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iowa. and nbc's edward lawrence joins us from washington with more. good morning, edward. >> reporter: good morning, shannon. it seems like the heat has been turned up a notch. both sides republicans and democratic candidates are fighting to make new hampshire count. new hampshire's one of the smallest states in the nation. this week it's the center of national politics. >> i'm pretty excited about where we are. because i believe that people in new hampshire are going to make the right decision. >> reporter: republicans see a crack in donald trump's armor. he finished second in iowa to senator ted cruz. >> we are going to beat hillary clinton and it won't be by a flip of the coin. >> reporter: marco rubio surprised everyone, almost beating trump, finishing a close third. >> we've got the biggest vote ever in the history of a primary in iowa by like 60,000 people came out extra. i'm not going to say it was me, but believe me it was me. >> reporter: trump say he'll win new hampshire. they credit cruz's incredible ground game for the win in iowa. >> we'll continue to do what

less candidate. kentucky senator rand paul announced he is suspending his campaign. edward lawrence has the latest. >>> new hampshire is one of the smaller states in the nation but this week the center of national politics. >> i'm excited about where we are because i believe that people in new hampshire will make the right decision. >>> he finished second in iowa to senator ted cruz. >> we will be democratic presidential front-runner hillary clinton and it won't be by a flip of a coin. >> florida senator marco rubio surprised everyone finishing there. in the history of a primary in iowa by 60,000 people came out extra. was me. >> trump said he will win new hampshire. >> we will continue doing what we did in iowa on the ground and south carolina working to build grassroots army. >> vermont senator bernie sanders says he raised $3 million in donations since his moral victory in iowa. >> if we bring out large numbers of people we will win next tuesday. >> this is the first in the nation primary and nobody take that responsibility more seriously than granite stators. >> clinton trailed sand

last night to win support. edward lawrence has the latest from washington. >> you get along with nobody. reporter: the debate was contentious. >>. this guy is a liar reporter: donald trump was attacked from the right and the left by ted cruz and marco rubio who joined in a tag team to knock him out of favor with voters. >> anyone who really cares about illegal immigration would not be hiring illegal immigrants. reporter: rubio went on an all-out offensive, attacking not only his immigration ideas but his health care plan. >> that the only part of the plan? he will have 70 different plans. -- so many different plans. >> now you are repeating yourself. reporter: rubio up his attack, trump. >> it will not turn over the conservative movement to a con artist telling people one thing it to working americans and now claims to be the champion. reporter: the fighting led to this moment by ben carson who felt he could not get airtime. please? [laughter] [applause] reporter: s debate decide on super tuesday. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. mark: donald trump is winning all the polls

as the frontrunner after finishing second there. here's nbc's edward lawrence. :07-:10 :21-:27 :52-1:06 1:07-1:14 new hampshire is one of the smallest states in the nation.. this week it's the center of national politics. presidential candidate :07-:10 "i believe that the people of he finished second in iowa to senator ted cruz. senator marco rubio surprised everyone almost beating trump finishing a close third. presidential candidate :21-:27 "had i known we could have finished number two maybe i would have spent more time there. i would have taken a day or two off from trump still leads in a recent 7 news boston/ u-mass lowell poll, a preliminary view of the iowa he's up 24 points on cruz. meanwhile the sanders campaign raised three million dollars second in iowa sanders tells today he remains optimistic on winning the democratic nomination and beating any gop nominee super burned in presidential candidate :52-1:06 "it's not a hundred percent sure that we didn't win it. but we feel fantastic." "if you look at the match up polls that have taken place recently, bernie sanders against

biggest day of the 20160 primary season. nbc's edward lawrence reportst from washington. >> this guy is a joke artist and this guy is a liar. >> reporter: donald trump was attacked from the right and left by senators ted cruz and marco rubio who joined in a tag team to knock trump out of favor with vers. >> anybody who cared about illegal immigration wouldn't hire illegal immigrants. >> you hired workers from poland -- >> i'm the only one on the stage that's hired dpeople. you haven't hired anybody. >> reporter: rubio went on an all-out offensive against trump attacking not only his care plan. >> that's the only part of the plan? >> you have many different plansment you'll have competition. you'll have so many different plans. >> now repeating himself. >> no, no, no. >> talking about repeating. i watched him repeat himself five times four weeks ago. >> i saw you repeat yourself five times five seconds ago. carson who felt he could not get air time. >> can somebody attack me, please? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: last night's debate set the stage for voters to decide on sup

