Preparing for debate night
Six Republican candidates will face off this weekend during CBS News' GOP debate at the Peace Center in Greenville, S.C. Here's a look behind the scenes at some of the preparations for Saturday night.
CBS News GOP Debate
Temperatures have been dipping into the low 20s here in Greenville, South Carolina this week, where the CBS News team has been preparing for Saturday's Republican primary debate.
CBS News GOP Debate
John Dickerson listens to his stage manager during a rehearsal for Saturday's GOP debate.
CBS News GOP Debate
Producers and moderators discuss questions and logistics for CBS News' GOP debate in a hotel room in Greenville, S.C. Counter-clockwise from left: CBS News' Washington Bureau Chief Christopher Isham, CBS News' Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett, CBS Evening News Executive Producer Steve Capus, CBS Evening News Senior Producer Mike Solmsen, Wall Street Journal Columnist Kimberley Strassel, Face the Nation host John Dickerson, and Face the Nation Executive Producer Mary Hager.
CBS News GOP Debate
From left: CBS Evening News Senior Producer Mike Solmsen, and researchers Jillian Hughes, Elizabeth Hinson and Cara Korte.
CBS News GOP Debate
Face the Nation Executive Producer Mary Hager discusses debate logistics with John Dickerson and Kimberley Strassel.
CBS News GOP Debate
CBS News gear is loaded into The Peace Center in Greenville, S.C., site of Saturday's GOP debate.
CBS News GOP Debate
Face the Nation Broadcast Associate Cara Korte, who serves as John Dickerson's assistant, takes notes while preparing for a television hit.
CBS News GOP Debate
Kimberley Strassel and John Dickerson preview Saturday's GOP debate.
CBS News GOP Debate
Debate moderator John Dickerson runs onto the debate stage prior to a rehearsal for Saturday's GOP debate.
CBS News GOP Debate
Stand-ins for the candidates prepare notes before a rehearsal for Saturday's GOP debate in Greenville, S.C.
CBS News GOP Debate
The stage at the Peace Center in Greenville, S.C., site of CBS News's GOP debate.
CBS News GOP Debate
Microphones for all the candidates and moderators are set up in baking tins on the set of the CBS News GOP debate in Greenville, S.C.
CBS News GOP Debate
Debate moderator John Dickerson reads and email before a rehearsal for Saturday's GOP debate on CBS.
CBS News GOP Debate
It takes a village! Production team works on last minute research on Saturday, February 13 in a hotel room in Greenville, S.C.
CBS News GOP Debate
The Peace Center in Greenville, S.C., site of CBS News' GOP debate.