marlie: hekmati was one of four americans released as part of a prisoner swap with iran. the former marine spent 4.5 years in an iranian prison on spying charges. charges he denies. >> i was at a point where i had just sort of accepted the fact that i was going to be spending 10 years in prison, so this was a surprise marlie: they arrived at a military hospital in germany on sunday where they underwent a he met with family members, his editors and congressman. >> his health is sound. marlie: hekmati says his marine training helped him through his ordeal. >> i tried my best to keep my head up and withstand all the pressures put upon me. some of which were very inhuman and unjust. marlie: hekmati reunited with his sister in germany and hopes to return home soon to see his father who is ill. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. elizabeth: the fourth american released decided to stay in iran. a fifth american was released separately. the time is 4:44. you are waking up to 12 degrees. you may encounter slick roadways after yesterday's snow falls. here is a live look at i-235 and 4

>> all right, marlie hall for us in des moines, thanks so much, marlie. >> right naira 37:00. in business news this morning, amazon stock takes a tumble, also, mcdonald's is expanding their breakfast menu, like the sounds of. that will money watch's jill wagner joins us from new york stock exchange with the detail. i'm pretty pumped about the expanded menus. >> good morning, erika. let's start with some economic news. investors waiting for the government's release imported gdp numbers today. yesterday, the dow rose 125. the nasdaq jumped 38. amazon shares are in free-fall after the company's earnings for the all-important holiday season came in below estimate, amazon made a lot of money, delivering record number of packages, but, that is also part of the problem. shipping costs were too high. that ate into amazon's profit. the company of course working on drones for delivery. the next time you rsvp to an event on facebook, could you also coordinate how you will get there. facebook filed patent, outlines way for use tears set up carpools for people going to the same party. and,

as marlie hall reports... donald trump is back in the lead... while bernie sanders and hillary clinton are neck-in-neck. (sen. vt/democratic candidate) "how would you like to make the pundits look dumb on election night?" senator bernie sanders urged a young crowd at the university of iowa to caucus on monday, warning he'll lose if there's a low turnout. hillary clinton attacked sanders on his plan for free college tuition. hillary clinton / d-presidential candidate i do not believe giving free college to donald trump's youngest child is in the best interest of all the hard-working americans who need help. (marlie hall/ des moines, ia among republicans, the des moines register poll shows donald trump holds a five-point lead over ted cruz and a 13 point lead over marco rubio. (donald trump/r- presidential candidate): "the only thing that matters is the poll that's going to be taken on monday." trump campaigned with reverend jerry falwell, jr., saturday night to attract evangelical christian voters. while cruz said he looks forward to january 2017

marlie hall cbs news, des moines, iowa. eric: from the site of the debate, emmy victor is there this mark your helmet candidates will be on stage tonight? emmy: just seven candidates will take the stage of the iowa event center this evening for the gop debate. the convention center is right behind me. we expect this to be a busy night. joining me now is iowa gop communication chair charlie szold. what do we expect to see and hear from the candidates? charley: we have three moderators from fox news. it will be more of a freewheeling debate than in the past. the moderator said they want to let the candidates go after each other and air their grievances before february 1. they will let them say their piece. emmy: some of the people we expect to see tonight -- ted cruz, marco rubio, ben carson, jeb bush, john kasich, and rand paul. that is all happening at 8:00 your undercard debate, carly fiorina, mike huckabee, jim gilmore. the only one i have not named as donald trump. will it hurt his chances in the caucasus? charlie coe th

marlie hall, cbs news, des moines, iowa. eric: in the final hours, a spokesman for fox says trump offered to appear at the debate but only if the network contributed $5 million to his charities, which they refused. of the money raised for vets $1 million came from trump himself. elizabeth: people waited outside for hours to get into the trump event and we talked with some people after who had mixed reactions. >> i thought it was very honoring to not only our vets but to americans. >> i thought it was ridiculous. substance i don't know why , people like him so much to be honest. there and it was a definite feel good message about the veterans but as far as his candidacy he just joked about it. elizabeth: mixed reaction from veterans as well to trump's fundraiser. some told us they're glad trump is focusing on them, others said it was a political stunt. before the event trump talked one-on-one with our todd magel . he said his refusal to attend the debate shows iowans he's an independent and strong leader. >> just a few days l

