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as jonathan martin reports. ♪ >> reporter: along-time trumpeter in new orleans, kenneth is like mostians in the city. he has no health insurance. he is among 300,000 people in louisiana falling into a coverage gap. they can't afford a private policy. >> even though i would be needing help, but i just say, don't worry about it. i'll be all right. i'll be all right. just pray to god, you know, to keep me going, pulling forward, you know? >> reporter: but he has reason to be hopeful his situation may change. >> i don't look at this as some revolutionary thing. it is simply the right thing to do. >> reporter: within hours of being sworn in, the new governor signed an executive order that begins the process of expanding medicaid in louisiana. the previous governor had refused to accept money for expansion. it is about 16,000 for a single person and just over 30,000 for a family of four. >> and there are 30 states that have done this. 14 are presided over by republican governors. this is not right versus left, this is right versus wrong, and said we got on the right side. >> reporter: the

joining us is jonathan martin national political correspondent for "the new york times." thank you for being with us. >> hi, steve, how are you? >> we heard this from former president bill clinton earlier today and other clinton surrogates talking about this socialist moniker for senator sanders. what's this all about? what's the strategy? >> i think they want to remind democratic primary voters going into the first two contests in iowa and new hampshire that they're not just registering their views on politics today, they're not just, you know, indicating that they've been more motivated by, steve, but they are going to be picking the next commander in chief potentially and they want to make the case that senator sanders while he has a compelling message for this moment is somebody who will have a hard time winning a general election, would also hurt the party ballot. when you throw around the word socialism it has certain connotations especially for older voters and so that's why they're doing, steve, they wouldn't be do it if she were sailing into iowa and new hampshir

joining us is jonathan martin, national political correspondent for the new york times. thank you for being with us. we heard this from clinton surrogates, talking about this socialist moniker for senator sanders. what is this about and what is the strategy? >> i think they want to remind democratic primary voters in iowa and new hampshire that they are not just registering their views on politics today, they are not just indicating that they have been more motivated, but they are going to be taking -- picking the next commander in chief. and they want to make the case that senator sanders, while he has a compelling message, is somebody who will have a hard time winning the general election and will also hurt the parties down ballot. the word socialism has certain connotations. especially for older voters. that is why they are doing it. it would not be doing it if he was sailing into iowa or new hampshire, but she is having real problems and they're trying to find creative ways to take down mr. sanders. >> we saw that in the latest poll numbers and an almost 30 point lea

jonathan martin has more from new orleans. >> reporter: a long time trumpeter kenneth terry is like many in new orleans, he has no health shoournt. falling into a coverage gap, they make too much to fall under medicaid, but they can't afford a private policy. >> i'm going to tell them, i'm saying even though i be needing help, don't worry about it, i be all right. just pray to god that they keep me going pulling forward, you know? >> reporter: but terry has reason to be hopeful his situation may change. >> i don't look at this as some revolutionary thing. this is just simply the right thing to do. >> reporter: within hours of being sworn in monday, louisiana's new democratic governor john bell edwards began the process of being expanded into louisiana, the new plan would cover people at or below 138% of the federal poverty level. 16,000 for a single person and 30,000 for a family of four. >> there are 30 states that have done this. 13 have been resided over by a republican governor. this is not.democratic versus republican this is right versus wrong and today we landed on the right side.

aljazeera's jonathan martin, actually, this moves means healthcare for literally hundreds of thousands of people. correct? >> . >> exactly, yes. this will certainly expand the medicaid roles here, and tony, as you mentioned, louisiana, not only one of the poorest states in america, but one of the poorest states with the outcomes. and the new democratic leader said that not expanding medicaid is simply, in this case, not an option. a long time trumper in new orleans, ken is like most musicians in the city, he has no health insurance. he's among the 300,000 people louisiana falling into a coverage gap. they make too much to get medicaid, but too littler in obamacare. >> i need healthcare, but don't worry about it, i'll be all right. just pray to god that he'll keep me going. >> reporter: but terry has reason to be hopeful his situation may change. >> i don't look at this as some revolutionary thing. this is of civil the right thing to do. >> within hours after being sworn in on monday, lulu's new democratic governor, previously bobby jindal had refuse to accept money for expansion. peopl

