this morning on "world news now,"oday's iowa caucuses. >>a months of posturi and debates and controversial comments, the republicans and democrats of iowa make the first decisions in the race for the white house. we are l le in des moines with extensive coverage. >> tough questions about the southern california prison escapee who helped the three men break out of the maximum security jail, and how was one of the inmates' teachers involved? >> airline outrage. profits are up while the cost of fuel i# down. why are ticket prices still so high? and later, diversity on stage at the s.a.g. awas. winners of all races and backgrounds speaking out about the oscars controversy.

>> announcnc: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. on a busy monday. i'm phillip mena. >> good to have you here. i'm reena ninan. you were saying, western talking about the caucuses starting up. big today in iowa, huh. >> everybody has been waiting for it. we've been talking about it for months and months. today is the big day. >> they're saying itt might be snowing. they're trying to push people to get out and vote and get there. it's the nation's first presidential nominating contest hours away. after months of hectic campaigning the latest polls showivg a tight race. it's your voice your vote. brandi hitt is in des moines. morning to you, brandi. and phillip. i agree with you. monday is finally here. we've been talking about if there for so long. the caucus day is finally here. we're in the meded center where the vote totals will be slowly evening. as you mentioned, reena weather could be a factor.

candidates have ever been s busy crisscrossing this state staying up late into the evening with their campaigns and still both races right now are too close to predict. in this final push for iowa votes -- >> thank you, bill, thank you chelsea. >> reporter: both hillary clinton and donald trump are brininng out the big guns. their families. >> he will be unbelievable. the best dealmaker, the best master negotiator. >> thank you. >> reporter: that includes rumph's wife melania and clinton's daughter chelsea. >> so please join me in welcoming, i hope, our next president. >> reporter: the latest poll shows trump leading the gop race, now five points ahead of ted cruz. >> i don't care if you're feeling horrible, have you 104 temperature. get out of bed and caucus. >> reporter: on the democratic side, it's a tight race between clinton and bernie sanders. >> what our job is in the next

there is a large voter it urnout. >> reporter: sanders volunteers knocking on 75,000 doors this weekend alone. cruz attended church in iowa. >> did you pray for victory. >> i prayed that god's will be done. >> reporter: his rival senator marco rubio casting cruz as the favorite. front-runner. >> clearly the favorite. >> he has 10,000 volunteers he spent millions of dollars here. >> speaking of millions of dollars, the des moines register says all of these candidates have spent more than $33 million combined right here in iowa alone on television ads. we have been seeing them nonstop here this weekend, reena and phillip. >> for anyone who needs a refresher, can you walk us through the caucusprocess? how does that work. >> it's complicated. bear with m m as we go through this. at 7:00 tonight, yes, onlyy at 7:00, you're going to see roughly 1600 whaha we would normally calling places open, these are caucus houses. a lot of them are public

republican side, i you're caucusing on the republican side, you walk in and in a large oup of people. you may hear pitches from the candidates at the last minute. then you either write down a name on a scratch piece of paper in some of these houses or possibly a ballot who you're going to choose. then you secretly drop it into a binn and that is your vote. on the democratic side though, it's much more public. you go to your caucus place. you decide to group with your neighbors, might be 100, 200, sometimes 300 people there. and you must physically get into groups. if you're a bernie sanders supporter, you go into one area of the room. clinton, o'malley in other areas of the room. you don't have at least 15% support of that room in your group, let's say o'malley only had 1010 it doesn't count. it's considered void in a way. so those people in the o'malley group can then decide in front of everyone, do i want to support sanders or clinton or nobody.

