abc's cecilia vega out with the clinton tonight. >> reporter: hillary clinton's sprint to the finish line today started right here in manchester. what is your prediction for tonight? >> it's -- i just love the way new hampshire does this thing. they focus in on the issues and they keep coming back. >> reporter: those supporters cheering outside polling stations. >> thank you, all! >> reporter: bernie sanders feeling like a rock star in his own backyard. the vermont senator swarmed by supporters when i caught up with him today. for tonight? >> if there's a large voter fine. >> reporter: now, in the final hours, the race comes down to this. >> go out the door and -- >> reporter: volunteers hitting the streets -- >> all right, here we go! >> reporter: these clinton supporters planning to knock on 50 doors today alone. minds? >> we took two people and got enough? here in this state that has brought the clintons so much. in 1992 -- >> new hampshire, tonight, has made bill clinton the comeback kid. >> reporter: and again in 2008. >> i listened to you, and in the process, i found my own voi

brought the clintons so much. in 1992 -- made bill clinton the comeback kid. >> reporter: and again in 2008. >> i listened to you, and in the process, i found my own voice. >> reporter: this year, new challenges. today, donald trump piling on, when asked what comes to mind when he thinks of hillary clinton. >> she did. she did. she did. in a certain way, evil. in a certain way, evil. >> whoa. >> reporter: but coming to clinton's defense? none other than her own rival's wife, jane sanders. >> that has no place in politics today. we're not going to play that game. >> reporter: tonight, a new question -- can the clintons pull off a comeback once again? >> and cecilia vega is live from outside the clinton headquarters. campaign sources telling you, cecilia, they are bracing for a tough night? david. unlike before the iowa caucuses, what's happening here tonight is party. they have been long bracing for an upset here, in fact, today, clinton's team sent around a list of her endorsements for south carolina, a sign, davi

and then calling hillary clinton, quote, evil. even bernie sanders' wife defending clinton tonight. we're also one-on-one with marco rubio, with jeb bush. abc's political team spread out across new hampshire at this hour, and we begin tonight with abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: tonight, a trump takeover of the granite state, and we are right there with him. is tonight you're night? >> well, we'll find out. crowds. i'm hearing good things, but you never know. >> reporter: trump taking no changes, visiting with voters in manchester. >> very excited, huh? >> i love it! >> reporter: i van ka greeting supporters in windham. >> we are going to make america great again because of your father. >> thank you for saying that. and thank you, you're right here with us. >> reporter: the whole family here, sitting down to dinner at a manchester steakhouse. trump begging voters to make him a winner. >> your wife is disgusted with you, she said, i'm leaving. no matter what, she says, darling, i love you, but i've fallen in love with another man. i don't give a damn. you got to get out to vote. >> re

lose v's go to secretary clinton. let's season in. >> we are going to make a difference in people's lives. when i started this campaign last spring, i knew we were facing profound challengesed a as a country. the way too many things were going just wasn't right. it isn't right. the kids i met in flint on sunday were poisoned because their governor wanted to save money. it isn't right for a governor here in new hampshire or any where else to have to choose between paying rent or buying medicine because a prescription 4,000% over night. and a clerk is being paid less than her son even though she on the job for more years. people have every right to be angry but they are also hungry. they're hungry for solutions. what are we are going to do? and that is -- that is the fight we're taking to the country. what is the best way to change people's lives so we can all grow together? who is the best change maker? and here's what i promise. here's what i promise. i will work harder than anyone to actually make the changes that ma

just 14% for clinton. but part of clinton's message worked with voters. >> i am proud of the progress we've made under president obama. stand with president obama. president obama. >> reporter: clear majority of iowa democrats want to continue obama's policies. and the vast majority who care about electability voted for hillary clinton. >> and jon karl with us tonight from iowa. still trying to get out with that blizzard. jon, good luck with that. but in the meantime, i wanted to ask about the republicans. let's go back to them. donald trump, his ace in the hole still would appear to be his outsider status. he did very well with voters outside. >> reporter: no question. and nearly half of the iowa republican caucus goers said they were looking for an outsider. 46% of them went for donald trump. we're going to see a lot of that going forward. if you are looking for an outsider, chances are, donald trump's your guy. >> all right, jon karl with us tonight. jon, good luck and safe trip home. and with iowa now

