vice president joe biden and jill biden will attend in place of president obama. this woman, who is accused of hitting and killing a tow truck driver on the howard frankland bridge, will be in court this morning. allison huffman will face a hillsborough county judge after being held in pinellas county, which is where she was arrested earlier this week. roger perez borroto was hit and killed early monday morning. the florida highway patrol says huffman admitted she was the one behind the wheel and knew she hit someone but was too scared to stop. thanks to a new government proposal, you could soon see a drop in your cable bill. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live outside our 10news studios. emerald, the federal communications commission says you pay too much for those set-top boxes you get from your cable company. yeah, that's right and if you check your cable bill, you'll see where you're paying every are it adds up to more than 200 dollars a year...and the fcc just doesn't think that's fair. - and not just because you have to pay for it...but because you're for

vice president joe biden and jill biden will attend in place of the president. the 79-year-old passed away over the weekend. the battle against zika continues this morning. the world bank offered 150 million to fight the virus and provide medical the institution says more funds may be made available in the future if needed. world bank says the virus is likely to slow the region's economy, decreasing gross domestic product this year by three and a half billion dollars. more economic losses could occur in the caribbean, where national economies depend heavily on tourism. it's a craigslist robbery you need to know about. deputies say this guy javario funches robbed a man at gunpoint. the victim tells 10news he met funches after seeing his craigslist ad for an iphone 6. the two met tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of a tampa apartment complex. he says he was anyway. after giving getting the phone - he says funches pulled a gun. funches posted they set up a sting and arrested him. hillsborough county sheriffs office does have a program to keep you safe when you m

biden says he'll use his introduction to speak out against sexual assault. here's a story that is going to put a smile on your face this morning. meet roman klemens. he works as a bagger at a wisconsin grocery store. get this... he turned 90-years- old this week. guess how he celebrated? he went to work! he puts in 19 hours a week. he even comes in when he's off duty too. his manager jokes that he probably gets more work done then some of their teenage staff. when it comes to retirement, roman doesn't want to talk about it. he says there's still too much flirting to be done. coming up on 10 news this morning.. starting this weekend there's a new and fun way to beat the traffic in downtown tampa. what you need to know about the new water taxis. and our foodie scene is about to get even better! the that'll soon be coming to tampa bay! apparently, people think i'm too perky. totototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototototot

vice president joe biden and jill biden will attend in place of president obama. >>> the woman accused of hitting and killing a tow truck driver on the howard frankland bridge will be in court this morning. allison huffman will face a hillsborough county judge after being held in pinellas county this week. roger perez was hit and killed early monday morning. hoffmann admitted she was behind the wheel and knew she to top. >> the fcc wants to stop cable companies from charging you to use their cable boxes. a lot of money will be saved but not everyone supports the idea. >> that's right. i know you are probably wondering who the heck does not want to cut down on the cost of watching television. it is definitely not people like you and me. it is more so the big cable companies you are handing over your hard, earned money to. there is a group out there called the future of tv coalition, at&t, comcast and verizon are part of it. they promise to fight this in court if it moves forward. there is another group out there this could be hurting. that's minority-owned stations. the hispanic coaliti

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they'll be represented by vice president joe biden and his wife jill. after the obama's visit the general public started their steady stream in and out. >> despite all that's going on with the politics going on it was nice to be able to just see something done with a lot of respect and a lot of honor. >> justice scalia's funeral is tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. basilica of the national shrine >>> new information about a in libya. the bombing is linked to two terror attacks last year. libya, in northern africa is a growing concern in the fight against isis. terror group is expanding quickly since it is an unstable country with rival groups fighting for power. 30 isis militants were killed in today's strike. >>> while ted cruz is busy in south carolina the debate over whether he can become president is moving from the campaign trial to the courtroom. a lawyer moved that cruz is ineligible because he is not a natural born citizen. even though he was born in canada he can become president because his mother was a u.s. citizen when he was born. republicans

. >>> vice president joe biden will introduce lady gaga at sunday's academy awards. gaga is nominated for an oscar for her best original song, she'll perform it live. he plans to use the introduction to urge americans to speak out against sexual assault. the song is from the hunting ground. a documentary about sexual assault on college campuses. >>> nominees in five major categories will go home as winners no matter what. each will be given a gift bag valued at $200,000. >> some of the world's priceless toiletries, the most expensive items a ten-day trip to israel and $55,000. the celebrities that take them home have to pay taxes on all of those extravagant goodies. >> if you are a movie you can probably afford the taxes. >> it would be a cool trip. >> let's go. >> i'm tracking another cold front for friday. we'll talk about it. these are the waters. look how choppy they are. this is the inner coastal. you can see the white caps and northwest winds sending waves breaking over the rock wall. quite a cool day with in tampa. from one end of the state to the other it is

