our team is in place we want to get to the big story though out of nevada. nbc s chriskristin welker is in nevada. reporter: secretary clinton just finishing up her victory speech. her supporters chanting hillary, hillary throughout the evening. there was a lot of concern amongst her supporters she would lose this state. but this is a decisive victory. it will give her big momentum momentum. hillary clinton again breathing a sigh of relief tonight. outperforming senator sanders in the critical state of nevada. thank you. thank you so much. reporter: making a left minute push for service industry union workers, more than 50% latino. senator sanders secretary clinton andh at harrah s. why bernie sand sneakers. i love the things he is saying. reporter: why are you supporting hillary? she has experience. reporter: nevada is a key part of clinton s fire wall to show she s not electable than sander sanders. after getting a six-month jump on sanders and pouring milli
you want olympic gold. nightly news begins right now. decision 2016, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. it s great to be with you on saturday voting day in two key presidential contests. let s get to the democratic caucuses where nbc news projected hillary clinton will defeat bernie sanders. clinton able to hold back sanders charge that followed his win in new hampshire and complicating his path to the nomination tonight. the polls will close in less than half an hour in south carolina s republican primary where in recent days ted cruz has been closing trump. we will go there in a moment. our team is in place to cover it all. we want to get to the big story though out of nevada. kristin welker reporter: secretary clinton just finishing up her victory speech. her supporters chanting hillary, hillary throughout the evening. there was a lot of concern amongst her supporters she would lose this state. but this is a decisive victory. it will give h
bernie sanders. clinton able to hold back sanders charge that followed his win in new hampshire and complicating his path tohe nomination tonight. the polls will close in less than half an hour in south carolina s republican primary where in recent days ted cruz has been closing ground with donald trump. we will go there in a moment. our team is in place to cover it all. we want to get to the big story though out of nevada. nbc s chriskristin welker is in nevada. reporter: secretary clinton just finishing up her victory speech. her supporters chanting hillary, hillary throughout the evening. there was a lot of concern amongst her supporters she would lose this state. but this is a decisive victory. it will give her big momentum momentum. hillary clinton again breathing a sigh of relief tonight. outperforming senator sanders in the critical state of thank you so much. reporter: making a left minute push for service industry union workers, more than 50% latino. senator san
our team is in place to cover it all. we want to get to the big story though out of nevada. nbc s chriskristin welker is in nevada. reporter: secretary clinton just finishing up her victory speech. her supporters chanting hillary, hillary throughout the evening. there was a lot of concern amongst her supporters she would lose this state. but this is a decisive victory. it will give her big momentum momentum. hillary clinton again breathing a sigh of relief tonight. outperforming senator sanders in the critical state of nevada. thank you. thank you so much. reporter: making a left minute push for service industry union workers, more than 50% latino. senator sanders secretary clinton andh at harrah s. why bernie sand sneakers. i love the things he is saying. reporter: why are you supporting hillary? she has experience. reporter: nevada is a key part of clinton s fire wall to show she s not electable than sander sanders. after getting a six-month jump on sanders
is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. it s great to be with you on saturday voting day in two key presidential contests. let s get to the democratic caucuses where nbc news projected hillary clinton will defeat bernie sanders. clinton able to hold back sanders charge that followed his win in new hampshire and complicating his path to the nomination tonight. the polls will close in less than half an hour in south carolina s republican primary where in recent days ted cruz has been closing ground with donald trump. we will go there in a moment. our team is in place to cover it all. we want to get to the big story though out of nevada. nbc s chrkristin welker is in nevada. reporter: secretary clinton just finishing up her victory speech. her supporters chanting hillary, hillary throughout the evening. there was a lot of concern amongst her supporters she would lose this state. but this is a decisive victory. it will give her big moment momentum. hillary clin