highly-profitable local properties to flip before they're available to the public, how to flip them without doing any rehab work or using any of your own cash or credit, and how to use some of your flipping profits to acquire first-class income properties that can supply you with a monthly income now and for years to come. plus, if you already have money you'd like to invest and grow right now, narei will show you how to use real estate to earn a secured, fixed rate of return of 12%. that's a lot better than the stock market. making money in real estate the narei way is something anyone at any age and any income level can learn and master. and free lunch and dinner events are now scheduled to take place in the local area. see the event dates that are listed on your screen. call for your free tickets right now, and at the event, along

you'll also receive a free digital camera to take photos of your first properties. but you must call now. operators are standing by to provide you with a complete list of available event times and locations. and space is filling up fast, so don't wait. call for your free tickets, your free cash-flow starter kit, and your free digital camera right now. >> after everything you've seen today, you now know why i belong to narei and i recommend narei to everyone. you surround yourself with winners, people who are doing real-estate deals in your area every single day and work with you to be successful. you have the chance now to join an elite group of individuals in your area who call their own shots, write their own paychecks, and enjoy financial freedom. the event is free, and so is the starter kit, so you have nothing to lose. call the number on your screen, get your free tickets while they're still available. and i hope to see you at the

>> i would tell anyone that's wanting to learn how to invest in real estate, and learn how to have the sky as the limit for making money to definitely pick up the phone and call. >> the events are astronomical. the power and the knowledge you will receive will blow your mind. >> if you're thinking of coming to the free event, then get on the phone and come. you've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. >> announcer: the preceding was a paid presentation brought to you by narei, the national association of real estate

the federal railroad administration is imploring states to inspect stop lights at rail crossings. many of them are not timed properly. kris van cleave is looking into

>> reporter: federal regulators say this shouldn't happen. a traffic light did not turn green long enough to give this semitruck enough time to get off the tracks before the train approached. the driver survived, but many don't. since 2013, 96 have died. another 419 were hurt at intersections where the stop lights are interconnected with the railroad equipment. sarah fineberg. >> if the traffic signal is working, connected the right way to the railroad crossing equipment we should be able to keep people off the track when a train is coming. >> reporter: tonight federal railroad administration is issuing a safety advisory asking the states to inspect the traffic signals at railroad crossings nationwide. >> really important to monitor the lights to make sure signals are not losing a second over team to make sure the traffic is moving through. >> whenever drivers are approaching railroad tracks,

train is coming. >> reporter: dr. lany wilson's 14-year-old daughter lauren died when the car sunny was riding in was struck by a train. >> seemed like she had the world on a string, sitting on a rainbow. we were there with her until the crash. then since then we have, we have done a lot to try to prevent this tragedy from happening to other families. >> reporter: regulators are asking that event recorders be installed in these traffic signals to help determine if the signals are factoring into accidents. scott, regulators are working with google to share gps data so one day drivers will be warned as they're approaching train tracks. >> chris, thanks. today, pope francis went to the heart of mexico's drug war and challenged priests to fight injustice, violence and corruption. this comes at the same time of a fascinating revelation about pope john paul ii. private letters reveal a close friendship with a woman that

mark phillips has the story. >> reporter: he was then a young polish cardinal. she was a polish-american writer and married. yet when karol wojtyla, the man who would become pope john paul ii begin to collaborate with anna-teresa tymieniecka on a translation, something more than a book happened. they wrote to each other for the rest of their lives. his letters re-created in a bbc documentary. their relationship would test the cardinal's vow of celibacy. you write about being torn apart, cardinal wojtyla wrote, but i can find no answer to these words. particularly the word "i belong to you." malina malinovsky, brokered the sale of the letters. i believe she fell in love with him. they didn't just write. they spent private times at her prompt in vermont. skiing in poland. in the old communist days when he was in krakov, she had her letters hand delivered so the party officials couldn't use

priest. it's good you sent your letters by hands, he says. it contains thing too deep for the sensors eyes. when he became pope he didn't stop. i am thinking about you he wrote. in my thoughts i come to pomfret her house in vermont every day. when he died, friend say, that the vatican won't confirm, she was at his bedside. the pope's letters are now public. anna-teresa tymieniecka's letters to him have not been published. what a story they might tell. mark phillips, cbs news, london. the "cbs overnight news"

man (sternly): where do you think you're going? mr. mucus: to work, with you. it's taco tuesday. man: you're not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. i'm go od all day. [announcer:] mucinex keeps working. not 4, not 6, but 12 hours. let's end this degree motionsense is the world's first deodorant activated by movement. as you move, fragrance capsules burst to release extra freshness all day. motionsense. protection to keep you moving. degree.it won't let you down. (sounds of birds whistling) music

