lana zak reports from washington. script: associaet justice antonin scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes at a resort in west texas. he reportedly died in his scalia was the longest-serving justice on the current united states' supreme court. ronald reagan in 1986 -- sot antonin scalia -- he was confirmed unanimously by the senate -- and became the first italian-american member of the court. scalia quickly became an anchor of judicial conservatism -- fiercely at odds with what conservatives call judicial activism. audio sot voice of terry moran scalia -- nicknamed "nino" --was widely intellect, his elegant wit. roberts issued a statement calling his late colleague "an extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues." antonin scalia leaves behind a wife and nine children. he was 79. lana zak on camera: re succession lana zak, abc news, washington here in our area - a little spring break this weekend. gorgeous and warm outside.... dick stoddard has a look at your weather now forec

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lana zak on camera: re succession lana zak, abc news, washington this afternoon governor sandoval's office released a statement, directing all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff until the funeral of justice scalia. ben ross is here now state, which entered the day tied for 2nd in the mountain west at 7-and-4, just one game ahead of the pack bulldogs fresh off their upset win over previously unbeaten san diego state... pick this one up first half... tyron criswell lays it in... wolf pack up 4 early... fresno answers... in transition... #13 -- the big 2-handed jam... back comes nevada -- d-j he loves that mid-range shot... then it's cam oliver -- the start of a monster day... wolf pack down 1... here comes criswell again -- right into your living room... another solid game for criswell -- 13 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks... later -- fenner open for 3 -- knocks it down... he tied a career-high with 24 points... wolf pack up 3... moments later -- how bout this shot by fenner nicely done... 1st half winding down... elijah foster... that's how you close out a half... wolf pa

lana zak abc news, des moines, iowa you can bet things will be busy behind the scenes at the iowa caucuses. our washington bureau correspondent, jacqueline policastro, gives us a sneak peek at the media center, plus tells us about the new technology being used to tally up all those votes. good morning from des moines iowa. this is the media center where reporters from across the globe results roll in. let me give you a look around. you can see down here on the ground floor the area where journalists will be monitoring the caucus results. and then as we pan up, the space where television reporters will deliver the results. this year, there's some new technology, some new cell phone apps that will allow both parties to deliver caucus results directly to the head of the party. right now, donald trump leads ted cruz by 5 points, and hillary clinton leads bernie sanders by 3 points. the caucus starts at 7pm. reporting in des moines, ia, i'm jacqueline policastro.>

lana zak joins us live from des moines with the latest... 3 3 sanders sotit sounds like you want to make political revolution." clinton nats- clinton sot:"i am a better candidate, and thanks to you, i will be a better president, and i want you to know that." gfx: time is up for the three democrats and the eleven republicans running for president (nats)rob sand will be administering a caucus in western des moines"i think a lot of people are going to make that decision when they're listening to their neighbors."in fact, on both the republican and the democratic side, the last iowa poll found 5-points or less separating 1 1 and 2nd place voters still waivering in their support, campaigns can influence the results up to the last second.(cruz church nat pop)in their final day on the trail, ted cruz attended church, churchgoer: "i'll vote for you if you promise to run this country like a god fearing christian."cruz :"you have my word"he said he prayed for donald trump and marco rubio, who made this appeal-- rubio "i'm asking you to caucus for me tomorrow night because if i'm president of the u

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lana zak, abc news, washington. >> whitney: you can tune in tonight for a town hall at wset.com called your voice, your future, millennials and politics. ws why ask out of columbus ohio is handling this one. townhall will tackle issues like which presidential candidate can best solve the challenges young people face today. it will be streamed live on our website from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. >>> it has been an active start to the work week. bring us from the abc 13 weather experts. >>> a live look from our roanoke tower camera. we are tracking the latest on your forecast. we have team coverage with melissa first. >> melissa: we saw lots of snow yesterday. the latest snowfall totals from the national weather service. we just got these in blacksburg picked up 10. 9 inches in parts of . 9 inches in parts of bedford. 8 inches in roanoke. six in amherst. 5.4 at the abc 13 studio. 3 inches to the south side. we saw sleet and freezing rain. you can see where the freezing rain transitions to the heavy rainfall we saw this morning. now, cold front low pressure system moving to the northeast. i

