a candidate and was jeb bush. jeb bush was their guy. he was the moderate voice. he had the bush family and his legacy. donald trump used him as a punching bag for months, to. >> up on them even went jeb bush was at 3% oppose donald trump would beat on him because he was the establishment. he was using jeb bush in that posture. jeb bush dropped out of mitt romney off a sudden steps into that role. he is now the establishment. he is donald trump foiled so it offers going to gain more people but allows them to make the same point over and over the establishment doesn't like me and i may be done. >> host: wasn't a smart move by the 2012 republican nominee to deliver this speech? >> guest: honestly i don't know, i don't think it did a whole lot of damage necessary pretty think that romney feels frustrated. i think he sees the party that he let in 2012 and departure and sees a lot of people upset with the party pretty think he's doing whatever he can to try and stop donald trump. i think what he can do is very limited in the same way with the establishment can do broadly is very limit

florida. scott maxwell talks about jeb bush's campaign. >> it will be a super tuesday for some, and it could be a disaster for others. the target in everyone's sight, donald trump. >> no. no. no. i talked about this five times four weeks ago. >> you did that four seconds ago. >> donald, if you want to be liked in washington, that's not a good attribute for a pt. >> i mean, first of all, this guy is a joke artist, and this guy is a liar. you have the combination of factors. >> about 600 delegates will be up for grabs. going on, you won't have a clear alternative to donald trump. >> that is one person who won the first of the primaries. >> donald trump is riding on pure momentum. >> it's going to be an amazing two months. we might not even need the two months, folks, to be honest. >> holds are tight between trump and senator cruz. >> i want to say, i cannot wait to get home to the great state of texas. >> the question is: can cruz win his home state? if doesn't, is done? on the democratic side, many analysts say super tuesday is going to make or break the bernie sanders campaign. crai

governor jeb bush. what went wrong from a woman working on jeb's team. >>> and a former congressman is trying to get back to capitol hill. why joe garcia is throwing his hat back into the political ng. this is nbc 6 "impact" and i'm your host jackie nespral. >>> now on "impact", the former florida governor and member of the bush family dynasty ended his white house hopes after only three states voted. jeb bush's status from front-runner to after thought shocked political observers in a never before seen election season where billionairereonald trump rose to the top of the gop. joining me now to discuss jeb's campaign, a former consultant of bush. thank you for joining us. >> i'm delighted to be here. >> now you can decompress. >> sleeping a little and eating healthier too, which is nice, getting back to the family which is always good. >> very nice. let's talk about the disappointing primary, south carolina, which is really the catalyst for jeb bush reaeay bowing out of the race. and it was a stronghold for his brother and his father. what happened? i mean, he went into the election

. trump. >> what a book end. jeb bush gets out. that's a very confident donald trump. i noticed he was gracious to his chief opponents, cruz and rubio. let's see how long that lasts. i think it is essentially rubio will be the one. he will have to be the most fearful of. the big news tonight is jeb dropping out in this almost, it means he does have a ton of money people. does money matter anymore? we'll find out. but all of those people will move to rubio. whatever is left of this establishment wing of the party. and we have to question how much they really have. they'll put their chips in with rubio. so seeing how that argument is framed between two of them. it will be immigration. we know where it will go. this is what has been trump's strength. look how he does the audience back and forth? who will pay for that wall? and the whole audience jumps in. what will dough to fight back against trump on the issue of immigration? i keep coming back to that issue. we talk about, i can't believe trump did this in a week that he defended planned parenthood. there's one issue he is in tune with

speak now, but the real story of the night is jeb bush dropped out of this race, a race in which he was the prohibited favorite. there was a time where he had more support than all of his competitors combined and now he's out. where the votes will go are anybody's guess. a lot of them go to marco rubio, but a lot of bitterness between the two camps, because -- >> florida. >> yeah, and there was resentment on the part of the bush folks when rubio entered when it was understood he would not. >> they could go to kasich, who has momentum up north, and we will probably see some good things. >> i don't mean to interrupt, but tom kasich tweeted out, jeb bush worked hard every day, and kasich now the sole surviving governor in the race. go ahead. >> i think a lot of the supporters of bush will say, where do i go? they want somebody that can be elected and there are a lot of questions as to whether kasich can deliver on that. they most likely will. they will go to rubio, not to cruz. >> 90% are going to rubio, and one may go to trump, and i am not kidding when i say this, there's a good chance h