me. for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch. i think we should've taken a left at the river. tarzan know where tarzan go! tarzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is? waterfall? no, me tarzan, king of jungle. why don't you want to just ask somebody? if you're a couple, you fight over directions. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. oh ohhhhh it's what you do. ohhhhhh! do you have to do thattright in my ear? living well your immune system works hard to keep you on top of your game. you can support it by eating healthy, drinking fluids, and getting some rest. and you can combine these simple remedies

immunity brand gives you more vitamin c. plus it has a specially crafted blend of 13 vitamins, minerals and herbs. so when you want to support your immune system, take airborne, and enjoy living well. now to the weather. severe storms pummeled the east

snow, flooding rains in the north. the south woke up to thunder, lightning and twisters. david begnaud is there. at least four tornados barreled through south florida in the middle of rush hour this morning. 86 to 110 mile per hour winds ripped the top off this 18 wheeler on florida's busy i-95 in miami. tossing the big rig on its side. and -- >> basically like the twister movie. the way to describe it. something like a metal sign, bam, flashed. hit the front of my car. and shattered the window. >> the strong gusts tore roofs off buildings. uprooted trees and tossed some on houses. a power line snapped, starting a fire in this residential area of miami.

spawned an ef-3 tornado late yesterday in century, florida. on the alabama border. the over135 mile per hour winds, flattened cars, and destroyed homes. southern mississippi was also hilt. this home was demolished. >> sounds look a low flying jet. it did. >> in miami, 100 mile per hour winds tossed the tree like a toy. look at the base. i am 6'1", nearly enough to swallow me. scott, tornados here are not rare. forecasters say because of el nino, south florida could get more tornados like today well into march. >> david begnaud thanks. the wild weather swings we have seen are caused in part by the phenomenon known as el nino. lead to drought in much of africa and storms and high temperatures on america's west coast. we have two reports on this

tracy on the southern california. >> reporter: this is winter on the west coast. with temperatures running 15 to 25 degrees above normal it looks and feels more like july than february. >> it is so hot outside. it's crazy. just kind of embracing it. going with it. >> wow, look at this. >> californians were expecting this. nonstop rain storms fueled by one of the largest el ninos on record. but after heavy rain last month. southern california is on a hot and dry streak. it has been 15 days since a drop of rain fell in los angeles. nasa climatologist bill pastert called the massive band of warm water in a godzilla el nino predicted to drench drought ravaged california. >> is this godzilla more bark than bite? >> el nino remains immense. it has the had a powerful impact over the last six months.

volatile weather we have had across the united states, the fingerprint of el nino is on all these events. >> reporter: turns out the el nino is so big it shifted the jet stream further north. allowing storms to batter northern california and pacific north west. rain soaked cliffs near san francisco have been dropping into the ocean. but northern storms are also dramatically boosting california snow pack. now the deepest it has been in more than a decade. spring snow melt will help fill the state's depleted reservoirs and 30% of california's water supply. the temperature hit 90 here today in los angeles. that is a new record for this date. but forecasters say they still expect those el nino rains and cooler temperatures to hit los angeles and scott they say that will happen in the next couple of weeks. >> ben tracy for us tonight. ben, thank you. well there has been precious little water in southern and eastern africa where el nino is scorching the earth.

million children are at risk of starvation. many are in the tiny nation of lesotho. we sent deborah patta there. >> reporter: dawn breaks. villagers hope for rain but it promises to be another scorching day. 70-year-old, malepota makara wakes her five grandchildren. most of them orphaned by aids. it doesn't take long to get the three eldest ready for school, that's because there is nothing to eat. like everyone else in the village. malepota makara's crops have failed. it is painful, says 9-year-old, to go to school without food. this drought his grandmother explains is more severe than i have ever seen. makara knows instinctively what experts have confirmed. this is the strongest el nino on record in southern africa delaying the rains and putting

starvation. a pitiful burst of rain in recent days coaxed out some greenery. it is a cruel illusion as it has come too late. this should be lesotho's rainy season. normally i wouldn't be able to stand here, because i would be waist highen water. instead the riverbed is bone dry. u.n. humanitarian coordinator is worried at what is ahead? >> the rainfall has been delayed to an extent that people haven't been able to plant the crops that they need to survive. so, we are looking at people having not enough to eat, at least until, 2017. >> at school, makara's grandchildren get their one meal of the day. a bowl of watery pourage and corn. schools are worried they will have to stop feeding schemes. water is a concern. lesotho trucks walter to the

a nearby dam has two weeks sa ply left before it too runs dry. at home, makara manages to downfor unripened peaches for younger children. later when the brothers and sisters return she rests for the first time. there is no supper once again. if i can just give them food and love, she sighs, then, they will be fine. lesotho desperately need at least $27 million to feed people on the brink of starvation. they are battling to attract the attention of international donors scott who are already overstretched dealing with global crises. >> remarkable reporting from deborah patta in johannesburg. thank you.

