he's in a fight now with the popular governor in south carolina, nikki haley. he's also been at cross-purposes with the speaker of the house, paul ryan, who had to call him out, donald trump, today for the second time in this campaign, and, you know, trump... there are senators, republican senators who are trying to think, how can i run and distance myself from donald trump? the person who is marching toward the nomination, you have members in the party terrified about it. >> pelley: thank you very much, john dickerson, norah o'donnell. i want to remind you that we will have our hour-long election special at 10:00 eastern. that's 9:00 central right here from cbs news election headquarters. and we'll have more on the "cbs we asked a group of young people when they thought they should start saving for retirement. then we asked some older people when they actually did start saving. this gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us aren't prepared for retirement. just start as early as you can. it's going

that was ek code bychoed by south carolina governor nikki haley. >> the kkk came to south carolina from out-of-state to grounds. we saw and looked at true hate in the eyes last year in charleston. i will not stop until we fight a man that chooses not to disavow the kkk, that is not a part of our party, that's not who we want as president. we will not allow that! >> trump was asked again this morning if he's ready to renounce all white supremacist support, he said, of course i am. >>> mike lupica, syndicated columnist for "the new york daily news." is covering the presidential race. good morning. welcome back. >> good morning. >> the republican party, is it splitting apart in front of our very own eyes? >> i don't even think he's running as a republican. i think he's running from the party of trump. i wasn't aware in presidential politics you could use the dog ate my ear piece defense when you said something. did disavow sounds like a sublanguage. no. i find him repugnant. he got asked three times the other day. i wish every time i said something stupid on television could just, you know

and she still riding the wave from decisive win over bernie sanders in saturday's south carolina primary. nancy cordes is on the campaign trail in fairfax, virginia. increasingly clinton is turning atention away from bernie sanders, training her fire instead on the republican candidates. >> i want to debate who ever they put up. because here's what they're saying. they're selling the same snake oil. trickle down economics. >> clinton changed focus after her south carolina blowout. >> tomorrow this campaign goes national. she won the african-american vote by 72 points. on face the nation, sanders didn't sugarcoat it. >> we did really, really badly with older african-american voters. i mean we got decimated. >> reporter: he must compete in seven more southern states. latest cbs news battleground tracker shows him trailing and 28 points in georgia. voters there said clinton is more qualified. but they viewed sanders as more principled and honest. >> secretary clinton does it, a little bit differently. >> a distinction he tried to draw in oklahoma city. >> if you are going to get paid $200,0

say i had to them, everybody. >> raleigh, north carolina. (cheers and applause). >> stephen: now i heard a rumor that you play like kind of a charming tough guy. >> yeah. >> stephen: on the show. you kind of are a tough guy, i understand, is it true you live on a farm. >> do i. >> stephen: like a working farm. >> i do. we have cattle and alpaca and lama and chickens. with them? >> i don't kill them. >> stephen: what do do you with them? >> they're just more pets, really. >> stephen: really? >> yeah. >> stephen: do you go out there and literally take care of the cattle. >> yeah. >> stephen: throw a hoove. >> no, i don't throw a hoove, that would be horses. >> stephen: they have hooves tho, they can't throw a hoove. >> they don't really throf them. >> stephen: really sphr? >> not that i know of. >> stephen: how bay curled hoove. >> you can, they girl out, have i highland cattle, that can be an issue. look, i'm talking totally up my ass right now. i am a gentleman farmer. >> stephen: you go out there on the rails and fikszing fences. >> yeah, a

. >> senator, it was a disappoint disappointing loss in south carolina. >> i won't tell you that we didn't get beaten and beaten very badly. >> ronald hamilton accused of can i go a police officer in virginia will appear in court. >> she was sworn in the day before. >> an american student begged for forgiveness. >> i have made the worst mistake of my life. >>> in southern india an elephant went on a rampage. >> all of that -- >> he didn't seem phased as he hit the shot out of the water in his boxer briefs. >> what's going on at 6. >> what are you going to do once the big show is over. >> i'm going to the oscar after parties. >> when's your bedtime. >> 8. >> and all that matters. >> i want you to reach into your millionaire pockets and i want you to buy some of my daughter's girl scout cookies. look at my babies up there. leo, you made 30 million. come on! >> on cbs this morning. >> there were no black nominees in the acting categories. whiter than the line to buy t-shirts at a michael bolton concert. the only way a black or an hispanic or asian actor was they going to win the oscars was if

clinton campaigned in the south sunday, hoping to capitalize on her big win among black voters in south carolina. the cbs poll shows hillary clinton is ahead of bernie sanders in georgia, virginia and texas. don champion, cbs news. coming up on channel 2 news this morning... meteorologist jeff martinez will have your pinpoint 2 forecast "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" partly cloudy and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s and light winds. low 70s are on tap for tuesday and wednesday, with a breezy thursday and a chance for showers by this sunday. have a still to come on channel 2 news still to come on channel 2 news the price for a ticket to the price for a ticket to disneyland is changing...dependi ng on when you plan to go...we have the details, after the welcome back. this morning in money watch...the number of people caught up in the theft of tax-payer data last year is seven times larger than originally thought. last may, the i-r-s said cyber criminals used a popular tool

