presidential hopefuls speak out overnight. new polls jolting the campaigns and donald trump defending his temper. a live report just ahead. >>> destination, cuba. president obama set to become the first president i 80 years to visit the nation. new reaction overnight. >>> a shipwreck caught on ra. a cargo vessel smash thrhrgh a harbor lkway. the incredible scene, what caused this accident? >>> and passenger pinch. outrage as your legroom may be shrinkingut is this actually a good thing? >>> good thursday morning. we begin with a surprise shift in the latest presidential polls. >> as the republicans scramble to win over undecided voters across south carolina, a new national poll shows ted cruz for the first time making it a statistil dead heat. >> marco rubio is holding on to third place and he's going into saturday's primary with a key endorsement from south carolina's popular governor. >> it's "your voice, your vote." we get the latest right now on the campaign trail from abc's ray raimundi starting with the republicans. >> r

senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. >> and said to be on the short list to replace calyia, merrick garland, circuit court judge jane kelly, sri srinavasan and loretta lynch. >> eliot spitzer, the former governor is of new york is under investigation for assault. sources say a 25-year-oldoman claims he tried to choke her at the plaza hotel in manhattan. the paraapparently had a romantic relationship for two years before she tried to break it off. he resigned florida 2008 after being involved in a prostitution >> police in britain are investigating a laser strike that forced a flight to the return to london. the pilot said the laser strike happened about seven miles from heathrow airport.t. the flflht continued till it was just west of ireland. when it turned around and landed safely back ing inlondon. virgin says one of the pilots it reported a mekt issue apparently linked to the laszer strike. passengers will fly to new york today. >>> new numbers so the skies were safer in 2015. 136 peoplpl died in airline a

and barack obama. and they may just launch the next leader of the free world. cecilia vega, abc news, council bluffs, iowa. >> the leader of the free world with rock, paper scissors. >> yeah. i'm curious to know if cecilia has tried the pork shop. >> for sure. >> she wouldn't have missed that opportunity. facebook at wnnfans.com. >>> good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning. it's decision day in iowa as the presidential candidates face their first test in this election season. the iowa caucuses. the latest polls show tight races with trump in the lead and sanders and clinton in a statistical tie. full coverage ahead. >>> in syria, a suicide attack has killed at least 50 people as peace takes may be forward in geneva. for the attack. >>> in california, all three of those escaped inmates are behind bars this morning. one surrendered on friday and the other two were captured on saturday. now, authorities trying to determine who may