but as al jazeera's jonathan martin reports from louisiana, some trees are being put to good use. >>eporter: in new orleans, the season is changing from christmas to carnival but before the revelry comes community service . >> i am a member of a dance group called the organ grinders that was found in 2010, and not only do we do madi gras praised but a large portion of what we do is philanthropic work. >> valerie is over one of over 50 christmas tree restoration project. they are delivered to a marina where volunteers recently spent a saturday morning to thing trees into a boat and placing them in to cribs built out of two by fours to create a marsh fall. >> with this wave energy striking these structures so it's not striking the shoreline. it allows the shoreline to grow into a marsh. >> the project is focused on two miles of shoreline in part of the bassin, the fattest eroding basin in the united states losing a football land field of land every hour to combat coastal erosion. >> we need large scale projects. there is no doubt about it. our challenges are daunting. we need the saidi

molly ball of "the atlantic" and jonathan martin of the "new york times." molly, pick up with we left off with donald trump. there's this theory that less than a month away from voting. it will get more substantive, start to think about them in the oval office is that right? >> it sound like wishful thinking on the part of the republican establishment which has been chasing it's own tail it had to be the other guy then we've all got to get together. that didn't work. there's sort of collective action problem on the part of the other candidates now we seem to move to this wishful thinking phase where, voters are just wake up from this bad dream we've all been having. and you know, i'll believe it when i see it. but most, actually all productions about inevitable decline of trump have fallen short. i don't know if anyone pointed this out he said he's leading in iowa it's not true. all of the more recent polls do have ted cruz up in iowa. so there is a corollary to the wishful thinking that says when he alluded to before, won't seem like winner any more, sort

>> reached out -- jonathan martin called me, a friend from the "new york times." we barbecue and talk football. >>> and so you were just answering his questions. >> right. that was all. >> so then my question to you is -- here's one thing. on the timing of this, this does seem concerted. did you guys get a memo or did everyone decide today to talk about this or were you reached out to by reporters? >> reached out -- jonathan martin called me, a friend from the "new york times." we barbecue and talk football. >>> and so you were just answering his questions. >> right. that was all.6 there's nothing -- so far as i'm concerned or aware of that was any connection with anybody. i want to have a winner. i want somebody in the white house who can negotiate with republicans when they pass legislation that the president vetoes, we're going to have a republican house. we may have a republican senate. and the president will veto legislation and then work together for compromise. and hillary clinton has shown an ability to do that. that is really important. bernie sanders has

jonathan martin, in manchester, new hampshire, thank you. as i have been watching the campaign this year, it is so much more interesting to look at that republicans than the democratic side, and that may have something to do with why there is more interest in these candidates and the books. a sunday night on "q&a," nonfiction book critic for "the washington post" discusses books written by the candidates. >> everyone does have interesting stories in their life. and politicians, who are so single-minded in this pursuit of power and ideology could cap particularly interesting ones, but when they put out these memoirs, they are sanitized. they are vetted, they are therefore minimum controversy. at 8:00 p.m.ht eastern on c-span's "q&a." campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house for the iowa caucuses. monday, february 1 on c-span and life pre-caucus coverage, taking phone calls, tweets and text messages. live coverage begins of the republican caucus on c-span and the-span2, live coverage of democratic caucus. join in on the conve

that's the characterization by jonathan martin tonight in the "new york times." the "times" did get one quote specifically from the "national review," which i think is supposed to be emblematic of what they're going to argue against him in this manifesto tomorrow. "donald trump is a menace." "donald trump is a menace to american conservatism who would take the work of generations and trample it under foot on behalf of a populism as heedless and crude as the donald himself." so that's fun. donald trump said at his wayne allyn root event tonight that he's planning on unveiling a new donald trump tv ad tomorrow which he hinted would actually be an anti-ted cruz ad. parts of the anti-ted cruz "donald trump is a menace." "donald trump is a menace to american conservatism who would take the work of generations and trample it under foot on behalf of a populism as heedless and crude as the donald himself." so that's fun. donald trump said at his wayne allyn root event tonight that he's planning on unveiling a new donald trump tv ad tomorrow which he hinted would actually

he is expanding medicaid in the stayed, and as jonathan martin reports, it is something the former governorused to do. ♪ >> reporter: along time trumpeter in new orleans, kenny is like most musicians in the city. he has no health insurance. he is among 300,000 people falling into a coverage gap, they make too much to qualify for medicaid, but don't qualify for credits towards obamacare. >> if i'm sick or something. i don't tell anybody at all. i just say like, don't worry about it. done worry about it. i'll be all right. just pray to god that they keep me going, pulling forward. >> reporter: but he has reason to be hopeful his situation may change. >> i don't look at this as some revoluti revolutionary thing. this is simply the right thing to do. >> reporter: louisiana new democratic governor signed an executive order that begins the process of expanding medicaid in louisiana. previously republican bobby jindal had refused to accept money for expansion. it's about $16,000 for a single person, and just over $30,000 for a family of four. >> there are 30 states that have done this. this is not

