marlie hall, cbs news, and, the . moines. ((michael stevens)) the storm isn't expected to make a big impact until after the caucus results are in. but forecasts - like polls - can sometimes be wrong./// ((michael stevens)) > nevada's west.. but one powerful union will not be endorsing any candidate... for the primary. the culinary union says it will election. the union represents 57 thousand las vegas casino workers. in 2008, the group backed barack obama in his heated race with hilary clinton./// ((michael stevens)) > two engineering college students.. behind bars... accused of a brutal crime. the charges the teens face... for abducting... and killing... a 13-year-old girl. > plus.. helping give people with a rare form of cancer... a second chance at life. the new individualized treatment.. doctors say.. gives them hope./// ((michael stevens)) > two custody.. in connection with a 13-year- old's death. jan crawford is in christiansburg, virginia.. where the students are being held... and could be arraigned today. jan crawford

marlie hall cbs news milwaukee, wisconsin. ((kirsten joyce)) the republican presidential candidates will face off tomorrow in south carolina. you can watch the debate right here on c-b-s. and after, we'll have a special edition of "politics now" with analysis... the nevada caucuses. /// ((brian loftus)) > a democratic watch party was held for the debate at u-n-l-v. students say both candidates are making an impression on them... because of the certain topics they're covering: ((briana knowles - unlv student i think they are aware the youth vote is one of the most powerful votes right now. so i think they're trying to get more of what the students want right now like debt, the affordability of college, things like that.)) ((brian loftus)) organizers stressed the significance of involving young voters... saying it's a way for students to understand each candidate. one professor we spoke with says... based on his conversations with students... nevada is still undecided when candidate. /// ((brian loftus)) > we are your local elec

marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. ((kirsten joyce)) iowa voters will begin to caucus tonight at 7-pm. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > three violent criminals are back behind bars. although one turned himself in... police were forced to track down the other two, we'll tell you where they were found hiding. criminals who escaped from a california jail... are back in custody as carter evans reports... police are thanking a man after he tipped them off... where they were possibly hiding. (sheriff ) i did a big whoop in the air! orange county sheriff sandra hutchens says the two remaingn fugitives were captred in the heart of san francisco... after a man spotted their stolen van in the whole foods parking lot. patrol officers nabbed hossein nayeri after a short foot chase. they found jonthan tieu hiding in the van... according to san francisco police officer grace gatpandan (sf officer gatpandan) it was clear to us that they were armed and dangerous. when we conducted a search of the van we did find '380 rounds' inside.//we are st

marlie hall, cbs news, des ines. the denver broncos and carolina panthers will make their first, official super bowl week appearance tonight at the usually unpredictable media event. this years festivities are starting earlier than usual for players and fans. teri okita is in san francisco with some football enthusiasts who say its no longer just a mans game. natsd of fans outside team hotels, then shots of teams arriving now that the teams are in town, fans are ready for some football! natsd of nfl experience super bowl 50 festivities, including the popular )n-f-l experience , kicked off sophie kicking this weekend in the bay area. sophie and karla makarem arrived from l-a just for this event. theyre diehard gridiron gals. sophie & karla makarem/football of the games together. sophie yeah, well just be in the kitchen, and theres football everywhere on 3 tvs that we have in our house. to hear. percent of football viewership the sports fastest-growing demographic ... with immense consumer buying power: think jerseys,

marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. the iowa caucuses also means the end for two candidates in the race. mike huckabee and martin o'malley both suspended their presidential bids last night. back here at home... one of the biggest races in the u.s. senate this cycle is being battled out here in nevada... for senator harry reid's seat. after five terms in office... reid is leaving behind some big shoes to fill. and three candidates ...so far... say they're worthy of filling them. erin breen has the update on their campaigns. of course the party wants to see that seat stay blue.. the reid machine is fully masto...who spent 8 years as our attorney general...where she fought sex offenders....human trafficking...and protected seniors. she says bipartisanship politics is the key. catherme cortez masto:" these are areas i have a proven record of working on in a bipartisan manner. its about building partnerships and coalitions. that's what we need in washington ....erin: and you think you can do that? i have a proven record to s

