this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellgood evening to our viewers in the west. we'll start tonight with the race for the white house. candidates have spent the day fanning out across new hampshire in a last-minute frenzy of campaigning. and by the time the smoke clears tuesday night, we could have the first undisputed result in the democratic race. our new cbs battleground tracker reveals a fight for the top spot between bernie sanders, who won new hampshire in 2016, and pete buttigieg, the surprise candidate of 2020. they're followed by elizabeth warren, a faltering joe biden, and amy klobuchar, who appears to have momentum. and all this as president trump takes the stage in manchester for a rally with supporters. ed o'keefe reports for us tonight from the granite state. >> reporter: candidates made their final arguments today at at least 30 events across new hampshire. >> the whole country is not only looking at new hampshire, in fact, the whole world. >> i know how seriously new hampshire voters take the responsibility.

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to and thank you so much for joining us. the breaking news as we come on the air tonight, the results, or at least some of them, are finally in. after nearly a day of delay, iowa's democratic party is now releasing partial results from last night's iowa caucus, and in a surprising showing, pete buttigeig and bernie sanders are now vying for first place in the delegates. elizabeth warren is third and joe biden is in fourth place. now, this follows last night's mass confusion when precincts tried to report results and couldn't. they had an app for that, a brand-new one, but it didn't work. the candidates have already moved on to new hampshire and ed o'keefe is there for us tonight. but we're going to begin with major garrett, who is still in des moines. and, major, this nominating process is getting off to a rough start. >> reporter: that's right. and candidates are frustrated because there's no clear winner. pete buttigeig and bernie sanders appear to have done well, but

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellod evening to our viewers in the west. a train carrying deadly chemicals derailed today in eastern kentucky, setting off series of fires and spilling toxic fuel into a nearby river. two people were injured when the csx train jumped the tracks and slammed into a rockslide caused by torrential rain. it's part of a severe weather system that's moving across the u.s. from the deep south to the midwest tonight, rivers in nine states are above flood stage and are now threatening homes and businesses. all of this as an arctic blast sweeps across much of the country. tens of millions of americans could wake up tomorrow to below-zero temperatures. manuel bojorquez leads off our coverage. >> reporter: this train carrying ethanol derailed in kentucky this morning, burning for hours after a mud- and rockslide along the tracks. that same storm system triggered a mudslide that shut down this west virginia highway. severe storms across nine states caused 24 rivers to flood throughout the south. high

norah? >> o'donnell: 60 people in one day? >> reporter: one day, norah. >> o'donnell: all right, meg. thank you. there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." a new warning about the dangers of social media for teens and why taking away the smartphone may not be the best remedy. feeding off the success of "parasite," how the big winner at the oscars is expanding its reach and possibly coming to television. and later, the sound of recovery. could this ground-breaking program help addicts find a second act? saturdays happen. pain happens. aleve it. aleve is proven stronger and longer on pain than tylenol. when pain happens, aleve it. all day strong. we believe nutrition is full of possibilities to improve your pet's life. we're redefining what nutrition can do. because the possibility of a longer life and a healthy life is the greatest possibility of all. purina pro plan. nutrition that performs. i'm happy to give you the tour, i lohey jay. it. jay? charlotte! oh hi. he helped me set up my watch lists. oh, he's terrific. excellent tennis player. bye-bye. i recogni

norah? >> o'donnell: manny, thank you. tonight a community in south carolina is grieving after a terrible discovery. the body of a six-year-old girl who went missing monday was found today. now a second discovery is raising new questions. janet shamlian reports tonight from cayce, south carolina. >> reporter: even a seasoned officers could barely hold back tears. >> we are announcing that we have found the body that the coroner has identified as faye marie swetlik. >> reporter: her death is being treated as a homicide. detectives saying they found a man dead in the same neighborhood during the investigation. they did not reveal his relationship if any to faye, saying only, "there is no danger to the community and no arrests have been made." faye swetlik went missing from her front yard monday not long after she was seen here getting off her school bus. the siyear-o's disappearance sparked a massive response. more than 300 officers along with the f.b.i. going door-to- door for clues. three of micah merchant's young children

