. >> 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 middle and working classes. 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

. >> we have sent a message that will echo from wall street to washington, from maine to california. >> reporter: hillary clinton who won here in 2008 conceding but still confident. >> now we take this campaign to the entire country. we are going to fight for every vote in every state. >> john kasich now projected by abc to come in second on the republican side. >> there's magic in the air with this campaign. >> reporter: with ted cruz, jeb bush and marco rubio in a close battle for third. >> i did not do well on saturday night so listen to this. that will never happen again. >> reporter: two-thirds of voters in abc exit polls calling recent debates an important factor in their decision. >> made up my mind this morning at coffee. >> reporter: it came down to those undecided voters and a big turnout at the polls. one precinct staying open late with the last minute line of traffic to get in two miles long. >> and with the gop candidates now focused on south carolina, chris christie says he's going home to decide whether he'll stay in the race. kendis and reena. >> so many decisions tha

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. low humidity and strong winds have ever been pushing the flames across bone dry parcels of land. students i

. >> 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

gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> and a new dad in alabama may to the hospital. >> talk about danny lowe who couldn't get his wife shawna to the emergency room fast enough. so he had to take matters into his own hands, literally. after the couple got pulled over for speeding, he delivered his own son on the side of the highway. >> instead of getting a speeding ticket, he got a helping hand from the state trooper. i'm always amazed at how people are able do this. >> quickly. >> very quickly. but in a car and you're trying to get there and your nerves. thankfully the baby is just fine. >> yeah. >>> coming up, more super bowl coverage, including the celebrations in denver. >>> also ahead, clearing the clutter out of your home and your life. the big business of getting rid of junk and the difference it can make. >>> and the two young women posing as fund-raisers, preying on the elderly in a senior citizens home. the consumer alert. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by this is mineral build up it collects leaving gross germ-ridd

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. in another terror incident is abdul melik abdul kareem is accused of being the mastermind of an attempt to disrupt an exhibit of anti-islam cartoons two islamic militant gunmen were killed. prosecutors say he trained them and bankrolled the attack. he denies knowing about the plan in after the attack. >>> president obama will not attend funeral services for supreme court justice antonin scalia. the white house says the president and first lady will pay their respects tomorrow at the supreme court where scalia will lie in repose. vice president biden will attend the funeral mass on saturday. >> meanwhile, retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor siding with president obama. o'connor who was appointed by ronald reagan says the president should get to nominate scalia's replacement. >> police in southern california say a distracted driver was killed after being crushed by a transformer. he was passing by a previous crashed into a power pole. smoking grass fires disrupted the evening commute in wichita last night seriously hampering visibility a

. >>> the suspect accused of last spring's so-called mansion murders in washington, d.c. will be in court tomorrow to face murder and other charges. police say da ron wint killed an executive, his wife and their young son as well as a housekeeper and then set the house on fire before fleeing. he was linked to the crime scene by dna found op a pizza crust and he faces life in prison if convicted. >>> newly released dashcam video shows the terrifying moments when an ordinary traffic stop ended with one person injured and one shot to death. >> what looks routine is about to turn deadly. >> just relax. just relax. in cayce, south carolina questioning demetrius bryant over an expired license. but then bryant pulls a gun, shooting an officer in the leg. the sergeant fires back. and kills bryant. >> suspect's down. >> the shoot-out captured on police cameras. now becoming as common as flashlights. today 76% of all departments use some time of camera. then there also citizen video. recording moments like last year whether he another south carolina officer shot and killed walter s

. >> reporter: neal karlinksky, abc news, snoqualmie pass, washington. >> that i never even thought of. >> i love all that fresh powder. >> coming up, mail carriers are no stranger to danger. >> traditionally it's the occasional nasty dog. wait oh, yes, wait a minute mr. postman, wait, wait mr. postman snee postal carriers are lauded for their adherence to their unofficial motto. >> neither snow nor heat nor rain nor gloom of night saves appointed rounds. >> some people hear roosters. around here we wake up to gobble, gobble. >> reporter: it seems wild turkeys rule in this picturesque culled desack in hills dale. >> if you shoo them, they leave. >> no, they don't run. >> reporter: which is why we were here in the first place. >> i think that's ridiculous. it's silly. >> reporter: helen is talking about what happened after wild turkeys, yes, we found them, surrounded a letter carrier's truck obtuse. he was so upset, couldn't get out and called his boss for help. the postmaster dialed 911. >> police. >> reporter: this is the actual call. >> you're not going to believe this, but i got a c

