that was antonin scalia's gift. he took the boring, mundane, technical, everyday work of the law and showed us what was at stake for a constitutional democracy. maybe that is why he got so much done. think about statutes, very easy to forget how different the world was before antonin scalia, how much the court leaned on legislative history, how readily the court enforced the spirit rather than the letter of the law. these practices had gone largely unquestioned regenerations and in some cases for centuries. in no time at all, antonin scalia changed the terms of the debate. he showed it was all about the allocation of power. is resistance to legislative history was not formalism but checking the transfer of legislative power from congress and the president to committees, legislators, staff or lobbyists. his preference for a letter of her spirit was not just a better way of finding legislative intent, it was about protecting american democracy against the self aggrandizing presumption that judges could or should gloss

is that americans can know with confidence that ted cruz will take an outstanding person to fill antonincalia's position

a supreme court agency follows the death of antonin scalia last month. the republican senate wants to block any vote on a nominee put forward by president obama. time for the latest business news, including a closer look at the u.s. federal reserve policy. anchor: will they, or won't they? they have now announced they will keep interest rates unchanged from where they stand currently, between 0.25 and 0.2 5 -- 0.5%. this happened at a meeting earlier. the fed had a lot to chew over in the meeting. oil prices have been -- core inflation rising, home construction stronger, and factory outlets have improved. it was not enough to bring up rates this time, but a another hike as early as the next fed meeting. the chairwoman, janet yellen, has set up her vision to come. >> the median projection for the fund rates rises only gradually, to .9% later this year, and 1.9% next year. as the factors restraining economic growth are projected to fade further over time, the median rate rises to 3% by the end of 2018, closer to its normal level. anchor: i should say that

he is not the opposite of antonin scalia. the belief hillary clinton if nominated, gets nomination of her party and presidency, she would appoint someone who could be the polar opposite of antonin scalia and donald trump this morning said he would look for someone as much like scalia as possible. that would be his measure for picking supreme court justice. chad, thank you so much. >> anytime. martha: great analysis this morning. bill: as we move through this story, 30 minutes away from seeing the president, in a moment, mike lee, republican senator from utah on senate judiciary committee. will the committee do? we'll talk to him live. jonathan turley, constitutional expert, professor, both are live next on this breaking news in "america's newsroom." month. year after year. then one night, you hydroplane into a ditch. yeah... surprise... your insurance company tells you to pay up again. why pay for insurance if you have to pay even more for using it? if you have liberty mutual deductible fund™, you could pay no deductible at a

the supreme court is evenly divided after the death of conservative antonin scalia a. -- antonin scaliahe would likely side with the conservatives. onplease join the candidates stage for a moment of science for judge galena -- judge antonin scalia. republican senators confirm they would not give judge garland a hearing. clear president obama made this nomination not with the intent of saying the nominee confirmed, but to politicize it for purposes of the election. >> both parties are preparing for a fight. president obama said the supreme court must be above politics, but it is about to be the center of a political battle that will impact the election campaigns. katty: for more on the pick and fight i spoke with a law professor at george washington university. let's lay out for our viewers around the world how significant eric garland could be if you became a supreme court justice in the lives of ordinary american. >> he is moderate. anyone who is replacing scalia will move the needle to the left, because he was so much to the right. he could flip the result. like gun rights. that is on

i think he made that statement even before the country heard about antonin scalia's death. i'm not surprised senator mcconnell is saying this. it's very much in keeping with the obstructionist leadership he demonstrated on a number of issues, particularly in the arena of judicial nominations. last year, on 11 judges were confirmed by the senate. i think it's the lowest number of judges in over a century. the fact he's saying he will refuse a hearing and a vote is whatmuch in keeping with he has done. senatorsa number of particularly in state where there are elections coming up in close elections, we are beginning to see a break in that blockade. senators are now saying we want to meet with this candidate and some of them are even saying we think it's right to give him a hearing. beginning oft the this process and as it unfolds, i believe we will see more and more senators leaning on senator mcconnell to treat this nominee with a degree of fairness, the kind of fairness democrats have treated republican nominees over the years. say at this point. and it'sty adamant going to

