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>> pretty incredible. and that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday. from the cbs broadcast center in new rk city, i'm meg oliver. it's tuesday, february 4th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." caucus chaos. the first stop on the road to 2020 runs into confusion after problems cause delays and reporting of results in iowa. that's not stopping some of the candidates from claiming victory. tracking infection. how countries are trying to stop the spread of the coronavirus as more cases are confirmed. and closing the impeachment case. the senate is expected to acquit the president tomorrow. why some republicans are urging president trump not to boast tonight in his state of the tonight in his state of the union address.
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captioning funded by cbs good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. eye laura podesta. we begin with widespread confusion surrounding the democratic iowa caucuses. official results have not yet been released in the first contest of the presidential nominating race. yesterday there were 1,700 caucus meetings around the state. the iowa democratic party said the results are delayed because of reporting inconsistencies, but it stressed that there was not a hack or intrusion. it expects to release the numbers later today. several candidates addressed their supporters as the turmoil played out. and overnight they each seemed >> today marks the beginning of the end for donald trump. >> reporter: iowans were out in full force to caucus for the democratic candidates last night. >> i felt like we were in a
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piranha tank, and everyone saw that we were up for grabs. people are cheering and trying to get us to come. >> reporter: but results were delayed. democratic officials blame unspecified quality checks amid reports there were problems with a new mobile app. >> they felt like the app was freezing or that they would get to a certain point in the app and it wouldn't let them adjust the numbers to finish reporting the delegate count. >> reporter: some precinct chairs tried to call in results but were left on hold for up to an hour. >> all of our representatives are currently busy. >> looks like it's going to be a long night, but i'm feeling good. >> reporter: without knowing who won, candidates took their own victory laps. >> we are going on to new hampshire victorious. [ cheers ] >> i'm just going to tell you what i do know -- >> you won! [ cheers ] >> reporter: the trump campaign released a statement mocking the problem, calling it the sloppiest train wreck in history. >> feeling a lot like florida, 2000. i shudder to say it. >> reporter: the democratic
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candidates say they're focused on what's important, beating president trump, and they say they saw enthusiastic turnout that will help them do that in november. >> the heart of america is so much bigger than the heart of this guy in the white house. [ cheers ] >> reporter: the race now moves to new hampshire which holds the first in the nation primary next tuesday. >> that was michael jordan in des moines. thanks. and as the iowa democratic party sorts out the election data, entrants polls are revealing more about the issues that were on caucus-goers minds, according to polling the most important thing to iowa caucus-goers when picking a nominee is not the actual issues. 61% say they'd prefer the democratic party candidate who can beat president donald trump. that's compared to 37% who want a nominee who agrees with them on major issues. when we take a closer look at the issues that do matter to
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voters, health care comes out on top followed by climate change, income inequality, and foreign policy. and that's significant because the candidates have been bitterly divided a about health care throughout the entire campaign season, with the candidates generally falling into one of two camps -- either medicare for all versus maintaining private insurance but expanding public options. and while there isn't a clear liberal versus moderate division in iowa, cbs news polling does show that 42% identify as somewhat liberal compared to 30% who say they're moderates and 25% who say they're very liberal. the potentially deadly coronavirus has turned up in a new country this morning, belgium reported its first case. in china the death toll from the virus has surged to at least 425. there are more than 20,000 confirmed cases. last night china's president said the outbreak is a major
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test of the country's system and signaled a more aggressive response. outside of china, more than 170 confirmed cases have been reported in more than 20 countries. hong kong has reported its first death. in the u.s., there are 11 confirmed cases. mola lenghi shows us plans to bring hundreds more americans home from china. >> reporter: ten days, that's all it took to build this hospital to treat coronavirus patients in wuhan, china. video from chinese state tv shows stocked supplies to treat the unprecedented health crisis. >> everybody is antsy about getting out. >> reporter: american priscilla dickey and her daughter hermione are stuck in wuhan and desperate to come home. the state department is organizing more charter flights. cbs news has learned four military bases will be used to quarantine evacuees while they're monitored for symptoms.
