i'm dera this morning on "world news now," breaking news. extreme weather, the furious storms leaving behind destruction and heart ache in the south. the powerful system on the move right now. >> also breaking overflight, nevada victory. donald trump's caucus celebration and what it means for the rest of the republicans. we'll take you live to las vegas. and new this half hour, the workout video that became an unexpected sensation. >> the fitness freak d busy mom who uses wine in her exercise routines. the laughs and support she's getting worldwide. and later, celine dion returns to the las vegas stage dedicating her performance to the love of her life, her words her music in "the skinny" on this wednesday.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. it is a busy wednesday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. we'll get to the presidential race in a moment. first breaking news, a massive storm system slamming the south right now. >> more than a den tornadoes reported overnight kaw causing at least three deaths. two at this trailer park in louisiana about 40 miles south of baton rouge. latest storm track in a ment, but we begin with linzie janis. >> you funnel clouds trying to touchdown in new orleans. >> takee shelter now. extreme threat. >> severe weather spawning there massive waterspout on lake ponchartrain. >> coming off to the side. >> reporter: watch as two more form on sides. one reported twister ripping through this rv parking in convent, louisiana.

>> in downtown prairieville, major damagetology businesses. incredibly, dozen of people inside this gold's gym unharmed as a reported tornado rips through. >> i started scrming everybody get down. take cover. >> reporter: the entire side of the building sheered off. the storms started near san antonio with golf ball sized hail. this had car gettingpummeled. heavy rain bringing accidents. one person injured when this trtrtor-trailer overturnednd three cars slammed into it. these storms are on the move headed east so authorities are asking everyone across the region to remain on alert. linzie janis, abc news, prairieville, louisiana. >> we should point out that warnings are going up right now as the system moves east. and taking a look at the radar, tornado watches in effect in georgia and florida overnight. dangerous conditions cup the east coast from the deep south.

that same deadly storm that caused havoc throughout the deep south that, same system is now going to shift towards the east angting the folks as far as north as d.c. richmond, as far as south as jacksonville down to tampa with damaging winds. 35 to 55 or 60 miles per hour winds at the least. damaging lal. you have to keep inind why. this front cuts underneath all e warm airnd causese those storms to fire off. kendis, reena snee turning to politics, another sweeping victory for donald trump. >> trump won the nevada caucuses by what looks like his widest margin yet. he made his victory speech flanked by his two oldest sons telling the crowd he attracted voters across a broad spectrum winning among evangelicals and hispanics. >> marco rubio taking second place. picking up a new wave of support from the gop establishment. ted cruz finishing third and ben carson, john kasich trailed in the single digits.

>> as the votes are counted, the latest right now from the polls in nevada. >> abc's lauren lyster is live in las vegas now now that trump has won, are we hearing anything from his challengers? >> youknow, reena and kendis, we absbsutely are. we heard from ted cruz a short time ago.o. he made the point all of the ballots have not been counted yet but he did congratulate donald trump on a good evening. he also made the point that the first four primary states are meant to narrow the field. saying that that's exactly what they've done. he also said that history has shown that no one has won the nomination without winning one of the first three contests saying only two candidates have done that, himself and donald trump. he made the point that after the first four contests he is the only one that has the only campaign that has or can beat donald trump. now, we also heard from ben carson. he said that he believes that something or that thing are

when he told that to supporters he was at just 7% of the caucus vote. >> okay. so lauren, we're learning a lot from the entntnce polls for the vovors that were goingngnto the caucuses in nevada. what are we getting out of those? >> yeah, kendis. entrance poll data showing these caucuses were marked by new highs in desire for an outsider candidate. among voters and also by new highs and voter anger. both friends among voters helped vault donald trump tovictory. now we also saw the support of evangelicals and hispanics thrown behind donald trump. ted cruz who won among evangelicals in iowa losing out among them here in nevada to donald trump. and then also donald trump having that strong showing with hispanics and marco rubio losing out there. >> who would have thought the two hispanic candidates would lose toonald trump. huh?

>> abc's lauren lift lister live in lasasvegas. stay with abc news as the votes come in from nevada. we'll keep you up to date all morning long and have more live reports on "america this morning." so the democrats on the other side of the country making hillary clinton and bernie sanders appeared at a town hall last night, both making a pitch for the african-american vote. sanders promises a hike in funding for historically black colleges while clinton talked about racial barriers and police shootings. she also took questions about the e-mail scandal and benghazi. >> i testified for 11 hours on benghazi committee. people were, oh my goodness. i told the truth. i have turned over 55,000 pages of e-mails. nobody in any cabinet position has ever been as transparent or open. >> i like her and respect her. this is not some kind of personality fight or stuff like at.

>> sanders called 0linton to release estrananripts of her paid wall street speeches. she will only do it if the candidates can be including the republicans agree to release theirs, as well. new this morning, the late justice antonin scalia suffered several major health problems according to the supreme court doctor. in a just released letter, the doctor says he was overweight. dike and had coronary artery disease. he was also a smoker. meanwhile, senate republicans have ruled out taking any action on his replacement till the next president nominates someone. >> president obama's plan to close guantanamo bay, cuba, is facing stiff opposition from republicans in congress. among the more controversial aspects of the plan would be the transfer to some detainees to the united states. the white house has notuled out the preredent ting executive action to go around congress. the jury says

million for a woman's death from ovarian ncer. the alabama woman blamed her illness on years of using the company's baby product and shower to shower product. they face hundreds of lawsuits saying it failed to warn consumers the talc based products could cause cancer. she died last fall. federal health officials are investigating more than a dozen reported cases of sexually transmitted zika virus in the united states. all the cases involve men who visited areas with outbreaks and may have infected their female sex partners. according to the cdc, that suggests that sexual transmission is more likely than previously thought. but there's encouraging news about the zika virus. two houston hospitals have developed a rapid test for it which can provide results in just a matter of hours. however, initially the testt will only be availablele in those twos facilititi. xas children's hospipil and ustonmethodisis the hospitals don't'tant to o

> the cdc announced they've expanded travel warnings to trinidad, tobagoen at marshall islands. one young mother? northernp california is spreading her message about the benefits of physical fitness. april story's so-called wine workout has gone viral. >> we will see her lifting wine bottles and doing push-ups. while taking a sip of wine. the story says she did the video just to be funny but she's happy it reached such a wide audience. >> what i want to show people with my videos is fitness is something you can do anywhere and you can use anything. >> we should be clear, the story has posted dozens of nonalcohol related videos but she says simple every day homeworkouts can help just about anyone. >> look at that. >> trying to doing this all day long.

>> i'm not show sure it's going to work for you. you drank all the stuff inside. it's an empty bottle. i'm not sure the workout is going to work for you. >> drank it like two hours ago. >> things you have to do to deal with me at this hour. >> this is the least of it. >> coming up in "the skinny," major casting news from hollywood. who is taking patrick swayze's role in the "dirty dancing" remake? the dancinging with the stars contestant and sportscaster, the case involving an alleged stalker and the big hotel. >> the scare outside a skyscraper window. thcrew in trouble on the 62nd floor. why one worker said a rescue was not necessary. yououe watching "world news

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they also say the workers were lucky the scaffold didn't tilt while it was stuck in place. i don't know what would make me cry harder being up that high or the cold wind and rain. >> i think if it came down, you would be crying harder. well, we're going to turn mou to the drama unfolding in a croom in nashville involving "dancing with the stars" favorite erin andrews. >> suing the marriott hotel for $75 million for booking her stalker into the room next to hers. allowing him to spy on her through a peephole. here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: erin andrews who made a n ne for herself reporting from the sidelines, and now a host on abc's "dancing with the stars," finds hersf taking on a tennessee marriott and a stalker, in a $75 million courtroom battle, claiming the hotel made it easy for the stalker to videotape her in the nude. >> this iso humiliating to her, and it continues. >> reporter: her lawyers telling a nashville jury, michael david barrett called the marriott of vanderbilt university with a strange request.

that's my request. >> reporter: and the hotel did nothing to prevent him from finding her room number and subsequently booked him in a to the lawsuit, he removed and altered the peephole of her room. >> he stands there for 4 1/2 minutes and videos her. >> reporter: barrett later posting the video online. in 2010, he pled guilty to stalking and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. but according to andrews, the incident caused her severe and permanent emotional distress. in court, the hotel's lawyers arguing barrett's criminal behavior was his responsibility, not theirs. >> he deceived, he connived, he stalked. >> reporter: according to the hotel's lawyers, barrett is expected to testify in this trial. and the trial is expected to last nearly two weeks. ryan smith, abc news, new york. thank you, ryan. when we come back, celine dion's big comeback moment. >> and what 350 cent posted online that's giving a judge

"the skinny" is next. skinny, so "skinny." grz. >> time now for "the skinny." line dion's big comemeck. >> she madad a triumphant return

her first concert since the deat of her husband rene last month. it starred with a video month taj of their moments through the years to the curtains drawing back and her song "with one more look at@ yoy." her voice breaking up at times duringing it understandably. after her first number she spoke to the audience sharingith them how much she misses him and still talks with him. >> i feel and i know he hears me one way or another, i know he will give me a sign. for his approval for not. and now, i can feel that he's telling me to zip it and start singing. >> oh. such a heavy heart but so much humor and liveliness andnd last night's openinin event was live

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one e those photos used piles of cash to pel out the word broke. >> now he's gone and done it again. posing in front of a wall of cash that would make any mid size bank jealous. how do we know this is real cash? >> he filed for bankruptcy last year after a judge ordered him to pay $7 million to las tonyia levinston over a sex tape lawsuit. he reportedly owes suntrust bank and sleek audio nearly $30 million. and finally speaking of thumbing your nose to the judicial system, mexican drug lord joachim guzman is back behind bars. >> but his beautiful beauty queen wife is making the rounds with the american tv executives reportedly in talks with investigation discovery to star in a new reality series called, we're not making this up, thihi is true "stand by your c c." about women and the fugitives they love.