obama announced supreme court nominee to replace the late antonin scalia. as expected the president's announcement is not without controversy especially as the nation prepares to pick its next president. caroline shiley has more, of the judge, judge merrick garland and how the senate is responding. >> reporter: selecting a nominee , in the middle of an -- of a contentious presidential campaign, it is made difficult. >> today i nominate judge merrick garland to join the supreme court. 4 the rose garden ceremony, president. obama announcing his top choice to replace the late antonin scalia on the highest court. >> this is the greatest honor of my life. other than my wife agreeing to marry me. >> the white house is selling it as a consensus candidate hoping to appeal to republicans and democrats. but the gop may not buy it. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he thinks the next president should choose the next justice and republicans are vowing to block the nominee from getting a floor vote. >> the senate will revisit the matter when it considers the q

garland would replace justice antonin scalia, who died suddenly last month. leave in the court evenly split with four liberals and for conservatives. senate republicans say the next deciding vote. confirmation hearings. >> the american people deserve the opportunity, during this election year, to weigh in. s top democrat president' s nominee.

that the next president should nominate a replacement for -- should not nominate a replacement for antonin scalia. they met with president obama in the oval office. the meeting produced no breakthrough. they say the president is narrowing his list of possible >>> apple is escalating its legal battle over the fbi over unlocking a encrypted iphone. it's acting out of, quote, an abundance of caution. director james comey acknowledged that investigators accidentally made it harder to access data on the gunman's iphone. his admission came yesterday during capitol hill testimony.

particularly one to succeed justice antonin scalia, one of the most influential jurists of our time.blue blue and women who sit on the supreme court are the final arbiters of american law. they safeguard our rights. they ensure our system is one of laws and not men. they are charged with the task of applying principles put to paper more than two centuries ago and the most challenging questions of our time. this is not a responsibility i take lightly. the decision requires me to set aside short-term expediency and narrow politics, make faith with our founders and future generations. that is why i have done my best to set up a rigorous and comprehensive process. i have sought the advice of republican and democratic members of congress, reached out to every member of the senate judiciary committee, constitutional scholars, advocacy groups, bar associations representing opinions from all across the spectrum. today, after completing the exhaustive process i have made my decision. i have selected a nominee who is widely recognized not only as one of america's sharpest legal minds but one w

antonin scalia spoke of problems with that eight person quarterly in 2004 in explaining why he would not recuse himself in a case involving former vice president dick cheney, he said, quote, with eight justices raises the possibility that by reason of a tie vote the court will find itself unable to resolve significant legal issue presented by the case. even one unnecessary refusal impairs the functioning of the court. i believe in life, justice antonin scalia would say the president has an obligation to nominate a supreme court justice. in 1987 before the democratic senate confirmed justice kennedy it was president reagan has said, quote, every day that passes with the supreme court below full strength impairs the people's business in that crucially important area. so i asked my republican colleagues how long are you willing to impair the people's business? how long are you willing to stick to a strategy of obstructionism over good governance? how long are you willing to deny this president his constitutional authority and obligation to appoint a nominee to satisfy your political age

memorial for antonin scalia up. he died while visiting a ranch in texas. the memorial service in washington, he was one of the most influential conservative justices in history. he served almost three decades on the supreme court. president barack obama meeting face-to-face with the senate republican leaders vowing to block his nominee no matter who it is. grassley sitting down with president obama and joe biden to discuss the successor to justice antonin scalia. steve: firefighters continued dousing hot spots from a warty acre brush fire fueled by windy conditions. the fire melted the siding on one home and burned a bar and several other structures. thankfully no one injured in this. cumberland county and harnett county all called in to help. now to the 5:00 weather headlines. if you didn't have to be out fighting a fire, it is nice afternoon around here. reporter: that time of year, a breezy dry day. you can run the risk of fire danger getting hot. weeks for the home opener. it felt like baseball weather today. 70 degrees, a gray day. 70 in durham. upper

