Transcripts For WTKR CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 20160125

45 deaths in 11 states, mostly from Car Accidents and snow shoveling. Nearly 27 inches of snow rose on the sidewalks of new york. Parts of washington got 22. But glengarry, west virginia, population 277, takes the prize at 42 inches. We have a team of correspondents on the blizzard of 16 and well go first to kris van cleave in d. C. Be careful. Reporter washington, d. C. ,s government says its using everything its got to dig the city out of nearly two feet of snow. Man, machine, even bigger machine to scoop it up and haul it away. In some areas its barely made a difference. People were told to stay home, and many schools will remain closed until at least wednesday. Some streets have yet to be touched by snowplows. D. C. s metro worked to clear the tracks as it tries to restore we want the city back just like everybody else does. Reporter emergency manage. Director chris geldart. You look at manhattan got more know than d. C. , and they in much quicker order were back to schools in session, roads being clear. Is there more that should have been done here in the district . Here in the district we know our conditions and what our roadways look like and what its like for our residents and children out there, and were making the best decision we can make here. Reporter robert greffeniuss wife is 39 weeks pregnant. He spent the day shoveling path to their car. At what point does this stop being fun . Uh, about 20 minutes ago probably. Reporter one block over the only thing moving was a snowloving dog. Mara fedele is a bit of an island, surrounded by a sea of snow. Somebody needed to get up here, like an ambulance or a firetruck god forbid, doesnt look like theyre getting in here any time soon. Reporter in the suburbs 70yearold Steve Melinkoff spent five hours shoveling his driveway when a plow left him this. I was so outraged by the state im liable to have a stroke now thinking about it. Rather than shoveling it. Reporter the city admits it could take all week to finish the cleanup. The snow they have removed ends up here, and there is a lot of it, but the big unanswered question here, will thety be ready when commuters come back to work . Scott, another snowinduced gridlock could take fraying patience and turn it into anger. Pelley the mayor has announced the government will open tomorrow and the schools on wednesday. Kris, thanks very much. In new york it was the biggest snowfall ever in a single day. David begnaud has found that its a royal pain in the borough of queens. Reporter its been nearly two days since this blizzard proved through here, and look at the cars. People who have been waiting to get to work, waiting on the city to bring in a snowplow now worry the snow will turn to ice and removing it will be nearly impossible. 62yearold gicu tudora spent 45 minutes today shoveling snow around her vehicle. Her neighbor Dennis Mooney has seen frontend loaders clearing other snow on roads around queens. Its the worst ive ever seen. Ive never seen anything like this before in my life. Reporter 22yearold Caterina Cusenxa needed her car to get to work. This is ridiculous. Theres three feet of snow and Reporter City Officials Say 97 of new york city streets storm. But the streets of maspeth in queens are not among them. Gino fazios sent 30 of his unpaid day off. We dont understand why its always this area neglected every time there is a major snowstorm. Reporter the storm dropped 27 inches in 24 hours. At times it was falling nearly three inches an hour. But most of new york city new york city mayor bill de blasio. What wed seeing is a lot of good work has happened. You can get around this city by in large today. A lot to be proud of, but more work to do. If im living on one of those blocks, im going to be upset. I want to get my block cleared. Reporter back in maspeth, maria terronova is still waiting to be dug out. Were the forgotten block because the plow didnt come down at all. Reporter in new york city, ten people died while shoveling snow. And, scott, theres so much snow left to shovel, the city is hiring emergency shovelers. If youre 18, employable and willing to work for 13. 50 an hour, they want you. Pelley david, thanks very much. Speaking of queens, the two big airports there, laguardia and j. F. K. , had about 400 Flights Canceled today, but thats down from 1,300 yesterday. Since friday the blizzard has forced cancellation of more than 13,000 flights throughout the country. It may be that the biggest shore, which was inundated at high tide. And Jericka Duncan is there. Reporter this is what West Wildwood avenue looked like when the storm hit. Two feet of water flooded homes and businesses. In nearby cape may, there were record tides, more than a half a foot higher than when Superstorm Sandy hit in 2012. You lost everything . Yes. Reporter sue maxwell of wilewood said she ran to neighbors house. I could hear gurgling, and all of a sudden the water rushed up from underneath. It didnt come in, it came up. Reporter all along the shore, the powerful storm surge slammed many coastal communities. Drivers were left stranded as chunks of ice floated down the streets. Close to 100 people were evacuated. Even army humvees were at times