of appeals and pricia millett on the d.c. court of appeals. >>> the procession traveling more than three hours from the west texas resort where scalia was found dead. scalia arrived at the ranch on hunt, attended dinner with roughly 40 people. he retired to the presidential suite early in hopes ofetting a good night's rest. >> the judge, when i found him saturday morning, was in complete repose. he was very peaceful in the bed. he had obviously passed away with no difficulty at all in the middle of the night. >> tentative plans call for scalia's body to be flown back home to his family in the suburbs of northern virginia on tuesday. they do n n want an autopsy to be formed. >>> turning to decision 2016 now. climate change and the donald, two major talking points o the campaign trail today. bernie sanders calling out republicans saying they know climate change is real, but publicly claim it is a hoax to receive campaign funding. sanders sar castisticcily said he's the best in the world on >> he said this hoax was created by the chin

they chame up with other member of the d.c. courts. >> what do you make of the fact that the president was walking around the white house with a binder, apparently doing his homework already on selection? >> was seen doing that is a euphemi euphemism. they want people to see that he is serious about it, doing his homework, look at the potential nominees, to keep the message out there that he does fully intend to nominate somebody up here. although as you know, harry reid said yesterday, i guess in an interview with, wasn't it, it could be up to three weeks? aren't you glad i'm telling you what he told you last night. >> you're coming back to me with the news. any ways, yeah, he said two to three weeks. it sounded like three weeks. what was your -- 30 seconds or a minute. what was your meeting with him. whenever we have different -- we all have different views of the constitution. what was it like? what was he like? >> he was a funny guy. he was gregarious, a great sense of humor, one of his sons, christopher, has a really touching pi

and patricia millett on the d.c. court of appeals. ten seen as an on ramp to the supreme court. that's why everybody on there gets some consideration or thought when something like this comes around. if the president wants to go with somebody a little older, he could look at merrick garland on the d.c. court of appeals, the chief judge appointed by president bill clinton. a moderate and like many potential nominees and many on the court, a graduate of harvard law school. some grousing about people saying it's all harvard and yale. maybe they should branch out here. maybe paul watford, 48 years old on the 9th circuit court of appeals, also appointed by president obama, but not unanimously approved. doing a job the white house would say is very credible. beyond that, maybe you look at adalberto jordan. also appointed by president obama. his family migrated when he was very young but has grown up here ever since. a lot of diversity in all the choices, and these are all just speculation. but according to a lot of court watchers, pretty goo

first of all, seb real of them from the d.c. court of appeals. a former u.s. deputy solicitor cases in front of the u.s. supreme court, paul watford appointed by president obama to the ninth circuit out of california. 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

he would be the first indian-american justice, and another is patricia millet on the washington, d.c. court of appeals. >> as we head into the thick of presidential hopefuls are not holding back. last night the feuds were flying. jeb bush verses donald trump and rubio and cruz hat had their own activity. over same-sex marriage, planned parenthood and immigration tactics and today the front runner is keeping the sparks going taking aim at president bush's decision to launch war in iraq. >> when jeb bush gets up and said we were safe under his brother, we were not, there were no weapons of mass destruction. the world trade center came down during his reign and sow can't see we were safe during his reign. >> republican candidates will next primary on saturday. >> and the florida python challenge is officially over. wildlife officials say over 100 snakes have been caught. the hunt aims to reduce the python population, which is an invasive species, and money will be awarded to the hunters who capture the most and the largest pythons. >> i thought it was a stupid idea but everybody seemed to embr

potential nominees mentioned in legal circles, sri srinivasan, indian american, patricia millet on the d.c. court of appeals, and paul wattford african-american ninth circuit court of appeals from california. the justices will be back on the bench for a week and will face the prospect of finishing without a full court for the first time in more than 50 years. peter? >> pete williams reporting for us at the supreme court. thank you. >>> the death of scalia and emerging battle over choosing and confirming the next justice, the republican presidential candidates were questioned about a number of other key and divisive issues in their debate last night in south carolina. as gabe gutierrez reports, it was their most combative debate so far. >> justice antonin scalia -- >> 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 by front-runner donald trump. and yet -- >> didn't call anybody a liar -

meric garland is the chief judge of the d.c. court. 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 amer

courts. and two names that have been frequently discussed are on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. a court that has been a stepping stone for many supreme court justices. they are sri certain vassen. was confirmed unanimously about three years ago to the d.c. circuit court. an obama nominee. but not one of the ones subject of a fight later. he had three subsequent nominees who were blocked and there was a change in the rules and so forth. she did not promote any controversy. considered a brilliant legal mind. he's young for a judge. and he also would be the first indian american to serve on the supreme court. no one could really question his qualifications. but perhaps he's too much of a cyber for the republicans at this point. appoint, the chief judge of the d.c. circuit gardnd is in his early 60s. obama considered him for prior vake sis, passed over him. but judge garland has a strong law enforcement background. he was a prosecutor in the justice department official who went after timothy mcvay and unebomer. well regard bid law enforcement and the justice department. considered m

and the chief judge of the d.c. court. his name has come up on previous lists.nd paul watford who was confirmed to the bench on the 9th district on 2012. all three are known as moderates. if republicans do block a moderate, democrats will call them obstructionists. mr. obama could go outside of the judiciary knowing republicans would block confirmation. california attorney's general is considered both a rising star and a white house favorite. she is currently running for a senate seat. and most daring, sitting torn general -- loretta lynch. justice scalia was revered by conservatives. >> when people loved about him, it was his heart. he loved to laugh, he loves to bring people together. he loved to argue, but at the end he was living a life as big as anybody could have, because he was dedicated to improving the entire united states of america by taking care of things one little step at a time. >> reporter: and tony that list of candidates by no means authoritative or defendtive. the white house has been through this before. they put together lists they will be w

