(sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "i think it's a real mistake. i think the president ought to instead be pushing for a free cuba." (sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) "the problem with this cuban government is not just communist dictatorship, it's an anti-american communist dictatorship." and carson took an unpopular stance on a popular republican talking point... whether or not the president should nominate a new supreme court justice. (ben carson/(r) presidential candidate) "i probably would take the opportunity to nominate someone." a special honor given to more than 30 local teens and their mothers. find out how many hours of community service the group did... one of the volunteers joins us next. but first dave hall has a look at what's coming up on more. britney week continues today... we'll have more of our exclusive interview with her... and another chance for you to win tickets to her show. and --we're taking you inside cirque du soleil's "beatles love"! 10th anniversary - and only more is giving you a first look! be sure to joi

cruz tried once again to tie trump to democrats. (sen. ted. cruz, (r) presidential candidate) "donald trump, like hillary clinton, is a rich new york liberal" while rubio got personal... (sen. marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "he asks for a full length mirror - i don't know why, cause the podium goes up to here - but he wanted a full-length mirror. maybe to make sure his pants weren't wet." trump fired back at the florida senator. (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "i watched a part of his little act. he's a desperate guy. and he's a desperate guy. i've been watching him over the past couple of weeks -- he is not presidential material" the republican candidates notmincing words... less than a week from from super tuesday. in washington, i'm steve nannes reporting. tim: sunday is hollywood's biggest night! but it wouldn't be the academy the famous trophies. jenna: the chicago company that has made the statuettes for more than three decades shows us what goes into every oscar. "regal music 'welcome to r.s. owens and company in ch

(sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "donald, donald...relax." (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "go ahead. i'm relaxed. you're the republican debate of the season turned out to be the season turned republican the tenth 3 the tenth republican presidential debate of the season turned out to be the nastiest yet.five remaining candidates took the stage in houston last night.marco rubio and ted cruz spent the evening ripping into front-runner donald trump.they attacked him on immigration.. his foreign policy experience.. and his plan for health care.trump didn't hesitate in firing back.. causing some chaotic moments throughout the night. 3 3 (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "this guy's a choke artist, and this guy's a liar."(sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) "this guy always goes there."(donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "you have a combination of factors - he can't do it for the obvious reason, and he can't do it because he doesn't know how to tell the truth. other than that, i rest my case."(sen. marco rubio/(r) p

and cruz responded... sot - sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate"frankly daughter's future with donald trump." cruz telling abc news he thinks trumps insults are a barometer for how rattled the frontrunner is...cruz, taking jabs of his own. sot - sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidatethe truth of the matter is, if donald became president, nobody knows what the heck he would do, he doesn't know what the heck he would do."marco rubio escaped trump's attacks? but did launch a few of his own.sot - sen. marco rubio / (r) presidential candidate"i didn't just become a conservative like a year and a half ago when i thought about running for president."ben carson and john kasich -- both still in the race, too -- despite low poll numbers. nats - kasich already looking towards super tuesday -- campaigning in georgia. lauren lyster oncam close: there are just 30 delegates at stake here tonight -- but this is the last chance for candidates to prove their strength before next week's super tuesday when 11 states vote. the

(sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "i think it's a real mistake. i think the president ought to instead be pushing for a free cuba." (sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) "the problem with this cuban government is not just communist dictatorship, it's an anti-american communist dictatorship." and carson took an unpopular stance on a popular republican talking point... whether or not the president should nominate a newew supreme court justice. (b(b carson/(r) esidential candndate) " i probably would take the opportunity to nominate someone." lukas after five years of waiting, madison county has finally received approval to pave the approach to a bridge north of meadow grove, paul huges brings us this story and more, now "after five years of waiting, madison county has finally received approval to pave the approach to a bridge north of meadow grove. at tuesday's meeting of the madison countycommissioners, johnson said federal and state officials have said that the county may fix the damage from the 2010 flood without endangering a bank protec

and cruz responded... sot - sen. ted cruz / presidential candidate"fra nkly i'm not willing to gamble my daughter's future with donald trump." cruz telling abc news he thinks trumps insults are a barometer for how rattled the frontrunner is...cruz, taking jabs of his own. sot - sen. ted cruz / presidential candidatethe truth of the matter is, if donald became president, nobody knows what the heck he would do, he doesn't know what the heck he would do." marco rubio escaped trump's attacks? but did launch a few of his own. sot - sen. marco rubio / presidential candidate"i didn't just become a conservative like a year and a half ago when i thought about running for president." ben carson and john kasich -- both still in the race, too --despite low poll numbers. nats - kasich already looking towards super tuesday -- campaigning in georgia. lauren just 30 delegates at stake here tonight -- but this is the last chance for candidates to prove their strength before next week's super tuesday when 11 states vote. there will be

