♪ ♪ eric: two days to go before the big day, super tuesday. democratic candidates are crisscrossing the country trying to drum up as much support in advance of that day as possible. and one stop today includes alabama. you see mayor michael bloomberg there walking with the other congregants. they are in selma, alabama, marking 55 years since the infamous bloody sunday civil rights march there. hello, everyone, and welcome to a brand new hour of "america's news headquarters," i'm eric shawn. arthel: and i'm arthel neville. the democratic rivals commemorating the day in 1965 when luntz of

african-american -- when hundreds of african-american demonstrators were met with police force as they crossed the edmund pettis the bridge. alabama is one of 14 super tuesday states where voters will have their say in the 2020 race. we have fox team coverage. mark meredith is in norfolk, virginia, covering the biden campaign, and jacqui heinrich is in san jose, california, with the sanders campaign. but we begin with steve harrigan who is live in selma, alabama. steve? >> reporter: arthel, big crowds here for this march. they're actually ability to reenact the march over the edmund pet discuss bridge, and as you mentioned 55 years ago now known as bloody sunday, about 600 civil rights protesters peacefully tried to march over that bridge for voting rights. they were met by law enforcement, met with clubs, with tear gas, some brutal images really searedded into american history. we have spoken to some people here today who say it is very important that the presidential

candidates come here and see this demonstration with their own eyes. >> and if you're going to be our president, the president of the united states, then you should be a part of what our cause is as well. >> reporter: all the major candidates have been in selma today. we saw mayor bloomberg this morning, senator klobuchar and this morning also vice president biden addressing a prayer breakfast. >> the truth is five years later we've been dragged backwards, we've lost ground. >> right. >> we've seen all too clearly how if you give them breathing room, they come back. >> reporter: you can hear some of the music behind me. this is an enormous, festive atmosphere. alabama will be part of super tuesday. it will be awarding 52 delegates. arthel the, back to you. arthel: steve harrigan, thank you. eric. eric: after that big win in

south carolina last night, former vice president joe biden is now looking to build on his momentum heading into super tuesday. he's campaigning in virginia today where he's battling to win delegates two days from now. >> let me talk directly to democrats across america. especially those who will be voting on super tuesday. this is the moment to choose a path forward for our party. eric: he could retake some of the race. mark meredith in norfolk, virginia, he's been covering the biden campaign. hi, mark. >> reporter: hey, eric. you're right, joe biden's going to be here in norfolk just a couple of hours from now, his campaign looking to capitalize on what happened 24 hours ago in south carolina. when you look at the numbers, it does look like he does have an advantage going into the contest here on tuesday. this was the survey that came out on friday. you can see that joe biden is ahead of both bernie sanders and michael bloomberg, just outside the margin of error against

bernie sanders. it'll be interesting to see what happens on tuesday, just a couple of days from now. now, biden is getting some big help from some big names in democratic politics here in virginia. he won the endorsement of senator tim kaine on friday who, of course, was hillary clinton's running congressional delegation. biden says he is the best chance the party has to take on president trump in november, but he also addressed what would happen if bernie sanders is the nominee. >> if he's the nominee, it will support him. but i think it makes it very difficult down ballot, and this is no great secret to anybody. you can't run as an independent socialist, now a democratic socialist, and particularly expect to do very well with states we have to win. >> reporter: bernie sanders held a rally in virginia beach last night, very strong attendance. his campaign says it also knocked on some 26,000 doors all

across the commonwealth, and michael bloomberg, of course, has spent a lot of money on t ads and grassroots -- tv ads and grassroots efforts. now, joe biden's visit here to virginia is going to be brief. he's only here for a couple of hours. he's going to be heading out to texas and california, but we do expect to see the vice president inside this high school here in the next couple of hours. eric? eric: mark, thanks so much. arthel: 2020 front-runner bernie sanders making a final push in the delegate-rich state of california ahead of super tuesday. the is self-proclaimed democratic socialist holding rallies in the northern and southern parts of the golden state. jacqui heinrich is live in san jose with the sanders campaign. hi, jacqui. >> reporter: hey there, arthel. yeah, senator bernie sanders is still ahead of vice president joe biden in terms of delegates. but biden's second place finish certainly puts pressure on sanders' campaign. he's hoping to take a big chunk