. >> jonathan martin, al jazeera, new orleans. >> louisiana getting a new governor today. the inaugural ceremonies for john bell edwards happening at this hour. he's the state's 56th governor and the first democrat to be holding that post since 2008. the republican, the outgoing hubbl republican governor bobby jindal served two terms. >> these type of guys who come from connecticut and new york, they come up here. they sell their heroin and then they go back home. incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young white girl before they leave. >> some state democrats are calling for him to be impeached asking for an investigation to determine if he has abused his power. they say la page pressured a charter school operatorren in resending a job offer to the democratic speaker of the house. >>> women in working working now have the option of obtai obtaining birth control from their pharmacist. they say it will greatly reduce the chance of a woman having an unintended pregnancy. >>> the organization organize stand off now in its second week. the leader of the occupation reje

al jazeera's jonathan martin takes a look at the state of that initiative. >> one in 85 duties in louisianarison and in this tough on crime state, many low level drug offenders are serving lengthy sentences. >> we're talking about individuals who are not accused of possessing with intent to distribute, but merely having small amounts of drug for their own consumption. >> g. park is a new orleans public defender representing bernard noble, a man whose case has drawn national attention. he is serving a 13 year sentence for having what amounted to two marijuana cigarettes. because of two other convictions, one more than 10 years prior, he was given the mandatory minimum sentence under louisiana law. >> given his family history, character, his work history, the 13 year sentence is incredibly excessive as applied to him. >> the case highlights what president obama and reform advocates say is a key failure of america's criminal justice system. >> it just has not proven true that the threat of jail has been a particularly good deterrent for people who are addicted to crime or to low level offenses

with us to share reporting and insights maggie haberman and jonathan martin from the "new york times" and jennifer cay jobs from the "des moines register." it was a wild week and it began with this. >> he's from the private sector. not a politician. can i get a hallelujah? >> i won't ask for a hallelujah. not this morning. >> amen. one choosing sides.ot the only - we had a remarkable flight play out you had the conservative intellectuals saying donald trump is a fraud and the republican establishment saying we have to despise ted cruz. if we have to we'll accept donald trump. chuck grassly shows up at the donald trump event. he's not endorsing anyone but shows up and speaks and stands behind the podium with the trump brand and trump calls him out. chuck grassley i may not be endorsing this guy but if you vote for him, fine. >> he did. his scheduler sent out e-mails saying i'm neutral here for you. we'll speak at your event. however, he could have gone to a rubio event. marco rubio was in iowa down the street. instead chuck grassley chose to go to a donald trump event. it leaves a huge

molly ball is politics writer for atlantic and jonathan martin national political correspondent. donald trump, is it essentially now his nomination to lose? on the republican side? >> he has big structural disadvantages. but i'd say the biggest advantage that he has is this. you just saw him talking about all kinds of subjects. but it really is the gut level message, if you look at his support it is heavily concentrated in parts of the country where over the last 20 years, manufacturing jobs have disappeared in large numbers. if you look over last 20 years, which industry is it that washington has fought to support. they were really desperate to make sure that our big banks can compete with the banks in london, in tokyo and elsewhere. so they passed series of laws to ensure that they were in the best shape to compete globally. where if you look at our industries, if you look at the rust belts, these parts of the country where they don't really feel like they have had friends and allies. donald trump doesn't actually talk about industrialization but what he does say is that the pe

jonathan martin of the new york times, manu raju for cnn and julie pace of the associated press. >> he loves him. they're friends. it's essentially a version of that's a nice citizens you got there. shame if somebody keeps bringing it up over and over again. trump did four minutes on this in clear lake, iowa last night. clearly donald trump sees movement in iowa. he's seen polls that show him behind cruz. this is the brilliance of trump. he set the agenda for a week. cruz has been on the defensive for a week. he talked about how he was making a joke about it. i posted on twitter about jumping the shark. he found himself having to release his mother's birth certificate. it's not going away. it's sinking in the question. it remains whether trump, i think, will go after him in the debate on thursday night. that's a big open question. trump is often telegraphed punches before him and not swung through. >> theft out to the campaign trail. it's an interesting dynamic throughout the campaign. there's no question donald trump is going out to ted cruz on ethanol. you look at the speech yesterda

