the political play of the day by the republican front-runner, pulling out of the next presidential debate tonight. if it is a stunt it is working. it could be risky, four days before iowa when donald trump is neck and neck with ted cruz in the battle for the first votes of campaign 2016. here is major garrett. >> they can't toy with me like they toy with everybody else. >> it began with a statement from fox news, mocking future president trump unable to deal with foreign adversaryies replacing his cabinet with his twitter followers. >> when i see a press release written by a child. i just saw. what do i have to do. >> trump objected to moderator meg can kelly he accused of bias since she asasd tough questions at the first debate in august. >> you called will yun don't like.

dogs, slobs. in 2011 trump only y d praise for kelly. >> do you really think you are a better moderator than i am? >> no, i could never beat you. that wouldn't be close. that would be no contest. you have done a great job, i mean it. >> reporter: ted cruz called trump's dispute with fox news laughable. >> apparently, megyn kelly is really, really scary. and, you know, donald is a fragile soul. you know, if she asks him mean questions, his hair might stand on end. >> on twitter, trump replied reigniting the controversy of cruz's canadian birth. ted cruz wants to debate me again he wrote can we it in canada. poor little donald d ing mistreated. >> jeb bush trailing in the polls predicted trump will take the stage. and try to turn back to the issues.

to change medicare. >> reporter: trump did get support from influential conservative radio host, rush limbaugh. >> i have news for you he is controlling the media. and it is his objective. hehes controlling the memea. he controls the media when he is not on it. he controls the media when he is on it. he controls the media when he is asleep. >> by fox's count. trump appeared on the network 132 times during the campaign t far more than any rapublican rivals. scott, trump its now challengngg the network'k'well defined role inin the republican nomination conversation and the network well aware of the stakess not backing down. >> the trump campaign just told us he will be hosting an event for veterans at the time of the debate. thank you. major garrett for us. major, thank you. on the democratic side, bernie sanders took a detour off the campaign trail, to check out

here is nancy cordes. >> god, what a turnout! [ applause ] >> reporter: there are few things that will pull a candidate out of iowa, five day before the caucus. a legitimacy lending meeting with the president is one of them. >> the president and i discussed this morning a number of issues. foreign policy issues. domestic issues, occasionally a little bit of politic thousands. >> reporter: the white house insisted the sitdown was in the works for a while and was not meant to balance out the president's lavish praise of clinton in a recent interview. >> she is a good, smart, tough, person. >> his approval matters, as both candidates vie to wiwiover his supporters. >> before it was called obama care, it was called hillary care. >> even the sanders slogan, a future to believe in looks a lot like mr. obama's change we can believe in. >> i was a fan of obama from the beginning. >> reporter: kimberly boggus and

an iowa town that was so gung-ho for obama, it got nicknamed obamadale. >> which way do you think beaverdale is going this time? >> you know, it is a third -- a third hillary, a third o'malley, and third sanders. >> wagner, a high school junior is a precinct captain for clinton. >> reporter: why do o u think the campaign went with some one so young as precinct captain? >> she's good. >> i think it just has to do with e ergy and passion for the job. i mean, i believed in her since day one. >> reporter: sanders wasted no time getting back to iowa for an event here in mason city tonight. he said he didn't bother scott asking the president for his endorsement, because thehehite house has vowed to stay neutral in the primary. >> nancy cordes. thank you. in oregon, law enforcement has cut off access to buildings on a national wildlife refuge where armed anti-government protesters have been holed up for weeks.

group's leaders were driving to a meeting, police closed in on them, kill one, and arresting the others. carter evan is there. >> reporter: the militia members were on their way to community event when captured during a traffic stop and shots were in all, eight were arrested including the group's leader, ammon bundy. conservative talk show host, pete santilli was live streaming as the confrontation unfolded. >> if ammon is in kus deerks it is over, it is done. authorities say y e goal was to apprehend them peacefully. the fbi went say who shot first. but when it was over, militia spokesman, lavoy finicum and bundy's brother wounded. hardy county sheriff dave ward. >> disapinted that a traffic stop yesterday that was supposed to bring peaceful resolution to this -- ended badly. we don't arm up and rebel. we work through the appropriate