of california's 415 delegates on super tuesday, and he's doing two rallies here in california. this one in san jose, tonight with the hip-hop group public enemy in los angeles. he's relying on grassroots support to emphasize turnout, and early voting has been underway for several weeks now which could benefit sand earth to some extent -- sanders to some extent. this week sanders downplayed biden's advantage. >> why are you having so much trouble with african-american -- >> well, look, whoa, whoa, whoa. whoa, whoa, one second. we won the young african-american vote, and we are winning in terms of polling some national polling. >> reporter: sanders congratulated the former vice president last night, but this morning he shot back at biden saying a sanders nomination would hurt down ballot votes.

huge fundraising numbers, raising more than $46.5 million in february, three-quarters of which came from super tuesday states, and his campaign will be using that money for ad buys. also more encouraging news looking ahead to super tuesday, sanders' campaign has now surpassed the total number of individual donations that had back in 2016 when he challenged hillary clinton. [cheers and applause] arthel: lots of excitement in that room, jackie jacqui heinri. thank you. eric: overseas there could be some new challenges on the road to peace in afghanistan. you know, just one day after of the u.s. and the taliban signed their historic agreement which lays down a timeline for u.s. troop withdrawal, the afghan government is now rejecting one of the conditions of the deal. greg palkot joins us live in kabul, ask, where he interviewed the afghan -- afghanistan, where

he interviewed the afghan president. >> reporter: hi, eric. yeah, very interesting. the peace deal just signed but, you're right, it's already hitting some problems. one of the most controversial elements, a call for the release of 5,000 taliban prisoners by afghanistan in exchange for 1,000 afghans by march 10th. that's with broader talks set to start. ashraf ghaani was outside of the doha process, now says no way that's happening until his country meets face to face with the enemy. we met with the president, and he also rejected the tone of the taliban today. its leader claimed, quote: a big victory against the occupation of the u.s. take a listen to the president. >> they cannot claim victory. they cannot claim that they've expelled the united states. it's a condition-based agreement. but they cannot -- [inaudible] the people of afghanistan. >> reporter: you are here.

>> we are here. we have no intention of vacating. >> reporter: no intention of vacating, is president ghaani. still, the deal does call for the complete withdrawal of u.s. nato forces if the taliban meets those conditions. this is being called risky by some analysts, but president ghani seems glad president trump's team took the risk. take a listen. >> aye like to -- i'd like to thank president trump for destructing the status quo. >> reporter: the status quo. >> the status quo was unacceptable. it takes the courage, the conviction of a leader like president trump to be able to disrupt it. >> reporter: in another moving moment, president ghani expressed gratitude to the u.s. forces who have served here,

especially those who have lost their lyes. they have made -- their lives. they have made this possible, he told me. let's hope. back to you, eric. eric: thank the president, the american people and the gold star families. greg, terrific interview. thank you. arthel? ♪ arthel: a new case of the coronavirus confirmed here in the u.s. federal health officials say a patient in chicago tested positive last night. at least 63 people are now confirmed to have the virus in the united states. this development comes as rhode island health officials announce their state's first presumptive case of the coronavirus. if confirmed by the cdc, it would mark the second case on the east coast.

