only he can. >> nikki haley a very nice woman she said i'm an angry person. they said you to are an angry person? i thought i am i hate what's happening to our country. i'm very angry. >> this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. trump sounding confident as always but there is a battle raging for the heart and soul of the gop tonight. and nikki haley just might be the voice of the opposition. >> when you get loud, when you get angry, the work stops. things stop moving. >> so here's a question. is the gop a house divided and could it cost their best shot at the white house in years? well there's lots to get to tonight and i'll start with donald trump and nikki haley. it started with this with her republican response the state of the union. >> in many parts of society today whether in popular culture, academia, the media or politics there is a tendency to equate noise with results. people think you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference, that's not true. >> and just in case there is anyone who didn't know who she was talking about. this is what she told me this morn

with the historic flooding. governor nikki haley is expected to address that and talk about the senator how he was as a politician in terms of bringing together the general assembly before he was killed in the massacre. here to join us is a senator from orangeburg county. >> how are you? >> reporter: good. do you think the tone of governor nikki haley's state of the state speech will be different this year after so many tragedies -- tragedies? >> i think it will. you mentioned the fact the senator's widow will be here and invited here. something he fought for during his career was to make sure we expanded insurance coverage for people who are working and can't afford insurance and governor nikki haley should address that. i hope she will. we had a hospital closed, and the fact we don't have many of our working folks who are eligible for insurance coverage covered because she doesn't agree with that and you mentioned the floods, she will give us her plan for fixing the pot holes. we don't want to hear about loop homes. we want to hear about fixing the roads and education. she ind

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union address. >> we'll have his message to the american people as our very own governor nikki haley gives the response. >>> plus, the legislative session kicks off and remnants of october's historic flood still on the minds of lawmakers. >>> january is human trafficking awareness month and south carolina is continuing efforts to bring it to an end. >>> and finally, he may be out of office, but former charleston mayor joe riley is still being honored. >>> plenty of wind out there today blowing in cooler temperatures. we'll tell you how cold it's going to get and rain in the forecast. abc columbia news at 11:00 starts right now. live from main and gervais. abc columbia news at 11:00. >>> president barack obama delivers his final state of the union address. good evening. for abc columbia news at 11:00. i'm alicia barnes. >> i'm ben hoover. and the president presented an optimistic vision based on economic progress under his tenure. and our governor gave the republican response. we'll have more on this in just a moment. karin caifa has the highlights from capitol hill. >> the president of the

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looking at a lot of sparks flying. governor nikki haley, donald trump sounding off. we will have that. sounding a little different tune in south carolina. we will tell you and let you listen to it yourself. here come the next. are coming right back. marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. lou: joining me now, you're the reporter for the washington free beacon senior correspondent charlie gasparino "washington times" front editor monica crowley. it's great to have you all with us. let's start with donald trump and nikki haley, basically it seems trying at least nikki haley trying to back off from her attack if you will on donald trump. let's roll that. talking with carl

inasmuch as ever a schism on the right in the wake of the response from nikki haley, but it was a speech that would only be given by a president that is in his final term. a sworning, even ridiculing republicans at some point, and urging voters to help him change the tone in washington. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: president obama didn't just taught his record he dared republicans to dispute it. on the economy. >> anyone claiming that america's economy is in decline is peddling fixture. >> reporter: on who is to blame for the recession. >> reporter: food stamp recipients did not cause the financial crisis. recklessness on wall street did. >> reporter: it was the same on climate change and the fight against isil. mr. obama using his last state of the union to deliver a in your face address directed at republicans. his sworn extended to the campaign trail and senator ted cruz, the republican who called for american bombers to make the syrian sand slow. >> and our answer needs to be more than tough talk. >> reporter: and he hit back at republicans like donald trump wh

