Reporting tonight, erica hill. Good evening. Justice antonin scalia, the Supreme Courts most influential conservative has died. The 79yearold appointed by president Ronald Reagan almost three decades ago was found dead in texas. Known for his strong language, he was widely respected by his colleagues and by the many who disagreed with his legal findings. John roberts praised Justice Scalia as an extraordinary individual, calls his passing a great loss to the court and the country he loyally served. Pete, good evening. Reporter good evening. Justice scalia died sometime last night while in texas at a guest ranch. This is a big shock. He was in apparently robust health. So his death is quite a surprise to the judicial world. It silences the courts most outspoken i anton knowin scalia reporter he was put on the Supreme Court in 1986 by Ronald Reagan. He later became a lightning rod for chris criticism, he was confirmed unanimously after telling senators he had no plans to reshape the law. I am not going on to the court with a list of things that i want do. My only agenda is to be a good judge. Reporter once there, he became one of the most outspoken conservatives, an author of fiery dissents and an opponent of affirmative action in hiring and School Admission and abortion rights. He said ro e v. Wade was wrong. Said judges should be bound by the words they inpresent. We are not governed by the intent. Were governed by laws. What the law is is not what the drafter drafter enacted. Reporter though unsympathetic to criminal suspects, he led the court in expanding rights of defendants to confront the accuser in court and limiting a judges power to use evidence in sentenceing unless it was proved during a trial. He wrote the ruling that said the Second Amendment garn teaseuarantees a right to own a gun. He was an advocate for conservative causes helping to establish the Federalist Society which encouraged the appointment of more rightleaning judges. He met his future wife maureen on a blind date when both were in college. They had nine children, five boys and four girls, two later became lawyers, following their father in a profession he clearly relished. I like thinking about the law. I like figuring out the right answer to legal problems. Of the heap for a lawyer who has those interests. Reporter in the process, he became one of the most inflew enshan shall justices in the history. Tonight while the condolences for his wife and family pour in, we cant escape this fact. This leaves the court now with eight justices as it turns to such hot button issues as abortion, immigration, obamacare, the future of Public Sector unions, cases that were likely to be decided by five to four votes, now this races the possibility of four four ties which would mean the decisions wouldnt count. In addition to the human dimension, Justice Scalias death cast a shadow over the Supreme Court term. Its being discussed. Pete williams tonight. President obama sents sent his condolences. For more on the implications, we turn to Kelly Odonnell who joins us from the white house. Reporter good evening. First president obama and the first lady offered their deepest scalia family. The president is in california and was playing golf when he was informed of the death. The president is there to host a summit of ten asian leaders and is not scheduled to return until tuesday. Now president obama is faced with the unexpected and kwen shall task of making his third nomination to the highest court. A political battle will begin almost immediately. Republicans are in charge of the Senate Confirmation process and no doubt concerned about how the court could shift away from a conserveative majority with only months left in the president s term, tonight the Top RepublicanMitch Mcconnell says this Court Vacancy should not be filled until a new president is elected. Arierica erica . We will discuss that as well. Thank you. We are likely to see the implications of Justice Scalias death play out tonight on the stage in South Carolina. The six remaining republican candidates debate for the last time, leading up to South Carolinas we get more from hal hallie jackson. Reporter we will have more space tonight but no less sparring as the six remaining republicans face off. Marco rubio with the most to prove after what rivals mocked as a robotic performance last debate. I wish he would have done better. I like that he came back out afterwards and said that was my fault. Reporter now rebooting with a tougher tone against his rivals. Jeb bush ready to defend himself and possibly ding donald trump as he looks for a South Carolina comeback. He said, we should bomb the blank, blank, blank out of eye sis. Thats not a strategy. Thats an unserious man. Reporter while con kasich is going to stay positive. Theres not a lot of room for negative campaigning. Trump is on the attack, taking on ted cruz for what he calls to suit canadianborn candidate. Cruz dismissing it as another trumpertantrum. We said we love your policy. Please jump in. Reporter republican rivals not just targeting each other but Hillary Clinton as well with her private emails released today. She and Bernie Sanders rallies supporters out west. We will surprise them in nevada. Reporter sanders without this ad. He was there with dr. King on washington. Its a rebuke that john lewis