captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, march 3rd, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." the campaign to stop donald trump. leading republicans try to derail the gop front-runner's path to the party's nomination. scott kelly, space odyssey, and the astronaut is back home in the united states this morning after spending a year in space. and a chilling crime is caught on camera. thieves are seen breaking into a gun store and taking off with dozens of weapons. good morning from the studio 57 newsroo c

headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. ben carson won't be participating in tonight's republican presidential debate. carson has not officially quit the race, but he says he can't see a political path forward. meanwhile, some republicans are working on a last-ditch effort to deny donald trump the nomination. there are new attack ads and, today, a former gop nominee is expected to weigh in against trump. don champion has the story. >> reporter: republican presidential front-runner donald trup is locked in another battle. this time, against mitt romney, who is expected to blast the billionaire during a speech on the state of the gop race today. >> i want universal coverage. >> reporter: trump posted this video to his facebook page wednesday night questioning romney's conservative credentials. so far, romney has attacked trump over his refusal to release tax returns and failure to immediately

david duke. in an open letter more than 50 prominent republicans also challenged trump btut i could backfire. >> there is no guarantee. attacks from the establishment could very well make trump stronger. >> that is the only part of the plan? just alliance? >> reporter: in tonight's debate, marco rubio is expected to step up attacks on trump, especially over his newly released health care plan that includes repealing obamacare. >> if we choose donald trump as our noom knee, we will lose in november. >> reporter: coming off two wins on super tuesday, ted cruz urged other candidates to drop out of the race. >> if you've been supporting ben carson or john kasich, or marco rubio, all good, honorable men, we welcome you on our team. >> reporter: carson withdrew from tonight's debate, following the results of super tuesday. the retired neurosurgeon says he sees no path forward to the nomination. now, it's not clear what kind of impact romney's speech today will have on the

strategists say march 15th, when states like florida vote, could be the last opportunity to stop trump on his path to the republican nomination. >> don champion here in new york, thank you, don. tonight's debate marks a reunion of sorts between trump and his sometimes nemesis megyn kelly of fox news. coming up on "cbs this morning," julianna goldman will have more on their war of words. hillary clinton is already speaking like the democratic nominee. during a rally for the labor movement yesterday in "the new york times," clinton said she will wage a campaign to bring people together. >> i know that if we do what we must in this election, to bring out a message, a positive message of what we can do together, who we stand for, what we stand for, we will go in to the november election with the wind at our back. >> clinton never mentioned bernie sanders

what the republicans are saying and how they are saying it. ♪ >> elton john and katy perry headline a star-studded cast as a clinton fund-raiser at new york's radio city music hall. the campaign didn't say how much money was raised. astronaut scott kelly is back in the united states after spending nearly a year in space. kelly arrived in houston early this morning. he landed in kazakhstan yesterday after setting an american endurance record for space flight, a 340-day mission on board the international space station. >> it was a very long trip. when i left here in february, i don't even know what day it was in february. i was 50. and now i'm 52. >> kelly said he missed his family and friends but that he'll also miss living on the space station. this morning, south korea says north korea fired six pr

yesterday, the u.n. approved tough sanctions on the north for its recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. supreme court is considering its most significant abortion case in years. the case involves the types of limits states can place on abortion clinics. paula reid reports on yesterday's arguments. >> reporter: emotion ran high outside the supreme court as demonstrators on both issues of the abortion issue shouted their vups. justices heard arguments on wednesday about a texas law which requires texas doctors to ha have. stephanie tody, the lead attorney for. said the law intended to shut down clinics in the state. >> we remain optimistic that the court is going to see these requirements for what they are, a sham designed to women's abortion access. >> reporter: the state says that is not true. >> this is

health and quality of care for whatever kind of decision they choose to make. >> reporter: the decision in this case will likely come down to justice anthony kennedy who is a swing vote between a 5-3 decision or a 4-4 deadlocked court. >> justice kennedy as in every case asks questions of both sides and will be considering these issues of national importance as the court deliberates. >> reporter: noah ellington from houston knows firsthand that problems can arise in abortion clinics. >> i was never able to have children because of abortion at age 15. >> reporter: but candice russell had to travel from dallas to san diego for her decision. a decision is expected in june. paula reid, cbs news, the supreme court. in an event of a 4-4 tie, the texas regulations would stay in place. a virginia man has been given four lifse

