he is optimistic about the fight ahead. washington washington, the government of our great country belongs to all of the not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors and their super r: hillary clinton conceding defeat. >> i want to begin by con greator sanders. >> reporter: with bill and chelsea standing on stage remaining deninth about the future. >> it's not whether you get matter, it's whether you get back up. people. and here's what we're going to do, now we take this campaign to the entire country.or every vote in every state. >> reporter: and clinton concedes bernie sanders managed to tap into a real sense of anger among voters but her us this morning they are shifting their focus now to those upcoming states south carolina and nevada, robin, where they hope she can tap into among latino and african voters. >> cecilia, what are we hearing about these reports of a possible shake-up within the clinton well, for now, robin, there is adamant denial inside the clinton team saying that's not going to happen but we know they are moving staffers around to upcoming y this morning there

. >> reporter: including kerry washington. common, john legend, and the weekend. and ava duvernet won't be there h either. she'll be at an event to rarz awareness of the water crisis in michigan. any idea what chris rock will do? >> he's going put the first ten i don't think he'll focus so much on the nominations but on the power structures. that make it that so few stories of people of color get told. >> don't go anywhere. we're going to pick your brain. >>> and guys, if you wonder why rob and i have an extra dploe, we cheated a little bit. we'll tell you why next time we see you. >> we went all glam. >> beauty secrets from paula and rob. news you can use. let's check the forecast now with indra. >> it's not the sunshine, seriously? california, gorgeous out there. i was very jealous out there. i was rocking the beanie. had the uggs on. the midwest, 20 degrees before normal. today, finally. the warm air. spreading into the east. we started off the morning wind chills below freezing. 20 degrees warmer by the temperatures 10, 15 above average. keep it going tomorrow

abc's pierre thomas has all the latest from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's a showdown between the fbi and apple. the fbi trying to force apple to open that iphone as it hunts for clues in the san bernardino massacre. apple saying no way and this morning a federal court is weighing in. a federal judge in california ordering apple to help the fbi unlock an iphone used by syed farook who went on a murderous rampage with his wife leaving 14 dead in san bernardino. >> we still have one of those killer's phones we have not been able to open and it's been over two months still working on it. >> reporter: the ruling could be a key victory in their long-running battle with apple and other tech companies about the government's ability to encrist data. saying it would put the privacy of hundreds of millions at risk and telling us overnight the government is asking apple to hack our own users and fear this demand would undermine the very freedoms our government protects. it did not have farook's numerical cod

abc's pierre thomas is in washington with that story for us. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. in a blunt press conference the attorney general accused the city of ferguson of stonewalling attempts to right the wrongs of a police department she flatly described as racially biased. >> all: this is what democracy looks like. justice department firmly agreeing with african-american residents of ferguson saying their complaints of unfair and racially biased police enforce enforcement are in fact true. >> the ferguson police department's violations in particular were expansive and deliberate, stopping people without reasonable suspicion. by arresting them without cause and by using unreasonable force. these violations were not only egregious, they were routine. they were driven at least in part by racial bias. >> reporter: the justice department now suing the city of ferguson less than 24 hours after the city council rejected a deal to reform the police. >> i think the things that we've of course aed for are very reasonable. we

. >> as did kerry washington and snap judgment with this. kerry washington inspires me to -- >> be an american gladiator. >> yes. >> that look. >> yes. >> definitely a gladiator. i love the fact that she put that leg out there. >> i also liked her ponytail. i thought that really made -- so youthful. >> i love all the casual hair on the carpet. >> okay. if i could borrow rachel m mcadams' red carpet look for >> steam it out. i had this conversation with kelly. >> oh. >> no, i'm not being -- she looked stunning, stunning, stunning. i love that dress. >> i love that dress. i was going to say i would be dying to have it. >> it's just that fabric we're saying is so hard to sit for a long period of time. >> she's stunning. she can make a bag look -- >> she's gorgeous. >> she was right there at the grand staircase and i was just staring at her. >> you weren't the only one. >> no, she looked gorgeous. true movie star. >> shoutout. who did you like? >> who was your favorite? >> priyanka. >> priyanka. >> cute. >> shoutout to the guys too. i liked comm