. they have a lot of money in the bank. south carolina governor nikki haley gave the republican response to the state of the union address. that rebuttal speech is hard to execute. she got some good reviews. out the siren call of the angry voices in the party. she later acknowledged that she was referring to donald trump. the reaction was split. paul ryan praised nikki haley. a good visiond it for the future. ingram said the governor missed an opportunity to stand with working people. and coulter said trump should deport nikki haley. what do these widely divergent reactions tell us? john: a republican party that does not embrace the message of nikki haley and the messenger like nikki haley with open arms is a party that has significant problems. we know their deep cleavages in the party. this is a relatively small thing compared to some other things. but it illustrates just how deep those cleavages are. that she should be deported, that is ugly rhetoric. mark: the person chosen to give the official republican response acknowledging that she is part of her response not to go afte

news. donald trump telling "outfront" nikki haley is right, my interview with the republican frontrunner this hour. plus bernie sanders has the momentum leading clinton in iowa and new hampshire. what is his behind surge. a special report from the ground. and ten american sailors released by iran after they apologize. tonight new details about the moment iranians boarded the american ships. let's go "outfront." fwrs. >>> good evening i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, breaking news. donald trump saying nikki haley is right, he is angry. the republican frontrunner speaking to "outfront" just a short time ago telling me he and many americans are angry about the direction of the country. >> i'm extremely angry and upset about it. >> haley said she was referring to trump and others last night in her state of the union rebuttal when she warned against following, quote, the angryist voices. her speech bringing a brewing battle within the republican party out into the open. some praising haley for the message, others like rush limbaugh saying it is the first time in his life he c

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it by name. >>> welcome back. you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. nikki haley fired jabs at donald trump when she delivered the republican response to the state of the union last night. first indian-american woman to be elected governor in the deem south. she never mentioned donald trump by name. but she left no room for doubt that she was talking about donald trump. >> during anxious times it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. no one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country. while democrats in washington bear much responsibility for the problems facing america today, they do not bear it alone. there is more than enough blame to go around. we as republicans need to own that truth. we need to recognize our contributions to the erosion of the public trust in america's leadership. >> that was governor haley last night. we heard from donald trump saying the governor is weak on immigration and she has had no problems asking him for campaign donat

that in just a second. >> governor nikki haley is being criticized by members of her own party to the president's state of the union address. >> with more, here is abc columbia's beth russo. >> when i see something wrong, i say it. >> governor nikki haley's reaction of response to the state of the union address, during which the governor took jabs at donald trump. >> during anious times it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angry voices. >> she's receiving mixed reviews, but it's not something she's apologizing for. >> i appreciate they are angry. i said what i believe. >> trump fired back this morning on fox and friends saying the governor never had an issue asking him for campaign funds, and while the governor is strongly opposed to trump's said he's not the only presidential candidate she takes issue with. >> jeb bush passed common core, and mark marco rubio believes in amnesty which i don't. >> turn matters, message matters and responsibility matters, and i think as we go forward, we need to be responsible in our message if we truly want to get anything done. >> gover

interestingly was echoed in the republican rebuttal by south carolina governor nikki haley. >> it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angry -- >> reporter: donald trump tweeted the president's speech was boring. slow, lethargic. ted cruz didn't attend but said this. >> i will apologize to nobody for my commitment to kill the terrorists. >> one of president obama's goals here was optimism, which lately the white house uses to try to build a contrast with how they see the republican field. >> 60 years ago, when the russians beat us into space, we didn't deny psputnik was up there. we didn't argue about the science or shrink our research and development budget. we built a space program almost overnight and 12 years later we were walking on the moon. that spirit of discovery is in our dna. let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. >> that sentiment brought both sides of the aisle to its feet. nones suing over obamacare, american muslims and kim davis. americ president conceding that politics remains a barrier, calling on individual americans to set aside