they'll talk about the supreme court seat left vacant by the death of justice antonin scalia. there's cases being -- the president intends republicans have said they will not hold hearings on a nominee and won't vote. mcconnel said he won't talk to a nominee. >>> today, the family of the late supreme court antonin scalia will hold a memorial taking place in washington dc. other justices expected to deliver remarks. scalia died in the 13th of february in texas. >>> rubio verses trump. it's the latest heavyweight fight. we see how it's beginning -- >>reporter: which is not a 2016 campaign insult. >> make sure his pants aren't wet. >> a guy like rubio is a baby. >> are you going to cry, cry for me. >> the answer is sea. the elec electorate should be crying -- >> i call him little marco. >> he's calling me little marco. >> little marco rubio. >> have you seen his hands. they're like this. >> a little mouth on him, bing, bing, bing. >> you know what they say about men with small hands. you can't trust them. >> who started this? >> i don't know. you started it. [laughter] >> but ins

reporter: republicans have vowed to block an obama nominee since the passing of scully -- the old antonin scalia. >> is our right to withhold consent as it's the president's right to nominate. >>reporter: they say they will not confirm. >> if you do not end it will be an abdication of the senate's constitutional duty, it will indicate a process for nominating and confirming judges that is the odd repair. >>reporter: republicans are gambling that hillary clinton will not win and she could nominate a far more liberal candidate. >>reporter: last night with big wins she came closer to clinching the nomination, but senator. bernie sanders is not stepping aside . >> it looks tough, almost impossible for senator. sanders to overtake her in the delegate count. >>reporter: donald trump, the big republican winner last night. and now even with governor. john kasich winning the home state of ohio, with>>chris: second in the delegate count, it is not god's plan and be present. >>reporter: and marco rubio out, trump is ahead and morning of riots of the kids decided at the republican convention and not

but antonin scalia -- i wanted to pronounce his name right.e senate will take this up at all? >> i think -- if i even said 1% chance, that would probably be more than he is going to get. the republicans are determined to not do this. lindsey graham, the senator who is on a judiciary committee, just told me he got a call from the president just a couple of minutes ago saying, you know, this is who my pick is. you can't find somebody who is more confirmable at this point. and senator graham said, yes, mr. president, that's true. but that's not the point, which is what i was starting to say before the two senators came on the senate floor, carol, and we really do have to underscore this again. it doesn't matter who is nominated, how confirmable he or she would have been. the republicans are determined to not even give this person and now we know merrick garland a hearing, not even meet with him. not because of the nominee but because of the president and where this is on the calendar. you know, a lot of democrats say that is just absurd because t

. >> just remind us why this is so important with the death of antonin scalia, of course, the court is ideologically split so this is a monumental nominee. >> it is. the court has been mostly conservative over the last couple of decades, and because scalia was so conservative, it was important to replace someone who is even in the center of the idealogical spectrum as garland is, would move the court as a whole to the left. and that would be a big deal and leave a lasting legacy for president obama. >> all right. i want to bring in another guest lincoln mitchell. lincoln this seems like a clear political choice, it will be really hard to deny him even a hearing. >> it is not a political choice. he nominated a centrist. he nominated a while male, and someone who is 63 years old. which means you are not going to get 30 years of merrick garland very likely. so he went to the center here, and forced the debate that is happening right now on twitter. the democrats are quick to say this is an easy guy. and the republicans are going to struggle now to not be seen simply as obstructionist. >>

that could shape the future of abortion rights in this country. be considered since the death of antonin scalia. >> natalie, the court does appear sharply divided in this case, the first major abortion case it's heard since partial abortion birth ban in 2007. and this case, considered so crucial, demonstrators on both sides of the aisle were lining up before the arguments for a chance to witness them. the demonstrators gathered outside the u.s. supreme court, indicative of just how consequential this vote is. the case was argued before a high court at a cross roads, short one member with the death of conservative justice antonin scalia in a session that showcased an idealogical divide on the bench. texas defended the abortion law as important to safeguarding the health of women. >> when over 210 women annually abortion, texas can. >> the law requires doctors that perform abortions have admitting at a hospital within 30 miles. the number of operative clinics could drop to ten if the law is upheld. >> this law is cruel and harsh and does nothing to advance medical health for women. >> the

