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>> NOW FROM WYFF NEWS 4 A COMMITMENT 2020 VOTER’S GUIDE SPECIAL. MICHAEL: GOOD EVENING. I’M MICHAEL COGDILL. CAROL: AND I’M CAROL CLARKE. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE 7 CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS IN SATURDAY’S DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY. MICHAEL: AS WELL AS MIKE BLOOMBERG. HE’S NOT ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA BALLOT, BUT HE A CHOICE ON NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA PRIMARY BALLOTS. CAROL: LET’S LOOK AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY’S PALMETTO POLL RESULTS. JOE BIDEN LEADS THE WAY WITH 35%. TOM STEYER WITH 17%. AND BERNIE SANDERS WITH 13%. MICHAE 12 PERCENT STILL UNDECIDED. THE OTHER CANDIDATES HAD SINGLE DIGIT SUPPORT. THE POLL HAD A MARGIN OF ERROR OF 3.8%. 650 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA TOOK PART. CAROL: LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THOSE VOTERS ARE. WE BROKE DOWN VOTE TOTALS FROM THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY. GREENVILLE COUNTY HAD THE THIRD HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTERS. AFTER RICHLAND AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES. SPARTANBURG COUNTY WAS FIFTH. MICHAEL: ALL EYES NOW FIRMLY ON SOUTH CAROLINA. A KEY EARLY BATTLEGROUND STATE. CAROL: FOR SEVERAL REASONS, WHAT HAPPENS HERE THIS SATURDAY WILL MAKE OR BREAK SOME PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS. AFTER IOWA, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. EVEN AFTER NEVADA. IN SOME WAYS, THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY REALLY BEGINS SATURDAY. HERE. >> IT’S AN ESSENTIAL STATE. ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL. IF YOU DON’T WIN OR FINISH STRONGLY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET THE NOMINATION. CAROL: SOUTH CAROLINA MIGHT NOT BE THE FIRST PRIMARY IN THE COUNTRY, BUT IT IS THE FIRST TEST OF A KEY, CORE CONSTITUENCY FOR THE DEMOCRATS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS. IN FACT, IT’S ABOUT 60% OF THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE IN THE STATE. BUT IT’S NOT A BLOCK VOTE. HOW ANYONE VOTES MAY JUST COME DOWN TO ISSUES. >> I LIKE CRIMINAL JUSTICE, EDUCATION OBVIOUSLY, FAIR HOUSING, EVEN WITH BIG BANKS AND THE ECONOMY. CAROL: POLITICAL SCIENTISTS SAY IT’S JUST HUMAN NATURE. THE CANDIDATE THAT’S GOING TO DO BEST IS THE ONE WHO ADDRESSES THE CONCERNS AND THE ANXIETIES OF THE VOTER. BRENT NELSON SAYS THAT’S ESPECIALLY TRUE AMONG YOUNG VOTERS >> I’D SAY HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION ARE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS I’M LOOKING AT. >> I THINK THE ENVIRONMENT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND I’M ALSO INTERESTED IN HUMAN RIGHTS. >> I JUST LIKE HONESTY THAT’S WHAT I LOOK FOR. CAROL: AND THE CANDIDATES HONESTLY REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. UP UNTIL PRIMARY WEEK OUR CANDIDATE TRACKER LISTED OVER 600 EVENTS. FOR ALL OF THE REMAINING CANDIDATES, SOUTH CAROLINA IS THE MAKE OR BREAK STATE. THE ONE WHO CAN PULL AHEAD IN SOUTH CAROLINA KNOWS THAT HE O SHE HAS THE BEST PATH FORWAR CAROL: A NOTE FOR