good morning. down to the wire. just one day now to go until the iowa caucuses. the candidates making their final pitches in the hawkeye state as a new poll shows donald trump surging past ted cruz and hillary clinton holding on to a very slight edge over bernie sanders. we're live in iowa. back behind bars. a day after an escaped inmate turns himself in, his two accomplices are caught in a dramatic takedown, ending a week-long manhunt in california. >> it was clear to us that these people were armed and dangerous. >> this morning, the big tip that led to their capture. the award goes to diversity. a huge night at the screen actors guild awards, the wins taking on n

heels of that oscar so white criticism. >> thank you, gentlemen. welcome to diverse tv. >> idris elba snubbed by the academy, picking up two awards last night, leo keeps up momentum as he looks to claim his first oscar. >> i'm truly humbled by this. and sold to the highest bidder? a retired police officer trying to keep his canine partner discovers it's not that easy. his four legged friend might be auctioned off because the dog is considered state property. how people from around the country are trying to keep the together today. and welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> glad to have you with us. i'm craig melvin with dylan dreyer. weather. she's spending another morning at home. caucus eve. >> yeah.

iowa caucus eve. that's our top story. we're now just about 35 hours away from first caucuses. this morning, there is new polling from the des moines register and that's often a good indicator of how the caucuses go in that state. donald trump has five points ahead of ted cruz in that polling. hillary clinton three points ahead of bernie sanders. put in the margin of error, they're basically neck and neck. we begin with halle jackson who is covering the republican race from des moines. hallie, good morning. >> good morning, erica. for donald trump this poll represents a 15 point turn around since december. but nearly half of likely republican caucusgoers say even now they could still be convinced to change their minds. and if they do, it is ted cruz who would stand to benefit the most. flying high for now it is donald trump on top the day before the caucuses in iowa. >> donald j. trump! >> reporter: where the latest

>> the numbers were so good for me, which i'm happy about. >> reporter: but trump's acknowledging turnout will matter more monday night. >> it all doesn't matter if you don't caucus on monday. >> reporter: his closest rival here, ted cruz, says he has volunteers making 20,000 phone calls to potential caucusgoers. >> we're just wanting to know if we can count on you to caucus for cruz on monday. >> reporter: even as cruz slid recently, a sign that trump's attacks on him may be working. the most effective one, according to new polling, not on his canadian birth place -- >> he borrowed a lot of money as you know from goldman sachs and from citibank. >> reporter: but that cruz failed to disclose his loans from big banks. trump has vulnerability ies too, like his support for eminent domain. >> fancy terms for politicians like trump. >> this race is a dead heat. it is neck and neck. now it is effectively a two-man

>> reporter: marco rubio would beg to differ. >> we'll do well here and we look forward right after we're done here to get to new well. >> reporter: his campaign, appearing pleased with rubio's third place poll position, ahead of the other establishment candidates in iowa, even as rubio downplays talk he could finish. on his bus, describing a sense of urgency as the caucuses gets closer. >> i'm confident that when this process is finished, and the delegates are counted, we're going to have more than half the we'll be the republican nominee. >> reporter: this morning, donald trump is taking to twitter to hit ted cruz for mailers the campaign sent outds voting violation on them, something cruz was scolded for by the iowa secretary of state. but the cruz campaign points out these mailers are a common get people out to the caucus, similar to one used in the past. the bottom line about all of

winning tomorrow night. >> hallie jackson, thank you. to democrats now where the race is so apparently so closeure what will happen tomorrow. kristen welker has more on that. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. that's right, the democratic race is still anyone's to win inwa. secretary clinton has a slight lead, but she's not taking anything for granted and bernie sanders isn't letting up. the democratic candidatesrossing iowa late into the night on saturday, with just hours to go. for hillary clinton, it was all hands on deck. >> i am so proud to mom. >> she is the single best changemaker i have ever known. >> reporter: husband bill and daughter chelsea helping to final pitch. >> thank you, bill. thank you, chelsea. >> reporter: clinton is entering the homestretch with a boost, saturday's des moinesoomberg poll shows her with a

45 to 42%. the new york times endorsed her, calling her one of they and deeply qualified presidential candidates in modern history. >> i hope that we'll be able to persuade you to join us to make our country! >> reporter: earlier in the day, clinton tried to turn the page after the state department determined 22 e-mails from thetary of state's private server were top secret. clinton telling nbc news, she didn't generate them. >> this is an inner agency and it is playing out in public and i want it resolved. >> reporter: senator sanders is still riding a wave of insurgent excitement, buoyed by young who overwhelmingly support him. >> people said it was a fringe campaign. doesn't look like a fringe campaign tonight!nd now, the battle being waged in campaign war rooms. clinton and sanders have both

