making news in america this morning -- candidates clash. bernie sanders and hillary clinton go ted ho ted on stage. criticizing each other's records. we're live with the details. plus, the the republicans also turning up the heat on each other. frozen over. pro prolonged brast of arctic air. bringing dangerous wind chiles to more than 20 states. the weekend forecast ahead. a remarkable rescue on police dash cam. the officer pulling the victim of a terrible high-speed crash away from the flaming wreckage. and going west. the massive event.

the release of his latest album, his fashion line, and lots of other surprises. good morning, everyone. we begin with the latest democratic showdown. hillary clinton and bernie sanders clashing in debate number six. >> the two candidates faced off in milwaukee last night, tangling over health care, immigration, and big money donors. they each made an assertive pitch for the crucial minority vote. it was the first time they scared off since clinton's bruising defeat in new hampshire. >> sanders restated his call for a political revolution. as clinton aligned herself with president obama. >> i do have a disagreement here. >> reporter: the differences were substantive but subtle. >> we agree that wall street should never be allowed to wreck main street again. but here's the point i want to

i am not a single issue candidate. i do not believe we live in a single issue country. >> reporter: hillary clinton trying to reset after being walloped in new hampshire. the demographics now changing, voters more than 90% white in iowa and new hampshire. was in south carolina, more than half of democratic voters could be african-americans. >> when we have more people in jail disproe prorgs natalie african-american and latino and that china does, he's my promise. at the end of my first term as president, we will not have more people in jail an any other country. >> reporter: the fire works really coming at the end, with this con ten tentious moment. >> the kind of criticism that we heard from senator sanders about our president, i expect from republicans, i do not expect from someone who is running for the democratic nomination to

>> that is -- madame secretary, sthat low blow. one of us ran against barack obama. i was not that candidate. >> reporter: she was asked about her defeat in new hampshire. she said she spent her entire career working to empower women to make their own choices, even if that choice was not to vote for her. the controversial e-mails from hillary clinton's private server are being released at a politically sensitive time 37 that ps a after a federal judge released ed ordered all of them released in four installments. one of them a day before the nevada caucus. more due a day before the south carolina primary. the final batch due out just before super tuesday. meanwhile, republican candidates are stepping up their attacks on donald trump, hoping to keep him from another blowout victory. he's still leading the the polls in south carolina opinion his

campaign is planning to run only positive ads. he took a quick trip to louisiana, which doesn't vote until march 5th. he's also looking far into the future. >> i'm going to be there. i'm going do great job. hopefully, i get an extra four years. maybe i don't. >> jeb bush is now embracing the accomplishment label. his brother, former president bush plans to campaign for him in south carolina next week. u.s. officials say the military sex appending the number of air strikes against isis. sources claim there have been about 20 american strikes against militant targets in eastern afghanistan in just the past three weeks. those strikes took place after president obama authorized the pentagon to attack isis in afghanistan, where its numbers are growing. secretary of state john ker i have in europe, hoping to stop syria's civil war. this morning, they've agreed on a temporary truce that will take effect next week.

whether the military or the syrian rebels will implement the truce. kerry is hoping it will set the stage for a full cease-fire. in northern mexico, a prison riot turns deadly, killing at least 49 people. it started as a brawl between drug gangs. the prison is home to more than 3800 inmates, more than twice its capacity. anxious relatives waited outside as the names of the inmated killed were released. that riot taking place on the eve of the pope's six-day visit to mexico. he visits cuba today for an historic meeting with the leader of the russian orthodox church. the meeting is an attempt to reconcile their churches. a national wild life refuge will remain closed for weeks now that an armed standoff is over. the final four holdouts have surrendered peacefully. they'll face a judge today.

control of pluck lands. to new york city, a police officer convicted after manslaughter for fatally shoot ang unarmed man in the stairwell of a public housing complex. the officer says he accidentally shot the man nearly two years ago. the officer was fired from the police force after the verdict. the case became a part of the debate against police brutality. record breaking cold over the weekend. the ice in scranton, pennsylvania, not going anywhere anytime soon. it's the result of a 12-inch water main that burst yesterday. faulty valve may will be to blame. the extreme cold will have about 65 million americans in its grips over the next couple of days. >> accuweather's justin povick has the details.