lana zak, abc news, washington.: iowa's lawmakers are mourning the l ls of justice scalia. u-s senator joni ernst released a statement last night saying he was quote "a passionate defender of our constitution and one of the most influential legal minds of our time." ernst went on to say she is dedely saddened by the news, and is passssg thoughts and prayers to scalia's family. the spirit of valentine's day is bringing eastern iowans to the newbo market in cedar rapids. lease space inside the building all day to sell hand-crafted gifts for the holiday. those vendors brought in whole bunch of stuff with a v-day t tme, tea towels, hand-painted art and furniture. 6:39-:53 "some of the vendors have gifts for valentine'say, a little higher end than what they might normally sell, the more kitschy stuff with hearts, flowers, things like that." guest vendors and market-goers alsosoot to enjoy locally-made food. if you'd like to get some valentines day stuff, the holiday-themed market is open today from 10-to-4. some people send flowers or car on valentine's day... but w wt about pot

lana zak, abc news, washington. sean: pope francis is continuing his trip to mexico this noon by visiting one of the poorest and least roman catholic parts of the country. over the weekend, the pontiff condemned the drug trade calling dealers "merchants of death" and s lust for money. his trip this week also includes a stop near the u.s. border to highlight the problems facing migrants. new developments in the global brazil' s president says the outbreak will not compromise the upcoming olympics in rio de janeiro. president dilma roussef says brazil will have considerable success fighting mosquitos that carry the zika virus. zika is mostly harmless for adults, but it' s been linked to a serious birth defect among newborns. the olympics in rio de janeiro gets underway in august. are asking for the public' s help in solving a disturbing crime. they say two people were walking on the golden gate bridge friday afternoon when they were hit with blow darts. thankfully, no one was seriously injured. the five-inch long dart

lana zak, abc news, washington." nikki/1 shot: after south carolina's republican primary and nevada's caucus... most of the focus will be on super tuesday... thats when more than a dozen state primarys are scheduled for march 1... nikki/wxhang: turning now to weather... there might be a tricky commute on the roads tonight... we are under a winter weather advisory until sunday.... snow has already started falling out west... lets check in with meterologist james peterson to see how much snow we can expect here in central iowa. snow we can expect here in central iowa. nikki/1 shot:: many are planning on eating a romantic dinner this valentine's day... meanwhile... others are working hard on packing meals for the hungry. the iowa heart center and its "meals from the heartland"... and spent this valentines day eve packing meals for starving people around the world. the fun, fast- paced event was a good way for employees to bond all while helping a charity. "right now i think they have about a hundered people. they are pa

lana zak has more on the pope francis take on donald trump. >> reporter: pope francis returning to rome from the mexico, u.s. border had this to say about some of donald trump's comments. a person that thinks about may be and not about building bridges is not christian. the pope would not advice americans how to vote but said he wanted to give trump the benefit of the doubt. >> i'm christian. i'm pros assistant, presbyterian. >> reporter: trump has been adamant about his christian beliefs on the campaign trail,ing to war with ted cruz who announced the endorsement of 300 south carolina pastors today. cruz and trump are battling over first and second place a challenger is emerging in marco rubio. >> the next president of the united states, marco rubio. >> nikki haley gives her endorsement. >> it's like a nascar race and she is drafting for marco rubio. he was in a close third. he could pass ted cruz. >> reporter: jeb bush was counselly tower in his remarks. >> i think the jeb bush folks are starting to make the plan >> reporter: lana zak, abc news, washington. >>> who will choose supreme