>> i haven't seen this excitement in so long. there has to be something about this crazy old guy, right? >> we're here to help and to hopefully get hillary clinton elected president. >> reporter: now, senator sanders could win iowa if young out in force as they did in 2008 for then senator barack obama. he won that group here by a margin of about 4 to 1. sanders and clinton have anotherss day of campaigning that will last late into the night. craig? >> kristen welker in des moines. chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press" and also in iowa this morning. chuck, good morning. >> good morning, erica. >> there is so much talk about we see this new polling that came out last night, but the big unknown, we keep talking about, is how many people will actually show up. we have been hearing from our reporters on the ground thatn now making this push to remind people at rallies how to register and how to vote. is there a sense that is having an impact?

we haven't seen the somehow an upturn in voter registration. on either side. look, high voter turnouts are good for bernie sanders for the republicans. but i've talked to first time caucusgoers and i understand why the other campaigns are skeptical. the cruz campaign believes they're going to win andy're still ahead because they're very skeptical of the first time caw cause uc them. some of them have not voted in any election in 20 years. there. you think, boy, are they going to get up, go through this sure they get to the caucus location, on time. you have to get there at a specific time or they lock the door and you can't get in. so trump's whole reliance is of people, who have never done this before. >> chuck, turning to the democrats now, what does this second place finish for bernie sanders in iowa mean for his moving forward? >> i think it means he will be a tough challenger for hillary

he could ever overtake her.ou can't sort of make the democratic nomination fight a true one on one battle that is neck and neck the whole time if he can't knock her offbecause if he can't beat her here, then outside of new hampshire, where else is he going to beat her? if he's going to start making inroads in south carolina, inroads in nevada, her states, he's got to get democrats convinced that oh, wow, he pulled an upset there in iowa. he came from out of nowhere there.s one thing. that's his next door state. but pulling it off here, i think it could catapult him. win for sanders. >> what is the headline tuesday morning? what are we talking about tuesday morning after the caucuses are over? >> well, if it's -- be talking about donald trump. let's be realistic. everything is -- it is donald trump's world, we're just lucky to live in it some be about whether trump's for real or not, craig.

real for the republican se i think he's going to be very hard to stop. but if he loses, then all of a sudden that seed of doubt is planted into whether the trumpenon was all a mirage. >> so much to look forward to, right? it will be a busy 35 hours or so. chuck, thanks. >> 3535. who is counting? >> you got it.- we'll look for more from you this morning on "meet the press." chuck's guests this morning include ted cruz, marco rubio caucus day. we'll be live from iowa tomorrow morning. dylan, the other headline that could be happening on tuesday morning is weather, snow in >> it could be a blizzard on tuesday. that could force some interesting run-ins at the airport tuesday. starting monday night. as we go through the day on are going to see just the increase in clouds.

will be running in the upper 30s, lower 40s. everythingen we get into monday night, and tuesday. that's when the blizzard warning kicks in. notice this southeast part of this state, not under the blizzard we'll see some rain. if you head south, you should be able to still make any sort of flights. if you're in the des moines area anywhere across central iowa, we are looking at very gusty winds, perhaps as much as 9 to 12 inches of snow. waterloo looks like an area jackpot. so we are certainly going to see pretty interesting conditions especially as we go into monday night and tuesday. that's kind of the time framere going to see our worst conditions. >> all right. >> as far as snow is concerned. >> dylan, thanks. to california, where three dangerous in jail after they escaped last week. the final two escapees captured saturday, one day after their fellow inmate turned himself into police. nbc's steve patterson is that jail with more on how it all went down. steve, good morning.

days those escaped inmates managed to stay ahead at leasthead of more than a dozen law enforcement departments in the state of california. but it only took the quick thinking of one francisco to alert police and bring them down. for law enforcement in california, it was like w a bad dream. >> sheriff -- one of the sheriff's worst nightmares. >> reporter: saturday after a week of anxiety, a chance to >> i can say this morning that the entire state can breathe a sigh of relief. >> reporter: all three men who broke out of this orange county in custody. saturday morning, hossein nayeri and jonathan tieu captured 400 miles away in this san francisco parking lot.d the quick thinking of a bystander who spotted this stolen van and alerted officers. as police approached, nayeri fled on foot, but didn't get

