. >> reporter: lucy lou, 9 years old, a border collie from rabbit hash, kentucky. lucy holds elected office already, mayor, a position she literally bought. >> they charge you a dollar to vote, you can vote as often as you want, we encourage drinking at the polls because people are more loose with their money. >> reporter: it started as a fund-raiser for their little town and since inflated lucy's ambition ambition. she filed official paperwork with the federal election commission to swap this white house for an even bigger one. 100 miles away, lucy has some four legged competition. meet limberbutt mccubbins, a 6-year-old gray tabby from louisville, who also wants to be president. >> fill out a quick form and next thing you know, you're running a cat for president. >> reporter: what started as a classmates has taken on a life of its own. >> he has wide appeal then? >> absolutely. he's an every man's cat. >> he wants to be the next washington fat cat. >> reporter: so how is a voter to decide? a pet presidential debate, of course. to my right, we have lucy lou, who i

lucy lou or limberbutt mccubbens. we'll find out why the cat is called limberbutt later. head to today.com to vote now. >> we want to know about the name. >>> over to dialen in ylan in the orange room with today's plaza fan. >> i'm joined by steven depet re, easier name, from staten island, new york. i thought i was productive working this morning. what did you do so far today? >> i ran a fund-raiser race for ms to the top of the rock. >> top of the rock. 66 floors up. let's go. you just need some water here. >> yeah. >> right? i mean, good for you. and the proceed goes to ms. thank you for being here. >>> still to come, sheinelle's grandparents give her a look back at their family history during black history month. >> but first, these messages. the whole day to sell their old car and buy a new one... oops. nana's got the kids til 9... but it's only 2. guess you'll just have to ...then get some dinner. what a pity. get 30% off every guest every ship in the caribbean but hurry, this offer won't last long come seek the royal caribbean book today at >>> back now on a sunday

thank you for that, lucy. candidates. >> reporter: still undecided? don't fret. neither candidate will actually raise enough money for get enough signatures to be on the ballot. instead, their candidacies are ones with a cause. for limberbutt, it is getting more young people involved in politics. >> not too many 18-year-olds can say they ran something for president. >> reporter: for lucy lou, the money she raises will help restore the historic town she calls home. >> lucy's legacy will be that she made people love rabbit hash as much as she does. >> reporter: candidates running on a pawsitive message. >> no fur was flying during that debate. very civilized. >> oh, my goodness. >> you thought there weren't any left. >> leave it to you to find one. >> the campaigns are in jest, as blake said, but for good causes. in fact, lucy lou's campaign is using its funds now more than community's general store after a fire destroyed it earlier this month. >> the polls are open now. don't have to wait for election day. who would you vote for? lucy lou or limberbutt mccubbens.

lucy? >> all right, thank you bill. governor tom wolf zen his budget plan for the new fiscal year to state lawmakers in harrisburg today. but spent nearly his entire budget speech lecturing republicans over the stalled budget from the current year. wolf said a compromise deal on the 2015-2016 budget was all but set until house republicans walked away. that budget was supposed to be in place last july. but the stalemate has delivered several billion dollars in state funding for schools an lot of other programs and services. wolf had a message for the house gop caucus. >> if you won't face up to the reality of the situation we're in, if you ignore that time bomb ticking, if you won't take seriously your responsibility to the people of pennsylvania then find another job. (applause). >> republican lawmakers were not in the mood for a lecture. they criticized wolf's call for higher taxes, more spending and labeled him out of touch with pennsylvania families. >> philadelphia police are hoping new

lucy hale, everybody. come on.ack. [ cheers and applause ] >> i will. >> jimmy: do you want to hang out? >> i want to do the "ew!" skit. >> jimmy: let's do "ew!" >> okay, ew! >> jimmy: ew! >> ew!y little liars" airs tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. on freeform. what is that? brandi carlile performs with us next. stick around, everybody. can you say i love it? hey? hey! that' s the spirit! oooooh. ooh ooh wooh ooh wooh ooh i love you. oh yes. ooooh oooh. piano music. i'm glad you finally made it,perience this city. that's what you always say. you were right about the food. hi john. hey kevin. one more.ul, isn't it? how about a baseball game next time? done! done.eriences around the globe with... ...your world mastercard. only at priceless.com. i've smoked a lot and quit a lot, but ended up nowhere. now i use this. q patch, with unique extended release technology, helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time to be my last time. that's why i choose nicoderm cq. key is natural? yeah. it's too good to be true

