yeah, several. the big one at a reception when i introduced my date to her as my all most fiancee. she gave me a withering stare, and she said, get her a ring. i did. >> bill plante in our washington bureau. bill, thank you very much tonight. >> the republican presidential candidates paused to pay tribute to nancy reagan. maurk marco rubio called nancy reagan an example of integrity and grace. ted cruz said she will be remembered for her deep passion for this nation and love for her husband. an amazing woman wrote donald trump. news of nancy reagan's death came on a day when most candidates vying to inherit

taking a barack beforereak before the next round. >> she is with her ronnie. >> john kasich was the exception. campaigning in his home state of ohio, alongside arnold schwarzenegger. look being yonding beyond the four states he lost yesterday. >> maurkdonald trump won kentucky and louisiana saturday. but lost to cruz in kansas and maine. rubio like kasich was 0-4. last night trump called on the florida senator to drop out. >> i would love to take on ted one-on-one. that would be so much fun. >> cruz seemed to agree. >> if you are not able to win primaries, not amassing enough delegates to get the nominee, every candidate has to reflect. >> while rubio insists he will win his thoem statehome state of florida. some up likely republicans are come around to cruz.

if you killed ted cruz on the floor of the senate, and the trial was in the senate. nobody could convict you. today he said the gop need to up night before march 15. >> to me it is clear that ted made the best case thus far that he can alternative to trump. >> jeff, looked like he scored his second win. ruby has won the puerto rico primary that means he will likely take the territory's 23 delegates. >> thank you.

will be right back. so here is the delegate counts stand tonight. donald trump 374 delegates. ted cruz is next with 293. marco rubio has 123. will get more from puerto rico. hillary clinton has more than

more than double bernie sanders' total. for both parties the big delegate prize tuesday in michigan where a cbs news battleground tracker shows trump comfortably ahead of the pack. democrats are debating in flint tonight. and nancy cordes is there. >> i am thrilled we are adding to our pledged delegate count. >> reporter: here in michigan, hillary clinton celebrated a landslide victory in louisiana. nebraska. but the states are smaller and so clinton ended up with 55 new delegates. sanders, 47. sanders still insists he's the one gaining steam. >> honestly i belief i am the candidate to create that large voter turnout and make sure that we retain the white house. >> reporter: to prove that he will have to catch up to clinton in michigan.

african-american churches in detroit. [ indiscernible ] >> that sound good. >> sanders took another approach. >> my view is different than secretary clinton's. >> reporter: hammering clinton for past support of free trade dealsen a enin a state hit hard by foreign competition. >> in every major trade agreement i have not only voted against them but helped lead the opposition. >> reporter: both candidates made flint's water crisis a personal cause. >> clean water is not optional, my friends. >> clinton brings it of in almost every speech. we have to support them until the all city's familiess have clean, safe walter. on face the nation, john dickerson asked clinton while republican turnout is up. and democrat turnout is down. >> i have gotten more votes. i have gotten more votes than donald trump. sure he doesn't want to hear that.

one of the largest states the canned daets havedidates have competed insofar. not only reason it is important. they see the state as bellwether for other rust belt states. ohio, indiana, illinois. that's what makes to night's debate more high stakes than usual. jeff, especially for sanders. >> nancy cordes, thank you. california in dire need of rain lately. this weekend they're getting some. too much in parts. leading to flooding and two deaths. here's danielle nottingham. >> reporter: so much rain outside sacramento. three inches in 24 hours. a woman died when her car got trapped on the highway. another driver died in san ramon. heavy wind downed trees and snapped power lines. in southern california emergency crews pulled several people out of the los angeles river. rough waters in oregon left three surfers stranded, forcing this coast guard rescue. wind gusts there reached more

>> snowing in tahoe. >> reporter: california ski resorts reported as much as 2 inches of new snow since friday. forecasters say totals could reach five feats in the highest elevations by monday afternoon. much needed snow after a dry february left the sierra nevada snow pack below average. state officials say several more el nino storms like this one are needed before california can emerge from the four-year drought. daniel danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. >> for more on this and the south, bring in chief meteorologist eric fisher of wbz eric. >> jeff, watching a second storm system. the one yesterday, wettest day in san francisco since 2014. through the evening. storms could produce, lightning, hail, wind gust as long coastal california. it punches further southward. bring heaviest rainfall into southern california. also snow for the mountains before it drives inland monday night. look at significant rain as the

dry february. still a threat of debris flows. and also a chance for trees coming down. strong wind gust as cross the west and southwest as we head through the next 24 hours. at the same time, a set up in the east with high pressure off the east coast. a deep flow out of the gulf of mexico. jeff, this is the area to watch all week long. could see double digit rainfall and big flood threat especially in eastern texas. >> eric fisher, thank you very much. >> up next, a man under arrest after a bizarre airplane incident in london. u.s. airports -- will longer lines mean shorter tempers?

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in london, a man charged with illegally boarding a plane at heathrow airport and locking himself in the cockpit of a british airways jet. in london with the latest on this. jonathan jonathan. >> reporter: good evening. officials say a man broke through a security fence at london heathrow's perimeter and ran to a british airways hangar where a empty, with doors unlocked. a 38-year-old portuguese national locked himself inside the high security cockpit with full access to all controls. emergency crews were quick to the scene but had a difficult time breaching the bomb proof doors. they broke in and arrested the man. motive is unclear. police say they do not believe

jeff in a statement, heathrow says they are working with police and security is under constant review. >> john than, thank you. >> if it seems like airport security lines are getting longer it's because they are. the tsa says for now there is nothing they can do about it. >> tsa precheck over here. >> reporter: across the country, long lines and frustrated passengers are stacking up at airport security check points. >> this is bad. bad as i have seen it. >> reporter: airlines have been warning passengers about longer waits. passengers, responded with choice tweets of their own. >> you have seen a 10.5% increase in travel since 2011. >> reporter: today, the senator said that the record number of passengers traveling this year reflects a national trend. >> this is a problem not unique to the twin cities. problem across the country.

screeners is down, 15% since 2011. tsa head peter neffenger told congress the agency is taking steps to do more with less. >> rethinking how we invest in technology and partnering with airlines and airports, to devil of and install dramatically improved, passenger screening environment in a couple key airports. >> atlanta airport general manager says the problems have gotten soap bad he is considering replacing tsa screeners with private security workers. in a recent letter to the head of the tsa, he said, the airport is dreading the outcome of the summer of 2016. now, wouldn't be the first time an airport privatized security workers. san francisco, kansas city and orlando have done it. jeff, some travelers online say they have been getting to the airport two hours in advance of their flight. and still missing it because of delays at security. >> jamie, thank you.

