making news in america this morning, primary day. the first votes in new hampshire already in. who has the early lead? plus, donald trump like you have never heard him before echoing a supporter's vulgar insult hurled at ted cruz. we're live in new hampshire. breaking overnight, two trains on a collision course smashing into each other. video of the dramatic scene just in. rescuers going from car to car among the twisted metal. growing concerns over the zika virus. the cdc now at its highest alert level. plus, the white house requesting billions to help fight the virus. and buzz beater. the intentional miss at the free-throw line giving one team a wild win.

well, good tuesday morning. we begin with the nation's second presidential contest already under way. >> the new hampshire primary kicked off with early voting at midnight in three tiny communities including dixville notch. out of 65 votes cast so far, trump, kasich, cruz are in a three-way tie, and sanders is outpacing clinton by nearly 2-1. >> statewide polls show trump and sanders enjoying wide leads. it's "your voice, your vote," and we begin our coverage with abc's kenneth moton live in manchester, new hampshire. good morning to you, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, reena and kendis. yes, all eyes are on new hampshire today. overnight, some candidates were in reflection mode while others were on the attack. it's finally here, new hampshire primary day. >> i want this job because i love this country. >> i need your vote. >> at this point it's all about turnout. >> reporter: call it a presidential candidate full-court press in the granite state, one campaign event after another even during a snowstorm.

♪ bernie sanders' supporters feeling the bern in a late night concert. >> create what i call a political revolution. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. [ cheers and applause ] i want to thank you. >> reporter: overnight gop front-runner donald trump eager for a win. >> i don't care what happens, no matter what, this has been the most amazing experience of my life, and you people have made it that way. >> reporter: trump calling his final rally before the primary a love fest, but there was no love between the candidates on the campaign trail. the attacks kept coming. >> donald trump organizes his campaign around disparaging people. >> i think being a progressive means you want to make real progress. the last thing we need is promises that can't be met. >> reporter: this morning, three small precincts in new hampshire cast their ballots. the historic dixville notch was the first to open the polls to its nine voters. with all three precincts

reporting and sanders beating clinton and a three-way gop tie between trump, ted cruz and john kasich, who called every dixville notch voter. >> i think people want to know authenticity today more than they ever have. >> reporter: the latest polls have been up and down, but trump and sanders have kept consistent leads here in the state of new hampshire. the candidates have already started to turn their attention to next weekend's south carolina primary. kendis and reena. >> and, kenneth, despite all those polls that we're seeing, what sort of role do we expect the undecideds will play today? >> reporter: oh, kendis, the undecideds will play a major role today. more than 20% of democratic voters have not made up their minds. it's even higher on the republican side. more than 40%. the weather will also play a major role, it's about 19 degrees now. we had that snowstorm move through yesterday. road crews are working hard right now to clear the roads for that expected more than half a million voters. >> it makes it all the more exciting. our kenneth moton live in

manchester, new hampshire. kenneth, thank you so much. get in and get warm. >> yeah, it really does look colder than 19 degrees there in manchester. well, donald trump is under fire, though, this morning for a vulgarity that he repeated on the stump in manchester last night. >> it happened as he was speaking about his chief rival, texas senator ted cruz. it was then that a woman in the crowd called cruz an obscene name. trump apparently couldn't resist repeating the woman's remarks to the crowd. >> she said he's a [ bleep ]. that's terrible. terrible. [ cheers and applause ] terrible. that's terrible. >> trump gently reprimanded the woman for using the term telling her never to repeat it. cruz's campaign has responded reminding trump who won the iowa caucuses. and there could be soon a major shake-up in the presidential campaign. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg has confirmed to "the financial times" that