after, without further incident. >> reporter: police found tieu hiding inside the van with 380ammunition. >> it was clear to us that these people were armed and dangerous. >> reporter: a day earlier, bac tien duong turned himself >> make sure he get caught safely with nobody getting hurt. >> reporter: but investigators zeroed in on nayeri as the possible mastermind. police say despite s english, he enrolled in an english as a second language class and befriended teacher nooshafarin ravaghi. she was arrested thursdayheld on suspicion she provided maps showing images of the jail's rooftop that may have helped the men escape. >> we know it was much closer, than it should have been. >> reporter: ravaghi's neighbors say they can't believe it. >> it was quite shocking to see she would even have any part of >> reporter: now, the three inmates and the teacher may find

the law, and behind bars.h the sheriff's department here say there hasn't been a jail break in more than 30 years. and that they have already made significant improvements to the y system. meanwhile, those inmates captured this weekend expected to be back here in orange county later on this morning. >> steve patterson for us this morning in santa ana, california, thank you. in denver, a fight between rival biker gangs turned into a brawl outside the colorado motorcycle expo. one person was shot and killed. others suffered gunshot wounds. at least one person was stabbed as the violence escalated.escribed dozens of people fighting and just before the gunfire began. police say they're keeping a heavy presence at the hospital where the injured are being prevent any further confrontations. a freshman at virginia tech is now charged with the death of a 13-year-old girl. 18-year-old david eisenhauer, an engineering student, is in

murder after the remains of nicole lovell were found in north young liver transplant recipient was last seen wednesday night when her family discovered she may have left her home without her medication. record win at the australian open this morning for the top man in tennis. novak djokovic demolished andy sets, a final ace. this was the sixth australian open win for djokovic, tying arecord. the total of 11 grand slam dylan is back with the check of the rest of the country's forecast forecast. >> the blizzard in iowa starts ine seeing gusty winds -- i spun too soon there. the board wasn't there. it is starting with very gusty winds out in southern ould see gusts up near 50 to 60 miles per hour, and then we'll see the snow spread into the rockies. so because of that, we do have

winter weather advisories in yellow across central nevada and then the winter storm watches will start to build into the again, we are looking for about 1 to 2 feet of snow in the rockies. we should see about 8 inches or so in iowa monday night and but the gusty winds will make for the blizzard conditions. that's going to be the trouble spot today. we also have a little disturbance moving through the great lakes that will trigger some showers, some isolated but temperatures will

and that's your latest >> good? >> i'm good now. i'm sitting. >> thank you, dylan dreyer. up next, a huge night for some of the year's hottestmovies. we'll tell you who took home the screen actors guild awards and how diversity won the night. right after this. mom, dad. >>son.as streamlined our e-commerce and helped us grow our business, i think it's time we start acting like a business. >>okay... here we go... >>oh, look at this...e. no personal items are ...so those will need to come down. we'll be doing some mandatory testing. and there's also a strict no dating policy.e're married. that's going to be a problem. grow your business with the tools from fedex. general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals.cereal.

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winners themselves.. awards also often known as a good indicator for what happens at the oscars. spotlight finally in the f the biggest honors at the 22nd annual s.a.g. awards for ensemble cast. >> no r: but after weeks of criticism for all the right oscar nominations, diversity was the real winner of the night. >> look at this stage. this is what we talk talk about diversity. >> reporter: evident in the faces of the queen latifah for bessey. >> oh, my god, i'm in shock right now! thank you so much! >> reporter: viola davis for "how to get away with murder". >>n, welcome to diverse tv. >> reporter: beasts of no nation was the film that garnered most oscar snub elba walking away with not one, but two awards. >> i don't know what to say tonight.

that's incredible. er for his role in the tv series lufa. >> let's all calm down. ere laughs too. reigning queens of comedy tina fey and amy poehler paidto carol burnett. >> i'm so glad we had this time together. thank you. >> reporter: saving a few laughs for the youngest actor on stage, jacob i can still remember the first time i got nominated for a s.a.g. award. >> reporter: the s.a.g. after awards have a good track record for predicting best actor and at the academy awards. it could mean gold for leonardo dicaprio who won for "the >> i'm humbled by this because it comes from all of you, my fellow actors. >> it will be interesting to see who wins the best picture oscaright winning last night. we also have seen the big short

and the revenant won the golden globe.lent point, though, during that story. >> it was what leonardo -- leonardo -- we'll call him leo, we're very tight. what he said. he said i appreciateit comes from my fellow actors. that's what we hear every year. the s.a.g. awards are the most impo fellow actors voting on it and recognizing their accomplishments like you get it. >> when we come back here on "today," bill cosby set to appear before a judge this week. will he eventually windeat up, buddy. you'll get it this time. yeah ok not too quick don't let go until i say so. i got you...the lasting energy of 100% you're doing it! whole grain quaker oats. and off you go. g on? only abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. it penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells..ut, knock it out, fast.