(cheering) /// (sen. ted cruz) donald learned-- (mr. donald trump) you pushed him. (sen. ted cruz) donald, adults learn not to interrupt each other. (mr. donald trump) yeah, yeah i know, you're an adult. (laughter) /// (gov. jeb bush) this is a man who insults his way to the nomination. (mr. donald trump) --thirty-four million. (john dickerson) all right, all right-- (mr. donald trump) give me a break. (kasich interlude) jeez, oh man>)) ((brian loftus)) the south carolina primary is the republicans will head here to nevada.. for their caucus next tuesday./// ((brian loftus)) > and don't forget... 8 news now is your local election headquarters. you can stay up to date on everything political... both on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((brian loftus)) > an important construction project begins tonight... and it could really cause some headaches for neighboring businesses. this project starts at 9 p-m tonight... when rainbow between russell and sunset will be down to one lane in each direction until 5 a-m each morning. this is a big project that will cause lane s

cruz today moving swiftly ... (sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "this was a grave error of judgment." firing his communications director ... (sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "it turned out the news story he sent around was false, but i'll tell you ... even it if was true, we are not a campaign that is going to question the faith of another candidate." meanwhile, despite saying last month that rubio is eligible for the presidential candidate) "he was born here. it's definite. he was born on the land." trump now raising some doubt. retweeting a message suggesting otherwise. (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "i'm really not familiar with marco's circumstance." rubio brushing it off. (sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) "i'm going to spend zero time on his interpretation of the constitution with regards to eligibility." the g-o-p frontrunner also stirring the pot with cruz, tweeting that cruz lost evangelicals in south carolina because he is a world-class liar. behind the scenes it's a fr

sen. ted cruz (r- presidential candidate) :45- :47 "this was a grave error of judgment." as rubio questions cruz's honesty ... cruz questions rubio's ability to win. sen. ted cruz (r- presidential candidate) :53- :58 "there are only two of us who have won a state so far - me and donald trump." march first - super tuesday - could prove decisive - with nearly six hundred delegates up for grabs ... including those in virginia ... where john kasich is being forced to clarify this statement about how women supported him in the 1970s. sot: gov. john kasich (r- presidential candidate) 1:12-1:23 "we just got an army of people who - and many women who left their kitchens to go out and go door to door and to put yard signs up for me. all the were different." and things will be different - with super tuesday looming as a potential game-changer in the gop race. (two second pause) audio outcue: "brian mooar, nbc news, washington." >> the u-s supreme court is back in session today. for the first time since the scalia. scalia died earlier this month ranch. he was 79 years old. president

abc says donald trump, texas sen. ted cruz, florida sen. marco rubio, ben carson, former florida gov. jeb bush, new jersey gov. chris christie and ohio gov. john kasich are set to participate. you can tune in right here on abc9 news at seven o'clock. the debate will be moderated by abc's david muir and martha raddatz. tim: the process of electing a new president may have moved on to new hampshire, but there's still plenty of talk about what happen here in iowa on monday with texas sen. ted cruz winning the state's first in the nation caucus. iowa congressman steve king was front and center monday night when cruz thanked iowans for pushing him to the win. king serves as cruz's national co-chair. today i got the chance to ask king about his emotional reaction to his candidates big win. "there was so much out there. and to see that iowa caucus goers came to the polls and gave ted cruz a clear victory in the state not a challenged one like it was 4 years ago so i'm looking forward to a full spectrum constitutional christian conservative achievi

sen. ted cruz :45-:47 "this was a grave error of judgment." as rubio questions cruz's honesty ... cruz questions rubio's ability to win. sen. ted cruz :53-:58 have won a state so far - me and donald trump." march first - super tuesday - including those in virginia ... where john kasich is being forced to clarify this statement about how women supported him in the 1970s. sot: gov. john kasich 1:12-1:23 "we just got an army of people who - and many women who left their kitchens to go out and go door to door and to put yard signs up for me. all the way back when, you know, things were different." and things will be different - with super tuesday looming as a potential game- changer in the gop race. audio outcue: "brian mooar, nbc news, washington." west columbia has a new cityty administrator tonight. today, the city council unanimously approved brian carter for the job. carter is currently the deputy city administrator he has worked with the city of west columbia since 1998. his term officially begins a week from wednesday on march 2nd. midlands technical college is celebrating blbl

cruz tried once again to tie trump to democrats. (sen. ted. cruz, (r) presidential candidate) "donald trump, like hillary clinton, is a rich new york liberal" while rubio got personal... (sen. marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) "he asks for a full length mirror - i don't know why, cause the podium goes up to here - but he wanted a full- length mirror. maybe to make sure his pants weren't wet." trump fired back at the florida senator. (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "i watched a part of his little act. he's a desperate guy. and he's a desperate guy. i've been watching him over the past couple of weeks -- he is not presidential material" the republican candidates not mincing words... less than a week from from super tuesday. in washington, i'm steve nannes reporting . christie says he is ready to campaign for trump - when needed - between now and november. saturday marks south carolina's "first in the south" democratic presidential primary. "i differ with my opponent who talks about free education for everybody. i am not going t

(sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "i have to say to mr. trump you have been threatening frivolous lawsuits for your entire adult life. even in the annals of frivolous lawsuits this takes the cake." trump today..not backing down...laying into cruz (donald trump/(r) presidenenal candidate) "i'm pro-life, and he'll say i'm pro-choioi. and i get a a ll from a reporter ...i hear ask who told you that? cruz. cruz! it's unbelievable. no, i'm pro-life. and i said to myself, how can a guy be so dishonest?" marco rubio echoing trump's accusations against cruz. (sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) "what we've seen in the last few weeks is very disturbing." also calling cruz a liar. (sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) "ted unfortunately has proved that he is willing to say or do anything to get elected." cruz firing back that rubio is just taking a page from trumums playbook. (s(s. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "marco rubio is behaving like donald trump with a smile" the infighting within the top tier comes as donald trump is

ted cruz again.>> reporter: yes, trump has a 22 point lead in nevada. >> i grab and grab and grab. i get greedy. now we are going to get greedy for the united states. we're going to grab and grab.>> reporter: donald trump is not holding back his mounting attacks on sen. ted cruz.>> senators cruise and rubio, who tied for the second contest in a row, are lobbying criticism.>> if donald became president, he doesn't know what he would do.>> he has an outline what we he would -- what he would do on any issue. on the democratic side, hillary clinton gained the endorsement of harry reid.>> i won an election about real change that will make a difference in people's lives. >> reporter: clinton is heading into this primary with a dominant lead. bernie sanders is already looking ahead to the next clinton was the inevitable candidate. i think we have a real shot. >> reporter: south carolina primary is on saturday. while clinton is expected to win, sanders hopes to slow her momentum in states like colorado, minnesota, massachusetts, and his home state, vermont.>>> abc news will have more on th

(ted cruz) (sen. ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate) "donald engages in insults. because he can't defend his substantive record."a recent des moines register/bloomberg poll shows trump five points ahead of cruz......but with many other g-o-p contenders in single digits, scooping up other candidates' supporters could be vital.the same poll showed hillary clinton with a three point lead over bernie sanders......but if martin o'malley supporters can't bring together 15 percent of the vote at any given caucus site......the clinton and sanders camps will fight for those votes to push themselves over the top. (hillary still thinking about this, weighing your options, i hope i will be able to persuade you."on both sides, it's a battle between enthusiasm... ...and infrastructure.... ...with trump and sanders riding a wave of non- establishment fervor...while clinton and cruz leverage highly organized campaigns on the ground.i'm reid binion, reporting 3 3 3 deputies are still searching for man missing from madison county. 49-year-old andrew smith was last seen on river roa

cruz questionsubiobility to w. sen. ted cruz r- presidential caidate 3-:58 "there only two of us who have won a state so far - me donald trump." march first - super tuesday - nearly six hundredegates up for grab. including those in virginia ... where john kasich is being forced to arify is statement about w women supported him in the 1970s. sot:ov. john kasich r- presidentcandidate 1:-1:23 "we justot an army of people who - many women who left their kitchens to go out and go door to door and to put yard sis upor me. l the way back when,ou kw, ings were fferent." and things will be different - wiuper tuesday looming as a potential game-changern th gop race. dio outcue: "brian mooar, nb ne, washgton." with jebush now out of t republicield. cruz and rubiore hoping to win over his supports - if not an enrsement frh hi xxx the cooler, t weathewe're eingoday--expeed to finish the work of fire crews and put out the fire on fort . the turk creeke arted on the mounin post over the weekend. carson officials let uow about an hour

ted cruz's 3 a big step toward determining our next president. 3 the results are in for south primary.. and donald trump is declared the winner.this means he takes all 50 of the state's delegates.in the fight for second place is ted cruz and marco rubio with rubio having a slight edge. edge.and the bottom three--jeb bush who dropped out of the race after the results started coming in--and john kasich and ben carson finished in thehe bottom two. 3 and we also have to talk about nevada..hillary clinton is the winner of that state's democratic caucus... taking 52 percent of the votes.. compared to 47 percent for bernie sanders.this gives clinton 19 delegates.and their next stop will be south carolina, where the democratic primary is one week away.we know bernie sanders is heading straight to greenville tomorrow. 3 let's go live one last time to the 3 spartanburg marriott... where the trump victory party 3 we want to 3 thank you for 3 joining us for tonight's primary coverage.we'll be back here next saturday, when south primary.be sure in the battle of the burgers, one made a "declaration

ted cruz is seizing on a different moment from saturday's debate -- on abortion. ( sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate ) "you said planned parenthood does wonderful things, and we should not defund it." ( donald trump / (r) presidential candidate ) "it does do wonderful things, but not as it relates to abortion." after the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia, trump's comments on abortion are n n the texas senator's number one target.t. ( attack ad featuring old donald trump interview ) "i'm very pro-choice." ( sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate ) "donald trump, if he were president, would appoint liberals to the court. we know this for a fact. why? because donald has entire adult life." called cruz a liar sue in response to ( donald trump / (r) presidential candidate ) "i think he's an unstable person. i watch him. i see him. and i always say he's a good debater, but he can't talk." ( sen. ted cruz / (r) candidate ) "...and we're not in grade school where you just get to say liar, liar pants on fire and not respond to the substance." lukas: iowa

