the president nominating federal appeals court judge merrick garland to fill the vacancy. >> this is not a responsibility i take lightly. it is a decision that requires me to set a time -- a side short-term expediency, politics, so as to maintain faith with our founders have perhaps more importantly with future generations. senate republicans have promised to block anyone the president nominates. they say the seed should be filled by the next president. florida's governor is urging all republicans to support donald strong -- trump. what heling for an into describes as republican on republican violence. in brazil, a new turn in the corruption investigation. the former president will join the current president as chief of staff. charges,s criminal joining the cabinet makes it more difficult to prosecute him.