scott thuman is live in des moines with an is live in des scott thuman scott thuman is live in des moines with an update on the iowa caucus.to "do you know where your caucus is? yepa&" caucus day in iowa and presumably winners announced in just hours--so extreme times, call for extreme measures:"we drove a thousand miles on monday to be here" he's one of a reported 800 ted cruz volunteers, they say, the biggest ground game in iowa history.but if you believe the polls, even that hasn't been enough to top trump. "you knowowthey want us to look like maniacs. we're not angry people, but we're angry and the stupidity and incompetence of our leaders."and while the small town & rural voters are most often profiled here, it may be a different group to tip the scales"all of the candidates have social media accounts, they've hired digital media staff that is on hand so i think they're really reaching out to e millenialsa&"gina jo-kim-sen works to make sure fellow co-eds caucusa&and says candidates' social media strategies, are doing the rest. "do you think it works? i absolutely think it works, i s

she's political correspondent scott thuman is live from nevada chief political correspondent scott thuman is live from nevada. i know we don't have the final numbers, but what about the turnout? scott: the turnout was part of the problem tonight. i just got finished speaking with the head of the republican party in nevada, in charge of the caucuses. they have had long lines and short tempers. they had a shortage of ballots at some facilities. there was a lot of concerns and complaints from several of the campaign camps about other issues. for example, they we might shorten a precinct at a caucus site, and the worker handing out ballots may be wearing a t-shirt or hat for a candidate. it is not against the rules, but it is frowned upon. the heads of the gop in the state have encouraged their workers not to do that. issuesone of several tonight. some people were complaining double ballots were handed out, some were saying ballots were handed out with the of candidates who were out of the race. what we are seeing tonight's some people are claiming it's chaos. the party says that's not true,

scott: scott thuman, abc 7 news. your sourcec 7 is for the iowa caucuses. scott thuman will be giving us live information from des moines. coming up, amazing video from --gon come in up close look from oren, in a close look at heavy rain damage. had eyes glued to the tv screen, but is there new evidence in the steven avery case? kimberly: new information about a d.c. dentist accused of sexually assaulting patients. he has been formally charged with first-degree sexual abuse of a patient. the alleged incident happened on m street back in 2014. or documents say the alleged incident happened while the patient was under the influence of nitrous oxide. an arrest outside of the white house this afternoon after somebody threw papers over the north fence line. the person was arrested immediately. investigated and there was a major emergency presence at the white house. fugitives ares back behind bars tonight after escaping from a maximum security prison in california. two inmates were captured saturday morning outside of a whole foods in san francisco after a citiz

scott thuman had just returned iowa. those attacks and the impact are part of his report next week on scott: sharyl, those atatcks new year's eve in cologne and other cities around germany some believe were pplanned, coordinated crimes against women and took place in as many as half a dozen countries. those nations are having to reconsider not only their open border policies but also the integration of arab cultures. we wanted to find out what took place that night so we went to cologne, germany. we examined the impact it is having on the habits of young women but also what it means for other countries. there is a definite call for a larger police presence. and now politically, many people are saying they need to rethink their approach on immigration. we will take a much closer look at this eye-opening night of crime coming up next week on "full measure." sharyl: look forward to that. thanks, scott. that is all for this week. thanks for watching. next week, we will hold more powers accountable. uealing ] [ tires screech

chief political correspondent scott thuman takes a look at the night's big moments. 3 natsvo(cruz - "welcome to texas")vothe five remaining republican candidates rode into the lone star statea&as the debate began with a lone pleaa&sotsben carson, "marco, donald, ted, john, we will not solve any of these problems by trying to destroy each other." vobut destroy is exactly what ted cruz and marco rubio set out to do - to donald trump's with attacks on his signature issue - immigrationsotsmarco rubio, "you're the only person who's ever been fined for hiring people illegallya&" donald trump, "i'm the only one who's ever hired anybody." (cheers)ted cruz, "in 2013, when i was leading the fight against the gang of 8 amnesty bill, and where was donald? firing dennis rodman on celebrity apprentice."voeven questioning trump's republican credentialsa&sotsted cruz, "this is a man who, for 40 years, has given money to