one of the big questions ahead of his hearing -- is whether or not the recent passing of justice antonin scalia will affect the outcome. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell -- will get his day in the supreme court on april 27th -- likely in front of an eight justice court. 57;36 which means getting a decision which will help the governor stay out of jail will be harder old dominion university associate professor jesse richman -- like many -- feel that mcdonnell likely would have gotten a vote from justice antonin scalia -- who passed away last month. now there is the possibility of a 4 to 4 split -- an outcome that would send mcdonnell to prison -- which he has tried to avoid all along. a jury convicted mcdonnell and his wife maureen of political corruption charges back in september of 20- 14 -- and his convictions were upheld by the 4th circuit court of appeals. they are accused of doing favors for businessman jonnie williams -- who gave the mcdonnell s roughly 170- thousand dollars in gifts and loans. the case essentially revolves around what defines "official action" -- under the f

president obama introduces his nominee to replace antonin scalia but senate republicans vow he'll never make it to the high court. >>> ducking the debate. donald trump says he won't attend the next scheduled showdown and fox news ends up pulling the plug. >>> kicking off the future. taking a cue from hollywood, nike unveils self-lacing >>> a big league ballplayer chooses family over fortune and walking away from a multimillion dollar deal when he is told to spend less time with his son. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> the nomination of of president obama's nomination of merrick garland. garland is generally respected and considered a moderate jurist by most. he is the chief judge of the influential d.c. court of appeals. garland was confirmed by seven current gop senators. at 63 he is the oldest supreme court nominee since 1971. craig boswell has more on what has turned into a contentious possible repercussions. >> reporter: senate republicans say president obama's nominee to replace t

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controlled senate says president obama's choice to fill seat vacated 50 death of supreme court justice antonin scalia will not even get a hearing. >> so if you've been waiting for right moment, now's the time to come join us! >> and there is great anger, believe me, there is great anger. >> a pivotal night in politics appears to put hillary clinton and donald trump on a collision course but their opponents insist they'll keep up the fight. >>> the federal government calls for a reduction in opioids to treat chronic pain. how to slow the drug overdose ep epidemic. we begin with a showdown brewing between president obama and the republican controlled u.s. stat. the president nominated highly respected federal judge merrick garland, to fill vacant supreme court seat. the response from gop leaders was swift. majority leader mitch mcconnell says there is absolutely no chance the candidate will get a hearing. john terret joins us from washington, d.c, john senate republicans are leaving no room for negotiation. >> you know what, toant, there really aren't, good evening live from washington, d.c. i t

. >>> president obama announced his nominee to fill the supreme court justice seat vacated by antonin scalia. president obama picked merrick garland. florida senator bill nelson tweeted, the senate has a responsibility to fill supreme court vacancies and i hope we're the president's nominee. "nightly news" will have full verage on the supreme court nomination. >>> the white house just released the names of the people nvolved just days before mr. obama travels to the communist island. emilio estefan, mike fernandez, jorge jorge mas, and ric heraro. were there. >>> still to come, a serial robber with a pattern leaves behind a clue in a south florida city. now detectives are trying to trace his tracks following a string of robberies. >>> there are changes in the forecast, including some rain. bo >>> new tonight, a miami-dade firefighter is behind bars after allegedly choking his girlfriend. 44-year-old ali ponder is facing criminal charges after a verbal altercation with his girlfriend turned physical. the victim says ponder intentionally choked her by he held his girlfriend in their bed

there is an empty seat on the supreme court after justice antonin scalia died in february. president obama's nomination must now be confirmed by the senate. >> he walked away from a comfortable and lucrative law practice to return to public service. he served as a prosecutor in president george wh bush's administration. he took a 50% pay cut. he traded in his elegant office for a windowless closet that smelled of cigarette smoke. this was a time when crime in washington had reached epidemic proportions. he quickly made a name for himself going after corrupt politicians and criminals. >> let's go to roslind jordan, who is in washington, d.c. >> merrick garland has been on the federal courts of appeals in washington for nearly 20 years, but he built his career namely as a prosecutor in the unabomber and oklahoma city bombing cases when he was presented as nominee to replace antonin scalia on wednesday, he noted a bit of his philosophy that he said came from his family. >> as my parents taught me by both words and deeds, life of public service is as much a gift to the person w

