>> i don't think so. >> i'm standing up for south carolina, what does that mean? >> we went through this last summer. two summers ago, with the showdown over the fiscal -- over the debt ceiling. >> yeah. >> and at that point in time, the president tried to reach bargain. surer is right, john boehner would have cut a deal. but he couldn't, because at the end of the day, had he done so, his own house republicans would have risen up in mutiny. and he would have lost the speakership. whether mitch mcconnell and more adult members of the members the of the senator can put pressure on the house. if they can't change these fundamental dynamics we're headed in the same direction. >> i think mitch mcconnell is the problem because he's headed for re-election. but i think one of the interesting things that boehner said, is this your moment now, mr. president, now leave. that's both the reality and a little bit of trying to pass the buck. but it's the truth. it is going to be up to the president to go into the negotiations and to lead, and continue to listen and find areas wh

romney in south carolina, indiana, and kentucky. the projections give obama 3 electoral votes and they hope the number adds up to 270 or more needed to win the election. obama and the first lady arrived at home in chicago. the president wrapped hip his campaign with a visit to ohio and other swing states and criticized his opponents economic policies. he said romney would only increase the gap between rich and moor. romney voted in belmont, massachusetts. he, too, visited ohio and other swing states at the end of the campaign. he told voters obama failed in his efforts to fix the economy. we're drawing on the projections of our partners at u.s. broadcaster abc news. before the ballots are counted they're using exit polls to project the results state by state and analyze the counting and feed that into the model. we'll update the electoral votes projected for each candidate and we're starting to see those tick up. millions of americans get their say in who becomes president. what happens after that seems like a riddle to some. thanks

of the united states of south carolina. (cheers and applause) sadly, sadly, folks, i had to suspend my campaign on the technicality that i do not want that job and it does not exist. (laughter) but, folks, all that's behind us now. presidential elections of 2012 is finally over. after two years of relentless poll analysis, electoral map swiping, undecided voter dial testing and being forced to use the word "cuyahoga" in a sentence -- (laughter) -- we can finally take a breather. just relax with a nice soothing cup of camomile breeze and just let it all -- >> do you think it's too early to talk about 2016? we don't think so. (gunshot) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: (bleep) you! i've had it! i'm a human being goddamnit! i have rights! can't we just move on to some other aspect of our lives? not everything is a constant contest for political advantage! america's facing some serious problems! there are times to run and then there are times to govern! we need to come together, let it go, move on, god! (applause) (laughter) so

in south carolina, polls closed after some problems. voting machines malfunctioned and another one ran out of paper ballots. >> there was a lot wrong. the machines didn't work and they didn't get paper ballots. we were here for hours. >> reporter: in georgia, this adult community locked down after a homeowner's group feared, quote, civil unrest because of the supposedly contentious nature of the election. residents here were baffled. >> is there some reason we should be concerned? >> i wasn't sure what it meant. is it civil unrest because romney won? which i doubted being a northerner living in the south. or if obama wo . >> reporter: the head of the homeowner's association said he might have overreacted. >>> many places serving as shelters are being used as polling stations. christy has ordered election authorities to allow displaced citizens to vote by e-mail or fax. also today, election officials decided to extend the deadline for those voters until friday. in new york, storm victims are also voting by e-mail or fax. 66 were relocate

we want to report that nbc news has projected south carolina goes to mitt romney. t was too early to call a moment moment ago but now nbc news is projecting mitt romney the winner of south carolina. >> a state that mccain took in 2008, 54 to 45. john, no surprises yet, i would argue. the republican "l" that you've described on the map beginning to fill in as you saw it. >> we have not had any state go against our expectations so far. that's in the nature of battleground states. it's going to take some hours to get those votes tabulated. our nbc news decision desk takes the exit polls and match them against early returns and cautious about how they call it. >> michele carew sa cabrera is looking at the exit polls today. >> we are getting nbc exit poll data from virginia on that state's citizens on the views of economy. gap between current economic conditions and people's feelings about which way the economy is headed. a third of virginia voters says the economy is excellent or good, way up from the 2008 election. 39% say the economy is not so good. 28% say it is poo