scott thuman gives a preview of what's at stake for the g-o-p in nevada. 3 natsvo (trump "we're going to win here and run the table.")vo is donald trump unstoppablea& that's the question - as the businessman barrels into nevada after 2 big primary wins.sotdavid rehr, "it's really hard to stop momentum. so generally there has to be a significant event or a significant change in the number of candidates for people to shift." vobut a establishment is hoping fora& with marco rubio receiving an onslaught of endorsements before the nevada contest.sot tim scott, "i'm 100 percent sure that our best path to the white house is for marco rubio to be our nominee."vothe cruz campaign fired a top aide monday over spreading false information about rubio. the effects of that dust-up on his chances, remain to be seena& but the iowa caucus winner continues to point out one glaring problem for rubioa&sot ted cruz, "you weren't able to win in iowa. you weren't able to win in new hampshire or south carolina. when can you win a statea&" vowhile the other 2 remaining gop candidates - ben carson and john kas

scott thuman is in milwaukee wisconsin with all the the details about the democratic debate in wisconsin. 3 "we are here in milwaukee wisconsin for a date an event that many people may not have circled on their calendars, but certainly have now! a democratic debate between important after what happened just two days ago in new hampshire. bernie sanders not only beating hillary clinton but doing so handily. and keep in mind that is a state clinton one back in 2008 over then candidate barack obama. as a result, bernie sanders is cashing in! he says he collected $5.2 million in just the 18 hours after pools closed in new hampshire. a record.but speaking of numbersa& hillary clinton still has a double-digit lead in most national polls and is poised to do well in the next few primary states.so what many people thought might be a cakewalk instead has turned into a real contest and some believe could go well into the spring if not further. as a result, plenty of focus on tonight's debate and we will have all of the highlights reaction and analysis throughout the day. in milwaukee wisconsin, sco

in houston, i'm scott thuman. now back to you." (end) 3 3 south carolina's democratic primary is just one day away now. and both presidential candidates will be in the palmetto state for a final push. senator bernie sanders will host a "historically black colleges and universities" tour stop and rally at claflin university in orangeburg. he will be joined by hip hop artist "killer mike." aftewards, sanders will head to columbia for a "get out the vote" rally. 3 hillary clinton will also host a "get out the vote" h-b-c-u rally at south carolina state university in orangeburg this afternoon. then later tonight, she and husband former president bill clinton will be at boyd plaza in columbia for another get out the vote rally. 3 polls for the south carolina democratic primary open at seven a-m tomorrow. we will have live updates throughout the day, and have live team tomorrow night. updates will also be posted on oururfacebook and twitter pages, and wlos dot com. 3 3 3 happening today... a contractor from candler, accused of scamming h

scott thuman shows us how she's got a massive lead, and explains the part of the delegate system that may surprise you. 3 "sanders file/winning new hampshire"-if you presumed bernie sanders is riding high after a commanding victory in new hampshire and virtual tie in iowa...it's true, he's up 36 to 32 in the delegate count...but add the *super* delegates, and clinton, is absolutely crushing him. we're talking about delegates state results--and have free reign to vote at the convention 3 for whomever they want.- (graphic)according to the associated press, the total *with* those all powerful super-voters and clinton's up 481 to 55.-i recently asked the head of the dnc, about the super-strategy to sway.-(dws interview @3:04---will *shorten* question) me: "what do you think of that, smart strategy?-dws: "well i need to provide clarity for folks about our pledged vs unpledged process. first of all, unpledged can change their minds at any time and the reason that we have unpledged delegates is because those are party leaders and elected officials we try to make sure that we have tremendous

our chief political correspondent scott thuman is in houston with a look at what to expect. 3 we are here in houston and a state that brags it does everything big. well the texas size showdown tonight is the final republican debate before super tuesday and here are the story lines: ted cruz has 3 3rd pl. finishes in a row and is hoping for a rebound. one poll does show him up double digits in his does show him up double digits in his 3 state.3 marco rubio held a big rally tries to continue the momentum and all are chasing donald trump who again display the aggressive tone that has been successful for him by again talking about ted cruz being born in canada and perhaps in eligible for the white house. he also got continues to show his antiestablishment credentials by attacking the 2012 nominee mitt romney.it is no coincidence that the final debate for super tuesday is here in texas, the crown jewel of march 1, with 155 3 delegates up for grabs. we will have analysis throughout the day and late into the evening. in houston texas, scott thuman, and i'll back to you 3 demoractic presiden

