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

. >> we have sent a message that we'll echo from wall street to washington. the government of our great country belongs to all of the people. and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors and their super pacs. >> reporter: hillary clinton conceding defeat. >> i want to begin by congratulating senator sanders and his victory tonight. >> reporter: with bill and chelsea standing on stage remaining the ninth about the future. >> it's not whether you get knocked down that matter, it's whether you get back up. i know i have some work to do, particularly with young people. do, now we take this campaign to the entire country. we are going to fight for every vote in every state. >> reporter: and clinton concedes bernie sanders managed to tap into a real sense of anger among voters but her camp is telling 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 her support among latino and african voters. >> cecilia, what are we hearing about these reports of a possible shake

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. >> reporter: this morning the justice department firmly agreeing with african-american residents of ferguson saying their complaints of unfair and racially biased police 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 they were driven at least in part by racial bias. >> reporter: the justice after the city council rejected a deal to reform the police. >> i think the things that we've asked for are very reasonable. we're not trying to take away any safeguards. >> reporter: the attorney gener

abc's pierre thomas has all the latest from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's a showdown between the fbi 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 access encrypted data on smartphones and tablets. apple vowing to appeal and 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 governm

. >> 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

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 state department to release 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 february 29th right before super 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 d

. >> together, we have sent a message that will echo from wall street to washington, from maine to california. >> now we take this campaign to the entire country. we're going to fight for every vote in every state. we're going to fight for real solutions that make a real difference in people's lives. >> some important dates by the way coming up. straight ahead. so you have on february 20th is the nevada caucuses for the democrats and the republicans will have their primary in south carolina. then the democrat will have their primary in south carolina on the 27th of this month. so they have a few days to get things together. >> it will be interesting. >> that's the news for this half hour. >> remember to follow us on facebook @wnnfans.com. [mother] yeah but this neighborhood,i feel like it's got a lot of what we were kinda talking about. we should definitely go see it. [agent] hi. melanie. maggie. living room. [dad]what about this? this looks good. [brendan] no. [mother] isn't it great? [announcer]redfin pays its agents based on your happiness... that's real estate, redefined. >>> this morning

federal agencies in washington are opening three hours late this morning. at the airports, hundreds of flights have been cancelled. the storm also spawning tornadoes leaving a trail of damage in the florida panhandle and mississippi. >>> it was a frightening ride of washington. smoke pouring into the cockpit, forcing the pilots to put on their oxygen masks. abc's david kerley has the details. >> 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 minutes into the flight, i felt the engines kind of slow down a little bit. >> reporter: they had just left washington's reagan airport for seattle. the pilots of the alaska airlines 737 wanting 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 aircraft and -- for 1-9 left. we're going to need the trucks, please. >> alaska

both in washington and on the campaign trail. jon karl is at the white house with that side of the story. >> reporter: good morning, george, this is a battle that's likely to extend throughout this presidential campaign and into the first months of the next presidency. the battle over replacing justice antonin scalia came fast and furious. less than an hour after the supreme court announced his death on saturday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell declared the vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. senator marco rubio told george, the senate shouldn't start the process no matter who president obama nominates. >> within the last few months of the president's term we shouldn't be appointing supreme court justices. now the president can nominate whoever he wants. the senate shouldn't move forward until after the election. >> reporter: president obama called scalia a brilliant legal >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. >> reporter: they're vowing to run

. >>> you're looking at a dramatic rescue operation in washington state. a homeless was hoisted to safety after being trapped on a cliff for two days. he slid to the edge of the cliff just a few feet from going over and falling to the river below. fortunately a worker heard him shouting for help. despite having to cope with day kaz of bitter cold, he is expected to be okay. >>> police are investigating a grizzly scene at a home in chicago. six people found dead including a child. they have not yet determined how they decide 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 last month, prompting a call for the governor of illinois to declare 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 about five million vehicles. they were made by a german company that can deploy without reason or fail to inflate at all. it involves older vehicles made by honda, fia

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 state. 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 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, it's like an e

