the kurdish soldiers pushed them back and told us they killed nearly 100 fighters. crossing into no-man's land, we inspected all that remained of a humvee, detonated by the suicide bomber driving it. >> blew up. just one driver inside? isis will doubtless use the same ruthless tactics to defemosul. isis thought to have several thousand fighters in mosul. now stopping civilians from leaving the city. that means that isis has more than a million human shields. when isis swept across northern iraq nearly two years ago, iraqi soldiers ran away. now, american troops are back,

training the national army to retake the city. an american adviser told us this time the u.s. coalition shaped a different army. >> the skills, small unit tactics, how to breach minefields. how to defeat, improvise, explosive devices. these are skills they didn't have previously. >> will they stay the course? general najim al-jobori will lead the mosul offensive when it finally begins. >> i think about 75 are, or 80% from the people in mosul, they will support us. >> 80% will support you. 20% are supporting isis? >> with isis. >> just after that, a fen call from the iraqi ministry of defense ordered the general to stop the interview. perhaps because the timing of the mosul offensive is so

sensitive. but, scott, a u.s. intelligence official told congress last month, it is unlikely, mosul will be recaptured before next year. >> holly williams reporting from northern iraq tonight. holly, thank you. late today, a jury awarded sportscaster erin andrews $55 million. a stalker had secretly recorded her naked in a hotel. a marriott franchise. and anna werner is at the courthouse in nashville. anna. >> reporter: scott, the jury deliberated for just a single day and then came back with that award. finding both her stalker and the owners and operators of the hotel here in nashville at fault. now that verdict comes eight years after her stalker david barrett shot naked video of andrews through a peephole in her hotel room door. he then posted those videos online where they were seen by millions of people. last week, andrews gave tearful testimony talking about how all

of this has affected her. she said she suffered humiliation, embarrassment, and shame. now the attorneys for the two companies that run the hotel could not tell me tonight how their case went wrong. they said they haven't been able to talk to the jurors yet. but those two companies will be responsible for nearly half of the $55 million award. her stalker barrett is legally responsible for the rest of the money. we watched tonight, scott, as jurors left the courtroom. andrews thanks each one personally on the way out. a couple of them reached out to hug her. one even asking for her autograph. >> anna werner. thank you, anna. today, president obama ordered flags flown at half-staff in honor of nancy reagan. until after her funeral on friday. at the reagan library in california, where she will be laid to rest, alongside the former president. the former first lady who died yesterday, will lie in repose at the library on wednesday and

thursday. so the public can pay its respects. lesley stahl of 60 minutes back in the reagan years was covering the white house. you knew the president and the first lady well. what do you remember about nancy reagan? >> well, i guess first off how much she grew as first lady. because she came in and she was interested in clothes and shopping. by the end one of the president's foreign policy advisers, domestic policy advisers, image guru. she developed. you watch it happen. and i am happy to see the flag at half staff on the white house, like that, because our first ladies, are never really appreciated for how much they contribute to the success of the presidency, they're involved in, but also, you know, helping keep the country together. she did that. >> mrs. reagan was an influence on her husband in policy matters? >> well, absolutely. everybody knows that she pushed him into a detente with

gorbachev at the soviet union. but she was also trying to get him to really stop talking as much as he was on the social issues, the more conservative positions he was taking. for example on brgs and gun cab control. he didn't always listen. >> she was the power behind the throne? >> no question about it. she was protecting him, hispres. >> an authentic love story? >> total. complete. saw it on camera. it was real. >> lesley stahl, thank you so much. >> a pleasure. >> our bill plante covered the white house and he will be along later with how nancy reagan worked for change. and also tonight, an historic uterus transplant. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. # my son and i used to watch the red carpet shows on tv

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receive a transplanted uterus. the surgery offers new hope for women with infertility. more from our cbs news contributor dr. tara narula. [ applause ] it was an emotional moment for the 26-year-old patient identified only as lindsey. >> i want to be open and honest and to share my story. when i was 16 and was told i would never have children. >> reporter: the procedure designed for women who are either born without a uterus, had it removed during hysterectomy or have one that doesn't function following infection or other surgery. dr. rebecca flict part of the transplant team at cleveland clinic. >> women really crave that experience of carrying their own preg no pregnancies, feeling the baby grow and kick. we know that those women will get the experience through uterus transplantation. >> reporter: before the surgery, lindsey had eggs harvested.

fertilized and frozen. a deceased donor was found. the uterus was transplanted during a nine-hour surgery. she is the first of ten women who will undergo the experimental procedure to see if healthy babies can result. >> there was one moment end of the case where everything was stable. we looked and saw the uterus start to pink up. we realized we were making higstory in thigs history in the united states. very exciting. the plan is for lindsey to have one or two babies via c section and the uterus will be removed so she does not have to take anti-rejection drugs the rest of her life. >> amazing. thank you, doctor. peyton's place in nfl history is secure. james brown on the end of an era next.

well, i fought a good fight. i finished my football race. and after 1 year8 years it's ti. god bless all of you. god bless football.