>> we have now approveed a new arrangement so that states can conduct these tests on their own. but as we speak, literally more than 15,000 kits are going out to the relevant areas, and we'll soon be sending another 50,000 that are going to be made commercially available out to states. >> reporter: here are the global numbers. as of today, 64 countries have confirmed cases. scotland and the dominican republic each confirmed one case this afternoon. china, the epicenter of the coronavirus, has nearly 80,000 people infected, south korea more than 3700. you see the numbers for italy, iran and other countries, and there's the u.s. at 62. and thousand that 62, take a look at that 62 number, because that includes 42 people who were on the diamond princess cruise ship and were flown back to the u.s.. thirteen countries have had deaths. here are some of them. china has had the most, 2,870. you see the numbers for iran,

itly, south korea, japan, france and then the u.s. at 1. as we've heard, as this virus has emerged, doctors say it will not be fatal for most people who get it, but those in higher risk groups need to be careful. >> the overwith whenning majority of people -- overwhelming majority of people who get into trouble with serious disease that would lead to the necessity of intensive care and even death are elderly people and people with underlying conditions. heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, things like that. >> reporter: health and human services secretary alex azar said today that the risk to any individual american is, quote, low. and that that americans should know that they have the, quote, best public health system in the world looking out for them. arthel?arkansas molly henneberg, thank you, molly. eric: former vice president joe biden's resounding victory last night in south carolina, well, it's challenging the democratic

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we've raised about $18 million this month,, just $5 million overnight. so i think things are picking up, but we'll see. arthel: joining me now is michael wilder with mcclatchy. mr. biden doesn't have mr. sanders or bloomberg campaign coffers, but does he have enough funds to stay afloat for the long haul, and how much will his win in south carolina continue to boost new campaign donations? >> it's a great question, and this certainly is a test of money in elections. as to, the vice president got -- as to south carolina, the vice president got a couple of really positive signs, one, of course, he could win a state. but two, that tom steyer didn't chip away at his voter base even though he's spent 20 times more than the vice president did in that state alone. and so going into super tuesday even though the vice president hasn't air ads across all 14 states as mike bloomberg has in a vast manner, he does have the

earned meet ya to be able to -- media to be able to go in with a narrative that he is electable, that he's won in one of the first four major contests. arthel: and as we know, majority if whip highly respected and kingmaker in south carolina jim clyburn threw a lifeline to the former very p. however, the congressman is saying that the biden campaign needs to be improved and reorganized to endure. how quickly can they do that, do you think? >> not in two days, arthel. [laughter] not before super tuesday. and, obviously, we are gunning towards the most important day on the calendar where a third of the delegates, pledged delegates are going to be decided. and again, the vice president's campaign has struggled to fundraise. not sufficient enough to air in the states, and so he really is at this point, given the trump candidate primary calendar relying on earned media to be able to make that argument that he is something of a comeback

kid here and that he is the leading moderate alternative to bernie sanders to fight every measure is and going into these states looking at them state by state, the polling, is the front-runner across the board. arthel: and i want to look at specifically california and texas with 415 and 228 delegates respectively up for grabs. so is momentum on biden's side, or will bernie sanders or other candidates win big in those two states as well as the other 12 states? >> it's hard to say and, obviously, polling isn't going to reflect going into super tuesday necessarily the results of the momentum that biden has received after south carolina. this has also been, as it is a test of-money in elections this cycle, a test of momentum in this media environment. because pete pete buttigieg being example number one did not get the sort of momentum exiting

really impressive performances in iowa and new hampshire that he expected. he is now being asked to exit the race given the lane that needs to be created for ad moderate alternative. arthel: yeah. that's your point, good point. pete buttigieg, joe biden, bernie sanders e michael bloomberg, elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar, at point does this lineup need to be reduced to give the party a fighting chance? >> i think all of the -- the party is, it's not so much a monolith, a group of -- i don't think it's easy to tell any one of these candidates to exit the race. before the major day on the calendar. i think after super tuesday we're going to the see a lot of reckoning, but before that certainly mike bloomberg, who has invested everything into super tuesday -- arthel: yes.

