the body of antony scalia is back in the d.c. area. more fallout from his unexpected death. they say president obama should hold off and let the next president name the successor. >> the politics is front and center. we are hearing some names who might be in line to replace justice scalia. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor. that won't happen this week but with frags at half-staff, we are already seeing possible candidates mentioned to replace justice scalia. za that's his prerogative. he has every right to do it. >> we don't have to confirm it and we won't. >> the court is in the middle of the term with more cases to hear and decide p between now and july. without conservative scalia, they could end up with a tie. >> unlimited abortion on demand throughout this country, partial birth abortion, taxpayer funding, no parental funding. >> we need a conservative person. >> democrats insist the country should not have to wait for a year for the next president to decide. >> we have a president. he was elected. he has the right to nomina

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enrique: hay informaciÓn que podrÍa revelar un aspecto de la vida del magistrado antoni scalia.demÁs del autor del tiroteo. las personas fallecidas serÍan cuatro en total. vamos a la informaciÓn sobre washington post, publicÓ un reportaje que de confirmarse podrÍa revelar un aspecto del magistrado fallecido antonin scalia. pasÓ sus Últimas horas con miembros de la sociedad de cazadores que se reÚnen en secreto. >> que un individuo establezca una fraternidad no tiene nada de raro, pero si se tratara de la voz conservadora de la corte suprema de estados unidos dicha membresÍa sería un asunto controversial. el diario washington post asegura que el magistrado antonin scalia antes de morir en un rancho de texas 15 dÍas atrÁs compartiÓ sus Últimas horas con un selecto grupo de integrantes de la fraternidad de cazadores conocidos como la orden internacional, exclusiva sociedad que iniciÓ en austria en los 1300. la organizaciÓn es conocida por ser extremadamente elitista y mantiene en el mÁs absoluto secreto la identidad de sus miembros segÚn investigaciÓn de washington post al menos hu

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." >> anchor: now at 5:00, the death of supreme court justice, antoni scalia sparking a political fire storm with the 2016 election at stake. >> anchor: trouble in hialeah. cops looking for robbers. >> anchor: it's valentine's night. if you're looking to make plans, we'll talk about the forecast. so far so good across south florida. >> anchor: off the top, the scalia, his body found at a funeral home in el paso, texas. >> anchor: scalia died at a texas ranch of a heart attack. >> anchor: flags remain at half-staff in honor of scalia. governor rick scott ordered the u.s. and florida flags be atat half-staff. >> anchor: his death is causing political clashes. in the wake of justice scalia's death, the judicial committee blasted a vote on the nominee. >> it would be a sheer dereliction of duty not to have a hearing or scroti. >> anchor: mitch mcconnell wants a nomination on hold.

presidential candidates hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders will address the passing of antony scalia again. we will have complete coverage reporting downtown denver now. >>> chief justice john roberts released a statement saying quote is pass his passing is a great loss to the country, to the court and to the country he so loyally served. we extend our deepest condolences to his wife and his family. in that the presidential election making its way to the mile high city. hillary clinton and bernie sanders spending time in denver hoping to win over voters. senator bernie sanders is open to capitalize on his decisive victory in the new hampshire primary will hillary clinton strives for more support. the two candidates stopped by colorado to share the message. >>> the chretien getter is live in aurora at the firing line with both sides of the gun debate. hillary clinton's biggest captain mark kelly his wife former congressman gabby giffords giffords if you remember were shot in the head at an event in arizona nearly five years ago. he kept guns out of the hands of people he said should n

long-time conservative justice antony scalia found dead at a ranch in texas. good evening. >> this is a special postdebate edition of kpix news. before tonight's debate there was a tribute to justice scalia. candidates paused for a moment of silence. coming up in a few minutes, more on the debate tonight and how the circuit court is now front and center in the upcoming elections. at the nation circuit court, the flag has been lowered to half staff. scalia served on the high court for almost 0 years. justice scalia died in his sleep while on a trip to texas. he's being remembered for his intellect and for his interpretation of the constitution. >> reporter: circuit court justice antonin scalia made his mark during his three decades on the circuit court. he asked more questions and made more comments than any other justice, and was known for his outside personality and brilliant legal mind. according to the u.s. marshall service, he was found dead this morning when he didn't show up for breakfast at a resort in west texas. ronald reagan chose scahia for the high