pleading guilty to kidnapping and killing two college students. in exchange for pleading guilty, jesse mooatthew will be spared e death penalty. >> i would say primary emotion is relief. this has been finding justice for morgan, it has been a burden on our family for six and a half years. >> matthew was already serving three life sentences for previous rape. the malaysian transportation minister says debris that washed ashareholder in mozambique is probably from mh flight 370 that disappeared two years ago while flying from kuala lumpur to beijing. 239 people were on board. the debris has been tentatively identified as part of the jet's tail section. coming up on the "mo

an accused fake doctor arrested again. we will tell you why a florida teenager was put behind bars. and leaving his mark. a tattooed james corden is featured on the cover of a high profile magazine. this is the "cbs morning news."

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straight into a wall yesterday. the former ceo of chesapeake energy was a pioneer in america's natural gas boom and part owner of the oklahoma city thunder. deadspin reports that the erin andrews people video was viewed this week by a rep for the hotel she is suing. the executive says a friend showed it while they were dining at a restaurant. andrews says she was traumatized when the video went viral. a psychologist testified that andrews had a mild case of ptsd. >> she is a resilient, stable person who functions fairly well psychologically, despite the horrible experiences she has been through. >> andrews 75 million dollar suit claims the nashville hotel helped the stalker who shot the video. the palm beach post reports on an upcoming mental exam for a teen accused of pretending to be a doctor. a florida judge ordered the test after malachi love-robinson was rearrested on new charges

tuesday. he is suspected of stealing more than $34,000 from an elderly patient. in touch weekly reports that jared fogle has gained 30 pounds just three months into his 16-year prison term. the former subway spokesman claimed he lost over 200 pounds eating the chain's sandwiches. he was convicted for child pornography and sex acts with minors. a prison insider says fogle eats honeybuns by the box. look who is on the cover of "wall street journal's" magazine. late late show host james corden covered himself in fake tattoos for the magazine's photo shoot. he was also asked to compare some things in his home state to new england. >> prince charles or prince? >> prince. >> have you met both? >> yes. >> mary poppins or proud mary? >> marry poppins. >> english breakfast or breakfast of champions? >> breakfast of champions.

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a victory lap for the world ease first 727 after a brief flight yesterday. the airliner will go into a museum at boeing's washington state base. united bought the plane in 1964 and flew it for 27 years. electronic cigarettes now have something else in common with their conventional cousins. they are banned on airliners in the u.s. the government rule includes foreign or domestic flights into or out of or within the country. on the cbs "moneywatch" now. competition heats up as airlines fight a flight to cuba and free ice cream at chick-fil-a, but there is a catch. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning. oil prices continue to recover. that sent stocks on wall street a bit higher today. the dow gained 34 points. the s&p added eight. the nasdaq finished 13 points higher. at least eight u.s.

submitted applications to the u.s. government to fly scheduled flights to cuba. american and delta and jetblue and others are competing for about 110 slots. the airlines will also have to apply to the cuban government. nearly 160,000 leisure travelers flew to cuba on charter flights last year. hundreds of thousands of cuban americans visited their families. sports retailer sports authority filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to close or sell about 140 stores and two distribution centers. sports authority stores will remain open during the chapter 11 process. the company says it needs fewer stores as customers increasingly shop online. retail giant target is also making changes to adjust to the boom in online shopping. it plans to spend nearly $2 billion this year to upgrade its supply network and technology. target is also shifting more of its spending from its physical stores to online investments. during the last qu

34%. some chick-fil-a restaurants are offering free ice cream if you put away your cell phone while eating. more than 150 chick-fil-a locations are offering the deal. some locations even have a cell phone coupe on each table for customers to place their phones while they eat. so could you do it? >> could i do it? for the period of time i'm eating. i'd probably end up eating pretty fast. >> free ice cream incentive, right? >> you know what? more face-to-face time and less facebook time is not bad at all. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. still to come a backyard find. a family digs up an incredible batch of rare baseball cards worth a fortune! and, later, a different backyard surprise. a pool gets an unexpected guest. see see me. don't stare at me. see me. see me. see me to know that psoriasis is just something that i have.

