support us. >> 80% will support you. 20% are still supporting isis. >> yeah, with isis. >> reporter: the general told us the fight for mosul could last several months. iraq says the recent battle to reclaim left 80% of the city destroyed. pomp and ceremony returns to washington with a state visit by canada's new prime minister justin trudeau, he was swept into power last year and ushering in a new era of politics. trudeau a different kind of leader as lara logan found out. >> snow board instructor, a bouncer, whitewater river guide for many years, worked as a teacher, i make no apologies for

experiences. >> reporter: it has also opened you up to criticism. you have heard it. we have heard it. people say you are too young. you are inexperienced. you didn't have what it takes to do this job. >> the way i respond to tip is by ignoring it. you cannot let yourself be defined by the hopes that you will fulfill the darkest wishes of your opponent. [ applause ] justin trudeau's sweeping victory was not expected. >> this is what positive politics can do. >> reporter: a few weeks earlier his liberal party was last in the polls. yet when the votes were counted, he had done what no other leader in canada had ever done. >> thank you. merci. merci. >> taken the party from the worst defeat in last election to

from the conservatives after nearly a decade of rule. in that moment of victory, his youth, his looks, and his family name, captivated the world. >> is that daunting? >> it is what it is. i, i look at what i have as a challenge. i could list a whole bunch of different challenges. i choose not to be daunted by any of them. >> undaunted still untested. with the majority government that gives him significant power. he says he will use to return the country to its liberal roots. he has already fulfilled one of the boldest promises of his campaign. welcoming 25,000 syrian refugees. some of them in person. >> welcome to your new home. >> at a time when the u.s. has

and governments are more concerned than ever about security risks. >> we were able to actually go and pick and choose and screen and bring over the people we chose. that gives us a much greater level of control and attention over who is actually going to come in. >> but are you saying there is no risk. or do you acknowledge there is still a risk? >> every time a tourist, immigrant or refugee shows up in another country there is a security risk. and i am more than comfortable that doing what we have done, accepting in 25,000 syrian safety of canadians, and -- and by the values that define us as a nation. >> would you be just as comfortable if there was a terrorist attack carried out by some one that came through as a refugee? being open and respectful powerful as a way to diffuse hatred and anger than -- than, you know layering on, you know, big walls and oppressive

>> reporter: his commitment to openness is reminiscent to his father pierre, regarded as one of the founders of modern canada. and canada must be a justifier. >> reporter: he enshrined into law, a charter of rights and freedoms similar to the u.s.'s bill of rights that still defines what it means to be canadian today. and he made the country officially bilingual. giving french the same status as english. known as much for his towering intellect as his glamour and charm. he dominated canadian politics for nearly two decades. >> once again that's justin. and from the moment his son was born, on christmas day in 1971, justin trudeau was thrust into his father's spotlight. every step including some of his first chronicled by a nation obsessed. >> with his eldest son justin in

>> his dad took him around the world. to meet popes, prime ministers, royalty. his little brothers sometimes at his side. >> what do you thing of lady diana? >> i thought she was really beautiful. i'm glad prince charles has picked her. >> reporter: it was a unique childhood. but it defined him in canada as pierre trudeau's son. and he struggled to break free of that legacy. >> you still face the people who say this guy didn't earn it. you know, he's trading on his father's glorious past? >> i'm proud to be his son. i don't mind that people remember that. i think that is a good thing. but one of the things that comes with that is -- having lived all f my life with people who would criticize me without knowing me. because, they didn't know my father. or people who loved me, without knowing me, because they loved my father. >> both are false? >> both are false. >> reporter: in 2012, four years into his political career he

was more than the spoiled son of canadian royalty. >> justin trudeau! he turned an annual charity boxing match into a political opportunity. challenging patrick braso, a senator from the opposition, who had a black belt in karate. canadians took one look at the two of them and said true bow had lost his mind. >> getting more punches than i thought he would. >> the first round went as expected. >> oh, my gosh. this is going to be a one-round fight, brian. >> but he and his trainer, ali nester prepared for this battle. he would take a beating in the ring. tire his opponent. and outlast him. i think i was like this. >> looking through the fingers. yeah, it was -- it was not easy. >> reporter: trudeau's wife

