live in washington, i'm aixa diaz. steve: making news right now, one person is dead after a crane collapse in lower manhattan. two other people are in serious condition. the crane fell into the street this morning, stretching most of a block in new york's tribeca neighborhood. couple, suspected in a series of robberies and abductions across the south, ends today in a shootout in the florida panhandle. authorities say blake fitzgerald was killed. and brittany nicole harper was taken to a hospital. wikileaks founder julian assange says a u.n. panel's finding that he has been unlawfully detained is a significant victory that completely vindicates him. assange held a news conference today, speaking by video from inside the ecuadorean embassy in london, where he has been holed up for more than three years. sweden wants to question him about long-standing allegations of sexual misconduct. stacey: job hiring slowed in january. the labor department says the u.s. economy added 151,000 jobs less than expected. but unemployment i

stacey: kcci's aixa diaz is live in washington aixa, the tech official response. aixa: apple is asking a federal judge to withdraw her previous order, while the fbi director says he needs the company's help to thoroughly investigate the san bernardino attack. testifying about worldwide threats, fbi director james comey told the house intelligence committee there are no demons in the dispute between his agency and apple. >> i think conversation and negotiation is the key to resolving this, this is the hardest question i've seen in government. the fbi wants apple to help investigators hack into the locked phone of one of the san bernardino killers. >> two people have killed other folks in a terrorist attack and you're just trying to get through the security code. >> there's a legitimate worry though that a decision in favor of the fbi could be the narrow end of a very wide wedge. comey says his agency is only asking for a way to access one particular phone. >> the san bernardino litigation is not about us trying to send a message or establish some precedent, it real

aixa diaz is in our washington bureau with the latest. aixa: donald trump hopes to solidify his position as the gop front runner. last night thousands showed up for a trump rally in las vegas. after wins in new hampshire and south carolina trump seeks more momentum ahead of super tuesday next week. meanwhile ted cruz has asked his communications director to resign after he tweeted a false story that marco rubio insulted the bible. >> i have made clear in this this campaign with the very highest standards of integrity. that has been how we've conducted it from day one. >> it's every single day something comes out of the cruz campaign that's deceptive and untrue and in this case goes after my faith. aixa: polls out of nevada show trump with a commanding lead ahead of today's caucuses. in washington, i am aixa diaz. elizabeth: polls show cruz and rubio are battling for second place in nevada with john kasich and ben carson coming in fourth and fifth. on the other side of the aisle hillary clinton kicked off a week of fundraising in northern c

. >> aixa diaz visited the lab to see how it works. >> meet julia, a robot at college park. >> julia has cameras and its own >> the auditory and cognition lab program it. things. >> yes, i am watching. >> that's what researchers say makes this robot unique. >> what julia will replicate are the goals that you are achieving during your task. >> so far, she's mastered the art of mixings drinks and other culinary skills, they hope to pro he cess more activities and help humans in everyday life. >> these robots will graduate, so to speak, to the point that they will be able to perform tasks that are needed in this society. >> thank you. >> in college park, maryland, i'm aixa diaz. amy: pretty cool. josh: certainly is and we have the opposite of cool weekend. it's going to be mild, for february, anyway. and southern new hampshire 40 to 45. and thanks, josh. amy: top stories up next, caught and camera. a dramatic rescue in the merrimack river. how rescuers were able to pull a woman from the icy waters. >> only on news 9, a woman plucked from the icy merrimack river. the daring rescue caught

gabrielle: aixa diaz has more. aixa: nigel, gabrielle, tonight, iowans are meeting in churches, schools, libraries, to choose their picks for their party's nomination. >> by 10:00 tonight, w be out of you hair. aixa: with time running out, >> i'm counting on you, and i trust you, and i ask for your support to caucus for me tonight. thank you all very much. aixa: prs their final pitches to iowans. >> i'm the only one who i think would actually balance the budget. aixa: hillary clinton visited her des moines campaign headquarters to thank volunteers. >> bernie! bernie! aixa: bernie sanders did the same, as the two democratic candidates fight for delegates in iowa. >> we're going to try to get as many people to caucus as we possibly can. aixa: a new quinnipiac university poll shows sanders with a three-point lead over clinton. >> this is where we start. this is day one. we're going to take back our country. aixa: that same e ll has donald trump ahead of ted cruz by seven points, >> we have now been to all 99 counties i

aixa diaz explains. aixa: after the caucuses the next challenge for candidates isn't new hampshire it's a winter storm. two rounds of snow today with windy conditions in between that could ground some flights at the des moines airport as hundreds of campaign staffers volunteers -- staffers, journalists, volunteers are looking to leave town. as for caucus night it was cold but the snow held out so the weather did not affect turnout. in iowa, i am aixa diaz. elizabeth: ahead on kcci. more caucus coverage. what the donald had to say after falling to his rival. and how he's already moved on to new hampshire. eric: plus rubio is happy with his caucus placement. why he considers the night a next on kcci. >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. overnight we had a little bit of light snow and a light wintry mix. that has lifted into northern iowa. across our s