... of the republican who gave the gop response. gov. nikki haley/ (r) south carolina "there is more than enough blame to go around. we as republicans need to own that truth." south carolina governor nikki haley especially upset many conservatives with this swipe.... gov. nikki haley/ (r) south carolina "it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices" ...that she admitted on the wednesday...was aimed at leaeang republican presidential candndate donald trump. gov. nikki haley/ (r) south carolina "mr. trump has definitely contributed to what i think is just irresponsible talk" conservative commentator ann coulter tweeted "trump should deport nikki haley"... ...but coming to her defense was jeb bush who tweeted...'proud of my friend @nikkihaley for delivering a positive & uplifting response' chris clackum, nbc news. >> when the president arrives in nebraska, governor pete ricketts will be on the tarmac of offut air force base to greet him. ricketts had previouslslsaid he would send his lieutenant governor instead because of scheduling conflicts. but the governor's spo

carolina governor nikki haley, in her speech both went after a different politician, a major presidential candidate, in this case one mr. donald j. trump. she was hand picked by republicans in washington warned americans to tune out the, quote, siren call of our angriest voices. haley has since made it clear, yes, she was talking about her party's front-runner. cnn chief political correspondent dana bash is with senator cruz in dorchester, south carolina. dana, this is the first time in history that i know of that both the state of the union and a state of the union response united to attack a presidential candidate. >> jake, just add this to the list of firsts in politics in 2016. but, you know, i talked to an adviser just a short while ago to the south carolina governor, nikki haley, who said that when she was offered this job by republican leaders in washington, she said she had one condition, it would be her own and that the house speaker responded, yes, your words, your ideas. the republican response is supposed to rally the party. this time this part made many in the go

flood would have wiped out a lot of states, it didn't wipe us out. >> reporter: governor nikki haley gave her proposals. >> sales tax, 100% to roads. >> reporter: roads. 345million. that is accounting for the 10- could go into effect if a roads bill is passed. >> say okay, you want to raise the gas tax, you can do it but you will cut income taxes. >> the next area of spending would be on education plan. raising base student cost and spending 42 million in new school buses, and driver salaries. >> they don't get a good education in a safe environment it doesn't matter. >> she wants to match the flood relief. if legislation passes this session governor nikki haley wants to spend 700,000 to fund the jobs. >> we wanted to cover it so we didn't have to go to the feds. >> reporter: she included funding local governments. 113million. these are just governor nikki haley's suggestions for lawmakers. own plan and get it to governor nikki haley's desk. joyce koh, news 19 wltx. >>> now, the midlands most accurate forecast with meteorologist daniel bonds. >> the rain is coming to an end across most of

obama's state of the union address, south carolina governor nikki haley challenged the rhetoric of her own party's front runner. >> during anxious times it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. >> reporter: haley told reporters today it was trump and others she was calling out. >> donald trump was not the only person i talked about. i know people want to say that's what it was. what i would say to mr. trump is don't take it personally. >> reporter: the governor's comments touched off a firestorm from some conservatives. anne coulter tweeted, trump should deport nikki haley. trump said haley, a rising republican star, was off his short list for vice president. >> i wouldn't say she's off to a good start based on what she has just said. but i feel very strongly about illegal immigration, she doesn't. >> reporter: and, wolf, it is another day and another very large donald trump rally. look behind me here. we're in pensacola, thousands of people are expected here. they've been lining up for hours. and the event is not for some two

nikki haley challenged the rhetoric of her own party's frontrunner. south carolina "during anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation." haley told reporters today it was trump and others she was calling out. south carolina "donald trump was not the only person i talked about. i know people want to say that's what it was. so, what i would say to mr. trump is don't take it personally." the governor's comments touched off a firestorm from some conservatives. ann coulter assailed her indian-american heritage, tweeting: trump should deport nikki haley trump said haley - a rising republican star - was off his short-list for vice president. presidential candidate fox/ fox and friends "i wouldn't say she's off to a good start // "i feel very strongly doesn't." "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly heritage, tweeting: trump should deport nikki haley trump said haley - a rising republican star - was off his short-list for vice president. presidential can

establishment went after him last night with both president obama and south carolina governor nikki haley hitting him in her response to the state of the union and trump firing back at both the president and governor haley. >> he doesn't want to talk about what's going on in the world. the real facts that are going on in the world. he's living in a fantasy land. she's very weak on illegal immigration, and i've known that for a long time. but she's weak on illegal immigration and has no trouble asking me for campaign contributions because over the years she's asked me for a hell of a lot of money in campaign contributions, sort of interesting to hear her. so perhaps if i weren't running, she'd be in my office asking me for money. lou: and among our guests tonight, fox news digital politics editor chris stirewalt and former white house reagan political director ed rollins. >>> two small u.s. navy patrol boats drifted into iranian water. the wait for the sailors's release dragged on for hours as iranian officials inter fwrogat the sailors about motive. and they did express gratitude for iran's coope