>> reporter: you're thinking why is he doing this again? i dent like seeing this. but he had told me so many times. i got this. it's not going to be easy. i go out. i can do it. >> reporter: did you know the strategy going in? >> i did know that. but he admitted the punches were, with such strength and force. he had been punched before not with that strength. there were moments where, you know he was seeing stars. but he, he stayed upright. >> reporter: trudeau held firm. and when bras tired pounded him into submission. the referee had to step in before the end of the third round. >> did not even go off to the end. >> not even close. >> people think boxing is about how hard you can hit your opponent. it's not. boxing is about how hard a hit you can take and keep going. >> you can see lara's full report on our website. cbsnews.com.

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as expected denver broncos super bowl quarterback peyton manning retiring from the game. manning hold the record for most touchdown passes. most passing yard. and most victories. james brown reports. there is no question that peyton manning's dropoff performance

broncos were frankly unwilling to guarantee his $19 million salary to lace up his shoes for one more year. with unprecedented five lesion mvp awards in 1 seasons, no doubt manning was the best ever to play the game. >> well, i fought a good fight. i finished my football race. and after 1 years, it's time. god bless all of you. and god bless football. go, broncos! >> reporter: with his second super bowl title peyton manning put the finishes touches on astered career. manning had what is perhaps the single best regular season ever played by a quarterback. >> there is the record for peyton manning. >> he passed for 5,477 yards and 55 touchdowns in 2013. >> great idea.

persona. he was also a very successful pitchman. look like this >> manning played 14 seasons with the indianapolis colts. leading the team to victorien super bowl 41. he was released after neck surgery forced him to sit out the 2011 season. as a bronco, manning won, four straight division titles and made two super bowl appearances. but his final season was marred by a foot injury and controversy. last month, allegations of

quarterback of the universit the west coast continues to be soaked with record rainfall, all part of the el nino weather system. rain has fallen in california's death valley. john blackstone got a look at what the water left behind.

hottest, driest, most unforgiving places on earth. but water has made death valley come alive. >> huge number of plants here. rock daisy, pin cushion, brown eyed evening primrose in there. death valley national park for 11 years. it's been that long since wild flowers bloomed like this. >> amazing to me that anything lives here. and then to have this display of beauty all at once is really a pleasure to experience. >> reporter: death valley gets less than 2 inches of rainfall a year. but in october, 3 and a half inches fell in just five hours. wiping out road, heavily damaging some buildings at scotty's castle one of the park's best known landmarks. nature destroyed, then, nature

flowers began springing of in january. a few at a time until they blanketed field. turning the brown desert into a sea of yellow and purple. and white. the reason i like the gravel ghosts. it is slender and rock colored. it blend in. they look like spirits. or like spots of light. floating in the air. >> more than a dozen varieties of wild flowers are painting the park. but of the biggest show is the desert gold poppy. you have come out here and looked at this. what do you think? >> i am so lucky to get to work and live here. it's so beautiful, magical place. >> even in the heat? >> dent know if i am lucky, 129 degrees end of july. but of i will take that for the rest of the year. >> reporter: reward is worth it. >> reporter: a reward seldom seen during the state's relentless drought.

breaking news, michael bloomberg says he will not run for president. while elsewhere in the campaign, there is cursing. >> they're ripping the [ bleep ] out of the city.

>> i swear i am going to vote for donald trump next week. i swear. >> and scolding too. >> you know, excuse me, i'm talking. >> also, tonight, a laptop bomb blows up at a somali airport. how terrorists are changing their tactics. a jury awards erin andrews $55 million in her stalker lawsuit. an historic uterus transplant gives will nine hope. and, remembering nancy reagan. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." billionaire and former new york city mayor michael bloomberg announced he will not be an independent candidate for president. he had spent the last many weeks researching a run, but now he says, a three-way race would likely lead to the election of donald trump or ted cruz. which bloomberg said was a risk

major garrett is covering the gop race. >> reporter: scott, bloomberg acknowledged he could not win. in a column on the company website he wrote, i love our country too much to play a role in electing a candidate that would weaken our unity and darken our future. trump and cruz, in a one-on-one battle for the gop nomination. >> i would love to take on ted one-on-one. that would be so much fun. >> reporter: donald trump is trying to make it a two man race for the republican nomination by finishing off senator marco rubio when his home state votes next week. >> rubio has been a no show in the u.s. senate. >> reporter: in an ad, trump portrays, rubio as desperate and unfit for office. >> people are starting to learn donald trump the character and donald trump the person are not the same thing. >> reporter: the latest poll in florida shows trumtp p with an eight point lead over rubio and cruz and kasich behind. >> if you want to beat him.

