Away from the next major test in the race for president with trump maintaining his National Lead among republicans in our new nbc News Survey Monkey poll and jeb bush lagging behind, some wondering if South Carolina could be his last stand, and for democrats the focus remains on winning over africanamerican voters. We have all sides covered starting with nbcs Peter Alexander in columbia, South Carolina. Hello, peter. Reporter hey, good evening to you, lester. Tonight the president is weighing in on the republican race toucceed hihi dismissing the party frontrunner. Here in South Carolina donald trump is favored to win and jeb is desperate for a comeback. So much for southern charm. The leading republicans today in another ferocious round of fighting. Then bush, poor bush. Reporter even president obama piled on. Being president is a serious job. Its not hosting a talk show or its not promotion. Its not marketing. Its hard. In any other year South Carolina should be jeb bushs to lose, th
Some wondering if South Carolina could be his last stand, and for democrats the focus remains on winning over africanamerican voters. We have all sides covered starting with nbcs Peter Alexander in columbia, South Carolina. Hello, peter. Reporter hey, good evening to you, lester. Tonight the president is weighing in on the republican race to succeed him, dismissing the party frontrunner. Here in South Carolina donald trump is favored to win and jeb is desperate for a comeback. So much for southern charm. The leading republicans today in another ferocious round of fighting. Then bush, poor bush. Reporter even president obama piled on. Being president is a serious job. Its not hosting a talk show or a reality show. Its not promotion. Its hard. In any other year South Carolina should be jeb bushs to lose, the state thats embraced he have on moderate republicans and veterans, but today with donald trump again dominating, bush is pullingolling a distant fourth facing new urgency to jump sta
So as we go throughout the days out of the southwest anywhere from ten up 20 Miles Per Hour but gusting higher than that from time to time. Planning the rest of today were planning on a really nice one if you can get out and enjoy it. By 11 00 sunny skies, 52. Tonight in the 40s and 30s. Pretty nice night for your saturday evening plans. Another mild one on sunday before were tracking rain even a little bit of wet snow for sunday into moan. Well talk more about that coming up. Decision 2016. Today is the showdown in South Carolina. Gop voters will choose among six president ial candidates in this latest step in the nominating process. Is in position to win his second straight primary. Listen to one man who supports the candidate who would ban muslims from entering the u. S. I support what he says. And marco rubios concern for a mans life led him to cut short to a Campaign Rally. The florida senator led the crowd in prayer for a supporter who collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. Do
Best in show. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. As he laid out the ground today for a major battle with Senate Republicans over a Supreme Court nomination, president obama also waded deep into the race for president at a News Conference late this afternoon taking on donald trump and other republican candidates saying being president is a serious job. Its not hosting a reality show. His remarks come just four days away from the next major test in the race for president with trump maintaining his National Lead among republicans in our new nbc News Survey Monkey poll and jeb bush lagging behind, some wondering if South Carolina could be his last stand, and for democrats the focus remains on winning over africanamerican voters. We have all sides covered starting with nbcs Peter Alexander in columbia, South Carolina. Hello, peter. Reporter hey, good evening to you, lester. Tonight t
Some wondering if South Carolina could be his last stand, and for democrats the focus remains on winning over africanamerican voters. We have all sides covered starting with nbcs Peter Alexander in columbia, South Carolina. Hello, peter. Reporter hey, good evening to you, lester. Tonight the president is weighing in on the republican race to succeed him, dismissing the party frontrunner. Here in South Carolina donald trump is favored to win and jeb is desperate for a comeback. So much for southern charm. The leading republicans today in another ferocious round of fighting. Then bush, poor bush. Reporter even president obama piled on. Being president is a serious job. Its not hosting a talk show or a reality show. Its not promotion. Its not marketing. Its hard. In any other year South Carolina should be jeb bushs to lose, the state thats embraced he have on moderate republicans and veterans, but today with donald trump again dominating, bush is pullingolling a distant fourth facing new