skyler henry, cbs news, washington, d.c. >> descendents of stone will not start right away. the judge considers the motion for a new trial. >>> a look at the winners and losers of the latest democratic debate which was one of the most fiery yet. natalie brand reports most were targeted at newcomer michael bloomberg. >>> michael bloomberg was in the spotlight and under fire from fellow candidates eager to attack the competitor who has been rising in the polls. >> i like to talk about who we are running against. a billionaire who calls women fat . and i am not talking about donald trump. i'm talking about mayor bloomberg. >> elizabeth warren was his toughest critic. >> we have a very few nondisclosure agreements. >> hammann is not? back but all candidates have their sights set on the mayor and brought attacks on his policy. >> he had policies in new york city of stop and frisk which went after african-american and latino people. >> the policy was abhorrent, and it was a violation of every right that people have. >> reporter: ben mike bloomberg said he was embarrassed i stop an

meantime michael bloomberg is qualifying for the next democratic debates tomorrow is skyler henry reports that gives the other candidates a chance to go after the candidate for the first time face-to-face. >> reporter: mike bloomberg will face his opponents when he takes the debate stage tomorrow night. it shows him running second behind bernie sanders. cbs news has learned sanders aides are concerned bloomberg is the most formidable opponent in sanders is now targeting him. >> you are certainly not going to inject when you have a record in new york city that included racist policies like stop and frisk. >> reporter: he will not be on the ballot until march 3 super tuesday primaries. some polls show it shaping up as a showdown. in a new state poll they are tied with 20% each and joe biden is not far behind at 18% and was sanders focused on bloomberg others are taking shots at sanders. pete buttigieg went after medicare for all while campaigning in northern nevada. >> what is promising is 50 and it is bigger than the entire united states economy. i believe i have responsibility to level th

skyler henry reports health officials are working on the cost of the u.s. response. >> reporter: wall street opened higher at the start of trading tuesday only to drop into negative territory as the day wore on and the dow jones plummeted 1000 points over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus incites china. italy says more than 300 people have been infected and the outbreak has spread to sicily and in rome they took precaution. >> we're just washing our hands. >> the centers for disease control and prevention warned americans against unnecessary travel to south korea which now has 1000 cases, the second most outside of china. in india president trump tried to downplay fears of outbreak in the united states. >> you may ask about the coronavirus, which is very well under control in our country. >> reporter: the president is asking for $2.5 billion to buy the spread of the illness. federal health officials briefed senators about a situation here on capitol hill this morning. lawmakers are mixed on whether 2.5 billion is enough. >> i can't wait. the admi

skyler henry, cbs news, washington. >>> mike bloomberg is fighting back after a rough showing at his first democratic presidential debate. his rivals took turns slamming the former new york city mayor on everything from race to sexual harassment at his company. most hopefuls are looking forward to tomorrow's caucus. another debate in south carolina next week where bloomberg will face off again with his rivals again. laura podesta is here in new york. how critical is it for bloomberg to come out stronger in this next upcoming debate? >> reporter: very critical if he wants to emerge as the front-runner for the moderates then he needs to show on stage alongside other strong moderate candidates like buttigieg, joe biden and amy klobuchar he has the best chance to beat trump in november. mike bloomberg said he's not going anywhere. he's moving on after his rough debate debut. on wednesday in las vegas the other candidates took turns bashing bloomberg's wealth, politics and record on race and gender. >> the real winner in the debate last night was donald trump. because i worry that we may

skyler henry, manchester, new hampshire. >> president trump leaves for new hampshire to hold a rally tonight to have you covered on all things campaign 2020 here on kpix 5 and on our website at www.kpix.com with a special section dedicated to the california upcoming primary. >>> a man accused of shooting new york city police officers will appear in court today. robert williams was rusted sunday morning after police say he opened fire at a station house in the bronx. a police lieutenant was shot in the arm and the neighbor for the same suspect opened fire on two officers in a police van. >>> a memorial service today honoring three members of a family killed in a helicopter crash. john altobelli and his wife and daughter were traveling with kobe bryant and his daughter and four others. the service will begin at 4:00 pm today at angel stadium in anaheim with a memorial for all victims favorite 24th at the staples center. >>> hackers in china church with one of the largest data breaches in history and how the justice department said it all went down. >>> severe rain trying to land in the