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the "cbs overnight news," i'm michelle miller. we are three days away from a key race in the marathon run for the white house. the republican presidential candidates will compete this saturday in the first in the south primary in south carolina. front-runner donald trump and jeb bush continue to trade jabs on the campaign trail, now bush has added a political heavyweight to his corner. former president george w. bush. jeb bush's campaign is counting

his brother a much needed boost. here is major garrett. >> president bush ended years of self imposed political exile and drew the biggest most enthusiastic crowd in south carolina. by itself the upbeat rally cannot reverse jeb bush's fortunes, running third or fourth. the event did take the edge off a nasty day of primary politicking. >> i think the voters should vote for the candidate who has got the most opinionated mother. former president george w. bush came to south carolina on a rescue mission for brother jeb. >> in my experience, the strongest person usually isn't the loudest one in the room. >> george bush made a mistake. >> reporter: recent attacks by g.o.p. front-runner, donald trump on the former president's 9/11 leadership had jeb playing defense. >> he didn't know that 9/11 was going to happen. he rolled up his sleeves.

>> why do you mention jeb bush? he is not competitive. his brother came today. they have a thing. trying to make competitive. don't think it will happen. >> reporter: trump drove home his criticism at a glitzy primetime rally. >> everything now is an offchute of the decision. >> reporter: during the afternoon press conference, donald trump said bush overlooked warnings and mismanaged intelligence before 9/11. >> was it negligence on the part >> i don't say anything. the world trade center came down -- >> the bush family was not donald trump's only target. >> i think ted is an unstable guy. lied as much as ted cruz. we'll bring a lawsuit if he doesn't straighten his act out. >> ted cruz appeared unfazed. >> you cannot simply scream "liar" when somebody points out

trump. >> reporter: amid the ever nasery campaign, the brothers bush reunited to build momentum. >> i love my brother the i am happy that he came to do this. he can still bring it. >> reporter: after the rally, president bush told me he loved hitting the campaign trail. and likes jeb's chances here in south carolina. meanwhile, trump said he again might run as independent if he doesn't secure the gop nomination. he also said that he might sue ted cruz over eligibility to run for the white house. >> one of the differences between jeb bush and donald trump is their positions on immigration. trump called for the deportation of all illegal immigrants. bush wants to give undocumented workers a path towards legal status. jeb bush's approach is tempered in part by experience as governor of florida which has the the third largest hispanic population in the country. many cuban refugees are trading miami for a different entry point into the u.s.

>> reporter: every day, cubans cross this border bridge from mexico into laredo, texas. the cuban adjustment act guaranteed asylum to refugees fleeing the communist regime. they qualify for a green card after a year and a day. and citizenship five years later. but now they're afraid the thawing of diplomatic relations will end that special protection. she says "how was i supposed to get here if they change the law? it would have been impossible?" most cuban refugees no longer try to reach miami on make shift rafts. capture and the currents are risky. they now fly to a latin american country like ecuador. then spend months making a 2,000 mile trip on land through half dozen countries before reaching

51,000 arrived here last year. 68% of them through laredo. >> whole transnational human smuggling operation. >> jorge studies human migration patterns at florida international university. well organized? >> very well organized. second most profitable illegal network after the legally trade business. >> most head to miami. at this refugee resettlement office. we met andres hernandez. his trip here from cuba, took eight months. he told us it was stress and days without eating. worth it to him and cubans. immigrants desperate to start fresh in america and worried they may soon join the back of the line with everyone else. mark strassmann, miami. newly released letters between pope john paul ii and married polish american woman are getting a lot of attention. they reveal a powerful personal

here is mark phillips. >> reporter: imagine a cross between the vatican newspaper and hollywood gossip site, tmz, you might get something like the letters. they're about a story of unrequited love. or a story of a long intellectual friendship with overlay of affects. plenty of argument for both. in the beginning he was a dynamic, young, polish priest, from krakov. she was a polish emigrant, anna-teresa tymieniecka living in the u.s. and married. when they met to collaborate on english, something on another level clicked. they began an exchange of letters that continued for the apart. i can find no answers to these word, wojtyla says. particularly the word "i belong

