amy: can you talk about paul watford? >> sure. judge watford is a judge on the ninth circuit. he is a similar resume to sri. he worked at a corporate law firm for many years will unlike sri, judge watford was a clerk for justice ginsburg. so he is a similar profile of someone who is been at the top of the profession at the beginning of his career. a great intellect. someone who should not be perceived as a bomb thrower and should be perceived as more of an olive branch because he spent most of his career not doing anything that is really associated with liberalism, just going out there and making money as a lawyer. so if it is watford, if it is sri srinivasan, if it is either of those judges, under normal circumstances, that would be an olive branch to the republicans. amy: linda hirshman, can you talk about kamala harris, attorney general of california, running for senate to fill barbara boxer's seat? isshe would be my selection she passes the vetting process. i would just love to see the next several months occupied with a bunch of old white male republicans counting on the

nine republicans voted in favor of watford. that could be key. he also clerked previously for justice ginsburg. patricia millen also on the circuit court of appeals. her case got caught up in the filibuster over it. a lot of names out there already. we're seeing some battling back and forth not only between republicans and the president over whether or not he should make this nomination but between republicans. ted cruz already has an ad out this morning saying if donald trump is selected he could not be trusted to nominate the next supreme court justice for the united states. more potential nominees are mentioned, dara as they slug it out and whether or not president should actually make the office. >> there are only five days left and the field is down to just six candidates but saturday night's debate was the most venomous debate and there were plenty of fights in both english and spanish. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: after moments of silence for justice scalia came the most contentious debate so far. >> he lies. >> liar, liar,

. >>> you're watching news 13 with darcel grimes, tammy watford, chief meteorologist jason boyer and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5:00. >> tammy: in vote 2016, it's >> darcel: residents are going to the polls to vote in the nation's first primary. marci gonzales has what to expect. >> reporter: voters making last minute decisions in these final hours. >> i honestly was not sure who i was going to vote for up to the very minute. >> reporter: candidates making the rounds, trying to round up last minute support and even a little luck. >> your father shook my hand and he won. your brother shook my hand and he won. >> reporter: donald trump went in to primary day the frontrunner in the polls. the small first precinct to cast and count ballots at midnight. >> i just ran in to the trumper, he said, "you killed me." >> reporter: independent voters. >> bernie sanders. looking at the republican side and democratic side, he was our choice. >> reporter: bernie sanders pulled ahead here in new hampshire. but hillary clinton says this is a fight to the finish. >> we'

surrounding the zika >>> you're watching news 13 with darcel grimes, tammy watford, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5. >> darcel: in vote 2016, hillary clinton and bernie sanders returned to the campaign trail today. >> tammy: it was the first one on one showdown for these presidential candidates. a new poll shows sanders is nationally. >> secretary clinton does represent the establishment. i represent, i hope, ordinary americans. >> senator sanders is the only person who i think would characterize me a woman running to be the first woman president as exemplifying the establishment. >> darcel: there's another gop tomorrow night. it's airing here on news 13. >> tammy: we have new details tonight surrounding the zika virus. >> darcel: the new guidelines come after the virus was transmitted through sexual contact in dallas. they include advising pregnant women to be tested for the virus two to 12 weeks after returning from active zika areas. >>> a volcano erupted in japan today and members of an environmental group are >> tam

tammy watford explains. >> tammy: guys, it's a one of those should work. students are taking shelfies with their new devices at averys creek elementary school. most of the students know how to use a computer for games and research. they learned how to take a picture, attach it to an e-mail and then send it. school because it's so much easier to do things and it saves a lot of paper. >> compose an e-mail to. and here's the address. you have it type it in perfectly. >> tammy: students learn if thee e-mail isn't correct, it will not make it to its destination. teachers say each day they're incorporating more lessons incorporating technology. >> larry: kids are so smart. >> darcel: they can give us a few lessons. >> larry: can you imagine what hudson's going to be like in a few years, jason. my goodness. >> jason: it's hard to imagine. four degrees shy of the average high of 50. overall that warmer temperature above freezing kept our roads clear. we have 2.42 inches of liquid for the month. snow squalls will continue with more snow. i'll show you how much, >>>

