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we will also hear a scripture reading from close friend fellow justice clarence thomas who shared hiselief that the constitution should be interpreted as those who drafted it. vice president joe biden will be here as well as other notable lawmakers. before the funeral begins i want to bring in cnn correspondent jake tapper and cnn senior analyst jeffrey toobin. scalia's biographer also joins us, she is reuters' legal affairs editor. cnn's carol costello joins us and pamela brown and fairway edward beck are with us as well. jake, this is an important day in american history because he was such a powerful figure on that supreme court. >> there are three ways that justice scalia really touched the lives of people in this country. first of all, in this town he was somebody whose friendships in not dictated by his personal believes. everybody knows that he and ruth bader ginsburg, one of the liberal justices on the court, were, in her words, best buddies. he pushed away the modern convention that you're not allowed to be friends with people of differing political views. second is his keen

longtime friend justice claris clarence thomas clarence clarence thomas was among the several current and past justices who attended the ceremony the late justices justice's son reverend justices sun reverend polska leo was the mass for his father. justice justice thomas read the first reading. >> hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been through the holy spirit that has been given to us. >> reverend scalia delivered an everyone for support. >> on behalf of our mother and the entire scalia family, i want to thank you for your presence here, for you many words of consolation many more for the prayers and masses you have offered at the death of our father, antonin scalia. >> immediately following the mass the family left for the burial site to say a final farewell to their father. >> and in the waters of baptism, antonin died with christ and rose with him to new life. may he now share with him eternal glory. >> justice scalia was 79 years of over 50 years, maureen they are nine children. >>> it has been an absolutely fantastic saturday to get outdoors at least in the met

(sot - clarence thomas) hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that has a scripture reading by fellow justice clarence thomas-- closest aligned with scalia ideologically in the court. but the last mass for the outspoken conservative wasn't focused on his contributions to the law... (sot - father paul scalia) the deeper he went in his catholic faith the better a citizen and public servant he became. in his homily, justice scalia's son paul, a priest, talked about the importance of his father's christian faith... and his love for his large family. (sot - father paul scalia) sure he forgot our names at times or mixed them up (laughter). but there are nine of us. he loved us and sought to show that love. (nats - music) among the thousands in attendance countless dignitaries: vice president joe biden, former vice president dick cheney, and all 8 sitting justices on the supreme court. nats - music (sot - father paul scalia) "every funeral reminds us of how thin the veil is between this world and the next." following justi

(justice clarence thomas) "hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that has been given to us." us."scalia's family immediately left for the burial site. president obama did not attend today's ceremonies.instead -- he paid scalia's body laid in repose. not even 24 hours after she died -- pulitzer prize winning novelist harper lee was buried today in a private ceremony. ceremony.a few dozen people gathered in her hometown of monroeville, alabama to pay tribute to the mind behind works like "to kill a mockingbird and "go set a watchman.lee's friend -- history professor wayne flynt -- eulogized her with a speech lee requested called "atticus inside ourselves.flynt gave that speech in 2006 to honor lee.after the ceremony lee was buried in the cemetery adjacent to the first united methodist church.that's where her parents and sister are also buried.lee died friday at the age of 89. an entire town in idaho is trapped following *this landslide!as of tonight there is no way in or out of elk city.that means about 250 nearly 1

in the case of clarence thomas, he even allowed justice thomas to have an up-or-down vote on the senate floor, evening though the committee failed to report his nomination with a favorable recommendation. so what does that mean? that means when clarence thomas was in front of the senate judiciary committee, a majority of members said "no." they didn't want to confirm him. yet they still moved his nomination to the floor. he didn't filibuster. they didn't require 60 votes they just said a majority vote wins. thomas won 52-48. nobody blocked him, which they could have easily done. and the senate did its job. the same thing we're asking the senate to do today. both justice thomas and justice alito were confirmed by the senate with neurothan 60 vote -- fewer than 60 votes. they could have blocked him with a filibuster. they didn't. they allowed both of them to come forward, even though lots of opposition, they still allowed hem for an up-or-down voavment yet this time senate republicans are refusing to hold hearings and are in many cases rycasesrefusing to even meet wie nominee. we're just

fingers crossed, clarence thomas is next. someone should stand next to clarence thomas at the funeral and whisper, "your turn." what happens to the court now? >> i'm really relieved to hear that the gop almost out of the box said they are just not going to stand by and let this imperial president who loves the power of his pen and executive orders let it go through whoever he wants to appoint. so i'm glad about that. i do think as we are moving forward in this if the nation needs to evaluate the contributions somebody like scalia made and holding that up to the kinds of things people are saying about someone like clarence thomas and saying what part of the political spectrum do i consider myself to be on. deirdre: we know ruth bader ginsburg adores scalia. new york senator schumer under fire for saying president obama should nominate a successor to scalia baits goes against his comments when president bush was in office. >> this obstructionism isn't going to last. we democrats didn't do this. you should not confirm any bush n