the president named garland a liberal to replace the late conservative justice antonin scalia. garland is chief judge on what is kidded considered to beat second most powerful court in the land. he was appointed by president clinton. garland is 63. here is chief legal correspondent, jan crawford. >> nominating chief judge garland to join the supreme court. >> reporter: his experience as a federal appellate judge is deep. his credentials unquestioned. the president today said what sets garland apart is his temperament. >> to find some one who just about everyone not only respects but genuinely likes, that is rare. >> garland seemed a long shot. the oldest nominee in modern history, he has been on the short list for previous vacancies and passed over. today, finally was garland's moment. >> this is the greatest honor of my life. other than agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. >> reporter: his wife and one of his daughters were among 100 supporters in the rose garden. >> i only wish my father were here to see this today. older daughter to be so adventurous that she would be hiking i

anna: here is the man president obama wants to succeed antonin scalia of. he is 63-year-old merrick garland. he is considered a centrist. that doesn't seem to matter to senate republicans. new reactions just coming in. steve: the battle is already be getting in washington. republicans are vowing to block anyone replacing justice antonin scalia. this was the scene in the rose garden. president obama introducing merrick garland, calling him one of the sharpest legal minds who is respected by both sides the president says he understands the confirmation will be a fight. >> to suggest someone who has served his country with honor and dignity with a distinguished track record of delivering justice for the american people might be treated as one republican leader stated as a political piata, that can't be right. >> thank you mr. president. this is the greatest honor of my life. other than my wife agreeing to marry me. it is also the greatest gift i've received except, and another caveat, the birth of our daughter's. steve: senate leaders are making it clear this

the death of justice antonin scalia. ((nat pop - scalia funeral)) ((vo)) the high court will hear mcdonnell's appeal -- in the case involving 177- thousand dollars in bribes. scalia was expected to be a vote in the convicted governor's favor, because in 1999, scalia argued that gifts don't always equal pribes, instead ((gfx)) "the government must prove a link between a thing of value conferred upon a public official and a specific 'official act' for or because of which it was given." ((chance seales / national correspondent)) in other words, if bob mcdonnell didn't perform a specific act - for a specific loan or vacation - he might've been in the legal gray zone, and keep himself out of jail. ((sen. mitch mcconnell / r- kentucky)) this vacancy will not be filled this year. ((vo)) while the senate sorts out a scalia replacement, and mcdonnell goes to prison for two years. ((vo)) also moving through the courts, new jersey sen. bob mendndez outraged that prosecutors at the justice department were tricked into starting this

. >>> president obama making his pick to replace the late antonin scalia onn the supreme court. what we're learning about the nominee's background and getting him confirmed will be an uphill battle. >>> we're on your side with important programming note, wbtv will have live coverage of the ncaa basketball tournament from noon until 5:00 today. that will be followed by wbtv news at 5:00. the regularly scheduled programs resume monday. schedule, go to wbtv.com. >> christine: state troopers cracking down on drunk drivers ahead of the st. patrick's day weekend. there will be sobriety checks across the state. law enforcement will be out looking for those who are drinking and driving. last year, 339 people died in north carolina because of alcohol-related crashes. troopers encourage downloading ride share apps before you go out to party. it could save you in the long run. >>> the son of legendary singer frank sinatra died. he died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on tour in daytona, florida. he had his own music career working for his father as his musical director and conductor. he was

reporters questions went unanswered. >> there was not much said. >> antonin scalia's death leaves the high court flight 4-4, meaning the replacement will tip the balance either way with so much at stake republicans want to run out the clock on president obama's term refusing to consider any nominees he selects. >> i will tell you if the shoe were on the other foot do any of you think the democratic majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of >> let's do it. vote up or vote down. stop trying to politicize the supreme court. >> democrats say it would be the first time since 1875 that a president's supreme court nominee has not received a senate hearing. >> our strategy is that the president will fulfill his constitutional responsibility and we will appeal to the members of the senate that they should put their constitutional responsibility ahead of political calculation. >> maureen o'boyle wbtv on your side. >> right now let's get you updated on the commute. tonya rivens is in the first alert traffic center. >> thank you. and your first alert tra

