sub zero temperatures across the east. including a completely frozen block while firefighters battle a blaze, the record-breaking cold. and pucker up. the british awards handing out awards. setting up some surprises. good morning on this presidents day. political fallout on the sudden death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. >> both sides of the aisles are gearing up for a fight. >> there are new details this morning on the days and hours leading up to scalia's death. he died of natural causes saturday at a texas ranch during a quail humpbting trip. senate republicans are calling

but president obama already said that he intends to fill the seat seat. >> the body of the 79-year-old justice is believed to have arrive on a private plane in austin. a first-time guest at that resort ranch in west texas. his body was discovered in his room. abc's jim avila is there. he spoke with one of the people who saw his last. >> reporter: an exclusive group of mostly texan couples. justice scalia was the only famous guest. he arrived friday about noon. toured the property. did not join that day's hunt. he had dinner with the group overlooking the scenic group. >> at 9:00 p.m., he said, it's been a long day, had a long week. i'd like to be excused. >> reporter: others told

79-year-old justice mention an illness. the county judge would pronounced him dead over the phone said his doctor in washington told her he'd been ill. and came to his office wednesday and thursday before the trip. the scalia family, his nine children and wife maureen, she says objected to an autopsy. and after talking with sheriff investigators and u.s. marshals on the scene, says she agreed one was not necessary. >> any signs of foul play could have easily caused, that i asked for an autopsy. >> reporter: instead, the death certificate will read natural causes, due to his heart stopping. jim a vil ya, abc news, in west texas. this morning, justice scalia is being remembered as a conservative icon. of course, he served on the high court for some 30 years. >> he led the charge to take

he called its original meaning. now the battle lines are drawn over who should pick his replacement. latest on the showdown in washington. >> reporter: good morning. justice scalia's vacancy on the court is sure to be a topic of today. several candidates campaigning in south carolina while here in washington, we wait. within an hour of the supreme court confirming scalia's death, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell declared that this vacancy should not be filled until with have a new president. but president obama. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibility to name a new successor. >> reporter: how it could shift the balance on the supreme court, which without scalia is split 4-4. >> no now, this next appointment will be critical for some

>> reporter: including decisions regarding abortion, immigration. that adds a new dimensional to this year's presidential race. >> it's outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. >> reporter: republicans backing up mcconnell in saturday night's debate and it's called, delay, delay, delay. >> reporter: senator ted cruz on "this week" vowing to filibuster if necessary. >> we should not let a lame-duck capture it in the waning his presidency. >> reporter: two names james kelly and sri si -- >> megan what is next in the nomination process, what do we expect? >> we're waiting for the president to announce whose his nominee is, then the ball goes

leadership needs to decide whether or not they are indeed going to hold confirmation hearings, that is the big question right now. >> seems like a long fight. president, politicians and colleagues are reflecting on scalia's legacy. liberal justice ruth bader ginsburg said they were best buddies. . the two justices were known to hang out often, even vacation together with their families. >> former president george w. bush called him a towering figure, an important one. he hits the campaign trail today, he'll join his brother jeb bush. trump accused the former president of ignoring the cia and destabilizing the middle east by invading iraq. now, according to the latest poll, trump has a commanding lead in south carolina, with 42%

>> on the democratic side, something of a campaign con consequence involving "hot topics" and bernie sanders. they attended the same service. there's no video of the meeting. they addressed the con greg grags with the race in nevada extremely close, hillary clinton canceled a trip in order to stay in nevada. sanders takes his campaign to michigan today. we switch gears now to the cold. bit eerly cold in the northeast today. bostonians woke to the coldest morning in nearly 60 years, 9 degrees below zero. there were also delays at logan airport because of cold weather problems with equipment. new york city saw its lowest february temperature since 1963,

the bitter cold didn't stop valentine's day tradition in the big apple. weddings in times square. they'll remember that. further west, this was the scene, heavy snow in chicago and its surrounding areas. continuing into this morning's commute. hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed. and traffic was snarled on highways. two multiple vehicle pileups on the roads. what's in store for those of us on the east coast today, the only consolation it will be get warmer. >> complete weather forecast right now from paul williams at accuweather. >> good morning to you as well. we have an ice storm on the way. affecting the folks in the deep south, throughout virginia going into north carolina, covering charlotte, as well as charlotte

charlottesville, dangerous power outrages continued to this. widespread flooding in jackson. a really crummy way to start monday. >> a meetologyteorology logical term. kanye west reaching out for help. but first, pope francis in mexico, why some see his message as controversial. and the so-called diamond diva and how she reportedly