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lucie, florida. we'll be back at it bright and early when the mets pitchers and catchers start their work out tomorrow morning. live from port st. lucie, florida, otis livingston, kristine and maurice, back to you in the studio. >> best retirement tweet ever. >> i mean my goodness. back in just a minute. >>> coming up tonight at 11, floors covered in mud ceilings ripped apart. a homeowner's nightmare in new jersey. and how to make sure the same thing doesn't happen at your house. >> i'm all about finding good bargains and cute clothes. >> fashion finds at a great price. and they are just one click away on social media. but is it real or a ripoff? that's tonight on cbs 2 news at 11:00. >>> coming up next on the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" a former football star takes his fancy feet to broadway. thanks for joining us here at 6:00. have a great night, everyone. comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: now it's a holy war between trump and the pope. >> for a religious leader to question a person'

luci-lu. in the aera of sahara and buffalo.. ... she says she let her outside last thurday for a quick bathroom break... and moments later-- little luci was gone (("when i went back, i opened the door and she wasn't there so i started going out to the curb and calling for her and looking all around.")) and owner lori reed says this video shows the moment luci-lu was snagged. you can see a man walking away with luci in his arms. then moments later, he meets up with a woman as they drive away in an s-u-v. (("i felt completely violated, i was exposed, i was completely wondering why would anybody want to get my dog." )) the 5-year-old black chihuahua mix is microchipped and was last wearing a pink collar with a name tag. her owner says, she's not worried about how she disappeared...on ly that she returns. (("she my dog, i mean we have a physic connection, you know, i we move and operate together. )) ...because she considers the rescue dog to be the four- legged-furry member of the family. (("she's always like, right by my side, because

lucy?> all right. dawn i'll take it thank you. breaking news tonight in lehigh county. officials at lehigh university say they've been informed by the pennsylvania department of health that one of their students who traveled abroad over the winter break has tested positive for the zika virus. school says that student has recovered and is quote feeling welch it's not clear though if this case is one of the two already confirm zika cases in the state. we are waiting on more details for that. lehigh university officials say there is no health risk, though, to anyone on campus. >>> breaking in maryland now, two sheriffs deputes have now died after a shooting in abington. authorities say the shooting occurred inside a panther rah restaurant after a deputy showed up for a disturbance call. that deputy was shot and so was another deputy who caught up with the suspected shooter outside. the suspect was shot dead by police. again, both deputes now confirm dead and we of course will keep you updated.

lucy, back to you. >> all right, shawnette.unned down in west philadelphia overnight a man is dead and now police are looking for the shooter. it happen just after 11:00 p.m. in the 300 block of south 52nd street leaving the 31-year-old man shot several times in the legs and back and he did die at the scene. police are now questioning several witnesses and reviewing surveillance video from nearby buildings. >>> happening right now, whole chain reaction crash leaves a number of vehicles smashed together in front of center citibank branch were one of those vehicles went right through the window and when the dust settled at least 16 people had to be taken to the hospital. >> and the question remains, what happened here. fox 29's bruce gordon was on the scene shortly after the crash. joins us live from center city. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, lucy, the accident investigators still working on this one. what we do know that chain reaction crash this afternoon left three vehicles one of them a schoolbus kareening through a busy center c

lucy and paul were big supporters of campaigns to raise awareness and lucy continues the fight to raise, you can learn more about the organizations on our website, abc7news.com. >>> when breath becomes air. >> yes. >> beautiful family. >> yes. >> let's move on and refocus our attention on the weather forecast. >> that is right. spencer? >> you know we've had clear, mild weather that is going to continue one more day. and that is a story here as well. here is the accu-weather forecast. will cool down friday and sprinkles by the evening. warm air next week. >> yes. >> this game, i keep watching it. it. >> and steph curry is up to what will you do?ctric nissan leaf... ♪ how far will you go? ♪ how much will you see? ♪ electrify the world. now with a class-leading 107 miles on a charge, the nissan leaf is the best selling electric car in america. ♪ >>> warriors road trip continues tonight in miami and the heat center talking about he could not wait to pound the line up. a force of nature, 19 points and 11 boards and dunking on everybody. steph curry ties for 127 games with a three. a dwyane