>> with all due respect to jeb bush, if your going to show up late, you will need that note from your mother. ♪ joe: tonight, ted cruz glances flag, and jeb bush pulls a trick out of his bag, but first, that old conservative rag. biweeklyere is this, a national review is mad as heck and will not take it anymore. the new editors have lined up 22 conservative writers to can fade -- to convey that message to donald trump. you may recognize some of the names. one immediate implication is that the publication has been cut off from participating in the republican debate next month. what does donald trump think about this? rally in laster a vegas, he was predictably unimpressed. is ae answer is that it dying paper. the circulation is way down. not many people read it anymore. people don't even think about the national review. no, it's a dying paper. it is pretty much a dead paper. joe: are you more or less and pressed with what the national review has done than donald trump is? john: i think they are totally misunderstanding the nature of donald trump's appeal. this is an in-kind can'

making theirs. . >> governor nikki haley's endorsement is bad news for jeb bush. she told reporters jeb bush played a part in her winning office. george w. bush reached out to governor nikki haley. yesterday jeb bush said governor nikki haley's support is the most meaningful endorsement in the state. jeb bush said he was disappointed and said if he won the nomination there would be a role for governor nikki haley in his campaign. jeb bush told supporters he would own up to being commander in chief. >> here is my commitment to you, on day one i will accept responsibility for whatever comes my way. i will accept responsibility. i will solve the problem rather than blaming it away and donald trump is getting ready to appear at a rally inside the sumter since center -- civic center. today donald trump talked about how america deals with terrorists and how to get information out of them. more. >> they want to kill us. they want to kill us. they want to kill our country. they want to knockout our doesn't work. torture works. okay? form. absolutey fine. we should go stronger. >> ted cruz l

end. jeb bush gets out. immediately donald trump declares victory. the timing of it, i think poetic in a number of ways. that's a very confident donald trump. i noticed he was gracious to his two chief opponents, cruz and rubio. let's see how long that lasts. i think rubio is the one he's going to have to be most fearful of. because the big news is jeb dropping out. in this respect, it does mean he has a ton of money, people. now does money matter anymore? we'll find out, but all of those people are going to move over to rubio, whatever is left of this establishment wing of the party. and i think we have to question how much juice they have. they're going to put all their chips in with rubio, so rubio's going to have the resources, and seeing how that argument is framed between the two of them, and i tell you, it's going to be immigration. we know where it's going to go. this has been trump's strength. look at how he does the audience back and forth, who's going to pay for that wall? and the whole audience jumps in. and that's what the whole rest of the week's going to be like for m

. so what do you make of the acceptance speech? >> what a book end. jeb bush gets out. immediately donald trump declares victory. the timing of it poetic in a number of ways. that's a very confident donald trump. i noticed he was gracious to his chief opponents, cruz and rubio. let's see how long that lasts. i think it is essentially rubio will be the one. he will have to be the most fearful of. the big news tonight is jeb dropping out in this respect, it means he does have a ton of money people. does money matter anymore? we'll find out. but all of those people will move to rubio. whatever is left of this establishment wing of the party. and we have to question how much juice they really have. they'll put their chips in with rubio. so he'll have the resources. so seeing how that argument is framed between two of them it will be immigration. we know where it will go. this is what has been trump's strength. look how he does the audience back and forth. who will pay for that wall? and the whole audience jumps in. i think a's what the next couple of weeks is going to be like for marco

south carolina pry pairry by double digits. >> the form story floridians are talking about. jeb bush, former candidate -- -- tonight, he is cking out. >> i congratulate by competitors on a race that has been hd fought, just as the race for presidency should be. it's a tough skwr-b/. in this campaign, i have stood my ground. we put forward details ground. we put forward details, innovative conservative plans to address the mounting challengeshat we face because despite what you might have heard, ideas matter, policy matters. >> and jeb bush will be flying back to florida with his family >> as for the democrats out west, berniey sanders proving he could compete with hilary clinton in a state where she never expected a serious challenge. liz is live in the plex tonight with more on the results in the big races. >>>reporter: it has been a big night in the political world with done trump storming into south carolina, far ahead in the polls. his win didn't come as much of a surprise there. the big fight tonight is nor second place. he took the republican race by double digits at 3.32.5%. marco rub

carolina where any moment former president george w. bush will be holding a rally for his brother jeb bush. first the gloves cape off at saturday's republican debate. trump attacked bush and his family and jeb fired back. >> i'm sick and tired of him going after my family. my dad is the greatest man alive, in my mind. while donald trump was building a reality tv show, my brother was building security apparatus to keep us safe and i'm proud of what he did. >> the world trade center came down ... [booing] charles: joining me now tammy bruce, kathy kaylor. senator brown. congratulations in new hampshire you pulled off a huge win there. was it sullied in any way with what happened saturday night? not just donald trump but the way it was hand, it was a blood sport. >> politic is a blood sport. i said that before. if you don't like it, get out. that being said, i would like them to point out what they can do better. this plays into the democrats' hand. but south krcial is known as being a blood supported kind of area. i'm hopeful after they get through this state along with nevada that we can get on wi