handing in his badge. peyton manning will make it official tomorrow. retiring after 1 seasons in the nfl. over the two decades. manning became one of the game's all time greats on the field and constant presence off it. manning will make the announcement in denver. and barry peterson is there. >> reporter: even in the glow of winning super bowl 50. manning told cbs this morning, retirement was on his mind. >> i will certainly talk about it with ashley and pray about it. >> reporter: a lot of words about manning. in sports the numbers often matter more. winning two super bowls, the nfl leader in passing yards and touchdown passes. off the field, a busy pitchman, showing off another talent, singing. >>. epic comeback starts right

>> the season came with allegations in a documentary still under review by the nfl that a clinic in indiana sent illegal performance enhancing drug human growth hormone to his home. manning's spokesman said his wife did receive a medication. manning denied getting any medication from her. >> i have done it the long way, the hard way. saying anything otherwise is a complete, total joke, defamation and it really ticks me off. >> new charges of sexual harassment from days as quarterback at university of tennessee. manning settled a previous allegation out of court years ago. in five years he is eligible for the football hall of fame. but this year, he savored a hero's welcome in denver, a crowd estimated at 1 million heard manning as always, share the glory. >> this season we had a lot of new players -- this season, guys worked hard and stuck together.

summed up in a quote from a competing coach who said "it was like playing a computer who knew what you did before, what you are doing now, and what you are planning to do later." jeff. >> barry peterson in denver. thank you very much. >> there has been another smash-and-grab at a gun store. this one in petalum, california. thieves crashed the car through the front of the store before driving off with 1 handguns. days after a similar robbery in houston. several suspects in the heist have been arrested.

a puzzle we close with a scandal all over the papers. a prominent maker of cross word puzzles accused of plagiarism. he claims he was just clueless. here is contessa brewer. >> reporter: downright dirty and across the board unethical, a puzzle writer's algorithm spells trouble for timothy parker. a database of 53,000 puzzles showed 60 edited by parker, borrow seemingly directly from "the new york times." parker titled this, dare to compare. we did, same theme, same order. two identical clues, as a times puzzle from 1997. edited by will shorts. >> it can take a puzzle maker as much time to come up with a good fresh theme as to fill the grid

so to borrow or take someone else's creativity and coming up with an original theme, really its not right. >> website 538 examined the database and found parker republished puzzles in "usa today" with only minor changes but under different bylines. parker told 538, to me it is mere coincidence. we don't look at anybody's puzzles or care about anyone else's puzzles. parker edits u.s. syndicated cross word with clients including cbs news. parker, "usa today" and universal cross word have not answered our calls. >> it reflects poorly on "usa today" and should have a cross word editor worthy of their paper. >> "the new york times" tweets, is that cross word plagiarized? you fill in the blank. >> that's the "cbs overnight news" for monday. for some of you the news continues.

the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jeff glor. this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the "cbs overnight news," i'm jeff glor. tributes are pouring in for nancy reagan. the former first lady died at her home in california. president obama said mrs. reagan

and michael deever said "without nancy there would have been no president reagan." bill plante has more. >> the first lady of the united states, nancy davis reagan. >> reporter: it was a rel that fit her like a glove. wife and partner to the leader of the free world. and it was a long way from where she started. ann francis robbins was born in new york city, they called her nancy. when she was adopted by her stepfather, a prominent neurosurgeon, she took his name, and became nancy davis. do you always have to -- keep your promises? >> hollywood called and she became a supporting actress in a number of films including the next voice you hear with james whitmore. davis was introduced to the head of the screen actors guild, his name was ronald reagan. she was later say, "being his fe was the role i wanted st." >> i was afraid you wouldn't come." "hellcats of the navy" the only movie they made together.

front seat with him. many said she was more ambitious than he was. when they won the white house, the country was amazed by the gaze, the adoring look of a woman who said her main job in life was protecting him. but sometimes she couldn't. >> the president -- >> there was the assassination attempt in 1981. and his bouts with cancer. nancy reagan had her critics. she was attacked for ordering $200,000 white house china during a recession. the president defended her. >> there has been no new china for the white house since the truman administration. >> there was perhaps no greater example of how close the reagans were, than when the president was asked a question, and the first lady fed him an answer. >> we're doing everything we

>> hello. >> nancy reagan used her influence as first lady to set up a campaign to try to keep kids from taking drugs. >> i can't hear you? louder! that's wonderful. >> five years after the reagans left the white house the former president announced he was battling alzheimers disease. mrs. reagan spoke about it in an interview with mike wallace on "60 minutes" in 2002. >> that's the worst part about this disease. there is nobody to exchange memories with. >> soap as ronald reagan faded from public view, his best supporting actress moved to center stage. >> she went to his birthday party alone. >> i would like to propose a >> reporter: she signed his books for him. christened ships named for him. him. there were tributes today from

her strength of character was legendary said president clinton and secretary clinton. she leaves a remarkable legacy of good. her influence on the white house was complete and lasting. wrote president and mrs. george w. bush. from president jimmy carter. theirs was one of our nation's great love stories. and a model of shared devotion to our country. sending condolences on behalf of herself and president george h.w. bush, barbara bush said, we take comfort that they will be reunited once more. in a tweet from her stepson, michael reagan, she is once again with the man she loved. god bless. until his death and beyond. she kept the flame. in the end, burnishing and maintaining ronald reagan's legacy is her own. >> nancy, thank you for your

thank you for just being you. [ applause ] >> next presidential caucuses is tomorrow, mississippi, idaho, hawaii and michigan. michigan has the most delegates at stake. the battle tracker poll has donald trump up over ted cruz there. rubio and kasich in close race for third. hillary clinton is up 11 points over bernie sanders. clinton discussed the race with john dickerson for "face the nation." >> secretary clinton you know what it is look to be in a tough battle. last time around you stayed in all the way until the end. do you think there is anything wrong with bernie sanders stays in the fight all the way to the end? >> i think that is up to him, john. i am just very pleased at where my campaign is right now. i was really gratified by the results yesterday. we'll net delegates. and feeling good about the upcoming contest.

