I have a feeling, folks, were going to make history tomorrow. Were going to win in nevada. As bill clinton comes to his wifes defense. Hillarys opponent talked about how bad i have been. Were live with both races. And direct hit. A massive cyclone hitting the island of fiji today. The top winds hitting over 177 miles per hour. And girls with goals the u. S. Womens National Soccer team easily beating trinidad in tobago in the tournament. That means they have punched their ticket for rio. Today, saturday, february 20th, 2016. Announcer from nbc this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im craig melvin. And im Sheinelle Jones alongside dylan dreyer. Erica has the day off. I spent the week crossing the state. We did columbia and lexington and low country in charleston. Few things clear. Few undecided votes left there. And people are sick of the campaign calls. And dylan and i were in las vegas. You cannot watch tv. I was gambling
Haley and whether the declining poll numbers of donald trump will benefit rubio or ted cruz, whether either of them may overtake him and take a victory lap in South Carolina tonight. Theres also jeb bush whos never been able to break out of the pack. Experts say he needs to finish strong in this state in order to continue campaigning. Theyve made more than 100 appearances over the last 10 days. They say two or three could drop out depending on the results tonight. Again the crowd tonight filing in. We expect hundreds to be here. Trump expected to speak maybe a couple hours after the polls close. Its been a very busy election day. Greg suskin channel 9 Eyewitness News. Elsa gillis continues our Team Coverage live in fort mill. Elsa . On its way to the record breaking for voter turnout. Election officials told me turnout statewide has been steady, heavy in some places and workers say its been the same here at this location in fort mill. Im talking about record breaking for a primary. Typ
A parking lot around 11 20 last night. Gunfire was exchanged between two different cars. One person was shot in the arm but police are not sure of their condition this morning. Were asking if they have any suspects. Also the homeowners dog woke them up and helped them escape a fire at this home. Officials say an electrical miss function cause the the fire. Crews responded around 12 45 and found smoke coming from the home and a fire in the kitchen. Crews extinguished the fire in about ten minutes. By then it had caused about 10,000 in damage. New this morning, while donald trump took the primary, we now know who took a very close second. Trump won 32. 5 of the vote with 100 of precincts reporting. Overnight the Associated Press out ted cruz by less than. 2 of 1 percentage point. Rubio had 22. 5 and cruz has a close 22. 3 of the vote. That is the difference of about 1,000 votes. We will not officially know the results until the states formal confirm nation this saturday. Jeb bush is susp
Fishing, it wouldnt have happened but those things didnt happen. Reporter frank and mario brought their Families Together for a small Holiday Party on december 22nd. It was a small flash, and i remained my sight, and he was on the ground. Reporter the problems started with alcohol. Mario had quite a bit to drink, and in the course of the discussion, he became irate. Reporter he left the room, hoping perez would calm down, but instead things quickly escalated. We could hear him screaming, and fear came over me. I didnt know what was going to happen next. I went and grabbed my weapon, and i stood in front of my sons door. Reporter his sons left as he was holding the gun. Mario was agitated, and he threatened to kill us. If he would have gotten to me, with his size, and his skill, he would have killed me. Reporter prosecutors said it didnt have to have happen because perez was not harmed, but the grand jury believes him, and the states attorney now says he does, too. It was selfdefense in
Your wednesday before temperatures eventually push into the 50s. Our range today between 51 and 54 degrees. A southwesterly wind 10 miles per hour. And as we head into the rest of your workweek, i am tracking another round of rainfall and temperatures drop down a bit. Not as bad as what we saw yesterday. So, ill go over your sevenday forecast in about ten minutes. But for now, lets check in with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. Good morning. Good morning, brittney. As you said, drivers will be dealing with a foggy start. Ill show you some of the fog in our cameras in a minute, but first, a few incidents for drivers in new jersey. There is an accident on the new jersey turnpike southbound right as you pass exit 2, which is the exit for route 322. It involves a tractortrailer. Im told its jackknifed and there is a vehicle off the road. Also, for drivers in pennsylvania, in narberth. This is right along montgomery avenue at price street. There is a fire. All lanes are bloc