washington. >> reporter: good morning. justice scalia's vacancy on the court is sure to be a big topic of discussion on the campaign we've got several candidates campaigning in south carolina while here in washington, we wait. within an hour of the supreme court confirming scalia's death, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell declared that this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. made it clear he's ready to move. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibility to name a new successor. >> reporter: both sides have reason to fight. how it could shift the balance on the supreme court, which without scalia is split 4-4. >> so now, this next appointment will be critical for some important decisions that are coming down the pipe. regarding abortion, immigration. that adds a new dimension to this year's presidential race. >> it is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. >> reporter: republicans

john donvan, abc news, washington. supply couldn't imagine. >> what will an amazing story. >> i couldn't imagine. and the medical profession, i don't know where you would find the strength. i would be very emotional. >> first of all, i think more perform cpr which is fantastic they all did. but his son was there on the paramedic staff.f. incredible. facebook at wnnfans.com. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here's some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." an uber driver is accuse add of a shooting spree that left six people dead in michigan. in between the seemingly random attacks he picked up passengers. police say they don't yet know the motive. full details straight ahead. >> pope francis urging catholic political leaders to not carry out executions this year. escaped safely when a megabus traveling from chicago to minneapolis burst into flames. an investigation is under way into the cause of the fire. many on board lost all their belongings. >> and it was

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. 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. veral school s stems had layed openings yesterday because o o 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 . 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 flames across bone dry parcels of land. late at school while crews

david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> okay. when we come back, music' big night in llywood. >> yeah, we're all about the grammys, the awards, the tributes, the moments and, of course, the fashion. that's ahead in "the skinny." as an american, it's hard to hear that we have a serious hunger issue in our country. and as a parent, it's even harder to hear that one in 5 of our kids struggles with hunger, especially when billions of pounds of good food are wasted every year. feeding america is a nationwide network of food banks that helps provide billions of meals to families in need visit feedingamerica.org to support feeding america and your local food bank. tt0w!t.*(=! %4@-,2( tt0w!t.*(=! el@-&5d tt0w!t.*(=! ed@- 7 tt0w!t.*(=% )8h-@i\ tt0w!t.*(=% kzh-]& tt0w!t.*(=% n-h-(o, tt0w!t.*(=% 0ph-6(4 tt0w!t.*(=% s"h-&zt tt0w!t.*(=% ueh-%8$ tt0w!t.*(=% 7hh-9:p skinny, so skinny >>> well, time now for "the skinny" and the only headline this morning is last night's grammys. >> it was a big night in los angeles. 58th annual grammy awards. th

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seen as far as away as the washington, d.c. area. those are some of our top stories on this monday, february 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. we begin this half hour with decision day in iowa. we've waited awhile for this. >> we have. the day is upon us. thousands of iowans will caucus today in the first election test for this year's candidates. candidates ondes have shifted into high gear cramming in as many last minute events and rallies as they can. newest poll from the des moines register" has clinton three points ahead of bernie sanders. that's a statistical tie. cecilia vega kicks off coverage with the democrats. >> reporter: hillary clinton is fired you. >> please, come out and caucus, don't worry about the weather. >> reporter: bringing in reinforcements for the final push. >> please join me in welcoming, i hope, our next president, my mom. >> reporter: not just chelsea. the entire family, center stage this weekend. >> thank you, bill. thank you, chelsea. people need to feel the dec