>> obviously, entered the race late in the game believing that vice president biden is not electable in the general. he's not going to step aside because of a one-off in south carolina by the vice president. so i think we've got the most important day by far coming up on tuesday. arthel: yeah, no, of course. i mean,, bloomberg is the last man standing with his own money, so he can go, you know -- >> but, again -- arthel: go ahead. >> absolutely. this really is very much a test of how far that money actually goes. obviously, in a state like california which, or texas, these are the size of countries, and it's impossible to barnstorm them in the way that, you know, candidates typically do in these first four states. that's where the money actually matters. arthel: no, i didn't mean that the money could get him votes, i meant it can keep him in the race for as long as he wants to stay, that's all i meant. and again, super tuesday, today is sunday, monday if, tuesday,

so you're just a couple of days away. it will be interesting to see what happens after the results come in from super tuesday. >> it sure will. it sure will. arthel: all right. well, michael wilner, it's really nice to talk to you, and i look forward to talk to you as we continue to cover this interesting campaign and race for the white house including president trump's race to be reelected. >> indeed. indeed. thanks, arthel. arthel: take care. eric: big night on tuesday, live coverage, of course, with bret and martha. meanwhile, coronavirus took a huge toll on wall street last week. analysts are now warning there could be more losses on the way, so what exactly can we expect on the opening bell tomorrow morning? dominic dibella is here, he'll fill us in on how bad it could or could not get. tix is proven to help you quit.

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195 was bloody sunday -- 1965, the edmund pettis bridge that you see there, advocates were beaten bloody by alabama state troopers and police. among those gathering today, the icon of the civil rights movement, representative john lewis. he is battling stage four pancreatic cancer, and this is his first public appearance returning to the site where he was beaten so badly so many decades ago,ing but the wounds and injuries and the spirit has not diminished since that historic day. among those who are there today, several of the presidential democratic candidates; bind, elizabeth warren, michael bloomberg, amy klobuchar, pete buttigieg as well as al sharpton, all remembering that data marks -- day that marks a historic marker in the civil rights movement. arthel: coronavirus fears

gripping the stock market with the dow closing more than 300 points in the red on friday capping off its worst week since 2008. the global outbreak is also impacting travel, manufacturing and consumer confidence. so what might we expect this week? alex hogan is live outside the new york city stock exchange with that story. hi, alex. >> reporter: hi, arthel. markets will open overseas as we head into what is expected to be another week of blows to the global economy. analysts are suggesting that the central bank should step in, jointly cutting interest rates after shock waves to the market says this strain of coronavirus, covid-19, continues to spread. market data 95% of stocks in the index are seeing numbers down roughly 10% from previous highs. the travel industry take a big hit as governments warp their

citizens of taking unnecessary trips abroad. gm has hospitality among the ten worst performers. president trump speaking out yesterday on the situation as a whole is says he is confident that the markets will bounce back. >> it's certainly not ad good situation. when you lose travel, that's a big part of the market. but for a period of time, we're going to have to do whatever's necessary. safety, health, number one. the markets will take care of themselves. >> reporter: where the virus originates in china, the purchasing managers index dropping from 50 in january. the middle east recording its lowest oil prices since 2008. some pharmaceutical companies ending the week positively where scientists are working to create a treatment, according to the company, that could take about eight months before it's ready for people. the president announcing that tomorrow he plans to meet with leaders of various

pharmaceutical companies. so, again, moving into this week a lot of unknowns, but one thing is the uncertainty of this virus and risk being a word, of course, that is not well liked on wall street. arthel? arthel: alex hogan, thank you. eric? eric: all right. so what's going to happen tomorrow? what do we do when you look at your 401(k) or whatever you're got? we've got the president and cio, dominic, 2008 the dow went down over that whole period about 60%. i remember 14,000 down to, like, 6,000 or so. could this go down 60%? is it way too early? >> way too early because we have to look at the economic impact of this virus on a global scale. finish we have a sense of it now, we see what airlines are doing, manufacturers are starting to do. you have auto companies out there that may not have enough parts to build cars. maybe apple can't build cell phones. but we do think this is a short-term problem and we'll resolve it later in the year.