(justice clarence thomas) "hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that has been given to us." us."scalia's family immediately left for the burial site. president obama did not attend the ceremonies. instead -- he and the first lady paid tribute on friday.. when scalia's body laid in repose. xavier, u-c, kentucky all vying for differnet spots in this year's march madness tournament.but their are wins that *first* have to be secured.ken broo is next with all of the highlights from a stolen handgun leads police to the man they think also stole a 12 thousand dollar guitar from a home in north bend. bend.court records say *scott arnold broke into a home on triple-crown drive while someone was inside.he then took off with several handguns and a gibson guitar. investigators say arnold had his girlfriend pawn the guitar at a store in kentucky.but when police recovered one of the stolen handguns..that led them straight to arnold.he's now charged with burglary and receiving stolen property.bond was set at 60 thousand do

(sot - clarence thomas)hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that has been given to us. a scripture reading by fellow justice clarence thomas-- closest aligned with scalia ideologically in the court.but the last mass for the outspoken conservative wasn't focused on his contributions to the law...3 (sot - father paul scalia)the deeper he went in his catholic faith the better a citizen and public servant he became. in his homily, justice scalia's son paul, a priest, talked about the importance of his father's christian faith... and his love for his large family.(sot - father paul names at times or mixed them up (laughter). but there are nine of us. he loved us and sought to show that love.(nats - music)among the attendance countless dignitaries: vice biden, former vice president dick cheney, and justices on the supreme court.nats - music (sot - father paul scalia) "every funeral reminds us of how thin the veil is between this world and the next." following justice scalia's casket to his final resting place... the mo

the only public figure who spoke at all was a short reading by supreme court justice clarence thomas. but the only homily sermon/eulogy was by the priests celebrating, as you say, paul scalia, the son of the supreme court justice. and when he said that his father didn't much like eulogies, because he thought that the whole point was that this was a sinner. every person who dies, who through god's infinite forgiveness would be accepted into heaven so that the praise was always a little overdone for a sinner, knocking on the pearly gates, it was just a beautiful, beautiful ceremony, deeply moving. and, you know, what a beautiful sendoff for a fascinating man. and as you see all these people that cardinal wuerl there in the foreground is saying goodbye to, now we're starting to see -- there is former justice david souter. but so many of the people in the beginning there were people we don't recognize or were just members of the extended scalia family. and that's what you have to remember. even in these big affairs of state. this is a personal event. this is a death in the family. and the

you mentioned clarence thomas. he is on the court. he got 52 or 53 votes in a democratic controlled senate. they didn't filibuster him or block him. hearings and i expect there will be some tough confirmation hearings. i'm with sandra day o'connor, former justice who is greatly admired on both sides of the political aisle who says, simply, let's get on with it. that's what we should be doing. john: don't forget that during the 1987 election, president ronald reagan nominated the ultra conservative who? pat:bork. john: robert bork, who was rejected. justice kennedy was confirmed instead. question -- august 1960, the democratic controlled senate passed a resolution, expressing the sense of the senate that the president should not make recess appointments to the supreme court. what about that? tom: the idea here is going back to the thurman rule and that you -- last year of a presidency where the majority in the senate is held by the opposite party, that you should not appoint someone. i think president obama will pat that that person de

while justice clarence thomas did the first reading. justice clarence thomas - "hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been poured into our hearts through the holy spirit that has been given to us." scalia died last weekend at a texas ranch. he spent nearly three decades on the nation's supreme court. president obama says he will nominate his replacement in due time. the race to the white house continues as voters in nevada and south carolina take part in a caucus primary today. wsls 10's chief national correspondent jim osman is monitoring the story tonight the democrats are voting in nevada and the republicans in the south carolina primary ... the caucus results are coming in rather quickly and the race is oh so close. here's what we know so far between hillary clinton and bernie sanders ahead of bernie sanders x to x. clinton won iowa barely ... sanders trounced clinton in new hampshire. nothing will be deiced by the causes in nevada on the democratic side ... the race will go on. back to studio. renown author harper le

