trounced hillary clinton by 22 points. major garrett is with the republicans in the next battleground, south carolina. >> the light overcame therk darkness of negativeai campaigning, and i feel great about it. ( applause ) >> reporter: john kasich's second-place finish in new hampshire was propelled by moderate republicans and independents. >> kasich! kasich! >> i think there's a variety of things that need to be done.th >> reporter: here in southce carolina, he'll face a much morens conservative electorate, buthe kasich said he's in the race forl. the long haul. w >> we're going to do as well as we can here, and then we're moving on. kno and, you know, i'm really looking forward to the south,oo i'm really looking forward to i can't wait to go to michigan. >> oh, wow, wow wow wow! >> reporter: fresh off his first victory in presidentialep politics, donald trump told "cbs this morning" he will win south carolina, and he noted his similarities to democratic w primary winner bernie sanders.es >> i think i am a little bit against the establishment, and b he probably is, also.

. major garrett speaks with ted cruz plus reaction and analysis. we'll hear from "face the nation" moderator john dickerson and we'll take you to san francisco where jeff floorglor will evolved over 50 year. that's the "cbs morning news" forthis tuesday. i'm thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > ((patrick walker)) > thanks for in for brian. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. while the democrats are still

both races covered beginning with a new controversy surrounding trump today. here's major garrett. >> i don't know anything about it, okay david duke, i don't know anything about what you are supremacy or white supremacists. >> reporter: he demurred when asked whether he would condemn supportive comments from david duke. >> i have to look at the group. i don't know what group you are talking about. you want me to condemn a group i know nothing about. >> reporter: but trump's comments today are 180 degrees from his stance friday when he was asked about duke's endorsement. >> i didn't even know he endorsed me, david duke endorsed me, okay, i disavow, okay. >> reporter: trump's republican rivals pounced. john kasich said trump has some explaining to do. >> donald trump refused to disassociate himself and condemn white supremacists. and that's just horrific, right. we don't have any place for white supremacists in the united states much america. >> reporter: ted cruz took to twitter. we should all agree racism is wrong. the kkk is abhorrent. in virginia marco rubio called trump's position u

in south carolina. major garrett joins us from south carolina. major, what are the candidates saying in the immediate aftermath of the news of justice scalia's passing? >> jim, when he was on the high court, justice scalia was a passionate defender of free speech in all of its forms in american life so it's not surprising the first c capt. reaction came on twitter a social media communication device not only unimaginable to mos scalia when he was appointed but most of his time on the high court. donald trump twe "to the totally unexpected loss of supreme court justice antonin % "to the totally unexpected loss of supreme court justice antoninti scalia is a massive setback for the conservative movement and our country." ted cruz also on twitter, "scalia was an american hero. we owe it to him and the nation for the senate to ensure that the next president, not president obama, but the next president name his replacement." marco rubio, john kasich, ands have also reacted in ways you might expect. and you alluded to earlier, jim, that most conservatives -- in fact all conservatives -- rev

more on the democrats in just a moment, but first, let's go to major garrett, who is covering the republican race for us tonight and is in >> reporter: jim, donald trump has now won two primaries, new hampshire and south carolina, that have historically propelled republicans to the party nomination and in some cases, the presidency. now, nothing is certain in this campaign. what we don't know is trump encountered the most consistent and withering criticism during the week in this state questioning his conservatism and his temperament for the presidency, tv ads, robo calls, direct mail pieces and broadsides from his republican rivals all across the state. and guess what? he still emerged the winner, with his constituency and hez message intact. here's some interesting data from the exit polls. they show that trump won in three crucial categories-- who can handle the economy, who was an agent of change, and who could embody voter anger with washington. every case, jim, trump one these by two to one, in some cases, by lastly, trump surprisingly won among evangelical christians, a lar