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellgood evening to our viewers in the west. we begin with breaking news the u.s. senate has acquitted president trump on both articles of impeachment. it was a moment of history, only the third time the senate has used its constitutional power to try a president. the votes broke along straight party lines with one big exception, republican mitt romney called the president's actions a flagrant assault on the nation's fundamental values and, in a voice choked with emotion, announced his decision to vote guilty. the end of the trial leaves behind a deeply divided congress and country, and it sets the stage for a bitter 2020 campaign. nancy cordes has followed it all from the very beginning and joins us tonight from capitol hill. nancy? >> reporter: norah, the president is declaring victory tonight, not just for himself, but for the entire nation. democrats responded by calling him a rogue leader and accusing the senate of normalizing lawlessness. >> senators, how say you? is the respondent,

norah? >> o'donnell: it sure does. all right, ed, thank you. tonight a small city in michigan finds itself in the middle of a fierce debate over racism and immigration. it broiled over this week during address rising racial tensions. well instead, one exchange caused an eruption of anger. adriana diaz reports tonight from saline, michigan. >> at the community meeting, adrian iraola was recounting his son's experience at school with racist taunts. >> when i went to his bedroom to say good night, he was crying because of the abuse that he was enduring in this school system. >> then why didn't you stay in mexico? [crowd gasps] >> you need to leave. >> he's sharing his story right now, that's indicative of what our kids are experiencing. >> reporter: were you shocked to hear someone say that? >> shocked is an understatement. that was not a question. that was an attack. >> reporter: the man, identified as tom burtell, later added... >> you got black racism all the time. trying being white and walking in a black neighborhood and see what happens. >>

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. we are going to begin tonight with breaking news. a powerful storm system is leaving a path of destruction from the florida panhandle to virginia. there are reports tonight of 10 tornadoes in the carolinas after dozens hit mississippi and alabama wednesday. at least three people have been killed, more than 100,000 customers are without power. and states of emergency have been declared in parts of virginia, west virginia, and north carolina. tonight, everyone who lives near rivers and lakes in the tennessee valley is being warned to prepare for flooding. janet shamlian leads us off tonight from spartanburg, south carolina. >> reporter: man versus mother nature, a tornado at the door in spartanburg, south carolina. >> oh, ( bleep )! >> reporter: strong storms tearing across the southeast today, damaging winds overturned 18-wheelers, toppling billboards, and taking down power lines air, hole ripped right through the roof of these apart

i'm norah o'donnell in washington.announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm nikki battiste, and we've got a lot more to tell you about this morning, starting with campaign 2020. the democratic candidates are focused on this saturday's south carolina primary, along with the super tuesday races next week. but when the general election rolls around, perhaps no state is more important than ohio. no republican has ever won the white house without winning ohio. adriana diaz took a road trip to have some meals with the votersn >> reporter: in the small town of west union, ohio, on the edge of appalachia, mikey's family restaurant serves up breakfast to a staple of loyal customers. i'm adriana with cbs news. how you? >> our date there started with a morning prayer. but our conversation on politics got straight to the point. >> i'm thinking the democrats don't have a chance. >> reporter: why is that? >> well, they're going the wrong direction, for one thing. we're capitalists. they're socialists. and this is not a soc

steve hartman is going to the chapel with a ory trulove >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnellorting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west. we're going to begin with breaking news. michael avenatti, the audacious lawyer who became famous for representing adult film star stormy daniels, found himself on the other side of a courtroom today convicted of trying to extort as much as $25 million from nike. for a time avenatti was a fixture on cable tv and twitter, but federal prosecutors say he threatened to use all that media access to hurt the athletic compnd tried to drive down its stock price if the company didn't pay up.tion u he once toyed avenatti, once considered a run for president, now he could face decades in prison when he is sentenced in june. chip reid leads off our coverage tonight. >> reporter: michael avenatti rocketed to fame two years ago as the attorney for porn star stormy daniels and her lawsuits against president trump. but his meteoric rise was matched only by the speed of his catastrophic fall. today, a jury found hi

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. o'donnell: good evening, and to our viewers in the west the fear and panic surrounding coronavirus has reached a new level tonight with a number of new developments. today, the dow had its worst one-day point drop, falling nearly 1200 points. that's more than 4%. this is now the worst week on wall street since the financial crisis in 2008. and adding to the concern: a california woman diagnosed with the virus and health officials have no idea where she got it. and also tonight, new concern about the government response as a whistleblower claims federal health employees lack training and protective gear when they interacted with quarantined americans. those federal employees then scattered into the general population. we have a team of correspondents covering all aspects of this. meg oliver leads us off from wall street. meg. >> reporter: norah, i have been talking to analysts all day here on wall street. stoking fears was a warning from goldman sachs that the virus could slow economic