. >> mourners from both sides of the aisle including vice presidents dick cheney and joe biden and senator ted cruz came together to say good-bye. weijia jiang cbs news washington. >> the scalia family has announced a memorial program to be held march 1st. >>> road closures in major events are making for a busy we're going to start with the gasparilla distance classic road races. more than 10 roads were closed off for parts of the day, the main ones, bay shore boulevard, florida avenue and gandy boulevard. the closures start again tomorrow at 3 a.m. over in clear water csx construction crews closed off court street to perform work on a railroad crossing. that's a main road to the beach and the seafood and blues festival. police are reporting there were no major backups or delays. they believe getting the word out for different routes ahead of time is having a major impact. court street is expected to be closed until monday. probably the most frustrating closure was the intersection of urlitz road and the veterans expressway. construction of the bridge expansion is causing that problem. tra

biden longtime friends of the scalia family represented the administration. the obama's did not attend the funeral, instead joining the thousands who paid the respect that supreme court on friday. the younger scalia noted his belongs in the public square. and that he never felt a need to choose between his deep catholic faith and his justice. >> he understood that there is no conflict between loving god and loving one's country. between one's faith and one's >>reporter:is back to work for the remaining justices who will again hearing a new slate of cases is -- cases on monday. in washington, shannon, fox news. >>> the literary world is mourning the death of harper lee who died yesterday at the age of 89. she wrote "to kill a mockingbird" and was laid to rest today in alabama. she was eulogized at the same church that she used as a model for the imaginary town that was the setting for her pulitzer prize-winning novel. it was a private ceremony attended by family, and her closest friends >>> state lawmakers are considering a bill requiring that all gun sales he

might be >>> vise president joe biden arrived at sfo. he is scheduled to visit ucsf and talk about the initiative to find a cure for cancer and then he goes to san jose to deliver the keynote address at california democratic convention, on sunday he will be in los angeles for an appearance at the oscars with lady gaga. >>> democratic convention kicked off in the south bay. california's largest annual gathering of democrats anywhere from the state. they tell us what is on their agenda in this big election year. >> hello and welcome. >> reporter: the stage has been set. the california democrats state convention is now under way. for politics, dell tkpwats and delegates and a lot of things at stake. >> reporter: this is the weekend that the california and endorsements given. one key race in the senate to replace retiring barbara boxer. hairis >> presidential endorsement is not in the cards but a visit from joe biden is. he will give a speech on saturday. for some the drama of the presidential election is what is driving their activism. >> i

. >>> it was a big day for democrats in california starting with a visit from joe biden. the vice president was at ucsf with his wife. they're touring the top cancer research facilities as part of the white house's $1 billion initiative to end cancer. the vice president headed to the south bay where democrats from all across california have descended on san jose for their party's state convention. >> reaction from democrats to the primary results in south carolina. it included a couple of disruptions. >> reporter: the vice president brushed off shouts from a heckler who claimed cellphone radiation caused the death of biden's son beau. >> that's okay, it's all right. let's not act like republicans. [ cheering and applause ] >> i ain't donald trump. i don't have that much hair. >> reporter: the protestor was removed and biden went on to offer some advice to the feuding gop candidates. >> you can't lead america unless you believe in the american people and their capacity to do virtually anything they set their mind to. >> reporter: outside the supporters showed their strengt

effort to develop a cure by the son died of brain cancer less than a year ago president obama asked biden to spearhead this effort at goal high in my response to pressures to double the rate of progress for making an understanding and treatment of cancer and make it to make a decade's worth of advances in the next five years then to eventually cancer as we know the duke cancer institute hosts more than one hundred cancer physicians and more than five hundred staff members dedicated to fighting cancer. kentucky lawmakers are proposing to marriage license forms following last year's debacle that's when was jailed for refusing to issue licenses to gay couples one of the proposed forms with notes of the bride and groom while the other form but note first party and second party the republican senators sponsoring the bill says couples may use either version and the forms what not to include the name of the county clerk who issued the license while back at home and back on solid ground a cruise ship is back in port after getting caught in a major storm with huge waves whether blame for construct

