it's wednesday, january 20th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." are you ready to thump for trump? >> sarah palin throws her support behind donald trump. millions of americans along the east coast brace for a blizzard, while others are already snowed-in, under winter weather and icy temperatures.

oscar winning actor jamie foxx jumped into action pulling a driver from a burning vehicle. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. sarah palin will join donald trump on the campaign trail today. the onetime vice presidential candidate enthusiastically endorsed trump taking aim at the gop and president obama. this morning, the reaction to the endorsement is a reminder of just how polarizing the former alaska governor is. the right leaning "the washington post" is calling palin a conservative superstar. palin endorsed ted cruz in his senate race.

touting his biggest endorsement yet from sarah palin. >> he is perfectly positioned to let you make america great again. are you ready for that, iowa? no more pussy-footing around. our troops deserve the best! you deserve the best! >> reporter: from day one, i said if i ever do this, i have to get her support. >> reporter: a favorite of tea party conservatives, palin's endorsement is seen as a major victor or ted cruz. the two are locked in a virtual dead heat in iowa. >> i love sarah palin. without her friendship and support i wouldn't be in the senate today. >> reporter: jeb bush was less diplomatic during a fox news appearance. >> i respect donald trump.alin has the ideas to keep us safe. >> reporter: on the democratic side, hillary clinton picked up

rights campaign, the largest lgbt rights group. >> we are the only on the democratic side not to have a super pact and i'm proud ofeporter: now clinton will return to iowa today. she is expected to spend four days in the state this week versus just one in new hampshire.palin's endorsement of donald trump. it came on the same day trac her son was charged with assault andpon while intoxicated in connection with an incident involving his girlfriend monday night. the palin family attorney declined to comment on theon champion here in new york, thank you. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will have more on sarah palin's endorsement of donald trump. hillary clinton campaign is

some of her e-mails found at her home was higher security clearance than to the secret.nformation on highly sensitive programs. the clinton campaign says these were not classified when they were sent or received. ben suspended his campaign after a volunteer died following a car accident. a van carrying three carson volunteers and a paid staffer in western iowa flipped on its icy road and hit another vehicle yesterday morning. 25-year-old braydon joplin died yesterda were treated at a nearby hospital. to international news now. at least 19 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a university morning. heavy gunfire and explosions were heard at the university located in northwest pakistan. pakistani troops rushed to the scene and most students have

been killed. so far, no one has claimed for the attack. michigan governor rick snyder accepted responsibility for the flint water crisis. contaminatednds of children at risk for potential brain dang from lead poisoning. said snyder, i let you down. some are pushing for on his resignation. omar villafranca >> reporter: michigan governor rick snyder has apologized to poisoned water. >> i'm sorry and i will fix it. >> reporter: snyder said he will release all of his e-mails to wednesday. >> you deserve accountability. >> reporter: flint's water trouble started in april 2014 when with the city left the and drew water from the flint river to save money. despite assurances it was safe, residents complained about the water smell, taste, and appearance.15, a group of

levels of lead in children's flint switched back to the other water in october but a pediatrician said the damage is done. >> there is no safe level of lead in a d, no. >> reporter: he says the state will pay for medical and behavioral treatment for affected children. he'll national guard troops to distributed bottled water and filters to every flint resident. concerned parents were anxious to hear the governor's plan. ds to be done. you poison a whole community full of kid, you really tear up their future. >> reporter: corrosive water ruined flint's water pipes. today, lead water flows through the taps. the eastern united states is bracing for what could be a

two feet, is a possibility from washington, d.c. to boston. another snowstorm made for slick roads and rough travel iny. and the deep freeze that gripped much of the country froze a fountain in fayetteville, north meteorologist eric fisher of our boston stationore on the storm heading east. >> reporter: tracking the storm that came across the west coast y and take a cross country trip and become a full fledged blizzard bied end of the week. maybe as far south aseorgia with the snowfall. as it takes the corner deepens rapidly.. and new england into the start of the weekend. a big area of low pressure slowly lumbers out to sea as we head through sunday.ce in the big

snowfall, around the philly area down through d.c. and to roanoke, much of virginia, west virginia and maybe even eastern e. a wider swath of snow outside of that. is not just the snow totals but talking about onshore winds and strong coastal winds at a full tide and that could big pockets of coastal flooding of what we might see in the summer and the fall. more likely along with major travel disruptions by the end of this week into the weekend. the massive search for 12 marines on board two helicopters that crashed off the coastii was suspended. the co life boats have been age has been found on the sea floor. so far, no sign of the crew. coming up on the "morning news." now miracle recovery. a man is revived after being and lifeless on the

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in the air. the passenger somehow survived. doctors in pennsylvania resurvived a 26-year-old man who had frozen in smith fell unconscious while walking home in subzero temperatures nearly a year ago when his father found him 12 hours later, he wasn't breathing and he had no pulse. he was in a regaining full consciousness months later. yesterday, smith returned to the hospital to thank the staff. jamie foxx helped pull a man from a burning truck but he says. brittany hopper from our los angeles station kcbs reports. >> reporter: an emotional father walks down the driveway with actor jamie foxx after thanking for saving his son's life. >> he was here when he needed to be here and he was here for my son. as far as i'm concerned, he saved his life. >> you said that you were able? >> we pulled him out. we pulled him he has serious burns.

control, rolled several times, then burst into flames outside jamie foxx's house monday night. it was foxx who helped pull to safety. >> your son is a fighter and when with he extends, he extends out of the cabin. pulled him out. and as we pull him out, withinonds later, the truck goes up. >> he didn't have to do a thing. you know, liked earlier, i said earlier, we all hope to do something when the time is to act. do we act? >> reporter: foxhis blockbuster movies yet he doesn't consider saving a man's life to heroic. >> i don't look at it as heroic. it as you had to do something and it all just worked out. >> reporter: police say that the driver did suffer from some burns and he was taken to the

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