abc' s lana zak has more on what the federal order says. lana: a master key to unlock all phones -- that is what apple says the government is requiring them to create, and the dangers of that could have future ramifications for all americans according to apple' s ceo tim cook. at the heart of the issue -- recovering information off the iphone of one of the san bernardino killers. dir. comey: we still have one of those killer' s phones that we have not been able to open. it has been over two months now. lana: the government trying to assess the involvement of vices 14 victims debt. investigators have not been able to crack the pass code the cell phone used by syed farook. they are concerned that 10 tries would make the phone erased and apple says they do not have the ability to just unlock the one iphone. dan abrams: they have to literally create a whole new system to backdoor these phones, and apple is basically saying look, once we create this, it is going to get out, and as a result, everything we have built in terms of protecting security

abc' s lana zak is live in iowa this noon with our top story. lana: happy caucus day. we are hours away from iowans their nominee for president, the nation. after some 1500 rallies -- >> clinton and bush. lana: and $33 million spent, it is decision time in iowa. a new quinnipiac poll has donald trump widening his iowa league. mr. trump: you have to be a little bit nervous, and i like to win and i want to win for the country. lana: one third of likely caucus-goers say they are undecided or may still change their mind. since has been sliding for calls and is being criticized for sending out this mailer, stamped "voter violation," many today saying it is deceptive. marco rubio is hot on the campaign trail today trying to lure voters away from the 10 other republican candidates. senator rubio: someone going to a caucus site and there is a candidate you have been with but you don' t think they will make it to the finish line, caucus for me. lana: and armies of volunteers fan out across the state. message is resonating across the country. lana: the clinton campaign says it h

lana zak, abc news, washington. ergo: commitment 2016: -- erika: commitment president george w bush is the campaign trail bush is appearing at a rally with his younger brother jeb the former president won a 2000. he remains popular there. sights set on nevada. weekend and has 3 events today. state are next weekend. clinton got some help on the icon and georgia congressman john lewis. michigan today. he also spent the weekend trying community. during an appearance before an african american congregation in nevada. you' d expect in the aftermath of but in philadelphia, this is what was left after a 6-alarm fire at an auto-repair shop. a frozen building. temperatures were so cold, the water from the firefight frosted over. you can see -- police posted these images the next day. >> it is just so cold. it has been all about the cold since the weekend. what is going to be incredible is the temperatures. we are warming up into the 50' s. we have some snow to get three. him we are going to add a little bit to that. boston j

lana zak on camera: re succession lana zak, abc news, nikki/ots: (ska-lee-as) scalia's death now moves into the presidental election conversation as the race for the white house moves on. tonight, republican candidates squared off in greenville, south carolina. and the front- runners touched on the justice's death...and the role president obama should... or should not play in finding his replacement. " " republicans square off in tonight's debate from south carolina. nikki/1 shot: republican primary and nevada's caucus... most of the focus will be on super tuesday... thats when more than a dozen state primarys are scheduled for march 1... nikki: coming up on local 5 news at 10... it's awfully cold out there. but that didn't stop hundreds of walkers and runners from burning some calories in red flannel . nikki: then thousands of meals being prepped before valentines day. but it's not your typical candle- lit dinner. how local volunteers are helping out with world hunger. nikki: and... iowa state with a monster game at home against texas. see if the cyclones could take down the horns lat

here's lana zak. the threat to americans is real. thats the guidance of the cdc when it comes to the zika virus. anne schuchat / centers for disease control & prevention: "it has spread to us territories including american samoa..." the cdc and the nih joining the white house today asking congress for $1.8 billion dollars to fight zika, known to spread through mosquitos, including a type common in the u.s. dr. richard besser, abc news chief health & medical editor: "what we are hearing is that we aren't ready, there is a lot that has to happen before spring and summer comes and mosquitos start spreading viruses." $1.4 billion, would be used to protect americans here, $400 million would combat of zika around the world... in brazil, the center of the outbreak, many threat. sam green, lives in rio de janeiro: "the atmosphere seems the same as ever you know, people just want to have fun and the stuff in the news is a separate thing really." a possible preview for august, when rio will host the olympic games. many athletes saying this won