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the country. it's natural law owning a pool makes it more likely neighbors will drop by. well, a lakeland, florida, family found that out. a nine-foot alligator left his pond 70 yards away to take a bit of a dip on tuesday. the critter was hauled out without incident. not too happy to leave the pool, though. a south carolina teacher was forced to resign after a student lifted nude photos from her phone and spread them to his classmates. leann arthur says the student took her phone from her desk when she stepped out of the classroom. she says the district pressured her to resign and that the student has not been expelled per school policy. >> the whole premise of my privacy being invaded is being

signed a petition to get arthur re-hired. the reigning national college football champions made a customary visit to the white house on wednesday. alabama's crimson tide packed the east room for the celebration with president obama. the president gently suggested the tide should be thanking him for their string of possesses. >> this is the fourth time i have hosted alabama here at the white house. so, clearly, i've brought you some good luck. in fact, you could call me o-bama! >> for some lucky players this that their second trip to meet the president after waning it all. their last national title came in 2012. president obama will be making a historic stop at south by southwest. the president and first lady will take part in separate events at the annual austin festival. next friday, president obama sits down for a

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nominee is expected to go after the man who is leading the race this year. things are interesting late tonight. howard has the forecast. >> reporter: we will start out with the sunny skies, but we are watching this system here, the know is in the midwest, and that's an area of low pressure passing to the south. with the cold air in place, yes, we will get snow tonight, maybe an inch or two. it may be less northwest. i'm thinking areas south, southeast. maybe 2-4, and the map will be coming up this morning, temperatures are on the cold side. 31 in town a lot of area in the mid-teens and 20s. the winds are a lot lighter than they have been. that's the good thing. the moon is looking good from the weather camera, and look for increasing clouds, and this evening, the snow showers will start to develop. with the temperatures above freezing, don't expect too many problems until late

early friday. let's find out if we have any problems on friday with traffic. this is the southbound side of the vw parkway, and it is at maryland 175. watch out for that going through laurel. other than that, quiet. here's how things are shaping up southbound to bethesda. much more coming up shortly. back to the desk. we start with developing au officials say it's too early to tell if debris that washed up is from malaysia airline 370. it appears to show the thick leading edge of a right hand section of a boeing plane. the malaysia flight is the only missing boeing in the world right

deliberate act? an investigation is underway to figure out what caused the crash involving a gas leader. >> he pretty much drove straight into the wall. there was plenty of opportunity for him to correct or get back on the roadway, and it didn't occur. >> it's believed he was going faster than 50 miles an hour, not wearing a seat belt. police say it's too early to tell if the collision was intentional. the pentagon wants to hire you to hack into its computer system. the goal is to bring in hackers to find and fix hacker issues they have to be screened for cyber purposes, but it's the first time the federal government has

to breech its networks. the redskins' fans can feel more comfort as cousins has signed a franchise contract. there's a sign he may want to build a future here, he gave up the right to talk to other teams, too, and he will make nearly $20 million next season. we are glad you're signing on with us this morning. >> the news at 4:30 starts now. >> reporter: the green lights after more than a decade of delays, finally a clear path for metro's purple line. >> good morning. i'm andrea roane. >> thursday is here. glad you're with us. howard burn stein is -- bernstein is kicking it off. >> reporter: later tonight into friday morning, the form of wintery

in the 7-day by next week. we are starting out quiet this morning with temperatures mid- 20s to 30s. upper 30s to 40s with an increase in clouds this afternoon. 6:00, we are fine. the wintery preaccept developing, and then we will see snow showers, increasing to a steadier snow overnight. we could get an inch or two in spots, and i will have more on the pending little snowstorm and your weekend forecast in a few minutes. larry with time saver traffic. >> keeping a close eye on the accident on the southbound side of the vw parkway, down in handover this is as you make your way to college park. we are not seeing much in the way of delays, but it could be an issue if it does not clear up shortly. a live look to show you how things are shaping up