henight bill plante looks back at the reagan white house. >> nancy, thank you for your love. and thank you for just being you. (applause). l> glor: also tonight, deadly flooding hit the west coast. another system threatens the tuth. long lines ahead for spring priak travelers. what's being done about the shortage of airport screeners. >> and cross word controversy. a prominent puzzlemaker is being accused of being a copycat. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor. this is the western edition of the news. nancy reagan is being remembered tonight as a first lady who redefined the role. president obama and first lady obama offered that assessment. joining past presidents and world leaders paying tribute to mrs. reagan today. nancy reagan died from heart failure this morning at her home in los angeles. she was 94 years old. mrs. reagan will be laid to rest beside her husband of 52 years at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley. california. we begin with bill plante who covered the reagan white house. >> the

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bill plante, who covered the reagan white house, is with us tonight. bill? >> reporter: scott, in many ways nancy reagan was the opposite of her husband. she was tough. he was easy going. he was the eternal optimist. she was very involved behind the scenes, and she influenced the president on many major decisions and also went public on some controversial issues against republican party positions. >> over those eight years in washington and of the exaggerated ups and downs of life at the white house, i found what was really important, i found how to serve. >> reporter: reluctant at first the talk of personal matters, mrs. reagan went public in 1987 with the fact that she'd had a mastectomy following a dying know six of breast cancer. at the time the procedure was seen as a radical step, but the first lady used her decision to encourage women to have regular mammograms. in 1985, the reagan's friend, actor rock hudson died of aids. it put a personal face on the epidemic for mrs. reagan. even sew, it took three more years for her to convince the president to me

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i did. >> bill plante in our washington bureau. bill, thank you very much tonight. >> the republican presidential candidates paused to pay tribute to nancy reagan. maurk marco rubio called nancy reagan an example of integrity and grace. ted cruz said she will be remembered for her deep passion for this nation and love for her husband. an amazing woman wrote donald trump. news of nancy reagan's death came on a day when most candidates vying to inherit ronald reagan's legacy were taking a barack before reak before the next round. >> she is with her ronnie. >> john kasich was the exception. campaigning in his home state of ohio, alongside arnold schwarzenegger. look being yond ing beyond the four states he lost yesterday. donald trump won kentucky and louisiana saturday. but lost to cruz in kansas and maine. rubio like kasich was 0-4. last night trump called on the florida senator to drop out. >> i would love to take on ted one-on-one. that would be so much fun. >> cruz seemed to agree. >> if you are not able to win primaries, not amas

bill plante covered the reagan white house is with us tonight. bill. >> in many ways nancy reagan was the opposite of her husband. she was tough. he was easy going. she was the worrier. he was the eternal optimist. she was very involved behind the scenes. and she influenced the president on many major decisions. and also went public on some controversial issues against republican party positions. >> over the eight years in washington and the exaggerated ups and downs of life at the white house, i found what was really important. i found how to serve. >> reluctant to talk of personal matters, mrs. reagan went public in 1987 with the fact she had a mastectomy following diagnosis of breast cancer. at the time the procedure was seen as a radical step. the first lady use herd decision to encourage will tine have in 1985, the reagan's friend rock hudson died of aids. it put a personal face on the epidemic for mrs. reagan. even so it took three more years for her to convince the president to mention the disease in public. >> aids affects all of us. thei

bill plante looks at her life before the white house. >> reporter: it was a role that fit her like a glove. wife and partner to the leader of the free world. and it was a long way from where she was born in queens, new york, anne francesd nancy. she was left with relatives when her actress mother went on tour. her morn marrieded davis and now a family. she wound up in hollywood as supporting actress in a number of films, most notably, "the next voice you ames whitmore." but she had her eye on the lead of the screen actors guild and when her name popped of sympathizers. >> at that point, i just wanted to meet ronald reagan. >> reporter: later she would say being his wife was the role i they married in 1952 and became parents of twoty and ron. >> i was afraid you wouldn't come. >> reporter: they made one movie together. as trajectory took him away from hollywood and politics, friends say nancy's ambition was greater if not as great as hey won the white house, the country was amazed. the adoring look of a woman who said her main job in life was bill plante, cbs news, washington. >>> com