it's going to be a very fluid situation. that's why sometimes with these results, it's hard to know who is declared the victor or not for the state. >> it sounds like it could be a very long night for you brandi hitt. >> it will be fun. i can't wait. >> she's so excited about this. we love it. brandi hitt reporting live from des moines. thank you so much. and abc's jonathan karl is also in des moines where he's finding volunteers are the key toet going voters to the caucuses. >> reporter: one of the many hillary clinton office in iowa. it's boots on the ground time in iowa. these hillary volunteers are armed with detailed information on every door they'll knock. >> sometimes you show up, at someone's door and they're on your list@ as a hillary or bernie supporter and they've swihed over to trump. >> reporter: we're at rubio supporters, calling people to make sure they know where to go to caucus. >> this location is sergeant bluff community center. >> reporter: this volunteer is a

in addition to the visits and the calls, iowans have ever been bombarded with 60,000 campaign ads, 17,000 0 is month alone. >> marco rubio. just another washington politician. >> donald trump? new york values. >> clinton and bush. two names from the past. >> reporter: and then there's the junk mail. some iowans received this ominous envelope. election alert. voter violation. official public record stamped on the document inside. undernth, the person's voting score, whether they've voted in recent elections. and information about their neighbhbs. caucus on monday to improve your score it says. warning of a follow-up notice after the vote. not a government document but a mailer from the cruz campaign. iowa's secretary of state denounced as deceptiv over at the diner, these folks are still truly undecided. >> had when are you going to make that decision? >> maybe 7:00 tomorrow. i don't know. .% >> the deciding factor in this

never been to a caucus before. on the democratic side, bernie sanders and on the republican side, donald trump are counting on a big turnout, a first time caucusgoers to put them over the top. jonathan karl, abc news, des moines. >> and we want to remind you, live coverage from iowa copies inur next half hour as well as on "good morning america" with george ab-robin in des moines. look for more@ coverage on world news tonight and all night long. >> a second virginia tech student has been arrested in connection with the abduction@ and murder of a 13-year-old girl. lices in blacksburg announced yesterday that natalie marie keepers has been charged in the case. earlieravid eisenhauer was ashlged with first degree murder and abduction. investigators say he and the victim knew each other. >> based on evidence we have determined thattizen hour and her where are acquainted.

advantage to abduct and then kill her. >> both students are being held without bond. the investigationing is still on going. yesterday, a state police search and recovery team searched a pond on the virnia tech campus. >> all three of the southern california jail escapees are behind bars this morning. one surrendered on friday and the other two were captured saturday night thanks ton alert citizen. now authors are trying to determine who helped them. abc's matt gutman has the latest details. >> reporter: they rappelled out of the jail from the roof. but were hauled back in through the front door. with all three fudgetives now in custody -- >> over suspects that may have helped. >> reporter: it was a citizen tip that helped with the capture of hussein nayairery in san francisco. police chasing nayeri. >> they navigated the tunnels

this maximum security jail. nooshafarian ra vague gi they say provided them with maps. >> he's been described as a is that something you would say is a fitting description? >> i think it is. >> the three are being held in a different part of the same maximum facility jail they broke out of. this one has a more modern layout. this time the three of them are being held separately. matt gutman, abc news, santa ana, california. >> to the northeast now and a mystery fireball in the sky. the apparent white hot fiber ball was caught on dashcam video soaring across the heavens saturday evening. it was seen as far as away as the washington, d.c. area. there's no official word on whether it was a meteor. observers described the fireball as having colorful fragments and looking like it fell apart or exploded. >> the rival super bowl teams are spending their first night in california.

san jose, the broncos led by quarterback peyton manning. they're playing in their second super bowl in three years. >> and an hour later,he carolina panthers arrived leaded by of course, cam newton. if you can look closely, he was % rocking very, very wild versace pants. got to look closely for that one. >> i don't think he's ce down quite yet. you'll see it sooner or later >> there you go. looks like cam and half zebra mated together for that outfit. but none of the players spoke to reporters there, saving that for the much anticipatat media day which actually happens tonight. noward i i he'll be wearing those pants or not. >> he can wear whatever he wants. he's cam newton. >> you're probably right. coming up "the mix," campaign humor and a fashion statement featuring who else but bernie sanders. >> also ahead, airlines cashing in as fuel prices keep dropping. when will passengers finally get break when buying tickets.