[ applause ] >> peyton manning, announcing his retirement. among our blessings we count james brown. host of the nfl today and cbs news special correspondent. jb, why now? >> scott, peyton manning is choosing to go out on top. his 200 wins the most of any quarterback in history. the only quarterback to win two superbowls with two different teams. but it was a season marred by injury and his own admission a decline in his skills which is why it was time to go. >> there was some controversy as well? >> no question about that, scott. in december, al-jazeera america accused him of doping he flatly denies and with result of the sexu. >> any bed who votes no, ought to turn in their membership, card, scott. >> james brown of the nfl today. james, thank you so much.

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we end tonight with a look at how nancy reagan used the power that came with being first lady. bill plante covered the reagan white house is with us tonight. bill. >> in many ways nancy reagan was the opposite of her husband. she was tough. he was easy going. she was the worrier. he was the eternal optimist. she was very involved behind the scenes. and she influenced the president on many major decisions. and also went public on some controversial issues against republican party positions. >> over the eight years in washington and the exaggerated

ups and downs of life at the white house, i found what was really important. i found how to serve. >> reluctant to talk of personal matters, mrs. reagan went public in 1987 with the fact she had a mastectomy following diagnosis of breast cancer. at the time the procedure was seen as a radical step. the first lady use herd decision to encourage will tine have regular mammograms. in 1985, the reagan's friend rock hudson died of aids. it put a personal face on the epidemic for mrs. reagan. even so it took three more years for her to convince the president to mention the disease in public. >> aids affects all of us. their son ron described the process to pbs. >> he could personalize an issue either because of the tragedy like rock hudson or in some other way that's the way you got to him. she was well aware of that of

course. >> reporter: by 1994, the ronald reagan she knew and loved began the long slide into alzheimers. mrs. reagan believed stem cell research offered promise for the disease she promoted it breaking with president bush and conservative republicans. >> i just don't see how we can turn our backs on this. there are so many diseases that can be cured or at least helped. >> reporter: nancy reagan went on to raise millions for alzheimers research. it was the last act of a life lived quietly but with fierce determination. bill plante, cbs news, new york. and, that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley.

welcome to the overnight news. i'm michelle miller. another big day on the presidential campaign trail. four states holding contests, michigan, mississippi, idaho and hawaii. michigan the biggest prize of all. our cbs news battleground tracker found hillary clinton leading bernie sanders in michigan by 11 foints. 55% to 44%. as for republicans, trump over cruz by 15 points. marco rubio and john kasich battling for third. trump has the lead in the overall delegate count and won 12 of 20 contests so far. cruz has won six. marco rubio with a win sunday in puerto rico has two.

major garrett reports. >> i need your help. it is crunch time now. >> reporter: marco rubio swept puerto rico's primary victory after a super saturday route. >> in the island of puerto rico i won 70% of the vote. i won the primary and the 23 delegates. >> reporter: the win came mere hours after donald trump advised rubio to quit. >> i think it is time he drops out. i would love to take on ted one-on-one. >> trump and ted cruz split saturday's contest. trump won in kentucky, louisiana. cruz swamped trump in kansas and maine. >> he should do well in maine, it is very close to canada, let's face it. cruz captured a majority of the delegates at stake over the weekend. now trails trump by 81. >> we are seeing people come together because they're recognizing that their candidates were not in a position to beat donald. >> reporter: on "face the nation." cruz said trump was losing momentum and predicted he would overtake the front-runner