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. >> who is boycotting carrier air 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 abo best in show at last night's westminster kennel club competition. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >> 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. last night the german 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 fi

they're trying to keep warm in washington state. apparently the most googled search for a valentine's gift, bearskin rugs. >> really? >> in mississippi, romantic mix tapes. what is it, the 1980s? >> hey, i'm from mississippi. easy, easy. >> when is the last time you made a mix tape, robin? >> are we allowed to ask followups? >> massachusetts is looking for cooking classes. >> i think it was idaho or montana. move out west again. adam and eve not romantic? >> yeah, not biblical. >> yeah, what was that about. >> i don't know. there's a lot of head-scratchers. montana was searching for lobster tails. >> i'm sticking with the mix tapes. when you made somebody a mix tape, that was love, baby. that was love. thank you, amy. >>> to lara with a look ahead. >> thank you, robin. >>> here's what's coming up on ouou"gma morning menu." lamar odom back in action. kanye west rocking the fashion world. all the details from the huge event last night. >>> our big "10 dates in 10 states" finale. one of these guys is getting a big date. which one will

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

good morning washington. toss to eileen winter weather advisory in effect for dc, arlington, alexandria, prince georges, charles, calvert, st. mary's and anne arundel counties until 10 am this morning. today: am wintry mix. becoming partly to mostly sunny. highs: 40-45 winds: nw 10-20+ mph tonight: mainly clear. refreezing likely. lows: 25-30

. >> reporter: nicole lovell's mom telling "the washington post" that police believe the 13-year-old met eisenhauer online. authorities believe lovell active on kik, a messaging app which offers users anonymity and ability to send photos. eisenhauer, a track star, his high school principal remembering him as goal driven and focused. >> it's just very difficult to hear something like that. i don't want to speculate at this point. just very concerned. >> reporter: the second student, natalie keepers, an engineering nasa, accused of helping eisenhauer get rid of the girl's body. >> i was really shocked to see her face as one of the suspects for the murder because i didn't know she was like -- she didn't seem like that type of person. >> reporter: her parents say lovell pushed a dresser up against her bedroom door before climbing out her window. thousands joining the search for her but, on saturday, police discovered her body 80 miles away in north carolina. neither student was charged with using a gun and neither has entered a plea but eisenhauer however making this statement, quote, i

. >> 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

washington state who once called osama bin laden a beautiful man is now in federal custody. daniel freeney faces various gun charges. agents say he supported isis calling for the killing of u.s. troops. >>> and in los angeles, the wind may have played a role in this gas station canopy crashing down on to cars. two workers were on the canopy when it gave way. one was injured and the drivers of those car, thankfully, are okay. >>> and some wild video from south florida. a man attacking people in a store with a three-foot sword as customers were screaming. remarkably nobody was seriously injured. the suspect is now in custody. police say he was under the influence of drugs. >>> and finally, one man didn't just lend a hand to police, he lent a foot. watch as officers in england chase a drug suspect. the guy on the sidewalk there, boink, reaches out and trips him. police are trying to track him down now to thank him for doing all the legwork. >> nice. >> ah! >> we look forward to that every morning. what you're goin to come up with. >> you're so good. >> thank you. >> thank you t

. >> together, we have sent a message that will echo from wall street to washington. >> if you don't have a seat belt, go get one. we're going to shape this country top to bottom. >> now we take this campaign to the entire country. we are going to fight for every vote in every state. >> they violated the fourth amendment by stopping people without reasonable suspicion, by arresting them without cause, and by using unreasonable force. >> the amount that thing were shifting around our room was a little frightening. >> the whole thing was not bigger than this. and it was up here and it just exploded. >> i resent the fact that he put 6,000 people's lives at risk taking us into a storm that was predicted. >> at a young age, i was taught to appreciate the value of hard work and especially self-made work. >> the speed with which they took this case from the university's purview and brought it into a criminal setting suggests that the prosecution believes they have a strong case. >> the accelerated development of north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program poses a serious threat to i

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 we can't look the survivors in the eye or ourselves in the mirror if we don't follow this 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 whose wife died on one of the planes in the 9/11 attack and this is pandora box. we can't surrender our civil liberties and g

david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> new details in the search for the remains of those marines 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 run-in with the law distract from super bowl preparations. ryan murphy is a rookie member on the team's