lady stopped by to visit the president is not attending the funeral mass tomorrow vice president joe biden will attend. instead the white house as they made that decision with respect to the president's large security detail and biden's personal relationship with the scaly a fan. tomorrow is the next big day for the race for president hillary clinton and bernie sanders will face off and the nevada caucuses meanwhile the south shore line a primary will likely be a make or break a race for several of the gop stragglers abc's mega news reports voters in the palmetto state have surprised candidates before we gotta get out tomorrow we have to vote with polls showing is leaving south carolina dwindling donald trump is fighting on several fronts. he's taking on apple for refusing to help federal investigators hack bernardino terrorists boycott apple this one day after saying it was disgraceful for pope francis to suggest run was not christian or wanting to wall off the mexican border on friday trump softened his stance that i will say the pope was great and is a very nice man ted cruz is facing b

vice president joe biden and his wife former vice president cheney and scaly his fellow justices were among the people who were there a private burial took place after the mass scalia died just a month shy of his eightieth birthday close friends and family of author harper lee attended a small funeral service for her today in her hometown of monroe hill alabama for literary masterpiece about racial injustice to kill a mockingbird brought her fame after it was published that was until last february she released the sequel to set a watchman lee who died friday was eighty nine years old a captain calls for help from the captain of the all foreign to his company's emergency response line before the freighter sank plus hear from safety officials who let that call for help go to voicemail apple not backing down in his battle with the fbi in our alleys are coming across the country to support the tech giant plus one hundred and eighty mile an hour winds and damaging floods ravage fiji we have a look at some of the destruction left behind the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes y

dollars for cancer research in next year's budget bringing the total price tag for vice president joe biden's cancer initiative to a billion dollars the funds are expected to support research and you know therapy combination therapy early detection and vaccines to prevent viruses that cause cancer. the vice president to cure cancer after his son died of brain cancer. well getting stuck in traffic is never fun especially for those traveling and some parts of nevada a major interstate is back open after a twenty five vehicle pileup catherine van has the story use a sheet of ice. he's missed the news who is already snowing in the cue sheet of ice last couple of hours. those looking to make him a trip that would have taken jed freeman three hours double. i don't know how the wheels turned into sunday's non stop storm in a lot of cars in the ditches lot of accidents one rollover with people that we are now in skating and fish tailing part of i eighty was shut down its state line and was fourth after having more than four big rigs pile up and the other main roads weren't that much better or worse t

is hitting the road to promote to the white house's cancer moon shot initiative today biden visited duke university to observe cancer oncologists and researchers. a white house spokesperson says officials chose duke because of the schools cutting edge research. this is biden's first trip to a university since the president announced his budget request this month the budget calls for one billion dollars to accelerate progress in developing a cure former pharmaceutical company ceo martin skelly is firing back and lawmakers on capitol hill. scully made headlines for raising the price of a drop from thirteen dollars and fifty cents to seven hundred and fifty dollars last week's clearly invoked his fifth amendment rights during a house oversight committee hearing on drug prices and a letter published online the attorney accused the committee of trying to publicly humiliate his client he wrote and they demanded his appearance and then ridiculed and condemned him for invoking his constitutional rights that congress is expected to respect and defend not ridicule in c twelve is back open in

an attraction that drew history buffs and williamsburg taurus two presidents park near williamsburg biden giant of the united states never did try the crowds that their creators had hoped this presidential park hoping that in two thousand four and closed six years later in two thousand ten. well fast forward six years further here we are according to williams for presidential museum projects facebook the organization is now raising money to restore some of the statues and continue to build more exhibits. this is the go fund me account that's been set up your scene on your screen right now we'll have all these details in more on how you can help this project up on thirteen years now dot com shortly back to the deaths i think you will lots of sun in the hampton take a look at our sky view their tempers are looking to warm up this weekend jeff has the latest hit temperatures are going to warm up quite a bit this weekend from highs today that were a few degrees below normal to at least ten degrees above normal and probably closer to thirteen fourteen degrees above normal sunday. nothing on ra

about chris rock some said he did a great job other people said it was a little too much worse than biden's appearance on the stage surprise everybody but he introduced lee got out and gave a powerful powerful performance. arnold schwarz is a little video he tweeted to mr stallone obviously got a lot of re tweets so you know a lot of really good conversation lots of moments to talk about from last night's academy awards now to get a full recap of all the winners you can head over to thirteen years now. dot com for all that moving on now high and virtual reality seems to be the thing that tech companies are focusing on a lot this year but microsoft is exploring another type of attack with its experimental hollow lens brings hologram real world using transparent lenses spatial sound and an understanding of your environment. bowling green's look and sound with are actually part of the world around you that is mixed reality it may make your body like a law yet it's very cool technology here it's going up a lot of people especially in education field. today microsoft announced that the first ver