lana zak tag: : trump continues to go hard after his republican opponents today. saying on gma that away from him and doubling down on his -quote- "serious" consideration of suing cruz over what he's calling campaign lies. lz abc n, w " lukas: the death of supreme court the political way... prompting republicans to suggest president obama should wait to appoint a justice to the vacant spot. senator chuck grassley. against obama appointing a quote: "given the huge divide in the fact that this president, above all others, has about his goal to use the courts to circumvent congress and push through his quote grassley believes the pesident should defer the the remainder of his term critics of grassley have brought up the critics of grassley have brought up the last time this appointment of kennedy during regan's last term as president. lukas: and grassley's not the only siouxland senator potential scotus fischehespent monday in south sioux city nebraska for a q-and-a. when asked about the potential appointment, like supreme court justices, we need to look the best dec

abc's lana zak has the latest. >> it sounds like you want to make a political revolution! >> up a better candidate and thanks to you, i will be a better president and i want you to know that! >> this is it. time is up for the three democrats and the 11 republicans running for president. rob sand will be administering a caucus in western des moines. >> you think a lot of people will make that decision when they're listening to their neighbors. >> in fact, on both the republic wran and democratic side, the last iowa poll found five polls or less separating first and second place and with about 1/4 of voters still waivering in their support, campaigns can fluence the results up to the last second. >> i pray that god -- >> in the final day on the trail, ted cruz attended church. >> you'll love this country like god and christian man. >> he said he prayed for donald trump and marco rubio who made this appeal. >> i'm asking you to caucus for me tomorrow because if i am the when i am the president of the united states, we will confront the challenges of our times. >> rubio fighti

. >> abc's lana zak has the latest. >> we may have to stage a phony protest. that's the only way to show the size of these crowds. this crowd is amazing. >> donald trump with even more spring in his step following his major win in new hampshire. forcing two more candidates chris christie and carly fiorina out of the race. and now, trump says he's ready to take on democratic challenger hillary clinton. >> we're going to beat her and honestly, women don't like her. lost female voters 44% to 50% and lost young people 16% to 83%. but nationally, clinton still has the advantage over bernie sanders and tells abc's cecilia vega he has work to do. >> do you think you could win south carolina and nevada if the election was tomorrow? >> no, fortunately for us, the campaign is not tomorrow. >> another candidate grateful for extra campaign time, jeb bush who confirms his brother will join him on the trail hitting trump hard yesterday after his fourth place finish in new hampshire. >> he is an entertaining person unless you are a woman. unless you're hispanic. unless you'r

lana zak, abc news, des moines. >> all right. candidates are turning their attention to new hampshire. their primary is set for next tuesday. donald trump, hillary clinton, bernie sanders and jeb bush will all hold big rallies today in new hampshire. 30% of likely republican primary voters are backing trump there. that's more than double the support of his nearest competitor, ted cruz who stands at 12%. and among the democratic presidential hopefuls, sanders is showing 57 to clinton's 34%. sanders and clinton will go head to head in new hampshire tomorrow. cnn will broadcast a town hall from 8:00 until 11:00 and as many of the candidates shift their attention to the granite state for others, the road to as lana zak just said, democratic presidential hopeful martin o'malley announced he has suspended his campaign after taking only 6% in last night's caucus. republican presidential hopeful governrn mike huckabee also suspending his campaign. huckabee took less than 2% in last night's vote. here in south carolina, preparations are u

abc's lana zak is tracking it all in des it sounds like you want to make political revolution." clinton nats- clinton sot: "i am a better candidate, and thanks to you, i will be a better president, and i want you to know that." gfx: time is up for the three democrats and the eleven republicans running for president rob sand will be administering a caucus in western des moines "i think a lot of people are going to make that decision when they're listening to their neighbors." in fact, on both the republican and the democratic side, the last iowa poll found 5- points or less separating 1st and 2nd place ?and with about a third of voters still waivering in their support, campaigns can influence the results up to the last second. in their final day on the trail, ted cruz attended for you if you promise to run this country like a god fearing christian." cruz :"you have my word" he said he prayed for donald trump and marco rubio, who made this appeal-- rubio "i'm asking you to caucus for me tomorrow night because if i'm president of the united states, when i'm president of the united