can clarence thomas be next? somebody tweeted. fingers crossed, clarence thomas is next.urn. so the -- some very intolerant people on twitter hoping that the only african-american justice on the supreme court dies quickly. >> right. it will be very interesting to see if barack obama puts somebody up that is actually -- it is almost apolitical. that republicans might say, i have trouble seeing their point of view, and democrats say i have trouble seeing it because they don't make it intriguing. he puts a liberal person up there will be a fight to the death. if he puts somebody up there that isn't so much a, you know, be palatable to republicans, it will be interesting if they change their tune because they are betting on winning this election. >> but -- >> if they lose the election then they've got to get a liberal -- and they lose the senate. >> but there have been some conservative presidents who pick somebody they believe to be in the more of a conservative justice and then they wound up -- >> like souter and kennedy. >> for the most part it seems like the consolidating

when antonin scalia goes, will clarence thomas fill that in. is that what happened?> certainly the timing does appear to confirm that it has something to do with justice scalia's absence. it is very surprising that he asked questions. the case was not a particularly earth shaking case. it involved whether people convicted of domestic violence could have weapons taken away from them in limited circumstances. the kind of questions he asked were exactly the kind of questions the other justices ask all the time. so there was nothing extraordinary about the questions themselves except for who asked them. ten years is a very long time not to ask questions. and the fact that he just started asking them at this point does seem related to justice scalia's death. >> jeff, there have been a number of reasons that clarence thomas has either jokingly given over the years for his to speak from the bench and he said, we have a lifetime to go back in chambers and argue with each other. he's also said the lawyers only have 30 minutes to present their side and case and they should arg

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(justice clarence thomas) "hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that has been given to us." us."scalia's family immediately left for the burial site. president obama did not attend the ceremonies. instead -- he and the first lady paid tribute on friday.. when scalia's body laid in repose. not even 24 hours after she died -- pulitzer prize winning novelist harper lee was buried yesterday in a private ceremony. ceremony.a few dozen people gathered in her hometown of monroeville, alabama.. to pay tribute to the mind behind works such as "to kill a mockingbird and "go set a watchman.after the ceremony, lee was buried in the cemetery adjacent to the "first united methodist" church.that is where her parents and sister are also buried.lee passed away on friday at the age of 89. vying for differnet spots in this year's march madness tournament.but their are wins that *first* have to be secured.ken broo is next with all of the highlights from as college basketball is gears up for march madness, every game counts...with tr

phil: justice clarence thomas breaking his long silence on the bench. asking a question for the first time in 10 years. the court is hearing a case opposing the federal law that bans people convicted of domestic violence from owning guns. thomas asked if the violation of any other law suspends a person's constitutional rights. his question drew audible gasps from people in the room. phil: president barack obama awarded the nation's highest military honor to a navy seal who helped rescue an american hostage in afghanistan. maria joins us with that story. reporter: it is remarkable. sh edward byers, junior and the first living active duty member of the navy to receive the award in four decades. 36-year-old ohio native is a member of the navy's famed seal team 6. during the 2012 mission he used his own body as a shield to protect the hostage from the taliban gunfire while he fired back. it is not the first time byers has been put to the test. >> even if he never per -- performed the actions he is being recognized here today he would be known for his sacrif

(justice clarence thomas) "hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that has been given to us." us."scalia's family immediately left for the burial site. president obama did not attend the ceremonies. instead -- he and the first lady paid tribute on friday.. repose. not even 24 hours after she died -- pulitzer prize winning novelist harper lee was buried yesterday in a private ceremony. ceremony.a few dozen people gathered in her hometown of monroeville, alabama.. to pay tribute to the mind behind works such as "to kill a mockingbird and "go set a watchman.after the ceremony, lee was buried in the cemetery adjacent to the "first united methodist" church.that is where her parents and sister are also buried.lee passed away on friday at the age of 89. xavier, u-c and kentucky... all vying for different spots in this year's march madness tournament.but their are wins that *first* have to be secured.ken broo is next with as college basketball is gears up for march madness, every game counts...with tri-state teams vying fo

