President George W Bush taking the white house, instead of al gore. In the National Interest we have to get this over with the remedy to a case is always subject to the courts discretion and always depends on the realities on the ground. Chief Justice John Roberts called scalia, an extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues. His absence on this court cannot be overstated because it will change the balance on the court, it is right now 54. Five conservatives, four liberals. His death enables president obama to nominate a third justice to the high court, but he may not be able to get past the Republican Congress before the next president ial election. Omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. Meanwhile, politicians reacted to scalias death with their own statements. On twitter, president ial candidates offered their thoughts. Donald trump said the totally unexpected loss of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is a conservative movement and our country ted cru
Country ted cruz called scalia an american hero. Cruz also reacted by saying that the next president should name his replacement. Marco rubio also expressed the opinion that the next president should name the replacement, but also shared a memory of seeing Justice Scalia defending religious freedom. He sent his thoughts and prayers to scalias familiy, on behalf of him and his wife, jeanette. And be sure to stay with ktvn and cbs news on air, online, and on facebook and twitter for continuing coverage. Couldnt have asked for a better forecast today. So nice. Current temperatures are in the low 60s with partly cloudy skies. There is more cloud cover to the north. High pressure will strengthen on monday. Tonight temperatures this time of year. At seven am well be in the mid 30s. Smooth sailing if you have any travel plans. Well see more cloud cover in the afternoon. Looking to campaign 2016 Bernie Sanders has made his way back to the silver state, taking advantage of his time before the n
Lets start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist Jeff Martinez. Good monday morning, we will see mostly sunny skies today with a chilly morning but nice afternoon with highs in the mid 60s and light winds. Our next storm moves in wednesday afternoon through thursday morning with snow in the mountains making travel difficult, and valley showers. Dry weather returns by the weekend. Have a great day thanks jeff. Getting married on valentines day has long been a tradition for many here in reno. In fact, the Holiday Weekend could prove to be a record breaker for the local wedding chapels. At the arch of reno wedding chapel they expect more than 300 marriage licenses to be issued in Washoe County over the three day weekend alone. It was the perfect weekend, every piece fell into place with the city, the weather and the people, its our day of the year for this industry where we one couple. Asiel castillo and his wife shannon. Traveled with their daughter from the bay area so th
At the arch of reno wedding chapel they expect more than 300 marriage licenses to be issued in Washoe County over the three day weekend alone. It was the perfect weekend, every piece fell into place with the city, the weather and the people, its our day of the year for this industry where we perform ceremonies. One couple. Asiel castillo and his wife shannon. Traveled with their daughter from the bay area so they could tie the knot on valentines day. Marino says with so many couples like them coming to town. Weddings on valentines day bring a boost to the reno economy. And today is president s day, which means another big weekend for the ski resorts. At Alpine Meadows and squaw valley, skiiers were enjoying one of the most snow packed winters in the past few years. Officials are expecting a full we have a 10 foot base up hare, and weve gotten 25 feet of snow. So the message has definitely caught on. Theres a lot of happy faces up here. Squaw valley Alpine Meadows is also kicking off a