>> reporter: bundy and armed followers none from oregon took control of the national wildlife refuge, january 2nd to protest landownership by the federal government. since the takeover federal authorities refused to raid the compound. fbi special agent greg bretzing said they were given ample opportunity to leave peacefully. >> instead these individualsls have chosen to threaten and intimidate the america they profess to love. >> reporter: in nearby burns, some residents feel the protesters have more than ovovstayed their welcome. are you ready fofothem to leave? i've been ready for them to leave for several weeks. >> reporter: it is estimated as few as 10 and as many as three dozen militia members are still holed up ten miles down the road behind me. scott, late today, through his attorney, ammon bundy urged everyoyo remaining here to return home to their families and let the justice system take its course.

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last night, we broke the story of lavish spending by one of the most prominent charities for wounded veterara. financial records show that compared to similar charities, the wounded warrior project spend a far smaller share of what it takes in on the vets them selves. tonight we have more of our investigation by chip reid and producer jennifer nisch. >> reporter: the nation's most prominent veterans c crity is facing criticism from more than 40 former employees how it spend the more than $800 million it raised in the past sick years. we asked mark owens, a former director of tax-exempt organizations at the irs to review the wounded warrior project's tax documents. >> what was your biggest concern in reading these forms? >> thahai couldn't tell the e number of people that were assisted. i thought that was truly unusual. if the organization is asking for money and spending money

know. wounded warrior project says 80% of their money is spent on programs for veterans. that's because they include professional items, direct response advertising, and shipping and postage costs. take that out, and the figures look more like what charity watch dogs say only 54 to 60% of donations go to help wound service members. the ceo said fund-raising should and can be included in the programs and services. your response? >> i would be curious to know how asking people for money equates to the assistance of wounded veterans. >> steven nardizzi has been ceo since 2009. in 2014 he was paid nearly $500,000 in line with similar sized charities. many former employees told us they thohoht it was too much. nardizzi defended hihisalary to

>> my salary is less than 1/10 of 1% of the donations that come in. i am running an organization that is helping hundreds of thousands of warriors. >> last year, wwp gave $150,000 grant to a group that defends higher spepeing on overhead executive salaries and fund-raising. nardizzi says the more money the charity raises the more it can spend on veterans. >> if your only fixation is spending the most on programs, that's feeling good, not necessarily doing good. you can run program activities. >> but daniel says his biggest concern is the group is sitting on $24 million surplus and not enough is being spent on veterans. >> is would be helpful if hundred of millions of dollars were being spent to help veterans in the shorter term,

heldor longer term. wounded warrior project told us it is committed $100 million to a new mental health care initiative and hope to raise anothe$500 million for long term c ce for severely wounded veterans. scott, it could be years before most of the money makes an impact on the lives of wounded service members. >> chip reid with our cbs news investigation. chip, thank yovery much. a lawsuit today its demanding all the lead pipes in flint, michigan's water system be replaced. at least 100 children there have elevated levels of toxic lead in their blood. the lead came out of the pipes for more than a year after flint failed to add standard anti-core corrosion chemicals to the water. adriana diaz is back in flint tonight. >> now is time to act to help the pele of flint. >> reporter: michigan governor, rick snyder told flintnto have

it will take months before he knows if the tap water is clean. flint residents want their lead pipes replaced before they drink the water. when is the soonest one of the lines will be replaced? >> a lot of work is being done totonderstand where the e ad service lines fully are. >> reporter: for now, anti-corrosion chemicals in the water are patching up protective coating in pipes to help keep the lele out. the state tested a sample of 2,500 flint homes. 93% had less than federal limit of 15 parts per billion. 85%, below 5 p p. 160 homes had dangerous levels of lead. professor mark edwards of virginia tech was the first to detect elevated lead levels last summer when state officials tried to discredit him. now the governor tapped him to help oversee the recovery. edwards says current lead levels are three to four times lower