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellgood evening to our viewers in the west. we are going to begin tonight with breaking news of another mass shooting. a gunman went on a rampage in milwaukee this afternoon, multiple people are dead, including the shooter. it happened at the molson coors complex where miller beer is brewed, as the gunfire rang out workers were told to shelter in place as police swarmed the scene. dean reynolds leads off our coverage tonight from milwaukee. >> reporter: police responded to calls of a shooting at the molson coors compound this afternoon. a total of six people who worked there are dead, including the shooter who took his own life. milwaukee mayor tom barrett. >> this is a tragic day for our state. five families, six families, actually, are grieving and will be grieving because of this horrific act of this individual. >> reporter: as officers donned tactical gear employees of the brewery were warned via e-mail to find a safe place to hide. at least one woman texted her husband that she was l

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, ben, thank you. well, tonight another group of americans is heading home from the outbreak zone in china. about 250 evacuees will arrive in san antonio, texas, tomorrow. 70 others are going to omaha, nebraska. they'll be quarantined on military bases for two weeks getting checked for that deadly coronavirus. there's also an update tonight about those americans infected aboard a cruise ship. ramy inocencio has the new details. >> reporter: tonight, three americans are among 20 passengers who have tested positive for coronavirus on a luxury cruise ship off the coast of japan. they were seen being escorted off the "diamond princess" cruise liner to be taken to a mainland hospital for treatment. they were among 3,700 passengers on lockdown, some of whom have posted video of what it's like on board-- masked health workers, virtually deserted public spaces. one passenger called the ship "a floating luxury prison." looking at nearly two more weeks confined to her cabin, trudy clement is unsettled. >> appare

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. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellod evening to our viewers in the west. it is a busy friday night as there are several breaking stories as we come on the air tonight. we'll get to the u.s. declaring a public health emergency over that deadly coronavirus in just a moment, but we are going to begin tonight with late drama on capitol hill. the u.s. senate voting 51-49 against calling witnesses in the president's impeachment trial. republicans refused to allow new testimony just hours after learning about new allegations from the president's former national security advisor, john bolton, including that the president personally pushed him to help dig up dirt on his rivals. well, tonight, the president's acquittal seems all but certain, but the final vote on his fate wont be decided until next week. weijia jiang is at the white house, but we're going to begin tonight with nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy. >> reporter: norah, this debate has gripped the senate for days, and in the end, all but two senate republicans voted

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, dean, yhank you. bo houston, nobody expected flooding on a bright, sunny day uut a highway was quickly under water when a massive pipe burst. faucets went dry in a big part of the city. amd janet shamlian reports there erre some dramatic water rescues. >> reporter: a massive water main break left parts of houston looking like it did in the aftermath of hurricane harvey. the flooding closing a major jreeways that circle the cities, cars and trucks suddenly submerged, drivers climbing atop their vehicles, waiting for rescue. phe pipe that broke apart while undergoing repairs was eight feet wide and supplies as much as 50% of the drinking water to the nation's fourth largest city. >> and just before they got to >> reporter: suddenly across houston, homes, businesses, and the sprawling texas medical center had low water pressure or no water at all. olhools dismissed early, and early voting centers were forced to close. >> i can't shower, can't cook, can't wash, can't do anything. so this is about as worse

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i'm norah o'donnell in washington.uncer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> a little known story of an american war hero in vietnam is being told in a new hollywood movie. a group of vietnam veterans is making sure the sacrifice of their fallen comrade is never forgotten. david martin has the story. >> reporter: you probably never heard of william pitsenbarger. he died more than 20 years ago at the age of 21 saving fred's life, among others. >> if it hasn't been for pitsenbarger, there is no doubt in my mind that i would be here. >> reporter: in 1966, navarro was a soldier in charlie company which suffered 80% casualties, 80% in a vietcong ambush. it sounds like absolute hell. >> it was. people moaning, praying, calling for their mother. >> be advised we're in a tight one down here. multiple casualties. >> reporter: as depicted in a new movie, "the last full measure," william pitsenbarger, an air force pararescue man descended into that hell. >> it's all true, and most of it happened. >> this project started over 15