joining us is jonathan martin national political correspondent for the "new york times." thank you for being with us. >> we heard this from former president bill clinton earlier talking about the socialist market from senator sanders. what's this all about? >> guest: i think they want to remind democratic primary voters going into the first two contests in iowa and new hampshire that they are not just registering their views on politics today. they are not just indicating which candidate has been more motivated but they will be picking the next leader in chief potential and want to make the case that clinton or sanders while has a compelling message, is someone who will have a hard time winning the general election but also hurt the party. when he threw around the word social and it has connotations especially for older voters. they wouldn't be doing it if she was sailing into i've and new hampshire but the fact is she has some real problems and they're trying to find some creative ways to take down sanders. >> host: resolve and the latest poll numbers, almost 30-point le

. >> all right, jonathan martin for us, and appreciate it. jonathan is in new orleans, and stay with us as we have special coverage leading up to the president's state of the union address. live at 9:00, and 6:00 pacific. >> south carolina governor, nikki haley, is scheduled to give the republican response after the president's state of the union address. she's the first native american leader. calling for removal of the confederate flag at a church. not everyone is thriving under governor haley, but she's enjoying success. >> hard to believe, until now, charleston has had the same mayor for 40 years, and so it's a new era. six months after a deadly mass shooting at the historic downtown black church. charleston became a lace with race, 20%, nearly twice the national average. the new era brings with it promises to move forward and focusing on continuing to grow the economy. governor nikki haley, who will deliver the state of the union response, because of economic numbers, the year-over-year employment grew 2.6% here, compared to the national

the court ruled on a case from louisiana and jonathan martin has more from new orleans. >> reporter: more than 1,000 u.s. prisoners convicted of murder as juveniles have been served life sentences without parole. >> all of these men and woman, some of whom have been in prison for many, many decades now get an opportunity to make their case to a judge or to a parole board for why it is, that it's safe to send them home. >> reporter: in a 6-3 decision, the high court determined the 2012 ruling giving all teenagers sentenced to life should be applied retroactively. >> this is justice is justice, and kids are kids everywhere, no matter what the accident of geography and time. >> reporter: the case involved henry montgomery who has sent over half a century behind bars. 1963 at 17 years old he killed a sheriff's deputy in baton rouge, louisiana, and was given a mandatory sentence of life without parole. but the supreme court ruled states can no longer automatically sentence teenagers to life without parole. montgomery's attorneys argued that decision should apply to people sentenced before

>> jonathan martin from the "new york times" reported today that cruz is turning virtually all of his ads over the last three days to this negative attack on marco rubio. it suggests that he sees what other people have talked about before that this rubio surge, that this rubio momentum we have been hearing about is actually real. it's showing up in polling numbers. i talked to two outside groups who are doing polling here. they say that rubio appears to be having this surge going back as far as 10 days. and i think that shows that ted cruz wants to keep some separation, whether cruz comes in first or second. he doesn't want marco rubio to creep up on him very closely. i think that's one of the two big stories heading into this weekend. the other one is donald trump and his absence last night. and his absence today. he is in new hampshire today. i came here thinking that the public polling was probably right. trump seemed to be polling polling -- pulling away. he was more likely to win. i do think that there are some iowa voters who believe that this is a slap in the face. that he is n

jonathan martin, al jazeera, new orleans. >>> this morning the second day of testimony begins in thee of a new york city police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man officer peter lang charged with manslaughter and happened in an unlit stairwell in 2014 and he said it was an accident but monday said he quote wined about getting fired after the shooting, instead of giving cpr to girly and faces 15 years in prison. >>> this morning two of the activists behind the under cover videos at planned parenthood are facing charges and it was an unexpected result of a grand jury's investigation into the health provider and al jazeera john henry smith has the story. >> reporter: these under cover videos launched a nationwide debate over planned parenthood and abortion appointments said they were the smoking gun they needed to prove the group was proving from abortion. >> hard to close your eyes and ignore this is a child that is being dismembered. >> reporter: the people that made and released the videos in 2015 said it was investigative journalism but monday a grand jury in houston sa

jonathan martin, thank you so much. it was a great interview. great interview, glen thrush, with politico. >>> you have to tune in, the democratic town hall is tonight, starting at 9:00 eastern, right here on cnn. we will take you back to des moines and brianna, but coming up next, a manhunt is under way for three inmates who managed to pull off a stunning escape. bed sheets, tunnels, all part of this whole break. >>> also ahead, new threats of large-scale terror attack after isis releases video of the paris terrorists before that coordinated massacre. >>> on this monday afternoon, the nation's capital still shut down, even though new york, for the most part, back up and running. other major cities also struggling to return to normal as we kick off the workweek. we will take you there. you're watching cnn. let's get these dayquil liquid but these liquid gels are new. mucinex fast max. it's the same difference. this one is max strength and fights mucus. mucinex fast max. the only cold and flu liquid gel that's max-strength and fights mucus. let's