in des moines iowa, scott thuman. 3 three weeks ago this popular sioux city restaurant was damaged by a fire.. 3 thanks to the help from numerous volunteers.. it will re-open in less than 24 hours.. we'll hear from the 3 sioux city restaurant damaged by a fire earlier this month will be reopening tomorrow morning.the owners and a willing team of volunteers and sneaky's supporters spent the past three weeks, renovating their restaurant after a shed fire caused severe smoke damange. today the owners took the time to thank all of those who helped make their re- opening a speedy one.a special thank-you dinner was provided for the workers who did the remodel. sneaky's owner, dave farris says the support they have received is unbelievable. 3 dave ferris (owner) "it's beautiful, it's phenomenal. we had a great team put it back together in less than three weeks. it's pretty remarkable." michelle maas (event attendee) "it's just absolutely amazing. everything is nice, clean, fresh. it's all family that comes here so i'm just so happy it's back open."others added that, sneaky's is a family stap

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political caw phase. we'll talk with two political2016 sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates haveto the next prizes on the camuth carolina. as tgns and their spending will bd. the making of the presideninvolve billions of dollars s. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their vt about the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidarchitect of the two successful presidenush. his super pac, american crossroads, hato a republican this election, but rove has been a strong jeb bush supporter.'s yang. jim:in the 2012 presidential race, "a presidentiar soul." sharyl: messina led l presidential pac priorities usa action, which supports hillary clinton. together, the two represent tens of millions of super pac fundraising dollars from individuals

alison: scott thuman is in des moines. a big night. what can you tell us? scott: what i can tell you is you don't have to be a political junkie to be excited by what we are seeing in iowa. it is as competitive as i can get. just the idea that hillary , it has hadmpaign all this time to build member structure, the ground game, just a half percent lead over bernie sanders suez had a huge rally. nobody could have predicted that six months ago. and then on the right, the republican side, ted cruz declared the winner. what is fascinating about this race it is what's happening in second and third place, donald trump a few points behind, but nipping at his heels is marco rubio. a lot of people predicted he would come in third place, but not with this small margin between he and donald trump. that has to be uncomfortable news for donald trump. we will listen to the republican candidates who have responded so far, the top three finishers at this point. here they are. the crowds are record-setting, so we should all be proud of ourselves. we will unite this party, we

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind e political campaigns head into a whole new phasolitical kingmakers about what makes 2016 sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates hae to the next prizes on the csouth carolina. asaigns and their spending willsed. the making of the presidl involve billions of dollarics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their vieabout the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidatchitect of the two successful presidentih. his super pac, american crossroads, hasn a republican this election, but rove has been a yang. ji in the 2012 presidential race, "a presidentour soul." sharyl: messina leful presidential victories and heads the super pac priorities usa action, which supports hillary clinton. of millions of super pac fundraising dollars from individuals, special interests, and cor

scott thuman. abc7 news. alison: scott is in nevada for the caucuses. he will be live coming up at 6:00. any results that are available tonight at 11:00. leon: massive fire ripped through a storage facility in prince george's county. it broke out at 11:00 at the fort knox storage facility on depot lane. it started at a two-alarm and escalated to three with firefighters and medics were on the scene. no word on the cause of the fire. alison: take a look at if amazing video of fire at a construction site in melbourne, australia. cameras were rolling as the crews battled stories up. >> fighting a fire. you are in bad shape if you are afraid of heights. >> terrifying situation. >> everybody is tired today. go back to bed. >> sunshine, and a nice breeze. perk everybody up. wait a while for that. picture worth a thousand words. let's prove it to be true. the flood watch from anne arundel, district and points west. expanding the view. pushing west of the mountainful. 59 in louisville, 58 in columbus, ohio. warm air moving northeast. what we see constantly in th

