specifically president obama will face a battle in his attempts to appoint a new justice-- but if jane kelly is nominated, and eventually appointed, there's no doubt she'll bring a sense of pride to eastern iowa. kelly's recent appointment to the from a nomination from obama and confirmation by senator chuck grassley-- peters told me tonight this may come as an advantage come decision time for president obama-- but only timim will tell we've got you covered - olivia mancino - kwwl news. this will bepresident obama's third nomination for a supreme court justice-- a rarity in any president's term. warmer weather is in sight but as usual - there's a chance of snow right before the warmth. let's go to storm track seven n hief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now who's tracking it all. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the sky remains cloudy tonight tuesday morning. clouds linger through tuesday night then clear by noon wednesday. many are temperatures reach the 40s thursday and remain there eac

. >> reporter: among possibilities to succeed him, esvein vasan and jane kelly and merrick garlanded a patricia millett. for now the supreme court is evenly split between conservatives and liberals without antonini scalia so some of the big cases could end in 4-4- ties. on immigration a tie would block president obama from enforcing his plan to allow up to 5 million people here illegally to stay on on abortion a tie would restrict restrictions on abortion in texas to remain in force or in the case of a force the courtould choose to withhold its decision and order the case to be reargued when there's a ninth justice. >> the justices have the ability to take a tie and put it on a shelf and come back it a year later, conceivably even two years late sneer in modern times the longest stretch the supreme court has gone without all nine justices is just over a year, and that was nearly 50 years ago. the justices are now in their mid-winter break and will be back on the bench year ago today. leftner. >> no matter who it is the president picks the republican leader in the senate and many of t

jane kelly is a judge in the eighth u-s circuit court of appeals. she is currently serving in cedar rapids, iowa. president obama nominated her three years ago in january... she has been serving in eastern iowa since 1994. meanwhile locals are reacting to all the political talk surrounding scalia's replacement this morning... and some warn that it all takes away from the real issue. drake constitutional law professor -- mark kende -- says a new justice should be nominated sooner rather than later. he says because of all the major cases pending in the supreme court -- like affirmative action, abortion and labor issues -- a delay could disrupt the whole process. the ties that are likely with just eight justices will force the lower court to resolve issues. kende says typically, finding a quick replacement is relatively doable .. but this time he isn't so 441723 we are a year away from a new president. if were three months i

iowa the overwhelming majority of supreme court justices right now are from the east coast-- if jane kelly y ere to be nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate, she would diversify the supreme court-- at least geographically. kelly has been mentioned in the news many times-- notably iithe early 2000s when someone attacked her while she was jogging on a cedar rapids trail her attacker has still never been fond, but her professional life has moved forward. after serving many years as a public defender, kelly was appointed to the circuit court of appeals in 2013-- experts say if appointed to the supreme court, she'd bring an interesting background to the table. "to have someone who has i couldnt tell you the last time someone who was on the court had that kind of experience" if she is appointed, peters says it wouldn't necessarily have any direct benefits to iowa, but would certainly come as a source of pride for the state this is the first time in a very long time there has been a divided government for a prpridential nomination-- obama's last two nominations he was mirrored

jane kelly didn'n'know it at the time, her classmate at harvard law would later appoint her to the u.s. court of appeals, president barak obama. kelly and the president graduated from the school in '91. after, she clerked for two federal judges. kelly then spent time serving as a federal public defender. nat tragedy in 2004. while jogging the cedar river trail, a man brutally

and that's why y dge jane kelly s on a short list of nominees. kelly was an assistant u-s attorney in cedar rapids until president obama appointed her to the 8th u-s circuit court of appeals. the senate unanimously confirmed her nomination in 2013. iowa senator chuck grassley accelerated her nomination. grassley is now the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. kcrg-tv nine's forrest saunders joins me now. forrest, does grassley's past support of kelly make her a strong potential nominee? that's a good question, but hard to answer. grassley has started towing the party linin sayyg the president should wait for his successor to nominate candidates. quote: "given the huge divide in the country, and the fact that this president, above all others, has use the courts to through his own we defer to the american people who will elect a new president to sesect the next supreme e urt justice." if republicans don't get their way, university of iowa political scientist tim hagle thinks the gop will stonewall any nominees until a new president is electe