as he rose up hierarchy they continued to correspond, the letters sent in a way to avoid communist sensors who could have used the width of scandal to undermine the powerful catholic church. it is good you sent your letters by hand it contains things too deep for the censors eyes. they are so meaningful and deeply personal. the couple spent time together in vermont, where anna-teresa had a house. in poland. more than friend, some said, less than lovers. when wojtyla is elected pope, communication would become more difficult but not impossible. pope john paul soon wrote i promise i will remember everything at this new stage of my journey. i am thinking about you. in my thoughts, i come to pomfret, her house in vermont every day. she is said to have come to rome

dying. the official vatican history. the letters are held in the polish national library. now been released. secret. what a story they might tell about the life of this popular >> "cbs overnight news" will be

a "usa today" network investigation has uncovered major flaws in the way many states screen teachers and track misconduct. the probe into all 50 states and district of columbia revealed or an f grade. david begnaud reports. >> reporter: more than three

resigned from her job in florida after she was accused of shoving, spanking and aggressively shaking a 6-year-old. a battery charge was dropped after she completed a deferred prosecution program. a year after that, she resurfaced at north webster junior high school in louisiana where she taught until last week. >> sheila thornton says that she worked with her daughter's dance team. >> we trust our school system. just don't like the idea of a child batterer taking care of my

>> her background check system is almost set up as if teachers stay in one state for their whole career. and they -- they clearly don't. >> reporter: "usa today" network investigative reporter steve riley says she is one example of teachers with checkered pasts slipping through the cracks of the system. not only are parents unable to find information. education agencies and school districts don't have access to the comprehensive list of teachers unable to teach because of sexual misconduct or physical misconduct against students. >> the "usa today" network found the names of at least 9,000 educators disciplined are missing from a privately run, nonprofit database the nastek clearinghouse, the nation's centralized system for tracking teacher misconduct. 1400 of those teachers had licenses permanently revoked. 200 for sexual or physical abuse. >> it is challenging. because each of the states have rules and regulation that oversee the certification of educators in their state. is it perfect, no? do we work to make it perfect? every single dale. >> reporter: last year a georgia teacher resigned after a string of allegations including physical altercations with students. but that teacher still got a

and south carolina. in 2006, dallas area middle school teacher, stanley kendall was captured on nabs's "to catch a predator" allegedly soliciting a young boy for sex. >> i honestly didn't think he was 13. i thought about driving away when high saw him at the door. >> reporter: he lost his job and texas teaching less license. i let it happen because i didn't have the money to fight it. years later, kendall returned to the classroom. substituting in indiana until some one saw a rerun of the nbc program and alerted officials. >> and the cases are too many to ignore. >> reporter: pennsylvania senator pat toomey spent years pushing for federal regulations. >> varpous states have wildly varying standards for doing background checks for employee. there is no good reason why the children in a particular state should be more at risk than children in another state.

resigned from her job in louisiana last week after "usa today" contact herd school district as part of its investigation. in a statement to cbs this morning, she said "i made an error in judgment in florida it was greatly exaggerated. i learned from my misfake. i sought a second chance. and i got it." >> how do you track teachers like this? >> i guess right now you don't. that's the question -- how is this going on and no one is doing anything about it? seems like our children are worth a little bit more than that to me. >> one of the smallest babies ever born who survived is now back home with her parents in north carolina. she arrived 14 weeks before her due date. and weighed 10 ounces. mark strassmann was there for the homecoming in charlotte. >> i love you so much, baby girl. so happy. so happy. this is the best moment in my life.

five months for this moment. the chance to go home with alaya, her baby girl. >> allaya. like don't cry. >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry. i'm happy. >> reporter: allaya is a medical miracle. >> we got to see the human being formed outside of the womb. >> they were thrilled when they learned she was pregnant. but early on they could see this was not going to be easy. barely 6 months in, the higher tension put megan at risk for a stroke. allaya stopped growing inside her. doctors had trouble finding a fetal heartbeat. megan needed an emergency c section. allaya as born, 14 weeks early. she weighed 10 ounces. and head to toe measured ten inches long. >> she is tiny. size of a small kilten or smaller. a baby bird.