just as voting begins. our election team has iowa covered starting with major garrett and the republican race. major. >> reporter: jeff, here at ted cruz's iowa headquarters the workload is constant and the stakes are high. first place is crucial to blunt donald trump's momentum and counter a late surge from marco rubio. the cruz and rubio campaigns are pulling out all the stops even resorting to some hardball voter turnout tactics. the leader in iowa a month ago ted cruz is now running behind donald trump. damaged by trump's canadian birther allegations and charges he's a calculating, not >> we don't view any state as a must-win much i think we are positioned to do very well in iowa. >> reporter: the latest bloomberg politics "des moines register" poll has trump ahead at 28 and cruz at 23. cruz will visit his 99th iowa county on monday. he has the most reliable votes here of evangelical christians and tea party enthusiasts. the campaign sent this flyer with their voter propensity score which looks like a government document but isn't. the point, shame supporters to caucus for

hampshire here's major garrett. >> reporter: marco rubio tried to restart the campaign engine that stalled at saturday's debate when he was faulted for repeating the same phrase over and over. >> and let's dispel once and for all with this fiction that barack obama doesn't know what he's doing. he knows exactly what he's doing. we are not facing a president that doesn't know what he's doing. he knows what he is doing. >> reporter: chris christie called it the mark of a well-rs versed amateur. >> this notion that barack obama doesn't know what he's doing is just not true. >> there it is. there it is. the memorized 25-second speech. there it is, everybody. >> reporter: on "cbs this morning," rubio dug in. >> the core of this campaign is that statement, and i am going to continue to say it. barack obama is deliberately carrying out a strategy to change america. he wants to redefine this country. >> reporter: rubio loyalists concede his post-iowa momentum has been lost. john kasich and jeb bush both with superior new hampshire organizations are gaining ground. >> we have the best army in newsh

races covered beginning with major garrett and the g.o.p. >> when you win it's beautiful. >> we will never, ever forget south carolina. >> on this night in south carolina, we took the first step forward in the beginning of aan new american century. >> friends, once again, we have made history. >> reporter: as donald trump loves to say, there's only one winner. for the first time his supporters he could see the finish line. >> let's put this thing away. >> on "face the nation," trump dialed expectations back, slightly. >> i don't want to say it'sig mine, certainly i'm leading, there is no question about that. but we've got a long way to go.t >> reporter: marco rubio said the anti-trump vote matters more than the trump vote. >> over 70% of republicanslt nationally have basically said we're not voting for donald trump. >> ted cruz said on "face the nation" republicans watching hillary clinton's victory in election matchup they can win. >> we want someone who can beat w hillary and i beat hillary and donald sadly the polling shows doesn't. >> reporter: trump, cruz and rubio all have the

, putting him ahead of ted cruz. trump is looking for a comeback and major garrett is there. learning retail politics means more than selling hats and t- shirts. >> okay. let's go. >> donald, we love you. >> reporter: it means mingling with voters, something trump rarely did in iowa. >> i got to do it. it's called crunch time, right? >> reporter: crunch time is right, and trump's ad hoc ground game is hurriedly playing catch- up. trump has led every poll here since july, but today would not predict victory. >> i don't think in terms of losing. that's why i'm here right now. i think we're going to do well. >> donald trump is very rattled right now. he told the entire world he was going to win iowa, and then he didn't win. >> reporter: iowa caucus winner ted cruz is trying to maximize his momentum to catch trump and beat back another challenge from marco rubio. >> i really appreciate your support. >> reporter: rubio picked up rick santorum's endorsement yesterday, but this morning santorum did little to help the florida senator. >> list one accomplishment that marco rubio has achieved i