campaign of jeb bush is hoping for a lifeline from his brother, former president george w. bush. an estimated 2,500 people waiting for all of this to get going any minute now. this is the first time 43 has been on the 2016 campaign trail. and it couldn't come at a more critical time. jeb bush is tied for last place in a six-man race in the latest cnn poll. in spite of his low poll numbers, bush has been in donald trump's sights, and so have his brother, who trump says didn't keep america safe. >> if the ex-president is campaigning for his brother, i think he's probably open to great scrutiny. maybe things that haven't been thought of in the past. you know, when jeb used his name in the reagan debate, i left it alone. but when he kept using it, i said, i have to bring it up. when he talked about the great safety we had, i said, i'm sorry, at some point we have to bring it up. and the other day i brought it up. i said the world trade center came down during your brother's reign. >> the bush campaign thinks the criticism is a repeat strategy for trump, and they stand by their decision.

distance. we're watching the republican battle for third place. ted cruz, jeb bush and marco rubio, each of this them needs momentum coming out of new hampshire. as you can see, donald trump a huge win over john kasich. 43,720 votes ahead of kasich, but you see the fight for third place between cruz, bush and marco rubio, they're all at 11% right now. 84% of the vote is in. plenty of votes remaining. bernie sanders had an impressive win as well as. he's almost 45,000 votes ahead of hillary clinton in new hampshire. as of right now only 69% for hillary clinton. big, big wins for these two candidates. >>>s that's right. wa an unpredictable night. we have bernie sanders and donald trump in first place in their respective parties. donald trump right now has a 19 point percentage point victory over his next closest competitor. then john kasich second place finish and then that tight, tight battle for third place among ted cruz, jeb bush and marco rubio. it has been a very, very eventful night. >>> we are going to make our country so strong. we are going to start winning again. we don't win an

jeb bush of florida t. jeb bush campaign, god bless them, they woke up in south carolina today to this. this 5:00 a.m., bush machine running on fumes. the lead quote, some of jeb bush's moststead fast allies think saturday might be the end. governor bush's close confidants and lifetime frents are dejected. one allie is quoted saying the fact of the matter is there isn't strength anywhere. about the decision by south carolina governor nikki haly to not endorse jeb bush and endorse marco rubio, one of the cloetest reporters, forgive me, quote, what a kick in the balls. sorry. now i'm regressing. i want to go back if tin time a not say that. this is terrible for any campaign, it's terrible, dejected. we're done, morose quotes from bush's closest supporters, a fundraiser close to bush up until now remains optimistic about his chances, florida based bush donors, people described as being closest to jeb bush. this quote from somebody described as a florida bush supporter who has been close to the bush family for the better part of three decades, quote. the question is, will jeb bush do

support of his brother and gop presidential candidate jeb bush. our will whitson joins us from north charleston where a rally will be underway in about an hour. hey will. the elder bush will appear at a jeb bush rally at the north charleston convention center. the younger bush says his brother can vouch for his readiness to be commander-in-chief. jeb bush is hoping to gain more momentum after a fourth place finish in new hampshire. we go now to our billie jean shaw who is following senator marco rubio on the campaign convention center. the younger bush says his brother can vouch for his readiness to be jeb bush is hoping to gain more momentum after a fourth place finish in new hampshire. we go now to our billie jean shaw who is following senator marco rubio on the campaign convention center. the younger bush says his brother can vouch for his readiness to be commander-in-chief. jeb bush is hoping to gain more momentum after a fourth place finish in new hampshire. we go now to our billie jean shaw who is following senator marco rubio on the campaign trail tonight. she joins us live fr

the living daylight out of washington, d.c. >> jeb bush is about to speak live at a luncheon in new hampshire in the one to of nashua, in fact. we'll listen in and dip into that as soon as his mike goes live. in the meantime, i want to bring in my cnn colleagues who are standing by at their live mikes. we have a report from solemn. a fantastic picture of you. it is such a new hampshire shot. you're covered in snow. i know you brushed off a minute before air. yeah. and jeremy diamond gets a way better assignment. he's at the indoor rally in londonderry. we'll see how much snow accumulates on you as i ask jeremy the first question. jeremy, listen, i think governor bush said it himself. it is a battle for the second-place finish. give me a bit of taste of today and how it feels out there on the trail with that jump ball, say, up in the air. >> yeah. absolutely. this morning we saw donald trump making his case to finish in first here. and as far as jump ball for second, that's what jeb bush said a few weeks in an interview, himself suggesting that he and candidates like mash oh rubio an

in this instance, he mixed it up with jeb bush and ted cruz. marco rubio tonight seemed to be able to bounce back from his poor showing, what was widely papped his debate performance last week in new hampshire. his campaign saying his moment where he defended george w. bush was a highlight, where he mixed it up with trump was a highlight. john kasich's team think he was the adult in the room. kasich coming off that new hampshire second place finish. but ben carson seemed to fade into the back ground a little bit. he told me before the debate his supporters wanted him to get in there and to yell and interrupt and shout a little more. you didn't see that from ben carson tonight necessarily, on a night when he needed to stand out to compete with, for example, jeb bush, who was fiery tonight. he had those moments with donald trump where he took him on and defended his brother's legacy and he talked about his father and mother, popular figures here in south carolina, and you could feel that the crowd was on bush's side as well. >> kerry, speak to that on the trump side, because he was b