VOTERS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. ELECTIONS OFFICIALS TELL US PEOPLE WHO ASKED FOR ABSENTEE 400 BALLOTS MAY NOT GET THEM IN TIME FOR THE PRIMARY. THE SAY THE COMPANY IN CHARGE OF SENDING OUT THE BALLOTS FAILED TO GET THEM OUT IN TIME. CAROL: -- MICHAEL: THE COUNTY SAYS YOU CAN STILL CAST YOUR BALLOT AT YOUR POLLING LOCATION. IF THAT’S NOT POSSIBLE YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN. TO THE CANDIDATES THEMSELVES NOW. ONE HAS LED EVERY POLL IN THE PALMETTO STATE SINCE MAY OF 2019. CAROL: JANE ROBELOT HAS BEEN FOLLOWING FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S CAMPAIGN. THIS WEEK COMING GOT AN IMPORTANT ENDORSEMENT. JANE: SOUTH CAROLINA’S MOST INFLUENTIAL DEMOCRAT REPRESENTATIVE JIM CLYBURN YESTERDAY HANDED JOE BIDEN HIS MOST IMPORTANT ENDORSEMENT TO DATE. THE SUPPORT OF THE HIGHEST RANKING AFRICAN-AMERICAN IN CONGRESS MAY PROVE CRITICAL IN HELPING BIDEN HANG ON TO HIS LEAD WITH SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS. MR. BIDEN: WE’RE IN A BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THIS NATION. WE HAVE TO RESTORE THAT AND THAT’S WHY I’M RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. JANE: BIDEN IS COUNTING ON THE PALMETTO STATE FOR HIS FIRST PRIMARY WIN, IDENTIFYING HEALTHCARE AS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE FOR VOTERS. WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS AND ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS, HAVE QUALITY AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE? MR. BIDEN: NUMBER ONE, I’D INSURE THAT WE RESTORED ALL THE CUTS THAT THIS PRESIDENT MADE IN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. NUMBER TWO, I’D PROVIDE FOR A PUBLIC OPTION. JANE: IT’S A MESSAGE THAT RESOUNDS WITH DIANE KELLER. THE RETIRED GRANDMOTHER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN IN GREENVILLE. >> GET HIM A GOOD VICE PRESIDENT LIKE OBAMA DID AND THEY CAN REALLY REALLY MAKE THIS COUNTRY GREAT AGAIN. >> JOE BIDEN IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS CONSISTENTLY HAD PRESIDENT OBAMA’S BACK AND WILL BUILD ON THAT SUCCESS AD I THINK VOTERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA ARE AWARE OF THOSE FACTS. JANE: FORMER SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, AND TWO-TERM DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR, DICK RILEY WAS THE FIRST SOUTH CAROLINIAN WITH A NATIONAL PROFILE TO ENDORSE JOE BIDEN. TOTALLY AS AN ADVOCATE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN. I’M CONVINCED OF THA JANE: THE BIDEN PLAN WOULD INCREASE TEACHERS SALARIES, TRIPLE FUNDING FOR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, AND OFFER ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR EVERY CHILD AT AGE 3. BUT A BIGGER FACTOR OF SUPPORT FOR BIDEN IN SOUTH CAROLINA ISN’T BASED ON AN ISSUE, IT’S BASED ON A WIN. >> THERE’S LITTLE DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT JOE BIDEN IS THE DEMOCRAT THAT HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF WINNING THE GENERAL ELECTION. JANE: SATURDAY’S VOTE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER SOUTH CAROLINA IS INDEED THE FIREWALL JOE BIDEN HAS BEEN COUNTING ON. MICHAEL: PETE BUTTIGIEG STOPPED IN GREENVILLE TODAY. HE’S THE 37-YEAR-OLD