avoiding a fight at the convention. >> washington deal makers try to step in in a brokered convention and steal the nomination i think we will have a manifest uprising. >> under fire as never before. trump defended himself as a unifier and stronger opponent for hillary clinton. again, sought to clarify his position on hate groups like the ku klux klan. >> i don't like any group of hate. hate groups are not for me. but i have said this before. >> trump argued for changing the law to allow for use of extreme measures to interrogate terrorist suspects. >> we have to beat the savages. >> by being savages. >> you have to play the game the way they're playing the game. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders traded barbs, in flint michigan where the municipal water system has been poisoned with lead. nancy cordes reports. >> it is raining lead in flint. >> people are not paying a water bill for poison water. >> reporter: courting the hometown crowd making big

promises to an audience who still can't drin thark water. >> i have a bill for trillion dollars, creating jobs and rebuilding flint michigan and communities all over. >> thank you, senator. awe commit within five years to remove lead from everywhere. >> when the debate turned to the economy and trade. >> secretary clinton supported virtually every one of the disastrous trade agreements. written by corporate america. >> clinton argued it was sanders who abandoned michigan workers at a critical time. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. >> if you are talking about the wall street bailout where some of your friends destroyed this economy. excuse me. i'm talking. >> one of a few testy exchanges. >> can i finish, please.

>> but the attacks didn't get personal. at least not the attacks on each other. >> we are if elected president going to invest a lot of money into mental health. when you watch knees republican debates, you know why you need to invest in mental health. >> the funeral arrangements are being worked out for nancy reagan. former first lady died sunday of heart failure at her home in california. she was 94. mrs. reagan will be buried beside her husband on the ground of the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley california. the gravesite on a hill top facing the pacific ocean. the public will be given a chance to pay their respects. ron and nancy reagan were inseparable for half a century. their partnership helped reshape american politics. charlie rose has more. >> thank you for your love. thank you for your just being you. >> more than half of nancy reagan's 94 years were spent beside her beloved husband president ronald reagan.

>> the first lady of the united states, nancy davis reagan. [ applause ] >> reporter: elegant, strong, and loyal. she was his protector and most trusted confidant. ann francis robbins born in queens, new york in 1921. she was given the nickname nancy and took her stepfather's name to become nancy davis. >> i was afraid you wouldn't come. >> reporter: in her 20s she moved off to hollywood to focus on her acting career. there she met ronald reagan, the then president of the screen actors guild. >> i thought you weren't coming back. i imagined every awful minute. >> early in their 52 year marriage, they starred in "hell cats of the navy." >> before leaving the stage for the political stage. >> after serving two terms as california's first family. [ applause ] the reagans won the white house. >> the love of ronald reagan on every level made his political career possible.

>> a special correspondent for vanity fair first met the couple in 1981. >> he looked everybody. she edited. she made sure he had good people she was really personnel director of the white house. >> mr. president -- >> they endured an assassination attempt on the president and multiple controversies in which the first lady was the target. she once came under fire for ordering $200,000 white house china during a recession. the president came to her defense. >> there has been no new china for the white house since the truman administration. >> mrs. reagan famously launched a campaign against drug abuse. >> just say no. >> reporter: following the president's 1994 alzheimers diagnosis she controversially advocated for stem cell research. in 2002 she spoke about their bond with 60 minutes correspondent mike wallace. >> you were always political partners weren't you? he depended upon you?

>> well that could be, i wasn't a politician, mike. >> well, nancy. >> no. no, i wasn't. >> reporter: no moment caught that partnership better than when nancy told her husband huh to answer a reporter's question. >> we're doing everything we can. >> we're doing everything we can. >> at the president's funeral, she emotionally kissinged his casket and visited his grave at the ronald reagan presidential library every year after. she too will be laid to rest in simi valley alongside her husband of more than five decades. on sunday, her stepson michael wrote -- nancy is where she has always wanted to be with her ronnie. >> thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> at the 1996 republican convention, the first lady reflected on the unexpected life they led together. >> it was interesting, it was chalenging, it was fascinating, and it was sometimes

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vice president joe biden kicked off his tour of the middle east in the united arab emirates. biden met with u.s. troops at the air base outside the capital abub dabby. he promised the u.s. and allies would squeeze the heart out of the islamic state. the air base is a major launching place for air strikes in both iraq and syria. >> meanwhile american special forces units and kurdish troops laying the ground work for an assault on mosul. holly williams is there. >> reporter: iraqi and american leaders have been talking recapturing mosul over a year now. still not clear when the long awaited battle will happen.