let's bring it to jon karl in washington. you saw that targeting that cecilia put up for bernie sanders. some wins tuesday. >> reporter: that's right. they see several possibilities on super tuesday to get wins. bernie sanders' home state of vermont, neighboring massachusetts, minnesota, colorado, all states the sanders camp thinks they can win and remember, george, in every they're awarded proportionally. even in states he loses he will still gather delegates. >> so hard to read. a relatively new caucus there but you got firsthand evidence yesterday of the republican establishment really closing ranks behind marco rubio. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. you saw several united states senators, several congress -- members of congress, governors, former governors, all coming out and endorsing marco rubio yesterday. really quite a list including bob dole, the 1996 republican nominee. but, george, dole told me, i talked to him about this. he told me if rubio can't find a place to win on super tuesday, if trump sweeps on super tuesday

ferguson city councilman mark burns sent us an e-mail last night saying while washington politicians can run up endless debt that doesn't work in ferguson where we, quote, actually have to pay our bills. the legal showdown now fully engaged. robin. >> it certainly is. all right, pierre, thank you. >>> now we turn to amy with the morning's other top stories starting with a tragedy in maryland. >> it is so, so sad. flags are flying at half-staff across maryland to honor two sheriff's deputies shot and killed while responding to reports of a suspicious person at a panera restaurant. this is north of baltimore. police say the suspect who is wanted on two warrants opened fire targeting the deputies before he himself was shot dead. the deputies were 16 and 30-year veterans of the force. >>> well, there are new precautions now because of the zika virus. the u.s. olympic committee says it will hire infectious disease experts to advise athletes about the outbreak in brazil after soccer star hope solo expressed concerns about traveling to the >>> north korea leader kim jong-un appears to have

they're trying to keep warm in washington state. apparently the most googled search for a valentine's gift, mississippi, romantic mix taps. what is it, the 1980s? >> hey, i'm from mississippi. easy, easy. >> are we allowed to ask followups? >> massachusetts is looking for cooking classes. >> i think it was idaho or montana. adam and eve not romantic? >> there's a lot of head scratchers. montana was sejing for lobster tales. >> i'm sticking with the mix tapes. when you made somebody a mix tape, that was love, baby. that was love. >> it was. >>> to lara with a look ahead. >> thank you, robin. here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." lamar odom back in action. kanye west rocking the fashion world. >>> our big "10 dates in 10 states" finale. one of these guys is getting a big date. bachelor." man number two please come in. chef michael i'm season here. >> i got five bucks. >>> and then man number three, come on in. tim tebow is also with us live. >> hi, everyone. >> he's got big news to share. hey, it's valentine's day weekend

they're worried about melting snow across the virginias and in through washington, d.c. >> the big melt is on, ladies and gentlemen. spring temperatures continue across the northeast. that's a quick check on your >>> good morning. take a look at satellite and radar, heavy band out on >> this weather report is brought to you by mcdonald's. morning. a pretty good weather expert. you're more of an expert on rainbows. kermit the frog, he's the executive producer of up late with miss piggy. revamped the muppets. phenomenal show. what can we look forward with the new time slot? >> the same old stuff. by the way, it's exactly -- it's exactly 35 hours and 15 minutes before the show comes on, if you don't change the channel you'll already be tuned in. >> perfect. our executives love that. now, are we going to be seeing more of our favorite frog on stage? will be is ijing? >> i will be singing and doing the things that i normally do. we have 150% more laughs and we're 100% gluten-free. although our show is manufactured in a facility filled with nuts. >> we're safe for this new day. kermit the fro

