From CNN, I'm Fez Jamil with the five things you need to know for Friday March 1st. That's the sound of crowds of people who showed up outside a Moscow church today as

Alexi Navalny's body was brought in for his funeral. It wasn't clear how many people would show up

because of fears of harassment and even arrest from authorities. That's because

just as the Kremlin tried to silence the opposition figured during his life.

The Vonley's team says it's continued after his death.

They say it's been difficult to find a venue for the service or even to hire a hearse.

And a live stream of the funeral suddenly stopped working before the service

began. After the funeral, CNN's Matthew Chan spoke to some Russians on why they

came out despite the risks.

It's symbolic value for people who don't agree with everything that's happening in Russia, you know?

It's risky for you to be here.

Yeah, it's certainly risk.

So why take you?

You see, because I believe that's to show solidarity.

As dry and windy conditions in Texas are expected to fuel deadly wildfires, a powerful winter storm is hitting California

this weekend.

I asked CNN's Derek Van Dam for the forecast.

Yes, Fez, this will be a punishing blizzard for the mountainous terrain of California making it virtually impossible to travel in the higher elevations where up to 12 feet of snow is possible and some of the highest mountain peaks.

Not only will winds gust over 100 miles per hour,

but visibility will drop down to zero,

making it extremely disorienting for travelers.

Now in Texas and Oklahoma, the smokehouse creek fire

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