When i am the president of the united states, we will confront the challenges of our times. Rubio fighting hard for an upset second place finish or better. Get out of bed and caucus and donald trump, long man in the lead gave his wife melania the mike to close the deal in iowa. He will be unbelievable for republicans, well expect to see those results soon after 7 00 tonight. For the democrats, it can take a little longer. Oftentimes those caucuses unfold like a game of red rover with them trying to sway people over to their side. Lana zak, des moines. This is the moment right here that those president ial hopefuls have been waiting for. Months of hitting the campaign trail and fiery debates come down to this. Tonight marks a shift in vote 2016 with Iowa Caucuses, president ial hopefuls, Hillary Clinton and donald trump coming out on top in the latest iowa the democratic race is a close one with clinton taking 45 of the vote to Bernie Sanders 42 . Trump is leading in the Republican Part
Stay. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. And good news. There are no trouble spots to report out 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 start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. Were starting with vote 2016. 33 33 senator ted cruz. Addressing what fox news kelly calls. The elephant not in the room. After getting in some initial digs on donald trump deciding to boycott last nights final debate before the Iowa Caucuses. The gop president ial hopefuls turned on each other. Senator cruz was quickly put on the defensive. As the second place candidate. Florida senator marco rubio charged that cruz is even trying to out trumptrump, when it comes to his immigration policies. Donald trump busy headlining a show of his own during the debate. Trump held a rally just three miles away. R
Because we offered too much optimism in a time of anger, we had no chance. Already, were starting to see the field winno. Martin omalley and Mike Huckabee suspending their campaigns with potentially more to come. Lana zak, abc news, des moines. All right. Candidates are turning their attention to New Hampshire. Their primary is set for next tuesday. Donald trump, hillary clinton, Bernie Sanders and jeb bush will all hold big rallies today in New Hampshire. 30 of likely republican primary voters are Backing Trump there. Thats more than double the support of his nearest competitor, ted cruz who stands at 12 . And among the democratic president ial hopefuls, sanders is showing 57 to clintons 34 . Sanders and clinton will go head to head in New Hampshire tomorrow. Cnn will broadcast a town hall from 8 00 until 11 00 and as many of the candidates shift their attention to the Granite State for others, the road to as lana zak just said, democratic president ial hopeful Martin Omalley announce
Jacket before you head out. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. And good news at the top of the hour. There are no incidents to report in or around the capital city. But as always. We will continue to update you if anything changes for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. Were starting with vote 2016. And the result of last nights iowa caucus. Unbelievably close race out of iowa. After a long night. Its a race many are calling too close to call. For the democrats. The Clinton Campaign is already declaring victory in iowa. But with 99percent of precincts reporting. Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders take about 50percent of the vote. But the numbers are in from the Iowa Democratic party. The Iowa Democratic party chair. Doctor andy mcguire released a statement on last nights historically close vote. In it, mcguire outlines that clinton has bee
But obviously, this is kind of a precursor of whats to come today and plenty of warmth for those storms to get going. 75 degrees in downtown columbia. 75 in orangeburg. Almost everybody into the 70s. Couple of spots due to some rain keeping them a little bit cooler at the moment. We are expecting a very warm and humid day today. Winds sustain around 15 to 20 miles per hour. Gusts upwards of 30 to 35 miles per hour. Right now, were watching this line of storms as you go around just to our west here, you can see were at columbia right here. This line is moving our way. Expected to bring some pretty strong wind gusts as well as some lightning and some heavy downpours of rain. Ill show you what else to expect from this line and when its going to move out coming up in a few minutes. Thank you. Another one bites the dust. This morning, kentucky senator rand paul announced hes suspending his campaign for the republican nomination. He finished fifth in mondays Iowa Caucuses with 4. 5 of the vo