here's abc's lana zak " sanders: we have come along way here in south carolina. i think we are going to surprise people here on election day. (cheers) it was back to their bases for republicans and democrats on the campaign trail. sot - bernie sanders the top 1/10th of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% democrats bernie sanders and hillary clinton were talking about socio- economic issues-- sot - hillary clinton the work that each and every one of your organizations do is in furtherance of civil rights and economic justice and social justice and political participation. republicans were focusing on the military. sot - jeb bush as president you can talk a good game?every word is listened to?if you don't have a military to back it up it is dangerous ...lobbing rhetorical grenades at one other... marco rubio taking on ted cruz sot - marco rubio "you know ted has been weak on national security," ted cruz taking on donald trump sot - ted cruz it was less than encouraging during the debate when mr trump did not know triad was. taking on everyone. sot - don

lana zak the is live in iowa. >> reporter: good morning. we're so excited to be here. you know, at 7:00 central time, iowans are gather together with their neighbors in church basements, school auditorium as president of the united states. >> it sounds like you want to make a political revolution. >> i'm a better candidate and thanks to you, i'll be a better that. >> reporter: this is it. time is up for the three democrats and the 11 republicans running for president. shall des moines. >> i think a lot of people are going to be making that decision when they're listening to their neighbors. >> reporter: the last iowa poll find 5 points or less separating first and second place. with about a third of voters still waivering in their support, campaigns can influence the results up to the last second. >> i pray to god's will. >> reporter: ted cruz attended church on the final day. he said he prayed for donald trump and marco rubio who made this ae peel. united states, when i'm the president of the united states, we will confront the challenges of our time. >> reporter: rub

abc's lana zak has more. < sot: hillary clinton: we also have a big, big deal in this campaign because of the passing of justice scalia sot - sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate "we are one justice away from a radical 5 justice liberal majority." out on the trail, the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia almost immediately became a campaign issue. sot - gov. john kasich / (r) presidential candidate "scalia dies, and one second after he's dead they're already starting to talk about politics!" nats "...cruz ads..." ted cruz--appears to be first with a political ad... natsot - "marriage, religious liberty, the second amendment. we're just one supreme court justice away from losing them all." he goes on to attack donald trump, saying he would appoint a non pro-life jurist. trump calls that a lie... natsot - "liar. liar." though trump did hint at signed a pledge, but// as far as i'm concerned they're in default on their pledge." nats - "...scotus demo..." while court--protesters braved the winter storm with signs reading "fill this vacancy." lana zak oncam close: there is a

lana zak, abc news washington." stephanie/1shot: with two days before the next votes are cast, a new national poll shows the g-o-p race tightening with donald trump in a virtual tie with ted cruz. jack/lam: iowa senator chuck grassley is facing tough questions about blocking president obama from naming a replacement for supreme court justice antonin scalia. but today -- some support for the senator's decision. the group "judicial crisis network" has put out a t-v ad to thank republicans who've threatened to block an obama pick. the ad was made for seven different lawmakers, grassley, who all face re- election this year. republican senators say the appointment of a new justice should wait until after november's presidential election "i feel that this is such an important issue and times are a lot different. we need to wait for a new president, it's very important . if people feel a part of this process, feel like they have something to do with choosing... i've been pretty clear." jack: hear more from grassley and the

lana zak live in des moines. lana, thanks so much. >>> and ted cruz is coming under fire for sending mailers to iowa voters designed to look like official documents that accused them of a voting violation. >> so, the e envelopesre labeled election alert. the document inside includes the information about their neighbors. >> iowa's secretarary of ttate is calling the mailer deceptive. cruz is refusing to apologize for what some are calling voter intimidation. >>> and stay with abc news as the first nominating event gets under way today. later this morning, george and robin will be live from iowa on "good morning america." tonighght." and of course, you can count on abcnews.com with updates throughout the night. >>> and the next republican debate right here on abc, folks, this saturday after iowa and st days before the new hampshire primaries, moderated by david muir and -anchor martha raddatz of "this week." >>> and iowa is bracing for a major snowmaker expected to ramp up just after tonight's caucuses. that storm