it could be a difficult travel day for many trying to get to washington, d.c. to new england. >> delayed fights on this national weather person's day. day. accuweather. happy day, justin. >> reporter: thanks and good morning to you. we're following the poe essential for significant snow again on this friday. boston to portland, the potential for up to 6 inches of snow. new york city out toward long island looking at the potential for a couple to several inches, as well. again, howling winds are going to create some minor if not some major travel delays as low pressure continues to work its way to the north and the east. reena, kendis? back to you. >> i knew it was going to be cold so i wore my lumberjack shirt. >> i thought we were having a picnic later. >> you were planning for a picnicking? >> just laid out there. >> dig the crew out of their >> justin thank you. lots of animals made predictions about big events, super bowls and world cups come to mind. this might be one of the best. >> so the folks at the zoo in myrtle beach, south carolina put a helmet for

washington, of course, 33 degrees with rain changing to snow. kennedy california, 73. some snow rolling i kevin: increasing clouds for us as the day moves along. a little bit of light looks like any accumulation would hold on until after 6:00 or 7:00 this evening. then things warm up even further as we change to >> this feels good. this weather report is brought to you by jeep grand cherokee, we're in the batmobile. in honor of the upcoming movie, we're looking for a superhero of our own. yeah. if there's someone in your life that inspires you, impresses you, considered a real-life superhero, we want to hear from you. it's called "good morning america's" real-life superhero contest. submit it on our website and you and your hero could receive a red-carpet trip at the premiere on march 20th. entries must be received by march 2nd. all right, george, come on out we want to hear about your heroes. >> i feel kind of left out. she's going to africa. he's the batmobile. we're all hanging out in here. >> you're hanging out with steph curry. >> okay. >> let's go to commercial,

lets get right to eileen whelan good morning washington. toss to eileen winter weather advisory in effect for northern fauqier, loudoun, montgomery, prince george's, anne arundel, and counties north/west through midnight. 1-3" snow possible (likely on the lower end, in my opinion) today: cloudy with periods of light rain/snow. accumulations possible north. highs: 35-40 winds: ne -> nw 5-10 mph tonight: cloudy with a few lingering snow showers possible. refreezing likely on the roads. lows: 22-32 winds: w 5-10 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy and breezy. flurries

as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't build an economy that works for people. sanders: i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. >> live news channel five this is a newscenter 5 on her up date. -- eye-opener update. >> sunshine to start this thursday morning. cindy: 30 degrees in boston. we have a cold front coming through. the temperatures hold pretty steady throughout the day with a good amount of sunshine. teens, 20' s, that is as high as they get through the course of the day. were comes through friday night and brings in temperatures near randy: breaking news right now. >> having problems getting trains into the station. the commuter rail is having issues. these are the impacted lines right now. you want to plan accordingly if you want to take the commuter rail. we will keep you posted on this, morning. aside from that. randy: right now state senator federal agents hauling evidence the raid focused on allegations of free services and campaign cash. his attorney says joyce believes he' s done nothing wrong. a fairhaven man is in critical condition, af

you're looking live right now at washington, d.c. the flag there at half-staff to honor justice antonin scalia. >> scalia, the longest serving member of the court. his fight over his replacement already so fierce. team coverage this morning. we begin with new details about justice scalia's final hours at that texas ranch. jim avila has the latest. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, george. this luxury hunting ranch is now virtually empty. a hunting trip interrupted by the guest of honor. this morning, justice antonin scalia's body is heading to rest at the supreme court after being flown to dulles international airport overnight from texas. this as "good morning america" learns details about his last hours from the man who discovered his body behind the drawn cur tans of this $500 a night room at a luxury hunting >> he was totally peaceful, a man who went to sleep and just didn't wake up. >> reporter: the judge who loved to hunt was scheduled to shoot birds saturday with an exclusive group with mostly texan couples who fle