FORM MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND INDIANA. HE IS ALSO A VETERAN HAVING SERVED IN AFGHANISTAN AS A LIEUTENANT IN THE NAVY. OUR NIGEL ROBERTSON NOW, WITH MORE ON THE CANDIDATE AND HIS CAMPAIGN. NIGEL: HERE IN CHARLESTON VOTERS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AND HEAR PETE BUTTIGIE NUMEROUS TIMES. ACCORDING TO THE WYFF NEWS 4 CANDIDATE TRACKER, HE HAS BEEN HERE IN THE LOW COUNTRY, SPECIFICALLY THE CHARLESTON AREA MORE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE STATE. WHAT ISSUES DO YOU WANT TO HEAR THE CANDIDATES TALK ABOUT WELL -- TALKING ABOUT? >> HEALTH CARE. PETE BUTTIGIEG, MADE HIS WAY BACK TO GREENVILLE TO TALK ABOUT JUST THAT. MR. BUTTIGIEG: EVERYBODY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALITY PUBLIC PLAN. IF IT’S LOW INCOME FOLKS IT WILL BE SUBSIDIES SO YOU DON’T PLAY ANYTHING OUT OF POCKET. >> HE HELD A HEALTHCARE ROUND TABLE AT NICHOLTOWN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. MR. BUTTIGIEG: WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO YOU TO BE INSURED IF YOU DON’T HAVE A PROVIDER. HE CALLS HIS PLAN MEDICARE FOR ALL WHO WANT IT. IT WOULD PROVIDE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE COVERAGE. AND HE SAYS IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO MAKE YOUR OWN CHOICES WHETHER THAT’S PRIVATE INSURANCE OR THE PUBLIC OPTION. AT BELLA HAIR SALON ON LAURENS ROAD TABATHA CROCKETT, TOLD US DEALING WITH HEALTH CARE IS HARD. >> IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE SOME THINGS OUT THERE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT TRYING TO BE A BURDEN TO THE OTHER TAXPAYERS WHO WANT TO PAY THEIR WAY. BUT THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO WITH ONE PAYCHECK NIGEL: ACCORDING TO POLLS AND THE CANDIDATE HIMSELF, ONE OF HIS BIGGEST OBSTACLES IN SOUTH CAROLINA IS CONNECTING TO THE DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN AMERICAN BASE. HE SAYS HE IS TRYING TO OVERCOME THAT BY MAKING SURE HIS CAMPAI TEAM REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF THE STATE. WITH STRONG SHOWINGS IN IOWA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND NEVADA PETE BUTTIGIEG IS CURRENTLY SECOND IN THE DELEGATE COUNT, BEHIND BERNIE SANDERS. THE QUESTION IS, WILL SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS HELP HIM KEEP HIS MOMENTUM? CAROL: TULSI GABBARD SERVES AS A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FOR HAWAII’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. SHE’S A COMBAT VETERAN WHO IS BIG ON MEDICARE FOR ALL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. SHE’S ALSO THE FIRST HINDU IN CONGRESS. HERE’S GEOFF HART WITH A DEEPER LOOK AT TULSI GABBARD. GEOFF: IN THE LATEST NATIONAL POLLING, TULSI GABBARD IS VERY MUCH THE UNDERDOG IN THE RACE. THAT’S NOT PHASING SHANE SMITH THIS UPSTATE MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH TEACHER HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERIN FOR TULSI GABBARD SINCE SHE ANNOUNCED HER CANDIDACY. >> I CONTACTED SOMEONE LIKE, WHAT CAN I DO? YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT. MR. BUTTIGIEG: HE’S MET HER A -- GEOFF: HE’S MET HER A NUMBER OF TIMES, INCLUDING WHEN SHE SPOKE TO A CROWD AT THE GREENVILLE CONVENTION