>> glor: new details on the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia, and the succession battle already underway to replace him. s onas one of the most watched and most aggressive presidential debates yet. in a new cbs news poll, voters pick the winner. >> my mom is the strongest woman i know. it's not about my family or his ramily. >> the northeast tries to shake a deep freeze as record-breaking temperatures approach 40 below in spots. and oklahoma's earthquake outbreak. >> it kind of rattled, rattled, ratled and got stronger. >> glor: how officials may try to stop the shaking. captioning sponsored by cbs >> this is the cbs evening news. >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor and this is a western edition of our broadcast. flags are at half-staff across the country in honor of antonin

scalaia, the supreme court justice who died suddenly yesterday while vacationing with friends at a ranch in texas. he was 79 years old. justice scalia's body was taken to a funeral home in el paso overnight and will be flown back to his family in virginia. scalia's death leaves the court split, four conservatives, four liberals which will impact legal decisions and is already impacting the presidential election. the question when and how will his seat be filled. iefbegin with our chief legal correspondent jan crawford. >> he was a giant in the law. known for his sharp intellect ecd often sharp tongue, justice scalia's views on the constitution influenced a generation. nominated by president reagan, scalia joined the court with an established philosophy that judges should follow the original understanding of the constitution. one of his most significant opinions was the landmark ruling that the second amendment uarantees an individual right to bear arms. he could seem combative but

despite the partisan rancor of washington, scalia had deep friendships with liberal justices, notably justice ruth deder ginsburg who shared his affinity for opera. disadisagreements, he said, in a 2008 interview with "60 minutes" iren't personal. >> i attack ideas, i don't ck ack people and some very good people have some very bad ideas. >> reporter: in a statement, nsbuburg said they were best buddies and his colorful critiques made her opinions better. edstice scalia nailed all the weak spots, the "applesauce" and "argle bargle" as scalia put it, and gave me just what i needed to strengthen the majority opinion. n. i could be charming and combative at the same time. what's-- what's contradictory between the two? i love to argument. i have always loved to argue. and i love to point out the weaknesses of the opposing arguments. >> reporter: his death will have an immediate impact on the court that now will be divided 4-4 4-ong ideological lines, a

olberal nominee would move the once conservative court to the left and the battle lines quickly were drawn. the president urged the senate to have a fair and timely hearing. >> these are responsibilities that i take seriously as should everyone. they're bigger than any one party. they are about our democracy. >> reporter: but with so much at stake, republicans are already were vowing to block any nominee. senate majority leader mitch aiconell said this vacancy anould not be filled until we ave a new president. fol clement, clerk for justice scalia and has argued 80 cases before the court. >> he thought based on his methodology that there were right and wrong answers. and as a result, if he thought the court was taking a wrong turn, he was going to tell him that. >> reporter: in 2008, scalia said he couldn't imagine doing anything else. >> when i first came on the court, i thought i would for sure get off as soon as i could, which would have been when i turned 65.

because you know, justices retire at full salary. so there is no reason not to leave and go off and do something else. but i cannot-- what happened is simply i cannot think of what i would do for an encore. i can't think of any other job that i would find as interesting and as satisfying. >> glor: and jan crawford joins us now from our d.c. bureau. bn, what happens when and if republicans refuse to confirm president obama's nominee to the court? >> i think they are going to do what they say and refuse to confirm it. i think this confrontation is going to happen pretty quickly. the white house did say this afternoon, late this afternoon that president obama would not be nominating a replacement this week. but it probably won't drag on too long. i think it's widely expected to be within the next couple of weeks and then the ball is in the senate's court. and it's unclear if they will even schedule hearings. but remember, i mean, even if the senate were going to confirm someone, it's unlikely that a

new justice would be deciding s-ses this session. the confirmation process for what we are talking about here, a lifetime appointment, that takes time. and that is when everyone is on the same page. >> glor: well, let's talk about this session though, jan. cacause there are some controversial cases that are supposed to be arguing and decided here. >> right. and i mean controversial cases on those hot button social issues. they usually divide the court along ideological lines 5-4. and now with scalia's passing, the court on most of those is going to be divided 4-4. so when you've got a decision that's 4-4, that is a tie. the lower court decision is going to stand, but there's no national precedent. so the issue isn't finally , solved, once and for all. god that's going to have a big mpact this term because there are some really controversial cases, jeff. i mean there is a case from texas, on tougher regulations for abortion clinics. s.ere is a case on affirmative action on the use of race and college admissions. and believe it or not, there is