. >> reporter: the vermont senator doubling down on his attacks against his opponent's washington ways. >> she has the entire establishment or almost the entire establishment behind her. that's a fact. i don't deny it. >> reporter: clinton firing back. >> senator sanders is the only person who, i think, would characterize me, a woman running to be the first woman president as exemplifying the establishment. >> reporter: the two candidates sparring again over that iraq war vote. >> secretary clinton, who was that is not arguable. in foreign affairs. but experience is not the only point. >> a vote in 2002 is not a plan to defeat isis. >> reporter: and the latest polling shows bernie sanders ahead by 30 points here. the clinton campaign, though, pushing the narrative she is the underdog. expectations and, perhaps, wake up her supporters. reena and kendis? >> our thanks to liz in new hampshire. >>> we're going to turn now to the zika virus. and turning now, rather, to the republican race. one day before the big debate here on abc rather. donald trump is enjoying a wide lead. 11 points ahea

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

arlet sands is in washington with the details. >> reporter: good morning. the democratic president may be eyeing a republican for the supreme court. a democratic source tells abc news, president obama is considering nevada governor brian sandoval 0 replace the late justice antonin scalia. he is 52. the republican has served as nevada's governor for five years. prior to that, i was nevada's first hispanic federal judge. he was appointed by president george w. bush in 2005 and senate. sandoval is considered a centrist. he support supports abortion rights and impla memted a controversial part of the health care plan. floatinging a republican name could be an overture to gop senator who's refuse any nominee. >> my hope and expectationing is that once there is an actual an abstraction, that those on the judiciary committee recognize that their job is to give this person a hearing. >> reporter: president obama is expected to make that pitch in person to top republicans. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and judiciary chairman chuck grassley both agreed to me

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> now to michigan where police say they still have no idea why a man shot eight people in kalamazoo this weekend killing six of them. ballotton admits he took people's lives but during his arraignment yesterday, the uber driver said he would prefer 0 remain silent. hundreds of people attended another prayer judge jill overnight. many thought kalamazoo was insulated from mass shootings. >> we know at any moment, anything can happen. in any community. every community deals with the challenges of violence and the challenges of ignorance and the challenges of pain. >> the family of 45-year-old married father of two has issued a statement saying this type of violence has no place in our society. formula one of the victims had any known connection to dalton. >> camille cosby spent about two hours testifying under oath about the allegations facing her husband. the deposition took place at a ho tells the in springfield, massachusetts. it's believed it's the first about the allegations. >> the head coaches of 15 sports teams at the university of tennessee

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

just another washington >> donald trump? new york values. >> clinton and bush. >> reporter: and then there's the junk mail. some iowans received this ominous envelope. election alert. voter violation. official public record stamped on the document inside. underneath, the person's voting score, whether they've voted in recent elections. and information about their caucus on monday to improve your score it says. after the vote. not a government document but a mailer from the cruz campaign. iowa's secretary of state denounced as deceptive. over at the diner, these folks are still truly undecided. >> had when are you going to >> maybe 7:00 tomorrow. i don't know. >> the deciding factor in this race could be people who have never been to a caucus before. on the democratic side, bernie sanders and on the republican side, donald trump are counting on a big turnout, a first time caucusgoers to put them over the top. jonathan karl, abc news, des moines. >> and we want to remind you, live coverage from iowa copies in our next half hou

the scene as far away as the washington, d.c. area. stories on this monday, february 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with decision day in iowa. we've waited awhile for this. >> we have. and the day is upon us. thousands of iowans will caucus today in the first election test for this year's presidential candidates. candidates on both sides have shifted into high gear cramming in as many last-minute events and rallies as they possibly can. >> so on the democratic side, the newest poll from the "des moines register" has clinton three points ahead of bernie cecilia vega kicks off coverage with the democrats. >> stick with me. stick with a plan. stick with the experience. >> reporter: hillary clinton is fired up. >> please, come out and caucus, don't worry about the weather. >> reporter: bringing in reinforcements for the final push. >> please join me in welcoming, i hope, our next president, my mom. >> reporter: not just chelsea. the entire family, center

bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> pew research has a new poll that says that 51% of americans actually support the fbi and believe that you should be able to hack into a terrorist's cell phone. 38% say apple should not be ordered to unlock the phone. what's interesting, they surveyed both republicans and democrats and they both agree on this. >> this is really one of those things that has brought together the country. >> exactly. >> and the country has agreed on and politicians on capitol hill have agreed on this. they're all against apple with this. we're going to move on now to some families who lost loved ones in the sandy hook school mass ser. they're now awaiting a judge's decision. their lawsuit against gunmakers was argued yesterday in a connecticut croom. gunmakers say they're protected from liability by federal law. differently. >> he didn't choose another weapon. he didn't choose another style of gun. he choose the ar-15 and the manufacturers need to be held responsible for that. >> lawyers argue that the assault rifle used in the massacre was made for military use and should

it was seen as far as away as the washington, d.c. area. there's no official word on whether it was a meteor. observers described the fireball as having colorful fragments and looking like it fell apart or exploded. are spending their first night in california. >> yep and the first to land in san jose, the broncos led by quarterback peyton manning. they're playing in their second super bowl in three years. >> and an hour later, the carolina panthers arrived leaded by of course, cam newton. if you can look closely, he was rocking very, very wild versace pants. got to look closely for that one. >> i don't think he's come down quite yet. you'll see it sooner or later >> there you go. looks like cam and half zebra mated together for that outfit. but none of the players spoke to reporters there, saving that for the much anticipated media day which actually happens tonight. noward if he'll be wearing those pants or not. >> he can wear whatever he wants. he's cam newton. >> you're probably right. >>> coming up "the mix," campaign humor and a fashi

david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> new details in the search killed in a helicopter crash off hawaii last month. investigators say elements of dna have ever been discovered. family members of those identified have ever been fold but the marines corps is not releasing any other information. 1 marines died in a crash in what investigators said was a collision but it wasn't yet known if there was a collision. we are learning new details about the death of that teenager allegedly murdered by a virginia tech student. an autopsy revealed nicole lovell was stabbed to death on the day she is disappeared. david eisenhauer has been charged. police say another freshman already charged with hiding the body was more deeply involved than previously thought. natalie keepers will face the more serious charge of being an accessory before the fact of first degree murder. a conviction could mean life in prison. >>> the denver broncos moved quickly to not let a players from super bowl preparations. ryan murphy is a rookie member on the team's practice squad. he was questioned by police and released in a

gloria riviera, abc news, washington. proof something a florida girl would do. if only florida got -- i guess up in those parts, it's probably normal concept to just say let's just park on the lake. >> i would never do that even if it's like the north pole. >> yeah. the temperatures, by the way were, slightly above 32. >> that terrifies me. terrifies me. >> coming up in our next half talk about terrifying. highlights from the big game that only reena can provide. and we really do mean that. >> a segment that cannot be missed, folks. first the other people tuned in. the commercials, how do they rate this year compared to the past and did we see the best ones before the game even started. we'll explain. you're watching "world news >> favorite spot in the >> comedian kevin hart as the overprotective father in a hyundai commercial. this add titled first date the highest rated on usa au today's add meeter. >> one of many commercials that took on a decidedly more jovial tone compared to last year, which was a sad year for commercials. with a rundown, here's abc's clay

up to washington state. snow and freezing rain in western new york. >> 30s in boston and new york. 50s in chicago. great falls and minneapolis. 60s in los angeles. and atlanta. and 70s nbc albuquerque and miami. >>> two rare white tiger cubs are now calling australia home. the little cuties, look at them, just arrived 15 weeks old. arrived earlier this week from a zoo in japan. they don't have official names yet but are called red and yellow for now. yellow. it's hoped that the sisters will help attract tourists to dream world theme park. they were born white when their parents share the right combination of simple genes and that causes a lack after pigment in the fur. >> so it's a pretty good deal because australia zoo actually trades koalas to other zoos. >> apparently there are only 3200 tigers left in the wild. >> let's hope they're not that angry. >> simmer down. >>> coming up in. the "insomniac theater," two new movies that might scare you. the reviews are coming in. >> we've heard of therapy pets befo

. >> bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> and butch jones, the head the lawsuit is being used against them for recruiting purposes. it affects a lot of women coming forward. a case like there can have big repercussions across the country at a local level. >> and ramifications for the university. manning wrote about the incident in his book says he simply was caught mooning another athlete and said it was crude but harmless. >> she had a different side of the story. >> absolutely. >>> coming up, rhinos under threat in the wilds of africa. >> their biggest predator humans poaching them for their horns. now you how authorities are tt2watu# s4 bt@qop< tt2watu# s4 "a@q_\x tt2watu# s4 bm@qtwt tt4watu# s4 " dztq 0 t tt4watu# s4 " entq @$4 tt4watu# s4 " gzt& y#l tt4watu# s4 " iztq #dx tt4watu# s4 " jntq 148 tt4watu# s4 " lzt& )yd in south africa, rhinos have been hunted for eons. over the past ten years, the killings have skyrocketed by nearly 5,000%. >> now conservationists think they've found their silver bullet. t.j. holmes has the story from south africa. >> reporter: i'm on patrol are ra

david kerley, abc news, washington. >> scary stuff. the british pilot's association wants these lasers to be considered an offensive weapon. pushing for that. >> trying to ban sales of them. >>> coming up in our next half hour, a backlash over what's being called corporate greed. conditioning after the company's decision to ship 1400 jobs to mexico. the warning donald trump is firing off to the company. >> but first, the top dog this year. what we're finding out about the best in show at last night's westminster kennel club competition. >> it wasn't really a hound dog but this morning america is waking up with a brand-new top dog. >> that is one of my favorite elvis presley's song. >> that dog's name is cj. short-haired pointer took home the most prestigious canine award in the country at the 140th westminster kennel club competition. jesse palmer reports on all the excitement. >> reporter: the contestants may be cute but the competition is always fierce. >> this is like the super bowl. it's like the world series for us. if you get her

. >> reporter: megan hughes, abc news, washington. >>> incredible images. winter storm system dumped snow on the eastern great lakes and ohio valleys. heavy rain in new england, the south dries out after the tornado outbreak. mild in the west. >> '30s in minneapolis and detroit, 40s in kansas city and atlanta. 60s in seattle and dallas and 80s in los angeles and phoenix. >>> a new isis video threatens the lives of facebook founder mark zuckerberg and jack dorsey, the head of twitter. the 25-minute video is too disturbing to show showing pictures of the two men covered in bullet hohos. facebook is responding to remove posts that promote terrorism. >>> reactiononoming in now to al ceo tim cooke speaking out in an exclusive interview with abc news cooke tells david muir that his company has cooperated fully with the fbi on the san bernardino shooting investigation. but cooke says apple won't help the bureau break into the iphone doing so they say would require software that would make huhureds of millions of customers vulnerable. >> the only way we know would

amber phillips is a political reporter at the "washington post." thank you for joining me today. amber: happy to be here. fernando: thank you. so, can anyone stop trump? amber: i don' t know. right now it doesn' t look like it. donald trump has just dominated nevada, south carolina, new hampshire, and you know in the recent contest in nevada, he won nearly every single demographic that came out, possibly even -- although polls are shaky on this -- latinos. so going into super tuesday, he has the upper hand. i think the best chance that him on super tuesday is possibly ted cruz, if he can win texas, his own home state. and that fact that we are even talking about that may not even be a possibility for ted cruz says something about donald trump' s dominance. fernando: and what about marco rubio? he' s positioned himself as everyone' s second choice, but that doesn' t make him any body' s first choice, it seems, at least it' s not shown in the voting. what' s his strategy? how does he potentially compete? amber: well, his strategy, originally, was to get third in iowa where he wasn'