. >> skyler henry reportings on the health and impact growing globally. >> the dow opened higher wednesday morning as wall street tries to bounce back. they are trying to gauge how the coronavirus outbreak will impact the global economy. >> we'll get out on the other side of this, but for now there are more unknowns than knowns. >> italy is reporting about 350 cases prompting the to issue a advisory asking u.s. citizens to use caution when traveling there. pope francis offered prayers for the victims as many in the crowd were masked to protect themselves. in south korea workers disinfected buses to stop the illness. a 23-year-old soldier tested positive for the virus. president donald trump will discuss the u.s. response to the coronavirus. senior white house officials say the president is frustrated that stom have spooked investors with dire predictions. >> we need everybody to think about this and dust off their pandemic plans if they are a health department. >> the c ask c's dr. anne slightly walked back the agency's warning that it is not a question of if it will spread in the u.s., bu

skyler henry, cbs news, washington. >>> a new case of the coronavirus has surfaced in california. the patient is hospitalized in napa where a second case is now under investigation. the patients were among those eacuated from the quarantined cruise ship in japan. today hundreds of passengers were finally able to disembark. about 500 passengers are expected to leave today. 88 new cases of the coronavirus surfaced on the ship, bringing the total number to 542 confirmed cases. 14 american passengers tested positive after they were evacuated and flown to military bases in california and texas. there are now at least 29 confirmed cases in the u.s. in an earlier group an american man was taken to a hospital in omaha when he developed a fever after evacuating the ship. he has just been diagnosed with the coronavirus. his wife said he's getting good care. >> the care where we are is supposed to be top in the country, so i'm not in fear at all that he won't have a whole recovery. >> new cases of the coronavirus in china appear to be slowing. health officials say the confirmed number of new

cbs reporter skyler henry is live in manchester, new hampshire and will break down the race. where do candidates stand right now? >> reporter: well, good evening veronica. it's a tight race at the top between senator bernie sanders and former south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg. both of them were the leaders coming into this stemming off the information we received from the iowa caucuses, and it seems to be that way now according to a cbs news battleground tracker poll. but a few daily local polls here are saying that senator amy klobuchar is gaining significant ground based off her performance on friday night's debate. over the last 3 days, she's received $3 million of fund raising to go in her campaign war chest ifyou will, and she's received a lot of notable endorsements. it would be interesting to see what happens here come tomorrow's primary in new hampshire. >> it is going to be interesting. i wanted to ask you, what can we expect after the new hampshire votes are finally cast? >> reporter: so, the front runners are going to have their momentum and they're hoping t

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senators to vote to acquit or convict the president skyler henry has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: closing arguments are underway in the senate impeachment trial of president trump that democrats are trying to make the case senators have a duty to convict the president. >> if left in office, he will continue to seek interference in the next election. to vote to convict on with articles of impeachment and to remove from office donald john trump, the 45th president of the united states. >> reporter: the lowries of the presence and senators must vote to acquit . >> at the end of a date this is an effort to overturn the results of one election and to try to interfere in the coming election. >> reporter: development is expected to follow along party lines with no republicans expected to vote to convict president trump. on fox president trump said he is not sure he will be able to work with democrats going forward. >> i would like to, but it is pretty hard when you think about it because it has been such a witchhunt. i use the word hoax. i see the hatred they do not care about

skyler henry, kpix 5. >> and we invite you to head to our website for more campaign coverage. we have a special section to get you ready for the california primary. just go to kpix.com. >>> president trump is purging his administration of witnesses from the today the president fired gordon sondland, the ambassador to the european union. in the impeachment inquire, he said the president himself asked for him to pressure ukraine into an investigation of joe biden. he also fired lieutenant colonel vindman whd he repord conc the president's july 25th discussion with the leader of ukrai pelosi has a new gripe with facebook tonight. she is now the target of another doctored video circulating online that even the president himself posted. the clip shows president trump honoring a tuskegee airman and reuniting a military family during the state of union. then it's edited to show speaker pelosi ripping up the president's speech. that actually happened at the end of the address. >>> want to go to betty yu right now for the latest on the mayor's state of the city address in oakland. bett

skyler henry, cbs news. >>> [ applause ] >>> supporters of bernie sanders filled his campaign office in san francisco yesterday. among them state assembly member ash cul ra of san jose and representative premyla j ap pal from the state of washington. sanders will appear at a rally in richmond tomorrow. one of sanders' democratic rivals amy klobuchar is headed to the bay area. the senator from minnesota will hold a fundraiser in san francisco tonight. the event comes as california gets ready to hold the primary election which takes place on march 3. of course kpix 5 is your guide to campaign 2020. we're covering all of the candidates, the races, the issues that matter to you. check out our super tuesday guide at kpix.com/campaign 2020. >>> it is the end of the sweet line for a bay area candy shop. shaw's has closed after nearly a century in business. a sign recently popped up in the now vacant business. the shop had been a local favorite for generations since it opened in 1931. neighbors we spoke with said they would go there for their gourmet truffles, fudge and cotton candy. it is u

skyler henry shows us pete buttigieg is now taking the heat after coming out on top in the iowa caucuses.>> reporter: joe biden visited a food bank in manchester.:thank you so much. >> reporter: he shared moments attic camping stop, and told voters his experience matters. >> i do not believe, we are at party at risk. >> reporter: the former vice president acknowledges the lackluster start, took aim at pete buttigieg. >> i do believe we are a party at risk if we nominate someone who has never held a higher office than the mayor of indiana. >> reporter: pete buttigieg urged voters to embrace change. >> i do not believe we can take the risk of falling back on the familiar. in a divided time in our country, i don't think we can take the risk of x looting anybody. >> reporter: for bernie's senators, he challenged him over campaign funding. hispanic when billionaires contribute to the candidate, they do it for a reason. they are not doing it out of the goodness of their heart.>> reporter: bernie sanders slammed him for receiving donations from billionaires. democratic voters that they are look

skyler henry, cbs news. >>> the mississippi fire marshal's office is investigating a home fire that led to the deaths of a woman and six children. it happened early yesterday morning in the town of clinton. the kids who were killed ranged in age from 1 to 15. a city spokesperson says the father tried to rescue the family. he survived but he is hospitd and bruises. . >> we can tell you that we don't know if -- what kind of exactcondition he is in. but he was desiring to stay on scene until he could confirm his family. so, we asked for your prayers for this family for the father. >> the woman was reportedly an elementary schoolteacher. . >>> new york city police commissioner says an office was wounded by gunfire in what he calls an assassination attempt. it happened last night in the bronx. investigators say that the victim was one of two officers sitting in a police van when a man engaged them in conversations. then suddenly, pulled out a gun. the injured officer was struck in the chin and neck and is expected to survive. the suspected gunman is at large. investigators say no one else wa

skyler henry tells us a isdominating headlines with g, allegations of sexual harassment in the work place. >> how are we doing. >> michael bloomberg is not participating in the nevada caucus. he is on the campaign trail today in virginia. is also pushing back against the washington post piece detailing allegations around what he has said and about his workplace culture of sexual harassment and degradation. you tweeted today, i will always be a champion for women in the work place. people are asked to rate their candidates in order of preference. one week before the caucuses, bernie sanders appears to be the candidate to beat. after iowa and new hampshire voting, sanders and peter judge are fighting it out. pete buttigieg leads the delegate count. senator sanders is in second. elizabeth warren's third. amy klobuchar and joe biden are in fourth and fifth. senator clovis are expanding the team in nevada after a strong showing in new hampshire. >> i'm asking you to volunteer and call people and talk to your friends. we shocked everyone in new hampshire. >> workers on the strip are a key compo

. >> skyler henry is in manchester new hampshire, where voters will head to the polls in just three days. >> reporter: i think it's safe to say that tonight's debate had high stakes, which candidate would come out and gain ground on pete buttigieg and vermont senator bernie sanders. the two came into this debate by far the front runners after their performance in iowa. now, of course the debate conversation was wide-ranging. they talked about the economy, healthcare, race relations, and who could be president trump. now, the stakes are high to see which momentum carries into the new hampshire primary. >> to judas and bernie sanders met face-to-face on the debate states in new hampshire. after the ckne iowa. and >> the biggest risk we could take at a time like this would be to go up against a fundamentally new challenge trying to fall back on the familiar. politics says it's my way or the highway. >> the way you bring people together is by presenting an agenda that works for the working people of this country, not for the erhato decide buttigieg saying the former mayor's campaign has take

cbs reporter skyler henry. how is the uncertainty over the outcome in this week's iowa caucuses affecting the contest in new hampshire? >> reporter: hi kenny. good afternoon first off. i think from the sound bites that you all played earlier, that is going to play somewhat of an impact on to what we can probably expect tonight on the debate stage in terms of a potential clash between pete buttigieg and vermont senator bernie sanders. obviously both are claiming victory from the numbers from iowa as you mentioned with pete buttigieg getting that state lead over sanders, that slight lead and senator bernie sanders getting a pretty significant lead in terms of the popular vote throughout the entire contest, but it should be interesting to see how those two clash if at all tonight here in new hampshire. >> so skyler, pete buttigieg with a strong showing in thsuto performance ? >> reporter: well, i think you can look in two ways. one it is up to pete buttigieg and bernie sanders and keep that momentum and pull away

