local time. they want to see a temporary truce, christine. the united nations has trucks loaded and ready to go for a second round of aid delivery for sunday. >> so important to bring it back to the people. civil war for five years. people need help. thank you, jomana karadsheh in jordan. >>> 27 minutes past the hour. could tonight cement donald trump's frontrunner status? the cnn debate in just hours. what are the new attack strategies? how big is the target on donald trump's back? >>> republicans running for president just hours from taking the cnn debate stage. donald trump on top, but will any of his competitors be able to take him down? welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans in new york. >> i'm john berman in houston. about 31 minutes past the hour. this is the university of houston where just hours from now the five remaining presidential candidates face-off in the cnn debate. this is such a pivotal moment in the campaign. what a beautiful college campus. no students around and

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local time, but that does not meet the candidates are not stirring at this point, trying to get as many media appearances in as they possibly can on this final day, and as many campaign events as they can because they have to get in touch, be it over the airwaves or in person, with as many voters as possible. upfew people actually end voting in these iowa caucuses, it can be around the 200,000 to 300,000 mark altogether, both parties combined. personal contact is so important. that is why over the last three days we have spent in iowa, we have seen so many republican and democratic candidates trying to shake as many hands as possible, imploring voters and supporters who already -- to commit to caucusing for them, voting for the candidate come monday evening in a few hours' time in iowa, when it all comes down to business. iowa is important for these candidates because if you win here, that gives you that key ingredient in the american elections. that is momentum. are in a weekries in new hampshire, specifically donald trump on the republican side and bernie sanders on the democratic sid

local time. he was greeted by supporters on the tarmac at the airport at 5:00 a.m. there certainly is that momentum and energy with bernie sanders. genie: talk us quickly through the republican side. ted cruz won, a slight surprise, but not as big a surprise is the person who came in third, marco rubio. crucial.hat is marco rubio, you will hear this a lot over the next few weeks themonths -- he is establishment candidate, or at least one of the possible establishment candidates. this result in iowa puts him in that position. he is the senator from florida who is the republican party member -- who the republican members actually like and see as the potential republican nominee or that is not something that the other two candidates are at this point. those other two candidates being donald trump, who came in second place, and ted cruz, who won. that victory by ted cruz is a itprise, but in some cases is not because he got the crucial evangelical christian vote. on the republican side, the momentum is certainly with senator ted cruz and with senator marco rubio. genie:

local time and the trains were full of commuters at that point.ve seen the rescue opposition on going because the rail way track was running parallel to the river at that particular point and there you can see it in our other live shot, one of the trains was derailed as a result of the impact, as soon as that news conference we will bring you the very latest information. the south african president zuma facing a demand to pay funds to up grade his home and the case in johannesburg brought by oppositions and public asked to pay for his swimming pool and ampi theatre and we have more. >> reporter: for many south africans this is huge, a sitting president, never happened before, a sitting president being dragged to court told to repay taxpayers money, money saved to up grade his home in the province. people say it's about setting a precedence and dealing with corruption and they have one message for president zuma. >> we want to tell zuma to fight corruption because you can't fight corruption while you are corruption and when he is free of corruption

local time. he entered restaurant and reportedly began attacking people with a machete.irs and other objects to stop the attack. minutes later, the suspect was stopped and police ully tried to taser him and he then lunged at knife and he was fatally f now they're not calling it terrorism. >>> a prison battle between rival drug gangs in northern mexican officials say the fight started around midnight thursday between a factius zedas gang and another group. authorities say there was no gun fire. the situation is control and they have ruled out the possibility of a prison break. >>> and the riota week before pope francis is scheduled to viz at different >>> now over 100 years later, we finally heard this. >> that's what we've been looking for. from a collision of two blackurst 20 times as big as the sun. the waves are ripples in space time, similar to dropping a rock into a pond. the discoveryt piece of einstine's theory of . >>> and now meteorologist,ing of bitter cold. >> we will be inside, the re

