a teenager told pope francis about his struggles with muscular dystrophy. i know god has blessed m mwith this special c cacity. 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 a rthbound freight trara known as the b bst. 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 journrn. 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 t t. >> the incident seemed to follow dale through the performance which had twitter lighting up. as cool a

. >>> 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

he also prayed for those who pope francis stopped short of asking the u.s. to open its borders, but his visit to juarez sent a strong message to both the u.s. and mexico where immigration reform is hotly debated. during his five-day visit, the pope toured some of mexico's poorest and most dangerous areas. he said at times, he felt like weeping from seeing so much hope in those who suffered so greatly. adriana diaz, cbs news, mexico city. >>> coming up on the "morning news." a rapper's rant. can you guess who? kanye west is caught on audio during an epic meltdown and we will tell you what set him off. >>> and sharks swarm. a drone offers this look at a rare gathering off florida. this is the "cbs morning news."know that psoriasis is just something that i have. i'm not contagious. see me to know that i won't stop. until i find what works. discover cosentyx, a differenkind of medicine proven to help the majority of people find clear or almost clear skin. 8 out of 10 people saw 75% skin clearance at 3 months. while the majority saw 90% clearance. do not use if y

. >>> 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 immigration. the streets of mexico city are bustling for last-minute stores are already selling pope 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 think says a lot about him as a 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 t

. >>> 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.e. >>> a studydy 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 through the industry for women, 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 finini in raceceistory. 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 helicopterrescue. pulling visitors off washington >>> later, a

." >>> a face-off with francis. donald trump's latest campaign comments are aimed at the vatican, after pope francis criticizes the republican 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 l lt night's townn hallll 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

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. and have embraced the pope at every turn. city. >>> smoke filled a boston subway station, forcing people to 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 improved over yesterday morning when a string of tornadoes tore at least four tornadoes hit the area during rush hour tuesday. winds of over 100 miles per hour damaged buildings and caused all kinds

. >> 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. >> let us not take this earth for granted. thank you very much. >> brie larson won for "room." and mad max was most honored and walking away with six production awards. chris rock hosted the night. 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, holly