great broad coalition, that i think is the key to winning in november against who ever the republicans nominate. >> speaking of winning in november, the republicans seem to have all the enthusiasm, more people are turning out for their primary process much more than democrats won't that hurt in the battle in november? >> well i don't know exactly what that means. you know, i have gotten more votes than anybody running. on either side. i have gotten more votes than donald trump, although i am sure he doesn't want to hear that. and we have gotten it from a wide, broad base. i have gotten in the democratic primary, election, i have gotten more white voters except for the state of vermont all told. all told i have had more support from white voters. i feel really good about where our campaign is and where it is going. >> in places like ohio, massachusetts, there are reports that democrats, switching over

becoming republican sews they can vote for donald trump. aren't those voters you are going to want back. how do you get them back? >> well, i want to get every voter back. i will keep working during the primary to earn every vote. and make it clear i am running an inclusive campaign the i want to knock down barriers for all americans not just some of them. and i hope that, as we move forward, people will be giving a second, third look to all of the candidates. and that includes me. it include, mr. trump. so i am going to keep reaching out. and demonstrating unequivocally if people are frustrated, discouraged, upset by what is happening in the economy or the government or political system, that i come ready, prepared, to do what's necessary to make progress. i think that is a very strong case. >> let me ask you a question about somethingen the enin the news this

staffer, granted immunity from investigation into the criminal investigation of your e-mail server. when this happens. i talk to democrat has that they worry somebody is going to get indicted? >> well there is no basis for that. it is a security review. i am delighted that he has agreed to cooperate as everyone else has. and i think that we'll be moving toward a resolution of this. >> so you see -- >> after all. >> you see this as good news? >> yeah, i do. absolute absolutely. i think we are getting closer and closer to wrapping this up. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.d up it collects leaving gross germ-ridden stains. clorox toilet bowl cleaner with bleach is no match for that. but lysol power toilet bowl cleaner eliminates mineral build-up effortlessly. so why choose anything other than lysol? can a toothpaste do everything well? this clean was like pow! it added this other level of clean to it. it just kinda like...wiped everything clean. 6x cleaning

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both trump and cruz spoke to john dickerson for "face the nation." >> conservatives talked about the coarsening of the culture and job of a conservative politician to stand up and say "no more." has this campaign improved the culture? or made it worse? >> well, listen, there is no doubt there are aspects of the campaign that have gone into the gutter. we saw moments with donald trump and marco rubio engage in insults. offcolor jokes, nastier and throwing mud. my approach, i am not going to play, not going to engage in the insults and throw the mud. i don't have the views on the size of any parts of donald trump's anatomy. i am not interested in talking about that. what i am interested in talking about is issues facing american people. millions are facing stagnant wages not having jobs. my top priority is bringing back jobs and raising wages. we will do that by revealing

abolishing the irs, stopping amnesty, securing the border that's my priority. >> you said last week talked, donald trump is entertaining. it's entertaining. other stuff slips in that's the way in which conservatives i talk to for years have said that's the way the culture slips. it's the job of a politician to stand up and say no there are guardrails here. >> listen, think about what presidents have meant in history. lincoln's gettysburg address. fdr, only thing we have to fear is fear itself. jfk, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. i think people at home are asking themselves, how would we feel if our children came in repeating the word of the president of the united states. if that president was donald trump. if it would embarrass you to have your children repeat the word of the president, that's not a good thing. a president should unifiep, appeal to our better angels, appeal to our shared val use that make america who we are.

campaign. i think that's what the american people are looking for. >> donald trump said there need to be flexibility on m graduation. you talked "the new york times." and off the record conversation. he is right of course. negotiation. flexibility. right? >> he is most absolutely not right. but it was a stunning aspect of the debate. he said over and over. flexibility. flexibility. flexibility. that's one of the reasons why we are selling now, yoga mats on our website. tedcruz.org. they're breathe yoga mats. if you find yourself, boiling over with rage. spend time doing yoga. breathing maybe help you relax. listen, conservatives are used to seeing republican candidates run to the right in the primary. run to the left in the general. part of the reason we are frustrated. angry. we are tired of politicians lying to us. what was amazing about the debate, john, donald is running to the left. he is not out of the primary. in the debate this week.

to marco rubio, i agreen with you, i understand why you compromised and were flexible negotiating with chuck schumer on the gang of eight. this is the donald trump who has made immigration the centerpiece of his campaign. who said he agreed with marco rubio supporting the gang of eight amnesty bill. stunning. >> last question, something that puzzles me. you talk about he is going to bee a president. you can't let your children watch tv. marco rubio says he is a canman. all these terrible things. at the end you are asked if you will support him. you do. doesn't that undermine the criticisms say he will be a danger to conservatism and republican values. >> listen, one, hillary clinton as president would be more catastrophic. a third term of barack obama. i cannot support hillary clinton. number two at the outset of the campaign. i promised i would support the republican nominee. i am some one who keeps his word. past week on super tuesday.

we won an overwhelming victory. by 17 points. that is meaningful. people of the texas know me and my heart. ey are people i made promises to. i ran for senate. you elect me. i will leetd the fight against obama care. amnesty, lead the fight against our debt. and lead the fight to protect religious, the bill of rights. the reason we won in texas, texas said, ted you kept your word. i will tell you, john. as president iable do the same thing. >> mr. trump you are bringing a lot of new people into the republican party. some people are saying they want to leave the republican party too. what is your message to those who want to leave? good riddance? >> i think they shouldn't leave. i think they should get together. i think everybody should be unified. we are building up numbers incredible within the republican party. you have been seeing, south carolina, new hampshire, the numbers are astronomical. i don't think they have ever seen anything like this, actually. by the way the democrats are

democrats are going down, 35%, 40%. we are going up 50%. couple states over 100%. >> what do you make of the effort to try to take the nomination away from you by going to the convention? >> i am very surprised by it. very surprised to hear third party the i will appoint conservative jvdges. and a third party would mean that him ear would win or who ever is going to be running. you are going to have liberal judges as many as four or even five if you can belief that during this, period of time. so a third party means absolutely they will have four or five very liberal judges appointed as owe posed to four or five, very conservative judges. i think it is really playing with fire. >> they say they can't be in the party with you as head of it? >> i've don't understand that. i get along with people. i've am a unifieper. very much a unifier. maybe people don't see that. they will see that. my relationship to people has been great over the years. again. i am new to politics. months.