, major garrett talked with same question that we asked clinton yesterday, does he subscribe to the truth-telling standard that jimmy carter set in the 1976 campaign when he said, "i will never lie to you" >> i would be very, very satisfied just to say i don't lie, and, you know, she sort of fudged it a little bit. which i didn't love, but i understood what she was saying. i would much rather say i don't lie. you know, one of my problems is i'm straight. i tell it straight. i tell it like it is. >> reporter: we interviewed donald trump before a noon rally in myrtle beach. the crowd of more than 5,000 began arriving at 6:00 a.m. do you ever worry if you're elected president, you'll let them down? >> i will be so disappointed in myself. there are so many things to do. our country is so far behind. we owe $19 trillion. we're going to start chopping away at that. no, i don't want to let those people down. >> reporter: do you feel that as a burden, though, if you become president? >> it's a burden. it makes it tougher for me. i don't want to let these people down. >> reporter: a day afte

caucuses. we have a team of correspondents covering the caucuses tonight. first we'll go to major garrett with the republicans. major. >> reporter: scott, indications are from across the statue a very high republican voter turnout. there were long lines seen in ancoony, a fast-growing suburb north of des moines, and a survey taken indicated 43% describe themselves as angry with the federal government. 37% of those said they came to caucus on behalf of donald trump, far more than did so on behalf of any other republican. now, large turnout could can't a wave for trump, and trump right now is speaking to supporters at a caucus site here in west des moines. dependeddepended on brings tens of thousands of new voters to the caucus sites this evening. republicans who had given up on the process and their party, independents and even cross-over democrats, and, scott, there are anecdotal indications that's precisely what's happening tonight. now, it is worth pointing out cruz has mobilized lots of voters and his campaign's top viewerses still insist their mathematical models seine vision a path t

first, we'll go to major garrett with >> god bless the great state of new hampshire. ( applause ) so what a victory last night. ( cheers ) >> reporter: after earning most iowa caucus votes in g.o.p. history, ted cruz boasted to us he had defied the odds. >> every tv pundit on virtually every station said, "cruz can't win. there's no chance cruz is going to win iowa. it's not going to happen. it was going to be trump, trump, trump, trump, trump." ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: but it wasn't. trump fell 6,000 votes short and gave an uncommonly subdued concession speech. >> we finished second, and i want to tell you something, i'm just honored. i'm really honored. >> reporter: but today, the bombast was back. trump complained on twitter he and that he had not: "been given any credit by the voters for self-funding" his campaign, and that: "the media has not covered my long-shot great finish in iowa fairly." trump called cruz's victory speech: "long, rambling, [and] overly flamboyant." trump still holds large leads in new hampshire polls, but the race is quickly becoming a rubio. >>

one of the last people you might have expected. here's major garrett. prepared to provide america with the strong leadership that it needs, both at home and around the world, than donald trump. >> reporter: chris christie saidth donald trump is the bestla candidate to take on hillary clinton and praised his executive experience. >> he'll provide strong,le unequivocal leadership.ha he will do what needs to be done to protect the american people. >> reporter: but when he was a candidate, christi questionedfo trump's fitness for the white house. >> we are not electing an entertainer-in-chief. showmanship is fun, but it's not the kind of leadership that willha truly change america. >> reporter: the high-profile endorsement turned attention away from last night's debate when, for the first time, marco rubio, trailing trump in his home state of florida, pummeledll the billionaire front-runner with personal and policy attacks. >> here's a guy that inheriteda $200 million. if he hadn't inherited $200io million, you know where donald trump would be right now? selling watches in manhattan.

now, john kasich leads jeb bush, marco rubio, and ted cruz. major garrett is in new hampshire, and he begins our coverage with the republicans. >> reporter: scott, donald trump won here tonight the way he has led in new hampshire almost from the very beginning, by pulling together different part of the republican party and serving as a galvanizing voice for their frustration with washington in general and specifically their own republican leaders inside the beltway. two pieces of exit poll data illustrate this sentiment very clearly. 40% of republicans said they are angry with the federal government in washington. 46% said they felt betrayed, betrayed by the republican party. now, trump in his victory won votes of establishment republicans, late deciders, conservatives, and moderates. and he stands as a leader, it appears, of a movement much more interested in backing a disruptive force in american politics than someone who could assuredly win the white house in november. the best example of that can be found in two other pieces of exit poll data, both dealing important characteristic

