>> i do in some parts. literally, the pants, dirty. >> how exactly are we going to go from this to the supreme court justice? >>? you make that transition, my friend. >> we'll try. a lot of people are feeling een with envy because they would love to be in his position. >> that was pretty good. >> others are saying they don't envy t t position he's in. it's a tough one. it's going to be a raging battltl over the president's nominee for the supreme court. we're talking of course, about merrick garland. he has meetings today with democratic senators who are all but certain to support his nonation. >> those meetings the first in a long series of introductions. abc's terry moran starts us off with more about judge garland himself. >> reporter: after weeks of anticipation, there was president obama striding into the rose garden, iroducing his nominee. >> i've made my decision. >> reporter: judge merrick garland, standing quietly at the president's side, then stepping forward. the emotion of the moment` overwhelming him.

my life, other than lynn agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. >> reporter: his family there watching, minunudaughter becky. >> i also wish that we hadn't so adventurous that she would be hiking in the mountains out of cell service range when the president called. >> reporter: for decades, merrick garland has been a prominent figure in american law. 63 years old, he's one of the oldest nominees ever. he is chief judge of the u.s. court of appeals in washington, where he served for 18 years, and before that, a top federal prosecutor. >> associate deputy attorney general merrick garland. >> reporter: garland was there in oklahoma city in 1995, as seen here in a video released by the white house, leading the prosecution of timothy mcveigh, a death penalty case. he carried the names othe victims with him everywhere he went while prosecuting that case. >> we promised that we would find the perpetrators, that we would bring them to justice, and

that honored the constitution. >> reporter: he also led the prosecution of the unabomber. as a judge, garland is known as a moderate on the appeals court though he would tip the balance of the supupme court by replacing staunch conservative antonin scalia. in choosing merrick garland as his nominee, the president has selected someone who in any normal time with his endorsents from both sides of the aisle and his record would be easily confirmable. but this is not a n@rmal political time. terry moran, abc news, the supreme court. >> it didn't take long for the potitical backlash against the nomination to start. senate republicans have sd since the death of antonin scalia, that the next president should pick someone to replace him. mitch mcconnell made that position clear in a senate floor speech. it's the senate's constitutional right to act as a check on a president and withhold its consent.

republican colleagues including judiciary committee chairman chuck grassry say they're at least open to meeting with gar land. ted cruz is not one of them. in a statement about garland, cruz said he would undermine second amendment gun rightsnd legalize late term abortion stlooz let's talk about the republican presidential hopefuls. donald trump, ted cruz and john kasichho are now actually focusing on next tuesday's primariesn arizona and utah. they were supposed to debate in utah onmonday. but when trump with drew, followed quickly by kasich, the event was cancelled. trump says given hisbig delegate lead, republicans should be rallying around him. he'sarning about the consequences if the republican establishment tries to block his nomination. >> i think you'd have riots. i think you'd have riots. i'm representing a tremendous, many, many millions of people. i think you would have problems like you've never seen before. i think i think bad things would happen. ieally do. i believe that. i wouldn't lead it but i think

>> well, that said, house speaker paul ryan quickly took himself out of consideration for the gop nomination in the event of a contested convention. a small group of conservatives opopsed to trump are meeting today to discuss a possible third party option. and in the democratic battle, not only are their primaries in arizona and utah next tuesday, there is a caucusing in idaho. hillary clinton's campaign is expressing confidence describing her delegate lead over bernie sanders as unsurmountable. abc's cecilia vega with more. >> reporter: the democratic nomination now within arm's reach, and hillary clinton is focusing her fire on donald trump. >> we should be breaking down barriers, not building walls. >> reporter: trump firing off too saying clinton doesn't have the strength or energyo be president, recycling an attack line that's become one of his favorites. >> by the way, hillary's low energy, okay? she's low energz. she doesn't have the strength or the stamina. she's got no strength. she's got no stamina.