. >> abc's lana zak liven washington. lana, thank you very much. >>> well, another big day is on tap for ohio governor john kasich after his surprise second place finish in new hampshire. kasich expected to sign a bill to defund planned parenthood. the legislation targets money that goes to the organization through ohio's health department. the move may help kasich w wh conservatives leading someo question the timing of f e bill. >>> now, tdeveloping story that we've been watching five-week standoff at a wildlife refuge appears to be almost over. the four remaining militia members still holed up in the office have agreed to turn themselves in this morning. the development came after federal agents surrounded the refuge a a set up negotiations. among their demands the four want to meet with reverend franklin graham when they walk out fromhat ref f fit. >>> another very many, bundy's son has been arrested after stepping off a plane in portland and faces federal charges related to the 2014 standoff at his ranch in nevada. bu

up to washington state. snow and freezing rain in western new york. >> 30s in boston and new york. 50s in chicago. great falls and minneapolis. 60s in los angeles. and atlanta. and 70s nbc a auquerque andnd miami. >>> two rare white tiger cubs are now calling australia home. the little cuties, look at them, just arrived 15 weeks old. arrived earlier this week from a zoo in japan. they don't have official names yet but are called red and yellow for now. >> because they look red and yellow. it's hoped that the sisters will help attract tourists to dream world theme papa. thth were born whitete when their parents share the right combination of simple genes and that causes a lack after pigment in the fur. >> so it's a pretty good deal trades koalas to other zoos. >> apparently there are only 3200 tigers left in the wild. angry. >> simmer down. >>> coming up in. the "insomniac theater," two new momoes that might scare you. the reviews are coming in. >>>>e've hrd of therapy pets before but how about a couple pytho

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> the trial of a man accused in another terror incident is it under way. abdul melik abdul kareem is accused of being the mastermind of an attempt to disrupt an exhibit of anti-islam cartoons in texas. two gunmen were killed. prosecutors say he trained them and bankrolled the attack. till after the attack. >>> presint obama will not attend funeral services for antonin scalia. the white house says the president and first lady will pay their respects tomorrow at the supreme urt where scalia will lie in repose. vice president biden will attend the funeral mass on saturday. >> meanwhile, retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor siding with president obama. o'connor an inpod by reagan says the president should get to nominate scalia's replacement. >>> police in corn sa say a distracted driver was killed after being crushed by a transformer. he was passing by a previous rain related accident ene and crashed into a power pole. smoking grass fires disrupted the evening commute in wichita last night cusing delays. strong winds, low humidity and

you can choe between two washington dealmakers. or one proven consistent conservative. >> now, there were just 30 delegates at stake in nevada. up next for candidates is super 11 states will vote and nearly 600 delegates are up for grabs. reena and kendis >> late morning there in las vegas where they're still counting some of the votes. our thanks to lauren there. >>> the republicans are fanning out now. trump to virginia today. others to texas. >> as for the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders looking to sway voters in the battleground state of south carolina. that's ahead of saturday's prprary. >> the candidates did take part in a town hall event last night. we get the latest right now from abc's kenneth moton. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, shgs, kendis and reena. hillary clinton was fired up after a federal judge ruled the former secretary of state's top aides should testify over her use of private e-mail, but ahead of this weekd's democratic primary in south carolina, the focus was on african-ameri

reena, kendis. >> okay, bazi kanani live in washington. bazi, thank you so much. >>> in the meantime, by the way, the republican battle for new hampshire is quickly turning into quite a horse race. >> the latest poll has donald trump enjoying a wide lead ahead of his two closest competitors, marco rubio and ted cruz, but the other candidates are upping their game and pulling out all the stops. overnight a first for jeb bush's campaign. >> it's great to be back in new hampshire. >> former first lady barbara bush making an appearance in new hampshire. >> he's everything we need in a president. >> for the third time in her life the 90-year-old hitting the campaign trail for a presidential candidate named bush. >> he's not a bragger. we don't allow that. but he's decent and honest. his dad and i are veryryvery pr him. >> also in new hampshire this morning, donald trump stepping up the pace. >> this is really crunch time. >> at one of trump's rallies because it was so packed. abc's tom llamas was there. >> so right now we're outside the trump e