marlie hall reports.. on who ended up getting the spotlight. with donald trump absent...his biggest rival, ted cruz, took center stage...becoming the target of the night: (ted cruz) "gosh, if you guys ask one more mean question i may have to leave the stage." some of the biggest fireworks came as the candidates sparred over illegal immigration. (jeb bush) we should have a path to legal status for the 12 million people that are here illegally (marco rubio) "you said on the issue of people who are here illegally we can reach a compromise.//now you want to trump trump on immigration." (ted cruz) "marco made the choice to go the direction of amnesty because he thought it was politically advantageous." (marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa) despite being a few miles away from the debate stage at drake university -- donald trump still managed to garner a lot of attention. the billionaire front runner dominated google searches last night....and even had the most mentions on twitter. trump's camp says his last-minute rally for veterans brought in six

marlie hall is in missouri... with the latest: ----- new year's dafinally brought someo southwest of st. louis. high waters are recedingalli interstates reopen. but other roads are still like submerged.. some of the *worst* flooding was on the meramec river ..near the mississippi...the only home i've ever owned is gone. in the city ofarnold, linda thorne and hundreds of others forced out by historic floods *rang in the new year* in shelters. we're all in this together thorne's mobile home was submerged and this is all she h .some clothes, donated blankets and this: marlie & linda exchange ) ** loe able to g fu christmas tree.. very important to me.. mom's special angel.. 30:22 m: ***anout of everything out of your home.. thiss wt lwanted.. the humane societ in four-legged flvictims 11:59:17 ***apr leaving ..as people have been dild the their animalstthem and we've been able to care for a lot of those animals for them. the recordbreaking high through the mississippi valley. officials syt impact will be felt well in

marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) the g-o-p candidates who are taking part in this debate say...they hope to use the opportunity to get more air time /// ((brian loftus)) > we could find out more details about the boston marathon bombing... after hundreds of documents were unsealed. a federal judge ordered the release of the documents... that were used in the conviction of bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. the explosion killed three people... and hundreds more were hurt. tsarnaev was convicted and sentenced to death. his brother tamerlan was killed in the manhunt. no word yet on when the court clerk's office will begin ((brian loftus)) > a photo of a group of drivers is going viral... for their herioc act. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) why the man who took the picture says... this was a moment that needed to be remembered. conditions along the pennsylvania turnpike... caused a truck driver to steer off the road. but a kind act enfolded as other pulled over and created a human chain to help him. joe holden re

marlie: with donald trump absent , his biggest rival, ted cruz took center stage becoming the target of the night. sen. cruz: gosh, if you guys ask one more mean questions, i may the stage. fireworks came as the candidates immigration. mr. bush: we should have a path to legal status for the 12 million people that are here illegally. sen. rubio: you said, on the issue of people who are here illegally, we can reach a compromise. in the committee you said i want to bring people out of the shadows. now you want to trump trump on immigration. senator cruz: marco made the the major donors to support amnesty because he thought it was politically advantageous. marlie: with cruz in second place in iowa, and rubio in third, political analysts say the two men needed to stand out. rick davis: i think it was a good hit, but i don't think you can use rubio as an advocate on what is or isn't a conservative position. marlie: other candidates often overshadowed by the trump during the debates, called this one the best one yet. sen. paul: we got to go around several times on issues and so i think it w

marlie hall live on wall street for us tonight thank you. lisa. >>> developing news tonight the coast guard is searching for survivors after two helicopters collided last night off hawaii. 12 service members are missing and feared death. witness on the north shore said they heard a loud boom over the water last night around 10:30 and saw a big flare in the sky and today, search teams found a life raft but no one was on board. >>> right now, central math teacher is under investigation accused of sending inappropriate messages to a student. the west boylston teacher is on leave and police are now involved in this case. >> reporter: as the school buses rolled in west boylston this afternoon the bus was all about a teacher's inappropriate message to a student. >> i am not sure but i can guess. >> reporter: it began wednesday afternoon when a male student here at the middle high school told staffers about a mess heage that was sent by a male special ed teacher. no one is giving specifics and some parents urged caution. >> my son adores the teache