>> new details, senate majority leader has president obama's choice to fill supreme court justice antonin scalia vacancy headed to capitol hill. here is the president meeting with judge merrick garland a week ago. president obama has named merrick garland his choice to fill the seat last by the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia last month. the harvard educated chicago native and top reports in the oklahoma city bombing will meet with two top democrats today despite senate republican leaders refusing to fill the vacancy until after the november election. >> the senate has a constitutional right to act as a check on a budget and withhold its consent. >> republican senators are open to pleating with him but no signs that the meeting will lead to confirmation hearings. >> it is the end of the road for a seaworld staple, and what the theme park is doing away with and who they are joining focus with. >> putting safety in the driver before seat with an announcement from washington to keep your family safer in years to come. >> a look from our camera, blue skies as far administration

president obama defies calls from republican senators, and nominates a replacement for antonin scalia on the u.s. supreme court. a protestor sucker- punched at a trump rally. now the sheriffs deputies involved are punished. free night time parking meters may soon become a thing of the past. we'll tell you when and where. ahead. >> gary :coming up later in this broadcast the war years and the new york knicks--the warriors and also the other highlights coming up a little bit later >> brittney : if you thought it was warm tomorrow is going to be even warmer i'm tracking a few changes as we approach the weekend but i will have a closer look in your forecast coming up they say denny's 7-pepper spicy skillet is crazy spicy, but how crazy could it be... denny's new crazy spicy skillet. denny's. welcome to america's diner. >> pam :happening tomorrow president obama's new nominee for the supreme court is meeting with senators including republican senate leaders who vow to block any nomination until a new president is elected. president obama introduced his choice today.judge merrick garland, a

the first person i interviewed was antonin scalia. he occupied a quasi-academic role as chairman of the council. i have never been so impressed. i immediately offered him the post subject to the tonchinge's approval. white house approval in those days was perfunctory given the president's weakness. scalia was nominated by richard nixon but appointed by new president gerald ford. almost immediately, nino was plunged into the most dell cant tasks. i had stopped the white house from allowing the moving truck from carting off the former president's papers until we formally opined as to whether he owned them. nino fashioned a brilliant opinion based on historical precedent, establishing nixon's ownership but the congress intervened. that led to extensive litigation before he was sustained. i was enormously impressed. then came a less serious legal issue, but admittedly an intensely personal one. bill simon, the deputy secretary of treasury, an enormously wealthy man, was designated the energy czar but president ford. and he issued an order

president obama nom naith naits a federal appeals court judge to fill the vacant seat once held by antonin sca lee a. plex with more on this. liz. >> reporter: belkeys, president obama promised to fill what he says is his constitutional duty for someone to fill that va canlt seat and today he d. his decision widely approved by democrats and republicans in the past but this seat on the supreme court could change that. the fate of highest court in the land hangs in the balance. >> today i am nominating chief judge mer ik brian garland to join the supreme court. >> reporter: this announcement at rose garden from president obama kicked off a long promise constitutional cross washington showdown 20 white house and republicans on capital hill. >> tomorrow judge garland will travel to the hill to be begin meeting with senators one on one. i simply ask republicans in the senate t t give him a fair hearing. and then an up or down vote. only be an add vo caifghts senate's cons diewtion nal duty. will indicate a process of nominating and confirming judges that is beyond repair. >> the senate will aro

judge garland would replace justice antonin scalia who died sudden last month. republicans argue that the next antonin scalia's replacement. >>> and in a few hour, the issue of decriminalizing marijuana will go before the council. now in just a few minute, we will explain how much offenders would have to pay in fines instead of doing time. and also what people on both sides of the issue are saying this morning. a check on the forecast on this st. paddy's day. >> and actually this morning, don't t have a lot of fog out there. there's lower visibilityty due to haze and i will watch this for thickening hazeover fog but at this point, it's really good -- haze or fog but at this point, it's really good. 69 apollo beach. and 71 in st. pete. here's is this st. patrick's day forecast. there may be some fog but the bigger story is how warm it is. about a 10% chance of an afternoon/evening shower. most of you stay dry. 75 degrees at 8:00 p.m. and they'll be dyeing the river green on sasaturday but on saturday, we have rain chances. at 4:08, i have the rain chance forecast