another challenge to obamacare s well as cases on presidential power, like president obama's executive orders on immigration, environmental policy. most of those cases now are calikely to have a majority cicision. so they may not bring about a sweeping change in the law. >>glor: jan crawford from d.c., once again thank you very much, jan. last night's presidential republican debate on cbs began with a somber moment of silence for justice scalia. after the debate, cbs news polled republican and independent viewers to ask which candidate they most trusted to appoint a supreme court justice. ted cruz finished first at 17%, followed by donald trump, marco rubio and john kasich. the republican candidates quickly entered the succession battle last night taking issue with president obama's plan. here's julianna goldman. or reporter: the debate started with universal agreement that justice scalia's replacement shouldn't be confirmed until after inauguration day 2017. >> i do not believe the president should appoint someone.

>> i think that we ought to let the next president of the united t ates decide. >> the next president needs to appoint someone with a proven conservative record. va the senate needs to stand strong and say "we're not going go give up the u.s. supreme suurt for a generation by allowing barack obama to make one more liberal appointee." >> it's called delay, delay, delay. >> reporter: but the republican candidates pivoted to their differences, attacks like this exchange between donald trump and jeb bush blurred the lines between policy and personal. >> the world trade center came down during your brother's reign, remember that. >> bush who will be campaigning with his brother tomorrow stood his ground. >> i am sick and tired of him going after my family. doile donald trump was building a reality tv show, my brother ngs building a security apparatus to keep us safe. >> reporter: on "face the nation" today trump walked back the blame. >> i am not blaming him. now could he have done something about it. his c.i.a. knew about things happening. >> reporter: for his part last

night, marco rubio, who was looking to make up for stumbles in the previous debate, sparred with fellow senator ted cruz over immigration in an interview rubio gave in spanish. >> marco right now supports citizenship for 12 million people here illegally. >> i don't know how he knows what i said on univision because he doesn't speak spanish. >> reporter: but cruz saved his most stinging attacks for trump, arguing he's the true conservative. >> for most of his life he has described himself as very pro- choice, and as a supporter of partial birth abortion. right now today as a candidate, he supports federal taxpayer funding for planned parenthood. >> you are the single biggest liar. you probably are worse than jeb bush. >> reporter: cbs news polling concluded that rubio won the debate. perhaps not so surprisingly, trump says he won the night. jeff, as for those boos you may have heard coming trump's way from the audience, in a tweet today trump blamed the republican national committee who he said did a "terrible job of ticket distribution."

>> glor: julianna goldman in washington, thank you very much. democrats in south carolina have their primary on february 27th, the week after the republican primary. the new cbs news battleground tracker poll shows hillary clinton holding her lead in south carolina nearly 20 points ahead of bernie sanders. it was a bitter cold valentine's day in the northeast. jericka duncan now has more on the teeth-chattering, record- shattering lows. >> reporter: the last time it was this cold on this day in manhattan, the 57-story rth worth building was the world's tallest skyscraper. was year was 1916. >> what is it actually feel like? >> it feels like, you know, like hell, i guess. >> reporter: a hundred years later, these tourists are experiencing bone-chilling weather for the first time. they're from miami. >> it is worth it. it is worth it, to see the statue, see new york. >> reporter: in boston, the orange line took on a new

meaning. transportation workers used fire, a centuries old trick, to protect frozen rails from breaking. in nearby somerville, devon regan threw boiling water into negative four degree air creating a stream of snowy fireworks. the coldest temperature recorded wa the u.s. today was in watertown, new york, at minus 37. alsord lows were also set in mount pellier, vermont, boston, providence, rhode island, hartford, connecticut, and albany, new york. rkw york city mayor bill de blasio cautioned everyone to stay inside. ert he cold weather alert that we have in place will continue this afternoon until 8 a.m. tomorrow. >> reporter: on this valentine's day, love conquers cold. >> i now pronounce you husband and wife. you may kiss the bride. >> reporter: in times square there were surprise proposals, weddings and vow renewal ceremonies, warming hearts in the bitter cold.