marlie hall has the latest. bernie sanders: how would you like to make the pundits look dumb on election. >> bernie sanders urged a crowd, warning they will lose if there is a low turnout. hillary clinton announced a plan for free college tuition. >> i do not believe giving free college to donald trump's youngest child is honest to all the young americans that need help. >> a poll shows donald trump as a five-point lead over ted cruz donald trump: the only thing that matters is the poll taken on monday. >> trump campaigned with jerry falwell junior while saying he look forward to 2017. ted cruz: donald trump will be back on television. >> it is a hot topic on iowa. ethanol is made from the state's number one crop. >>rey kyle phillips says you'll will only favored candidates a favor a government mandate to increase the amount of ethanol blended into fuel. >> i want something that will support my family. >> iowa voters have several opportunities to find out where candidates stand today as they make their final pus

as marlie hall reports, donald trump wasn't there.. but he still dominated the debate. 3 -nats-with donald trump absent...his biggest rival, ted cruz, took center stage...becoming the target of the night:(sot cruz) "gosh, if you guys ask one more mean question i may have to leave the stage."some of the biggest fireworks came as the candidates sparred over illegal immigration.(sot bush immigration) we should have a path to legal status for the 12 million people that are here illegally(sot rubio) "you said on the issue of people who are here illegally we can want to trump trump on immigration."(sot ted cruz) "marco made the choice to go the direction of the major donors to support amnesty because he thought it was politically advantageous."with cruz in second place in iowa, and rubio in third... political analysts say the two men needed to stand out:(sot rick davis) i think it was a good hit, but i don't think you can use rubio as an advocate on what is or isn't a conservative position.other candidates, often overshadowed by the trump du

marlie hall is in missouri with the latest. >new year's day finally brought some hope -- southwest of st. louis. high waters are receding.allowin g interstates to reopen. (rushing water) but other roads are still like rivers.. and homes still submerged.. some of the worst flooding was on the meramec river... near the mississippi... (linda ) the only home i've ever owned is gone. in the city of arnold, linda thorne and hundreds of others forced out by historic floods rang in the new year in shelters. (linda pipe 5 ) we're all in this together thorne's mobile home was submerged (photo) and this is all she has left. some clothes, donated blankets and this: (marlie & linda exchange ) m: the angel you were able to get off your christmas tree.. very important to me.. mom's special angel.. and out of everything out of this is what i really wanted.. the humane society has taken in four-legged flood victims. (mike perkins / human society) as people were leaving .. as people have been displaced.. they've taken their animals with them and

marlie hall, cbs news, des moines, iowa. alyx: clinton maintains she never sent or received private e-mail account. with two days to go, minority leaders in central iowa are keeping a very close eye on candidates. mr. paul: we don't unfairly incarcerate another generation of young african-american males. alyx: in a somewhat surprising move it was the republican , debate that put race relations front and center thursday. senator rand paul stating america's war on drugs has disproportionately affected minority communities. corinthian smith called the moment refreshing. >> to hear him talk about the social inequalities of the war on drugs and basically having cops target young, black americans, kind of shocked me to hear him say that but i guess in time, you know, people will say their truth. alyx: and looking ahead, all but two presidential candidates will be making stops in the state today. governor john kasich and former governor jim gilmore will not be in iowa. that means all three democratic candidates, hillary clinton, be

alyx: that was marlie hall reporting. clinton maintains she never sent or received classified information on her private e-mail account. with two days to go, leaders and central iowa are keeping a close eye on the candidates. in a somewhat surprising mode -- move, it was the republican debate that put race relations front and center thursday. senator rand paul stating america's war on drugs has disproportionately affected minority communities. corinthian smith called the moment refreshing. >> to hear him talk about the social inequalities of the war on drugs, and basically having cops target young, black hear him say that, but i guess in time, you know, people will say their truth. alyx: and looking ahead all but , two presidential candidates will be making stops in the state today. governor john kasich and former governor jim gilmore will not be in iowa. that means all three democratic candidates will be around. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley, will be here. and, republican candidates rick santorum, c

marlie hall is in iowa. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump refused to take part in the debate and he is locked in a dispute with fox news over moderator megyn kelly and now instead of facing off his own. in his latest attempt to shred the political playbook, donald trump organized an event to raise money for veterans and support for his presidential xant. trump told more than 700 people in attendance he would prefer to be at the debate. >> you have to stick up to your rights. when you're treated badly, you have to stick up for your rights. you have to do it. >> reporter: trump said fox news asked him throughout the day to attend the debate. they say trump wanted a 500 million dollars to address the event. meanwhile, three miles away, trump's opponents was three niles away but still the center of the attention. >> let me say, i'm a maniac and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. and, ben, you're a terrible now that we have gotten the donald trump portion out of the way. >> reporter: trump's absence was a moment of oppo