outside the clinton headquarters. campaign sources telling you, cecilia, they are bracing for a tough night? >> reporter: oh, they sure are, david. unlike before the iowa caucuses, what's happening here tonight is not being billed as a victory party. they have been long bracing for an upset here, in fact, today, clinton's team sent around a list of her endorsements for south carolina, a sign, david, they are already looking to move past this state. >> all right, cecilia vega on this campaign every step of the way. thank you. and a telling number tonight, by one estimate, 44% of voters here in new hampshire saying they could still change their minds in the hours leading up to the primary. today, i met some of those late deciders who told us which way they went and why. across new hampshire today, voters determined to have their voice heard. we take you inside bartlett elementary school in goffstown. see the activity right in here. votering including michael clark jr., a veteran bringing his son and his mother. how impo

secretary clinton, your super tuesday prediction? >> just happy to be in virginia, working hard for every single vote. >> reporter: she's riding a wave of momentum after her south carolina blowout, winning 86% of the black vote. that's even more than president obama won in 2008. now, she's looking for a repeat tomorrow in states like georgia and alabama, where african-americans make up half of all democratic voters. goes national. >> reporter: bernie sanders now facing tough questions about the future of his campaign. >> we got decimated, but eddecimated. but we got killed. >> reporter: while he packed in the crowds today -- >> we can win. no question. here in minnesota. if we have a turnout. >> reporter: the vermont senator logged just two stops on the campaign trail. while clinton and her husband made a super-sized super tuesday push, visiting three different states and the eight different cities. both clintons now have their eyes on the same target -- donald trump. when the republicans say they want to make america great again, sh

but i met hillary clinton. i met president clinton. >> reporter: but sanders today, winning the support of another civil rights icon -- super star harry belafonte. >> i think he represents opportunity. i think he represents a moral imperative. >> reporter: all signs the campaign is moving to a new battlefield. the democratic vote, more than hampshire. but in south carolina, more than could come from african-americans. and in nevada, blacks and but sanders acknowledging clinton has a head start. >> she's got the instra tuck sure, the name, the ground game. >> i agree. >> reporter: you bring? >> she's ahead of us. but we're moving quickly. she was ahead of us in iowa and new hampshire. but we caught up. >> and cecilia vega with us live. clinton and sanders both heighting hard for south carolina. tonight, that state's most powerful democrat appears to be torn, choosing his words very carefully? >> reporter: very carefully, david. congressman jim claiborne saying that he is undecided in this race. his own family is

sanders is saying that clinton is cozying up to the president. he says, quote, we know what that's about. that's trying to win support from the african-american community, where the president is enormously popular. clinton firing back, just now, highlighting sanders' own criticism of the president. david, this fight is hotter than ever. >> cecilia vega with us again cecilia, our thanks to you, as well. >>> now, to breaking developments this evening, in the san bernardino terror case. federal agents today serving a search warrant at the home of syed farook's brother, looking for evidence. but they still cannot get into syed farook's iphone. the fbi standoff with apple continues. the company refusing to help hack into the gunman's iphone. and tonight, other tech giants are rushing to apple's defense. and so, we asked abc's pierre thomas a simple what. what do the experts think? how easy would it be for apple to break into that phone? >> reporter: today, the fbi searching the home of syed farook's brother, but no closer to getting inside his iphone.