the democratic side, hillary sunday, hoping to capitalize on her big win among black voters in south carolina. the cbs poll shows hillary clinton is ahead of bernie sanders in georgia, virginia and texas. don champion, cbs news. there are 595 republican delegates at stake on super tuesday. for the democrats, 865 delegates are at stake. for the democrats, 865 delegates are at stake. here's what's coming up in your morning of sports... "this is channel 2 news, coverage you can count on" a shooting inside a casino in downtown reno last night. the victim is in the hospital and shooter in custody. ky sisson is live to give us more details on what led to the violence. hundreds gathered at sparks high school last night... to pay their respects to nevada senator debbie smith. we'll show you what her family had to say at the memorial service. and the second body of the missing canoers at donner lake was recovered yesterday. police have now identified both men after their canoe capsized news right now at 6:00 a-m. today is monday, february 29, 20-16. good morning, i'm john potter. and i'm andi guevara.

clinton campaigned in the south sunday, hoping to capitalize on her big win among black voters in south carolina. the cbs poll shows hillary clinton is ahead of bernie sanders in georgia, virginia and texas. coming up next on channel 2 news this morning... a cyber theft of the i-r-s has compromised a number of tax payer data...seven times larger than previously thought...what that means for you...details, welcome back. this morning in money watch...the number of tax- payer data theives last year is seven times larger than originally thought. last may, the i-r-s said cyber criminals used a popular tool on their website to steal the tax forms of 104-thousand people. in august they revised that number up to 330-thousand. now the agency says the number is closer to 720-thousand. starting this week, the i-r-s will warn affected taxpayers about identity theft, and taxpayers will be offered free credit protection. the i-r-s says they've disabled the online document tool used to steal personal information. bees, birds, butterflies and beetles are among a growing list of pollinator species - in according

sanders admits he has work to do after losing south carolina's democratic primary. >> we did really, really badly with older african-american voters. i mean, we got decimated. >> reporter: trump is ahead in virginia and georgia, but trails cruz in his home state of texas. 155 delegates are at stake there. trump's remarks yesterday about not knowing david duke don't jibe with what he said friday, when asked about duke's endorsement. >> i didn't even know he endorsed me. david duke endorsed me? okay, all right. i disavow, all right. called trump's remarks pathetic. >> don champion here in new york, thank you, don. >>> florida senator marco rubio went after trump during a rally in virginia yesterday. >> he is always calling me little marco. i admit he is taller than me by 6'2" which i don't know why his hands are the size of someone who is 5'2". have you seen his hands? they are like this. you know what they say about men with small hands. you can't trust them. >> coming up on "cbs this morning," we will discuss the weekend's events and what is coming up tomorrow with cbs news political

. >>> hillary clinton expanded her primary victory in south carolina last night. julianna goldman has more on how clinton won and what it means for sanders. >> reporter: hillary clinton stormed into arkansas and tennessee on sunday, setting her sites on the handful of southern states that vote on super tuesday. and trying to capitalize on her momentum with black voters, who propelled her landslide victory in south carolina. nearly 90% of african-american voters backed clinton yesterday, breaking the record set by then senator obama in 2008. that spells trouble for bernie sanders who had hoped to stall clinton's momentum heading into states where the democratic primary electorate is more diverse. >> we did really, really badly with older african-american voters, i mean, we got decimated. >> reporter: he has wracked up delegates in iowa and new hampshire, largely with the so sanders is visiting states where demographics play to his favor, like okay oaklahoma. >> i'm going to need your help to win the democratic nomination. [cheers and applause] and i'm going to need

with a major victory in south carolina, hillary clinton is hoping to keep that momentum across multiple southern states ahead of super tuesday. sunday - clinton traveled to tennessee where she spoke to a congregation in memphis while attending a church service. presidential candidate "i will need your help on tuesday. the primary here in tennessee is very important." butt sot "i hope you will come out and vote and of course i would be honored to earn your vote on tuesday." as part of his super tuesday strategy.. senator sanders skipped the palmetto state on primary day -- and moved on to texas than minnesota. presidential candidate "i am gonna be asking for your votes on tuesday, but i need more than that from you. i need your help the day after the general election because i can't do it alone." donald trump - who won three of confident he'll sweep the super tuesday states. and john kasich agrees-- but the ohio governor believes a strong showing in his home state next month will provide the boost he needs. presidential candidate "i think trump's probably going to win probably all of the