he's considering a run for president himself as an independent. the eighth richest man in america says he's distressed at the rise of trump, cruz and sanders and that the current campaign is an insult to voters. he believes he'd have to get his name on ballots by early next month. >> and stay with abc news for primary results both on air and online. "good morning america" and "world news tonight," our political team, will be live in new hampshire. but first we want to get to some breaking news that is coming in from overseas right now. the collision of two passenger trains, all this in southern germany. police say the two regional trains crashed head-on just before 7:00 a.m. local time. this is in the bavaria section of germany. new video shows the mangled metal and debris thrown from the trains. there are reports of several fatalities and about 100 injuries. the cause of the crash not known at this point. and more breaking news, violent clashes with police overnight in hong kong. officers using pepper spray and

batons, even firing several warning shots over the protesters who hurled bricks and bottles at police. the violence erupting as the government tried to crack down on illegal food vendors during the lunar new year holiday. well, the widow of an isis leader has been charged in connection with the death of american aid worker kayla mueller. mueller was captured in syria three years ago. fbi documents say that the woman admitted last year that she and her husband kept her captive in a home where she was sexually assaulted by the head of the islamic state. she's now in iraqi custody, but it's not clear when or if she'll stand trial here in the u.s. back here at home, kids in boston are heading back to school today after a four-day weekend. snow canceled classes on friday and also on monday from two separate storms. well, yesterday high winds caused the biggest problems at the airport, but buses and other ground transportation kept the city moving. well, the radar shows that storm moving off new england

today, but another one heading toward it from the midwest, clouds scattered across the northeast and ohio valley at this hour. that said, it should be mild today in denver for the broncos' victory parade. the team arrived back home with the vince lombardi trophy yesterday. >> fans were there at the airport to greet them and today thousands will line a parade route to salute the team who will also be honored at an event in denver's civic center park. >> and who doesn't like a parade, especially on a special tuesday? it is mardi gras or fat tuesday, the last day to party in new orleans before the start of lent. the last few parades will roll through the streets. as usual there will be plenty of mardi gras beads being tossed around, not to mention lots and lots of celebrations in the streets of the french quarter. it all ends precisely at midnight when lent begins with ash wednesday. >> it always looks like so much fun, doesn't it? >> and it is. well, still ahead, raising the alert level because of the zika virus.

and battered in rough seas, the royal caribbean cruise liner and its passengers riding out the storm. this morning we're hearing from the people on board. plus, the return of that white bronco, the suv in o.j. simpson's infamous ride finally found?

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well, this is a live look in times square. light snow falling down. the worst of the winter storm is over on the east coast. it should not keep people from voting in the primary in most spots though may have to start their day with a little shoveling. in southern california, they're suffering from record heat. oh, send help. temperatures could reach into the 90s today. yesterday l.a. hit a record of 89 degrees. even san francisco tied for the record at 74, but the high heat and high winds are making the fire danger worse. extra fire crews are standing by. well, after a look at morning road conditions trouble-free across most of the country but could be slippery across the ohio valley and new england. if you're taking to the air, delays possible across the northeast, boston, new york, philly, d.c., plus chicago in the midwest and those delays

could trigger others, as well, across the country. this morning the father of a 13-year-old girl who was murdered in cold blood allegedly at the hands of two virginia tech students was speaking publicly for the first time. >> david lovell, the father of nicole lovell told dr. phil he tried to intervene after finding out his daughter was talking to older men online. at one point even taking her phone away from her. screen shots of her phone reveal she was talking to a man named david. >> she fought like a wildcat, i bet. i mean she's my kid. i know she fought like a wildcat. i'd like to be locked up in the same cell with him. i'm pretty sure i could get answers out of him. and, you know, took my little girl. >> 18-year-old david eisenhauer, 19-year-old natalie keepers are behind bars. lovell's body was found 80 miles from her own home and only two