>> kendis, reen fa, thanks. it's cold. it is going to be turning even colder. this friday, we're following an arctic front, working its way south and east. snow out a head of that. the temperatures will be the big, big story. overnight. along with travel delays and gusty winds throughout the region as well. kendis, reena, back to you. a land mark discovery. one that albert einstein predicted hundreds of year ago. >> they've detected gravitational waves that are ripples in space and time created by colliding back holes. a billion-dollar set of instruments have confirmed it. as reason to astronomers will be able to hear the universe in action.

coming up, uber riders getting millions in fees paid back to them very soon. and corruption inside of one of the nation's top prison systems. guards dealing drugs to tin mates. and the mass i have amounts of money exchanging hands. plus, a puffing politician taking a stand with his vaporizer. blowing even more steam than is

president obama is granting national monument status today to nearly 2 million acres of southern california desert. the specific regions are mojave trails and castle mountains. as well as part of the desert

the move will allow for perm nant maintenance of areas. the a plane was flying from san jose to folk nix when the captain reports smoke in the cockpit. he had to put on his oj general mask but managed to land the plane safely in los angeles. eight people were checked out for smoke inhalation. dozens of prison guards in florida are in federal cust dethemselves, busted for smuggling contraband and accepting bribs. an fbi sting known as operation ghost guard has uncovered staggering corruption in the georgia state prison system. former and current risen guards are charged with taking bribes from inmates and drulg dealers. a southern california well that's been spug natural gas since october is under cover, for now.

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new jersey produced a dark plume of smoke their than 50 miles long. firefighters worked for hours to contain the blaze to those two buildings. the cause is unknown. the fire was so intense, crews could be dousing hot spots for several days if not a week. checking this morning's road conditions. a similar situation to yesterday. more lake-effect snow around the great lakes. snow in the ohio valley and appalachia. slippery in the northern rockies. another day of wet roads in the northwest. in new york city, five people have been arrested and four charged with manslaughter for a deadly gas explosion that leveled three builds. prosecutors say the suspects tampered with gas lines last year in their rush to venn rate is apartments that would rent for up to $6,000 a month. a restaurant worker and a diner were killed in the explosion. dozens of others lost their home. a highway patrol officer in missouri being recognized for

violent car crash. a driver of a car was speeding, crashed straight into a woman's vehicle. setting off a huge fireball. seconds later, the officer is seen carrying the woman to safety. she faces a long recovery. the suspect is in custody, facing several charges. a federal judge has ruled that bill cosby's wife must give a deposition. she can refuse to answer questions about their private life. marital conversations. seven women are suing the comedian for defamation. they say cosby branded them as lie yars when they accused him of sexual assault decades ago. an irs tax man has been bust d in a tax scandal. fbi agents say they caught him giving special favors to a marijuana dispensary he was >> morning. >> what's going on? >> reporter: this is the moment

accepts $15,000 in bribe money, captured by an fbi hidden camera. that is now former irs agent paul hurley, meet last year with the owner of this seattle medical marijuana shop being audited. hurley allegedly told the owner his leniency in that audit saved the business nearly doctor 1 million. >> the way i wrote it up was, there's no money here. >> reporter: in exchange, hurley wants owner ryan kunkle to pay up. but he goes to the fbi. a sting records the first meeting. you think we're going to be okay, though? >> i'm 99.9% sure we're good. >> reporter: hurley's poerns say it was not a bribe. right after this meeting, hurley is busted. he's pleaded nolt. a judge is deciding his fate. if he's con viktd of bribery, he