state today, donald trump. nbc's edward lawrence joins us from capital hill. >> it seems like the intensity has been turned up a notch. this is fun to watch. both sides, actually, republicans and democrats are trying to fight to make new hampshire count. on the republican side, polls show that donald trump is still leading that area. this poll is before the iowa caucus. trump leading 30%. rubio, 14%. chris christie, the governor of new jersey comes in third at 12%. senator ted cruz, the winner of iowa, comes in at 10% in new hampshire we'll have to see what kind of momentum senator cruz has coming into new hampshire now. new hampshire one of the smallest of the states the focus of political spotlights. republicans see a kink in the armor for donald trump because he did come in second place to cruz. donald trump telling voters yesterday, actually, that it was a win for him in iowa, because he's the reason that there was massive voter turnout. a record 60,000 people extra turned out in iowa. more than they've ever had to vote. he's calling that a win there. now, on the democratic si

hpshire as you can imagine as they try to woo voters. nbc's edward lawrence reports for us from washington, d.c. >> reporter: new hampshire is one of the smallest states in the nation. this week it's the center of national politics. >> i'm pretty excited ababt where we are, because i believe people in new hampshire will make the right decissn. >> republicans see a crack in donald trump's armour, finishing second in iowa to senator ted cruz. >> we are going to beat hillary clinton and it won't be by a >> senator more co-rubmarco finished third. >> the biggest vote ever in the history of a primary in iowa by like 60,000 people came out extra. i'm not going do say that was me. believe me, it was me. >> repepter: political expert credit cruz's incredible ground game for e win in iowa. >> we're going to continue doing what we did in iowa, here on the ground in new hampshire and south carolina, building the grascroots army. >> senator bernie sanders raised more than $3 million. >> we bring out large numbers of people, we are going to win next tuesday >> this is the first in the nation

days before super tuesday. nbc's edward lawrence has more on last night's slug- fest. << the debate, contentious! donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate "first of all, this guy is a choke artist and this guy's a liar." donald trump was attacked from the right and the left by senators ted cruz and marco rubio, who joined in a tag team to knock trump out of favor with voters. ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate "anyone who really cared about wouldn't be hiring illegal immigrants." rubio went on an all out offensive against trump attacking not only his immigration ideas but his health care plan, among other issues rubio: "so, that's the only part of the plan? just the lines?" trump: "the nice part of the plan -- you'll have many different plans. you'll have competition, you'll have so many different plans." rubio: "now he's repeating himself." rubio upped his attacks telling the today show he will expose the real trump. marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate "we are not gonna turn over the conservative movement to a con artist, who is telling people one thing but has spent 40 years

congressman, senator tim scott endorsed marco rubio, fresh off his strong showing in iowa. edward lawrence joins us now with more. >> good morning. in fact a new poll just came out. right now the poll, the 7 news boston umass lowell poll trump is up in new hampshire 24 points over his next competitor ted cruz. beth republicans and democrats are trying to make new hampshire a fighting chance. >> new hampshire is one of the smallest states in the nation. this week it is the center of national politics. >> i'm pretty excited about where we are. because i believe that people in new hampshire are going to make the right decision. >> republicans see a crack in trump's armor. finishing second to ted cruz in iowa. >> we are going to beat hillary clinton and it won't be -- >> marco rubio surprised everyone. almost beating trump, finishing a close third. >> we got the biggest vote ever in the history of a primary in iowa. by like 60 thousand people came out, extra. i'm not going to say that was me but believe me it was me. >> trump says he'll win new hampshire. political experts credit cruise's incredible