do you think people here are weeksway from being able to drink unfiltered tap water. months. >> more likely, realistically, two, two and a half months. >> reporter: until then, flint's 99,000 residents like rose and dennis richmond have to drk bottled and filtered walter as water bills pile u >> it is not rigig. it's not fair. so we will just have to see what comes of this. as residents depend on bottled walter many are refusing to pay their water bills. some joined a class action lawsuit to get their money back. scott, the mayor requested $3 million from the state to keep the city's underfunded water utility afloat. >> adriana diaz, thanks. >> a tornado swept through broward county, florida today. trees came down. roofs tore up. trucks and cars were tossed. florida's turnpike was closed north of fort lauderdale. but there was only one injury. and it wasn't serious. there was a little more worrying

the federal reserve said that growth began to slow at the end of last year. and so it kept interest rates unchanged today. but that helped send the dow tumbling more than 200 points. another factor, apple. one of the stock's in the dow, fell more than 6.5% because iphone sales had cooled off. new cases zika virus are turning up in the u.s. washington find a lot of green under all of that white. and -- new partners in fighting

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a new case of zika virus reported in minnesota today. that makes ten cases in five states. the mosquito borne infection is a threat to fetuses developing in the womb. the u.s. cases are in people who traveled from south of the border, but t . jon lapook is looking into the likelihood of an outbreak here at home. >> reporter: brazil is fighting zika virus trying to control its mosquito population. so farther zika virus has not been found in mosquitoes in the u.s. the types that could carry the virus are found in this country. in fact, in warmer months those mosquitoes can be fofod in

live. that's about 200 million people. the zika virus has been linked to a birth effect, microcephaly where babies are born with small head. and dr. tara shrazian says dodoors are bracing for likely arrival of the virus. in america, about 4 million women get pregnant each year. >> out of five only one exhibits symptoms. the other foururon't have symptoms and may have been exposed but may still develop microencephaly in their fetuses transmission from mom to fetus we think is relatively high. >> nurse practitioner safiyyah okoye is pregnant and decided not to vacation in the caribbean this year. >> even countries that weren't on the travel ban list, i felt like by the time of our trip in march seemed like the list was rapidly growing. >> reporter: today united and american airlines, issued new policies allowing pregnant women to

refund of flights to zika infected countries. the common way zika spreads through mosquito bites and more is needed about risk of transition through sexual contact and blood transfusion. a vaccine could be three to five years away. jon, thank you very much. jon answered question as but zika virus in a facebook chat this evening. you can find his response on our face book page.

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we end tonight with an epic battle of the ages. a 20-something against a 30-something in a game that should be something else. peyton manning's candid moment with bell beliliick after sunday's championship game. is adding more drama to a game that already features the most diametric division of team

manning, 39, most prolific passer the game has ever seen. but perhaps the least mobi. cam newton, just 26. >> for the touchdown. >> the best running quarterback today. he rushed for more yards than any of his peers. 636. manning, negative 6. >> is it possible to put into word how differentnthe styles are? >> opposite end of the spectrum. >> ray lewis played quarterback for four teams during his career. look at peyton manning. the typical old-fashioned quarterback. look at cam newton. running and passing threat. >> reporter: the extreme style split extend beyond game plays and age gaps. on the sideline. manning never takes his eyes away from the printouts looks like he is constantly cramming for the s.a.t.'s. newton is demonstrative, hyperemotional, smiling and

most rambunctious kid on the playground. only thing they do share is stifling defenses two. best in the nfl. >> picked off by coleman. >> think ts is a defensive match up. people want to see, 49, 4. don't think it will be that way. it wil be fun. awesome. >> one of two walks away with the ring. the bronco riding the last rodeo or young panther likelelon the verge e many more. >> and, of course you can see super bowl 50, sunday, february 7th. right here on cbs. that's the "overnight news for this thursday." for some of you the news continue thousands. for others check back with us later for the morning news and

york city, i'm scott pelley. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, january 28th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." donald trump tries to steal the spotlight from his republican opponent. the gop front-runner won't be at the final debate before the iowa caucuses because of his ongoing feud with fox news. the standoff between armed protesters and federal authorities intensifies in oregon. three more members of the group

remain on the disputed wildlife refuge. a crash landing is caught on camera. a helicopter pilot and his student somehow walk away when their chopper falls from the sky. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. tonight, republican presidential candidates hold their last debate before monday's iowa caucuses, but the fofos who won't be taking part. donald trump locked in an explosive feud with fox news still says he is still boycotting the debate. marlie hall is in des moines and has our report.. >> reportete with the debate just hours away, donald trump is still refusing to attend. a point he made clear wednesday night in an appearance on fox news. >>ill you just consider? i want you to consider, all right?