and the caucuses don't start until late local time. we'll send it back to you in new york. >> thank you, carl in las vegas. >>> hillary clinton arriving in south carolina in the meantime clinton's e-mail troubles surfaced where the chairman sparred with secretary of state john kerry. >> secretary clinton's actions have caused you heard ache and money. >> senator, it remains to be seen who it is 50 investigations by nine different committees that created more heart burn. >> bernie sanders campaigning in norfolk, virginia before heading to south carolina for a candidate forum. he's reaching out to african-american voters in hoping to build p momentum there. we'll have more on that in a bit. >> ohio is one of the biggest prizes in the general election and not even a popular governor of the 78 seems to be able to stop the donald trump machine. governor kasich falling bep hind trump. 31 percent for trump and 26 for kasich and there the others. cruz, rubio and carson. 21, 13, and 5 percent. and on the democratic side. hillary clinton leads s

and russia, most guns are supposed to fall silent midnight friday into saturday local time there. that does not include two of the main groups. terror groups in the country. isis and al nusra. in the next few days, the united states and russia will be working to draw lines on the map of what territory these two groups are in because attacks on nusra and isis, including air strikes by the u.s.-led coalition and russians and syrian government could continue during that time. now all the groups that will take part in the cessation of hostilities have local time midday friday to confirm they are taking part in the temporary truce. john, there are lots of questions here about how this is going to be implemented. how it will be enforced and who is monitoring this with no neutral force on the ground. how will this be dealt with? lots of questions. not much detail at this point about the specifics of the agreement. john, a lot of skepticism, especially with the moderate opposition. there really isn't much trust as one would assume between them and regime and russians because the russians

instead of casting ballots, the voting doesn't start until 7:00 local time. that's 8:00 our time. voters will gather at 1700 community centers in high school gyms across the state to cast their decision. republicans vote in the caucus by writing down their pick to president. democrats break into groups according to their preference and if their candidate doesn't have enough support, they have to switch to another candidate before the vote is official. turnout can play a huge role. >> here's a look at the stories trending. trophies but there were plenty of winners on the red carpet. >> i chose a dress i wouldn't >> >> supermodel noo more, cindy crawford is stepping away from her models career as she prepares to hit the big 5-0 next month. she made the declaration, explaining she has had enough of that life. she turns 50 on february 20. >> aree at that franklin is launching her own food line. her contemporary patti labelle made headlines during the holiday season. franklin said she had not tasted miss patti will have to move the pie to the side. >> we are about to change your mind,

local time. the governor issued a statement saying quote: we were very fortunate and while i am still proud of the panthers this puts the game in proper perspective. the governor declined treatment and continued onto where he was head in another vehicle. mike. >> glad that he's okay. >>> right now a handful of local school systems operating on a delay this morning as a result of some winter weather. emma wright is riding around this morning. how's it looking out there? >> we are in wilson county right now one of the counties on a two hour delay. roads looking pretty good. we've been driving all over the place this morning. we were just in edgecombe county. the most water on the roads. things looking pretty dry here when you're getting ready to send the kids to school this morning keep this in mind edgecombe county be schools operating on a three-hour delay this morning. johnston county schools on a two hour delay wayne county also on a two hour delay. we also want to pass along if you -- wayne mi

. >> flat, rickie's looking right into the arizona sun which will set at a little after 6:00 local time. >> right. big bunker on the right, folks. big bunker. you've got to be careful to overcut this. not that it's terrible to be in that bunker. but you might be in the fairway. >> this one not cutting. down in that little hollow. certainly can see it but he knew right away that this one didn't feel good. >> he didn't even want to watch it. >> matsuyama who has put on a clinic here of late to take advantage. >> he hasn't hit a bad shot in a long time, beautiful. the. >> the flag is on the skinny side there, on the left. so, if matsuyama can put this in the fairway, definitely, definitely in the strong spot. rickie may not be good there. >> it looks beautiful from here. >> yep. >> it might get a hop there. but matsuyama in the back hole location. he's got a good location. fowler, not so good. >> they birdied the 18th in regulation. at the end of the first playoff hole, and then the second time they played it, fowler went first. followed up by matsuyama who was so confident, he knew just a