we visited couldish troops outside the city readying for the offensive. 20 miles from mosul, kurdish soldiers opened fire. they spotted what they think are two isis gunmen moving toward their post. and it is no wonder they're nervous here. the day beaver ofore our visit was a coordinated isis attack, kurdish soldiers fought extremists back and told us they killed nearly 100 isis fighters. that's isis over there. only about a mile away the we crossed into no man'sland to inspect the aftermath. this is all that's left of a humvee detonated by a suicide bomber. >> blown to smithereens. isis will doubtless use the same ruthless tactics to defend mosul. isis is thought to have several thousand fighters in mosul, but now they're stopping civilians

from leaving the city. and claims effectively they have more than 1 million human shields. when isis captured mosul nearly two years ago many people cheered their convoy in the streets. but general nnajim al-jobori leading offenseives told us he is counting on the help of civilians. >> i think about 75 or 80% from the people in mosul they will support us. >> 80% will support you. 20% are still supporting isis. >> yeah, with isis. >> reporter: the general told us the fight for mosul could last several months. iraq says the recent battle to reclaim left 80% of the city destroyed. pomp and ceremony returns to washington with a state visit by canada's new prime minister justin trudeau, he was swept

into hour and a new area of politics. trudeau a different kind of leader as lara logan found out. >> snow board instructor, a bouncer, whitewater river guide for many years, worked as a teacher, i make no apologies for a very, varied set of life experiences. >> reporter: it has also opened you up to criticism. you have heard it. we have heard it. people say you are too young. you are inexperienced. you didn't have what it takes to do this job. >> the way i respond to tip is by ignoring it. you cannot let yourself be defined by the hopes that you will fulfill the darkest wishes of your opponent. [ applause ] justin trudeau's sweeping victory was not expected. >> this is what positive politics can do. >> reporter: a few weeks earlier his liberal party was last in

the polls. yet when the votes were counted, he had done what no other leader in canada had ever done. >> thank you. merci. merci. >> taken the party from the worst defeat in last election to an historic win, snatching power from the conservatives after nearly a decade of rule. in that moment of victory, his youth, his looks, and his family name, captivated the world. >> is that daunting? >> it is what it is. i, i look at what i have as a challenge. i could list a whole bunch of different challenges. i choose not to be daunted by any of them. >> undaunted still untested. with the majority government that gives him significant power. he says he will use to return the country to its liberal roots. he has already fulfilled one of the boldest promises of his campaign.

welcoming 25,000 syrian refugees. some of them in person. >> welcome to your new home. >> at a time when the u.s. has taken in a little over 2,000 refugees from syria. and governments are more concerned than ever about security risks. >> we were able to actually go and pick and choose and screen and bring over the people we chose. that gives us a much greater level of control and attention over who is actually going to come in. >> but are you saying there is no risk. or do you acknowledge there is still a risk? >> every time ape to tourist, immigrant or refugee shows up in another country there is a security risk. and i am more than comfortable that doing what we have done, accepting in 25,000 syrian refugees, does right by both the safety of canadians, and -- and by the values that define us as

a nation. >> would you beep ju just as comfortable if there was a terrorist attack carried out by some one that came through as a refugee? >> ultimately. being open and respectful towards each other is much more powerful as a way to diffuse hatred and anger than -- than, you know layering on, you know, big walls and oppressive fol sees. >> reporter: his commitment to openness is reminiscent to his father pierre, regarded as one of the founders of modern canada. >> canada must be progressive. and canada must be a justifier. >> reporter: he enshrined into law, a charter of rights and freedoms similar to the u.s.'s bill of rights that still defines what it means to be canadian today. and he made the country officially bilingual. giving french the same status as english. known as much for his towering

intellect as his glamour and charm. he dominated canadian politics for nearly two decades. >> once again that's justin. and from the moment his son was born, on christmas day in 1971, justin trudeau was thrust into his father's spotlight. every step including some of his first chronicled by a nation obsessed. >> with his eldest son justin in tow. >> his dad took him around the world. to meet popes, prime ministers, royalty. his little brothers sometimes at his side. >> what do you thing of lady diana? >> i thought she was really beautiful. i'm glad prince charles has picked her. >> reporter: it was a unique childhood. but it defined him in canada as pierre trudeau's son. and he struggled to break free of that legacy. >> you still face the people who say this guy didn't earn it. you know, he's trading on his father's glorious past? >> i'm proud to be his son.

