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South carolina, peter alexander live in columbia. what are you seeing there this morning? >> reporter: alex, history is on the side of the south carolinian voter. not since 1976 have they picked someone other than the gop nominee during the primaries. newt gingrich's camp is hoping with the momentum he has here he again will be that person going forward. you know, what's changing right now is the fact that the weather is starting to shower on us. it shouldn't have a big impact on voting in this state that began at fw 7:00 this morning and will wrap up about 7:00 as well. by 7:30, we may start ...

Closer and closer. >> yeah, i mean, this thing is onshore here. like you said, it's going into the gulf of mexico, no question about it. you know what is really interesting, lynn, this is some of the worst wind we've had. the rain squalls were coming down so heavy you couldn't see across the parking lot. that is really the only impacts we've seen. the wind now because the sun is coming out and sun mixes down the stronger winds and some winds could still gust over 50 miles per hour. that's the deal for florida. the track brings it back into the gulf of mexico and it does intensify it a little b...

Another natural disaster. a 7.1 earthquake. at this hour, cleaning up and sorting through collapsed buildings looking for anyone buried but survived the night. the quake already killed more than 225 people. we'll stay on both of these stories. begin with the latest on maria. the capital of puerto rico, san juan, took the brunt of the storm, where our gabe gutierrez is, gabe? >> reporter: ali, the worst of the winds passed. that didn't mean the threat is over. still several gusts every few minutes, and the rain started to pick up and we expect this to continue for the next several hours. the ...