however vice president biden and his wife plan to be there. the walls come tumbling down for an old chesapeake movie theater will tell you what might come up several virginia beach families don't have a place . a new look for western branch a live update on the demolition of the win and what's next in store for this property. cruz said he's not pro lifers and pro life you can't lie about people like that. more drama on the campaign trail as two republicans tangle with the potential legal battle was a major retailer is putting up a help wanted sign find out who is hiring six hundred workers in suffolk like a way for redevelopment and western branch crews are tearing down a movie theater that sat empty for years the old beast and brought in generations of moviegoers but it hasn't been sold there in years. now there's a renewed effort for new development in western branch were talking about the area around the chesapeake square mall just off of portsmouth boulevard the area has seen investment in the past few years particularly at the six year ol

country and our legal system mars can view the casket until eight o'clock tonight vice president joe biden and his wife will attend the funeral mass tomorrow at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception here in washington at the supreme court. stephanie ramos abc's. the virginia dmv says they're saying and decrease in alcohol related crashes and they think over unless maybe the reason why more on the push to confirm that connection plus an . a mother of two who attacked and killed by a pit bull tonight the call for justice from a family member a significant decrease in the number of drunken driving looking into whether uber and lift are playing a role in flames or through an apartment building a father's heroic last move that saved his daughter's life. tonight is family is grieving a mother of two killed by a family pets now they are demanding justice from responsible thirteen news now reported she knew her or has the latest espn story was attacked and killed about two weeks ago and today her father spoke to thirty news now about the tragedy he says their families st

vice president joe biden is weighing in on the search for a new supreme court justice on a radio show today biden said that president obama is looking to nominate someone who's had passed support from republicans this the first indication of the president's criteria in replacing the late justice antonin scalia the eighteen year old who opened his own medical plan it is speaking out about the charges against him why he says he'd do anything wrong and the pope is questioning donald trump's christianity hear how the gop presidential candidate is reacting as we head toward the end of the week a little bit of a warm up but a much bigger rise in temperatures for the weekend but will it rain will let you know and now to a big traffic alert in virginia beach as we take a look at our camera and take a look at this separate multi of two sixty four new lynn haven parkway. so here's eastbound traffic the three left lanes are blocked eastbound at it with the oceanfront with a two and a half mile back up to rosemont road on the backside something is just fundamentally broken when african americans

washington dc at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception vice president joe biden will attend the funeral of the supreme court. stephanie ramos they're doing is now a dramatic helicopter crash caught on camera the most this noon. we're hearing from those who pulled the victims from the water and can throwing a temper tantrum . i are we just got some new information about the breaking news we'll tell you about reports of shots fired for eustis right now about an hour ago shots were fired outside a building six fifty that is what we're told by the base officials say they have no evidence of an active shooter on the base right now. also there are no reports of any casualties that just came with last few minutes we have a reporter on the way to the sea right now look for a live update as soon as they get there right now one of several demonstrations are taking place demanding justice for two people killed by virginia beach police officers of the first was held this morning and not baptist church you may remember back in september police shot and killed angelo perry and

introduction at the song to what happens to you shall be brought to the stage by vice president joe biden the oscar nominated song is featured in the documentary the hunting ground which is about sexual assault on college campuses and that has been a big issue for vice president biden just in time for oscars sunday jimmy kimmel released a new edition of his mean tweets series pretty funny this time all the actors nominated for the oscars where the targets says rohit is really just doesn't die with one hundred and fifteen extra pounds dogs and don't forget you can catch the oscars right here in abc thirteen on sunday night. the award show starts at eight thirty and you can also join the thirteen years now tm for our oscars party in virginia beach or can have the details on that coming up a little later in the show only a walk in on the red carpet like the stars to attend. alright there's still much more ahead this noon as we take a live look at the virginia beach oceanfront a breezy out there crack have . they're ready this weekend to lace up those running shoes and get moving relay for li

the president will also hold meetings with us secretary of state john kerry and vice president joe biden throughout the day the men are expected to speak about a number of issues focusing on the crisis in the mediterranean the fight against isis and the migrant situation in europe a superbowl commercial out of our neck of the woods is spiking in intense debate on for to add that some i drive a golf ball. i drive to the hoop. i drive a racecar. i have a driver. his name is carl. but that's not what we all have in common. we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto . xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. you know, taking warfarin, i had to deal with that blood testing routine. i couldn't have a healthy salad whenever i wanted. i found another way. yeah, treatment with xarelto . he