(ted cruz) (sen. ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate) "donald engages in insults. because he can't defend his substantive record."a recent des moines register/bloomberg poll shows trump five points ahead of cruz......but with many other g-o-p contenders in single digits, scooping up other candidates' supporters could be vital.the same poll showed hillary clinton with a three point lead over bernie sanders......but if martin o'malley supporters can't bring together 15 percent of the vote at any given caucus site......the clinton and sanders camps will fight for those votes to push themselves over the top. (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate) "for those of you still thinking about this, weighing your options, i hope i will be able to persuade battle between enthusiasm... ...and infrastructure.... ...with trump and sanders riding a wave of non- establishment fervor...while clinton and cruz leverage highly organized campaigns on the ground.i'm reid binion, reporting 3 3 3 right now ... the man pictured on your screen is still missing... ...and madison county de

a huge win for ted cruz -- sot sen. ted cruz "tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across iowa and all across this great nation." upsetting gop frontrunner donald trump. sot donald trump " ... we will go on to easily beat hell they throw up there." and marco rubio - running strong. sot rubio " ... tonight we have taken the first step. but an important step toward winning this election." on the democratic side - the race between hillary clinton and bernie sanders is too close to call. sot hrc: "i am excited about really getting into the debate with senator. sanders about the best way forward to fight for us in america." sot bernie sanders " ... the people of iowa have sent a very profound message to the political establishment ...." tonight the presidential hopefuls... gave one final pitch at caucus sites... before the votes were cast.. as many as 400-thousand iowans -- expected to show up at some 2000 locations..... sot caucus voter we feel this year's really important. lot's changed in the last eight years

a fact not lost on texas senator ted cruz. s/ sen. ted cruz / presidential candidate:17 - :30"they're looking for a consistent conservative, someone who has a proven record of defending the constitution, of defending the bill of rights, of defending the free market principle and judeo-christian values that are great nation." cruz and donald trump have been sparring online and over the airwaves for weeks... each claiming an election "win" since voting started... will they attack each other in person tonight, in a state known for its rough and tumble campaigns? s/ donald trump / presidential candidate:43 - :46"you have cruz. find out where he gets his money!" perhaps the most pressure tonight is on florida senator marco rubio... analysts say he needs a strong debate performance. he was widely panned for his poor performance in the last debate. and now cruz is portraying him as a flip-flopping opportunist. the next democratic contest is saturday in nevada... where vermont senator bernie sanders hopes to keep the pressure on hillary clint

ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate "or, if you like, yet another trumpertantrum." and while the internet has blown up online ... mostly making fun of trump ...the billionaire says he actually loves the phrase! "(donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) i haven't. actually i love that phrase. i actually like that phrase. that's good, i better trademark. we need a strong tone these days. i don't have tantrums. you can't build great businesses and have relationships i have if you have tantrums. cruz coined the term after trump lashed out at the cruz campaign after coming in second in the iowa caucuses lukas "punch out cancer." that's the theme for this year's "for the girls" fundraiser. paul huges brings us more "vulcraft has appealed a ruling by the norfolk city zoning board of adjustment concerning property at the intersection of west omaha ave. and south 25th street. the dispute involves the eagle distributing property that our savior lutheran church wants to and other industries in the area oppose having anything except industry in that location. norfolk's fire ch

(ted cruz) (sen. ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate) "donald engages in insults. because he can't defend his substantive record." a recent des moines register/bloomberg poll shows trump five points ahead of cruz... ...but with many other g-o-p contenders in candidates' vital. showed hillary clinton with a three point lead over bernie sanders... ...but if martin o'malley supporters can't bring of the vote at any ...the clinton and sanders camps will votes to push themselves over the top. (hillary clinton/(d) candidate) "for those of you still thinking about this, persuade you." on both sides, it's a battle between enthusiasm... infrastructure.... sanders riding a wave of non- establishment fervor cruz leverage highly organized campaigns on the ground. i'm reid binion, reporting the democratic candidates have a busy week ahead cnn is hosting a democratic town hampshire on wednesday, this just one day debate on university of new hampshire. back here in democratic caucus is saturday february 20-th, and the february 23-rd. for more information, just go to our website,

sot - sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate "i believe we will win." sot - sen. marco rubio / (r) presidential candidate "i'll unite the frontrunners. nats hillary clinton and daughter chelsea.... rallying the troops... before they canvas neighborhoods... convincing voters to caucus. sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate tonight!" or?? "i can't stay long...but i thought i would bring unhealthy food..." many voters though admit... they can still be pursuaded to change their minds. sot -- ruth lapoint "it's going to be a very tough choice." sot - colin russell / kaplan university "i'll just see what sot - sen. bernie sanders / (d) presidential candidate "if a lot of non-traditional voters, younger people, working class people win!" on the g-o-p side -- a new quinnipiac poll out today shows donald trump widening his lead over ted cruz. nats - trump -- holding this last minute rally today - with sarah palin. sot - trump "this is the day we take our country back!" sot - matthew dowd / abc news political back!" sot - matthew hampshire... then he'll win in