job in seven months. but we have a tremendous number of people coming in and showing up to volt. the lines in all the states that i have won have been record setting. >> in this very room, a big night or superer tuesday, you said about paul ryan you hope to get along with. if you didn't. he will have to pay a big price. you said about john mccain. he has to be very careful. how can you be a unifieper when you are saying those things about two republicans. >> i think he would pay a big price. a split party. a very split party. he has done a good job. i may be mr. conservative than ham. him. i am stronger on the border. i was in favor of paul ryan. he very much is a unifieper. sort of chosen i think. >> a lot read that as a threat. >> not ape threat. not a threat. >> itch a person wants to be the

no evasion and no games. they must reject any group or cause built on bigotry. he was talking about you. >> i have rejected. how many times do i have to reject. i reject david duke. rejected david duke. i have rejected the kkk, the ku klux klan from the time i am 5 years old. i rejected them. president of it on twitter last week. how many times. an amaze thing with twitter. i have, more than 6 million. and another 6 million with facebook. 13 million, 14 million with instagram. when i put out a minor message. everybody picks it up. donald trump tweeted something very unimportant. when i put out that i reject the kkk, david duke. noeb nobody nobody picks it up. you pick it up. everyone picks it up. simultaneously. practically the same time. they don't want to pick it up. i have been watched this question so many times. i have rejected. so many times. what did you think abut ryan

i guess that was my question. >> don't forget. he is getting a lot of information to you guys. when i tweet about a rejection almost right after the show ended. maybe i wasn't clear or something. how many times do i have to sach if it? i told cnn when chris christie endorsed me. very good endorsement, the question was asked. i rejected it there. news conference was a day before. how many times do i have to reject or disavow. >> let me ask you this question. david duke is saying to his supporters and followers, vote for donald trump. white supremacists are saying. do you want the votes? >> i don't want them. i don't want him to. i can't help it. if he says it. john, if he says it, he says it. do i want it, no. >> no, i dent want anything. >> white supremacists. >> i've don't like any group of hate. hate groups are not for me. but i have said this before -- the press hates me to say it.

up. >> you are turning, thinking more about the general election. in december last year, you said, talking hillary clinton. we view this as the war. then you asked the audience, don't weep view this as war? do you still view it as war? >> little bit. it is hypely competitive. the last person she wants to run against is me. i can tell you that. i know that. sort of interesting. one of your competitors said, i know that hillary clinton wants to run against donald trump. i called him. i said, listen here's the story. if they they want to run against me that means they dent want to run against me. do you understand that. of chess. i know for a fact. and you know for a fact the last person that she wants to run against me. i won polls. i haven't started with hillary. hillary went way down and bernie got credit.

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start of the iditarod is everything you expect from a sled dog race. except the snow on the ground didn't come from the sky above anchorage. it came on a train from further north. tim sullivan with alaska railroad. >> we have had some snowfall. the weather has been warm. >> reporter: so far anchorage received half of its average snowfall. as of friday, just 29 inches had fallen. 61 inches is normal. and the city has been storing what it plowed from local streets for the iditarod according to race coordinator carl heidelbach. >> harvesting every flaek of snow since november hiding it to make it happen. >> reporter: it wasn't enough. the 350 cubic yard of backup snow will cover three miles of the anchorage track instead of the usual 11 miles. >> we didn't want to shorten the race. but our only other option left

that's not what we wanted. we wanted the spectacle here. for our fans here. >> reporter: it happened last year as well. when there was even less snow. and it may be a trend. over the last 60 years, winter temperatures in alaska have risen by 6 degrees. a rate twice as fast as the rest of the country. and while less snow may be a good thing in other places, here in anchorage where the iditarod is the biggest tourist event of the year there is no business like snow business. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. so why do i do it? because i get paid. und... on this side of the glove i know prostate exams can save lives. so, if you are a man over 50, talk to you doctor to see if a prostate exam is right for you. if we can do it, so can you.

steve hartman found what can be described as a catalytic conversion on the road. >> go on. >> all cattlemen face challenges beyond their control. but not long ago at this ranch south of houston. tommy sawen face aid problem of his own.

its issues. it is not always easy. >> i was as unprepared for it as anybody. >> what's that? >> reporter: it all began innocently enough. shortly after they got married six years ago, rene just started hanging out with the live stock. tommy warned her. renee don't name those cows. >> reporter: but she didn't listen. >> hey, star. sunny started singing to them too. who's going next in the red trailer >> before long the rancher's wife turned into a rancher's worst nightmare. a vegan who couldn't stomach so much as living on a cattle ranch anymore. business. our marriage was going to be over. >> it wasn't working. i said i am going to sell the whole herd. if-up are going to sell the whole herd any way why don't you sell them to me. i said sell them to you. >> he looked at me. you have lost it. you are crazy.

some truth to that. but what tommy didn't know was that renee had been secretly posting a blog called vegan journal of a ranch ear wife. she attracted thousand of followers, through the contracts. renee was able to raise $30,000. enough for a hostile takeover. >> all of a sudden he was fixing to be bought out by his wife. >> is this not emasculating in any way? >> no! >> reporter: i am asking him? >> yeah, i didn't appreciate it. but you know it was growing pains. >> come here. >> reporter: here is where the story gets good. after his wife raised the money, tommy did something rare for a rancher, or any man for that matter. he put aside his ego and rekiddedrekid reconsidered a core belief. he stopped eating meat. liked how it felt. now works for his wife at rowdy

as far as we can tell the only cattle ranch conversion in the country. now that he changed for you. how would you look to change her? >> i can't thing of a thing. >> oh. >> there is everything you need to know to stay married forever. steve hartman, on the road, in angleton, texas. that is the "cbs overnight news" for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jeff glor. tributes pouring in for nancy reagan. the first lady died at the age of 94. tonight, cbs news veteran bill plant looks back at the reagan white house. >> nancy, thank you for your love. thank you for just being you. [ cheers and applause ] >> also tonight deadly flooding hits the west coast. another system threatens the south.

break travelers. what's being done about the shortage of airport screeners. cross ward controversy. and crossword controversy. a prominent puzzle maker is accused of being a copycat. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the "cbs overnight news," i'm jeff glor. nancy reagan remembered as a first lady who redefined the role. president obama and first lady michelle obama offered the assessment joining past presidents and world leaders paying tribute to mrs. reagan. mrs. reagan died from heart failure sunday morning at her home in los angeles she was 94 years old. mrs. reagan will be laid to rest beside her husband of 52 years presidential library in simi valley, california. more now from bill plant who covered >> the first lady of the united states, nancy davis reagan. >> reporter: it was a role that fit her like a glove -- of the free world.

she started. ann francis robbins was born in new york city, they called her nancy. when she was adopted by her stepfather, a prominent neurosurgeon, she took his name, and became nancy davis. >> do you always have to -- keep your promises? >> hollywood called and she became a supporting actress in a number of films including the "the next voice you hear" with james whitmore. davis was introduced to the head of the screen actors guild, his name was ronald reagan. she would later say, "being his wife was the role i wanted most." >> i was afraid you wouldn't come." "hellcats of the navy" the only movie they made together. but as his trajectory took him away from hollywood she was in the front seat with him. many said she was more ambitious than she was. when they won the white house, the country was amazed by the gaze, the adoring look of a

life was protecting him. but sometimes she couldn't. >> the president -- >> there was the assassination attempt in 1981. >> how yur -- how are you sneelg sneelg. >> and his bouts with cancer. nancy reagan had her critics. she was attacked for ordering $200,000 white house china during a recession. the president defended her. >> there has been no new china for the white house since the truman administration. >> there was perhaps no greater example of how close the reagans were, than when the president was asked a question, and the first lady fed him an answer. >> we're doing everything we can. >> thank you, sir. >> hello. to all of you listening out there. >> nancy reagan used her influence as first lady to set up a campaign to try to keep kids from taking drugs. >> i can't hear you? louder! that's wonderful. >> five years after the reagans

president announced he was battling alzheimers disease. mrs. reagan spoke about it in an interview with mike wallace on "60 minutes" in 2002. >> that's the worst part about this disease, there is february to exchange memories with. >> soap as ronald reagan faded from public view, his best supporting actress moved to center stage. >> she went to his birthday party alone. >> i would like to propose a toast to my fella. >> reporter: she signed his books for him. christened ships named for him. and received medals awarded to him. there were tributes today from across the political spectrum. her strength of character was legendary said president clinton and secretary clinton. she leaves a remarkable legacy of good. her influence on the white house was complete and lasting.