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curious cat, lucy and her owner welcomed 24-year-old declan as as i roommate into their home just three months ago. >> he said he liked cats, he's had cats in the past. >> reporter: but almost immediately lucy's owner noticed subtle changes in her behavior and injuries. >> i came home one day and there was blood on her paws, so i took her to the vet. >> reporter: then a month ago she was discovered with a broken pelvis that the roommate blamed on an iron falling on the cat, then last week lucy was found tucked in her crate with a broken foot. >> she was breathing with her mouth open, looked limp ask the not, something had happened. >> reporter: lucy was rushed to the medical center where a vet determined the cat had been brutally beaten and tortured ranging from missing teeth and claws to broken bones and burns all over her body. >> when you see someone do this to a cat you wonder what can they do to me. >> reporter: the roommate was arrested and charged with two aggravated animal cruelty. the owner is still in disbelief he could be so heartless. >> i want him to get the punishment he d

lucy and paul were big supporters of campaigns to raise awareness and lucy continues the fight to raiseawareness, you can learn more about the organizations on our website, abc7news.com. >>> when breath becomes air. >> yes. >> beautiful family. >> yes. >> let's move on and refocus our attention on the weather forecast. >> that is right. spencer? >> you know we've had clear, mild weather that is going to continue one more day. and that is a story here as well. here is the accu-weather forecast. will cool down friday and sprinkles by the evening. warm air next week. >> yes. >> this game, i keep watching it. >> and steph curry is up to increase speed, full throttle! (over intercom) ann, are you coming in? negative! stay on target. what are you guys doing? r2, thrusters! they're closing in! i'll guard the base. for every family that lives star wars, this is the place where star wars lives. where a galaxy far, far away... ...is closer than ever before. move along. come join us...as star wars awakens. and right now you can save on premium rooms at the disneyland resort. >>> warriors road trip

>> jimmy: well, your name isn't lucy, is it? >> oh, okay. well, let me explain. okay, karen is actually my first name. >> jimmy: well, hello. that might be something -- i think that might be something. come on, y'all. i mean -- >> come on, y'all. >> jimmy: let's get real, y'all. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: right now, i don't even know who i'm talking to, lucy or karen. >> you'll never know. >> jimmy: i'll never know. >> karen is my alter ego. >> jimmy: there's so much mystery around the show, and so i mean, a is that you don't want -- >> have you seen it? >> jimmy: yes. >> yes. >> jimmy: and it was -- everybody saw it. it's just the greatest. but i don't want to ruin it for people that haven't see it. binge watch. >> right, okay, cool. >> jimmy: but you're up to season six, now. and you kind of jumped to the future. >> we have. we have, you know, for the six years on the show, i was playing a teenager. we're much wiser, but yeah, we premiered on tuesday, and we are five years older. >> jimmy: you won a people's choice award. congratulations for that because you deserv

lucie. >> reporter: that's right, kristine. win and they will come as the attendance day here in port st. lucie and over in tampa, all eyes on cc sabathia and the big fella talks about addiction and how he is going relapse. >>> let's go to port st. lucie. shall we? otis livingston standing by with the latest on spring training. >> reporter: the mets told me today that a record 1500 fans showed up so there is plenty of excitement down here for the first day the pitchers and catchers worked out in port st. lucie. even my photographer joe mclaughlin got a workout as he had to keep up with the guys as they went from field to field. matt harvey took a little time out to meet with seth proctor a harvey fan from connecticut who has huntington's disease but works out every day. some position players are here like wright and granderson who made deep play-off runs in 2006. granderson the world series they hadn't gone that deep again until last year. >> don't less last year be the pinnacle -- don't let

lucie. the nets unveiled their new general manager, sean marks. he comes over from the spurs to no action from the next -- the nets or the knicks. tonight, the rangers were up in toronto trying to make it six wins in their last nine games. tied in the third until derek stepan drills in the game- winner with about one deck 30 left. the rangers skate away with a 4- 2 victory. >>> islanders trying to keep up. new york or -- new yorker and a point for making it to overtime but fell short when thomas greiss lit up the game-winner with 43 seconds left. >>> that's the story from here in port st. lucie, we'll be back at it early in the morning tomorrow morning. as the mets pitchers and catchers go through their first full workout. reporting from tradition field, otis livingston, maurice and kristine, back to you in the studio. thanks. >>> thanks for joining us tonight. >> coming up next, his guests, tia leone and the insult comic dog. >> jon: stephen colbert! captioning sponsored by cbs ( band playing "late show" theme ) (cheers and applause) >> stephen:

lucy?hopefully they'll figure that one out soon dawn. >> breaking news in the race for the white house. new jersey governor chris christie is ending his presidential campaign aft appointing performance in the new hampshire primary. bruce gordon is in the newsroom now. we just got word a short timing a another candidate is calling it quits as well. >> reporter: more on that in a moment. meanwhile, the washington post, ap, fox news channel all confi confirming reports coming out of the christie camp itself governor christie has informed his campaign staff of his decision to pull the plug on his presidential run. no tweets or anything like that from christie himself but that sounds like a matter of time. he of course was counting on strong showing in new hampshire to keep his campaign going. did it not happen and now the end has come. four years ago you'll remember gop leaders begged christie to get into the 2012 race but he begged off saying the timing was not right. this time around the chri