joining me now, cnn's boris sanchez on the jersey shore. what's the very latest?> reporter: michael, good morning to you. this is serious flooding. is this margate city, just south of atlantic city, vidmer avenue. standing on near the harbor, three or four blocks from here. not very far. within minute, water overtook that harbor. some of the them were smart enough to put sandbags up. many of them did not. we asked why that was, a man that had been here for sandy. he said the water is going to do what the water's going to do the sandbags don't help that much. right now, we can't really tell the extent of the damage and whether or not the sandbags are helping. certainly, is this a precarious, dangerous situation. i've seen at least two cars come down the street, stop and turn around and go back. there's another car approaching very slowly. it appears to be a police vehicle. but this water is not going anywhere. it's moving ice sheets down the street. and it's continuously moving closer and closer into the city. i should tell you we're basically between two giant poo

i'm boris sanchez. >> i'm christine romans. overnight, republicans going after each other with gusto. with just four days before the iowa caucuses, conspicuous by his absence, donald trump holding an event miles away for veterans. without trump, sparks were flying. seven candidates spearing each other and even the moderators. >> it's not my question you get a chance to respond to. it says answer. you don't get 30 seconds to respond to me. you don't get 30 seconds to respond to me. sir, i know you like to argue about the rules, but we will conduct the debate. >> what is particularly insulting is he is the king of saying oh, you're for amnesty. everybody's for amnesty except ted cruz. that is an authenticity problem. >> this is the problem that ted's campaign touches on. he is the most conservative candidate and everybody else is a rino. now you want to trump trump on immigration. we cannot beat hillary clinton and say or do anything to win an election. >> i'm confused. he was the sponsor of the gang of eight bill that required a

boris sanchez is with us just south of atlantic city. some of the water is receding behind you, but that doesn't mean that the problem does not persist there. >> reporter: that's right, fred. fortunately, the water has finally receded after high tide today. the winds have shifted so definitely lessens the chances of more flooding. i can tell you two hours ago this road was covered in ice, water, and debris. just trash strewn about for the entire block. part of the reason why is that we're in a neighborhood that faces a canal. and it's got a bay connected to it. as those the storm surge came in, the water had nowhere else to go, so the water kept rising and rising and partly making things much worse, exacerbating the problem is the fact as this storm was peaking there was a full moon so the tide was just that much higher. we're here with a neighbor who's lived here 20 years, bob gross. thanks for chatting with us today. you were telling me a moment ago this was one of the worst floods you've seen for this neighborhood. >> correct. probabl

boris sanchez joins us. he is standing along the coast line in new jersey. 's been monitoring it for us. at times that water has come dangerously close. boris, how are you now? >> reporter: hey, martin. just about every time we've spoken to you we've been forced to move because the water keeps moving. this island, specifically this part of margate city, has very differing elevations. where we were this morning at a harbor where the water came over the eng and started flooding residential and business areas, that water has moved on to vintner avenue. this is south of atlantic city. as you can see, it's totally submerged. it varies greatly. just down the street there's a police officer parked in the middle of the road and the water isn't over that street but down here it certainly is and we can tell that it's going into some businesses. if you look over my right over there, that business did not put up sand bags. the water right at their front door. so there certainly is some damage here, and there's the potential for more. we keep feeling the bands of this sto

. >> i'm boris sanchez. there are just six days left until the iowa caucuses. the democrats battled in a cnn town hall and drawing sharp distinctions on policy. bernie sanders with the harshest criticism yet on casting doubt on hillary clinton's judgment and authorizing the war in iraq was brought to center stage. we have cnn's jeff zeleny there. >> reporter: christine and boris, martin o'malley and hillary clinton and bernie sanders took questions from undecided voters. what stood out to me here in des moines at drake university was subjects and questions about judgment. presidential judgment. bernie sanders directly answered the question if he has the judgment to be president. this follows on the heels of president obama slightly tipping the scales and raising the question if bernie sanders has the experience and judgment. >> president obama's obviously right. being president is an enormously difficult job. a job that entails dealing with a million issues. i think i have the background and judgment to do that. i will remind the viewers that in 2002 when georg