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>> it's one thing to have this situation in your home. it's a total other one where you're isolated by yourself. >> reporter: the cdc confirmed a second u.s. case was transmitted person to person.. the spouse of a wuhan traveler. there are 82 tests pending including three in new york city. >> it seems that the virus spreads fairly easily when you're not isolating cases quickly. >> reporter: dr. mark mulligan is head of infectious diseases at nyu land gun in new york city. he's concerned about the unknowns. >> a person without symptoms seems to have transmitted the virus. how often does that happen? >> reporter: is there a risk of overreaction? >> this is a time for reaction and for awareness, you know, to make sure we know the very latest things happening. >> reporter: one of the new york city cases is being treated here at bellevue hospital in manhattan. and we've also learned that about 100 princeton university students who recently traveled to china are now being monitored for symptoms. some have even asked to self-quarantine.
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mola lenghi, cbs news, new york. a verdict is expected tomorrow in president trump's impeachment trial. senators will take up a critical vote on wednesday afternoon. it comes after closing arguments wrapped up yesterday. nancy cordes reports from capitol hill. the senate can still do the right thing. >> reporter: the house impeachment managers closed the trial with a warning about president trump -- >> what are the odds if left in office that he will continue trying to cheat? i will tell you -- 100%. he is who he is. truth matters little to him. what's right matters even less. if you find that the house has proved its case and still vote to acquit, your name will be tied to his with a cord of steel and for all of history. >> reporter: the impeachment trial took up 82 hours on the senate floor. to the end, the president's legal team insisted he had done
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nothing wrong. >> the president did not condition security assistance or a meeting on anything. >> the only appropriate result here is to acquit the president and to leave it to the voters to choose their president. >> reporter: it would take a two-thirds vote to remove the president from office, and most if not all republicans are poised to acquit. >> the enthusiasm with which the house managers have sought president trump's removal is completely and inarguably divorced from reality in the heartland. >> reporter: republicans are urging president trump not to gloat about his impending acquittal during his state of the union address here on capitol hill on tuesday night. but privately they acknowledge that it would be unlike him to stay silent about it. nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill. and coming up on the "morning news," conservative
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a&m university commerce, that's about 65 miles northeast of dallas. officers responding to a call yesterday morning found the woman -- found the women dead in a dormitory room. police say a boy about 2 years old was also in the room and was taken to the hospital. and he's in stable condition. officials have not identified the suspected shooter. >> it's really difficult to process actually, you know, because, i mean, i go here, and i walk -- it could have been someone i walked by every day to class. i don't know what it was. >> students were told to shelter in place for a while. the university said classes were canceled and will not resume until thursday. "usa today" reports conservative radio host rush limbaugh revealed to his listeners that he's been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. the 69-year-old limbaugh is a known cigar smoker. yesterday he told his audience that he first realized something was wrong last month when he
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experienced shortness of breath. he said the diagnosis was confirmed by two medical institutions on january 20th. >> there are going to be days that i'm not going to be able to be here because i'm undergoing treatment or i'm reacting to treatment. >> it was just last month that limbaugh renewed his radio deal. yesterday president trump tweeted that he's looking for a, quote, speedy recovery for our friend. and the "st. louis post dispatch" says kansas chiefs defensive lineman derrick nnadi celebrated the super bowl win by paying the adoption fees for more than 100 dogs at a city rescue shelter. every dog at the shelter can now go home with a family for free. he said when he was growing up, his parents did not allow him to have a dog. adoption fees at the k.c. pet project animal shelter typically run more than $100. and 38 dogs were adopted yesterday.
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on the cbs "money watch," how the coronavirus is impacting the iphone, and a "hamilton" movie is on the way. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, laura. well, stocks closed higher monday, recovering some of the losses from friday's massive decline. the dow gained 143 points monday. the nasdaq rallied 122. the s&p 500 added 23, but oil prices fell into bear market territory yesterday on worries about the coronavirus. and china's deadly coronavirus could impact apple iphone shipments. one financial analyst says apple could see a 10% drop in shipments for the current quarter. products like the iphone and ipad are made in shenzhen and hengyang. china not the area where the virus has broken out, but most are produced from wuhan and it could affect shipments.