eric: we were down last week, what, about 13%? >> yeah, from the highs. eric: what do you expect this week, and what can investors do? >> look, i want to be the voice of reason. but in being the voice of reason, we have to acknowledge this is real, right? there's a real economic impact to the virus around the world. and it just means that the gears get crunched up and can't move forward, right? but if this thing follows its natural path, and i think we've got a very good interview out of the white house yesterday, these things do have a natural life to them. so i think the first quarter's going to be rough, right? companies' profits, earnings, sales are going to be affected, possibly into the second quarter. but i think once the wheels start to untangle themselves, the economy will start to roll again. so we have to be very careful here and not panic. that's the first step. we hear that a lot. eric: the president addressed that yesterday in the white house when he had that news conference. here's part of what the president said. >> the markets are very strong.

the consumer's unbelievably strong, the companies are very strong. we have one problem, we have to get this problem brought into focus. right now i think our professionals are doing a great job. eric: is that real realistic oro optimistic? >> maybe a little bit of both. my suggestion is you have to look at your own perm portfolio -- personal portfolio, and we run balanced portfolios for our clients, a stock component, bond component, cash. bonds are high right now. interest rates have dropped very dramatically. bond prices have gone high. stock prices are lower. take a little piece off the bond side and buy a little bit on the stock side very methodically. we don't know if this is the bottom, but you can take things that are high and buy things that are low. what a concept. so you do this systematically over time, you're not going to get in at the exact bottom of the s&p here, maybe, but you'll rebalance the portfolio, and

you'll take advantage of these price swings. eric: you hear all these odd things, first of all, united airlines, american, they've stopped flights to milan. and united announced, actually, that they're going to be cutting some flights, the chairman said that today. delta and american have cut to milan. you've got that and artificial sweeteners, diet coke, there's a report out in the annual report they may get -- what if there's no diet coke? [laughter] >> come back to the voice of reason. this is real. we saw the last two days of the venice carnival get canceled, we saw the geneva car show get canceled completely. these are real dollars, euros that are not going to get spent -- eric: travel -- >> travel industry, see what happens to cruise lines. this is real. the million dollar question is, is it a quarter or two, does this become a pandemic around the world and the world gets into recession? historically, these kinds of viruses have not behaved that way, so i'm not willing to bet

the farm that it's not going to get out of control, but historically they have not. eric: look back at sars, 2002, came out of china. back then they had a gdp of 4%, now they have 16%. did that hit more than we've had before? >> yeah, look, the market's reaction and, obviously, you look at the news every day and you're looking at the market's reaction over the last ten days, oh, it's been terrible. i think it's been controlled. it's been pretty violent, but it's been going down systematically, and that's, people like me, derisking portfolios, taking money out of equities and putting it in safer spots. but at some point we're going to look at this picture and say i can buy these quality companies that are not as affected as dramatically as the airlines, apple and amazon and go, you know what -- eric: blue chips, some of the -- >> blue chips. and i think we started a little bit of that on friday. eric: here's what barron's had to say.

quote: investors panicked and stock markets tumbled. reporters and editors also know that patient, long-term investors win in the end and that panic-induced trading rarely pays off. stay calm. but, man, oh, man, that's -- >> it's hard. one last quick reminder, fourth quarter of 2018, not even 18 months ago, the market was down over 20% n. 2019, last year, the market was up almost 30: so if you panic, if you sold out at the bottom of the fourth quarter, you wouldn't have made the 30% recovery in 2019. , i don't know what the next six months are going to look like. patience, fortitude, it'll pay off in the long run. eric: don't be chicken little. >> no. rebalance, i mean, don't sit there and close your eyes, keep your fingers crossed, rebalance. sell a little bit, 5%, put it back in things that have gone down in price. do it systematically. eric: okay. got that old mattress, put it in there. dominic, thank you.

arthel: eric, thank you. israel preparing to hold an unprecedented third election in less than one year with polls showing prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his challenger running neck and neck. so why monday's showdown could prove to do little to solve the country's political deadlock is up next. ♪ ♪ g moment. g moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated... ...with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression... ...or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. tell your doctor about your medicines, and if you're pregnant or planning to be. otezla.

