Hi, john. Uma, good afternoon to you. The person to beat in South Carolina remains donald trump at this point, 17 points ahead in the latest politics average. Ted cruz the closest competitor. He lead them on conservatives, moderates, tea party. Florida senator marco rubio needs to have a good night after that big stumble in New Hampshire. On board his plane from New Hampshire to here in South Carolina, he was able to swroek about it when i asked him to compare that moment to rick perrys infamous moment in 2011. Well, i mean, theres a big difference. He couldnt remember what he wanted to say. Apparently i remembered it too well. I think thats the bigger difference. But the the and i like rick. Im not saying anything to make fun of him. But im on a plane, going to South Carolina. Im going to work really hard. I think well get past it. Watch for rubio to be very forceful tonight. Keep an eye on jeb bush. Making a real play for South Carolina, the state that sealed the deal for his brother in 2000. In fact, george w. Bush will be coming here to Campaign Next week. Hes going to campaign. I dont know the exact details but im excited about that. It will be the first time that the old boy has gotten out of his rocking chair to campaign for a candidate. Im honored that its me. First time that the old man has gotten out of his rocking chair to campaign. It will be for jeb bush. Since i talked to the governor that was a couple of days ago about that there will be a big event North Charleston monday night, low country of South Carolina, in the area of charleston, North Charleston, hilton head island, the key area around there. Real mks of moderates and conservatives. Its an area where jeb bush could potentially do well, uma, with the exception, as i pointed out, in that other poll, donald trump leads him on every other group. It will be difficult to make inroads. Even with the brotherly love we expect to see next week. Keeping the focus on nevada voters, Bernie Sanders at a Campaign Forum at the university of nevada, trying to maintain the headwind from his New Hampshire win as Hillary Clinton campaign expects the race to tighten by election day. Joining us live from our new york city newsroom with more on this story, brian . Thank you, uma. You are now looking live at the Painters Union hall outside of las vegas where Hillary Clinton is expected to speak at any moment she is speaking right now actually, urging voters to caucus and say shes going to keep her promises. This is home to the International Union of painters and allied trades, which endorse secretary clinton in october after polling their members. Just before this event, clinton was at harris hotel and casino, shaking hands and taking selfies in the casino cafeteria with workers and members of the powerful culinary union, which has 57,000 members. Meantime, sanders is live at the forum of the university of nevada in reno. Earlier today, he spoke at a canvas lunch event. He spoke about the usual talking points, free tuition at college and universities and pushed young and newer voters to take part in the political process. He also talked about passing Immigration Reform, important political issue in nevada where 25 of voters are hispanic. I have met people throughout this campaign, young people with tears running down their cheeks, literally worried that they or their parents will be deported tomorrow, that they will be separated from their loved ones. Clinton has long been thought to have had the advantage in nevada over sanders because the clintons are favored of many in the latino establishment and community. The clinton camp, this past week, though, has been lowering expectations, conceding that the caucus next saturday will be closer than previously thought. Campaign spokespeople are acknowledging bernies momentum following his big win in New Hampshire, while also downplaying clintons perceived hispanic voter advantage this week, emphasizing, they say, 85 of voters in nevada are white. Were now playing the expectations game, heading into the big caucus vote on saturday. Indeed, bryan. Thank you for that update. No problem. Meanwhile, the race in South Carolina heats up, the gop establishment is trying to stake its claim in the state. Despite drumps big New Hampshire win, many gop leaders are dismissing his candidacy and looking at the others in the race to fill the establishment lane as this campaign hoping they can back someone they feel will be able to win against the democratic nominee come november. Joining us now, commentator and author david limbaugh. Great to have you on the program. Uma, thanks for having me. I guess one could ask why even have the notion of an establishment lane this year where voters are turned off by politics as usual. Do you think setting someone up as an establishment candidate could yes, a lot of the establishment pundits in the beltway have been suggesting that the gop better aim its fire at trump as if to signal and validate everything that trump has been saying. Its okay. They can say what they want. The party better not take that bait. And the candidates, cruz and rubio cruz has been an antiestablishment guy from the inside. Rubio has had much better time fighting that label. But those two better quit skirmishing amongst themselves. There