>> axelrod: breaking news, supreme court justice antonin scalia dead at 79. the high court's conservative anchor found inside his room at a resort in texas. the stage is set in south carolina for tonight's cbs news republican debate. the final six candidates in their last face-to-face showdown before a crucial primary. interstate as temperatures in the northeast plummet toward record lows. and why these kids from the class of 2032 have a million reasons to be thankful. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." i'm jim axelrod. we begin with breaking news. supreme court justice antonin scalia dead at the age of 79.

court and its conservative. paula reid is in washington with the latest tonight. good evening, paula. >> reporter: i can't hear the broadcast. has it started? >> axelrod: we're having a little trouble with paula right now. this evening, chief justice john roberts released a statement saying scalia was "an extraordinary individual and jurist who was admired and treasured by his colleagues." roberts added, "scalia's passing is a great loss to the court and to the country he served." among justice scalia's most important decisions, he cast a crucial vote in "bush v. gore "the case, of course, that made george w. bush president in 2000, despite his ideological opposition to the perspectives of colleagues like justices

in high esteem by them. we will pring in our chief legal correspondent, jan crawford right now. jan, the supreme court is scheduled to go back into session a week from monday, so how does the court move forward? >> reporter: i mean, i think that's one of those almost unimaginable questions. when you think about that seat that justice scalia has held now for 30 years being empty and the role he played on that supreme court and the impact he had on the law. of course, you know, this sparkling intellect, this conservative icon, not always able to persuade even the more conservative justices to go along with him, but always sticking to his guns, willing to write separate dissents, arguing that the law actually should be turning, in a conservative direction. and now, of course, getting that majority on the supreme court many times to go along with him. his absence on this court captain be overstated because it

balance of the supreme court. remember, the supreme court now is narrowly divided 5-4, five conservatives, four liberals. justice scalia, of course, of course being that conservative icon. his passing now means the court will be four to four, so the next president or the current president could well change the direction of the supreme court. the question i think you're going to be seeing now in the next days and weeks is will president obama be appointing his third justice to the united states supreme court or will this wait for the next president? already, you're seeing conservatives argue that we should wait. senate majority leader mcconnell calling for this appointment to be made by the next president. you're going to hear democrats saying that's too long. that's a year. i think that will be the next real fight you'll see, starting right away, jim. >> axelrod: all right, jan crcrford, an awful lot to keep our eye on coming of the death

antonin scalia. we want to go right now to paula reid. she's got the latest on the death of antonin scalia whose body was found this morning. paula, what you can tell us? >> senior u.s. supreme court associate justice antonin scalia has died of natural causes at a ranch in southwest texas. he on an annual trip to the state, spending time with friend, when he did not come down for breakfast he was a devote dwout catholic and sources confirm that a priest from the el paso diocese was called to administer last rites. justice scalia was one of the most influential minds on the court. he led a conservative renaissance. texas governor gregg abbott reflects on how his faith informed his legal opinions. >> hiai w part of his decision-making progress, certainly in interpreting the first amendment of the constitution. >> reporter: in a statement, the court said, "his passing is a agreement loss to the court and the country he so loyally served. we extend our deepest

maureen, and his family." he is survived by nine children and numerous grandchildren. the president was informed of his passing this afternoon, and the white house said the president may have additional reaction later today. very much. as we mentioned at the top of the broadcast, chief justice roberts had confirmed the death of scalia and said at the time he was "an extraordinary individual, jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues." a fiery conservative, scalia came to the court 30 years ago, appointed in 1986 by president ronald reagan. as a justice, scalia was a leading advocate for a strict interpretation of the constitution. and known for his theatrical flare in the courtroom. his rigid conservatism and jabs directed at colleagues were well known. his sharply worded dissents and caustic attacks on liberal notions had an influence on a generations of young conservatives. he had a deep effect on the law.

raised in queens, the son of italian immigrants was a high school valedictorian who studied at georgetown university and got his law degree at harvard. he issued thundererous dissents when the court upheld the right to abortion and in 2003 when it struck down the laws that targeted gays and lesbians. scalia came under fire last december when he made controversial comments about an affirmative action case at the university of texas at austin. he said: what may have been his most important majority-- in what may have his most important jamadaya jort opinion, scalia spoke for the court in 2008, declaring for the first time that the second amendment gave americans the right to own a gun for self-defense. he always played a key role in a series of 5-4 decisions that

laws, and said all americans, including corporations and unions ha free speech right to spend their money on election ads. scalia's death is expected to change the tone of tonight's republican debate in south carolina. major garrett, who is on the cbs news debate panel, joins us now from south carolina. major, what are the candidates saying in the immediate aftermath of news the justify scalia's passing? >> reporter: jim, when he was on the high court, justice schaefs a passioned defender of free speech in all of its forms. it's not surprising the very first candidate reaction came on twitter, a social media communication device not oinl unimaginable to scalia when he was appointed but for most of his time on the high court. donald trump tweeted as follows, "to the totally unexpected loss of supreme court justice antonin scalia is a massive setback for the conservative movement and our country." ted cruz also on twitter, "scalia was an american here pope we owe it to him and the nation for the senate to ensure that the next president, not president obama, but the next