in washington, aixa diaz. courtis: some of you will remember in 2008 hillary clinton lost the south carolina primary to senator barack obama. governor john kasich plastic -- blasted the tone of the campaign during a town hall in tennessee today. he drew a standing ovation after he questioned how candidates who trade names and insults can present themselves as leaders to young people. be sure to catch meet the press sunday morning right here at 10:00. governor kasich joins chuck todd to discuss the state of his campaign. other guests will include senator bernie sanders, ted cruz, and new jersey governor chris christie as we talk about all the endorsements. the zika virus diagnoses now on the rise in the united states. >> it would be the feeling of achiness on your joints. they are painful. courtis: a woman diagnosed to speaking out, why she still does not regret the trip she made overseas. >> it was a breezy day. went out of the south in cincinnati. tomorrow, we see numbers around s, 45 mile-per-hour wind gusts

gabrielle: aixa diaz has more from our exclusive washington newsroom. aixa: chris christie says donald trump is the strong, tough leader the country needs. gov. christie: i endorse donald trump for president of the united states. aixa: chris christie, who drop out of the race earlier this month, says donald trump is the only candidate that can beat hillary clinton. that is why he's not backing the gop front-runner. mr. trump -- -- he's now backing the gop front-runner. sen. rubio: he had to pay $1 million in a judgment. mr. trump: wrong, wrong. aixa: in the gop debate, many of the attacks were aimed at a trump. >> we will see if the nomination gets more realistic. aixa: campaigning in super rubio called trumpet a con artist. sen. rubio: it is time to pull his mask off so people can see what we are dealing with. sen. cruz: i think donald trump had a tough night. >> it's all about getting votes. whether that translates to votes seen. aixa: more than 500 delegates are at stake on super tuesday, with texas being the biggest prize. in washington, aixa diaz, w

in washington, i'm aixa diaz. alyx: bringing the conversation home drake law professors are , reacting to scalia's death. former drake law dean, david walker met with him twice. scalia visited the campus two times, once in the 1990's and in 2002. scalia met with students and gave a lecture on constitutional law. walker says he remembers scalia being very gracious with the law students. >> he was very giving of his time and was able to laugh at himself, didn't shrink from the kind of expression you'd see in his opinions. alyx: scalia is one of 11 visited the school. president in making an appointment to the high court. iowa senator chuck grassley is the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. grassley said, "the fact of the matter is that it's been standard practice over the last 80 years to not confirm supreme court nominees during a presidential election year. it only makes sense that we defer to the american people, who will elect a new president to select the next supreme court justice." scalia was the long

aixa diaz reports from washington. aixa: tens of millions of americans benefit from entitlement programs, medicare. >> entitlement programs are very popular programs, which is why politicians tend to shy away from any changes. aixa: the future of these entitlements is a topic of debate on the campaign trail. some candidates are proposing cuts, while others are vowing to expand benefits. >> there's a major divide within the republican party. the leadership, paul ryan most prominently, has called for reforming these entitlement programs. democrats, largely, are resistant to any significant changes. aixa: aarp, whose members are 50 and older, says social security is one federal program that has succeeded over the years, and deserves to be saved for future generations. >> by 2034, if it stays the same, everybody's benefits get cut, up to $10,000 dollars a year. aixa: romina boccia of the heritage foundation says one proposal for reforming social security is to raise the retirement age. another is to lower benefits for wealt

kcci's aixa diaz is live in washington. aixa, new jersey governor chris christie says he made the decision yesterday. aixa: chris christie says donald trump is the strong, tough leader this country needs. gov. chris christie: i endorse he and donald trump for president of the united states. [cheering] aixa: chris christie, who dropped out of the 2016 race earlier this month, says donald trump is the only candidate who can beat hillary clinton. that's why the new jersey governor is now backing the gop front runner. donald trump: when you're in number 1 place for a long period of time, the endorsements are coming in. but the one i was really happy with is this one, right here. pay $1 million in a judgment. mr. trump: that's wrong, that's wrong. aixa: the endorsement comes after a heated gop debate, where many of the attacks were aimed at trump. marc: there's been no evidence that any shot taken at donald trump has hurt him in the past. and we'll see now, as the nomination gets more and more realistic, whether that changes. aix

stacey: kcci's aixa diaz is live in washington. aixa, the candidates are fanning aixa: that's right. with more than a dozen states up for grabs next week candidates , are looking ahead to super tuesday. mr. trump: we love nevada. aixa: a third straight win for donald trump. the gop front-runner won the nevada caucuses with more than 45% of support. >> he's this locomotive that's left the station and he's steaming down the tracks toward victory. mr. trump: we're doing ok, we got a second, and 3 firsts, i'm not complaining. aixa: today, trump stopped in virginia, one of thirteen states holding primaries and caucuses next week. sen. cruz: super tuesday, i believe, will be the single-most important day of this entire presidential election. aixa: ted cruz, who finished third behind marco rubio last night, has picked up the endorsement of the governor of his home state of texas. >> if ted cruz in particular doesn't win texas, how viable is his candidacy from this point on? aixa: meanwhile, the democrats are gearing up for their south caro