bill plante looks at her life >> the first lady of the united states, nancy davis reagan! >> reporter: it was a role that fit her like a glove. wife and partner to the leader of the free world. and it was a long way from where she started. york, anne frances robins and nicknamed nancy. her parents soon divorced. she was left with relatives when her actress mother went on tour. when nancy was 6, things looked up. her mother married chicago neurosurgeon davis and now nancy had a family. she wound up in hollywood as supporting actress in a number of films, most notably, "the next voice you hear" with james whitmore." but she had her eye on the head of the screen actors guild and when her name popped up on a list of communist sympathizers, she asked for his help. >> at that point, i just wanted to meet ronald reagan. wanted most. they married in 1952 and became parents of two children, patty and ron. >> i was afraid you wouldn't come. >> reporter: elk cats of the navy was the only movie they made together. as trajectory took him away from hollywood and into politics, many said

more now from bill plante who covered the reagan white house. >> the first lady of the united states, nancy davis reagan. >> reporter: it was a role that fit her like a glove. wife and partner to the leader of the free world. and it was a long way from where she started. anne francis robbins was born in new york city, they called her nancy. and when she was adopted by her stepfather, a prominent neurosurgeon, she took his name and became nancy davis. >> do you always have to keep your promises. >> hollywood called and she became a supporting actress in a number of films including the next voice you hear with james whitmore. davis was introduced to the head of the screen actors guild. his name was ronald reagan. she would later saying about his >> hell cats of the navy was the only movie they made together. but as his tra jectory took him away from hollywood, she was in the first seat with him. many said she was more ambitious than he was. when they won the white house, the country was amazed by the gaze. the adoring look of a woman who said her main job in life was protecting him. but

bill plante, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on nancy reagan. we will speak with "60 minutes" correspondent lesley stahl who covered the reagan white house and plus speak to secretary of state general colin powell who served as security adviser under president reagan and a look at their relationship through love letters. that is the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. >>> it's 4:30, 37 degrees on this monday, march 7 and it may be chilly but the warm up begins today and we're headed into record territory, by the middle of the week. good morning i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news. traffic and weather on the 2s but first, a suspect under arrest after a violent crime spree in queens and a six hour ordeal left one man dead, a woman slashed, a homeless man set on fire and two officers injured. >> it was a chaotic scene on sunday in the usually quite neighborhood. police surrounded the suspect and was forced to open fire. cbs 2 is live in astoria with that story this morning.

bill plante, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more oncy reagan. we will speak with "60 minutes" correspondent lesley stahl who covered the reagan white house and plus speak to secretary of state general colin powell who served as security adviser under president reagan and a look at their relationship through love letters. that is the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm meg oliver. have a great day. >> a worker fighting for his life after he's shot inside a restaurant. it led up to the senseless shooting, and update as police search for the suspect. >> excuse me, i'm talking. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders face-off in a democratic debate just days before the michigan primary. the accusations that caused that testy exchange. >>> and, remembering first lady nancy reagan, who passed away yesterday after a battle with heart failure. what we know so far about her final arrangements. >>> today is monday, march 7th, good morning, i'm rahel solomon. let's get your day started with a checkn

bill plante, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on nancy reagan. we will speak with "60 minutes" correspondent lesley stahl who covered the reagan white house and plus speak to secretary of state general colin powell who served as security adviser under president reagan and a look at their relationship through love letters. that is the "cbs morning news" for this monday. >>> right now, a woman in raleigh find her teenage daughter naked and tied up in a closet it. the crime.>>> campaign 2016 is roaring into the region. a look at the candidates and their surrogates that are coming. >>> plus, -- he showed class and how to retire as a winner . >>the speculation is over this morning. peyton manning is retiring. out the panthers are -- how the panthers are reacting it. >>> good morning and thanks for watching north carolina news.>>> exchequer check current let's get a check of the traffic first. >> layers is the name of the game today. we are going to warm up a little bit this afternoon. there is nothing popping up on the radar. we're prett