presenters this year go beyond hollywood stars include vice president joe biden awaiting guests fifteen hundred bottles of champagne and sixteen thousand square feet of red carpet born mr abc news hollywood. millions of people and we hope you're gonna watch it with us we are throwing a big oscars viewing party your vita. no it's not about h's house you're going to get a chance to walk the red carpet good pictures with this big oscar statue watch the broadcasts on a big movie screen and hang out with some of us it's all a member of mentos cinema cafe near virginia beach town center the doors open at seven forty five tonight. if you can't make it you can watch the ceremony on abc thirteen. we're going to stay in touch with you on social media using the hashtag thirteen oscar. well temperatures are starting up this morning a little bit warmer than yesterday morning but is still on the chilly side out there so let's take a look at the numbers temperatures almost ten degrees warmer in some spots were nine degrees warmer right now in williamsburg and eight degrees warmer in wakefield not taki

it and will joke about it presenters this year go beyond hollywood stars include vice president joe biden awaiting guests fifteen hundred bottles of champagne and sixteen thousand square feet of red carpet born mr abc news hollywood millions of people will watch the oscars tonight and we hope you're going to watch with us for throwing a big oscar viewing party you're invited to walk the red carpet get pictures with this big guy behind me. take yourself is why you're out there doing it all night long watch the broadcast on big movie screens and hang out with some of us. it all takes place at pembroke meadows cinema cafe near virginia beach town center the doors open at seven forty five tonight and if you can't make it you can watch the ceremony on abc thirty and we're going social media using the hashtag for teen oscar it only happens one time every four years tomorrow's weekday we have some ideas on how you . i travel and restaurant deals that come along only once every four years leap day bargains only on february twenty ninth correspondent rebecca jarvis shows us where to look the presi

vice president joe biden and gop presidential candidate ted cruz will be there. cruz is a former supreme court scalia personally. as scalia is remembered, talk on capitol hill is focused on who the president will nominate to replace him, and whether republican through on a promise to block the process. re-convenes on monday. in washington, i'm scott mclean. meanwhile, president obama will begin to weigh potential replacements this weekend... the white house says he'll start reading through packets of information about them an american literary icon has passed away... harper lee died in her hometown of monroeville, alabama at the age of 89... lee was best known for her novel, "to kill a mockingbird," published in 19-60. the following year, she won a pulitzer prize. she wouldn't publish another novel until the manuscript for "go set a watchmen" was released in 20-15. hoverboard retailers may soon get hit with recalls if they don't make some changes... that's the warning from the consumer product safety commission. some models of the self balancing scooters are pron

not know -- this country economically has come a long way under president obama and vice president biden in the last seven years. [applause] now, shouldn't: be too hard on our republican friends. they suffer from a serious illness called amnesia. they can't remember where we were seven years ago when we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. we were running up a record-breaking deficit of $1.4 trillion. when by the way, the world's financial system was on the verge of collapse. other than that we were in good shape when bush left office. we have come a long way in seven years and we should be proud of the accomplishments of the obama and biden administration. [applause] senator sanders: but we have got to be honest, and acknowledge we still have a long way to go to create the nation that i know all of us believe we can create. [applause] senator sanders: i have been all over this country talking literally to hundreds of thousands of people. nobody i know thinks that it is acceptable, that it is moral, thinks that it is sustainable that in the united states of america we have more income and w

the way i have been explaining it would be like if joe biden was running and he lost pennsylvania. bernie sanders has been a longtime politician in vermont, which is next door. they know him. that is the argument hillary is not better nationally but, all politics is local. host: senator sanders really carried the youth vote and clinton acknowledged that she has worked to do with younger voters. how can she make a better appeal? actually -- and i am slightly over the youth vote, because i am 31 years i have found that hillary is at her most effective when she stops trying to be likable. when her knowledge -- i don't think she is ever going to be someone who inspires the passion that bernie sanders inspires in the youth vote, just like with obama. i think that if she is true to herself, her depth of knowledge, instead of trying to go on ellen peoplecing, i think that might stop thinking that she is trying to hard. host: thank you. katie is next from new hampshire. you are an independent? caller: i am actually a republican. host: who did you vote for? trump: i voted for donald . i can

vice president joe biden and his wife jill will be there. president obama will be going over an extensive list of replacements for scalia. ultimately the decision on hearings on whomever the president nominates falls with the committee chairman. >>> former president bill clinton is in colorado. he's hooting two events in colorado, one in pueblo and another in colorado springs. both are open to the public and we checked and found there is space still available. yesterday chelsea clinton was in denver campaigning for her mom. hillary will be a few hundred miles away in nevada. coming into contest, clinton and bernie sanders run a statistical tie. across the counnry in south carolina, the republicans are heading the primary. donald trump is leading. >>> president obama is urging states to make it easier for people to vote in elections. he talked to governors at the white house yesterday. things done sim her to what's `oing -- similar to what's going in illinois. colorado already offers same-day registration. governor hickenlooper attended the m

