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chance for the republican presidential hopefuls to derail donald trump's bid to secure the party's nomination. the candidates debate tonight in texas. that is one of 11 states to vote in super tuesday's contest next week. 5 595 delegates are up for grab and more than half to win the nomination. trump holds 81 and the front-runner is taking aim at the democrat he might face in the general election. >> boy, oh, boy, she has become like a marshmallow. it's wonderful. man! >> reporter: trump zeroed in on hillary clinton's push to align herself with president obama in his first appearance since the big victory in the nevada caucuses, trump took questions from christian conservatives at pat robertson's university. he was put on the defensive by

>> i think we have good reason to believe that there is a bombshell in donald trump's taxes. i think there is something there. either he is not anywhere near as wealthy as he says he is or he hasn't been paying the kind of taxes we would expect him to pay, or perhaps he hasn't been giving money to the vets or to the disabled. >> reporter: trump called romney a fool on twitter. but ended up talking about his taxes in an interview with cnn's anderson cooper. >> tax returns are very implicated. i have many, many companies. i have, you know, tremendously, i have a very complex system of taxes. and, frankly, i get ordered every single year. >> reporter: trump skipped the televised town hall on fox news but stopping his acent to the nomination. their common theme, most republicans still don't support trump. >> we are not going to allow the conservative movement to be defined by a nominee who isn't a conservative. we are probably going to see

but it's a matter of accumulating delegates and it's continuing to put one foot in front of the other. >> with fewer candidates, i think maybe there's a possibility -- i'm not sure it's going to happen, but a possibility people may actually start getting interested in the real solutions. >> the only campaign that can beat donald and the only campaign that has beaten donald is our campaign. >> super tuesday is even bigger for the democrats. 865 delegates will be on the line. but, first, is this saturday's south carolina primary. the latest poll shows clinton with a commanding lead. a large delegate count on super tuesday could give her an insurmountable lead. bernie sanders campaigned in oklahoma yesterday where 42 delegates are up for grabs. a twist in the growing political battle over replacing antonin scalia on supreme court. cbs news has confirmed the white house is considering nominating the republican governor for

he is a moderate former federal judge appointed by george w. bush but senate republicans continue to insist they will not consider any obama appointment. it's reported this morning that apple is working on making it impossible for the government to break into a locked iphone. "the new york times" reports apple engineers are working on the new security measure. the fbi wants apple to help it break into an iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. apple is refusing. tim cook told abc news, this is an uncomfortable position for apple to be in. >> to oppose your government on something doesn't feel good. and to oppose it on something where we are advocating for supposed to protect, it is incredibly ironic. >> cook says he is prepared to take apple's battle with the fbi to the supreme court. the united states is

security council a resolution to expand sanctions against north korea because of its latest nuclear test. north korea has been under u.n. sanctions since 2006. the expanded sanctions including black listing individuals and tightening tightening restrictions on korean banks. coming up on the "morning news." we will show you a new seat for mimic a human spine for maximum comfort. first, pop star adele takes a very public stand in support of singer kesha. this is the "cbs morning news." i love bread. i now just manage it, so i don't deny myself bread, i have bread everyday. that's the genius of this program. i lost 26 pounds and i have

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in the 41-day standoff last month. rick perry celebrated after being cleared of charges. the former texas governor took a stroll in downtown austin. two abusive power counts against him were dropped. rolling stone reports that kesha is taking her fight with a producer to facebook. the singer says this issue is bigger just about me. she wants to end her contract with sony music and dr. luke, claiming he sexually abused her. he denies it. the seattle times reports how a last-minute transplant saved a baby's life. the 7-month-old boy was born with a severe heart defect. he was days away from death when a donor heart became available. 25 babies in the u.s. died last year waiting for hearts. still ahead, a new range of emotions on facebook. the social media network is hoping to wow users with new

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facebook unveils its new emjois. there are five new animated emjois to express their feelings behind like. love, ha ha, wow, sad, angry. they launched them yesterday. facebook says it conducted research for a year to come up with these new emjois. universal enough. your job may matter more than your looks when it comes to a dating mate. the sexiest jobs list held by tender uses that attract the most attention. for women the top five is physical therapist, interior designer, founder/entrepreneur, p. slrks pr/communications and teacher. men are pilot,

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a star-stunned dded lineup paid tribute to ray charles last night at the white house. >> his accolades are too many to make but a diversity of music, a chorus of cultures and of styles that truly makes america, the beautiful. >> president obama said it was a bittersweet celebration for him. last night's performance was his last as president. one of president obama's top speech writers has lined up his next gig. david lit, has taken a job with comedy site funnier or die. only six days remain on countdown.

space. he tweeted this shot wednesday night riding 96 sunsets or six days and a wake-up left. speaking from the international space station yesterday, kelly revealed how he'll spend his first day back at home. >> the first thing is just being around the people that you miss and that are important to you and spending time with them. you know, after that, i think i might jump in my pool or take a shower. >> sounds good. kelly comes back to earth on march 1st. the gymnast will be skipping the 2016 olympics. maroney introduced wednesday she is no longer compete ing in gymnastics and will not competing in the rio. she even recreated it with the president.

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a kentucky man learned how many different ways smoking a cigarette can be dangerous with your help. a cigarette explodes in his pockets and he runs outside and takes his pants off and eventually is doused with a fire extinguisher. he said he suffered third-degree burns. basketball players have the sudden cardiac death related to sports in the united states. the nba has released a study that looks at what is normal and what is not when it comes to athletes' hearts. omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: at 7'1", isaiah

after two standout years on the court for baylor university, he was heading for the 2014 nba draft. >> i was playing some of the best basketball of my life. >> reporter: but his dreams were about to change. league doctors ran tests, including imaging of his heart. he had a genetic condition that leaves part of the aorta abnormally large and puts patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. >> accepting in that in life and health is more important than the game. >> reporter: researchers at university of medical center have released a new study that for the first time examines the hearts of nba players. >> we have provided a frame of reference that all physicians can use to help decide what is normal and what is abnormal. >> reporter: researchers analyze

500 nba players. >> the aorta route diameters actually reached a plateau. no matter how big you get, there was a certain limit. >> reporter: isaiah won't be able to play in the nba. >> i miss every day. it was my first love. >> reporter: he pours his competitive spirit into a new sport. you golf? >> i do, yeah. >> reporter: how are you? >> i'm actually pretty good. >> reporter: he uses his foundation to educate other athletes. omar villafranca, cbs news, waco, texas. a little girl in washington is getting support from around the world as she battles cancer. 3-year-old he will li walton has gone 17 surgeries since the tumor was discovered on her brain since a baby. she spent most of her life in the hospital so her mother put out a call a social media to bring post cards to eli and her.

from belgium. >> she has the ability to >> reporter: her tumor is coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," against the 71 million dollar talcum powder products. a look at the growth of start-up companies in the heartland. and usa goaltender hope solo that is the "cbs morning news" i'm anne-marie green.

from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz this morning. >> a severe weather alert this morning. thanks for being here it's 4:30 i am kathryn hauser. >> i am chris mckinnon. thursday february 25th and it's nasty out there let's look over boston and you can see the cameras shaking. big story of the morning is the wind. let's get over to danielle niles with the warnings and watches going on. >> the wind you guys and the thunderstorms that have been rolling through has been a wild morning and the temperatures too you may have noticed up into the 60s. let's bring in the severe thunderstorm warning in effect right now.