(justice clarence thomas) "hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that has been given to us." reverend scalia then read the homily where he thanked everyone for the outpouring of support. (rev. paul scalia) mother and the entire scalia family, i want to thank you for your presence here, your many words of consolation and even more for the many prayers and masses you have offered at the death of our father, antonin scalia." immediately following the mass, scalia's family left for the burial site to say their final farewell. (voice of one of the priests) "in the waters of baptism, antinon died with christ and rose with him to new life. may he now share with him eternal glory." i'm steve nannes close family and friends gathered in alabama to remember harper lee today. the "to kill a mockingbird" author had a private ceremony. a long time friend gave her eulogy which was a speech he wrote as a tribute to lee when she won the birmingham pledge foundation award for racial justice. lee died on friday. she was 89. dozens d

, who's famously silent from the bench, read scripture sot/justice clarence thomas we have now received reconciliad to rest, the political battle to replace him is underway. sot/obama colonnade - have a but top senate republicans say his pick should be blocked with no confirmation until 2017. tag: if scalia's seat is not filled until the next president takes office, it would be the longest vacancy on the court in more than 40 years. good morning las vegas... coming up... he's spent more time in solitary confinment than anyone else in u-s history. this morning, he's a free man. next we find out how albert woodfox is feeling about being on the outside! and 50 cent claims he's having financial troubles, but some new pictures has a judge thinking twice about fifty's claim! how social media has the the r-t-c is announcing some changes. 'the max' is ending its service now rtc plans to expand service and pick up their riders starting today. r-t-c buses on route 113 will stop every 15 minutes. moving to louisiana. a man who spent more time in solitary confinment than anyone else in u-s

more than 3-thousand packed the basillica to say goodbye -- justice clarence thomas, who's famously silent from the bench, read scripture sot/justice clarence thomas we have now received reconciliation as scalia's laid to rest, the political battle to replace him is underway. sot/obama colonnade - have a good weekend president obama -- armed with a binder of research -- spending the weekend preparing to choose his nominee. but top senate republicans say his pick should be blocked with tag: if scalia's seat is not filled until the next president takes office, it would be the longest vacancy on the court in more than 40 years. good morning las vegas... coming up... pop singer beyonce's performance at the super bowl rubbed law enforcement the wrong way. now, some are calling for a security boycott at her world tour. it's raising some questions about how secure the shows will be. and 50 cent claims he's having financial troubles, but some new pictures has a judge thinking twice about fifty's claim! how social media has the through the day and temperatures will be a couple degrees warmer than o

(justice clarence thomas) "hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that has been given to us." reverend scalia then read the homily where he thanked everyone for the outpouring of support. (rev. paul scalia) "on behalf of our mother and the entire scalia family, i want to thank you for your presence here, your many words of consolation and even more for the many prayers and masses you have offered at the death of our father, antonin scalia." immediately following the mass, scalia's family left for the burial site to say their final farewell. antinon died with christ and rose with him to new life. may he now share with him eternal glory." i'm steve nannes reporting. president obama says he will nominate a replacement for the supreme court vacancy left behind by justice scalia. there's been some talk in washington about governor brian sandoval. during the "national governors association" -- sandoval told the associated press he's honored to have his name mentioned as a potential successor -- but says he's heard nothin

justice clarence thomas "hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that has been then read the homily where he thanked everyone for the outpouring of support. rev. paul scalia "on behalf of our mother and the entire scalia family, i want to thank you for your presence here, your many words of consolation and even more for the many prayers and masses you have offered at the death of our father, antonin scalia." immediately following the mass, scalia's family left for the burial site to say their final farewell. voice of one of the priests "in the waters of baptism, antinon died with christ and rose with him to new life. may he now share with him eternal glory." i'm steve nannes reporting. still to come... a segregated assembly at one arkansas school is drawing serious criticism tonight. hear what it was for.... and a middle school teacher is facing charges for having sex with one of her students! that and more after the break... live wx tease l, unless you have allergies. yr es may see it differently. onlose is approved

