The battle for votes and souls. Donald trump with the an aggressive push, maybe too aggressive for evangelicals in iowa. Speaking to students at the university of virginia, he tried to give verse from the bible when he said it was 2 corinthians and not corinthians. Where the spirit of the lord, right . Where the spirit of the lord is, there is liberty. Trump seemed to be adjusting his message to evangelicals with whatnot to say. Cnns dana bash has more. Reporter john and christine, when we are reporting from trump rallies, or this case, the remnant of a trump rally, talking about what he said, things that are controversial or making waves across the conservative movement or country, but this time im going to tell you the news is what trump didnt say. After the weekend, he spent going after ted cruz calling him nasty and twitter tirade on issues. Here in New Hampshire, early near the day in virginia, not one word about ted cruz at all. We dont know why. I asked his Campaign Manager and i didnt get an answer. It could perhaps be because donald trump is getting blowback from conservative voices. Talk radio hosts who conservative voters in New Hampshire and iowa really listen to. They are saying hold on, donald trump, be careful into the to go after ted cruz too much because cruz is one of them. He is a conservative and if trump does that, he could alienate voters he needs. It is a different dynamic we have seen in the past six months. When he went after lindsey graham, it hurt graham. The two of them are going for similar voters and have voices who are important to both of them. So, it will be interesting to see later today if trump continues to kind of zip his lips, if you will, when it comes to ted cruz. Thank you, dana. After trump finished events for the day, i turned the heat up on cruz. I dont think ted cruz can run for president until he can assure running for president is not a problem. People are worried about his place of birth and failure to report his loans from banks. Cruz not pulling his punches. He says he sees no comparison between the late in life conservatively and comparison to Ronald Reagan. Im sure Ronald Reagan did not write a huge check to rahm emanuel in 2010. After that, the tea party said we need a leader to do whatever is needed to keep this country safe. That typically doesnt include spending your time on twitter. On the democratic side, duties began Martin Luther king day in a rally. Then with a rally in alabama alabama. We have Brianna Keilar with the latest from the campaign in birmingham, alabama. Reporter good morning, john and christine, Bernie Sanders trying to knock a hole in Hillary Clintons southern firewall. He is trying to get the attention to the black voters in the late february and early march southern contests. This crowd that he was speaking to at the Martin Luther king rally was still overwhelmingly white. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton in iowa trying to convince caucus goers that she is more electable than sanders as he stresses boldness and big changes. I have the front row seat as to what it takes to be in that cauldron because a president doesnt get to pick or choose. You have to work with the congress and im ready to do that. What this campaign is about and what the Political Revolution is about is what we are seeing here tonight. We are seeing folkins coming ou and begin to stand up and demand we have a government that represents all of the people. Not just a handful of billionaires. Reporter but Bernie Sanders continues to threaten Hillary Clintons big win in iowa that she was banking on to get started in the early contests in a couple of weeks. He will wake up in the Hawkeye State for two days of campaigning. Christine and john. Thank you. The Prisoners Released by iran are enjoying time with families. Jason rezaian and others are receiving medical treatment at Ramstein Air Base in germany. Matthew trevithick is back home in boston. Then new sanctions put in place over Ballistic Missile tests iran conducted last year. We have Cnns Frederik Pleitgen at the air base with the latest. Hi, fred. Reporter christine, there were some encouraging signs on the first day the men were in freedom and here at the landstuhl medical center. Jason rezaian was able to meet with his family. His brother ali met with him at the fisher house at the medical center. He said jason is in very good spirits. It is interesting. I also spoke with representative huffman. Jasons representative here at the welcoming delegation. He also said that jason appears to be in good health. That he apparetly attempted to keep himself fit in the tiny jail cell by Walking Around and around and counts his steps. He tried to stay mentally and physically fit. One of the things people keep telling us here, while these men seem to be in good spirits and good health, it will take a few days for the reintegration process. They say a little bit of effort will help them down the road to not possibly have to deal with something bigger. From the first day, it seemed as though everything is going well here and people say they are ecstatic that they are out of custody. What about the reaction from iran and the new sanctions over the new Missile Technology . Those were carefully implemented or just after the americans were coming home. Reporter they absolutely were. You are absolutely right. One of the things the administration said that these sanctions were put in place after the americans had been flown out of iranian air space. To make sure that prisoner swap was not jeopardized. The iranians came out with a Statement Last night that was carried on the farsi news agency. They