This is al jazeera america, live from new york city. The president ial candidates are on the campaign trail today. Bernie sanders is in South Carolina. Sanders had breakfast with leaders this morning. He then held a town hall at the university of South Carolina. His day ends with a rally tonight in atlanta. Hillary clinton is in new york. She met with the president s of the urban league, and ncaap as well as the reverend al sharp topp. This afternoon she plans to deliver a speech on racism in harlem. Clinton has also been very busy on twitter talking about a new successor to the Late Supreme Court Justice Anthony scalia. Last night she sent out 11 tweets. Her he is sag is to do their job, reminding them there are 339 days until the next president takes off. And the senate is never taken more than 125 days to vote on a nominee. Donald trump still leads most republican polls in South Carolina. On monday he once again said he will sue ted cruz over whether he is eligible to be president.
The battle for voters in the final day ahead of the next president ial continue test, the candidate also be out stumping today ahead of the South Carolina primary on the republican and democratic caucuses in nevada and good morning im dell walters. Im stephanie sy and Hillary Clinton and sanders are riding voters in New Hampshire and hispanics could determine who wins. They are outcome painting in South Carolina ahead of tomorrows gop primary there and robert ray is live this morning in columbia, South Carolina and robert the candidates were at that town hall meeting last night and things got a little feisty. Its crunch time for gop moving around the great state of South Carolina and we should also say a brand new poll came out of the wall street journal that looks at the top three candidates. Lets pull up that graphic if we can. Look at donald trump today leading at 28 whereas in january it was 36 , del, ted cruz 23 and january 20 and he has gained footing in the past couple weeks sin
This is al jazeera america. Im dell walters in new york. Voting is upway in michigan, state officials there saying they expect a record turn out for todays primary, alsod aing as many as two many people can vote before days end. One of four contests today that include as primary in mississippi, and republican only contest in idaho and hawaii. But michigan, of course, has the most delegates. The water crisis in flint, the economic woes and detroits failing schools all topping the minds of voters there. In detroit, watching the polls, b. C. Looks like a lot of people casting their ballots, today are you seeing and hearing . Hi, there. Yes, the polls here have been open for several hours and election organizers testimony me they have a feeling that voter turn out will be high. We have talked to a lot of people coming in and out, and a lot have concerns that they are talking about. Education, job loss, the economy, and clean water. I want you to take a look at one of the most recent polls
Welcome to inside story. Im ray suarez. When new york governor al smith ran for president in 1928, he was the first Roman Catholic nominee of a major party for the white house. He was trounced in a time when people were far more open about their prejudices and american protestants were very comfortable talking out loud about their dislike about catholics. It would have been 30 years later before another nominee, this time john f. Kennedy won. Theres only been one catholic since, john kerry, he lost. Being nominated is a big idea, just ask president obama, ben carson, a seventh decade day adventist himself. Al jazeera americas del walters reports. I would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that. Is. Reporter dr. Ben carson says he doesnt think islam is with the constitution,. It depends on what that muslim is and what his policies were. His comments ignited a fire storm, care is calling for carson to withdraw from the race. We ask mr
Captive. Politics and islam. Insinnedary comments from dr ben carson spark controversy for the g. O. P. As the party tries to capture the white house. And giant sequoyas as a tipping point. We wanted to understand the effects of the drought all the way from leaves and the landscale. Climate change is taking its toll on ancient trees . Good evening, im del walters. This is al jazeera america. At this hour, pope francis has spent a last night in cuba before heading to the u. S. They arrive in america tomorrow. Hell be greeted by president obama at joint base andrews. His sixth day trip, including a trip to congress and the u. N. , and hell finish a school and a prison in philadelphia. Events that allow him to focus on issues of social justice and the growing gap between rich and pour. Randall pinkston has more. Wall street. This week faces one of capitalisms critics. Pope francis, attacked money and capitalism as a tyranny. The economy and inequality, the first exhul takes. Some defended