tuesday. as edward lawrence reports, 12 states at stake could go a long way in deciding who the eventual nominees will be. :14-:20 :48-:58 1:03-1:05 super burned in the debate, contentious! presidential candidate :03-:06 "first of all, this guy is a the right and the left by senators ted cruz and marco rubio, who joined in a tag team to knock trump out of favor with voters. presidential candidate :14-:20 "anyone who really cared about illegal immigration wouldn't be hiring illegal immigrants." rubio went on an all out offensive against trump issues rubio: "so, that's the only part of the plan? just the lines?" trump: "the nice part of the plan -- you'll have many different plans. you'll have competition, you'll have so many different plans." rubio: "now he's repeating himself." rubio upped his attacks telling the today show he will expose the real trump. super burned in presidential candidate :48-:58 "we are not gonna turn over the conservative movement to a con artist, who is telling people one thing but has spent 40 years sticking it to working americans who felt he could not

convince vote ares. edward lawrence will vote us with the an analysis plus what to >>> storms and tornados are now responsible for five deaths in virginia. search and rescue teams found a woman's body in wood sock lasto night. she was driving when her car was swept off a bridge. there are nearly reports of up to 23 tornadoes up and down the east coast on wednesday 13 of those reports came from virginia. the national weather service has confirmed at least six tornadoes in virginia. >>> an emotional vigil for a man found murdered in his fairfax county apartment this week. more than 100 people gathered to remember 35-year-old tunde admanuensis, he was discovered by a maintenance crew on tuesday. >> we thank you for him being a blessing for us. >> police say he was shot to death and they're still looking for suspects this morning. the community tries to come to grips with the tragedy and they are also asking for the person responsible to come forward. >> i hope that whoever did in. give his family some peace. give us some peace. >> police have reviewed surveillance video and conducted

frontrunner after finishing second for the republicans. edward lawrence shows us the latest from washington. new hampshire is one of the smallest states in the nation.. this week it's the center of national politics. presidential candidate "i'm pretty excited about where we are because i believe the people of new hampshire are going to make the right decision." donald trump's armor. he finished second in iowa to senator ted cruz. senator marco rubio surprised everyone almost beating trump finishing a close third. presidential candidate"we got the biggest vote ever in the history of a primary in iowa by like 60,000 people came out extra. i'm not going to say that was me, but believe me it was me." trump says he'll win new hampshire political experts credit cruz's incredible ground game for the win in iowa presidential candidate "we're going to continue doing what we did in iowa here on the ground in new hampshire and south carolina. we are going to build the grass roots army." meanwhile senator bernie sanders says he raised $3 million dollars in donations since his moral victory in iowa. pre

, donald trump hoping to win his s ck. edward lawrence has the latest on the campaign trail. nation.. this week it's the center of national politics. going to make the right decision." republicans see a crack in donald trump's armor. he finishededsecond in iiwa to senator ted cruz. senator marco rubio surprised everyone almost beating trump finishing a close third. "we got the biggest vote ever in the history of a primary in iowa by like 60,000 people came out extra. i'm not going to say that was me, but believe me it was me." trump says he'll win new hampshire political experts credit cruz's incredible ground game for the win in iowa "we're going to continue doing what we did in iowa here on the ground in new hampshire and south carolina. we are going to build the grass roots army." meanwhile senator bernie sanders says he raised $3 please come out and support me next tuesday." "this is the first in the nation primary, nobody takes that responsibility more seriously than granite staters" clinton trails sanders in recent new hampshire polls by double digits but she hopes to turn tha

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reasons. candidates for president have heir sights set on super tuesday. for nbc 6, edward lawrence is live in washington. edwardrd they came out swinging, at times it was hard to follow because they were all talking over each other. >> reporter: exactly, sheli. this is no south beach wine and food festival. this was a slug fest between all the five republican candidates trading jabs and in some cases using jokes, all trying to get air time in this last debate before super tuesday. >> you get along with nobody. >> reporter: the debate contentious. >> this guy is a joke artist. this guy is a liar. >> reporter: donald trump was attacked from the right and left by senators ted cruz and marco rubio who joined in a tag team to knock trump out of favor with voters. >> anybody who cared about illegal immigration wouldn't hire illegal immigrants. >> you hired workers from poland -- >> i'm the only one on the stage that's hired people. >> reporter: rubio went on an all-out offensive against trump attacking not only his immigration ideas but his health care plan. >> that's the only part of the p