we land in greenville, south carolina at around midnight. we get to the hotel at 1:00 in the morning. i'm exhausted. i'm dragging my bags to my room. back then we didn't fly on air force one. the accommodations were a little different. just as i'm about to walk into the room one of my staff taps me on the shoulder and said excuse me senator, i was a senator back then, we're going to have to wake up and be on the road at 6:30 in the morning. i said what. why? you made this promise to go to greenwood and it's several hours away. iowa i try to keep my promises so a few hours later i wake up and i feel terrible. i think a cold is coming on. i open up the curtains the try to get some light but it's pouring down raining, terrible storm. i take a shower and get some coffee and i open up the newspaper and there's a bad story about me in the new york times. i was much more sensitive at bad stories. i've become more accustomed to them now. i get dressed and go downstairs. i'm walking to the car and my umbrella blows open and i'm so he could. by the ti

so it's about a month later and i'm traveling back to south carolina and we flew in late at night, i think we were coming from iowa. we had been campaigning nonstop, traveling all through towns and having town hall meetings and shaking hands. in between i'm making phone calls, asking people for support. so we land in greenville, south carolina around midnight, we get to the hotel at 1:00 in the morning. i'm wiped out, exhausted. back then we didn't fly on air force one, the accommodations were a little different. and just as i'm about to walk into the room, one of my staff pats me on the shoulder and they say, excuse me, senator. i was a senator back then. we're going to have to wake up and be on the road at 6:30 in the morning. i said, what? why? well, you made this promise to go to greenwood and it's several hours away. and you know, i try to keep my promises. so a few hours later i wake up and i'm feeling terrible. i think a cold's coming on, and i open up the curtains to try to get some light to wake me up, it's pouring down rain. and i take a shower and get some coffee and i --

so it's about a month later and i'm traveling back to south carolina and we flew in late at night, i think we were coming from iowa. we had been campaigning nonstop, traveling all through towns and having town hall meetings and shaking hands. in between i'm making phone calls, asking people for support. so we land in greenville, south carolina around midnight, we get to the hotel at 1:00 in the morning. i'm wiped out, exhausted. back then we didn't fly on air force one, the accommodations were a little different. and just as i'm about to walk into the room, one of my staff pats me on the shoulder and they say, excuse me, senator. i was a senator back then. we're going to have to wake up and be on the road at 6:30 in the morning. i said, what? why? well, you made this promise to go to greenwood and it's several hours away. and you know, i try to keep my promises. so a few hours later i wake up and i'm feeling terrible. i think a cold's coming on, and i open up the curtains to try to get some light to wake me up, it's pouring down rain. and i take a shower and get some coffee and i --

trey gowdy, from oversight committee and good morning from the spartanburg, south carolina. there was word there was not ample warning about the potential for the ride that eventually took the lives of four americans. today you're saying there are two things beyond a reasonable doubt that are clear to you. what are they? >> well, number one, that security was inadequate, and this cable, if media reports are accurate what it constrained, it is classified so i haven't seen it. if the media reports are accurate, that is just one more piece of evidence in what has become an overwhelming case that the administration either knew or should have known the security situation in benghazi was untenable. that has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. secondly the aftermath of these attacks. this had nothing to do with the video. it was preplanned. it was premeditate the what we don't know and what senator graham and jason chaffetz and others are asking, mr. president, you said the minute you learned from this attack you issued three directives including