w. bush. from president jimmy carter. theirs was one of our nation's and a model of shared devotion to our country. sending condolences on behalf of herself and president george h.w. bush, barbara bush said, we take comfort that they will be reunited once more. in a tweet from her stepson, michael reagan, she is once again with the man she loved. god bless. until his death and beyond. she kept the flame. in the end, burnishing and maintaining ronald reagan's legacy is her own. >> nancy, thank you for your love. thank you for just being you. [ applause ] >> reporter: she really was the power behind the throne. nancy reagan spent her life protecting her husband. she did all the worrying so she didn't have to. and it was her instinct about people which in most cases decided who would work for ronald reagan or whose

jeff. >> one thing watching the white house, and covering it. you also had several memorable encounters with nancy reagan, did you not? the big one at a reception when i introduced my date to her as my all most fiancee. she gave me a withering stare, and she said, get her a ring. i did. >> bill plante in our washington bureau. bill, thank you very much tonight. >> the republican presidential candidates paused to pay tribute to nancy reagan. here's julianna goldman. marco rubio called nancy reagan a true example of integrity and in another tweet, ted cruz said she will be remembered for her deep passion for this nation and love for her husband. an amazing woman wrote donald trump. news of nancy reagan's death came on a day when most candidates vying to inherit

taking a break before the next round of critical contests. >> she is now, as she used to say, "with her ronnie." >> john kasich was the exception. campaigning in his home state of ohio, alongside arnold schwarzenegger. looking beyond the four states he lost yesterday. >> marco ruby had a very, very bad night. >> donald trump won kentucky and louisiana saturday. but lost to cruz in kansas and maine. rubio like kasich was 0-4. last night trump called on the florida senator to drop out. >> i would love to take on ted one-on-one. that would be so much fun. >> cruz seemed to agree. >> if you are not able to win primaries, not amassing enough delegates to get the nominee, every candidate has to reflect. >> while rubio insists he will win his home state of florida. some unlikely republicans are coming around to cruz. like lindsay graham said this to say. if you killed ted cruz on the

nobody could convict you. today he said the gop need to up night before march 15. >> to me it is clear that ted made the best case thus far that he can be the alternative to trump. rubio is rejecting call to drop out before march 15th. >> jeff, looked like he scored his second win. the associated press has said ruby has won the puerto rico primary that means he will likely take the territory's 23 delegates. >> thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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so here is the delegate counts stand tonight. donald trump 374 delegates. ted cruz is next with 293. marco rubio has 123. will get more from puerto rico. hillary clinton has more than 1,100 delegates.

total. for both parties the big delegate prize tuesday in michigan where a cbs news battleground tracker shows trump comfortably ahead of the pack. democrats are debating in flint tonight. and nancy cordes is there. >> i am thrilled we are adding to our pledged delegate count. >> reporter: here in michigan, hillary clinton celebrated a landslide victory in louisiana. bernie sanders won in kansas and nebraska. but the states are smaller and so clinton ended up with 55 new delegates. sanders, 47. sanders still insists he's the one gaining steam. >> honestly i belief i am the candidate to create that large voter turnout and make sure that we retain the white house.

in michigan. she spent the weekend visiting african-american churches in detroit. >> madam president. >> not yet. >> that sounds good. >> sanders took another approach. >> my view is different than secretary clinton's. >> reporter: hammering clinton for past support of free trade deals in a state hit hard by foreign competition. >> in every major trade agreement i have not only voted against them but helped lead the position. reporter: both candidates de flint's water crisis a rsonal cause. >> clean water is not optional, my friends. >> clinton brings it of in almost every speech. we have to support them until the all city's families have clean, safe water. on face the nation, john dickerson asked clinton while republican turnout is up. and democrat turnout is down. >> i have gotten more votes. than any body running on either side. i have gotten more votes than donald trump. sure he doesn't want to hear that. >> michigan with 130 delegates

candidates have competed in so far. not only reason it is important. they see the state as bellwether for other rust belt states. ohio, indiana, illinois. that's what makes to night's debate more high stakes than usual. jeff, especially for sanders. >> nancy cordes, thank you. california in dire need of rain lately. this weekend they're getting some. too much in parts. leading to flooding and two deaths. here's danielle nottingham. >> reporter: so much rain outside sacramento. three inches in 24 hours. a woman died when her car got trapped on the highway. another driver died in san ramon. heavy wind downed trees and snapped power lines. in southern california emergency crews pulled several people out of the los angeles river. rough waters in oregon left

this coast guard rescue. wind gusts there reached more than 50 miles per hour. >> snowing in tahoe. >> reporter: california ski resorts reported as much as 2 inches of new snow since friday. forecasters say totals could reach five feats in the highest elevations by monday afternoon. much needed snow after a dry february left the sierra nevada snow pack below average. state officials say several more el nino storms like this one are needed before california can emerge from the four-year drought. danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. >> for more on this and the south, bring in chief meteorologist eric fisher of wbz eric. >> jeff, watching a second storm system. the one yesterday, wettest day in san francisco since 2014. through the evening. hail, wind gust as long coastal it punches further southward. bring heaviest rainfall into

before it drives inland monday night. look at significant rain as the ate tries to catch up for a y february. ill a threat of debris flows. d also a chance for trees coming down. strong wind gust as cross the west and southwest as we head through the next 24 hours. at the same time, a set up in the east with high pressure off the east coast. a deep flow out of the gulf of mexico. jeff, this is the area to watch all week long. could see double digit rainfall and big flood threat especially in eastern texas. >> eric fisher, thank you very much. >> up next, a man under arrest after a bizarre airplane incident in london. u.s. airports -- will longer lines mean shorter tempers?