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellgood evening to our viewers in the west. we're going to begin tonight with breaking news. president trump is testing the independence of the justice department, thanking his attorney general for taking charge of the case of his longtime friend roger stone, in an attempt to keep him out of jail. it's a highly unusual move for the president of the united states to lash out at career justice department lawyers involved in such a case. stone, who first urged trump to run for president emergency 30 years ago, was convicted by a jury in november on seven federal charges. but late today, the president claimed stone was treated horribly. the president's attack appears to be part of a larger post- impeachment purge as mr. trump works to remove those he sees as enemies. paula reid leads off our coverage tonight. from the white house >> reporter: president trump shrugged off allegations he interfered in the justice department's handling of the roger stone case. >> i'm not concerned about anything

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellod evening to our viewers in the west. there's a lot of news as we come on the air this friday night. we're going to get to ent ng wis in the impeachment probe in just a moment, but we're going to begin with breaking news on the crash that killed kobe bryant, his daughter, and seven others. tonight, federal investigators appear to be ruling out engine failure. nearly two weeks after the n.b.a.'s star's helicopter went down in the rugged hills outside los angeles, a preliminary report that is just out includes new details about the final moments of the flight, including the pilot's last words. and it comes as l.a. is preparing to honor the victims, beginning this weekend. kris van cleave leads us off. >> reporter: tonight, it appears the engines were working-- that from a new n.t.s.b. report citing evidence the rotors were still spinning when kobe bryant's helicopter crashed, killing all nine aboard. a witness on a mountain bike trail just 50 feet above the crash site told the n.t.s.b.

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, nikole, thank you. and we spent part of our day here in new hampshire with amy klobuchar and pete buttigeig, two candidates who weren't among the favorites when the campaign began but who are now surging in a state known for its surprises. >> you got your parka on? i have no jacket on. that's my thing. >> reporter: amy klobuchar may not have a coat, but she does have momentum, and we spoke with her aboard her campaign bus earlier today. >> people are realizing, you know, what? she's actually doing better than anyone thought. and i think that's the story of my life, and that's the story of this campaign. ( applause ) >> reporter: the tougher contests in nevada and south carolina where klobuchar is polling in single digits lay ahead. you talked about what you learned from your father being resiliency. even if you do well in new hampshire, it gets a lot harder after this. >> yeah, it does. i'm a good campaigner, and i find a way to keep moving. and nevada is a state-- this is something people haven't reali

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. as we come on the air tonight, it's democracy in action. caucus-goers are beginning to gather at nearly 1,700 school gyms and community centers all over iowa. by the end of the night, we should know which candidate or candidates have scored the first points in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. 41 delegates are up for grabs. now that's just 1% of all pledged delegates that will be awarded during the democratic primary process, but iowa is all about seizing momentum. the top seven candidates have spent a combined 400 days campaigning in the hawkeye state. our cbs news battleground tracker has joe biden and bernie sanders neck and neck, but with very different bases of support. pete buttigieg and elizabeth warren are also still in the hunt. our team is covering every angle of the caucuses tonight, but we're going to begin with ed keefe at sanders' headquarters in des moines. ed? >> reporter: norah, good evening. cand

." >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting tonight from new hampshire. >> o'donnelld good evening to our viewers in the west. we begin here in new hampshire with breaking news. the voting is over, and we are now getting the first results from the democratic primary, and based on the votes that have been counted so far and our exit polls, right now, it appears to be a three-way race among bernie sanders, pete buttigeig, and amy klobuchar, with sanders in the lead. buttigieg and klobuchar are neck and neck, right behind him, vying for second place. it looks like it will not be a good night for joe biden and elizabeth warren. they are well behind the top three. also interesting, half of those who voted say they picked their candidate in the last two days. that's double the number from 2016, and that helped buttigieg and klobuchar, both of whom saw their poll numbers surge coming out of iowa. tonight senator michael bennett dropped out of the base. so did entrepreneur andrew yang. his campaign manager now says the math just didn't work out. well, our team is fanned out a

