york city, i'm scott pelley. it's tuesday, january 26th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." millions of americans continue digging out from the historic snowfall, but days after the last flakes fell, some of the nation's biggest cities are still not back on track. with less than a week to go before the iowa caucuses, the democratic candidates make a final pitch to voters while the leading republicans take aim at each other. saved at sea. 13 passengers are pulled from a

florida. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, the piles of snow from the southeast to new york city might be melting this morning, but things are still not back to normal following this weekend's historic blizzard. >> reporter: a new york city school bus spinning its tires in the snow. the feeling of helplessness is something millions of americans have become well acquainted with after the first major winter storm of the season. >> i'm ready to get back to work. sitting around for a couple days kind of sucks. >> reporter: commuters in washington, d.c., rode the rails for the first time since friday. the metro started limited service monday and is expected to be fully back on track today. but that's not the case for students or the government. d.c. schools and federal offices will be closed for a second straight day as the nation's capital continues to dig out.

the storm. >> here in the district, we know our conditions and what our roadways look like and what it's like for our residents and children out there, and we're making the best decision we can make here. >> reporter: the historic storm had deadly effects. at least 42 people died as a result of the conditions. many in car wrecks or while shoveling snow. and the damage is still being tallied up. washington, d.c., and new york city lost more than $1 billion combined in economic activity. >> this is a little ridiculous. there's three feet of snow and nobody has come. >> reporter: the storm also kept cruise ship passengers stuck at sea. while an extra day on board a luxury ocean liner might not sound like a bad idea, passengers returning to baltimore on monday told a different tale. >> it was horrible. porthole. we couldn't see. rocked and rolled like a roller >> reporter: it was a happier homecoming for a group of kentucky high school students who were stranded on their bus

19 hours. air travel is starting to get back to normal after more than 13,000 cancellations over the weekend. today that number is a little more than 650. but some air travelers here in new york ran into a different problem late last night. ground traffic at laguardia airport came to a halt. all the people returning and trying to leave following the big storm found themselves caught in gridlock on roads inside the airport and out. some were forced to leave their cars and walk. others reported a two-hour wait just to get out of the airport. new jersey governor chris christie is wading into some controversy for his response to the record-setting blizzard. in particular, the flooding caused by the storm. in some cases, it was worse than from superstorm sandy. while campaigning in new hampshire, christie was asked why he was campaigning when several counties in jersey were dealing with floodwaters. >> there's been one county

one county. that was cape may county. the one county that flooded. so i don't know where from all over the state, since we have 21 counties, where that's happened. second, i don't know what you expect me to do. you want me to go down there with a mop? >> christie says all the flooding is done. there's now less than one week before the iowa caucuses. the polls indicate democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders running neck and neck. last night they made their case to iowa voters, highlighting their differences, and answering questions during a town hall meeting. brian webb has our report. >> reporter: at a democratic presidential town hall in iowa last night, bernie sanders and hillary clinton did their best to set themselves apart. >> hillary clinton voted for the war in iraq. i led the effort against wall street deregulation. see where hillary clinton was on this issue. >> there are very different

different forces at work, and you have to have somebody who is a proven, proven fighter. >> reporter: the latest cbs news battleground tracker poll shows sanders leading clinton 47%-46% among likely democratic caucusgoers. the republican battle for iowa is also a close one with donald trump and ted cruz locked in a tense fight for first place. >> my views are a little bit different than if i lived in iowa. >> reporter: on monday, cruz released his first ad, attacking trump's so-called new york values. earlier he met privately with pastors in vote. >> even if you're thinking about other candidate, the simple reality is there is only one campaign that can beat trump in this state. >> reporter: campaigning in new hampshire, trump once again >> he could run right now for have no problem. >> reporter: trump, cruz and the this thursday night in des

and ted cruz continues his big push for votes with seven stops in iowa today. and donald trump will hold a big rally tonight at the university of iowa. anne-marie? >> brian webb here in new york, thanks a lot, brian. planned parenthood called the indictment of two people responsible for undercover videos targeting the handling of fetal tissue great news. the undercover videos allege planned parenthood profited from the sale of fetal tissues. planned parenthood denies the charge. a houston grand jury investigating the video found no wrongdoing by planned parenthood, but instead indicted two anti-abortion rights activists for tampering with a government record. and we'll have legal analysis on the surprise indictment of those two anti-abortion rights activists coming up on "cbs this morning." president obama is banning solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons. in an op-ed piece for "the washington post," mr. obama criticizes the practice as