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in london, a man charged with illegally boarding a plane at heathrow airport and locking himself in the cockpit of a british airways jet. in london with the latest on this. jonathan. >> reporter: good evening. officials say a man broke through a security fence at london heathrow's perimeter and ran to a british airways hangar where a 747, empty, with doors unlocked. a 38-year-old portuguese national locked himself inside the high security cockpit with full access to all controls. emergency crews were quick to th scene but had a difficult time breaching the bomb proof doors. they broke in and arrested the man. motive is unclear.

he is connected to terrorism. jeff in a statement, heathrow says they are working with police and security is under constant review. >> if it seems like airport security lines are getting longer it's because they are. the tsa says for now there is nothing they can do about it. >> tsa precheck over here. >> reporter: across the country, long lines and frustrated passengers are stacking up at airport security check points. >> this is bad. bad as i have seen it. >> reporter: airlines have been warning passengers about longer waits. passengers, responded with choice tweets of their own. >> you have seen a 10.5% increase in travel since 2011. >> reporter: today, the senator said that the record number of passengers traveling this year reflects a national trend. >> this is a problem not unique

problem across the country. nationally the number of tsa screeners is down, 15% since 2011. tsa head peter neffenger told congress theagency is taking steps to do more with less. >> rethinking how we invest in technology and partnering with airlines and airports, to devil of and install dramatically improved, passenger screening environment in a couple key airports. >> atlanta airport general manager says the problems have considering replacing tsa screeners with private security workers. in a recent letter to the head of the tsa, he said, the airport is dreading the outcome of the summer of 2016. now, wouldn't be the first time an airport privatized security workers. san francisco, kansas city and jeff, some travelers online say they have been getting to the airport two hours in advance of their flight. and still missing it because of delays at security. >> jamie, thank you.

handing in his badge. peyton manning will make it official tomorrow. he is retiring after 1 sea soz in the nfl. over the two decades. manning became one of the game's all time greats on the field and constant presence off it. manning will make the announcement in denver. and barry peterson is there. >> reporter: even in the glow of winning super bowl 50. manning told cbs this morning, retirement was on his mind. >> i will certainly talk about it with ashley and pray about it. >> reporter: a lot of words about manning. in sports the numbers often matter more. winning two super bowls, the nfl leader in passing yards and touchdown passes. off the field, a busy pitchman, showing off another talent, singing. >>. epic comeback starts right re >> the season came with

still under review by the nfl that a clinic in indiana sent illegal performance enhancing drug human growth hormone to his home. manning's spokesman said his wife did receive a medication. manning denied getting any medication from her. >> i have done it the long way, the hard way. saying anything otherwise is a complete, total joke, defamation and it really ticks me off. >> new charges of sexual harassment from days as pquarterback at university of tennessee. manning settled a previous allegation out of court years ago. in five years he is eligible for the football hall of fame. but this year, he savored a hero's welcome in denver, a crowd estimated at 1 million heard manning as always, share the glory. >> this season we had a lot of new players -- this season, guys

>> perhaps his career is best summed up in a quote from a competing coach who said "it was like playing a computer who knew what you did before, what you are doing now, and what you are planning to do later." jeff. >> barry peterson in denver. thank you very much. >> there has been another smash-and-grab at a gun store. this one in petalum, california. thieves crashed the car through

driving off with 18 handguns we close with a scandal all over the papers. a prominent maker of cross word puzzles accused of plagiarism. he claims he was just clueless. here is contessa brewer. >> reporter: downright dirty and across the board unethical, a puzzle writer's algorithm spells trouble for "usa today's" cross word editor timothy parker. a database of 53,000 puzzles showed 60 edited by parker, borrow seemingly directly from "the new york times." parker titled this, dare to compare. we did, same theme, same order. two identical clues, as a times puzzle from 1997. edited by will shorts. >> it can take a puzzle maker as much time to come up with a good fresh theme as to fill the grid and write the clues. so to borrow or take someone else's creativity and coming up

its not right. >> website 538 examined the database and found parker republished puzzles in "usa today" with only minor changes but under different bylines. parker told 538, to me it is mere coincidence. we don't look at anybody's puzzles or care about anyone else's puzzles. parker edits u.s. syndicated universal cross word with clients including cbs news. parker, "usa today" and universal cross word have not answered our calls. >> it reflects poorly on "usa today" and should have a cross word editor worthy of their paper. >> "the new york times" tweets, is that cross word plagiarized? you fill in the blank. >> that's the "cbs overnight news" for monday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and cbs this

rk city, i'm jeff glor. welcome to the "cbs overnight news." i'm jeff glor. president obama says mrs. reagan redefined the role of the first

michael deever said, without nancy there would be no president reagan. bill plant has more. >> the first lady of the united states, nancy davis reagan. >> reporter: it was a role that fit her like a glove. of the free world. she started. ann francis robbins was born in new york city, they called her when she was adopted by her stepfather, a prominent neurosurgeon, she took his name, and became nancy davis. >> do you always have to -- keep your promises? >> hollywood called and she became a supporting actress in a number of films including the next voice you hear with james whitmore. davis was introduced to the head of the screen actors guild, his name was ronald reagan. she was later say, "being his wife was the role i wanted most." >> i was afraid you wouldn't come." "hellcats of the navy" the only movie they made together. as his trajectory took him away

front seat with him. many said she was more ambitious than he was. when they won the white house, the country was amazed by the gaze, the adoring look of a woman who said her main job in life was protecting him. but sometimes she couldn't. >> the president -- >> there was the assassination attempt in 1981. and his bouts with cancer. nancy reagan had her critics. she was attacked for ordering $200,000 white house china during a recession. the president defended her. >> there has been no new china for the white house since the truman administration. >> there was perhaps no greater example of how close the reagans were, than when the president was asked a question, and the >> we're doing everything we can. >> we're doing everything we can. >> thank you, sir.

listening out there. >> nancy reagan used her influence as first lady to set up a campaign to try to keep kids from taking drugs. >> i can't hear you? louder! that's wonderful. >> five years after the reagans left the white house the former president announced he was battling alzheimers disease. mrs. reagan spoke about it in an interview with mike wallace on "60 minutes" in 2002. >> that's the worst part about is disease. there is nobody to exchange memories with. >> so as ronald reagan faded from public view, his best supporting actress moved to center stage. >> she went to his birthday party alone. >> i would like to propose a toast to my fella. >> reporter: she signed his books for him. christened ships named for him.

