A sightseeing helicopter crashes near pearl harbor. Why the pilots actions saved lives. An alarming surge. The dramatic increase in flu cases around the country. What you can do to ward off the virus. Today, friday, february 19th, 2016. Announcer from nbc brks krrksbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Its friday morning. Im savannah alongside willie geist. We talked earlier about how remarkable it is we had george w bush, president obama and president clinton entering in on the race. Enter the pope. Dont miss religion and politics, not applying to this race. It is a big story this morning. The president ial candidates are making their final pitches ahead in nevada, and the republican primary in South Carolina. As willie mentioned, this election has taken another strange twist, with this back and forth between donald trump and the pope. We will talk to mr. Trump live in a moment. We want to begin our decisio
Remainder of todays recast. 33 we want to 33 give you a quick traffic head out and about this morning. And good news. There are no trouble spots to report on the roads in or around the capital city. But well be sure to keep our eyes on the roads and keep you updated for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. The countdown to saturdays republican president ial primary here in South Carolina. Is winding down. And ahead of this weekends vote. The candidates are hard at work vying for your vote. Many of the gop hopefuls will be in the capital city today. Ted cruz is set to speak at a rally with governor rick perry and congressman jeff duncan. Columbia armory. Cruz will also be making stops in anderson and Mount Pleasant today. Gop candidate jeb bush will also be in columbia today. This on the heels of his North Charleston appearance. With his brother. And former president. George w. Bush. T
The surface. So thats going to keep us cool for the time being. Orangeburg at 69. A lot of warm air on the way. A lot more rain on the way as well. Details on the rest of the week coming up in a few minutes. Thank you. In our vote 2016 coverage, democrats are hot on the campaign trail here in South Carolina. Ahead of saturdays primary. Straight off her win in the nevada caucus, Hillary Clinton and her campaign will begin the breaking down Barriers Forum today. The forum is made of civil rights attorneys and five mothers who lost their children to gun violence and police incidents. Columbia mayor Steve Benjamin will be in attendance of that forum. Its today at Grace Christian Church set to begin at 4 00. Tomorrow, clinton will join the breaking down barrier forum at Central Baptist Church in columbia. For a complete list of forum dates and locations, go to our website at abccolumbia. Com. Bernie sander has some across the palmetto state. Actor producer danny glover will be hitting the c
Leesville as well as aiken. Of course, well have much more on this story tonight on the news at 11 00. Marco rubio will be in buford today and hes expected to make a stop along the coast. Heres what the g. O. P. Candidate had to say to supporters during a Campaign Stop just yesterday. I will bring us together and as you saw in the debate the other night, theres some real differences going on right now and they love it. The democrats love that stuff. They cheer every time we call each other names, we fight. We bicker. These debates get us at each others throat, the longer this goes on, the worse its going to be. I can unify this party and i can grow it. Ted cruz is set to speak at a rally with rick perry and duncan at the armory and cruz will be making stops in anderson and Mount Pleasant today. And they arent the only candidates vying for your vote. John kasich will be reaching out lexington while ben carson has stops in aiken later today. Donald trump will be in North Augusta and bufo
Monday. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Here are some trouble spots that you might encounter. South carolina Highway Patrol is reporting a traffic hazard in the roadway. Thats going to be at bluff road near i77. Well be sure to keep our eyes on the road and keep you updated for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get Republican Donald Trump are cementing their status as president ial frontrunners after winning this weekends vote. In nevada. And right here in South Carolina. Exit polls suggest it was trumps surprisingly Strong Performance among self described evangelical conservatives in South Carolina that helped him notch another doubledigit victory. And sweep all 50 delegates in the palmetto state. Trump was in georgia celebrating his latest victory. 33 the gop president ial candidates are now shifting their attention to nevada. T