with a major victory in south carolina, hillary clinton is hoping to keep that momentum across multiple southern states ahead of super tuesday. sunday - clinton traveled to tennessee where she spoke to a congregation in memphis while attending a church service. presidential candidate "i will need your help on tuesday. the primary here in tennessee is very important." butt sot "i hope you will come out and vote and of course i would be honored to earn your vote on tuesday." as part of his super tuesday strategy.. senator sanders skipped the palmetto state on primary day -- and moved on to texas than candidate "i am gonna be asking for your votes on tuesday, but i need more than that from you. i need your help the day after the general election because i can't do it alone." donald trump - who won three of the first four gop races - is confident he'll sweep the super tuesday states. and john kasich agrees-- but the ohio governor believes a strong showing in his home state next month will provide the boost he needs. presidential candidate "i think trump's probably going to win probably all

trying to capitalize on her momentum with black voters who propelled her landslide victory in south carolina. nearly 90% of african-american voters backed clinton yesterday, breaking the record set by then senator obama in 2008. that spells trouble for sanders who hoped to stall clinton's momentum heading into states where the democratic primary electorate is more diverse. >> we did really, really badly with older african-american voters. i mean we got decimated. >> reporter: the vermont senator has wrapped up delegates in iowa, new hampshire and nevada younger and whiter voters. so as clinton stays south, sanders is visiting states where the demographics play to his favor like in oklahoma where he campaigned today.ai >> now i am going to need your help here in oklahoma on tuesday. i'm going to need your help to win the democratic nomination. ( cheers and applause ) and i'm going to need-- i'm going to need your help to win the general election. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: clinton meanwhile is turning her focus away from sanders and pivoting to her next target republican frontrunner

with a major victory in south carolina, hillary clinton is hoping to keep that momentum across multiple southern states ahead of super tuesday. sunday - clinton traveled to tennessee where she spoke to a congregation in memphis while attending a church service. presidential candidate "i will need your help on tuesday. the primary here in tennessee is very important." butt sot "i hope you will come out and vote and of course i would be honored to earn your vote on tuesday." strategy.. senator sanders skipped the palmetto state on primary day -- and moved on to texas than minnesota. presidential candidate "i am gonna be asking for your votes on tuesday, but i need more than that from you. i need your help the day after the general election because i can't do it alone." donald trump - who won three of the first four gop races - is confident he'll sweep the super tuesday states. and john kasich agrees-- but the ohio governor believes a strong showing in his home state next month will provide the boost he needs. presidential candidate "i think trump's probably going to win probably all of th

last night hillary clinton had a big win in south carolina. she won a whopping 73% of the vote compared to 26% of bernie sanders. and democratic race in our super tuesday battleground tracker hillary clinton is up over bernie sanders by 20 points in virginia. she leads 59 to 39. in texas clinton has 61% support sanders has 37%. finally in georgia she is at 63% compared to bernie sanders at 35%. bernie sanders. your path to retirement... may not always be clear. but at t. rowe price, we can help guide your retirement savings. for over 75 years, investors have relied on our disciplined approach to find long term value. so wherever your retirement journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. call a t. rowe price retirement specialist or your advisor ...to see how we can help make the most of your retirement savings. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. j. some of our cbs stations are leaving us now. for most of you we'll be right back with a lot more "face the fakes the nation. vermont senator bernie sanders joins us from rochester, min

dickerson: hillary clinton thunders through south carolina with a big win. we'll talk to her rival bernie sanders about his future plus brand new cbs battleground tracker numbers. it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs good morning welcome to "face the nation" i'm john dickerson. super tuesday where there are primaries or caucuses in 12 states. according to our cbs news battleground tracker things are looking good for the front runsers. in virginia donald trump is at the top of the republican field with 40%. marco rubio follows with 7% and ted cruz is in third at 22. georgia is also showing 40% for

clinton "thank you, south carolina." "hillary, hillary, hillary" exit polls showed 84 percent of black voters went with clinton. she also dominated among women. by nearly 50 percent. anne bolton hopes americans give clinton a chance to be president anne bolton/clinton supporter "the main thing on her mind is to see that americans have what they need to have." for grabs next tuesday..sanders looked past south carolina saturday and over the next three days is focusing specifically on vermont, massachusetts, minnesota, oklahoma and colorado." sanders ended his day with supporters in rochester, minnesota. sen. bernie sanders/presidential candidate "minnesota can play a profound role in moving this country forward toward a political revolution." clinton campaigned in alabama before returning to south carolina for her victory celebration. hillary clinton/presidential candidate "we are going to fight for every vote. we will take nothing for granted." political experience was important to them.and analysts say that helped clinto

heading into south carolina, c-b-s news had the delegate count even between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. note that these numbers do not include superdelegates. we will have updated numbers as the evening continues. on the g-o-p side, the candidates are gearing up for super tuesday. marco rubio was in georgia attack front runner donald trump; this time on his record as a business owner. "he took four companies into total bankruptcy. it's part of what con artists do: they come to you and try to make you believe that they are something they are not." "we're not gonna let that happen at both rubio and trump for their performance at thursday night's debate. "i don't think it's a good thing to see presidential candidates just behaving like school children bickering. i think differences should be on substance." cruz also said that donald trump's record is not that of a conservative-- pointing out that trump has agreed with hillary clinton, and even president obama, on many key issues. and please stay with channel 2 news... on the air... online and on facebook and twitter... for continu