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. 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 provide. and we really do mean that. >> a segment that cannot be missed, folks. first thther 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. now." i believe, i believe believe we're still worth the fight you'll see there's hope for this world tonight i believe, i believe yeah >> 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 decide

kerry washington posting a picture with the #imwithher and hosted several fund-raisers in l.a. and told supporters that would be a risk to the nation's >>> vice president biden is downplaying remarks he made nearly 25 years ago about supreme court vacancies. he recently criticized a plan by senate republicans to block any nominee president obama picks to replace supreme court justice antonin scalia. but as a senator back in 1992 biden said if a seat on the high court becomes vacant, president bush should not fill it until after the election. well, the vice president now says the excerpt is not an accurate description of his views. >>> well, police say they still don't know why a man shot eight people in kalamazoo this weekend killing six of them. investigators say jason dalton admits that he took people's lives but during his arraignment yesterday the uber driver said he would prefer to remain silent. police say the uber driver apparently chose his victims at random. none had any known connection to him. one of the two people wounded was a 14-year-old girl who is clinging to li

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 westminster kennel club competition. 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 mostrestigious canine award in the country at the jesse palmer reports on all the excitement. >> reporter: the contestants may be cute but the competition is always fierce. >> this is like the super bowl. it's like the world series for us. if you get here and you win

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. >> reporter: megan hughes, abc news, washington. >>> incredible images. checking today's forecast, that win the are storm system dumped snow on the eastern great lakes and ohio valleys. heavy rain in new england, the south drys cam 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 zucker burke and jack dorsey, the head off twitter. the 25-minute video is too disturbing to show showing pictures an of the two covered in bullet holes. facebook is responding to remove posts that promote terrorism. >>> reaction coming in now to tim cooke speaking out in an 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 sayed farook. doing so they say would require software that would make hundreds of millions of customers vulnerable. >> the only w

reena, phillip. >> bazi kanani live in washington. bazi, thank you. >>> donald trump hit a major ad bump on the campapan trail yesterday from about 30,000 feet up. >> his private jet was forced to make an emergency landing in nashville after the pilot reported engine problems. there are no details on what exactly went wrong with the boeing 757. the faa is investigating, but trump did manage to make it to an event in little rock, arkansas, 90 minutes late. and earlier in the campaign, trump accused republican rival jeb bush of being, quote, low energy. he has a town hall meeting scheduled in the town of dairy, and we would think he's probably hoping to avoid another moment like what happened tuesday in hanover. >> i think the next president needs to be a lot quieter but send a signal that we're prepared to act in the national security interests of this country to get back in the business of creating a more peaceful world. please clap. >> oucuc >>>>h, boy. >> yeah, no one said winning over the voters was going to be easy. >> we got to r

. >> on the republican side ted cruz pulled out a victory over donald trump by trash talking the washington elites at every campaign stop. billionaire donald trump who everybody barely hung on to second place. marco rubio with a strong third place finish now positioning himself as a moderate alternative but it was ted cruz who really put donald trump to the test and abc's jon karl was at crud's headquarters last night. >> reporter: ted cruz is the first republican to get into a brawl with donald trump and to beat him. this was a triumphant organization. he did it with a single-minded focus on iowa and the evangelical voters that dominate here, as for donald trump, he has a new title, loser after dominating t polls for months, he has now lost the first contest, in fact, marco rubio had such a strong showing here, 23% that he almost beat trump out for second place. well, let me tell you this is just the beginning. donald trump is now on his way to new hampshire, a state where he has a huge lead, far bigger than he ever had in iowa so stay tuned. we've got a long way to go. >> and something el

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 americans will look at what happened in flint 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

. >> 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 this can have such 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 highly coveted horns. now how authorities are fighting that's next.tt2watu# s4 bt@qop< tt2watu# s4 "a@q_\x tt2watu# s4 bm@qtwt tt4watu# s4 " dztq 0 t tt4watu# s4 " entq @$4 tt4watu# s4 " gzt& y#l tt4watu# s4 " hnt& i- tt4watu# s4 " iztq #dx tt4watu# s4 " jntq 148 tt4watu# s4 " lzt& )yd >>> in south africa, rhinos have been hunted for eons. over the past ten years, the killings have reached a crisis level, skyrocketing by nearly 5,000%. >> now conservationist