, by south carolina governor nikki haley and local leader reaction as well. housing coat breaking news this morning 10 u.s. sailors detained , in iran have been released according to iran's state-run tv. u.s. officials have not yet confirmed the release. cnn reports iranian officials interrogated the sailors about their motives. iran says evidence suggests the sailors unintentionally entered iranian waters because of a mechanical failure with their navigational system. patrick: a side note for those of you in mitchell county. mitchell county schools are on a two-hour delay this morning. this is a live look at our i-85 and i-385 skycam. still pretty clear this let's point. now get a check of the weather with dale. dale: today we will have clear, cold conditions early, more clouds building tomorrow and tomorrow night into friday. that is when we will see our next chance for rain. no problems today. to voters in the 20's with a few upstate. it feels cooler because of the breeze blowing. more like 13, 14 mile-per-hour wind in the mountains will step hendersonville and asheville, feels

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powerful nation on earth. period. >> nikki haley admitted today on the "today" show she was calling out donald trump. >> you were referring to donald trump, correct? >> he was one of them, yes. mr. trump has definitely contributed to what i think is just irresponsible talk. >> joining me now on the telephone, republican presidential candidate donald trump. mr. trump, thanks for joining me. >> i was just wondering if you have anything positive to say. beautiful introduction. all negative. but go ahead. >> we do have something positive to lead with. the new cbs poll shows you leading nationally when it comes to you and your closest rival ted cruz. but you heard those thinly vailed attacks from rhetoric from your campaign, the president last night. you tweeted at the state of the union with president obama was boring. sop i want to ask you if this is you next year giving your state of the union, what would you say? >> well, i think the country would be in much better shape than it is right now. a lot of what he said if you look at the median income it's lower now than it was when he to

to hear. thanks for check income with us. can we talk first here about nikki haley's response. i think that was just so interesting how she is there to give the republican response, you know, often that response is full of contradictions for the president's version. but she took a moment to hit actually twice almost, hit back donald trump, her own party's front runner. listen to what she said. >> during anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. no one willing to work hard, abid by our laws and love our traditionles should ever feel unwelcome in this country. >> the far right wing of her party went bananas online overnight about that. it really caught a lot of, got a lot of attention, that she apparently calling out her on party's front runner. >> yeah. throwing a bucket of cold water on the sort of populous stuff that donald trump has sort of brought forward in the election cycle. it was a fascinating moment to hear her echoing president obama in criticizing trump. to make these awkward here on thursday nigh

. laura ingram said ann coulter simply tweeted, trump should deport nikki haley. what do these widely divergent reactions to her speech tell us about the status of trump in the party and of the debate in the party? john: a republican party that does not welcome the message of nikki haley and a messenger like nikki haley with open arms is a party that has significant troubles. we know there are deep cleavages in the party. this is small compared to the tectonic things in the republican party, but it is illustrative of what those divides are. saving nikki haley should be deported? that is ugly rhetoric from somebody who is supposedly an ally. mark: step back to another piece. you have the prospect of the person chosen for the republican response used part of her remark to criticize the men who is the overwhelming front runner for the republican nomination and leading in her oate.wn st john:john: when i say there are deep cleavages, there is passion on both sides here. nikki haley is as passionate about donald trump negatively as an coulter is about nikki haley. that is why the party is