>> reporter: clinton earlier told me, she's ready. >> he can talk about whatever he wants to talk about. if he wants to focus on me and talk about me, that's his choice. >> reporter: clinton closer than ever to locking up this race. and when that happens, she said she will ask bernie sanders for lp. >> i would hope to be able to enlist bernie in helping me reach out to his supporters. >> reporter: sanders still defiant. >> don't let people tell you that you can't think big. >> reporter: the vermont senator would need to win every remaining primary state nearly 40 points in order to clinch the nomination. the path to victory for him now next to impossible. >> whether he i spoke to hillary clinton, i asked her if she uld ever ask bernie sanders to drop out of this race even if his prolonged presence ends up hurting her in this campaign. she said "i will never ask anybody to step out."

a sudden passing overnight. music fans mourning the death of singer frank sinatra junior. his team family says he died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest while on tour in florida. sinatra followed his famous father's footsteps into music as a teenager eventually working for his dad as his musical rector and conductor. he was 72 years old. also in florida, the woman shown having sex with hulk hogan has testified in his lawsuit against gawker. heather coal t td the st. petersburg courtroom she didn't know the encounter was being taped.d. she was very upset her then husband had recorded it. >> what was that? >> because i didn't want this to be anything.

>> cole also testified in her opinion, hulk hogan is someone who likes publicity. hogan is suing gawk ker for $100 million for posting the edited video. he says it was an invasion of his privacy. >> this could be a game changer when it comes to auto safety. carmakers have agreed by 2022 to make auto braking standard on cars and midsized subs and on large suvs and pickupsy 2025. now, automatic braking uses camerara radar and other sensors to see objects in the waynd slow or stop a vehicle if the driver doesn't react. auto brakes could cut rear impact collisionssy 40%. not bad. someone just got a deal on a fantastic used car. >> used car. cream puff. what i cream puff. this 1937 due gatti, '57 rodester was just caucused off in florida for $9 million. that's a deal. the seller aid it was the most

>> you know what, never trust everything you hear at a car dealer because a similar model sold for $100,000 more a few decades ago. but this buty was a race car before world war ii and it was restored to show room condition back in the 1980s. but you should probmbly get a lot of insurance for this one. there's no air bags and no heated seats or no cup holders. >> no cup holders. is there at least like an eight track player in there? >> i doubt it. you have to sing your own show tunes. jazz hands. by yourself. coming up "the mix," little known facts about st. patrick's day along with a little surprise. >> also ahead, good guy against good guy. the stars of batman versus superman reveals new details about this long awaited action movie. >> and thehe emergency shutdown of washington, d.c.'s subway system. urgent investigation. the upset commuters and whether

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the yacht reportedly sold for more than $2 million in 2014. guessing it's worth a lot less now. >> probably right. heart break flk massachusetts as a state trooper is killed during a traffic stop. thomas clarity was handling a track violation when his cruiser was hit by another vehicle. he was a state trooper for 11 years. other officers and first responders lined the streets to pay respect to the former marine. cla herty l lves behind a wife and six children and was 44 years old. to one of the busiest subway systems in the country is set to reopen in a few hours. washington, d.c.'s metro which we're both familiar with. >> i lovov it. >> i don't.t. was shut down for the day for emergency inspections. >> the action taken after a fire on the tracks earlier this week. lauren lyster joins us now with new developments. >> good morning. i too am familiar with the d.c. metro system. this is believed to be an unprecedented shutdown of what is the country's second busiest

700,000 rides a day are taken on the metro. but wednesday that number falling to zero. >> commuter train transportation in washington, d.c. grinding to a halt wednesday. for more than 24 hours, all 91 metro rail stations in and around the nation's capital closed. >> i thought it was a hoax. like really. >> after a fire on the tracks monday, fear of a systemic mechanical failure causing officials to shut down the entire system. and spend wednesday checking 600 electrical connections over 100 miles of underground tracks. crews discovering these fraying jumper cables. >> as bad as that is looks, these do not indicate they're imminent for fire but clearly this is a hazardous condition that we cannot accept. >> inspectors finding three cables damaged to that degree. he had called them showstoppers and found more than two dozen