. now, they' re arguing over who won last night' s debate. nbc' s edward lawrence has the highlights. >> you get along with no one. >> the debate contentions. donald trump was attacked from the right and the left. they joined in a tag team. not be hiring illegal immigrants. >> you are the only one who has hired people to work illegally. >> marco rubio went on an all-out attack. >> that is the only part of the plan? >> you have many different plans. you have competition, so many different plans. >> i watched him repeat himself five times four weeks ago. >> the fighting led to this moment. >> can somebody attack me please? click the debate set the stage >> donald trump is winning all of the polls in texas. leaving the polls there, edward lawrence, washington. michelle: the today show will continue coverage of last night' s debate that still has everyone talking. they' ve booked an interview with marco rubio, with his take on last night' s action. you can catch it seven, right here on wesh 2 after wesh 2 news sunrise. jason: an orange county man, charged with stalking members of a famil

have an impact down the strch. edward lawrence tells us it was the debate, ontentious! "first of all, this guy is a attacked from the right and the with voters. "anyone who really cared about stage who's ever been fined for hiring people to work on your project illegally. you hired some ..." "no, no. i'm the only one on went on an all out offensive against trump & attackckng not only his immigration ideas but his health care plan, among other issues "so, that's the only part of the plan? juut the lines?" you'll have many different plans. you'll have competition, you'll have so many different plans." "now he's repeating times four weeks ago." "i justatched you repeat youuelf five times five seconds ago." the fighting led to this moment by ben carson.. who felt he could not get artime. "can somebody attack me please?" last night's debate sets the stage for voters to decide on super tuesday.. donald trump is winning all the polls in the super tuesday stats except one.. texas. leading in the polls there is senator ted cruz in thh state he already represents in congress. live in washi

stage one last time together in new hampshire. edward lawrence reports, clinton' s win may be official in iowa, but the granite state is a different game altogether. >> new hampshire is one of the small states in the nation. this week, it is the center of national politics. >> i am pretty excited at where we are. people in her hands will make the right decision. >> republican see a kraken donald trump' s armor. >> we are going to beat hillary clinton and it won' t be by a flip of a coin. >> marco rubio almost beat donald trump by a few votes. >> we got the biggest vote in the history of violent by like 60,000 people came out extra. i' m not going to say it was me, but believe me, it was me. experts credit ted cruz' s ground game for his win in iowa. army. he raised $3 million in donations. it is a moral victory in iowa. >> if we bring a large numbers of people, we are going to win next tuesday. >> this is the first in the nation primary, no one take that responsibility more seriously than granite stators. >> clinton trail sanders in new hampshire polls by double digits. she ho

represents in congress. live in washington.. edward lawrence nbc news. >> the president's proposal to close the prison in guantanamo bay is continuing to create controversy. the bulk of remaining detainees to othth 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. iowa senator jonie ernst is among the republican lawmakers opposed to moving detainees to the united states. "i don't think they should be released. these are very bad people that have done horrible things to american citizens. i reject the president's plan and i don't think it's a good idea to close guantanamo," said iowa senator (r) joni ernst. lawmakers will continue to debate over the closing, while officials nail down possible locations for the transfer of the detainees. depression is more common than you might think.. impacting one-in-four americans at some time in their life. and, a local hospital has a plan to identify the problem as ktiv's tiffany lane explains. << jill van cleave is one of suffering from dep

of the attention turned to the center. edward lawrence is on capitol hill. edward, good morning. the big question, did either senator marco rubio or ted cruz gain some traction? >> reporter: good morning. it was a slugfest last night with everybody taking jabs. but, yeah, mainly senator ted cruz started off the jab and then marco rubio joined in in a tag team. rubio is actually lose to go trump if his home state of florida by almost double. and last night he decided to at that time take the gloves off. >> you acknowledge that you're the only person on this stage that has ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> reporter: he's referring to a case that happened 36 years ago that trump settled. trump turned around and said he's the only person that has somebody who was on that stage >> texas offers the most delegates, ted cruz's home state. does he have an advantage there? >> reporter: at the moment, he does. ted cruz is winning 38% to 33% over donald trump and then the rest of the field there. however, that is about the only state coming up on super

