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you can also find us online. share your comments over twitter or join the conversation on facebook. you can also e-mail us. we re asking you this morning your advice for the second obama administration. isedobama speech rate stark choices, says the new york times. we would like to hear from you this morning, what you think republican options are and what your advice is. here s what s happening on capitol hill today. house gop poised to extend the debt limit. that s the headline in usa today. the bill would buy time and would set the stage for a physical fight. house republicans are scheduled to vote today to extend a $16.40 trillion at the opening salvo in a renewed battle this year to pass a federal budget and reduce the debt. the headline in the washington times, the front page looks like this the reporter on that story and joins us now from the washington times. good morning and thanks for being with us. guest: thanks for having me. host: when do we expect the v ....
are on the ground ahead of this week s caucuses in the most diverse state to nominate thus far. nearly half of nevada voters are of color making it the first state in this race for the nation s future to represent its future. and along with south carolina s primary at the end of the month, the next phase will show the candidates just where they stand with critical minority voters. i ll talk to three campaign surrogates of color as the primary fight moves southwest and southeast. but meanwhile, today a different kind of race. fans at today s nascar daytona 500 were treated to something loud that blows smoke and goes in circles. and there was the race cars too. president trump at a daytona beach, florida, rally and taking a post impeachment victory lap. after a week of running over his justice department, we ll talk about trump in a bit. but first, senator elizabeth warren at one point an insurgent in this presidential race now behind in most national polls despite a thir ....
as scary prospect for democrats, they could be hurdling toward a contested matt, first i ve got talk about your new reporting that i touched on at the top. it demonstrates just how high the stakes are for democrats for grappling. here s your headline. two words democrats don t want to hear, contested convention, what are you hearing? reporter: that s right. bernie sanders it s consensus he ll may be headed for a contested scenario. so there s a feeling that the field is just still very fractured, there s not a clear alternative to bernie sanders at the moment. and as you pointed out in the intro, he s in california today. he s already looking forward to super tuesday and these other states where he can amass a large delegate lead. as a member of hillary clinton s campaign in 2016, you dealt with the bernie factor. he didn t even say, if i recall connect correctly, he didn t say he d vote for clinton until the end of june and he didn t formally withdraw from th ....
to stem losses. also breaking right now, we re passing the count of 600 cases across the u.s. included 22 deaths. more states of emergency including new york and oregon. the nation s top expert on infectious disease warning that some people should begin to limit their travel. if you re an elderly person with an underlying condition, if you get infected, the risk of getting into trouble is considerable. it s our responsible to protect the vulnerable. when i say protect, i mean right now, not wait until things get worse. say no large crowds, no long trips and above all, don t get on a cruise ship. don t get on the cruise ship. we do know a cruise ship floating off the coast of northern california which has gotten so much attention, because 21 people have tested positive on it will go ahead and dock in oakland. everyone will get off and remain in isolation for 14 days at military bases, several to be used around the nation as you see here. two members of congress under ....
unexpected ending to the old cliven bundy militia standoff thing in nevada. if you thought that story was over, congratulations, you re right. it is. but what got left behind there physically after the story turns out is truly weird. and we ve got the details on that coming up. we ve also got news tonight out of oregon that i have to tell you, we ll peek behind the scenes. we spent three days fact-checking this story out of oregon because i personally did not believe it. i thought we were being punked. but after three days of checking i am now satisfied that this is a true story. and if it is in fact a true story i think it is the best story of the year so far in terms of this year s elections and running for congress. so we ve got lots going on tonight. we ve got a big show. but we start tonight in tulsa. tulsa, oklahoma. the cbs affiliate in tulsa, oklahoma is called kotv. and they did something in their local newscast tonight in tulsa that s very unusual for local ne ....