i'm jim axelrod. we begin with a campaign 2016 update from nevada where cbs news projects hillary clinton has defeated bernie sanders in today's democratic caucuses. have a look at the numbers as the count continues at this point, clinton with 52% to sanders' 48%. on the republican side, polls close in south carolina in half an hour at 7:00 eastern time. we have both contests covered, starting with nancy cordes and the democrats in las vegas. nancy. >> reporter: jim, this is a huge relief for the clinton camp after a brutal loss in new hampshire a week and a half ago. clinton herself took the stage here at caesar's palace in las vegas about 15 minutes ago. take a listen to what she had to say. >> i want to thank each and every one of you. you turned out in every corner of the state with determination and purpose. hotel and casino workers who never wavered. ( cheers and applause ) tens of thousands of men and women with kids to raise, bills to pay, and dreams that won't die. this is your campaign. ( ap

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>> axelrod: the night belongs to nge front-runners. hillary clinton wins nevada, donald trump finishes first in south carolina. emotional farewell to supreme court justice antonin scalia. the harrowing final words from the doomed ship "el faro." >> the clock is ticking. >> axelrod: and a suburban e llage deploying big-city surveillance tactics. is this the town that knows too much? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. and this is our of a western edition of the broadcast. in the first southern contest of campaign 2016, donald trump won the republican primary in south carolina. about 2,600 miles away in the first western contest of the year, hillary clinton won the democratic caucuses in nevada. ,e'll have more on the democrats t just a moment, but first, ert's go to major garrett, who is covering the republican race for us tonight and is in spartanburg, south carolina. major? >> reporter: jim, donald trump s,s now won two primaries, new hampshire and south carolina, puat

i'm jim axelrod. the first southern votes are being cast today in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are facing off in the south carolina primary where the polls close in less than 30 minutes. exit polls suggest the economy and jobs are the most important issues to voters there. and 70% of democratic voters told us they want the next president to continue president obama's policies. more now from nancy cordes in columbia, south carolina. >> welcome to ward 9. >> reporter: the first southern democrats cast their ballots today in what's expected to be a lo porto sided contest. >> i have known hillary clinton, i guess about 100 years. >> she's very humble. she's calm. >> i think it's about time that we have a female president. >> you want to get a picture together? >> reporter: clinton camped out in the state all week, working to run up the score. from here, it's a race to hit as many super tuesday states as possible in three days. clinton will stick t

." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. and this is our of a western edition of the broadcast. in the first southern contest of campaign 2016, donald trump won the republican primary in south carolina. about 2,600 miles away in the first western contest of the year, hillary clinton won the democratic caucuses in nevada. we'll have more on the democrats, in just a moment, but first, t let's go to major garrett, whoer is covering the republican race for us tonight and is in spartanburg, south carolina. major? >> reporter: jim, donald trump has now won two primaries, news, hampshire and south carolina, that have historically propelledpu republicans to the party nomination and in some cases, the presidency. campaign. what we do know is trump encountered the most consistent and withering criticism during the week in this state questioning his conservatism andsm his temperament for the presidency, tv ads, robo calls, direct mail pieces and broadsides from his republican rivals all across the state. and guess what? he still emerge

>> axelrod: chip, thank you. just before 4:00 this morning in taiwan, people were shaken out of bed by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake. at least 17 people are dead in the hard-hit city of tainan on the southern coast. here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: in the chaos and rubble, thousands of rescuers are working frantically and carefully, for moments like this-- a baby pulled alive from a collapsed 17-story apartment building, where dozens are believed still trapped. this woman says she jumped out of the window to survive, while another man says he barely made it out. "when i ran down from the third floor, i found the whole second floor was gone," he says, "and i had to wait to be rescued by police." from the air, the extent of the damage is clearly visible. nine buildings in tainan collapsed, but the damage is especially evident on the ground-- cars crushed, twisted metal everywhere. more than 500 now homeless. seismologists say the earthquake struck close to the surface. a large quake, that shallow, can be especia

aleve pm for a better am. >> axelrod: because it is the >> axelrod: because it is the epicenter of thes outbreak, the c.d.c. is urging caution for anyone traveling to brazil for the olympic games this summer. as marlie hall reports, some female athletes are now saying they may not compete. >> reporter: the warning about travel to brazil is the strongest one the c.d.c. has issued to date, and it's triggering new concern for athletes planning to attend the games in august. >> at some point, i do want to start a family. >> reporter: appearing on "cbs this morning" this week, two-time olympic gold medalist stpe solo says she's kicking around the idea of staying home. >> i don't want to be worried. . don't want those anxieties. i don't want the constant tests. >> reporter: the american women's wrestling team was competing in rio just last month. u.s. wrestler adeline gray. >> i think if i was planning on having a child in the next month, i would be extremely uneasy about this. >> reporter: her teammate, alyssa lampe, in an interview with a.p., said she's trying to stay focuse focused on com

i'm jim axelrod. three days before the first primary election of campaign 2016, seven republican candidates are facing off in new hampshire tonight in debate number eight. for front-runner donald trump it is debate number seven. he sat out the last one to protest what he called disrespectful treatment from fox news, the nasdaq that hosted that last debate. trump was then upset by ted cruz in the iowa caucuses. another developing storyline in new hampshire it's rise of marco rubio. makeis in manhattan manchester for us tonight. >> we had to move it to a bigger venue. >> marco rubio showing the same closing momentum that catapulted him to a third-place win in >> by the way, you if you get a call on tuesday night saying i dropped out. it isn't true. it's a lie. keep voting. >> reporter: that's a reference to ted cruz's campaign pushing stories during the iowa caucuses that ben carson was dropping out. cruz apologized, but the hardball tactics have backfired in some conservative circles. >> presidential c