wesh 2' s aixa diaz is in our aixa, a big night for clinton ahead of super tuesday. aixa: hillary clinton gained momentum moving forward after winning the first in the south primary. hillary clinton: tomorrow, this campaign goes national. [applause] aixa: a decisive victory for hillary clinton in south carolina, winning the overwhelming support of african-americans. the democratic front-runner thanked voters, commended her opponent bernie sanders, and looked ahead to the remaining races. hillary clinton: we are going to compete for every vote in every state. we are not taking anything and we' re not taking anyone for granted. bernie sanders: i congratulate secretary clinton on her very strong victory. aixa: sanders, who admits he was all but unknown in south carolina when his campaign began, spent the day stumping in texas and minnesota, two of the states up for grabs on super tuesday. the vermont senator, whose only victory so far has been in new hampshire, says his campaign is just beginning and they won' sen. bernie sanders: i' m going to be asking for your vote o

stacey: kcci's aixa diaz is live outside the high court. aixa, we understand there has been a line to go in all day. aixa: there is still a long line to go inside the great hall of the supreme court. president obama and the first lady were among the thousands who paid their respects to supreme court justice antonin scalia. rev. scalia: may his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of god, rest in peace. aixa: one of scalia's sons, a catholic priest, prayed during a private ceremony for family, inside. mary: very solemn, very beautiful, and very well-appointed on every level. aixa: law clerks who worked under scalia are taking turns standing vigil, around the clock, until the casket departs for the funeral saturday morning. john: he was a giant on the court and has left an imprint and a legacy on the law that is unmatched. aixa: scalia served on the high court for nearly 30 years. the president reagan appointee was known for his conservative ideology and passionate personality. john: justice scalia's views and op

aixa diaz 4s in des moines tonight. we are giving you complete live coverage from the caucuses tomorrow. adrian whitsett will tally the votes as they come in and let you know. adrian: we arrived in the capital of the hawkeye state, des moines, to cover the iowa caucuses for commitment 2016. we know and the latest polls in iowa that donald trump is still in the lead and hillary clinton is still in the lead for the democrats. we expect to see plenty of rallies before voters actually 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night. it is sure to be a fun occasion and we will be right here covering it for wesh 2 news . i will be tweeting all day long. you can find the latest up-to-date information on wesh.com. jim: here in florida, you' ll have to wait until march 15th for the presidential primary election. the deadline to register in order to vote, is a little more than two weeks away on february 16th. we have an entire section of wesh.com dedicated to commitment 2016. just go to the news tab and click on politics for the newest developments fro

stacey: aixa diaz is live in our washington bureau. aixa, what is the issue here? aixa: the fbi says data on syed farook's work phone could be valuable to its's -- valuable to its terror investigation. but apple says the government is asking for a tool too dangerous to create. a u.s. magistrate judge has ordered apple to help the fbi break into the encrypted work-phone of syed farook, one of the killers in the san apple ceo tim cook is challenging that ruling. >> i think apple's concern is that this would set a precedent that would impact all of its users. aixa: in a message to apple customers, cook says software to hack an iphone undermines security. he writes, "once created, the technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices. in the physical world, it would be the equivalent of a master key, capable of opening hundreds of millions of locks." the white house says the justice department is only requesting apple to unlock one particular phone. mr. ernest they are not asking : apple to redesign its product or to create a new back door to one of

gabrielle: aixa diaz has more from washington d.c. aixa: nigel, gabrielle, people have been waiting outside to go inside of the great hall of the supreme court. president obama and the first lady were among the thousands who paid respects to supreme court justice antonin scalia. >> may his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of god, rest in peace. aixa: one of scalia's sons, the catholic priest, prayed in a private ceremony before the public was welcomed inside. >> very solemn and beautiful. very well appointed on every level. aixa: law clerks are taking turns standing vigil around the clock until the casket the parts saturday morning. -- casket departs saturday morning. >> he was a giant on the court. he left a legacy on law that is aixa: sclaalia served on the court for nearly 30 years, known for his conservative ideology and passionate personality. >> his views and opinions are going to be discussed and read in law schools and by lawyers and by judges for taking. aixa: a funeral mass will be held in was

aixa: in college park, maryland, i'm aixa diaz. eric: julia the robot is named after the late-chef julia child. new stories after 6:30 this morning the fight over naming a , new supreme court nominee. who wants the president to hold off. plus we are trying to find out more information about a shooting investigation in eagle grove. what we know right now ahead. also -- heading to the statehouse to warn about the increased accessibility of marijuana. elizabeth: and getting ready for the grammys. we'll take you inside the theater to see some of the rehearsals. all we can say is wow. tonight, right h >> the most watched morning news in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. eric: welcome back, foggy morning out there in some places. we caught these dictures from dot trafficams around the state . jasper, mahaska counties dealing with the patchy fog. also some snow flurries there in some areas of the state, road conditions showing you where the snow has been. that one accident south of the metro, shai

stacey: kcci's aixa diaz is in we are getting close. heading to churches, schools, libraries to choose their pick for their party's nomination. with time running out -- mr. bush: i'm counting on you and i trust you and i ask for your support to caucus for me tonight. thank you all very much. aixa: presidential hopefuls make their final pitches to iowans. sen. paul: i'm the only one who i think would actually balance the budget. aixa: hillary clinton visited her des moines campaign headquarters to thank volunteers. bernie sanders did the same, as the two democratic candidates fight for delegates in iowa. >> we are going to try to get as many people to caucus as we possibly can. aixa: a new quinnipiac university poll shows sanders with a 3 point lead over clinton. mr. trump: this is where we start. this is day one. country. aixa: that same poll has donald trump ahead of ted cruz by seven points. sen. cruz: we have now been to all 99 counties in the great state of iowa. aixa: and marco rubio in third place. sen. rubio: i feel very positive