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and i enjoy it. feel t difference with k-y ultragel. all right. it's time for "the mix" and since it is the big day, iowa caucus, we thought we would start with politics. we wanted to show you a t-shirt that is going viral in iowa. it features one of the candidates larry david. there it is. bernie sanders. that is him. look at that. all these bernie heads. this guy from iowa, he bought it and he wore it at a couple of rallies and lots of cameras around, of course. all his supporters is started retweeting it. that's the new fashion trend of the season. >> very cool. feel the burn and sport the burn. >> feel the burn. there you go. all the different emotions that bernie sanders conveys all there on a t-shirt.

>> he came up and saw the shirt. you can tell he's like perplexed oh my god, my face is on the shirt. you can tell he thinks it's weird and like his photographer for the campaign like told me, he's like bernie thinks the spirt is really creepy. >> it's interesting. you know? >> yeah, it is. i gss it is kind of creepy if it's your face on it. i like it though. it's funny. >> from t-shirts to tractors. we found the most patriotic tractor in america. of course, it's iowa. take a look at this one. hand created. l_ok at that. got the bald eagle and everything. that's gary loeffler of west des moines. he is a big backer of mike huckabee. he likes his positions on guns, abortion and god and believes huckabee is a man of god. so he created thi tractor and he's kind of following around huckabee and you may remember, huckabee won the state in 2008. so he believes that huckabee is the one who can stand up to what

>> by the way, he also put a snake on there because he says that stands for isis will, al qaeda and the taliban. well thought out, huh? >> sure is. let's switch gears a little bit. we are going to show you a surfer that took on a little bit more than he could handle. they call it jaws, this huge wave in may which because it eats surfers up. 40 feet. >> whoa. >> thankfuy we're showing this to you because this is not faces of death. he did come out on top and he is okay. in fact, he said that he was going to ride it again the next day. >> very cool. >> there it is. >> talk about death defying. how about a slightly terrifying for me as a mom, a young kid got a loose tooth. what does he do? takes his race car toy. ties it up. and he pushes the button. >> everyone ready? >> we're ready. >> oh!

>> oh, my this morning on "world news now," all eyes on iowa for today's caucuses wh hillary clinton barely leading the democrats and a new poll showi donald trump as the gop front-runner. can we expect politil surprises tonight? >> extreme weather. the deadly storm that slammed southern california is about to bring heavy snow to the middle of the country. toy's warnings from accuweather. >> and new this half hour, drive up and drive away with pot. >> it's a new trend for recreational marijuana sellers. it's high time for a drive-throughwindow. and later, big screen exposure for anthony weiner. the documentary about his scandal wins prestigious awards that's in "the skinny" on this monday, february 1st.ny" on this monday, february 1st

this is "world news now." >> hey, good monday morning, everyone. i'm reena ninan. happy iowa caucus day. >> that's right. and groundhog's day eve, as well. you know, big decisions on the cusp, it's coming. some iowa voters might see their shadow. not get them confused we'll see. that is where we start. the presidential candidates face their fifit test at the ballotot box in today's iowa caucuses. >> the l lest polls show that the tight race there was both partieie at the candidates squeeze in last-minute rallies and events. >> on the republican side, donald trump has retaken the leaded from senator ted cruz with marco rubio in a distant third place. our coverage begins with abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: in iowa, donald trump and his family trying to close their biggest deal of all. >e will be unbelievable. the best deal maker, the best master negotiator. >> reporter: shaking hands, signing autographs, even holding babies.