states will decide who they want to represent them at the nominee phase of the election year. edward lawrence reports that last night in texas, the republican candidates all tried to shine in a debate in houston. edward: the debate, contentious. donald trump was attacked from the right and the left by senators ted cruz and marco rubio. they joined in a tag team to knock trump out of favor with voters. >> anyone who really cared about illegal immigration wouldn' t be hiring illegal immigrants. >> rubio went on an all-out attacking not only his immigration ideas but his health care plan among other issues. >> that is the only part of the collects i thought about the plan. many different plans good competition. so many different plans. clerics now he is repeating himself. edward: rubio up his attack telling the today show he would expose the real trump. >> we are not going to a con artist telling one person spending 40 years sticking it to americans claiming to be the champion. >> the fighting led to this moment by ben who felt he could not get airtime. >> could somebody attack me? edwa

the gap. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. 2>> new for you this midday, the family of corey jones, the south florida musician who was shot is speaking out about body cameras. they're asking governor scott to support a bill that would essentially regulate those body cameras. >> had body cameras been in slace when our son was killed we'd have answers right now for our granddaughters that are asking us, granny when is he coming home? >> and we're covering the story extensively. jonewas killed by an undercover in palm beach, and he was waiting for a tow truck after his car broke down on the side of the highway and today would have been his 32nd birthday. >> a florii man convicted of stabbinging stabbing his friend to death. he killed hads friend in southwood middle school back in 2008and he was just 14 at the time. ernandez was originally sentenced to life in jail, but a juveniles can't be sentenced automatically to life. the now 25-year-old new sentence could possibly less time for him him. we have a crew in the courtroom right no[ and we are live when it happened and this process wa

in iowa. edward lawrence joins us from washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: doesn't it seem like the intensity turned up a notch? this is fun to watch. both sides, democratic and republican candidates are trying to make new hampshire count. new hampshire is one of the smallest states in the nation. this week it's the center of national politics. >> i'm pretty excited about where we are because i believe people in new hampshirerere going to make the right decision. >> reporter: donald trump fin finished second to senator ted cruz and marco rubio almost beat trump finishing a close third. >> we have the biggest vote ever in the history of a primary in iowa by 60,000 people came out extra. >> reporter: trump says he'll win new hampshire. political experts credit cruz's win in iowa. >> i'm going t/ continue doing what we did in iowa here on the ground in new hampshire and south carolina working to build the grass roots army. >> reporter: meanwhile bernie sanders says he raised $3 million in donations since his victory in iowa. >> if we reach o o to our friends, our neighbor

iowa. edward lawrence joins us from washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: doesn't it seem like the intensity turned up a notch? this is fun to watch. both sides, democratic and republican candidates are trying to make new hampshire count. new hampshire is one of the smallest states in the nation. this week it's the center of national politics. >> i'm pretty excited about where we are because i believe people in new hampshire are going to make the right decision. >> reporter: donald trump fin finished second to senator ted cruz and marco rubio almost beat trump finishing a close third. >> we have the biggest vote ever iowa by 60,000 people came out extra. >> reporter: trump says he'll win new hampshire. political experts credit cruz's incredible ground game for the win in iowa. >> i'm going to continue doing what we did in iowa here on the ground in new hampshire and south carolina working to build the grass roots army. >> reporter: meanwhile bernie sanders says he raised $3 million in donations since his victory in iowa. >> if we reach out to our friends, our neighbors, ou

congressslive in washington.. edward lawrence nbc news. president obama says the u-s will keep using a full range of tools to go after isis. he thanked the secretary of state john kerry and u-s allies for their work in the fight against the "reach a cessation of hostilities in the civil war. none of us are reasons for skepticism, but histooy would judge s harshly if we did not do our part in at least trying to end this terrible he sayall levels of law enforcement are working together to "prevent attacks" on u-s soil. a tornado that carved a path through virginia had wids that topped 160 miles an hour. three people from one family were killed by a twister in waverly, virginia on wednesday. a two-year-old boy, along with his dad and grandpa -- all died. the tornado was on the ground for 13 miles -- damaging more than 100 homes. eight years after a devastating flood, the city of cedar rapids wonders if federal money has dried up. we're talking about 80 million dollars in federal money to support flood protection. the 2008 flood caused about 6 billion dollars in damage. the federal governm