are on the trail. and first go to major garrett with the republicans. so what a victory last night. >> reporter: after earning the most iowa caucus votes in gop history, ted cruz boasted he defied the odds. >> every tv pundit on virtually every station said cruz can't win, no chance cruz is going to win iowa, not going to happen. it would be trump, trump. trump. >> reporter: but it wasn't. trump fell 6,000 votes short and gave an uncommonly subdued concession speech. >> we finished second. i want to till you something, i am just honored. really honored. today the bombast was back. trump complained on twitter he had not been given any credit by the voters for self funding his campaign and the media has not covered my long shot great finish in iowa fairly. trump called cruz's victory speech, long, rambling and overly flamboyant. the race is quickly becoming a the florida senator says he is in better possession to be the nominee than cruz. >> who is closer now? >> i think i am. we are one delegate apart. second i give us the best chance to unify the party. you can't win if the party i

is just nine days away and the attacks are getting louder and cruder. here's major garrett. >> we win here, we're going to run the table. >> reporter: donald trump in south carolina, by turns optimistic and vulgar. >> what the hell is this guy talking about? i don't know what the hell i was doing. >> senator marco rubio. >> reporter: marco rubio campaigning in the state with more conservative cultural instincts criticized trump's language on an assault on decency. >> you have a presidential candidate saying profanity from a stage. profanity from a stage. i mean, all these things undermine what we teach our children. >> reporter: jeb bush also piled on. >> he says, we're going to bomb the blank, blank, blank out of isis, using a vulgarity. that's not leadership. >> reporter: in 2012 about two-thirds of american primary voters in south carolina evangelical or born-again christians. presenting a challenge for trump, despite his large lead in the polls. voters we spoke to here were divide the. >> just the way he carries himself and when he claims to be a christian and you only quote o

. here's major garrett. >> we win here, we're going to run the table. >> reporter: donald trump in south carolina, by turns optimistic and vulgar. >> what the hell is this guy talking about? i don't know what the hell i wasdo doing. what the hell are we thinking? >> senator marco rubio. >> reporter: marco rubio campaigning in a state with more conservative culture instincts, criticized trump's language as an assault on decency. >> you turn on the tv, you have a leading presidential candidate saying profanity from a stage. f profanity from a stage. i mean, all these things undermine what we teach our children. >> reporter: jeb bush also piled on. >> he says, "we're going to bomb the blank, blank, blank out of isis," using a vulgarity. that's not leadership. >> reporter: in 2012, about two- thirds of republican primary voters in south carolina described themselves ass christians. presenting a challenge for trumpll despite his large lead in the polls. voters we spoke to here were divided. >> just the way he carries himself. when he claims he's a christian and he can only quote one verse fro

expected to draw most of the fire tonight, and now his tax returns have become an issue. major garrett is in the debate city of houston. >> reporter: scott, republicansgree here all agree-- tonight could be one of the last chances to slow donald trump's momentum before key contests in his a new poll here in texas shows ted cruz ahead, and john kasichoh has been leading in ohio. but another poll put marco rubio h well behind trump in his home state of florida. today, trump focused on amp different republican candidate, one from four years ago. the feud between mitt romney and donald trump started yesterday when romney repeated his call for trump to release his tax returns. trump then took to twitter to call romney one of the worst can g.o.p. candidates ever and a dope. trump also tweeted a picture of himself signing what he said was a recent tax return.n' the caption, "isn't this ridiculous?" the tax issue bedeviled romney2 in the 2012 campaign after democratic senate leader harry reid made a similar claim to n what romney is now saying about trump. w >> the word's out that he hasn't pa