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publicly for anyone since he left office eight years ago. the jeb bush campaign hoping south carolina voters can be swayed to support their candidate as they did -- as they did george w. bush who won the state's primary in his first campaign. we're covering all of that and much more this hour with our correspondents, our expert analysts and our guests. they're all standing by. let's begin with the escalating partisan fight left by the death of antonin scalia. michelle k kosinski is with us. >> reporter: we know the president has been in touch with his team on this and there's been some preliminary white house reach-out to congressional offices, both democrats and republicans. at the same time, though, the white house just minutes ago here blasted republicans for stonewalling, saying the constitution tells us what to do in this situation and it's iron clad. this is clearly shaping up to be the president's last big battle with congress and the outcome will shape both politics and the legal landscape in this country for decades. the white house today now leveling its own blows at republi

distance. jeb bush, ted cruz, marco rubio still in a battle for third place and sixth place governor chris christie says he's headeding back to new jersey to take a deep breath, meantime the rest of the field will be pounding the trail in south carolina just hours from now. let's go to cnn political. i'm going to mark first. he's joining us from manchester right now. he's getting new information on marco rubio. >> we learned in the last 30 minutes he has sent out a fundraising e-mail that he's acknowledging that he dropped the ball during that debate on saturday night, that devastating debate where chris christie took him to the mat. now marco rubio trying to raise money, but telling his supporters that he will never let that happen again. marco rubio in the past has made some pretty big mistakes. the whole water incident had reached over and grabbed a water during the republican response to the state of the ununion, he says he's going on to south carolina. marco rubio not giving up even though he is has had a disappointing sixth place finish. >> he did blunder in that debate last sa

grass roots republicans, which -- who favor george -- jeb bush, and john kasich. now, that's fluid. certainly, there is overlap amongst those groups. personified by the fact that tonight, 10% of south carolina primary voters say they're still undecided. and 25% say that they still may switch their vote before they cast it tonight. so while we talk about insider/outsider labels, may not be the best way to describe voters. it's really those looking for someone who is going to shake up the system versus someone who is going to handle the status quo. because let's keep in mind, ted cruz has been in elective office and has had a government paycheck most of his life. and as we see every day with donald trump, he is a master politician. >> are you surprised, david, at how well donald trump is doing, given the fact that he hadn't run for office before? >> look, donald trump has a message that american voters, and i would say not just republicans, because donald trump won new hampshire with democrat -- with independent votes. and is doing very well in south carolina with democrat and indepe

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had more money. listen to this. >> we ended december 31st with almost more money than jeb bush and marco rubio and chris christie and john kasich together. that is remarkable. >> reporter: we are about to get in to an opening prayer. i will tosses it back to you in new york while they getñref-í clinton. she was here with former president clinton and after having an awkward and came out to address the supporters and she finally came out a couple of moments ago and said yes, she believes she has won and now has a lot of work to do here in new hampshire. >> i am so thrilled to be coming to new hampshire after winning iowa. [applause] i can tell you, i have won and lost there. and it is a brutal defeat. and that may be a moral victory for them. and so winning from them. he said he is going to fight on. watch. >> [applause] and we will sarks stound the world again. [applause] >> reporter: it may be confusing to some. did hillary clinton win or not? fox news has not officially called the race and people waiting to make sure it is really official. i learned in the last moment associated

town hall meeting at this hour. this is muscatine, iowa. nice down. i've been there. and jeb bush is in the town of carroll. they make the final sprint before the hawkeye state, the dust barely settled on last night's big debate. sparring mostly over foreign policy and immigration but also addressing as megyn kelly put it, the elephant not in the room. donald trump. >> i'm a maniac. and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly. and ben, you're a terrible surgeon. >> i kind of miss donald trump. he was a teddy bear to me. we always had such a loving relationship. in these debates. and in between and the tweets. i kind of miss him. i wish he was here. everybody else was in the witness protection program when i went after him. >> marco rubio taking a jab at jeb bush and rand paul over military spending. >> you cannot destroy isis with a military diminishes. i'm rebuilding the military because the world is a safer and better place when america's the strongest military in the world. >> jeb bush addressing the scandal of a leading veterans charity and his plan to fix the v department of