we're checking conditions in the major cities and airports and we'll start with cnn's boris sanchez inork city. the snow totals there are similar to d.c. and philly but those cities are at a stand still and new york city is up and running. >> reporter: up and running, jake. it seems like a regular day in the city. tourists are moving around but they are dealing with a lot of snow. this public safety officer has been helping people cross this nasty puddle of melted snow here, a thankless job. there's a lot of slush out on the street. it's really nasty out. other than that for the most part things are returning to normal. traffic is moving along. obviously there's a concern a lot of this slush will melt overnight as temperatures get back closer to freezing. in terms of the commute, the long island railroad, one of the longest commuter lines in the country, was delayed in opening this morning. part of that is the lines were clean but some of the ice froze that was cleaned overnight so they were operating at 80% capacity at last check. they're almost back to normal now. so as we watch this

boris sanchez is in ventnor. >> the cleanup continues in ventnor city in new jersey.ou can see behind me the street is somewhat clear. just a few hours ago this was totally covered in water, ice and trash, debris that had washed up into this neighborhood. this is a coastal community. and this neighborhood specifically is cut through by a canal. i want to show you right behind -- through this garage, there's water right behind us. and as the storm came in, right as the storm was peaking, it just so happened there was a full moon. so the high tide brought in all the water to this neighborhood. you can see the high water mark here. this neighbor told us that there was some damage to his garage, minor water damage, but he was prepared. he was able to put his stuff in the garage up. others not quite as prepared for the storm. mny people didn't put on sandbags outside their homes. others simply just left. i ask ed several why they didn'. they told me the sandbags don't do that that much. when you live in a coastal community like this, is water's going to do what it's going

cnn's boris sanchez has that from southern new jersey. >> reporter: john and christine, the clean up continues here in ventner city, new jersey. this a coastal city. you can see behind me when high tide came through, it created a mess on the street. this is clear compared to where the water was in the middle of the street. trash and ice all about. i spoke to a couple who tells me this gets flooded every time there is a nor'easter. part of the reason why is there is a bay and canal that runs through this neighborhood. coincidentally as the storm was peaking, the full moon was in effect. the foot of water that came through the neighborhood. you see the high mark. the gentleman told me his garage got full of water, but he was prepared. erased several of his belonging so they would not be effected by the water. we spoke to neighbors who did not prepare for the storm. they did not put up sand bags or storm up. they said sand bags are use less. they said the water will do what the water will do. in this case, the water did not do much damage. the area was seriously affected by super storm

i'm boris sanchez. i can't even say my own name. >>> the donald trump campaign accusing fox's megyn kelly. trump has pulled out of the debate. fox news says it vie leites all journal standards. h he. it says, quote, lewin down ski states megan had a rough couple of days a s after the debate an hopes it wouldn't have to go through that again. here's the lineup as it looks right now. ted cruz, marco rubio, ben carson, chris christie, jeb bush, john kasich, and back on the main stage, rand paul. cnn's sara murray has more from iowa. sara? >> good morning, boris and christine. donald trump managed to trump himself on the campaign trail in iowa last night. the big news was supposed to be his pair of high-profile endorsements. arizona sheriff joe air pie owe and evangelical leader jerry falwell jr. instead donald trump is skipping the debate. >> i'm not a fan of megyn kelly. i think she's a third rate reporter. i think she, frankly, is not good at what she does. i think they could do a lot better than megyn k

i'm boris sanchez. >> good morning. i'm christine romans. donald trump citing bias on the part of megyn kelly so he is dropping out of the debate. >> the terrorists will come at you and it will be personal. they will do everything they can to diminish you. as a president, you have to rise above that, all right, and do what's best for the country. this ex-position we're talking about today, people will say trump is too self absorbed to be president. >> there has to be something. you set the all-time cable history. >> they want to know you. by walking away from this debate, you are not giving them the opportunity. >> i'm not walking away. i was pushed away. >> cnn's jim acosta has the latest. >> reporter: christine and miguel, a rally in south carolina and steered clear of the decision to drop out of the debate. his campaign made it an issue saying he will appear at arrival debate. aimed at raising money for veterans groups. trump would say in south carolina that he has been treated unfairly by fox news at previous debates. here's more of what

i'm boris sanchez.an't even say my own name. >>> the donald trump campaign accusing fox's megyn kelly. trump has pulled out of the debate. fox news says it vie leites all journal standards. h he. it says, quote, lewin down ski states megan had a rough couple of days a s after the debate an hopes it wouldn't have to go through that again. here's the lineup as it