joe biden will be in the white house. >> yes, he'll be there to introduce lady gaga. it won't be the first time a sitting vice president has appeared. in the fourth year it was vice -`president curtis who was there to speak. so it should be kind of exciting. he's there because he suppoots a program called it's on us, and that's another hashtag to look for us tonight, about sexual violence and abuse. >> there's a lot of controversy around the awards this year. we just keep hearing of more things that pop up. the first one was arguing there's no diversity among the nominees. chris rock is hosting. do you think that's something he wiil touch on? >> certainly, and i can't think more with humor and commentary, an all eyes will be on him to make sure he not only comments on it responsibly but also keeps it entertaining. >> we have to talk about leo. no doubt he's got the talents. will he win this year? >> sentiments is a huge part of the voting. it's not about measuring the quality of work, and the momentum and sentiments seems to be behind him this year in his work in the

there are nine of us. among the thousands in attendance, countless dignitaries, vice president joe biden and former vice president dick cheney. >> every funeral reminds us of just how thin the veil is % between this world and the next. >> reporter: following justice scalia's casket to his final resting place, the more cherished part of his legacy, his widow, nine children and 36 grandchildren after today's mass scalia's family and friends attended a private burial service. there will be another memorial washington. court. abc news washington. honkered down. there is a nationwide curfew in of disaster declaration. wind speeds from cycleon winston were estimated >>> nowwwe have had strong winds. not quite that strong, but we had beautiful weather across denver. fire around pueblo and looks like they are getting a handle on that and not as much smoke in the atmosphere from that wildfire that has been burning, but our width speeds between 15- 25 miles per hour along the front range and parts south, gusting up to 30 miles per hour. they should be dying down few days. our temperatures outside,

vice president joe biden will have a serious message for audience at this weekend's award show. >> first, make ag call for sexual assault awareness, then introducing lady gaga, she'll perform until it happens to you. that's a song that was featured in the cnn films documentary the hunting ground. sexual assaults on campus. >> jennifer lawrence is this year's highest paid oscar nominee. that's almost twice as much as decap rio. at 25, that makes her the youngest person ever with four nominations. >> she is a really good actress. win or lose, oscar nominees are getting the most expensive gift bag ever this year. totals $200,000, 50 things. a acceptabled the presents for 14 scombreers says it's all abbt the -- yeas and says it's all about the product placement. >> wearing your t-shirt, it's worth more than any price of product that they're giving away. >> $200,000 gift bags accepted here, by the way, too, if you're interested. >> taxes on that, gordon. >> okay, never mind. >>> well, we can sell it. but the academy filed a lawsuit over the big bundle of goodies, claiming the company used the

. >>> tomorrow vice president biden will make a visit. biden is heading a task force with the goal of curing cancer completely. he will stop at duke's school of medicine to discuss the issue. it's a cause close to his heart, son beau died from brain cancer last year. >> our coverage from campaign 2016, voters are polling in for and a lot of cases they're fighting through the snow. good evening at home. we are at a christian church in new hampshire, one of nine wards where they're voting in the southern portion of the state. we are seeing folks come in after work. the parking lot is getting packed as they're coming to participate in the democratic and republican primaries. we're expecting record turn out in new hampshire. let's look at some video we shot earlier today. on the democratic side it's going to be an early night. bernie sanders has been leading in polls in new hampshire over hillary clinton, former secretary of state, 20 points or so. outliers, polls that had her closer had it as seven, eight, nine points. the question is how bi

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he tweeted a little video showing vice president joe biden who introduced lady gaga song. he put 20 in front tuxedo pocket. kind of cool thing to see the celebrities. they talk about how hungry they are. they were clawing for girl could cookie. who would get the thin minutes and waffling them do what we would do. i don't know if you stars are like us. they create girl scout cookie. a box at the oscars. >>> thin minutes all the way. thank you so much. we appreciate your time. have a good morning. >> they have to starve dresses. i can see why they are hungry. be back after this break. it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. join us for real change. energy supply rates keep going up and down. at eversource, we don't like it any more th