george w. bush was on the campaign trail on monday with his brother jeb bush. the first time the former president and his brother have appeared together at a campaign event. this is one hour. ♪ ♪ [country music plays faintly in the background] ♪ >> even i cannot screw this up. thank you for coming to show your support for jeb bush. speaking of presidents, welcome back, mr. president, and laura. south carolina has missed you. the country has missed you. this is bush country. if somebody told me i had eight years to live, i would want it under obama, because it seems like it was forever. one more year and this guy is going. mr. president, thank you for coming back to where you are loved and appreciated and for keeping us safe while you are the president -- were the president of the united states. thank you for your leadership after 9/11. thank you for taking your fight to the enemies of the nation. thank you for having the backs of those doing the fighting. thank you for being decent and honorable. all of us get to vote on saturday, right? show up tuesday and you will be by y

himself 8th in iowa. from there, it's been a nail biter between ted cruz, jeb bush and marco rubio. at this hour, we still do not know the answer. but we're still waiting for the votes to come in. there is the bottom of the screen. you can see the numbers. 83% of the raw vote has been counted now. cruz and bush have 11%. rubio showing at 11 now. it's going to be tight. really tight. on the other side of the aisle, bernie sanders defeating hillary clinton, every demographic voted for bernie. including men, and women. here is a taste of what the candidates had to say to their supporters tonight. >> thank you. >> we have sent the message that we'll echo the wall street to washington from maine to california. >> you're the reason we're here and you are the reason we're going to win the nomination and then, win this election together. thank you all. thank you so very much. >> i thank you for your vote. i thank you for the hours you gave us on the phones and doors you knocked, thank you. you will see us again because we're coming back in november to win the general election. >> we can do

the vote in 2nd pl., ohio gov. john kasich was 16%. third place. the 12% jeb bush is fourth purse-is fourth in marco rubio 10% and chris christie has 8% and donald trump began his victory speech with a familiar promise. great. but we are going to do it the old-fashioned way. they're going to be china, japan, mexico. we are going to beat all of these countries that are taking so much of our money away from us on a daily basis. anymore. business people in the world. we are going to do something so good and so fast and so strong in the world is going to respect us. see may tonight's winners on the republican and democratic races in the second place in iowa bernie sanders has 60% of the vote and hillary clinton has 39%. that's was 68% of the votes reported. tonight sanders is expected to win in a state so close to home calls this victory the beginning of a political revolution. >> together. we have sent a message that will echo from wall street to washington and from maine to california. the government of our great people and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors and their

have reported and donald trump 35% right now and john kasich at 16% ted cruz at 12% jeb bush at 11% chris christie at 8% and ben carson at 2%. donald trump, big turn out now celebrating a decisive win. >> we are going to make america great again. i am going to be the greatest jobs president that god ever created. remember that. by the way, we're going to knock the hell out of isis. >> the other question was how would the governor's perform this this race, that's governor chris christie of new jersey, governor john kasich of iowa and former florida governor jeb bush. john kasich finishes here behind donald trump, but ahead of the rest of the field and he says he's going to carry that momentum into the next prime areas. >> we'll move through south carolina all across this country and we'll end up in the midwest and you just wait, let me tell you, there's so much going to happen, if you don't have a seat belt, go get one. we're going to shake this country from top to bottom. thank you all very much. >> not all the precincts are in yet. the candidates are already on to south carolina,

degrees through the delaware valley, 5:40. a simple tweet from jeb bush is causing controversy. we'll show you the image bush tweeted out with a one-word caption. >>> plus, paying respects. find out about the plans for the public to honor the life of supreme court justice antonin scalia. >>> 5:43. happening today, caitlyn jenner is scheduled to speak at the university of pennsylvania. jenner will join penn alum buzz basinger at the sold out event. student organizers say they try to bring in speakers who promote discussions on topical issues. >>> the public will get the chance to pay final respects to the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. scalia's body will lie in repose at the supreme court on friday, current and retired justices will line the steps of the high court while scalia's casket is carried into the great hall. the funeral mass will be held saturday in washington. scalia died over the weekend at the age of 79. >>> governor chris christie is promising no new taxes in his proposed budget. he proposed a $34.8 billion budget and invited the democrat-led legislatur

republican field, it is leaner tonight. will that mean it's going to get even meaner? we'll see. jeb bush once considered the man to beat on the republican side with his multimillion dollar war chest is now out. announcing this evening, he's suspending his campaign in a way that couldn't be "classier," quoting his parents, his -- quoting -- that is quoting -- >> a bush family -- >> representative. exactly. thank you very much. marco rubio, ted cruz, now battling for second place. the night belongs to billionaire from new york donald trump. that's where we'll begin now. let's begin with our politics reporter jeremy diamond outside trump headquarters in south carolina. jeremy, big night for them, where do they head next? >> reporter: absolutely. donald trump tonight clinching a major victory here in south carolina. you know, this is going to help give him some momentum going forward. i talked to him tonight with his south carolina chairman, ed mcmullen, who told me this dispels the myths. you know, donald trump's ground game constrantly scrutinized here as it was in the past. donald trump offeri