and reporter marlie ha >>> tonight in iowa, republican candidates meet for another debated. but donald trump is boycotting. and reporter marlie hall shows us he is getting all the attention even from the sidelines. [ applause and cheers ] >>> reporter: with the debate just hours away, donald trump is still refusing to attend. a point he made clear wednesday night in an appearance on fox news. >> will you just consider, i want you to consider, all right, think about it -- >> bill, this is much tougher being with you because frankly you're smarter. this is much tougher than doing the debate with megyn kelly. believe me. i got an unfair question from somebody but we don't talk about that. >> reporter: at an event in south carolina earlier trump continued to take aim at the fox news host moderating the event. while in des moines chief rival ted cruz once again challenged him one-on-one. >> i'm going to propose a venue, western iowa tech saturday night in sioux city. we already have it reserved. >> reporter: while his republican counterparts are on the debate stage, trump will be

marlie hall has more from iowa. with the debate just hours away...donald trump is still refusing to attend... a point he made clear wednesday night... in an appearance on fox news. (sot fox news o'reilly) (o'reilly) will you just consider, i want you to consider, think about it // tougher being with you, because frankly you're smarter. this is much tougher than doing a debate with megyn kelly believe me. (vo gilbert, sc event trump) -nat/sot- i got a very unfair question from somebody, but we don't need to talk about that at an event in south carolina earlier-- trump continued to take aim at the fox news host moderating the event. while in des moines -- chief rival ted cruz -- once again challenged him -- one-on-one: (sot ted cruz) i'm going to propose a venue, western iowa tech, saturday night in sioux city, we already have it reserved. (standup: marlie hall/ cbs news/ des moines, ia) while his republican counterparts are on the debate stage, trump will be here on the campus of drake university. even students who d

they'll be able to save their marlie hall, cbs news, arnold, missouri. ((dave courvoisier)) amtrak has suspended traffic on the route running from kansas city to st. louis because of that missouri flooding. /// ((paula francis)) > here at home, the weather's on our minds with so many people outside on the strip.. ((dave courvoisier)) tedd florendo is out at red rock casino where he'll be all night. toss to live weather ((tedd florendo)) clear today and chilly again with winds afternoon. gusts reported early up to 16 but now have eased off a little we're slightly cooler than yesterday at this time. ............................... ................ one weather alert still exists and thats the wind advisory for the lake and down the colorado river valley. gust there could be between 30 to 40 mph with higher winds at in laughlin. that's alert is in effect until 4 a.m. ............................... .............. satellite and radar show not much going on in the west coast. even the pacific northwest finally getting a break from rain this new years eve. a hi

marly hall reports from des moines. >> how would you like to make them look dumb on election night? >> bernie sanders urged a young crowd to caucus on monday warning him he would lose if there's a low turn out. sanders on his plan for free college tuition. >> i do not believe giving free college to donald trump's youngest child is in the best interest of all the hard-working american who is need help. >> among all republicans the poll shows donald trump has a 5 point lead over ted cruz and a 13 point lead over marco rubio. >> the only thing that matters is the pole that's going to be taken on monday. >> trump campaigned with reverend fallwell to attract christian voter. cruz said he looks forward to it. >> donald trump will be back on television. >> ethanol is a hot topic in iowa. the renewable fuel is made from corn, the state's number one crop. >> it could be a deciding issue for some iowa voters. >> farmer ray kyle phillips said he will only vote for a >> it supports my family. >> iowa voters have several opportunities to find out where candidates stand today as they make their f

marlie hall, cbs news, new york. 3 still to come after the break..seahawks survive.. chris neyenhouse has highlights of the seahawks vikings game...that's coming 3 3 vikings fans finally got to see their team in the playoffs since the 2012 season. as sports director chris neyenhouse tells us, on a day of subzero temperatures their matchup with the seahawks came down to the wire. 3 today's game between the vikings and seahawks was tied for the 3rd coldest game in nfl playoff history. 6 degrees below zero was the temperature but it felt like 21 below, the fans were bundled up, and you could see the players breath as the seahawks and vikings were looking to advance to next weeks divisional playoff round.fast forward to the fourth quarter it's 9-0 vikings russelelilson finds doug baldwin for the 3-yard touchdown.that makes it 9-7 then the vikings' teddy bridgewater dumps it off to adrian peterson who picksup peterson gets stripped by the seahawks' kam chancellorand the fumble is recovered by the seahawks' ahtyba rubin... seahawks convert it to a go-ahead field goal.so the

