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The leaders of California's high-speed rail project say they've learned from past mistakes. But the troubled megaproject faces an uncertain future with $4 billion in federal funding tied up in court.

Also: Defense Secretary Carter visits northern Iraq; a key freeway bridge reopens in California today after a washout; and singer Chris Brown can't leave the Philippines because of a fraud complaint.

Also: A winter storm slams into southern and Mid-Atlantic states with snow and ice; a train carrying oil derails in West Virginia and cars explode; and New Orleans celebrates Fat Tuesday.

Also: A hurricane swirls off the U.S. east coast; Mexican demonstrators burn a building, angry over missing students; and Australian Prime Minister Abbott wants to knock down Russian President Putin.

Also: The Medicare administrator will testify to a House panel about issues with the government's health exchange website; lawmakers compromise to defer flood insurance premium increases; former congressman Ike Skelton (D-Mo) dies; and apps for safe trick-or-treating.

Also: Rescuers start to arrive in the cyclone-hit Vanuatu islands; Nigeria claims it has recaptured a town from Boko Haram militants; and scientists wonder why penguins waddle.

Also: More snow and ice are in store for the eastern U.S.; labor talks continue in the West Coast port dispute; and President Obama will designate three new national monuments.

Also: President Obama will discuss his stalled Supreme Court nomination; a Texas teen dies from a faulty Takata airbag; and a chair from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling auctions for nearly $400,000.

Also: Five oil rig workers are missing after an Oklahoma blast; Vice President Mike Pence says without changes, the U.S. will leave the Iran nuclear deal; and jazz musician Hugh Masekela dies.

Also: Donald Trump cancels a planned speech on immigration; the U.N. repeats calls for a humanitarian truce in Syria; and Tropical Storm Gaston gains strength in the Atlantic Ocean.