>> if this isn't love, i don't know what is, to get married in one degree weather, it's crazy. >> this fountain behind me here at bryant park may not be frozen much longer. thff, that's because eemperatures are expected to be in the 50s by tuesday. >> glor: looking forward to it. jericka, thank you very much. s> pope francis continued his trip to mexico today in one of the country's most dangerous cities. allen pizzy is traveling with the pope. >> reporter: today's mass brought pope francis into the toart of the problems he came to address. ecapatec has one of the highest crime rates, robbery, kidnapping, murder and especially violence against women are daily facts of life. the message to people was basically "do not give in to temptations of crime as a way out of poverty." nstncis spoke out against the pursuit of prestige based on the relentless exclusion based on those who are not like us. he also warned of the dangers of becoming accustomed to a

lifestyle where we think that hinksource and life force lies only in wealth. such are the dangers that, according to a local press report, the authorities began beefing up security here as early as january in anticipation of this mass. angie and her friends came at 3:00 in the morning to a place they would never otherwise dare to visit. >> we felt kind of insecurity. but when we arrived, we saw a lot of policeman. >> reporter: francis urged the faithful to be on the front line of initiatives to make mexico a land where, as he put it, there would be no need to immigrate to dream, no need to be exploited to work and no need to mourn men, women and children who in his words are destroyed at the hands of the dealers of death. francis' next stop is mexico's poorest state, entry point for migrants heading north. allen pizzy, ecapatec. >> glor: the louisiana legislature is holding an

emergency session tonight due to a massive budget shortfall. the governor has presented the state with a stark choice, raise taxes or see devastating cuts in essential services. david begnaud reports. >> roll up my sleeves to work with you. a reporter: with louisiana in the midst of a recession, some might say it is a bad idea to ask the state legislature for ew taxes. but that is exactly what governor john bel edwards is dsing. >> we are in an unprecedented position. ardsn a televised address to residents this week, edwards days if louisiana's financial woes aren't fixed quickly, the disabled will lose state medicare, public universities fay close, and he said fans could say farewell to college football. >> these are not scare tactics. this is reality. an unstable state budget will not only hurt children and working families in our state, statill devastate communities, businesses, and local government as well. >> edwards is a democrat who inherited the deficit from his frublican predecessor bobby

indal. edwards is asking legislators to approve spending cuts and tax increases that keep state programs running through june 30th. he is also proposing the state sales tax be raised one penny. john kennedy is louisiana's treasurer. >> what the governor is saying, he's telling louisiana families and louisiana businesses, that they have to cut their budgets so that louisiana state government doesn't have to cut its budget. in reporter: adding to the financial misery, tumbling oil prices which have lead to thousands of job cuts across the tate. and with an unemployment rate of 6.1%, income and sales tax collections are down. the proposed cuts to health care worry people like katy corkern. her nine year old son connor was born with a brain malformation. >> what about my kid's life? if this cut goes through, i don't know that he will be here. >> reporter: even if louisiana lawmakers quickly find a solution to this year's money problems, the bayou state faces a $2 billion short fall next

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but construction toys are seeing double digit growth these past few years. almost $500 million in 2015. >> can you believe we had lego when i was a child? chat was a long time ago. >> really? >> yeah, really! >> there are a lot of toys that i played with that my kids are now playing with. >> reporter: dad's version of thomas the tank engine say tittle different than his son's. dth many getting a digital upgrade like this one from lionel. >> this isn't what i picture when i think train set. think of that. >> no, that absolutely is what ononel is known for. or reporter: what was wrong with tre traditional train set? >> there is really nothing wrong with it, but we wanted to engage ununger kids who are really in, you know, into building systems, they're into speed. d. reporter: the technology ogvancements help shops like train world in brooklyn to keep chugging along. >> by sliding that up on the application right there. icd there it goes. >> reporter: hand-held remotes ted mobile apps keep the tracness on track.

>> it's important to appeal to the younger generation to keep the hobby alive, to get them mnterested. >> reporter: adrianne appell, with the toy association, says is aindustry is at the top of its gain, up almost 7% in 2015. >> kids are still playing with dolls, with legos and building locks, they're still playing with construction sets, so all that are kids still playing with toys still? they are. >> reporter: a comeback for simple toys where fun never really goes out of style. >> that was so fun! >> reporter: jamie yuccas, cbs yws, new york. >> glor: that is the cbs evening news tonight. later on cbs, "60 minutes." s,d first thing tomorrow, cbs this morning. morrjeff glor, in new york. igod night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

a showdown looming over who will be named to the supreme court. bay area experts weigh in. and we look at the cases left in the balance. >> new video from an intense fire in san francisco. the damage forcing people out of their homes. >> and feathers flying. hundreds of people gather for a public pillow fight. ,,,,,,,,

and the cases before it -- r the passin scalia. now at 6:30, questions about the future of the supreme court and the cases before it after the passing of justice antonin scalia. good evening. i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm brian hackney. there's no doubt the new justice will become the swing vote but first somebody needs to be nominated. kpix 5's anne makovec talked to bay area e