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the three conservative leaning judges are chief justice john roberts, samuel alito and clarence thomas. anthony kennedy has long been considered the more moderate swing vote. scalia's death will likely set off a struggle between the president and congress. lana zach has the story from washington. >> reporter: just scalia was known for his razor sharp mind, costic wit and his passing leaves a tremendous hole. justice scalia was known as the conservative anchor of the supreme court. his sudden death was marked by republicans and democrats alike. >> he influenced a generation of judges, lawyers and students. and profoundly shaped the legal landscape. >> he'll go down as one of the great justices in the history of this republic. >> reporter: there's already a political battle brewing. mitch mcconnell threatening republicans will not confirm any obama nominee. the president saying he'll fulfill his constitutional responsibility. >> there will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing. >> reporter: antonin scalia was

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later, his involvement in the clarence thomas u.s. supreme court confirmation hearings. this program is about an hour and 45 minutes. >> armstrong williams, welcome to explorations in black leadership. >> thank you for inviting me. >> we are policed to ha ed tple here. i want to talk about the brown decision. it occurred before you were born. what was the discussion, if any, in your family or what was the feeling about what this might mean? >> my parents had quite a different take on government and the issues of race. my father actually in the discussions actually thought it was ridiculous that the highest court in the land even had to come to the conclusion of discussion that separation -- separate but equal was immoral. he always saw things in terms of moral and immoral. had the discussion to make a decision to make the facilities equ equal. his attitude was, son, they can try for the next 20 or 30 years to make the facilities equal, but the only way my children will have a quality education is that i got to ep sunsure that i happens. i have to make sure it happens bef

later, his involvement in the clarence thomas u.s. supreme court confirmation hearings. this program is about an hour and 45 minutes. >> armstrong williams, welcome to explorations in black leadership. >> thank you for invitin

scalia's longtime clarence thomas-- service. the late justice's ... delivered mass for his father. with a love for his family. we have been thrilled to read and hear the many words of praise and admiration for him, for his intellect, his writings, his speeches, his influence and so on. but more important to us and to him, is he was dad." scalia died in his sleep on february 13th during a visit to texas. he was 79 years old. lukas: iowa legislators are working on several alcohol- related bills. one in particular has gained traction and is known as the growler freedom bill ... abc9 news reporter bria bell has more. "it's the government hurting small businesses is what it is," says martin. iowa's senate committe passed a growler freedom bill which will allow brew pubs to sell up to 32 ounce jugs to consumers. breweries like jackson street would not be affected as it already legal to purchase growlers on demand. the bill will still need approval from the house of representatives, but brew pub owners like eric say it's about time. steins and vines festival at the convention center this

justice clarence thomas "hope does not disappoint because the love of god has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that has been given to us." reverend scalia then read the homily where he thanked everyone for the outpouring of support. rev. paul scalia "on behalf of our mother and the entire scalia family, i want to thank you for your presence here, your many words of consolation and even more for the many prayers and masses you have offered at the death of our father, antonin scalia." immediately following the mass, scalia's family left for the burial site to saptism, antinon died with christ and rose with him eternalng. hundreds helping hand to those most in need in greater cincinnati... details of the event, coming up. dan vo and... look at this video... cyclone winston has caused major damage across the island of fiji... we'll have the latest toyota billboard fiji has started to strongest storm ever recorded in the southern hemisphere hits land. tropical cyclone winston slammed the pacific nation yesterday. winds of more than 180 miles an hour hit the area.. tha

you think about the clarence thomas hearings in 1991 and how difficult those were, but clarence thomas has not asked a question in the last ten years on the court. scalia is the person who transformed the court in terms of, in modern-day times, in terms of vigorously asking questions and tempering lawyers with queries and being very, you know, very controversial and provocative in his questioning in open argument. and he is, from all reports, even more so in private conferences. so he has been a shaping influence on the court. and politically, you've already seen mitch mcconnell saying that no nomination will be considered by this republican-led senate. he controls the floor. and you've seen pat leahy, the former judiciary chair, now vice chair, since the senate's passed hands, saying that it would be, that the republicans should not block a nomination and should not stop the president from performing his duties. >> let me ask you point-blank, not as to whether it is good or bad, people will have time to debate this. but is it fair to say it is unusual, if not unprecedent, to have such

