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. Reporter hey, good evening to you, lester. Tonight the president is weighing in
This is 9news. Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for joining us on 9news at noon. Im kyle dyer along with tarhonda thomas. Today the woman accused of luring a pregnant woman to her home and cutting an unborn baby from her womb. She said she made a decision to survive the attack for her unborn daughter while she was being hit by the alleged attacker. The trial for the accused attacker dynel lane started this morning. She assaulted Michelle Wilkins by hitting, stabbing and trying to strangle her. Investigators also say lane cut wilkins baby out of her womb. The baby did not survive. She went to her house to look at baby clothes she advertised on craigslist. The two talked for a long time before lane attacked her. Towards the door she struck me from behind, right in my chest and its hard to describe exactly what it was. I mean, she hit me and it was sort of like almost like pulling at my sweater and scratching at me. Very disturbing. Dynel lane was charged with attempted murder and unl
Over 9 11 jeb recalled an iconic moments from weeks over the attack. My vision of my brother is sitting on the mound in Yankee Stadium throwing high heat. I cant imagine donald trump do it. Reporter jebs team is split between the campaign and the right to rise superpac spending tens of millions of dollars on bushs behalf with little return. If the right to rise soupe pac has taught us anything you can spend hundreds of millions on tv but it wont get you to top. Reporter finishing six in this iowa and fourth in New Hampshire he admits he needs to beat his rivals here. How is finishing this state something you can celebrate as a victory . I will beat expectations . Reporter when do you win a state . I cant tell that you. Reporter this afternoon bush sent us this picture, adding am nation to a bitter fight. Peter alexander, nbc news, South Carolina. Voters are the focus today, Hillary Clinton courting black endorsement from reverend al sharpton. Only you know and youre not my lips are sea
How people are going around their Insurance Companies and saving big money. And the fur is flying. The competition is fierce, and were behind the scenes as the best on four legs compete for 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, could be his last stand, and for democrats the focus remains on winning over africanamerican voters.
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