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vice president joe biden, what he said overnight about replacing antonin scalia. how he may hold the key to the next person to sit on the supreme court. >>> twisting inferno. a grass fire transforms into a tornado of flames. multiple wildfires threatening the western communities this >>> and the latest on that terrifying helicopter crash. the chopper crash landing into the waters of pearl harbor. the investigation into what exactly happened. >>> good friday morning. the countdown to the south carolina primaries and nevada caucuses the candidates are stepping up attacks hoping to way undecided voters. >> and then there's the clash that's pitting donald trump against pope francis and it is taking a new turn this morning. when the pope said trump's plan to build a wall between the u.s. and mexico was not christian, trump fired back calling the pope disgraceful but overnight, trump backtracked a bit. >> it's "your voice, your vote" and abc's ray raimundi gathering the latest overnight starting with the democrats. >> reporter: the stakes couldn't be higher. the preside

a pry vault funeral will send vice president joe biden instead with justice scalia's family. that funeral mass is tomorrow morning at 11:00. basilica, the catholic university. chris, thank you, it is the eve of nominating decision. both sides are jockeying for position tonight. they're competing in the south carolina primary tomorrow. the stakes are extreme ly high. the only exception was 2012. donald trump and senator's ted cruz and marco rubio are trading attacks. one key to winning nevada doing well with union workers. >> we may never know if a man accused of killing a d.c. family had help. because the case is likely to go to trial, he has no incentive to give up any accomplices he may have had. flint is just convicted on one murder charge, he will spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> francis and watkins were found shot to death. one of them died at the scene. we still don't know the motive for the shooting. >> if you plan to see the monument in washington, d.c. this weekend, it will be closed. unlike previous shutdowns for elevator problems, this actually has nothing

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scalia. dignitaries including joe biden and presidential candidate ted cruz. scalia's son, reverend paul scalia, presided over the mass in washington. he died unexpectedly last weekend. he was 79 years old. >>> thousands of runners invaded bay shore boulevard this morning. coming up we will show you the >> and the democratic caucus us in nevada over and the polls getting ready to close in south carolina. we will let you know what this all mean, coming up. >>> good afternoon, everyone. it has been a beautiful day. tomorrow looking pretty good, as well. if you liked today's weather, i think you will like tomorrow's forecast, as well. that in just a bit. i' ve been blind since birth. i go through periods wherep it' s hard to sleep at night, p and stay awake during the day. learn about non-24 by calling 844-844-2424. >>> thousands of people took overbay shore boulevard today for the start of the gasparilla distance classic this morning. the races draw people to tampa bay from all over the country. we have the story now from downtown tampa. >> reporter: before the s

scalia. vice president joe biden and his wife along with several other justices were present.. . (ska-lee-a) scalia's large family including nine children and 36 grandchildren were also there. abc/s bazi kanani is in washington with more. (nats music) into the massive basilica that has hosted 3 popes... surrounded by the symbols of the faith he held dear... justice scalia's sons symbols of the faith he held dear... justice scalia's sons carried his casket up the aisle in a final farewell. (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

vice president joe biden is scheduled to attend scalia's >>> and the florida winners have finally come forward. they are claiming a 1/3 of thejanuary 13th e winnings and until yesterday, they didn't tell anyone they won except for relatives and their financial >> the first day i arrived late to work they all suspected i won. so i had to say i didn'ticket and i didn't lie. sum payment of 327 million $327 million. so, a whole lot of money that they will each be spending in florida. >>> and ice jams, this one formed in river to rise about 13 feet. ize jams usually occur in early spring. so, nbc karins is here. normally that starts in early spring. does that mean it's feeling about spring time in that part of may? >> it just means we've been on aller coast r is what it means. we had the warmth and the cold and the warmth and the rain. another huge warm up on the way. and everything is on the west heavy snow to mountains in california and areas like salt lake city. with record high dry conditions, you have an early spring set up where we're going to have to deal with brush fires and we have

. >>> vice president joe biden will attend scalia's funeral on saturday but says he has no interest in replacing the justice. in an interview with msnbc the vice president said he had no desire to sit on the court. the vice president also criticized republicans for saying that the president should not nominate a replacements. biden had a personal relationship with the late justice and his family. >>> the tech community is rallying behind apple and its decision not to the help the fbi hack into a terrorist iphone. google, facebook, twitter even microsoft all say unlocking the encrypted data for the fbi might set a precedent for other cases. there have been demonstrations at apple stores in support. apple says it's a matter of principal even though it could be done. >> from my perspective it's relatively easy to c backdoor. that doesn't mean you should could it. >> the fbi searched the home of the brother of the san bernardino gunman. agents left with several boxes. a computer and other items. the bureau has been looking for the hard drive from the shooter's laptop. >>> a woman is in fed