the only vehicles that could roll through. On sunday governor chris assessment. The high tide this morning people in cape may county. Only minor to moderate flooding, mostly street flooding. We dont see any significant Property Damage happening in cape may county. Reporter it turns out christie spoke too soon. Today his Lieutenant Governor kim gaudagno had to clarify for her boss. Was there more damage than you and the governor may have initially thought along the shore . There are going to be days where you have some really ugly tides. That doesnt make it any easier on anybody. I lived through sandy. I lost half my house in sandy. I know how hard it is for people down here. Reporter several Emergency Management Officials Say it is still too early to know the full extent of the damage. Scott, thats because they say about half the properties along the shore are vacant until the spring. Pelley Jericka Duncan reporting. Jericka, thank you. Well, today president obama all but endorsed Hillary Clinton seven days before the first votes are cast in the race for this may be one reason why. Our new cbs news Battleground Tracker poll in iowa shows clinton and Bernie Sanders essentially in a dead heat. Heres nancy cordes. Lets go get em. Reporter with a week to go, Bernie Sanders is trying to emulate president obamas winning formula from eight years ago right down to the feelgood ads and army of young volunteers. Were from the Bernie Sanders campaign. Reporter but in a podcast interview with politico, the president rejected the comparison. New york i dont think thats true. Lets take a selfie. Reporter and gushed about his former secretary of state, saying her skills are being overlooked. She has been in the public eye for a long time, and in a culture in which new is always better and, you know, youre always looking at the bright shiny object that people havent reporter hat bright, shiny object has convinced 85 of Iowa Democrats that he understands how they feel compared to 65 who say that about clinton. In iowa, polls today Carrie Aldrich opened up to sanders about her struggle to get by. Im waiting for disability to come through so my parents have to support me. Its hard. Thank you. Thank you. [applause] we are one week away. Reporter but it is clinton who has won the endorsement of iowas largest newspaper. She is not a perfect candidate, the Des Moines Register says, but no other candidate can match the depth or breadth of her knowledge and experience, an argument clinton makes at every stop. We need a president who understands and can do all parts of the job. Reporter president obama isnt officially endorsing either candidate, but he made it calling clinton wicked smart and saying she was a fierce competitor in 2008 who, scott, like Ginger Rogers had to do everything he did just backward and in heels. Pelley the old ross perot line from 92, nancy, thanks very much. The race among the republicans is nearly as close. Our Battleground Tracker poll shows donald trump ahead of ted cruz but within the polls margin of error. Heres major garrett. Were in the final sprint. 17 2 hours. Reporter ted cruz and donald trump are locked in a bitter fight for the first in iowa. Cruz tried to lighten the mood with a joke about trumps recent eroan yas reference of second corinthians to two corinthians. Well, you know, two corinthians walk into a bar. Reporter but there is pac ad questioning trumps credit denials. I am prochoice in every respect. I am prochoice in every respect. Reporter trump said he would not support cruz. I wouldnt vote for him. Later trump reversed course on backing cruz and offered odd praise of his loyalist. I have the most loyal people. Did you ever see that . I could stand in the middle of fifth people and shoot somebody and i wouldnt lose any voters. Its incredible. I am going to introduce heart. Iowa republican senator joni ernst appeared with marco rubio but did not endorse him. The appearance gave momentum vying for a strong third in her home state. She made a promise she wouldnt endorse in the Iowa Caucuses and i respect that very much. Im just glad she was here today to introduce us to the people of iowa, the people she represents. Reporter rubios supporters define a strong finish in iowa as anything above 15 . Thats a figure they argue would separate rubio from jeb bush, and give him a shot at second place in new hampshire. Pelley major garrett, thanks. Another new york billionaire flirting with a president ial run is former mayor michael bloomberg, the democratturned republicanturned independent. So we will turn to our cbs news political director and the anchor of face the nation, john dickerson. John, what do we know about bloombergs plans . Well, hes seriously considering jumping into the race. Hes long wanted to run for president. An he would run if it looks like its going to be a general election race between donald trump or ted cruz and Bernie Sanders. He believes those representatives of the wings of the two parties would create an appetite for a candidate in the middle who is fiscally conservative and socially liberal. The challenge is that to collect the signatures to get on the ballot, that process starts march 1st. There may not be a clear signal about either party by that date. Pelley what are