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

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

south carolina is searching for matching outfits. washington state. apparently the most googled search for a valentine's gift, bearskin rugs. 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 one of these guys is getting a big date. >>> and speak of dates, get over here. chris harrison is here from "the 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, eve

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. as you mentioned, all sorts of a difficult commute this morning and afternoon. >> you could feel the difference 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, establishment. tom llamas 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 campaign. donald trump says it'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, hoping south carolina voters deliver for jeb like they did for w. >> i've been misunderestimated most of my life. >> reporter: the former >> i've written two books,

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

washington. you saw that targeting that sanders. he's got to find a place to get 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 single state for the democrats 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 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 then he -- you might as well start printing the inaugu

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

. >>> rescue in the waters off of washington state. three surfers rescue. they are being told by the strong currents. they are all okay.>>> steve harvey is left stands -- stunned. your wife that she is what. check it out. >> she is that. >> she is pregnant. >> i understand now. >> good luck back at the house.ow about that. >> he got the answer right that there is a reason. ou 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? >> he's put on the spot. >> we say stupid stuff put on the spot every now and then. >> not that stupid. >>> boycotting beyonce. why some police groups across the country want no part of the superstar. >>> plus, our epic adventure. "gma" on safari. live, a

announcer: this is a good morning washington update. >> thank you for waking up with us. people expected to attend the services for antonin scalia a. that will be at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. thousands of people showed up to view his flag-draped coffin yesterday. funeral service coverage starting at 8:00 this morning. we will have to deal with a few clouds out there. a beautiful shot of the capital right now. let's head over to josh knight. little sunshine fighting through. clouds have pushed in early. we are mostly cloudy until halfway through the afternoon. that makes it tougher for us to warm up. i expect us to get into the 60's. a little bit of sunshine hanging around in northern maryland. are intures feel like we the 30's for a lot of the areas. it is chilly. it is not too bad. we are fighting the freezing mark. the forecast around 56 degrees by 12:00. 63 today is the pic day of the weekend. tomorrow, some showers. d.c., rain closer to around 2:00. you will need the umbrella for the second half of the day. tuesday through thurs

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

. >> reporter: prompting this high school in washington to make a costly last-minute decision to switch to a different type of turf because nobody is sure what, or how serious it is. >> reporter: the epa, the cdc and consumer product safety commission now investigationing, to see what's inside recycled tire crumb and whether it's harmful. more than 50 studies have reported no elevated health what's being done now is the first official. >>> let's take a look at the other headlines this morning. for that, that's over to dr. ron claiborne. good morning, sir. >>> good morning to you, dan and paula. we begin with that storm-batter storm-battered cruise ship scheduled to set sail this afternoon. the coast guard has yet to decide if the vessel is safe to return to the open seas. officials will inspect the ship this morning. more than 4,000 passengers hunkering down in their cabins while the vessel encounter ed ed 30-foot waves. >>> the pontiff is ready, donning a sombrero, his visit to mexico comes off a historic during that stopover in havana, abc's terry moron on the assignment traveling wit

. >> the candidates faced an electorate in iowa deeply divided and frustrated with washington. while the economy has improved under president obama, the recovery has eluded most of the new terror threats at home and abroad have increased national security concerns and ted cruz's victory suggests religious rights still remains a formidable voting bloc. >> we'll turn now to our abc news political team and our reporter mary alice parks who has been following the sanders campaign. >> she asked his staff if his address was a victory speech and they said yes. and abc's mary alice parks checks in from iowa with your voice, your vote. >> thanks, reena, kendis. from day one, the bernie sanders campaign focused an incredible amount of attention here in iowa. the thinking was a victory here could show the rest of the country that bernie sanders could be taken seriously and that hilary clinton was vulnerable. a few reporters were allowed upstairs to see bernie sanders watching the results come in. it was a personal intimate moment in his hotel room just upstairs here. and i have say the se

as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't build an economy that works for people. sanders: i'm bernie sanders, >>> this morning on "the weekend download." breakfast. some restaurants pack 1300 calories into one meal. there's a better way to start your day. here to tell us about it is the author of zero belly diet. dave zinczenko. what should you try to get in frour your breakfast? >> where is my fat, my protein, my fib sner you could do that at a touch of a button after you turn the tv on with a smoothie. grab your blender. throw some healthy fat in there like avocados. throw some greens in there, some fruit for your fiber. put in ice and unsweetened al mond milk, you have a 200-calorie meal that tastes like dessert. >> what the the you want something more hearty? >> you could go for something like overnight oats, which is a big, all the rage now. you just put oats in a bowl with some milk or water. you let it sit for the night. and the next morning, it's ready to go. >> finally, what about eggs? good choice? >> they're awesome. probably the best, the most -- have

rick klein, abc news, washington. >>> and speaking of the secretary, come can tomorrow, the government relations hundreds of pages of controversial clinton e-mails from her private server. a federal judge audioed the remaining batch of e-mails in four installments after 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 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 guards

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

there's washington, of course, 33 degrees with snow changing to rain. some snow rolling in >> this feels good. this weather report is brought to you by jeep grand cherokee. >>> we're in the batmobile. we've been showing you this bad boy all morning long. 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 about them. 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 of justice on march 20th. entries must be received by march 2nd. and let's ride this guy. heroes. >> i feel kind of left out. she's going to africa. he's in the batmobile. we're all hanging out in here. >> you're hanging out with steph curry. >> okay. >>> let's go to commercial, george. >> okay, we are. stereotypes for muslim women and girls. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential cand

gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >> good tips from gloria. i had no idea they would reimburse you. >> whoa. ow. oh. look at that scared look on reena's eyes. >> because look who is in the driver's seat. the man who takes the subway. >> exactly. apparently you slow down to help improve your reaction time when it comes to all of that. >> that's the problem. i always speed up. >> once you hit the pot holes? nice little roller coaster ride for many of your kids. they also say stop tailgating. that's me. and dry weather, you should be observing the two-second rule apparently, as well. it's tough for many of these municipalities. i was in quebec over the weekend which has had some wild temperature swings and it was like being on a roller coaster ride on their highways. anyway. >> when we come back, why chicago is planning a major hooky festival in honor of ferris bueller. >> and what comedian tom arnold is especially thankful for this morning. is especially thankful for this morning. "the skinny" is nexttt0w!ti"hz! %4@-4=l tt0w!ti"hz! el@->: tt0w!t

we start our coverage with abc's mary bruce right in washington. hi, mary. >> hi, paula, good morning. this is a potential game changer in this roller coaster campaign, donald trump getting his first major endorsement from a card carrying member of the republican establishment just as his former rival showed up un unannounced and dropped a bombshell on donald trump's campaign. >> we'll have a first class president in donald trump. >> reporter: chris christie is lending his credibility to trump's runaway campaign. >> i can guarantee you that the one person that hillary and bill clinton do not want to see on that stage come next september is donald trump. >> reporter: they weren't always so friendly. >> we'll do it. i'll get it done because i make deals and i get deals and i'm doing deals. >> reporter: united christie and trump are taking aim at a common enemy, marco rubio. >> desperate people in campaigns flail pumps in the last days of a losing campaign. >> reporter: after rubio let trump have it. >> if he hadn't inherited $200 million he would be

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

up to 4 inches of snow has fallen in washington, d.c. and baltimore and light snow is continuing across central pennsylvania which could eventually see half a foot before the arctic cold moves in later on this week. >>> and the storm system dumped snow as far as south as huntsville, alabama. the national weather service says a winter weather system moving through the state could dump as much as 2 inches of snow in higher elevations there. several school systems had delayed openings yesterday because of slick roads. >>> from that cold to possible record high temperatures again today in southern california. it felt like midsummer in los angeles and orange counties and across much of the region. today's forecast calls 88 degrees in l.a., that would mean an all-time high record. temperatures are expected to remain in the low 80s. that's well into the weekend. in oklahoma, firefighters are expecting another day of dangerous grass fires. have ever been pushing the flames across bone dry parcels of land. students in one area were kept late at s

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

. >>> look at this dramatic rescue in the waters off washington state. being pulled by the strong kurts 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 fat. >> 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 >> 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 say stupid stuff put on th

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

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

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

that's why i choose >>> you're looking at a dratic rescue operation in washington state. a homeless was hoisted to safety after being trapped on a cliff for two days. helid to the edge of the cliff just a few feet from going over and falling to the river below. fortunately a worker heard him shting for help. despite having to cope with day kaz of bitter cold, he is expected to be okay. >>> police are investititing a grizzly scene at a home in six people found dead including a child. they have not yet determined how they decidee but say it could have ever been a murder-suicide but a relative who lived in the house described the family as happy and normal. there were 51 homicides in chicago lasttmonth, prompting a call for the governor of illinois to dlare a state of emergency. >> 51 in one month. >>> there's another huge air bag recall to tell you about involving the controllers for air bags in aboutive million vehicles. they were made by a german company that can deploy without reason or fail to inflate at t all. it involves older vehicles made by honda, fifi, chrysler, m

we're live if washington with the latest. >>> sense shootings. the michigan u be dver faces mull pl murder charges. howw the driver still collected fares down the deadly road rage. >>> burned out bus. the travel reporter oard. >>> dancing with destiny the 106-year-old woman celebrating black history month at the white house and starting a dance party with the first family. >>> good mondayy morning to you.

there are now 66 confirmed cases here in this country, 19 states and washington, d.c. some new states that are on the list now include delaware, indiana, ohio, pennsylvania, and tennessee. and overseas in china, that country reporting its first case of the virus. a man who had traveled to venezuela. >>> and u.s. soccer star hope solo says if she had to choose whether to go to the summer games in brazil right now, she would not go because of fears about the zika virus. solo told sports illustrated that she would never take the risk of having an unhealthy child. the woman's national soccer team was scheduled to be briefed last night about the zika virus outbreak. >> so scary for so many of those female athletes. >>> there's another health hazard for pregnant women this morning, one we've known for decades. data from a large national survey shows that more than 8% smoking tobacco during their when compared to previous years, the figure is an improvement. agree any amount of smoking is >>> turning to the weather. and winter storm warnings for the mountains and higher eleva

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