our scott thuman is there on this caucus eve. scott, all that money and attention spent on one state with a unique process for coming up with a nominee. iowa has a reputation for launching little-known candidates like jimmy carter and barak obama on the path to the there's also a long list of winners who went nowhere. the conventional wisdom is ignore iowa at your own political peril. so every four years we return to the mid-west winter of des moines to rediscover one of the oddest examples of our democratic process. >> god bless the great state of iowa. scott: every four years, the iowa hawkeyes are invaded by the political hucksters. >> i am lucky you are here. i don't know if there are many patriots fans here. scott: no citizen is safe from the spotlight or forced photo op. no farm scene spared from the lame political scripting of some consultant from d.c. or new iowa is act one, scene o on of the political theatre that is the presidential campaign. donald j trump! >> i can tell you i am very proud tonight to announce the next

i'm scott thuman in for welcome to "full measure." the european migrant crisis is hitting a countries announced measures to block new refugees andwho crossed into europe lastt 80,000 people, half may be forced to leave against their will. finland intends to expel up to 20,000 asylum seekers. austria announced it wilset a cap on those they will accept. sentiment in many countries began something of a seaal attacks on women were reported in finland, austria, and ins eve. many putharrush" -- which is a word dsome arab men, now dubbed the "rape game." some debate whether the but in cologne, we found, at theat is changing lives and possibly the fate of a continent. it is girls' night out in cologne, germalevel of anxiety these young women they haven't >> our teachers gave us a piece of paper saying we should only be in groups and never gat night time. >> i'm scared that someone grabs me. scott: it all stems from this. new year's eve -- and oime this city has seen in decades. >> we arrived at the central station and it was very full there.

visit ncicap.org] scott: hello. i'm scott thuman in for sharyl attkisson. welcome to "full measure." the european migrant crisis is hitting a wall. this week, a string of countries announced measures to block new refugees and deport some of the last year. sweden is set to reject 80,000 people, half may be forced to leave against their will. finland intends to expel up to 20,000 asylum seekers. austria announced it will deport those they will accept. sentiment in many countries began something of a seachange after a string of sexual attacks on women were reported in finland, austria, and in cologne, germany on new year's eve. many put a name to the actions -- "taharrush" -- which is a word describing an activity among some arab men, now dubbed the "rape game." some debate whether the "rape game" is real. but in cologne, we found, at the very least, a new reality that is changing lives and possibly the fate of a continent. it is girls' night out in cologne, germany and along for the ride, a level of anxiety these young women they haven't felt before. >> our t

live in manchester, scott thuman. maureen: thank you very much. abc 7 is your headquarters for vote 2016 coverage. thursday night, the democratic candidates will be on stage for that debate, and scott thuman will be there covering every moment live from the campaign trail. leon: closer to home, breaking news in northwest. police are on the scene of a shooting in the mount vernon area. here is the scene. an adult man was found unconscious. no arrests have been made at this point, but we are staying on the story. air of the coldest winter on the way as temperatures drop. we are watching possible re-freezing on the roads and the chance for flurries tomorrow. here is meteorologist steve rudin. steve: those temperatures are below freezing across much of the area. nashua is at 34. reagan national, 33 degrees. it is quiet and dry around the capital beltway, but further to the north and west, a little bit of light snow beginning to follow run hagerstown. it's not going to amount to a whole lot. day planner for tomorrow, highs could only make it into the 3

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a whole new phase. we'll talk with two political kingmakers about what makes 2016 sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. as the field narrows, the campaigns and their spending will become more fierce and focused. the making of the president in this election year will involve billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidates. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful presidential campaigns of george w. bush. his super pac, american crossroads, hasn't formally committed

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a whole new phase. kingmakers about what makes 2016 presidential candidates have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. campaigns and their spending focused. the making of the president in this election year will involve political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidates. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful presidential campaigns of george w. bush. his super pac, american crossroads, hasn't formally committed to a republican this election, but rove has been a strong jeb bush supporter. jim messina is the yin to rove's yang. jim: president obama said to me in the 2012 presiden