. >>> you're watching news 13 with tammy watford, frank fraboni, chief meteorologist jason boyer. and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5:30. >> tammy: stocks awall street the dow up 79 ending trading at 16,416. the nasdaq closing at 4509. >> frank: the irs has had some trouble with its website. >> tammy: the agency said it experienced a hardware failure that brought down some of its tax processing systems. that includes one that allows people to file eelectroniclylectronically . taxes aren't due this year until april 18th. >> frank: ticket tracking site seat geek reports the average ticket price is just shy of $5,000 for one seat. this is hundreds of dollars more than the record sitting price >> tammy: google cyber intends to wire public housing buildings in all of the cities where it operates. it's part of a plan launched last summer aimed at connecting low income households to the internet. >> frank: ben and jerry's is now offering a frozen treat that is entirely vegan. it's made with almond meal. experts have been working on the recipe for almost four

reconsidering going to this >>> you're watching news 13 with darcel grimes, tammy watford, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5:00. >> tammy: north carolina's new drug screening program for welfare recipients is undergoing its first evaluation. and the numbers might surprise you. >> darcel: statistics for the first five months indicate the vast majority of people who go to health and human services for help are not users. were checked, only 0.3% were check r . >> my position is that it's absolutely mean spirited. i think it's part of a larger political push to reduce the benefits that people who desperately need them receive. >> tammy: the state legislature passed the welfare drug testing law over governor mccrory's attempt to veto it. >>> concern grows as athletes prepare for the summer olympics in brazil. zika is spreadly rapidly in that country. some top u.s. athletes are worried about the virus. >> darcel: soccer star hope solo says she would skip the olympics if forced to make the choice today. some say she will not be the last

and paul watford of the 9th circuit, president obama's appointee. hayes says: "perhaps a moderate. perhaps a former senate colleague from the republican side. somebody who the media would then say, 'boy, these republicans are awfully obstructionist in the president.'" the political even before justice scalia was placed in natural causes saturday ...while on texas. on the steps of the supreme court flowers honoring the 79-year-old ...the first italian- american appointed to the high court ...and the longest serving member on the current bench. waldman says (oncam tag): personable self"... before retiring to his room saying he wanted a "long night's sleep". in washington, joel waldman, fox news." let's go inside the law now... our legal analyst bob massi is here... justice scalia's last visit to las vegas was for a speech at unlv's boyd school of speech at unlv's boyd school of law back in 2012... and he had quite the influence, as the longest serving of the judges on the closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning w

. >>> you're watching news 13 with tammy watford, frank fraboni, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5:30. >> frank: stocks on wall street were mixed today. the dow down 21 ending trading the nasdaq was up 16 and closed at 4504. >> tammy: facebook and twitter are supporting apple in its battle with the fbi. >> frank: apple is refusing to help investigators it break in to the phone of san bernardino shooter syed farook. twitter's ceo tweeted we stand with tim cook and apple. >> tammy: it voted to begin the process of creating new rules that could give consumers the option to not get the boxes from the cable or satellite provider. but they can use their apps to get their cable tv. which could help decrease costs >> frank: proctor and gamble says it will cut another $10 billion in costs. the company has shed more than 20,000 jobs so far. executives have said much of the trimming will come from marketing. hathaway and coby merger will . >> tammy: yahoo's ceo outlined a flr . >> frank: you might be saying yahoo about the weather.