were critical and they said they would continue to develop their Ballistic Missile program in spite of the sanctions. One of the of things we have seen in the past couple weeks, the iranians have not only done ballistic tests, but put online and on tv pictures of the underground missile bunkers where they store the long and mediumrange missle missles. The navys new preliminary timeline says the only gear missing from the vessels were sim cards from two satellite phones. The report says the sailors were dealing with mechanical trouble and deviated from the planned course. It is unclear if they knew they entered iranian waters. The navy is still investigating. Time for an early start on your money. Stock futures are higher. Markets in europe and asia up as well. A rally around the world. Investors returning with plenty to think about. The worlds second largest economy is slowing. The worst annual growth rate in 25 years. Second is oil. Prices stabilized this morning after dropping below 30 a gallon. With iran adding to the glut of oil, prices will be under pressu pressure. How will the report cards fare . So far these factors have been a nightmare for stocks. The dow in 2016 down 8 in ten trading days. This morning, the Music Industry and millions of eagles fans are remembering glenn frey. Co founder and one of the leaders of the rock group died monday at the age of 67. Don henley, another member of the eagles, wrote the big of the hits with frey. He said glenn was the one who started it all. The man with the plan. Cnns sara sidner has more on glenn frey. Reporter john and christine, were inside the record store, which is the largest independent record store in america. They are certainly here feeling sorrowful that glenn frey has died. There are a few records up there. Take it easy on the record. You look at his history and it is amazing. He is an icon. You talked to anyone who worked with him, they will tell you he was a perfectionist. I mean, there was zero room for error. He wanted things to be perfect. So when he went on stage and the eagles performed, the fans got everything they expected. He was a joker. He was a good who liked to joke and prank on some of his members of the band. It turns out according to his publicist, he died from complications of pneumonia and acute ulcer colitis. His loss is a great loss for the industry itself because he brought so much. He was not only a guitarist, he wrote many of the songs, he sang on many of the songs. He was lead vocalist. He was also an actor. He acted in miami vice. He had an incredible career. Dying at 67 doesnt seem right. Especially to his fans. John and christine. Thank you, sara. A towering figure of the 70s. Calls for michigans governor to step down over the water crisis. Water tainted with lead for years. New developments next. 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Anger over tainted lead poisoned water in michigan that may have been in the water supply for a year. The governor of michigan admits it is a disaster. He is rejecting calls for his resignation. Governor snyder prepares for a major address. We get more from sara ganim. Reporter he is expected to address the issue and solutions to the state of emergency. He said it is not fair to call this his hurricane katrina. He called it a lack of trust between himself and people of flint. Saying this, trust is something that once you lose it, it is much harder to earn it back. Thats the point we are right now. That is something we hear from residents we talk to. They continued protests on monday in flint and city of ann arbor. Residents are not just calling for his resignation, but calling for his arrest. They are angry with how this played out and angry that they continue to have to pay for the water that they say is not safe to drink. Most of all, what we are hearing from people when we talk to them on the ground here in flint is they want to hear how the governor plans to fix this. They are hoping for the solutions tonight. John and christine. Sara for us in flint, michigan. The michigan governor is expected to address another crisis in his state during the state of the state address. The toxic condition of the Detroit Public School facilities. Another planned day of teacher sickouts. The Detroit School officials are working on the complaints and plan to inspect all of the schools. Teachers and board and parents say this has a devastating impact on students. The bay bridge has reopened following the protesters. The bridge was shutdown for a time on monday. California Highway Patrol arrested 25 demonstrators. They chained themselves across all five westbound lanes freezing traffic for a half hour. The spokesperson for the group said this was a strong stand in solidarity on the Martin Luther king holiday. The affluenza teen ethan couch is still in mexico fighting return to the united states. At a hearing in texas, prosecutors will argue his case two be moved from juvenile to adult court. He received probation for a drunk driving crash that killed four people. His mother is out on bail, she helped him escape. M. A. D. D. Plans to present a petition with 40,000 signatures demanding he be held accountable. The Motion Picture academy facing issues over a lack of diversity. Jada Pinkett Smith and spike lee planning to boycott the Award Ceremony next month. 