local time. many islanders opted to stay at home rather than going to government shelters. many buildings are flimsy and may not withstand such powerful winds. >> with the support of the international societies, we have been in contact with the communities where the anticipation of the high likely likely places where the cyclone might hit and the communities are well prepared. >> reporter: rough assess are also endangering boats and ships. fiji ask an group of 300 islands prone to sea surges and flash flooding. this massive storm is so plovg and likely to dump rain on lands destroying crops. further along the coast, the rugby team helped sand bag walls. the third largest city has prepared as best they can. >> there is big confuse on the at-- queues on the at m. >> reporter: there's only so much people can do to prepare for such a massive storm, bringing a full force to populated areas over night >>> a look at the weather here at home. >> i'm going to start this weather because we're taking look here across parts of western pacific and show you what has been happening with c

now time for our u local hot shot. this is zach enjoying the unseasonably warm weather at why not go to the beach, right? you can submit your pictures and video, and join the thousands of u local members by logging onto >> now coming meteorologist watch nine forecast. kevin: it has been uncommonly on the mild side. we are going to start see the afternoon. the same westerly wind that has been picking up through the morning hours will gradually of near 60 degrees of the seacoast with winds gusting at times over 30 miles an hour. water temperature still at 44 degrees. with plenty of clouds, mostly of the high and mid-level variety. just a sprinkle or two this afternoon. if anything, the chance of a passing shower through the afternoon, but it is the wind, which will be gusting 30 miles an hour at times that will be bringing in the cooler air. steady dose of mid-level clouds return partly sunny for the southeastern half of the state while on the north and west there -- the clouds have a tendency to regenerate themselves, b

at about 6.55am local time. the defense ministry here saying that five warning shots were fired by vessels of the south korean navy and that that boat retreated north of the line. in about 20 minutes the incident was over. a heightened alert status is maintained. there is no schedule for park geun-hye. across asia a big holiday here as well. it south korea says it will expand it's loud speaker broadcast in response to the rocket launch. a lot of the focus now as in our countries is concerned on the u.n. security council after that emergency meeting on sunday. a lot of pressure trying to be brought to bear on china to support much tougher new sanctions against nok in response to the january 6 nuclear test and sunday's rocket launch >>> in syria where government forces backed by russian air strikes had intensifying in a campaign to recapture the city of aleppo. they have seized territory as they tried to cut rebel supply lines. the rebel controlled part of aleppo is emptying surrounded and troops are pushing to co

if you had been at a democrat debate last night local time, your time rather, how would the democrats have been handling this? >> reporter: i suspect they would have said that president obama has to make a nomination. they would be behind the statement that he made just in the last few hours. they would say it's in the constitution. it's essentially a three-pronged constitution. there is the supreme court, the presidency and the branch of congress. the president has the power to appoint and he must be allowed to do that. he will face a nomination process in the senate. a few weeks ago john roberts the chief justice of the supreme court said it was a shane that people who were good candidates were voted down in political fights. no-one was looking whether they would stand by the constitution or whether they were very good jurists, but looking at their political bent and stance on social political issues. now the senate will be under the spotlight to see whether or not, first of all, if obama can appoint someone who is well qualified who would meet the support of many, many people on bo

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the denver broncos the first two touchdown at san jose international airport. 3:00 local time, 6:00 our time. about an hour after they deplane, the carolina panthers pulled into town as well. they were practicing down there. the game was down there. the fans spending most of the time in san francisco. australian open. novak djokovic bidding to become a six-time winner at the australian open. he did it against andy murray 6-1, 7-5, novak djokovic. his six australian open title, tying him with roy emerson. o.t., i am joined with bob labelle in studio to talk about the patriots, the super bowl, the red sox, and all other interesting topics. jerry york, the coach of boston college, 1000 when --- 1000th win. here's the truth -- some have proposed to cut social security for the elderly and disabled vets. i disagree. tin fact, not only should we not cut benefits -- we should expand them. my plan for social security tincreases benefits and cost of living adjustments p and raises minimum payments for low-income seniors. it will ensure that all seniors can retire with dignity and respect. i'm ber

it went down around 10 o-clock this morning, local time... off the hawaiian coast of oahu!there is no word on what caused it to go down! a decades old shoplifting case store finally gets before a judge. judge.but as our scott wegener tells us, the witnesses are long gone, even if the attorney isn't. rochelle cooper found out the long arm of the law can sometimes have a long memory.the sixty year old woman got into trouble earlier this month in indiana--charged with shoplifting.authorities found she had an outstanding warrant for the same kind of crime--dating back to 1979!she had been charged back then with stealing leather coats from pogues department store, which has long since gone out of business.but her attorney hasn't."i'm still here."peter rosenwald represented cooper on that original charge."i was a relative rookie, with four years and change under my belt."the judge saw rosenwald's name on the documents, and brought him back onto the case."it's kinda weird that something would pop up that long ago."but while the law might not forget, lawyers and defendants can be w