we ged the latest from lana zak. >> reporter: the man known as bush 43 was on the trail trying >> we need someone to fix the problem. that's jeb bush. >> reporter: and jeb needs the help. the south carolina republican primary on saturday could be his last stand against front-runner donald trump, who owns a double-digit lead. trump has been on the warpath against the bushes. >> the world trade center came down urg during your brother's reign. what does that mean after? what about during? i lost friends in that building. cruz. unstable guy. i have never seen anybody that lied as much as ted cruz. and he goes around saying he's a christian. >> reporter: cruz fired back. >> it's not a response simply to start yelling louder and louder liar, liar, liar, when somebody points to the candidate. surging bernie sanders was met with huge lines and nearly 10,000 supporters. >> together, we're going the create an economy that works for the working class and the middle class, not just the 1%. >> reporter: lana zak, abc news, washington. >>> as for the democrats, they're locked in a tight race in n

abc's lana zak has more. < the threat to americans is real. thats the guidance of the cdc when it comes to the zika virus. sot - anne schuchat / centers for disease control & prevention "it has spread to us territories including american samoa..." the cdc and the nih joining the white house today asking congress for $1.8 billion dollars to fight zika, known to spread through mosquitos, including a type common in the u.s. sot - dr. richard besser / abc news chief health & medical editor "what we are hearing is that we aren't ready, there is a lot that has to happen before spring and summer comes and mosquitos start spreading viruses." $1.4 billion, would be used to protect americans of zika around the world... nats - "....brazil / carnival..." in brazil, the center of the outbreak, many celebrating carnival seem undeterred by the threat. sot - sam green / lives in rio de janeiro "the atmosphere seems the same as ever you know, people just want to have fun and the stuff in the news olympic games. many athletes saying this won't change their plan

lana zak, abc news, new york. two republican candidates, have announced visits to nevada-- ahead of next week's caucuses. former florida governor jeb bush will be in las vegas sunday, and then he'll make his way to reno on monday. he'll hold a town hall meeting at 6 o'clock, monday night-- at huff-acre huffaker elementary school. if you want to attend, you'll need to register online. ### senator ted cruz is also coming to nevada. his visit includes eight different events. the campaigning begins sunday afternoon in pahrump, and stops in reno monday evening. on tuesday, caucus day, cruz will make stops in fernley, minden, and carson city. candidates events at kolo-tv-dot-com. ### the empty chair in the u-s supreme did not go unnoticed today. black wool was draped on the chair of justice antonin scalia, and on the bench, in front of his seat. a black drape was also been hung, over the courtroom doors. a public viewing for scalia is set for friday. his funeral will be held, on saturday. ### nevada rancher cliven bundy

lana zak, abc news, des moines. jc: i have read that book and i could talk about this topic forever. phil: is there a chapter in there for 13-year-old girls? because i need my daughter to read it. [laughter] jc: it is just a simple process of how she goes through it and i got my closet so organized that i got my daughter to do it but not everybody in the household is on board. phil: jc has been much calm her sense so it is a good thing. jc: he think i' m joking. next on newscenter 5 at 5:30, cleaning up from severe weather down south. phil: extensive damage left behind in several states. the efforts underway tonight to make sure everyone is safe. would-be robber taken down. the special training this hero used to stop him in the act aj: -- the act. r energy supply rates keep going up and down. p at eversource, we don't like it any more than you do. t more money for us. it means that the market price of the energy we buy for you has changed. p across the region t to increase our natural gas supply p and bring in affor