as of saturday with the death of supreme court justice antoni scalia, the balance is polarized. he was a legal founding member of the conservative block often joined in the majority by justice anthony kennedy. replacing him with a judge would tip the balance of the court away from conservatives. it would ease the fate of several profoundly cases now before the court, unsettled. it didn't take long after the news broke for toyota be fully sub sooned by party politics. republican senate majority leader fired a shot across president obama's bow calling for the process of replacing him to be suspended until after the next president is selected. saying the american people should have a voice in the election of next supreme court justice. soon, the rest of the conference was falling in line with that pledge. only a couple hours of telling the des moines register, i wouldn't make in prognostication about the future because there's so many balls in the area. the man in charge of hearings released statement saying standard practice over the last nearly 80 years that supreme court nominee

scalia. should wait to name a successor. ronald rean nominated antony kennedy with 13 months left in his term. president obama has more than ten months left. why isn't it his right to nominate the justice and the senate's responsibility to give that nominee an up or down vote? >> the senate has not confirmed a nominee named in a final year in election year in 80 years. this is a lame duck president. the only reason anthony kennedy was name that late was because democrats in the senate rejected two other nom northeast. robert bork, and doug ginsburg. right now, the court is ex as ronald reagan w to the presidency, so justice scalia was to the court. this is a 5-4 court. this next election needs to be a referendum on the court. the people need to decide. i'm glad the senate is agreeing for what i called for. we should not allow a lame duck president too capture the supreme court in the wanin months of his presidency. >> does that mean you're going to filibuster anyone, anyone that the president nominates? >> absolutely. this should be a decisionn for the

antony scalia, a reagan appointee. you have a very important message sent to the voters. whoever you vote for will have an effect for many years to come. one of the effects of that will be that the question of electability becomes much more important in the voters' minds. that has been hillary clinton's strong point in her debates. in her elections so far. >> let me bring that to matthew dowd. cokie suggesting this could help hillary clinton on the democratic side. do you agree? does this fan to any candidate's benefit on the republican side? >> i think when the supreme court nominations, which i agree, will be part of the conversation that goes on with the very left and very right. most of middle america will look at it and not get the whole nuance of who is more electable and who is not. i have to say, and the electability concern that if hillary clinton makes that, right now, bernie sanders is more electable than hillary clinton. he has a higher favorability rating. he won the new hampshire primary by 22 points. if hillary clinton continues to pursue the electability a

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coming up, supreme court antoni scalia never backed down from an argument on the bench.be a surprise or no surprise that his death has sparked what could be an epic battle in washington. a fight where the victor could control the fate of the court. that's right after this break. i think it landed last tuesday. one second it's there. then, woosh, it's gone. i swear i saw it swallow seven people. seven. i just wish one of those people could have been mrs. johnson. [dog bark] trust me, we're dealing with a higher intelligence here. ♪ the all-new audi q7 is here. ♪ watching tvs get sharper, you've had it tough. bigger, smugger. and you? rubbery buttons. enter the x1 voice remote. now when someone says... show me funny movies. watch discovery. record this. voila. remotes, come out from the cushions, you are back. the x1 voice remote is here. . >>> welcome back. you are watching live pictures of the u.s. supreme court, where the sudden passing of antonin scalia has pushed it to the for front of this year's presidential race. i'm jim sciutto for poppy harlow. the supreme court