. >>> you're watching news 13 with darcel grimes, tammy watford, chief meteorologist jason boyer. and on time traffic with jaclyn this is news 13 at 5:00. >> darcel: workers started clearing a lot along a busy highway in black mountain. >> tammy: that has people asking ask 13 for answers. >> frank: you see this building? this is ingles. i can't spell for some reason. it won't let me. this is ingles and that's highway 70. the lot is right across the street. there it is. that's the spot we're talking about. we got this question from christopher boson. he asked this, "what's being built next to ingles in black mountain." there's clearly something going on and construction here. you can see a foundation for a building has already been started. and it's real close to the highway. neighbors told us it's going to goodwill has an existing store just up the street. workers did confirm that they are relocating that store. the vice president of facility services bill heymore told me goodwill is building a stand alone retail and donation center. he says the new store will work better for cust

and pa watford african-americ, ninth rcuit court of appls in cafornia. taking a live look in washington d- where you can see the flag atop the white house is flying at half staff in honor of lowed today on all feral buildings. here in colorado, governor hickenlooper also ordered flags half staff in r of bh stice scalia andesa county depuderek geer" who wa killthe line of dut . t campan trail, t unexed deathjustice scalia is reshaping the 2016 raceor the white hou. three supreme cou justices havdied in office in more than 60 years,nd only one has been confirmed during an econear since 1940. as we've reported, some g-o-p pridential hopefs are questioning president obama's esblished ecutive auority nominate a replacemenring this elti season, however the president s already said it will happen, but "ie time." thesare responsibies that i take serusly, as should everyone. th're bigger than any one rty. they are about our democry. sena democts are snding behi the president, saying he has plentyf time left in office to nominate a senator "ted cruz" is promising

. >>> you're watching news 13 with darcel grimes, tammy watford, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5:00. >> tammy: in vote 2016, two more presidential candidates are dropping out of the race for the >> darcel: rand paul and rik santorum. told voters that carson was leaving the race. >> tammy: carson was not leaving the race and trump says he now plans to file an official complaint. >> it's a total voter fraud. he picked up a lot of those votes. that's why the polls were so wrong. >> darcel: in today's connect to congress, senator thom tillis says he will be working hard to . >> tammy: the candidates will start talking in specific detail about the policies. transition away from the preliminaries in the game where we start hearing specific solutions. >> tammy: north carolina's primary is march 14th. you can watch on wlos.com under our connect to congress section. >> darcel: volunteers are celebrating a success story. >> tammy: the new leash on life program is celebrating its tenth anniversary. rutherford prison inmates teach

. >> darcel: in never stop learning, tammy watford tells us about a middle school heritage project. >> tammy: it's a really cool assignment. >> my grandfather was one of the first people in the world to go faster than the speed of sound in an airplane. >> tammy: very impressive. beth learned her ancestors came to america because they were fleeing religious persecution. how their families came to settle in the united states and then eventually to north carolina. >> it was a great experience. and i also got to bond with my family members as i learned >> people have been in my family for over 100 years. they were made by my great-great-grandfather. from when he was in world war i. so it's pretty big. >> these are the shoes he used to clog. they're really old. >> tammy: nice looking shoes. i think larry has a pair of those. it was an opportunity for the rugby middle school students to learn about their traditions and traits. the last part of the project, they wrote a poem about themselves and their heritage. >> larry: some college professors and doctors say we're raising a generation of h

and paul watford is an african-american on the ninth circuit court of appeals in california. today president barack obama will be busy meeting with leaders from southeast asian nations in california. it will be the first time the group will gather in the u-s. secretary of state john kerry and secretary of commerce penny pritzker will also be there. together they'll cover many issues including security, trade, and climate change. analysts say the meeting comes as the u-s steps up efforts to counter china's growth. now to a 10 on your side investigation... with facebook, twitter, instagram and all the other social media out there, we have plenty of opportunity to tell the world about ourselves. but some websites can reveal information that we don't want others to know. investigative reporter chris horne has this preview of his special report - of particular interest to much information, they can just look you right up c 61 drivers in hampton roads are upset. they didn't know - until we showed them - what their cars can tell about them. c 9 7:58 cecelia holloway at your car, and