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him a failed c list actor, now a failed personal manager. >> stay thirsty my friends. >> as one of the most interesting men in the world, he is a fighter? nick watt, abc news, los angeles. i love the commercials and apparently i just surveyed our control room. they love it with tacos and with a shot of tequila on the side. >> that's how you drink your beer. what would you drink with "world news now" beer? i like beer >> that is my other part time job after the show. >> a shot of tito's vodka. >> you know i love my tito's. that's a true picture of how reena looksefore she gets on air. >> yeah, before oktoberfest, as

we'll be right back. good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here's aook at the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." winning streak. it's three in a row for donald trump. living up to expectations in nevada. trump won the caucuses by a wide margin, prevailing over marco rubio and ted cruz and he's plomsing to score big again on super tuesday. live coverage in a moment. there have been at least a dozen tornados in the south, part of the strong storm system in the region. the twisters caused deaths in louisiana and mississippi. severe thunderstorms will be a problem through the night. the cdc reports 14 cases from zika viruss in this country transmitted through sexual contact from men who had traveled to their female parns. houston doctors say they have de add rapid test for zika.

triumphant return to the stage at the coliseum in las vegas, her first concert since the death of hearse husband live audience. those are some of our top stors on this wednesday, february 24th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> hi, everybody. as you know, donald trump has coined that term huge and man, didn't he live up to it last night. >> what a night. we'll break it down in a bit. >> it was a triumphant victory for donald trump in nevada. >> and trump handily won the nevada caucuses propelling his march to the republican nomination. marco rubio and ted cruz trailing well behind after a fierce week of campaigning. abc's lauren lyster joins us live from las vegas. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reena and kendis. entrance poll results showing the gop caucuses here in nevada

desire for an outsider candidate and be in voter anger. those voters helping vault donald trump to the victory. gop voters lined up to caucus here in nevada choosing who should represent republicans in the race for president. >> the reason i'm really for trump is he's really saying what everyone's thinking. >> there's only one, trump, of course. we love you trump. >> reporter: abc news projecting donald trump won the nevada caucuses as expected. >> if you listen to the pundits, we weren't expected to win too much and now we're winning winning winning the country. >> reporter: trump made his final push with nevada voters tuesday hurling insults as the rival ted cruz. >> this guy ted cruz is the single biggest liar i have ever dealt with in my life. i mean it. i've met much do you ever people than ted cruz. he's like a little baby. >> and cruz responded. >> and frankly, i'm not willing

with donald trump. >> reporter: cruz telling abc news he thinks trump's insults are a barometer for how rattled he is, cruz taking some jabs of his own. >> if donald became president, nobody knows what the heck he would do. he doesn't note what the heck he would do. >> reporter: marco rubio escaped trump's attacks but launch aid few himself. >> i didn't become a conservative a year and a half ago when i thought about running for president. ben carson and john kasich still in the race deste low poll number. just 30 delegates were at stake here in nevada. up next is super tuesday, march 1st, 11 states voting and nearly 600 delegates up for grabs. reena and kendis. >> that's going to be a big one. any voting trends might have caught your eye last night from the entrance polls out there? >> reporter: some of the interesting ones have to do with who else, donald trump winning support among hispanics as good

after ted cruz performed well, winning evangelical support in iowa, the one so far he has won, donald trump won their support here in nevada. >> incredible. what about trump's challengers? are we hearing anything about them responding to the results there in nevada? >> reporter: we have heard from ted cruz at his watching party here in nevada. you know, he did con great donald trump on a good evening. he made the point all the votes are the still being counts and that he is the only campaign that has shown that it can and has beat donald trump as ted cruz obviously won in the iowa caucus earlier. >> lauren, thank you so much. go back to playing those slot machines. abc's lauren lyster live in las vegas. how often does t t company s sd you to vegas. >> she's d de wking >> she's worked a long shift. as trumpmp looked to the next round of votes on super tuesday, he reminded voters he would build a wall at the mexican

>> for more what he had to say, here's abc's josh haskill. good morning, josh. >> good morning. another state voting another big win for donald trump. here in nevada, trump won his third straight state telling supporters at treasure island he won with old voter, young and latinos. he ran strong among evangelical voters delivering another blow to ted cruz. for voters who wanted an outsider candidate who tells it like it is, the billionaire business mann ran even strong per.next up super tuesday, now less than a w wk away when 1 states will vote. >> we've had some great numbers coming out of texas. and amazing numbers coming out of tennessee and georgia. and arkansas. andd then in a couple of weeks later, florida. we love florida. we're going to do very well in ohio. we're beating the governor. that's good. it's always nice to be beating the governor.

place, abc news is projecting a close race between marco rubio and ted cruz. kendis and reena. >> josh, thank you very much. we're also watching the votes come in from the silver state. be sure to watch for our political updates on the air, online all morning long right here and abc news. the democrats are vying for last minute votes before their next primary in south carolina this sated. hillary clinton and bernie sanders took part in a cnn town hall last night eac trying to reach out to the black community in a state whe african-americans make up more than half of the democratic vote. >> we must sustain and strengthen the historically black colleges and universities. >> racism along with economic issues, educational issues and all the rest have to be addressed. otherwise, you know, we are never going to be the nation we should be. >> sanders went after clinton over wealthy donors ab-wall street speeches. clinton said the real issue was

down on wall street. >> hillary clinton is also weighing in on the president's efforts to close the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. she says the prison is a continuing recruitment advertisement for terrorists. and that president obama is right to try to close it. but republicans in congress don't see it that way. here's abc's jon karl. >> reporter: it holds some of the world's most notorious terrorists, including 9/11 mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed, and abu zubaydah, once al qaeda's chief of operations. in releasing his plan to close guantanamo -- >> keeping this facility open is contrary to our values. it undermines our standing in the world. >> reporter: -- the president is trying to keep one of his first promises as a presidential candidate. >> we will close guantanamo. >> reporter: the white house plan is short on specifics. of the 91 detainees, about 30 would be transferred to other countries. the rest, brought to unspecified locations in the u.s. >> the yays are 91. >> reporter: congress has

detainees to the u.s. but the white house didn't rule out the president acting on his own. it's a really simple question. if those barriers remain in place, can you still close that facility, yes or no? >> we are now asking for congress to give it fair consideration. and i'm not going to speculate at this point, if congress refuses to do that. >> reporter: if the president tries to defy congress and close guantanamo on his own, through executive order, congressional republicans say they are prepared to fight him in court. in fact, they have already retained counsel to help make the case. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. this morning, the kennedy cousin oncnc convicted of murderinggis 15-year-old neighbor is back in court. prosecutors are trying to reinstate the conviction of michael skakel. he was found guilty of murdering martha moxley in 2002 but was grant aid new trial in 2013. he's been free on bond ever since. and johnson & johnson as

penalty in the first of what may be a string of lawsuits over talcum powder. a jury ordered them to pay $72 million to the family of an alabama woman who blamed ovarian cancer on the talc products. years. she died last october. several top figures o o a polygagastecretary newtah laundering charges. they were taken into custody yesterday. amg those arrested were would brothers from warren jeffs who is in prison for child sexual assault. the suspects tried to defraud a food stamp program and hide the proceeds. and this 37-year-old mother everywhere southern california is facing felony grand theft charges. veronica per ret tez is listed as president of the school's pta, now accused of stealing $52,000 from the group and

her husband says it's all a misunderstanding and that the charges would be straightened out soon. >> m ma of the year. here's a great little girl just looking for couple of other girls to compete against her. oh. she's 9-year-old jess lynn of hackensack, new jersey. she's been boxing for two years already. >> float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. she's already won a couple of tournaments and working with a trainer. the problem is she can't find many girls or boys to box against. >> she says she loves boxing because you can hit people without getting in trouble. look at that. i'm scared. her grandmother isn't a big fan. dad calls her old fashioned. >> calls grandma old fashioned. >> she's got a nis little hook. look at that. >> she can t te out rondnd rousey. >> she's got something going there. >> yeye

can he win the award he didn't get back in 1977. >> also ahead the controversy surroundingeyton manning and the sexual assault allegations at the university of tennessee. the coaches speaking out. >> using drones to track down poachers hunting endangered animals. t.j. holmes is in africa to show us the hi-tech fight. first the forecast map and the storm warnings along the east coast. wan your kids. warn your neighbors. kanye west is tweeting again. your heart loves omega-3s. but there's a differencece between the omega-a- in fish oil and those inegared krill oil. unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbed by your body... ...which makes your heart, well, mega-happy. happier still, megared is proven to increase omega-3 levels in 30 days. megared.

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>> the coaches of every sports program at the university of tennessee are jning forces to defend their school's reepgpg amid a sexual harassment lawsuit linked to peyton mamaing. >> r rorter: a united frontt the university of tennessee. >> i couldn't be more proud of to be part of a cult tire here at tennessee that is truly connected and bonded. >> reporter: 16 head coaches coming forward together to defend their school's reputation against allegations of sexual harassment made in a lawsuit sweeping national headlines. >> to think that the university is not treating women fairly it is totally not true. >> reporter: at least six women disagree. they're suing the university claiming it created a hostile environment for women protecting male fleets by acting with delilirate indifference in its response to incidents off sexua assault. suit focuses onn five recent cases.

complaint refers to a 20-year-old allegation against super bowl champion quarterback peyton manning. back in 1996, a female trainer at the school an us accused manning of sexually assaulting her by putting his jen falls in his face while she examined him, a claim he vehemently denies though he did settle out of the court of. >> it's involving one of the great heros in our culture in sports. it's a story incredibly potentially damaging to peytonman manning. >> i think it's unfair that will a lot of these individuals that don't go to parties that have never touched a drop of alcohol. >> bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> and butch jones, the head coach there says it's being used the lawsuit is being used against them for recruiting purposes. it affects a lot of women coming forward. a case like there can have big repercussions across the country

>> and ramifications for the university. manning wrote about the incident in his book says he simply was caught mooning another athlete and said it was crude but harmless. >> she had a different side of the story. >> absolutely. coming up, rhinos under threat in the wilds of africa. >> their biggest predator humans poaching them for their horns.