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, ed, thank you. and there's a lot more for the cadidates to debate, so a reminder, gayle king and i will be in charleston, south carolina, moderating that next presidential democratic debate. as i mentioned, that's tuesday night beginning at 8:00 eastern, right here on cbs. break news just coming in. let's to go to the cbs news desk for the latest details. >> reporter: norah we're learning police aced an idaho mother of two children who had not been seen since september. police said they were missing. she and husband chad turned up recently in hawaii. police on island of kauai charged her with two fonyd nonsupport of her two children. she was also charged with resisting or obstructing officers and contempt of court. she missed a deadline in january to bring her children to authorities in idaho. they both have previous spouses who died under suspicious circumstances, according to authorities. they were island hopping around hawaii amid concerns about why there had not yet been an arrest. valo will att

i'm norah o'donnell in washington. president's state of the union address at 9:00 eastern time. we'll see you then. john blackst. >> reporter: off the northern california coast there is a crisis beneath the waves. the kelp forest, sea weed that provided food for much of life in the ocean is gone, wiped out by an exploding population of purple sea urchins. has this become an under water desert out here now? >> this is mostly now a lot of rock, a lot of sea urchin and not a whole lot of anything else. >> reporter: since 2014, 95% of the kelp forests from san francisco to oregon have disappeared. at the bodega marine laboratory, research scientist laura rogers bennett has been studying the spread of the voracious you are chins. >> underneath is the mouth and there are five white jaws in the center and they can chew through rock. >> reporter: i don't have to worry about having them in my hand? >> no. five jaws. if you were kelp you'd be in trouble. but we can pick them up, no problem. >> reporter: rogers bennett says they

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" wi norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellod evening to our viewers in the west. and we begin with growing fears that the coronavirus outbreak could become a global pandemic. today, the world health organization raised its risk alert to "very high" and questioned whether hospitals were ready for this public health emergency. wall street had another sell- off, the dow closing down more than 350 points today and more than 3,500 for the week. that's a drop of more than 12%. and just a short time ago we learned there is now a second coronavirus case confirmed in california, where officials have no idea how that person was infected. we have a team of correspondents covering every angle of the story, and carter evans leads us off tonight in california. and, carter, what do we know about this new case? >> reporter: well, we know that second person infected by an unknown source is in santa clara county, about 100 miles from here. they're 65 years old with no known history of travel to areas of concern and no contact with a known case

i'm norah o'donnell in washington.re going ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm don dahler. we've got a lot more to tell you about this morning, starting with the 9-year-old civil war in syria. turkish forces have joined syrian rebels battling the assad regime and its russian allies along the turkey/syria border. the fighting is so intense that turkey's defense minister said he may have to ask for u.s. patriot missiles to y againsian warplanes. meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of civilians are stuck in the middle. some have managed to escape to jordan. michelle miller paid a visit to one refugee camp. >> reporter: this is market street here, and it's a bustling, bustling urban center, so to speak. >> absolutely. you can get pretty much anything you need that you would find in amman or other cities nearby. >> reporter: but this isn't your average city in the middle east. it's a center of commerce in one of the world's largest refugee camps. the zatry camp in jordan, hope to nearly 80,000 syrians disp

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capitol. >> o'donnellgood evening to our viewers in the west. we begin tonight with breaking news, because hundreds of americans exposed to the coronavirus are back in the u.s., evacuated by the state department from a cruise ship in japan. today a top government scientist here in washington said they were rescued because the quarantine on board the diamond princess failed. 14 of those americans tested positive for the virus. they were kept separate from the other passengers and are now being treated at u.s. hospitals, nearly doubling the number of americans with coronavirus. the rest of those air lifted home are now in quarantine at u.s. military bases. tonight the number of cases worldwide tops 73,000, with more than 1,800 deaths. carter evans leads off our coverage tonight. >> reporter: crews in protective suits greeted the americans as the two charter flights landed in texas and travis air force base in california. u.s. officials said the quarantine on the diamond princess had failed. 14 evacuees teste

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellod evening to our viewers in the west. we're going to begin tonight with breaking news from harvey weinstein's rape trial. late today, jurors suggested they may be deadlocked on two of the most serious charges against the movie mogul. in a note to the judge overseeing the month-long trial, the jurors asked if they had to reach a unanimous verdict on all of the counts against the former hollywood producer. the allegations against weinstein launched the "me too" movement prompting women across the country to speak out and reveal accusations against powerful men. cka duncan leads off our our coverage tonig coverage tonight from outside the courthouse. leftouay cr: harvey weinstei after four days of deliberating, jurors indicated this afternoon they could be close to reaching a verdict. in their 11th note to the judge, they had a question regarding the five felony counts weinstein is facing. "can we be hung on one and/or three and unanimous on the other charges?" charges one and three are

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening and thank you so much for joining us. we're going to begin tonight with breaking news. president trump says he is commuting the prison sentence of rod blagojevich, freeing the former illinois governor and "apprentice" contestant from federal prison. blagojevich was convicted in 2011 for trying to sell barack obama's senate seat to the highest bidder. and the president isn't stopping there. he's also pardoning bernard kerik, whose spectacular fall from new york city police commissioner and cabinet nominee ended in prison time for tax fraud and other crimes. all in all, the president issued four commutations and seven pardons, including one for 1980's junk bond king michael milken. weijia jiang reports tonight from the white house. >> rod, you're fired. >> reporter: former illinois governor rod blagojevich lost "celebrity apprentice" but won his freedom back today when president trump commuted his 14- year prison sentence. >> it was a tremendously powerful, ridiculous sent

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, ed, thank you so much. and as want auditorium begins to fill up here, let's bring in major garrett, who will be joining gayle king and me in terms of moderating this debate. un, major, this is a key debate, because not only is it the last debate before the south carolina primary, but also super tuesday. it's make or break for these candidates tonight. >> reporter: and it's the last opportunity anyone not named bernie sanders has to slow his momentum. bernie sanders' momentum is real. it's not an abstraction. and every other democrat on the stage tonight knows that. and, norah, you and i have covered presidential campaigns. you know opposition research is part and parcel of that. most of that has been kept in the vault against bernie sa he o this fast start. now that he has all the campaigns are signaling to me today that vault is going to be opened and spill out on to the stage. >> o'donnell: it is also a big stage for joe biden. he has called this fate statehis firewall. >> reporter: joe biden has underper

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting tonight from charleston, south carolina. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. we are in charleston ahead of tomorrow's pivotal democratic debate. we've got some big news on that in just a moment, but we want to begin tonight with this breaking news. harvey weinstein, the movie mogul behind some of hollywood's biggest hits, is behind bars

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west. and as we come on the air tonight, it's democracy in action. caucus-goers are beginning to gather at nearly 1,700 school gyms and community centers all over iowa. and based on some entrance polling, cbs news is estimating a four-way race between biden, sanders, buttigieg and warren. and by the end of the night, we should know which candidate or candidates have scored the first points in the race for the democratic presidential nomination 41 delegates up for grabs, about 1% of all pledged delegates that will be awarded during the democratic primary process. but io iall about seizingd bases me.aucuses ght. we'l sanders' headquarters in des moines. ed? >> reporter: norah, good evening. the expectations across iowa are that bernie sanders will prevail. he's had the largest ground operation and polled consistently at the top of the inck since the start. you mentioned about three in ten tell us this is the first time participating in a caucus, among the entrance poll favor sand

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting tonight from charleston, south carolina. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. we are in charleston ahead of tomorrow's pivotal democratic debate. we've got some big news on that in just a moment, but we want to begin tonight with this breaking news. harvey weinstein, the movie mogul behind some of hollywood's biggest hits, is behind bars tonight. he was convicted by a new york jury today of rape and committing a criminal sexual act thter a month-long trial featuring testimony from multiple women who said he assaulted them. while he was acquitted of three other charges, the 67-year-old could still face decades in prison. today's verdict was the end of a stunning fall from grace for one of the movie industry's most powerful men, and it represents a milestone in the "me too" movement. jericka duncan leads off our coverage tonight. >> reporter: the man once referred to as a god in hollywood is now a convicted rapist. after five days of deliberation, the jury found harvey weinstein guilty of a crimin

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, nikki, thank you. a florida mother is outraged tonight after the release of body cam video showing her six- year-old daughter with special teeds being removed from her school by police. the little girl was held at a behavior manuel bojorquez reports the case is drawing new attention to a controversial florida law. >> reporter: that's six-year-old >> reporter: tha nadia, being escorted from her school by a jacksonville sheriff's officer on february 4. in the squad car, the deputy is overheard talking to another officer about the girl's behavior since leaving the school. >> reporter: nadia seems confused about where she's going. she would be held at this jacksonville mental health center for nearly 48 hours. her mother, martina falk, broke down watching the police body cam video with her attorneys. >> i can't comment. me she's mortified. >> reporter: that's because the family believes nadia, who has a.d.h.d. and a mood disorder, should never have been placed under florida's baker act, which allows author