. >> just to be clear, we have been saying that the doors will close at 7:00 local time. that's about ten minutes to go. we still have live shots of people checking in. the idea is now that the doors are no longer open to anybody else who arrives on site. people who got in the door before 7:00, local time, they will wait until all those people are checked in and processed and not start until they're in the room? is that how this goes? >> that's right. it's like you'll hear reports of in voting on election day people are online when the polls close, those folks online get to go through and vote. here the doors are closed to the building. no new people could come in. there's still a line inside the building and to get into this room and they will process everyone who is here and once they get everyone processed, that's when they will start the caucus. the reason we're able to broadcast live is because the caucusing has not started yet. that will be the case throughout this building because the turn out is high, it's taking a while to get this show on the road. >> chris haye

by sunday evening local time. r concern here is extremely heavy rainfall, in excess of 300 millimeters in a short amount of time. it's a mountainous nation. that means we'll experience the potential of landslides and flooding so really concerns here, george. just to recap, extremely strong winds in excess of 200 kilometers per hour near the center of the storm, coastal flooding from storm surge and flooding from heavy rainfall as well. >> and they are seeing really the worst part of it hitting now. >> the brunt of the storm is right now. it made landfall 7:00 p.m. local time in the section of vitti levu. >> thank you. we'll continue to stay in touch with you as we monitor that. >> thank you, george. >>> saturday a big day in the race for the presidential campaigns, candidates. many democrats are holding caucuses in saturday. the race between hillary clinton and bernie sanders is too close to call. meanwhile, republican voters head to the polls shortly in south carolina for their primary. donald trump is leading in

local time. the car he was riding in was totalled. he issued a statement saying quote: while we are very fortunate, this puts the game in proper perspective. he declined treatment. >>> right now at least 7 broncos fans facing charges. police in riot gear used what looked like a tear gas. the fans hit the streets right after their team beat the panthers 24 to 10. jay gray was there and has a look at show. >> keep pounding. >> the whole atmosphere, everybody around, i mean, it's unbelievable. >> first the fans went gaga, then the lady did. the broncos opened the gaming with a long drive and field goal and scored again in the first quarter. the panthers got on track to start the second cutting the lead to just 3. both teams gave the ball away before half time, a long punt return led to another denver field goal, 13-7 at the a half time that started with cold play and ended red hot with bruno mars and beyonce joining the show. if in the second half the teams traded field goals and late in the 4th quarter with the panthers down they turned

voters begin caucusing around 7:00 local time tonight. that's 8:00 our time. and with a new app out this year, the people there responsible are hoping to have those results out quickly, but if the races are close, we may have to wait a bit before we know who came out on top. live in the newsroom, kris england." >> sarah: stay with 7news on air and online for coverage of the iowa caucuses. dan will have live reports from there all day and we'll have a tomorrow on 7news "today in new england." >> christa: of course, after iowa the race for the white house heads up to new hampshire. so much on the line ahead of next weekend's primary in the granite state. later in the newscast, we'll have our brand-new, exclusionive hampshire. political editor andy hiller will break down the numbers in a live report for us coming your way at 6:45. >> sarah: happening today, two women in worcester accused of living in filthy conditions with three young children will be called to court. both women were arrested friday after police found the children living among feces, trash and mi

to the next screen, and you will see at this time, sorry, too early to report, come back at 7:00 local time. same thing for democrats by the way, they'll see a similar screen, are you ready to start. sorry, not time yet, come back at 7:00 local time. now, they will put in this app, the number of people who have showed up in their precinct to caucus and for whom they will caucus, all that information comes into the main media center in downtown des moines. microsoft tells me they have drilled this thing to death. the republican party tells me they've done three dry runs notice last month alone. it's never been done this way before, it is truly new age. i caution you, there are human beings still involved in this process, and on both ends. by the way, bret, in 2008, the last time that democrats caucused statewide in iowa, barack obama was the winner that night. and this iphone was only six months old. changing times. >> bill, we'll see you later tonight. >>> let's get some insight and analysis now from charles kraut hamm hammer. jeff, let's start with you, you've covered ten of these caucuses