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an unprecedented third time in a year after the two previous parliamentary elections ended with a stalemate. the prime minister and challenger are locked in a tight race and polls are forecasting similar inconclusive results. mike tobin has more on the race from jerusalem. >> reporter: eric, tomorrow israeli voters will head to the polls for the third time within a year, resultses from this election should be similar to the previous two elections which left this nation unable to inaugurate a prime minister for a new term. for ben netanyahu -- benjamin netanyahu, he has served longer than any israeli prime minister in history. benny ganz is a former army chief of staff in the first election his party tide netanyahu's. in the second, won by a narrow margin. however, in the deal making that happened, neither of them have been able to pull together a coalition that gives them a parliamentary majority and the

ability to govern. something new for this election, coronavirus. there are more than 5,000 people in israel who are under quarantine. in order for them to cast a ballot, 14 designated polling stations for quarantine voters have been established. they're complete with sterile tempts, voting kits and a long protocol to keep the virus from spreading. and with the polls indicating the results will be similar to the first two, there is the potential of this leading to a fourth election. eric? eric: all right, mike, thanks so much. arthel: for more, let's bring in israel democracy institute president johan, he's also a former member of the knesset, former adviser to the late prime minister ariel sharon. if there is a dead heat in the polls, will it come down to messaging, and if so, which party has a better chance of winning it? how savvy are the israeli voters? >> well, so many questions. first of all, thanks for having

me and good afternoon. well, the most important factor that will determine tomorrows's tomorrows's -- tomorrow's outcome is turnout. which side will turn out the vote in a third consecutive election. and perhaps as you've indicated just before, we will reach another undecided or indecisive outcome where neither side can achieve 61 out of 120 members of parliament. and that means nobody will be able to form a government. although even if we reach an indecisive situation, that does not automatically mean we're going towards a fourth election cycle. there will be a period of a couple of months of creating options and trying to build a coalition majority. nevertheless, there's a variety of options that might emerge. and in this respect, if i am allowed to make an assessment, we will either hear tomorrow

that mr. netanyahu won in a decisive outcome and is going to form the next government, or it's quite likely that mr. ganz will be able to form a government in the post-election. arthel: so with that in mind though, i mean, because there are compromises that have to be taking place perhaps in order for one of the parties to formulate a majority. will those compromises benefit the people of israel and not just the politicians to form a majority? >> well, that's a great question. ironically, our political system right now is a deadlock in a state of dysfunction for about a year. the country itself is functioning relatively well in terms of the actual establishment, the defense establishment, the economy, unemployment is low. we have a professional civil

service that continues to run the affairs of state. but we're in serious need of forming a new government in order to pass a budget and to approve a plan for the idf, the military's long-term plan and so on and so forth. so, yeah, even if there's a deadlock, there's an option of setting up an interim government, perhaps an expert government that will be a caretaker, make some necessary decisions and allow the country to -- [inaudible] out of its political crisis. arthel: is there room for palestinian rights in this election? and specifically, does president trump's peace plan factor in? >> well, the president's peace plan was, in principle, adopted by the two main contenders, both mr. netanyahu, the incumbent, and general benny ganz, the main challenger. of both said they would adopt

this plan as a basis. both are happier about some parts of the plan and less happy about other parts. and in this respect, the plan in its own right does not serve as a divisive or politically mobilizing tool. it will serve once a government as a basis for moment forward with the palestinians. arthel: and meanwhile, there is the corruption trial of prime minister netanyahu which begins on march 17th. has this affected his efforts to remain in charge as prime minister? >> well, it's interesting, it's an unprecedented situation whereby an incumbent prime minister is being charged with severe crimes of bribery and is going, as the years after the election, he actually has to go to court and try to dehimself.

