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

good morning washington. toss to eileen winter storm warning in effect for all counties west of i-95 through 10am. winter weather advisory in effect for d.c. and counties east of i-95 through 10am. flood watch in effect for the entire viewing area through 11pm. today: heavy rain through early afternoon. breezy and milder. highs: 46-54 winds: se -> w 10-15 g 25 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. some refreezing possible. lows: 27-34 winds: nw 5-10 mph

first lady and save the best, the nuggets of your relationship and, of course, with this gal, kerry washington, because we do have more with "scandal" coming up. plenty more time coming up, so thank you for this little sort of sneak peek. more to come, everybody, but just a reminder in case kerry didn't remind you enough, "scandal's" winter premiere is tonight, 9:00, 8:00 central. please stay with us, though, we'll get a little "scandal"-ous coming up. back to you guys in new york. >> lara, please tell each and every one of them how grateful we are for them getting up like that, playing with us this morning. we know how early it is, and our audience is loving it. you tell them. >> they baited the hook this morning. >> thank you, thank you, to each and every one. we can't wait for more. let's go outside to rob. >> we're grateful for those bearing the cold. you're from australia. why would you come to the cold? >> something different. just something different but, yes, freezing. >> on the way back there heading to hi high so it'll be a warmer stopover. snow rowers in idaho. wind with light stick

. >> bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >>> no fireworks at all last night. the democrats in the meantime are sharpening their pitch to african-american voters with the south carolina primary just a day away. hillary clinton campaigned at a black church in south carolina with new jersey senator cory booker at her side and talked about gun control and recalled the charleston church massacre. and former president clinton made several stops across the state, as well to rally for his wife. they plan to make a joint appearance this evening. >>> as for bernie sanders, well, he insists he is not giving up on winning in the south. but he spent the day in ohio and michigan. sanders took part in a forum in flint to discuss the city's water crisis. he said he hopes americansil and say, never again. sanders will turn his attention back to south carolina later today when he returns for back to back rallies. >>> new developments in the politically charged battle over the next supreme court justice. the republican governor of nevada says he's not interested in the job. bria

rick klein, abc news, washington. >>> and speaking of the secretary, come can tomorrow, the government relations hundreds of pages of controversial clinton e-mails from her private server. a federal judge audioed the state department to release the remaining batch of e-mails in four installments after saturday, another release is set for february 19th, that's just before nevada's democratic caucuses, the final february 29th right before super tuesday. >>> a national wildlife refuge in oregoning will remain closed for weeks now that an armed standoff is over. the last four holdout who's had occupied the refuge for 41 days surrendered peacefully yesterday. they were arrested and will make appearances in court today. the whole dispute was over federal control of public land. now there's a great sense of relief in the area. >> i am so glad this is over. >> i'm proud of my friends and neighbors. i'm proud of way that you stood up to this stuff. >> also in custody right now is a man named cliven bundy, the father of one of the oregon standoff's leaders. he's being held on charges tied to a d

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. 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 his employees to thank them for

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

. >> 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

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

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

they're trying to keep warm in washington state. apparently the most googled search for a valentine's gift, bearskin rugs. 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. 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 live. >> hi, everyone. >> he's got big news to share. hey, it's valentine's

abc's pierre thomas is in washington with that story for us. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. in a blunt press conference the attorney general accused the city of ferguson of stonewalling attempts to right the wrongs of a police department she flatly described as racially biased. >> all: this is what democracy looks like. >> reporter: this morning the justice department firmly agreeing with african-american residents of ferguson saying their complaints of unfair and 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 reasonable. we're not trying to take away

heavy rain in baltimore, washington, d.c., back through west virginia. flood watches are posted for 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, 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 for jeb like they did for w. >> i've been misunderestimated most of my lif

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

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

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. >> we have sent the message that will echo from wall street to washington 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 >> 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 the clinton campaign? >> reporter: w

., they just and we're going to see some heavy rain in baltimore, washington, d.c., back through west virginia. flood watches are posted for this rain. marching up the eastern seaboard. all snow from buffalo back through western pennsylvania and some severe weather across parts of south florida. there's a massive, massive storm. as you mentioned, all sorts of wild swings. a difficult commute this morning and this afternoon. back to you. >> you could feel the difference when you came to work this morning. >> a big difference. >>> we move on to the race for the white house. the focus on south carolina, the gop primary just four days away, jeb bush brings in his big brother to take on donald trump. as trump doubles down on his attacks against bush, ted cruz, the entire republican establishment. mr. trump will join us live after this report from abc's tom llamas in south carolina. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. that crowd last night loved seeing president bush. voters i spoke to afterwards said it added a layer of legitimacy to jeb bush's campaign. but donald trump saying it's

scalia, one day after thousands filed past his casket inside thes great hall and abc's devin dwyer is in washington with more on this story. >> reporter: good morning, dan. justice scalia and more than 100ecting to fill this basilica. the mass will be celebrated by the justice's son, paul scalia. a final farewelle father of nine. justice antonin scalia lying in repose in supreme court. today will be laid to rest. sidewalk memorials to the ice, adorned with jars of apple sauce alongside candles. president and mrs. obama among the thousands who have paid. armed with research, the president's today is preparing for a nomination battle. >> the president will becant portion >> reporter: likely on the list,ted to the federal bench with support. >> the republicans have a right what the philosophy of thethey only get to dispose. the president proposes. >> reporter: senate republican leaders said the president's pick is dead on arrival and that replacing scalia should new president in 2017, writing in the washington post, the american people rather than a lame-duck president should be afforded the opportuni