>>> let's bring that question to jon karl in washington. you just saw that targeting that cecilia put up for bernie sanders. he's got to find a place to get some wins tuesday. >> reporter: that's right, and they see several possibilities on super tuesday to get some wins. you have 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 the delegates are awarded proportionally. even in states sanders loses to clinton he will still gather delegates. >> so hard to read. it's a relatively new caucus 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

david kerley, abc news, washington. >> we move on to more dramatic video as firings near kansas city battle a huge brush fire. they believe it was sparked by grass cutting equipment. but the heat from the blaze and the high winds fanning it korea add fire tornado. the fire is on prison property. but it closed a nearby highway. consuming about 1500 acres and is about 75% contained this morning. no homes are threatened at this time. >>> not so in eastern oklahoma where there are more than two dozen grass fires burning. the most in years. officials say numerous homes were lost. but they don't know how many as yet. the city of tulsa has been filled with smoke from the fires. firefighters are using helicopters to dump water as you see there on these fires and officials say they are so intense right now. >>> well, in northern california, the threat is much more wintry. a powerful system brought nearly a foot of snow to some of the higher elevations. strong winds are also limiting visibility with whiteout conditions. many truckers pulled over till the roads were cleared. >> and it may take

of emergency to five counties and there are now more than 50 cases of the virus across 13 states and washington, d.c. abc's linzie janis has the latest. >> reporter: this morning florida preparing for the worst, declaring a public health emergency in five counties, cases of zika reported throughout the state. governor rick scott calling on the cdc to provide at least 1,000 zika antibody test kits for pregnant women to see if they contracted the virus in the past and thousands more kits to test for active cases. >> the mosquito that causes zika virus is common in florida. >> reporter: the spread of the virus a growing concern for the estimated 20 million tourists expected to visit florida in the spring break months and at miami international airport, hundreds flagged by the cdc. over 100 of them just from brazil. this morning, 2 million people are flocking to the streets of rio for the start of carnival where now mosquitoes aren't the only concern for spreading zika. health authorities there saying a man was infected with the virus after receiving multiple blood transfusions but some doctors her

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

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

we want to bring in jonathan karl in washington. i know you're prepping for a big edition of "this week." thanks for taking a couple of moments out of your busy day. we want to first and foremost, exit polling shows clinton has serious issues. empathy. distrust. how does she repair that? if not, how vulnerable does she remain? >> first thing is to move on to south carolina. where every single public poll since the beginning of this campaign has had her with a big, double-digit lead over bernie sanders. she's hoping back-to-back victories will put the distant memory of new hampshire way in her past. she does have significant vulnerabilities. not just the ones you mentioned. also, she still hasn't connected with young democrats. still overwhelmingly in the exit polls, the young vote, under 45, goes significantly overwhelmingly to bernie sanders. she needs to find a way to get that obama coalition back she hopes by racking up wins, she can start doing that. >> let me ask about sanders. he, as mary pointed out, a pretty strong showing a

she's superannoyed. >> this is a good morning washington washington update. >> anchor: another messy morning out there. but eileen, we are seeing some improvements in the temperatures? >> weather: we have climbed 20 degrees since 7:00 this morning. and we are sitting in the 50s. look at all of the rain on live doppler radar. it is periods of heavy rain possible. but still a bit of winter weather west. especially down to the valleys. maybe a bit of light snow. but the heavy rain is pretty much the main weather story here in town. temperature is 50-degrees at regan and andrews. but holding steady in the 30s west of town. and as we go forward for the rest of the day. rain ends at lunch time of the refreeze possible overnight. and looking pretty nice tomorrow. and with our high temperature in the upper 40s. we will look closer at the weekend when i join you back here before roadways. >> reporter: we will see more activity, especially on the interstates. start with a live look at 66. and clear at the westbound crash we had heading into centreville. now volume delays on the eastbound lanes

they're trying to keep warm in 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. >>re 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. >>> 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, tim tebow is also with us live. >> hi, everyone. >> he's g