numbers into real votes. >> ion't care if you're feeling horrible, you have a 104 temperature, the doctor says you cannot leave. it will be the end of you if you leave bed. you cannot leave. you will not be able to make it. get out of bed and caucus. >> reporter: the man who wants to win iowa, his wife melania by his side. >> just write down the name trumpnd you are done. that's it. very exciting. >> trump's sons at a shooting range sounding a lot like their dad. >> a poll came out where he's doing very, very well. i think you all saw that. listen, fingers crossed. >> trump. church receiving a blessing from the pastor. senator ted cruz also attending church, both candidates competing for thee evangelical votes. >> senator, happy sunday. did you pray for victory? >> i prayed that god's will be done. >> did you pray for donald trump or senator rubio? >> you know what, i actually did. >> i'm lifting up in prayers all

that god's blessing and peace and love be upon them. >> reporter: in the final days, cruz slipping under heavy fire from trump but another rival, senator marco rubio with the political play, an casting cruz as t t favorite, setting expectations sky high. >> ted cruz is clearly the front-runner. >> he has 10,000 volunteers. he's spent millions of dollars here. >> reporter: rubio pulling in third place, hoping for a cruz crash and leaving iowa voters with this promise. >> i will never embarrass you. you will never cringe and say i can't believe i voted for him. >> reporter: as for trump family, melania tells me she's excited the entire family stays here in iowa. as for the campaign itself, staffers are anxious but confident. one top level aide telling me few people have won the iowa caucuses. tom llamas, adair, iowa. >> on the democratic side, hillary clinton's final push for votes has turned into a full-fledged family affair. both daughter clsea and former

the crowds as candidate hillary clinton continued to downplay questions about whether she broke the law with government e-mails on her private server. yesterday, clinton traveled nearly 300 miles across iowa, nearly twice the ground covered by bernie sanders. by her nearest challenger, bernie sanders. >> the big question is will that be enough for clinton to outpace clinton at the polls. the latest poll in iowa shows clinton and sanders in a statistical tie, and yesterday, sanders appeared confident. this land is your land, this land is my land >> sanders announced yesterday that his campaign has raised more than $20 million in january, asserting that he will continue to match clinton's considerable cororrate resources. and stay with abc news all day long as george and robin begin our live coveragagfrom iowa on "good morning america" and the entire political team reporting this evening on "world news now." -- world news tonight.

on "world news now" tomorrow morning. >> big day. two virginia tech students are being held arrested after kidnappingnd murder of a 13-year-old girl. friends say they can't believe that the pair would be involved in such a brutal crime. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >>8reporter: two virginia tech students under arrest in connection with the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell. >> late saturday night, the investigation led us to 18-year-old david e. eisenhauer, a virginia tech student. >> reporter: police say he was charged with kidnapping and murder, knew the victim, and that he used that relationship to his advantage. eisenhauer is an engineering major and track star seen here in a profile by our abc affiliate in baltimore. a second student sophomore natalie keepers charged as an accessory, accused of helpingizen hour dispose of the body. lovell's parents say she disappeared after climbing out of her bedroom window. more than 1,000 volunteers searched for days. lovell had a liver transplant as a young child and needed daily medication.

happen to her because she was always the cutest little thing. >> reporter: saturday, police discovered her body 80 miles away. lovell's father breaking the news on facebook, devastated to learn that my daughter has been found dead. i'm so in shock. i know nothing more to say. i'm broken." both suspects are being held without bail. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> now, overseas to syria where triple bombings killed at least 50 near a revered shrine. more than 100 others were wounded. isis is claiming responsibility. the attack comes as factions are gathering for peace talks in geneva. those talks have yet to get under way. but there was some movement. a u.n. mediator met for the first time with the main opposition delegation. >> the world health organization is meeting in emergency session today over ways to battle the owing zika virus outbreak. the group could decide to declare the virus a global health emergency which could speed up a coordinined response. the virus has been linked to

babies mostly in south america. >> here at home, a majaj winter storm is developing in the southwest and moving across the country. strong winds toppled trees in southern california. killing at least one person in san diego. heavy rains flooded lanes on the 101 and pacific coast highways and to the east, snow has dropd up to nearly a foot of snow in parts of reno with more to come. accuweather's paul williams tells us the storm is taking aim at the great plains and the midwest. good morning, paul. >> thanks, phillip, reena. winter storm brewing with disruptive snow throughout utah, colorado, new mexico and arizona where dangerous cross winds and snow covered roads and treacherous travel. and then the blizzard evolves and it's on the move throughout the midwest hitting hastings and up towardsmaha and reaching up towards green bay by wednesday morning. we're looking at a combination of blowing and drifting snow, travel being very dangerous. road closures in abundance. so hold on to your hats.s.