his name came up on previous lists, and paul watford confirmed to the bench on the ninth circuit of 2012. all three were moderates, and as such would have a shot at getting senate support. if republicans block a moderate. democrats call it a modderist. president obama will go outside the judiciary or pick someone with a liberal record. knowing republicans would block 234078 nations. galvanising the base voters in an election year. camella is the attorney-general, and considered a rising star and the white house favourite. she is running for the senate seat. and most daring, should the president choose her. sitting attorney-general loretta lynch. whose nomination lasted almost six months. justice scalya was revered by conservatives, and republicans not likely to yield a nomination, even as they lament his passing. >> he loved the last, to bring people together and argue at the end. living a life as big as anyone could have. he was dedicated to improving the entire united states of america by taking care of things one little stip at a time. >> that was mike viqueira reporting. now to carol

jacqueline nguyen and paul watford. nguyen sits on the u.s. court of appeals for the 9th circuit. she would be the first asian american on the supreme court. watford was once a federal prosecutor who served as a clerk for justice ruth bader ginsberg and u.s. attorney general loretta lynch may be on the list. >> of course, this is causing a big political controversy, i guess you could say. who the next person is going to be. who gets to nominate. let's bring in brian, who is our political expert. already a fight as to whether or not president obama will, you know, do this, and if the senate will block it. >> isn't it interesting that the modern state of things is that somebody passes away and within hours there is already a debate or a fight over who is going to be appointed and then go through the nomination process? >> we heard from marco rubio saturday night referring to 80 years of precedent that president obama here should not pick who is going to be on the supreme court before he leaves office. there have been several instances since 1900 in which a president in his last year

>>reporter: attorney rebecca watford is not alone. it's a piece of paradise a public part established in the- i. public park established in the 1930s. it predates the multi-million luxury homes that line inputs perimeter. it has attracted generations of nature lovers, able-bodied and challenge. but too many, the freedom to roam and that of their pets is being threatened by the extensive restructuring plans proposed by miami-dade parks. >> the impetus for this is to restore the ecological habitat of that area. >>reporter: the park department's point person on the project. according to the proposal changes would include closing cars would be banned, only pedestrian access allowed. scores of indigenous foliage would be added and a area for off leash dogs would be erected. a bird watchers trail. that is one third of a mile and somehow become the public access route. many park goers are unhappy with the county park plans and have turned to the commissioner javier suarez. >> they are concerned for the county wants to change things. if it ai

choice included names such as sri srinivasan, patricia harris, alberto jordan, loretta lynch, paul watford and jane kelly, among many others. still, republicans say they'll oppose any liberal nominees. question -- should republicans approve president obama's nominee? yes or no, pat buchanan? pat: no, they should not approve it, john. first, about antonin scalia, he is an originalist, he's one of the great supreme court justices and he is really the father almost of a school of supreme court, you know, theology, if you will, which argues not for conserving, say, the decisions of the warren court, but going back and seeing if they're consistent with what the founding fathers intended. with regard to president obama, he is certainly going to appoint someone and whoever he appoints should be treated with respect. not the way bob bork was or clarence thomas was, but they should be rejected on a simple grounds. president says i'll be a transformational figure and the no, you are not going to transform the court. we'll let the presidency be decided in the election, the congress decided in the ele

patricia millett, also on the dc court of appeals ... ... and paul watford, african- american, ninth circuit court of appeals in california. scalia's body is expected to be taken to virginia this week. the g-o-p presidential debate was jolted by the sudden death of supreme court justice scalia. on comes exactly one weee before south carolina voters head to the polls -- in the first southern primary of the 2016 election season. melisa raney reports. a change in tone saturday night as the remaining south carolina. following a moment of silence for the late justice scalia... the candidates were asked how they would go about selecting his replacement. (gov. john kaaich, (r) presidential candidate) so i believe the president should not move forward and i think we ought to let the next president of the united state decide who (sen. marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) we need to put people on the bench that understand that the constitution is not a living and breathing documet, it is to be mitch mcconnell and everybody else to stop it.. it's called is going to run that supreme court wi