ted cruz / presidential candidate "the senate needs to stand strong and say we're not going to give up the u.s. supreme court for a generation by allowing barack obama to make one more liberal appointee." while donald trump and ted cruz have been sniping at each other online and on new hampshire... it was trump and jeb bush who got in the most heated exchanges in the palmetto state... s/ donald trump / presidential candidate"jeb is so wrong. jeb is absolutely so... just so you understand. you know who that is? that's jeb's special interest and lobbyists talking." s/ jeb bush / presidential candidate9:27:22 bush, putin will not be an ally of the united states... s/ jeb bush / presidential candidate"i'm sick and tired of him going after my family. while trump was building a tv show, my brother built a security apparatus. s/ donald trump / presidential candidate9:34:30 down on his watch... many analysts say marco rubio needed a bounce back performance after debate. but the florida senator disappeared from the discussion for long stretches until finally clashing with ted cruz over immigrat

ted cruz / presidential candidate "talk about a man who knows how to shoot a duck"- in the meantime-cruz is facing a challenge in a chicago court. a citizen there says he's worried his canadian birth will disqualify him. sot - lawrence joyce "ted cruz has known about this issue for years and hasn't done anything about it. he didn't lift his little finger to do anything about it" on the democratic side, it looks like a dead heat in this weekend's caucuses in nevada?hillary clinton is not going down without a fight. sot - hillary clinton / presidential candidate "i'm not just making speeches, promising free this, and free that, and free everything," megan hughes oncam close: here in south carolina, polls show the race is not as close. trump has maintained a double digit lead with cruz and rubio following. many believing this could be a three-way race after tomorrow. mh, abc news, columbia, south carolina former president bill clinton will be in reno today to campaign for hillary. for nevada reno office" to thank volunteers and to talk about how each supporter is crucial in nevada. the even

on the campaign trail today: republican ted cruz (sot sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate 1:01- 1:05) "don't shut down gitmo - expand it and let's add some new terrorists there!" republican marcio rubio (sot sen. marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate 1:08- 1:11) "they're going to guantanamo and were gonna find out everything they know! " gitmo, full -------------in/out -------1:16/1:22) transfer. 46 face charges. 10 will never be released (===================== graphic out ======================== ==) 9/11 mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed is at gitmo and president obama that 1. 7 billion dollars could be saved over 20 years and our image nbc news, capitol hill iowa senator joni ernst is very against closing the prison - she toured the facility last year... find out what she has to say in the kwwl news at six. the university of iowa's president is meeting with students and faculty about their concerns. you're looking live at the town hall meeting hosted by new president bruce harreld. the univeristy says that university of iowa commu

cruz to take over as the only surviving mainstream gop candidate sot: sen. marco rubio presidential candidate ) :22-:26 "we need to nominate someone that can bring us together...i know i can better than anyone in this race" republican :31-:35 "we need that segment to bow out gracefully" ted cruz won't. the iowa winner, polling second here, sot: sen. ted cruz (r - presidential candidate ) :41-:46 "here in south carolina, these next 21 hours are going to decide a great deal." he's linking rubio to president obama on immigration even though cruz today had to pull his fake photo of the two sot: donald trump (r - presidential candidate ) :53-:56 "this guy ted cruz is really a liar" donald trump's once big lead over cruz is down to five, in today's nbc news wall street journal marist poll sot: donald trump (r - presidential candidate ) 1:03- :1:08 "running for presidents takes guts ive never done this before it takes guts, it takes guts" nats: 1:10-1:15 supporter: i'm a muslim i support this man to the death trump: did you get that ! the u-s looks set to win anoth

marlie hall, cbs news, ted cruz is counting on an army of supporters to pull off an upset. sen. ted cruz/(r-tx) presidential candidate) "the strength of this campaign is over 12,000 volunteers here in the state of iowa." : marlie hall/cbs news/des moines, iowa) republican party officials here say they expect a record turnout tonight...and that may bode well for donald trump. (john dickerson/cbs news political director) "if it's big on the republican side, that means these first time voters that like donald trump have come out and turned out to caucus." (nats) "bernie! bernie!" . marlie hall, cbs news, democrat bernie sanders is also counting on first time voters. sen. bernie sanders/(i-vt) democratic presidential candidate) "we need tens-of- millions of people to stand up and say loudly and clearly, enough is enough!" . marlie hall, cbs news, sanders and hillary clinton are in a virtual tie. ( hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate/courtes y: cbs "this morning") "i'm a little bit scarred up but i'm still standing and i think that kind of experience will really do me well in