allaya was born half the size of the smallest premature babies at levine children's hospital in charlotte. >> what did you tell the parents? >> the risk was that she could very well die. as long as they're, there is hope. i will focus on the hope. >> but hope seemed like a stretch. less than 1% of babies in the u.s. are born as early as allaya. and her world for weeks was an incubator, respirator and series of challenges. medical, technical, and emotional. >> none of her organs are work like they should. her skin is one cell layer thick. almost like the bottom of a, blister. >> even taking a blood sample was risky. allaya was born with less than an ounce of it in her body. >> because she was so small. she really was reaching the limits of our technology. so we had to sit down and -- get creative about our approaches to many things.

cpr brought her back to life. she left the hospital, six weeks after her original due date. weighing 5 pounds, eight ounces. almost 9 times her birth weight. >> never doubted it. oh, no. i refuse to put doubt in there. she was here for a reason. and, everything happens for a reason. >> reporter: tiny allaya was born with a big heart. >> did you have faith? >> i had hope, faith, prayer. i had everything. there was no doubt in my mind that they couldn't dupe what they needed to do to make my baby live. >> dr. herman says she shows no signs of devil of mental issues. >> i am still in awe of her and her parents and awe of the team. >> i fought for her to live. and she fought to live. i'm sitting in my living room holding my baby. >> yea. there you go. >> it's joy. i love it. look i finally have my baby home. >> reporter: allaya has more than lived up to her middle name.

mark strassmann, charlotte. music introducing new k-y touch gel cr me. for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch. the world's first antiperspirant with unique microcapsules activated by movement, that release bursts of freshness all day. motionsense. protection to keep you moving. degree. it won't let you down. living well your immune system works hard to keep you on top of your game. you can support it by eating healthy, drinking fluids, and getting some rest. and you can combine these simple remedies with airborne. no other leading immunity brand gives you more vitamin c. plus it has a specially crafted blend of 13 vitamins,

so when you want to support your immune system, take airborne, and enjoy living well. my son and i used to watch the red carpet shows on tv now, i'm walking them. life is unpredictable being flake free isn't. because i have used head and shoulders for 20 years. used regularly, it removesr up to 100% of flakes keeping you protected live flake free for life [cough, cough] mike? janet? cough if you can hear me. don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? he has that dry scratchy thing going on. guess what? it works on his cough too. cough! guess what? it works on his cough too. what? stop! don't pull me! spoiler alert! she doesn't make it! only mucinex dm relieves both wet and dry coughs for 12 hours with two medicines in one pill. start the relief. ditch the misery.

>> new york fashion week now under way. a lot of eyes are focusing on the work of designer zach posen who dressed some of the most famous women it world. nora o'donnell takes a closer look. >> reporter: when zac posen's fall and winter 2016 collection debuted last night the fashion world took notice.

>> they're doing coloration. >> reporter: creating gracefulness by way of sim simplicity made the 35-year-old one of the brightest fashion talents. his well known clients regularly land magazine covers and leading roles. flashing >> reporter: last month demi moore wore vintage dress by posen to the s.a.g. awards. posen created the dress in 2002. >> we put a dress on her from my second collection, she wore it. kind of showed hollywood this its what a great star is. this is the power of it. that's not something you can create. >> reporter: what is the business effect of such a high profile actress wearing one of your gowns? >> you can't directly necessarily quantify it unless that piece of clothing is in a star at the moment. >> reporter: when posen got his start, 14 years ago, department

now, as shopping habits evolve, he is ready to sell his pieces directly to his customers on line. >> reporter: you are going straight to e-commerce instead of the zac posen storefronts? >> i didn't want rent right now. >> reporter: right. >> i didn't want inflated rent. i would love to have a store. i did e-commerce first because i wanted to directly have the dialogue with the consumer. >> reporter: that dialogue include his contemporary line, a collaboration with david's bridal, engagement rings he designs, all while creating his namesake fashion shows twice a year. is burnout an issue at all? >> it has become a huge issue within fashion. the pace is enormous. the pressures are very high. >> reporter: when i read burnout had become a phrase that many in the fashion industry was talking about, one reaction that i had was like, well you are not pumping gas for a living, digging ditches or working in construction, real physical costs of burnout. is it fair?

