. >>> millions make the pilgrimage to see the pope francis in mexico. how the pope is touching young lives throughout the country. >>> you have an obligation to pick up and leave out of the abyss. >>> and triumph over tragedy. abyss three months after terrorists killed dozens of people at the bataclan theater in paris, the band eagles of death metal is taking the stage once more. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> the sudden death of antonin scalia sparked a debate over nominating his successor. in their heels, promising not to consider a nominee until a new president is elected. don champion is in washington. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and-marie. fierce battle lines are already drawn over president obama nominating a successor for scalia. the legal battle already taking shape, it is clear the supreme court could be shorthanded for sometime. a white hearse carries the body of antonin scalia in texas on sunday bound for virginia at the reques

francis" in chappa. a teenager told pope francis about his struggles with muscular dystrophy. i know god has blessed me with this special capacity. i trust him, he said. the pope walked over and gave him a blessing. he gave his homily in three different languages to more than 100,000. it highlights hundreds of thousands of central americans heading to the u.s. many try to hitch a ride across a northbound freight train known as the beast. along the way we found a group from guatemala. this individual has been traveling for a month. he asked us not to show his face or use his hand. he said many lose their feet and hands because it goes so fast but it's worth the journey. he was deported from houston six years ago and is trying again and hopes to join pope francis at the u.s. border. from el paso, texas, wednesday. adriana diaz, cbs news, mexico city. >>> well, it once of the most anticipated moments of the night, but adele's grammy performance hit a sour note right off the top. >> the incident seemed to follow dale through the performance which had twitter lighting up. as cool a

. >>> pope francis left rome this morning to begin a five-day visit to mexico. en route, he'll stop in cuba to hold the first-ever meeting between a pope and a patriarch of the russian orthodox church. >> reporter: pope francis boarded his plane in rome this morning for his big trip to mexico where he'll tackle hot button issues, including immigration. the streets of mexico city are bustling for last-minute preparations for the pope's visit. francis memorabilia. mexico has the world's second largest catholic population behind brazil. he will celebrate mass on the country's southern and northern borders. workers are already putting the finishing touches on the altar for an outdoor mass in a city that borders billion pass owe, texas. melissa lopez runs a catholic charity that helps migrants are services in el paso. >> the fact he is coming here i human being and about the direction he is wanting to push the catholic church in. >> reporter: propose francis's altar is just across the border and his mass will be available right here from el passo, texas. >> any time

. >>> pope francis arrived at the vatican this morning after wrapping up a five-day visit to mexico. he ended his trip with a mass near the u.s. border, a symbolic gesture and a message aimed at the united states. adriana diaz reports. farewell to mexico as he boarded his plane to rome. his last stop was in juarez where he celebrated an open air mass 50 yards from the u.s. border. he delivered a blood message of solidarity with migrants. no more deaths and no more exploitation, he said. we cannot deny the humanitarian crisis, the pope said, acknowledging those who flee for a better life are often enslaved in prison or extorted. francis urged people to put a human face on victim, instead of thinking of them as mere statistics. >> i is telling us we have a responsibility to do something about it. >> reporter: thousands watched the mass just across the border in el paso, texas. earlier, he walked up a ramp to pray for the immigrants gathered on the texas side of the fence. he received an enthusiastic welcome. he also prayed for those who have died trying to cross the pope francis stoppe

." >>> a face-off with francis. donald trump's latest campaign comments are aimed at the vatican, after pope francis front-runner. >>> as thousands prepare to say good-bye to the late supreme court justice antonin scalia, the battle continues over who will appoint his successor. >>> five people are on board when a sight-seeing helicopter smashes into pearl harbor. >>> and adele opens up what the grammys went awry. of it. >> reporter: here is the morning's front page of new york "daily news." trump is also answering questions about his stance on the iraq war. while he has said that he never supported the 2003, buzzfeed uncovered a 2002 interview with howard stern in which trump says that he would. during last night's town hall, trump said he didn't remember that conversation. >>> and now to the democrats, caucus, the race here -- there rather between hillary clinton and bernie sanders is neck and neck. nationally, clinton holds an eight-point lead over sanders for the democratic nomination. that is about the same as

reminiscent of a concert, one person shouted we love you, pope francis. not everyone is happy that the pope is here. some call his visit a diversion. how many people do you think are 20%? >> no. i think a little bit more. like 40%, 45%, because they think that the money should be in other areas. >> reporter: the hash tag i don't want the pope to come has appeared on twitter. this man stated the estimated 10 million dollars spent for his visit should go to education, health, and employment. but millions of others disagree and have embraced the pope at every turn. adriana diaz, cbs news, mexico city. >>> smoke filled a boston subway station, forcing people to evacuate through train windows. a third rail problem disabled two trains and caused motors to overheat. smoke filled the station. passengers started kicking out train windows. passengers say there was panic and chaos, but there are no reports of any serious injuries. >>> the weather in south florida today is forecast to be much improved over yesterday morning when a string of tornadoes tore through the

. >>> pope francis is calling for moratorium on the death penalty this year. speaking at the vatican yesterday, the pope urged catholic leaders to show exemplary courage by not allowing executions this year. francis expressed hope the death penalty will eventually be abolished worldwide. >>> a study released today founds films produced by major companies are whitewashed. it comes days before the academy awards ceremony already caught up in a diversity controversy. the report from the university of a southern california school found an epidemic of minorities, and lgbt people. >>> to say yesterday's don't know 500 went down to the wire doesn't even describe the finish. >> here is the finish line. the end of the daytona 500! bouncing off each other! >> unbelievable! >> i think it was denny hamlin. >> it was the closest finish in race history. a daring last lap pass by denny hamlin set up the photo finish and he beat martin truex by 0.01 of a second. >>> coming up on the morning news, a helicopter rescue. pulling visitors off washington state river. >>> later, a n

. >> francis, it's time to protect the children and restore the faith. "the revenant" won for best directing and its star leonardo dicaprio won for best actor. it was his fifth nomination but his first win. for granted. thank you very much. >> brie larson won for "room." and mad max was most honored and walking away with six production awards. his opening monologue all of the white nominees. >> otherwise known as the white people choice awards. >> reporter: the comedian beat he got and the president of the academy echoed his sentiment. >> our audiences are global and rich in diversity and every facet of our industry should be as well. >> reporter: even here on the red carpet where oscar fashion is usually the biggest topic of discussion, diversity was front and center. >> i'm here, because to disappear and truly make it oscar so white is stupid to me >> reporter: the night included visits from r2d2 and lady gaga with a special presentation aimed at sexual violence. chris martinez, cbs news, hollywood. >>> now to presidential politics. tomorrow is super t