michael: wyff news 4's aixa diaz starts our coverage. aixa: hillary clinton, who polls show trails bernie sanders in new hampshire, wanted one more match-up before the primary. and tonight, things got heated. two candidates remain in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. >> what we need to do is stand up to the big money interests and the campaign contributors. >> you will not find that i ever changed a view of a vote because -- or a vote because of any donation that i ever received. aixa: in tonight's msnbc debate, hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off for the first time since her narrow victory in iowa. they debated healthcare, >> senator sanders wants us to start all over again. this was a major achievement of president obama. aixa: and free college tuition. >> when we talk about public education, it can no longer be k-12 grade. aixa: a new nbc news-wall street journal-marist poll shows the former secretary of state by 20 points in new hampshire. tonight, sanders and clinton sparred over what it means to be a prog

laura: kcci's aixa diaz is live in our washington bureau. and aixa, a big night for clinton ahead of super tuesday. aixa: that is right, laura and todd. hillary clinton gains momentum the first-in-the-south primary. sec. clinton: tomorrow, this campaign goes national. [cheering] aixa: a decisive victory for hillary clinton in south carolina, winning the overwhelming support of african-americans. the democratic front runner thanked voters, commended her opponent bernie sanders, and looked ahead to the remaining races. sec. clinton: we are going to compete for every vote in every state. we are not taking anything, and we're not taking anyone for granted. sen. bernie sanders: i congratulate secretary clinton on her very strong victory. aixa: sanders, who admits he was all but unknown in south carolina when his campaign began, spent the day stumping in texas and minnesota -- two of the states up for grabs on super tuesday. the vermont senator, whose only victory so far has been in new hampshire, says his campaign is just beginning. and they won't

aixa diaz is live in washington with the latest reaction. aixa? reporter: president obama says he will follow nait justice scalia's successor in due time. confirmed will likely be an uphill battle. after scalia's sudden death, president obama expressed his condolences and called the 79-year-old a brilliant and energetic justice. the president also announced his intention of choosing a supreme court justice nominee. >> there will are plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. reporter: but republican majority leader mcconnell who sets the senate schedule says the american people should have a voice in this election, in the selection of their next supreme court justice, and the vacant should not be filled until we have a new president. candidates weighed in on the president's expected nomination during the cbs news debate saturday night. >> i any it's up to mitch mcconnell and everybody else to stop it, it's called delay delay delay. >> i think we ought to let

laura: aixa diaz has the latest on the breaking news for us from washington. aixa: supreme court justice , antonin scalia, has died at the age of 79. the u.s. marshal's service in washington confirmed the death at a private residence in southwest texas. court, john roberts says he is , saddened to report the death of his colleague, calling scalia an extraordinary individual and jurist. he says his passing si a great loss to the court and the country he so loyally served. the conservative justice was appointed by president reagan in 1986 and this year would have marked 30 years he served on the bench. in washington, i'm aixa diaz. todd: this news comes just hours before the 9th republican presidential debate in south carolina. the debate could be a make or break moment for all remaining six presidential candidates. the top two contenders tweeted out their responses to scalia's death. ted cruz tweeted, "justice scalia was an american hero." we own went to him, and the nation for the senate to ensure that the next president names his replacement. while donald trum

commitment 2016 now, the candidates now head to new hampshire, but the caucuses were close geoff: aixa diaz looks at the results from des moines, iowa. aixa: hillary clinton and bernie sandera tight race. both candidates spoke to supporte clinton says she's breathing a sanders calls it a virtual tie. on the republican side, ted cruz claimed victory, with runner up donald trump thanking iowa supporters and vowing to keep up the fight. marco rubio finished third, not far behind trump. the caucuses saw the end of two presidential campaigns. after disappointing finishes, mi o'malley are now out. in iowa i'm aixa diaz. ,geoff: new hampshire's next, but analysts say most eyes will turn to the southern primaries. of a political gateway. we're less than three weeks away a republican primary on february 20. the democratic primary a week later on february 27. in georgia, both primaries are on march 1,. in north carolina, both are march 15. and with that south ca primary nearing, candidates have already scheduled campaign dates here. iowa's winner will be in greenville later today. allyson: wyff news

wlwt news 5' s aixa diaz reports from our exclusive washington bureau. aixa: president obama says he will nominate justice scalia' s successor in due time, but getting that person confirmed will likely be an uphill battle. >> there will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. aixa: candidates weighed in on the president' s expected nomination during the cbs news debate on saturday night. >> i think it' s up to mitch mcconnell and everybody else to stop it. it' s called delay, delay, delay. >> i think we should let the next president decide who is going to run that supreme court. how we can create some healing in this land. >> we need to put people on the bench that understand that the constitution is not a living and breathing document, it is to be interpreted as originally meant. >> the next president needs to appoint someone with a proven conservative record similar to justice scalia. >> the senate needs to stand strong and say we' re not going to give up th