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we are back on this sunday morning, january 31st, 2016. the last if you can believe that. >> i can't. >> first month of the new year already over. great crowd out there on rockefeller plaza. all of them for spending a little bit of their weekend with us. we're going to get outside in a bit. >> i just saw a gentleman >> wow. >> we love it. let's look at what is making headlines at half past the hour on this sunday. one day to go until the iowa the candidates are out with their final campaign push today. a new poll from the des moines register, considered the gold standard of precaucus polls,d trump surging ahead

maintains a slight edge over bernie sanders. billowing smoke could be seen for miles fromfire in lexington, kentucky. flames broke out at a beef cattle auction business, spread to several nearby businesses as well. one was hurt. it took about 120 firemen to get that fire under control. donations are still pouring michigan, to help that city deal with the ongoing effects of lead in its water. hundreds of thousands of bottles of water have been gathered and brought to flint so everyone has safe drinking water. a few days ago, tests lead levels in some homes were so high that the filters given out were not effective in keeping the lead out. let's start this half hour with the upcoming courtor bill cosby this week, his attorneys are trying to get the criminal sex assault case against him thrown out. they claim that cosby is protected under an agreementhe past district attorney. nbc's kristen dahlgren has a preview of what to expect. >> reporter: bill cosby will be

court tuesday, but his lawyers say it should be for the last time. attorneys for the comedian claim the former made a deal years ago not to prosecute cosby in exchange for his deposition in a civil case, brought by accuser andrea >> they say that's game over. the current d.a. says there is no evidence of that written agreement from the time. 2005 deposition, cosby admitted to obtaining quaaludes to give to with. at the time, d.a. brucedn't charge cosby with a crime. >> i remember thinking he probably did do something inappropriate. but thinking that and being able to prove it are two different >> reporter: caster is expected to testify at tuesday's hearing. but cosby's lawyer at the time has since passed away, and his current attorneys, critical evidence of the agreement has been lost. cosby's been charged with three

drugging and sexually assaulting constand at his pennsylvania home in 2004. constand is one of more than 50 women who have accused theual misconduct. his lawyers have denied the allegations, and vow to fight them all.nd scheduled for tuesday, when it will be up to a case against the man once known as america's dad will ever make it to trial. for "today," kristen nbc news, new york. a retired police officer in ohio could be losing his best friend. his canine partner, ajax, his on for the last several years, the officer thought the pair would be able to retire together. but because of a state law, he is learning not quite that simple.rah daaloff explains. >> reporter: for four years matthew hickey and ajax have been more than best ave been partners, protecting the community of

>> he's been active in severaleral seizures of contraband. >> reporter: when officer hickey retired after 34 years of service, he planned for ajax, member of the family, to join him. >> there is a bond between us and it is very special. >> reporter: since ajax is still young, healthy and could serveore years, officer hickey was prepared to compensate the city $3500. but was stunned to learn that under state law, ajax isproperty. and will be auctioned off. >> we are under strict rules how we dispose of property when we're dealing with state and federals well as taxpayer dollars. >> reporter: public outcry has been fast and furious with comments flooding the city's facebook page. this auction is a person writes. let ajax stay with officer hickey, comments another. the city responded, posting in part your voices ared your comments are important. >> is it cold? well, the law sometimes can be

not necessarily. >> reporter: to increase officer chances at the auction, donations are pouring into a social fund-raising page. the mayor says the auction date isn't set yet, but the growi calling for this law enforcement duo to be allowed to stick together. >> i would hate to lose my buddy. >> reporter: for "today," sarah news. the power of social media is amazing. check this out. there a go fund me page created for officer hickey a few days eady raised just under $34,000. we were looking at this last night, over at "nightly news" and it was at $17,000. it doubled in less than 12 point. the page has been shared over 28,000 times. >> if someone does go to that auction and they outbid the ould be good if they gave him the dog. >> i would hope so. otherwise, very upset. >> we'll follow this story and keep you upylan dreyer out on the plaza with the final check of the weather. >> good morning, guys.

you can have a whole group ofies turning 16? nice group from rhode island here this morning. let's look at the weather going on across the country where it is going to be a warmer than average day by 9 york city. pittsburgh should hit 57 degrees today. nashville, 67. 20 degrees above average. we are watching the storm in theoing to start spreading eastward. that's going to be the reason why we'll see perhaps blizzard conditions in iowa starting monday night and into tuesday.