. >> we'll turn our focus to the weather now. day for many trying to get to washington, d.c. to new england. >> delayed fights on this national weather person's day. i didn't know there was such a day. here's justin povick at accuweather. happy day, justin. >> reporter: thanks and good morning to you. we're following the poe essential for significant snow again on this friday. boston to portland, the potential for up to 6 inches of snow. new york city out toward long island looking at the potential for a couple to several inches, as well. again, howling winds are going to create some minor if not some major travel delays as low pressure continues to work its way to the north and the east. reena, kendis? back to you. >> i knew it was going to be cold so i wore my lumberjack shirt. >> i thought we were having a picnic later. >> you were planning for a picnicking? >> just laid out there. >> dig the crew out of their cars today. >> good job. >> justin thank you. about big events, super bowls and world cups come to mind. this might be one of the best. >> so the folks at the zoo in

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. 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 place to win on super tuesday,

meanwhile out west, we're looking at rain, some flooding potentially across parts of washington and the rains will get down to san hot across brought to you by weather tech. >> it is 7:56.>> i am terrence fernandez. the only way into the garage will be on west third street. it 0 million renovation. rates in the garage go up on march 1. >>> credit card readers will be down starting at 9:00 a.m. on is expected to last seven hours. the mmission is upgrading. and a lot of schools and buildings will be closed. trains will be on normal schedule.>>> how is it looking for your day off?>> it depends on where you are headed. along e and ashtabula, there are flurries and light snow. we expect less than an inch this morning. that will move out of ohio. the high will be around 35 degrees and snow returns overnight. we have winter weather res will reach around 50 degrees by friday. that's what we have to look forward to. >>> we are starting to see left lane blocked due to an accident on kinsman road. another one at westlake rrington avenue. it does not causing too much of a delay. i want to measure -

look at you all bundled up from tacoma, washington. ready for the cold. we got warm-up happening actually across the southwest and springlike temperature. yeah, let's hear it for spring, 66 degrees in denver. look at that, temps in the 70s in dallas, 60 in atlanta and into the 50s in chicago. that's going to feel nice. dryer and breezy. cindy: still watching for a few icy spots and temperatures in the freezing mark. into the 40' s this afternoon in >> hey, we got this weather report brought to you by voya financial. we've got a return customer. you were here yesterday with your coffee half decaf. where is your coffee today? >> i already drank it. >> all fired up. go packers, next year. gun gunny says what? >> our service dog friend of ours. >> veterans. >> yeah. >> beautiful dog. i bet he would be good for best in show. thanks for his service. back inside to you. >>> thank you, be are. we are now going to get to the ultimate laundry challenge, of course, more men than ever are taking over laundry tuttis but how much do they really know about wash, dry and

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as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't build an economy that works for people. sanders: i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. >> live news channel five this is a newscenter 5 on her up date. -- eye-opener update. >> sunshine to start this thursday morning. cindy: 30 degrees in boston. we have a cold front coming through. the temperatures hold pretty steady throughout the day with a good amount of sunshine. teens, 20' s, that is as high as they get through the course of the day. were comes through friday night and brings in temperatures near randy: breaking news right now. >> having problems getting trains into the station. the commuter rail is having issues. these are the impacted lines right now. you want to plan accordingly if you want to take the commuter rail. we will keep you posted on this, morning. aside from that. randy: right now state senator federal agents hauling evidence the raid focused on allegations of free services and campaign cash. his attorney says joyce believes he' s done nothing wrong. a fairhaven man is in critical condition, af

you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. >>> we welcome you back to "good morning america." and this is a live shot of a group called nurses for bernie and they are ready to rock the boat for bernie sanders here in iowa. and we also have republican candidate ben carson's headquarterses this morning. yep, they're already in full swing in urbandale. and those are voters at the machine shed diner. they're excited for jon karl and they're excited for tonight's caucus. >> lot of motivation there and all across the state right now. we're covering every angle of this campaign. this morning, here from the state house. >>> other news and headlines this morning. >>> but first, robin, you had a chance to sit down with bernie and jane sanders. >> yes, he's making headlines overnight, he said he's not stopping here in iowa, he's going all of the way to the convention. not many expected that hillary clinton would have such serious competition and she has and it is, from a senator from vermont. he's drawing younger crowds at his stops. i h

we're live in washington with the latest. >>> the pope in a rare moment scolds people grabbing him telling the crowd not to be selfish while he gets ready for a big day on the border. >>> emotional encore. eagles of death metal play again in paris. friends and fans remembering those lost in the terror attacks last november. >>> and c.j., the top dog at the westminster dog show earning best in show beating out a crowded field of favorites. his human companion overjoyed while c.j. just playing it cool.