great deals, not horrible deals. >> reporter: a decisive victory, but its path forward isn't easy. hampshire. in 2012 exit polling, 65% of gop voters identified as evangelical or born again. a voting bloc that ted cruz is expected to excel with, just as he did in iowa. and while trump owned voters who called themselves themselves independent in new hampshire, just 25% of south carolinians see themselves that way. >> a lot of people here are shooting for the silver medal and giving donald trump the gold medal. >> reporter: like new hampshire, trump has drawn big and enthusiastic crowds across this state. it's where he got roaring cheers for his muslim ban. >> a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: but historically it's also a place that's rewarded organization an

a south carolina driver's license... an i-d card issued from the s-c dmv... a sc voter registration card with a photo... a federal military id.. or a u-s passport. we'll check in with our michal higdon and caroline patrickis at the p pls in just a few minutes in our next half hour. you can help out an organization trying to preserve columbia's history and try some tasty chili all at the same event this weekend. the palladium society's 18th annual chili cook-off is today from 5 to 8 pm at the music farm in columbia. 25 chili cookers will compete in various tickets for the general public are 40 dollars at the door. admission includes all you can eat & drink chili, beer & wine. benedict college will host it's 27th annual harambee festival today celebrating black history month. there will be plenty of food, fun, dancing and events for the kids. also, some very important health screenings for prostate cancer, diabetes and vision. the event starts in just a few minutes at 9:30 in the benjamin e. mays human resources center are

donald trump is the winner in south carolina. carolina.a live look at the camp there -a big win for his campaign moving forward 3 nicole is in the weather center with a look at some rain to round out the weekend 3 3 3 fox carolina's coverage of the south carolina republican primary continues. 3 as you decide 2016 -donald trump has won the south carolina republican primary - in an election that proved closer than anticipated. senators ted cruz and marco rubio are tied for second place. place.governor jeb bush came in fourth... but decided to suspend his campaign earlier evening.that leaves ohio governor john kasichand dr. ben carson.more than 600 thousand voters reportedly went to the polls. 3 that fourth place finish for jeb bush is definitely a disappointment.ultimately campaign 3 we'll go live to andrew reeser where his watch party has emptied out in columbua. 3 so much was riding on todays 3 primary...but tonight bush supporters all very disappointed, some even tearful that he has ended his campaign. of course all this after a

after south carolina, he goes quickly. super tuesday is coming, and there is a lot at stake.>> you have to make your mark while you are year. >>> we are talking issues, and i know that you support hillary clinton, and you support marco rubio. haley endorsement. >>> the governor coming in after several others in the house, you are seeing the next generation of republicans getting in the field and supporting marco rubio. as we move away from south carolina, we are like a hurricane that sits over us for a while and then it moves on. it will continue to do that, and the fight will continue. where we land will be a long way away. and donald trump may be the basis of the republican party, but that is a long way away. it may end up being ted cruz or marco rubio, but we will see, and we need south carolina leading the effort, putting us forward. i think that governor haley is seen on the national stage brings a positive message, and rubio and continue to help. >>> and hillary clinton has her work cut out for her. >> politics is a

we're going to win in south carolina. thank you very much. >> reporter: trump trouncing the field, beating second place than 50,000 votes. >> they want to see us take the country back. theyeyant to see great deals, not horrible deals. >> reporter: a decisive victory but easy. south carolina is a lot different from new hampshire. in 2012 exit pollili 65% o o g g voters identified as evangelical or born again. a voting bloc that ted cruz is expected to excel with, just as he did in iowa. and while trump owned votersrsho called themselves independents in new hampshire, just 25% of south carolinians see themselves that way. >> a lot of people here are shooting for the silver medal and giving donald trump the gold medal. >>>>eporter: like new hampshire, trump has drawn big and enthusiastic crowds across this state. it's where he got roaring cheers for his muslim ban. >> total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: but historically it's also a place that's rewarred organization and cunning man

i love south carolina. the people are -- i've been there many, many times and the people are tremendous people and i think i can do very well there. >> there's a big competition for second place and third place if new hampshire right now. what do you think is your competition going forward, is it ted cruz, do you see some rejuvenation for jeb bush, john kasich, who are you focused on? >> i see them all. they're all talented people. kasich has a little bit of a lead, but the other one -- i'm just looking at your chart. yep, it's getting a little closer. it's going to be a close race. you sort of predicted that, so did cnn. it looks like it's going to be a close race for second. >> lastly, you've been campaigning more with your family, your wife and boys. how are they taking the news? this is a big, big night in trump family history. >> they're very proud. they're standing with me right now. corey is right outside, who has done a terrific job. in fact, he just walked in now, so i will comment on his ground ga