clayton sandell, abc news, denver. uber paying out more than $28 million to riders in a class-action lawsuit. the suit claims the app didn't offer background checks and safety information as advertised. about 25 million riders will split the cash. passengers will be notified by e-mail if they're eligible for a refund. a congressman from california lit up an e-cigarette on capitol hill. a panel was discussing a ban to deny vaping on flights. he says e-cigarettes helped him quit smoking. his stunt didn't work. they voted in favor to ban cigarettes on planes. the first week since september without the nfl. >> the good news is there's sthil basketball. we get the highlights from espn. a touch night in oklahoma city. >> before the thunder and

a moment of silence to honor ingrid williams. the wife of oklahoma city assistant coach monty william. she was killed in a car crash. she died wednesday after the car crash on tuesday night. so -- a tough night for both these teams. williams used to coach the pelican. he was the head coach in new orleans before joining billy donovan's staff in oklahoma city. as for the game itself, kevin durant, 23 points. thunder up four after one. second quarter rkts thunder up two. russell westbrook. he's going to get there. all the way to the bucket and finish. >> wow. >> put oklahoma city back up four. it was those two the entire game. third quarter, thunder up 15. westbrook, splitted the double team. and throws it down again. another look at it. 23 points, 10 assist, 9 rebounds. a tough night for oklahoma city. the thunder win the game. 121-95. there were three hat tricks in the nhl on thursday.

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time for "the pulse" starting with kanye west's big night last night. touching upon all things kanye. >> he was the star at new york's madison square garden. thousands paying to hear his new album, "the life of pablo." one song on there taking a swipe at taylor swift. >> while the new music played, his new fashion line was unveiled. >> one of the the biggest surprises was an appearance of lamar odom. it was his first public outing since his brush with death at a brothel in nevada last october. >> he flew to new york with his estranged wife. rumors swirl about a possible reunion. >> good to see he's doing better.

>> for their new song, "upside down & inside out." shot in a plane in zero gravity. no special effects here. band members had to train for three weeks with russian stunts. >> the band released the video on facebook yesterday. it's already hit 21 million views. >> very cool stuff. perhaps let this serve as a day. >> reminding yourself? >> yes. >> clearly someone is thinking about. estimates are that americans will spend nearly $20 billion on valentines gifts. we couldn't ignore this map from stately. >> yeah, showing each state's most frequently googled valentine's gifts. some of our favorites. plus-sized lingerie in texas, where everything is bigger, of course. they're frisky in new mexico, searching for help with hickeys. and landlocked, our friends in great falls, montana, living it

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good morning.i'm kathrine nero. nero.i'm chris riva. breaking overnight... the u-s coast guard is searching for survivors after a plane crashed off the coast of florida.it happened a few hours ago near destin.that's in florida's panhandle... and a short distance away from eglin air force base.there's no word yet on whether this is a military jet. president bill clinton is coming to the tri-state today... during a campaign event for hillary clinton.he's joining the hamilton county democratic party during a "get out the vote" rally later this clifton. pope francis is on his way to cuba at this hour... for what's being called an "unprecedented" meeting with his orthodox counterpart. francis and patriarch kirill will talk about reconciliation

russian orthodox churches.the two churches have been split for nearly one-thousand years.

good morning tri-state at 4:30 starts right now. another school threat... students and staff at a school in anderson township... the target of death threats.what we're learning about the man... who's now in custody. taking an aggressive tone... hillary clinton and bernie sanders both come out firing during last night's democratic debate.the big issues they fought over. helping stop a growing epidemic...a tri-state grocery chain... making a major announcement this morning.the lifesaving drug you may soon find on store shelves. good morning...cold temperatures... and even some snow... expected in the tri-state this morning. 9 first warning meterologist jennifer ketchmark with a look ahead at your forecast. this morning will be rather will be cold but not as frigid as yesterday. mostly cloudy showers by the afternoon. in all, .5" of snow is possible

the evening. highs only hit 270f today. he threatened to kill students at a tri-state school.and happening today... this man... 18 year old jaylin bankhead... will enter his plea in a local courtroom. bankhead will face a judge in just a few hours after police say he threatened students and staff at altercrest in anderson township.according to court papers... the incident happened on wednesday.the