this friday. captioning funded by cbs it's friday, march 4th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." the republican race gets down and dirty. donald trump fender off a day of attack by slinging more insults at the latest gop debate. a nuclear threat from north korea. in the face of stiffer sanctions, kim jong-un tells his military to have his military arsenal ready at any time. a thief thinks he is getting away, until he runs into a moving suv. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news

good to be with you. i'm meg oliver in for anne-marie green. donald trump can't hide from attacks from his fellow republicans from taking blistering criticism from the two past gop nominees, trump was bashed from all sides including the moderator since super tuesday. but the billionaire isn't shying away from the trash talk that had you pim on the inside track from winning the nomination. between now and tuesday, eight states and puerto rico, hold their contests for the gop. michigan and its 59 delegates is the biggest prize. weijia jiang is at the site of last night's debate in detroit. >> reporter: only four candidates took the stage, but front-runner donald trump was clearly at the center and on defense. his opponents and the moderators dug at him for details about policies in between the flying insults that quickly turned dirty. >> does anyone whoever deserves

>> he referred to my hands. something else may be small. i guarantee you, there is no problem. i guarantee you. >> reporter: the gop debate on the fox news channel quickly turned into a shouting match. >> don't worry about it, little marco, i will. >> let's hear, big donald. >> don't worry about it, little >> gentlemen! >> breathe, breathe, breathe! you can do it! you can breathe! i know it's hard. >> reporter: ted cruz accused politicians. >> donald trump has written checks to hillary clinton, not once, not twice, not three times, ten times. >> the last person that hillary clinton wants to face is donald trump. >> reporter: marco rubio and cruz teamed up to bash trump on a lawsuit claiming his trump university seminars amount to fraud. >> because he is trying to do to the american voter what he did to the people that signed up for this course. he is making promises he has no intention of keeping. >> we are going to spend the spring -- the fall and the summer with the republican nominee facing a fraud trial.

>> reporter: trump also faced some tough questions from the fox news moderators. >> you change your tune on so many things and that has some people saying, what is his core? >> megyn, i have a very strong core. >> reporter: not only did trump -- from inside the fox theater but outside, a huge group of protesters chanted dump trump. >> dump trump. >> we know that donald trump is in there. and he's no good. >> this is cleaner than trump. it's not vulgar like mr. trump is. >> reporter: john kasich chose to emphasize his own record. >> peoply wherever i go, you seem to be the adult on the stage. >> reporter: kasich, cruz, and rubio all said they would support trump if he wins the nomination but planned to challenge him to the finish line. >> if i win ohio, we are probably going to end up in a convention, a brokered convention and then find out -- >> who is that? >> i can't do the math. l i know my folks tell me that nobody will go to the convention with enough delegates and then,

>> reporter: cruz and rubio hammered trump about an off-the-record interview with "the new york times" in which trump reportedly dialed back his firm stance on illegal immigration. they asked him to authorize the release of that recorded conversation, but trump refused. they will all face off again during the next debate in miami next week. in detroit, michigan, weijia jiang, cbs news. the attacks on trump started thursday morning. 2012 republican presidential nominee mitt romney blasted trump saying he is unfit for the presidency. >> the bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. >> john john mccain. in the spin room after the debate, trump gave his response to cbs news chief white house correspondent major garrett. >> i didn't know that mccain

he better, you know, i'm sure that -- >> reporter: he said he agreed with what romney said? >> he did. that is not nice and he has to be careful. >> reporter: why? >> i will -- i will -- you'll find out. but romney is a failed candidate. he made a fool out of himself. he should have beaten barack obama. a blizzard of criticism, is that enough to slow down trump's momentum? cbs news political editor steve gig gi chagarris gives his opinion. >> rorter: as expected, cruz and rubio went after trump all night and landed questions but the question continues to be is it too little, too late? john kasich by all accnts had a solid debate but his problem it's an untraditional year and despite all but anybodyrump ranker all three of his decided to support him if he is the

coming up on "cbs this morning," "face the nation" moderator and cbs news political director john dickerson will have more on last night's debate. ere were several protesters outside the gop debate, including one calling for charges against recover rick snyder because of the flint water crisis that has resulted in high levels of lead in some children. inside, marco rubio said everyone is outraged but the way the problem is being painted by democrats is not fair. >> this should not be part of an issue. the way the democrats tried to turn this into a partisan issue and somehow republicans woke up in the morning and it's a good idea to poison some kids with lead. it's abrd. >> the democratic candidates are scheduled to debate in flint this sunday. hillary clinton's e-mails is a hot topic. "the new york times" reports

private server. bryan pagliano is cooperating with the fbi. now 200 e-mails are now considered classified. the justice department is expected to wrap up its investigation soon. >> what i know some of the officials over there have said is she is not a target of the investigation. >> reporter: the last of clinton's 30,000 e-mails were released this week. a dire order from north korean leader kim junk un. their military should be able to launch a preeverymptive strike. they say it's unlikely the north has the capability of launching a nuclear strike against the united states. apple is getting tech support in its encryption ballots with the federal government. more than two dozen technology

amazon and google are supporting. apple maintains that would set a dangerous precedent, threatening customer security. three men are under arrest following the brazen break-in at a texas gun store. they used a truck to rip off the doors of a houston gun shop on tuesday. ten thieves rushed in and grabbed guns by the sack full and they were gone in two minutes and got away with 85 weapons. coming up on the "morning news." closing arguments. the erin andrews video case could go to the jury as early as today. and caitlyn jenner says who

