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Springtime temps in the east. Todays forecast still very warm. Whats the temperature . On cbs this morning. Bottom line, by 2050, well be off oil entirely. I know chanukah celebrates the oil lasting eight days. Come 2050, the menorah is going to look a lot different. Laugh. Announcer this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Nine president ial candidates are set for tonights final prime time Republican Debate of 2015. Donald trump warmed up with late protestors. One man from the black lives Matter Movement scuffled with security and supporters threatened him. Let him get up trump faces a different environment tonight. His fastestrising opponent ted cruz could face the toughest questioning. Major garrett is outside the hotel in las vegas, the scene of tonights debate. Major, good morning. Reporter good morning. Donald trump has been leading a charmed political life, floating atop the polls and untouched by the mandarins of conservative talk radio. But no more. Polls indicate he faces serious commission in iowa. And the elite now wonder if trump understands what it means to be a conservative. I think tomorrow night is going to be big. Reporter donald trump rallied in las vegas monday amid early signs of political fatigue. Who is going to attack trump first . You know, hes taken down seven so far. Reporter trump is the one down in iowa now, trailing texas senator ted cruz in two recent polls. At trumps rally here, marched by protests, minor league mayhem, and trumpian selfsatisfaction. Im doing a good job for the republican party. People are able to get their votes out. And people may like this one or that one or that thats okay with me. Reporter meanwhile conservative talk radio hopes question trumps decision to call cruz a, quote, maniac for helping shut down the government in 2013. Heres rush limbaugh. Thats a huge mistake. Genuine conservatives even in the republican field would not reporter they say trump misunderstands cruzs aggression against the republican elite. Amazingly, theres so much Energy Behind the trump campaign. How does he miss it . Reporter cruz said he would avoid a debate confrontation with trump. If others engage in personal attacks, if they go down into the gutter, i have not responded in kind, and i dont intend to. Reporter trumps personal physician monday released a cursory report on trumps health, indicating normal Blood Pressure but not much else. It did come with a statement that sounded more like satire than science. If elected, mr. Trump will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. Thank you so much, major. Columnist peggy noonan joins us. What do you make about donald trump getting positive numbers because of what hes said about a muslim ban . Weve got weve never had this moment before in all the ways weve discussed previously. But right now, weve got a guy who may be, according to a poll, at 40 of the gop base, but another guy beating the guy in iowa. All unusual. I think some of it may come to a head tonight in the debate. What do you expect to see . Its possible weve already seen what were going to see. Youve got donald trump looking at ted cruz and saying things like, he has a bad temperament, maybe hes a maniac, which is kind of blunt instrument stuff. You have ted cruz dancing, sending out this flashdance video, shes a maniac, making everybody chuckle. Trump may decide, ive got to go dances around. If trump goes after cruz on serious issues, i think cruz will be serious and push back. Quickly . Whats happening . I think probably a confluence of forces. Some people are thinking twice about mr. Trump. Evangelical support. Among iowa evangelicals he has a certain fervor of support. Theyre really for him. Hes said to have a great ground game, he has this whole thing organized. He loves politics and is pretty good at it. What about chris christie, hes jumped in the National Polls and surged in New Hampshire. Chris christie is a big man but he gets a little terrierlike sometimes, and he sort of gets in there and nips around during a debate. I think we might see that tonight. New hampshire is an interesting story. I think trump, if he loses iowa, could make an impression in New Hampshire, if this happens, by kind of getting a lot of independents and democrats voting in the primary, meaning the Republican Base is kind of bigger than people think. Thats a possible. Its going to be interesting. If ted cruz is locking up the movement conservatives, thats a big deal. Im not sure hes locking them up. But certainly they all came to his defense when donald trump tried to rough him up. This could be a big night for chris christie, could it not, to follow up on norahs point, because his strategy has been to scones on New Hampshire, not iowa, and it seems to be paying off for him. He is, as norah notes, coming up in the polls. Hes good at debates. Hes got nothing to lose. And you sense theres a vibration with christie that hes having fun and thinking, who knows, second and third lives happen in politics, you dont know. Good point. Well all be watching. Thank you, peggy noonan. Were following breaking news from los angeles. The citys Public Schools are all closed due to a threat. The Los Angeles Police department made the decision a few minutes ago. School buses have returned to their yards. Were monitoring a News Conference and will bring you new details when we get it. The Los Angeles Unified School district is the second largest district in the country. President obamas Approval Rating is dropping. Thats according to a new poll. 43 of americans approve of the job that hes doing. And thats the lowest number in more than a year. 60 disapprove of the way hes handling the Current Situation with isis. The u. S. Is strengthening its strategy against the terror group, says the president. Margaret brennan is live at the white house with criticism that his strategy is soft. Margaret, good morning. Reporter good morning. With anxiety about terrorism on the rise, the white house is on the offensive. President obama will hold a string of National Security related events aimed at reassuring americans and rebutting those critics who claim that isis is winning. Flanked by his top military advisors, president obama vowed to hit isis harder than ever. Isil leaders cannot hide. Our next message to them is simple you are next. Reporter the president insisted his military and the is working, and rattled off a list of bombs dropped, territory taken, and isis leaders killed. They know if they mass their forces, we will wipe them outline. Reporter mondays speech was the fourth attempt to reassure the public since the San Bernardino attack. As we squeeze its heart, we will make it harder for isil to pump its terror and propaganda to the rest of the world. Reporter but polls show its not working. National security and fears of another attack have become leading issues for voters. And popular attack lines on the campaign trail. Its going to get worse and worse. Youll have more world trade centers. Reporter cbss National Security analyst says the administration is hamstrung. The president