him. there were tributes today from across the political spectrum. her strength of character was legendary said president clinton and secretary clinton. she leaves a remarkable legacy of good. her influence on the white house was complete and lasting. wrote president and mrs. george w. bush. from president jimmy carter. theirs was one of our nation's great love stories. and a model of shared devotion to our country. sending condolences on behalf of herself and president george h.w. bush, barbara bush said, we take comfort that they will be reunited once more. in a tweet from her stepson, michael reagan, she is once again with the man she loved. god bless. until his death and beyond. she kept the flame. in the end, burnishing and maintaining ronald reagan's legacy is her own. >> nancy, thank you for your

thank you for just being you. [ applause ] >> next set of presidential voting and caucuses is tomorrow, with mississippi, idaho, hawaii and michigan. michigan has the most delegates at stake. the battle tracker poll has donald trump up over ted cruz there. rubio and kasich in close race for third. amungs carat -- among democrats -- hillary clinton is up 11 points over bernie sanders. clinton discussed the race with john dickerson for "face the nation." >> secretary clinton, you know what it is like to be in a tough delegate battle. last time around you stayed in all the way until the end. do you think there is anything wrong with bernie sanders stays in the fight all the way to the end? >> i think that is up to him, john. i am just very pleased at where my campaign is right now. i was really gratified by the results yesterday. we'll net delegates. and feeling good about the upcoming contest. i have really put together a

think is the key to winning in november against who ever the republicans nominate. >> speaking of winning in november, the republicans seem to have all the enthusiasm, more people are turning out for their primary process much more than democrats won't that hurt in the battle in november? >> well i don't know exactly what that means. you know, i have gotten more votes than anybody running. on either side. i have gotten more votes than donald trump, although i am sure he doesn't want to hear that. and we have gotten it from a wide, broad base. i have gotten in the democratic primary, election, i have gotten more white voters except for the state of vermont all told. all told i have had more support from white voters. i feel really good about where our campaign is and where it is going. >> in places like ohio,

that democrats, switching over changing their registration, becoming republican sews they can vote for donald trump. aren't those voters you are going to want back. how do you get them back? >> well, i want to get every voter back. i will keep working during the primary to earn every vote. and make it clear i am running an inclusive campaign the i want to knock down barriers for all americans not just some of them. and i hope that, as we move forward, people will be giving a second, third look to all of the candidates. and that includes me. it include, mr. trump. so i am going to keep reaching out. and demonstrating unequivocally if people are frustrated, discouraged, upset by what is happening in the economy or the government or political system, that i come ready, prepared, to do what's necessary to make progress. i think that is a very strong case. >> let me ask you a question

week, brian pagliano, former state department staffer, who was granted immunity from prosecution into the criminal investigation of your e-mail server. when this happens. i talk to democrat has that they worry somebody is going to get indicted? >> well there is no basis for that. it is a security review. i am delighted that he has agreed to cooperate as everyone else has. and i think that we'll be moving toward a resolution of this. >> so you see -- >> after all. >> you see this as good news? >> yeah, i do. absolutely. i think we are getting closer >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.ws on tv now, i'm walking them. life is unpredictable being flake free isn't. because i have used head and shoulders for 20 years. used regularly, it removes up to 100% of flakes keeping you protected

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trump won louisiana and ntucky. th trump and cruz spoke to hn dickerson for "face the tion." conservatives talked about the coarsening of the culture and job of a conservative politician to stand up and say "no more." has this campaign improved the culture? or made it worse? >> well, listen, there is no doubt there are aspects of the campaign that have gone into the gutter. we saw moments with donald trump and marco rubio engage in insults. offcolor jokes, nastier and throwing mud. my approach, i am not going to play, not going to engage in the insults and throw the mud. i don't have the views on the size of any parts of donald trump's anatomy. i am not interested in talking about that. what i am interested in talking about is issues facing american people. millions are facing stagnant wages not having jobs. my top priority is bringing back jobs and raising wages.

obama care, passing a flat tax. abolishing the irs, stopping amnesty, securing the border that's my priority. >> you said last week talked, donald trump is entertaining. it's entertaining. other stuff slips in that's the way in which conservatives i talk to for years have said that's the way the culture slips. it's the job of a politician to stand up and say no there are guardrails here. >> listen, think about what presidents have meant in history. lincoln's gettysburg address. fdr, only thing we have to fear is fear itself. jfk, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. i think people at home are asking themselves, how would we feel if our children came in repeating the word of the president of the united states. if that president was donald trump. if it would embarrass you to

word of the president, that's t a good thing. president should unifiep, peal to our better angels, peal to our shared val use at make america who we are. d that is how i am trying to mpaign. think that's what the american ople are looking for. donald trump said there need be flexibility on m immigration. you talked "the new york times." and off the record conversation. he is right of course. negotiation. flexibility. right? >> he is most absolutely not right. but it was a stunning aspect of the debate. he said over and over. flexibility. flexibility. flexibility. that's one of the reasons why we are selling now, yoga mats on our website. tedcruz.org. they're breathe yoga mats. if you find yourself, boiling over with rage. spend time doing yoga. breathing maybe help you relax. listen, conservatives are used to seeing republican candidates run to the right in the primary. run to the left in the general. part of the reason we are frustrated. angry. we are tired of politicians lying to us. what was amazing about the debate, john, donald is running to the left. he is not out of the primary. in the debate this week. donald stood up there and said

you, i understand why you compromised and were flexible negotiating with chuck schumer on the gang of eight. this is the donald trump who has made immigration the centerpiece of his campaign. who said he agreed with marco rubio supporting the gang of eight amnesty bill. stunning. >> last question, something that puzzles me. you talk about he is going to be a president. you can't let your children watch tv. marco rubio says he is a con man. all these terrible things. at the end you are asked if you will support him. you do. doesn't that undermine the criticisms say he will be a danger to conservatism and publican values. listen, one, hillary clinton president would be more tastrophic. third term of barack obama. cannot support hillary clinton. number two at the outset of the campaign. i promised i would support the republican nominee. i am some one who keeps his word. past week on super tuesday. in the state of texas.

by 17 points. that was particularly meaningful. the people of texas, they know me. and they know my heart. they are people i made promises to. i ran for senate. you elect me. i will lead the fight against obama care. amnesty, lead the fight against our debt. and lead the fight to protect religious, the bill of rights. the reason we won in texas, texas said, ted you kept your word. i will tell you, john. as president i will do the very same thing. >> mr. trump you are bringing a lot of new people into the republican party. to leave the republican party too. good riddance? >> i think they shouldn't leave. i think they should get together. i think everybody should be

we are building up numbers incredible within the republican party. you have been seeing, south carolina, new hampshire, the numbers are astronomical. i don't think they have ever seen anything like this, actually. by the way the democrats are losing. democrats are going down, 35%, %. are going up 50%. uple states over 100%. what do you make of the fort to try to take the mination away from you by ing to the convention? i am very surprised by it. ry surprised to hear third rty the i will appoint nservative judges. and a third party would mean that him ear would win or who ever is going to be running. you are going to have liberal judges as many as four or even five if you can belief that during this, period of time. so a third party means absolutely they will have four or five very liberal judges appointed as owe posed to four or five, very conservative judges. i think it is really playing with fire. >> they say they can't be in the rty with you as head of it? i've don't understand that. get along with people. very much a unifier.