marlie hall cbs news the republicans will be back on stage tomorrow in south carolina. you'll be able to watch that right here on local 12 at 9. and the next time hillary and bernie debate.. they'll know where they stand in a lot of states. it's march 6th, several days after super tuesday. 3 turning to local news ... there's still no word on a suspect in the death of a young mother from middletown. and as police search for answers, we're learning more about brittany russell. people who knew her say drugs had changed her. one friend says russell's life spiraled downhill in the last year. she wasn't supposed to have her daughter the day she was killed. a family friend says she lost custody because of her heroin use. 3 "she was taking care of her children, she was doing what she was supposed to do, she was a good woman, but when she got on the drugs just like everybody else, that's when things happened and people change." russell's daughter, haven, is back with her father. she likely survived in the car because it was left running. police don't have a motive right now. any

marlie hall, cbs news, des moines. there are some new guidelines when it comes getting to flu shots. and virginia's explore park is now charting the future of explore park. and leaders are hoping for more public input at a meeting tomorrow night. the county is working to develop a sustainable plan for the park. planners are considering a wide-range of recreational activities that take advantage of the site's natural assets. county leaders are hoping the community meeting tomorrow night will help to confirm that they're moving in the right direction. doug blount/roanoke co. parks recreation & tourism: we're presenting the two different plans that we have and we come out and us what they think on track or missing something? the community meeting on the explore park master plan is scheduled tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the south county library. the 6-11 steam locomotive will pull a new series of excursions this spring, but first the team that takes care of her has some work to do! the 611 will leave the virginia museum soo

marlie hall, channel 2 news. and c-b-s political director john dickerson will moderate the south carolina's primary this saturday... coverage starts at 6 p-m... only on c-b-s. as a result we will not have a 6:30 newscast. and we'll also be streaming the debate online and will have a link to watch it at k-t-v-n dot com. and mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up next. everett barks but first... this excited pooch got to become mayor of the biggest little city today... how he got into office, after the welcome back... reno had a new mayor today... though briefly. mayor schieve: "yay everett! give me a hug! you made it! you made it! you didn't have to campaign that much!" at noon, reno mayor hillary schieve read an official proclamation naming everett mayor of reno for the day. the unique experience was thanks to his adopted parents, who recently attended the spca's annual charity event "an affur to remember". charlie hadwin/spca of northern nevada: "they bid to raise money for the spca and in turn

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marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. ((kirsten joyce)) > iowa voters will begin to caucus tonight at 7 o-clock./// ((kirsten joyce)) > while iowa is important to the presidential race... so is nevada. our state is the first to caucus in the west... our "politics now" co-host... steve sebelius says there are other reasons as well...nevada caucus results are important: ((steve sebelius: remember nevada is going to be unique in the sense that it's the first ethnically diverse state. it's more economically diverse. it's more diverse in terms of union households than either of the first two states so nevada is going to be the first test of -- what a contest looks like in a state that more closely represents the demographics of america as opposed to the demographics of two very relitively small states without that ethnic diversity. ((kirsten joyce)) > we caucus here later this month. the democratic caucus is on saturday february 20th at 11 a-m. the republican caucus is on tuesday february 23rd and will start at 5 p-m. caucuses

marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. the iowa caucuses also means the end for two candidates in the race. mike huckabee and martin o'malley both suspended their presidential bids last night. back here at home... one of the biggest races in the u.s. senate is being battled out here in nevada... for senator harry reid's seat. after five terms in office... reid is leaving behind some pretty big shoes to fill. and three candidates ...so far... say they're worthy of filling them. erin breen has the update on their campaigns. of course the party wants to see that seat stay blue.. the reid spent 8 years as our attorney general...where she fought sex offenders....human trafficking...and protected seniors. she says bipartisanship politics is the key. catherme cortez masto:" these are areas i have a proven record of working on in a bipartisan manner. its about building partnerships and coalitions. that's what we need in washington ....erin: and you think you can do that? i have a proven record to show it." she's for accepting syri

marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. ((kirsten joyce)) the nevada caucus is scheduled for the 20-th of this month./// ((kirsten joyce)) > world health organization leaders meet in geneva today...to discuss ways to combat the zika virus. they are considering whether to declare the mosquito- born virus a global emergency. the zika virus has been linked to a rare birth defect ...... in thousands of babies...mostly in south america./// ((kirsten joyce)) > general motors is kicking off its efforts to build self-driving cars . its team.... dedicated to that cause... start their first day today. the new department will be led by one of g-m's vice presidents. its goal it to figure out a strategy to make g-m the leader in self- driving technology. the move shows self-driving cars are not just a concept for g-m any more.... but the company sees them as something that can work in the real world./// the risk for autism could begin before a child is even born... how a mothers weight .... could increase the baby's chance of developing

marlie hall, cbs news, milwaukee, wisconsin. >>> on the republican side, candidates are preparing for tomorrow night's final debate before next saturday's south carolina primary. most spent yesterday in south carolina, except donald trump. trump held a rally in baton rouge, louisiana, where he signed the hand of a baby and knocked jeb bush. bush was in south carolina questioning trump's conservative credentials and saying trump cannot beat hillary clinton. actress featured in a ted cruz ad turned out to be a porn star! the online ad promoted conservative christian values. the campaign quickly pulled the ad. >>> a reminder you can watch tomorrow night's republican debate right here on cbs. >>> the coldest air of the winter is making its way across much of the eastern united states this morning, potentially single digits are in store from virginia all the way to here, new york city. meteorologist steve baskerville of our chicago station wbbm is tracking the frigid weather. >> east of the mississippi, the bitter air, in the week, while they are setting records for warm weather in places

marlie hall is in des moines. >> reporter: for the first time tonight, voters will have their president and candidates will campaign until the very last moment. hoping to dampen donald trump's momentum, texas senator ted cruz made his final pitch to iowa voters sunday. >> if everyone here brings nine other people to the caucuses tomorrow night, we will win the caucuses tomorrow. we will win the nomination and we will win the general election in november 2016! >> reporter: during an event in sioux city, trump pushed back for cruz tend sending out this flyer. >> voter violation, it's like an official document being sent to people in iowa, that is really terrible. it's a fraud, as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: forecasts here in iowa are calling for snow in parts of the state beginning impact on voter turnout. volunteers for both bernie sanders and hillary clinton knocked on doors and made calls late into the night, as the two candidates made their closing arguments. >> we have a radical idea. together, we will create an economy that works for all of us, not just the 1%. >> i will stan

march marlie hall was at last night os campaign debate in milwaukee. >> reporter: sanders used last to try to boost his minority support. >> we are sick and tired of seeing videos on television of unarmed people, often african-americans, shot by police officers. >> we have to restore policing that will actually protect the communities that police officers are sworn to protect. >> reporter: hillary clinton and bernie sanders used their sixth debate to appeal to blacks and latinoss in the next states to vote. but the battle for minority voters was also taking place off the debate stage. >> i believe bernie sanders is a -- >> reporter: on thursday, sanders launched an online video featuring the daughter of eric garner, the man who died after officers put him in a choke-hold. clinton meanwhile, picked up the support of the black t i am looking for people communities of color are not going to be pigeon-holed and talked about only in states in be a part of the overall conversation. >> reporter: the debate also featured a sharp exchange when clinton sought to align herself with president obam