. >>> supreme court justice, the late antoni scalia's chair is draped in black after his death over the they use to mark the death of any justice. a black drape hangs over the doors leading into the courtroom. justice scalia's funeral is on saturday. mike emanuel is on capitol hill. mike? >> reporter: shep, the big yes here on capitol hill, who might be nominated to replace justice scalia and how the senate would handle it. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell made it clear, he believes the next president should nominate the next justice giving the american people a voice in the selection. and many of his fellow republicans are following his lead. >> i've been talking to republican senators all week long. there's no doubt in my mind that without any question, we will hold the loon and make sure the next president is in the president to appoint the next supreme court justice and hopefully two more. it's so important we maintain the equilibrium we've had for the last several years of the court. >> reporter: senator chuck schumer is predicting republicans will be forced to cave and need

tomorrow, supreme court justice, antoni n scalia will be laid to rest. the president and first lady paid their respects today. people from across the country came to honor him today. family and friends will gather tomorrow. vice president joe biden is expected to attend tomorrow. white house officials say president obama will start reading through extensive packets of information this weekend. that information includes details of their professional careers, records, and experience. white house lawyers prepared those pack coats. >> this crash that knocked down power lines and seven traffic signals. we first reported this accident. surveillance video shows the very moment this crash happened at the corner of little rock roads. police say the driver was drunk. >> i have never seen anything had to hit the right pole at the right time, obviously. >> duke energy and charlotte dot say the driver would pay for the repairs if cmpd determines he or she is at fault for that crash. >> we talked earlier about the survey. want to let you know on monday, you can go to

antoni! -- antonin scalia. >> they are bigger than any one party. they are about our democracy. >> we are one justice away from a radical justice majority. >> doctors said the 79-year-old causes, and gop leaders says the vacancy should be filled by president obama's successor. the death could have a big imfact on two cases in north carolina. one decides the constitutionality of prayer at county commission meetings and the other on whether the state's congressional district map needs to be redrawn. >>> a political expert tells channel 9 the high court could wait until next term to take up the issues. >>> i showed you we will dry out before the end of the morning drive. will that be the end of the weather issues this week? >>> all eyes are on south >>> just five days before the south carolina republican primary, and some of the candidates are making their last-minute push for votes. candidates jeb bush, ted cruz, marco rubio, and donald trump will all be in south carolina tomorrow. several will campaign in columbia. just hours ago george w. bush spoke

john paul stevens, his nominee, was on the supreme court for antony scalia, a reagan appointee. you have a very important message sent to the voters. whoever you vote for will have an effect for many years to come. one of the effects of that will be that the question of electability becomes much more important in the voters' minds. that has been hillary clinton's strong point in her debates. in her elections so far. >> let me bring that to matthew dowd. cokie suggesting this could help hillary clinton on the democratic side. do you agree? does this fan to any candidate's benefit on the republican side? >> i think when the supreme court nominations, which i agree, will be part of the conversation, it really is a conversation that goes on with the very left and very right. most of middle america will look at it and not get the whole nuance of who is more electable and who is not. hillary clinton makes that, right now, bernie sanders is more electable than hillary clinton. he has a higher favorability rating. he won the new hampshire primary by 22 points. if hillary clinton continu

long-time conservative justice antony scalia found dead at a ranch in texas. a special postdebate edition of kpix news. before tonight's debate there was a tribute to justice scalia. candidates paused for a moment of silence. coming up in a few minutes, more on the debate tonight and how the circuit court is now front and center in the upcoming elections. at the nation circuit court, the flag has been lowered to half staff. scalia served on the high court for almost 0

are onmy final thoughts antony scalia and covering this incredibly passionate fight over the next yearacing him. it will go out an i go out in congress. ian swanson, thanko you for being here. tomorrow, we will have three oournalist from politic discussing the campaign 2016 and their publications impact on the media landscape. we will talk with john harris, the editor in chief, and kristin roberts, and we will also talk to alex, a political