obama calls nikki haley courageous. courageous. trish: the market meltdown, two different messages being conveyed to the american people in the last few hours. trish: the reality is these are numbers and numbers don't lie. the economy right now is in a pretty anemic state. we are adding jobs, 200,000 in the last month. unemployment at 5.0%. but that ain't wait used to be. 5% includes a lot of low-paying jobs. that's partly why americans aren't feeling so good. they have money in their pockets thanks to lower gasoline prices. but people just aren't spending this money. they are not feeling confident enough got future. while the president was telling everyone last night, things are really good, i did a terrific job with this economy. the reality is a lot of the economic numbers don't prove it out. charles: today the hardest hit sector with consumer discretionary names. even if wages are starting to nung up, something is holding them back. what will you say or ask if these -- of these candidates how they unlock this, how they unlock the american public into spending money and taking a

. >> no comment. >> let me ask you about nikki haley. a lot of us jumped on her. this is a leader, what she did with the confederate flag. a precise leadership. here she is, the anti-record stance of donald trump. in a direct way i'd say then i was thinking, you no know, if there was going to be a trump nomination. a perfect running made would be nickty haley. maybe she is. she is taking them on. what did you make of that? it's out already tonight. >> listen, ricky is something long before she has shown in that difficult moment. she was put through the ringer as many politicians are. but the majority are. so she is hardened in a way that would make her a wonderful national physical for the republican party. first of all, trying to pediatric what trump is going to do, it's easy to find out, they were standing up there, who trump would pick should he become the nominee? ? she is the star. i have to say, though, this is like pulling the short straw. to one celebrated. even the ones that do a good job. there is something people pick apart. i applaud her for doing it. i am impressed by her e

deniers. >> i should say, as he makes his way out of the capital, nikki haley, is preparing to speak in columbia. the republicans are calling this an address, not a response. she beat incumbents, she was out in front going to remove the confederate battle flag. we will see that and a second, we will speak to her and watch her speak after the president leaves. al, let's take a second talk about nikki haley. the best thing that anyone can do with a response to the state of the union is just not mess it up. what is the republican party expecting? perfectly,med it up there are very few people of ever benefited much from a response. nikki haley will be wants rather carefully by people in the party. she is on almost every short list for potential vice presidents. we don't have the slightest idea who would be the nominee, nor who that person would pick, but she is what we call an attractive prospect. it will be interesting to watch, i don't expect any great insight, but she will probably give a very confident speech. >> one of the things we heard from the president is that he almost spoke as i

president...starting with the gop response from south carolina governor nikki haley sot - gov. nikki haley / (r) south carolina"the president's record has often fallen far short of his soaring words." haley even taking a swing at donald trump.sot - gov. nikki haley / (r) south carolina"it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices." today...president obama will kick off his post state of the union tour...stopping in nebraska and louisiana.stephanie ramos abc news washington 3 3 and new this morning... we have reaction from republican senators from the carolinas to the president's s address. senators thom tillis and lindsey graham both say president obama is not doing enough to improve our economy or to destroy isis. "the president has a choice to make. he can finally engage with congress and work to find common groundndor he can continue to side-step congress and the american people by implementing executive actions that divide rather than unite. "a majority of american's believe that our country is headed in the wrong 3 direction. unfortunately, i believe they're right. an

been bubbling up in both parties. last night, president obama and republican governor nikki haley of south carolina admitted that politics in washington are broken and that their respective sides deserve some of the blame. maybe it's no surprise why trump and cruz are leading the gop ticket, and maybe the same goes for the growing support around sanders. for democrats, sanders is the most anti-establishment candidate they have. those voters may be ready to go further left of the president. the sanders campaign responded to the health care attacks with a facebook post. a photo reading quote, to bernie sanders, with thanks to your commitment to real health care access for all americans. obviously an older photo. let's start with the clinton campaign about how that sentiment may have changed since 1993. karen finney is the senior adviser for communications outreach for the clinton campaign. welcome back to "meet the press daily." >> good to see you, chuck. >> let me start with this issue on health care. who is more -- let me ask you the question that bernie sanders wants to know. >> oka

presidential candidates have called for a tougher stance on immigration... governor nikki haley is getting attention this morning for what she said during her rebuttal speech. speech. 3 during anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. no one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country." country."the governor-- who is the daughter of immigrants-- also urged immigration reform and proper vetting.she also said president obama hasn't done enough to fight the terror threat.. and she believes a republican president would keep americans safe. 3 3 all new this morning.. the pentagon says 10 u-s sailors are now free after they were detained by iran. iran.nine men and one woman were released early this morning.the iranian government took them into custody after their boats drifted into iran's territorial waters.. mechanical issue with the boats. 3 3 covering our counties-- greenville county deputies have a man behind bars in the death of his girlfriend's tod