>> it's fair because it is real. however, working within fashion is an honor and a great luxury. there is no question. listen, creative burnout and physical burnout is real. there are moments when i get home after overseeing almost 16 collections a year, you know, where i can't move. >> reporter: in addition to posen is also pairing up with brooks brothers. the brand recently chose him as the its creative director. >> oh, wow. look at this. >> welcome. >> reporter: nice display here. >> welcome to our world of brooks brother women. >> reporter: posen's characteristic style, hour-glass gowns, billowing trains, colors out of the crayola hits a practical tone. on the floor of the global retailer. because, when i follow you on instagram, you do big dresses, spinning like this, full skirt comes out. it's like my gosh, the design element and everything.

this is different. >> yes, this is very different. this is streamline. great discipline on my part. of not overdetailing. >> you don't want to put a big. you want a -- >> no, no, no. this is about making people look chic on the street. >> reporter: collaboration gives posen experience to hone what the working woman wears. >> i wear a dress. because then i don't have to pick the top and bottom to go together. >> i think that's smart. >> i think dresses are really smart, liberating. >> separates thing too hard to coordinate in the morning. >> okay, that's -- >> good. just put it on. set to go. dresses have the power. >> knit suiting. >> knit suiting. comfortable on the go. >> reporter: the idea that a designer known for his thousand dollar gowns now wants to dress everyday americans may sound unbelievable. >> we have to do color story. but posen's perch in the fashion industry is distinctly democratic.

zac posen dresses models, hollywood actresses, and now "i will not look good in anything from brooks brothers?" i'm a regularly shaped woman. >> the steam starts coming out of my ears. since the beginning of my career i have publicly dressed and represented women of all sizes, of all colors. and that's the big part of who i am.

." an election prediction from president obama. >> i continue to believe, mr. trump will not be president. >> also tonight -- violent weather in the south including a tornado on an interstate. >> it was basically like "the twister" movie. >> extreme weather fueled by el nino. tonight we'll look at the effects from the u.s. to africa where millions are threatened with famine. >> people haven't been able to plant their crops that they need to survive. >> and -- it's showtime for

>> it doesn't get any better. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." the president has weighed in on the political phenomenon that is donald trump. president obama was answering a question at a news conference late yesterday and he did not mince words. >> i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president. and the reason is because i have a lot of faith in the american people. and i think they recognize that -- that being president is a serious job. it's not hosting a talk show or a reality show, it's not promotion, it's not marketing, it's hard. >> well, republicans were also hard on trump today. nicky haley the governor of south carolina said she will not endorse trump before the primary

and in fact, hamy y haley said trump is everything a governor does not want in a president. major garrett with the trump campaign in south carolina. major. >> reporter: scott, we asked the campaign for reaction to president obama's comments. donald trump told me directly the following "obama is lucky i didn't run last time. if i ran instead of romney, he would have been a one term president." >> i have never see a human being lie so much. >> it was another pants on fire day in south carolina as both donald trump and marco rubio accused ted cruz of being dishonest. >> hate to say it about a person. during the debate. rubio called him a liar. i felt a lot better. >> spent the last two weeks, little really making stuff up. >> both donald trump and marco rubio have a pattern if you point to the record, words that come out of their mouth the they've don't respond on substance they scream, liar,

>> reporter: in a long engthy post, he claims cruz midless voters. trump describes himself as pro-life and against obama care. rubio told us, cruz distorts on many fronts. >> didn't tell the truth about ben carson in iowa, not telling the truth about my position on planned parenthood. had an ad pulled down they were untrue. trump questioned cruz's mental health. >> ted cruz is desperate. look, he is, yeah, i think ted is a very unstable guy. >> texas senator called for increasing the size of the u.s. military in a speech aboard the "u.s.s. yorktown." we asked cruz about trump's unstable charge as he walked off the aircraft carrier. >> the reason donald insults is because he can't defend with substance. he can't disputt the substance. >> social media is abuzz over the tweet from governor jeb bush showing a firearm with his name on it. some supportive.

dying, please, governor bush, don't take your own life, only in jest. but shows you how painful things have become for bush here in south carolina. >> never seen a primary like this. major, thank you. the latest cbs news poll shows that trump is leading his closest rival in south carolina, ted cruz, by better than 2:1. on the democratic side, hillary clinton leads bernie sanders by 19 points. as both of them court african-americans. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: we pray for bernie sanders. as one candidate met with black ministers in columbia, south carolina, the other sat down with civil rights leaders in harlem. both of them trying to send the same message. >> my campaign is really about breaking every barrier. >> reporter: clinton proposed a $2 billion plan to reform school discipline policies that she says are failing black students. >> we will dramatically expand

school psychologists, and social workers. >> reporter: sanders focused on black incarceration rates. >> tell me why in the richest country in the history of the world why we should have more people in jail than any other country on earth? anyone tell me why? >> clinton is leading among south carolina african-americans by nearly 40 points. sought to cement the advantage by implying sanders is new to the fight for racial equality. >> you can't just show up at election time and say the right things and think that's enough. we can't start building relagsship relags -- relationships a few weeks. >> he says the civil rights movement inspired his fight against wall street greed. people didn't cower. people didn't back down. people kept going forward.