. >>> marlie hall is live in iowa where the candidates are trying to round up last minute votes.ight ahead no doubt. >> it certainly is, frank. the caucuses will begin in a matter of hours, and candidates are turning up the intensity on the campaign trail. >> one last thing! >> it was an early wakeup call for volunteers. donald trump is anxious. >> you have to be a little bit nervous and i like to win and i want to win for the country. i don't want to win for myself. and this is my first election night. >> marco rubio stopped with his kids at a cracker barrel. he's polling in third place. ted cruz is counting on an army to pull off an upset. if strength of this campaign is 12,000 volunteers in the state of iowa. >> reporter: republican party officials expect a record turnout and that may bode well for donald trump. >> these first time voters -- turned out to caucus. >>> and bernie sanders is counting on voters. >> we need tens of millions of people to stand up and say loudly and clearly enough is enough! >> sanders and hillary clinton are in a virtual tie. >> i'm a little bit sca

marlie hall. cbs news. >>> the shooter used a long gun in the shooting and also had a pistol. >>> looking ahead a charlotte man charged in the death of his 82-year-old mother is due in court. irwin feldman is charged with murder in the death of 82-year-old ina feldman. charlotte-mecklenburg police say irwin feldman voluntarily came in for an interview yesterday. who found his mother's body. investigators say said she was beaten and strangled. police have not released a motive. >>> this morning, we're working to learn if charges will be filed after a pedestrian was hit by a cats bus in uptown charlotte. happened around 8:00 last night on 7th street at mcdowell. the man walked out in front of the bus while trying to cross the street. he was taken to the hospital but police say he was alert and responsive. >>> crews are working around the clock this morning to keep roads clear in the north carolina mountains. snowy conditions were made worse by the blustery winds. look at this video, that is brutal.

marlie hall, cbs news, milwaukee. how play time can often be therapeutic for many children. and the 611 is leaving roanoke once again. where the legendary train is we caught a rare nats take a look at the 611 locomotive leaving the virginia museum of transportion around 5:40 a.m. she's headed to north carolina for an annual inspection. the 611 will be busy for the next few months. walker nelms" there are excursions north carolina, they're already sold out. then in april there will be excursions from greensboro to and then we start our excursions later in april the virginia museum of transportation will be hosting their 8th day next week. the event was orginially scheduled for this weekend, but the weather has postponed it to february 20th. tickets are just $5 to get in. some local students are about to begin work on a prototype that could change the way we travel. daniel kimminau is a student at tech and thinks the future of transportation is hyperloop. hyperloop is a transportation system using a near-vacuum tube to propel a passenger- carrying pod at more than 700 miles pe

(standup: marlie hall/ cbs news / des moines, ia) forecasts here in iowa are calling for snow in parts of the state beginning tonight ...which could have an impact on voter turnout.volunteers hillary clinton knocked on doors and made calls late into the night...as the two candidates made their closing arguments:(sot sanders) "together, we're going to create an economy that works for all of us, not just the 1 percent."//(sot clinton) "i will stand up and fight for you every day of this campaign, and when we win, i will stand up for you every day."clinton lost iowa during her presidential bid in 2008. (vo marlie with winfrey) political analysts say this time around the former secretary of state is working on her likability.(sot - prof. kelly winfrey / iowa state university) (00:03:09:28) she's focused a lot on her relationships with people // she's focused a little more on middle-class issues.with polls showing tight races on both sides...the fight for iowa could come down to the wire. marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. 3 iowa voters will begin to caucus tonight at seven. 3 right now

marlie hall, cbs news, waukee -- milwaukee. mollie: more than a dozen congressional caucus will be campaigning for her in south carolina. cs supporters to send -- sanders was sent more than $6 million in 24 hours. in other national headlines, it was back in 1882 when the community of fargo, north dakota lost an officer in the line of duty. but that appears to have changed early this morning during a stand off with an armed man . fargo's police chief said 33-year-old jason moszer has a wound that is quote, "non-survivable." over several hours the suspect shot repeatedly out of the house at police. one of those rounds struck moszer. the gunman was found shot to death early this morning. the son of a gunman who fatally shot two maryland sheriff's deputies before he was killed in a shootout says his father was a heavy drinker with emotional problems. 68-year-old david brian evans open fired on officers who had a warrant for his arrest. officials say evans fatally shot a deputy in a restaurant yesterday and killed another before he