3 senior political reporter scott thuman is live from the university of wisconsin- milwaukee, the site of the latest democratic presidential debate between bernie sanders and hillary clinton.the two candidates clashed on a wide range of issues... including sanders' proposals for universal healthcare and free tuition for public colleges and universities."clinton, have to lead coalition that to lead "clinton, have universities.colleges and coalition that will take back territory from isis, have to support on the groundsanders, unintended consequences, i will look carefully, make certain that us do not get bogged down in warfare in middle eastclinton, when somebody like donald trump and others stirs up the demagoguery against muslims, it is offensive and it is dangerous3 sanders, "we have got to stand up to the trumps of the world who are trying to divide us up."that's a wrap from milwaukee. the two candidates will meet again ahead of their next primary contests in south thuman, reporting.3 3 robots are among us. there is an underground movement known as "biohacking" fighting to advance t

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a whole new phase. we'll talk with two political kingmakers about what makes 2016 sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. as the field narrows, the campaigns and their spending will become more fierce and focused. the making of the president in this election year will involve billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidates. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful w. bush. his super pac, american crossroads, hasn't formally committed to a republican this election, bu

scott: hello. i'm scott thuman in for sharyl attkisson. welcome to "full measure." the european migrant crisis is hitting a wall. this week, a string of countries announced measures to block new refugees and deport some of the million who crossed into europe last year. sweden is set to reject 80,000 people, half may be forced to leave against their will. finland intends to expel up to 20,000 asylum seekers. austria announced it will deport at least 50,000 and set a cap on those they will accept. sentiment in many countries began something of a seachange after a string of sexual attacks on women were reported in finland, austria, and in cologne, germany on new year's eve. many put a name to the actions -- "taharrush" -- which is a among some arab men, now dubbed the "rape game." some debate whether the "rape game" is real. but in cologne, we found, at the very least, a new reality that chain it is girls' night out in cologne, germany and along for the ride, a level of anxiety these young women they haven't felt before. >> our teachers gave us a piece of paper saying

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a whole new phase. we'll talk with two political kingmakers about what makes 2016 sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. as the field narrows, the campaigns and their spending will become more fierce and focused. the making of the president in this election year will involve billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidates. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful presidential campaigns of george w. bush. his super pac, american crossroads, hasn't formally election,

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a whole new phase. we'll talk with two political kingmakers about what makes 2016 sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. as the field narrows, the campaigns and their spending focused. the making of the president in billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidates. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful presidential campaigns of george w. bush. his super pac, american crossroads, hasn't formally committed to a republican this election, but rove has been a strong je

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a whole new phase. we'll talk with two political kingmakers about what makes 2016 sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. as the field narrows, the campaigns and their spending will become more fierce and focused. the making of the president in this election year will involve billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for es. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful presidential campaigns of george w. bush. his super pac, american crossroads, hasn't formally committed to a rep

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a whole new phase. we'll talk with two political sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. as the field narrows, the campaigns and their spending will become more fierce and focused. the making of the president in this election year will involve billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidates. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful presidential campaigns of george w. bush. his super pac, american crossroads, hasn't formally committed to a republican this election, bu

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a we' ll talk with two political sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. as the field narrows, the campaigns and their spending will become more fierce and focused. the making of the president in billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what' s different about the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidates. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful presidential campaigns of george w. bush. crossroads, hasn' t formally committed to a republican this election, but rove has been a strong jeb bush supporter. yang. jim: president obama said to me in the 2012 presi

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a whole new phase. we'll talk with two political kingmakers about wt makes 2016 sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates have the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. as the field narrows, the campaigns and their spending will become more fierce and focused. the making of the president in this election year will involve billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidates. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful presidential campaigns of george w. bush. his super pac, american crossroads, hasn't formally committed to a republican this election, bu

visit ncicap.org] scott: hello. i'm scott thuman in for sharyl attkisson. welcome to "full measure." the european migrant crisis is hitting a wall. this week, a string of countries announced measures to block new refugees and deport some of the million who crossed into europe last year. sweden is set to reject 80,000 people, half may be forced to leave against their will. finland intends to expel up to 20,000 asylum seekers. austria announced it will deport those they will accept. sentiment in many countries began something of a seachange after a string of sexual attacks on women were reported in finland, austria, and in cologne, germany on new year's eve. many put a name to the actions -- "taharrush" -- which is a word describing an activity among some arab men, now dubbed the "rape game." some debate whether the "rape game" is real. but in cologne, we found, at the very least, a new reality that is changing lives and possibly the fate of a continent. it is girls' night out in cologne, germany and along for the ride, a level of anxiety these young women th