>> reporter: both candidates bring up race more frequently than then-senator barack obama did in 2008. perhaps, scott, because he's was all too aware back then that biases clinton and sanders are highlighting now. >> nancy cordes, thank you. at the supreme court today the chair filtd led by justice antonin scalia for 30 years was draped in his honor. scalia died apparently in his sleep over the weekend at the age 79. senate republicans want to delay replacing scalia for nearly a year so the next president can make the choice. but today, mr. obama said he plans to follow the constitution. >> historically this has not been viewed as a question. there is no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off years.

i'm amused when i hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the constitution sudden leap read ly reading into it a whole series of provisions that are not there. there is more than enough time for the senate to consider in a thoughtful way the record of a nominee that i present and to make a decision. in just a moment, what you need to know to prevent deadly accidents at rail crossings. and, private letters reveal a close relationship between a pope and a married woman. the "cbs overnight news" will be

the federal railroad administration is imploring states to inspect stop lights at rail crossings. many of them are not timed properly. kris van cleave is looking into this.

say this shouldn't happen. a traffic light did not turn green long enough to give this semitruck enough time to get off the tracks before the train approached. the driver survived, but many don't. since 2013, 96 have died. another 419 were hurt at intersections where the stop lights are interconnected with the railroad equipment. sarah fineberg. >> if the traffic signal is working, connected the right way to the railroad crossing equipment we should be able to keep people off the track when a train is coming. >> reporter: tonight federal railroad administration is issuing a safety advise ory asking the states to inspect the traffic signals at railroad crossings nationwide. >> really important to monitor the lights to make sure signals are not losing a second over team to make sure the traffic is moving through. >> whenever drivers are approaching railroad tracks, they just have to assume that a

>> reporter: dr. lany wilson's 14-year-old daughter lauren died when the car sunny was riding in was struck by a train. >> seemed like she had the world on a string, sitting on a rainbow. we were there with her until the crash. then since then we have, we have done a lot to try to prevent this tragedy from happening to other families. >> reporter: regulators are asking that event recorders be installed in these traffic signals to help determine if the signals are factoring into accidents. scott, regulators are working with google to share gps data so one day drivers will be warned as they're approaching train tracks. >> chris, thanks. today, pope francis went to the heart of mexico's drug war and challenged priests to fight injustice, violence and corruption. this comes at the same time of a fascinating revelation about pope john paul ii. private letters reveal a close friendship with a woman that lasted for decades.

>> reporter: he was then a young polish cardinal. she was a polish-american writer and married. yet when karol wojtyla, the man who would become pope john paul ii begin to collaborate with anna-teresa tymieniecka on a translation, something more than a book happened. they wrote to each other for the rest of their lives. his letters re-created in a bbc documentary. their relationship would test the cardinal's vow of celibacy. you write about being torn apart, cardinal wojtyla wrote, but i can find no answer to these words. particularly the word "i belong mall mall malina malinovsky, brokered the sale of the letters. i believe she finl him. they didn't just write. they spent private times at her prompt in vermont.

in the old communist days when he was in crack krakov, she had her letters hand delivered so the party officials couldn't use scandal to undermine the popular priest. it's good you sent your letters by hands, he says. it contains thing too deep for the sensors eyes. when he became pope he didn't stop. i am thing abut you he wrote. in my thoughts i come to pomfret her house in vermont every day. when he died, friend say, that the vatican won't confirm, she was at his bedside. the pope's letters are now public. anna-teresa tymieniecka's letters to him have not been published. what a story they might tell. mark phillips, cbs news, london. the "cbs overnight news"

living well your immune system works hard to keep you on top of your game. you can support it by eating healthy, drinking fluids, and getting some rest. and you can combine these simple remedies with airborne. no other leading immunity brand gives you more vitamin c. plus it has a specially crafted blend of 13 vitamins, minerals and herbs. so when you want to support your immune system, take airborne, and enjoy living well. here in the city, parking is hard to find. seems like everyone drives. and those who do should switch to geico because you could save hundreds on car insurance. ah, perfect. valet parking. x evening, sir.

here's the keys. and, uh, go easy on my ride, mate. hm, wouldn't mind some of that beef wellington... to see how much you could save on car insurance, go to geico.com. zah! (car alarm sounds) it's ok! (sounds of birds whistling) music introducing new k-y touch gel cr me. for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes.