40 white actors in two years and no flavor at all. We cant act. Wtf. Jada said she will not attend. Her husband was one who was not nominated. Cheryl boone isaacs says she will address the divefficulveri issues. She said there was a push in the 70s for more inclusion because when wanted to keep it fresh and current. Now a new push. A terror arrest in europe. A man believed to be connected to the paris attacks. We are live with new information this morning. A new arrest this morning in connection with novembers terror attacks in paris. A belgian man of moroccan descent. Lets get to Erin Mclaughlin. Erin . Reporter authorities are saying he knew the paris attackers well. He was from the same brussels neighborhood as salah abdeslam. The socalled eighth paris attacker. On the run ever since the paris attacks. French source with knowledge of the investigation say that in 2013, it is believed he travelled to syria in the company of the man and that man is who is believed to have blown himself up. It is also believed that ge lel attar knew the paris attackers. This is a complicated web of relationships with the paris attackers. Interesting to note, Authorities Say when he was arrested in morocco, he made his way from syria to turkey to german and belgium and then to the netherlands before getting to morocco. Questions by authorities as to how he made that journey undetected. 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Where the spirit of the lord is, there is liberty. Trump seemed to be adjusting his message to evangelicals with what he chose not to say. Correspondent dana bash has more on that. Reporter john and christine, usually when we report from trump rallies or in this case, the remnant of a trump rally, talking about what he said. Controversial and making waves across the conservative movement or across the country. This time, im going to tell you the news is what trump didnt say after the weekend. He went after ted cruz and called him nasty and had a twitter tirade on issues. After this rally, not one word about ted cruz. We dont know why. I asked his Campaign Manager. It could be because donald trump is getting blowback from conservative voices. Talk radio hosts who conservative voters in New Hampshire and iowa and elsewhere listen to. They have been saying hold on a second, donald trump. Be careful not to go after ted cruz too much because from their perspective, cruz is one of them. He is a genuine conservative. If trump continues to do that, trump could risk alienating voters he needs. It is a different dynamic of what we have seen in the past six months when donald trump went after graham. It hurt graham. Cruz is a different situation because the two of them are going for similar voters and have voices who are important to both of them. It will be interesting to see later today if trump continues to kind of zip his lips, if you will, when it comes to ted cruz. John and christine. Dana, thanks. Donald trump overnight trolling ted cruz on twitter. I dont think ted cruz can even run for president until he can assure Republican Voters that being born in canada is not a problem. Doubt. And then ted cruz is falling in the polls. He is nervous. People are worried about his place of birth and failure to report his loans. I cant even get on twitter this morning, good for donald trump. Cruz said he sees no comparison between trumps late in life conversion to conservative and the one time boss Ronald Reagan. Im sure Ronald Reagan didnt write a huge check to rahm emanuel in december of 2010. After, by the way, the Big Tea Party wave. We need a leader who is prepared to do whatever is needed to keep this country safe. That typically doesnt include spending time on twitter. With less than two weeks until the first votes are cast, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are shoring up the weak spots. Both candidates started Martin Luther king day at the same march in south carolina. They moved on to reinforcing flanks. Sanders is now neck and neck in the polls and sanders in the south where he is trying to cut into clintons stronger base. We have correspondent Brianna Keilar in birmingham, alabama. Reporter sanders here trying to knock a hole in Hillary Clintons southern firewall. He is trying to get the attention of black voters which is very important in the february and march southern contests. The crowd he was speaking to was still overwhelmingly white. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton in iowa trying to convince caucus goers she is more electable. I have the front row seat as to what it takes to be in that cauldron because a president doesnt get to pick or choose. You have to work with the congress and im ready to do that. What this campaign is about and what the Political Revolution is about is what we are seeing here tonight. We are seeing folks coming out and beginning to stand up and demand we have a government that represents all of the people, not just a handful of billionaires. Reporter but Bernie Sanders continues to threaten Hillary Clintons big win in iowa that she was banking on to get start in the early contests here in a couple of weeks. He will wake up this morning in the Hawkeye State for two days of campaigning. Christine and john. Thank you so much. This morning, the american prisoners just released by iran are enjoying time with the families. Jason rezaian and others are getting medical treatment at the Ramstein Air Base in germany. Matthew trevithick is already home in boston. Iranian officials denouncing the new sanctions put in place over Ballistic Missile tests iran conducted last week. Cnns Frederik Pleitgen joins us from the air base in germany. Fred, these prisoners now finally getting to spend quality time with their loved ones. Reporter yes. They finally are. You know one of the interesting things, the physicians here at the landstuhl Regional Medical center, americas biggest and best outside of the u. S. , decided to ease the three men being able to see