>> bill, this is much tougher being with you, because, frankly, you're smarter. this is much tougher than doing believe me. i got a very unfair question from somebody but we don't even talk about that. >> reporter: at an event in south carolina earlier, trump continued to take aim at the fox news host moderating the event. while in des moiois, chief rival him one-on-one. >> i'm going to propose a venue. western iowa, saturday night, sioux city. we already have it reserved. >> reporter: while his republican counterparts are on the debate stage, trump will be here on the campus o drake university. even students who don't support the outspoken candidate are excited what they are calling the anti-debate event. >> you know, as an american citizen, it worries me if he is unable to stand up to one reporter or one moderator, how he is going to attempt to make

>> reporter: trump's camp says he'll hold a fund-raiser for forveterans on the campus of drake university tonight. at least one veterans group, the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, announced they will decline donations from the event. marlie hall, cbs news, des moines, iowa. hillary clinton says that she wants another debate before next month's new hampshire primary. clinton is pushing the democratic national committee to add the debate, but the dnc says it's sticking to its schedule. bernie sanders' campaign says he'll participate in another pre-new hampshire debate if clinton agrees to three more debates later this year. three men who had been occupying a federal wildlife refuge in oregon surrendered to authorities late yesterday and they apparently heeded the advice of the leader ammon bundy who urged his followers to go home. last night, a vigil was held for robert lavoy finicum.

bundy and others were arrested at a traffic stop. there are conflicting accounts of the shooting. one protester says finicum charged at the officers. the militants have occupied the refuge for more than three weeks now. it's estimated that as many as three dozen armed protesters may still be there. meanwhile, bundy made his first court appearance. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: ammon bundy and several of his followers are facing a fededal magistrate for seizing a federal nature reserve. they are charged with a felony officers from discharging their force, intimidation, or threat. to threaten and intimidate the america they profess to love. >> reporter: the judge ruled the eight militia members were a flight risk and ordered them to remain in custody until a second hearing on friday. they were arrested tuesday night when fbi agents and police intercepted them on an oregon highway.

and the militia spokesman, 55-year-old lavoy finicum, was killed. bundy said finicum was shot several times on the ground. >> what kind of a human being is that? they walk up and shot them. that is the kind of people we are tireof dealing with. >> reporter: prefers have been occupying the malheur wildlife refuge since february 2nd to appeal land policies. >> we don't arm up. we work through the appropriate channels. this can't happen any more. >> reporter: many in the area want bundy's group to leave. >> i've been ready for them to leave for -- for several weeks. >> reporter: federal agents have set up roadblocks and surrounded the refuge where the remaining armed occupiers are refusing to end the siege. danielle nottingham, cbs news. the world health organization meets in a special session to discuss the zika virus that has spread to the

and the caribbeans and africa. thousands have bn affected and the u.n. agency is prereured to take action. don chamamon is here in new york with more. >> reporter: there is no known treatment or cure for the virus. the hunt for the vaccine is on, but could take years. steps are being taken in the u.s. to prepare and stop the potential spread of the virus. the virus is spread by mosquitoes. so far, it has not been found in any in the u.s., but there have been cases in this country of people who had traveled to infected regions. during warmer months, the mosquitoes that carry the disease can be found in areas where 60% of americans live, affecting about 200 million people. the viruruis apparently linkeded to a birth defect which causes babies to be born with smaller heads. it first came to the attention of health officials in brazil where there are thousands of suspected cases, but only 270

doctors in this country are preparing for the likely arrival of the virus. >> out of five women, only one exhibits symptoms, so the other four don't have symptoms and may still have been exposed and may still develop microencephaly in their fetus. the transmission from the mom to the fetus, we think, is relatively high. >> reporter: the centers for disease control has told pregnant women not to travel to countries affected by the zika virus. both united and americanairlines are allowing pregnant women to postpone travel or receive refunds for flights to affected zika countries and some have already cancelled travel plans. >> even some of the countries we were conondering that weren't on the travel ban list, i felt like by the time of our trip in march, it seemed like the list was rapidly growing. >> reporter: now, it's still not known how mmon zika infections are in pregnant women and more research is needed into the link between the virus and birth