despite the inconvenience, some comrirts expressing support. >> probably a gd decision but it definitely ruined a lot of people's commute this monk. >> disasters and the loss of oife in the last year, i think do. >> reporter: monday's fire had eerie similarities to a metro fire last year that left one person dead. so despite traffic moving slowly wednesday morning and row afro of train cars sitting in the yard, officials standing by their choice. >> we are aware of the inconvenience that was caused but we still believe today that we made the correct decision. >> reporter: inspections are complete and the metro is set to reopen at 5:00 a.m. with all that damage fixed. so reena and kendis, just in time for the morning commute. >> tough day for commuterers. there's an upside tore businesses. >> this was kind of interesting. what's bad for metro may be good for things like bike sharing. 500 people say sign the up for a free trial membership over a 24 hour period just yesterday.

when there's high demand. uber cars were available but there was the surge pricing. shares were 2 1/2 times the normal rate. >> that is absolutely wrong. >> i didn't think about uber. >> i always think about that, every time i look at the uber, surge pricing, not today. >> things returning to normal on the metro. the trains will all be delayed as usual in d.c. >> i love the metro system. i really do. coming up, thank you so much. coming up in our next half hour, the alarming rise of bank tellers involved in identity thist. why the police are warning you to be careful with your own information evev with your own bank. >> first the epic battle between two super heros and the battle for ben affleck to make it into his bat suit as the oldest man to be cast as the caped crusader. you're watching "world news

>> announcer: "world n batman, batman >> i can't put my hand on it. is it the theme from america's greatest hero. >> the latest incarnation after batman includes a challenger, an alien from the planet krypton. >> superman and batman will be on the big screen together. chris connelly is up "up all nightline" with the star film's as fares. >> he may be the new m in the bat suit with major bat boots to fill but ben affleck says he's long been drawn to the depths o the dark knight. >> batman's the most interesting super hero in a way because she's the most human. he's the most like us. he can be kind of broken with, i with is fascinating be coupled

>> reporter: the movie pits the two mightiest icons of the dc comics universe against each other's as he takes on 32-year-old enry cavill's super man clark kent. affleck at 43 is the oldest actor to be cast as batman bruce wayne supply wanted to be in a movie that was ballsy and had something to say. i wanted to do a movie my kids would think is cool. my son thinks it's cool. >> inside the suit, a physique painstakingly primed to super hero standards. an absolute necessity given cavill's impeccacae pecs. >> i thought if i he to be as good a shape as this guy, i'm in trouble. i worked o o for almost a year before the movie started to get into being a super hero at my advanced age. that does not come easy. that's what audiences have come

i look at the adam west batman and i think god, this guy got away with murder. >> reporter: audiences expecded to dplok to its march 25th opening will be honest, well with supplieder looking to show batman versus superman is a worthy successor to nolan's film. and affleck eager to provide more than just moral support as his director turns 50. >>re you going to do anything special for him? >> i'm going to give him a lap dance. it's the only gift i can be sure he won't give back. and you can't regift. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm chris c cnelly in los angeles. >> he was talking about the director there. >> yeah, who's hotter? >> you or him? >> no, henry or ben. >> oh, i thought you said you or ben affleck. don't try to filibuster.

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i don't know why. youave to get into the spirit. why aren't you wearing that hat an. >> i'm trying to go for a subtle look here. >> you subtle? there you go, into the spirit mr. kendis 'o gibson. >> miss reenen mcninan. there's facts about st. patrick's day you might not know. did you know he wasn't born in ireland. what. >> he was born in britain and kidnapped and sold into slavery. this is hard to believe. >> all of depressing story. >> i know. apparently hee banned snakes from ireland and did you know the holiday was dry. he was a pligsry. it was a dry holiday. blue was the color most associated with lim. >> is that why w drink so much on the day. >> that was when the hiday came to america. we americanized it. >> i bet you didn't know this about your hat. >> yeah. >> urns into a dco ball. >> oh. look at that. >> uh-huh.

