Island and then myrtle beach. Meanwhile, jeb bush is busy in the upstate hitting the road with his mother, former First Lady Barbara Bush in spartanburg, greenville and central. Ted cruz and ben carson will also be campaigning close to home. They will indeed. Ted cruz will be holding his own rally in West Columbia at the Eagle Aviation hangar. That will take place at 5 30 and ben carson will be making stops in North Charleston and florence as well as rock hill later today. And donald trump is softening his response to pope francis who claimed the g. O. P. Frontrunner is not christian if he favors using a wall to stem illegal border crossings. During last nights town hall here in columbia, trump said the pontiffs comments were a little nicer than first reported. Now, trumps competition jeb bush is taking time to speak out on the popes comments. I believe that we ought to border patrol. Using technology and using g. P. S. Technology. Across the board, we ought to have a strategy to prote
For more on what we can expect. Lets turn things kennedy. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Good news there are no trouble spots to report in or around the capital city but as always. We will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything changes for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. We are just one day away from the gop firstinthesouth primary. Right here in South Carolina. With the republican president ial hopefuls making a last minute push to gain votes here in the palmetto state. Last night. Undecided voters got to hear from donald trump, john kasich and jeb bush at a town hall at the Usc Law School. Hosted by cnn highlights. 33 thanks grace. And hall. John kasich is still reaching out to voters here in the capital city. Hell be holding a town hall at sentates end. This morning at ten. He also has
Thats where we find our grace joyal live tonight. Grace, what are the takeaways tonight . Grace well, ben and alicia, first off its important to know how it was presented, each candidate sitting down with Anderson Cooper for really a one on one conversation. Bush, kasich and trump answered questions from you, the South Carolina public. It made for a slower paced more focused forum. Poverty is positivity is what john kasich has been stating. He highlighted how hell run the country but also talking about how getting out of his state has showed him what we need to rebuild america. We need to slow down and then weve got to carry out our godgiven destinies and potentials and gifts. Yet its definitely changed me, because its slowing me down. Starting from the ground up, this for the long haul, no matter how he does saturday, saturday. An audience member question prompted him to reveal that he would consider Chris Christie as a member of his cabinet. Jeb bush coming off a blow from South Caro