my friend clarence thomas is normally a reclusive supreme court justice.the last few days, he's been tracked down by tmz over the opening on the supreme court. >> any chance president obama might nominate judge -- >> how do i know? what do i know i'm just a civil serve an the. >> lance ito or -- >> today, justice thomas broke an almost ten-year silence when he was asking questions from the bench during oral argument at the supreme court, a case involving guns and whether someone who had been convicted of a misdemeanor charge should lose their constitutional rights. a voice from clarence thomas. >>> quickly, one of our colleagues, congratulations to her, check out the new book, can you preorder it right now, it goes on sale everywhere april 26th, you can go to amazon right now, preorder her new book. congratulations, andrea. >> i'm looking at that book cover for a second. >> you should buy one. >> waters world on the factor. take a look. >> o'reilly here, we'll have a super tuesday preview. waters on the mexican border. >> you're going to have to pay for th

obviously the two had a rough spot back during the clarence thomas hearings so many years ago but in moments like this, people put aside such disputes and such ugly histories and realize what binds us all together. >> jeffrey toobin, you studied the supreme court, had many opportunities over the years to meet with justice scalia. this is precisely the kind of mass he would have appreciated. >> exactly. justice scalia was a traditional man, this was a traditional mass. i think the other thing that struck me in watching it is that this was still such an unexpected death. justice scalia was 79 years old. it is not of course out of the realm of possibility a 79-year-old or anyone could die in any moment, but he was so full of life, so aggressive, he was so much at the heart of the supreme court. the idea that he died so suddenly is something that struck me today, certainly struck me yesterday when i was paying respects at the casket at the supreme court is that he leaves a huge void at the supreme court and in american life. i would be willing to bet more americans have heard of antonin

the longest it's taken for confirmation was for clarence thomas and that was over 120 days. we have at least that in the 11 months or 10 months, which ever way you want to look at it. >> no. and the numbers out there usually is about 61 days between the confirmation and the final vote. but with the climate going on now, that's unclear. >> all right. ariane de vogue and ron brownstein, thank you. appreciate it. >>> in addition to his constitutional expertise and steadfast values, justice scalia was known for his impassioned personality and high energy. i want to talk to someone who knew justice scalia personally, his former law clerk, ed weiland. good to see you. >> thank you. >> president obama last night said that scalia had, quote, a brilliant legal mind with an energetic style and decisive wit and colorful opinions. tell us about your time as a clerk with justice scalia and what you observed about him. >> well, i certainly saw all those qualities in play during my one year of clerking for him. justice scalia is -- was a brilliant jurist and worked hard to get the answer r

supreme court justice clarence thomas has just been heard. justice thomas asked questions today during oral arguments. it's the first time in 10 years. justice thomas directed department attorney who was defending a federal law that bans anyone who has a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction from owning a gun. thomas has previously said he relies on the written briefs and doesn't need to ask questions of the lawyers appearing in court. he notes lawyers only have 30 minutes to present their cases. u-s astronaut scott kelly is getting ready to come home after nearly a year in space. he will return to texas on wednesday. kelly and a russian cosmonaut served as test subjects on the international space station so scientists could study the affects of space travel on the human body. it's all part of nasa's goal to make sure astronauts can handle a trip to mars. scott kelly has now spent the most time in space of any american in history. police are investigating a deadly overnight crash that led to an explosion! we'll have an update coming up. 10

scalia's close friend on and off the court justice clarence thomas joined the remaining colleagues who were among those gathered together to celebrate life. >> hope does not disappoint. because the love of god has poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that has been given to us. >> reporter: vice president and mrs. biden represented the administration. the obamas did not attend the funeral, instead joining the thousands who paid their respects at the supreme court on friday. but with many other lawmakers and officials in attendance today, the younger scalia noted his father belongs in the public square and that he never felt the need to choose between his faith and his obligations as a supreme court justice. >> he understood that there is no conflict between loving god and loving one's country, between one's faith and one's public service. >> it's back to work for the remaining justices who will begin hearing a new slate of cases on monday. in washington p shannon bream, fox news. >> let's switch gears and give you a live look outside. there's the national cathedral. beauti

there was a reading by fellow justice clarence thomas-- closest ideologically in the court. in his homily, justice scalia's son paul, a priest, talked about the importance of his father's christian faith... and his love for his large family. "sure he forgot our names at times or mixed them up among the thousands in attendance countless dignitaries: vice president joe biden, former vice president dick cheney, and all 8 sitting justices on the supreme court. following justice scalia's casket to his final resting place... the most cherished part of his legacy: his widow, nine children and 36 grandchildren. after today's funeral, justice scalia's family and friends attended a private burial service. another memorial service will be held in washington on march first. rigget pampered. thousands of women - stopping by the grand sierra resort this morning... for the annual "diva's day out" celebration. kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. a very long line outside the summit pavilion saturday morning... some of theses ladies waited for hou