our campaign the only campaign that demonstrated we can do so over and over. >> reporter: cruz is working to line up several senate endorsements this week an ironic twist for a candidate who has run anti-establishment campaign. >> donald trump is someone who has been in his own words part of the stab lawyerment his whole life. >> outside groups are lining up against trump unveiling a slew of new commercials. ads attack trumps for using vulgarities. >> they're going to sue his [ bleep ]. i don't give a [ bleep ]. >> description of john mccain as a loser. >> trump would not have survived a pow experience. >> reporter: on last liberal policy positions. >> which presidential candidate supports higher taxes, national health care and the wall street bailout? it's donald trump. today, trump warned thousands of supporters in north carolina, it's only just begun. >> you see the money they spent. see the millions in negative ads

ads. >> reporter: the latest poll in michigan which votes tomorrow shows trump with a 14 point lead on cruz. scott, trump wants a big win there to bolster his claim that a populous message can help the gop win rust belt states in a general election. >> major, thanks. 150 republican delegates at stake in four states tomorrow. latest cbs news count shows trump has an 80 delegate lead over ted cruz. on the democratic side. hillary clinton leads bernie sanders by 639 delegates. nancy cordes is covering that race. detroit. we have to be well provisioned. >> reporter: tell how badly the two want to win michigan by the size of their exaggerations. >> he was against the auto bailout. radio ads today, clinton accused sanders of opposing the 2009 aid package for michigan's car makers.

who stood up for the auto industry. >> reporter: sanders supported the bailout funds. but balked when attached to a larger bill that sent billions to wall street. >> sequester terry clin cretary clinton went out of her way to mischaracterize my history. >> he is doing mischaracterizing of his own. blaming detroit's woes on what he calls hillary clinton's free trade policies. >> nafta supported by the secretary cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide. >> reporter: not true says fact check.org. nearly all economic studies say nafta's net effect on jobs was negligible. sanders got unexpected praise today from the national rifle association. which tweeted its appreciation after he argued it is not fair to hold gun makers liable for gun deaths. >> but you are really talking about people saying let's end gun manufacturing in america. >> both candidates have spent

sanders needs an upset here to prove that he still has the a shot nationally. while clinton is just as eager to show he has no pac. and latest battleground tracker, she is leading here by 11 points. today a bomb exploded at an airport checkpoint in somalia. but it is what the bomb was in that has the u.s. worried. here is jeff pegues. >> the bomb in a laptop computer and shattered windows at the small airport north of the somali capital, mogadishu. two more explosives were found and diffused including one in a printer. in february, a laptop bomb smuggled through airport security in somalia, blew a hole in this jetliner shortly after takeoff. one man was sucked out of the plane and killed. the terrorist group, al-shabaab is suspected.

qaeda in the arabian peninsula. in 2010, tried and failed to use bombs embedded in printer cartridges to blow up cargo planes. counterterrorism analyst, muhammad frasier rahim. >> terrorist organizations work together for mutual purposes if they have one limited capability at one end they work together on another end so they can build their forces together. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence officials point to october's downing of a russian airliner in egypt as proof of a renewed effort by terror groups including isis to target airplanes. since the summer of 2014, passengers flying to the united states faced enhanced screening of their electronic devices. in the u.s., a government study last year found mock explosives routinely made it through security check points. that undergoing investigation led to a shackup at tsa. under new leadership the agency is working to enhance x ray