and tonight is a big night for hockey.s the 2016 nhl all-star game. and catherine tappen, a good friend of mine and also with nbc sports group down there, covering it in catherine, i don't necessarily think of nashville when i think of hockey. how is it going? >> that's right, dylan. the city of nashville and thee predators have outdone themselves. there has been live music being played around town all day, every day, and thateen live music and the nhl will continue this afternoon. vince gill, dierks bentley, charles kelly and chris young will join the four nhl coaches behind the bench for today'sme. >> and i know it is a new format this year. a new three on three format. that should make things even ormal this time around. >> yeah, there is no doubt about that. it is a decidedly new twist this year for the all-star game. as you mentioned, the three on

the first two being semifinals. the third being a championship game. and by the way, the winning team gets a million dollar prize. this three on three format was this year in the nhl for overtime and it has taken off. lend itself to the world's biggest stars putting on their most offensive prowess, their best skills on by the way, puts a lot of pressure on the defense men and the goaltenders. most importantly, it is awesome for the fans. they love it. so it will be a great game this afternoona. >> have so much fun. i've been seeing your pictures. i know it is your first time in nashville and you're loving every second of it. you can watch the with coverage, pregame coverage at 4:30 p.m. eastern. that will be on nbcsn. great night dylan, thank you. million dollar prize. >> i know. that's pretty hefty. >> i would say so. up next, our sunday stories from the incredible way that es are coming to life through song.

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survivor who lives with the fear of more cancer, it is really a narrative of her own life, about every day holding on to>> no matter how bad of a situation you're in, there is always going to be some hope. >> reporter: as an infant, 16-year-old morgan lost her right eye to tomorrow ia toma. she's long wondered because of that cancer, because she's missing an eye, could sheike that dog in her story? growing up, there were moments like the friend's mother who called after a play date. >> i think she might have called my mom and said, we your daughter coming over anymore because her having one eye is not something i want myer around. and that's horrible.

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morning on sundays with harry, you may find it tough to believe that the answers to some of life's great questions can be the mall. i did not know that. please explain. >> that's why we're here this morning.picasso once said the purpose of art is for washing the dust of daily life off our souls. beautiful, right? what if that art could put a roof over your heaking. >> when i do a picture this big, it will be where i can just glance at it while i'm going

>> reporter: on a recent ist scott bennett admirers. >> i basically wanted to see o a star burst pattern. >> these are roughly about two years old. >> reporter: across the room, kitty zen held fans this is what energizes me, what makes me feel more tuned in and receptive, more vibrant. in this pop-up gallery in cambridge, massachusetts, is notable for several reasons. all of it is passed the is itest by a trio of cure raters and priced right. $75 for a print to thousands for an original. and, oh, yes, each artist is homeless or disabled. when this opened up and you came in, and you saw your stuff up on the wall, what was it like? shocking for me when i came in. i walked in and i see this banner with a picture of myself and a little bio and it is the

the door and i was just, like,e-struck. >> reporter: kitty zen has been homeless since high school. she's battled depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse. she used to sell her art from a blanket in boston you're not on the blanket anymore. >> no. >> reporter: the art speaks volumes, giving voice to a choir of contributors whose work would otherwise go e there is an altruistic enterprise it would be impressive enough, but it is more than that. is this charity or is this art?efinitely not charity. and that's something we are very clear about. >> reporter: liz powers is the ceo and founder of art lifting. goals is to reinvent social enterprise and create jobs. instead of creeding handouts. ultimate dignity. >> reporter: powers started working with the homeless as an undergrad with harvard. of all the people you met then of working with

have in common? >> bad luck. and a lot of positive nk my main goal is to give people their first break. because they haven't had a break. >> reporter: a number of shelters offer art therapy. inspired an idea, market the art like a real business, split the proceeds with the artist, just like a scott bennett used to camp beneath the bushes at the quincy train station. he found his way into a shelter where someone told him about he was a kid, art was about all he had left. what do you think of liz? >> one time i joked with her and i said is fairy godmother who is half your >> reporter: scott has housing now and hope for the future and art lifting is up and running in eight cities, with more to come. >> scott was felt like i was going to start crying because we -- because we

simple idea of let's focus on talents and seeing where it has taken off has been pretty incredible. the biggest thing is just taking a step back and, like, talents in everyone around us and everyone can contribute because i think that's oftennored. >> i get chills. >> ultimate dignity. >> exactly right. and speaking to one of the artists, things, if you really homeless people, you find out, well, there was an illness, something, a something. and everything around them falls this guy is sleeping under the bushes at the quincy train station and now has art in a gallery. >> thank you so much for that. >> another winner. >> quick remind, tune in toeet the press," ted cruise, marco rubio and bernie sabd

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