their families too quickly. They felt it would be overwhelming. Many thought it was a good sign of the pictures of Jason Rezaian meeting his family and amir hekmati meeting his family. I was able to speak to the representative jarod huffman. He spoke to Jason Rezaian. He told me a bit about how jason is doing and also how he managed to stay fit and healthy while in iranian detention. Lets listen. His spirits are terrific. He is feeling good physically. I think hes having waves of complex emotions as you would imagine. If the goal was to break Jason Rezaians spirit, they failed. For part of his incarceration, he was in a small cell, three feet by three feet. He says nevertheless, made himself do calestenics and count steps. That is one way he was able to keep his mind together and keep in some semblance of health. Reporter now of course as we said the three men appear to be in good health and spirits. At the same time, there is, of course, a protocol that they have to go through. The hospital says they dont want to rush things. It is unclear at this point in time when they will be able to return to the united states. One of the things that ali rezaian said, he said jason wants to put more time in here so he doesnt encounter bad things down the road. Fred, you spent time inside iran. This is a big week following lifting of Nuclear Sanctions and following the prisoner swap. Any sense of the mood there is this week . Reporter well, look. If you look at the iranian government and majority of the iranian people, they are thrilled with the Nuclear Agreement and the prisoner swap. They want better relations with the west and they want better relation was the west. You have that very strong faction of hard liners who are not thrilled with the agreement and the prisoner swap as well. The iranian government is treading carefully. It is interesting to see. You have the Nuclear Agreement and the prisoner swap. You have the incidents with the sailors of the sailors Holding Hands over their heads and statements from iran. By and large, they are in a very good mood. They believe their economy is about to be unleashed. There are factions in iran that want to stay in confrontation with the u. S. The statement they put out with the Ballistic MissileProgram Shows they want to remain defia defiant. Thank you, fred. The situation with iran and the worlds money. Stock futures solidly higher this morning. Markets in europe and asia posting gains. Looks like a bounce despite official word that the China Economy is growing at the slowest rate in 25 years. Gdp is 6. 9 . That is envious any place else. That is slow by chinese standards. China has not seen higher rates in the past few years. 7 , 8 . The slowdown has roiled international markets. Chinese government trying to shift away from exports and heavy infrastructure and toward the Service Sector and consumer demand. I would say 6. 9 is just a hair shy of what people thought. Right in line with what the government has been guiding you to and enough for markets to rally. Anytime the Chinese Government puts out figures below 7 , you wonder if it is way below . Interesting to see. This morning, so many fans around the world mourning the passing of glenn frey. Co founder, one of the leaders of the eagles. Such an iconic bands of the 70s. So many big hits. Frey passed away at the age of 67. Don henley, also a Founding Member of the eagles. He said glenn was the one who started it all. The man with the plan. Frey, henley and other members started out in the 70s as back up singers for linda ronstadt. They started putting out big hits. Take it easy written by jackson browne. What a rock scene that must have been. Hotel california and lying eyes. Desperado. Sara sidner has more on glenn frey. Reporter john and christine, we are inside the record store which is the largest independent record store in all of america. They are certainly here feeling sorrowful that glenn frey has died. There are a few records up there with take it easy. You can look at his tenure in the music business and it is amazing. He is an icon. If you talk to anyone who worked with him, they will tell you he was a perfectionist. I mean, there was zero room for error. He wanted things to be perfect so when he went on stage and eagles performed, the fans got everything they wanted and experienced. He was also a guy who liked to joke and prank on some of his members of the band. It turns out, according to his publicist, he died of complications from several things, including pneumonia and acute ulcer colitis. He lived a rock star lifestyle. His loss is a great loss for the industry itself because he brought so much. He was not only a guitarist, he wrote many of the songs. He sang on many songs. He was a lead vocalist. He was also an actor. He acted in miami vice. He had an incredible career. Dying at 67 doesnt seem right. Especially to his fans. John and christine. No, it doesnt. Thank you, sara. Michigans governor calling the flint water crisis a disaster. Protesters demand his resignation. New developments next. New outrage over the lead poisoned water in flint, michigan. Hillary clinton blasting Governor Rick Snyder for his handled thi handling of the cri which he admits a crisis. Two lawsuits with expected to be announced today. That as Governor Snyder prepares a major address. Lets get more from cnns sara ganim. Reporter he is speaking in the state of the state address and expected to address solutions to the flint water crisis. On monday, he told the National Journal it is not unfair to call this his hurricane katrina. He talked about a lack of trust between himself and the people of flint because of this