there are 53 delegates at stake in south carolina. clinton now has momentum going into super tuesday.but bernie sanders isn't throwing in the towel yet. craig boswell has the latest from washington, dc. cbs news projects hillary clinton beat bernie sanders in south carolina's democratic primary. exit polls show clinton received huge support from black voters. "when you look at all the candidates there is no one more qualified than hillary." but sanders did well with the young. "whenever he is on tv i see through the screen, he seems so nice." clinton criss-crossed the state all week trying to protect her lead. she, her husband and daughter did a combined nine campaign events just yesterday. today clinton courted voters in alabama. "i know there are a lot of continue the progress we have made." while bernie sanders struggled to gain traction in the palmetto state.he's shifted his focus to texas. he spent the day campaigning in austin. "if you come out to vote and bring your co-workers, we will win texas." 222 delegates are at stake in

there are 53 delegates at stake in south carolina. clinton now has momentum going into super tuesday.but bernie sanders isn't throwing in the towel yet. craig boswell has the latest from washington, dc. cbs news projects hillary clinton beat bernie sanders in south carolina's democratic primary. exit polls show clinton received huge support from black voters. "when you look at all the candidates there is no one more qualified than hillary." but sanders did well with the young. "whenever he is on tv i see through the screen, he seems so nice." clinton criss-crossed the state all week trying to protect her lead. she, her husband and campaign events just yesterday. alabama. "i know there are a lot of people in this state who want to texas. he spent the day campaigning in austin. "if you come out to vote and bring your co-workers, we will win texas." 222 delegates are at stake in the lone star state---the largest prize for democrats next week. craig boswell, cbs news, washington, d.c. heading into south carolina, c-b-s news had the delega

breaking news from south carolina. cbs news projects hillary clinton has defeated bernie sanders in today's democratic primary. the first-in-the-south contest for the party's nomination. our projection is based on exit polls and interviews conducted throughout the day in south carolina. exit polls suggest african american voters and women were major forces behind clinton's victory. let's bring in nancy cordes, who is in columbia, south carolina. good evening, nancy. >> reporter: hi, jim. and the clinton campaign says that her victory here is a sign that she can dominate in the south, and that she can dominate with minority voters, which is going to be key three days from now in the super tuesday contest. as you can see, her supporters here who have been secret. the good news and they are very fired up. according to our exit polls, as of right now, about six in 10 voters here in south carolina today were african american, and they went for clinton, jim, over sanders, by a staggering margin, 84 to 15.

what is the senator from new jersey going in south carolina? >> an old saying we are all in this together so what affects south carolina affect the whole country. >> reporter: sanders at a fish fry opened with this line. >> in 1963, i was there with dr. king for the march on washington for jobs and freedom. >> reporter: all that was overshadowed friday by the republican food fight which was just fine with the democrats. in a statement, the democratic national committee if anyone is wetting their pants it's rubio. the super pac supporting clinton released a picture of a seal cracking up. clinton, herself, didn't mention trump, electing to let the republicans turn on each other. and watch what happened when we asked sanders about it. rubio and donald trump. no thoughts? that appeared to be a no comment. a few weeks ago, the sanders team was predicting a comeback here in south carolina, but they are not doing that any more, especially after clinton -- with african-americans in nevada -- beat him with african-americans in nevada. he is not stick ar

." >>> a showdown today in the democratic presidential primary in south carolina. hillary clinton looks for a boost over bernie sanders in the after years of alleged corruption, a new day for the world's biggest sport and counting down to tomorrow's oscars. we will take a look at the contenders and the controversy surrounding hollywood's biggest night. we begin this morning with a look at to at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >> let's make america all it should be again. >> the spotlight to democrats on primary day in south carolina. >> we got to rise the minimum wage to $15 an hour! >> the republican free for all

"hello, south carolina state!" hillary clinton is expected to easily win south carolina, but she's campaigning there until the very end. "we are fighting to break down barriers wherever they may be." rival bernie sanders also held a rally at a university.. "what this campaign is about is taking a hard look at national priorities." south carolina voters head to the polls saturday.with their priorities. weijia jiang, channel 2 news. donald trump said it's too early to say whether he'd consider christie for a running mate. tonight a partial ceasefire goes into effect in syria. the quote "cessation of hostilities" was scheduled to begin at midnight local time. if it holds.. it will be the first time international negotiations have brought any degree of quiet in syria's five-year civil war. but no one is holding out hope. "none of us are under any the many pitfalls..but history would judge us harshly if we did not do our part in at least trying to end this terrible conflict with diplomacy. " success requires adherence b