>> joe biden knew scalia very well because he was chairman of the judiciary committee and a catholic. i don't know why the president's not going. i mean, i think if i were there i would go. but i can't -- you know, i don't know what made the decision. so -- justice scalia, you know, was -- when i ran for president in '96, he was considered as my running mate. >> i remember that. >> yeah. and probably would have been a good one. >> that's interesting. real quickly, if i can, this dust up over whether the president, too, should go ahead and name a successor, the republicans in the senate should have confirmation hearings. where do you stand on this? mitch mcconnell says maybe we don't hold those hearings? >> i think senator grassi wants to have the hearings. and if he wants to have the hearings, there will be hearings. whether or not there will be anybody reported out of the committee is something else. but -- because it would take i think him to join the democrats. but you know, we don't have to wait too long. we're 11 months isn't long and they're split four to four. and some of these

rain. 3 mark this is a live look at the late justice antonin scalia lying in repose at the is set for tomorrow.danner vice president joe biden and his wife will attend. scalia's flag-draped casket was carried up the steps of the supreme court to begin a day of public mourning for one of the court's most influential members. the eight remaining members of the court, scalia's family and nearly 100 former law clerks attended a short ceremony in the court's great hall. scalia's casket rested on the same platform used for president abraham lincoln. the reverend paul scalia, the justice's son and a catholic priest, said prayers. fr. paul scalia / son"you have called your servant antonin out of this world. may he rest in peace."danner scalia's clerks will take turns standing vigil throughout the day as members of the public and dignitaries including president obama and first lady michelle obama pay their respects. 3 3 3 mark tight the teen who allegedly led police on a chase through two counties is now in custody. we're learning new details on the 15 year old involved in last and subsequent manhunt. the 15 year old escaped from a m

scalia today. vice president joe biden represented the white house at the funeral mass, and scalia's son presided and injected humor in, talked about when his dad came to church for confession. >> as he put it later, like heck if i am confessing to you. the feeling was mutual. >> president obama says he will nominate justice scalia's replacement and wants the senate to hold the vote. the gop leadership says a vote won't happen until the new president is sworn in. for much more on today's service and the future of the high court, you can open our app and search "scalia." >>> everything back to normal at the threat. the sheriff's department evacuated the mall as a precaution, and that caused a huge backup on route three and 95. investigators did not find anything suspicious and said there are no credible suspects. >>> we have new details on the cyclone in fiji. why this disaster is now one for the record brooks. >>> eight people arrested after doing a demonstration >>> new tonight, police arrested eight people during an emotional protest aga in richmond. a large group demonstrated against the plans to

and vice president joe biden will attend scalia's funeral mass tomorrow but biden says he has no interest in replacing the justice. the vice president said he has no desire to sit on the high court even if he was asked but he also said, you never tell a president for certain you wouldn't do anything. the vice president also criticized republicans for saying the president should not nominate a replacement. >>> the u.s. has hit north korea its nuclear program. president obama is quietly signing the punitive measure overwhelmingly approved by congress last week. it comes as the u.s. and china are in delicate negotiations over new u.n. sanctions. one senate sponsor of the u.s. measure hopes that china will notice the strong support for sanctions. >>> back here at home more than two months after the terror attacks in san bernardino, the fbi tells abc news it's still not ruling out the possibility that scene. the agency is also still looking for a hard drive that was used by the shooters. agents searched the home of syed farook's brother. no arrests were made but several boxes and a computer an

says, president obama and first lady michelle court to pay their respect, says justice anthony scalia. joe biden will attend the basilica of the national shrine. scalia died this past weekend at the age of 79. white house spokesperson, the president will not be attending the funeral. >> it wasn't too bad. the temperatures are getting too mild. >> got a little gloomy today. there's so much hope on the horizon. scott with no wake weather. >> 60 degree temperature coming very soon to the queen city. tonight, it will be in the 30s and eventually in the 30s. and that will be the case this evening and overnight. we're down to 29 by 11:00 tonight and early tomorrow morning, likely be some reduced visibility, some patchy fog. nothing widespread and dense anticipated at this time. notice no rain or snow to track on live precision doppler hd. we are dry this afternoon and will stay dry this evening. last check, 36 at the cincinnati hamilton. and if feels colder when you factor the light wind. windchill is 29 at wilmington. 33 at the international airport and 32 at hamilton. coming up, we have slightly war

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michelle obama will visit the supreme court on friday.that's where justice scalia's body will lie in repose.vice president joe biden and his wife will attend scalia's funeral on saturday. justice scalia died saturday in texas... he was 79. a new national poll says senator ted cruz is leading donald trump nationally. its the first time in months trump hasn't held the top spot. the survey gives cruz a two point lead over trump among republican voters. but that is within the poll's roughly five point margin of error. senator marco rubio comes in third.. giving students the chance to express their religion freely -- anywhere, any time of day... the goal behind a new proposal in columbus. columbus.the bill prevents schools from limiting expression of religion to *only* time out of class.that "expression" includes prayer -- religious gatherings -- and distribution of bibles and other literature.a house committee is currently considering the idea. a fairfield man is accused of raping a child -- and other sex crimes over *six years*. years*.antonio west has 14 charges against him -- including unlawful sexual conduct with a

