we have heard from arthur idala who has been a very personal friend to the justice, laura ingraham as well. and while many people may have criticized him for some of the things that took place on the court that he was, in terms of his decisions, what we are finding out that hands-down he was a man's man and a kind of man who believed in family as being the core value of america. and certainly people would be hard pressed to disagree with that. james? >> well, kelly, of course our condolences are with the scalia family at this time. i wouldn't pretend to be an expert in justice scalia. but the concrete impacts on the way we live as americans are how we cover the supreme court. i was privileged to observe justice scalia up close in different settings. one of which was the supreme court during oral arguments that i covered from time to time as a reporter. the other of which was the a.v. restaurant on new york avenue now closed. but for 40-odd years the justices favorite place was where we dined for lunch just the two of us on a couple occasions. after which on one occasion justice scalia

joining us on the phone to help remember his legacy, our fox news analyst, arthur idala.u. i usually come on the weekend and we have fun and get to yuck it up a bit. i definitely don't feel that way today. >> we're so sorry for your loss, arthur. how will you remember justice scalia? >> caller: well, people believe the word, but fun. every time we went out, we had fun. we ate a lot together. we drank a lot together. he was a fun guy. yes, we would talk about politics, and yes, he would talk about the law. but to be honest, there was usually a glass of wine involved. a cigar involved. definitely food involved. he's not what people would think of he's this conservative justice and against this, that, and the other thing. he wasn't like it. he didn't care his -- i don't know, his admission or policies on his sleeve. he carried his love of life on his sleeve. his appreciation of his family coming over from sicily years ago. basically that poor immigrants and what he achieved. it was a good time. in a selfish way, i'm disappointed because on friday, two days ago, i confirmed t