d.c. circuit court of appeals. he was youian nowsly confirmed for that seat by the senate three years ago. and the chief judge of the d.c. court, widely respected. his name has come up on previous lists. and paul wattford, who was confirmed to the ninth circuit in 2012. all three are known as moderates. if republicans do block a moderate, democrats will call them obstructionists and seek political traction. mr. obama could go outside of the judiciary or pick someone with a more liberal record, knowing republicans would block the election. and california attorney's general is considered both a rising star and a white house favorite. she is running for a senate seat. and perhaps most daring, sitting attorney general, whose nomination process for that job lasted almost six months as senate republicans fought her for backing mr. obama's immigration policies. republicans are not likely to yield in their fight to block a nomination to succeed justice scalia. even as they lament his passing. >> he loved to laugh. he loved

d.c. circuit court, we were best buddies.at fortune to have known him as a working colleague and treasured friend. >>> the race to fill republican presidential candidate marco rubio's senate seat in florida is getting nasty. it is dominated in a fight between two congressmen. representative allen grayson currently under a house ethics investigation over his handling of hedge funds is feuding with primary opponent patrick murray. murphy called the hedge funds unethical and called on him to resign if allegations are true. grayson responded with a fund-raising e-mail calling murphy muck-loving and sewage spilling and describing him as a lk spittle pillock. we had to look it up, too. it means a fawning subordinate who is a stupid person. and john oliver had this for senate republicans. >> two senate republicans, i say this, if you really loved antonin scalia, you wouldn't honor his memory by desecrating the thing he loved the most. think of scalia like a brita filter or a child's hamster. why don't you honor his entire reason for

court was blocked by the democrats. he was immediately nominated to the d.c. circuit court where he had a very strong conservative record with nothing in it that would indicate that he was not a strong conservative. there is nothing or little on his supreme court record to suggest he is not a conservative. there is disagreement over to chief justice roberts wrote. regarding the aca. he was not the only justice or judge a had a point of view. judges considered very solid conservatives found that the law was constitutional so to suggest that john roberts was not vetted is not accurate. no president can know in advance what the future will hold or how a really smart person is going to look at the issues and decide with the right answer is. jackson, tennessee, independent line, good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call today. i think all of our elected officials should do what they are sent there to do and i think it would be negligent of the president if he doesn't appoint someone. i think it would be negligent of the senate if they do not c

@three of them from the d.c. @court of a peeled, the court @right here the chief justice @and a couple others sri @srinivasan is a top choice. @former solicitor general so @before the u.s. supreme court. @he is i believe would be the @court. @couple of others including one @federal judge from california, @but we'll start to hear more @coming weeks. @>> sounds good. @>>> here's olga with a look at @the forecast. @>> fork looking pretty good @>>> quite pleasant to watch @them fall this morning but @we're going to clear out @through midday and early @afternoon. @we'll get some partial clearing @but we'll keep mainly overcast @skies for most of the day. @looking at a live look just @along the lakeside and again, @this is a light variety of snow @so not going to @impact you too much. @however it will @you to at least slow down a @little bit as you head out this @morning. @overall today i think we're @staying pretty quiet. @our satellite and radar shows @snow moving in across the lake. @temperatures on the chilly @side. @most

court of appeals. >> the washington, d.c. circuit is considered to be the second highest court in the land and equal with other federal courts but it is in washington and handles cases many which go to the supreme court. >> right. and some people would say if he had became solicitor general and taken those tough stands he may not have been appointed to the u.s. supreme court. >> '82 goes to the washington, d.c. circuit and when appointed to the supreme court? >> he gets appointed in 1996. and the battle is beating robert borke to the nomination. he was the man on deck for the supreme court. he was a strong intellectual force and nine years of justice scalia senior. he was on the washington, d.c. circuit before justice scalia. and in some ways i think people believed it was owed to him. he did have a hand saturday massacre in the watergate and enough controversy he was passed up in 1975 when the ford administration went for steven. after reagan chose o'connor to be the first woman of the supreme court who will he chose next and

court. in the statement which reads, from our years together at the d.c. circuit we were best buddies. disagreed now and then, but when i wrote for the court and received a scalia opinion, it was better than my circulation. he once described the peak of his days an evening at the opera ball. he called it the famous three tenors performance. it was my good fortune to know him as a working colleague and treasured friend. the court is compromised of four conservative leaning justices, four liberal leaning justices which means the possibilities of deadlock for cases. there's a full docket of cases to be decided. given the obstruction of justice, the eight justice court could remain that way for quite some time. i'll speak with a former clerk about what might be on the list after the break. >>> joining me now president and director of naacp legal defense fund and former clerk for justice antonin scalia. he had this position he would hire a token liberal among his clerks. what were your recollections of man. what was it like clerking for him? >> he was an incredible man. the striking thing i

. >> stingrays are now being challenged in the d.c. court of appeals. d.c. police and the u.s. attorney office declined to comment for this story. >>> it's something you hope your kids never bring home. we're talking about head lice. and we'll show you why getting rid of those bugs may be haerde than you expected. >>> and cold and windy conditions make it feel like in the 20s out there. chuck bell will have four things to know at 6:31. >>> trolley cars making a comeback. stweep e sweepers on them. these would remove the snow off the tracks during a storm. when and where our modern day d.c. trolleys set to pick up passengers once can again. >>> it is all quiet right now, but d.c.'s long delayed street cars will be rolling into this station this weekend to pick up the first passengers in decades. here is a live look. what you need to know about the service debut. >>> first, though, storm team 4 tracking some noticeable changes outside as you leave for work. feels like it's below freezing again thanks to some breezy conditions. the question we have, will the cold ruin the weekend?