. marco rubio, ted cruz, john kasich, jeb bush, in a four-way fight for second place. and look at this, the republican hopefuls swarming the state today in a last-minute push for support and less than a day before this first presidential primary, running war of words between donald trump and jeb bush, it is getting mighty personal. both of them talked to cnn within this last hour about this whole back and forth. >> i'm a joyful warrior. there's a difference between just sitting back and watching someone try to hijack a party that i believe will allow people to rise up again. we're in the heat of battle right now. we are big boys. we all can take it. i get a lot of incoming from donald trump. i'm the only one taking him on. everybody else runs away from the bully. >> why do you think that is? >> because they don't want to be attacked by the bully. there's no explanation. if someone is trying to hijack your party, believes higher taxes is better than reforming the tax code, believes a single payer system works well and other countries, believes in, you know, is pro choice, is anti-second

lot of ha been made of the attacks on jeb bush and he pointed to barbara bush was in new hampshire and he has to rely on his family and rely on mom. that is risky to do in south carolina to say of jeb bush like the bush family. what do you think of the fallout as a result? >> i don't know. jeb bush, people have a great affinity for president george w. bush who was here last week. i don't think that people like the idea of a dynasty whether a clinton or a bush dynasty. so right now, jeb bush is down 10% in the polls but he is in the mid teens and maybe he will end up nipping a candidate like rubio or cruz and be able to soldier on from there. >> are they saying for jeb bush he has to place in the top three to still carry on? are they worried if he doesn't do that his donors might say, i don't know? >> i think there is a good chance that happens especially if you see marco rubio and ted cruz getting close to 20% and jeb bush closer to 10% it's hard to see where jeb bush goes from here. on march 1st there's a 20% threshold to get any delegates in any state. if they can't get to 20%, y

the win and jeb bush and ted cruz in the third place vote. and keith, thank you. and let's head out to manchester, new hampshire, and joe waldman is standing by live with more reaction and from jeb bush and marco rubio and starting to show a pulse. marco rubio showing a pals pulse, but he repeated that and night with a pit of an mea cupa blaming saturday for a poor performance? >> an inauspicious finish and jeb bush with in fourth with marco rubio in a poor fifth place. he conceded to one of the reporters hereto a fox news john roberts that his performance in the debate here was poor and that really hurt him here in terms of his poll numbers and with the upsetling fifth place finish and trying to build momentum and tripped on the words and parroting the campaign platforms. both candidates from the great state of florida and many people disappointed with tonight, but i want you to understand something. it is not on you. it is on me. it's on me. i did not -- i did not do well on saturday night. and that will never happen again. >> government cannot grow faster than the ability to pay for

that's okay. >> what's your messages to him? he says you're not going to be president. jeb bush said you'll never be the nominee, but what's -- >> jeb bush said i'll never be the nominee and jeb bush is right now sitting home watching television and, you know, you also -- he also signed a pledge, jeb bush and he's dishonoring the pledge so he's a dishonorable guy. lindsey graham was very nice. he called me the day before yesterday, we had a nice talk. i was surprised. but he was very nice. we talked on national security. as far as george clooney is concerned let's put it this way -- he's no cary grant. >> yesterday was a big meeting in washington. you sat down face to face with reince priebus and with paul ryan. paul ryan still walked out without an endorsement. does he plan on endorsing you in the future and when will that happen? >> i would think he would. you know, if that didn't happen, i would continue on the way i've really done. but we had a great meeting yesterday. he's a very good guy, very nice guy. and very committed to, you know, what he's doing and to the country. and i

evening. when jeb bush first announced that he was running for president of the united states, there was an unexpected moment right after he said he was running when he ended up making an exciting and i'm pretty sure unscripted animal noise. >> i'm a candidate for president of the united states of america. [ cheers and applause ] whoo! >> whoo! jeb bush went whoo right after he announced that he was running for president of the united states last year. and that was the first sign of what has ended up being an unexpected pleasure in covering his campaign for president. without warning and for all sorts of different reasons on all sorts of different occasions, he makes unusual noises and he makes them a lot. >> the twitter universe, there's some heads exploding right now. i can feel it. >> politically we're going to win when we're hopeful and optimistic and big and broad rather than, rrrr or grrrr. >> speaking of which, you know the campaign has already started -- >> blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. >> you know what they're saying out there. >> that's my answer, blah, blah, blah. >> nothing e