>>> back now on primary day in south carolina. jeb bush is making a very big push in south carolina, despite questions about the future of his campaign. watch this. >> there is a report in politico tonight that several jeb bush campaign workers are shopping their resumes, believing that you will not continue on after south carolina. is that true? >> with all due respect to politico, let's let the voters decide this. i don't read politico. i think it's trash. >> as we sit here on the eve of south carolina, the voting to begin in ten hours or so, what's your final message to the voters there? >> well, that we can grow our economy at 4% rather than 2%. that we can restore the military cuts to keep us strong. that we need a commander in chief and president of the united states that will restore america's leadership in the world. people are deeply pessimistic about the future. they're latching on to the big horse on the stage, and in the case of the republican nomination. but that guy isn't going to solve their problems. i can. >> here

south carolina primaries. what you're looking at there is a hall where any moment now donald trump will take the stage. who will he threaten to sue today? moments ago, marco rubio took the stage with his new best friend, make cannikki, haley, t governor of south carolina. about as good of a friend you can have in south carolina unless you're jeb bush in which case your best friend is mom. she joins him for an event to make sure there are more bush events after saturday. in just a few moments, ted cruz takes the stage where it is possible he will once again threaten to depose donald trump or if he is feeling particularly vicious, he might threaten to sing. ♪ i just called to say i love you ♪ ♪ i just called to say i care >> as if that's not enough, wait, there's more. why is the rubio campaign saying that marco rubio doesn't even own the tie seen in this picture? more on that new development in just a moment. let's go first to the trump event that will start any minute. our m.j. lee is there. >> reporter:

that, of course, is south carolina. the primary there a week from saturday, preceded by a debate this saturday night. ted cruz and jeb bush will hold rallies in south carolina during this hour, followed by john kasich and marco rubio in the next hour. then, donald trump tonight. and we have already heard from some of them this morning. take a listen. >> there's something going on. it's a movement. the people want to see a smart country. they want to see us take the country back. they want to see great deals, not horrible deals. >> who do you see as your biggest competition now, kasich, cruz in south carolina? >> a great question, but i think all of them. they're all accomplished people. they're governors and senators, and they're all very good people. maybe. >> i'm talking about donald trump here. targeting that person with extreme negativity. can your positive message hold up under that kind of withering attack that has claimed other candidates? >> well, matt, here's the thing. you know, somebody wants to mess with me,

we're going to win in south carolina. i love you all. thank you very much. >> reporter: trump trouncing the field, beating second place john kasich by more than 50,000 votes. >> they want to see us take the country back. they want to see great deals, not horrible deals. >> reporter: a decisive victory, but its path forward isn't easy. south carolina is a lot different from new hampshire. in 2012 exit polling, 65% of gop voters identified as evangelical or born again. a voting bloc that ted cruz is expected to excel with, just as he did in iowa. and while trump owned voters who called themselves independent in new hampshire, just 25% of south carolinians see themselves that way. >> a lot of people here are shooting for the silver medal and giving donald trump the gold medal. >> reporter: like new hampshire, trump has drawn big and enthusiastic crowds across this state. it's where he got roaring cheers for his muslim ban. >> a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: but historically it's also a place

but we begin with john roberts in greenville, south carolina. >> reporter: south carolina is famous for its bare knuckle politics. it took senator john mccain years to get past the anger he felt over what bush supporters did to him in the 2000 primary campaign. and there are plenty of bean balls being thrown back and forth by all sides. the sharpest battles at the moment are between donald trump and ted cruz, and trump and jeb bush. the trump campaign made a big point of taking down a negative ad of ted cruz saying they wanted to wage a positive campaign. but on the stump, trump continues to go after his opponents. >> poor jeb. he spent $20 million on negative ads. if he didn't do that, i wouldn't be talking badly about him, you know? and he's so off, all he has to do is stop and i'll leave him alone. bush says, i do not believe he's a true conservative. these people are stupid. cruz today took an ad that's so false. i just hope you don't believe the crap, because it's all crap. >> one of the big dirty tricks of the 2000 campaign was push polling against john mccain. i talked to a coupl

she won a decisive victory in south carolina. tuesday. >> dawndy: we will take quick break and have more of our special election coverage right >>> welcome back to our special coverage of south carolina's democratic primary. and we are now projecting -- nbc is projecting hillary clinton to be the winner of the primary with a decisive victoryprimary with a decisive victory. >> dawndy: i believe we have some of the numbers, charles. can we show our viewers. >> charles: the projection is for hillary clinton to be the winner. these are the numbers as they come in. but the official numbers, hillary clinton leading only 30hillary clinton leading only 3 4 votes but that gives her a 89% lead. >> dawndy: and 39 votes registered for bernie sanders with 11% there. and willie wilson at zero. we will continue to give you more on that. and we are finding from our senior reporter jack kuenzie showing clinton taking a higher percentage of the black vote than president obama did in 2008 if the numbers hold to what we are seeing here projected so

carolina, but getting all of the south carolina delegates. >> all 50. >> all 50. and by the time we get through super tuesday, a third of republican delegates will have been decided. that's significant for trump, and it shows that he's not only in a good position to be the nominee, but he's doing what he needs to not just win vote totals and garner news coverage, which he does really well at, but the delegate who is determine the ultimate winner. >> cruz did win in iowa, but didn't do so great, didn't win in new hampshire and south carolina. he's got to get some wins now, especially right now, all the indications are the nevada caucuses tomorrow night, they look like trump has a big lead over there. >> and i think that part of cruz's problem is that he's pitched himself as this antiestablishment candidate, which would pit him directly into competition, of course, donald trump. he needs to get closer to where marco rubio is, i think, at all, to indicate that he could be the potential establishment candidate right now. the republican party is trying to harness their

