day on "face the nation" a blizzard paralyzes the nation's capital and parts of the northeast but the campaign marchs on. once there's less snow on the is here in washington. we'll have the latest on the monster storm that pounded the east coast. then just over a week until the iowa caucuses, thes are making that final push for support. donald trump is not ending on a modest note. >> i could stand in the middle wouldn't lose any voters, okay? >> dickerson: we'll talk to him about that and hear from bernie sanders poised to upset hillaryye state. plus, a brand new cbs news battleground tracker tells us how voters are making their

the satellite, it's all coming up on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs ning welcome to "face the nation" i'm john dickerson. at least 19 people have died as a result of the storm that has tripled the east coast. some 80 million people have been affected we begin washington. >> good morning, john. the story of the storm varied by geography but here in more snow than we typically get in an entire year. when the blizzard conditions finally lifted, the nation's in roughly with feet of snow turning the usually green national mall to a sea of frigid white. one western suburb reported 39 the monster storm that pounded the washington, d.c. area for 36 hours. maryland's governor closed stretches of three interstates ng all nonemergency vehicles. the blizzard hit the south first

out power to thousands. more than 10,000 flights have friday as blizzard made its way north. flights to washington and new york are expected to resume until some time monday.d buses aren't running as the great dig out finally begins. further north the storm caused huge 500 car back up on thee, among those stranded for entire day was bus carrying the temple university girl's gymnastics team. in washington region not known for itsrms the big question will the city be ready to open for business on monday. or will weather gridlock start the the week.rson: thanks, chris. in new york city with story hit marlie? >> here in central park snow 26.8 inches. just shy of the record set back in 2006, cars are back on the

tunnelsesterday the city was on lockdown. new york city mayor bill deblack yes banned travel until 7:00ing. >> this is a very big deal. >> on buses and most trains were also stopped. more than two feet of record breaking snow and iceyork city. hurricane force winds created white out conditions. new york governor andrew question know declared a state of emergency then jumped into a motorist stuck in the snow. but not everyone was so lucky. there were more than 400 accidents, none of them fatal.e disappointment on broadway, shows were cancelled yesterday and ticket holders had to find other ways to weather the storm.e than 25 0 snow plows were deployed to clear roads. while there has been a lot of progress, the mayor says get back to normal here

week tomorrow. >> dickerson: marlie hall in new york, thanks. and on shore. >> good morning, john. historic blizzard brought more than snow look at the water it is rising here along the jersey lot of people were concerned about, some of the streets in the neighborhood i'm standing in are ee there's actually a bench under water behind me. now, the ocean waters reached high tide last night and thiswater to rise at nearby inlet and bay that's put hundreds ever homes at risk. coastal flooding remains a concern this morning, the national weather service expectsoding and minor to moderate property damage. conditions have improved since yesterday when large chunks of ice flowed down this street innd officials in at least one shore town issued a mandatory evacuation.

the campaign trail friday in newuse of the storm, said this was his 17th snow emergency in six years. we know how to do this. right now, a state of emergency is still inw jersey, waters are expected to recede, issue today is cleaning up the snow and of coursell damage. john. >> dickerson: for us on the jersey shore. thanks. we turn now to campaign 2016 our new tracker results. donald trump is back on top in our iowa tracking. he's at 39%. ted cruz behind him by just five marco rubio running third at 13% the rest are at 5% and below. a big lead with 34% compared to ted cruz at 16%. rubio at 14.

in south carolina, the story is much the same, trump ahead 40%, cruz in second with 21%. rubio in third with others are ated% or less. bad weather kept snowed in here in washington and unable to sit in person so he is joining us by phone this morning from iowa. good morning, mr. trump, thanks for joining us. you said yesterday you couldth avenue wouldn't lose voters. you're that confident? >> well, i have a very great group of people, johe that are so loyal that it's been so reported, even in your poll. but in a lot of polls they do that to loyalty factor. my factor is up when you add itlose to 90% these leave. they will not leave. i love my people. it's a great thing. it's a great thing. far any other candidate by double, triple, quadruple.

>> dickerson: on one hand you on the other hand you have the national review putting out a special issue trying to convince people not to support you, not to vote you, why do you think they didat was their arenaing? >> it's a failing magazine, number one. they need publicity. they are people that most of whom i don't know. most of whom -- don'tve been in business, i've made a lot of money, which i'm going to do for the country now. i've been focused on jobs and money and deals, that's what i do. part i don't know. them are. i don't want to know who most of them are. they are just people that are i a magazine that is close to closing up. they get publicity, i think it plays into what i'm saying because it shows the they backed romney, he lost. they backed mccain, he lost. they lose. they don't know how to win. i'm not sure they want to win they just want to stay relevant.ant.