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hpshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a whole new phase. we'll talk with two political kingmakers about what makes 2016 different. ♪ sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. as the field narrows, the campaigns and their spending will become more fierce and focused. the making of the president in this election year will involve billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. march, ithe ides of was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidates. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful presidential campaigns of george w. bush. his super pac, american crossroads, hasn't formally committe

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a whole new phase. we'll talk with two political kingmakers about what makes 2016 sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. as the field narrows, the campaigns and their spending will become more fierce and focused. the making of the president in this election year will involve billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. karl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pd day of the two successful presidential campaigns of george his super pac, american crossroads, hasn't formally committed to a republican this election, but rove has been a strong jeb bus

visit ncicap.org] ♪ scott: hello. i'm scott thuman in for sharyl attkisson. welcome to "full measure." the european migrant crisis is hitting a wall. this week, a string of countries announced measures to block new refugees and deport some of the million who crossed into europe last year. sweden is set to reject 80,000 people, half may be forced to leave against their will. finland intends to expel up to 20,000 asylum seekers. austria announced it will deport at least 50,000 and set a cap on those they will accept. sentiment in many countries began something of a seachange after a string of sexual attacks on women were reported in finland, austria, and in cologne, germany on new year's eve. many put a name to the actions -- "taharrush" -- which is a word describing an activity among some arab men, now dubbed the "rape game." some debate whether the "rape game" is real. but in cologne, we found, at the very least, a new reality that is changing lives and possibly the fate of a continent. it is girls' night out in cologne, germany and along for the ride, a leve

scott: hello. i'm scott thuman in for sharyl attkisson. welcome to "full measure." the european migrant crisis is hitting a wall. this week, a string of countries announced measures to block new refugees and deport some of the million who crossed into europe last year. sweden is set to reject 80,000 people, half may be forced to leave against their will. finland intends to expel up to 20,000 asylum seekers. austria announced it will deport at least 50,000 and set a cap on those they will accept. sentiment in many countries began something of a seachange after a string of sexual attacks on women were reported in finland, austria, and in cologne, germany on new year's eve. many put a name to the actions -- "taharrush" -- which is a word describing an activity among some arab men, now dubbed the "rape game." some debate whether the "rape game" is real. but in cologne, we found, at the very least, a new reality that is changing lives and possibly the fate of a continent. cologne, germany and along for the ride, a level of anxiety these young women they haven't felt befo

thanks so much, scott thuman. with new hampshire behind and south carolina ahead, the political campaigns head into a whole new phase. we'll talk with two political kingmakers about what makes 2016 sharyl: the remaining presidential candidadas have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south calina. as the field narrows, e campaigns and their spending the making of the president in this election year will involve billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. rl: on the ides ofarch, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day for candidates. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful presidential campaigns of george w. bush. his super pac, america crossroads, hasn't formally committed to a republican this election, but rove has been a strong jeb bush suppor

thanks so much, scott thuman. ahead on "full measure" -- with new hampshire behind and political campaigns head into a whole new phase. we'll talk with twoolitical kingmakers about what makes 2016 sharyl: the remaining presidential candidates have launched from new hampshire to the next prizes on the campaign trail -- nevada and south carolina. as the field narrows, the campaigns and their spending will become more fierce and focused. ththmaking of the president in thth election year will l volve billions of dollars and some new political tactics. last week, kingmakers from both political parties, republican karl rove and democrat jim messina, appeared together and gave their views on what's different about the 2016 race. rl: on the ides of march, it was a bad day for caesar and it is going to be a pretty bad day foes. sharyl: karl rove was architect of the two successful presidential campaigns of george w. bush. his susur pac, american crossroads, hasn't fofoally election, but rove has been a strong jeb bush supp

