Nbcs Hallie Jackson tells us more. Reporter while republicans push ahead in New Hampshire, Donald Trumps looking back to iowa, sparking a new feud with the man who beat him there. Ted cruz didnt win iowa, trump tweeted. He stole it. Adding either a new election should take place or cruz results nullified. Its one of trumps harshest attacks, less than 48 hours after one of his most gracious moments. I want to congratulate ted. Reporter trump echoing complaints from ben carsons campaign accusing cruz staffers of dirty tricks for insinuating or on caucus night carson might drop out, trump calling it voter fraud on boston radio. One of the most disgusting things, said he was quitting the race and to vote for him. Reporter hes calling you a cheater, a fraud. Does this cross the line for you . Listen, donalds insults get more and more hysterical the more and more upset he get. Reporter do you think they are fun . I think they are very funny. I wake up every day and laugh at the latest thing
Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Facing a primary showdown in New Hampshire just six days from now, donald trump is talking about a doover in iowa where he came in second place behind ted cruz. In a twitter tirade, hes accusing cruz of playing dirty tricks to pull off mondays win, but trumps not the only candidate sounding off about cruz who is busy barnstorming through New Hampshire with a wind at his back and apparently a target on his back. Nbcs Hallie Jackson tells us more. Reporter while republicans push ahead in New Hampshire, Donald Trumps looking back to iowa, sparking a new feud with the man who beat him there. Ted cruz didnt win iowa, trump tweeted. He stole it. Adding either a new election should take place or cruz results nullified. Its one of trumps harshest attacks, less than 48 hours after i want to congratulate ted. Reporter trump echoing complaints from ben ca
Senator rand paul dropped out of the republican race today. He is going to focus now on getting reelected to his senate seat in kentucky. Now to the democrats, after losing to Hillary Clinton in iowa, by the narrowest of margins, Bernie Sanders is beating her nearbily 2 1 in the latest poll in New Hampshire. Here is nancy cordes. Their argument is, look, you are behind. Reporter with her poll numbers sinking here, Hillary Clinton all but concede to Bernie Sanders today. Putting it off on geography. New hampshire always favors neighbors which i think is neighborly. Vermont next door. How much of your lead do you think should be attributed to the fact that you are from a neighboring state . If you did a poll about how many people in New Hampshire new Hillary Clinton, how many people knew Bernie Sanders, i suspect more would have known Hillary Clinton. Reporter he says he is leading because he is in line with the states progressive base. 56 of democrats who voted in New Hampshires 2008 pr
Crossing into the east. For more on the damage from last night, were going to turn to David Begnaud in collinsville, mississippi. David . Reporter scott, good evening. The community of collinsville knows exactly what the people of georgia are dealing with right now. It was 24 hours ago at this very moment that a tornado came from this direction and ripped through the First Baptist church where we are tonight. And the only people here were the pastor, his wife and their son, and they hid in the safest place they know the church. This was the scene throughout alabama and mississippi over the last 24 hours. Its coming right at us. Reporter in collinsville, mississippi, Vicky Hartley took shelter with her neighbor in a basement right before her roof was blown off. It was shocking. You know, you dont really know what to feel, but i was thankful that we were all okay. Reporter the tornado continued threequarters of a mile, approaching the First Baptist church of collinsville. Pastor wade ric
Hampshire just six days from now, donald trump is talking about a doover in iowa where he came in second place behind ted cruz. In a twitter tirade, hes accusing cruz of playing dirty tricks to pull off mondays win, but trumps not the only candidate sounding off about cruz who is busy barnstorming through New Hampshire with a wind at his back and apparently a target on his back. Nbcs Hallie Jackson tells us more. Reporter while republicans push ahead in New Hampshire, Donald Trumps looking back to iowa, sparking a new feud with the man who beat him there. Ted cruz didnt win iowa, trump tweeted. He stole it. Adding either a new election should take place or cruz results nullified. Its one of trumps harshest attacks, less than 48 hours after one of his most gracious moments. I want to congratulate ted. Reporter trump echoing complaints from ben carsons campaign accusing cruz staffers of dirty tricks for insinuating or on caucus night trump calling it voter fraud on boston radio. One of t