miles from the home of her grandparents. the grandparents of david eisenhauer. you can see more of the interview on his show tomorrow. the cruise ship damaged by hurricane-force winds in the atlantic heading back to its home port in new jersey but royal caribbean is under fire for allowing the ship to sail despite warnings about a storm. 40-foot waves and 76-mile-an-hour winds slammed the ship sunday sending furniture flying and forcing 4500 passengers to retreat to their cabins. >> the amount that things were shifting around our room was a little frightening. >> royal caribbean decided not to continue to the bahamas citing concern for the comfort of their guests and more bad weather in the forecast. the ship is expected to arrive in new jersey tomorrow. well, scientists in india are investigating whether a man was killed by a meteorite in the area where it struck. fragments are being analyzed to confirmed whether it was an actual meteorite. such tragedies are rare because space rocks usually burn up in

the earth's atmosphere or fall into an ocean. the last death believed to be caused by a meteorite happened 1825. a skydiver had an unfortunate end to his jump. he wound up getting tangled in power lines near a small airport. this is near daytona, that. firefighters using a ladder truck to untangle him and get him to the ground. he was not injured. well, expect a sea of orange in downtown denver for the victory parade. >> and now that football is over let's get hoops action right now from espn. >> he's stan. i'm neil. ladies first. >> oh, yeah, they get the spotlight. >> unone versus two, connecticut taking on south carolina. both undefeated in columbia. sold out crowd there to check it out, breanna stewart put on a show. not the one they wanted to see in columbia, though. stewart gets to the hole. she was on target from three. and then an up and under move, 13 points in the first half. came back with 12 more in the

second half. ten rebounds, five blocks. you know how many games they won in a row. >> 59. >> 60 now. 60. they snapped south carolina's home win street, 66-54. >> the coach calls her stew which. you know what the coach calls lebron james? >> what? >> mr. james. cavs/kings, james to kyrie irving, now to j.r. smith, james, i'll just take this on my own. lebron james, ten points, seven rebound, eight assists in the first half. didn't have a triple-double this season. you know what, and he said, basically he was like, yeah, i know and i needed one. afterwards he said i finally got over the hump. he did it in three quarters, rested in the fourth. cavaliers won by 20. >> wednesday night on espn, lakers and cavaliers, kobe bryant's farewell tour continues. >> that will be our lead. >> look forward to that.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, bright and early. 4:28 on tuesday. >> so dark. so early. i am natasha zouves. meteorologist mike nicco has the tuesday morning forecast. mike? >> so warm. >> absolutely. a dozen record highs and as warm and maybe warmer than we thought. today we have records but not so many as yesterday. we start off clear and cooler. here is a look from emeryville. or the east bay hills. the day planner shows 42 to 52. at noon we are 66 to 70. 64 at the coast and cooler and 72 inland. this evening, 58 to 64. mild. sue? you are back. >> i am back, the san mateo bridge has a clear morning and clear ride to foster city.

you are less than 15 minutes. we have road work in the lanes and an accident. this is a clear look at the east shore freeway in emeryville. an accident coming through the livermore area is eastbound 580 partly blocking a we are back with another look at the accident coming up. >> wear tracking breaking news from germany. nine people are dead. two passenger trains crashed head on overnight an hour out of knew make in a remote area. new video in the newsroom shows rescuers using helicopters to pull injured passengers from the scene and take them to waiting ambulances. at least 150 people are hurt. 50 severally. authorities now trying to figure what happened. all the city of san francisco adds up how much super bowl made or lost at least one supervisor is ready to write a check. he wants to reimburse some people hundreds of thousands.

janet hocks included? >> not every business made money from the super bowl but the vendors were affected including the street artists and shoe shineers among those would were forced to relocate when super bowl city was set up. a san francisco superintendent is proposing a compensation package totaling 500,000 made from the super bowl set aside for the folks who have valid city permits and those who suffered. high end restaurants like slanted door and plaintiff experienced a dip in business because locals stayed away but they will not be compensated for theirlesses. >> a lot of people in the financial district were told to telecommute so we are usually busy and that is our clients so when they stayed away it hurt our business. >> san francisco mayor lee said the city will