psychological consequences. he writes, "how can we subject prisoners to unnecessary solitary confinement, knowing its effects, and then expect them to return to our communities as whole people? it doesn't make us safer. it's an affront to our common humanity." three violent convicts who escaped from a california prison remain at large. prison officials say a delayed head count may have benefited the men. they escaped friday by sawing through a metal grate, crawling through tunnels and shimmying to freedom down a rope made from the orange county district attorney prosecuting one of the men believes he was the mastermind. >> he's incredibly violent, incredibly dangerous. the acts that he committed in this case are nothing short of diabolical. >> jail officials are investigating if the men had any inside help. another state investigation has been launched into the flint, michigan, water crisis.

water since high levels of lead were found last year. residents protesting their water bills say they shouldn't have to pay for water they can't use. the state attorney general agrees. >> i would certainly not bathe a newborn child or a young infant in this bad water. and if you can't drink the bad water, you shouldn't pay for it. >> flint residents pay some of the highest water bills in michigan. free bottled water and filters are being handed out. the world health organization says the zika virus is likely to spread to all countries in the americas except for canada and chile. the mosquito-borne virus is suspected of causing brain damage in babies in brazil. the mosquito that carries the virus does not live in canada or chile. there have been cases in the u.s., but the victims have been travelers. zika is normally a mild disease.

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"the columbia daily tribune" reports on an assault charge filed against a university of missouri assistant professor for her confrontation with student journalists. >> hey, who wants to help me get this reporter out of here? i need some muscle over here! >> melissa click was caught on video during protests at the campus over racial issues in november. click later apologized and has kept her job. she faces up to 15 days in jail and a fine. "the atlanta journal-constitution" reports on the death of a meteorologist from the weather channel. he crashed into a parking garage wall and into an adjacent hotel. one person inside the hotel was hurt. the cause of the crash is under investigation. still to come, snowy accommodations. a brooklyn man offers an igloo for two on airbnb, but not

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curb its nuclear program. the sanctions left iran with an aging and unsafe commercial fleet. all-day breakfast turned out to be the most important meal of the day for mcdonald's. the hamburger giant reported a 5.7% jump in u.s. sales last quarter. that's its best results in four years. ceo steve easterbrook says all-day breakfast, it was introduced in october and was the main reason. hilton is launching a new hotel chain aimed at budget travelers. the new brand is called tru. it's aimed at younger guests that are looking to spend about $75 to $90 a night. designed to compete with chains like comfort and fairfield inn. the hotels feature community rooms, games and entertainment. and here's a short-term rental that wasn't warmly received by the lodging website airbnb. the boutique winter igloo for two was built by patrick horton of brooklyn during the weekend's big snowstorm. it was advertised as a chic dome

it cost $200 a night. but airbnb wasn't so hot on the idea. they removed the post, saying that the igloo didn't meet its standards. anne-marie. >> airbnb has igloo standards? who knew? jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot. up next, whale rescue. humpbacks tangled in rope get some help. and a collision caught on camera. an officer gets nailed by a semi and actually lives to tell about it. and actually lives to tell about it. but now he's taking osteo bi-flex, and noticing a real difference in his joint comfort. the feeling originates in this area... spreads throughout the body... to here, inducing hilariously high levels of embarrassment in his son. he knows it's working by that look of abject humiliation on his son's face. you were made to dance, phil. so dance. shows improved joint comfort in just 7 days. osteo bi-flex. made to move. terry bradshaw? what a surprise!

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zuckerberg is back at work after taking paternity leave following the birth of his daughter. well, yesterday zuckerberg posted this image on his facebook account, writing "first day back after paternity leave. what should i wear?" zuckerberg poking fun at himself and his signature hoodie and t-shirt style. i'm kind of down with that. same thing every day. i think i like it. his daughter, maxima, was born on december 1st. well, the stars of "the big bang theory" and "friends" got together for a group photo over the weekend. they posed for the photo at a tribute honoring tv director james burroughs who directed both shows. kaley cuoco posted the photo to instagram, writing, "i died and went to heaven." bruce springsteen is trying to make it up to disappointmented fans after the weekend blizzard on the east coast led him to postpone a show in new york city. the boss is offering a free mp3 of his "e" street band's live performance last week in chicago. the download will be available

website. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the best jobs of 2016. i'm anne-marie green.

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