. >> pelley: now to the democrats on the eve of their south carolina primary. here's nancy cordes. >> hey, guys!he >> reporter: the republican free-for-all overshadowed everything the democrats dide today, and that was just fine with them.nt in a statement, the democratic national committee snickered, aas a superpac supporting clinton released this picture of a seal overcome by laughter.ot this was sanders in minnesota.le o >> there are some people out there, people like trump and others, who want to divide us up. they think they can get votes by making bigoted and racist remarks about latinos, or telling us that we're supposed to hate muslims. >> reporter: but democrats admit trump would be an unpredictable general election opponent. how do you go up against a candidate like trump? whenever you hit him, he hits back twice as hard. >> this is going to be a choice for us as american people. do we want someone who divides g or someone who unites? >> reporter: but as a clinton supporter, he knows if she and trump are the nominees it will not be pleasant. he will g

carolina. and while the presidential campaign has dominated most of the headlines... it's not the only big race nevadans will be voting on this november. arianna bennett joins us now live with a look into the race for harry reid's senate seat. ari? for face the state this week-- i sat down with two political scientists to hash out recent developments in this election year. one of the biggest-- for nevadans at least-- is harry reid's retirement. whether you love him or hate him... he's been a strong voice for nevada... with a lot of political influence. so i asked my experts what the post-harry-reid nevada will look like. lokken: "i don't think people fully understand what it's like not to have that level of influence in washington, but we are going to find out the very hard way, come 2017." both political scientists say-- they expect some changes regardless of who wins reid's seat. and one of those-- may be the loss of nevada's "first in the west" caucuses. eric herzik says-- it's likely nevada will revert back to its but that's after what they expect to be a hard-fou

kenneth craig is on the duke campus in durham, north carolina. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. marty slutsky has been serving 'protecting others for years. he told me about his time in vietnam and three decades with new york's fire department. what happened here this week, he'll never forget. >> you met a lot of students i can imagine. marty slutsky has been helping people all his life. for the 62-year-old last night he was the wouldn't getting the help. to go to an actual duke basketball game, for the last ten years. i was so excited that i couldn't even sleep. >> there you are, marty. >> yes. everything good? >> you got your sweatshirt on. >> my duke shirt. >> reporter: working as a security guard at one of duke's campus libraries, he's a well-known face to the students. he works the graveyard shift often hearing the cheers from nearby cameron indoor stadium. >> excited for the game today. >> absolutely. >> not once has he sat in the stands to cheer on his beloved blue devils? >> why is that? >> because they're super, super, s

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. >>> the democratic primary in south carolina is tomorrow. hillary clinton court the vote there yesterday. a majority of voters in south carolina are african-americans. minorities as well during a visit to flint, michigan, where he told residents fixing their water crisis was a top priority. >> if there is any silver lining out of this tragedy is it is my hope that people in america will look at flint and say never again can we allow a community to undergo this. >> the minority vote will play a big role on super tuesday. neither candidate can win the delegate rich states without their vote. >>> nevada governor brian sandoval says he is not interested in being considered for the supreme court. word had leaked that the white house was considering sandoval, a moderate republican, to replace antonin scalia. sandoval gave no reason for his decision. >>> coming up on the "morning news." seaworld spies. the marine theme park admits to infiltrating animal welfare groups. zuckerberg says stop defacing a black lives matter slogan on a company wall. thi

at least three tornadoes were reported in north carolina. in oxford, parts of this farm were leveled. in pennsylvania, a tornado ripped through amish country, hitting structures in narvon. a torrential downpour lead to flash flooding in and around morning commute. in the new york area, a gust of wind sent this truck airborne. and, scott, take a look at this. off queens, new york, 12-foot waves capsized a coast guard boat as it was trying to rescue fishermen on another vessel that had run aground. and back here in waverly, virginia, you're looking at a photograph of a-plus tires before the tornado. now you're looking at a-plus tires after the tornado. this was the garage door. that up there is the metal that was once the roof. scott, it's a good example of what happens when a tornado meets a building made of sheet metal. >> pelley: and we want to point out, no one was injured in the coast guard incident today. chip, thanks very much. the world's appetite for portable electronics has triggered huge demand for rechargeable batteries, but many o

the next democratic debate-- i should say primary, is saturday in south carolina. here's nancy cordes. >> we could just turn this into a revival. >> reporter: hillary clinton'sa. inner preacher came out today as she courted black crowds in south carolina low country. >> i think we need more singing, don't you? i i sing because i'm happy. i sing because i'm free! >> reporter: in michigan, bernie sanders was focused on minorities, too, meeting with residents in water-stricken flint. >> people were coming saying, "this water is brown. we're getting rashes," and theyy continued to ignore it. >> reporter: neither candidatee- can win in the delegate-rich super tuesday states without minority support.00 in 2008, african americans alone made up half of the democratic electorate in alabama and georgia, and nearly a third in and virginia and tennessee. 32% of democratic voters in >> when you have people like trump saying that mexicans are rapists or criminals, that is an outrage.or >> reporter: a new national polls finds clinton leading sanders among hispanic voters by a. ma