cnn's boris sanchez joins us more on that. >> reporter: good morning.ials say the capture of this suspect, emanuel lutchman was a great catch. telling cnn, quote, this new year's eve underscores isil even in upstate new york but demonstrates our demonstration to stop any who would cause harm in its name. this suspe a homegrown terror plot to attack people celebrating the new year tlorthwarted by the fe. his alleged plan, police say he was looking to attack a bar and restaurant while revelers party overnight in rochester, new york. >> i was nervous owning some establishments downtown. it's a little scary. but then i sat back and thought, you know, we have very good security presence, great police on the east avenue. they try to put the fear in us and we're not going to let that happen. >> reporter: talking to an fbi informant, he discussed using a pressure cooker bomb and kidnapping people. according to a criminal complaint, he told the informant, quote, i will take a life. i don't have a problem with that. the feds say that on tuesday lutchman went to a

i'm boris sanchez. >> i'm christine romans.oing after each other with gusto on the debate stage in des moines with three days to go until the iowa caucuses. conspicuous by his absence, donald trump holding a competing event, a benefit for veterans, miles away. even without trump, sparks flying. spearing democrats and spearing each other and at times, moderators. >> it is not my question you get a chance to respond to. you don't get 30 seconds to respond to me. >> your question was you disagree -- >> sir, i know you like to argue about the rules, but we're going to conduct the debate. >> what is insulting is he is the king of saying oh, you're for amnesty. everybody's for amnesty except ted cruz. that's a falseness. >> this is the lie that ted's campaign is built upon and rand touched about it. everyone else is a r.i.n.o. >> now you want to trump trump on immigration. we are not going to beat hillary clinton with someone who is willing to say or do anything to win an election. >> i'm confused. he was the sponsor of the gang of e

i'm boris sanchez. >> i'm christine romans.

boris sanchez now from new jersey where he's been following developments.ing and thinking a lot about what happened during sandy. boris? >> reporter: that's correct. the snow coming down at a steady clip here. it's been falling since 6:00 or 7:00 last night. it's expected to stay in the single digits here. as you said, the major concern is flooding. i'm going to move to give an idea of where we are now. this is a barrier island. the ocean is to our east. this bay here is to the west. the main concern is at that water is only about a foot, a foot and a half maybe from coming over the harbor and into this area that was affected by hurricane sandy and was flooded here. in terms of preparations, so far the streets are clear. there's not many people out. official have done a tremendous job of keeping them free of snow. however, something that surprised me, there's not very many sandbags out in front of homes and businesses. i spoke to a neighbor yesterday and asked why it was that so few people were getting prepared. he said the water's going to do what the wate

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cnn's boris sanchez has that story for us. >> reporter: john and christine, the clean up continues inty, new jersey. as you can see behind me, when high tide came through, it created a mess on the streets. this is clear compared to when the water was in the middle of the street and trash and ice strewn about. a couple told me it gets like this every time there is a nor'easter. there is a bay, a canal, that runs through the neighborhood. when the storm came through, the moon was full. you can see the high water mark there. the gentleman told us his garage got full of water, but he prepared and raised several of his belongings so they would not be effected by the water. coincidentally, we spoke to neighbors that did not prepare for the storm. they did not put up sand bags or board up. we asked them why. they said the sand bags when you live in a community like this are useless. they said the water will do what the water will do. in this case, the water did not do much damage. you can imagine this was an area seriously effected by super storm sandy a few years ago. it doesn't appear the

boris sanchez is following the story for us there. >> reporter: the wind is picking up here.tely coming into this bay behind us. yesterday, we watched as this water very quickly, within the span of about an hour, came up over the edge of this bay and into this neighborhood rushing through. right now you can see maybe it's a half a foot or so away from the bay but we are still ruffouy an hour away from high tide. because yesterday, because of the full moon partly, it came over and into this neighborhood. we spoke to a gentleman working at a bare here at maynard's. he said the damage was minimal to the bar but there was still water inside. most of the damage, though, is on the roads where there was ice and debris scattered across. you can see there is not much snow here and interesting. some roads are much lower than others. there is a big variance in elevation here in margate city. some roads are clear like this one. others, submerged. down the street here, we were looking at other businesses that had water go inside. we would be interested in going there later today and seein

let's go to boris sanchez in margate, new jersey. what is the latest in the garden state? what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: jake, good morning. this is what high tide looks like here. this all happened in the span of about an hour and a half. just a short while ago, we were standing on the street and it was completely dry. what you're seeing now is essentially high tide coming from a bay. this is a barrier island that we're standing on. to the east is the ocean. to the west is a bay. and over a span of a few hours, the tide went upward dramatically going up at least two feet getting into this neighborhood where there are residences and businesses. you see the snowplow driving through now. fortunately, the water has moved sheets of ice away and melted snow. the roads are relatively clear, but as we continue to get into the day, more and more water continues to pour into this neighborhood. we are expectationing the winds will shift around noon today and that some of these flood watches will expire. but, again, this is the major concern. what we saw yesterday was ev