hillary clinton and bernie sanders. and this evening, the early gift for clinton. >>> inside the rescue, one passenger trapped. >>> and the dramatic fire chicago. passing up free money? >>> and america remembering harper lee and her work, read by generations of american >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with the showdown just president. and breaking developments on both sides tonight. in south carolina, the republican rumble, and the new poll. donald trump at 28%, but his lead not as large as before. cruz five points behind. rubio in third, with 15%. and tonight, donald trump at the center of another headline. telling people to boycott apple until they help the fbi break into the terrorists iphone. we have it all covered. tom llamas leads us off from south carolina. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump with a new target. the billionaire now declaring war on apple. >> how do you like it? i just thought it. >> reporter: trump fuming as the tech giant refuses to help investigators u

but clinton's volunteers, 7,000 strong. sanders' team says he has more than 2,000. >> hi. >> hi. >> reporter: today i was there as clinton's army hit the streets. >> we've been knocking on doors since late august. going out seven days a week. >> reporter: so why is this race so close? if you've been knocking on all these doors. >> i think it's expected. >> reporter: clinton, her eyes now on south carolina, hitting the airwaves there with this ad today. starring one of america's most famous voices, actor morgan freeman. >> she understands our country can't reach its potential, unless we all do. >> cecilia vega with us live from las vegas. you were telling us, both of the campaigns acknowledged that this is very close. >> that's right. bernie sanders feeling very confident. saying if the turnout is big, could actually win. a much more measured approach from hillary clinton. saying it's going to be close. >> and back in nevada, they had ties in some of the precincts. they flipped a coin previously. and you told us, they're goi

hillary clinton and bernie sanders, tied. clinton at 48%, sanders at 47%. she does lead in south carolina, but her campaign is well aware of the new national poll tonight, as well. which could spell a long and difficult battle ahead. hillary clinton now leading bernie sanders by just two points nationally. secretary clinton had a 31-point lead nationally just two months and tonight, a revealing quote from clinton herself about her weakness on the campaign trail. abc's cecilia vega inside clinton headquarters tonight. >> i'm one of those mothers who met with her and was able to make it through. >> reporter: hillary clinton today, standing with the tearful mother of sandra bland, the chicago woman who's death in a jail cell sparked outrage. >> we need to face the reality of systemic racism. >> reporter: clinton and bernie sanders trying to woo minority voters. from the campaign trail -- >> what we have to do is bring justice back to the criminal justice system. >> reporter: to the airwaves -- >> bernie sanders. >> hillary clinton. >> reporter: clinton's now f

we stopped by hillary clinton's campaign office today. hi, how are you? where they are calling thousands of people. >> we're making thousands and thousands of calls. >> reporter: out of this office alone. in the pages of "vogue," an inhave sprekive moment for clinton. asked if the u.s. was ready for its first female president, considering new york city hasn't even had a female mayor, clinton saying, quote, "i think it's gotten better. but i think there's still a very deep set of concerns that people have, which very often they're not even aware of are they couldn't articulate." >> and cecilia vega live from nevada tonight. tonight, bernie sanders leveling pretty harsh words towards clinton when it comes to her support of president obama? >> reporter: that's right. it's an interview with b.e.t. sanders is saying that clinton is cozying up to the president. we know what that's about. that's trying to win support from the african-american community, where the president is enormously popular. clinton firing back, just now, highlighting sanders' own criticism

and, for the democrats, hillary clinton leading 55% to sanders' 38%. but donald trump facing new questions about the ku klux klan, claiming he couldn't hear during an interview when asked about david duke. senator marco rubio taking aim at trump again tonight. and hillary clinton shifting her message, in a line aimed at trump, as well. is she turning to the national race now? and this evevening, fm a trump rally in virginia, that' a agent. our team on it all, and abc's tom llamas, leadings off from georgia. >> reporter: tonight,n the eve of super tuesday, tension erupting at a trump rally in virginia. >> get them out of here, please. >> reporter: a large group of student protesters marched out of the event. as they pass, a photographer from "time" magazine, thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. watch again. the agent's hands around the photographer's neck. then, with the man still on the ground, an angry exchange of words. the secret service now investigating. but that wasn't all. trum singling out another protester, askingf she's mexica >> a

