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 complaintsf unfair and racially biased police enfor 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 f

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 just didn't wake up. >> reporter: the judge who loved to hunt was scheduled to shoot birds saturday with an exclusive group with mostly

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. 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 government protects. it did not

heavy rain in baltimore, washington, d.c., back through west virginia. flood watches are posted for this rain. all snow from buffalo back through western pennsylvania and veer weather across parts of south tl physical. a massive, mass i have storm. as you mentioned, all sorts of wild swings. a difficult commute this morning and afternoon. >> you could feel the difference when you came to work this morning. >> baig difference. >>> we move to the race for the white house. the gop primary just four days away, jeb bush brings in his big brother to take on donald trump. trump doubles down on his attacks against bush, ted cruz, the entire republican 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 legitimacy to jeb bush's 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 lik

abc's pierre thomas in washington has the latest for us. >> reporter: good morning, robin. while 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 director. releasing a letter calling on apple to comply to help the iphone of san bern dee owe killer, syed farook. fbi director james comey said, we don't want to break anyone's enkripgs. 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 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 give the terrorists a victory. >> reporter: the fbi claims that the investigation remains urgent, that the phone may have critical additional clues including whether others were involved. this morning, apple ceo tim cook e-mailed h

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. >> are we allowed to ask followups? >> massachusetts is looking for cooking classes. >> i think it was idaho or montana. adam and eve not romantic? >> there's a lot of head scratchers. montana was sejing for lobster tales. >> i'm sticking with the mix tapes. when you made somebody a mix tape, that was love, baby. that was love. >> it was. >>> to lara with a look ahead. >> thank you, robin. here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." lamar odom back in action. kanye west rocking the fashion world. >>> our big "10 dates in 10 states" finale. one of these guys is getting a big date. >>> 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

elm and washington. fortunately no one was in the taxicab but as you said one injury on the train. we have those streets as we go to the maps here of westbound being closed, cherry and popular streets both closed between washington and elm. we want to talk about the septa regional rails because the manayunk norristown line is canceled because of this so right now there's no service. one of the things you could do is try taking the norristown high speedline or bus routes 95 and 97, matt. >> we'll take a break and come back with the accuweather forecast. medicare and medicaid services. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. learn more at cancercenter.com slash eastern. cancer treatment centers of america. care that never quits. appointments available now. >> good morning again everyone. on the big board storm tracker6 live double scan showing you that there is rain pushing up towards the north-northeast still affecting a the lo of or northern sub

looks like the bulk of it staying out of the major cities, heavy rain for washington, d.c. and new york city, we'll be watching it closely, we know thinks change quickly. here's a look at your story. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. the coastal storm will bring rain to the delaware valley tuesday night through thursday. it during the week. all good. >> i'm worried about my tulips. already starting to peek through. i feel like they're going to die. >> i'm worried, too. >> i like that you have flowers. in new york city, where? >> i don't live in -- i live in the burbs. >> that's the key. >> i got kids. i got out of here. >>> coming up on "good morning america," "gma" on safari live. amy robach is in tanzania with a preview of the big event. good morning, amy. we love the hat. >> she looks so cute. >> thank you. i brought it especially for safari. good morning, guys. we're here. we made to it the ngorongoro crater 30 minutes ago. and i'm not kidding. we left friday afternoon. from jfk. we just got here. have already

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 there will be at least one presidential candidate in the crowd, 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 moved into the political arena and abc's eva pilgrim joins us with more on what's becoming a very fierce battle. >> reporter: the fight continues. personal privacy versus national security. tech giant apple versus the department of justice. both sides arguing over the san bernardino shooter's iphone. this morning, neither side is backing down. in a new federal filing prosecutors slamming apple for pub

. >> we have sent the message that will echo from wall street to washingt 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 con great lag senator sanders. >> reporter: with bill and chelsea standing on stage remaining deninth 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. and here's what we're going to 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-up within

. >> reporter: we have melting snow across the virginias and washington, d.c. the big melt is on, ladies and gentlemen of the jury as spring temperatures continue across the northeast. that's a check of the weather forecast, we'll be right back. >> reporter: a little cold feet on broadway. so we have nothing on storm tracker 6 live, it's mild and temperatures up around 50 in some neighborhoods. this afternoon going to 58 with the afternoon shower possible for a couple of hours, 51 under the sun tomorrow. morning, a pre weather x part. you're more of an expert on rainbows. kermit the frog, executive producer of up late with miss 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 before the show come on if you don't change the channel you'll already be tuned in. >> perfect. our executives love that. are we going to be seeing more of our favorite frog on stage? >> i will be singing and doing the things that i normally do. we have 150% more laughs and 100% gluten-free. >> w

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

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

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. >> the rival super bowl teams 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 mi