two, that vice president joe biden had a deeper relationship with justice scalia and they felt it morell that comes with a presidential visit including tremendous security, a lot of pomp, and that might not be appropriate or what a family wants at a moment like this. and lastly, i was referred to comments that a former clerk of justice scalia, ed whelan, a noted conservative in town, made, in which he said he didn't think it was inappropriate for the president not to attend today. like so many things in this town, it has become a political controversy. >> it certainly has. jeffrey, the white house yesterday said the president would spend the weekend with binders of potential nominees to succeed justice scalia. he will be busy looking at all of that. he hasn't supposedly come down with a short list yet. the criticism of the president is it would have been a gesture for him to come to the funeral because he would like to see the senate have hearings for whoever he nominates and approve whatever he nominates to be the next justice of the supreme court. >> one of our eagle-eyed colleagues

scalia. the late justice's body will lay in repose friday in the supreme court's great hall. the white house says vice president joe biden and his wife will attend scalia's funeral on saturday. scalia died on saturday at the age of 79. he joined the court back in 1986 and was its longest-serving justice. developing news this morning, americans are split as to whether or not the senate should vote for the president's nominee to the supreme court. that's according to a new nbc news-wall street journal poll. the survey found voters are divided along party lines. 43 percent said they wanted the senate to vote this year, while 42 percent wanted to wait for the next president. president barack obama said he would pick a nominee in due time. one of the oldest treasures in virginia is washing away. a tiny sea-faring oasis is fighting what many call a losing battle against climate change. this morning 10 on your side anchor tom schaad (open chopper 10 nats) in the middle of the chesapeake bay, an oasis is visable from chopper 10. tangier island shows both an isolated independence, and a vulnerability to nature. david schulte/army

vice president joe biden, w at he said overnight about replacing antonin scalia. how he may hold the key to the supreme court. >>> twisting inferno. a grass fire transforms into a tornado of flames. multiple wildfires threatening morning. >>> and the latest on that terrifying helicopter crash. the chopper crash landing into the waters of pearl harbor.

scalia today. bells ringing family, friends, even vice president joe biden attended his funeral in washington, d-c. scalia's son, a catholic priest, led mass at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. (father paul scalia/ scalia's son) "the issue that evening was not that i'd been hearing confessions, but that he had found himself in my confessional line. and you.' the feeling was scalia died last weekend at a texas ranch. he spent nearly three decades serving on the nation's high court, and he was considered one of the most influential conservatives. he was 79-years-old. president barack obama did not attend scalia's funeral -- citing his large security detail. he says he will nominate a replacement for scalia in due time. the president says he wants lawmakers to vote on whoever he picks, despite republican threats to stall until he leaves office. this week could be your chance to get away -- without going far. hear how local businesses are tackling the off-season. after years of going downhill -- the city of norfolk wants to turn military circle mall around. hear what co

scalia opposed. but in an appearance tonight at yale, breyer said the high court will be a grayer place without him. the white house announced today that vice president joe biden will attend scal scalia's funeral saturday. president obama plans to pay his respects on friday when the late justice will lie in repose at the supreme court's great hall. >>> on his final day in mexico, pope francis celebrated mass at the u.s.-mexico border, and he made an emotional plea about the controversial plea of immigration. in the city of juarez, the pontiff urged the world to recognize the plight of those who risk their lives to leave violence and poverty. he asked for open heart, calling the forced migration of thoughts of central americans a human tragedy. >> i think what the pope is also us all to do is to try to step in his shoes and get into the heart of people who are refugees throughout the world, not just those coming to the united states. >> the vatican insists the mass on the border was not a political statement but a moral one from a pastor trying to unite a divided world. is headed to cuba next month. an official announcement is expected from the white house tomo

scalia. vice president joe biden and his wife jill biden will attend the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception in washington, d.c. scalia died at the age of 79. he was the court's longest-serving justice. steve: now an update on the police officer who went above and beyond the call of duty. thousands of you have liked a story we first brought you yesterday on facebook. this durham police officer buying a space heater for an elderly woman who is using her oven to heat your house. -- her house. reporter: we spoke with the and she is overwhelmed with gratitude. let me tell you about officer wilkinson. officer andrew wilkinson went above and beyond his responsibilities during the ice storm. he went to the home of the elderly woman and when he saw she was heating her home with an oven, that's when he bought her a space heater. the officer is getting a lot of love on our abc 11 facebook page. so far more than 8000 people have like this story and it has been shared nearly 1000 times or it listen to what barbara had to say about this officer. >> i said, you're an angel. you are a

vice president joe biden, what he said overnight about replacing antonin scalia. how he may hold the key to the next person toto sit on e supreme court. >>> twisting inferno. a grass fire transforms into a tornado of flames. multiple wildfires threatening the western communities this morning. >>> and the latest on that terrifying helicopter crash. the chper crash landing into the waters of pearl harbor. the inveigation into what exactly happened. >>> good friday morning. in the countdown to the south carolina primaries and the nevada caucuses, the candidates are stepping up their attacks hoping tsway those undecided voters. >> and then there's the clash that's pitting donald trump against pope francis, and it is when the pope said trump's plan to build a wall between the u.s. and mexico was not christian, trump fired back calling the pope disgraceful, but overnight trump backtracked a bit. >> it's "your voice, your vote," and abc's ray raimundi gathering the latest overnight starting with the democrats. >> reporter: the stakes couldn't be higher. the presidential