preparing a good offense and defense, some are still working the ground game. jeb bush spoke to voters in fountain inn, south carolina today. john kasich will hold a rally today. let's go to ryan nobles and mj lee, both in greenville, the site of tonight's debate. ryan, you first. south carolina has been the scene of recent attack ads, among other republicans. is it expected this kind of sets the tone for what could happen at the debate? >> reporter: yeah, it could get testy in greenville. the primary is only a week away. could see the battle play out on a number of fronts. ted cruz, donald trump battle. let's not forget about candidates in the middle of the pack. marco rubio, jeb bush, and john kasich all fighting over the same pile of voters. we have seen marco rubio start to mention other candidates by name, kind of going after them on the campaign trail. then john kasich who largely hasn't been attacked that much in the campaign, but after a strong finish in new hampshire he's someone the other candidates could go after on the debate stage tonight. of course, everybody has their eyes

candidate who outperformed expectations last night, governor jeb bush. he's here next to talk about trump, cruz, and whether he's about to go after marco rubio and john kasich and how. >>> plus, chris stirewalt, dana perino and stewart stevens are here to explain why the south carolina primary could turn into a blood bath. >>> then why are hillary clinton and bernie sanders working so hard to win support from al sharpton? that debate just ahead. >> our votes must be earned. nobody can deliver our votes. none of us are kingpins. this just got interesting. why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas for pulmonary hypertension, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, del

. hurricane takes nevada and jeb bush is out. hell hello, and welcome to the special edition of "justice" i'm judge jeanine pirro. we have reports from the headquarters of donald trump and others, and also the inside word of our strategists. let's go to the headquarters of spartanburg, south carolina with carl. carl? >> well, donald trump got the double-digit win in the first primary in south carolina the state for decades has been saying it would always nominate a republican who is the most conservative who could win in the general election, and now it looks like mr. trump is is g getting 32.5% of the vote with 99% of the precincts counted. it looks like marco rubio has a lead over ted cruz, and they are almost exactly, and there is a 0.2 percentage point between the two candidates. and before donald trump made the victory speech tonight, we had a chance to chat him up just right behind the stage, literally as he was about to take the stage and claim victory. it was very clear for him that it was a releaf and a major triumph. watch. >> well, south carolina, like new hampshire, and i mea

jeb bush. jeb bush: he was speaker of the house and he did a fine job there, but every speaker before him in after him that won is supporting me. three statewide elected officials in florida are supporting me. it is not that they do not like marco. it is they saw me in action as a leader. they want leadership. >> did he accomplish nothing in the senate? jeb bush: nothing. the list he put out has been debunked not just by me, by other people. john: we've seen marco rubio's foes employ a number of different varieties of ammo. the question is whether bush has found the magic bullet. mark: i've been asking the other campaigns -- bush camp, kasich camp, christie camp -- what will take rubio down. no one has real answers. people are trying different things. this thing about he does not have accomplishments. some people think that is not going to break through. that is too complicated for voters. he's a united states senator. i believe that part of what marco rubio is having so many different things thrown at him that nothing is going to break through. john: there is some constellation of th

glad of that because he got bust ed for repeating himself so many times. jeb bush this morning is out there drawing bigger crowds saying that his performance last night will have an impact for him and it will be a positive one. and he's still making -- trying to score points based upon the debate last night. here's a little bit of jeb bush on the trail two days before the primary itself. >> and it's a sign of weakness when you make fun of the disabled. what kind of man would do that? you do not want that man as president of the united states, i can promise you that. calling them losers, donald trump, you're the loser. [ applause [ applause ] >> reporter: tough stuff from jeb bush who got standing ovations twice for taking on donald trump. it ted cruz doing much the same. he's been battling with trump for the last several weeks. but last night in the debate when asked if he wanted to sort of assess the temperament of the front-runner, he said he would leave that assessment up to the voters having said things just a couple days ago as, we're going to wake up some morning if trump is pre

still finding a way to fall down, let's also spare a thought for poor jeb bush. because in the nightmare that is jeb bush's flailing presidential campaign it has now happened to him again today. one of the fascinate things about the jeb bush for president campaign this year. and it's different than everybody else in the race. it's a jeb-specific thing, but it keeps happening. it's the way his supporters and particularly his donors have been willing to talk incredible smack about him and his campaign to reporters. this keeps happening over and over and over again over the course of this past year since he got into the race. there have been repeatedly direct quotes from jeb bush supporters and donors talking to the press about how terrible and disappointing jeb bush and his campaign are. and the latest installment of this pitiful little soap opera is published at politico.com today. look at headline. "the bush blame game begins." nobody's voted yet. but that's the headline. "the bush blame game begins." one donor's quoted basically begging for jeb bush to drop out of the race, i

seigenthaler. here are the new hampshire primaries. here are the latest numbers. jeb bush at 11% and marco rubio at 10%. and now we're looking at hillary clinton and bernie sanders, the democratic primary. persony sanders ahead 51% to 40%. early numbers here. these are pictures that donald trump's headquarters. if the polls are right this is a very happy crowd tonight. it's not just about the wins and loses, but strong third or second place. ali velshi is in manchester tonight. ali? >> i think that's the more interesting part of it, john, who does come in. we've seen ted cruz come in with a fairly strong performance, but we're really look at jeb buck, john kasich and chris christie. bush and kasich have spent a lot of time in new hampshire. kasich and christie ignored iowa all together, putting their eggs in this basket. and you see a significant showing of what you're seeing, and 2% of the numbers are in, but most of the rest of the polls would have closed by now unless there are some problems with people not finished voting. we'll see if the trends hold up. on the democratic side y

and applause ] whoo! >> whoo! jeb bush went whoo right after he announced that he was running for president of the united states last year. and that was the first sign of what has ended up being an unexpected pleasure in covering his campaign for president. without warning and for all sorts of different reasons on all sorts of different occasions, he makes unusual noises and he makes them a lot. >> the twitter universe, there's some heads exploding right now. i can feel it. >> politically we're going to win when we're hopeful and optimistic and big and broad rather than, rrrr or grrrr. >> speaking of which, you know the campaign has already started -- >> blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. >> you know what they're saying out there. >> that's my answer, blah, blah, blah. >> nothing else in this presidential campaign is turning out the way people expected it to. the jeb bush campaign is certainly not working out the way people expected it to. but it has become one of the expected things about the jeb bush for president campaign that every couple of weeks or so, he unveils a new noise. and

, including marco we will hear from tim waller coming up in a few minutes. he is live event for jeb bush in greenville county. donald trump is taking on the pope. the pope as he defended his proposal to build a wall at the u.s.-mexico border, something the pope said isn't christian. stance. >> the vatican has an awfully big wall. >> but people come and go in the vatican. >> and they will do that with the wall. geoff: the pope as he defended his proposal to build a wall at the u.s.-mexico border, something the pope said isn't christian. but amid the holy war of words, democrats had their own bickering battle over their credentials at a their own town hall on msnbc and telemundo. the battle between clinton and sanders comes as a fox news poll now shows bernie sanders leading hillary clinton for the 44%. franklin graham is chiming in on what the pope and donald trump had to say. on facebook, graham wrote, i agree that as christians we should try to build bridges with everyone that we possibly can, but that doesn't mean that we should compromise our national security. graham also said other can

campaigning in new hampshire and even jeb bush's mother is out on the trail. but after flying home in his private jet, the front-runner was grounded in new york. not mincing words, bernie sanders and hillary clinton, they throw the gloves off in a stormy debate and trailing badly in new hampshire, hillary clinton complains that she's being smeared by her rival. >>> plus, laptop bomb. investigators believe it was a computer packed with tnt that blew a hole in an airliner. the man blown out of the plane may have been the bomber. al qaeda's african affiliate growing more dangerous. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> the breaking news, with only four days to go until the nation's first primary, our brand new cnn/wmur poll just out shows donald trump holding on to his big lead in new hampshire with marco rubio all alone in second place. ted cruz and john kasich are deadlocked in third. jeb bush is fourth and other candidates are slaugiogging thr the new hampshire snow and jeb bush's mother hitting the campaign trail, trump was stuck in new york city after flying back hom

at the podium by jeb bush, john kasish, and chris christie for the main debate..an under-card round will feature other republincan candidates.the undercararevent begins at 5 tonight.the main debate is scheduled to start at 8. the entertainment world has lost another star to cancer. cancer.actor alan rickman's family announced his death earlier today.rickman first became well-known for his role as hans gruber in die hard.but his fame extended to a younger generation by playing professor snape in all 8 harry potter films.author j-k rowling tweeted this morning "there are no words to express how shocked and devastated i am to hear of alan rickman's 69. marco ruruo. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, to co-author the path to citizenship bi. 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 alwlws know where he stands. right to rise usa january is thyroid awareness month.we're joined live now with dr.

between donald trump and jeb bush. now after being called a loser and a lawyer, donald trump lets loose. wait until you hear my interview with the front-runner. >>> isis sleeper cells. are terrorists hit teams in place in major cities ready to strike? chilling new details about the intelligence that western security agencies have received even before the paris massacres. >>> and missile defense. as north korea celebrates a rocket launch, will the u.s. deploy an anti-missile system to protect its allies? and how great a threat does kim jong-un now pose to the united states itself? i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> with only hours to go before the nation's first primary begins, our brand new cnn/wmur poll is just out. it shows donald trump well in front of the other republicans in new hampshire. marco rubio is in second place, despite a much criticized debate performance and ted cruz is alone in third place. but as the clock ticks down, almost a third of the republican voters say they are still, they are still undecided. as the republican candidates campaign fran