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a team manors them. look closely. those white dots that's me and the rangers on patrol. but if a poacher is spotted, the team can tell the rangers where to intercept. south africa is home to over 80% of the world's rhino population. but they're facing exextinction in the wild because of their highly coveted horns. high demand comes from asia where the horns are believed to have medicinal powers. this man says he's heard from friends that it can cure diseases. he mixes up the horn and puts it in a drink. >> there is no scientific proof that ryan know horn has any benefits. but people firmly believe that ryan know horn does have the attributes it's said to have. you know, it's the same as telling a christian jesus christ doesn't exist. rhino poaching has reached unprecedented levels in south africa. ten years ago, 25 were poached. the number last year, 1175.

asked us not to show his face. through a translator he says he's killed at least 50 rhinos to support his family. >> did you ever feel bad for what you were doing for killing these animals? >> he says at times, i would feel sorry for the animals but i had to do what i had to do. park rangersrsay trying to save the rhino from poachers is like fighting a war. >> some would say they're getting close to wiping the rhino off the planet. and you all are fighting that battle right now. >> we're trying because it's very bad. >> reporter: but for now, the war continues to save some of africa's most majestic creatures. >> incredible report there. i should point out in belize where i'm from, the conservation groups are using it to protect and monitor the barrier reef, the second largest in the entire world from legal fishing. >> they're using a lot of

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okay. so over the course of 46 years, sylvester stallone has appeared and starred, gets this in more than 350 murphys. most famously, of course, the rocky and rambo franchises. >> so far he's racked up only three academy award nominations. could this be the year he takes home the golden trophy in here's abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: rocky balboa with strength and heart. created by a man known as one of the most humble in hollywood. >> sylvester stallone. >> reporter: back in 1977, sylvester stallone did not win the oscar for best actor or for

but after shadowboxing with muhammad ali on stage, he was still a appreciative. >> it's something i'm going to treasure forthe rest of my life. unbelievable. thank you very, very much. now nearly 40 years later >> i never thought i would be again. >> reporter: he's back at rocky, nominated for a best supporting actor oscar in the zwaul "creed." >> everything i got has moved on and i'm here. with his daughters by his side, the hollywood heavyweight won his first golden globe last month and reflected on being fame. >> then i realized that family is everything and that's thec greatest award you can get. you get one chance at life and you'd better fight to keep it. >> people seem to be cheering for him. he's somebody who's worked so hard and for such a long time. >> when rocky won best picture, the film's providers are seen he pulling stallone on stage.

sharing your dream of rocky with us. >> reporter: sunday he may climb those stairs again this time for his own oscar. sylvester stalne's star has be on the hollywood walk of fame has been here for more than 30 years. brandi hid, abc news, hollywood. >> it could be his night. abc is the place to be on oscar's night. live coverage starts sunday at 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific. tune in to "world news now" next wrap-up. >> looking forward to it. chris rock. >> he is the host. it will be fun and exciting. jack will be here with fashion. >> our bachelor analyst. >> bachelor analyst. >> turned fashion analyst. ready. >> oh, is that what i'm going to

>> is that it? this morning on "world news now,"onald trump wins nevada. >> the projected winner as the caucus votes come in overnight. the impact on the republicans as trump looks ahead to super tuesday. live extensive coverage straight ahead. >> dueling democrats. hillary clinton addressing controversy at last night's south carolina town hall whi bernie sanders reaches out to critical african-american voters. another major story, extreme weather and the deadly tornadoes hitting the south. the thrar from over. get this morning's warnings from accuweather. >> and later after so many celebrity performers won grammy awards, this humble bus driver with an amazing voice is getting the attention he deserves.

>> announcer: everyone abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning to everyone. on what is a busy wednesday morning. i' kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. incredible numbers for donald trump. really surprised 37 we'll get into the entrance polls and what we've seen. but i never thought we would say this morning that he did incredibly well with hispanics. >> he did very well with hispsnics getting more than 40% of the vote there in nevada. so that's where we're going to get started. it really is a winning streak for donald trumpring a dominant victory in nevada. >> he racked up his third straight win far ahead of the rest of the republican packet. marco rubio inned a distant second follows by ted cruz this third place. now trump promising similar results for super tuesday. lauren liveder joining us live from las vegas. morning to you, lauren. >> good morning, reena and kendis. entrance poll results showing that gop kaungss here marked new

candidate and voter anger. those voters helping to vault donald trump to that victory. gop voters lined up to caucus here in nevada. choosing who should represent republicans in the race for president. >> the reason i'm really for trump is he's really saying what everyone's thinking. >> there's only one, trump, of course. >> lee we love you trump. >> reporter: abc news projecting donald trump won the nevada caucuses as expected. >> if you listen to the pundits, we weren't expected to win too much and now we're winning, winning, winning the country. >> reporter: trump made his final push with nevada voters tuesday, hurling insults at ted cruz. >> this guy is the single biggest liar i have dealt with in my life. now, i've met much tougher people than ted. he's like a baby compared to some of the people. he is like a little baby. >> and cruz responded. >> frankly i'm not willing to gamble my daughters' future with donald trump.

thinks trump's insults are a barometer for how rattled the front-runner is. cruz taking some jabs of his own. >> the truth of the matter is if donald became president, nobody knows what the heck he would do. marco rubio e eaped trump's attacks but launchedd f f himself. >> i didn't just become a conservative like a year and a half ago when i thought about running for president. >> ben carson and john kasich still in the race despite low poll numbers. now, just 30 delegates were at stake here in nevada. up next is super tuesday, march 1st when 11 states will vote and grabs. kendis and reena. >> trump did have a late night victory speech. but what are we hearing from his campaign at this point. >> reporter: he did, he gave a victory speech at his watch party right here in las vegas. he saidou knkn, a couplpl months ago, his campaigigwas not expected to win this, and it did. and he sd the country is going to be winning.

mentioned kendis, with evangelicals and also with hispanics. he also touted his success was the poorly educated saying he loves the poorly changed. he also spoke of the upcoming contests and gave a vote of confidence that he will do well in those. >> he always says it like it is. you never have to doubt what's in his mind. we always get the first word from him. abc's lauren lyster, thank you ss. little bit later. >> the quote of the night we love the poorly changed. to the democrats now and hillary clinton and bernie sanders looking to sway voters in south carolina. there. the candidates took part in a town hall last night laying out thei differences and battling for the crucial african-american vote. we get more from abc's liz kreutz. >> reporter: overnight hillary clinton fired up. >> 100 reasons why. >> why is there one standard for me and not for everybody else. >> reporter: confident with the

state now brushing off new concerns about her e-mails. >> i'm well aware of the drip, drip, drip. it is just not something that you know is going to have any lasting effect and i am not all worried about it. >> reporter: in the final days before votinghere, both clinton and bernie sanders making their final pitch to african-americans in a state wherer that expected to make up half of the democratic vote. >> we must sustain and strengthen the historically black colleges and universities. >> racism along with economic issues, changeal issues and all the rest have to be addressed. otherwise, you know, we are never going to be the nation we should be. >> reporter: earlier clinton in a church joining grieving mothers from the mother of eric garner to trayvon martin. >> nobody reached out to us. nobody listened d us. nobody said black lives matter. until this brave and powerful woman stood up for us. >> meanwhile sanders admitting his campaign still has work to do.

message is not sonating, as well there? >> we starred with no support. our support has grown and it has grown in the african-american community. >> reporter: there are new questions over clinton's e-mails. late yesterday a judge said some of her her top aides would have to testify over the use of her personal e-mail server. sanders is hoping to do very ll in some of the super tuesday statete next week. >> our thanks to liz therer look for more politicalaloverage coming up i a few moments. our deputy political editor is here with her insight that's later in this half hour. an all out fight brewing over the replacement for are antonin scalia. mitch mcconnell with his strongest words yet ruling out any set action on whoever president obama nominates. he says republicans will not hold hearings or a full senate vote until after the next president is sworn in. president obama is expected to

the deadline past approaching, we're getting a look how apple plans toefend itself against thehe fbi. there were rallies nationwide yesterday to support anan the tech giant will say the court order violates its free speech rights and apple will argue that konging gres should decide the issue, not the courts or the justice department. a major storm system is bringing in severe weather to the south particularly the gulf coast. at least three people are dead, two of them in louisiana. trailer park home exactly where a tornado also critically injured more than half a dozen people. not far away that, or another twister badly damaged a gold's gym that was filled with people. i starred screaming everybody get down. take cover. and before i knew it -- >> a m msissippi man was killed when a tornado hit his mobile home. overall at lea a dozen tornadoes hav been reported. this storm is bringing snow, freezing rain and a tornado threat to millions today. here's accuweather's paul williams. hey, paul, mornqng.

that same deadly storm is not going to die out anytime soon. this low pressure system that's really the controlling mechanism will create a mix of snow on the cold side of it. torrential downpours throughout the ohio valley region. this is the parts we have to watch out for. going to affect florida, georgia, going into virginia. we're looking for another event where several tornados are likely to form. so please continue to stay tuned. kendis, reena. >> it's going tbe a long night. two people died in a house explosion near seattle. the blast in port orchard so powerful it sent debris 30 feet into the air. amazing these pictures. people eight miles away were shaken by the explosion. investigators from the atf have joined the search for a cause. investigators found six reasons why is takata air bags inflated with too much force in the past. those esexplosions have caused at least ten deaths worldwide. scientists say their use of a

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>> here's what you get. it features rear seats that recline and comes with tables. there's also a leather trimmed gun case. it can hold two rifles. luxury. it's going to cost you a bit. here's the sticker price. $245,0,0. for that, i i wantt a kitchen in e backseat. >> but it can hold two guns. >> all right. >> america. > yeah, apparently it's also french walnu wood detailing, custom leather trim floor and pats and ended door handles. >> if only i could afford it. it's the most expensive suv to go on the market ever. >> it's a beauty. it's very nice. >> can we get somebody to pay for that? >> coming up "the mix," the third grader who nailed a talent competition doing all of michael jackson's dance moves. >> also ahead, the humble bus driver with an amazing voice who has a lot in common with artist who's won grammy awards. >> and we're returning to our top story in a ment.