developing storyline in new hampshire-- the rise of marco rubio. major garrett is in manchester for us tonight. >> we had to move it to a bigger venue. >> reporter: marco rubio showing the same closing momentum that catapulted him to a strong third in iowa, drew 700 people to a rally in bedford friday, the biggest crowd of his new hampshire campaign. >> by the way, if you get a call on tuesday night saying that i dropped out, it isn't true. it's a lie. keep voting. >> reporter: that's a reference to ted cruz's campaign pushing stories during the iowa caucuses out. cruz apologized, but the hardball tactics have backfired in some conservative circles. >> presidential candidate ted cruz. >> reporter: the cruz campaign has invested millions in voter data mining and mobilization. cruz is looking for a top-three finish here. ( cheers and applause ) john kasich, angling for second in new hampshire, told us after his 100th town hall, tonight's debate is not key to his strategy. >> the problem with them is they never really give you a chance to show yourself. that's why the town halls have been

cordes, major garrett and our entire team in iowa. >>> peace talks aimed at ending the war in syria are getting under way in geneva, switzerland. allen pizzey reports as syrians continue to die inside their country and trying to escape. >> reporter: this tushish beach is a long way and no distance at all from the would-be peace talks in geneva. even as the participants argued over whether or not to actually get down to business, drowned children and their families fleeing the conflict washed up on shore. by some counts, 35 times more people have tried to make the perilous crossing to greece, at least 250 are believed to have drowned this month alone. this is the type of horror that makes them take the risk. dozens were killed in damascus when a car bomb went off. two suicide bombers then struck rescuers, adding to the carnage. >> syria today is an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe. >> reporter: in a video message secretary of state john kerry called on participants in the peace talks to seize the opportunity to bring an end to the conflict. the talks are supposed to begin in some f

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, putting him ahead of ted cruz. trump is looking for a comeback and major garrett is there. >> reporter: donald trump is learning retail politics means more than selling hats and t-shirts. >> okay, let's go. >> we love you. >> reporter: it means mingling with voters, something trump rarely did in iowa. >> got to do it. it's called crunchtime. >> reporter: runchtime is right and trump's ad hoc ground game is playing catchup. he's led every poll here since july, but today would not predict victory. >> i don't think in terms of losing. i think we're going to do well. >> donald trump is very rattled right now. he told the entire world he was going to win iowa. and then he can't win. >> reporter: iowa caucus winner momentum to catch trump and beat back a challenge by marco rubio. rubio picked up rick santorum's endorsement yesterday. >> list one accomplishment that marco rubio has achieved in four years in the united states senate. it doesn't even have to be a passed bill. >> the bottom line is, there isn't a lot of accomplishments and i don't think it's a fair question. >> reporter: rubio d

questioning tonight my cbs news colleague chief white house correspondent major garrett. and kimberly strassel, who is on the editorial board of the "wall street journal." and you can participate in the debate, too, through our partnership with twitter. tweet us your questions and comments using the hashtag #gopdebate. let's begin. first, the death of justice scalia and the vacancy that leaves on the supreme court, mr. trump, i want to start with you. you've said that the anyone in the rest of his term to replace justice scalia. if you were president and had a chance with 11 months left to go in your term, wouldn't it be an abdication to conservatives in particular not to name a conservative justice for the rest of your term? >> well, i can say this-- if the president-- and if i were president now-- i would certainly want to try and nominate a justice. and i'm sure that, frankly, i'm absolutely sure that president obama will try and do it. i hope that our senate is going to be able-- mitch and the entire group-- is going to be able to do something about it in times of delay. we could

move to new hampshire. major garrett and nancy cordes flew to new hampshire overnight. major, good morning. >> good morning, the polls were wrong, ted cruz was right and republicans turned out as never before. a record shattering 182,000 voters showed is up at caucus sites across the state of iowa and generated some genuine history. ted cruz, marco rubio and donald trump all claim more votes than any other republican to ever run in an iowa caucus before. in the end, cruz won. humbling trump with superior voter mobilization and a more compelling case for conservatives. >> god bless the great state of >> reporter: a triumphant ted cruz thanked supporters for giving him the most votes in iowan republican caucus history. >> tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across iowa and all across this great nation. >> reporter: support came from all across the state. >> are you unstoppable now that you've won here? >> listen, there are only two ways to run, scared and unopposed. i am certainly not unopposed. we're continuing to run scared. >> cruz. rubio. >> cruz won 58 of iowa's 99

