Immigration. We have so many incredible endorsements. Many i think, i would love to win iowa. Im doing very, very well with the evangelicals, as you know, and as you can see. Reporter ted cruz today argued he is the most conservative candidate on social issues. Who stood and defended life and marriage and religious liberty . Li whos defended the Second Amendment . Whos led the fight against obamacare . Reporter and his campaign is running this ad attacking trump. I am prochoice in every respect. And i can do it better than anyone else running. Reporter meanwhile, marco rubio, currently running third in iowa polls, is fighting to be the partys mainstream alternative. Can you win the iowa caucus . I can just tell you, were going to do real well in iowa and were going to do well in new hampshire, and were going to be the nominee when this is said and done. Reporter in a video posted on social media, trump threatened to boycott thursdays debate because of fox newsr moderator megyn kelly. M
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff more people and places along the snowbound east coast got back to normal and got back to work today. But the death toll rose to 45, and in washington d. C. , especially, there was still a lot of digging out to do. The Nations Capital lurched slowly back to life on this third day after the great blizzard. Federal offices remained closed, but work crews were out early to clear more snow, and the mayor sounded cautiously optimistic. We have finished two full days of plowing and removal and our crews made Good Progress through the night. Theyve gotten down to asphalt on all major arteries, woodruff washingtons subway system was also back to near normal operations, albeit with some delays. But many side streets remained unplowed,
The workweek and by friday, we could even see temps that reach the mid 40s. Heading into the weekend, thing start getting messy on sunday, with a chance of a rain or snow mix. But what has us really intrigued is another winter storm set to arrive here monday night into tuesday. Stay tuned for details on that as the system develops. 3 3 3 just one day before the next Republican Debate on the fox news channel. Donald trump says hes going to boycott it. Trumps move comes with less than a week before the Iowa Caucuses. C b s news correspondent don champion is at fox news headquarters in new york with more on the why the g o p frontrunner is dropping out of the debate. 3 pkg natsthe latest escalation in tensions came after fox news released this press release tuesday. Saying in part we learned from a secret back channel that the intend to treat donald trump unfairly when they meet with him if he becomes president. The statement set the republican president ial frontrunner off sot trump mars
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. And this is a western edition of the broadcast. 85 million americans are now dealing with a blizzard that could well make history by the time its over tomorrow. So far, at least 17 people have died in this storm. 40 inches of snow have already fallen in glengary, West Virginia. Up to 30 inches are forecast for new york city. Hurricaneforce winds of 75 Miles Per Hour created blinding whiteout conditions in virginia. 11 states plus washington, d. C. Have now declared snow emergencies. Tonight, coastal communities are flooded, hundreds remain stranded on highways, power is out in many areas. Planes, trains, and buses are all going nowhere. We have a team of reporters covering the storm beginning in new york with marlie hall. Reporter by 4 00 this afternoon, new york city was on lockdown, no cars allowed or buses, and many trains stopped. This is why. There is a travel ban in the city until furt
The first votes in the president ial election are six days away, and the republican race in iowa is as tight as it can be. A new poll out today shows donald trump leading ted cruz by two points, essentially a tie. Marco rubio is the only other candidate in doubledigits. Heres major garrett. Reporter donald trump won endorsements today from evangelical leader jerry falwell, jr. , and arizona sheriff joe arpaio, giving trump credibility on both abortion and immigration. We have so many incredible manyrsements. I think, i would love to win iowa. Im doing very, very well with the evangelicals, as you know, and as you can see. Reporter ted cruz today argued he is the most conservative candidate on social issues. Who stood and defended life and marriage and religious liberty . Whos defended the Second Amendment . Whos led the fight against obamacare . Reporter and his campaign is running this ad attacking trump. I am prochoice in every respect. And i can do it better than anyone else running