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. returning to our top story, donald trump easily winning the in caucuses overnight into there as trump's third first-place finish after new hampshire and south carolina. 60% of caucusgoers sd they prefer someone from outside the

>> and abc news political director shushannah walshe joins us with morive sighs about the voters especially what's so striking to me shush is that you see these voters. they want someone who is a outsider. but the republican establishment has really rallied around marco rubio. meet. >> you make a great point. since jeb bush got out of the race, we seehe establishment % circling the wagons coalescg around marco rubio. but the question really is, is it too late. now you saw donald trump tonight with what looks like a big win. third state winning. and we've seen in this cycle how much do endorsements matter. i think that this question of these two sides is the story going forward. >> and really we should mention we keep talking about this being a really big victory. we were talking where he hasas won alreadad it really showsws his depth right now. >> exactly. he's won in the south. in south carolina, and he's won

course, in nevada. but talking about let's look at the entrance polls a little bit. he won with hispanic voters over two hispanic candidates, he won with conservative voters and evangelical voters. that's a real blow to ted cruz who wants to be the conservative in the race but also to rubio trying to be the establishment choice. >> i want to also turn to the democrats. looking ahead to super tuesday, can you say with 100% confirmamaon that byuper tuesday we'll have a democratic nominee locked in? >> no, because bernie sanders says he is going to go all the way to the convention. he says it all the time. he has the m@ney to back him. of course, though, the field doesn't look as favorable right now to bernie sanders. and on super tuesday, we'll know how much more he has to go. >> okay. so looking ahead to super tuesday, obviously, donald trump has the momentum right now. do we see rubio and cruz winning any of those dozen states up for

>> well this he have to. in order for this to keep on going, they have to keep winning. you see marco r rio and teds are you on election nights coming out and giving victory speeches but donald trump is the one that keeps on winning. so i think tha as this goes on, we're going to see the home state fire walls first it's going to be in texas, ted cruz's home state. then in florida and even ohio where john kasich is still in the race. if they can't win their home states, that shows a lot. >> everyolitical journalist is hoping for a brokered convention. >> it would be uncharted. i still think we're long way from that espspially in donald trump eps on winning there's not much to broker. >> he's he won three in a row. it's pretty clear what's going on here. >> we still do have a lot more to go. >> thank you. >> deputy political director shushannah walshe. >> all right. let's move on. coming up in our next half hour

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, why don't you rock my soul i lovethis. this makes my soul smile. thisext story. the american gospel group the fairfield four has been around for more than 90 years. >> can you believe that? nine daks. last week, the group won a grammy award for best roots album launching one of hits members an unassuming 80-year-old bus driver into unexpected fame. here's abc's steve so sun sammy. >> reporter: to the children he gets to school every morning in wilson county, tennessee, joe thompson is just the bus driver.

learning the man behind the wheel for the lasas 14 years is now a grammy winner, too. >> still rocking my soul, fairfield four. >> reporter: on the grammy is taken, an he thanked the folks back loam at the bus barn. >> we'd like to send out a shoutout to the transportation department in wilton county, tennessee. >> reporter: he sings bass for the fairfield four, an legendary acappella gospel group. his day job pays him $17 an hour driving little boys and girls with special needs. children he sves are now sharing their lovov whichch he sayay feels justs nice as his grammy. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> really is a wonderful story. thanks to steve for bringing us that. they just sound absolutely amazing. > apparently thompson built trucks for a while and then retired in 2002 and then decided he was going to start being a bus driver. >> yeah.

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shame with his ra this morning on "world news now," breaking news. extreme weather, the furious storms leaving behind destruction and heartache in the south. the powerful system on the move right now. >> also breaking overnight, nevada victory. donald trump's caucus celebration and what it means for the rest of the republicans. we'll take you live to las vegas. and new this half hour, the workout video that became an unexpected sensation. >> the fitness freak and busy mom who uses wine in her exercise routines. the laughs and support she's getting worldwide. and later, celine dion returns to the las vegas stage dedicating her performance to the love of her life, her words her music in "the skinny" on this wednesday, february 24t4t

this is "world news now." >> good morning. it is a busy wednesday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. we'll get right to the presidential race in a moment. first breaking news, a massive storm system slamming the south right now. >> more than a dozen tornadoes have been reported overnight, causing at least three deaths.s. two werer at this trailer bark, this is in louisiana about 40 miles south of baton rouge. the latest storm track in a moment. but we begin with abc's linzie janis. >> look, it's going down. >> reporter: funnel clouds trying to touchdown in new orleans. >> take shelter now. extreme threat. >> severe weather spawning this massive waterspout on lake ponchartrain. >> coming off to the side. >> reporter: watch as two more formrmn the sides. one reported twister ripping through this rv park in convent, louisiana. killing two people and injurin

>> in downtown prairieville, major damage to businesses. incredibly, dozen of people inside this gold's gym unharmed as a reported tornado rips through. >> i started screaming everybody get down. everybodget down it take cover. >> reporter: the entire side of the building sheered off. the storms started near san antonio with golf ball sized hail. this car getting pumled. heavy rain bringing accidents. one person injured when this tractor-trailer overturned and three cars slammed into it. these storms are on the move headed east so authorities are asking everyone across the region to remain on alert. linzie janis, abc news, prairieville, louisiana. >> we should point out that storm warnings are going up right now as the system moves east. and taking a look at the radar, tornado watches in effect in georgiaiand florida ovovnight. dangerous conditions from the deep south up the east coast. our coverage continues with accuweather's paul williams. good morning. good morning.

caused havoc throughout the deep south, that same system is now going to shift towards the east down to tampa with damaging winds. 35 to 55 or 60-mile-per-hour nds at the very least. chances of tornadoes as well as damaging hail andou have toto keep inn mind why. this front's going to cut unrneath all this warm air and cause those storms to fire off. kendis, reena. >> turning to politics, another sweeping victory for donald trump. >> trump won the nevada caucuses by what looks like his widest margin yet. he made his victory speech flanked by his two oldest sons telling the crowd he attracted voters across a broad spectrum winning among evangelicals and hispanics. >> marco rubio taking second place. picking up a new wave of support from the gop establishment. ted cruz finishing third and ben carson, john kasich trailed in the single digits. now all eyes are on super tuesday. >> as the votes are counted, the

in nevada. >> abc's lauren lyster is live in las vegas this morning. lauren, now that trump has won, are we hearing anything from his challengers? >> you know, reena and kendis, we absolutely are. we heard from ted cruz a short time ago. at his watch party, he made the point that all of the ballots have not been counted yet, but he did congratulate donald trump on a good evening. he also made the point that th first four primary states are meant to narrow the field. saying that that's exactly what they've done. he also said that history has shown that no one has won the nomination without winning one of the first three contests saying only two candidates have done that, himself and donald trump. he made the point that after the first four contests he is the only one, has the only campaign that has or can beat nald trump. now, we also heard from ben carson. he said that he believes that something or that things are

he was at just 7% of the caucus vote. >> okay. so lauren, we're learning a lot from the entrance polls for the voters that were going into the caucuses in nevada. what are we gettttg out of thosos >> yeaea kendis. entrance poll data showing these gop caucuses were marked by new highs in desire for an outsider candidate. among voters and also by new highs and voter anger. and both of those trends among voters helped vault donald trump to victory. now we also saw the support of evangelicals and hispanics thrown behind donald trump. ted cruz who won among evangelicals in iowa losing out among them here in nevada to donald trump. and then also donald trump having that strong showing with hispanics and marco rubio losing out there. >> who would have thought the two hispanic candidates would lose to donald trump. huh?