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the upcoming olympics, tiara an sporting the olympic rings were among the costumes. every dog getsts day. >> any excuse to dress up your pup, huh? they're all about it. they get their own birthday parties. now they have their own n% carnivale. it is certainly cute to look at. >> i absolutely love dogs. do you have a dog? >> i have a dog that his name is toby. he's a golden retriever. i don't like to dress him up. he's a boy. i don't know. but toby so, i don't know if i could really participate in can vary that way. >> where is toby? because you're traveling so much all the time. >> he is in texas being well taken care of. >> you didn't tell abc as part of your deal that toby has to travel with you wherever you go? talk to the folks upstairs about that. >> toby is coming. there it is. there you go. >> thanks, toby. coming up in "the skinny," the personal t tgedy just hours before last night's live tv musil of "grease."

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campaign advertising, huh? >> reporter: definitely. nonstop advertising. i mean, you live in new york. i live in l.a. we haven't seen any of this. when i arrived here in iowa last week, it's just been one ad after the next. no break from it. in fact, 60,000 advertisements are going to have aired leading up to today's caucuses. if you can believe that. 17,000 just in the r-up over the last few days. millions of dollars are being spent and most of these ads are negative. some very entertaining how negative they are but very >> brandi, havavthose ads helped sway voters? going into today? >> reporter: there are a lot of undecided voters. there's a new "des moines register" poll giving the latest numbers on who is leadg. what i found interesting about this poll is when democrats and republican likely voters were asked who were going to be persuaded to switch, to change your mind, 30% of democrats said

45% of republicans said yes. so when they go into those caucuses today, that's a huge number that might say i'm voting for this person, but if you convince me and tell me more about this one on the day of, i may go the other way instead. >> and what's the deal? therers some controversy with ted cruz over these mailers. what's up with that? >> reporter: over the weekend, caucuses. there was a mailer that went out d the words voter violation and official public record were put on the f ont. what people were finding were their names and their neighbors' and it would grade you on your history of voting, giving you an up to the ucuses the last few years. election officials got mad about this. because they say that there's knows voting violation, there's no official violation that anybody can get. however, the ted cruz campaign didirespond and said hey, we're just trying to encourage people anyone. upset. >> we will see how that affects him today.

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>> in iowa, plenty of drama. >> the first votes in the 2016 race to the white house, but in iowa, they do things a little differently. that's the word that we keep hearing. caucus. so what is this really all about? well, with some clarity here is abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: the hawkeye state. >> wt's it like to be greeted by cake con. >> amazing. >> reporter: where toticians poses to flip pork chops, pose with a cow played of butter, take kids for a spin in their chopper. did we mention the pork chops? so many pork chops. >> pork chop on a stick. >> reporter: it's enough to make a politician scream. but it allomes to a head at those caucuses. we came to drake universit >> you're the caucus expert. >> reporter: to ask that burning queson. what the heck is a caucus anyway? it's complicated. so they gave us a demonstration. for r e democrats, groups gather to choose delegates who then go

nominee. one side tries to convince the other to join their teamr break a tie with food or -- >> rock paper scissors is one possibility. >> reporter: really? the republicans have it t lot easier. they write down a candidate's name on a slip of paper and done. if it sounds like a bunch of song and dance, well, there is a caucus musical. reporter: but just remember, iowa launched presidential runs for jimmy carter, two george bushes, and barack obama. and they may just launch the next leader of the free world. cecilia vega, abc news, council bluffs, iowa. >> the leader of the free world with rock, paper, scissors. >> y yh. it's that easy. i'm curious to know if cecil has tried the pork chop. >> for sure. >> she wouldn't have missed that opportunity. >> oh, don't miss our updates on