garrett with the political showdown. major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and welcome to camp cruz. this is one of two dormitories the campaign has rented here in des moines. i'm keeping my voice down because everybody is still asleep. more than 130 volunteers from 31 states have come to iowa to campaign and mobilize voters for ted cruz. and they do it the old fashioned way. one voter at a time. >> ted has been consistently conservative. no flip-flops. cruz's iowa headquarters hit the phones sunday. >> we have a lot of leadership in washington who are kowtowing to the president. >> reporter: part of a mobilization effort considered second to none. >> wow! >> reporter: on the stump in des moines, cruz implored his supporters to show up. >> 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night, stand with us. caucus with us. if we stand together, we will win. >> reporter: the cruz campaign also sent this flier, which looks like a government document, highlighting voting violations, to boost turnout among undecided voters. iowa's secretary of state questioned the hardball turnout tactic. so did donald t

president george w. bush. major garrett is in charleston with how the race has taken a new shape since the debate. >> reporter: good morning. the timing of president bush's arrival in south carolina could not be more compelling. this primary is sounding like the democratic primary, not the one going on now but the one conducted in 2008, back when bush was accused of lying the country into the iraq war and missing key intelligence signals before 9/11. all of those long dormant accusations dredged up by donald trump. >> we would have been so much better off if bush and the rest of them went to the beach and didn't do anything. >> reporter: donald trump backed away from accusations that george w bush -- >> if you use that as an excuse to go in and make up for some sins for previous years, then it would be a lie, but i don't maybe it isn't true. >> reporter: at the cbs debate saturday, trump put it this way -- >> i want to tell you, they lied. they said there were weapons of mass destruction. there weren't none and they knew there were none. >> reporter: and trump quickly rejected jeb bush

surprise endorsement. here is major garrett. >> there is no one who is better prepared to provide america with the strong leadership that it the world, than donald trump. >> reporter: chris christie said donald trump is the best candidate to take on hillary clinton and praised his executive experience. >> he'll provide strong, unequivocal leadership. he will do what needs to be done to protect the american people. >> reporter: but when he was a candidate, christie questioned trump's fitness for the white house. >> we are not electing an entertainer in chief. showmanship is fun but not the leadership that will truly change america. >> reporter: the high profile endorsement turned attention from last night's debate when with, for the first time, marco rubio, trailing trump in his home state of florida pummeled the billionaire with personal and policy attacks. >> here is a guy who hiredinherited 200 million. if he hadn't inherited that what would he be doing right now? selling watches in new york. >> i'm the only one on the stage who has hired people. you haven't hired anybody. don't

controversy surrounding trump today. here's major garrett. >> i don't know anything about david duke, okay? i don't know anything about what you're even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists. >> reporter: donald trump demured when he would condemn supportive comes from david duke. >> i don't know what group you wouldn't want me to condemn a group i know nothing about. >> reporter: but trump's remarks today are 180 degrees from his stance friday when he was asked about david duke's endorsement. >> i didn't even know he endorsed me. i des avow. >> reporter: campaigning in massachusetts, john kasich says trump has some explaining to do. >> donald trump refused to disassociate himself and condemn white supremacists. we don't have any room for white supremacists in the united states of america. >> reporter: ted cruz took to twitter. in virginia, marco rubio called trum's position unbelievable. >> we cannot be a party that nominates someone who refuses to the cueku klux klan. >> the republican party is not treating me right, and they're not treating the people that