issue. Saying this, trust is something that once you lose it, its much harder to earn it back. So thats the point were at. That is something were certainly hearing from residents when we talk to them. Continued protests on monday in flint and in the city of ann arbor where the governor has a residence. Protesters are calling for his resignation and arrest. They are angry with how this played out and angry that they continue to have to pay for the water they say is not safe to drink. Most of all, what we are hearing from people when we talk to them in flint is they want to hear how the governor plans to fix this. They are hoping for the solutions tonight. John and christine. Sara in flint. Thank you. The michigan governor expected to address another crisis in the state of the state address. The toxic condition of the Detroit Public Schools. The city is bracing for another day of planned teacher sickouts over the hazardous conditions. The officials are working on the complaints and expect to inspect all schools. The cycle of negligent has a devastating impact on students. The bay bridge in San Francisco has reopened after demonstrators claim police brutality. They chained themselves and vehicles across all five westbound lanes. Freezing traffic for half an hour. A spokesperson for the group says their action was a strong stand in solidarity on the Martin Luther king holiday. The socalled affluenza teen ethan couch is still in mexico fighting his return to the u. S. At a hearing this morning, in texas, prosecutors will argue for his case to be moved from juvenile to adult court. Couch violated probation in a drunk driving crash that killed four people. His mother is charged with helping him escape. She is out on bail. M. A. D. D. Plans to present a petition with 40,000 signatures demand couch be held accountable. Brutal cold of the late winter. Lets get to meteorologist pedram javaheri. John and christine, the cold trend here. Look at the readings. 3 degrees is what it feels like in new york with the winds. In chicago, minus 14. That is the windchill. The High Temperature trend at least for parts of the midwest is a warming up. 28. In new york city. Warming trend takes you to the seasonal normals. The big story is the models. The onetwo punch. The first storm system on wednesday and thursday. The midwest and ohio valley with flurries and snowshowers and generally 3 to 5 inches. Enough gulf moisture in place as we work toward saturday into sunday. The models coming in with the positioning of the storm. Timing is different from one model to another. At least the indications right now looking at decent snowfall. Some areas in washington and estimates could put over a foot or maybe 2 feet of snowfall through the area over the weekends. Boston and philly, 6 to 10 inches possible. Between friday and saturday night for the snow to roll in. Thank you, pedram. People can start skiing in the northeast after a warm winter. Investors returning from a long holiday weekend. Will stocks rebound after the worst start to the new year ever . We will have a look at your money next. Ow. Are you okay . 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He was convicted in belgium and sentenced to five years in prison for recruitment of jihadists. Prosecutor who said they are looking into possible extradition. Moroccan authorities do not typically extradite. There is a note of cooperation across boundaries. Thank you. Lets get an early start on your money. U. S. Stocks set to pop. Global rally. Markets in europe are higher. Stocks in asia are higher. Optimistic that china will act to stimulate the economy. The gdp showed the lowest growth for the chinese economy in 25 years. Also hope the recent crash in oil prices and brutal start to the year will serve as a delay to the next Interest Rate hike. Technology could kill 5 million jobs over the next five years. The developments in Artificial Intelligence and biotech could disrupt employment. It finds as many as 7. 1 million jobs could be lost through automation. More than 2 million new opportunities in tech and media will be created. That number could grow if countries invest with the work force to keep up with technology. This is one of many topics in the meeting in dabo, switzerland. Twitter is down. It says something is technically wrong. Panic. Outages started 45 minutes ago. No word on a cause or when all users will be back online. People were offline in europe and now john doesnt know what to do. Panic. If you are having trouble getting on, tweet us. Get it . Early start continues right now. The president ial race. Donald trump heads to iowa. He promises a surprise guest on the stump. And ted cruz says donald trump is not republican. And prisoners in iran now freed meet with their families and share their stories. And the Eagles Glenn Frey dead at the age of 67. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is tuesday, january 19th. 5 00 a. M. New this morning, the battle for votes and souls. Donald trump with aggressive push for evangelical votes. Crucial in iowa with votes leasing two week from now. Speaking to students at liberty university. He drew an applause and unintended laughter by misattributing the verse which should have come from ii corinthians. Two corinthians. Where the spirit of the lord is, there is liberty. Trump seemed to be adjusting his message to evangelicals with what he chose not to say. Cnns dana bash has more from New Hampshire. Reporter john and christine, when when e reworth report from trump rallies, we are talking about what is controversial. This time im going to tell you the news is what trump didnt say. After the weekend he went