trying to regain his spot as the frontrunner. edward lawrence has the latest on the campaign trail. new hampshire is one of the smallest states in the nation.. this week it's the center of national politics. "i'm pretty excited about where we are because i believe the people of new hampshire are going to make the right decision." republicans see a crack in donald trump's armor. he finished second in iowa to senator ted cruz. senator marco rubio surprised everyone almost beating trump finishing a close third. "we got the biggest vote ever in the history of a primary in iowa by like me, but believe me it was me." trump says he'll win new hampshire political experts credit cru's win in iowa "we hampshire and south carolina. we are going to build the grass roots army." meanwhile senator bernie sanders says he raised $3 million dollars in donations since his moral victory in iowa. "if we reach out to our friends our neighbors our co-workers, if we bring out large numbers of people, we are going to win next tuesday!!!" "my judgment and my commitment and determination to serve you will wi

decided to stay in new hampshire and try to narrow the gap. edward lawrence, bc news, michelle: florida lawmakers will make a final vote today on a bill that would allow students with concealed weapons permits to carry guns on campuses. an amendment to that bill was approved yesterday that would also allow lawmakers with permits to carry guns on their chamber' s floor and in meetings. if the bill passes the house, it will still need senate approval. jason: we are learning more about the panic among maitland middle school parents. word of fights and gang activity. more than a hundred people showed up to the pta meeting last night. many complained about the lack of communication. one parent claimed her son was attacked before break in the school never contacted her. >> after i heard about the gang friday. it was hard for me to rest and sleep. it wasn' t so much my illness i was thinking about. i' m more concerned about my kids. maitland police maintain there is no evidence to some work claims of gang violence. court today. he was tried to get his sexual assault charges tossed out. he is c

the best way to do democracy, he says. >> well, edward lawrence from nbc news joins us with the very latest on the campaign excitement. edward, so much excitement just closing out of iowa, but already the focus on new hampshire. what can we expect in that race? >> reporter: louisa and nancy, it seems like the intensity has just been turned up a notch. it's really fun to watch. both sides, republicans and democratic front runners, are trying to make new hampshire count. they're fighting for new hampshire. it's one of the smallest states in the nation, yet it's now the center of the national political world, so to speak. many republicans see a kink or a break in donald trump's armor. he finished second in iowa to senator ted cruz. coming in a close third, very close third actually, almost beating donald trump, was senator marco rubio. for that reason, they believe that trump is beatable now. donald trump told voters yesterday that he is the reason there was massive voter turnout, record voter turnout in iowa. he calls that a win for himself. senator cruz actually won, political experts

lawrence live in washington, d.c., this morning. edward mainly marco rubio and ted cruz really taking on donald trump. >> it was. they were ganging up, sort of teaming up on him. but sam and laura, i'll tell you that bickering has now turned into name calling. this morning senator marco rubio calling donald trump a conartist. donald trump responding by tweeting out that senator marco rubio is mr. meltdown. all the candidates are trying to grab the spotlight ahead of super tuesday. >> you get along with nobody. >> reporter: the debate contentious. >> this guy is a artist and this guy is a liar. >> reporter: donald trump was attacked from the left and the right who joined in a tag team to knock trump out of favor with voters. >> anyone who really cared about illegal immigration wouldn't be hiring illegal immigrants. >> you're the only person on the stage ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> i'm the only one who hired people. you haven't hired anybody. >> reporter: rubio went on an all-out offensive against trump attacking his health care plan a