CENTER. REP. GABBARD: I HAVE DEDICATED MY LIFE TO SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, OVER 16 YEARS AS A SOLDIER IN THE NATIONAL GUARD, I’M STILL SERVING NOW AS A MAJOR . I’VE DEPLOYED TWICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND I’M SERVING CONGRESS NOW FOR 7 YEARS. GEOFF: SHE CALLS IT A PEOPLE POWERED CAMPAIGN. >> PRIMARY IS THIS SATURDAY IT’S CRUNCH TIME. GEOFF: SHE DOES NOT ACCEPT MONEY FROM PACS OR LOBBYISTS. THERE’S A TOWN HALL WITH TULSI GABBARD IN NORTH CHARLESTON FRIDAY NIGHT. THEN, SATURDAY, SHE’S HEADING TO CALIFORIA AHEAD OF SUPER TUESDAY. MICHAEL: WHEN OUR COMMITMENT 2020 VOTER’S GUIDE CONTINUES, A LOOK AT THE CAMPAIGNS OF AMY KLOBUCHAR, BERNIE SANDERS, TOM STEYER, AND ELIZABETH WARREN. CAROL: LATER, A PROFILE OF MICHAEL BLOOMBERG. A CHOICE ON NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA PRIMARY BALLOTS. NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA PRIMARY BALLOTS. WELCOME BACK MICHAEL: WELCOME BACK TO OUR COMMITMENT 2020 VOTER’S GUIDE. MINNESOTA SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR ENTERS THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY FOLLOWING A 6TH PLACE FINISH IN THE NEVADA CAUCUSES. CAROL: SHE HAD A STRONG 3RD PLACE FINISH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND HAS 7 DELEGATES. SHE SAYS THAT WIN ALLOWED HER TO HIRE MORE STAFF IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO RUN ADS. GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI RECENTLY INTERVIEWED SENATOR KLOBUCHAR. GABRIELLE: SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR IS A FORMER PROSECUTOR. SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO THE U.S. SENATE IN MINNESOTA’S HISTORY IN 2006. WHAT DO YOU WANT THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? SEN. KLOBUCHAR: I’M SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED HARD FOR EVERY SINGLE THING THAT I’VE GOTTEN. GABRIELLE: SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF A TEACHER AND A NEWSPAPERMAN, SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE, AND SAYS SHE WILL PRIORITIZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. SEN. KLOBUCHAR: I JUST WANT THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO KNOW, YOU WOULD LITERALLY HAVE SOMEONE IN THE OVAL OFFICE WHO’S DEVOTED HER TIME TO AG ISSUES . GABRIELLE: KLOBUCHAR SUPPORTS UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS. SEN. KLOBUCHAR: MY PLAN IS WHAT BARACK OBAMA WANTED TO DO FROM THE BEGINNING, WHICH IS A NON PROFIT PUBLIC OPTION TO ALLOW PRICES FOR PREMIUMS TO GO DOWN . GABRIELLE: SHE PROPOSESPEXPANDIN SHE ALSO SUPPORTS ALLOWING PEOPLE TO IMPORT PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM COUNTRIES LIKE CANADA, TO DECREASE DRUG COSTS. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS IS GUN CONTROL, CAN YOU SHARE YOUR STANCE ON THAT? SEN. KLOBUCHAR: YES, LIKE SOUTH CAROLINA, MINNESOTA IS A HUNTING STATE. AND SO WHEN I LOOK AT THESE PROPOSALS, I SAY, DOES IT HURT MY UNCLE DICK IN THE DEER STAND . MAYBE IT WOULD BE DUCK BLIND, BUT IT’S THE SAME THING. THESE SENSIBLE MEASURES, GUN SAFETY, THAT WE MUST PASS DO NOT HURT HUNTING. GABRIELLE: SENATOR KLOBUCHAR PROMISES TO CLOSE THE SO-CALLED BOYFRIEND LOOPHOLE, WHICH SAYS PEOPLE WHO HAVE ABUSED