marlie hall cbs news new york. ((brian loftus)) > it was all hands on deck for a couple of t-v anchors.. after an earthquake rattled their station. ((kirsten joyce)) the reaction they had right as they were broadcasting live on air. /// midwest are seeing some relief in areas.. the rivers are receding.. and crews are starting the cleanup process after experiencing massive floods that they haven't seen in decades. but as david begnaud reports.. areas. the mississippi river is hitting record high levels in the state of missouri.. but the giant flood wall that protects the city of cape girardeau is holding. (house) outside that wall it's a much different story. (stop sign) in low lying areas the water couldn't be stopped. (steven cook/cape girardeau public works director) david: "has cape girardeau ever seen almost 50 feet of water" steven: "no this is the most we've ever seen" we took a ride with public works director steven cook and found vehicles nearly submerged. water street took on a whole new meaning in this ne

marlie hall, cbs news, new york. >> and she is sending her husband out to campaign for her thursday. school bus jumped a curb outside a school in indianapolis killing an adult, seriously injuring two students in the path of the bus. it happened as buses lined up to take kids home from an elementally school this afternoon. the fire department saids 25 students were on the bus. two of them were taken to the hospital with less than serious injuries. police tonight are questioning the driver of that bus. >>> a not so surprising delivery is caught on camera. check out this mama bald eagle protecting her newly laid egg yesterday. this is the fourth year the  minnesota department of natural resources has made its eagle cam available online. last year, the first of three eggs was laid on january 19. so there could be more to come. >> wow. >> very cool. >>> and trending today on our wusa9 facebook page, pictures of a rare white giraffe. the giraffe's name is omo and she was recently spotted in a tanzanian national park. >>> cleaning up from this weekend's nor'easter is well underway in ocea

marlie hall joins us live in des moines where trump made other plans, marlie, good morning. >> good morning it was the last debate before the caucuses here in iowa on monday. gop candidate got the chance to be seen and heard without getting upstaged by donald trump. >> with trump absent, his biggest rival ted cruz took center stage becoming the target of the night. >> gosh, if you guys say, ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage. >> some of the biggest fireworks came as the candidate sparred over illegal immigration. >> we should have a path to legal status for the 12 million people that are here illegally. >> you said on the issue of people that are here illegally, we can reach a compromise, then in the committee you said i want to bring people out of the shadows. now you want to trump trump on immigration. marco made the choice to go the direction of the major donors to support amnesty because he thought it was politically add vantage us. >> with cruz in second place in iowa, rubio in third, political pundants say the two men needed to stand out. >> i think it was a goo

marlie hall is in des moines and has our report. >> reporter: with the debate just hours away, donald trump is still refusing to attend. a point he made clear wednesday night in an appearance on fox news. >> will you just consider? i want you to consider, all right? think about it. >> bill, this is much tougher being with you, because, the debate with megyn kelly, believe me. i got a very unfair question from somebody but we don't even talk about that. >> reporter: at an event in south carolina earlier, trump continued to take aim at the fox news host moderating the event. while in des moines, chief rival ted cruz, once again, challenged him one-on-one. >> i'm going to propose a venue. western iowa, saturday night, sioux city. we already have it reserved. >> reporter: while his republican counterparts are on the debate stage, trump will be here on the campus of drake university. even students who don't support the outspoken candidate are excited what they are calling the anti-debate event. >> you know, as an american citizen, it worries me if he is unable to stand up to one reporter o

marlie hall cbs news new york. ((sharie johnson)) > president obama signed a federal emergency disaster declaration... for the state of missouri today. the president's action allows the department of homeland security and the federal emergency management agency or "fema" to coordinate all disaster relief efforts. federal money will also be used to help pay for recovery costs and debris removal. missouri governor jay nixon requested the federal disaster declaration earlier today... after touring areas devastated by record flooding. /// toss to keely for weather ((keely breland))