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. riot turns deadly killing at least 49 and injuring a dozen. it starred as a brawl between rival drug gangs in an overcrowded penitentiary. the prison has 3800 inmates. that's more than twice capacity. authorities say no inmates escaped. it took place on the eve of pope francis arrival for a six-day visit. >> the miller is expanding the number of air strikes it is launching against isis. sources claim there have ever been about 20 american strikes against targets i iastern afghanistan. only in the past three weeks. those strikes doak place after president obama authorized the pentagon to attack isis in afghanistan where its numbers are growing. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in munich working with other diplomats on stopping syria's civil war. early this morning they agreed on a temporary truce set to begin next week. kerry said the test of that truce is whether syria's implement it. full cease fire as well as peace talks. >>> that would be such a big deal. inew york city, five people arrested and four charged with mon manslaughter for a

. >>> the suspect accused of last spring's so-called mansion murders in washington, d.c. will be in court tomorrow to face murder and other charges. police say 35-year-old daron wint killed an executive, his wife and their young sosoas well as a housekeeper and then set the house on fire before fleeing. he was linked to the crime scene by dna found on a pizza crust and he faces life in prison if convicted. >>> newly released dashcam video shows the terrifying moments when an ordinary traffic stop in south carolina ended with one officer injured and the other shot to death. abc's clayton sandell has details. >> reporter: what looks routine is about to turn deadly. >> just relax. just relax. in cayce, south carolina questioning demetrius bryant over marijuana and an expired car registration. >> this is a little misdemeanor, okay? >> reporter: but then bryant pulls a gun, shooting an officer in the l l. the sergeant fires back. and kills bryant. >> suspect's down. >> the shoot-out captured on police cameras. now becoming as common as flashlights. today 76% of all departments

pierre thomas, abc news will, washington. >> a former nazi guard goes on trial today in germany charged with being an accessory to 170,000 murders. 94-year-old reinhold hannini admits servivi at the auschwitz concentration n mp but he says he never participated in mass murder. hanning is one of four elderly nazi guards due to go on trial in the coming months. >>>>in california, the man convicted of killing robert kennedy had a parole hearing. sirhan sirhan is now 71 years old. years ago. also at the hearing, another victim, now 91. the former kennnny aide for gave him. but in the end, the request for parole was denied for the 15th time. >> donald trump is looking a little bit more confident than his usual self by y llowing his landslide victory in the new hampshire primary, trump is still taking his victory lap speaking last night to a large crowd at clemson university in south carolina. that's where republicans will face-off in their nextt primary onn february 2th, but trump is apparently not all that worried about the competition. >> many friends live here, by the way. i have to tell

there will be rallies today in support of the tech company in stores in more than 40 cities washington. but a pugh survey finds that 51% of americans a that apple the encryption on an iphone bernardino shooters. only 38% agree with apple. >>> this morning, the city of kalamazoo, michigan is shooting rampage over the weekend. a second candlelight vigil last night for the six people who died. it began indoors at a church but soon expanded into a nearby park. morerom abc's alex perez in kalamazoo. >> reporter: that 45-year-old uber driver charged with sixix counts of murder. >> you understand the charges being made against you and the maximum sentences i just stated? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: appearing in court via video from jail, stone-faced. silent. >> reporter: but investigators in court say dalton admitted he took people's lives. >> no one understands why it happened. >> reporter: dalton allegedly going on a shooting spree in between his shuttling uber passengers around town. saturday afternoon, matt mellen says dalton picks him up at home. after dalton takes a phone call, things get