marlie hall reports. reporter: kelly and her husband got a call last year from someone claiming to be with the local sheriff's department. >> i get a phone call that said for my arrest. i had missed jury duty. reporter:. marx family was targeted as well reporter: it is called the jury duty scam. jury duty and you will be arrested unless you pay up. >> all you need to do is send money to paypal. was wrong. >> do not believe the caller. reporter: she says these type of scams. are on the rise nationwide in many cases the criminal sees technology called spoofing to make her number looks like a consummate local court or police department. investigators even discovered prisoners in georgia pulling up a scam from behind bars. usually the con artists are hard to catch because they demand untraceable payments like paypal, wire transfers, or prepaid debit cards. >> when they start. demanding money from you over the phone, that is i you know it's a scam reporter: she says police departments and courts will never ask

marlie hall begins our commitment 2016 coverage from right here in des moines. >> one last day. marlie: it was an early wake-up call for volunteers on caucus day. even the normally confident republican front-runner donald trump is anxious. >> well you have to be a little bit nervous. you know i like to win and i want to win for the country, i don't want to win for myself. this is actually my first election night. marlie: marco rubio stopped at a des moines cracker barrel with his kids this morning. he's polling in third place. >> well we'll be stumping hard for you tonight. >> thank you very much. marlie: ted cruz is counting on an army of supporters to pull >> the strength of this campaign is over 12,000 volunteers here in the state of iowa. marlie: republican party officials here say they expect a record turnout tonight and that may bode well for donald trump. >> if it's big on the republican side, that means these first time voters that like donald trump have come out and turned out to caucus. >> bernie. marlie: democrat bernie sanders is also counting on first time voters. >>

marlie hall, cbs news, milwaukee, wisconsin. >>> on the republican side, candidates are preparing for before next satu you can watch tomorrow night's republican debate right here on cbs. >>> the coldest air of the winter is making its way across much of the eastern united states this morning, potentially record low temperatures in the single digits are in store from virginia all the way to here, new york city. meteorologist steve baskerville of our chicago station wbbm is tracking the frigid weather. >> east of the mississippi, the bitter air, in the week, while they are setting records for warm weather in places like california, but getting back to who is affected as the weekend from international falls to the twin cities, windchills certainly should be advised of being very, very cold, from buffalo to albany, upstate new anywhere from 20 to 35 below. so it's definitely the top half of the country up in the northern states affected. but from california through arizona, parts of texas, parts of the deep south, almost like spring. single-digit temperatures up in the dakotas. even colde

marlie hall, cbs news, new york. >>> and now to the campaign trail. hillary clinton in new york this afternoon courting supporters in manhattan. cbs2 news janelle burrell is live in lower manatees where clinton just finished meeting with civil rights leaders. >> reporter: that is right. hillary clinton back on her home turf in new york trying to get the support of the minority community. she met with reverend al rights leaders in the city tries to get their support. as we have been learning, it may not be so easy. some called him controversial and sharp-tongued, but in this presidential race his backing could be significant. the reverend al sharpton says he is not ready yet to commit to any candidate. >> i am going to lean toward whoever leans toward us the most. >> reporter: i met with him before he headed into a meeting with presidential hopeful hillary clinton. she met with sharpton and other civil rights leaders at the national urban headquarters on wall street. >> clearly there is an economic issue, but there is also a race issue. i think to talk

meanwhile, they're fighting for votes in south carolina cbs correspondent marlie hall with the latest>> marco rubio, rallied early this morning, in south carolina, he's trying to rebounds from his disappointing fifth place finish in new hampshire, as the alternative to donald trump. >> it is my hope, if-ee elected president when elected president to try to unite this country as much as possible. >> jeb bush attacked the inflammatory rhetoric. >> down right mean spirited. >> trump with lead in south carolina. >> i've spent less money than anybody else, and i'm number one. >> but in a state where two thirds of gop voters describe themselves, as born again, or evangelical, ted cruz thinks he can win. >> john kasich, who came in second, in new hampshire, is expected to have a tougher time among south carolina conservatives. >> democrats love to spend, republicans do, too, they just like, but they feel guilt when they do it. >> there are also questions about how bernie sanders will do among minorities voters in the south. but, the democratic socialist told scott pelle wednesday, he's confi