who said of sanders civil rights efforts. I never saw him. Reporter lewis walking that back saying he never doubted that sanders participated in the civil rights movement. Nor was he attempting activism. For sanders, a key clarificicion as he looks to connect with africanamerican South Carolina a for democrats and republicans, a showdown state. Most of the republican field has issued statements of somebody for scalias family and praise for his focus on the constitution. Some, including marco rubia and ted cruz are making clear they would prefer to wait until after the election for a Supreme Court replacement to be selected. Something we are sure to hear more about tonight as scalias death reshapes not just this debate but this president ial race. Hallie jackson, tonight. Thank you. Tens of millions across the country are being told to stay indoors tonight as brutally cold temperatures grip much of the country. The mercury dipping far below zero in several cities. The weather is being blamed tonight for a deadly pileup involving dozens of vehicles in pennsylvania. More on the extreme cold and those dangerous conditions. Reporter in the bitter cold and snow here harrisburg, pennsylvania, a massive and deadly pileup. As many as 50 cars and theres a pile of them. One was folded in half. Reporter at least three people dead. We have 20 people entrapped. Some serious. Reporter others pinned in the twisted metal. I also have a lady thats in a vehicle thats six months pregnant with a broken leg. Reporter all trying to stay warm with windchills below zero. Make sure they got the buses coming. They are getting cold quick. Another tractortrailer driver didnt have anything in his trailer. He said to get in the back and keep warm. Reporter ashley was driving along route 78 with her two young daughters. Its all of a sudden just whited out. It kind of came out of nowhere. We were on dry everything was fine and the car in front of me disappeared. Reporter forecasters believe a snow squall moved through blowing snow and limiting visibility. There was from my count what i could see six tractortrailers just like piled on top of each other in the median. It was one of those things like had we earlier, where would we have been. Reporter mortgage 40 were transported to hospitals. Temperatures plunging lower than many places have seen in more than a decade. Everything that i could ware im wearing. Reporter in minnesota, temperatures fell to 22 below zero, without the windchill. In places like buffalo, snowy and icy roads made driving treacherous. In new york where wind gusts were expected to top 45 miles per hour, the city ordered construction cranes into secure positions after last weeks deadly accident. I want everyone to know its so important to take this seriously to stay indoors to the maximum extent possible. Reporter let me tell you, thats good advise. In new york its so cold you can see many of the fountains are frozen in place. Its only expected to get worse with windchills expected to drop down to near minus 25 tonight. This dangerous cold, thanks, and when it will end we turn to dylan drier. Good evening. Its cold and getting colder. We have the polar vortex to blame as this cold air sags down from canada. Temperatures close to records by the time we get into sunday morning. We are looking for a morning low of eight degrees below zero in boston. The old record is three below said in 1934. Pittsburgh will start off at one. Cincinnati, six degrees. Washington, d. C. , about eight degrees. Thats 18 degrees below average. As we go into sunday afternoon, we are going to see high temperatures only in the Single Digits in milwaukee, richmond should make it up to 25 degrees. Thats 24 degrees below average. We are watching the next stop system. Its very cold. We are going to see warmer air work into the system and change any snow to rain. On sunday, we are looking for the snow to move into the carolinas, into virginia, even up through the midatlantic and northeast. Then as we go into replaces the cold air. We will see any of this wintry mix and snow change to rain, except for interior locations and in the Higher Elevations where temperatures will be a little warmer. Lets look at tuesdays highs. Were going to get above average. New york city should get up to 51 on tuesday. Thats nine degrees above average. We are going to see temperatures start to warm up despite how cold this weekend. Where he going to spend most of the next week with temperatures above average. Thank you. On his first full day in mexico, pope francis challenged government and Church Leaders to do more to protect the mexican people. From the drug violence and corruption that are pervasive in that country. Ann thompson is traveling with the pope and has the report. Reporter today, mexico city opened its arms to pope francis. The sight of the son of latin america beaming in the city square moved some to tears. Im going to cry. Thats for sure. Reporter others to hope. Life changing pope. He is reforming the think hes wonderful. Reporter drawing the faithful from all over the americas. Describing himself as missionary of mercy he challenged them to focus on the common good and eliminate economic inequality that is Fertile Ground for corruption and drugs. Mexico is the second largest catholic country in the world. 