lana zak has the latest. calia was arguably one of the brightest legal minds in virginia and his passing could not be more profound. ande automate the 2016 dusty referendum. lana: mitch mcconnell declared this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. it is a president's constitutional right and there is no exception for an election year. >> there will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility. lana: the senate has constitutional right to confirm or deny that nominee. >> they have a chance to send qualified nominees of their philosophy to the senate, and i will vote for them if they are qualified even if i would not have chosen them. lana: among the names being most unanimously confirmed to weigh judgeship he would be the first asian-american on the supreme court. lana zak, abc 7 news. storm isday's canceling two famous celebrations. the city of alexandria canceled its annual george washington parade and there is no makeup date. up,nizers are packing i

lana zak, abc news, washington.: condolonces have been pouring in since justice scalia's passing. senator harry reid issued a statement that reads in part. "there is no doubt justice antonin scalia was a brilliant man. we had our differences and i disagreed with many of his opinions, but he was a dedicated jurist and public servant. i offer my condolences to his family." we have just learned that ordered flags in nevada to be lowered to half- staff in honor of scalia and his service. flags will remain at half-staff until justice scalia's funeral. we are only one week away from nevada's democratic caucuses! in a final push to win supporters - presidential candidate hilary clinton held a rally in henderson today. "i will take on wall street. i've done it before and i'll do it again. no bank should be too big to fail, no executive too powerful to jail." the crowd cheered as clinton talked about harsher regulations for the financial sector - universal healthcare - and immigration reform. the former first lady promised to create more jobs - and says she wants to rebuild the middle clas

reena, kendis. >> abc's lana zak live in washington. lana, thank you very much. >>> well, another big day is on tap for ohio governor john kasich after his surprise second place finish in new hampshire. kasich expected to sign a bill the legislation targets money that goes to the organization through ohio's health department. the move may help kasich with conservatives leading some to question the timing of the bill. >>> now, to developing story that we've been watching overnight from oregon where the five-week standoff at a wildlife refuge appears to be almost over. the four remaining militia members still holed up in the office have agreed to turn themselves in this morning. the development came after federal agents surrounded the refuge and set up negotiations. among their demands the four want to meet with reverend franklin graham when they walk out from that ref fugit. >>> another very many, bundy's son has been arrested after stepping off a plane in portland and faces federal charges related to the 2014 standoff at his ranch in ne

lana zak, abc new washington.: the e st of a simple haircrc is something many of us may overlook. but for some people, getting a trim can be a gave out new looks to people in need, right here in cedar rapids. today, a full-time cedar rapids mom decided to today, a full-time cedar rapids re-visit her old trade to help people in need. full-time mom and former hair stylist ingrid glessner, along with a handful of other stylists, gave free haircuts at mission of hope from 9 to 3. they cut hair for 55 people who are homeless or just need some help getting by. ingrid got the idea from a same thing. so she decided to bring it to cedar rapids. " i think there are a lot of people in our community that want to help, they just don't know where start. i would already entrusted to you." it took four weeks and hundreds of dollars in donated goods to make this happen. some of the biggest donors were rock photography and covington and company. organizers plan to make thihia yearly event. the newbo city market in cedar rapids got into the valentines day spirit today. guest vendors got a chance to

>> abc's lana zak live in washington. thank you very much. >>> the controversial e-mails from hillary clinton's private server are being released at a politically sensitive ti. that's after a federal judge ordered all of them released in a new batch is coming tomorrow. another is set for february 19th. that's day before the nevada caucus. more due a day before the south carolina primary. the final batch due out just before ser tuesday. >>> meanwhile, r republica candidates are stepping up their attacks on donald trump, hoping to keep him from another blowout victory. but trump is still leading in the polls in south carolina. his confidence lev so high right now, his campaign is planning to run only positive ads. trump even took a quick trip to louisiana, which doesn't vote until march 5th. he's also looking far into the future. >> i'm going to be there. i'm going to do a great job. hopefully, i get an extra four years. maybe i don't. >> wewell, jeb bush was among the candates blasting trump. he's now embracing the establi