abc's pierre thomas in washington has the latest for us. >> reporter: good morning, robin. while rallies in support of apple across the country tomorrow, they continue to face off with both sides digging in, this morning, as you said the fbi director is getting personally involved in a very public debate. releasing a letter calling on apple to comply to help unlock the iphone of san bernardino killer, syed farook. we can't look the survivors in the eye or ourselves in the lead. fbi director james comey said, we don't want to break anyone's encrypiton. or set a master key loose on the land. i hope thoughtful people would take the time to understand that. but apple is taking to the air waves to challenge the fbi's reasoning. saying that the privacy and security of millions of his customers are at risk. >> no limit on what the government could require apple to do if it succeeds this way. >> reporter: to make the case, apple has hired ted olson two whose wife died on one of the planes in the 9/11 attack and this is pandora box. we can't sur runder our civil liberties and give t

among them, the brooklyn bridge, memorial bridge in washington, d.c. and heavily traveled bridges on interstate 405 in los angeles, several on i-95 in philadelphia. for many of them, the problem is age. of the 250 most heavily traveled bridges, 85% were built before 1970. we've seen disasters in recent years. >> a catastrophic event would not be an understatement. >> reporter: in 2007, 13 people died when a minneapolis bridge collapsed during rush hour. >> look at the rust. >> reporter: in 2013, "20/20's" deborah roberts went to look at one bridge that was once called the most dangerous bridge in the new york's tappan zee. that's scary. >> reporter: that bridge now being replaced. and behind me, the brooklyn bridge, as we said, on the list but at this rate, we're told it would take 21 years to repair or replace all of america's deficient bridges. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >>> so the most deficient bridges are in iowa, pennsylvania, and oklahoma. they're structurally deficient and d.c., neb, delaware, and utah have the least efficient. >> it is a

washington, of course, 33 degrees with rain changing to snow. some snow rolling in >> this feels good. this weather report is brought to you by jeep grand cherokee, we're in the batmobile. in honor of the upcoming movie, we're looking for a superhero of our own. yeah. if there's someone in your life that inspires you, impresses you, considered a real-life superhero, we want to hear from you. it's called "good morning america's" real-life superhero contest. submit it on our website and you and your hero could receive a red-carpet trip at the premiere on march 20th. entries must be received by march 2nd. and let's ride this guy. we want to hear about your heroes. >> i feel kind of left out. she's going to africa. he's the batmobile. we're all hanging out in here. >> you're hanging out with steph curry. >> okay. >> let's go to commercial, george. >> we are. one team breaking down stereotypes for muslims and >>> we're back now with "good morning america's" gill power series first installment with week. we're introducing you to the woman founder of h

heavy rain in baltimore, washington, d.c., back through west virginia. flood watches are posted for this rain. all snow from buffalo back through western pennsylvania and veer weather across parts of south tl physical. a massive, mass i have storm. wild swings. a difficult commute this morning and afternoon. >> you could feel the difference when you came to work this morning. >> baig difference. >>> we move to the race for the white house. the gop primary just four days away, jeb bush brings in his big brother to take on donald trump. trump doubles down on his attacks against bush, ted cruz, the tire republican establishment. tom llalamas has more.. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. that crowd last night loved seeing president bush. voters i speak to afterwards said it added a layer of legitimacy to jeb bush's campaign. donald trump s says 's too late to save jeb and that his campaign is going nowhere. the bush campaign calling in the big gun. president george w. bush, hopg south carolina voters deliver for jeb like they did for w. >> i've been m

look at you all bundled up from tacoma, washington. ready for the cold. we got warm-up happening actually across the southwest and springlike temperature. yeah, let's hear it for spring, 66 degrees in denver. look at that, temps in the 70s in dallas, 60 in atlanta and into the 50s in chicago. that's going to feel nice. dryer and breezy. cindy: still watching for a few icy spots and temperatures in the freezing mark. into the 40' s this afternoon in >> hey, we got this weather report brought to you by voya financial. we've got a return customer. you were here yesterday with your coffee half decaf. where is your coffee today? >> i already drank it. >> all fired up. go packers, next year. gun gunny says what? >> our service dog friend of ours. >> veterans. >> yeah. >> beautiful dog. i bet he would be good for best in show. thanks for his service. back inside to you. >>> thank you, be are. we are now going to get to the ultimate laundry challenge, of course, more men than ever are taking over laundry tuttis but how much do they really know about wash, dry and

