making news in america this morning, pulling ahead. the primary race showing trump and clinton in the lead among south carolina voters with the president weighing in saying trump will not be president. we're live in washington with the latest. the pope in a rare moment scolds people grabbing him telling the crowd not to be selfish while he gets ready for a big day on the border. emotional encore. eagles of death metal play again in paris. friends and fans remembering those lost in the terror attacks last november. and c.j., the top dog at the

best in show beating out a crowded field of favorites. his human companion overjoyed while c.j. just playing it cool. well, good wednesday morning. we begin with the countdown to the next crucial vote. a possible make or break moment for several candidates. >> donald trump is fending off criticism from president obama as he fires back enjoying a commanding lead in the south carolina polls. ted cruz is a distant second trailed by marco rubio and jeb bush. >> the democrats in a tight race in nevada but hillary clinton way ahead of bernie sanders in south carolina with a double-digit lead in with just three days to go before votes are cast in two states the republicans are trading more nasty insults. it's "your voice, your vote." we get the latest now from abc's megan hughes in washington. good morning, megan. >> reporter: kendis, reena, good morning.

will be in south carolina today where as you mentioned donald trump remains on top and on the attack. donald trump calls in on stephen colbert's "the late show." >> i can think off the top of my head three things you said cbs will not let me repeat. >> reporter: though he fouled ed vowed to clean up his dirty language. >> poor bush, he comes out. he goes, well, i don't think that donald trump can beat hillary clinton but i can. i say, well, why aren't you beating me? >> i don't care what donald trump says. the guy is a complete loser. >> reporter: jeb bush making news with a one-word tweet, america with a picture of his own gun, his name printed on the barrel. the new york daily news going after bush with the headline dolt .45. the latest poll shows bush, rubio and cruz all trailing. trump with a 16-point lead in the palmetto state.

clinton with a nearly 20-point advantage. both candidates appearing on nevada public television last night. >> you cannot ignore the impact of what wall street greed has done to this country and no state, no state has been hit harder by that greed and illegal behavior than the state of they have da. >> i've spent a lot of time in nevada. one of the most diverse and exciting places in our country. >> reporter: sanders and clinton are battling for minority voters in both states, in south carolina african-americans are expected to make up more than half of the democratic vote. kendis, reena. >> abc's megan hughes in washington, thanks so much. breaking overnight apple will fight a landmark court order. prosecutors say they've been unable to access syed farouk's device because they don't know its pass code. all the data on the phone will be erased. a federal judge says apple must

software to get around that self-destruct feature. the u.s. attorney says the order is a potentially important step in the process of learning everything about the attack in san bernardino. the first of its kind ruling can set a precedent between digital privacy and national security but apple's ceo says tim hat he won't do that. such a move would undermine encryption. supreme court justice antonin scalia will be laid to rest on saturday as the battle intensifies over filling his vacant seat. senate republicans still want the next president to nominate scalia's replacement but president obama vowing to pick the successor himself and he says there's no excuse for the senate not to vote on his nominee. >> part of the problem that we have here is is we've almost gotten accustomed to how obstructionist the senate's become when it comes to nominations.

leaning toward nominating a moderate to replace scalia. the president bluntly said no. but he promised it will be someone who is well qualified. funeral arrangements for scalia is now set as the seat he occupied for 30 years is draped in black. on friday justice scalia will lie in repose at the supreme court. a private funeral mass will be held saturday at a prominent roman catholic church in d.c. dramatic moments for the pope in mexico. first an air scare as his plane was landing in mexico city last week. we learned it was hit by a laser. a newly released audio ground control can be heard warning the pilots about the strike. the worry, of course, the pilots can be blinded by the bright light but the pope's plane landed without incident. and then this moment yesterday for the first time on his trip, he publicly showed signs of irritation when some overeager fans nearly toppled him.

in spanish, don't be selfish. he travels today. the streets of juarez have been packed with police and mexican soldiers ahead of the papal visit and will also visit a prison. new signs of the growing tension between north and south korea. in a show of force four american f-22 stealth fighters have flown over south korea. north korea is expected to view the arrivals of 9 planes as a direct threat. an american general says the u.s. maintains an ironclad commitment to the defense of south korea. the obama administration reportedly had a fallback plan if the iran nuclear talks fell through. according to "the new york times," the u.s. had an elaborate cyberattack plan. nitro zeus as it was called would have disabled iran's air defenses, communications and power grid. it would have given president obama alternatives to war if the talks had not been successful.

