Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Hi, everyone. Good morning on this wednesday. Im kendis gibson. And im reena ninan. We begin with the latest appeal on the campaign trail. Candidates scrambling for support before voters in two states ahe of the polls. First up, Hillary Clinton is holding a commanding over Bernie Sanders in South Carolina, but the race is much closer in nevada and donald trump is at the top of the republican field, take a look at the latest numbers. Ted cruz a distant second followed by marco rubio and jeb bush. Abcs lana zak is covering the candidates on both sides. We have come a long way here in South Carolina. I think were going to surprise are people here. Reporter for republicans and democrats, it was back to their bases on the campaign trail. You cant just show up at election time and say the right things. And think thats enough. Reporter democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton while the republicans were focused on the Second Amendment and th
Well, good wednesday morning. We begin with the countdown to the next crucial vote. A possible make or break moment for several candidates. Donald trump is fending off criticism from president obama as he fires back enjoying a commanding lead in the South Carolina polls. Ted cruz is a distant second trailed by marco rubio and jeb bush. The democrats in a tight race in nevada but Hillary Clinton way ahead of Bernie Sanders in South Carolina with a doubledigit lead in with just three days to go before votes are cast in two states the republicans are trading more nasty insults. Its your voice, your vote. We get the latest now from abcs megan hughes in washington. Good morning, megan. Reporter kendis, reena, good morning. All six remaining gop candidates will be in South Carolina today where as you mentioned donald trump remains on top and on the attack. Donald trump calls in on stephen i can think off the top of my head three things you said cbs will not let me repeat. Reporter though he
With highs in the middle 40s friday sun clouds with highs in the upper 40s lower 50s saturday sun clouds with highs in the lower 60s sunday isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s monday scattered showers possible with highs in the low to middle 50s time now for your timesaver widespread Power Outages continues to be a big concern across southWest Virginia this morning. It could take three to four days before all power is restored. Right now. The ice brought trees and powerlines down. At one point close to 50 thousand appalachian power customers lost service. Crews are working around the clock to turn the lights and heat back on but they say rural areas and secondary neighborhoods make take longer than others. Kenney boone apco depends on the situation. If it is just a wire down then we have to isolate it. Take the switch off and isolate it. If you can get a bucket truck to it, it is a real easy fix. If you have to get into back yards and climb a pole it takes longer appa
Morning showers go through central iowa, but the rest of the day turned out pretty well. You might have noticed that the winds turned to the nw this afternoon. That was a cool front coming through which means cooler readings in the days to come. We will be mainly dry this evening, but a few showers will likely make it into western iowa this evening and try to move into central iowa later. They will likely dissipate as drier air is in place here. This should hold true into thursday too with lots of clouds, but not much rain here thanks to drier easterly winds. Friday will be our day of showers and a few thunderstorms likely. I think we will get a major wave of rain come through late morning to early afternoon, then a bit drier in the late afternoon. Then more showers will be possible in the evening. Clouds may linger into saturday, but we should have the sun back for saturday afternoon into sunday morning. Stephanie also coming up, a campaign bus is switching sides. What once praised do
Hard to forget claire tvu reporting live in des moines Claire Powell local 5 news we are iowa. Stephanie the latest abc republican president ial poll local 5 news we are iowa. Stephanie the latest abc republican is out, and it shows donald trump remains at the top with 32 percent. Ben carson is holding at second place with 22 percent, while marco rubio was the only other candidate to crack double digits, earning 10 percent of the vote. Stephanie donald trump is back in iowa and hes speaking tonight in burlington. Heres a live look at the action. Trump is speaking right now at the burlington memorial auditorium. This is his second visit so far this month. Stephanie while donald trump was in burlington, his while donald trump was in burlington, his campaign bus was not. So where was it . Chief Political Correspondent amanda krenz has the answer. Amanda intro in the heart of newton iowa, right outside of Chris Christie event. Is this big blue bus. It used to say trump. Its not piece of ar