local time wednesday. the rocket carrying the satelli satellite transported to the space senor it southwestern japan. observatory in space, it's capable of detecting x-rays that cannot be observed from earth because the planet's atmosphere absorbs most of the rays. it's up to 100 times more sensitive to such rays than a conventional satellite. it uses the rays to observe activity around black holes that cannot be seen by eye. >>> it is time to tack a look at the latest of business news. the latest indicator of business sediment shows an uptick. >> quarterly contraction in gross domestic product and that was way down by weak consumer spending. this morning, we're seeing company managers are more optimistic in investing in new equipment and facilities. machinery orders for december increased the officials at the cabinet office say the orders were worth nearly $71 billion in december. that's up 4.2% in yen from the month before. the numbers do not include the ship building and power sectors which tend to see

. >> that flight maae it to san diego, at about 10:00 local time last night. we are told it was a customer service issue in the man was >>> sports authority maybe in a financial low point. we are live at sports authority mile high stadium. >> reporter: they pay about $6 million a year for this. experts say they should keep paying no matter what because it is worth every penny. when it comes to having your name mile high for everyone to say -- everyone to see. >> it is eeerything. >> that's the company that used to own the naming rights until sports authority bought out there contract >> the brand name is a difference between a paii of swim goggles that cost three dollars and you put the word nike on it and they cost $10.>> reporter: the company is in financial trouble, on the stadium is to blame. >> when people look at sports authority and they have other choices, thee might say, i will go with sports authority because they support my favorite team.>> reporter: $6 million is pocket change compared to other companies naming rights. metlife insurance pays $18 mi

local time in three small new hampshire towns. the voters may be small but the implications are pretty big. scott mclean is in enhancer with an update. >> in >> index and large, the most famous early polling location, bernie sanders got all four democratic votes, not hundred, not thousand, just four. donald cusick beat out some trump and, while ted cruz and hillary clinton came out in the tiny township of milford. this is just the fraction of the hundreds of thousands of votes that will be cast in this important early primary. >> the republican candidates are all chasing donald trump who is leading in the polls after coming in second in iowa. he has a bigger machine than he had here and iowa. he's been working harder here and his campaign has been working harder here. >> hillary clinton's camp is denying reports that she is looking to shake of her campaign team after what could be a lackluster performance. >> she came back from the nine- point deficit in new hampshire in 2008, and they are getting clobbered. in other news, officia

that is local time. some polls show donald trump up 12 or 13 points. one has him up 26 points. can he hold on to it? caucuses are different. polls are considered shaky here. turn-out. we are waiting to see if all the factors play a role, if trump wins three states in a row. can ted cruz or rubio or the others kasich, carson, can they have a surprise night to throw him off the game before we go to super tuesday? it's one week away. a lot of states are up for grabs then. nevada the last stop before we see the momentum he may really have moving forward. back to you. leon: thank you, scott. now in the democratic race, boos at a bernie sanders rally today in nor for example. he wasn't -- norfolk. he wasn't having any of it. >> secretary of state and i have a strong disagreement. no. no, no, no, no. no. i respect secretary of state clinton. we can have differences. leon: big difference in tone here. sanders had been talking about wall street reform when the crowd booed hillary clinton. the former secretary of state and sanders will be appearing together tonigh hall in south carolina.

. >> supporters remain at the refuge, and they say they would surrender at 8:00 local time if certain conditions are agreed upon. >>> back here in northern nevada, the mother accused springs took the stand yesterday at his trial. cody wallace is charged in the death of two-year-old thomas con nell back in 2010. as we have reported, the case has already gone to trial once, but a mistrial was declared. wallace has been sitting in jail the past five years. yesterday his mother testified she never saw him harm the child, and she would not have tolerated it if she had. the trial continues today. >>> tesla motors is asking nevada regulators to reconsider the way the net metering system affects solar customers. the nevada public utilities commission set new rates last year for the net metering. roof-top solar companies say the decision prompted them to lay off hundreds of people so far. former solar employees have crowded puc meetings to plead with the commissioner to reverse all of this: now, tesla's vice president of business development he says the move offers no incentives for nb energy