has this now as a priority. It may be too little, too late. But certainly from the white house perspective its a way of dealing with what is seen as a crisis of confidence in the president s leadership. Reporter the white house is also trying to reach out to muslimamericans to try to push back against some of the rhetoric used by gop candidates. Today, the president will attend a swearingin ceremony for new citizens. And later this week hell pay a visit to the National Counterterrorism center. Thanks, margaret. Saudi arabia this morning has formed a new Islamic Military Alliance to fight isis and terror threats throughout it includes arab countries along with turkey and pakistan. Charlie dagata has been reporting from the front lines in the fight against isis. This morning he is in syria to see how United States forces are working with rebel groups. He filed this report to us by phone. Reporter good morning. Were with soldiers from the Syrian Democratic force, a recently formed group made up largely of syrian kurds and arab fighters. These are the folks that the u. S. Is now working with in the fight against isis. We spoke with a commander who told us he has met with u. S. Forces on the ground. He says their mission is to coordinate local militias and provide equipment, intelligence, and training. He said the reason americans are working with them is that theyve proven themselves on the battlefield. And its true that with the help of u. S. And Coalition Air strikes, they have been able to claw back territory from isis and recapture key cities like kobe kobeani, pushing isis back towards its selfproclaimed capital of raqqah. We asked what difference a relatively small group of forces could make on the battlefield. He said in addition to helping direct air strikes, it shows the u. S. Is committed to this fight. He said theyll see for themselves what theyre up against here. And if america, in his words, is serious about defeating isis, theyll need more than guns and bullets. Theyll need artillery, vehicles, and antitank weapons to match isis firepower, norah. Charlie dagata in syria, thank you. The San Bernardino investigation has uncovered new missed Warning Signals about one of the shooters. Cbs news has learned that Tashfeen Malik sent private messages on facebook to her sister pledging her support for violent jihad. The Los Angeles Times reports the two messages occurred before malick came to the u. S. On a fiance visa. Fight for jihad. Outrage in california this morning. Prosecutors announced they will not charge an officer for firing at a man escaping from a wrecked suv. Vladimir duthiers shows us why. Reporter good morning. One person was left dead, another possibly paralyzed and an officer in the crosshairs of an angry community. The video youre about to see, we warn you, is disturbing. Dash cam footage from the november 25th incident shows the driver, 26yearold andrew thomas, crashing his suv. His wife is ejected from the window and died at the scene. The officer walks toward the car and fires one shot, hitting thomas in the neck as he tempted at the beginning of the out through the window. 25 seconds later, the officer describes him as being responsive. Ive got a male in the car refusing to get out. Reporter thomas had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit. Hes facing vehicular manslaughter charges in his wifes death and may be paralyzed from the waist down. But hundreds of protestors in the city of paradise, california are calling for the officer to be removed from the force. Theyre outraged he wont be facing criminal charges. A cop pulling guns on people when theyre in a car accident . Thats insane. Theres something wrong with that cop. Hes crazy. Reporter prosecutors call the shooting an accident, saying the officer did not intentionally fire his pistol and that he was in shock at the scene and not certain his weapon but they have no explanation for why it took him 11 minutes to report that he had fired his gun. The 11 minutes waiting to notify is awful. Regardless, can we prove a case of intentional discharge of that weapon beyond a reasonable doubt . We could not. Reporter the officer has been with the Paradise Police since 2010. He may still face push the from an internal investigation that is ongoing, gayle. Thank you, vlad. Massive snow fall from the rockies to the midwest. Drivers around denver faced a snowy commute this morning. 2 feet of snow fell around Salt Lake City in utah yesterday. The nationwide opening of the most anticipated movie of the year is just days away. Star wars the force awakens has shattered presale ticket records. Last night the biggest stars in the galaxy saw the world premier in hollywood. They gave the film an enthusiastic thumbs up. Ben tracy reports from l. A. On all the excitement. A fan, its been impossible to escape the force that is star wars. For diehard fans, its a religious experience. And even for casual moviegoers, this is the star wars theyve been looking for. Im a star wars fan. Its a film i really respect. Reporter the latest chapter features a stable of fresh faces. And some familiar ones too. Were home. These kids have it so together. Im thinking of asking them for advice. Jj is a director that i really admire, have for a long time. I was pleased to be part of it. Reporter anticipation for this movie is out of this world. The premier here in hollywood was so massive, they shut down four city blocks. The oscars is done on this very same street, and they only shut down one. Not bad for a film franchise that many worried about when creator george lucas sold it to disney. Disney paid lucas 4 billion and then gave the keys to their newest toy to director jj abrams. This is obviously as surreal as it gets. I couldnt feel more honored or lucky to be here and be part of this. Ill show them the dark side. Reporter disney is hoping a Massive Box Office performance is part of this too. The Hollywood Reporter says star wars the force awakens is being released on a Record Number of screens, 4100. And the movie has already brought in 50 million in presale tickets. Industry experts estimate it could rake in 220 million on opening weekend, putting star wars the force awakens in a galaxy of its own. For cbs this morning, ben tracy, los angeles. The Star Wars Franchise is alive and well. I love the drama and excitement, even if youre not into star wars, you cant help but think, i have to go see that movie. Absolutely. We saw a nice thing on the walk in between jj abrams and george lucas. A nice embrace. Hes the man who started it all, george lucas. He shares what he sees as his most Important Role in life at his skywalker ranch, ahead. Should Church Members carry guns when they pray . Were not freezing this morning is because of the winds stirring the air around. That will change tonight and tomorrow night when the winds calm down and the cold really settles in. Lets check those chilly winds. They are bumpy in certain, but not all neighborhoods and not consistently. They will be with us off and on today. Youll need to cover your pipes and plants. 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