one big change is they are outfitted with watford -- bulletproof vests and helmets. . >> is a new paradigm in this important we trained together because in the past we function one way and the police department another way. this is what we have been preparing for for quite some time. this will be ongoing every year. we will movie locations around. so we will put our guys to a true test. >> reporter: we are back at live. we have a scenario at marlins park in 30 minutes. this scenario will be the bad guys getting inside during a packed game. they are loaded with guns and bombs. >> that was donna rapado reporting live. jake these live pictures in san francisco with excitement is building as the denver that goes beverage take on the carolina panthers. miami dolphins stephen ross is tackling a tough topic. cbs4's sports anchor jim berry is in san francisco tonight.>> reporter: i will tell you it is certainly buzzing out here in super bowl city. the fans are excited about the game. as you mentioned, he is taking on an issue when he moved from detroit to segregated miami in the 1950s. near one of

jack lynnanne nguyen and paul watford are also on the list. jacqueline when would be the first asian on the supreme court. attorney general loretta lynch may also be on the list. >>> comcast says it has now fixed in our contraption that has caused a nationwide cable outage starting about 7:00 our time. the comcast map shows the reported outages in red. much of the east coast was affected. this outage impacted cable tv service more than internet. comcast says almost all services have been restored. the cause of today's interruption is not yet known. >>> the debate over short-term rentals in danville is about to heat up. the town council is set to consider a ban on all rentals of less than 30 days. some residents say their neighbors have built large additions to their home so they can rent them out on a or b and b. the city movie tracks undesirable people to the area and causes traffic and parking problems. those who oppose the ban say the issue is well, overblown and that there are only 15 arb and be rentals. >>> big changes coming to san franc

appeals court patricia and paul watford an appeals court judge in california. >> funeral arrangements for justice scalia are expected to be released soon. we will pass them along as soon as we get them. in the family wishes he could be -- if the family wishes he could be given the honor in supreme court's -- a decade ago. >>> a 15-year-old girl is in the hospital today. her mother dead after a crash last night in arvada. it happened around 10:00 near west 80th and sheridan. arvada police say the driver of a jeep ran a red light and slammed into the chevy malibu driven by the teenager's mom. three men who were inside that jeep got out, ran away but driver, 24-year-old jose sandoval cruz and another man a couple of miles away at 35th and pecos in westminster. police still looking for the other passenger who was in that jeep. they do believe alcohol was involved. >>> a mesa county deputy is being laid to rest today. this is a live look inside where the service will begin in about an hour from now for deputy derrick gear. last wednesday he was shot after he confronted a 17-year- old who m

they lost 2-1 at home to watford. southampton stretch their unbeated run to six games with the win at swansea. they're up to six in the table. >> if leicester can win the title we can be fourth and fifth in the league because it's really a tough competition, and now we're one point behind man united. it's all about focus every weekend. >> real madrid beat collect toe bilbao and are behind barcelona in the spanish league. real remain unbeaten, and this was the fifth win in six games cristiano ronaldo with rodriguez and tony cruz also scoring. >>> the spanish league is one of the last major european divisions not to commit to the goal line technology. australia's a-league is another not using the system. the high price is a major factor and that cost melbourne victory in melbourne city when the game was level. this should have been the winner for the victory. with the free kick but not the goal. the game finished 2-2. >>> well, recording it's first win in this year's first six nation championship. in saturday's other ga