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have heard this story but it was polls and i think this office competed in south carolina. endorsement of a statethere i met her at a function. i asked her for an endorsement. endorsement if you come to my carolina. right away i said okay. so it was about a month laterwe had been campaigning non-stop traveling all through towns and shaking hands and in between i'm people for support. so we land in south carolina hotel about 1:00 in the morning. we had been flying and the different. walkust as i'm about to back then. we're going to have to wake up and be on the road at 6:30 ini said what, why? go to greenwood and it's several hours away. my promises so a few hours later terrible, i think a cold is coming on and i open up the curtains to get light to wake me terrible storm. i get some coffee and there is a bad story about me in the "new york times." i was much more sensitive to bad stories then. downstairs and i'm walking out to the car and my umbrella blows open and i'm soaked. so by the time i get in the car i'm wet and mad and still kind of sleepy and it turns out that gre

and this is the issue -- >> i'm standing up for south carolina. what does that mean? >> we went through this last summer, two summers ago, with the showdown over the debt ceiling. >> yeah. >> and at that point in time the president tried to reach a grand bargain. schumer is right, john boehner would have cut a deal, but he couldn't because at the end of the day had he done so, his own house republicans would have risen up in mutiny and he would have lost the speakership. the question now is whether he has some points of leverage against the tea party wing and whether mitch mcconnell and some of the more adult members of the republicans in the senate can put pressure on the house. if they can't change those fundamental dynamics, we're heading in the same direction. >> i think mitch mcconnell is a problem because he's up for re-election and he's worried about getting a challenge from the tea party right. mr. boehner said this is your moment, mr. president, now lead. that's an acknowledgment of reality and a bit of a trying to pass the buck, but it's the truth. it is goi

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>> it's very hard to say because in some places-- for example south carolina and georgia-- that's very possible. but you have to understand --. >> stephen: real america. >> exactly. but, you have to understand -- hey, i'm from brooklyn, my friend. that's real america, too. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: no, excuse me, calm down, that's "real" america. it's ironic patriotism. >> america has changed a n a lot of ways over 20 years. one of the big changes is that we have a lot more people over the age of 65. and republicans, like democrats, like programs like medicare and social security so when you have a lot more old people, those programs get more expensive and that means that it's hard to keep tax levels exactly where they have been during the bush years. >> stephen: that's fine. but why is this happening publicly. why are people like lindsey graham and saxby chambliss saying this sort of thing in public? is there a new political environment where these congressmen, these senators want to appear reasonable and responsive? >> it's more than just appearing reasonable and responsive.

from pah-kee-stahn, to bra-see-o, to (southern accent) south carolina and of course (southern accent) australia. >> jon: (laughs) that's how australians say australia? >> they do if they're from south carolina, jon, yes. >> jon: pronouncing these different regions like you're a sophomore just back from a semester abroad is pretentious. it's a little dickish. >> jon, this is no time for name calling and, in fact, governor romney understands john oliver's frustration. (laughter) it's a feeling that's been nagging at him since he was a scrappy little street rat selling papers for tuppence in chittany square. can. (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> jon: what? >> (in a cockney accent) that's the life wot i lived! romney for presidentnt ♪74lys 2rst gettzo 2vf.]tn' b free-crediÑv-pbyováwt-co b b (cheers and applause). >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight, his new fame is called "chasing mavericks." >> i want to ride that wave. i want to that i can that drop. >> it's not gonna happen. >> why not? >> because untrained boys don't step in the ring with mike tyson, that's why. >> i can han

and this is the issue -- >> i'm standing up for south carolina. what does that mean? >> we went through this last summer, two summers ago with the showdown over the debt ceiling. >> yeah. >> and at that point in time the president tried to reach a grand bargain. schumer is right, john boehner would have cut a deal, but he couldn't because at the end of the day had he done so, his own house republicans would have risen up in mutiny and he would have lost the speakership. the question now is whether he has some points of leverage against the tea party wing and whether mitch mcconnell and some of the more adult members of the republicans in the senate can put pressure on the house. if they can't change that's fundamental dynamics, we're heading in the same direction. >> i think mitch mccandle is a problem because he's up for re-election and he's worried about getting a challenge from the tea party right. mr. boehner said this is your moment, mr. president, now lead. that's an acknowledgment of reality and a bit of a trying to pass the buck but it's the truth. it is going