skyler henry saw how it played out. >> the race for the democratic credential nomination is heating up ahead of next week's new hampshire primary. >> i know who i voted for in the last election. but i'm not quite there yet. but i'm seriously listening to everybody. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders trumped hillary clinton here four years ago. both sanders and pete buttigieg are claiming victory after monday's iowa caucuses. >> new hampshire is new hampshire. and new hampshire is not the kind of place to let iowa or anybody else tell you what to do. >> democrats will be watching tonight's debate closely. they have days to decide which candidate they want to see challenge president trump in november. senator elizabeth warren, who finished third in iowa, crisscrossed new hampshire thursday. she visited schools. former vice president joe biden, who says he expected to do better than fourth in the caucuses, is working. >> i believe we will finish in the top two. >> people across america are looking for who is the candidate who can beat trump. >> minnesota senator amy klobuchar, tom steyer

skyler henry, cbs news, washington. >> word wide the coronavirus is blamed for killing more than 2800 people mostly in china and sickening 8300 in at least 53 countries. mexico also just announced its first case this morning. >>> stay with kpix 5, kpix.com and cbsn bay area for continuing coverage on the coronavirus concerns. >> on to campaign 2020, the eve of the south carolina primary and the democratic president hopefuls are set to hold at least 16 events across that state. the latest poll shows former vice president joe biden may be posed for a big win there. he has 20 points over bernie sanders who has 16%. billionaire tom steyer has 15%. cbs's ed o'keefe reports with a bay den win looking likely, contendered are spreading out across the country. >> this nation isn't looking for a revolution. it is looking for results. >> reporter: former vice president joe biden travels through south carolina and has a familiar talking point with work with obama vowing to build on the healthcare. >>> his lead isn't stopping opponents from raising concerns if he has what it takes to go the distan

skyler henry is showing us pete buttigieg is taking heat from his rivals after coming out on top in the iowa caucuses. >> reporter: joe biden visited a booth in manchester. >> thank you so much. >> shared moment at a campaign stop and told voters his experience matters. >> i do not believe we are a party at risk if we nominate me. >> reporter: the former vice president who acknowledges a lackluster start after iowa took aim at pete buttigieg. >> i do believe we are at risk if we nominate someone who's ut indiana. >> reporter: but the judge buttgieg urged voters to have changed. >> i do not believe we can ar. a d ath e di vided time in our country i don't think we can take the risk of excluding anybody. >> reporter: reminds senator bernie sanders again challenged him over campaign funding. >> the american people know that when billionaires contribute to a candidate, they are doing it for a reason, they are not doing it out of the goodness of to debate sanders slammed him for receiving donations from billionaires. democratic voters here say they are looking for a candidate strong enough t

our skyler henry reports from washington. >> how are we doing? ( cheers ) >> reporter: michael bloomberg is not participating in the nevada caucuses, but the billionaire is on the campaign trail today, stumping in richmond, virginia. he's also pushing back against a "washington post" piece detailing allegations around what bloomberg has said and about his workplace culture of sexual harassment and degradation. bloomberg tweeted today, "i will always be a champion for women in the workplace." this is the first of four days of early voting in nevada, where people are asked to rank their top democratic candidates in order of preference, the vote tally happening next saturday. one week before the caucuses, senator bernie sanders appears to be the candidate to beat. >> democracy is not billionaires spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to get elected. >> reporter: after iowa and new hampshire voting, sanders and buttigieg are fighting it out. pete buttigeig leads the delegate count. senator sanders is in second. senator elizabeth warren is t

skyler henry, manchester, new hampshire. >>> peter buttigieg will be here later this week and be in sacramento on friday before delivering the keynote address at the dinner and modesto.. a florida man accused of plowing his hand into a republican voter registration drive faced a judge today. police in the 27-year-old drove straight into the tent. >> after he ran over everything he backed up and took out a cell phone and recorded the damage. he made some obscene gestures at us and proceeded to leave the complex. >> no one was hurt. he was arrested hours litters and charged with aggravated assault, criminal mischief and driving on a suspended license. >>> at least budget proposal is set to be released request $2 billion in funding for the project. lester the administration asked for $5 billion. it did not get and instead is it expected to divert billions of dollars in pentagon funding for the wall. >>> billings new star liner is designed to carry astronauts to the international space station is facing scrutiny about how safe it is. during the december test flight a clock issue called them to stu