some of the obstacles he would face . Has no organization, and hed have to build all of that from scratch. Democrats and republicans start with a huge lead in Electoral College votes in a lot of the states that traditionally vote for those parties. Bloomberg would have to compete on a much bigger Playing Field than democrats or republicans because he starts with no states in his column. And that kind of a campaign would require a brushfire tended by a charismatic politician who could rouse people and keep them excited for months. Thats not the kind of politician he is. Hes more known for his policy ideas than his stirring speeches. Pelley john dickerson, an consider of face the nation, well be watching you sunday. Thank you, john. And late today in houston, a grand jury investigating allegations of wrongdoing by planned parenthood didnt find any. Instead the jury indicted planned parenthoods accusers, two antiabortion activists, who shot undercover video of planned the sale of aborted fetal tissue for research. The charges include tampering with a government record, but the District Attorney wouldnt say today what that record was. El nio storms leave homes dangling over the pacific, and three inmates make an elaborate escape. When the cbs evening news continues. When my doctor told me i have agerelated macular degeneration, amd we came up with a plan to help reduce my risk of progression. And everywhere i look. Im reminded to stick to my plan. Including Preservision Areds 2. My doctor said Preservision Areds 2 has the exact nutrient formula that the National Eye Institute recommends to help reduce the risk of progression after 15 years of clinical studies. Preservision areds 2. Because my eyes are everything. 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Ask your doctor about crestor. Pelley well, we just saw what the ocean has done to the jersey shore, but in the west, after four years of drought, el nio has kicked in with crushing waves and pounding rains that have left homeowners on the edge. Hereson heres John Blackstone. Reporter as the cliffs crash dramatically into the ocean, an Apartment Building teetering on the edge comes closer to falling in, as well. For residents still living in the building, the sea view from we heard a baboom. What the heck is that . Reporter in his apartment, leave at short notice. I cant continue to have a professional life and social life as well as not know how long my property is going to be there. Thats just no way the live. Reporter the order to go came this afternoon with notices going up that the building is unsafe. Monica montoya has to be out by tonight. We have no clue where were going to go. Reporter how long have you been here . Two months. I just moved in. I just got my place. I just proved in. Now i got to move out. Reporter el nio power storms with high surf and heavy rains have been destructive on much of the california coast this year, but nowhere has the damage been more threatening than in pacifica. I love it here. This has been my dream all my life to live by the ocean, like right by it. Reporter pacifica has seen it all before. Nio storms hit california, the bluffs here eroded so quickly residents fled before one home tumbled into the ocean. Other houses were knocked down before they too fell off the cliff. In 2010, two of the Apartment Buildings on the bluff were evacuated and condemned. The building condemned today seemed safer until the cliff again began falling away. The powerful winter storms that have been hitting california are predicted to continue into march. Thats good news for easing the drought, scott, but bad news for places like pacifica threatened by coastal erosion. Pelley John Blackstone reporting. John, thank you. 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But theres another side to mahiro takano. She has a black belt in karate and is a threetime National Champion in japan. Youre so sweet to talk with, scary when youre out there. When im training or competing, im concentrating, she said. Theres a lot at stake for this nineyearold who stands about four feet tall. Im an ambassador for karate, she said. Hopefully it will become an olympic sport. She has raised karates profile ahead of japans 2020 olympics. She appears on commercials and music video, and is a fresh face for this sport of warriors which dates back centuries. At a competition outside tokyo, we saw her poise, power and precision. We had to ask about the kial, strength. Can you make that sound for me now sitting here . You can do it any time. Im scared. Reporter youre scared of her, as the coach . Yes. Reporter takako kikuchi, who also coaches mahiros older brother, says mahiro has boosted karates preponderance later. When she started at my dojo, she was four years old. She was different. Reporter mahiro would be too young to participate in karate gets a Salt Lake City at the 2020 olympics. Thats all right. She wants to compete at the olympics after that. She may wear a lot of pink, but she tells us her favorite color is gold. Seth doane, cbs news, nagaoka, japan. Pelley and thats the cbs evening news for tonight. Around the world, good night. singing i just cant wait to meet you, sweet child youre on the way, im filled with expectation, and youre growing everyday