south carolina, we project will be won by mitt romney. there it is, the check right there. 1% of the vote is in. it shows president obama way ahead. but based on information we're getting, exit polls and other real numbers coming in, south carolina, we project will go for mitt romney, as fully expected. let's see where the tally stands right now with south carolina. red -- mitt romney has 33 electoral votes. we project compared to 3 so far for the president of the united states. 270 needed to win the presidency. let's look at florida right now. we have real votes coming in from florida. i want to update you on what we know. 28% of the vote is in. the president maintaining a slight advantage. 51% to 48%. 63,000 vote advantage for the president. 1,200,000 to 1,100,000-plus for mitt romney. we have reporters standing by in that battleground state of florida, drew griffin and john zarelia. let's go to john first. what are you seeing in rivera beach? i'm not sure john is hearing me. we'll go back to drew griffin. what are you seeing in jackson

you've got new york dolphins and south carolina dolphins. >> this is real? >> this is real. >> i've worked here a long time and i've never seen anything like that. turn it back to the beginning. swimming and jumping. how do they keep up with the boat? they have to be remote control. you've made my life. i want to hug the computers. >> some dudes go in to rob a jewelry store and zap the guard with a stun gun. >> that stun gun didn't take out the security guard. >> see how the table turn when the robbers get served. >>> i came across a video of a fashion show. then i was like, wait a second, who is this. >> find out why i was on the catwalk next. >> dramatic hair flip, too. >>> it's time for dps and doesn't move, you're thinking it's not alive. >> what's going on? >> you notice this is taking place after dark, and you'll notice there's some light. it seems her keepers are noticing, hey, wait a minute, something is going on in there. her ears go back and she's sniffing her baby because this is her little baby. >> there you can see the baby was alive and happy a

south carolina lindsay graham. and david petraeus suddenly steps down. north carolina congresswoman sue myrick on how the resignation impacts the investigation. benghazi attack. >> because of your honor 36 men are alive because of your courage fallen americans came home. >> we salute sergeant dacota myers. >> ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. welcome to huckabee from it is fox news studios in new york city. i have a great new recipe i tried out this week for fryed crow. i have been eating a lot of that lately. like a lot of conservatives across the land, i thought romney would be elected president and i was wrong so were most of the conservative observers and comment ators. let's be clear it was not the choice i was hoping for, but you know what, we did it without blood shed and bullets and people with boots and badges dragging us in the streets. hand ringing begins as republicans complain about the campaign or mitt romney himself. romny earned the primary and he and his campaign team gave it al

you can see mitt romney capturing south carolina, kentucky and tennessee. president obama leading mitt romney but a long night ahead. >>> literally seconds ago, georgia was called for mitt romney. so we can put that in mitt romney's column, more election coverage after the break. virginia, one of the closely watched swing states, mitt romney is in the lead, 158 to 42% for president obama. >> now to ohio, this was the subject of many visits by both candidates as late as today. mitt romney went as did vice president joe biden with two precincts reporting, president obama has 58% leading to mitt romney 42%. >> finally florida, another key state in this race, right now it is a tie. 50 to 50 but with only one percent reporting. again, the rule of thumb here that's mitt romney really needs to win two out of the three of these big states, virginia, ohio and florida. >> for many students at the university of california, berkeley, this is their first time to vote in a presidential election and with expectations that the race will come down to the wire, there are ple

you've got new york dolphins and south carolina dolphins. >> this is real? >> this is real. >> i've worked here a long time and i've never seen anything like that. turn it back to the beginning. swimming and jumping. how do they keep up with the boat? they have to be remote control. you've made my life. i want to hug the computers. >> some dudes go in to rob a jewelry store and zap the guard with a stun gun. >> that stun gun didn't take out the security guard. >> see how the table turn when the robbers get served. >>> i came across a video of a fashion show. then i was like, wait a second, who is this. >> find out why i was on the catwalk next. >> dramatic hair flip, too. >>> it's time for another one of the animal expeditions. this one takes us to europe. first at the rotterdam zoo, i show you the birth of an indian rhino. >> that mom, watch what happens? >> a rhino birth is something i can't -- >> lays down. there it is coming out of the rear. i don't think the tusk is full grown at this point. >> i don't think that's the rear. >> you know what i'm skag, c

