kenneth craig, cbs news, melbourne, florida. >> the president also looking at four possible candidates to replace his national security adviser. but sources tell cbs news the president's choice for navy secretary is on the verge of withdrawing his nomination. >>> republican leaders say their plan to replace obamacare will be unveiled before the end of the month. but democrats are bracing for a fight. kpix 5's da lin was at one of many rallies today to save the affordable care act. >> reporter: to say house minority leader nancy pelosi is disgusted with president donald trump is an understatement. she wouldn't even say his name. >> that this -- person who occupies the white house on occasion from one day or another -- [ laughter ] >> this isn't about i respect the office of the president. i don't know what the current occupant respects the office of the president. [ laughter ] >> reporter: pelosi and house democrats froms across the country organized a national day of action today to try to save the affordable care act. or obamacare. >> to make america healthy instead of make america si

kenneth craig, cbs news, melbourne, florida. >>> vice president mike pence is abroad this weekend. today, he met with the president of ukraine and assured him of u.s. support. the underline said the u.s. does not recognize russia's occupation of crimea. >>> only two more days to visit the one and only bao bao: the nearly four-year-old giant panda will leave tuesday for china. people visited her at the national zoo and the zoo's panda cam as she dug into a special cake made just for her. you can visit her tomorrow and monday before she leaves tuesday morning for china. >>> all right, hash tag bye bye bao bao trending on twitter. amanda said her toddler is crying saying why do we have to say good-bye to her? she doesn't have to go. she does. julie says farewell. we will miss you. and pam writes good luck. have a safe journey. >>> a swim meet in dc was about much more than the score. we are going to tell you why. >> plus, we are hoping this next story could help save a life. some dc residents learn hands only cpr. and maybe, it will inspire you to learn it too. >> the woman at the cen

i'm kenneth craig in melbourne , florida with a look at his rally and thousands of people who turned out to support him, coming up. >>> today is sunday, february 19th, good morning everyone i'm jan carabao. another absolutely gorgeous day ahead for us, lets get over to meteorologist justin drabick with the eyewitness weather forecast. the justin we just can't talk about this forecast enough. >> i'm everybody's best friend right now, except if you are a snow lover. >> travel, a little bit further. >> yes, it the is pretty tar north because it its warm every where. yesterday was crazy, 29 in the morning and got to 68. >> exactly. >> shy off the record. >> today we should november problems, getting close and break in it, upper 60's, we see in problem even with the clouds over us, they should thin out over next few hours. late morning, by afternoon, skies should be mostly sunny. we are seeing sunshine to the north to the lehigh valley and poconos with the nice sunrise but still mostly cloudy over center city but mild, big difference compared to yesterday, temperatures in the morning, we

kenneth craig for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> supporters of the affordable care act are taking a stand to save the nation's health care law, house democrats organized a national the day of action and held a heat nothing new york city. >> in new york alone 1.6 million of our neighbors who became conferred through ac a will see their health insurance taken away. >> affordable care act has made a positive difference in the lives of every day american all throughout the land. >> meantime house speaker paul ryan says republicans will introduce legislation to repeal and relays obama care when congress returns from the break next week. >>> well, it may not feel like polar bear weather outside but people will be taking part in the polar bear run/walk this later morning. the it will take place at the sees aisle city beach. it will be much colder. runners and walkers bring their families and then they go to an after party in a heated 10t but that party just might be on the beach today. money raised will go toward autism advocacy and family services, the event starts at noon. >>> is there still s

i'm kenneth craig in melbourne florida with a look at his rail and thousands of people who turned out to support him, coming up. >>> today is sunday february 19th, good morning everyone i'm jan carabao. well, an absolutely gorgeous day yesterday, and today is shaping up to be just as lovely. lets get over to meteorologist justin drabick with the the forecast, good sunday morning, justin. >> good morning. >> will we approach record for warmth. >> we will get close from the tie and maybe we will break tonight some spots. yesterday we got to 68. >> that is incredible. >> degree shy off the record. >> yesterday got warmer then expected. to take month problem getting in the upper 60's. lack of sun this morning but we will get sunshine by afternoon and that should rapidly warm temperatures up. we are at the 50's in a lot of spots, cloud cover over us right the now so a little bit of sun should take us over edge in the 60's, close to that 70-degree mark and we are not done this week too. we have warmth coming at us. 58 degrees in the airport in philadelphia, west wind at 9 miles an hour, thi

kenneth craig is there. >> reporter: 17-year-old mahmoud and his family are living the american dream. he's a high school senior, a runner and a refugee. today, he's pounding the pavement with a purpose and full heart. >> i feel so happy that i can see the real people that are speaking with the refugees, that they are standing with the refugees. that make mess so excited. >> reporter: his family came to the united states as refugees in 2014 from war-torn iraq. >> i was so excited to get on an airplane. maybe i'm in a dream. >> reporter: they started a new chapter in connecticut with the help of an organization known as iris, which has been resettling ref joes since 1982. this annual race took on a new life when president trump signed an executive order banning visitors from seven muslim executive director chris george says within 48 hours, the race sold out at more than 2500 runners. >> people were so motivated to demonstrate their support for refugees, they registered in droves. >> reporter: 23-year-old refugee sam rose and his family fled iran to escape persecution for being christi