shoulders don't just carry pads. they carry your fans' passions, hopes, and dreams and maybe, a chance at greatness... because shoulders were made for greatness. not dandruff

severe storms pummeled the east kes to coast today. snow, flooding rains in the north. the south woke up to thunder, lightning and twisters. david begnaud is there. at least four tornados barreled through south florida in the middle of rush hour this morning. 86 to 110 mile per hour winds ripped the top off this 18 wheeler on florida's busy i-95 in miami. tossing the big rig on its side. and -- >> basically like the twister movie. the way to describe it. something like a metal sign, bam, flashed. hit the front of my car. and shattered the window. >> the strong gusts tore roofs off buildings. uprooted trees and tossed some on houses. a power line snapped, starting a fire in this residential area of miami. this same storm system also spawned an ef-3 tornado late yesterday in century, florida.

the over135 mile per hour winds, flattened cars, and destroyed homes. southern mississippi was also hilt. this home was depolished. malcolm erwin lives nearby by. >> sounds look a low flying jet. it did. >> in miami, 100 mile per hour winds tossed the tree like a toy. look at the base. i am 6'1", nearly enough to swallow me. scott, tornados here are not rare. forecasters say because of el nino, south florida could get more tornados like today well into march. >> david begnaud thanks. the wild weather swings we have seen are caused in part by the phenomenon known as el nino. the warming of the pacific that lead to drought in much of africa and storms and high temperatures on america's west coast. we have two reports on this tonight, beginning with ben traien southern california. >> reporter: this is winter on the west coast.

25 degrees above normal it looks and feels more like july than february. >> it is so hot outside. it's crazy. just kind of embracing it. going with it. >> wow, look at this. >> californians were expecting this. nonstop rain storms fueled by one of the largest el ninos on record. but after heavy rain last month. southern california is on a hot and dry streak. it has been 15 days since a drop of rain fell in los angeles. nasa climatologist bill pastert called the massive band of warm water in a godzilla el nino predicted to drench drought ravaged california. >> is this godzilla more bark than bite? >> el nino remains immense. it has the had a powerful impact over the last six months. even this winter, all of the volatile weather we have had across the united states, the

these events. >> reporter: turns out the el nino is so big it shifted the jet stream further north. allowing storms to batter northern california and pacific north west. rain soaked cliffs near san francisco have been dropping into the ocean. but northern storms are also dramatically boosting california snow pack. now the deepest it has been in more than a decade. spring snow melt will help fill the state's depleted reservoirs and 30% of california's water supply. the temperature hit 90 here today in los angeles. that is a new record for this date. but forecasters say they still expect those el nino rains and cooler temperatures to hit los angeles and scott they say that will happen in the next couple of weeks. >> ben tracy for us tonight. ben, thank you. well there has been precious little water in southern and eastern africa where el nino is scorching the earth. the u.n. says as many as a

many are in the tiny nation of lesotho. we sent deborah patta there. >> reporter: dawn breaks. villagers hope for rain but it promises to be another scorching day. 70-year-old, malepota makara wakes her five grandchildren. most of them orphaned by aids. it doesn't take long to get the three eldest ready for school, that's because there is nothing to eat. like everyone else in the village. malepota makara's crops have failed. it is painful, says 9-year-old, to go to school without food. this drought his grandmother explains is more severe than i have ever seen. makara knows instinctively what experts have confirmed. this is the strongest el nino on record in southern africa

14 million people at risk of starvation. a pitiful burst of rain in recent days coaxed out some greenery. it is a cruel illusion as it has come too late. this should be lesotho's rainy season. normally i wouldn't be able to stand here, because i would be waist highen water. instead the riverbed is bone dry. u.n. humanitarian coordinator is worried at what is ahead? >> the rainfall has been delayed to an extent that people haven't been able to plant the crops that they need to survive. so, we are looking at people having not enough to eat, at least until, 2017. >> at school, makara's grandchildren get their one meal of the day. a bowl of watery pour y y porrige, and corn.

have to stop feeding schemes. watt r is er is a concern. lesotho trucks walter to the villages. a nearby dam has two weeks sa ply left before it too runs dry. at home, makara manages to downfor unripened peaches for younger children. later when the brothers and sisters return she rests for the first time. there is no supper once again. if i can just give them food and love, she sighs, then, they will be fine. lesotho desperately need at least $27 million to feed people on the brink of starvation. they are battling to attract the attention of international donors scott who are already overstretched dealing with global crises. >> remarkable reporting from deborah patta in johannesburg. thank you.

captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, february 17th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." battle for the bench. president obama issues a challenge to senate republicans, saying they have no constitutional grounds to refuse consideration of a new supreme court nominee.