lisa vasten oig and paul watford and melissa millett and then merrick garland. >>> justice scalia was widely recognized for his writings to constitutional law. we spoke to a georgetown professor who actually argued a medical marijuana case in front of the supreme court and says he lost mostly on scalia's dissent. >> i certainly remember i wasn't really happy with his ruling. he wrote a separate opinion which didn't please me, but he's also visit the georgetown several times, he visited my seminar to talk about his new book. he's been a friend of ghorneorgn and mine. >> and he clearly remembers scalia's questions saying they were the most demanding and gave him the most difficulty in court. >>> it's 4:50. a former new york governor accused of choking a woman at a hotel. eliot spitzer resigned from office back in 2008 after being linked to a prostitution ring. well, police are now looking this to whether he woman thin her mid-20s at the plaza hotel in manhattan. spitzer denies the report. >>> batteries could have stopped the blimp that broke its mooring and flew through hemaryland las y

and paul watford, african-american, ninth circuit court of appeals in california. the jusztices are now in their mid winter break. they'll be back on the bench in about a week. they'll face the task of finishing out this term without a full court for the first time in more than 50 years. thomas? >> pete williams at the supreme court. pete, thank you. >>> beyond the death of scalia and the emerging battle over choosing and confirming the next justice, the republican presidential candidates were question good a number of other key -- questioned about a number of other key and divisive issues in their debate in south carolina. as gabe gutierrez reports, it was their most combative debate so far. >> reporter: after a moment of silence for justice scalia came the most contentious gop debate so far. >> they lied. >> just been telling lies. >> why do you lie? >> liar, liar, liar. >> reporter: the words "liar" or some variation were used at least 22 times. 13 of those by front-runner donald trump. and yet -- >> i didn't call anybody a liar. >> you called trez a d ed ted cr

and paul watford is an african-american on the ninth circuit court of appeals in california. still ahead this morning, our biggest story trending on wavy dot com. we'll tell you how you can help dozens of families affected by a fire. and winter weather covered our area overnight. you're looking live at the snow falling in newport news. up next meteorologist when the snow will change over to dangers that poses. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") winter weather advisories are up cities and counties until the mid afternoon. today: snow showers becoming a mix of rain, sleet, and snow. then it will turn to all rain through the midday and early afternoon. highs will be in the mid 40s. winds var. 5-10mph. tonight: mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers. temps will hold steady or rise from the mid 40s. winds sw 5-15mph. tuesday: scattered to occasional rain showers. highs will be near 60. winds south/west 10- 20mph. warm/moist air is running overtop of the colder air at the surface this morning. this is creating snow showers in the region. we will see snow for a few more hours this m

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and paul watford is an african-american on the ninth circuit court of appeals in california. justice scalia's body last night. take a look at this video of from dulles airport. in the snow, a group of people loaded the casket into a hearse. earlier sunday, a procession of about 20 police officers brought the body to an el paso, texas funeral home. justice scalia died on his west texas ranch of natual causes. he was 79-years-old. new at midday, for the first time ever, a former israeli prime minister is sitting in prison. ehud olmert arrived at the prison today to serve his 19-month sentence. the 70-year-old was convicted in march of 20-14 of bribery and obstruction of justice. olmert still denies any wrongdoing. police in australia carried out the biggest liquid meth bust in the country's history. it's worth 900-million dollars. investigators say the drugs were hidden inside boxes of silicon bras inserts and art arrested four suspected dealers from hong kong. they are expected to appear in court next month. if convicted, each suspect faces a potential life sentence. furniture

and paul watford is an african-american on the ninth circuit court of appeals in california. next at 6, our team coverage of the winter weather takes us live in your neighborhood. 10 on your what it's you get a cold. you can't breathe through your nose. suddenly, you're a mouthbreather. well, just put on a breathe right strip which instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone. breathe right when cigarette cravings hit, all i can think about is getting relief. only nicorette mini has a patented fast-dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. i never know when i'll need relief. we start with an update on breaking overnight news out of virginia beach. take a look at these brand new pictures of a two-alarm apartment fire on treetop drive. this is in the linkhorn bay area off birdneck road. the fire started around 3:00 this morning. crews got the flames out about an hour-and-a-half later. paramedics took one person to the hospital for minor smoke inhalation. crews say the fire affected 6 of the 12 units in the apartment building. the red cr