was an article in red state that its going to be too late if they keep trying to knock each other off and establish themselves as the main opponent of trump. In another week it could be theoretically too late. I dont buy that but i do agree they ought to start going after trump and distinguishing themselves from him. Not just because trump is the frontrunner but these attacks on each other, calling each other liars, getting caught in the weeds and looking petty. They need to go after trump on the big issues. Go after each other if they want to and distinguish themselves but focus on what they want to do instead of calling each other liars. Why do you think establishment continues to downplay the success of iowa, ted cruz . Could this backfire with voters in the Republican Party . At this point who do you think will carry the establishment support . Its an interesting thing. Yes, i think they tried to present rubio as the great victor in iowa, because he came from behind. Cruz far exceeded his expectations in the polls. Yet they didnt talk about him at all. All they tried to do was reroute the narrative into cruz committed these terrible scandals and, therefore, people ought not be for him. We never heard anything about cruz and so he never got the narrative bounce. It negated the victory thing. So then you go into New Hampshire. Trump wins. Cruz still did much better than he was expected to do. And rubio fell down. But the establishment has got to be careful in how they approach this. And if they continue to portray trump as the evil guy and they show themselves taking sides im talking about the republican proper establishment then they will just validate trump and further alienate themselves and give him greater strength. I want to turn to the democrats now. There are those who are saying that Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are, in their words, pandering to the africanamerican vote by using the black lives matter backers to promote their own rhetoric on policemens conduct. Here is what was said in the democratic debate between the two. Take a listen. We need fundamental Police Reform, clearly. Clearly, when we talk about a criminal justice system, i would hope that we can all agree that we are sick and tired of seeing videos on television of unarmed people, often africanamericans shot by Police Officers. We have to restore policing that will actually protect the communities that Police Officers are sworn to protect. So, whats your reaction to this . Do you think its out of bounds at this point . Of course. Democrats depend on alienating and dividing people on the basis of race, gender and economic class. They approach blacks as a group and not as individuals. They betray Martin Luther kings adage that you should judge people on the content of their character and not the color of their skin. And so they demean them, in effect. They carry out this war on cops that obama has started. And there have been eight cops killed, by the way, in the line of duty now. Whereas only one cop was killed in the line of duty at this same point last year. Democrats always take these cases and portray them as cop police brutality, regardless of the facts. And i think they have to keep the blacks and other minorities not the blacks, blacks and other minorities agitated in order to keep their voting levels at 90 . If blacks ever break apart and other minorities break apart from the democratic fold, it will dramatically change demographics in the elections and in the future elections. This time around, though, were hearing from a number of africanamerican leaders in South Carolina, that they dont want either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, just assume that the africanamerican vote is going to go to either one of them. Without providing real solutions, without coming forward and offering something derch than the narrative theyve heard from the past. That were here together, were here to take care of each other and to try and focus, instead of the legacy of what president obama has done or what bill clinton has done, that they want more answers to pressing problems that are facing these communities today. Uma, you would think that when hillary says that that people havent had jobs for 15 years and that when Bernie Sanders talks about institutional racism, incarceration rates, low unemployment among the minorities, you would think just once someone would hold these democratic administrations accountable for the plight of minorities and for the Economic Situation we face, in general. It will be up to the republicans once they get around, once they stop beating each other up, to go after the democrats on obamas terrible record and how the democrats have become fullblown socialists, fullblown identity politicians and dont look after blacks or minorities, dont care about them as individuals but only use them as props and as people that they can exploit for their own political power. David limbaugh, great to have you on the show today. Thank you so much for joining us with your insights. Certainly the intensity is heating up in a big way. Thank you for having me. For so much at stake for the gop contenders in tonights debate, its expected well see some big fire works. Joining us now, rnc Communications Director