but we start with aixa diaz in aixa: president obama says he will nominate a successor in due time, by getting that person confirmed will likely be an uphill battle. after antonin scalia' s sudden death, president obama express condolences and called the justice brilliance. he said choosing a supreme court justice nominee -- obama: there will be plenty of meat -- time for me to do so. aixa: republican majority leader says the american people should have a voice in the election of the supreme court justice, and the vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. candidates weighed in on the expected nomination during the debate. trump: it is up to mitch mcconnell and everybody else to stop it. >> wheelock to let everybody >> we should be thinking about how we can create feeling in this land. >> the constitution is not a living and breathing document, it is supposed to be interpreted as how it was written. >> the senate needs to stand strong and say we are not going to give up the u.s. supreme court for a generation. aixa: hillary clinton says it is outrageous republicans wil

wesh 2' s aixa diaz explains what empty. aixa: antonin scalia was one of five conservative justices on the supreme court. that leaves four conservatives and four liberals on the bench, with no tie-breaker vote. cases where the current court was expected to split five and four this term include, disputes over abortion, affirmative action, and immigration policy. in those cases, if it' s a tie vote, the lower court opinion remains in place. justice kennedy was the swing vote, voting sometimes with the conservatives. in washington, i am aixa diaz. michelle: former president george w. bush will take the stage in south carolina to help out his brother jeb bush. just two days ago, both the bush brothers were under attack during the republican debate. jeb bush: he is had the gall to go after my brother. he has had the gall to go after my mother. donald trump: that' s not keeping us safe. michelle: president bush' s popularity has improved since he left office in 2009, especially among conservatives. today, bill clinton will replace

aixa diaz, wmur news 9. amy: republican presidential hopefuls study busy on the campaign trail. chris christie, attacking senator cruz and rubio. senator rubio spent the day campaigning in georgia and alabama alabama. >> st. anselm professor galdiery believes that hillary clinton will ride her momentum to success on super tuesday. >> i think that winning in south carolina shows that she's righting the campaign after losing in new hampshire and she's in favorable territory. >> we've learned both democratic candidates will be back in new england, campaigning in massachusetts on monday, springfield and boston for clinton and senator sanders will visit boston for an evening rally. >> health officials are warning of a mumps outbreak at st. anselm college. there are two confirmed cases and three are pending. doctors say there's a scheduling quirk that could stop the spread of the virus. wmur's adam sexton has details. >> health officials at st. a case of mumps on their hands, the symptoms matched, but tests came b

wmur's aixa diaz with what trump had to say about that. reporter: tom, donald trump responded after pope francis said someone who thinks about building walls, not bridges, isn't christian. after his visit to the border, pope francis was asked about donald trump's plan to build a wall between the u.s. and mexico the gospel. can while he would give trump the benefit of the doubt, pope francis says this man is not christian if this is what he says. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. report he accused the mexican government of convincing the pope he's not a good guy. two days before the primary, a new poll shows trump in first place in south carolina with ted cruz coming in second. >> our constitutional rights are under assault every day. reporter: marco rubio picked up the endorsement of governor nicki haley. >> it's a great day in south carolina. >> 2016 is the most support election in a generation. reporter: jeb bush also stomped in south carolina. >> we need a president that tries to lift our hopes up. >

wlwt news 5 aixa diaz has more. reporter: hillary clinton gains momentum moving forward after winning the first in the south primary. >> tomorrow, this campaign goes national. reporter: a decisive victory for clinton in south carolina, winning the overwhelming support of african-americans. democratic frontrunner thanked thanked voters, commended bernie sanders and looked ahead to the remaining races. >> we are going to compete for every vote in every state. we're not taking anything and we're not taking anyone for granted. victory. reporter: sanders, who admits he was all but unknown in south carolina when his campaign began, spent the day stumping in texas and minnesota, two states up for grabs tuesday. the vermont senator, whose only victory has been in new hampshire, says his campaign is just beginning and they won't stop now. >> i'm going to be asking for your vote tuesday. i need more than that from you. i need your help the day after the general election because i can't do it alone. reporter: more than 850 dem

aixa diaz has more from our exclusive washington newsroom. aixa: donald trump looks to solidify his position as the gop front runner as ted cruz and marco rubio look to come out on top. last night in las vegas, thousands showed up at the donald trump while the -- raleigh. donald trump six more momentum ahead of super tuesday. meanwhile, ted cruz has asked his communications director to resign after he treated the story saint marco rubio insult of the bible. polls out of nevada show donald trump with a commanding lead ahead of the caucuses. aixa diaz wyff news 4. geoff: thank you. in the weather center with dale and we have already had the good dale: we had about 1.33 inches since yesterday, so we are looking at two inches already and another couple of inches coming in tonight into tomorrow morning. we are under a flash flood watch over most of the area. you can see droplets on woodruff road skycam. we have had rain on again and off again across the area. let's take a quick look at the area impacted by the flash flood watch. all the counties hi