pick, president obama introduced federal appeals court judge merik garland, for his pick, to replace antonin scalia. >> now the president's choice is not without controversy. correspondent craig boswell explains why the nomination is sure to lead to big fight in the senate. >> president obama introduced his supreme court nominee, in the white house rose garden. >> after completing this exhaustive process, i've made my decision nominating to supreme court. >> sixty-three year old meiit became chief judge on the us court of appeals in washington dc in 2013. he's respected liberal born in chicago, he graduated from harvard law school. >> the president in selecting merrick garland has gone with the safest possible pick, he has long record of highly regarded by conservatives, and liberals across the spectrum. >> if confirmed, the new justice will replace conservative antonin scalia who died last month k change the ideological ball of the court for years to come. >> he'll be facing bitter opposition in congress. >> after the next president is sworn in. >> we'll reiterate the american people will h

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not too long ago, president barack obama introduced his supreme court nominee it replace the late antonin scalia. the move is likely going to be a democrats who said they would have a hold out basically before november before they make an appointment and agree on somebody. correspondent craig boswell, he has a report and the latest on this situation. >> president obama introduced his white house rose garden. >> after completing the exhaustive process i've made my decision. today i am nominating chief judge merrick garland to the supreme court. >> he became chief judge on the u.s. court of appeals in he is a respected liberal, born harvard law school. >> the president in selecting merrick garland has gone with, i believe, the safest possible pick. he has a long record of highly regarded by conservatives and liberals across the spectrum. >> if confirmed, the new justice will replace conservative antonin scalia who died suddenly last month and that could change the ibeoligic for years to come. >> president obama knows that with this nomination he'll be facing bitter opposition in congress. a

-- antonin scalia. he's a expected to appear today after the photo report senate republicans are bowing to block the confirmation. >> reporter: this morning supreme court nominee merrick garland will feed -- meet face- to-face with senators by the republicans who control his fate. >> at the time when politics to polarize, this is precisely the time when we should play it straight. >> reporter: the showdown over helling -- feeling the vacancy -- the rose garden moment he emotional. life other than when she agreed to marry me 20 years ago. >> the native of chicago dedicated his life to the law. the top prosecutor and the oklahoma city bombing, nearly 2 decades spent serving the dc court of appeals. he is also known as a moderate, compromise in the heat of this partisan election-year. >> the senate's constitutional right to act as a check on a president and withhold his consent. >> reporter: top republican holding his ground saying the next president should take the next justice but mitch mcconnell took a

antonin scalia died in february on 13th, in texas. multiple supreme court justices are expected to give remar as well at the service. and meantime president obama will meet face-to-face later today with senate republica leaders vowing to block his nominee to supreme court following antonin scalia's death. meeting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell of kentucky and chuck gssley of vice-preside joe biden will also be there along with senate democrats henry reid of nevada and another from vermont. final batch of e-mails from hillary clinton tenure as secretary of state has been released. that makes nearly 55,000 pages of e-mails reviewed by the state department. the fbi is investigating whether clinton broke law using private server. new at noon. osama bin laden has been released he and claims to have $29 million of personal wealth and wanted to use most of it on jihad for sake of the law. his will in a batch of more than 100 documents seized in a may 2011 raid that killed him at his compound this pakistan. >> anchor: 911 what is

there is an empty seat on the supreme court after justice antonin scalia died in february.sident obama's choice must now be confirmed by the u.s. senate. 63 year old merrick garland is chief judge of the d.c. court p op -- of appeals. the republicans have promised to veto anyone that obama nominates. but garland could be seen as a compromise nominee. al jazeera's rosiland jordan joins us live from washington, d.c. ros explain what are the wider implications of this nomination? >> reporter: well, this is certainly coming right into the heart of the political atmosphere here in the united states because this is going to be turned into a campaign issue for whoever ends up be the presidential nominees on the republican and democratic ticket. the obama administration argument is this, i have a duty to nominate. the senate has a duty to give advice and consent. but the president is also threatening a big political fight. he did say, however, that this is not just a compromise candidate, but someone who actually understands the concerns of ordinary americans. he is not just what t