>> jeff, thanks. >> the "cbs overnight news" will

tonight the pentagon is claiming a big victory against al shabaab terrorists in one of

strikes in years, u.s. war planes reportedly killed 150 people over the weekend at what the military says was a terrorist training camp. david martin is at the pentagon. david. >> reporter: scott, pentagon officials say they had been watching the camp located about 120 miles north of mogadishu for weeks. about 2300 fight 00 fighters for al-shabaab preparing an attack against a peacekeeping force, and 50 americans as advisers. the strike was launched saturday. armed drones caught the fighters lined up out in the open for what appeared to be their graduation ceremony. according to pentagon estimates, as many as 150 of them were killed. if that estimate is correct that would make this one of the single deadliest strikes against terrorists ever. one defense official said "they

>> david martin, thanks. in iraq there is fierce fighting outside mosul, a city of 2 million. the largest city controlled by isis. iraq's army and kurdish forces trained by the u.s. had been planning to retake mosul but they have been delayed time and again. holly williams went to the front lines. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: 20 miles from mosul, the kurdish soldiers are jumpy. this was the response when they spotted two suspected isis gunmen approaching their post. the day before isis managed to in its biggest attack here in months. the kurdish soldiers pushed them back and told us they killed nearly 100 fighters. crossing into no-man's land, we inspected all that remained of a humvee, detonated by the suicide

>> blew up. just one driver inside? isis will doubtless use the same ruthless tactics to defend mosul. isis thought to have several thousand fighters in mosul. now stopping civilians from leaving the city. that means that isis has more than a million human shields. when isis swept across northern iraq nearly two years ago, iraqi soldiers ran away. now, american troops are back, training the national army to retake the city. an american adviser told us this time the u.s. coalition shaped a different army. >> the skills, small unit tactics, how to breach minefields. how to defeat, improvise, explosive devices. these are skills they didn't have previously.

general najim al-jobori will lead the mosul offensive when it finally begins. >> i think about 75 are, or 80% from the people in mosul, they will support us. >> 80% will support you. 20% are supporting isis? >> with isis. >> just after that, a fen call from the iraqi ministry of defense ordered the general to stop the interview. perhaps because the timing of the mosul offensive is so sensitive. but, scott, a u.s. intelligence official told congress last month, it is unlikely, mosul will be recaptured before next year. >> holly williams reporting from northern iraq tonight. holly, thank you. late today, a jury awarded sportscaster erin andrews $55 million. a stalker had secretly recorded her naked in a hotel. a marriott franchise.

courthouse in nashville. anna. >> reporter: scott, the jury deliberated for just a single day and then came back with that award. finding both her stalker and the owners and operators of the hotel here in nashville at fault. now that verdict comes eight years after her stalker david barrett shot naked video of andrews through a peephole in her hotel room door. he then posted those videos online where they were seen by millions of people. last week, andrews gave tearful testimony talking about how all of this has affected her. she said she suffered humiliation, embarrassment, and shame. now the attorneys for the two companies that run the hotel could not tell me tonight how their case went wrong. they said they haven't been able to talk to the jurors yet. but those two companies will be responsible for nearly half of the $55 million award. her stalker barrett is legally responsible for the rest of the money. we watched tonight, scott, as

andrews thanks each one personally on the way out. hug her. autograph. >> anna werner. thank you, anna. today, president obama ordered flags flown at half-staff in honor of nancy reagan. until after her funeral on friday. at the reagan library in california, where she will be laid to rest, alongside the former president. the former first lady who died yesterday, will lie in repose at thursday. so the public can pay its respects. lesley stahl of 60 minutes back in the reagan years was covering the white house. you knew the president and the first lady well. what do you remember about nancy reagan? >> well, i guess first off how much she grew as first lady. because she came in and she was interested in clothes and shopping.

president's foreign policy advisers, domestic policy advisers, image guru. she developed. you watch it happen. and i am happy to see the flag at half staff on the white house, like that, because our first ladies, are never really appreciated for how much they contribute to the success of the presidency, they're involved in, but also, you know, helping keep the country together. she did that. >> mrs. reagan was an influence on her husband in policy matters? >> well, absolutely. everybody knows that she pushed him into a detente with gorbachev at the soviet union. but she was also trying to get him to really stop talking as much as he was on the social issues, the more conservative positions he was taking. for example on brgs and gun con abortion and gun control. he didn't always listen. >> she was the power behind the throne? >> no question about it.