aixa diaz has more. aixa: candidates are looking forward to super tuesday. mr. trump: we love nevada. aixa: the gop front runner won with more than 45% support. >> he is steaming down the aixa: he stops in virginia, one of 13 states holding primaries or caucuses next week. >> super tuesday i think be the most important. aixa: picking up support in texas -- >> if ted cruz cannot pick up support, how viable is his candidacy at this point? aixa: at on the democratic side, polls show hillary clinton is the favorite. mrs. clinton: i hope you will vote. mr. sanders: we are fighting. >> bernie sanders is not out, but hillary clinton will begin to accumulate delegates, and the uphill climb for the sanders campaign becomes more steep. aixa: senator lindsey graham put gabrielle: senator lindsey graham along with senators john mccain and kelly ayotte say the president's plan to close one time a bank does not provide any cost estimates and also fails to -- to close guantanamo bay does not provide any cost estimates and also fails to offer any protection for people who would

stacey: kcci's aixa diaz is live in our washington bureau. aixa, the field of candidates is shrinking. aixa: that's right. tonight, we have two candidates who have dropped out. carly fiorina and chris christie both announced they are ending their presidential bids, while the other candidates who remain in the race are now shifting their focus to south carolina. gov. kasich: the light overcame the darkness of negative campaigning and i feel great about it. aixa: john kasich campaigned at a town hall, after finishing second behind donald trump in new hampshire. >> kasich is not a very flamboyant politician. maybe that appeals to people but boy there's good contrast between him and donald trump. ted cruz: -- sen. cruz: the results have shattered the expectation, shattered the aixa: ted cruz came in third in the granite state after winning the iowa caucuses. finishing fourth and fifth, jeb bush and marco rubio, who both vowed to keep fighting for the nomination. mr. bush: i will run with heart as a candidate, i will not veer from what i believe to

aixa diaz has re from washington. aixa: president obama and the first lady were among the thousands who paid their respects to supreme court justice antonin scalia. all the faithful departed through the mercy of god rest in peace. aixa: one of scalia's sons, a catholic priest, prayed during a private ceremony for family, friends, and fellow justices, before the public was welcomed inside. >> very solemn, very beautiful and very well appointed on every level. aixa: law clerks who worked under scalia are taking turns standing vigil around the clock, until the casket departs for the funeral saturday morning. >> he was a giant on the court and has left an imprint and a legacy on the law that is unmatched. aixa: scalia served on the high court for nearly 30 years. the president reagan appointee was known for his conservative ideology and passionate personality. >> justice scalia's views and opinions are going to be discussed and read in law schools and by lawyers and by judges for decades to come. alyx: that was aixa diaz r

eric: aixa diaz explains from the university of maryland. >> what a wonderful day. aixa: meet julia a robot at the >> julia has cameras and has its own brain so to speak. aixa: the autonomy robotics and cognition laboratory on campus is designing robots to think and act on their own. >> we don't program to do things . we program it to learn how to do things. aixa: julia learns by observing -- >> yes, i am watching. aixa: and that's what researchers say makes this robot unique. >> what julia will replicate are the goals you are achieving during your task. aixa: so far julia has mastered the art of mixing drinks and will soon learn other culinary skills. researchers hope one day robots like julia will process more complicated activities and help humans in every day life. >> these robots will graduate so to speak to the point that they will be able to perform tasks needed in this society. >> thank you. expo -- aixa: in college park, eric: julia the robot is named after the late-chef julia child. the fight for naming a new supreme court nominee. a shooting investigating

in washington, i'm aixa diaz. elizabeth: polls show cruz and rubio are battling for second place in nevada, with john kasich and ben carson coming in fourth and fifth. on the other side of the aisle, hillary clinton kicked off a and bernie sanders held a rally in massachusetts in preparation for next week's super tuesday. the democrats have their south carolina primary this saturday. eric: big stories in central iowa now. the case is closed in the murder of 71-year-old norma jean mcneeley of des moines. mcneeley was found inside her home on pioneer road in january. on monday, police announced the dna at the scene of the murder matched that of ali yahia. yahia was shot and killed earlier this month by urbandale police as they were responding to a report of drug activity at the holiday inn on merle hay road. des moines detectives say yahia was a suspect within hours of mcneeley's murder. that night, yahia actually called police to his douglas avenue apartment, claiming he had been the victim of a home invasion. inst

in washington, aixa diaz. jason: house minority leader nancy pelosi will hit the congressional candidate fell -- val dem ings. she is gunning for republican dan webster' s seat. michelle: uber now admits there were complaints about the driver accused in the deadly shooting rampage in kalamazoo, michigan. the company' s security chief says until saturday there had never been a problem with jason dalton. hours before the shooting spree, a customer called support about erratic driving. dalton is charged with murdering six people. north carolina governor could soon take action over one cities nondiscrimination ordinance. jason: lawmakers approved measures in charlotte would prevent businesses from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity. it also allows transgender people to choose which of the bathroom to going based on their gender identity. north carolina' s governor says the new restroom policy could wreak major public safety michelle: let' s turn to your weather. we finally have some wea

aixa diaz looks at both sides. aixa: among the major issues being debated on the campaign trail, climate change is one of the most polarizing. >> for democrats, climate change, imposing regulations to reduce the amount of carbon in the environment is the top issue. aixa: in august, president obama unveiled a plan to reduce carbon pollution from power plants. three months later, he rejected the controversial keystone x.l. pipeline. >> unchecked climate change can lead to serious heat waves, droughts, sea level rise, extreme weather events. aixa: greg dotson of the center for american progress, says the time for action is now. they are available today if policy makers will embrace them. >> these policies really won' t do anything to mitigate global temperatures. aixa: nick loris of the heritage foundation argues more regulations will end up hurting the economy. >> because energy is a necessary component for everything we make, everything we do, you' ll be hit when you go to the grocery store, when you go to the home d