when it came to the high court judge scalia angered with affirmative action. with another recused, that judges. antony kennedy rendered unpredictable decisions in the past. >> kennedy wil likely vote in the majority for this which will be a 4-3 majority. >> the us supreme court ruling could only effect the university of texas, or outright ban affirmative action as unconstitutional. >> that is probably less likely to have been because it would be a big change but it could happen. decision on affirmative action expected this comes -- term, he says respect to the drop or. >> very few come out of the court. this changes everything about what they are doing. >> reporter: in washington, jeff barnd. the door open for a nomination by president obama pick chuck grassley who chairs the subcommittee that will first screen nominees says he won't make a final decision until the present submission nomination. >> i think it should way to the next election. i believe that is the right thing to do because it is a very important position and it would be in line with what democratic leaders said in the tail end of the b

ask a citizen at 1-866-999-0270 reid: antony said -- sources saying supreme court justice scalia died. he was appointed by president ronald reagan in 1986. again, antonin scalia has died. we will update -- we will update you as soon as any information becomes available. pam: three people are dead tonight after a multi-car pileup in pennsylvania. the mid-morning crash involved more than 50 cars on interstate 78. tractor-trailers, box trucks, other could be seen across three lanes and into the median. police are investigating whether drifting snow may have played a ro in the accident. reid: we are not the only ones this weekend. the dangerous temperatures abc' s indra peterson has more on the conditions in buffalo, new york right now. snow. hard to tell but it is only 9% frozen. we have this mild start to the winter, but that was a quick change, especially as this cold today. a wind chill. the arctic mass continuing to push further in. as we go through the evening hours, places like boston and new york city, this morning saw temperatures into the 20' s. your eyes start to water. your fa

president obama is considering a republican governor to fill the vacancy left by the late antoni scaliagton post" asks if floating brian sandoval's name is just trolling. washington bureau, david, msnbc political reaction. >> i'm very jealous you're down in austin, i wish i could be eating there today. this is, you know, my gut reaction is that the republicans are abandoning their obligations here. they're saying that basically from time on we will never take a supreme court nominee, we'll put the court's work to the side. it's ludicrous and i hope there is some pay back to them in the coming elections. the president is in a jam. he has to find someone who is qualified, who, you know, may have a shot, but also willing to go through this process of having the door slammed in their face, out of obstructionism. it's a very tough calculation the president is going to have to make. >> we know that senator grassley has scheduled this meeting with president obama next week. that's according to some information, but he has already said he doesn't care how history judges him for refusing to cons

scalia. should wait to name a successor. ronald reagan nominated antony kennedy with 13 months left in his term. was confirmed in february 1988. ten months left in his term. why isn't it his right to nominate the justice and the senate's responsibility to give >> the senate has not confirmed a nominee named in a final year in an election year in 80 years. this is a lame duck president. the only reason anthony kennedy was named that late was because democrats in the senate rejected two other nominees. robert bork, and doug ginsburg. it was the democrats who had dragged it out many months to make it that way. right now, the court is exquisitely balanced. justice scalia, someone i've known for over 20 years. who was an extraordinary man. principled jurist. faithful to the constitution. his impact to the court was phenomenal. as ronald reagan was to the presidency, so justice scalia was to the court. this is a 5-4 court. this next election needs to be a referendum on the court. the people need to decide. i'm glad the senate is agreeing with what i called for.

are onmy final thoughts antony scalia and covering this incredibly passionate fight over the next year on replacing him. it will go out an i go out in congress. ian swanson, thanko you for being here. tomorrow, we will have three oournalist from politic discussing the campaign 2016 and their publications impact on the media landscape. we will talk with john harris, the editor in chief, and kristin roberts, and we will also talk o alex, a political reporter. stay tuned to our show tomorrow. thanks very much. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: "washington journal" continues [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] ♪ >> on this presidents' day holiday, here's a look at some of the programming we have for you on c-span. saturday'sext, last republican presence of the bait from greenville, south carolina, presented by cbs news. wrote to the white house coverage will be live tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern when we bring you a rally in charleston, s.c. where jeb bush wi