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 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. Carolina should be jeb bushs to lose, the state thats embraced his family multiple times before. He have on moderate republicans and veter
Oakland 44. San francisco, a little warmer at 49. Santa rosa still a chilly 28, its been stuck there all morning now. What you can expect on the rest of your sunday, mostly clear, cold in spots, sunny and mild, another spare the air day. The seventh in a row, truly amazing. Dry for the rest of 2013 into the new year. There are less than three days left in 2013 which is going to go down in the history books as the bay areas driest calendar year on record. Keep in mind those records go back to 1849. The shortage of rain in some areas is being measured not in inches but in feet. Reporter skiers and boarders are lamenting the lack of snow in the sierra. But lack of snow is even more of a worry. Snow melt is the source of water for several counties, and the San Diego Reservoir about 52 inches of year is there normally. This year the county is headed for a record low with 10 1 2 inches. The morinne Water District board already called for a voluntary cutback on water use and may consider rash
Conditions. 27 degrees and chilly in san jose. 39 oakland. 44. Heres what we could expect the rest of the day. We lost it. We lost it. Well come back to weather later on in the show. It will be nice i hear. Yes. Less than three days left 2013 which will go down as the bay areas driest calendar year on record. Those records go back to 1849. As kpix 5s don knapp reports, the rain is measured in not in inches but in feet. Lack of snow in the sierra but no snow is more concern for the states water supply. The main source of water for the east bay municipal district. Its for hatchhachi. Its around the mount, 250 inches a year. The county is headed for a record low with 10. 5 inches of rain. Its full at this time down to 58 . Its called for a voluntary cutback on water use and may consider rationing at the meeting. The lexington reservoir is dramatically low but thats deliberate. The district pulled out the water and put it in storage. The santa clara district makes it reservoirs. Its into t
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
North korea, they cant each feed their own people. This is a little flea. Jim gave it his all and then he just kept giving. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. [applause] lets get it started lets get it started in here lets get it started. Lets get started. Steve lets get august started. Today is august 1st, 2017. Ainsley we welcome in august. Come on in august. Todd thats good camera work, august. Steve ed, you pete, you know, you have been watching for a very long time. Just kind of the dog days of news. There is not a lot going on. Usually. Not this time. Ainsley there is a lot going on. General kelly was sworn in as the new chief of staff yesterday as you know. And Anthony Scaramucci lost his job. Pete did you your research. Steve on day one yesterday. John kelly brought in his aides and said he will impose military discipline on the west wing boy do they need it. They have got a full plate. Got to worry about north korea, russia, iraq, syria and to revive a stalled legi