. although governor nikki haley book ended her speech around emotional and unifying events the charleston massacre, her words on the states big issues quick nat of haley 3 asking senators to stand: if you support true independent investigations, pelase standit was one of the most surprising moments of the night for lawmakers on both sides, although they had different opinions on whether or not it was called for. davis: that might be the only chance south carolinians get to see where their senator stands on this issue so, i think she used the bully pupit to her advanrtage, and it hink it was appropriate for her to doso. rutherford: i was disappointed that she talked about bringing us together, while at the same time pulling a childish trick of asking the senate to stand up when they had no way to defend themselves to speak on the issue.republican senator larry martin praised her speech, saying it brought to light key issues in the state like criminal domestic violence and education reform. martinwe havent had a governors committment like hers thats really going to make a meaning

nikki haley gave her response --- here's steve handlesman with a recap. tape/ gov nikki haley (r-south carolina) it looked like his earlier state of the union speeches but, in this last one, president obama admitted no one expects new proposals to pass a congress that's defeated most of his big initiatives sot: president obama ( no super) :14-:21 "fixing a broken immigration system. protecting our kids from gun violence." an empty chair next to the first lady symbolized children killed by guns while republicans blocked action but both sides cheered when the president announced a push to beat cancer...led by joe biden who lost his son to a brain tumor last year the president bragged about the economic recovery sot: president obama ( no super) :39-:42 "we're in the middle of the creation in history." yay!! 14 million new jobs. unemployment cut in half. he called the nuclear deal with iran an achievement sot: president obama ( no super) :49-:55 "iran has rolled back its nuclear program, shipped out its uranium stockpile, and the world has avoided another war." no mention that iran t

governor nikki haley gave the president's response and echoing for the president to calm the anti-muslim rhetoric. >> no one to work hard and abide by our laws and should ever feel unwelcome in this country. >> reporoer: the republican governor -- >> we are feeling a national crushing death and insurance plan making insurance let affordable and doctors less available. >> reporter: reaction to the state of the union from the campaign trail was swiftwith republican presidential front-runner donald trump taking to twitter, calling the president's speech here in washington boring, slow, and lethargic. texas senator ted cruz, who opted to skip the speech washings in new hampshire. >> it was more of the same. it was sadly, i think it was less a state of the union than it was a state of denial. >> reporter: today, president obama will head to omaha to push washington. >>> joining is a deputy political editor for butfeed news. kyle, thank you for joining us. you watched the speech. i want to ask you. this morning, his critics and his friends, what do you think people will be talking about today?

executive. nikki haley's making some observers say "veep veep" break k two separate national news carolina governor nikki haley on lists of politicians to watch in the next year- stoking speculation about life after the state house will whitson takes a look- talk of a political career beyond the south carolina state house for governor nikki haley isn't exactly w- her election from house rep to the governor's office brought her national attention. "haley is obiviously the first woman governor of south carolina and i think that would be citing her response to the confederate battle flag- and the flood as major boosos to her national creditability. "she came through it from a political perspective looking very in control." haley has fielded questions about 2016 throughout 2015- first taking questions after her double digit reelectctn victory- each time, haley has expressed commitment to the state- but she did change did say she was open to discussions with presidential candidates on the vp seat during an event at washington's national press club. "if there is a time where a president