. >> reporter: vice president biden also weighing in tonight. >> pope francis, trump. not hard for me. not even close. >> reporter: the story started to trend or twitter and mfrt people are talking about the wall that surrounds the vatican. in the newsroom tonight, 7 news nightteam. >> kim: let's talk baseball, pitchers and catchers reporting hoping to bounce back. >> manager john farrell says he's excited about having a fresh start. trey daerr is live in fort hires with more from the skipper. >> trey: there may be in team in baseball that connects more with the word perps veerns than the road, so, waiting 86 years defines that more than anything, and now a new chapter to persevering with manager john farella guy who reversed the curse when its comes to cancer. >> you appreciate every day that you have, more so, and again, goes back to the relationships that you have with people and the fortunate ability to be involved in great game with a great organization. >> reporter: battling stage one lymphoma he is back in boston as manager. where he will be joined by tory, the

including vice president joe biden. and republican presidential candidate ted cruz. one of scalia's nine children spoke at the funeral remembering his father. >> he gave us one another. to have each other for support. that's the greatest wealth parents can bestow. and right now we are particularly grateful for it. >> officials determined causes in his sleep last week. >> still ahead on 7 news at 6:00: cleaning up the streets. >> local police on the front lines of the fight against heroin. we go on a ride-along as they get drugs off the street. so, what moves me? it's the journey. the feeling of doing. it's making choices for a healthier me, a healthier us. i'm on my path and i love it. the path to a healthier you starts with nature's path pumpkin flax granola. crunchy clusters of delicious organic oats, flax and pumpkin seeds, with all the goodness to nourish you and your family. nature's path granola. t >> tonight we are riding along with undercover officers as they fight to get drugs off the streets. we were there as they made some big busts. >> it is part of a mas

vice president joe biden you know, leonardo dicaprio may have had to wait up to two decades to get his oscar. but the other winners in the major acting categories, christa, they were all first-time nominees. >> christa: wow. all right. everybody was happy to see leo get it. sixth time is the charm for him. thank you so much. up next, senator ed markey speaking out against drugs. what he is doing to combat addiction coming up. and a remarkable story. one heart joining two families. hue tragedy helped to save a life comin and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. >> christa: the community has come together for this day of ice-fishing to raise money for holland's honor. his family was so touched by how many people came out to support them. >> it's hard. but i know that he would want us to go on. i know he would want u

the night also included visits from r2d2, bb8 and vice president joe biden, who joined lady gaga for a special presentation aimed at combatting sexual violence. chris martinez, cbs news, hollywood. ((sharie johnson)) the academy has recently taken several steps to diversify its membership, which is mostly white men. /// ((tedd florendo)) < warm again today with also warm overnight. normal 65 with no record temps but still warmer than average. ................................ afternoon temps also in the high 70's through the valley today but still above average near 80. warmest over the east side of the valley where we're lowever in elevation. cooler but mild for the west of las vegas. ............................... ... regional temps warmer down on the colorado river valley with warmest temps south city. warmest over to death valley late today and cooler up in the central great basin. ............................... ..... warm in the desert southwest and southern plains. cooelr in the plains states after warming in the 60's yesterday. they'll be colder tomorrow there and warmer 50's

president biden to represent the administration because he has a personal relationship with the scalia family. /// ((paul joncich)) > the author who wrote the iconic book to kill a mockingbird passed away today. harper lee published the book in the 19- 60's... and received the pulitzer prize. the novel was about a girl nicknamed scout growing up in a depression-era southern town. in the book... a black man was wrongly accused of raping a white woman, and scout's father, the resolute lawyer atticus finch, defends him despite threats and the scorn of many. harper lee was 89 years old. /// toss to weather tedd florendo >back to some nice clear skies again with calmer winds today. still some locals seeing a southwesterly breezy this afternoon, but not as strong as yesterday. this evening turns nice with conditions but not cold as we head through the evening. we're also warmer than we were yesterday at this time. ............................... ............... afternoon temps jumped back into the 70's late day. compare that to what we had yesterday with all the clouds and cooler 60's for th

according to the white house joe biden and his wife will attend sunday's awards ceremony to introduce singer lady gaga. the singer will be making a call for sexual assault awareness. biden has been an outspoken proponent for fighting campus violence. /// ((paul joncich)) > penny slots are more popular than ever before. ((denise valdez)) how they're now beating out high stake games... and the huge amount on money they're bringing in. every year, billions are spent to confuse and, dare i say it, flummox the american public. "save 16% on car insurance." "switch now..." well at compare.com, we say enough's enough. so we constantly scrutinize millions of rates... answering the question once and for all, who has the lowest. just go to compare.com and get up to 50 free quotes. choose the lowest, and hit purchase. so you can get back to whatever it is you civilians do when you're not thinking about car insurance. nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 4. ((paul joncich)) > penny slot machines are more popular than ever. ((denise valdez)) my family searches those machines out wh

