(standup: weijia jiang/cbs news/washington, d.c.) scalia's funeral service was the first for a supreme court justice held here at the nation's largest roman catholic church. religion was an important part of his life. (sot: john garvey/catholic university president) "it was a reminder that there were more important things in his life than

weijia jiang, cbs news, washington. two states are up for grabs tonight as democratic and republican presidential candidates square off in the polls. the six remaining g-o-p hopefuls have been courting south carolina voters all week for the primary there. senator ted cruz has been polling in second place and is hoping to knock frontrunner donald trump from the top spot. trump is confident that he will hold on to his lead. donald trump/republican presidential candidate: "they always say the field will shrink and they add up 100 percent of everybody. i'm going to get a lot of those votes." for the democrats, it was all eyes on nevada. hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders started out in a virtual tie ahead of the caucus there. now c-n-n is projecting clinton is the winner. protesters are getting ready to assemble in more than 30 cities next week. this as a reaction to the fbi trying to force apple to make it easier to unlock encrypted iphones. the protests are organized by the internet rights group, fight for the fut

weijia jiang, cbs news, washington. >> on the democratic side, senator bernie sanders has picked up spike lee's endorsement. >>> it could be weeks before we know whether north carolina's new congressional district map will be approved. the plaintiffs have asked a three-judge panel to decide by march 18. some groups including the north carolina naacp want the judges to throw out the map and draw their own instead because they minority voters. republican leaders say they did not use race in constructing the district. naacp attorney, irv joyner, says the group is asking the u.s. supreme court to provide all redistricting cases in north carolina and make a final decision. that includes legislative districts which opponents they were drawn using the same formula as the congressional map just thrown out. if you are wondering how the proposed congressional maps could affect you, we have the answer on www.wral.com. just go to our @nccaptial section. >>> a new elon poll shows the governor's race is still a tossup. 16% of voters have not decided who they will vote for. 32% of the likely voters say

weijia jiang, cbs news, washington. meteorologist angela schilling will have a look at your we're seeing some high level cloudiness this afternoon come up from the south, but other than that the weather is rather quiet. highs today were in the mid 50's. lows will be very similar. a weak system will move north of reno on sunday giving us some cloud cover, but we have lots of dry air at the surface. winds right now are fairly light, coming out of the southwest at five to ten. futurecast shows quiet conditions the next few days. the ridge strengthens on monday. we'll see a few clouds it was a busy day for high school basketball-- as the regional championship games were played this afternoon... dallas northern nevada high school basketball as northern regionals played out... however the division 1 north finals still in progress up at spanish springs high school... the girls just wrapped up a little bit a go... where bishop manogue repeats as division 1 north champs topping the reno huskies 72-59. as for the boys they are in

. >> reporter: weijia jiang, cbs news, washington. >> is a private burial followed the mass. justice scalia died unexpectedly last weekend while on haunting trip. >>> north carolina's u.s. house elections will move from march to june. that's after justices refused voting maps. primary elections were moved to the 7th but voters still head to the polls march 15th to vote in other races. lawmakers spent the day preparing. the governor even called a special session of the general assembly to address the issue. before that a federal court ordered the state to draw up new maps because the old district relied too much on race. this all could have much bigger implications not only for the u.s. but also for the state house and senate voting maps. those maps were drawn under the same interpretation of federal law as the maps that were just struck down. the same federal district court will hear arguments that these maps may also be constitutional. that hearing is scheduled for april. >>> democratic senate leader dan blue applauded the decision. senator blue says the decision ensures tha

significant time and money in nevada, but it will be up to voters there to decide if weijia jiang, cbs news, washington. mollie: bill gates is bucking the trend in apple's battle with the government over a locked iphone that's part of the investigation into the san bernardino terror shootings. apple has resisted providing a piece of programming that would allow the fbi access to the many tech companies, including microsoft, back apple's position, but the microsoft saying it's like obtaining phone company records. police and firefighters in phoenix braved flames but also gunshots this morning as they tried to help shooting victims at a home that was on fire. it turns out their efforts were in vain. authorities say 5 people were found dead inside the home, including the gunman. they say those killed were all related, and the gunman was shot by police. and firefighters in melbourne, australia were able to bring a construction site fire under control today but not before the blaze caused a massive crane collapse. cameras were rolling as crews battled the fire 10 stories up, but as the flames spread, the cr

weijia jiang, cbs news, washington. todd: and justice scalia was buried after today's mass, in a private ceremony at an undisclosed location. laura: and a reminder, the issue of replacing late justice antonin scalia will be the subject of tomorrow morning's kcci 8 "close up." be sure to tune in this sunday morning at 10:30, right after "face the nation." todd: next, how did a teenager posing as a doctor go unnoticed for months? we'll have the details, straight ahead. laura: and a big day on the mats we will prev announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. perseus: i don't know whether he's lying or not. but i do know one thing. if he is lying, the government lying. todd: well, the business partner of a florida teenager, accused of pretending to be a doctor, is now speaking publicly about a situation, he says, took him totally by surprise. according to police, he was no doogie howser m.d. laura: the 18-year-

weijia jiang, cbs news, washington. police in kalamazoo, michigan have arrested a suspected gunman, accused of shooting people at random. six people are confirmed dead and several others were shot. at least four of those fatalities were at a restaurant in texas township, and the other two at a car according to c-b-s affiliate w-w- m-t, these shootings may be connected to a shooting earlier saturday night at the a residence, where a woman was shot multiple times. she is in the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. angela will have a look at your we're seeing some high level cloudiness this afternoon come up from the south, but other than quiet. highs today were in the mid 50's. lows were near thirty degrees. sunday will be very similar. a weak system will move north of reno on sunday giving us some cloud cover, but we have lots of dry air at the surface. winds right now are fairly light, coming out of the southwest at five to ten. futurecast shows quiet conditions the next few days. the ridge strengthens on monday