. >> reporter: megan hughes, abc news, washington. >>> incredible images. checking today's forecast, that 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 holes. facebook is responding to remove posts that promote terrorism. >>> reaction coming 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 of syed farook. doing so they say would require software that would make hundreds of millions of cus

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 set is due 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

. >> reporter: nicole lovell's mom telling "the washington post" that the 13-year-old met eisenhauer online. authorities believe lovell active on kick, a messaging app that allows them anonymity and ability to send photos. eisenhauer, a track star, his principal reevacuate remembering him as goal driven and focused. >> i don't want to speculate because 's at this point. just very concerned. >> reporter: the second student, natalie keepers an engineering student who once interned at 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 door before climbing out her window. thousands joining the search but police discovered her body 80 miles away in north carolina. neither student was charged with using a gun and neither entered a plea but eisenhauer making this statement, quote, i i believe the truth will set me free." george. >> more on this from dan abr

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 about the 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 alw

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. investigators say jason 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 time she's answered questions about the allegations. >> the head coa

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." ♪ skinny, so skinny >>> well, time now for "the skinny" and the only headline this morning is last night's grammys. >> it was a big night in los angeles. 58th annual grammy awards. there were quite a few surprises and more than a few upsets. one of the biggest wins of the night, mark ronson beat out taylor swift to take home the record of the year award for his hit "uptown funk." the song also took home the award for best pop duo group performance. >> taylor swift did prevail taking home album of the year for "1989," making her the only female artist to win album of the year twice. she also won best pop music album and music video. swift used her acceptance speech to encourage young women everywhere not to give up. >> during that speech -- should mention song of the year which is actually an award fo

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, there are now 12 travel-related 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 of flights a day coming in from the 30 high-risk countries 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 w

we're live if washington with the latest. >>> sense shootings. the michigan u be driver faces mull pl murder charges. how the driver still collected fares down the deadly road rage. >>> burned out bus. the travel reporter aboard. >>> 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.

. >>> 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

another system coming through hitting washington, d.c. and philly with a foot in spots. >> reporter: hi, everyone, david murphy here with an update from accuweather. a little bit of precipitation along the coast may wrap into trenton and atlantic city before changing over to wet snow. as we look outside, it's dry and cloudy and wind and cool. temperatures in the 30s and winds gusing up -- gusting up to 30 miles per hour. this afternoon, 43. tomorrow periods of snow through the day, 2 to 4 inches expected some models with more. of those storms heading east. thousands of passengers forced indoors. >>> behind the scenes of the halftime show that's coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ fruit. nuts. silky smooth dark chocolate. revel in the pleasure of new dove® fruit and nut. and i make dog chow in denver, (vcolorado.e's nick one of my fondest memories of khloe is the day we got her. i knew right there she was gonna be a great dog. khloe's a big influence on the family. she loved lincoln from the start. she's his little protector. i trust dog chow

let's bring it to jon karl in washington. you 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. 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 ranks behind marco rubio. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. you saw several united states senators, several congress -- members of congress, governors, former governors, all coming out and endorsing marco rubio yesterday. really quite a list including bob dole, the 1996 republican nominee. but, george, dole told me, i talked to him about this. he told me if rubio can't find a

. >>> well, an army deserter from washington state who once called osama bin laden a beautiful man is now in federal custody. daniel freeney faces gun charges. agents say he supported isis calling for the killing of u.s. troops. >>> in los angeles, the wind may have played a role in this gas station canopy crashing down. two workers were on it when it gave way. one was injured and the drivers of those car, thankfully, are okay. >>> and some wild video. 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 leapt a foot. watch as officers in england chase a drug suspect. the guy on the sidewalk, boink trips him. police are trying to track him down to thank him for doing all the legwork. >> nice. >> ah! >> we look forward to that every morning. what you'll come up with. >> you're so good. >> thank you. >> thank you there, amy. >>> people still talking about the super bowl and

. >> 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

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 hour, sports with reena. 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 now." >> favorite spot in the ♪ >> you messing with wrong daddy! >> 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, whi

officer ashley guindon responded in woodbridge, virginia, south of washington, d.c., respond to a call about an altercation at a 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. the group gathered in a park in orange county to protest illegal immigration. 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. no russian air strikes since the 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 offense nif 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 traile

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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

we start our coverage this morning with abc's mary bruce right in washington. hi, mary. >> reporter: 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 he heads into super tuesday. his former rival showed up unannounced and dropped a bombshell on donald trump's campaign. >> we need a first class president and we're going to have it in donald trump. >> reporter: new jersey governor kristie macosko krieger this morning 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'm going to 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 who do desperate things flailing pun

. >> bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> and butch jones, the head coach there says it's being used 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 fighting back using droughns. that's next. ♪ (ugh.) ♪ does your carpet ever feel rough and dirty? don't avoid it, resolve it. our formula with a special conditioning ingredient, softens your carpet with every use. it's resolve, so you know it cleans and freshens. but it also softens. resolve. a carpet that welcomes you. and to clean pet messes, try resolve pet expert. in south africa, rhinos have been hunted for eons. over