republican already had their primary in south carolina. this has a little less suspense than many have had in the past. we're expecting a win by hillary clinton across the state. it remains interesting and remains competitive >>> certainly does. we should get the first numbers any moment. i think it is interesting to note that while this may not be a suspenseful race tonight, eyes are already on super tuesday a couple of days away where almost 1500 delegates are up for grabs. that's between 25 and 30% that will be pledged, some big states, and we will get a sense after super tuesday which candidates will be survivors in this long drawn-out political season. >> yes. by about march 15 is when florida ohio, we should know, and i say should because on the republican side we have what's turning into a much more interesting and competitive race, but certainly this is - tonight is going to be one of the determinants about the strength of bernie sanders versus hillary clinton. there was no particular surprise in the fact that we are expecting hill

the showdown in south carolina. democrats battling for their first state below the mason-dixon line. the polls close in less than an hour. i'm arthel neville. welcome to a brand-new hour inside america's news headquarters. >> i'm eric shaun. hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders fighting over the very final votes right now in south carolina. they're looking ahead also to the big prize, super tuesday. the largest single day delegate haul. mrs. clinton leading senator sanders two to one in their previous contests. now with more than seven times as many delegates at stake, she's in alabama, was earlier today, and sounded pretty confident on the campaign trail. >> if i'm so fortunate enough to be your president, i'm going to fight to raise the federal minimum wage, but we also have to create more good jobs, jobs that can give people a real shot. >> she may be back to columbia, south carolina for a potential victory party tonight. her opponent, senator sanders, bracing for potential loss there. skipping ahead to tex

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

. >>> breaking tonight, donald trump winning big in south carolina. hurricane takes nevada and jeb bush is out. hell hello, and welcome to the special edition of "justice" i'm judge jeanine pirro. we have reports from the headquarters of donald trump and others, and also the inside word of our strategists. let's go to the headquarters of spartanburg, south carolina with carl. carl? >> well, donald trump got the double-digit win in the first primary in south carolina the state for decades has been saying it would always nominate a republican who is the most conservative who could win in the general election, and now it looks like mr. trump is is g getting 32.5% of the vote with 99% of the precincts counted. it looks like marco rubio has a lead over ted cruz, and they are almost exactly, and there is a 0.2 percentage point between the two candidates. and before donald trump made the victory speech tonight, we had a chance to chat him up just right behind the stage, literally as he was about to take the stage and claim victory. it was very clear for him

we areÑi going now to south carolina we're going to win in south carolina. i love you all. thank you very much. thank you. >> we have got a big show for you tonight including fox coverage at the clinton headquarters, john roberts with rubio, and we begin with our chief political correspondent, carl cameron reporting from downtown manchester. voters are still partying, carl? >> hi, megyn. donald trump has rewritten the play book. didn't campaign here, often insulting the audience with vulgarity, many thought was inappropriate for crowds that had kids. but trump with a big win and his aides and he acknowledged they couldn't have asked for a better down ballot result. they believe john kasich is the perfect play pitch to shoot out of the sky in south carolina. arguing he hasn't spent time in south carolina to be able to compete there. they see a three way tie as an opportunity for trump. they're busy battling with one another, he can continue to push his make america great again rhetoric and advance numbers, win in south carolina and head into the march 1st states in the south

first in south carolina. he has a strong south carolina team aon the ground. his people know the lay of the land. he does have to do well. there's no question. as much as it's make or break for bush, it is for rubio. what we need to start seeing happening if there's a prayer for a real competition to the nomination that isn't cruz or trump is a winnowing of the field before march 15th. you continue cobbling enough delegates to get through to share nominations, but once march 15th happens, if there's not a winning of the field, trump or cruz win the table. >> let's talk about ted cruz for a moment right now. ted cruz caught in the middle of rubio and donald trump. ted cruz has been fighting both these men quite hard and fighting for evangelical votes there. south carolina was a state i think he thought he could win. he thought he could win a lot of march 1st states. he needs what tomorrow? >> he needs a win, and some of the polls have suggested that that's not entirely out of the realm of possibility, or at least a close second. he needs to do well. he needs to

is that important to the south carolina south carolina vovoter? you made a point before newt gingrich and sheldon adelson dumped a whole bucket of money to see him survive. it wouldn't work out but that money is important. >> what did i say, money is the mother's milk of politics? back to your point, without the money you can't buy the ads. you can't organize. but while i think it's important, i think people are going i want somebody who is with me on gun control or religious freedoms or tax policy. maybe it's because it's so rare but that's never -- i've never seen a poll that says that is in the top five things that -- >> who know, it might be the greatest thing as we move forward. i had the interesting opportunity to go not too far away from here, stone's throw, to the university of south carolina and sat down with some of the college kids to find out about the temperature of the youth vote. boy, oh, boy, did i get an earful about how they feel. their favorites in all of this. they have different feelings, different passion, like free public co