>> i like that. >> miss mcninan. >> it's very cool. >> all righty. since we're in the mood for st. paddy's story, this story has nothing do with that. we're talking about adam la roche flounced he's retiring from baseball. and yes. okay. so he had a bad season with the white sox. we faen final found out why he's retiring and walking away from $10 million. he tells this writer it's because his son has been banned from the w wte sox clubhouse. apparently there's his son. he's been in the clubhouse quite a bit as thepresident, the team said thatt his son is in the clubhouse 100% of the time and says no more. tone it down. he says i'm walking away. >> wow. leaving $10 million on the table over t t clubhouse. >> yeah. >> wow. >> and his son. >> great. ll from kids to the elderly. chicago blackhawks very interesting.

i said elderly and suddenly people are walking through our shots. the chicago blackhawks, the chicagblackhawks turned an area for senior citizizens into a hockey rink. a game at the united center and it was done with the folks from the c ctennial activities center. it's a way of giving them a chance to play hockey. they look pretty good, mr. o gibson. >> it's great and very similar to like real hockey. dentures were lost, as well. >> oh. >> all right. here's a big bike. isn't the lararst bike ever. heaviest and rideable. in fitting with the thehe of today, it is green. so this is -- it is 1895 popods.

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now," donald trump's warning. why he fears violence at the gop convention. and why he's skipping a debate as hillary clinton's attention takes a new turn. supreme court controversy. the president's nominee for supreme court with a prominent backgroundn why top republicans insist there will be no hearings for this judge. and new this half hour, the footwear invention taking us back to the future. >> the athletic shoe thalaces itself is one step closer to the marketplace. you're in for a kick. and later, the first lady's big announcement made at one of the hippest festivals in the country. what michelle obama refuses to do. that's in "the skinny" on this thursday, march 17th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. it's thursday. st. paddy's day. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. happy st. patrick's day. >> hapap start of march madness to you. >> it is a big day.

>> i think 90% of american men will be off today. >> yes, or they will call off tomorrow. it seems like we've beenealing with november madness with this election race. it's been going on for several months. and will for several more. the race for the white house, there's angst donald trump is causing inside the republican party. >> a small group of conservatives opposed to trump are meeting today to consider suorting a third party candidate. trump is the only republican with a path to clinching the party's nomination before the gop convention. he says it's time for republicans to rally around him or face the consequences. abc's tom llamas reports. >> reporter: donald trump warning, if the republican establishment tries to block his nomination, there will be chaos at the convention. >> i think you'd have riots. i think you'd have r rts. you know, we have -- i'm representing a tremendous, many, many millions of people. i think you would have problems like you've e ver seen before. i think bad things would happen. i really do. i i lieve that. i wouldn't lead it, but i think bad things would happen.

coming with these images still frh in american minds. anger and violence at his campaign rallies trump now saying it's time for, ote, a natural healing process. >> we have a gre opportunity, and the people that are voting are democrats that are coming in, independents are coming in, and very, verymportantly, people that never voted before.are coming in, independents are coming in, and very, very importantly, people that never voted before.are coming in, independents are coming in, and very, very importantly, people that never voted before.re coming in, independents are coming in, and very, very importantly, people that never voted before.are coming in, independents are coming in, and very, very importantly, people that never voted before.are coming in, indedendents are coming in, and very, very importantly, people that never voted before. it's an incredible thing. >> reporter: florida governor rick scott falling in line, endorsing trump, telling other republicans to accept and respect the will of the voters. but ohio governor john kasich, fresh off a big victory in his home state, nonovowing to fight all the way to the convention floor, but with a positive message. >> i want to remind you again tonight that i will not take the low road to the highest office in the land. >> reporter: one place we won't see the candidates clash -- a debate stage.

