captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, march 17th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." supreme court showdown. president obama introduces his nominee to replace antonin scalia but senate republicans vow he'll never make it to the high court. ducking the debate. donald trump says he won't attend the next scheduled showdown and fox news ends up pulling the plug. kicking off the future. taking a cue from hollywood, nike unveils self-lacing

a big league ballplayer chooses family over fortune and walking away from a multimillion dollar deal when he is told to spend less time with his son. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the nomination of of president obama's nomination of merrick garland. garland is generally respected and considered a moderate jurist by most. he is the chief judge of the influential d.c. court of appeals. garland was confirmed by seven current gop senators. at 63 he is the oldest supreme court nominee since 1971. craig boswell has more on what has turned into a contentious

possible repercussions. >> reporter: senate republicans say president obama's nominee to replace the late antonin scalia on supreme court will not be invited for confirmation hearings. mcconnell acknowledged garland by telephone he won't get a traditional meet and greet. mcconnell said the next president should pick the next nominee. >> give the people the voice in filling this vacancy. >> it's a ludicrous position. to my friends on the republican side of the aisle, do your job! >> reporter: the 63-year-old garland, emotionally accepted the president's nomination in the white house rose garden hours earlier as his wife and daughter looked on. >> this is the graet eatest honor of my life, other than agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. >> reporter: the president said garland who he called america's

on the high court. >> i have fulfilled my constitutional duty. now it's time for the senate to do theirs. >> several sayood nominee but it's not about the person, it's about the politics. garland heads to capitol hill to meet with some members of congress on thursday. bs news, the white house. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will talk to senators elizabeth warren and jeff flake about the garland monday's republican presidential debate has been called off. fox news cancelled the debate after donald trump pulled out and john kasich said heipate without trump. the other remaining gop candidate ted cruz says trump is afraid. >> i guess he doesn't like when anyone challenges ow? he was saying just a week ago that he was eager to get one-on-one with me. this debate, the field has narrowed even more and he he t debate

he is afraid of being challenged. >> trump says he is making a, quote, bigskipped a fox news debate in january because he claimed he was mistreated by the network. following tuesday's a substantial lead in the dealt count and still has the potential to lock up the nomination before the convention. so far, he has won 47% of thegates. but he must do better in upcoming contests. trump issued a dire warning if to deny the nomination to him at a brokered convention. >> i don't think you can say we don't get it automatically.you'd have riot. s. >> trump has already shifted his attention to hillary clinton. he released a new online ad. in it, she is barking like a dog, suggesting she is unfit to be five north carolina deputies have been suspended for their

the deputies were preverted protester from the event when he was assaulted by a 78-year-old man. an investigation is under lligence officials refused a request from the state department in 2009 to provide hillary clinton a secure blackberry device.t released e-mails, her aides wanted the blackberry to replace the mobile device he was using. clinton's use of a private e-mail server has become a political issue for her.ontend she may have skirted federal record keeping laws. in just released documents, army sergeant bowe bergdahl t his post in afghanistan. bergdahl has held five years by the exchanged with for five guantanamo prisoners. bergdahl said he wanted to draw attention to what he said were

the papers also reveal he was a psychiatric disorder. the texas police -- a texas police officer is free on bail this morning after being arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a teenager.olice officer officer ken johnson was off-duty at the time. police officers say he suspected the teen had broken into a car. johnson was taken into custody last night. brian >> reporter: friends and family of jose cruz cheered and released balloons, following the arrest of farmers branch officeresday night. the mother of the 16-year-old he is charged with killing broke down in tears. >> she's gotten a lot of strength from the effect he has beenarged. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: because there is going to be justice for him. >> reporter: johnson was off-duty sunday when he says he spotted cruz and another teen at this apartment complex. authorities say the officer chased him down in his personal ooting

an altercation caught on camera. all events, the police chief says, go against e have policies to deal with off-duty enforcement that we all follow. >> reporter: johnson's attorney maintains his client feared for his life and questions why the case before a grand jury. >> the only explanation i can think of is that they are doing this because my client is a black police officer. >> reporter: cruz's family he facts are clear. >> there is nothing that could be done, except an indictment or an immediate arrest. >> reporter: johnson also faces assault charges for shooting thethe car. he was wounded, but is expected to survive. brian webb for cbs news. firefighters jet when a passenger's electronic cigarette caused a backpack to catch on fire. the plane was just about to depart atlanta'sld-jackson airport for

fire last night. by the time the firefighters arrived the flames were out. no one was hurt. e-cigarettes are allowed in but not for long. a total ban goes into effect next month. a massachusetts state trooper was killed when his suv was hit on the side of a massachusetts pike. trooper thomas pulled over an suv for speeding and returned to his vehicle when a car going very fast swerved across three lanes of traffic and hit the trooper's suv. it went down an clarty was a father of six children. the washington, d.c. subway system reopens this morning after a day-long shutdown for a e safety check. the d.c. metro is the nation's second busiest rail system. the safety check involved third rail power cables, following a fire on monday. 26ring repair were discovered. recently released video

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the federal reserve is leaving a key interest rate where it is. in a statement following its g, the fed said the global economy still poses a risk to the u.s. economy. as a result, fed officials expect to raise rates at a slower rate originally envisioned. the fed holds its next policy meeting in april. news that the fed is leaving interest rates where they are sent stocks higher. the dowints. the s&p 500 rose 11 points and the nasdaq finished the day 35 points higher. automatic braking technology could be standard equipment on most2022. the government and major carmakers are expected to make that officials in an announcement today. the safety system will be phased into most models but safety the agreement means the government won't strictly regulate this technology. an increase business was for a for fedex.

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president made his picks for the here is his final four. unc against michigan state and kansas versus texas a&m. with the jayhawks wing tar heels in the championship! >> bill self owes me. here! coach, i'm just teasing, i'm not putting pressure on you, but i think the jayhawks in a squeaker gets past he president has only picked the winner once during his time in the white house when he picked unc to win it all during his first year in the oval duke takes on wilmington at noon eastern today on cbs. a major league baseball player over a multidollar concert. adam laroche retired on wednesday when team official said his son could him in the clubhouse after

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