>> an authentic love story? >> total. complete. saw it on camera. it was real. >> lesley stahl, thank you so much. >> a pleasure. >> our bill plante covered the white house and he will be along later with how nancy reagan worked for change. and also tonight, an historic uterus transplant. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. # my son and i used to watch the red carpet shows on tv now, i'm walking them. life is unpredictable one thing i need to be predictable is to be flake free. because i have used head and

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today we met a pioneer, the first woman in america to receive a transplanted uterus. the surgery offers new hope for women with infertility. more from our cbs news contributor dr. tara narula. [ applause ] it was an emotional moment for the 26-year-old patient identified only as lindsey. >> i want to be open and honest and to share my story. when i was 16 and was told i would never have children.

designed for women who are either born without a uterus, had it removed during hysterectomy or have one that doesn't function following infection or other surgery. dr. rebecca flict part of the transplant team at cleveland clinic. >> women really crave that experience of carrying their own preg noon an pregnancies, feeling the baby grow and kick. we know that those women will get the experience through uterus transplantation. >> reporter: before the surgery, lindsey had eggs harvested. fertilized and frozen. a deceased donor was found. the uterus was transplanted during a nine-hour surgery. she is the first of ten women who will undergo the experimental procedure to see if healthy babies can result. >> there was one moment end of the case where everything was stable. we looked and saw the uterus start to pink up. higstory in the history in the united states.

one or two babies via c section and the uterus will be removed so she does not have to take anti-rejection drugs the rest of her life. >> amazing. thank you, doctor. peyton's place in nfl history is secure. james brown on the end of an era

well, i fought a good fight. i finished my football race. and after 1 years, 8 years it's time. god bless all of you. god bless football. [ applause ] >> peyton manning, announcing his retirement. among our blessings we count james brown. host of the nfl today and cbs news special correspondent. jb, why now? >> scott, peyton manning is choosing to go out on top. his 200 wins the most of any quarterback in history. the only quarterback to win two superbowls with two different teams. but it was a season marred by injury and his own admission a

why it was time to go. >> there was some controversy as well? scott. in december, al-jazeera america accused him of doping he flatly . >> any bed who votes no, ought to turn in their membership, card, scott. james, thank you so much. not all the power at the white house is in the oval office. that story next. >> one of the original

we end tonight with a look

power that came with being first lady. bill plante covered the reagan white house is with us tonight. bill. >> in many ways nancy reagan was the opposite of her husband. she was tough. he was easy going. she was the worrier. he was the eternal optimist. she was very involved behind the scenes. and she influenced the president on many major decisions. and also went public on some controversial issues against republican party positions. >> over the eight years in washington and the exaggerated ups and downs of life at the white house, i found what was really important. i found how to serve. >> reluctant to talk of personal matters, mrs. reagan went public in 1987 with the fact she had a mastectomy following diagnosis of breast cancer. at the time the procedure was seen as a radical step. the first lady use herd decision to encourage will tine have

in 1985, the reagan's friend rock hudson died of aids. it put a personal face on the epidemic for mrs. reagan. even so it took three more years for her to convince the president to mention the disease in public. >> aids affects all of us. their son ron described the process to pbs. >> he could personalize an issue either because of the tragedy like rock hudson or in some to him. she was well aware of that of course. >> reporter: by 1994, the ronald reagan she knew and loved began the long slide into alzheimers. mrs. reagan believed stem cell research offered promise for the disease she promoted it breaking with president bush and conservative republicans. >> i just don't see how we can turn our backs on this. there are so many diseases that can be cured or at least helped. >> reporter: nancy reagan went on to raise millions for

it was the last act of a life lived quietly but with fierce determination. bill plante, cbs news, new york. and, that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley. it's tuesday, march 8th,

this is the "cbs morning news." authorities call it a miracle. no one is killed when a packed california commuter train goes off the rails, sending some passengers into a creek. voters in four states take part in the presidential vote. front-runners donald trump and hillary clinton hope to pull even farther away from the field. a tearful farewell from peyton manning. after 18 seasons, two super bowls and a trove of nfl records, one of the greatest players in pro football history says good-bye. and caught on camera. a police officer stops a woman driving with a tree sprouting from the front of her car. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, crews are on the scene this morning of a california commuter train derailment.