slugging it out in south carolina and major garrett is in mt. pleasant, just outside of charleston, following all of the republican candidates with two days to go before the republican primary. major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump has a big lead here and a team of lawyers he says is ready to sue top rival ted cruz, not once but twice. second time over cruz's canadian birth. cruz has argued nine cases before supreme court can't wait and may take the deposition of trump himself. this concludes the law and order portion of our south carolina republican presidential primary coverage. >> i've had great success with lawsuits. i've had great success in things i do and i don't know that we are going to have a lawsuit, but we certainly want to keep somebody honest. >> reporter: in dueling televised town halls last night, donald trump and ted cruz aired their legal laundry. >> i laughed out loud. this has not been a typical race by any sense. and i don't think anyone is surprised that donald is threatening to sue people. he has done that most of his adult life. >> rep

appreciation and anthony. >> major garrett in new >>> to the democrats the latest national poll shows hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders in a statistical tie, less than two months ago, clinton was doubling sanders' support n. new hampshire, sanders is way out in front with a 20-point lead. nancy cordes is in new hillary clinton. >> reporter: madam secretary, when i talk to voters here who don't support you, one of the reasons they often give is because of your speaking fees, because of do nations from wall street. how do you change that perception? >> the sanders campaign has been running this campaign of insin wakes and innuendo. say it to my face. show me one view, show me one influenced. i take my responsibility to people that i serve really seriously and i have always had that as minorth star. but i'm tired of this, you know, smear campaign that they have been trying to get people to buy >> reporter: why do you think it's been so successful? >> oh, look, i think there is a you know, be worried and i get that and that's why i'm answering questions. that's why i'm putting out my pol

results. john dickerson, nancy cordes and major garrett are all out on the campaign trail in new hampshire. we begin with major who was at trump's victory rally last night. good morning. >> good morning. the republican primary matters here because historically it's been a launching pad and therefore, the presidency. donald trump won going away, a sellableing a coalition that would be the envy of any republican president who came before him because it was twice the size of any republican challenging facing him now. >> oh, wow! wow! wow, wow, wow! >> reporter: donald trump's first presidential victory speech lasted 15 minutes, capped with his characteristic simplicity and enthusiasm. hampshire. >> reporter: employing some political artistry, trump showered his rivals with praise. >> i just want to thank them but i wanted to congratulate the other candidates. now that i got that over with -- >> reporter: exit polls show two-theirs of voters supported trump's legally questionable proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. and more than 40% agreed with trump's plan to deport immig

kasich and jeb bush. major garrett is at rubio's campaign office in manchester, new hampshire. major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. two polls in 24 hours show genuine movement for only one republican, marco rubio, up seven in one survey, six in another. judging by all of the attacks rubio faced since arriving in iowa, you know other republicans believe rubio is rising. everyone else is either standing still or losing ground. and with only four days to go before the new hampshire primary, pressure is mounting. and cracks and temperament are forming. >> we are going to knock the [ bleep ] out of isis. i don't give a damn. they are ripping the [ bleep ] you can tell them to go [ muted ] themselves. >> reporter: a profane, but nevertheless funny donald trump energized a standing room only crowd on thursday night, after cramming four mix and mingle events into a single day. >> fit was the most frenetic pace of his whole campaign. by the time trump hit the stage -- >> i've done five of these today. in different forms. do you think this is fun? >> reporter: -- he appeared winded.

ahead of tomorrow's primary. he is now just five points ahead of ted cruz. major garrett is in columbia, south carolina with the latest on trump's clash with the pope. major, good morning. it is still even difficult to say. >> reporter: yes, it is. it is difficult to say, difficult to wrap your mind around. has defied political conventions and manner since entering this presidential campaign. many remember his widely condemned insult of mexicans when he announced for the presidency on june 16th. since then, building a wall on the u.s.-mexico border has been a recurrent and popular theme for trump. and when asked about this, pope francis said, generally speaking, the building of walls lacks christian charity. >> so you've had quite a day. >> the pope is a wonderful guy. >> reporter: donald trump, the master of nonconformity and off the cuff reactions tempered his initial criticism of pope francis. >> i don't like fighting with the pope actually. i don't think it is a fight. think he said something much softer than was originally reported by the media. i think that he heard one s