about 80% of people who get the zika virus have no symptoms and that makes it difficult for pregnant women or anyone else to know if they have been infected. >> thank you, don champion in new york. we will hear from the government's top infectious disease expert on what is being done to stop the spread of the zika virus. that is coming up on "cbs this morning." three dangerous inmates who escaped from a california jail are still on the run, but five people who may have been involved are under arrest. none are jail employees. but had some connection to the inmates. the inmates escaped from the orange county jail friday after cutting a hole in a metal grate, crawling onto the roof and repelling to the ground using a rope made of bed sheets. a potentially dangerous situation at miami international airport whenen drone crossed the flight path of an americanairlines jet.

perimeter, but came up empty. the jet was traveling from chicago wednesday morning. the crew did not take evasive action and the jet landed safely. duke university has partially lifted a ban on sorority activities imposed. after a possible hazing incident involving alcohol. university officials implemented the ban after a new sorority member was hospitalized on tuesday night and listed in critical condition. the student is expected to make a full recovery. coming up on thehemorning news." a nanny found murdered. a 25-year-old american woman in vienna is brutally killed. and later, a flurry of fines. d.c. hands out thousands of parking tickets after last weekend's blizzard. this is the "cbs morning news."n later fines. d.c. hands out thousands of parking tickets after last weekend's blizzard. de later fines. d.c. hands out thousands of parking tickets after last weekend's blizzard. later fines. d.c. hands out thousands of parking tickets after last weekend's blizzard., fines.

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escaped last july. you can see the drug lord being fingerprinted and blood tested and photographed. he is awaiting extradition to the united states. the east coast blizzard sets off a parking ticket blitz. and the case of a murdereded american nanny. those are some of the headlines on theheorning newsstand. the "daily mail" reports on a colorado woman found murdered inside her apartment in vienna, austria. the 25-year-old nanny was found half-naked and surrounded by blood on a mattress s the floor tuesday. police are searching for an illegal immigrant who lived with her. cause of her death is under investigate. the "chicago tribune" reports a grand jury indicted the wife of a police officer who staged his suicide to appear as though he had been murdered. melody gliniewicz is accused of money laundering and misusing charitable funds. prosecutors say her husband charles gliniewicz feared the

from a police youth program. the "sun herald" reports mississippi may join two other states in allowing the use of the firing squad as a method of execution. the state's attorney general wants lawmakers to approve the firing squad, electrocution or nitrogen gas as backups to lethal injection. utah and oklahoma allow the use of a firing squad as a last resort. the "sidney morning herald" reports an australian teen allegedly plotted to attack police with a kangaroo packed with explosives. the 19-year-old is accused of much planning an april attack in melbourne that w wld including running over and beheading a police officer. he has pleaded not guilty to all charges. the seattle times reports that michael allen's mega yacht might have destroyed most of a protective reef. caiman islands said the yacht destroyed 80% of the reef there this month.

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for work. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning. the federal reserve says u.s. economic growth slowed late last year and it's worried about how the global economy may affect the u.s. economy. in its latest policy statement, the fed hinted it may reduce the rate of future interest rate hikes. that sent stocks lower. the dow lost 222 points. the dow had been up slightly before the fed issued its statement. s&p finished down 20 points. the nasdaq lost 99 points. facebook posted record fourth quarter project. the social media giant made $5.8 billion from october to december, that is up 52% from a year ago and the number of active users jumped 14% to 1.6 billion. facebook shares jumped 12% in after-hours trading. california is setting new energy efficiency standards for l.e.d. light bulbs used in home and the first state to do so.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. u.s. customs agents seized as many as 40,000 knock-off hoverboards in a shipment from china. the boxes containing the potentially dangerous boards are held at a warehouse near o'hare, airport. even authentic hoverboards have problems. dozens have burst into flames. a helicopter came crashing down in a long island neighborhood when its engine failed. tracy korosko of our new york station wcbs station has the dramatic video. >> how did you manage in like the most perfect place? how did you not hit those wires? >> because i saw them. >> dude, geez.

>> two years. >> reporter: confident words from pilot joseph lombardo as the video shows the inside of his downed helicopter after a crash landing in the middle of a neighborhood around noon. >> i looked to my left and i see the helicopter right next to me and i thought i was seeing things. i saw it go behind the trees and under the power lines and just tip right over. >> reporter: explosive surveillance video shows when the helicopter of the experienced 26-year-old pilot and his first time student falls out of the sky. residents heard the failing engine overhead. >> all of a sudden, the puttering got worse and i watched the propellers actually stop. i saw the man's face in fear. and i started going like, just land! just land! >> reporter: air traffic controllers knew the chopper was in trouble from this may day transmission. lombardo managed to land the

wires, or passing cars below. miraculously, he and the student walked away uninjured. remarkably, only this street sign was clipped during the accident. right now, the fa and ntsb are investigating exactly what happened here. >> that was tracy korosko reporting. i'm anne-marie green. and this is the "cbs morning news."denture adhesive seals. holds stronger than the leading paste all day... without the ooze. feel secure. be yourself. with stronger, clean sea-bond. this is the joy for me. i love bread! i love bread. i now just manage it, so i don't deny myself bread, i have bread everyday. that's the genius of this program.

one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now.

and i have always approved this message. and liftoff. liftoff of the 25th space shuttle mission. >> reporter: 30 years ago today, the space shuttle "challenger" broke apart in the sky off cape canaveral, florida, 73 seconds after liftoff. all seven restaurants on board were killed. among them, christa mcauliffe who would have been the first teacher in space. during a day of remembrance at arlington national cemetery will be held today.

will run this year in boston's marathon, three years after losing a leg in the 2013 bombing. adrienne told "the boston globe" she will run to raise awareness. right now she is up to ten miles using a carbon fiber blade. tom brady is sending a special message to his fans. the new england patriots quarterback penned a handwritten note thanking his supporters. he posted a picture of it to his facebook page. in the letter, brady says while fans may be disappointed about how the season ended, it will help the team build for next year. the patriots lost to denver in the afc championship game. and that sent the broncos to the super bowl for the seventh time in franchise history. they will face the carolina panthers. super bowl 50 is sunday, february 7th, and the only place to see it is right here on cbs. a virginia 11-year-old has his sights set on the basketball court and he has got the moves

weijia jiang has his story. >> reporter: when noah cutler isn't playing basketball. >> just a crazy ball handler. >> reporter: the 11-year-old is watching it. and looking up his favorite nba players online. and when noah saw steph curry of the golden state warriors do this, he had to try it. >> next thing we know, he is watching videos on youtube and he's dribbling out in the front yard. if it's raining, we have to pull him out of the rain. >> reporter: he is shown making a tricky move and several others and they quickly went viral. noah's clips became so popular, the warriors invited him to california to meet his role model. >> i didn't even think it was real life. i thought i was dreaming. >> reporter: noah says the attention is nice, but playing basketball with his friends makes him the happiest. noah has big dreams too. >> just it would be crazy to play on that floor one day.

>> reporter: he is already playing with the pros on the way to becoming one. weijia jiang, cbs news, leesburg, virginia. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," possible plans to turn off the iconic niagara falls for a bridge project. plus, we will show you how the start-up yonder is creating free zones. we will take you to the national zoo in washington and show you how the animals rode out the historic blizzard. someone seems to be enjoying it. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching.

have a great day.one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. all of us have a responsibility, to ourselves, to our children, to each other. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. our children's future is shaped both by the values of their parents and the policies of their nation. it's time to protect the next generation, fill the lives of our children with possibility and hope, open up the doors so that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children,

and i'm not stopping now. (crowd cheers) i'm hillary clinton, and i have always approved this message. right now on cbs 2 this morning...what to expect at tonight's g-o-p debate, after the front-runner announced he will not participate. how an iowa hawkeye coach responded to the many questions surrounding athletes up on stage at a donald trump rally in iowa city. plus, the major change coming to a corridor political hot- spot, and also a favorite breakfast diner to many eastern iowans. welcome to cbs2 this morning, we're looking now at*****i'm kelly d'ambrosio, happy thursday! kevin barry will be joining us

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