. >> that began with south carolina senator lindsey graham giving his view of ambassador susan rice and her role in the administration spin on the benghazi terror attacks and the president's reactions to those statements at his first news conference since being reelected. mr. obama, defending ms. rice, but his defense has actually added more to the controversy. senator graham reacted to the president by saying, mr. president, don't think for one minute i don't hold you responsible for benghazi, i think you failed as commander-in-chief before, during and after the attack. so much to get to first on this, jim, the showdown between the two senators, graham and mccain and the president. abc's terry moran called it an obama smackdown. "the washington post" john mccain's benghazi, and some say it's about mccain being bitter about losing to obama four years ago. >> i think five names and a conflagration, and number one petraeus and broadwell and number two, benghazi, benghazi, petraeus, broadwell, military ethics, mccain obama reduction, and fifth, the susan rice story, which life imitates art

comment about south carolina girls. seeing the kind of small talk when made with strong earnings. i got into his flight and shook his hand again and that was it. but i thought about that story a lot as i've written this book because that story is a metaphor for the difficulty i had, or the challenge that i faced in writing about this very controversial figure. you know, there's no easy or straightforward way to write about a figure as controversial as strom thurmond. and sometimes i've been reading this book, i wondered if some of the stuff in this book is not another effort on their part to carry strom thurmond's backs, his baggage. but the other challenge i had come of the real in this book was to kind of fight the urge, not to walk away not meet the man face to face and present him as a kind of three-dimensional character. so that's the challenge i face. what i wanted to do really is write a history of strom thurmond's america and in a critical, but dispassionate way, a way that would shed light on the histories that

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i told him i was on my way and had a girlfriend from florence, south carolina. so i shook his hand again and that was it. that story is really a metaphor for the difficulty i had been the challenges i faced in writing about this very controversial figure. you know, there is no easy or straightforward way to write about a figure as controversial as him. sometimes as i read the book, i wonder if some of the stuff is not another effort on my part to carry his baggage. goodness knows he has baggage that needs carrying. but the other challenge, the real challenge i had was to fight the urge not to simply walk away and meet demand face-to-face and present him as a three-dimensional character. so that is the challenge that i face. what i wanted to do, really, was to write a history of strom thurmond's america. in a critical but dispassionate way, in a way that would shed light on some of the issues that have shaped each of our own american lives today. i hope that in doing so you can add a sense and a measure of reason and passion to these issues that in boreal our pol

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alcohol is outlawed in kentucky and south carolina on election day. laws lingering on the books since prohibition. folks will have to find another way to celebrate if their candidates win or drown their sorrows if they don't. the kentuckians and south carolinians. no soup for you today. >> no bourbon in kentucky on election day? >> american. >>> our friend, jimmy kimmel, has created a hilarious segment, catching people flat-out lying. >> last night, he told people it was election day, yesterday, the day before the legitimate election day. and asked if they had voted. check out his bit, "lie-witness news." >> did you go to the polls and vote yet? >> yes. >> was it exciting? >> it was a blast. >> today's election day. have you gone to the poll s yet to vote? >> not yet. i'm going to go after i eat. >> did you vote? >> i did. >> how were the lines? were they long? >> getting there. getting there. >> did you get a stick center? >> no, i did not. >> i'll give you one. >> thank you very much. vote today. >> oh, man. people who lie as much as the politicians

south carolina congressman and assistant democratic leader james clyburn joins me now from south carolina. welcome, congressman. thanks for being with us. >> thank you so much for having me. >> let's talk about these negotiations because ruth marcus from the "washington post" was reporting earlier in our program that in initial talks staff to staff that there was no give at all from the republicans in their initial counteroffer to the white house, no give at all on the extension of the debt ceiling. where do you stand, if there's no give on that? how do you avoid this crisis? >> well, i would hope that those reports are erroneous. the fact of the matter is i think that we have vetted that with the american people. we have now had a very definitive election and i think the american people spoke very loudly as to the approach they would like to take. we know where the president was in the debt ceiling talks last year or earlier this year, and the american people have come down on the side of the president. so i would hope that those reports are not accurate. when is comes to the other kinds