Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley 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 chip joe arpaio, giving trump credibility on both abortion and immigration. We have so many incredible endorsements. 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 argued hes the most conservative candidate on issues. Who stood and defended life and liberty. Who defended the Second Amendment . Who stood against obamacare . Is running this ad against i am prochoice in every respect. I can do it better than anybody. Reporter meanwhile, marc
News World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Time is short, and the todo list is long for the men and women running for president. In just six days we will be counting actual votes in iowa, but in the final stretch its all about the polls, and tonight they appear to confirm a dramatic reversal of fortune among the two republican frontrunners. Donald trump now ahead in a state that once seemed to be ted cruzs to lose. And more worrisome for the cruz camp is trump is lining up what could be key endorsements. High drama in the democratic contests, too. Weve got both races covered starting with nbcs katy tur. Hi, katy. Reporter hey there, lester, you know its crunch time when one candidate is flying known endorsements and the other issuing a warning. Donald trump is about to take the stage joined by arizona sheriff jozef arpaio known for his hardline stance on immigration. The clock is ticking in iowa. Donald trump is pulling ahead. Today le
It was a welcomed sight and sound on Taylor Street in fair mount this afternoon. A plow liberating their block from the blizzard of 2016. Some tell me they are surprised it didnt happen sooner. I just thought they were on it. We knew the storm was coming so i thought they could do a little more preparation but you know, its here now so i guess thats hopeful. Reporter in East Mount Airy neighbors decided they couldnt wait for help from the city. They counted on each other. We have to look on the bright side. The more responsibility we give away the angrier well be. This is a time to get together and help each other out. While the city of philadelphia reports 80 of residential roads are passable, the Streets Department admits this blizzard has been challenging. Thats the issue with this storm. Most of the stuff was not the actual storm, we had up to 17, 18 inches of snow drifts that drifted on some of the city streets so its an ongoing battle. Reporter ongoing battle because many roads h
And as you can see. Reporter ted cruz argued hes the most conservative candidate on issues. Who stood and defended life and liberty. Who defended the Second Amendment . Who stood against obamacare . Reporter and his campaign is running this ad against trump. I am prochoice in every respect. I can do it better than anybody. Reporter meanwhile, marco rubio is fighting to be the partys mainstream alternative. Can you win the iowa caucus . Im going to do well in iowa and new hampshire, and well be the nominee when this is said and done. Reporter trump threatened to boycott thursdays debate because of fox news moderator megyn kelly. Kelly is biased against me. Reporter kellys only offense, ask trump tough questions. Youve called women you dont look fat pig, dogs, and disgusting animals. Reporter fox is standing with kelly. Trump said he will most likely debate for a campaign that knows turnout is vital to victory, thats the riskiest strategy imaginable. Pelley on the democratic side, Hillar
Happened. No they believe jackson should have never gotten behind the wheel and state police say the same cross marks the spot where 30 year old Angie Cartwright lost her life. Police say she was walking home from a Christmas Party in surry county early in the morning on december 20th. He was following closley behind her boyfriend on the narrow burnt mill road when she was hit by a car. The young mother of three children died a short time later. State police say they found 47yearold Christopher Jackson in a near by home. Were told he was hiding his car behind the house. He was arrested and charged with felony hit and run. Today a surry grand jury indicted jackson on involuntary manslaughter. He will still be able to talk with his family in the phone his kids still kids will never be able to see thier mom jackson is still out of jail on bond. Im told he will now have to turn this new charge. Police tell me they couldnt charge him with dui because they found him three hours after the cra