weijia jiang cbs news washington. >> the scalia family has announced a memorial program to be held march 1st. >>> road closures in major events are making for a busy we're going to start with the gasparilla distance classic road races. more than 10 roads were closed off for parts of the day, the main ones, bay shore boulevard, florida avenue and gandy boulevard. the closures start again tomorrow at 3 a.m. over in clear water csx construction crews closed off court street to perform work on a railroad crossing. that's a main road to the beach and the seafood and blues festival. police are reporting there were no major backups or delays. they believe getting the word out for different routes ahead of time is having a major impact. court street is expected to be closed until monday. probably the most frustrating closure was the intersection of urlitz road and the veterans expressway. construction of the bridge expansion is causing that problem. traffic was extremely backed up. traffic on gun highway is also limited to one lane in each direction as crews replace a water line. you are advised

(sot--stand up bridge weijia jiang/cbs news/washington)the march expedited the passage of the voting rights act of 1965... something all the speakers here talked about"(nat sot reverend frederick reese congressional gold medal recipient02/24/2016 14:51:10) "it's just a blessing." (track 4)reverend frederick reese--a civil rights giant--organized the march,and invited dr. martin luther king junior to join.reese says decades later...the real reward is equality.(sotreverend frederick reesecongressional gold medal recipient)"to allow all people regardless of race creed or color to have the blessings of being represented."(track 5)the congressional gold medal is the highest civilian honor. many of the recipients-- attended the ceremony...as congress and the country paused...to say thank you. on. the gold medal will be stored selma. it's now on this morning. morning.and if you're in it's degrees. degrees.after the break...see if iowa basketball could right the ship against one of the hottest teams in the big ten. taking a look at your_______ your_______ here's a look at some of eastern iow

weijia jiang, cbs news, washington. meteorologist angela schilling will have a look at your we're seeing some high level cloudiness this afternoon come from the south, but other than that the weather is rather quiet. highs today were in the mid 50's. lows were near thirty degrees. sunday will be very similar. a weak system will move north of reno on sunday giving us some cloud cover, but we have winds right now are fairly light, coming out of the southwest at five to ten. futurecast shows quiet conditions the next few days. the ridge strengthens on monday. we'll see a few clouds here and there, but it will feel some time. it was a busy day for high school basketball-- as the regional championship games were will have highlights and results to help preserve our environment. i got involved. i boosted tourism in my farm community by by painting 55 barn quilts. i got involved. i enjoy gardening and love delivering a fresh supply of i got involved. young volunteers have a winning spirit that we think is worth celebrating. mi

weijia jiang cbs news manchester new hampshire. president obama says his faith helps him deal with the "unique elements" of his job. the president made those comments at the annual national prayer breakfast in washington. it's his final address as president to the annual non- denominational gathering. president obama: god has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and of a sound mind. we extraordinary change. he says fear of change and the uncertainty it brings can lead people to lash out against anyone who's different. the president also spoke about tolerance for different religions. a woman in virginia has been diagnosed with the zika virus. and finding child daycare you can trust can be difficult. but one roanoke mother is dealing with an additional challenge. you're watching finding the right day working parent. but imagine trying to find a caregiver you trust, if you have a special needs child. in this week's early years, we're talking with a roanoke mom who's dealing with kindergartner who turned six, and loves playing his mario game. new mario number two. logan also has autism, and has had a tough time been through seven meagan it's struggle of knowing, like is going to have day c

news anytime at cbs philly.com. >>> meantime, washington d.c. pauses for funeral of the supreme court justice antonin scalia on saturday. correspondent weijia jiange trenton born justice was remembered as a man of faith, with keep love for his country and his family. >> reporter: church bells told for justice antonin scalia as pallbearers carried his flagged drape casket in the shrine of the immaculate conception. >> let us pray. >> reporter: father paul scalia, justice's son presided over mass and delivered the homily. >> god bless dad with the love for his family. >> reporter: father scalia was on the verge of tears, when he talk about his dad's love for his wife of 56 years and the couple's nine children. >> to have each other for support, that is greatest wealth parents can bestow and right now we are particularly grateful for it. >> reporter: scalia's funeral service was first for supreme court justice held here at the nation's largest roman catholic church, religion was an important part of the his life. >> it was a reminder that there are more important things in his life then the job he did every day. he was somebody who loved his church

washington to pay tribute to the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. vacancy on the bench is influencing the presidential race and cbs news correspondent weijia jiang has more on that. >> reporter: owner of the west texas ranch where justin antonin scalia died said the 79 year-old was found in complete repose in his room on saturday. scalia was on a hunting trip and was usual personable stuff the night before professionally he was known as a conservative titan while serving the nation's highest court. >> if it is a question of individual rights and individual liberties, that is what i'm's there for. >> reporter: scalia's sudden death leaves the supreme court evenly divided were four conservative and four liberal justices. on the campaign trail candidates on both sides have reframe the presidential election as a referendum on the high court's future. >> we are one justice away from the supreme court ruling that none of us have a first amendment right to follow our faith. >> reporter: every g.o.p. candidate says next president should appoint scalia's replacement but president obama pledged he would do it. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibi