Keys, this is cbs news saturday morning. Its saturday february 13th. Thank you for making us a part of your morning. Im marybel rodriguez. So much going on this weekend. Looking at the weather, its probably going to happen. Good morning, gym. Good morning. Putting pressure on me. And three days, putting that pressure on me . How about two of three . Radar is clear and nothing in terms of any rain that would slow you done or have an impact on your outdoor plans. A lot of options out there. And biscayne bay, its dark and sun doesnt come up until seven. And cool out there. Temperature ins the 50s across the board. 49 in west candle. Hes a look at the temperatures. The rest of your weekend coming up. John, thank you. Beginning with a cbs4 health alert. 20 cases in florida and seven in miami and three in broward. Were haring from hearing test. Test. Out of nowhere, a really bad headache. In a mission trip in his the rash was the worst and when it spread to my entire upper body, said, well i
Scenes to make this meeting happen. Again, a meeting that had not taken place between the Russian Orthodox church and the Roman Catholic church. Now, the pope is on his way to mexico but there are thousands of visitors here in havana from all over the world, including from the United States. There are Many Americans who have come here after the changing of relations between the u. S. And cuba. Now, there is news on that ground. On tuesday, the cuban government will sign an agreement with the u. S. Department of transportation, allowing for regularly scheduled commercial flights between the United States and cuba. Up until now, only chartered flights have been allowed. People had to wait for hours at the airport to fly from the United States to cuba. On tuesday, an announcement will be made to change that. The department of transportation will announce process with american airlines, american will be one of them, and many others. They expect up to 110 daily come around trips in and out
What recourse do you have if leader connell blocks the nominee and do you think republicans might change course and schedule a vote, depend you consider that choice and who to nominate, what qualities are important to you and is diversity among them . Thank you. First of all, i want to reiterate heart felt condolences to the scalia family. Obviously, Justice Scalia and i had different political orientations and probably would have disagreed on the out Company Certain cases, outcome of certain cases but no doubt he was a giant on the Supreme Court and helped to shape the legal landscape and he was, by all accounts, a good friend, loved his family deeply. And so, you know, its all the politics of this to take stock of someone who made enormous contributions to the United States, and we are grateful not only for his service but his familys service. The constitution is pretty clear about what is supposed to happen now. When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the president of the Unit
Sending shockwaves through the republicans who control the obama to nominate a replacement, and democrats politics. Mark albert has the latest from washington. Reporter early sunday morning, the body of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia arrived at an el paso funeral home. The flag is lowered to half president obama pay tribute to the court. You will no doubt be consequential judges and thinkers to serve on the reporter skully a was often seen as the keystone of high court, which frequently split with the four more president obama said he would nominate a replacement, setting up an epic battle with republicans on the direction of the court. Theres a long tradition you dont do this in an election year. The senate wont move forward until after the election. The Supreme Court until a new president is voted into office. Democrats lashed out. It is totally out of step with our history and our constitutional principles. It is beyond my comprehension and speaks to the unbelievable level and
Lot of good will. Having this historic opening to the cuban people i think its important to make sure she is there and her voice is a part of the conversation. Neither the president or the first lady will have face time with fidel castro. They told them theres not enough time which appears to be a safe answer. The white house is looking for a way for president obama to address the cuban people in mass but the trip hasnt been finalized. Elliot. Thank you. Cuban americans here in south florida are talking about the president s trip. Many do not agree with it but some feel otherwise. Cbs 4 live in Little Havana with what people are saying. Hank . I can tell you this, theres concern about what exactly is going to get accomplished down there with obamas trip. Now people here have a menned message heremixed message here. It is interesting if this was 15 years ago there would be a huge crowd protesting but no more. Take a look. In front of the restaurant would have been teaming with protestor