at least three tornadoes were reported in north carolina. powerful straightline winds, and torrential rains toppled trees, and cut one home nearly in half. now, later today, terry mcauliffe, the governor of virginia, will be here to pay his respects and survey the damage, and we are told he is also calling in the national guard to help this area recover. >> thanks, chip. >>> the republican presidential candidates hold their last debate tonight before super tuesday. after three straight wins for the party are looking for some way to stop him. 2012 nominee mitt romney said on wednesday, quote, we have good reason to believe that there's a bombshell in donald trump's taxes. romney called on the candidates to release their tax returns. >> marco rubio and ted cruz agreed and cruz said that donald trump should follow. >> i recognize that donald's tax returns are a little more complicated. you know, an awful lot of people speculate that he hasn't made nearly as much money as he said. who knows, because he doesn't release his tax returns. but you kn

tornadoes were also reported in north carolina... while heavy rains sparked power outages in the northeast. republican presidential candidates square off in their tenth debate tonight in houston, texas...their last meeting before super tuesday. marco rubio and ted cruz are poised to take the fight to frontrunner donald trump -- who's won three of the first four nominating contests. on the democratic side - hillary clinton and bernie this saturday. coming up next... we'll have your traffic, weather and news right now as you head out the door. stay with us just a few . here's your traffic and let's get one final look at our roadways with r-j in the more f-m traffic center... and highs in the low to mid 60s for this weekend with partly cloudy skies. have a great >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, february 25th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning".." >>> fast moving flame force evacuations in the west. >> is there a bombshell hiding in donald trump's tax returns? mitt romney suggests the billionaire has somethin

several tornadoes also touched down pennsylvania and in the carolinas. the storm brought heavy rains and strong winds to other parts of the east coast... including new york. rain quickly accumulated on roads and throughout the d-c area... even submerging vehicles. "when the water gets this high, it's scary because your cars are here and you don't know what's going to happen" powerful winds also caused thousands of power outages in the northeast. those windy conditions are expected to stick around throught today... before the system moves out to sea. "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" partly sunny and mild today with cloudy skies. have a great coming up next on channel 2 news this morning... reno high school... and injuried an elderly man. police have a description of their car... and believe the men and to fill the empty supreme court seat...president obama may be looking to our very own governor sandoval. why he's being looked over... and what sen

and while the republican candidates look past nevada to democrats are still focused on south carolina... helping her campaign... hillary clinton picked up a key endorsement yesterday... from nevada senator harry reid. sen. reid: "i think the middle class would be better served by hillary. i think my work with her over the years is something i've looked upon with awe. meanwhile... senator bernie sanders spoke in columbia, and criticized clinton for supporting the welfare reform bill that her husband signed in 19-96. sen. bernie sanders/ presidential candidate:"i spoke out against so-called welfare reform because i thought it was scapegoating people who were helpless, people who were very, very vulnerable. secretary clinton at that time had a very different position on welfare reform, strongly supported it." sanders says his campaign has closed the gap with clinton in the palmetto state and they are still to come on channel 2 news still to come on channel 2 news this morning... deadly tornadoes are sweeping the gulf coast and the number of deaths keep rising...when the deadly storm is e

but, first, is this saturday's south carolina primary. the latest poll shows clinton with a commanding lead. a large delegate count on super tuesday could give her an insurmountable lead. bernie sanders campaigned in oklahoma yesterday where 42 delegates are up for grabs. >>> a twist in the growing political battle over replacing antonin scalia on the supreme court. cbs news has confirmed the white house is considering nominating the republican governor for nevada, brian sandoval. he is a moderate former federal judge appointed by george w. bush, but senate republicans continue to insist they will not consider any obama appointment. >>> it's reported this morning that apple is working on making it impossible for the government "the new york times" reports apple engineers are working on the new security measure. the fbi wants apple to help it break into an iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. apple is refusing. tim cook told abc news, this is an uncomfortable position for apple to be in. >> to oppose your government on someth

and twisters were also reported in north carolina and florida. tornado watches and warnings were up from south carolina to d.c. and philadelphia. this is the same system that brought death to the south the night before. and we begin our coverage with chip reid. >> reporter: this facebook video shows the the path of destruction after an apparent tornado ripped through the small town of waverly, south of richmond, virginia this afternoon. state police confirmed that three people have died. late today, a tweet from cbs affiliate wtvr in richmond said, sadly one of the three confirmed death was a young child who died when mobile home was hit. the station also reported eight others were injured. everything is destroyed. unbelievable. i mean, unbelievable. >> reporter: the debris field is 3 miles long. sussex-sury dispatch reporter, this mobile home ripped open, sheet metal twisted around blocked by downed trees, power lines and piles of debris torn from homes. and take a look at this video of the storm passing over the white house. and the washington