marco rubio, john kasich, ands have also reacted in ways you might expect. and you alluded to earlier, jim, that most conservatives -- in fact all conservatives -- revere scalia as a passionate defender not only of free speech but original intent of the constitution and relied on his brilliance as a writer of opinions on the supreme court to not only guide the supreme court but to inform the conservative movement writ large in this country. so in that sense, this casts an enormous pall over want proceedings here in greenville. >> axelrod: major, that could go a couple of ways, i suppose. it could not only change the content of what's discussed, but also the tone in which it's discussed. >> reporter: certainly. and i will tell you our debate team was prepared to ask all of these candidates their or yepitation to the supreme court, what characteristics they would look for in a potential nominee, because even before justice scalia's shocking pazzing, it was anticipated that the next president of the united states would have one, two, possibly three vacancies. so that was an issue that we

it now takes on much greater significance tonight. also brupgz up the issue of the unexpected nature of crises and the american presidency and being able to deal with those and respond to them on the fly. lastly, it may actually on the podiums tonight, jim, change the atmosphere. candidates who might have come to this debate before the news of scalia's passing with an intent to mix if up a bit more aggressively might lay back a little bit because they don't want to appear to be taking advantage of this very somber moment of national unity. >> axelrod: major garrett, we will see out panel tonight. the debate begins at 9:00 eastern time, 8:00 central, 6:00 in the west, right here on cbs. we invite you to tweet us your questions using the hashtag #gopdebate. the day has been cold and the night getting colder in the northeast. in many places conditions aren't just unpleasant. they are dangerous. here's marlie hall. >> reporter: sunday wind gusts and blinding snow helped cause this massive 50-vehicle pileup

this morning. authorities say at least three people died. >> it sounded like two bombs went off. >> this truck driver had never seen anything like it. >> it was total destruction. >> reporter: further south, in fayetville, north carolina, the winter wreaked havoc on roads not accustomed to snow and ice. >> once you get three inches, it's gridlock. >> reporter: in scranton, pennsylvania, a busted water main combined with frigid temperatures left homes frozen in time. >> the city is facing some of the coldest temperatures and wind chills we've seen in the last 20 years. >> reporter: in new york, mayor bill de blasio warned reads the area is facing single-digit temps and up to 30-mile-per-hour winds, especially dangerous for the homeless. how many people do you estimate are at risk? >> we have 3,000 to 4,000 people who we know broadly from the research that's been done have spent time on the streets on a regular basis. >> we have street sheets that have information about places where you can go, come indoors,

>> reporter: this is one of 160 outreach teams trying to make sure those living on the streets are sheltered from wind chills expected to reach 25 degrees below zero tonight. stefan russo works with goddard riverside community center. >> the last thing we want to see is somebody, you know, die on the street. people are in tremendous risk when it is-- when it is this cold. >> reporter: so cold, freezing temps forced the cancellation of central park's ice festival and turned this fountip at bryant park into an icy work of art. the bone-chilling cold will continue through tomorrow. jim. >> axelrod: marlie hall in a frigid new york. thank you. for more on the frigid temperatures let's bring in eric fisher, chief meteorologist at tbhbz boston. eric, we had record warming on the carter evans, and now potentially record cold on valentine's day. >> reporter: some of the same areas that were sniffing 70 on

and the wind is a big factor, wind chill warnings emcompassing much of the northeast. forecasting 0 in central park. that will break a record that has stood for 100 years. in boston, breaking the daily record set back in 1934. it also would be the first time we've had a new record in the city of boston in the month of february, since 1967. take a look across the northeast, cold valentine's day but then things start to change as we look towards the end of the week. if you're wondering where the warmth is, it is in the west. monday. l.a. with the marathon on sunday, dangerously hot temperatures, close to 90. in peex they have set record highs later, our chance for the earliest 90s ever recorded on wednesday. also tracking snow into the ohio valley sunday. this becomes a wintry mess. as we start the week on the east coast air, lot of travel delays on monday into tuesday. >> axelrod: eric fisher with the extreme forecast. thank you very much. still ahead, the video that got

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access.wgbh.org north carolina voters and the u.s. supreme court. tonight we are on the record with more proof that politics is anything but boring. it's time to go on the record with wral news. good evening. what a week. the initial word came a week ago friday when a three judge panel ruled north carolina lawmakers unconstitutionally relied on race when drawing two congressional districts. the first was held by gk butterfield and the 12th 12th which stretches from charlotte to greens bureau and winston salem by el ma adams. earlier this week the court to stay ruling and allow the march 15 primaries to go forward until the case could be appealed. they said no. the state appealed to the u.s.