that ted cruz which is that your not, this is phrase that common sis thanou have changed your positions on some things over time. what is your response to that critique? >> usually i just evoke the name ronald reagan was fairly liberal democrat, he evolved over years and became more and more ot a very conservative person but he was pretty conservative. he ended up being a great president. and i have evolved on manysome issues very much the same. i've been constant on many issues, but i have evolved. i think evolved throughgh you grow older you see things, you watch thing, you study things. ronald reagan the exact same liberal than i was. he was fairly liberal. lot of people don't know that. he became a fairly conservativeome a great president. >> dickerson: what is your definition of conservative?

that doesn't want to takei think that's a good thing. a person that wants to in terms of government i'm talking about. person that wants to conserve, a person that wants to ine balance budgets. a person that feels strongly about the military and i feel very strong low about the have some of these amy they don't even want to focus on the military. our military is falling apart i feel very -- i have always felt very strongly about the by the way, if you look at vision, the word vision, i was the one that said, take the oil, i've been saying that for years, take the oil, let's take the oil. nobody would listen then all of a sudden after paris theyying maybe that's right we'll take the oil. they still don't take the proper way. i was -- which is a little bit different than normal conservative. opposed to the war in iraq. lot of these guys were all for the war in iraq look what's that has got it.

iran. iran is going to take over iraq i said that was going to happen. i said that years ago. in 2003 that iran will take over largest oil reserves in the world that's not a conservative position. when i was saying, don't go into iraq i'm a very militaristic much into the military, will build our military better and stronger, that's the -- opposed to what we i was opposed to the war in iraq. most conservatives, let's go gung-ho. everyone of them wanted the war in iraq. look what it us.et me ask you about ted cruz, you wouldn't vote for ted cruz, but you pledged to support the party's nominee. >> it depends got a problem. he in my opinion, i mean it's looking more and more as you notice tup constitutionalorn in canada.

he said he didn't know about it until 15 months ago he was a canadian citizen.he united states but he was a canadian citizen until 15 months ago. he was united states senator, i guess nobody figured this out, nada. and lot of people now are saying he was born in canada. he was born on canada soil or canadian soil. and he cannot run. i guess you probably heard last night illinois is looking at it very seriously may not even let him run in illinois they feel strongly about it.king apt it very seriously. yeah, if he got the nomination, if everything was fine i would vote for ted cruz. i'd go for ted cruz.you would vote for him. >> i was putting that in relationship to his place of birth. real question whether or not ted cruz is allowed to run forll tell you, the first thing if he got the nomination, first thing that would happen

harvard and many other people, many people beyond have come down and said he's not entitled to run. it's got to --s declare for rejudgment from the courts he's got to trait enthat out. there's a big p fat question mark.you would vote for ted cruz if he would be the nominee. somebody else thinking about, michael bloomberg you said yesterday, i love it. if he -- himhe race, why would you love it? >> i know michael very well, i'd love to compete against michael. i know him very well. i think he might very well get in the race. have him get in the race. >> dickerson: one of the things -- >> he's very opposite on me with guns and pro life and he's opposite on lot of things. i would in the race. but i don't know if he's going to do it. but i hope he does. i would love to compete against michael. the race, he's thinking because you're doing so well. it would be counter balance you.

that's love to have michael get in the race. michael has been a friend of mine over the years. perhaps we're not friends any more. he's wanted to do this for a long time. trigger, we'll see if he does right now. i would personally love to compete with michael plumeberg. >> dickerson: speaking of bill deblasio -- >> i never supported him. i said i think he's going to win. because i saw the kind of had. i never supported bill. i never supported -- glenn beck said i supported barack obama he hadse he picked up somebody's phony website where they do this. they said donald trump supported barack obama.ing that -- came down very strongly with him last week because i was on john mccain's committee i raised lot of money for john mccain i was 100%pt hearing that this stupid person, i mean he's

he was going around saying i was voting for barack obama.t i would vote for barack obama? believe me. is he he -- he issued apology when he found out he got duped. he got duped by some trickster.rson: the quote, i think strongly that he'll end up being good mayor maybe very good mayor. i just wondered why you thought that -- >> i did say that because i deal in frankly i hope he was a good mayor, turned out to be a terrible mayor he doesn't know what he's doing. he's incompetent. when he first got elected --g him. obviously i have many building in new york, i have tremendous business in new york. it's nice to see guy, if he gets in but i never supported him. support him with his issues. but what i did say good luck. congratulations. i hope he's going to be a good mayor. i hope. good mayor, he's not a good mayor, he's a terrible mayor. >> dickerson: thanks very much. >> that's not supporting somebody.

i have to live with him.uilding in new york. i have a big business in new york. i wish he were good but he's not. >> dickerson: all right. thank you very much, mr. trump. we look forward -- >> thank you, john.k forward to seeing you in person for the broadcast. >> i look forward to it, too. dickerson: we'll be back in a minute. ongs to the fast. and to help you accelerate, we've created a new company... d on what's next for your business. the true partnership where people,technology and ideas ard. accelerating innovation. accelerating transformation. hewlett packard enterprise. e market. but at t. rowe price, we can help guide your investments through good times and bad. for over 75 years, on us to bring our best thinking