THEIR DATING PARTNERS CANNOT BUY OR OWN FIREARMS. SHE SAYS SHE SUPPORTS UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND WANTS TO BAN BUMP STOCKS. - ∼ NEXT STORY ∼ CAROL: BERNIE SANDERS HAS BEEN SURGING IN SOME POLLS. RENEE WUNDERLICH COVERED SENATOR SANDERS WHEN HE FIRST RAN FOR OFFICE IN 2016 NOW AGAIN IN 2020. RENEE: THIS IS BERNIE SANDERS’ SECOND RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. AND JUST LIKE BACK IN 2016, HE’S LOOKING TO ENGAGE VOTERS SPECIFICALLY YOUNGER VOTERS, SENIOR CITIZENS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR AROUND ISSUES LIKE HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND AFFORDABILITY. SEN. SANDERS: I DON’T HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT WAGES HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA ARE PRETTY LOW. YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING AT 9, 10 BUCKS AND HOUR CAN’T MAKE IT ON THAT, WHETHER YOU’RE BLACK OR WHITE. AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO RAISE THAT TO A LIVING WAGE OF $15 AN HOUR. RENEE: ALONG WITH ESTABLISHING A 15-DOLLAR MINIMUM WAGE, MAKING COLLEGE EDUCATION FREE AND FORGIVING STUDENT LOAN DEBT, THE 78-YEAR-OLD INDEPENDENT JUNIOR SENATOR FROM VERMONT SAYS SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS NEED TO CONSIDER WHICH CANDIDATE HAS THEIR HEALTH IN MIND. SEN. SANDERS: WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HEALTHCARE, IT IS A CRISIS FOR EVERYBODY. IT IS AN ESPECIAL CRISIS FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY WHERE MORE PEOPLE ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. RENEE: WE ASKED SANDERS WHAT EXACTLY WOULD HE, AS PRESIDENT, DO TO MAKE HEALTHCARE MORE AFFORDABLE. SEN. SANDERS: WE WILL NEGOTIATE PRICES WITH THE DRUG COMPANIES, NOT ALLOW THEM TO RAISE PRICES TO WHATEVER THEY WANT. IF NECESSARY, WHAT WE WILL DO COME UP WITH WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES DO -- AND LOOK AT THE AVERAGE THAT OTHER COUNTRIES ARE PAYING AROUND THE WORLD AND MAKE SURE THAT THE DRUG COMPANIES DON’T CHARGE US MORE. AND URTHERMORE, IF NECESSARY, WE WILL SAY THAT PHARMACISTS IN THIS COUNTRY, PERSCRIPTION DRUG DISTRUBUTORS, CAN BUY FDA APPROVED MEDICINE IN CANADA AND EUROPE AND BRING THAT INTO THIS COUNTRY AT MUCH LOWER PRICES THAN WE’RE PAYING RIGHT NOW. RENEE: SOME SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS ARE ENCOURAGING GOP VOTERS TO CAST THEIR BALLOT FOR BERNIE SANDERS. THEY FEEL, IN THEIR WORDS, SANDERS DOESN’T STAND UP TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. WELL, ONE THING FOR SURE, WE’LL HAVE TO SEE IF SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS ARE FEELIN’ THE BERN. IN IN GREENVILLE, RENEE WUNDERLICH, WYFF NEWS 4. MICHAEL: TOM STEYER HASN’T DONE WELL IN POLLS IN OTHER STATES. BUT IT’S A DIFFERENT STORY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR AMANDA CRAWFORD SAT DOWN WITH HIM, FOR A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW. AMANDA: MULTIPLE POLLS SHOW TOM STEYER IN THE TOP 3 IN SOUTH CAROLINA. I SAT DOWN WITH HIM, TO TALK ABOUT HIS CAMPAIGN. A BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN , POLITICAL ACTIVIST, AND NOW, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. IN SOUTH CAROLINA, TOM STEYER HAS PUT