stacey: kcci's aixa diaz is live in washington. aixa, front-runner donald trump is facing an endorsement controversy. aixa: donald trump is explaining his reaction to questions about david duke and the kkk. mr. trump: david duke endorsed me? all right. i disavow, ok? david duke's endorsement on friday, but when he was asked on supremacist groups, the republican front-runner had no clear answer. mr. trump: i know nothing about david duke. supremacists. and so you're asking me a question that i'm supposed to be talking about people that i know nothing about. aixa: trump now says he had a hard time hearing the question through his ear-piece. sen. rubio: how can the nominee of the republican party, the party of lincoln, reagan, the party of hope and optimism, nominate someone who refuses to criticize the ku klux klan? sen. cruz: if donald trump is nominee, hillary, in all likelihood wins. ,aixa: a new cnn orc poll shows trump with 49% of support among republican voters, with marco rubio and ted cruz trailing by more than 30 points. >> r

but first let's go to aixa diaz. reporter: jean, tom, tonight a iowans are meeting in churches, their pick's for the party's nomination. >> by 10:00 tonight we'll be out of our hair. >> i ask for your support to caucus with me tonight, thank you all very much. reporter: presidential hopefuls make their final pitches to iowans. >> i'm the only one that would balance the budget. reporter: hillary clinton visited her desmoines headquarters. bernie sand ders the same as the two fight. >> we're going to try to get as many people to caucus as we k. reporter: a new poll shows sanders with a three-point lead over clinton. >> this is where we start, this is day one. country. reporter: that same poll has donald trump ahead of cruz by seven points. >> we have now been to all 99 counties in the great state of iowa. reporter: and marco rubio the third place. >> i feel very positive about what's happening here in iowa reporter: tonight at stake for these candidates, 44 delegates at the democratic national convention. 30 at the r.n

in washington, aixa diaz, wlwt news 5. jonathan: this weekend, john kasich blasted the tone of the republican presidential campaign in nashville saturday. he drew a standing ovation, declaring enough of this trash. he questioned how candidates who trade names and insults can present themselves to young people as leaders. >> when did we get to the point in this country where we can call these kinds of names and have people actually represent themselves as leaders in this country to these young people. enough of this trash. jonathan: this morning, governor kasich will be on "meet the press", talking with chuck todd about the fact that former governor mitt romney talked to him about dropping out of the doesn't win ohio. you you can watch that after us at 10:00. other guests will be senator bernie sanders, senator ted cruz and new jersey governor chris christie, to talk about his endorsement of donald trump. let's talk about the weather with jennifer. jennifer: a quiet and mild sunday morning. look at citycam. we have clear sk

wesh 2' s aixa diaz is in washington with more. aixa: polls consistently show americans are split on how they feel president obama is handling the economy. not surprising, given the mixed bag of economic news. >> the unemployment rate is going down. jobs have been created, but the amount of growth, the trajectory of growth, has been slower than in past decades during past administrations. aixa: economists, like josh bivens from the economic policy institute, say the slow recovery creates uncertainty for many americans. my worry is that they think this >> is a new normal we have to live with. when in fact, i think most of the problem we have is just we haven' t achieved full recovery from the recession yet. aixa: bivens says there' s one major area economists are watching. >> everyone agrees we have a wage problem in the united states. everyone agrees we should be doing better for sort of the bottom 80% of workers who are not seeing wage increases and then where the rubber hits the road is sort of what do policy makers do about it? a

wesh 2' s aixa diaz looked into big push for votes, just days away from the new hampshire primary. aixa: the candidates from both sides are reporting voters in new hampshire four days before the primary. after the msnbc debate, hillary clinton and bernie sanders returned to the campaign trail. clinton: i am not going to stop fighting for new hampshire. i will keep fighting until the sanders: we received over the last month $20 million. you know how much came into our super pack? $0. [applause] aixa: that is the first time he has out raised clinton. something her finance director calls a very loud wake-up call. >> she is now combating sanders and trying to convince voters that he may have wonderful ideas , but i' m the person that can get elected and get things done. aixa: donald trump canceled an event because of snow. jeb bush jumped at the chance, treating that even his 90-year-old mother, former first lady, made it out to campaign. it shows him lagging behind donald trump by more than 40 points. >> for jeb bush, john kasich, if they do not do well in new aixa: the gop has a debat

in iowa, i' m aixa diaz. stewart: just a reminder that wesh 2' s own adrian whitsett is in des moines to cover the iowa caucuses. he' ll be live in just a few minutes on wesh 2 news at 6, and he' ll be following the campaign tonight at 10:00 and 11:00 and online. angela: severe weather cripples the south-west. stewart: plus, it' s heart health awareness month, and a new survey finds many of you aren' t getting enough exercise. we' re breaking down how much you need each week, to stay in tip-top shape. >> local, live, latebreaking wesh 2 news, at 5:00 continues. stewart: february is heart health awareness month. it' s a time many doctors and physicians use to urge their patients to do what they can to ward off the nation' s number one killer, heart disease. angela: exercise greatly reduces the risk for heart disease, and a new survey finds many of us aren' t getting enough. wesh 2' s michelle imperato explains. michelle: we have all heard the saying, a body at rest tends tuesday at rest, but what you may not k