marlie hall is in milwaukee with how it all went. marlie hall: hillary clinton challenged bernie sanders telling some of his policies unrealistic come alike health care. >> you need to level with people, the numbers do not add up. >> this is absolutely inaccurate. here is the reality, folks, there is one major country on earth that does not guarantee health care to all people. marlie: a new international poll shows sanders and clinton are neck and neck, they are appealing to voters to break the tie. bernie sanders: we have to make sure local police department look like a community -- the communities they serve. hillary clinton: discrepancies -- systemic racism in the state and others, education, and employment. marlie: this debate follows a nailbiting debate in iowa, and a sharper look is only nevada caucus in the south carolina primary later. asked about female voters. hillary clinton: i'm not asking people to support me because i am a woman. i'm asking people to support me because i think i am the most qualified, experienced, and r

marlie hall the iowa caucuses also means the end for two candidates in the race. mike huckabee and martin o malley suspended their presidential bids last night. we are following breaking news this morning crews are on scene of a house fire in virginia beach. firefighters were called to a home on winterhaven drive just before six this morning. we don )t have much information but we do know that there are no injuries. no word on the cause. newschannel three is taking action for saint jude children s hospital--how you can help out cooler today, storms tomorrow... the cold front that brought us a few showers last night has moved out, leaving behind cooler air. highs today will reach the low to mid 50s, about 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. expect a mix of sun and clouds today with winds from the northeast. another cold front is set to in more rain and even a chance for afternoon thunderstorms. some storms could be strong to severe, with gusty winds and downpours. highs will return to the low 70s wednesday before the front, with another drop into the 50s for thursday

marlie hall cbs news des moines iowa. >> even before the results are in from iowa some candidates will be racing right to new hampshire. the first in the nation primary is one week from tomorrow. according to a poll epub can with 38% of the vote. the franklin pierce boston herald poll shows a tight race for second between ted cruz jeb bush and marco rubio. over to the democrats the same poll shows bernie sanders is holding onto his lead in the granite state with 57% of the vote. hillary clinton is trailing in new hampshire by 20 points. >>> on wednesday all thee democratic candidates will take part in a town hall meeting in derry and on thursday they will face-off in another debate at unh in durham. keep it here to cbs and wbz for complete coverage of campaign 2016 from iowa to new hampshire and through to the white house. we have got you covered. >>> emergency meeting on thezeke virus. today the world health -- zika virus. today the world health organization is discussing whether to declare a world epidemic. there's no cure for it. mosquitoes in the united states. >>> allegations of a

marlie hall, cbs news, milwaukee. >>> more than a dozen members of the congressional black caucus say they will be campaigning for clinton in south carolina. meanwhile, sanders getting financial support. in the 24 hours after the polls closed in new hampshire, he received more than $6 million in donations. >>> scientists have just announced the discovery that was predicted by einstein a century ago. they have detected gravitational waves rippling across the universe! there's been indirect evidence of such waves since the 1970s. but now astro physicists have used two super sensitive instruments to find a wave caused by two black holes colliding! the crash happened more than a billion light-years from earth. and this discovery opens up a new way to observe the cosmos. >>> still ahead back on dry land after their ship cruised right into the path of a big storm. >> i was on deck 8 and i could see the water coming up on our balcony. >> some passengers so happy to be back, they were kissing the ground. >> forget breaking and entering. one burglar tunnels in. the mistake that got him caught.

marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. the democratic presidential candidates will make closing arguments to new hampshire voters on wednesday. that's less than a week before votes are cast in that state's first primary, which is also the first cnn announced it will hold a prime-time town hall there wednesday night. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will field questions from participants. the town hall happens just two days after the iowa caucuses. the latest polls show a tight race between clinton and sanders. deadlines to register to vote are quickly approaching ahead of primary races. virginia's deadline is february 8-th to vote on super tuesday which is march 1-st. eight states have deadlines this week for those who want to vote in presidential primaries. the u-s election assistance commission has links on its website for each state's elections office and a link to register. the republican party of virginia has abandoned plans to require a statement of affiliation - or a loyalty pledge - in the upcomi