83 of the people here claim the faith. Of the shrine, a must on francis itinerary today. Mexico is also a country bloodied by the violence of drug cartel cartels. Speaking to the local bishop, he said the drug trade devours like a spreading cancer, threatening society. More than 164,000 people murdered since 2007. Including at least 36 priests killed in the last ten years. Thousands more missing. This mans only son is one of 43 students kidnapped and believed dead. He says he wants to meet the pope because he believes francis can give the parents strength. Such High Expectations stretch from mexico city to chicagos Immaculate Conception parish where 95 are mexican origin. I hear, is the pope a ghost . He is not god. He is not going to change things immediately. Over time. Reporter the nation of many problems and a deep faith. Next week, the pope turns his attention to the issue of immigration traveling to the south where many Central American immigrants enter this country and then to the north to say mass at the u. S. Border. Erica . Fuel on dema vo whats your dog foods first ingredient . Corn . Wheat . In purina one true instinct grain free, real chicken is always 1. No corn, wheat or soy. Support your active dogs whole body health while low gas prices are making a trip to the gas station a lot less painful, its not just the prices making it easier to fill up the tank. Reporter the purple truck is hard to miss. Its service difficult to pass up. 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Featuring a glass manhole peering into the sinkhole abyss and a virtual experience of what it would have been like to have been standing on the cave floor at the time of the collapse. When people are in the cave, we want them to have a sense of the feeling of power thats involved in the natural event. Reporter the eight cars are also on display, two have been restored and visitors can watch the work on a third. They made a positive ourt oft of a negative. Reporter it could have sunk the museums future transformed its own. Up next, a coach who teaches her kids as much about life as she does about the game. Did you know that meeting your daily protein needs actually helps to support your Muscle Health . Boost high protein nutritional drink can help you get the protein you need. Each serving has 15 grams of protein to help maintain muscle, plus 26 vitamins and Minerals Including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones. 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If you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. Children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. The most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. Finally tonight, shes one of a kind. A High School Basketball coach who has been having an impact on young lives with lessons that have little do with athletics. Move while the ball is in the air. Big game for the lady panthers. In this illinois town of a few hundred families, just about all of them are here. They are pretty good. We have to be ready to play. Reporter almt always a winning season. For 23 years the same coaches. Let them throw the ball out of the trap. Reporter matt long and a young woman with downs syndrome, assistant coach jessi. I want that team to come out and play their hearts out. Reporter she asked to help at age 11 when her sister played. Continuing through her teens and 20s. How are they going to do tonight . Were going to play really good. Reporter coach long said yes then and has given her the same answer every year since. Shes going to it as long as she can. She tells me every year, see you next year, get my contact ready. Reporter its more than a title, shes in charge of the play board, water and towels. Good luck. Reporter every referee knows her, her. If you need someone to pump you up, shes like, you got this. You will win. Reporter her family is grateful she has had this opportunity. Panthers coming through . Oh, yeah. Reporter students and coach long say the thanks go to jessi. The legacy is the number of lives she has touched. Its just special. It really is. Reporter the panthers eventually won the game. Celebrating more than a win. Paying tribute to a sports coach whose most important lessons are about living life. We love jessi reporter nbc news, camp point, illinois. That is nbc nightly news this saturday. Im erica hill reporting from new york. I will see you tomorrow morning on today. For all of us here at nbc news, thanks for night. On air, online, wherever you are, this is wncn news now temperatures set to dip into the teens over night. And a possible Winter Weather event for monday. Well break down all the scenarios in your forecast. Thousands march through the streets of downtown raleigh. The message from this years moral march. And nc state gets a big win at home. We have highlights and reaction. Good evening. Im maggie newland. Well get to the forecast in a moment. But first breaking news, Supreme Court justice skalia is dead. Several reports including a statement from the governor of texas indicates she was found dead of apparent Natural Causes in west texas. Skalia was nominated to the u. S. Supreme court in 86 by president Ronald Reagan. He was 79 years old. It was hardly above freezing today. Its going to drop into teens over night. 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