. >> reporter: concerns like that, 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 the consumer product safety commission now investigating, to identify what is in recycled tire crumb and if it is harmful. more than 50 studies have reported no elevated health risks associated with synthetic turf. but what's being done now is the first comprehensive investigation of its kind and the results are expected by the end of this year. >> huge consequences for students and athletes all over the country. >>> 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. good morning, everyone. we begin with that storm-battered cruise ship scheduled to set sail again this afternoon. just hours before the royal caribbean anthem of the seas. the coast guard has yet to decide if the vessel is safe to return to the open seas. officials will inspect the s

washington, d.c., new york city will see a mix of rain and snow we'll be watching that carefully. follow the low notice what happens for the primaries into new hampshire monday and tuesday, commuting could be a problem, still talking about snow. that's one system. there's another one out there. notice this is staying offshore. this is closer to the coastline we could be talking to heavy amounts of snow. new hampshire 2 to 4 inches for the primaries. that's a look at the national, here's a look at your weather. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm meteorologist chris sowers, it is tuesday we could see light snow. double scan live crystal clear, as we go outside looking at the center city skyline. it's a beautiful morning temperatures in the 30s, expecting highs to top out between 48 and 50 degrees when all is said and done. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow is cloudy, maybe a rain shower, 45 degrees. then that transitions over to snow showers and light snow for tuesday. i heard ron and sara had an amazing experience yesterday. >> that is right. sara and i, w

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

the outsider saying he may go with a washington insider. >> i do want somebody that's political because i want to get lots of great legislation that we all want passed that's just sitting there for years and years and years. >> reporter: trump is also getting his first insider support. just yesterday, george, he was endorsed by two junior members of congress, his very first congressional endorsements but as he told you just yesterday, endorsements are a, quote, waste of time. >> he did say that. you're in front of that board. let's give everyone a sense of why we call it super tuesday. what's at stake? >> this is the single biggest day of the entire primary. nearly 600 delegates at stake, about half you would need to clinch the nomination. you've got most of the big states in the south, a little bit of new england, a little bit of the midwest and, george, this is also where you can continue to get delegates even with a second or third place finish. >> donald trump ahead in most of the polls in most of those states right now so both rubio and cruz have to find somewhere to get a win. >>

. >> reporter: 27-year-old christa aiken keeps things natural but loves kerry washington's lob look. >> i feel like whatever she can do with her hair i can. >> reporter: will our makeover mavens deliver? this red carpet challenge is on. all right. so we are here live with the samsung 837 building with our a-list beauty team, charlotte tilbury and vaccaro zagiovannigd they're all viewers of "gma" and friends and family to our staff and these two will give us great tips we can all use to get glam at home so thank you very much for being here and working with us today. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having us. >> let's get right to it. first up we have aditi. this is what she looked like before. and this is what aditi looks like now. come on out. transforming aditi into sofia vergara's red carpet look and she is looking mighty stunning so, charlotte, tell us about aditi's makeup. what trend did you use. >> aditi has the statement matte lip and is a gorgeous sort of bright berry and it really lifts her entire face and is trending at the moment. and she's also got it on her cheeks and

i think it's irresponsible. >> concerns like those 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, cdc and consumer product of safety commission now investigating explaining some of the government's best and brightest scientists are working to identify what is in recycled tire crumb and if it is harmful. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >>> terrifying. it's in some of the parks i think my kids play at coming up in our next half hour, disturbing questions about a popular social media app. does snapchat encourage reckless speeding? >> first the app that could millions of lives in an earthquake. how my shake could one day turn millions of smartphones into tiny early warning systems next on "world news now." >>> earthquakes are nearly impossible to predict. >> but a new app could be used to warn people miles away that an earthquake is imminent. katy utis has the story. >> reporter: designed in california, and downloaded across the world, devel

we're live in washington. >>> 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.

runners in washington, d.c., ditching the coats. all the cold weather gear. check that out. well, nearly nothing. this year's cupid's undie run. some runners said they could barely feel their legs. others said they put hand warmers in other strategic places. make up your own mind what that means. >> their shoes. >> their shoes, for example. the run raises money for the children's tumor foundation. at game time. at run time, temperatures, imagine this, were in the teens. running in your underwear in temperatures in the teens. >> no, thank you. >> that's why the hand warmers in strategic places. >> that's a special dedication. >>> it's still not as cold as where indra is zplp she. >> she's tough. >> but she's also not wearing a bikini. or a speedo. >> what is she not wearing? >> where are you going with thwindchills in central park 20 below out toward boston 40 below possible this morning. there's another threat looming, we have a threat for another storm in the midwest, we're talking about 2 to 4 inches of snow. another system in the south, watch as it causes a huge mess thro