justice clarence thomas asked his first question in more than ten years! as colleagues mourn the loss of justice antonin scalia, it was pointed out that justice thomas has not asked questions in oral arguments since 2006. today, justice thomas directed questions in a case concerning whether certain domestic from having a fire arm. a former clerk of thomas' says she was surprised because of his long held belief that the number of questions during oral arguments had become excessive. happening now - one of governor branstad's main legislative initiatives this year has to do with finding more money to make iowa's water quality better.it does it by extending a sales tax used to help schools -- and diverting the additional money raised to a water quality fund. fund.cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry explains how that proposal first started. kevin? kevin?karen - it's not the way anyone says they wanted this issue to get resolved - in the court system. system.this all started from a lawsuit filed by des moines water works trying to hold a lawsuit filled by des moine

but justice clarence thomas finally asked questions during supupme court oral arguments. justice thomas h h finally been nation's high court. today he asked ten questions to a justice department attorney... who was defending a federal law that bans anyone who has a misdemeanor domestic in years past thomas has offered several reasons for not asking questions from the bench. in 2013 he said, "we have a lifetime to go back in chambers and to argue with each other"... noting that lawyers usually only have 30 minutes to present their cases. still to come on live at five.... two siouxland teams have finished their first round games it's day one of the iowa girls state basketball tournament in des moines. sports director brad pautsch is here with more. the smaller schools in class 1a were the first to take the floor. kingsley-pierson was at state for the first time since 1967. the sixth-ranked panthers fall to third-ranked springville, 60 to 53. kp trailed 15-5 after a quarter, but rallied to make it close in the fourth quarter. the panthers finish with a 21-3 postgame reaction

. >> scalia's long time friend justice clarence thomas also spoke at the service. president obama and the first lady paid their respects after meeting privately with scalia's family. the president is reviewing possible replacements for scalia this weekend. >>> in democracy 2016, two major tests for the presidential candidates as voters weigh in for two states. for democrats, nevada is the battle ground, leaning up to caucus. just minutes ago, hillary clinton declared the winner by a 5% margin. it's been a close race all day between the former secretary of state, and vermont senator bernie sanders. it appears clinton has come out on top. now, here is a look at the clinton rally as the candidates and supporters celebrate the clinton also won nevada in 2008 during her first presidential run. nevada is not the only place where the race for the white house is heating up. in south carolina, republicans are heading to the polls for the gop primary. and this marks the first southern primary of election season. polls showed donald trump with the lead, but the billionaire is

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his long time friend clarence thomas spoke at his funeral reading from the book of roman. he died during his sleep. he was 79 years old. >>reporter: a warm and toasty day on this saturday. charlottesville nearly hit the 70 degrees mark. we'll have another nice day like that tomorrow. we'll increase the rain. last year at this time the high temperature was 18 degrees. we set the all-time record low one year ago at -11. today we had a low of 66. our temperature will bottom out in the 40s. our next weather maker is in texas, louisiana, and arkansas. we'll have a decent chance of rain showers. we'll have the full forecast in just a bit. >> thank you, will. >>> nine days after the massive fire crews were back on the scene inside the same building. fire and ems got there around noon and stayed on the scene for hours. fire officials tell us they received several calls from concerned residents who were concerned. today when they went to check it out is it was indeed a real fire. >>> victims of state approved sterilization in virginia will soon get more compensation. from the early

justice clarence thomas asked a question from the bench for the first time in a decade. time he did it was on february 22nd 2006. today justice thomas asked nearly a dozen questions about a case. it chat henchs if you can still own a gun after being convicted of misdemeanor domestic assault and world news tonight with david muir will have more on justice thomas' broken silence on the bench as well as a preview of super tuesday. you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. >> new castle county police have taken a third person into custody in connection with the murder of a couple there. it's a story our delaware news room has been following since september 2013. 32-year-old erin thompson is charged with two counts of first degree murder and is being held without bail. detectives say he christopher rivers and joshua bay shot a couple outside the paladin club condos. rivers was a business partner. the motive for the killing still under investigation. >> in south philadelphia detectives are hoping surveillance video will drum up leads in an armed robbery there. it hap