>> abc's lauren lyster live in las vegas. stay with abc news as the votes come in from nevada. we'll keep you up to date all morning long and have more live reports on "america this morning." so the democrats on the other sidef the country making their case in south carolina. hillary clinton and bernie sanders appeared at a town hall last night, both making a pitch for the african-american vote. sanders promised a hike in funding for historically black colleges while clinton talked about racial barriers and police shootings. she also took questions about the e-mail scandal and benghazi. >> i testified for 11 hours on the bengngzi committee. you know, peoplee were really, oh my goodness. oh, goodness. i told the truth. i have turned over 59,000 pages of e-mails. nobody in any cabinet position has ever been as transparent or open. >> i like her and i respect her. this is not some kind of personality fight or stuff like that. we're not republicans after all. >> sanders called on clinton to

walllltreet speeches. sheays she'll only doo it if the candidates, iluding the republicans, agree to release theirs, as well. new this morning, the late justice antonin scalia suffered several major health problems according to the supreme court doctor. in a just released letter, the doctor says he was overweight. diabetic and had coronary artery disease among other ailments. he was also a smoker. meanwhile, senate republicans have ruled out taking any action on his replacecent till the next president nominates s meone. >> president obama's plan to close the prison camp at guantanamo bay, cuba, is facing stiff opposition from republicans in congress. among the more controversial aspects of the plan would be the transfer of some detainees to facilities here in the united states. such a move is currently against u.s. law but the white house has not ruled out the president taking executive action to go around congress. the jury says johnson & johnson must pay $72

ovarian cancer. the alabama woman blamed her illness on years of using the company's baby powder and shower to shower product. they face hundreds of lawsuits saying it failed to warn consumers the talc based products could cause ccer. the alabama woman died last fall. federal health officials are investigating more than a dozen reported cases of sexually transmitted zika virus in the united states. all the cases involve men who visited areas with zikaa outbreaks and may have infected their female sex parns. acrding to the cdc, that suggests that sexual transmission is morethan previously thought. but there's encouraging news about the zika virus. two houston hospitals have developed a rapid test for it which can provide results in just a matter of hours. however, initially the test will only be available in those two facilities. texas children's hospital and uston methodist. the hospitals don't want to be overwheld with requests for testing.

expanded travel warnings to trinidad, tobago, and the marshall islands. if you're planning a vacation, keep an eye on those places. >> one young mother in northern california is spreading her message about the benefits of physical fitness. one bottle of wine at a time. my kind of woman. 24-year-old aprililstory's so-called wine workout video has now gone viral. >> we see her lifting wine bottleand doing push-ups. while taking a sip of wine. story says she did the video just to be funny but she's happy to reach such a wide audience. >> what i want to show people with my videos is fitness is something you can do anywhere and you can use anything. >> we should be clear, the story has posted dozens of nonalcohol related videos but she says simple every day home workouts can helpust about anyone. >> look at that. >> trying to doing this all day long.

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lucky the scaffold didn't tilt while it was stuck in place. i don't know what would make me cry harder being up that high or theheold wind and rain. >> i think if it came down, you would be crying harder. well, we're going to turn now to the drama unfolding in a courtroom in nashville involving "dancing with the stars" favorite erin andrews. >> she's suing the national marriott hotel for $75 million for booking her stalker into the room next to hers. allowing him to spy on her through a peephole. here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: erin andrews who made a name for herself reporting from the sidelines, and now a host on abc's "dancing with the stars," finds herself taking on a tennessee marriott and a stalker, in a $75 million courtroom battle, claiming the hotel made it easy for the stalker to videotape her in the nude. >> this is so humiliating to her, and it continues. >> reporter: her lawyers telling a nashville jury, michael david barrett called the marriott of vanderbilt university with a strange request. >> i, michael barrrrt, want a room next to e en andrews.

>> reporter: and the hotel did nothing to prevent him from finding her room numr and subsequently booked him in a room next door, where, according to the lawsuit, he removed and altered the peephole of her room. >> he stands there for 4 1/2 minutes and videos her. >> reporter: barrett later posting the video online. in 2010, he pled guilty to stalking and was sentenced to 3030 months in prison. t according to andrere, the incident caused her severe and permanent emotional distress. in court, the hotel's lawyers arguing barrett's criminal behavior was his responsibility, not theirs. >> he deceived, he connived, he stalked. >> reporter: according to the hotel's lawyers, barrett is expected to testify in this trial. and the trial is expected to last nearly two weeks. ryan smith, abc news, new york. thank you, ryan. when we come back,k,eline dion's big comeba moment. >> and what 50 cent posted online that's giving a judge second thoughts about his bankruptcy case.

"the skinny" is next. skinny,"skinny." >> time now for "the skinny." topping our headlines this morning, celine dion's big comeback. >> she made a triumphant return to the stage at the coliseum in las vegas, her first concert

rene last month. it started with a video montage of their moments through the years to the curtains drawing back and her song "with one more look at you." her voice breaking up at times during it, understandably. after her first number she spoke to the audience sharing with them how much she misses him and still talks with him. >> i feel and i know he hears me. one way or another, i know he will give me a sign for his approval for not. and now, i can feel that he's telling me to zip it and start singing. >> oh. such a heavy heart but so much humor and liveliness and last night's opening event was live

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one of those photos used piles of cash to spell out the word "broke." >> now he's gone and done it again. posing in front of a wall of caca that would make any mid size bank k alous. how do w wknow this is real cash? >> it probably is. hey, the rapper filed for bankruptcy last year after a judge ordered him to pay $7 million to lavonia leviston over a sex tape lawsuit. he reportedly owes suntrust bank and sleek audio nearly $30 million. we'll see how it plays out. and finally speaking of thumbing your nose to the judicial system, mexican drugugord joaquin he will chapo guzman is safely back behind bars. >> but his beautiful beauty queen wife emma coronel aispuro is making the rounds with the american tv executives reportedly in talks with investigation discovery to star in a new realityeries called, we're not making this up, folks, thiss true, "stand by your con."

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>> i prefer dos equis. >> reporter: apparently goldsmith's preference for dos equis intoxicated him into believing he could ignore his promises reads a complaint filed by his manager who is claiming the captivating chap owes him a cut of close to $2 million. in pure money. >> i don't always brink beer. >> reporter: or apparently always pay that manager. he stopped in november 2014. >> his two cents is worth $37 and change. >> reporter: the suit declaring there is nothing interesting about being a deadbeat refers to goldsmith as the least honorable man in the entertainment business. >> the last time he flirted with danger, danger got clingy. >> reporter: goldsmith just countersued his manager. >> my client i have to tell you has been in the business over 50 years. he's an honorable man. he's never cheated anyone. >> reporter: goldsmith claims by dishing details and dollars involved his now ex-manager is

him a failed c list actor, now a failed personal manager. >> as one of the most interesting men in the world, he is a figiger. nini watt, abc news, los angeles. > love the commercials and apparently i just surveyed our control room. they love it with tacos and with a shot of tequila on the side. >> that's how you drink your beer. what would you drink with "world news@now" beer? i like beer >> that is my other part time job after the show. >> a shot of tito's vodka. >> you know i love my tito's. >> you love yoururips, as well. that's a true picture of how reena looks before she gets on air. >> yeah, before oktoberfest, as well.

we'll be right back. making g ws in america this morning, anonoer win for donald trump taking the nevada caucuses and winning big with large groups of voters. we're live in las vegas with the latest on the race for the white house. deadly storms, tornadoes ripping across the south overnight. thunderstorms bringing hail and heavy rains. the system with more than 40 million people in its path. prison fight. president obama's plan to close guantanamo bay. the swift reactionrom his opponents and the legal battle ahead. robotic moves. this two-legged android can do it all making its way through rough terrain and when the going gets tough, this bot stays on its feet. a good wednesday morning.

victory for donald trumppiving up to expectations in nevada. >> trump won the nevada caucuses with a dominant lead over his rivals moving one step closer to the republican nomination. it is his third win in a row. in his victory speech he claimed to have won a broad spectrum including evangelicals and hispanics. >> marco rubio and ted cruz bratling it out for second place. the race still too close to call after a bruising week on the campaign trail. >> as the candidates count down to super tuesday trump is promising to pull off similar votes. "your voice, your vote," s lauren@lyster h the latest from las vegas. >> reporter: reena and kendis, entrance polls showing the caucuses were marked by new highs. they helped vault donald trump to victory. the top candidates spokingng to their supporters last nighgh >> we love nevada. we love nevada. thank you.

great people and i was so proud. you know, i went to caucus. i was all over the place tonight. the people are amazing. the enthusiasm. we won the evangelicals, we won with young, we won with old. we won with highly educated. we won withh poorly educated. i love the poorly educated. >> we can't jusus elect someone that's angry. we have to elect someone that will make a difference and someone that will win and you know why we're going to win if you nominate me, because i will unify this party. we can't win if we're divided against each other. >> the role of the first four primaries historically has been to narrow the field and we have seen the first four states do exactly that, narrow the field.d. you can choose between two washington dealmakers. or one proven consistent conservative. >> now, there were just 30 delegates at stake in nevada. up next for candidates is super

11 states will vote and nearly 600 delegates are up for grabs. reena and kendis. >> late morning there in las vegas where they're still counting some of the votete the republicans are fanning out now. trump too virginia today. others to texas. >> as for the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders looking to sway voters in the battleground state of south carolina. that's ahead of saturday's primary. >> the candidates did take part in a town hall event last night. we get the latest right now from abc's kenneth moton. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, shgs, kendis and reena. hillary clintotowas f fed up after a federal judge ruled the former secretary of state's top aides should testify over her use of private e-mail, but ahead of this weekend's democratic primary in south carolina, the focus was on african-americans who make up more than half of the electorate. >> we must sustain and strengthen the historically black colleges and universities. >> racism along with economic

all the rest have to be addressed. otherwise, you know, we are never going to be the nation we should be. >> reporter: bernie sanders admitted he's got some work to do to connect with black voters. clinton got endorsements from black mothers who lost their children in high-profile killings and deaths. eric garner, trayvon martin, sandra bland. sanders also hit clinton on several issues involving wealthy donors demanding she release her wall street speeches but clinton said the real issue was having the best plan to crack down on wall street. reena and kendis. >> all right, abc's kenneth moton joining us live in washington, thanks. stay with abc news throughout the morning for more political coverage including a complete wrap-up of the nevada caucuses, results later on on "good morning america." well, now to the deadly weather sweeping across the south ernight asou can see in this radar, that severe storm system bringing thunderstorms, hail, heavy rain and possibly more deadly tornadoes to the rehman.

up from the gulf coast into the mid-atlantic and the northeast. more than a dozen tornado were reported late yesterday. such as the one that tore through a trailer park in louisiana. at least two people were killed and dozens others injured. seven of thehe in crititil conditioio this morning. several people are unaccounted for. rescue workers are searching through the night for more victims. >> a lot of debris is piled up in areas. some of it we just couldn't really get down into and we're hoping that's where the dogs and some of the teams with more equipment, we could get down into those piles and try to find people. . >> not far from that this scene, a tractor trailerer knocked over onto a car. a tnado brought these strong winds to pensacola and another mobile home resident killed in mississippi. president obama's new plan to close the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba, facing strong opposition. the most controversial part would transfer some of the

such a move is against u.s.s law. but t e white house hasn't rolled out executive action against the president. the rest would be sent to other countries. the white house and senate locked in another battle over replacing the late justice antonin ia. a defiant majority leader mitch mcconnell with his strongest words yet ruling out any action on whoever president obama nominates. he won't even meet with the rson. presesent obama is expececd to name a nominee in the next few weeks. some new details this morning about the man accused of killing six people in kalamazoo, michigan, last weekend. jason dalton was a regular customer at a nearby gun shop and even stopped there just hours before his alleged rampage began. he didn't buy weapons or ammo on that visit, just a jacket, the owner says the uber driver appeared to be in good spirits. police still do not have a motive. well, now to the showdown between apple and t t fbi over a

about 50 people showed up outside an apple store in san francisco. but that was one of the bigger crowds. the internet rights group fight for the future organized the protest and had hoped to support support for apple in its fight with the fbi over unlocking a phone used in the san bernardino massacre. apple said doing so would setet a precedent. the fbi director says the bureau wants help in just this one case but in court documents apple says that's not true. the justice department is seeking similar help in about a dozen other cases but none apparently involve terrorism and most are for older ios phone software easier to unlock. coming up the new list of the best new cars on the road. > a massive explosion levels this homom sending debris flying into the treetops. what caused the blast. >> a special delivery, a baby born onng amtrak platform.

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louisiana, after tornadoes strike, hit the baton rouge suburb. what may be pieces of aluminum siding are restaurant around like crumped aluminum foil. power lines and trees are down, yerby homes appear untouched. >> that storm system is going to make a really wet roads in the eastern third of the country and some floodingn the southeast. roads likely to be slippery from st. louis to chicago and in michigan and the dakotas. if you're flying airport delays likeliest in atlanta, charlotte, washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york, boston, chicago, big list and detroit. the legal saga involving kennedy cousin michael skakel is back in court this morning in the connecticut supreme court. prosecutors want to reinstate the murder conviction against skakel for killing his neighbor, martha moxley when they were in their teens in 1975. he was found guilty of her murder in 2002. but granted a new trial in 2013.

bond ever since. several top figures of a polygamist sect in utah will make court appearances to face fraud and money laundering charges taken into custody at their compound along the utah/arizona border. two brothers arrested of sect leader warren jeffs in prison for child sexual assault. federal prosecutors say the suspects tried to defraud a food stamp program and hid the proceeds. more testimony in the $75 million lawsuit by sports casper erin andrews, at issue those naked videos of her that were posted online. the "dancing with the stars" co-host was in a nashville court tuesday. andrews blames a hotel manager by not keeping her safe by allowing the man who pleaded guilty to stalking her to stay right next door. >> they cannot step into her shoes andunderstand the humiliation that can come from

it's not in their dna to understand it. >> the attorney for the hotel companies andrews is suing told jurors while the incidents were terrible, andrews' stalker is the only one to blame. the friend of a california teenager who found instata fame with a viral v veo has become the v vtim of a dangerous prank. the so-called daniel video of a high school student's outfits has been retweeted over 100,000 times. the teen has been targeted in a s.w.a.t.'ing incident. police swarmed his home after someone made a hoax call to 911 saying h had killed hismother. the family tolol police they've been receiving strange calls since the video went viral. well, a seattle area couple has died after a powerful explosion ripped apart their mobile home. the blast in port orchard so powerful it sent debris 30 feet into the air. people up to eight miles away

the atat has j jned the search for a cause and one fire official said leaking fuel could have caused the blast. two workers found themselves stuck on a scaffold more than 60 feet above the streets of midtown manhattan replacing glass panels when the weather got nasty so they decided to come in and they were stranded for an hour. firefighghrs cut a hole in a window to bring them to safety. the scaffold's operator said the rescue was not necessary. >> okay, so once again let's return to the safety of the studios and terra firma for sports highlights. >> we get those from our guys at espn. >> he's stan, i'm neil. he has an nba highlight. i have a college highlot. >> rockets and jazz battling for eighth spot. less than 20 seconds left in overtime. derek favors on the offensive glass puts jazz up by three.

trevor ariza gets a look. no, sir, rebound out to jason terry, can't hit it from the corner. james harden had 42 points. eighth 40-point game tied with steph curry but jazz got a little fm everybody. five jazz players with at least 15 points and win it by three. what if i told you i got a cat making a 70-foot shot is that something you'd be interested in. vanderbilt on the road at florida. cue up the commodores. >> that's awesome. >> josh henderson just whipped just, boom. i mean, stan and i tried half-court shots. that kid didn't even jump. strong like ox. vanderbilt got the win too. >> needed that win too. >> yeah. >> trying to get into the ncaa tournaments. >> tell don we said hi.

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time for "the pulse" and we're going to get started with an emotional return to the stage for celine dion. it happened last night in las vegas. her first concert since the death of her husband last month. >> the show started with a written message and a video collage of their moments through the years. after dion sang her first song she talked about missing her partner of 21 years and that she is sure he still hears her then dion paused and told the fans shaefsfs hearing him saying, quote, zip it and start singing. at least she has a great sense of humor. such a he loss for her? she showed some heart last night. next up lego is calling its newest attempt to stay in tune with the world around us. yeah, you see these part, part of lego's city set. >> on the far left, mom with a baby bottle but dressed for the office, there in the middle a bearded dad doing the mr. mom thing, pushing a baby carriage. >> by the way you see the

it's a child in a wheelchair who also has a guided dog, not pictured there but the dog's part of the set. i love this. >> advancing, all right, very cool. this video is actually hilarious, budding artist in australia you might say going viral. okay, so the little girl managed to turn her sister into a zebra using permanent marker before being caught in the act. >> oh. mom is an artist so she obviously understands a creative impulse and doesn't seem too upset. come on, this video is so cute it was viewed more than 10 million times. you got to give it to the sister. baby brother does look a little like a zebra. >> she was saying she wants to do a zebra and the little australian accent, it was very cute. >> it was very cute. i'm hoping this isn't a sharpie because bathtime may have been super difficult. scrubbing all that marker down. >> all right.

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checking our top stories, another big victory for donald trump winning the nevada caucuses by a wide margin. marco rubio and ted cruz are battling for second place as the focus shifts to super tuesday. there have been at least a dozen tornadoes in the south causing deaths in louisiana and mississippi and destruction all along the gulf coast, more severe storms will be a problbl throughhhe night. well, there's strong republican opposition to the president's plan to transfer some detainees from guantanamo bay to facilities in the u.s. such a transfer is against the law but the white house has not ruled out executive action. other weather concerns today, snow in the eastern dakotas and from st. louis to chicago and michigan. severe storms in the south and heavy rainn for theest of the east but faiy warmm temperatures. finally this morning he's been a fwiks tur on the american landscape since we all first saw

of philadelphia as rocky making news in america this rning, another win for donald trump taking the nevada caucuses and winning big with large groups of voters. we're live in las vegas with the latest on the race for the white house. deadly storms, tornadoes ripping across the south overnight. thunderstorms bringing hail and heavy rains. the system with more than 40 million people in its path. prison fight. president obama's plan to closese guantanamo bay. the swift reaeaion from his opponentnt and the legal bate ahead. robotic moves. this two-legged android can do it all making its way through rough terrain and w the going gets tough, this bot stays on its feet. a good wednesday morning.

victory for donald trump living up to expectations in nevada. >> trump won the nevada caucuses with a dominant lead over his rivals moving one step closer to the republican nomination. it is his third win in a row. in his victory speech he claimed to have won a broad s sctrum including evangelicals and hispanics. >> marco rubio and ted cruz bratling it out for second place. the race still too close to call after a bruising week on the campaign trail. >> as the candidates count down to super tuesday trump is promising to pull off similar votes. "your voice, you abc's lauren lyster has the latete from las ves. >> reporter: reena and kendis, entrance polls showing the caucuses were marked by new highs. to victory. the top candidates spoking to their supporters last night. we love nevada. thank u.

eat people and i was so proud. you know, i went to caucus. i was all over the place tonight. the people are amazing. the enthusiasm. we won the evangelicals, we won with young, we won with old. we won with highly educated. we won with poorly educated. i love the poorlyly educated. >> we can't just elect someone that's angry. we have to elect someone that will make a difference and someone@that will win and you know why we're going to win if you nominate me, because i will unify this party. we can't win if we're divided against each other. >> the role of the first four primaries historically has been to narrow the field and we have seen the first four state do exactly that, narrow the field. you can choe between two washington dealmakers. or one proven consistent conservative. >> now, there were just 30 delegates at stake in nevada. up next for candidates is super

11 states will vote and nearly 600 delegates are up for grabs. reena and kendis >> late morning there in las vegas where they're still counting some of the votes. our thanks to lauren there. the republicans are fanning out now. trump to virginia today. others to texas. >> as for the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders looking to sway voters in the battleground state of south carolina. that's ahead of saturday's prprary. >> the candidates did take part in a town hall event last night. we get the latest right now from abc's kenneth moton. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, shgs, kendis and reena. hillary clinton was fired up after a federal judge ruled the former secretary of state's top aides should testify over her use of private e-mail, but ahead of this weekd's democratic primary in south carolina, the focus was on african-americans who make up more than half of the electorate. >> we must sustain and strengthen the historically black colleges and universities. >> racism along with economic

all the rest have to be addressed. otherwise, you know, we are never going to be the nation we should be. >> reporter: bernie sanders admitted he's got some work to do to connect with black voters. clinton got endorsements from black mothers who lost their children in high-profile killings and deaths. eric garner, trayvon martin, sandra bland. sanders also hit clinton on several issues involving wealthy donors demanding she release her wall street speeches but clinton said the real issue was having the best plan to crack down on wall street. reena and kendis. >> all right, abc's kenneth moton joining us live in washington, thanks. stay with abc news throughout the morning for more political coverage including a complete wrap-up of the nevada caucuses, results later on on "good morning america." well, now to the deadly weather sweeping across the south overnight as you can see in this radar, that severe storm system bringing thunderstorms, hail, heavy rain and possibly more deadly tornadoes to the rehman.

up from the gulf coast into the mid-atlantic and the northeast. more than a dozen tornadoes were reported late yesterday. such as the one tt tore through a trailer park in louisiana. at least two people were killed and dozens others injured. seven of them in critical condition this morning. several people are unaccounted for. rescue workers are searching through the night for more viviims. >> aot of debris is piled up in areas. some of it we just couldn't really get down into and we're hoping that's where the dogs and somef the teams with more equipment, we could get down into those piles and try to find people. >> not far from that this scene, a tractor trailer knocked over onto a car. a tornado brought these strong winds to pensacola and another mobile home resident killed in mississippi. president obama's new plan to close the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba, facing strong opposition. the most controversial part would transferome of the

such a move is against u.s. law. but the white house hasn't rolled out executive action against the president. the rest would be sent to other countries. the white house and senate locked in another battle over replacing the late justice antonin scalia. a defiant majority leader mitch mcconnell with his strononst words yet ruling out any action on whoever president obama nominates. he won't even meet with the person. president obama is expected to name a nominee in the next few weeks. some new details this morning about the man accused of killing six people in kalamazoo, michigan, last weekend. jason dalton was a regular customer at a nearby gun shop and even stopped there just hours before his allegeded rampage began. he didn't buy weapons or ammo on that visit, just a jacket, the owner says the uber driver appeared to be in good spirits. police still do not have a motive. well, now to the showdown between apple and the fbi over a

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bond ever since. > d several top figurereof a polygamist sect in utah will make court appearances today to face fraud and money laundering charges. they were taken into custody yesterday at their compound along the utah/arizona border. among those arrested were two brothers of sect leader warren jeffs in prison for child sexual assault. federal prosecutors say the suspects tried to defraud a food stamp program and hid e prococds. more testimony today in the $75 million lawsuit by sportscaster erin andrews, at issue those naked videos of her that were posted online. the "dancing with the stars" co-host was in a nashville court tuesday. andrews blames a hotel manager for not keeping her safe by allowing thehean who eventually pleaded guilty to stalking her to stay right next door. >> they cannot step into her shoes and understand the humiliation that can come from the violation of a standard of

understand it. >> the attorney for the hotel companieieandrews is suing tolol jurors that while the incident were terrible, andrews' stalker is the only one to blame. the friend of a california teenager who found instant fame with a viral video has become the victim of a dangerous prank. the so-called damn, daniel video about a high school freshman's outfits has been retweeted over 300,000 times. well, now the teen who made the video has been targeted in a s.w.a.t.'ing incident. police swarmed his home after someone made a hoax call to 911 saying he had killed his mother. the family told police they've been receiving strange calls since the video went viral. well, a seattle area couple has died after a powerful explosion ripped apart their mobile home. the blast in port orchard was so powerful, it sent debris 30 feet into the air. people up to eight miles away from shaken by the explosion.

joined the search for a cause. the house was heated by propane and one fire official said leaking fuel could have caused the blast. excuse me. two workers found themselves stuck on a scaffold more than 60 feet above the streets of midtown manhattan. they were replacing glass panels when the weather got nasty, so they decided to come in and the scaffolding didn't move and they were stranded for an hour. firefighters cut a hole in a window to bring them to safety. the scaffold's operator said the rescue was not necessary. okay, so once again let's return to the safety of the studios and terra firma for some sports highlights. >> ao again we get those from our guys at espn. >> he's stan, i'm neil. he has an nba highlight. i have a college highlight. >> we got the rockets and jazz currently battling for that eighth spot in the western conference. top 18 make the playoffs, of course. less than 20 seconds left in overtime. derek favors on the offensive glass puts the jazz up by three.

trevor ariza gets a look. no, sir, rebound out to jason terry, can't hit it from the corner. james harden had 42 popots. his eighth 40-point game tied stephen curry tied for the most in the nba, but the jazz got a little from everybody. five jazz players with at least 15 points and they win it by three. what if i told you i got a cat making a 70-foot shot? is that something you'd be interested in? >> oh, yeah. >> vanderbililon the road at florida. cue up the commodores. >> oh, that's awesome. >> josh henderson just whipped it, look at it, just boom. i mean, stan and i tried half-court shots. they were hard and look, that kid didn't even jump. strong like ox. vanderbilt got the win too. >> they need that win too. >> yeah. >> trying to get into the ncaa tournament like a lot of teams

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time for "the pulse" and we're going to get started with an emotional return to the stage for celine dion. it happened last night in las vegas. her first concert since the death of her husband last month. >> the show started with a written m msage and a video collage of theiroments through the years. after dion sang her first song she talked about missing h%r partner of 21 years and that she is sure he still hears her then dion paused and told the fans shaefs hearing him saying, quote, zip it and start singing. at least she has a great sense of humor. such a h he loss f her? she showed some heart last night. 2>> next up lego is calting its newest attempt to stay in tune with the world around us. yeah, you see these part, part of lego's city set. >> on the far left, mom with a baby bottle but dressed for the office, there in the middle a bearded dad doing the mr. mom thing, pushing a baby carriage. >> by the way you see the

it's a child in a wheelchair who also has a guided dog, not pictured there but the dog's part of the set. i love this. >> advancing, all right, very cool. this video is actually hilarious, budding artist in australia you might say going viral. okay, so the little girl managed to turn her ster into a zebra using permanent marker before being caught in the act. >> oh. mom is an artist so she obviously understands a creative impulse and doesn't seem too upset. come on, this video is so cute it was viewed more than 10 million times. you got to give it to the sister. baby brother does look a little like a zebra. >> she was saying she wants to do a zebra and the little australian accent, it was very cute. >> it was very cute. i'm hoping this isn't a sharpie because bathtime may have been super difficult. scrubbing all that marker down. >> all right.

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checking our top stories, another big victory for donald trump winning the nevada caucuses by ae margin. marco rubio and ted cruz are battling for second place as the focus shifts to super tuesday. there have been at least a dozen tornadoes in the south causing deaths in louisiana and ssissippi and desesuction all along the gulf coast, more severe storms will be a problem through the night. well, there's strong republican opposition to the president's plan to transfer some detainees from guantanamo bay to facilities in the u.s. such a transfer is against the law but the white house has not ruled out executive action. other weather concerns today, snow in the eastern dakotas and fromm st. louis t t chicago and michigan. vere storms in the south and heavy rain for the rest of the east but fairly warm temperatures. finally this morning he's been a fwiks tur on the american landscape since we all first saw

of phidelphia as rockyod day. making news in america this morning, another win for donald trump taking the nevada caucuses and winning big with large groups of voters. we're live in las vegas with the latest on the race for the white house. deadly storms, tornadoes ripping across the south overnight. thunderstorms bringing hail and heavy rains. the system with more thanan0 million people in its path. prison fight. president obama's plan to close guantanamo bay. the swift reaction from his opponents and the legal battle ahead. robotic moves. this two-legged android can do it all making its way through rough terrain and the going gets tough, this bot stays on its feet. a good wednesday morning.

victory for donald trump living up to expectations in nevada. >> trump won the nevada caucuses with a dominant lead over his rivals moving one step closer to the republican nomination. it is his third win in a row. in his victory speech he claimed to have won a broad spectrum including evangelicals and hispanics. >> marco rubio and ted cruz bratling it out for second place. the race still too close to call after a bruising week on the campaign trail. >> as the candidates count down to super tuesday trump is promising to pull off similar votes. "your voice,te," abc's lauren lyster has the latest from las vegas. >> reporter: reena and kendis, entrance polls showing the caucuses were marked by new highs. they helped vault donald trump to victory. the top candidates spoking to their supporters last night. >> we love nevada. we love nevada. thank you.

great people and i was so proud. you know, i went to caucus. i was all over the place tonight. the people are amazing. the enthusiasm. we won the evangelicals, we won with young, we won with old. we won with highly educated. we won with poorly educated. i love the poorly educated. >> we can't just elect someone that's angry. we have to elect someone that will make a difference and someone that will win and you know why we're going to win if you nominate me, because i will unify thissparty. we can't win if we're divided against each other. >> the role of the first four primaries historically has been to narrow the field and we have seen the first four states do exactly that, narrow the field. you can choose between two washington dealmakers. or one proven consistent conservative. >> now, there were just 30 delegates at stake in nevada. up next for candidates is super

11 states will vote and nearly 600 delegates are up for grabs. reena and kendis. >> late morning there in las vegas where they're still counting some of the votes. our thanks to lauren there. the republicans are fanning out now. trump to virginia today. others to texas. >> as for the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders looking to sway voters in the battleground state of south carolina. that's ahead of saturday's primary. >> the candidates did take part in a town hall event last night. we get the latest right now from abc's kenneth moton. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, shgs, kendis and reena. hillary clinton was fired up after a federal judge ruled the former secretary of state's top aides should testify over her use of private e-mail, but ahead of this weekend's democratic primary in south carolina, the focus was on african-americans who make up more than half of the electorate. >> we must sustain and strengthen the historically black colleges and universities. >> racism along with economic

all the rest have to be addressed. otherwise, you know, we are never going to be the nation we should be. >> reporter: bernie sanders admitted he's got some work to do to connect with black voters. clinton got endorsements from black mothers who lost their children in high-profile killings and deaths. eric garner, trayvon martin, sandra bland. sanders also hit clinton on several issues involving wealthy donors demanding she release her wall street speeches but clinton said the real issue was having wall street. reena and kendis. >> all right, abc's kenneth moton joining us live in washington, thanks. stay with abc news throughout the morning for more political coverage including a complete wrap-up of the nevada "good morning america." well, now to the deadly weather sweeping across the south overnight as you can see in this radar, that severe storm system bringing thunderstorms, hail, heavy rain and pbly more deadly tornadoes to the rehman.