talk to your doctor about oic and prescription treatment options. >> axelrod: more >> axelrod: more trouble for johnny manziel. the 2012 heisman trophy winner is now under investigation in dallas for assault. this comes after repeated alcohol problems. as contessa brewer reports, "johnny football" is now one step closer to becoming one of the biggest busts in nfl history. congratulations! you just made history. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> reporter: the first freshman ever to win the heisman, the future was bright for johnny football. >> this is a moment i've dreamed about since i-- since i've been a kid. >> reporter: but his problems started almost immediately, breaking n.c.a.a. rules, an arrest for brawling, and a fake i.d. still, manziel was a first-round draft pick, the great hope of the cleveland browns. but when he turned pro, the partying became more public, trouble with his team and run- ins with the law. but for a long time, his talent on the field spared him the consequences. >> he was magic with a football in his hand. that's plain and simple. >> reporter: don mcpherson was

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i'm jim axelrod. we begin with breaking news. supreme court justice antonin scalia dead at the age of 79. scalia was the longest serving justice of the current supreme court and its conservative. paula reid is in washington with the latest tonight. good evening, paula. >> reporter: i can't hear the broadcast. has it started? >> axelrod: we're having a little trouble with paula right now. this evening, chief justice john roberts released a statement saying scalia was "an extraordinary individual and jurist who was admired and treasured by his colleagues." roberts added, "scalia's passing to the country he served." among justice scalia's most important decisions, he cast a crucial vote in "bush v. gore "the case, of course, that made george w. bush president in 2000, despite his ideological opposition to the perspectives of colleagues like justices ginsberg, and kagan, he was held in high esteem by them. we will pring in our chief legal correspondent, jan crawford right now. jan, the supreme court is scheduled to go back into sessi

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>> axelrod: republican debate round eight tonight in new hampshire. donald trump's primary concern bouncing back from his loss in iowa, while on the democrats' side, hillary clinton goes door to door in search of a new hampshire comeback. dramatic rescues in taiwan after a deadly earthquake flattens buildings. the outbreak of zika virus dampens carnival celebrations. we're on the ground in brazil. far from the bright lights of super bowl 50, a dark new chapter in "johnny football's" fall from grace. and how a minor spelling error major celebrity in captioning sponsored by cbs i'm jim axelrod. three days before the first primary election of campaign 2016, seven republican candidates are facing off in new hampshire tonight in debate number eight. for front-runner donald trump it is debate number seven. he sat out the last one to protest what he called disrespectful treatment from fox news, the nasdaq that hosted that last debate. trump was then upset by ted cruz in the iowa caucuses. another developing storyline in new hampshire it's rise of marco rubio

>> axelrod: we're having a little trouble with paula right now. this evening, chief justice john roberts released a statement saying scalia was "an extraordinary individual and jurist who was admired and treasured by his colleagues." roberts added, "scalia's passing is a great loss to the court and to the country he served." among justice scalia's most important decisions, he cast a crucial vote in "bush v. gore "the case, of course, that made george w. bush president in 2000, despite his ideological opposition to the perspectives of colleagues like justices ginsberg, and kagan, he was held in high esteem by them. we will pring in our chief legal correspondent, jan crawford right now. jan, the supreme court is session a week from monday, so how does the court move forward? >> reporter: i mean, i think that's one of those almost unimaginable questions. when you think about that seat that justice scalia has held now for 30 years being empty and the role he played on that supreme court and the impact he had on the law. of course, you know, this spark

." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. and this is the western edition of the broadcast. cbs news projects hillary clinton has defeated bernie sanders in today's democratic primary in south carolina. it is a big win for clinton in the first-in-the-south contest for her party's nomination. have a look at the latest numbers from south carolina as the count continues. exit polls suggest african american voters and women were major forces behind clinton's victory. nancy cordes has the latest from columbia, south carolina. >> tomorrow, this campaign goes ( cheers and applause ) we-- we are going to compete for every vote in every state. we are not taking anything, and we're not taking anyone for granted. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: clinton camped out in the state all week, working to run up the score. from here, it's a race to hit as many super tuesday states as possible in three days. clinton will stick to the south, visiting tennessee, arkansas, and virginia. she even popped over to alabama today before returning to south carolina to watch the results. sanders will

." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. we begin with breaking news. supreme court justice antonin scalia, dead at the age of 79. scalia was the longest serving justice of the current supreme court and its conservative. his body was found this morning in a luxury resort in west texas where he had been staying. the latest details. good evening, paula. >> good evening. >> axlerod: what can you tell us? >> senior u.s. supreme court justice antonin scalia died of natural causes at a ranch in southwest texas. he was on an annual trip to the state spending time with friends when he did not come down for breakfast. he was a devout catholic and a priest from the el paso diocese was called to administer last rites. justice scalia was one of the most influential minds on the court. he led a renaissance. governor abbott reflect opened how his faith informed his legal opinions. >> his faith was part of his decision-making process certainly interpreting the first amendment of the constitution. >> in his statement, the court said his passing is a great loss to the c