. >> bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >>> no fireworks at all last night. the democrats in the meantime are sharpening their pitch to african-american voters with the south carolina primary just a day away. hillary clinton campaigned at a black church in south carolina with new jersey senator cory booker at her side and talked about gun control and recalled the charleston church massacre. and former president clinton made several stops across the state, as well to rally for his wife. they plan to make a joint appearance this evening. >>> as for bernie sanders, well, he insists he is not giving up on winning in the south. but he spent the day in ohio and michigan. flint to discuss the city's water crisis. he said he hopes americans will look at what happened in flint and say, never again. sanders will turn his attention back to south carolina later today when he returns for back to back rallies. >>> new developments in the politically charged battle over the next supreme court justice. the republican governor of nevada says he's not interested in the job. br

rick klein, abc news, washington. >>> and speaking of the the government relations hundreds of pages of controversial clinton e-mails from her private server. a federal judge audioed the state department to release the remaining batch of e-mails in saturday, another release is set for february 19th, that's just before nevada's democratic caucuses, the final set is due tuesday. >>> a national wildlife refuge in oregoning will remain closed for weeks now that an armed standoff is over. the last four holdout who's had occupied the refuge for 41 days surrendered peacefully yesterday. they were arrested and will make appearances in court today. the whole dispute was over federal control of public land. now there's a great sense of relief in the area. >> i am so glad this is over. >> i'm proud of my friends and neighbors. i'm proud of way that you stood up to this stuff. >> also in custody right now is a man named cliven bundy, the father of one of the oregon standoff's leaders. he's being held on charges tied to a different anti-government incident two years ago. >>> dozens of prison guar

federal agencies in washington this morning. at the airports, hundreds of flights have been cancel fpd storm also spawning tornadoes leaving a trail of damage in the >>> it was a frightening ride for passengers on a flight out of washington. smoke pouring into the cockpit, forcing the pilots to put on their oxygen masks. >> reporter: emergency crews scurried around the jetliner, which was in the air for only minutes. >> alaska 1 we're declaring an emergency. smoke in the airplane. >> about five, ten miniyous into the flight, i felt the engines slow down. >> reporter: they had just left for see at fm pilots of the alaska airlines 737 wants to get back on the ground quickly. sounding like they had their masks on. >> reagan, alaska 1 emergency. >> reporter: they're asking to land at dulles airport, less than 30 miles away. >> dulles tower, alaska 1 emergency air krapt and -- for 1-9 left. we're going the need the trucks please. >> alaska 1, the trucks should be coming out. >> reporter: emergency cruise checked the jet. one passenge

. >> reporter: prompting this high school in washington to make a costly o switch to a different type of turf because nobody is sure what, or how serious it is. >> reporter: the epa, the cdcd consumer product safety commission now investigationing, to see what's inside recycled tire crumb and whe harmful. more than 50 studies have reported no elevated health risks associated with synthetic turf. what's being done now is >>> let's take a look at the other headlines this morning. for that, that's over to dr. ron claiborne. good morning, g to you, dan and paula. we begin with that storm-batter storm-battered cruise ship scheduled to set sail this e coast guard has yet to decide if the vessel is safe to return to the open seas. officials will morning. more than 4,000 passengers hunkering down in their cabins while the vessel ed 30-foot waves. >>> the pontiff is ready, donning a sombrero, his visit to mexico comes off aover in cuba. assignment traveling with pope francis, blessed by the pope. >>> an ohio restaurant. the suspect tried to make a getaway in the white car. his name was in a da