reporter marlie hall shows us who seized the night with no trump on the stage. >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie was one of the first gop candidates back on the campaign trail this morning following the debate last night without donald trump. the front-runner had bowed out in his ongoing feud with fox news. >> let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. >> reporter: he appeared at his own event about five minutes away. in nashua, new hampshire, this morning donald trump tried to rally more support. >> you got to be tough. you got to be strong. you got to be -- you can't let them push you around. >> reporter: last night at center stage, for the first time and running neck and neck with trump in iowa, ted cruz became a target. >> gosh, if you guys say -- ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage! [ laughter ] >> reporter: this morning, dr. ben carson gave his own performance high marks. >> i had, um, probably the least amount of time but i think i probably had the most substance. >> reporter: some political pundits say chris christie gave a solid deb

jim. >> axelrod: marlie, thank you. and we'll be right back. >> axelrod: can you tell me how to get to "sesame street"? because after 45 years as a staple of public television, it has a new address. ♪ sunny days >> axelrod: the program nowizer hbo. in this new updated version, elmo lives in a brownstown and oscart grouch will at times pop out of recycling bins and compost piles. born in britain, he lived in new york, but today david bowie got a proper new orleans sendoff. it was a second-line parade, a traditional way to honor someone in new orleans. bowie died sunday of cancer at the age of 69. the parade was led by the band arcade fire who bowie collaborated with. speaking of starmen, astronaut tim peake took a walk friday outside the international space station and decide why not take a selfie? it's one way to remember his first time floating in space. peake's spacewalk was the first from an astronaut from england. coming up, we'll pander to those for a desire for some serious cuteness. >> axelrod: we close tonight a

marlie hall reports. >> reporter: wallstreet took another beating. at oneoint, the dow jones industrial average lost more than 500 points. before closing down close to 400. investors took their cue from the oil market slumping below $30 a barrel. the lowest in 12 years. >> it might save the consumer a few dollars, but a lot of the oil companies are laiden with debt. those stocks will go lower. >> reporter: falling oil prices have already led to hundreds of thousands of layoffs in the industry. shares in industry giant chevron and exxon skidded lower fueling the broader sell-off. the shakeup in the oil market has made for a rough start to the new year. stock prices are down more than 8% in just the first two weeks. signs of an economic slow down in china have also rattled the market. a slump in the bolder's second biggest economy could lead to a domino effect around the world. >> the average investor, you probably shouldn't check your 401k. it will put you in a bad mood. >> reporter: with the dow jones losing more than a thousand points, the market is

marlie hall is in arnold, missouri with the latest. >new year's day finally brought some hope -- southwest of st. louis. high waters are receding.allowin g interstates to reopen. (rushing water) but other roads are still like rivers.. and homes still submerged.. some of the worst flooding was on the meramec river... near the mississippi... (linda ) the only home i've ever owned is gone. in the city of arnold, linda thorne and hundreds of others forced out by historic floods rang in the new year in shelters. (linda pipe 5 ) we're all in this together thorne's mobile home was submerged (photo) and this is all she has left. some clothes, donated blankets and this: (marlie & linda exchange ) m: the angel you were able to get off your christmas tree.. very important to me.. mom's special angel.. this is what i really wanted.. the humane society has taken in four-legged flood victims. (mike perkins / human society) as people were leaving .. as people have been displaced.. they've taken their animals with them and we've been able to care for

marlie hall cbs iowa. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders wants his supporters to know he's in good health. yesterday his campaign released medical records proving he's relatively healthy. the move was especially important to some voters because sanders will be 75 years old on inauguration day. if he wins the presidency sander will be the oldest president ever elected. ronald reagan holds the record, taking office just a few days after he turned 70. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says last weekend's storm is officially the fourth most powerful snowstorm to hit the northeast in more than 60 years. noaa says this storm affected more than 100 million people and covered about 26 states. the national weather service says almost 24 million people saw more than 20 inches of snow from louisiana to maine. ((cold toss goyes places like west virginia sixty a coating to inch or two from the snow showers everyone else might see some drive through the area but that is about it. you stil

jim. >> axelrod: marlie hall, thank you. the full moon and high tides have joined forces with the blizzard to flood communities along the jersey shore. at cape may, the morning high tide was over nine feet breaking the record set during superstorm sandy in 2012. jericka duncan is up the coast in masasquan. >> reporter: chunks of ice the size of coffee tables flowed down flooded streets in ocean city, one of dozens of towns along the new jersey coastline with roads shut down by the storm. officials barnegat issued a >> that's when i started getting like how much water are we getting in here? and that's kind of sort of getting into a little panic moke. >> reporter: mantoloking police chief worried high tides tonight is going to cause flooding. >> all of the water is going to dump into our side streets. >> reporter: how many homes are we talking could be impacted? >> probably 200. >> reporter: here in mantoloking, a 45-foot wall built after sandy is the only thing between this tremendous surf and these homes. >> honestly, we fe

marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. the president of liberty university is explaining his decision to endorse donald trump for president. jerry falwell junior made the announcement on tuesday, and says it was a personal show affiliated with liberty. he says trump either him or the for the endorsement. falwell says he likes trump's business credentials and best person to improve america's economy. junior/liberty university president: "we're in such desperate straights as a nation that we need somebody who has a citizen falwell's endorsement does not apply to the rest of his family. his brother jonathan, who pastors thomas road baptist church, has put out a statement saying he presidential candidates. democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders was in washington yesterday to meet with president obama. sanders praised the president for "being democratic candidates, by not endorsing any one of them. the vermont senator says the two sat down to talk politics to domestic policies. sanders says they don't always see eye to

in new york city with story hit marlie? >> here in central park snow 26.8 inches. just shy of the record set back in 2006, cars are back on the tunnelsesterday the city was on lockdown. new york city mayor bill deblack yes banned travel until 7:00ing. >> this is a very big deal. >> on buses and most trains were also stopped. more than two feet of record breaking snow and iceyork city. hurricane force winds created white out conditions. new york governor andrew question know declared a state of emergency then jumped into a motorist stuck in the snow. but not everyone was so lucky. there were more than 400 accidents, none of them fatal.e disappointment on broadway, shows were cancelled yesterday and ticket holders had to find other ways to weather the storm.e than 25 0 snow plows were deployed to clear roads. while there has been a lot of progress, the mayor says get back to normal here week tomorrow. >> dickerson: marlie hall in new york, thanks. and on shore. >> good morning, john. historic blizzard brought more than snow look at the water it is rising here along t

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marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders wants his supporters to know he's in good health. yesterday his campaign released medical records proving he's relatively healthy. the move was especially important to some voters, be 75 years old on inauguration day. if he wins the presidency, sanders will be the oldest president ever elected. ronald reagan holds the record, taking office just a few days after he turned 70. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says last weekend's storm is officially the fourth most powerful snowstorm to hit the northeast in more than 60 years. noaa says this storm affected more than 100-million people and covered about 26 states. the national weather service says almost 24- million people saw more than 20 inches of snow from louisiana to maine. ((cold toss w/stinger)) across the virginia tech campus don't be spry see some snow showers this morning is that clipper system drives through temperature right now at thirty six degrees bulletin

marlie hall has the latest from (sot: sen. bernie sanders / i- vt/democratic candidate) "how would you like to make the pundits look dumb on election night?" senator bernie sanders urged a young crowd at the university of iowa to caucus on monday, warning he'll lose if there's a low turnout. hillary clinton attacked sanders on his plan for free college tuition. sot: hillary clinton / d-presidential candidate i do not believe giving free college to donald trump's youngest child is in the best interest of all the hard-working americans who need help. (marlie hall/ des moines, ia among republicans, the des moines register poll shows donald trump holds a five-point lead over ted cruz and a 13 point lead over marco rubio. (sot: donald trump/r-presidential candidate): "the only thing that matters is the poll that's going to be taken on monday." trump campaigned with reverend jerry falwell, jr., saturday night to attract evangelical christian voters while cruz said he looks forward to january 2017. (sot: sen. ted cruz/r-texas): donal

been released from the shooting of an oklahoma teenager during a prank called ding dong ditch in marlie hall's report we hear from the boy who was shot and the man who shot him. >> i just need an ambulance. >> cole peyton made this emergency call minutes after his neighbor derek morgan fired multiple shots at the high school freshman. >> peyton and his two friends range morgan's doorbell at 1:00 in the morning on new year's day then ran away, a prank called ding dong ditch that nearly turned deadly. >> why did you shoot me? >> you were trying to break in my house. >> i wasn't trying to break in your house. >> where where my friends did you shoot them? >> he thought one of them may have had a weapon. >> the kids were in the back of the house i think trying to break in. window. >> i fired a shot, hit one. >> morgan is charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon. >> we spoke by phone with his mother. >> do you think cole is in any way at faults. >> i think he made a bad decision to go outside. on new year's eve at that time. but i don't think he is at fault for being shot. i am a