Coming up on GMSA: A live look from Las Vegas, site of tonight's GOP debate

Debate will be first for Republicans in more than a month

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks in Washington. Donald Trump will be standing at center stage, but Cruz will be in the spotlight during Tuesday�s Republican presidential debate. The Texas senator is challenging Trump�s lead in Iowa, and has the money, campaign infrastructure and conservative appeal to compete deep into the GOP primary season. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

SAN ANTONIO – Coming up on Good Morning San Antonio: A live look and preview from Las Vegas, site of tonight's Republican debate.

The last debate of the year involves nine of the candidates and one key issue -- terrorism concerns -- likely to dominate the line of questioning. 

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The candidates on the main stage will be Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, businesswoman Carly Fiorina, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, and current leader Donald Trump.

Donald Trump heads into the debate with more support than ever according to a new Monmouth poll, leading the next best candidate Senator Ted Cruz, by 27 points with 41 percent of the vote nationally among likely Republican voters.

But Texas Sen. Ted Cruz enters the debate with a burst of momentum, a robust campaign infrastructure, and a new target on his back.

The event will be broadcast on CNN. Coverage starts at 7:30 p.m.

Click on the link below to watch the preview:

http://www.ksat.com/live/watch-ksat-12-news-livestream.

RCP Current Poll Average for Republican Presidential Candidates | InsideGov


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