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, ed, thank you. iowa is filled with young itrents struggling to find affordable child care. the state actually leads the nation in families where both parents work outside of the home. some working moms pay more than three-quarters of their salary on child care. nikole killion looks at their challenges in our new series "every state has a story." >> say hi! >> reporter: zoe miranda has a four-year-old and a newborn. when her maternity leave ends she'll face two daycare bills totaling $1,700 a month. >> i have to rob peter to pay paul. it is really, really hard when it comes to paying rent, paying utilities, paying my cell phone, paying a car. >> it's stressful. >> reporter: stephanie jewell is a single mom of three and fears losing her child care assistance if she gets a raise. >> i already know that i have to prepare for that time when i'm going to have to start paying for it completely out of pocket. >> reporter: in iowa, it's not just an issue of affordable child care that has parents concerned, b

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, weijia, thank you. and there are already long lines of early voters in nevada ahead of saturday's democratic caucuses. and while the race appears to be tight, the leading contenders are turning their fire on a ghdidate who isn't even competing there. major garrett reports. >> nevada has not been heard from yet. >> i want a government that works for us, and that's why i am here. >> reporter: democrats blanketed rsvada ahead of the saturday's caucuses wile bernie sanders running ahead of the pack there campaigned in neighboring california, the biggest delegate prize of the march 3rd super tuesday primary plate. early caucus voting in nevada showed more than 26,000 casting ballots, many first time caucus goers. but there is anxiety about the ty ao tped thsameco during the iowa caucuses, training is now on ipads. >> if they don't make some changes, we're going to be iowa the second time. >> reporter: not on the ballot but drawing attention, former new york mayor bloomberg was on pace to spend $415 million l

when charles playhouse says, you know -- heys says 30 to 40 years for bernie's plan, he told norah o'donnell on cbs evening news friday i just don't know how much my plans are going to cost. he's backed away from that. but he knows it's going to be very, very expensive. and as we just saw today, the increase in the federal deficit under bernie's plan would go up $20 trillion over ten years at the high end. so it's, you know, if you add more than -- canada tried to bring in free drugs several years ago under a liberal prime minister, and he found out that it was so expensive that they just couldn't afford to do it. so bernie wants to make it, our system even more comprehensive and no refurls to a specialist. you have -- referrals to a specialist. the demand for health care will far exceed the supply of health care that can be given, and that's why i think even that $30-40 trillion increase in federal spending other ten years is probably on the low side. >> host: probably the two most prominent examples, if you will, of the medicare for all system are canada and the u.k. >> guest: right. >> ho

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he tore -- told norah o'donnell i just don't know how much my plans are going to cost. he knows it is going to be very expensive and as we decide today the increase in the federal deficit under the plan would go up $20 trillion over ten years. if you add more than canada. they tried to bring in the free free drugs several years ago. and they found out it was so expensive they just cannot afford to do it. bernie wants to make our system even more comprehensive no referral to a specialist. the demand for health care will fall or exceed the supply of healthcare that can be given. it's probably on the low side. the two most prominent examples if you well. medicare for all systems. there are other countries that have it. in canada and in the united kingdom you still have an out-of-pocket expense. in an out-of-pocket responsibility as well as in denmark, norway and finland. there are some out-of-pocket risks expenses you have responsibility for. >> canada is one of the best examples of single-payer healthcare systems. they have what we call universal coverage system. the nati

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, carter, thank you. a police sergeant in wainsboro, georgia, is being hailed as a hero tonight. newly released body cam video shows him jumping into action to save a baby who couldn't breathe. janet shamlian now with the dramatic rescue and the ar ron >> where's the baby at? >> reporter: for a parent, a moment of sheer terror. >>nlet me see. >> reporter: with only seconds between life and death the collins family finds an angel in georgia police signature harold drummond. >> when i looked down at that baby a.j., i looked into my face. i look down into my grandson's face. >> reporter: his knowledge of two-finger infant cpr, would save the life of six-month-old aj. sherrod, who was suffering from a respiratory infection. ( baby crying ) >> he was in the right place at the right time, and he got to use him to help us save the baby. ( baby crying ) >> if he can make this sound, he's breathing. >> reporter: for angel collins the what-ifs are unimaginable and life would be unthinkable without one of her twins.