STRONG FOCUS, ON RAC MR. STEYER: I THINK I’M THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO’S OPENLY, CONSISTENTLY FOR REPARATIONS, I’M COMMITTED TO ADDRESS INEQUALITY IN OUR SOCIETY, DIRECTLY. WE SHOULD HAVE A FORMAL COMMISSION ON RACE TO TELL THE STORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN AMERICA. AMANDA: HEALTH CARE IS ONE OF THE TOP ISSUES IN SOUTH CAROLINA, STEYER WANTS TO CREATE A PUBLIC OPTION, DRIVE DOWN COSTS, AND PROTECT KEY PARTS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. MR. STEYER: I’VE SAID FROM THE BEGINNING, I BELIEVE THERE’S A HUGE NEED FOR EVERY CANDIDATE TO SHOW THEY CAN PUT TOGETHER A DIVERSE COALITION. IF I CAN’T DO WELL IN NEVADA, AND I CAN’T DO WELL IN SC, THEN THE PEOPLE WILL HAVE SPOKEN. I ACTUALLY DON’T THINK THAT’S THE WAY IT’S GOING, I THINK I HAVE A LOT OF MOMENTUM IN THESE TWO STATES. MR. STEYER: -- AMANDA: STEYER SAYS HE’LL SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE, NO MATTER WHO IT IS. BUT HE HAS FAITH IN HIS CAMPAIGN. MR. STEYER: I FEEL AS IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A TEST AND I’M INTENT ON DOING WELL ON THE TEST. AMANDA: HE CALLS HIMSELF AN OUTSIDER, WHO CAN UNITE THE PARTY, AND WIN BACK THE WHITE HOUSE. IF HE GETS TO THE WHITE HOUSE, STEYER SAYS ON DAY ONE HE’LL DECLARE THE CLIMATE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY. CAROL: MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN SAYS SHE PROMISES A FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE, AND SHE SAYS SHE IS THE ONE BEST SUITED TO TAKE DOWN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN A GENERAL ELECTION, HERE’S OUR TAGGART HOUCK. TAGGART: YOU’VE SEEN SOME OF THAT FIGHT DURING THE LAST TWO DATES. FOR INSTANCE, COUPLE THAT WITH HER EXPERIENCE IN POLICY AND IN LIFE, WHICH SHE SAYS GIVES HER AN EDGE TO LEAD THE COUNTRY. SEN WARREN: I AM HERE BECAUSE I AM A FIGHTER AND I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THIS, I FIGHT BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOU. TAGGART: ELIZABETH WARREN, A LAW PROFESSOR FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, AND SINCE 2013, A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, SERVING AS SENIOR SENATOR FOR MASSACHUSETTS. VOTERS IN OUR VIEWING AREA SAY HEALTH CARE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE TO THEM. WARREN PROMISES SWEEPING MEDICARE REFORM IN HER FIRST 100 DAYS. SEN WARREN: I’LL DROP THE MEDICARE AGE TO 50 AND LET EVERY PERSON IN AMERICA JOIN A MEDICARE FOR ALL OPTION FOR LITTLE OR NO COST. TAGGART: CALLING ON A TRANSITION TO MEDICARE FOR ALL. HER PLAN HELPING EARN AN ENDORSEMENT IN THE UPSTATE. >> SHE JUST HAD THIS REALLY PRAGMATIC BUT ALSO ASPIRATIONAL VIEW WITH REGARD TO HEALTHCARE THAT I SHARED AND IT, IT FILLED ME WITH HOPE THAT WE COULD COVER MORE PEOPLE AND DO IT IN A WAY THAT DIDN’T LEAVE OTHERS BEHIND. TAGGART: ALSO PROMISING TO LEVY A CORPORATE PROFIT TAX. PART OF HER PLAN TO HELP THE EVERYDAY PERSON. SEN WARREN: DO WE GET TIMID? >> NO. SEN WARREN: DO WE LOWER OUR VOICES? OR DO WE FIGHT BACK? ME? I’M FIGHTING BACK. TAGGART: SHE’S HELD 29 EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, ACCORDING TO THE WYFF NEWS 4 CANDIDATE TRACKER. ONE OF THOSE EVENTS WAS IN THE UPSTATE. MICHAEL: NEXT ON OUR COMMITMENT 2020 VOTER’S GUIDE, A LOOK AT FORMER MAYOR MIKE BLOOMBERG. ON THE BALLOT FOR FOLKS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA, BUT NOT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. NOT IN SOUTH CAROLINA CAROL: YOU WON’T SEE HIS NAME ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA BALLOT, BUT MICHAEL BLOOMBERG IS NOT DISCOUNTING THE CAROLINAS. MICHAEL: MADELEINE HACKETT INTRODUCES US TO THE FORMER NEW YORK CITY MAYOR. MADELEINE: HE’S DOMINATED HEADLINES SINCE HIS LATE ENTRY BACK IN NOVEMBER. AND HIS NOMINATION FORGES AHEAD DESPITE WHAT SOME SAW AS SUBPAR DEBATE PERFORMANCES WHEN ONSTAGE WITH THE OTHER CANDIDATES. A 77-YEAR-OLD ENTREPRENEUR AND PHILANTHROPIST, MIKE BLOOMBERG IS THE RICHEST PERSON TO EVER RUN FOR PRESIDENT. THE MODERATE, FORMER REPUBLICA WAS A LATE ENTRY CANDIDATE, BUT HAS ALREADY SHELLED OUT MORE THAN 400 MILLION OF HIS OWN MONEY TO SUPPORT HIS CAUSE. MR. BLOOMBERG: WE ALL KNOW TRUMP IS A BULLY, BUT I KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH BULLIES, I COME FROM NY JUST LIKE HIM. >> HE’S VERY HONEST. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. MADELEINE: BLOOMBERG PROPOSES PLANS TO DELIVER BETTER HEALTH CARE AFFORDABLE COLLEGE, AND JOB CREATION. THE FORMER MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY HAS GARNERED SUPPORT FROM OVER 100 MAYORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO HIS CAMPAIGN. ONE OF THOSE, COLUMBIA MAYOR STEPHEN BENJAMIN, WHO ALSO SERVES AS THE NATIONAL CO - CHAIR OF MIKE 2020. MAYOR BENJAMIN SAYS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF BLOOMBERG AND HIS PHILANTHROPY, COLUMBIA WAS ABLE TO DEVELOP A BETTER REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. BLOOMBERG, SKIPPING EARLY STATES INCLUDING SOUTH CAROLINA. AND TURNING TO SUPER TUESDAY. >> MIKE PERSONALLY CHOSE THE STATE OF NC AS ITS VERY FIRST FIELD OFFICE IN THE COUNTRY. MADELEINE: AGAIN, TO REITERATE, BLOOMBERG WILL NOT BE ON THE BALLOT COME SATURDAY. HIS CAMPAIGN SAYS THEY’RE FOCUSING ATTENTION ON SUPER TUESDAY STATES, THAT INCLUDES NORTH CAROLINA. THAT ELECTION WILL BE ON MARCH 3. BACK TO YOU GUYS. CAROL: NEXT ON OUR VOTER’S GUIDE, THE ISSUE SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS SAY IS MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM. >> IT IS HARD FOR ME THAT I DON’T HAVE ANY MEDICAL INSURANCE. MICHAEL: HEALTH CARE AND THE CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH GETTING ACCESS TO IT ESPECIALLY IN MANY RURAL COMMUNITIES. CAROL: POLLS SHOW THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN FOR SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS IS HEALTH CARE. MICHAEL: OUR THESE 50 STATES SERIES FOUND A MAJOR GAP IN MEDICAL CARE ACROSS THE PALMETTO STATE. ♪ >> THE MONEY THAT MEDICAL CARE TAKES, I WOULD JUST HAVE STAYED SICK. MICHAEL: DEEP WITHIN AN ECONOMY, THAT’S MORE THAN WELL. >> THERE’S NO OTHER WAY I COULD HAVE GOTTEN BETTER WITHOUT THIS PLACE. MICHAEL: WHITNEY WOULD HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. >> IT WAS HARD FOR ME BECAUSE I DIDN’T HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE, AND I COULDN’T AFFORD MEDICAL INSURANCE. MICHAEL: SHE WORKS FOR A LIVING. BUT HAS TO GET HER MEDICAL CARE AT THE GREENVILLE FREE CLINIC. GETS HER MEDS HERE, TOO. CHARITY DOLLARS AND VOLUNTEER HOURS MEAN SHE STAYS WELL ENOUGH TO HOLD HER JOB. >> THEY TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL THING. MICHAEL: AND AN ESSENTIAL THING FOR SO MANY. THE GREENVILLE FREE CLINIC ALONE SEES MORE THAN 9,000 MEDICAL VISITS A YEAR. THAT’S WITH HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS NEARBY. WE ROLLED DOWN TO CHARLESTON, AND FOUND A SIMILAR NEED, AND CARE, ON WHEELS. >> HEALTH CARE IS IN CRISIS. MICHAEL: DR. YOULANDA GIBBS, ROLLS THIS BRAND NEW 33,000 POUND CLINIC, RIGHT INTO THAT CRISIS. WE WANT TO PROVIDE FOR THE UNINSURED AND THE UNDERINSURED. MICHAEL: COMING TO THEM, TODAY IN NORTH CHARLESTON. THEY CALL IT PALMETTO PALACE. HALF A MILLION CHARITY DOLLARS, PUTTING MEDICAL AND DENTAL ON THE ROAD. IT’S BEEN OUT JUST 4 TIMES. 134 PEOPLE HAVE APPLIED. WE’RE NOT JUST GOING TO THEIR TOWN ONCE. WE’RE GOING EVERY WEEK. MICHAEL: THERE’S A WAITING LIST. >> PEOPLE ARE WORKING EVERY DAY, AND THEY DON’T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. MICHAEL: THE CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS MORE THAN HALFAMILLION SOUTH CAROLINIANS LIVE UNINSURED, ONE OUT OF TEN. SO PALMETTO PALACE IS ABOUT TO ROLL WELL UP THE ROAD, TO ONE OF ITS POOREST PLACES ORANGEBURG COUNTY, WHERE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL FOR 2400 SQUARE MILES. >> THESE ARE REAL SITUATIONS. I THINK ABOUT THAT MOTHER, WHOSE KID IS OUTSIDE BEING A KID LIKE ALL GREAT YOUNG AMERICAN CHILDREN, AND A SNAKE BITES THEM. MICHAEL: CEO CHARLES WILLIAMS SAYS THAT AMBULANCE RIDE COULD TAKE WELL OVER AN HOUR. TWO NEIGHBORING HOSPITALS ONCE ON HIS MAP, RECENTLY CLOSED. WE HAVE TO STOP THINKING ABOUT IT AS "THEY." IT IS "WE." WE ARE ONE AMERICA, WE ARE ONE FAMILY. AND IF ONE OF US IS IN TROUBLE, ALL OF US ARE IN TROUBLE. MICHAEL: SOME FURTHER IMPACT. SOUTH CAROLINA IS A STATE THAT SAID NO TO EXPANDED MEDICAID FOR THE POOR. CAROL: THE KAISER FOUNDATION FINDS NEARLY 200,000 MORE SOUTH CAROLINIANS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID, IF THE STATE WOULD ACCEPT THE EXPANSION OF IT. LOTS OF RESOURCES FOR YOU THIS ELECTION SEASON ON WYFF4.COM AND ON OUR MOBILE APP. MICHAEL: YOU CAN FIND A SAMPLE BALLOT AND INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE TO VOTE. THAT AFFECTS -- SOME PRECINCTS HAVE CHANGED. YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO HELP FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE. ALSO, WHAT TO DO IF YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT WAS MAILED LATE OR NEVER ARRIVED. CAROL: YOU CAN ALSO FIND A DEEPER LOOK ABOUT WHERE EACH CANDIDATE, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, STANDS ON ISSUES. MICHAEL: WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR OUR COMMITMENT 2020 VOTER’S GUIDE. REMEMBER, POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 7 TO SEVEN SATURDAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. CAROL: WE’LL UPDATE YOU THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AS RESULTS COME IN. AND BRING YOU EXTENDED COVERAGE FROM 10:00 UNTIL MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. OF COURSE OUR POLITICAL COVERAGE CONTINUES AROUND THE CLOCK ON OUR WYFF NEWS 4 MOBILE APP. MICHAEL: WE’LL SEE YOU AT 11:00. GOOD NIGHT.