clarence thomas. >> let me interrupt you.ere is the president of the united states. >> good evening, everybody. almost 30 years justice antonin nino scalia was a larger than life president on the bench. brilliant legal mind and an energetic style and decisive wit and colorful opinions. he influenced a generation of judges, lawyers and students and profoundly shaped the legal landscape. he will no doubt be remembered as one of the most consequential judges and thinkers on the supreme court. justice scalia dedicated his life to the cornerstone of our democracy and the rule of law. tonight, we honor his extraordinary service to our nation and remember one of the more toweringes of our time. antonin scalia was born in trenton, new jersey to an italian immigrant family. and after graduating from georgetown, he work withed in a law firm before entering a life of public service. he was assistant attorney general for the office of legal council and the judge on the circut and associate justice of the supreme court. a devout catholic

. >> a scripture reading by fellow justice clarence thomas closest -- thomas, closest to scalia in ideologically. in his homily, justice scalia up about the importance of his father' s christian faith and his love for his large family. >> sure, he forgot our names at times or makes them up. -- mixed them up, but there are nine of us. attendance, countless to get terry' s, vice president joe biden, and former vice president dick cheney. >> every funeral reminds us of just how thin the veil is between this world and the next. reporter: following justice scalia' s casket to his final resting place. his widow, 9 child ren, and 36 grandchildren. after today' s mass, scalia' s family attended a private burial service. there will be another memorial on march 1. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. pam: boston newlyweds involved in a crash moments before they walked down the aisle. the first responders helping >> the flames were coming from under the firewall. reid: only on 5 -- a groom talking about the crash moments before he and his new bride were set to walk down the aisle. it all played out this afte

today for the first time in more than a decade, justice clarence thomas during a court hearing. in fact he asked ten questions that bans domestic abusers from owning guns. thomas has said he doesn't ask questions in court ... but is very vocal during deliberations with justices afterward. president obama awarded the nation's highest military honor to a navy seal ... inaugurating him into a brotherhood of heroes. "the medal of honor is our nation's highest military decoration and today's ceremony is truly unique. a rare opportunity for the american people to get a glimpse of a special breed of warrior that so often serves in the shadows." senior chief special warfare operator edward byers, jr. was awarded the medal of honor for his actions in afghanistan in 2012. byers risked his own life to protect an american hostage during a rescue mission. another member of byers seal team was killed in the operation. byers says he accepted the award as a recognition of the work his entire team did that day and everyday. skies are cloudy and temperatures have dropped back skies are cloudy and

scalia's longtime friend-- justice clarence thomas-- also spoke at the service. son, paul scalia, delivered mass "god bless dad with a love for his family. we have been thrilled to read and hear the many words of praise and admiration for him, for his intellect, his writings, his speeches, his influence and so on. but more important to us and to him, is he was dad." scalia died in his sleep last saturday during a visit to texas. he was 79 years old. jess world welcomed legged cutie at a boston zoo. we'll have that adorable update, next. elisa cloudy with a mix possible tonight, flurries to start your sunday and then a gradual cooldown. details next. super cute dude this week. the franklin park zoo said a baby nigerian dwarf goat named chewbacca was born to leia and lucky. she weighed just four pounds and was standing up within hours of her birth. the zoo says chewbacca is bright, alert and active. according to the zoo's website, nigerian dwarf goats are noted for their wide easy-going nature. all over the world, in both warm and cold climates. jess/elisa so gorge

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clarence thomas said, "it is hard to imagine court without my friend. i will miss him baund all measure." the court often divided 5-4 along ideological lines on big cases, justice scalia's death leaves eight justices and the possibility of tie votes 4-4. >> if there's a tie, there's no outcome at the supreme court. the lower court ruling stands. it's as if the supreme court never heard the case. >> reporter: a tie vote would leave rulings intact that block president obama's plan to let five million undocumented migrants stay here. a tie would mean the tough new texas restrictions on abortion would remain, possibly inspiring other states to enact similar laws. a tie would be a boost to the financial strength of unions representing teachers and other public employees. if a democratic president appointed a successor to the conservative scalia, court the other way to a majority of liberal justices. >> if president obama were able to put another justice on the court, he would cement a leftist majority on the court for the next generation or so. >> reporter: