potential to chart a new direction for his party. they cited his proposals to overhaul higher education and help workers threatened by automation -- acquire skills rewarded by a *new economy.the register says they endorse him, because he represents his party's best hope. meantime, rubio's opponent, donald trump is once again - making headlines for controversial comments he made - this time, they were said while he was stumping western iowa. "my people are so smart, and you know what else they say about my people? the polls, i have the most loyal people, did you ever see that? where i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, ok? it's incredible. the latest c-n-n iowa poll does in fact show trump *does have some support. at this time, he's leading ted cruz by

they're calling it one of the worst storms in history.nearly - eighty** million people - are dealing with the massive blizzard - that's pounding the east coast. new york, philadelphia and baltimore are seeing record levels of snow.and while the white stuff is piling up there - along the coast, they're

*flooding.craig boswell has the latest from washington d-c. c. (pkg)a strong winter storm paralyzed cities from the gulf coast to new england.the blinding snow caused a 30 mile back up on i-75 in kentucky. hundreds of drivers were stranded in freezing temperatures for hours.further north, more than 500 cars and buses carrying temple university's gymnastic squad and the duquesne men's basketball team were stuck in a massive gridlock on the snow mobiles had no problem plowing through the 24 inches that slammed baltimore.natsa parade of plows worked hard removing more than 30 inches of snow that crippled washington, d.c.drivers who ventured out found themselves in need of help.(sot shannon scott/dc resident)this is like my third vehicle today i helped. bridge: to get down some of these congested snow covered side streets, city officials say they're using the national guard's humvees to respond to people in need. (sot chris geldart, dc emergency management)we've actually embedded our humvees with the national guard with our emergency services. (nats-is the metal or plastic? its plastic)dc

stores to buy shovels for the big dig out that's just ahead. (sot mayor de blasio)this storm will surpass will surpass 20 inches accumulation in new york city. the monster storm brought the big apple to a grinding halt. officials ordered all cars off the roads except for emergency vehicles. the storm could go down as one of the top 5 snow storms in the city's history.major coastal flooding left streets underwater in parts of new jersey where some homeowners are still trying to recover from super storm sandy.the snow and ice made getting around a nightmare in connecticut. a transit bus slid down a hilla&seriously injuring one passenger. a group of students from iowa - are caught right in the middle of that mess.they've been stranded on the pennslyvania - turn - pike. students for life - a club from downling** catholic high school - in des moines - was in washington d-c - for the march for life rally. they tried to leave - and got stranded in their buses - for some 19** hours.the students built an alter out of snow - to hold mass and

finally moving . a family of seven is homeless tonight, after an early morning fire in cedar rapids. it happened around 3 a-m on the 33 hundred block of westwood drive northwest.fire crews found the fire in a bedroom upstairs and were able to knock it out quickly.the home is unlivable right now because of water damage - and a lack of heat. no word yet on what caused the fire. the good news is nobody was hurt because working smoke alarms alerted the family - and they got out safely. the red cross - is helping them to recover - - but it also - hit the streets today to help others. cbs 2 news reporter - marissa scott - is in the news room - - with the story.marissa. matt and joy, you only have two minutes to escape when a home is one fire so it's very important to check and install smoke alarms every year. year.in the past year, volunteers with the american red cross have installed smoke detectors in homes around

cedar rapids area. today, they walked in the cold around the southwest neighborhood. volunteers talked about fire safety, checked the batteries in smoke alarms and installed new ones too,but one corridor resident says she's so thankful for the help because her smoke alarms had not been checked for five years. i can't do it, obviously, i can't get on that little ladder and do it." "that's the purpose of the whole fire campaign is to try to reduce the amount of injury and death related to home fires within 25 percent in the next 5 years." years."if you need someone to check or install smoke detectors you can call the american red cross.marissa scott, cbs 2 news bicyclists in iowa are just hours away from the biggest announcement of the year. year.tonight at 8:30, ragbrai will announce this year's overnight stops for the week-long trek.*last summer's ride made overnight stops in cedar falls, hiawatha and

across iowa kicks off in 183 days.and we will have all the details tonight on cbs 2 and fox 28. some of iowa's brightest middle* schoolers - showed off their talents - this moring in the corridor. they gathered at prairie - pointe school - - for the future* city competition.- that's where students imagine - design and build - - cities of the future.this year's theme is going green - - and managing solid waste. all the designs are out of recycled* - materials. impressive work done by kids - who may be future engineers. "we kind of started at the beginning of the school year, and it's harder for us because we had different class periods. so they had it together so they worked on something, then the next day i'll have to work on something else so it took a little while since we didn't really know where to start out at first." first."the first place team - will win an all-expense-paid

to compete in the future city finals** in february. today, residents of the city of five seasons got to learn about the man considered to be "the father of cedar rapids" rapids"judge george greene helped grow the city from 1840 to 1880.he brought the railroad to town, donated the land and 25-thousand dollars for the first hospital, and was instrumental in founding coe college.the city's historian says that people need to understand how important george greene is to cedar rapids. "our mission is to let people know more about who judge greene was if they don't know about who he was. this is a great opportunity to learn about this through our programing like today, our exhibit and providing more information from the history center through the greater community." community."on tuesday, there will be a walking tour along the indoor skyalk that will show its impact in different areas of downtown cedar rapids. still to come at 6 6where people are actually embracing the cold and

patti: the fact that bernie sanders stands up against the pipeline is one of the reasons we support him. george: bernie sanders didn't hesitate to say no to the big oil companies. patti: bernie knows that if we don't act, we threaten the climate and the health of our children. bernie sanders understands that. patti: bernie sanders has the guts to just stand up for what he believes in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. start your week with cbs 2 this morning.u-s doctors will now start using cutting edge technology in head in neck surgeries. surgeries.find out why it could drastically cut down recovery time for patients. that's monday on cbs 2 this morning. - it's the time of winter - - when a lot of people just want to hibernate. - but in the amana - colonies - - winter**fest - - has every - one - embracing the cold.this morning - - the very brave - - took of on the "freezer** 5-k run" .that was

activities - - including ice sculpting - - a winter wreath toss - - and - - an essential in january - the best* beard competiton. a day - - for red noses - - and cold cheeks - but not** cabin fever. "the ham-put, or the ham toss, either one is a lot of fun. and she won the wreath toss one year so we decided we should come out again!." again!."the activities at winter - fest in the amanas - continue until nine o- clock - tonight. parts of the country - getting slammed by winter.and just a week ago - - we had thirty - below wind - chills. chills.lets find out where we go from here.meteorologist - rebecca kopelman is joining

iowa state head back down to texas... coming up in sports... the cyclones go for their third straight conference win...

has been a welcome addition to the big twelve... since joining the conference four seasons ago... the cyclones have gone 6-0 against the horned frogs... and they're hoping today... was lucky number seven... the 'clones have won two straight and going for a third... first half... this dude is an athlete... jameel mckay drives baseline and dunks on a defender's head... and draws the foul too... i-s-u up early... later in the half... a little defense... monte morris jumps the passing lane and turns this turnover... into two iowa state points... they were up nine at the break... then in the second half... alley oop time... georges niang leaves it up for mckay... they pull that every single game... iowa state pulling away... and matt thomas... pulling up from three... bingo bango.... cyclones go up eighteen... and win by 13... 73-60 is the final from fort worth... iowa state with big games from morris, thomas, and mckay... and on monday... the kansas jayhawks come to hilton... back in ames... the cyclone

ranked baylor bears... and it was the shawna johnson show at hilton... first quarter... she uses the screen... goes high off the glass... an early lead for the 'clones... second half now... baylor up eight... but johnson's trying to make a game of it... she cans a triple... iowa state cuts the lead to five... but that's as close as they would get in this one... kristy wallace is open in the corner... and her three is right on the money... baylor pulls away late and wins, 77-61... shawna johnson had 22 points in the loss... she did injure her knee in the second half... but afterwards... she said she'd be okay... in november... u-n-i toppled number-one north carolina... in december... they upset iowa state in the big four classic... but in january... the panthers have lost five of six games... and it's almost time to hit the panic button in cedar falls... u-n-i hit the road to play illinois state on saturday... opening minutes of the game... matt bohannon fires away from deep... well off the mark... but the basketball gods were kind to him... three points

down by three early in the second half... wes washpun from n-b-a range... a swish from the senior... and then just a minute later... washpun pulls up from mid-range... buries the jumper... that ties it at 43... but it all went downhill from there... justin mccloud breaks free... and hits a three for illinois state... the redbirds shot 40 percent from three in the game... and they win, 76-67... that's four straight losses for u-n-i... they go to bradley on wednesday... now to d-three wrestling... iowa conference duals at coe... the 12th-ranked kohawks went up against 17th-ranked luther... and at 197... marion native andrew holladay picks up two big points... holladay goes on to win a tight one, 10 to 9... but luther struck back at 285... thanks to cedar rapids jefferson alum connor herman... he finishes with a pin in his hometown... hometown...luther beats coe, 29-15... then the kohawks dualed simpson... and 125-pounder jan rosenberg sets the tone with a pin of his own

and coe dominates simpson, 37-12... in high school wrestling... take a look at the calendar... the state meet is less than four weeks away... on saturday in alburnett... the pirates showed they were ready... alburnett made it to the finals in their home tournament... strapping it up against dike-new hartford... and the pirates -- on pin patrol -- already up 4- nothing, at 113, mason wickman tacks on six to extend the home team's lead ...his teammate ben moyer would better him at 120 -- the pin nineteen seconds into the contest to make it 16-nothing alburnett.... wolverines finally got on the board at 126 with a pin of their own courtesy of kody kugel... but the pirates ranked for a reason -- they hold on to win 46-33.... to the pool now... a mississippi valley conference boys meet in iowa city... dubuque senior - was dominant throughout the day -- here's john colin scoring the victory in the 100 meter

conference and school record at 51.91... now to the 100 meter freestyle - and it's a win for the trojans of iowa city west -- courtesy of mark mcglaughlin - he edged out teammate william scott for the win... and in the 500 freestyle - this guy's a warrior - it's washington's cameron kelly winning by a comfortable margin... but dubuque senior takes home the team title... with west and wash coming in second and and third... we will be right back to take one last look at your forecast after the break. you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead.

that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done.

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