bill plante, cbs news, >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on nancy reagan. we will speak with "60 minutes" correspondent lesley stahl who covered the reagan white house and plus speak to secretary of state general colin powell who served as security adviser under president reagan and a look at their relationship through love letters. that is the "cbs morning news" for this monday. have a great day. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. give us a plan. >> john: following breaking news this morning out of west charlotte here at 4:30. an amtrak train hits an suv, it happened near old dowd road around 1:00 this morning. charlotte-mecklenburg police tell us no one was in the suv when the amtrak train struck, the 160 people on board the train, no reports of injuries. we're working to bring you more was the

bill plante, cbs news, new york. >>> and, that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley. >>> welcome to the overnight news. i'm michelle miller. another big day on the presidential campaign trail. four states holding contests, michigan, mississippi, idaho and hawaii. michigan the biggest prize of all. tracker found hillary clinton leading bernie sanders in michigan by 11 foints. 55% to 44%. as for republicans, trump over cruz by 15 points. marco rubio and john kasich battling for third. trump has the lead in the overall delegate count and won 12 of 20 contests so far. cruz has won six. marco rubio with a win sunday in puerto rico has two. major garrett reports. >> i need your help. it is crunch time now. >> reporter: marco rubio swept puerto rico's primary victory after a super saturday route. >> in the island of puerto rico i won 70% of the vote. i won the primary and the 23 delegat

bill plante, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more oncy reagan. we will speak with "60 minutes" correspondent lesley stahl who covered the reagan white house, plus, we will talk to secretary of state general colin powell who served as security adviser under president reagan and a look at their relationship through love letters. that is the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm meg oliver. have a great day. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. >>> good morning, everyone. it is monday, march 7th. you're looking at sfo and with that rain out there there may be a few delays. if you're heading out to the airport, certainly want to check in with your airlines before heading out the door. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm frank mallicoat. happy monday, everyone. it is 4:30 on the nose. >>> let's talk about the weather, a little bit of traffic at this hour, a little crazy out there, huh? >> yesterday dozens of cancellations but delays at sfo, oakland and monetta international airport. the wind advisory has

bill plante has more. >> the first lady of the united states, nancy davis reagan. >> reporter: it was a rel that fit her like a glove. wife and partner to the leader of the free world. she started. ann francis robbins was born in new york city, they called her nancy. when she was adopted by her stepfather, a prominent neurosurgeon, she took his name, and became nancy davis. >> do you always have to -- keep your promises? >> hollywood called and she became a supporting actress in a number of films including the next voice you hear with james whitmore. davis was introduced to the head of the screen actors guild, his name was ronald reagan. she was later say, "being his wife was the role i wanted most." >> i was afraid you wouldn't come." "hellcats of the navy" the only movie they made together. as his trajectory took him away from hollywood she was in the front seat with him. many said she was more ambitious than he was. when they won the white house, the country was amazed by the gaze, the adoring look of a woman who said her main job in life was protecting him. but sometimes she could

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. >> bill plant, cbs news, washington. >> once again, nancy reagan passed at the age of 94. we will have more on her death on your local news on this cbs station on our digital network, cbsn and cbs news.com and on cbs evening news. >> what a great legacy. and a wonderful family. again, nancy reagan passed away. she was 95. >> we want to thank you for joining us here on "good morning cincinnati." we have uc bearcat basketball re onene week away from the exclusive announcement of the men's ncaa basketball bracket. >> greg: in the ohio valley

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bill plante, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on nancy reagan. we will speak with "60 minutes" correspondent lesley stahl who plus, we will talk to secretary of state general colin powell who served as security adviser under president reagan and a look at their relationship through love letters. that is the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. hampton roads---seven people shot in five different cities. a woman is dead and a man is injured-- they were hit by a rfolk southern train. let s get a quick check of your in norfolk police are investigating two separate shootings that happened last night . officers were first called to the intersection of pollard street and barre street --near church street around 7-45 last night. when they got there -- officers found a 16-year old in the road -- shot. the teen was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. and around 10- last night officers were called to a separate shooting on lead street. that )s just a few blocks away from norfolk state university. police say th