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gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >> good tips from gloria. i had no idea they would reimburse you. >> whoa. ow. oh. look at that scared look on reena's eyes. >> because look who is in the driver's seat. the man who takes the subway. >> exactly. apparently you slow down to o lp improve yourureaction time when it comes to all ofofhat. >> that's the problem. i always speed up. >> once you hit the pot holes? nice little roller coaster ride for many of your kids. they also say stop tailgating. that's me. and dry weather, you should be observing the two-second rule apparently, as well. it's toughor many of these municipalities. i was in quebec over the weekend which has had some wild temperature swings and it was like being on a roller coaster ride on their highways. anyway. >> when we come back, why ferris bueller. >> and what comedian tom arnold is especially ankful for this morning. "the skinny" is next.n tom arnold is especially thankful for this "the skinny" is next.tt0w!ti"hz! %4@-4=l tt0w!ti"hz! el@->: tt0w!ti"hz! ed@-88d tt0w!ti"hz% )8h-xf8

david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> new details in the search for the remains of those marines killed in a helicoptpt crash off hawawa last month. investigators say elements of dna have been discovered. family members of those identified have been tolol but the marine corps is not releasing any other information. marines died in a crash in ed what investigators said was a collision but it wasn'n'yet known if there was a collision. >>> we are learning new details about the death of that teenager allegedly murdered by y virginia tete 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 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 player's run-in with the law distract from super bowl preparations. ryan murphy is a rookie member on the team's practice squad. he was quest

. >>> 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 outing for help. 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 e re 51 h hicides 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 tellou about involvlvg 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 o oer vehicles made by honda, fiat, chrysler, mercedes, volkswagen an

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 that's ahead in "the skinny."tt0w!t.*(=! %4@-,2( tt0w!t.*(=! el@-&5d tt0w!t.*(=! ed@- 7 tt0w!t.*(=% )8h-@i\ tt0w!t.*(=% kzkz]& tt0w!t.*(=% n-h-(o, tt0w!t.*(=% 0ph-6(4 tt0w!t.*(=% s"h-&zt tt0w!t.*(=% ueh-%8$ tt0w!t.*(=% 7hh-9:p s snny, so skinny >>> well, time now for "the skinny" and the only headline this morning i` last night's grammys. >> it was a big night in los angeles.s. 58th annual grammy awards. there were quite a few surprises and more than a few upsets. one of the biggest wins of the 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. >> tlor 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 s

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. 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 deficient and d.c., neb, delaware, a

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. 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 mix," campaign humor and a fashi

and trump using his, quoted, new york values to his advantage, arguing that no one inside the washington beltway can solve america's problems. >> no politician is going to solve it. no politician. these people, i'd like to use really foul language. i won't do it. i was going to say they're full of [ expletive ] but i won't say that. no, it's true. >> trump still hammering away at ted cruz over his campaign spreading rumors that carson was dropping out of the race and calling for a do-over in iowa. cruz calls trump a sore lose el >>> pulling ahead in the polls in new hampshire, marco rubio. as he goes up in the polls, he's getting an endorsement from a former challenger. it's your voice, your vote with abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: we met marco rubio in stratham, new hampshire, just days before the primary. he seems to be on a roll. >> they couldn't fit them all in. we've got to get bigger rooms. >> reporter: with the spotlight glaring hotter than ever, we are with rubio backstage at this crucial moment in the campaign. >> the next president, marco rubio. >> reporter: he's drawing big

serena marshall, abc news, washington. >> thank you so much. i would love to go to cuba. >> it's such a beautiful country. i've been once. i can imagine a lot of people will be getting on planes down there in the fall and winter. >>> so, we mentioned c.j. was best in show. at the dog show, at westminster dog show earlier in our headlines. here's a show distinctly different. >> yeah. as opposed to the 140th westminster show, this is the west hamster prestigious but a lot more fun. >> the hamsters show off their agility and coordination. some have more than others, obviously. the hamster show was put together by our friends over at mashable. >> this is clever. come on. very creative, right? >> i'll go for that. >> what are the odds of a second annual west hamster show? >> pretty low. >> pretty low. >> jesse palmer will have full coverage of that. >>> coming up, the toys of tomorrow unveiled today. our toy insider mom is here with fun for all ages. >> she's got some good stuff. >>> also ahead, the hollywood a-listers playing superman and batman. t