i think he made that statement even before the country heard about antonin scalia's death. i'm not surprised senator mcconnell is saying this. it's very much in keeping with the obstructionist leadership he has shown and demonstrated on a number of issues, particularly in the arena of judicial nominations. last year, on 11 judges were confirmed by the senate. i think it's the lowest number of judges in over a century. the fact he's saying he will refuse a hearing and a vote is very much in keeping with what he has done. however, a number of senators particularly in state where there are elections coming up in close elections, we are beginning to see a break in that blockade. some of the senators are now saying we want to meet with this candidate and some of them are even saying we think it's right to give him a hearing. we are only at the beginning of this process and as it unfolds, i believe we will see more and more senators leaning on senator mcconnell to treat this nominee with a degree of fairness, the kind of fairness democrats have treated republican nominees over th

justice antonin scalia, as we all know, passed away unexpectedly on february 14. he was a staunch conservative. within hours of scully's death, senate majority leader mitch senate would not hold hearings or votes for anyone the president may nominate. the president requested a meeting with iowa senator charles grassley. he is the committee chairman and the matter. initially, grassley did not respond, the late last week, he agreed. tomorrow, grassley, but got -- grassley, mcconnell, harry reid, and patrick leahy, a democrat, will all meet at the white house. it is the president's responsibility to nominate prospective justices in the senate's responsibility to approval reject a nominee based on their qualifications. the republicans say the next justice will be determined once the 26th elections are over and the new president is sworn in, in essence to give the people a say into the next justice is. there is also an ideological split on the court. of the eight justices left, four they said they will meet tomorrow, but it will probably not change their minds. we will

the supreme court heard arguments on his most major controversial case since the death of justice antonin scalia. now the justices must decide if a texas law that regulates abortion clinics hampers a woman's constitutional right to obtain an abortion. loren lester shows as both sides of the debate pro choice protesters and pro life protesters joined by house speaker paul ryan the opposing sides of an abortion case the supreme court this morning. this is the most important abortion rights case to be argued the supreme court in almost twenty five years at esu twenty thirteen texas law that imposes a variety of regulations on abortion clinics. supporters of the law say it's about protecting women's health. if the supreme court in this case holds these laws it will be a victory for patient health and safety. the answer in part because it addresses a predatory abortion industry those challenging the law burden on when trying to get illegal abortion or to keep the there is no medical justification to the song is just burning women opponents today saying if the lost and three quarters of clinics

senate republicans have said since the death of antonin scalia, that the next president should pick someone to replace 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. >> at least six of his 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 rights and legalize late term abortion stlooz let's talk about the republican presidential hopefuls. donald trump, ted cruz and john kasich who are now actually focusing on next tuesday's primaries in arizona and utah. they were supposed to debate in utah on monday. but when trump with drew, followed quickly by kasich, the event was cancelled. trump says given his big delegate lead, republicans should be rallying around him. he's warning about the consequences if the republican establishment tries to block his nomination. >> i think you'd have riots. i th

sam: constitutional law expert pratheepan gulasekaram says the loss of conservative justice antonin scaliahis case, and other battleground issues, to a tie vote. pratheepan: and that means that the case itself at the supreme court level has no precedential value. but the lower court holding, or the highest federal court as you said, that heard the case, that ruling is going to stick. sam: that means in the event of a tie, the texas abortion law would stay since a us circuit court upheld it. texas clinics providing abortions would get slashed from 40 to about 10. meantime, there's another marquee texas case before the court. barack obama: you'll be able to apply to stay in this country temporarily without fear of deportation. sam: united states v. texas challenges the president's executive action on immigration, a series of measures shielding as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. a supreme court tie again reverts back to the circuit court, which in this case put a freeze on the president's program. female: i hope the court rules that a student's race and ethnicity s