aixa diaz has more. aixa: the latest polls show hillary clinton may be headed for big wins. at least six states, where minorities make up a large share of voters. in western massachusetts, >> i wanted to ask for your support. sally: hillary clinton blasted >> the mean-spirited nests, the hateful rhetoric, the insults. that is not who we are. sally: clinton is favored to win most states, while bernie sanders has a significant lead in his home state of vermont. polls show a close race in massachusetts and oklahoma. >> it's hard to see how bernie sanders could beat hillary. something quite radical would have to happen in a number of southern primary states. sally: sanders has been concentrating on a handful of states with larger populations of white voters. >> minnesota, you can make history. sally: he assured a minneapolis crowd he can win the nomination. >> we will defeat esther trump because the american people understand and always have, massachusetts, oklahoma, and one or both of the other states to change the conversation. sally: there hasn't been much polling in colorado

aixa diaz, wmur news 9. mike: talk about changes, from snow to ice, into the 60's in spots, heavy downpours, even a rare february thunderstorm, as a matter of fact that severe thunderstorm warning issued during the predawn hours, the first one in 19 years. you have to go all the way back to 1997 to get a severe thunderstorm warning in the month of february. so very odd occurrences around here. we're starting to see a transition back to reality and that means the winter chill on the way back. but still signs of spring, and of course that includes flood warnings. we just have one river flood warning right now. north chichester. right now one and a half feet likely drop to or below flood stage by early tomorrow afternoon. not a lot of precipitation right now, a couple scattered showers moving through from west to east. all in the form of rain, until you get up over four or 5,000 feet where it's starting to cool down across the mountain tops. but elsewhere no accumulation of snow in the next couple hours. that m

aixa diaz is in washington with a look of the big economic picture. >> this is a big divide. reporter: polls show that people are spread on how president obama is handing the economy. >> the unemployment rate is going down. jobs have been created, but the amount of growth, the trajectory of growth, has been slower than in past decades during past administrations. reporter: economists, like josh bivens from the economic policy institute, say the slow recovery creates uncertainty for many americans. this is a new normal we have to live with. when in fact, i think most of the problem we have is just we haven' t achieved full recovery from the recession yet. reporter: bivens says there' s one major area economists are watching. >> everyone agrees we have a wage problem in the united states. everyone agrees we should be doing better for sort of the bottom 80% of workers who are not seeing wage increases and then where the rubber hits the road is sort of what do policy makers do about it? reporter: on the campaign trail, candidates make the case. >> democrats are going to try to pa

josh: aixa diaz visited the maryland lab to see how this works. >> what a wonderful day. reporter: meet julia, a robot at the university of maryland and college park. >> julia has its own brain, so to speak. designing robot to think and act on their own. things. things. reporter: julia learns by observing, and that's what makes this robot unique. >> the goals that you are achieving during your task. reporter: so far julia has mastered the art of mixes drinks and will soon learn over culinary skills. researchers hope one day robot will process more complicated activities and help humans in every day life. >> these robot will graduate, so to speak, to the point that they will be able to perform tasks that are needed in this society. reporter: in college park, maryland, aixa diaz. >> looks to be a quiet week for the boston sports teams. the red sox are on the horizon, pitchers and catchers report saturday for spring training. national rankings for college hockey are out this week. dartmouth checking in at number 24. the u.n.h. wildcats have a home and home series with boston

kcci's aixa diaz is live in washington. tonight, aixa, the electorate changes in these two states. aixa: that is right, stacey. the next two states are more diverse. and candidates hope to win over more voters, before next weekend. with iowa and new hampshire in the rear-view mirror, the focus nevada. niall: the fact that it's a more diverse electorate will change things, to some degree. aixa: candidates are looking for the support of african-americans and latinos. they're also courting christian voters. niall: that christian or evangelical vote is very important in south carolina. it's traditionally a state that has been hospitable to candidates who appeal to that kind of electorate. aixa: today, several gop presidential hopefuls appeared at a faith and family forum. dr. ben carson: i've said it before, my role model is jesus. jeb bush: i do not believe that you put your faith in a lockbox when you're in public life. sen. marco rubio: you cannot be a nation founded on the belief that your rights come from god, if you do not recognize god. aixa: meanwhile, john kasich is getting th

i aixa diaz has the latest. reporter: the u.s. marshal service in washington has confirmed his death at a private residence in southwest texas. the chief justice of the supreme court, john roberts, issued a to report the death of his ordinary individual and jurist. robert says his passing is a loss to the court and country he loyally served. the conservative justice was appointed to the court by this year would have marked 30 years he served on the bench. adam: right now, almost the entire state is under a wind chill warning. temperatures tonight will drop well below zero with the wind making it feel much colder than that. stephanie: wmur has live team coverage of the frigid temperatures tonight, and we begin with meteorologist hayley lapoint. hayley: the wind is making it feel bitterly cold on your skin when you step outside this evening. we have dropped into the single digits. this is the actual air temperature. four degrees in concord. zero in laconia. below zero in lebanon and plymouth. now let' s factor in the winds. there gu