kenneth craig is there. >> reporter: 17-year-old mahmoud and his family are living the american dream. he's a high school senior, a runner and a refugee. today, he's pounding the pavement with a purpose and full heart. >> i feel so happy that i can see the real people that are speaking with the refugees, that they are standing with the refugees. that make mess so excited. >> reporter: his family came to the united states as refugees in 2014 from war-torn iraq. >> i was so excited to get on an airplane. maybe i'm in a dream. >> reporter: they started a new chapter in connecticut with the help of an organization known as iris, which has been resettling ref joes since 1982. this annual race took on a new life when president trump signed an executive order banning visitors from seven muslim majority nations and refugees. executive director chris george says within 48 hours, the race sold out at more than 2500 runners. >> people were so motivated to demonstrate their support for refugees, they registered in droves. >> reporter: 23-year-old refugee sam rose and his family fled iran to escap

kenneth craig, cbs news, glenn gardner, new jersey. >> good for those two pups. coming up: a pennsylvania museum with a special treat for kids. >> today we're going to look at a work of art. >> meisha takes us on a dream drive to place that rescues arts, treasures, and gives kids a chance to create their own. >> plus, caught on camera, not so smart car struggling in the snow. pat? >> reporter: guys, out here in the great hall, my friends orion, he's from palmyra new jersey taking part in the westminster dog show, yes, he is massive. we'll tell you just how biggest, what he has a chance every winning coming up. >> ♪ >> you heard bruno mars, hear about possible return to the moon in just a few years, that's coming up next, stay with us, everyone, happy friday. >> ♪ that has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com >> white house documents first repor

kenneth craig, cbs news, florida. >>> a lot of national mall today. it felt more like spring thanked february and howard bernstein says it will stay that way through the week. good news. >> reporter: we didn't make 70 in dc, but there were many areas that hit the low 70s . 72, 73 today. i think tomorrow, we will be up around that 70-degree mark. now, i'm outside, here we are february 18. i don't have a jacket. this is kind of crazy. germantown on leesburg. 57 at national, the water in the potomac. a little bit of a breeze on shore. 44 degrees. annapolis in the 50s . 65 richmond. 68 charlottesville. new york. in the 60s . incredible warmth. quite a few records were set to our north, but nothing around here. i am watching a few showers out across the ohio and tennessee valley. this moisture for the most part will stay west of the appalachians but we cannot rule out a stray shore overnight. but all in all lo a light jacket. temperatures falling into the 50s later in evening and tomorrow, actually looks pretty good. we have a slight chance of a shower ear

kenneth craig is there. >> 17-year-old mahmoud and his family are living the american dream. he's a high school senior, a runner and also a refugee. today he's pounding the pavement with a purpose and a full heart. >> i feel so happy that i can see the real people, they are speaking with the refugees, they are sending the refugees. that makes me so excited. ak reporter: his family came to the united states as refugees in 2014 from war-torn iraq. >> i was so excited to get on the airplane. i thought i was in a dream. >> they started a new chapter in connecticut with a group called iris which has helping resettle refugees. ten years ago they launched this 5k fundraiser but the annual race took on a new life when president trump signed an executive order banning from seven countries. executive director chris george says within 48 hours the race sold out at more than 2,500 runners. >> people were so motivated to demonstrate their support for refugees, they registered in droves. >> reporter: 23-year-old refugee sam rose and his family fled iran to escape persecution for being chri

. >> kenneth craig, thanks. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, s>>> the travel ban has rattled thousands of immigrant families and the effects are perhaps most widespread in the iranian-american community. hundreds of thousands of iranians live in the u.s. mireya villarreal has their stories. >> reporter: hasan spent eight months am thousands of dollars to legally get his parents into the united states. but on their way to los angeles, the elderly couple was held for more than 20 hours. despite having valid visas, customs agents, citing president trump's travel ban, sent them back to tehran. you had big plans? >> they took care of us when they're a little baby, and now it's my turn. >> reporter: adding to the confusion, his parents were told to sign this document before entering. >> you need to sign this. and they believed them. >> reporter: protesters and immigration attorneys have been pushing back for more than a week, demanding answers from customs and border protection. their efforts have created enough verification to calm the confusion, reopening t

kenneth craig, cbs news, melbourne, florida. >> a white house official told the "associated press" that the president plans to interview two possible candidates to replace his national security advise this weekend in palm beach. >>> people marched in los angeles. they gathered right in front of city hall. many held signs and chanted. it was peaceful. no arrests. >>> the president's plan to repeal and replace obamacare also came under fire today. here in the bay area, kpix 5's da lin shows us congressional democrats are digging in their heels and calling on constituents to resist. >> reporter: to say house minority leader nancy pelosi is disgusted with president donald trump is an understatement. she wouldn't even say his name. >> that this -- person who occupies the white house -- on occasion -- from one day or another -- [ laughter ] >> this isn't about i respect the office of the president. i don't know what the current occupant respects the office of the president. [ laughter ] >> reporter: pelosi and house democrats from across the country organized the national day of action today

i'm kenneth craig in melbourne florida with a look at his rail and thousands of people who turned out to support him, coming up. >>> today is sunday february 19th, good morning everyone i'm jan carabao. well, an absolutely gorgeous day yesterday, and today is shaping up to be just as