chris took himself down when he did the george washington bridge. and when he's rated 50 out of 50 in jersey. new jersey is the 50th worse meaning it's the last. he shouldn't be talking like that. i'm surprised he would talk like that. because i know him. i guess he used to be a friend until this all happened. no, i think it's been just the opposite. i would be very surprised. he's got enough problems and he's doing very poorly in the polls. i'm surprised that he would have said that. my life has been a life of success, it's been a life of winning, it's been a life of making great deals. it's been a life -- i have achieved tremendous success in so many different ways. for somebody to say that, obviously, isn't doing really well right now is pretty unusual, i think. >> you'll be facing the voters for the first time tonight. we'll be talking to your sons in the next half-hour. thank you for joining us this morning. we'll be talking to you later as well. >> thank you very much. >>> donna brazile. and matthew dowd and when we see what's going on here, i

this door tonight has been opened. [ applause ] >> reporter: after that moment especially with denzel washington winning best actor that same night. >> two birds with one night, huh? >> reporter: many people believed that real racial equality had finally arrived at the oscars. between that moment and this one, seven other actors of color won oscars. but now for the second year in a row, not even a single nominee. high-profile celebrities and directors choosing to skip the event, people are taking a deeper look, not just at the oscars, but at hollywood. >> when i would host the academy awards, the same thing happened, you know, people said, well, we got to boycott it because there's no folks of color. you can fill the academy with all black folks, all asian, latino and stuff, and if you don't put folks in the movies that are the caliber that they should be, you're going to have the same issue. >> if our industry is not open enough to be able to look at ourselves and find the flaws, then we're not very strong. >> reporter: perhaps this zero nomination moment is necessary to begin creating real and

. >>> look at this dramatic rescue in the waters off washington state. three surfers being rescued. there. they're all okay. >>> and finally, steve harvey is left stunned during "family feud" when he posed this question to a husband just once. what would you like to tell your wife. that she's what -- >> i'm going the get in a loft trouble for this. >> she's pregnant with your child. you don't understand? >> i understand now. >> good luck back at the house. fat. >> how about that. he got the answer right. but there is a reason they call this "family feud." they left together. >> you ask your husband, be truthful, does this make me look fat. don't ever be truthful. >> he was trying to win money. have she's pregnant. she's pregnant. never okay. >> i've never seen all of your guys' mouths drop simultaneously. >> that was one of the dumbest things i have seen said on television. >> they left together. >> clearly t, that will be their only child, so. >> exactly. >> i feel bad for both of them. >> you feel bad for him? >> i do. >> he's put on the spot. >> we sa

you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. >>> we welcome you back to "good morning america." and this is a live shot of a group called nurses for bernie and they are ready to rock the boat for bernie sanders here in iowa. and we also have republican candidate ben carson's headquarterses this morning. yep, they're already in full swing in urbandale. and those are voters at the machine shed diner. they're excited for jon karl and they're excited for tonight's caucus. >> lot of motivation there and all across the state right now. we're covering every angle of this campaign. this morning, here from the state house. >>> other news and headlines this morning. >>> but first, robin, you had a chance to sit down with bernie and jane sanders. >> yes, he's making headlines overnight, he said he's not stopping here in iowa, he's going all of the way to the convention. not many expected that hillary clinton would have such serious competition and she has and it is, from a senator from vermont. he's drawing younger crowds at his stops. i h

melting snow across t virgias and in through washington shington, d.c. >>> the big melt is on, ladies and gentlemen. spring temperatures continue across the northeast.20s and 30s. we have a light wind at less than 10 miles peper hour throughout the region. the dayplanner reveals we'll have temperatures rise near 40 degrees under increasing clouds today.we >> this weather report is brought to you by mcdonald's. this morning, a pretty g gd atheher x part. yoyore more of an pert on rainbows. kermit the frog, executive piggy. what can we look forward with the new time slot? >> the same old stuff. by the way, it's exactly -- it's exactly 35 hours and 15 minutes befo the show c come on if you don't chang the channel you'll already be tuned in. >> perfect. ourxecutivesove that. are we g gng to b b seeing more of our favorite frog on ste? >> i will be singing and doing the things that i normally do. we have 150% more laughs and 100% gluten-free. >> we're safe for this new day. the muppets, new time, tuesday at 8:00 p.m. >>> thank you so much. >>> coming up, we're counting down to the super bo