involved thousands of american personnel spending tens of millions of dollars. well, the last few days have been dmrorous in california but it's not going to last long. a storm rolling in from the pacific ocean will bring drenching rain to california with some rain reaching into the south. well, coming up, the new hershey's kiss flavor just in time for spring. also, the blame game as thousands of american jobs move to mexico. the company blames the government. check out this joyride that turned no a police chase. a backhoe letting the sparks

driving across western colorado after a rock slide shut down interstate 70. drivers face a four-hour detour. about 100 miles. it will be at least a month before i-70 is completely re-opened. officials hope to have one lane opened by tomorrow afternoon to allow traffic one direction at a time although some vehicles were damaged in the slide, there were no injuries. well, a company blames the obama administration for its decision to move 1400 jobs to mexico. carrier claims that it never got more than the $5 million it had been promised as part of the president's stimulus plan. the clean energy tax credit, was awarded two years ago. the heating and air-conditioning company announced last week it will close its indianapolis plant. nearly every major u.s. airline plans to apply for flights to cuba now that the two countries have signed an agreement restoring commercial travel. it allows 110 daily flights although travelers will need a

regularly scheduled flights to cuba ended nearly 60 years ago. now only expensive chartered flights are available. a contract offer was rejected and authorized a strike. two-tier pay scale and new hires are paid less and get fewer benefits. complicating the negotiations united's ceo is still recovering from a heart transplant and hasn't been closely involved in the talks. coming soon to a store near you a new type of hershey a kiss just in time for easter. this is called a carrot cake kiss and hershey says there's an orange coating and white chocolate base. the carrot cake kisses will be sold exclusively at walmart and i hope to be in line for the first batch. >> that is one way to get your kids to eat carrots. >> i didn't think of it that way. >> i guess. coming up, a heart-stopping moment on a mountainside. a child dangling from a ski lift.

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you could see the water beneath. many turned out for this hours. the replacement bridge opened last month. driving in oklahoma and most of the country should be pretty good this morning. the exceptions are the west coast where roads will be wet. they will be slippery in the western mountains and western new york and pennsylvania areas, as well. flying, airport delays likeliest in san francisco. an emotional return to paris last night. >> the california band eagles of death metal was back to play a concert cut short by terror. the band was on stage at the theater when terrorists stormed it. one woman gave her november concert ticket to a friend who was killed. >> wish she was here and i wish she was here instead of me but i felt so happy to be in the room

>> last night a concert was the a different concert venue but still some stayed away. therapists were on hand in case of panic. they asked for 81 seconds of silence. the trial of the grim sleeper is now under way in los angeles. lonnie franklin jr. is accused of abusing and killing ten women. the youngest just 15 years old. most were prostitutes with cocaine in their systems. the bodies were dumped in alleys. details revealed yesterday were so graphic that some relatives of the victims began crying and walked out. also in los angeles, a hospital held hostage by hackers. the computers at hollywood presbyterian medical center were shut down by a virus. hackers are demanding a nearly $4 million ransom in order to get the machines going again. the fbi joined lapd trying to figure out who is behind this attack. the hospital says patients' records were not compromised. and this south florida teen seen here who police say has

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linked to the drug jumped more than 156% mostly because of combining it with alcohol. ee young abusers use it as a study aid thinking it can add an academic advantage. an 11-year-old was dangling from a chair lift 30 feet off the ground. you see his feet right there beneath the chair lift. reaching for one of his ski poles when all of this happened. the question thinking grabbed a tarp and there you have it. on the count of three he let go and was caught. he wasn't injured. if fact, we're told he was smiling. no word though if the driver of of this backhoe that you're going to see here was smiling. as he led sheriff's deputies on a merry chase in the florida keys. he not only damaged a major bridge on u.s. 1 but also used

the road and chargedty deputies. they managed to top him after an hour an a half and placed him under arrest. the charges include grand theft backhoe. >> grand theft backhoe. who knew there was such a charge. now you know, kendis. >> yeah. >> lots of college basketball teams chasing their places in this year's march madness. >> here's how some did last night thanks to espn. >> good morning. welcome to our. >> reporter: "sportscenter" set in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. big 12 basketball on super tuesday. we got two battles between ranked teams from the conference. let's start with iowa state and baylor. johnathan motley. and the block. iowa state doesn't call a time-out. tries to pull up and misses eventually gets the rebound and bucket but official waves the shot off and went to overtime. just a minute to go and baylor up.

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