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dead on arrival and that replacing scalia should wait until a new president in 2017, writing in "the washington post," the american people, rather than a lame-duck president, should be afforded the opportunity to replace justice scalia. and among the attendees, vice president joe biden will represent the obama administration. justice clarence thomas will deliver a scriptural reading. and at least one presidential senator ted cruz of texas, says he'll attend today. >> devin, thank you. >>> we want to move now to battle between two giants. the government and apple. apple still refusing to unlock a an iphone of a san bernardino terrorist. the battle, however, has now moved into the political arena and abc's eva pilgrim joins us with more on what's becoming a very fierce battle. good morning, eva. >> reporter: the fight continues -- personal privacy versus national security. tech giant apple versus the department of justice. both sides arguing over accessing the san bernardino shooter's iphone. this morning, neither side is backing down. in a new federal filing prosecutors slamming apple for public

you're looking live right now at the supreme court building in 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 lodge in west texas. >> he was totally peaceful, a man who went to sleep and j >> reporter: the judge who loved to hunt was scheduled to shoot birds saturday with an exclusive group with mostly texan couples who f

we need bridges between us if we're going to fix the problems in washington. all they do is have walls. >>> and another bit of bridge building. kasich said if he were elected president, he would consider apointing former rival chris christie to his cabinet, adding he and the new jersey governor have become buddies. >> and on the other side of the country, the democrats face off in nevada, sparking plenty of fireworks in a tight race. for the first time in this campaign, one national poll shows bernie sanders pulling ahead of hillary clinton although that might be an clinton leading. that has the candidates taking more potshots at each other. in an interview with b.e.t., bernie sanders accused clinton obama just to win black votes. >> she loves the president. he loves her and all that stuff. that's trying to win support from the african-american community where the president is enormously popular. >> clinton didn't mince words about sanders questioning his loyalty to the democratic party and chastising him for attacking president obama as well as president clin

officer ashley guindon responded in woodbridge, virginia, south of washington, d.c., respond to home when shots rang out. this was on saturday. fatally wounded her and wounded two others. a suspect has been arrested. >>> violence erupting at a ku klux klan anti-immigration rally. in california. the group gathered in a park in orange county to protest illegal immigration. and muslims. they were confronted there by counterprotesters. members of the two groups clashed. three people were stabbed. 13 arrested. >>> and day two of the cease-fire in syria. the truce seems to be mostly holding. agreement between the syrian government and rebel forces went into effect friday night. the terrorist group isis, not a party to the cease-fire, launched a surprise offensive in a northern syrian town and carried out a suicide truck bombing. >>> back here at home, police say a drag race on a freeway in los angeles ended in this. a deadly inferno. three people were killed in the crash. one of the speeding cars lost control, hitting a big rig, sending the tractor trailer through the divider and into the

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

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. driver's seat. the man who takes the subway. >> exactly. apparently have you to -- you slow down to help improve your reaction time when it comes to all of that, but -- >> well, that's the problem. i always speed up. >> once you hit the pothole? nice little roller coaster ride for many of your kids. they also say stop tailgating. that's me. in dry weather you should be observing the two-second rule, apparently, as well. but it's really tough for many of these municipalities. i was in quebec over the weekend, which has had some wild temperature swings, and, really, it was like being on a roller coaster ride on their highways. >>> 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. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" abc stations.tt0w!ti"hz! %4@-4=l tt0w!ti"h

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. 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% of pregnant women reported smoking tobacco during their pregnancy. when compared to previous years, the figure is an improvement. but investigators overwhelmingly agree any amount of smoking is detrimental. >>> turning to the weather. an

abc's devin dwyer is on the story from our washington bureau this morning. >> reporter: the democratic race heads west today. both clinton and sanders in colorado and nevada as they battle it out over who would better handle race relations and this morning, the democratic candidates are gearing up for a long-haul campaign. >> thank you for everything. >> reporter: bernie sanders rallied with women nurses in >> it's a hard life. surrounded by these beautiful women. >> reporter: after photos and a sandwich with his wife jane. >> want the scoop? it's tuna fish, lettuce and tomato on rye. got it, abc? >> reporter: hillary clinton also in minnesota overnight, talking about a different kind of appetite. >> no wonder people are angry, they have every reason to be. but they're also hungry, hungry for solutions. >> reporter: the next battleground is the nevada caucuses on saturday. both candidates also hungry for a win in south carolina later this month. clinton's superpac and a new radio ad says she'll be like president obama. >> we need a president who will build on all that president obama h

and you can get more news, traffic and weather updates on good morning washington on newschanel 8. hope you have a great friday. >>> happy friday, everyone. and it is a happy friday looking at ginger zee and look how she looks at her little baby boy. it's a big day for adrian. 2 months old today. where does the time go, ginger? >> where does the time go? >> it just flies by. we'll be checking in with the family. >> can i tell you i saw an instagram picture of ginger doing a backhandspring on a trampoline. the woman is a superhero. >> adrian looks so comfortable right now. also right now the late justice antonin scalia's body lying in repose at the supreme court ahead of his funeral tomorrow. president obama and the first lady expected to pay their respects this afternoon. >>> and pope francis and donald trump caught in a war of words about whether or not trump is christian. the gop front-runner joins us next. >>> we have a big story about those hackers targeting your computers. we've got a warning for you. what you should do to prote really important story coming up, george. >>> bu

the scene as far away as the washington, d.c. area. those are some of our top 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 >> so on the democratic side, the newest poll from the "des moines register" has clinton three points ahead of bernie sanders. that's a statistical tie. cecilia vega kicks off coverage with the democrats. >> stick with me. stick with a plan. >> reporter: hillary clinton is fired up. >> please, come out and caucus, don't worry about the weather. >> reporter: bringing in push. >> please join me in welcoming, i hope, our next president, my mom. >> reporter: not just chelsea. the entire family, center stage

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> now to michigan where police say they still have no idea why a man shot eight people in six of them. investigators say jason dalton admits he took people's lives but during his arraignment yesterday, the uber driver said he would prefer t0 remain silent. hundreds of people attended another prayer vigil overnight. many thought kalamazoo was insulated from mass shootings. >> we know at any moment, anything can happen. 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. none of the victims had any known connection to dalton. >> camille cosby spent about two hours testifying under oath about that the sex assault allegations facing her husband. the deposition took place at a hotel in springfield, massachusetts. it's believed it's the first about the allegations. she has agreed to come back for another session next month.

we're live in washington. >>> and how about getting our surf on. fearless wave riders hanging ten on some massive waves. the rare competition that so many have been waiting for. >>> and we say good morning on this friday morning. we're going to start with the breaking details about the rampage in kansas. by one count, the nation's 33rd mass shooting so far this year. >> heavily armed officers with

david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> okay. when we come back, music's big night in hollywood. >> yeah, we're all about the grammys, the awards, the tributes, the moments and, of course, the fashion. that's ahead in "the skinny." as an american, it's hard to hear that we have a serious hunger issue in our country. and as a parent, it's even harder to hear that one in 5 of our kids struggles with hunger, especially when billions of pounds of good food are wasted every year. that helps provide billions of meals to families in need right in your community. visit feedingamerica.org to support feeding america and your local food bank. tt0w!t.*(=! %4@-,2( tt0w!t.*(=! el@-&5d tt0w!t.*(=! ed@- 7 tt0w!t.*(=% )8h-@i\ tt0w!t.*(=% kzh-]& tt0w!t.*(=% n-h-(o, tt0w!t.*(=% 0ph-6(4 tt0w!t.*(=% s"h-&zt tt0w!t.*(=% ueh-%8$ tt0w!t.*(=% 7hh-9:p skinny, so skinny >>> well, time now for "the skinny" and the only headline >>> well, time now for "the skinny" and the only headline this morning is last night's grammys. >> it was a big night in los angele

serena marshall, abc news, washington. >> thank you so much. i would love to go to cuba. >> it's such a beautiful country. i've been once. i can imagine a lot of people will be getting on planes down >>> so, we mentioned c.j. was best in show. at the dog show, at westminster dog show earlier in our headlines. here's a show distinctly different. >> yeah. as opposed to the 140th westminster show, this is the west hamster prestigious but a lot more fun. >> the hamsters show off their agility and coordination. some have more than others, obviously. the hamster show was put together by our friends over at mashable. >> this is clever. come on. very creative, right? >> i'll go for that. >> what are the odds of a second annual west hamster show? >> pretty low. >> pretty low. >> jesse palmer will have full coverage of that. >>> coming up, the toys of tomorrow unveiled today. our toy insider mom is here with fun for all ages. >> she's got some good stuff. >>> also ahead, the hollywood their inside look at super hero adventure. >>> and secrets of the wwe