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the tram at canyon mountain stopped working. some wanted to site see. after about three hours, everyone was rescued without injury. overseas, police in britain are investigating a laser strike on a virgin atlantic plane to force a flight to return to london. the plane was heading for new york city and virgin said one of the pilots reported a medical issue, apparently linked to the laser strike. passengers were put up for the night and will fly to new york later on today. expect another powerful message from the pope today, his visit to mexico takes him to the state where there are many migrants that travel through that area trying to reach the u.s. border. >> and yesterday in mexico city, onlookers cheered as pope francis passed by in a hard-top fiat. the pope wading into the crowd and taking the faithful. before that, there was a moment,

hospital where a young cancer patient sang to him. >> it's beautiful. >> very touching moment there. very touching visit. when we come back -- a swarm of sharks, thousands spotted off the florida coast, incredible sight from the air. and last night's all-star game, kobe bryant's last dance and the remarkable lack of defense from both teams. the flu virus hits big. with aches, chills, and fever, there's no such thing as a little flu. and it needs a big solution: an antiviral. so when the flu hits, call your doctor right away and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu virus at its source and helps stop it from spreading in the body.

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an eerily beautiful scene in philadelphia after a six-alarm blaze this weekend destroyed an auto repair shop. fighting the fire in cold was especially difficult as you can imagine. they called in salt trucks so they could have better footing. roads may be slippery throughout the northeast and in parts of the northern plains and western mountains. flooding could be a problem for drivers throughout the south. roads wet in the pacific west. if your flying, airport delays are likeliest in new orleans, atlanta, charlotte, washington, new york and boston. under investigation this morning, a deadly crash in philadelphia, possible link to a feature on the popular app snapchat. >> three young women died in the

car hit a tractor-trailer at high speed. whether miles per hour app on snapchat may have played a roll. one of the uncles believed it did. >> one friends told me she was snap chatting throughout the night. their speed. how fast they were drive zmrg a snapchat spokesperson told abc news it warns users not to snap and drive. a former new york state governor who left office in disgrace is now under investigation by police. sources say a 25-year-old claims that eliot spitzer tried to choke her at the plaza hotel in man han tan. they apparently had a romantic relationship for two years. spitzer resigned in 2008 after being involved in a prostitution scandal.

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alka-seltzer plus sinus. checking our top stories -- the body of supreme court justice antonin scalia is believed to have been flown back to dulles airport outside washington. he was 79. scalia's death setting off a political showdown, republicans looking to block president obama from filling his seat. but the president says he plans to nominate a replacement soon. but don't try to mail a letter to congress today on your thoughts of his replacement, postoffices are closed for presidents' day.

snow in the western mountains and upper plains, severe storms in the south and snow moving into the northeast this morning. and finally from us a look back at the life and legacy justice antonin scalia had. >> a legal giant with an imcomparable sense of humor, larger than life figure on the bench as well as off. more now from abc's terry moran. >> reporter: for decades justice antonin scalia led the charge to bring constitutional law back to its original meaning. >> not to facilitate change, to impede change. make it difficult to change. >> reporter: on that score, scalia's greatest triumph his ruling in 2008 the second amendment involves the individual right to bear arms. it's not the role of this court

amendment extingts he wrote. another victory bush v gore, the 2000 ruling that awarded bush the presidency. >> we did the right thing. so -- so there. >> reporter: in dissent he was biting, caustic, clear. when the court upheld obamacare for the second time last year, scalia sneered we should start calling this law scotuscare. they feared his pointed questions. >> when did it bm unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage? when did the law become this. >> reporter: scalia's death leaves the court shorthanded, 4-4.

especially since one of those four conservatives swings to the liberal side unpredictability. terry moran, abc news, mexico city. >> so passionate about his work and so beloved by his colleagues. >> we'll hear a lot more about it in the weeks ahead. >> that's what's making the snow moved in overnight blanketing hampton roads here's a live look outside for skyview in norfolk and the weather radar showing which areas are affected right now we've got team coverage in the studio and also out in the elements greg is tracking the snow and ashley has given my interest willie brown is live in the weather left two on the peninsula morning to you among very senior lucy as a day off today. its right of center park or the weather of course forcing several closings and delays this

them school about their crushes green nose gear over to meteorologist craig miller greg along with the stick around as we're looking at a mass early this morning but warmer weather coming later on i was just adjusting our lives skyview in this picture really tells the story you can see right here. this is bramble to ave and i will mention the tides of enron and noticed it's very rare they don't run the trains overnight but they're keeping the wire a looming keep the tracks warm soothing joking kind of ice or wintry weather building up on the track so everyone while see the tide running by here but over this bridge here over the head you can see the conditions car traveling along there is snow and there's some ice on these bridges some of the road's been treated other areas did not receive the treatment could be snow packed or ice covered so temperatures still below freezing and you want if i invariably changeable conditions as are traveling in confined areas where