(sen ted cruz/(r) trump as the nominee means hillary probably wins and we lose this country."rubio, throwing in some donald-style personal attacks. (sen. marco candidate) "he's like 6'2 which is why i don't understand why his hands are the size of someone who is 5'2.""you know what they say about men with small handsa&" (audience laughter)for the democrats, a somewhat more cordial tone following clinton's big win in saturday's south carolina primary.(clinton) "i want to congratulate senator sanders on running a great race."(sen. bernie sanders (d)/presidential candidate) "i congratulate secretary clinton on her very strong victory." clinton, saving her most pointed attacks for the g-o-p, taking direct aim at trump's campaign slogan: (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate) "we don't need to make america great again. america has never 3 3 the sanders campaign will open an office in western north carolina tonight at 6:00. fresh-off the big loss in south carolina, bernie sanders backers took to the streets of asheville over the weekend. "w-n-c for bernie" held a rally at "new

and ted cruz.. taking shots at the front runner.. (s/ sen. ted cruz / r presidential candidate :30 - :36) "we can't be fooled by pt barnum. but many analysts warn the time for other candidates to block a trump nomination is running out.. (s/ nicolle wallace / nbc news political analyst :50 - :57) you've got the washington post with a stunning editorial about stopping trump. they feel there is some urgency now to stop trump, and that would create some historic rush towards them in the final weeks." begin to play out when the republicans walk on to this stage at the university of houston in just a few hours.. jay gray - nbc news - houston. >> the president's proposal to close the prison in guantanamo bay is continuing to create controversy. the plan involves transferring the bulk of remaining detainees to other countries. the rest -- who can't be transferred abroad because they're deemed too dangerous -- would be moved to an undtermined facility in the united states. most republican lawmakers, remain opposed to moving detainees into the united

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ted cruz/(r-tx) presidential candidate) "i cannot wait to get home to the great state of texas." texas has become a must-win state for ted cruz if the senator hopes to remain a viable alternative to trump. "it is our duty as texas conservatives to appoint a leader we can trust." wednesday, he picked up the endorsement of texas governor greg abbott. mark albert for cbs news, the white house. ((kirsten joyce)) ted cruz is leading in his home state in the latest polls, but donald trump is running a very close second and could end up winning as many delegates as cruz. in houston tomorrow night./// ((kirsten joyce)) > as we mentioned... it wasn't all smooth sailing last night.. some voters were turned away: ((i see no point in even staying because they've made a decision. and i'll be leaving and i don't know about the rest of the parties. they're saying we can have some kind of provisional vote so if there's a tie or something it'll make a difference but it shouldn't even have to go this far. i mean, we should be able to vote period. it should be counted right now. )) ((kirsten joyce)

while third place finisher ted cruz took aim at trump's attack strategy.sot - sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate"donald devotes all of his time and energy, all of his money, to attacking me."the south carolina race claimed one campaign - jeb bush calling it quits.but john kasich and ben ==================natsot - "thank you nevada!"for the democrats - hillary clinton - hoping to gain ground after her win in nevada - gave her victory speech - then flew to texas.natsot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate "?what a great night! ?." sanders went straight to south carolina - after coming in a strong second place?today, he told cbs face the nation - he's now looking to super tuesday.(cbs face the nation) sot - sen. bernie sanders / (d) presidential candidate "we're in this race to win. and i think, on super tuesday, for example, you are going to see some major, major victories."sanders also touted his support among latinos in nevada? but clinton won with african american voters - a group which makes up a large portion of the electorate in south carolina

sot - sen. ted cruz / presidential candidate"just ice scalia was an american hero.. justice scalia's..... family ....including his 9 children and 36 grandchildren.... and friends as well president obama and the first lady will pay their respects today?inside the building where he built a legacy. stephanie ramos oncam close: after the private ceremony this morning-- the public viewing began... scalias casket can be viewed by mourners service will take place tomorrow in washington, d.c., at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. vice president joe biden will attend the funeral. stephanie ramos abc news the u-s supreme court as today brings the first funnel day from des moines -- meaning that any bill in a house or senate committee must make it to the floor -- one political reporter said 2016 brings a "low drama" funnel day to this point. the gazette's james q. lynch joined us on the kcrg-tv 9 morning news this morning as some bills on cannabis oil, tanning bed bans for those under 17 and the governor's water quality bill have made it through.

senators ted cruz and marco rubio. (sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate): "i think it's a real mistake. i think the president ought to instead be pushing for a free cuba." (sen. marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate): "the cuban government remains as repressive as ever. but now, they have access to millions to not billions of dollars in resources that they didn't have access to before this opening." that flow of cash has been triggering bidding wars.... between u-s airlines.... to fly commercial routes.... between the two nations. travel to cuba is easier... but... tourism is still banned... it will be up to congress.... to allow it. also tonight... president obama has signed into effect.... new sanctions.... against north korea... for refusing to stop its nuclear weapons program.... as well as.... suspected cyber attacks. the sanctions will deny north korea the money it needs..... to make mini..... republican presidential candidate donald trump has been socrching the campaign trail with a number of new controversial

ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "we have been through a wild and woolly election season." jeb bushunder pressure to finish strong here.campaignin g with his mom (jeb bush/(r) presidential candidate) "jeb has been a great son, great father, great and laying.into rivals. candidate) never shown any interest in other than himself. and the two candidates speakers, marco rubio and ted cruz, have shown nothing in their past that would suggest that they can make a tough decision." today, nevada will be the first in the west to hold a democratic presidential caucus. hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders are neck and neck heading into the contest... fox 5's cyndi lundeberg had the chance to speak to the former secretary of state on friday, and asked her what nevadans want to know. let me say i am the best prepared and tested to take on whoever the republicans nominate former secretary of state hillary clinton isn't just prepared for senator bernie sanders... she says she's ready to take on whoever becomes the republican nominee. she says the trials and tribulations of this year

ted cruz grabbed the trump hardline and a trump solution ((sot: sen. ted cruz / r-presidential candidate :59 -1:10)) "in short we're going to build a wall, triple border tuesday. his first rubio's dream: grabbing #2 (insert ends) (two second pause) audio outcue: i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, new overnight: increasing clouds. lows:low-30s. winds: light ne. sunday: cloudy with rain likely across nc/obx..chance of scattered showers in hampton roads. highs: mid-40s. winds: n/ne 10-20 mph. monday: partly sunny with a chance of rain/snow mix late. highs: upper-40s. winds: nw to se 5-10 mph. we enjoyed plenty of sunshine across hampton roads today with temperatures topping out in the mid-40s. overnight, we will gradually see increasing clouds, so by sunday morning, we'll be waking up to mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low-30s. an area of low pressure will skirt just offshore banks into northeast north carolina - expect sustained winds out of the northeast at 25-35 mph, gusting up to 50-60 mph at times. this will hampton roads - expect cloudy sk

while third place finisher ted cruz took aim at trump's attack strategy. sot - sen. ted cruz / presidential candidate "donald devotes all of his time and energy, all of his money, to attacking me." the south carolina race claimed one campaign - jeb bush calling it quits. but john kasich and ben carson both vowing to stay in. ================== natsot - "thank you nevada!" for the democrats - hillary clinton - hoping to gain ground after her win in nevada - gave her victory speech - then flew to texas. natsot - hillary clinton / presidential candidate sanders went straight to south carolina - after coming in a strong second place? today, he told cbs face the nation - he's now looking to super tuesday. sot - sen. bernie sanders / presidential candidate "we're in this race to win. and i think, on super tuesday, for example, you are going to see some major, major victories." sanders also touted his support among latinos in nevada? but clinton won with african american voters - a group which makes up a large portion of the electorate in south carolina - where she holds a

ted cruz: "we should not allow a lame-duck president to essentially capture the supreme court in the waning months of his presidency." sot hillary clinton: "it is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates." scalia died in his sleep saturday.. at a texas ranch during a quail hunting trip.. sot john poindexter owner, cibolo creek ranch : "he was totally peaceful. he's a man who went to sleep and just didn't wake up." sot judge cinderela guevara presidio cty., tx: "they assured me they did not see any signs of foul play." the scalia family objecting to an autopsy after talking to investigators on the scene.. back in washington.. with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell declaring "this vacancy until we have a new president" -- president obama is forging ahead.. and on the short list of his potential candidates.. judge sri srinavasan.. considered the frontrunner. and the stakes could not be higher.. on major issues like affirmative action and climate change policies -- without scalia.

campaigning again today with the popular south carolina governor nikki nats - while ted cruz-appears with duck dynasty star phil robertson in myrtle beach.sot - sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate"talk about a man who knows how to shoot a duck"-cruz is facing a challenge in a chicago court. a citizen there says he's worried his canadian birth will disqualify him. sot - lawrence joyce "ted cruz has known about this issue for years and hasn't done anything about it. he didn't lift his little finger to do anything about it" on the democratic side, it looks like a dead heat in this weekend's caucuses in nevada?hillary clinton is not going down without a fight. sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate"i'm not just making speeches, megan hughes oncam close:here in south carolina, polls show the race is not as close. trump has maintained a double digit lead with cruz and rubio could be a three-way race after tomorrow. mh, abc news, columbia, south carolina 3 3 mona tight a video released by a louisiana police department is getting a lot of attention online."the gremlin stre

senators marco rubio and ted cruz clashed on the subject of immigration. (sen. ted cruz/(r-tx) presidential candidate) "marco rubio consistently supported amnesty." (sen. marco rubio/(r-fl) presidential candidate) "for a number of weeks now ted cruz has just been telling lies, he lied about ben carson in iowa, he lied about planned parenthood." after the debate doctor ben carson spoke out about the infighting. (dr. ben carson/(r) presidential candidate) "all we're doing when we do that is making it easier in the general election for the other side to win." the republican primary in south craig boswell, cbs news, greenville, south carolina. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > and we're your local election headquarters... you can stay up to date on everything politics during this election year on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > a metro k9 officer is recovering at home this morning.. how the dog is doing after being attacked by a suspect.. during a policestandoff./ <"now, nevada's first choice for news. there are those who say we cannot

( sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "well, listen. i recognize that folks may want to talk about the third- place finisher and that's fine. you can talk about that. i'm focused on our victory tonight. i'm focused on our victory tonight and the fact that courageous conservatives across iowa, all across the country generated the most votes ever given to any republican victor in a republican primary." cruz is focused on rubio, slamming him today for working with democrats on immigration. (sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "it was marco in the foxhole with harry reid and chuck schumer shooting at us." but beyond new mpshire, rubio sources say they hope to cement his status in south carolina, where he just got a big boost from the state's popular republican senator, tim scott. ( sen. tim scott/(r) south carolina) "i'm putting my confidence and my because i believe that he takes us to that better future." no matter what, rubio will still have to contend with donana trump, ahead in most new hampshire polls by double digits. but that

senators marco rubio and ted cruz clased on immigration. (sen. ted cruz/(r-tx) presidential consistently supported amnesty." (sen. marco rubio/(r-fl) presidential candidate) "for a number of weeks now ted cruz has just been telling lies, heelied about ben carson in iowa, he lied about planned parenthood." later cruz took on donald trump. (cruz) "right now as a candidate he supports funding for planned parenthood" (trump) "you know you are the single biggest liar up here." voters go to the polls on february 20th. craig boswell, cbs news, greenville, south carolina. ((sharie johnson)) > and we're your local election headquarters... you can stay up to date on everything politics during this election year on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// toss to tony for weather ((tony smith))

sen. ted cruz, r-presidential candidate: they simply start screaming, liar, liar, liar. all of the republican candidates are all ramping up their war of over cruz's canadian birth and his eligibility to be predent. donald trump, r-presidential candidate: i already have a lawyer, we're looking at it very seriously, we're thinking about it. the cruz camp countering, rick tyler: to be fair to donald, he doesn't actually know what he believes. also on the campaign trail, jeb bush is using his famous brother to continue the bush winning streak in south carolina. former president george w. bush: strength is not empty rhetoric, it is not bluster, it is not theatrics. real strength, strength of purpose comes from integrity and character. but all the bluster may not matter come saturday. a cnn-orc poll released tuesday, has donald trump well ahead in south carolina at 38-percent. up 16 points on ted cruz, with marco rubio and jeb bush trailing well behind in third and south carolina is critical for republicans. with only one exception, every since 1980 has gone on nominee. we are

ted cruz / (r) president candidate " there have been multiple media reports about donald's business dealings with the mob, with the mafia. natsot - sen. marco rubio / (r) presidential candidate "... small hands..." after losing iowa, gop frontrunner?donal d trump? has seen his numbers in the polls and election day keep growing as he appears unbeatable?but a day before super tuesday trump went on nbc rushing to clear up his views about the kkk and s former grand wizard david duke who recently endorsed him. sot - donald trump / (r) presidential candidates " . disavowing anybody. i disavowed david duke and disavowed him the day before at a major news conference." trump's poll numbers ? still unfazed. in a new cnn/orc poll out today trump banks a new high with his widest lead yet..49 percent of say they back him up. now in as many states as 3 of the top their way through trump, rubio and hillary clinton. sot - hillary clinton / candidate " i need your help. go tomorrow and bring people with you!" stephanie ramos oncam close: right here in virginia. a super tuesday state.. both donald trump and h

sot - sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate "a vote for marco rubio... is a vote for amnesty." and declaring that "22 emails" sent from her private server... contained "top secret information." (abc this week) sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate "no classified marked information on those emails..." nats - "...sanders rally..." her opponent -- bernie sanders telling crowds -- it all comes down to voter turnout. bernie sanders / (d) presidential candidate "we are going to win this thing... and pull off one of the great blasting the airwaves here with non-stop ads. even marco rubio is airing a half hour t-v special this weekend. brandi hitt - abc news - des moines. vo the local culinary union isn't backing any candidate before nevada's caucuses next month. the union represents thousands of casino workers here in the valley. right now, the group says it is focusing on the general election. the union backed barack obama back in 2008 during his primary race with hillary clinton. union leaders say--they want to focus on getting thousands of people to vote, but they also

(sen ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate)"donald trump as the nominee means hillary probably wins and we lose this country."rubio, throwing in some donald-style personal attacks. (sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) "he's like 6'2 which is why i don't understand why his hands are the size of someone who is 5'2.""you know what they say about men with small handsa&" (audience laughter)for the democrats, a somewhat more cordial tone following clinton's big win in saturday's south carolina primary.(clinton) "i want to congratulate senator sanders on running a great race."(sen. bernie sanders congratulate secretary clinton on her very strong victory." clinton, saving her most pointed attacks for the g-o-p, taking direct aim at trump's campaign slogan: (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate) "we don't need to make america great again. america has never stopped being great."i'm reid binion, reporting 3 3 the sanders campaign will open an office in western north carolina tonight at six. fresh-off the big loss in south carolina, bernie sanders backers took to the streets of ashev