up from the gulf coast into the mid-atlantic and the northeast. more than a dozen tornadoes were reported late yesterday. such as the one that tore through a trailer park in louisiana. at least two people were killed and dozens others injured. seven of them in critical condition this morning. several people are unaccounted for. rescue workers are searching through the night for more victims. >> a lot of debris is piled up in areas. some of it we just couldn't really get down into and we're hoping that's where the dogs and some of the teams with more equipment, we could get down into those piles and try to find people. >> not far from that this scene, a tractor trailer knocked over onto a car. a tornado brought these strong winds to pensacola and another mobile home resident killed in mississippi. president obama's new plan to close the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba, facing strong opposition. the most controversial part would transfer some of the

u.s. such a move is against u.s. law. but the white house hasn't rolled out executive action against the president. the rest would be sent to other countries. the white house and senate locked in another battle over replacing the late justice antonin scalia. a defiant majority leader mitch mcconnell with his strongest words yet ruling out any action on whoever president obama nominates. he won't even meet wh the person. president obama is expected to name a nominee in the next few weeks. some new details this morning about the man accused of killing six people in kalamazoo, michigan, last weekend. jason dalton was a regular customer at a nearby gun shop and even stopped there just hours before his alleged rampage began. he didn't buy weapons or ammo on that visit, just a jacket, the owner says the ur driver appeared to be in good spirits. police still do not have a motive. well, now to the showdown between apple and the fbi over a

about 50 people showed up outside an apple store in san francisco. but that was one of the bigger crowds. the internet rights group fight for the future organized the protest and had hoped to support support for apple in its fight with the fbi over unlocking a phone used in the san bernardino massacre. apple said doing so would set a preceden the fbi director says the bureau wants help in just this one case but in court documents apple says that's not true. the justice department is seeking similar help in about a dozen other cases but none apparently involve terrorism and most are for older ios phone software easier to unlock. coming up the new list of the best new cars on the road. a massive explosion levels this home sending debris flying into the treetops. what caused the blast. >> a special delivery, a baby born on ang amtrak platform.

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bond ever since. and several top figures of a polygamist sect in utah will make court appearances today to face fraud and money laundering charges. they were taken into custody yesterday at their compound along the utah/arizona border. among those arrested were two brothers of sect leader warren jeffs in prison for child sexual assault. federal prosecutors say the suspects tried to defraud a food stamp program and hid the proceeds. more testimony today in the $75 million lawsuit by sportscaster erin andrews, at issue those naked videos of her that were posted online. the "dancing with the stars" co-host was in a nashville court tuesday. andrews blames a hotel manager for not keeping her safe by allowing the man who eventually pleaded guilty to stalking her to stay right next door. >> they cannot step into her shoes and understand the humiliation that can come from the violation of a standard of care.

understand it. >> the attorney for the hotel companies andrews is suing told jurors that while the incidents were terrible, andrews' stalker is the only e to blame. the friend of a california teenager who found instant fame with a viral video has become the victim of a dangerous prank. the so-called damn, daniel video about a high school freshman's outfits has been retweeted over 300,000 times. well, now the teen who made the video has been targeted in a s.w.a.t.'ing incident. police swarmed his home after someone made a hoax call to 911 saying he had killed his mother. the family told police they've been receiving strange calls since the video went viral. well, a seattle area couple has died after a powerful explosion ripped apart their mobile home. the blast in port orchard was so powerful, it sent debris 30 feet into the air. people up to eight miles away from shaken by the explosion.

joined the search for a cause. the house was heated by propane and one fire official said leaking fuel could have caused the blast. excuse me. two workers found themselves stuck on a scaffold more than 60 feet above the streets of midtown manhattan. they were replacing glass panels when the weather got nasty, so they decided to come in and the scaffolding didn't move and they were stranded for an hour. firefighters cut a hole in a window to bring them to safety. the scaffold's operator said the rescue was not necessary. okay, so once again let's return to the safety of the studios and terra firma for some sports highlights. >> also again we get those from our guys at espn. >> he's stan, i'm neil. he has an nba highlight. i have a college highlight. >> we got the rockets and jazz currently battling for that eighth spot in the western conference. top 18 make the playoffs, of course. less than 20 seconds left in overtime. derek favors on the offensive glass puts the jazz up by three.

trevor ariza gets a look. no, sir, rebound out to jason terry, can't hit it from the corner. james harden had 42 points. his eighth 40-point game tied stephen curry tied forhe most in the nba, but the jazz got a little from everybody. five jazz players with at least 15 points and they win it by ree. what if i told you i got a cat making a 70-foot shot? is that something you'd be interested in? >> oh, yeah. >> vanderbilt on the road at florida. cue up the commodores. >> oh, that's awesome. >> josh henderson just whipped it, look at it, just boom. i mean, stan and i tried half-court shots. they were hard and look, that kid didn't even jump. strong like ox. vanderbilt got the win too. >> they needed that win too. >> yeah. >> trying to get into the ncaa tournament like a lot of teams

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time for "the pulse" and we're going to get started with an emotional return to the stage for celine dion. it happened last night in las vegas. her first concert since the death of her husband last month. >> the show started with a written message and a video collage of their moments through the years. after dion sang her first song she talked about missing her partner of 21 years and that she is sure he still hears her then dion paused and told the fans shaefs hearing him saying, quote, zip it and start singing. of humor. such a huge loss for her? she showed some heart last night. next up lego is calling its newest attempt to stay in tune with the world around us. yeah, you see these part, part of lego's city set. >> on the far left, mom with a baby bottle but dressed for the office, there in the middle a bearded dad doing the mr. mom thing, pushing a baby carriage. >> by the way you see the

it's a child in a wheelchair who also has a guided dog, not pictured there but the dog's part of the t. i love this. >> advancing, all right, very cool. this video is actually hilarious, budding artist in australia you might say going viral. okay, so the little girl managed to turn her sister into a zebra using permanent marker before being caught in the act. >> oh. mom is an artist so she obviously understands a creative impulse and doesn't seem too upset. come on, this video is so cute it was viewed more than 10 million times. you got to give it to the sister. baby brother does look a little like a zebra. >> she was saying she wants to do a zebra and the little australian accent, it was very cute. >> it was very cute. i'm hoping this isn't a sharpie because bathtime may have been super difficult. scrubbing all that marker down. >> all right.

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checking our top stories, another big victory for donald trump winning the nevada caucuses by a wide margin. marco rubio and ted cruz are battling for second place as the focus shifts to super tuesday. there have been at least a dozen tornadoes in the south causing deaths in louisiana and mississippi and destruction all along the gulf coast, more severe storms will be a problem through the night. well, there's strong republican opposition to the president's plan to transfer some detainees from guantanamo bay to facilities in the u.s. such a transfer is against t law but the white house has not ruled out executive action. other weather concerns today, snow in the eastern dakotas and from st. louis to chicago and michigan. severe storms in the south and heavy rain for the rest of the east but fairly warm temperatures. finally this morning he's been a fwiks tur on the american landscape since we all first saw him running through the streets

>> brandi hitt looks ahead to sunday's oscars with stallone once again mock the nominees. >> reporter: rocky balboa an iconic movie hero with strength and heart. >> the champion. >> reporter: created by a man known as one of the most humble in hollywood. >> sylvester stallone in "rocky." >> back in 1977 he did not win the oscar for best actor or writing "rocky." but after shadow boxing with muhammad ali on stage, he was still appreciative. >> something i want to treasure for the rest of my life. unbelievable. thank you very, very much. >> reporter: now nearly 40 years later. >> yeah, i never thought i'd be able to cross this threshold again. >> reporter: back as rocky nominated for a best supporting actor oscar in the sequel idea creed." >> everything i got is moved on and i'm here. >> reporter: with his daughters

heavyweight won his first golden globe last month and reflected on being absent during his quick rise to fame. >> then i realized that family is everything and that's the greatest awardou can get. you get one chance at life and you better fight to keep it. >> people seem to be cheering for sylvester stallone. want to see him win because he's worked so hard for such a long time. >> reporter: when "rocky" the film's producers are seen pulling stallone on stage. >> i'd like to thank you for sharing your dream of "rocky" with us. >> reporter: sunday he may climb those stairs again this time for his own oscar. sill vest ler stallone's star has been on the hollywood walk of fame more authorize man 30 years. a huge success grossing more than a billion dollars worldwide. brandi hitt, abc news, hollywood. >> hard to believe nobody wanted to make that movie. >> it was his passion project. remember, the oscars air right here on abc. live coverage starting at 7:00 sunday eastern time. that's what's making news in

>> have a good d. making news in america this morning, another win for donald trump taking the nevada caucuses and winning big with large groups of voters. we're live in las vegas with the latest on the race for the white house. deadly storms, tornadoes ripping across the south overnight. thunderstorms bringing hail and heavy rains. the system with more than 40 million people in its path. prison fight. president obama's plan to close guantanamo bay. the swift reaction from his opponents and the legal battle ahead. robotic moves. this two-legged android can do it all making its way through rough terrain and when the going gets tough, this bot stays on its feet.