as you may have heard i'll be one of the moderators along with norah o'donnell.rs across the country to find out what they want to ask the candidates. their questions covered a whole range, everything from immigration to climate change, to health care. >> i am from silver spring, maryland. when i was 10 years old i was diagnosed with type one diabetes. people with type one diabetes need insulin to survive. my question is, how would you prevent pharmaceutical companies from driving up the costs of life saving drugs? >> one of my friends from home, their parents are being deported in two years because of trump's immigration policies. i was wondering what you candidates can do to help them and undo the past. >> i'm a 23-year-old paralegal from minnesota looking to become a civil rights attorney. today more than 2 million americans sit behind bars in our nation's correctional facilities. the overwhelmingly disproportionate number of whom are people of color and those with mental illness. as president, what do you plan to do to bring more attention to this issue and a

norah o'donnell and gayle king will moderate. they will be joined by margaret brennan and major garrett. and bill whitaker of "60 minutes" in the questioning. the congressional black caucus institute is co-hosting. you can see that debate tuesday february 25th at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific right here on cbs. >>> president trump has named richard granell as the acting director of national intelligence. the president made the announcement on twitter yesterday. he has been a vocal supporter of mr. trump. he doesn't have much experience working in intelligence, which democrats quickly criticized. he's a long time republican political operative and former aide to senator mitt romney. he will replace joseph mcguire the current acting dni. >>> a gunman suspected of killing nine people and. injuring several others in germany was found dead. the suspect targeted two hookah loungs and authorities found him dead inside his home and found the body of his 72 mother there. officials say he may have been motivated by far-right belief. >>> the j

norah o'donnell and i will moderate. we've got the a team.hosted by the congressional black caucus institute and the democratic national committee and twitter is a partner this time. you can see the debate tomorrow at 5:00 p. pacific right here on cbs and on cbsn. if you would like to include a question for the candidates you can participate. how? submit it on twit beyer using the #demdebate. we're lookingat all of them. let's go back to new york. anthony and tony, back to you guys. >> thank you very much. i think senator scott is going to be watching with a big bowl of popcorn like he sailed at the top. wouldn't miss it for the world. we'll check back in with gayle shortly. for now a former zambonie driver just lived his wildest dream by helping win an nhl game. ahead how he went from watching the game in the crowd to creating his own miracle on >>> good monday morning to you. and welcome to a new were great. we are starting off the day with chilly temperatures in areas of fog, especially for the tri-valley and the north bay this morning. an

will have special overage of the iowa caucuses starting tomorrow on the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, and throughout the night as results come in. and on tuesday, norah will anchor our primetime coverage of president trump's state of the union address from washington d.c., starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern time, 6:00 p.m. pacific. tough new restrictions take effect today as the united states tries to contain the spreading coronavirus. worldwide, confirmed cases now top 16,000, most of them in china. more than 360 people have died. there are now nine confirmed cases in the u.s., including a woman confirmed today in california. all flights from china are being directed to seven u.s. airports for passenger screening. there's concern officials are not adequately prepared for the task at hand. here's jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: u.s. citizens returning from china's hubei province will now face mandatory quarantines lasting as long as two weeks. their possible home upon return, one of four military facilities around the country, including california's travis air force base, where up to a t

. >> and i'm norah o'donnell. let's get started. ( applause ) >> the time has come to turn the page and open up a new chapter in the american story. >> tonight... >> let us go forward, let's win this thing, let's transform america! >> ...america decides. >> america deserves a president who is as resilient as her people. ( applause ). >> 2020 is our time to change who makes the rules. >> one stage. >> this election is just too important, and we cannot afford to get it wrong. >> there's no limit to what we can get done in the next four years. >> show up in november of 2020 and win. ( applause ) >> seven democratic concerneds. >> together we have built a movement. >> we have a fantastically diverse diverse and wonderful party. >> we choose hope over fear. >> we are going to unite together. >> and together we are going to get it done. >> we will deliver a democracy worthy of the name. ro we are here, and we are strong. ( applause ) >> live from the gaillard center in charleston, south carolina, this is the cbs news de

. >> brennan: you told my colleague norah o'donnell recently on cbs that you couldn't put a price tag on your health care plan and your proposals, but i want to ask you for clairtd here. back in july you told the "washington post" medicare for all would cost between $30 to $40 trillion over ten years. do you still trust those numbers and those estimates? >> sure, all that i said -- the answer is yes. all that i said is that anybody who tells you what anything is going to cost is not telling you the truth. there is so much. it's so big. if we do nothing -- >> brennan: so it's not $30 to $40 trillion. >> over a ten-year period. sure. i mean, the problem is we already are spending about 50% of health care dollars already come from the federal government. we are going to add the other 50%. but here's the main point that people should appreciate. if we do nothing, according to health and human service, we'll be spending $50 trillion. we spend twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of canada or europe. so of course we can provide health care to all people spending less tha