from the spin room at the pea center there in greenville. Thanks for being on the show today. Thanks, uma. Good to be with you. We know all six remaining candidates are hoping to make headway tonight. Polls show donald trump remains in the lead. Do you expect his rivals to take him on tonight in a big way . I think each of them is trying to, right before this crucial primary, talk to voters in South Carolina. Frankly not just South Carolina but nevada and the other crucial march 1st states and make that pitch as to why they would best represent us as the nominee and take on Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. Folks are trying to position themselves, there are those who suggest that these other rivals need to go after trump in order to gain traction in their campaigns particularly when its expected some more candidates could drop out after tonights debate and the South Carolina primary. Thats right. I think regardless of who is in first place, at some point you have to the only way you ever win is by collecting 1,237 delegates necessary. You have to win some contest to do that along the way. Each one of them will try to position themselves as that leader, which is frankly what you have to do at this point in a primary. But, again, remember at some point weve had in the month of february, 5 of all the delegates who have been up for grabs. In march well have 60 of the delegates. Were still real early in the delegate count hunt. Thats important for people to understand. We still have a ways to go. I still think well have a nominee in early april but march will be an important month for the gop nomination contest. How do you expect rubio, cruz, bush, kasich, how do you expect them to set themselves apart tonight as they look to be the alternative to donald trump in tonights debate . I hope it doesnt surprise you. Im not here to handicap them. Each will devise their own strategy and feel decide whats best to talk about their personal record or to attack another candidate. Thats what Campaign Strategies is all about, deciding whats in the best interest of your campaign and going ahead and doing that. I feel really good that each one of them will make whats in their best interest for their campaign. I think, frankly, where i sit, i look at the other night and debate of the other night. Whether its Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton that emerges as the democratic nominee, well be in a great position. Weve got the intensity. You either end up on the democratic side with a socialist from vermont or somebody who the fbi has admitted they have an open investigation on. I love where our party is, visavis their party. Each of our six candidates hopefully will talk about their version of america and where they want to take it. In sharp contrast, what Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders wants to do, which is really head down a path of socialism. Expectations are running high tonight. I wish you all the best, as you sit back and get set for a big show. Thank you. Thank you, uma. Attack care. Now we want to hear from you. Are the debates, in your opinion, making a drcifference . Are they helping you decide who to vote for and why . You can email me umapemmaraju. Well get to your answers later on in the show. Truce in syria looking more elusive at this hour. What secretary of state john kerry is saying about russia and an influential conference as moscow increases strikes in that wartorn region. Evangelicals in South Carolina, polls are showing that donald Trump Holdings the lead with this Critical Group of voters but ted cruz is pushing hard. What will it take to win them over . I think ted cruz has to finish in the top three in South Carolina. Donald trump has such a big lead, ted needs to finish second or third in order to basically substantiate the fact that he has been getting a lot of the christian evangelical vote in the earlier states. This little guy is about to make his first deposit. Wed like to open a savings account for him. Yes yes. Great thanks to mom and dad and their safe driving bonus check from allstate. Oh. Look at this. Safe driving bonus. Are you a safe driver . Lucky little fella. 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Local media is reporting several viewers called in reporting the quake. So far theres no word of any major damage or injuries at this point. Well keep you posted. And major developments overseas. Calling for withdrawn of Russian Troops from his country and blasting what he calls, quote, kremlinstyle propaganda against the people of europe. Meantime in syria, russia is stepping up air strikes aimed at bolstering government sources near the key city of aleppo ahead of a temporary pause in that nations civil war. More now from injure uz lem. John . Uma, that temporary pause in fight something supposed to go into effect in about a week. Various foreign Officials Say theyre giving it a 50 50 chance. The main reason for their dobt is the continued bombardment of syrias largest city of aleppo, as you mentioned, uma. Thats where weve seen syrian and Russian Forces pounding regions in and around the city of aleppo. The bombing will continue as well and many agree its likely to intensify. 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