showdown on fox. kasich then dropping out, too. >> think we've had enough how many times can the same people ask you the same question? >> reporter: senator ted cruz who thrives on debates, mocking trump asucking donald. with senator marco rubio now out of the race, establishment leaders have thrown around the name of house speaker paul ryan. but speaker ryan said that if you want to be president, you should run for president, and there is no situation this year in which he will be the party's nominee, including at the convention in cleveland. tom llamas, abc news had, coral gables, florida. five north carolina deputies suspended for their actions at a trump rally. the deputies had been escorting a protester fm the event when video shows him being lit. investigators said the deputies had their eyes on the stairs when thean was hit. the suspect has been charged with assault and disorderly conduct. inhe democratic campaign battle, hillary clinton gets back to fund-raising today with events in georgia and tennessee. after this week's primary victories clinton is

attention to a potential general election showdown against donald trump. clinton now has nearly two-thirds of the convention delegates needed to claim the democratic nomination. despite her advantage, bernie sanders isn't going away. has a rally scheduled tonight in flagstaff, arizona. democrats in that state along with utah and idaho hold their nominating cononsts next tuesday. sanders needs to win every remaining primary state by nearly 40 poin in order to clinch the nomination. so you're saying there's a chance. even so, he sayse intends to stay in the race till the democratic convention. president obama's nominee for the supreme court will get a warm reception on capitol hill today as he meets with the democratic senators. 63-year-old merrick garland was introduced by the president democratic senators. 63-year-old merrick garland was introduced by the president democratic senators. 63-year-old merrick garland was introduced by the president democratic senators. 63-year-old merrick garland was introduced by the president democratic senators. 63-year-old merrick garland was introduced by the president yesterday, the chief judge of the u.s. court of appeals in washington. garland faces an uphill fight to

esident should fill the vacancy on the court. soon after naming garland, the president challenged the republican position. >> it's supposed to be above politics. it has to be. and it should stay that way. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has spoken with garland on the phone. mcconnell sayshere will be no confirmation heang for garland scheduled. at least republican senators are open to meeting with garland in the cong w wks. >> the michigan uber driver accused of killing six people is now suiug uber. in the handwritten lawsuit, jason dalton accuses uber of ripping him off and failing to pay back wage boston he's suing for $10 million. according to police, he said a devil figure on uber's app was controlling him when he allegedly killed the six people. uber responded saying it's hard to know how to respond to sosoone who refuses to take responsibility for his own actions. and this case in d.c. just keeps getting weirder by the day. disturbing details about the death of a police detective in

the officer was deliberately shot by a fellow officer during a chaotic scene at the police station. abc's pierre thomas has the details. >> reporter: the tragic death of detective jacai colson has shaken the prince george's county police department to its core. the fears that a fellow officer was responsible were confirmed. police say one of colson's colleagues shot him because he perceived a threat apparently thinking colson was one of the suspects. >> the shot that struck and killed detective colson was deliberately aimed at him by another police officer. there's no intention, as i've seen the facts, to indicate any malice. >> reporter: colson, in plain clothes and an unmarked car, was killeduring an exchange of gunfire when police responded to the attack. on monday, i asked the chief about the pain of knowing that one of his own officers may have mistakenly shot another. >> you struck another defender do -- that's particularly devastating.

news, washington. >> well, to keep airline fees in chicago, attempts have failed in the senate. democrats on the senate commerce committetetried to prohibit airlines from setting is unreasonable fee prices. they also wanted the trtrsportation department to establish what is reasonable. the effort failed along party lines. well, on this st. patrick's day, everyone is irish, of course. which means we can all celebrate especially with some special deals. guests as the ihop who wear green can get one short stack of buttermilk pancakes for just $1. and at sonic all shakes are half off. speaking of shakes, mcdonald's and burger king have their seasonal selections. you can also pla some summer fun at six flags with up to half off passes today and 25% off at the glasses shop if you order green, gold or orange glasses. you got to use st. pat, st. pat's 25 code.