debate in a moment. but first major garrett is at the university of houston, the site of the debate. >> reporter: what do you get when you combine political desperation with piles of unused opposition research? a shouting match that at times bordered on bedlam. donald trump was pulmommelled as never before. >> you're a lot of fun up here tonight, i have to tell you. >> donald, relax. >> i'm relaxed. you're not my boss. >> you're a basket case. >> go ahead. don't get nervous. rubio unloaded long dormant personal attacks on donald trump. >> here's a guy that inherited $200 million. >> no, no, no. >> >> reporter: rubio tried to undercut donald trump's campaign on immigration. and cruz questioned his ability or inability to defeat hillary clinton. >> we're talking about the polls. i'm beating him awfully badly in the polls. >> but you're not beating hillary. >> if i can't beat her, you're really going to get killed. >> reporter: on foreign policy, trump said the art of the deal might work in the middle east. >> the palestinians are not a reality deal, donald. >> a deal is a team. let me

midnight in dixville notch. john dickerson, nancy cordes, major garrett are all in the granite state. major begins our coverage in bedford, new hampshire. >> good morning. >> good morning. as you can see behind me, voters are lining up in a primary that donald trump enters with expectations of burden for him, not only is trump favored to win but the polls suggest his margin of victory should be ten points or more if trump falls short, a narrow victory can start looking like a loss. all of trump's republican rivals are vying for the protective political ka soon ofcacoon second or third place. viewed from fund-raising or media coverage, a distant fourth or worse could be a penniless and pitiless place. >> this is sort of our final lovefest. all right? >> donald trump packed >> if you're going to get hurt and drive like a maniac, do it tomorrow after you vote. >> reporter: and proved he still hasn't mastered the art of presidential decorum, shouted this insult of ted cruz. >> i never expect to hear that from you again. he's a [ bleep ]. that's terrible. terrible. >> reporter: what did cruz do

garrett is reporting. >> reporter: good morning. for better or worse, marco rubio has discovered his inner donald trump, the instinct to hurl personal insults, grab attention and see what happens. it is a successful model. for trump, one potential downside, it may obscure a more personal trait, tolerance and e the future of the personalarty. >> he doesn't sweat because of the spray tan. he's always calling me little alway marco, and i'll admit, he's i taller than me, 6'2", which is s why i don't understand why his hands are the size of someone who's 5'2". is have you seen his hands? you know what they say about men with small hands. at you can't trust them.5'2". you can't trust them. >> reporter: this weekend the yo gop front-runner continued his own attacks on rubio pointing tou can't trus his performance in the february 6th debate. marco and i say, man, there's something happening with him. and he's like melting. somethi >> reporter: trump campaigned as he faced new questions about he making space in his movement forng. white supremacists. in the past trump has retweeted messages s

, losing it, after finishing second in iowa. major garrett is in keen, new hampshire, with all of the back and forth. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump tried to diminish ted cruz's iowa caucus victory on twitter and elsewhere by accusing him of using hardball sabotaging ben carson on caucus night. trump called for a revote entirely. cruz dismissed these charges and the iowa republican party certified cruz the winner, said no ruls were broken and declared the results final. >> ted cruz goes out. you talk about liars. >> i don't think people are interested in a temper tantrum or you could call it a trumper tantrum. >> reporter: battling in a state that like hard-edged politics, republican front runners, trump and ted cruz brought out brass knuckles. >> he is losing it. i mean, we are liable to wake up one morning and donald, if he were president, would have nuked denmark. >> reporter: trump in turn accused cruz of stealing or manipulating votes in iowa. >> actually, i think i came in first because, if you take a you know? oh, that voter fraud. you know, these politicians are bruta