full coverage all day & night from des moines, i'm scott thuman.)) 3 (samantha)>> >> scott thuman will be covering the caucuses for us all day...tune in to news four nightly at 6:00 p-m.... to watch a live q- and- a session with him about the turnout in iowa. right now.. savannah guthrie has a preview of what is coming up a bit later.. on the today show. 3 ((savannah guthrie hi everybody, this is savannah guthrie i'm here in council bluffs, iowa and this is the day that iowa voters will get their say in after all of the campaigning and back and forth, it's their turn to decide who will get their nomination. we're here right now at a trump rally and voters here are telling me that they plan to go out and caucus for him. some of them have never done so before and it's all because of the power of that name, donald trump. on the race on both sides coming up on the today show. )) 3 ((national)) 3 (bill)>> ammon bundy is sending a message from *jail.. to people still occupying a wildlife refuge near burns, oregon.his attorney has released a tape of bundy's voice on a speaker phone call to hi

us the final push for supporters. 3 scott thuman, chief political correspondent (0-13) (scott/looklive to run monday am-until evening live shots) in what's been a remarkable amount of build up and anticipation, it's finally herecaucus night in iowa. and monday is less about looking for support, it's morerebout convincing voters to actually go caucus. remember, it can be a somewhat lengthy process to vote here, especially depending on your party and can take in all, a couple of hours, you don't just walk in sign a ballot and walk out- that's why in these waning hours, we're hearing a lot of pleading from candidates.=(sot inserts)=(po-79sa-sanders) "we will win on monday night, if, here's the big if, if there is a large voter turnout"(po-47su- clinton) "it's close, it's competitive-(po-90sa-trump) "and if you need anything it's donald.j.trump.com they'll tell you exactly where to caucus"(thumbdrive-cruz) "come out 7p, monday night, bring your friends, bring your family, bring your neighbors" =(scott)== possibly complicating matters is an impending snow storm that may bring blizzard like

in des moines, iowa, i'm scott thuman. 3 thanks scott. we now turn to *local* caucuses... where democrats and republicans will gather in more than a dozen schools, churches and homes to known. 3 we'll start tonight with driscoll... who is live at one of the republican caucus sites at east high school in sioux city. jaclyn, many caucus sitetewill open at six or 6-30. is there any sign of activity there yet? 3 diana, larry i'm here live at east high where we are just getting set up for the caucuses throughout the state of iowa start at 7 o'clock tonight. to attete the event, you must be a registered republican voter. there is opportunity for anyone to register right here at east high tonight. at this time in iowa, there are 612,000 registered republican voters however, only 120,000 turned out in the last caucus in 2012 and this was a record turnout. tonight, we are expecting a good turnout here at east high... around (number of people). results will begin to become available at 7:30, but this happens as they are reported from each precinct.t. results will be posted online as

stay with abc7 and scott thuman in iowa. we will hear from him again this evening. as the results come in we will pass it along to you. this is the first step to the road in the white house. michelle: winner beware, though. only three winners in iowa have gone all the way to white house. jimmy carter in 1976. george w. bush followed by president obama. iowa is important but not a potential campaign-ender. jonathan: coming for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- scenes from across the country that will remind you of -- michelle: a health emergency on the same scale as ebola. the world health organization taking extraordinary measures when it comes to zika virus. update on the spread of the virus some believe is responsible for severe birth defects. that is coming up. jonathan: plus, a d.c. teacher accused of touching one of the students in appropriately is acquitted. now he wants his job back. he opens up to us at abc7. we have it coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00". michelle: rising concern about the spread of the mosquito-borne zika virus has health officials worried about t

live in houston, texas, tonight, scott thuman, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, scott. still ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> metro transit police outside of a metro station. some riders say it's something they rarely see. what transit police are doing to step up patrols. >> the severe weather is over. the big story now strong wind gusts and the chilly temperatures. chief meteorologist doug hill is back with the complete forecast coming up. erin: i'm erin hawksworth live in florida where i sat down with nationals manager dusty baker. find out what he wants to teach price harper later in sports. maureen: this is the water gushing from the street. they tell us a valve malfunction and sent the water in the valve is closed and repair and the streets are open. leon: we are recovering metro as it is recovering from violent incidents so including a shooting on the green line train maureen: the new manager paul wiedefeld said police are adding patrol to the train, buses and platforms. brianne carter has the reaction to it. forms. brianne carter has the reaction to it. >> they