and last night, bernie sanders and hillary clinton squared off in a cnn town hall in south carolina, and the big winner was me. because moderator chris cuomo played hillary a clip from my show last week, where i gave her the business for not giving a straight answer to the simple question "will you ever lie?" >> you're asking me to say, have i ever? i don't believe i ever have. i don't believe i ever have. i don't believe i ever will. i'm going to do the best i can to level with the american people. >> stephen: how can you be this bad at it? ( laughter ) ( applause ) just say no. just say no. you're running for president of the united states. of campaign questions. you just say no and then touch all the bases. >> funny guy, serious topic. is that a question that you'd like another shot at answering? >> i'll just say, no! ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> stephen: you're welcome! ( cheers and applause ) you're welcome! i believe i have just coined the phrase, "just say no." ( laughter ) and you know what, i am calling it! hillary clinton will win south carolina because of my advice, with a

hillary clinton attended a luncheon at south carolina's oldest black sorority alpha kappa alpha this afternoon. meanwhile senator bernie sanders spoke in columbia-- and criticized clinton for supporting the welfare reform bill her husband signed in 1996. sen. bernie sanders/ presidential candidate:"i spoke out against so-called welfare reform because i thought it was scapegoating people who were helpless, people who were very, very vulnerable. secretary clinton at that time had a very different position on welfare reform, strongly supported it." sanders says his campaign has closed the gap with clinton in the palmetto state and they are not writing it off. and today hillary clinton picked coming up - 85 disabled veterans are at lake tahoe right now.. doing things they never thought they could do. we'll show you what-- and who's helping make it welcome back. lake tahoe is known for its world class ski resorts and outdoor activities. thanks to several local organizations, a group of disabled veterans is getting a well- deserved week of enjoying all that tahoe has to offer. paul nelson

twisters were also reported in tornado watches and warnings are up from south carolina to new jersey, including washington, d.c., and philadelphia. this is the same system that brought death to the south last night and we'll begin our coverage with chip reid. >> a tornado just came through right on 460 right now. it tore the place the pieces. >> reporter: this facebook video shows the path of destruction after an apparent tornado ripped through the small town of waverly south of richmond, virginia, this afternoon. state police confirm that three people have died. late today a tweet from cbs affiliate wtvr in richmond said, "sadly one of the three confirmed deaths was a young child who died when mobile home was hit." the station also reported eight others were injured. >> everything is destroyed. unbelievable. i mean, unbelievable. >> reporter: the debris field is three miles long. sussex surrey dispatch reporter michael campbell photographed this mobile home ripped open, twisted around telephone poles. roads are blocked by downed trees, power lines and piles of debris were torn from h

clinton attended a luncheon at south carolina's oldest black sorority alpha kappa alpha this afternoon. meanwhile senator bernie sanders spoke in columbia today and criticized clinton for supporting the welfare reform bill her husband signed in 1996. sen. bernie sanders/ presidential candidate:"i spoke reform because i thought it was scapegoating people who were helpless, people who were very, very vulnerable. secretary clinton at that time had a very different position on welfare reform, strongly supported it." sanders says his campaign has closed the gap with clinton in the palmetto state and they are not writing it off. and with super tuesday less than a week away, please stay with channel 2 news and "cbs news" for continuing coverage of campaign 2016. "now here's mike alger's first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast" temperatures will run well above average for the next couple of days as the west coast ridge of high pressure resists the attempts of offshore weather systems to break it down. variable amounts of high cloudiness will still come through the region thursday and friday ahea

that process began after south carolina. i think it will continue after your second place showing in nevada last night. we're going to keep working hard. we're in michigan already, headed to houston, texas for the debate tomorrow and the rally today. >> senator rubio, we keep hearing that the party doesn't want him but the people sure tell a different story in terms of how they feel about donald trump. have you asked jeb bush for his endorsement? >> well, first of all, the people in every state that's voted, the overwhelming majority, including last night, it's divided up among four other people. that's helping him right now. i've spoken to governor bush. we haven't discussed an endorsement. we're friends and i look forward to visiting with him soon. >> one of your opponents, senator cruz this week said that he would have federal agents knock on the doors to find those who are in this country illegally. would you follow that? >> yes, that's a change of position for him, obviously now that he's under duress in this campaign a

democratic candidates hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders squared off in a town hall debate in south carolina. both candidates touched on issues of race... in a push to win the minority vote ahead of for more on this story, tune in to c-b-s this morning following our show at 7 a-m. a severe storm system that sparked deadly tornadoes in the deep south...now moves east. the town of convent, louisiana was especially hard hit -- as a twister tore through a trailer park. reported tornadoes also caused severe damage in mississippi -- where several homes in one county were leveled. and, the cdc is investigating more than a dozen new cases of zika virus -- possibly spread through sex. the cases involve men who visited areas affected by the outbreak...and may have infected their female partners. health officials say the virus remains in the blood for about a week but can stay in coming up next... we'll have your traffic, weather and news right now as you head out the door. stay with us just a few good morning, . here's your news right now as you head out the door... let's get one final look at our roa