. >> ann coulter tweeting about this, saying trump should deport nikki haley. >> donald trump sends you his warmest regards. >> i'm sure that he does. i would love to run against donald trump. >> senator sanders wants to dismantle obamacare. >> did you buy a powerball ticket? >> i did. >> if you win? >> fund my campaign. >>> donald trump says ted cruz is nervous, very nervous. >> ted is very nervous, and he shouldn't be nervous. i don't know why. he's so worried about it. i even watch him talking about it and you can see it. it's ridiculous. he's got to take care of a problem. he has got a problem that the democrats will be bringing suit saying that he wasn't born in this country and therefore he's not eligible essentially to run for president. >> now, most problems that most campaigns run into last for a few days, a few news cycles at most. maybe a week. remember when jeb bush said this. -- >> knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion? >> i would have. and so would have hillary clinton, just to remind everybody, and so would have almost everybody that was con

night for nikki haley. reflecting on the year that has passed and looking forward to the future. the key points of her state of the state address. allyson: this is video of the snow yesterday. today we have a warning. this morning you should be on alert for black ice. myra: good morning, i am myra ruiz. allyson: i'm allyson powell. we have chrhr in today. chris: we have a significant storm late tonight into tomorrow. right now, we have a winter weather advisory in effect for the northern part of the upstate into the north carolina mountains. you can see the moon right there. it is a clear and cold start to the day with temperatures below freezing. that made the roads wet have a frozen to a little bit of black ice. it is 30 degrees in asheville. everyone in hendersonville. 28 in -- 38 in hendersonville and 28 in spartanburg. we will see a high in the lower 40's. in asheville, we start in the 20's and reach the lower 40's. we see clouds increasing today and rain will move in late this evening. as that falls, it will cool the column of air and transition to the rain into a freezing rain

open borders and letting in "all the muslims." coulter also tweeted----"trump should deport nikki haley." i asked the governor today for her reaction. those are the angry voices, right? that's the thing...look, i can appreciate that they're angry. i said what i believe. i stand by what i believe. i think that this country is better when we work together and acknowledge the fabric of america is based on legal immigrants of all professions, of all races, of all religions. it's what makes us the greatest, freest country in the world. while haley might have alienated some in the more extreme wing of the gop, she didn't exactly sign on with a couple of the republican candidates in the so-called establishment side either. of marco rubio, haley said he--quote---"believes in amnesty, which i don't." she also criticized former florida governor jeb bush for passing common core. and of donald trump---haley said he supported her in her campaigns and she considers him a friend. haley's message to trump personally." jack kuenzie wis news ten. investigators looking for two suspects wanted for kidnapping a

the presidential frontrunner. >>> south carolina governor nikki haley didn't mention trump by name, but was the reference clear? >>> new developments. the gunman responsible for a deadly rampage inside a movie theater last summer left behind a journal thanking and accusing charleston shooter. >>> a powerball jackpot too big to fit on billboards, tonight's numbers are revealed. >>> chilly one again tonight. there's warmer weather headed our way and with it some rain. we'll go over all the specifics. abc columbia news at 11:00, it starts right now. live from main and gervais, abc columbia news at 11:00. >>> donald trump admits he's angry. good evening. thanks for joining us at 11:00. >> and i'm alicia barnes. tonight, donald trump is responding to governor nikki haley's official response to president barack obama's state of the union address. >> in it, hailey cautioned for responding to the siren call of the angriest voices, code for donald trump. during a stop in pensacola, florida, trump wasted no time from the apparent jab. >> one of the commentators said to me that nikki haley, a

, check the information at the bottom of the screen. governor nikki haley gave her state of the state address last night. allyson: there were tears, there were celebrations of successes, and there were some called out directly. they focused on issues of fixing state roads, bridges, and lawmakers say they have to face that this year. last year, they did not come up with an agreement for fixing the crumbling roads, bridg the -- bridges and highways. the governor was firm understands. >> i think no differently of our roads situation than when i stood before you one year ago. i will not sign any piece of legislation that raises taxes. not year one, not year five, not year 10. allyson: the governor also broke down when she honored two of the three survivors of the charleston shooting at the emanuel ame church. gave them a standing ovation. following the governor's speech, mandy norrell of lancaster gave the democratic response. myra: the state representative spoke of the lack of progress made under the republican party leadership, specifically in public education, health care and economic