voted for hillary clinton, his mother says clinton hasn't forgotten the veterans. >> because we have a lot of vets that are coming home. going over and coming home and -- >> forgot about when they come back. >> yeah, so,hat's a very, very important thing. for all of them, not just my son. >> reporter: it was not clinton for jean claude laroche, who never misses the new hampshire primary. how important is the new hampshire primary day? >> it's a must. >> reporter: he said trump, chriie and rubio topped his list. and today, he decided -- donald trump. and to the people who might say heses colorful language from time to time? >> i'm the same way. >> reporter: he got your vote today. >> reporter: vincent smith, a veteran, came all the way from ohio toally supporters for governor kasich. momentum. so you came all the way from ohio to get out the vote? >> oh, yeah, we got an ohio brigade. >> reporter: and meredith hungerford, a junior in college, her first vote. hillary clinton. >> bernie sanders. >> reporter: tell me what about >> him. >> i just think he's very relatable. he knows what pe

the clinton team responding to word that clinton aides may now have to testify. >> reporter: david, clinton's campaign manager said right wing attacks are behind this court case. for her part, she is here in this church tonight, making her last-minute pitch to south david? >> cecilia, thank you. >>> next, to a major new voice in the battle between apple and the fbi tonight. of course, at issue, whether apple should help the fbi unlock san bernardino attackers. tonight, that tech giant, microsoft founder bill gates now weighing in, saying this isn't about finding a back door into that phone. he says it's an isolated case. again tonight, abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, apple supporters rallied outside the fbi and at apple stores across the country. >> hands off our phones! >> reporter: microsoft founder bill gates was weighing in on apple's fight against the court order to open a san bernardino killer's iphone. >> nobody's talking about a back door, so, that's not the right question. the government's asking for they're not asking for some general thing. case. >> reporter: in his inte

. >>> hillary clinton with her final pitch. a razor-thin lead in the latest poll. >> i'm so excited! >> on both sides tonight, the polls so close, it all comes down to the ground game. >> we will win tonight, if the voter turnout is high. >> we're with the crowds as they head to caucus. many still undecided. >>> and many watching the major storm now bearing down from the west, hitting iowa tonight before heading east. the voters hoping to beat it, and the candidates hoping to beat each other. "world news tonight" begins now. >>> good evening. as we come on the air in the west tonight, we are live from iowa, where the election of the next president has begun. the iowa caucuses, of course, under way at this hour, and here's what we know as we come on. for the democrats, we are not projecting a winner at this point, but based on early estimates, so far, it looks like secretary clinton has a slight lead in initial preferences, followed by bernie sanders. and for the republicans, we are not projecting a winner at this point, but bas

but the clinton camp is worried tonight. they have to be nervous that the momentum that bernie sanders has, they have to shore up efforts in nevada and south carolina. there is some talk of retooling their team right now. this is a much worse loss than they expected or wanted. >> george stephanopoulos tonight. we will see you tomorrow. and telling tonight, by one estimate, 44% of voters here in new hampshire said they could still change their minds in the hours leading up to the primary. tonight, i met some of the late deciders who told us which way they went and why. >> reporter: across new hampshire tonight, voters are heard. we take you inside the elementary school. voters ib including michael clark jr., a veteran, bringing his son and his mother. how important is this day? >> very important. >> reporter: he told us he voted for hillary clinton because of her experience. his mother says she hasn't forgotten the veterans. >> we have a lot of veterans going over and coming home. >> reporter: and john says trump, christie an

secretary clinton is better organized in the big states. she's got a lot of support from minority voters and the support of the political establishment and if she wins in iowa tonight, they're going to close ranks behind her big-time. as for ted cruz, i think he can survive a close second to donald trump in iowa. but if trump opens up a big lead over cruz, or even worse, his nightmare scenario is that marco rubio slips by him, then it's going to be very hard to imagine how he recovers from that. but if he's close, he's got money, he's well organized in there, he can survive. >> all right, george, looking tonight. george and the entire powerhouse political team standing by. we have continuing coverage throughout the night and we will break in live with results. and then, we are onto new hampshire and the next big before the new hampshire primary. join martha raddatz and me and we moderate the republican debate next saturday night, right here on abc. >>> and from the political storm hitting tonight, to the other one. a major winter storm set