. >>> this morning, democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders are in south carolina ahead of saturday's primary. last night, during a town hall meeting, both candidates said they support president obama's effort to close the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. clinton called gitmo a continuing recruitment advertisement for terrorists. >>> this morning, the threat of severe weather continues for millions of americans in the eastern half of the country. a killer storm system moved out of the gulf coast and into the southeast and mid-atlantic. at least eight tornadoes touched down in louisiana, mississippi, and florida. david begnaud is in convent, louisiana, where the storms killed at least two people. >> a jumbled mess. these -- these travel trailers were picked up, moved a considerable distance, and >> reporter: this rv park in convent, louisiana, has been transformed into a scrap yard property. hours after the storm, a desperate search through the toppled homes for three people still unaccounted for. >> we don't have a good way of knowing if we have one, two, three people that is unaccount

focus on a chance for severe weather in the carolinas during the day tomorrow. also a cold side to the storm. watching heavy snow across eastern illinois, north western indiana, up through michigan. totals could top a foot in some towns. mostly rain. some severe storms. scott, wintry element to the storm also. for terrorist suspects by end of the year. guantanamo opened in 2002 on the u.s. naval base in cuba which allowed prisoners from afghanistan and elsewhere to be held without charges or trials. 779 prisoners had been held there. today, 91 remain. margaret brennan is at the white >> the politics of this are tough. >> reporter: tough politics because the president's proposal involves bringing nearly 60 guantanamo prisoners to the united states. >> we are already holding a bunch of really dangerous terrorists here in the united states. because, we threw the book at them. and there have been no incidents. >> reporter: of the 91 prisoners at guantanamo, 35 transferred to other countries. 46 held in the u.s. under military guard. or military courts. includes, 9/1

sanders is under pressure to improve his standing among minorities before south carolina's primary-- which could tilt the momentum of the democratic white house race toward clinton. but polls suggest voters struggle with clinton's trustworthiness. over her handling of the benghazi attack and her private email server scandal. clinton says if elected -- she will not lie. presidential candidate: "the facts are that every single time somebody has hurled these charges against me, which they have done, it has proved to be nothing." and the campaigning is far from over. so please stay with channel 2 news and "cbs news" for campaign 2016 continuing coverage.. all the way through november. "now here's mike alger's first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast" once again the weather will remain dry through the rest of the week thanks to a healthy ridge of high pressure built up across the west coast. temperatures will warm into the mid to upper 60s through friday before easing back to the low 60s over the weekend. skies will range from sunny to occasional once again the weather will remain dry throug

well, hillary clinton is hoping for her third victory party on saturday in south carolina. she and bernie sanders are appealing to african american voters with promises of justice reform. here's nancy cordes. >> hillary clinton put me and these moms together to move on a nation, to protect all of us. >> reporter: these five women but their children are: eric garner suffocated while being pinned down by police in new york. >> i can't breathe! >> reporter: sandra bland, found hanging in her jail cell after scuffling with a texas officer during a traffic stop. t >> let's take this to court. >> reporter: here in south carolina, their mothers are drawing crowds nearly as large as clinton herself does. >> all the candidates, nobody reached out and listened to us, but she did. >> reporter: how many of these events are you doing? >> we're doing about four a day. >> reporter: sybrina fulton's son was trayvon martin, killed at 17 by a neighborhood watch coordinator in sanford, florida. is it hard for you to share your personal story over and over again with all these voters? >> the m

she campaigned with mothers whose children have been killed in gun violence in south carolina today. sybrina fulton/trayvon martin's mother: we have an opportunity to have someone who is going to stand up for us as african americans, for us as women. i say my vote goes to hillary clinton. both clinton and sanders are participating in a town hall tonight in south carolina, hosted by c-n-n. "now here's mike alger's first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast" once again the weather will remain dry through the rest of the week thanks to a healthy ridge of high pressure built up across the west coast. temperatures will warm into the mid to upper back to the low 60s over the weekend. skies will range from sunny to occasional high continuing our caucus coverage now erin breen is live in reno. let's start with erin... is there much of a crowd there yet? it really is a big day for republicans here in nevada. you're right about that. doors are just beginning to open there are 20 precincts cuacusing here at hug high school tonight which is just one of more than 2 dozen locations. but organizers say

white house: the administration has identified 13 locations in the us, including facilities in south carolina, kansas and colorado. but lawmakers from those states have opposed the moves... along with republican leaders. sen. john thune/ south dakota: "what he is now proposing to do is in direct contradiction to the will of the american people." sen. mitch mcconnell/ majority leader: "it would be illegal under current law to transfer foreign terrorists from guantanamo into the united states." the white house is urging congress to act before obama leaves office. mark albert channel 2 news. speaker of the house paul ryan issued a statement saying the president has failed to include details required by law location of an alternate facility. he says congress will not change the law to allow terrorist detainees on american soil. the white house said congress has also stopped it from doing the detailed analysis necessary to give congress more specific details. and mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up next. but first... lawmakers are exchanging words on capitol hill over who will