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from the campaign trail ini want to start with that difference between iowa and new hampshire and south carolina. the political report looked at the rest of the states after iowa and new hampshire found many liberals as the first two states. the question is, can you go the distance even if you win in iowa and new hampshire? >> well, john, let me just sayoll in south carolina was 60 to 38. if that's the case it is showing making huge gains. i feel confident that if wen iowa and new hampshire, those are tough races, i think we stand excellent chance to win in south carolina and nevada. if you look at the pollinguld tell you because i have been to south carolina, we have lot of momentum on the ground. i think picking up more and moreport frankly i think we can win there. >> dickerson: you have new ad out this week which is you and simon and garfunkel songthat ad mean

>> what that ad is about is to talk about the fact that, yes,er as a country. we have so much strength, so many extraordinary people that as we nothing that we cannot accomplish. we are the wealthiest country in the history of the world we should not have.f childhood poverty only country that doesn't guarantee paid family and medical leave.t is what it is. a beautiful song, i think the target is beautiful. tackle the real problems facing our nation. we cans things. >> dickerson: here is how bill clinton characterized your campaign he said, quote, this other guy's madder than he is, refer can to his wife, that feelsis slogans are easier to say.

>> the american people areople are angry because they don't understand why they have to work longer hours for lower wages in almost all income going to the top 1%. they are their kids are leaving school $50,000 in debt. and they're rack degree because they arees having a nation in which elderly people are trying to make it on $13,000 on social security. people are asking why. anger. >> dickerson: what president clinton touching on something that liberal writers in the new york magazine and paul in the "new york times." they say there's too much idealism inn, don't let idealism veer into self destructive, self indulgence. what is your reaction to thisffering too much here. >> i am not offering too much. you know, john, i think that's

public colleges and universities tuition free. as many other countries are doing, pay for that through tax street, to say that do away with loopholes that allow corporations to put their money in the cayman islands, pay nothing in federal income taxes. not a utopian pie in the sky idea. that's exactly. we are the only major country that doesn't guaranteeeople as a right. to say that have medicare for all single pair, that is what every other major country is doing, what has happened over the years we have become so conservative, we have been dominated so much by wall street and big money forgetting what we can do and what we should do. yes, i do believe that wealthiest people harshestart paying their fair share of taxes, that's what the american people want. that's not utopian. >> dickerson: switch to policy.

quote from howard dean anothernt democrat who campaigned on understanding the gun culture. control. just let the states do what they the democratic 'general d. do you believe that basically that in the end that gun control issue is not really decide? i don't believe that. i don't believe at all. way back when back in 1988 when i first ran for congress,ve lost a statewide election by three points, because i said i thought it was a bad idea for us to be selling military-stylehis country. what we have these horrific mass killings, when people walk into a church and start shooting school, this is an issue that we have got to deal with. i support what president obama is trying to do and deal with the gun show loophole we have tonstant background checks. our goal as a nation, i think

john, to make sure that guns do not fall into the hands ofnot have them. people who are -- have criminal backgrounds, people who are mentally ill. ask you about health care, your health care plan, one of the criticisms that the national health care plan in other places is, maybe people can be covered but thetime to get -- to see a doctor can be long and excruciatingly long what is your solution to that criticism? >> look, fact of the matter is, in america that we have 29 million people without any health insurance. john, they wait a very long time to get health care, sometimest all. the other crisis that we face we have even more people who have large deductibles and copayments.bout going to the doctor. we are now spending almost three times more than british, 50% more than the french who to all of

in my view, the medicare for single payer system canalth care for all of our people and at the same time save middle class families thousands of dollars a year. so, if you want care, if you want to make sure that people can go to the doctor when they need to go to the doctor, i think medicare for all program is the way to go.senator sanders we'll have to leave it there. thanks for joining us. we'll be back in a moment. eese, " day to feel alive" feel alive"

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>> dickerson: we're back with more of our cbs news battleground tracker. anthony salt van though is our director of elections. give me on -- start with thelow the top line number what's the most important thing happening in that race? >> trump coming back in iowa to retake the lead, cruz had it last month. by, number one, hanging on to his own support

remarkably durable. he's gained evangelicals, gained voters. interestingly doing better throughout the week of polling, maybe there's endorsements early in the week, palin endorsement, cruz didn't hurt.he's holding on to his pace taking a little from ted cruz's base. now switch over to the democrats. what is your big take away other than those top line numbers,ng voters on that side of the race? >> behind bernie sanders catching up is a feeling among voters that his critiques ofut too many ties to big donor money seem to be resonating. most democrats feeling that she might side with big donors over appears that his like of attack is catching on at least in iowa and new hampshire. >> dickerson: we'll be right back with much more. all of you please stay with us. we'll we'll be

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