i don't mind that people remember that. i think that is a good thing. but one of the things that comes with that is -- having lived all of my life with people who would criticize me without knowing me. because, they didn't know my father. or people who loved me, without knowing me, because they loved my father. >> both are false? >> beoth are false. >> reporter: in 2012, four years into his political career he chose an unusual way to prove he was more than the spoiled son of canadian royalty. >> justin trudeau! he turned an annual charity boxing match into a political opportunity. challenging patrick braso, a senator from the opposition, who had a black belt in karate. canadians took one look at the two of them and said true bow had lost his mind. >> getting more punches than i thought he would. >> the first round went as

expected. >> oh, my gosh. this is going to be a one-round fight, brian. >> but he and his trainer, ali nester prepared for this battle. he would take a beating in the ring. tire his opponent. and outlast him. i think i was like this. >> looking through the fingers. yeah, it was -- it was not easy. >> reporter: trudeau's wife sophie was in the crowd. >> reporter: you're thinking why is he doing this again? i dent like seeing this. but he had told me so many times. i got this. it's not going to be easy. i go out. i can do it. >> reporter: did you know the strategy going in? >> i did know that. but he admitted the punches were, with such strength and force. he had been punched before not with that strength. there were moments where, you know he was seeing stars. but he, he stayed upright.

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as expected denver broncos super bowl quarterback peyton manning retiring from the game. manning hold the record for most touchdown passes. most passing yard. and most victories. james brown reports. there is no question that peyton manning's dropoff performance was a factor in his decision. broncos were frankly unwilling to guarantee his $19 million salary to lace up his shoes for one more year. with unprecedented five lesion mvp awards in 1 seasons, no doubt manning was the best ever to play the game. >> well, i fought a good fight. i finished my football race. and after 1 years, it's time. god bless all of you. and god bless football. go, broncos!

>> reporter: with his second super bowl title peyton manning put the finishes touches on astered career. manning had what is perhaps the single best regular season ever played by a quarterback. >> there is the record for peyton manning. >> he passed for 5,477 yards and 55 touchdowns in 2013. >> great idea. >> with the boy next door persona. he was also a very successful pitchman. ♪ look like this ♪ >> manning played 14 seasons with the indianapolis colts. leading the team to victorien super bowl 41. he was released after neck surgery forced him to sit out the 2011 season. as a bronco, manning won, four straight division titles and made two super bowl appearances. but his final season was marred by a foot injury and controversy. last month, allegations of sexual assault while he was the quarterback of the university of tennessee, resurfaced. well, manning's biggest rival,

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the west coast continues to be soaked with record rainfall, all part of the el nino weather system. rain has fallen in california's death valley. john blackstone got a look at what the water left behind. >> reporter: it is one of the hottest, driest, most unforgiving places on earth. but water has made death valley come alive. >> huge number of plants here. rock daisy, pin cushion, brown eyed evening primrose in there. amy wines has been a ranger at death valley national park for 11 years. it's been that long since wild flowers bloomed like this. >> amazing to me that anything lives here. and then to have this display of beauty all at once is really a

pleasure to experience. >> reporter: death valley gets less than 2 inches of rainfall a year. but in october, 3 and a half inches fell in just five hours. wiping out road, heavily damaging some buildings at scotty's castle one of the park's best known landmarks. nature destroyed, then, nature gave back. flowers began springing of in january. a few at a time until they blanketed field. turning the brown desert into a sea of yellow and purple. and white. the reason i like the gravel ghosts. it is slender and rock colored. it blend in. they look like spirits. or like spots of light. floating in the air. >> more than a dozen varieties of wild flowers are painting the park. but of the biggest show is the desert gold poppy. you have come out here and looked at this. what do you think? >> i am so lucky to get to work

and live here. it's so beautiful, magical place. >> even in the heat? >> dent know if i am lucky, 129 degrees end of july. but of i will take that for the rest of the year. >> reporter: reward is worth it. >> yes. >> reporter: a reward seldom seen during the state's relentless drought. but thanks to el nino for a few brief weeks until the heat returns this harsh desert is a paradise in full bloom. john blackstone, cbs news, death valley, california. >> and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some the news continues. for others check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city. i'm michelle miller.

it's tuesday, march 8th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." authorities call it a miracle. no one is killed when a packed california commuter train goes off the rails, sending some passengers into a creek. voters in four states take part in the presidential vote. front-runners donald trump and hillary clinton hope to pull even farther away from the field. a tearful farewell from peyton manning. after 18 seasons, two super bowls and a trove of nfl records, one of the greatest players in pro football history says good-bye.