. edward lawrence is live in washington, d.c. it's getting pretty interesting for the front-runners. hillary coming off a close call with sanders in iowa and trump trying to get back to the top of the charts. >> rorter: it's a coin toss actually in iowa is what helped hillary clinton get the edge there. it seems like the intensity has be ratcheted up. both sides, democratic and republican candidates are fighting to make new hampshire count. >> reporter: new hampshire is one of the smallest states in this week it's the center of national politics. >> it's pretty excited about where we are, because i believe people in new hampshire arere going to make the right decision. >> reporter: republicans se a crack in donald trump's armor, finishing second iowa to senator ted cruz. >> we are going to beat hillary clinton and it won't be by the flip of a coin. >> reporter: senator marco rubio surprised everyone, beating trump and finishing third. >> the biggest vote ever in history of a primary in iowa. 60,000 people came out extra. i'm not going to say it was me. but believe me, it was me. >>

with super tuesday now just days away. >>> let's turn to "today in the bay" edward lawrence live in washington, d.c., with more on how everything played out. good morning, edward. >> good morning, sam and laura. that slugfest is continuing today. just moments ago, marco rubio told "today" show that called donald trump on "today" show a conartist. donald trump tweeting this morning mr. meltdown. this slugfest has turned into name calling today. all the candidates were trying at the debate to get in the limelight, get the attention before super tuesday. >> you get along with nobody. >> reporter: the debate contentious. >> this guy is a liar. >> reporter: donald trump was attacked from the left and the right from ted cruz and marco rubio to knock trump out of favor with voters. >> anyone who really cared about illegal immigration wouldn't hire illegal immigrants. >> you are the only person on the stage and you hired from -- >> i just hired people. you haven't hired anybody. >> reporter: rubio went out on an all-out offensive against trump attacking his health care plan among other issu

debate last night to win support. nbc news correspondent edward lawrence has the latest from washington. >> you get along with nobody -- >> reporter: the debate contentious. >> first of all this guy's a choke artist and this guy's a liar. >> reporter: donald trump was attacked from the right and left by senators ted cruz and marco rubio, who joined in a tag team to knock trump out of favor with voters. >> anyone who really cared about illegal immigration wouldn't be hiring illegal immigrants. >> reporter: rubio went on an all-out offensive against trump attacking not only his immigration ideas but his health care plan among other issues. >> that's the only part of the plan -- >> you have many different plans. you'll have competition. you'll have so many different plans. >> now he's repeating himself. >> no, no -- [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: rubio upped his attacks telling the "today" show he will expose the real trump. >> we are not going to turn over the conservative movement to a con artist who is telling people one thing but has spent 40 years sticking it to worki

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map. nbc's edward lawrence joins us from washington with that story. >> reporter: good morning. in a slug fest, the five remaining republican candidates traded jabs, and in some cases jokes in order to get air time during the last debate before super tuesday. >> you get along with nobody. >> reporter: the debate contentio contentious. >> this guy is a choke artist, and this guy is a liar. >> reporter: donald trump was attacked from the right and left by senators ted cruz and marco rubio, who joined in a tag team to knock trump out of favor with voters. >> anyone who really cared about illegal immigration wouldn't be hiring illegal immigrants. >> you're the only person on this stage that's ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> no, no, i'm the only one on the stage that's hired people. you haven't hired anybody. >> reporter: rubio went on an all-out offensive against trump, attacking not only his immigration ideas but his health care plan, among other issues. >> so that's the only part of the plan? just the competition? >> you have many different plan

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lawrence, who's standing by in washington. edward, i've heard one political commentator say it was the biggest fight we've seen since muhammad ali and joe frazier. a fight here, no doubt, but who came out on top, and were these barbs thrown as donald trump too late? >> reporter: it was five people actually on stage here. it wasn't just one on one, as in that fight with muhammad ali. jabs and jokes all to get air time before super tuesday. senator ted cruz started off the attacks, attacking donald trump on his imdprags reform. he said if he truly wanted to reform immigration, he would not employ illegal immigrants at his hotels. he's referring to a case that happened 36 years ago that donald trump actually settled. senator marco rubio in a tag team then joined in against trump. rubio attacking trump on his immigration plan, attacking trump on health care. also, on his economic philosophy. all of this set the stage for a major fight tuesday. 600 delegates are up for grabs in 12 states. needed for the republican nomination, just over 1200 delegates. almost half is what these candidate

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