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crime. but this one a lot more discreetly committed. identity theft. >> a new warning how thieves can rob your account with a simple phone call. abc's rebecca jarvis has the details. >> thank you for calling. >> i would like to update my current telephone number. >> sure, we can definitely update your phone number. >> reporter: you're listening to a modern day bank robbery. that caller authorities say is really a thihi using stolen bank account information. >> yes, i'd like to order some checks. >> reporter: ordering checks so he can get money froa stranger's account. you may not believe his accomplice. prosecutors say he got that stolen info from a bank teller. >> and what transactions did you want to go over, sir? >> reporter: it's not just one account. he calls to access seveval. >> i would like to know how much available in my accounts, please. >> you have $14,327.13. bank tellers have access to very confidential data. >> reporter: cyrus vance,

bad tellers are often part of larger identity theft rings. >> they're selling that to individuals on the outside who will then take that information, turn it into credit cards or checks. and he says he's seen an >> reporter: and he says he's seen an alarming increase in these crimes even estimating he prosecutes a case once a month. should people around the country be worried? >> i think we should all be worried. that doesn't mean we should all panic. >> reporter: this man didn't want us to show her face because she says she continues to have her identity stolen after she became a victim. >> nobody knew that this was happening. >> reporter: she says thousands of dollars from her account stolen just weeks before the biggest day of her life. >> we had been working for about a year to save up a lot of cash to pay for our entire wedding and it was gone. >> reporter: she says she had no idea a bank teller had stolen her entity along with 28 other customers can until she received this letter from her bank. chase told her a former employee

information without authorization nnd gave it to someone outside of chase. chase says as soon as we discovered this, we immediately called the authorities. fired the employee and reimbursed the customers. we're sorry and angry this happened. but vance says not all banks aggressively fight and report these crimes. do you think the banks need to be doing more? >> i think some banks need to be doing more. if it's not reported to law enforcement, it's just an invitation for that criminal to keep the money and go onto the next account or the next bank. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> and rebecca also tells us that the american banker association tells abc news that banks use safeguards to prevent fraud including some sophisticated software, as well. >> they usually protect you if there's theft of some sort. they usually reimburse you. but it's still so frightening this cou happen in this day and age. still drives me nuts most places don't take the little card.

drives me nuts. >> it's getting there though. when we come back, what first lady michelle obama says she never wants to do afteleaving the white house. >> and an emotional moment on

skinny, so skinny all right. >> wear your hat? >> if it worked, it says kiss me, i'm irish but it never works for me on this day. >> oh. >> it never does. anyway, but i try. let'kick things off here on this st. paddy's day. "skinny" from austin, texas, where all the cool kids are right about now. >> we're talking about the south by southwest festival yesterday. michelle obama spoke about what she thinks life will be like this time next year when she's no longer first lady. >> mrs. obama said she wantso continue to help young people but with one exception. >> not a apresident. i will not run for president. no, no, not going to do it. hey, and here's one of the reasons why because i've got these two young people at home. and being the kids, the daughters of a president, just

come on, young people. not so easy. >> she's got a great point. they deserve something special at the end of this term, i have to say, because they've handled themselv so gracefullynd so wonderfully. look, they're all grown up now. she noted malia and sasha handled everything wonderfully. malia heads to college in the fall and the family plans to stay in d.c. till sasha finishes high school. you can't pull her out in the middle of high school, right? >> in her keynote address, the first lala talked about the importance of education for girls noting over 62 million girls worldwide are not in school. >> it would have been intesting to see if your daddy was president how you would have been in the white house during your high school years. >> i would have been a brat. >> you would have had some interesting stories. z would be all over you. once upon a time in "the skinny," justin bieber had a physical altercation with the paparazzi. now the biebs is payingg off. the 22-year-old settled out of courur with an la based

amount of money. >> it stems from a 2012 incident bieber allegedly attacked the man&while on a date with then rlfriend selena gomez. the lawsuit claims he delivered a flying kick to the gut. tmz is reporting the payout was peanuts. >> i wonder what a flying kick to the gut looks like. >> what does that look like, brian? >> i'll show you. here we go. >> oh, lord. >> no, no, no. >> just not too much. >> oh, got you. >> thank you. >> how about we move. >> n nt britney spears certainly knows how to melt hearts, especially her sister. the younger spears sister jamie lynn was scheduled to perform at the legendary grand ole' opry whether he big sister britney came out on stage with h brother brian. >> jamie lynn called her her heart and soul. before introducing her sister who was clearly moved by her sibling's appearance. jamie lynn wiped away tears before singing in front of the crowd right there in nashville. >> brittany looks greae. our great tradition of musical families like the spears just