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meantime marijuana dispensaries in illinois sold nearly $40 million legal weed sold. illinois residents purchased more than $30 million worth of pot in january. visitors' sales totaled more than $8 million. recreational pot sales became legal in illinois on january 1st. and a "hamilton" movie is coming to theaters with the original broadway cast. disney and the play's creator, lin-manuel miranda, announced the film will be released october 15th, 2021. it was shot at the richard rogers theater in new york city. it shows the hip-hop biography of founding father alexander hamilton. it opened on broadway in 2015 and has since earned 11 tony awards. laura? >> i'm sure people are excited for that. how are they ever going to top the broadway show? >> i know, right? a tough act to follow. i've seen the teaser -- looks fantastic. i cannot wait to see it. >> i'll have to check it out. diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. diane, thanks.
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fireworks erupted across the city when the game ended, and there were tweets that the celebration was so big those fireworks were seen on the weather radar. the chiefs beat the san francisco 49ers in super bowl liv. it was the team's very first championship title in 50 years. and the huge makeshift memorial to kobe bryant and others killed in last week's helicopter crash is being dismantled. yesterday crews began cleaning up flowers, balloons, jerseys, stuffed toys and more than 1,300 basketballs outside staples center in los angeles. the flowers will be composted and spread around. bryant's widow vanessa has asked for some of the items. why you should avoids texting while walking and the sizzling affects of rhett made.
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>> reporter: a study links eating red and processed meat to a slightly higher risk of heart disease and death. researchers emphasize while it's a small difference, they say it's worth trying to lower the amount of red and processed meats in your diet. the results contradict a recent study that found people do not need to lower their consumption. a surprisingly high rate of antibiotics is being prescribed without patients visiting the doctor. researchers at brigham and women's hospital looked at hundreds of millions of antibiotic prescriptions filled by medicaid patients over ten years and found nearly 30% were not associated with a doctor's visit. and new research suggests texting is a big distraction for pedestrians. a study in injury prevention shows pedestrians have higher rates of near misses and failing to look both ways when crossing a street while texting than when listening to music or just talking on the phone. katherine johnson, cbs news, washington. coming up only on "cbs this
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our top stories this morning -- official results from the democratic iowa caucuses have still not yet been released. the iowa democratic party expects to release the numbers later today. and it blamed the delay on reporting inconsistencies, but it stressed there was not a hack or intrusion. and a verdict is expected tomorrow in president trump's impeachment trial. senators will take up a critical vote on wednesday afternoon. the president is expected to be acquitted. tonight he delivers his state of the union address. and there's a new warning about car crashes involving marijuana. a new study from aaa shows the number of deadly accidents in washington state has more than doubled since recreational pot
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was legalized there in 2012. kris van kleave reports. >> reporter: 16-year-old chad britton was walking to his car during lunch when he was hit and killed in front of his high school by a teen driver high on pot. >> he was a beautiful soul. he'd do anything for anyone. >> reporter: aaa's jake nelson worries the rate of driving stoned is reaching a new high. >> if you're going to use marijuana, you shouldn't drive. >> driving around smoking. you know that's not a good idea, right? >> yeah, yeah, i do. >> reporter: dash camera video shows the run-ins with potentially high drivers washington state police say are happening more often. >> very common. we've run into it every day. >> reporter: lieutenant bruce maier says drivers often mix pot with booze or other drugs. >> it affects your cognitive abilities, your decisionmaking, it slows down reaction times. >> reporter: research from 2018 shows crashes overall were up 6% in washington, nevada, and oregon, compared to neighboring states where marijuana is banned.
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recreational pot is now legal in 11 states, and it's allowed for medical use in 22. aaa says states need a two-tier system to determine who is too high for use. testing for recent use and impairment. >> laws that limit how much thc can be in a person's blood as a driver are completely meaningless in terms of allowing us to predict how impaired somebody is behind the wheel. >> reporter: normal, a group that lobbies for the legalization of pot, argues that the aaa study has some flaws. they say the increase in stops, that's due to more people testing for the presence of marijuana, and that marijuana can stay detectible in the body for days after it's consumed. kris van kleave, cbs news, los angeles. and coming up on "cbs this morning," the very latest on the iowa caucuses after results were delayed overnight. plus, only on "cbs this morning," gayle talks with kobe bryant's longtime friend, former wnba star lisa leslie.
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and actress edie falco tells us about her new cbs drama "tommy." that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm laura podesta. have a great day. ♪
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