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my buddy jonathan martin at the time told a great story today talking about this real panic that set in among sort of the standard country club republicans and kind of the industry leaders that tended to dominate the party. i think that horse has left the barn. i mean i just think we're dealing with an electric that is now sort of on fire and wants to see a result puts the pots on all houses. i don't think the republican establishment in a conventional sense can stop this. the real interesting question here is if a trump or cruz becomes the nominee, will they put the force of their fortunes behind him. will we see the republican party unifying in any way to take on a candidate let's say if it's clinton. or will we see the kind of fracturing we have seen in the past that has doomed parties. >> rose: that was an interesting piece today i think in the times where they talked about where is the democratic party today and is it moving left. thank you so much glenn. great to see you. great interview with the president. >> thanks charlie. >> rose: we'll be right back. stay with us. >> rose:

i encourage people interested in this fight to look at a piece jonathan martin wroete for "the new york" in which a number of establishment figures like bob dole and consultants connected to the republican national committee and other republican organizations that have been in power a long time said if it came down to cruz or trump they'd support for the reason donald trump explained in that interview. he's a dealmaker. they feel they can wheeled influence over a donald trump presidency, whereas with ted cruz, they know what's they're going to get. he has a long record of standing up for principles and he'll not be influenced by the lobbyists. people feel like who live off washington, who to get the big consulting contracts and keep things propped up like the export/import bank, they can get donald trump to do that. it's weird because donald trump is saying, oh, the establishment doesn't like me while laying out the case for his candidacy based on why they would like him. so it's just really confusing to hear him explain it that way. >> jeff, to trump supporters, they'd say that ultimat

>> reached out -- jonathan martin called me, a friend from the "new york times." we barbecue and talk football. >>> and so you were just answering his questions. >> right. that was all. there's nothing -- so far as i'm concerned or aware of that was any connection with anybody. i want to have a winner. i want somebody in the white house who can negotiate with republicans when they pass legislation that the president vetoes, we're going to have a republican house. we may have a republican senate. and the president will veto legislation and then work together for compromise. and hillary clinton has shown an ability to do that. that is really important. bernie sanders has a lot of issues that i support, support strongly. i think bernie has done a great job of invigorating enthusiasm into politics and i like his positions on criminal justice reform, particularly on drug reform. but the reality is, it would be difficult for him to get elected, and hillary has more experience to be president and to work with republicans and make things happen. and the bottom line, my op

jonathan martin is writing this morning, front page of the new york times. story about splits among classes in the republican party. it begins with these words. the republican party is facing a historic split over its fundamental principles and identity as its once powerful establishment grapples with an option of class tension, ethnic resentment and mistrust among working class conservatives who are demanding a presidential nominee who represent their interests. are expressing a groan. of the coming election could be shattering for the party or reshape it in ways that are unrecognizable. from jonathan martin and patrick healy, front page of the new york times. this story also available online on el chapo and sean penn. the new york-based is calling it el jerko. the mexican drug lord known as el chapo, by 15, he said in an interview conducted in a jungle clearing by actor sean penn for rolling stone magazine, he had began to grow marijuana and copy because there was no other way for his family to survive. his fortune estimated at $1 billion is coming to a tr

patrick healy and jonathan martin writing that mr. cruz and mr. rubio who are behind mr. trump in the iowa polls and hoping for surprise finishes here were repeatedly confronted with pointed questions about their views and senate votes, and providing citizenship and legal status to immigrants who are in the country illegally. it was mr. cruz who was hit heart -- hardest on the issue and mr. rubio portrayed him as an unauthentic opportunist. that's some of the analysis from last night. we want to get your thoughts as well. 202-748-8000 for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans. for independents. 202-748-8002. and iowa voters out there, especially if you participate in monday night's caucus, 202-748-8003. from that discussion last night. hear about one of the topics that game up, immigration being one. jeb bush weighing in on the issue. here's what he had to say. >> governor bush, to you agree senator rubio has not reversed himself on his immigration promise? >> i'm confused because he was the sponsor of the gang of eight bill that did require a bunch of thresholds. ultim

greta: jonathan martin writes in today's new york times and not all of the establishment is trump and tedd cruz. a fundraiser took place in new orleans for ted cruz at the home of mary matalin and james carville. mary matalin was a republican strategist. she had a fundraiser at her home for ted cruz. on monday evening. and oil industry executive. went to hands to george w's presidential effort. twice a chairman for mitt romney's campaign. >> the republican party has gone way to the left. i'm an independent myself. they want group all the immigration legal and illegal. we talk about the illegal immigration. trump or tedt cruz. becauseelp the party the way everything is going today is all out of whack. we need somebody like donald to straightenruz everything out. cruz andike to see ted marco rubio president and vice president. you need somebody that there is vice president to run in another four years. it will take longer the natural straighten out all the things that obama messed up. wrongdoingt all the bob: thank you for c-span. i have a clever way to solve the immigration problem. ha

i think i seen a tweet in jonathan martin a few days ago. sort of took heart in saying they've talked to a clinton operative after the new hampshire poll saying they were pulling up stakes for the most part. don't expect to see hillary much in iowa. what are you hearing? >> yeah, look. i'm hearing exactly the same thing. the clinton campaign has been optimistic for a while. they have always thought iowa was the place they want today try to put a stake in sande sanders' heart. understanding it's going to be a nail biter, it's an all hands on deck effort in iowa. you're going to see a huge number of surrogates. both elected officials and celebrities flooding the zone. >> we'll have her competence add coming up in a moment. we need to move to the blizzard putting nearly 80 million people at risk this weekend. a state of emergency has been declared in north carolina, virginia and maryland. in washington d.c., a light snow on wednesday left a glaze of ice on the streets leaving drivers stuck in grid lock for hours. there was'state of emergency fr

it is by jonathan martin and alexander burns. this is alarming the gop leader.obbyists andof donors and they are sending messages to the mainstream candidates, such as former governor jeb bush of florida, and they should withdraw from the race if they do not show strength soon. what do you think given what you just said? guest: i think if you are a candidate, you are not paying a lot of attention to that and you're running your campaign. the mindset of the campaigns that i have been in, and i believe the ones that are dean referred to in the article, are -- i am still going to win. suspectall based on national polls. when the voters start speaking, i am going to do well. that is the belief that everyone in these campaigns. they have been working hard for a long time, they have a lot of dedicated supporters. it may be that the folks in our native village in washington are agitating these things, but i think it will not have an impact , certainly in february amongst the candidates who they are talking about. not get out do before the iowa caucuses, but scott walke

and then cooler for martin luther king jr. day. jonathan: thank you, miriah. our news 5 sports team bringing the latest in high school basketball, including a wild game-winning buzzer shot that had crowds going crazy. details in your morning sports. >> welcome to the blitz on a saturday morning. we kick off the night with a conference game straight out of the gcl south, the greater catholic league. 1-0 in league standings. >> they face off at the family center. hofmeyer leads. two points for elder. passing ahead to a wide open hofmeyer. elder down two at the half. third quarter, tray mcbride, yeah, paul kramer loves this guy. look at this move. strong take, three-point play. reilly vaughan, the big man can play defense even out front. look at him up top with the steal. and he knows what to do with it. the flush. and moeller over elder 56-48. >> we make the jump across the river to kentucky for more rival basketball. newport catholic squaring off with cub cast. >> the buckeye charity classic children's fund. >> battle for bragging rights. andy pumps once, drop

martin. >> awesome! jonathan: enterprising man built an igloo in chicago. the creator has a home.he lives across from the igloo. a hobby is clearing the sidewalk. he calls the structure artwork. that, you know, that is not -- that is more of an ice jacket. alison: stonehenge. jonathan: yeah. seen it in the cartoons. alison: across the pond, all the talk is about a puddle that has not iced over. sarah hayes explains. reporter: the puddle making a saad bin laden media splash. pouring free, trending number two worldwide. over 500,000 viewers captivated by a live stream of people attempting to cross a puddle in northern england. from the leapers and the jumpers, the climbers and the swimmers. puddle watchers everywhere were treated to six hours of the man versus nature. 2016 olympic event wrote one viewer. "i love this" said another. there was a ton of pondering, cycling, using the land as leverage. yes, that is a surfboard. for the win, this man putting up a caution wet floor sign for the fellow puddle pedestrians. jonathan: watching that live feed. alison: a lot of face time. jonat