country. >> yesterday, 6,000 people became american citizens in l.a. being in l.a., there were some celebrities in the crowd. >> among them the most famous of all, fabio in the world. fabio, look at the hair. the male model on the cover of countlesesnovels said the american dream is still alive and well. >> i believe in this cntry so much. and i believe in the people of this country because you know, it's like it's the only place where you can really exuress yourself and get rewarded for it. >> the buff fabio then swept rob schneider into his arms. rob's wife was there also to become a citizen. congratulations. >> oh, that is really sweet. coming up, a new type e courtroom drama for judge judy. no, it's not him in the hat. the famous tv judge stuck in the middle of a major lawsuit. we've got the details straight ahead. >> these are really manly. details straight ahead.

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comes the judge, here comes the judge >> here comes the judge. she noally rules on them, but judge judy finds herself in the middle of a lawsuit. >> the multimillion dollar suit claims her $47 million a year salary i i just too much for a talent agency. abc's linsey davis has more. >> you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. >> judge judy, the no nonsense cut to the chase courtroom commander. >> you speak, i rule. then you shut up. do you understand? sizzling shutdowns. me it's raining. >> reporter: finds herself in the middle of a courtroom drama, a multimillion dollar lawsuit. >> please. >> reporter: talent agency rebel entertainment partners filed a lawsuit monday suing cbs television claiming the media giant failed to pay them millions in profits and saying the show ws now losing money

million annual salary. >> $47 million is quite high for a salary. and leaves nothing for any of the people that were supposed to receive profits from the show >> reporter: the lawsuit claims rebel entertainment is entitjled to 5% of the show's net profits. but says they haven't received a dime since february, 2010, when the judge's salary nearly doubled. that money allegedly coming out of the production budget. it's just egregious violation of the contract and shouldn't be allowed and won't be allowed. >> reporter: rebel entertainment accuses cbs of not consulting with them when the star began producing the spinoff show "hot bench," something they say cbs was obly gad to discuss with them. >> sit down. >> reporter: in a a atement full of her signature sass, sheindlin who was not named as a plaintiff in the lawsuit, calls the complaint hilarious saying rebelel entertainment's president has

million from my program. now complaining about not getting enough money, that's real chutzpah. >> there's only one perso who gets the last word in. that's me. >> cbs declined to comment and referred us to judge judy's statement. >> can you believe she's been on the air for 20 years. >> can you believe she's making $47 million a year? that would makakanybody want to get into this business. >> there you go. oh, you knownoeknow what? if she's stepping down, i'm ready to step right in. i have no legal or judicial background but i can make it up as we go. >> you look pretty good in that. >> guilty, guilty. >> what am i g glty of? >> too much irish.

>> too much irish.

morning, supreme court showdown. a new fight in washington across all three branches. esident obama announcing his nomination for supreme court. senate republicans already refusing to consider his choice. we're live with the latest. canceled. donald trump single-ndedly shutting down the next republican debate warning of riots if he's denied the nomination and taking aim at hillary clinton. a amazing survival story. a dog missing at sea after falling off a boat for more thaha a month found alive. thrilling thursday, two great american traditions overlapping on the same day, the start of march madness and st. patrick's day. good morning, everyone. happy st. patrick's day to you. it has quickly turned into a major political battle talking about president obama's desire to fill the vacancy on the

>> right in the middle is judge merrick garland who president obama tapped as his nominee. today he begins what is going to be a long road and that road ultimately could lead nowhere. >> we get the details from abc's kenneth moton joining us from d.c.c. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and reena. senate rublican leaders have made it clear they will not fill the supreme court vancy until after the november election. but that won't stop the president's nominee from marching up to capitol hill today. this morning supreme court nominee merrick garland will meet face-to-face with democratic senators but it's the republicans who controlis fate. >> at a time when our politics are so polarized this is precise precisely the time to play it straight. >> reporter: it intensified the second president obama introduced his pick and the rose garden moment emotional for the 63-year-old husband and father. >> hadthis is the greatest honor of my life other than lynn agreeing to marrying me 2 28 years ago.