. >> reporter: 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 this can have such 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 highly coveted horns. now how authorities are fighting back using drones. that's next. at 15, i was addicted. by 40, i'll have lung disease. at 50, i'll die of a heart attack. dr. regina benjamin: cigarette smoke causes immediate damage that leads to health problems, even death. those who quit or die are being replaced by a new generation of smokers. i'm dr. regina benjamin, united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov. learn how to make our nex

. >> 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 right 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. >>> and a new dad in alabama may be up for father of the year after rushing his pregnant wife to the hospital. >> talk about danny lowe who couldn't get his wife shawna to the emergency room fast enough. so he had to take matters into his own hands, literally. after the couple got pulled over for speeding, he delivered his own son on the side of the highway. >> instead of getting a speeding ticket, he got a helping hand from the state trooper. i'm always amazed at how people are able do this. >> quickly. >> very quickly. but in a car and you're trying to get there and your nerves. thankfully the baby is just fine. >> yeah. >>> coming up, more super bowl coverage, including the celebrations in denver. >>> also ahead, clearing the clutter out of your home and your life. the big business of getting rid of junk and the difference it can make. >>> and the two young women posing as fund-raisers, preying on the elderly in a senior citizens home. the consumer alert. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by air

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 dalton admits he took people's lives but during his arraignment yesterday, the uber driver said he would prefer t0 remain silent. hundreds of people attended another prayer vigil overnight. many thought kalamazoo was insulated from mass shootings. >> we know at any moment, anything can happen. anything can happen in any community. every community deals with the challenges of violence and the challenges of ignorance and the challenges of pain. >> the family of 45-year-old married father of two has issued a statement saying this type of violence has no place in our society. none of the victims had any known connection to dalton. >> camille cosby spent about two hours testifying under oath about that the sex assault allegations facing her husband. the deposition took place at a hotel in springfield, massachusetts. it's believed it's the first time she's answered questions about the allegations.

david kerley, abc news, reagan washington airport. >> it only takes eight lithium batteries to bring down an -- burning batteries to bring down an aircraft. >> okay. my question about this, a, what's taken them so long to come to this point, to finally say, we need to make some changes to this? and how quickly is this all going to get fixed? would they're so dangerous, we're told, the faa tests over the past year show when they short-circuit, they can emit hydrogen and other gases that can build up all of this in the cargo hold of many planes. >> i wish i had taken an extra semester in chemistry class. >> to figure this out? >> it's a little too much. the big headline is, ban the batteries. a u.n. panel said that last month, ban the batteries. >>> coming up, the game show gaffe that's going viral. >> how one family answered the question, tell me another way people say mother. here was an outrageous answer that even cracked up steve harvey. >>> but first, countdown to valentine's day. some absolutely scrumptious ideas for revving up the romance. you're watching "world news now." >> an

there are now 66 confirmed cases here in this country, 19 states and washington, d.c. some new states that are on the list now include delaware, indiana, ohio, pennsylvania, and tennessee. and overseas in china, that country reporting its first case of the virus. a man who had traveled to venezuela. >>> and u.s. soccer star hope solo says if she had to choose whether to go to the summer games in brazil right now, she would not go because of fears about the zika virus. solo told "sports ul illustrated" that she would never tat risk of having an unhealthy child. the woman's national soccer team was scheduled to be briefed last night about the zika virus outbreak. >> so scary for so many of those female athletes. >>> there's another health hazard for pregnant women this morning, one we've known for decades. data from a large national survey shows that more than 8% of pregnant women reported smoking tobacco during their pregnancy. when compared to previous years, the figure is an improvement. but public health investigators overwhelmingly agree that any amount of smoking i

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." toxic chemicals and carcinogens are leaching into the environment. it's happening right where we live, work and play. everywhere. cigarette butts are toxic waste. let's stop the toxic litter. learn more at rethinkbutts.org ♪ skinny, so skinny >>> well, time now for "the skinny" and the only headline >>> well, time now for "the skinny" and the only headline this morning is last night's grammys. >> it was a big night in los 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