agency officials say eruptions happened just before 7:00 local time. a nearby observatory said smoke is rising over two kilometers into the sky. the officials have also raised the alert level that means people should stay clear of the volca volcano. >> translator: we raised the alert level to three because large volcanic rocks were thrown 1300 to 1800 meters away from the crater. the volcanic eruption could intensify further. >> the officials are warping people within two kilometers to watch out for falling rocks and ash streams. in august, earthquakes below the volcano led to a partial evacuation advisory and the last major eruption was in mid-september. between january and september of last year, it erupted more than 700 times. >> authorities in hong kong are eager to see a group of people being held in mainland china and asked people to set up a meeting with five people associated with a bookstore. the chief executive said the government will deal with their cases. they are connected to a bookstore that carries titles critical of the government. the

they are hoping they can cast their ballots ahead of the deadline, which is 4:00 local time.arry panic has swept across parts of one australian town. homes have been inundated with the fast-moving tumbleweed. more on the prickly invader. >> harry panic has set in. while it might sound like the , inise of a harder b-movie this rural town it is a very real problem. people here are no strangers to the evocatively named tumbleweed , but this time around, it is getting silly. chairsave a table and and probably a few plants. >> i spent eight hours yesterday cleaning up the tumbleweed. and this is what i've got today. >> before the planned started arriving -- the fuzzy plant started arriving in december. some are blaming local farmers for not cutting the grass. the weed flourishes in hotter drier months. this bout of panic will not be ending anytime soon. business editor is having a panic. first a check of headlines. it is crunch time for david cameron as he tries to secure his eu reform deal in brussels in preparation for the so-called brexit referendum. several arrests are made ov

times. we could see some localized flooding today as well as a few thunderstorms. especially over northeast north carolina. warm & breezy. highs in the low 60s. winds south/west 10-20mph with gusts up to 30mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. a stray shower or two. lows will be in the upper 30s to near 40. winds west 5-10mph. wednesday: partly to mostly cloudy. a stray shower in the morning. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds ne 5-10mph. we'll see increasing rain and wind today. rain maytimes. so expect ponding on the roads this morning. we could also see some localized flooding. there may be a few thunderstorms. especially over northeast north carolina. a strong storm the outer banks. it will also be very warm and windy. gusts up to 30mph near the shore. this is ahead of a cold front that will move through this afternoon. we'll dry out later today with some clearing. winds will turn out of the west. we may see a stray shower or two tonight as a weak upper level disturbance swings through. tomorrow we'll be much cooler with highs in the 40s. there may be a stray shower

the quote "cessation of hostilities" was scheduled to begin at midnight local time. if it holds.. it will be the first time international negotiations have brought any degree of quiet in syria's five-year civil war. but no one is holding out hope. "none of us are under any the many pitfalls..but history would judge us harshly if we did not do our part in at least trying to end this terrible conflict with diplomacy. " success requires adherence by multiple armed factions. the ceasefire is also made more fragile since it allows fighting to continue against isis and the nusra front-- al qaeda's branch in the country.. which could easily re-ignite broader warfare. half of syria's population has left the country since the war began. an estimated quarter of a million people have died. and it was a big day in iran today... ballots there were cast in one of the most critical elections the country has had in decades. voters will have their say on the makeup of two institutions: the parliament.. and the assembly of experts. it's a hardliners who are wary of closer ties with the west. this is

local time and 8:00 p.m. orlando time. the caucusing starts statewide. >> tonight it's crunch time, all of this is work is all about this. campaigns are all working to mobilize voters. >> really we are not finding ground. they don't like have an organization that's perceptibler political analysts are closely watch voter turn out big turn out could be a good sign for donald trump and bernie sanders. >> we will win tonight if the voter turn out is high. we will struggle tonight if the voter turn out is low. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are running neck in neck in the` polls. >> i am so excited about opportunity. i knocked an 166,000 doors. reporter: clinton is having to deal with distractions, headlines of 22 emails on her private server are deemed top secret by the federal gump. in the goal line race the latest polls show donald trump is slightly out in front, but in a close fight with texas senator ted cruz. marco rubio is leading the race for third race. >> ted cruz is the frontrunner in iowa. we worked hard and fee