she was joined by vice president joe biden./// this morning... chris rock sold girl scout cookies during the oscars last night! ((chris rock "i want you to reach into your millionaire pockets, and i want you to buy some of my daughters' girl scout cookies. look at my babies up there. are you gonna deny my princesses some cookies??)) they preceded to hand out cookies to the audience kate winslet, tina fey, matt damon and john legend held up cash to pick up some boxes of samoas and thin mints. rock said his daughters made over 65- thousand dollars at the show./// sherry swensk < we've got a warm finish to most of the month. and march will start off just as warm. ............. spring has sprung... even though we have about three weeks of winter left. it won't feel too chilly, but we do have a sight chance of showers by the weekend... and that's not great news since it's the big nascar race this weekend. .......... ash trees and elm are blooming and lots of people are sneezing. . high clouds and suunshine today... and another cold snowy system will h

mourners from both sides of the aisle including vice presidents joe biden and dick cheney.and senator ted cruz came together to say goodbye. scalia died unexpectedly last weekend while on a hunting trip in texas./// ((denise valdez)) > the democratic party is in the spotlight here in nevada but donald trump is also making headlines. ((dave courvoisier)) the associated press just called the south carolina primary... in the billionaire's favor. trump is projected to win with 34 percent of the vote... marco rubio and ted cruz... are tied for second.. with 22 percent. this is the second straight victory for the real estate mogul... he also took first place in new hampshire./// ((denise valdez)) > nevada voters.. others news this saturday. a girl is in the hospital.. after police say.. she was hit by a truck. ((dave courvoisier)) it happened this afternoon.. near elkhorn and fort apache. and that's where we find 8 news now reporter sharie johnson. sharie? ((denise valdez)) > still no locations across the valley. ((dave courvoisier)) people waited in long lines.. while the democratic party.

mourners from both sides of the aisle including vice presidents joe biden and dick cheney.and senator ted cruz came together to say goodbye. scalia died unexpectedly last weekend while on a hunting trip in texas./// ((denise valdez)) > unlv takes on the wolfpack ((dave courvoisier)) what you can expect in tonight's face- off with u-n-r.. at the thomas and mack./// told you at thetony smith is here with our weekend forecast. tony smith

president will pay his respects at the supreme court tomorrow with the first lady.vice president joe biden will attend the funeral.critics say obama's decision is disrespectful to the justice ...while others say it's not uncommon for presidents to skip the funerals of justices.four out of the past seven funerals for had either the president or vice president in attendence. marco rubio got a big thumbs up from a popular governor. and donald trump got a thumbs down from a popular pontiff. abc's lana zak has the latest on the race for the white next at noon... backing out! what rights you have if you are trying to get out of a gym membership!john matarese explains... after the break! and in the market for a new ride?we have a look at some of the hottest cars on the market... and how you can see them this weekend! you're watching 9 on your side 9 on your side is following breaking news in middletown.a chemical spill is being reported at the pilot chemical company on yankee road.those in the area - including students and staff at amanda elementary are being told to 9 on your side reporter jay w

., at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception.vice president joe biden will attend the funeral.stephanie ramos abc news the u-s supreme court the queen city wants a *leader of lyrics*...the mayor first "poet laureate!" laureate!"the person in this new role will be reponsible for promoting poetry throughout the city... and writing verse for special events.candidates have to be at least 18... and committed to poetry.the mayor is march first. people in an ohio village that came under scrutiny when high levels of lead were discovered in water samples ... may be getting closer to being in the clear. clear.the state e-p-a says all but four of 54 samples from sebring homeowners tested 'below' the federal lead threshhold.they say they've tested 951 samples in recent weeks ... finding high levels of led in 44 homes. back in january environmental officials said the operator of the village water plant waited months to notify people about high levels of lead coming from their pipes. goats are coming to spring grove cemetery.you heard right, not ghosts, but *goats* will b

biden has focused on the issue during his time as vice president. the academy awards are right here on 9 on your side 'this sunday.'the red carpet show starts at 7 o'clock ...and the awards ceremony, hosted by at 8-30.make sure you keep it here for 9 on your side at 11 -- craig, tanya and steve will be here.. take a look at this insane video of a news photographer's close call with chunks of falling ice. ice.in: "oh... big stuff david..."out: "...geez louise" louise" that's outside w-j-e-t's tower in northwest pennsylvania. you can see those huge ice spears crashing into the roof above him and another man.neither person was hurt. coming up ... a shooting spree in kansas kills four people... what we're learning about the gunman today. a loveland couple says a power outage cost them 'thousands' of dollars ...why they say duke energy kept them in the dark about repairs. and ... not in my neighborhood! a new program to fight heroin dealers in heroin county ... how officials say 'you' can we are learning more about thursday's deadly shooting rampage in k