. >> boris sanchez, thank you so much. >>> new jersey governor and republican presidential candidate is back on the campaign trail in new hampshire after spending friday and saturday in his home state dealing with the snowstorm. this morning during a town hall he touted his handling of the blizzard. >> it's not that i was somehow innately born with the ability to deal with snow emergencies or, you know, hurricanes. it's that you've done it, you learn. and it's the point i've been trying to make to everybody, and i think the storm helps me to make it really clearly to folks -- it matters what is you've done before. it matters. you know, some candidates in this race try to tell you it doesn't matter what you've done before. it does. it does matter. it does matter are you going to be ready when you sit in that chair the very first day. >> a new fox news poll shows krissy has work to do in new hampshire. he is tied for fifth place with jeb bush at 7%. trump still the clear front runner that first primary state. in iowa, the "des moines register" has announced its endorsements just eight

boris sanchez has been out following the coastal flooding problem there in southern new jersey. give us a read on where things stand right now, and what the worry is for the coming hours. >> well, martin, the worry for the coming hours is, as you said. high tide. several officials have told us, it's not expected to be as bad as it was this morning, when we were standing in front of a bay that was simply overtaken by water. i got to tell you, we just got out of the car after a few minutes and this is a very good sign. there, the water is starting to recede, significantly. it's gone down several inches since we last saw you in the past hour. and we've seen several cars coming through this area, some neighbors testing their luck out here. it's interesting, because this island, this barrier island, which is between the ocean to the east and that bay that kind of came into a neighborhood on the west, has very different elevations. so even some back roads behind us are untouched by this water, but there's obviously significant flooding here. chris christie spoke to the media a short w

boris sanchez, thanks very much. a contingent of snowplows that are behind us here at columbus circle. that work continues. they have to make the most they can before the travel ban is lifted. there's a rumor of sunshine. still look forward to that. christi? >> i'm sure that you will. i hope that we see that in a couple of hours. >>> our coverage of the blizzard aftermath is continuing this morning throughout the morning. we have more live reports for you straight ahead from several different cities. also a lot of political news to talk about. including what donald trump said about shooting people that's raising eyebrows. >>> also, speaking of politics guess who was featured again on snl last night. hint for you. tina fey played the part. ♪ but i can't come home right now... ♪ ♪ me and the boys are playing.♪. ♪ ... all nig♪t text beth, what can i do... [siri:] message. pick up milk. oh, right. milk. introducing the newly redesigned passat. from volkswagen. when your cold makes you wish... ...you could stay... ...in b

cnn's boris sanchez has been out there and he has seen it firsthand as the water comes in. and he's been monitor things for us and continues to do so. so boris, how's it looking now? >> reporter: martin, i was going to tell you that things had calmed down, but just as you were talking, the wind started picking up again. not much snow has fallen in the past few hours. it's kind of this rain/snowy mix that's falling very lightly, but that wind keeps pushing and it's pushing the storm surge from the beach into the bay, and not far from here, about 3 blocks down, where we were earlier today, we had to move out, because that bay overflooded, came into a neighborhood with residences and businesses. we're right now standing on ventnor avenue. this is margate city, the area that governor christie had been discussing. and you can see, it is pretty widespread street flooding. the water appears to have receded slightly, but it is expected to crawl up, once again, as we get closer to high tide, later tonight, just before 8:00 p.m., that bay will rise up, forcing us from that location. y

. >> i'm boris sanchez. there are just six days left until the iowa caucuses. the democrats

sanchez -- yeah, boris. sorry. losing my train of thought out here in the cold. fill me in on how we're doing out there on the coast. >> reporter: it happens to anybody in these conditions, martin. i've lost my train of thought quite a few times in this cold, freezing flood that we're dealing with here in margate city. this is just south of atlantic city, and we're looking at essentially a bay that overflowove overflooded and came into a neighborhood hitting residences and homes as well. you can see the water pretty substantial. i'd say it's at 3 or 4 inches, maybe 5, and it moves fast. we saw this water recede a few moments ago. >> reporter: i'm going to interrupt you right now because the mayor of new york is speaking. let's go right there. >> morning hours addressing this storm. let me give you a couple updates immediately. so the storm projection has increased just in the last hour or so from the national weather service.rvice. e with an assumption of 20 to 25 inches, and obviously we prepare for even worse. so you could see a situation of 25 to 30 inches in