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police in georgia say a craigslist deal gone wrong led to gunfire at a mall. people in the food court scattered when they heard shots outside. the police said a man selling a computer had shots before a man fled without paying for it. a man beaten outside of dodgers stadium is speaking. he spoke at a high school in santa cruz, california. he believes he survived for a reason.

story of survival. i want to stop bullies from hurting anyone. >> a giants fan said he was attacked by people at dodgers stadium. two men convicted in the beating are in prison. a megamerger in the works. a roller coaster that promises some extra thrills. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there were modest gains on wall street as oil prices continue to stabilize and energy companies posted some solid gains. the dow jumped 44 points, the s&p rose 7. the nasdaq added 4. chinese-owned theater is buying another cinema making it the largest movie operator in the united states and the world. amc is paying 1.1 billion dollars for carmike. apple is expanding its presence on twitter with a support page

answer any apple-related questions and tweet out helpful info. in its first three hours it had over 35,000 followers. apple already had twitter accounts for particular services like apple music. google is donating $1 million to unicef to help fight the zika virus. google also says half a dozen of its engineers have followed to help brazil by tracking the virus by writing algorithms and analyzing data and maps from the brazilian ministry of health. six flags is adding a new twist to its roller corvetteasters. they will be giving virtual reality goggles and feel the twist and turn of the coaster.

be offered at nine six flags roller coasters across the country. i say no thanks for me, meg. that makes me nausea just thinking about it. what about you? >> just makedss my stomach drop having one look at it. i'm with you. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. still ahead, an early taste of march madness and gender bending on broadway. the musical "hamilton" on the cast of our forefathers. hi i'm kristie. and i'm jess. and we are the bug chicks. we're a nano-business. windows 10 really helps us get the word out about how awesome bugs are. kids learn to be brave and curious and all kids speak the language of bug. "hey cortana, find my katydid video." oh! this is so good. if you're trying to teach a kid about a proboscis. just sketch it on the screen. i don't have a touch screen on my mac, i'm jealous of that.

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louisiana tech's derrick jean nails a half-court shot at the buzzer to beat marshall 97-94. the first swing of the spring for alex rodriguez leaves the ballpark. the new york yankees slugger goes deep on the second pitch he sees against the phillies. a-rod needs just 13 homers to reach 700 in his career. a federal appeals court may throw tom brady for a loss. judges in manhattan seem skeptical yesterday of the patriots quarterback and his deflategate story. they are trying to decide whether the nfl's suspension of brady should be restored. a lower court blocked it. lawyers in florida are trying to pick a jury to hear hulk hogan's sex tape case. the former wrestler is suing gawker for posting video showing hogan having sex with a friend's wife. the website said it was newsworthy. hogan is seeking $100 million. the broadway blockbuster hamilton could switch things up when the show hits the road in philadelphia.

roles of aaron burr and george washington the show is open to casting men or women for the parts. the back stage.com casting call asks for males and females between 20 and 39 years old. the creator said he has no problem with women playing the founding father. who are you going to call? ghostbuster fans are finally getting a look at the new movie this morning. >> class for operation. it's okay. she seems peaceful. >> my name is sayer gilbert, professor of physics. that stuff went everywhere, by the way, in every crack. >> the 2:30 trailer for the ghostbusters film has been released. it boasts an all-star cast of women and plenty of slime. the movie is out this summer. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning,"

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?'' in the first match of the inaugural she believes team in tamp they were scoreless with england until the 72nd minute when crystal dunn drills a goal in the top corner. usa held on to win 1-0. they were greeted by some special fans after the match, meeting with the new york city yankees who are in tampa for spring training. brandi chastain is hoping to extend her legacy far beyond the sport. she is making an important donation to science. ben tracy spoke with her. >> goal! >> reporter: when the u.s. women soccer team won the world cup in 1999, this became the defining image. a victorious 30-year-old brandi

after scoring the winning goal. >> i would really like to leave something beyond that. >> reporter: now 47, chastain has a new goal -- she plans to donate her brain to science. how much head trauma do you think you suffered in your career? >> i know two specific incidents when i was in college that would, today, definitely be considered a concussion. what we used to call, you know, had my bell rung or i've seen stars and i've had to shake it off. >> reporter: chastain's brain will eventually be examined by researchers checking for cte, chronic traumatic encephalopathy. a degenerative brain disease with brains to the head. they examined 307 brains from men and 7 from dem. nfl players have dominated the

chris will eventually study chase obtain's brain. >> with women not playing football we don't have a generation of former female athletes with a lot of exposure who are in 60s, 70s and 80s than we do with men. >> reporter: chase obtain helps coach soccer for scruse university in california. her contribution to science will outlast even the most memorable of games. ben tracy, cbs news, santa clara, california. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," charlie has a rare interview with the ceo of ride sharing app uber travis kalanick. plus the casting controversy over an upcoming movie with singer nina moan. and a boston marathon survivor who is planning to run this year's race. that is the "cbs morning news"

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have a great day. . live from studio 46. this is cbs 2 news this morning. it is 4:30. 31 degrees on this friday march fourth. there is some light snow in the area, and it will stay this way through the morning commute. good morning everyone i'm chris wragge. let's get right to the forecast and turn it to john elliot. good morning mary and chris, hi, everybody, @ going to be a slippery, sloppy, we may see a few school delays. over my shoulder that's light snow. temperature a key player here too, 31 degrees. wind out of the east, the dew points will be high. staten island over tobrooklyn and queens parts of the bronx in manhattan we see a little bit of a break to the north. that is the pattern to this