they will see that. my relationship to people has been great over the years. again. i am new to politics. been doing this now for seven months. i think i have done a very good job in seven months. but we have a tremendous number of people coming in and showing up to volt. e lines in all the states that have won have been record tting. in this very room, a big ght or superer tuesday, you id about paul ryan you hope to t along with. you didn't. will have to pay a big price. u said about john mccain. he has to be very careful. how can you be a unifier when you are saying those things about two republicans. >> i think he would pay a big price. you'd really have a split party. a very split party. he has done a good job. i may be mr. conservative than him. i am stronger on the border. but he has done a very good job. i was in favor of paul ryan. he very much is a unifier. he was sort of chosen i think. >> a lot read that as a threat. >> not ape threat.

>> paul ryan said, if a person wants to be the nominee of the republican party. no evasion and no games. they must reject any group or cause built on bigotry. he was talking about you. >> i have rejected. how many times do i have to reject. i reject david duke. rejected david duke. i have rejected the kkk, the ku klux klan from the time i am 5 years old. i rejected them. president of it on twitter last week. how many times. an amaze thing with twitter. i have, more than 6 million. and another 6 million with facebook. 13 million, 14 million with instagram. when i put out a minor message. everybody picks it up. donald trump tweeted something very unimportant. let me just explain -- when i put out that i reject the kkk, david duke. nobody picks it up. you know why they don't? they don't want to pick it up. you pick it up. everyone picks it up. simultaneously. practically the same time. they don't want to pick it up. i have been asked this question so many times. i have rejected.

what did you think about ryan saying that? i guess that was my question. >> don't forget. he is getting a lot of information to you guys. when i tweet about a rejection almost right after the show ended. maybe i wasn't clear or something. how many times do i have to sach if it? endorsed me. very good endorsement, the question was asked. i rejected it there. before. reject or disavow. >> let me ask you this question. david duke is saying to his supporters and followers, vote for donald trump. white supremacists are saying. you want the votes? i don't want them. i don't want him to. i can't help it. if he says it. but i don't want it. john, if he says it, he says it. do i want it, no. no, i don't want anything. >> white supremacists. >> i don't like any group of hate. hate groups are not for me. but i have said this before -- the press hates me to say it.

up. >> you are turning, thinking more about the general election. in december last year, you said, talking hillary clinton. we view this as the war. then you asked the audience, don't we view this as war? do you still view it as war? >> little bit. yeah, look it is highly competitive. the last person she wants to run against is me. i can tell you that. i know that. sort of interesting. one of your competitors said, i know that hillary clinton wants to run against donald trump. i called him. i said, listen here's the story. if they say they want to run against me that means, they don't want to run against me. do you understand that. because that's the way, a game of chess. i know for a fact. and you know for a fact the last rson that she wants to run against me. i've won numerous polls against hillary. i haven't started with hillary. i had a brief moment weeks go. hillary went way down and bernie got credit. running a great campaign.

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in alaska the iditarod is under way. 85 mushers taking part in the grueling trip across the alaskan wilderness this year. sunday the official start of the race from willow, alaska. saturday the ceremonial start at anchorage had to be cut short by lack of snow. carter evans has more. >> rookie race for her. >> reporter: the ceremonial

everything you expect from a sled dog race. except the snow on the ground didn't come from the sky above anchorage. it came on a train from further north. tim sullivan with alaska railroad. >> we have had some snowfall. the weather has been warm. >> reporter: so far anchorage received half of its average snowfall. as of friday, just 29 inches had fallen. 61 inches is normal. and the city has been storing what it plowed from local streets for the iditarod according to race coordinator carl heidelbach. >> harvesting every flaek of snow since november hiding it to make it happen. >> reporter: it wasn't enough. the 350 cubic yard of backup snow will cover three miles of the anchorage track instead of the usual 11 miles. >> we didn't want to shorten the race. but our only other option left was to take it from anchorage. that's not what we wanted.

for our fans here. >> reporter: it happened last year as well. when there was even less snow. and it may be a trend. over the last 60 years, winter temperatures in alaska have risen by 6 degrees. a rate twice as fast as the rest of the country. and while less snow may be a good thing in other places, here in anchorage where the iditarod is the biggest tourist event of the yar there is no business like snow business. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles.

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job placement and training for people in your community. steve hartman found what can be described as a catalytic conversion on the road. >> go on. >> all cattlemen face challenges beyond their control. but not long ago at this ranch south of houston.

his own. >> you know, every marriage has its issues. it is not always easy. >> i was as unprepared for it as anybody. >> what's that? >> reporter: it all began innocently enough. shortly after they got married six years ago, rene just started hanging out with the live stock. tommy warned her. nee don't name those cows. >> reporter: but she didn't listen. >> hey, star. sunny started singing to them too. who's going next in the red trailer >> before long the rancher's wife turned into a rancher's worst nightmare. a vegan who couldn't stomach so much as living on a cattle ranch anymore. >> just want to get out of the business. r marriage was going to be er. it wasn't working. said i am going to sell the ole herd. -up are going to sell the ole herd any way why don't you ll them to me. said sell them to you. he looked at me. u have lost it. you are crazy.

some truth to that. but what tommy didn't know was that renee had been secretly posting a blog called vegan journal of a ranch ear wife. she attracted thousand of followers, through the contracts. renee was able to raise $30,000. enough for a hostile takeover. >> all of a sudden he was fixing to be bought out by his wife. >> is this not emasculating in any way? >> no! >> reporter: i am asking him? >> yeah, i didn't appreciate it. but you know it was growing pains. >> come here. >> reporter: here is where the story gets good. after his wife raised the money, tommy did something rare for a rancher, or any man for that matter. he put aside his ego and reconsidered a core belief. he stopped eating meat. liked how it felt.

sanctuary. as far as we can tell the only ttle ranch conversion in the untry. captioning funded by cbs it's monday, march 7th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news."

the nation mourns the former first lady. smitten with her ronnie. >> well, at that point, i just wanted to meet ronald reagan! the gloves come off in the democratic debate with bernie sanders showing he is not backing down. >> excuse me. i'm talking. a major newspaper is accused of ripping off "the new york times" famed crossword puzzles. we are hearing from "the times" editor. >> they should have a crossword puzzle that is worthy of their editor. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm meg oliver in for aemg. nancy reagan died yesterday at the age of 94 from congestive heart failure. above all else, mrs. reagan is