defend himself. this is unpopular among israeli voters, a majority of voters to not think that one should serve as prime minister and be a defendant in a court case. but when we look at actual voter behavior and voting at earns, it's -- patterns, it's not translated into voting patterns. people go back to their own leanings and parties regardless of the fact that they're unhappy about the prime minister being indicted. arthel: so do you think 24 hours from now you'll have a clear winner? >> well, there are only -- if there's a clear winner, it will be mr. netanyahu. if there's an unclear winner, a situation of a tie, it can be either mr. netanyahu or more likely mr. ganz. if there's a clear winner, i can help you by sharing the information that it will be mr. netanyahu. most polls indicate that we're not going to have a pure winner,

but ultimately the israeli people will decide and turnout, again, will be the most important factor. arthel: and so that means you go boo election number four possibly. good luck with everything there. yohanan, i thank you so much for joining us. eric: well, it just shows that election issues in tel aviv in israel too. wow. well, a new month marks the beginning of spring, so just wait until that warm weather kicks in. we have our meteorologist, adam klotz, standing by to tell us. ♪ ♪ we are the thrivers. women with metastatic breast cancer standing in the struggle. hustling through the hurt. asking for science not sorrys. our time for more time - has come. living longer is possible and proven in women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant or a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor.

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♪ ♪ arthel: parts of western new york looking like a winter wonderland last week after a powerful storm system brought in some serious blizzard conditions. looking at homes on the shore of lake erie, whoa, houses and trees completely encased in ice. strong winds blowing water from the lake onto the houses combined with freezing temperatures to create this natural, beautiful masterpiece. not so great for the homeowners inside necessarily, but how gorgeous is that? eric: that's like art. arthel: it really is. mother nature is the best artist. eric: wow. and that wind effect comes off the a lake up in buffalo. man, oh, man, gotta bring out

the hot wings -- arthel: you made that leap from that to buffalo wild wings? >> that's right. arthel: adam klotz -- eric: when's it going to get warmer, adam? adam: eric's just hungry. i'll run with the forecast here. [laughter] that wintry weather, maybe already warming up a little bit. take a look at numbers in the middle of the country, 60 degrees, near it in chicago, 67 in kansas city. there's still some colder air farther off to the west. this is where winter hasn't let go. these areas have seen a whole lot of snow and more snowfall even as we speak. we see a little bit of a system running into central california, that is some rain and always much-needed for folks out there. the story moving forward is some of this moisture lifting off the gulf of mexico, running across the eastern united states the next couple of days. that running into super tuesday. as we know, a lot of voting happening on that day really across the country, and these are going to be the areas most

effected in the -- affected in the blue. very heavy rain on monday and tuesday across portions of texas, the same is the case in alabama, and that is going to run up, perhaps, into north carolina and virginia. i really think the bull's eye of this system, and it could cause a whole lot of rain, flood watches and warnings from texas all the way over towards alabama. if you get into that red area, 4-6 inches of rain, so heavy rain is on the way, guys. this is kind of what spring looks like. arthel: thanks, adam. some big news coming out of downing street. the big announcement from british prime minister boris johnson. my focus is on the road, and that's saving me cash with drivewise. who's the dummy now? whoof! whoof! so get allstate where good drivers save 40% for avoiding mayhem, like me. sorry!

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arthel: british prime minister boris johnson revealing that he and his girlfriend, carrie simons, are engaged and expecting a baby this summer. a wedding date has not been announced. 55-year-old johnson and 31-year-old simons are the first unmarried if couple to openly live together at the prime minister's official london residence on downing street. this will be the third marriage for johnson who has fathered at least five other children. eric: good luck to them, wow. well, now for something you may have been suspecting all along, a new study shows that one in ten parents do have a favorite child. and get this, the actual number of favoring parents could be larger, they say, because some parents may just be too embarrassed that they do have a favorite child. in most cases the study says it is the youngest child followed by the first born child.

arthel: you have a favorite child. >> youngest first one -- arthel: and i'm my mom's favorite child. [laughter] there's a reason for that. [laughter] eric: have a good afternoon. arthel: bye, guys. eric: thanks for spending time with us. >> the coronavirus crisis is going to>> get much worse for donald trump, we know at least that much. he will probably stay physically healthy throughout the crisis, his mental health, which is weak on his best day, can only get much worse every day of this crisis. [laughter]s greg: well, at least no one's politicizing it, you jackass. [laughter] [cheers and applause] ♪. greg: before we get to the fun stuff, let's address the viral elephant in the room, the coronavirus. when there is little info out