contrast, donald trump is in something of a spat with south carolina's governor nikki haley in her state of the union response. she talked about in her view all the age term fomented by the republican campaign without using donald trump by name, that's who she was talking about. trump has taken a couple glancing shots and said you are right i'm angry. >> nikki haley, a very nice woman said you are an angry person. they said she said you are an angry person. and i says i am. i hate what's happening to our country. i'm angry because we are being led by ver -- by very stupid criticism and they don't know what they are doing. >> reporter: so what was amendments as criticism crowd turns it around in one rally into a crowd pleaser. lou: we'll see more of that nimble footwork from mr. trump. carl cameroon as always. reporter: it's a multi-level game of three-dimensional chess. jeb bush, chris christie, marco rubio, arguing with one another. john kasich chiming in. ben carson hospital campaign has been flagging lost some more senior staff today. and we can't forget there will be an absente

learning more about where our state stands. governor nikki haley delivered her 2016 state of the state address to the general assembly last night. education took up a large portion of last night's address. governor haley spoke on issues such as crumbling facilities and a teacher-retention issue in rural parts of the state. lawmakers 33 say education is a priority during this year's legislative session. following last night's addresses some lawmakers took the time to praise the governor's commitment to education... to be done. 33 education was also a major talking point of the democratic response to governor haley's state of the state address. the response was made by representative mandy powers norrell of lancaster. during the response norrell criticized the republican party... for what she calls a "grossly under-funded" education system... and for failing to give the people, quote, "the south carolina we want and know is possible." governor nikki haley is making improvements to the state's infrastructure a high priority. lawmakers say october's historic flooding highlights the gaping

bless. >> governor nikki haley with the republican response from the state of south carolina. we're in washington, d.c., tonight. coverage will continue on fox and my network station which is coming up on the east coast. analalis begins now on fox news channel on satellite and cable. for all of us at fox news, i'm shepherd smith in washington. good night. >>> this has been a fox news president obama delivers his final state of the union address. governor nikki haley makes history in her response.>> you cannot leave law enforcement to law enforcement alone.>>> fighting human trafficking is called a human crime. state officials are not ignoring it eric >> there is going to be way more than we -- what we can afford in the state.>>> news it 10 starts right now -- news at 10 starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm nikki haley, g gernor of the great state of south carolina.>>> nikki haley introducing herself just a few minutes ago. -- president obama and is -- president obama's state of the union address.>> this one was papaicularly monumental considering it was president obama's last sta

governor nikki haley delivered the response. that's right. the address included the differences between the g-o-p agenda and values of the sitting president... with haley noting changes that would take place should a republican win the white house. but haley also called on her fellow republicans to look at themselves when it comes to the state of the nation. haley added 33 - the republican party needs to work to fix what she calls "a broken government." and when it comes to the next commander in chief... several of the g-o-p presidential hopefuls are making campaign stops in the palmetto state this week. ohio governor john kasich, former governor rubio... and senator ted cruz... will all be campaigning in the low country today. the stops come a day before the next republican debate... tomorrow in north charleston. 33 it's back to business across the street from us... at the state house. the house and senate have gaveled in the january- to-june legislative session. the house read in n e-filed legislation. topping agendas on both sides of the aisle are repairs to the state's roads and inf

political spotlight with governor nikki haley's address following president obama's final state of the union address. the governor gave the address from the governor's mansion last night. she highlighted major turning points for south carolina this past year... including our state coming together and moving forward following the charleston church shooting and the removal of the confederate flag from the state house grounds. it's that theme of "togetherness" that the governor used to take aim at republican presidential candidate, donald trump. "today, we live in a time of threats like few others in recent memory. during anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. no one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel country." governor haley, who is indian-american, called trump's proposal of a temporary ban against muslims unconstitutional and embarrassing for t t gop. governor nikki haley will be speaking on the today show, this morning regarding her address after last n