chief political correspondent scott thuman in milwaukee for the forum. what should we watch and listen for tonight? scott: it is interesting to see if they let it all out. this is the last time they match up one to one until march 6. there are three weeks they have left. a dozen contests in between. now and then. so what will they do to make the point before almost 14 states go to the polls? bernie sanders' message is inclusion. >> we stand about race. who can win the influential minority vote. it's not to say that hillary clinton has the vote down. president obama staying out of the fray for now. >> i don't think there is any doubt he wants hillary clinton to win the nomination. >> i just spoke to debbie wasserman schultz, the chairwoman of the d.n.c. and says it's good to have one win in each column. she is not worried about them beating up on each other like in the other campaign. mitt romney for example. victim of that. the last presidential cycle. maureen: republicans are on the campaign trail. john kasich lobbied for vote in myrtle beach. senator m

scott, good having you there. stay with abc7 and scott thuman. he will have much more leading up to the debate. coverage following it at abc7 news at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. coming up, gravitational waves. we'll explain the discovery to change how we look in th universe. michelle: and in annapolis, who should be tested to drive? it's raising the question how old is too old to be trusted behind the wheel? >> i can't guarantee when we will have a vaccine but we have a good head start. jonathan: one of the top doctors will break it down for us. >> you know tonight the return of "scandal." and kidd o'shea is talking to the firs michelle: n.i.h. leaders aren't promising but they are planning to start texting on a zika vaccine by the end of -- start testing on a zika vac vene by the end of the summer. the first case of maryland. this is a live look at the press conference happening now. again, that information is just coming in the newsroom that maryland now has its first zika case that was contracted while a person was traveling. researchers are searchi

from las vegas, scott schuman -- scott thuman. jummy: bernie sanders is holding a rally in virginia. he is an norfolk, one week ahead of the virginia primaries. he plans to discuss getting big money out of politics and making college affordable. contestcrats's next saturday. we are helping you find hidden money that belongs to you, something we all want. tonight, the team hosting a phone bank on unclaimed assets, whether it is money left in a bank account, valuables left and -- left on a bank deposit boxes. when incurred you to call to find out if you have a little necessary waiting for you. i am going to have to put that number in my pocket and see if i have money. doug: did you miss place a million dollars? things like this before. it is amazing how much money is actually out there. we look forward to that report. it is cold. temperature, 43. rain. this is a lookup a lot a high school, laurel. a current temperature of 41 degrees. the rain will end there. in most places, the next few hours. keeping our eyes northwest, especially

scott thuman is live in manchester, new hampshire. what is the story on the ground this hour? scott: we are an event that donald trump will speak later. long line of reporters. the turnout according to the secretary of state in new hampshire has been are strong. a couple of things to keep a close eye on. how are the fors on the governor side going to perform? poll numbers indicate you may have a strong performance by john kasich or jeb bush. they might take a second or third. this will be the difference between hillary clinton and bernie sanders? and finally who may be out of the race by tomorrow morning? some people were shocked when we were in iowa and the polls barely closed when we saw mike huckabee and nouri al-maliki al-maliki -- mike huckabee and others get out. we will be here to bring you the reaction, result and analysis on 11:00. in the meantime live in manchester, back to you. maureen: thank you. leon: bundle up. alison: ahead all new at 6:00, new discovery in wood brink where a home exploded sunday. leon: plus, paying more for less. plan to eliminate commuter buse

scott thuman, we appreciate the time. thanks. michelle: on the democratic side, bernie sanders spent the day in virginia. he held a rally in norfolk as we are one week away from the super tuesday. commonwealth voters head to the poll on march 1. sanders said he respects hillary clinton, the crowd booed him. new developments in the war on terror. president obama unveiled his plan to close the prison that holds many terror suspects at guantanamo bay in cuba. the plan drafted by the pentagon and approved by the white house faces uphill fight in congress. republicans and democrats proposed relocating what could be 30 to 60 detainees in military facilities in the u. relationship with allies and others. i talk to world leaders they bring up laquan is not resolved. michelle: there are 91 prisoners at gitmo down from a high of 700 during the mid-2000's. closing the prison was one of the president's top priorities when he was first elected. jonathan: coming up for us at 4:00 -- maryland is a blue state with a republican governor. michelle