two names being mentioned: jane kelly and sri srinavasan. both--circuit court judges who were confirmed unanimoususy just three years ago. pope francis told mexicans at a huge outdoor mass that there can be "no dialogue with the devil." the pontiff says that's because the devil "will always defeat us, only the power of the word of god can defeat him." francis' comments came during his homily yesterday in ecatepec --- a city of 1 point 6 million outside the mexican capital. ecatepec has been the sight of murders, kidnappings and d tortion. pope francis then visited a children's hospital in mexico city. now for a quick check on your meteorologist kaj o'mara. stay with tv9. it's . now, one last look at this watch for areas of fog to start off your work week. temperatures will be warmer today than at any time last week, with highs in the 30-35 range. plan on a mostly cloudy sky. tonight, our next area of low pressure will move in after midnight, however, the bulk of the moisture will likely just miss us to the west. we'll watch the trends, but m

jane kelly is a judge in the eight u-s circuit court of appeals. she is currently serving in cedar rapids, iowa. president obama nominated her three years ago in january... she has been serving in eastern iowa since 1994. iowans are reacting to the political noise... and some warn that it all takes away from the real issue. a drake constitutional law professor says a new justice should be nominated sooner rather than later. he says a delay could disrupt the process for many major supreme court cases. the ties that are likely with just eight justices...will force the lower court to resolve issues. he says typically, finding a quick replacement is relatively doable .. but this time he isn't so optimistic. we are a year away from a new president. if were three months i different but if were a year away there is plenty of time and normally that would be plenty of time to go through a process but the polarization is so bad that's not clear it's going to happen the only recent case comparable to scalia's vacancy was in 19-68 under president lyndon johnso

/ presidential candidate "barack obama is the president of 20, 2017 news outlets have mentioned jane kelly as a potential supreme court nominee. of appeals for the 8th circuit in cedar rapids. kelly is a harvard law graduate and president obama's classmate. senator chuck grassley, who for nono the supreme court will continue to hear cases -- but with 8 justices. that includes cases on abortion and unions. any decision that comes to a 4-4 tie would mean any loloer court ruling stands. gooernor branstad is also ordering all flags to be flown at half staff today to honor justice scalia. it was a close vote for february's gazette, kcrg-tv9 student of the month. ellen schlarmann is our winner. the 17-year old is from monticello high school. she's a 4-point-oh student in her high school and college level classes at kirkwood community college. ellen is also the 2015 iowa state fair queen, and has won awards for athletics and community service. we'll feature ellen next tuesday morning here on tv9. the valentine's day celebrations are not over. a hotel in cedar rapids is extending their celebration

multiple news outlets are reporting a cedar rapids judge, jane kelly, as a potential supreme court nominee. she's a justice on the u-s court of appeals for the 8th circuit in cedar rapids. kelly is a harvard law graduate and a former classmate of president obama. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. we'll have a mostly cloudy sky or a good share of the afternoon, but a few-hour window of clearing is likely toward the end of the day. it won't last long, but it'll help get our highs into the 30s. a fast-moving weather system drops by tonight, bringing a chance of a light wintry mix changing to light lunchtime tomorrow with only lingering flurries thereafter. accumulations look light, staying under an inch in many places. warmer weather is ahead over the coming days, with 30s tomorrow and wednesday, 40s thursday, and even 50s to finish off the week.today: mostly cloudy high: 30-36 winds: sw 5-10 alo: 32 dbq: 30 iow: 34 tonight: m/cloudy, mix late low: 24-30 winds: s 5 510 alo: 25 dbq: 25 iow: 28 tomorrow: chaace of snow, mainly early high: 32-38 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 33 dbq: 33

snefny johnson cbs2. >>> a judge with ties to the corridor could be on the short jane kelly a federal appeals court judge before that a public defender in cedar rapids and before a class mat of the president in harvard. video of kelly one year after that and no arrests were ever made. >>> former president george w bush hitting the campaign trail funding for his younger brother in south carolina. the state whose primary both previous presidents won on the way to the office. >> president barak obama spoke with russian president putin over the phone about the syria relationship between the defense ministries in both countries to fight terrorism. they say the phone call was initiated by the united states. senator chuck schumer is pushing the president to reconsider proposed funding cuts to counter-terrorism programs across the country.current proposals take away almost 300- million dollars and schumer is calling them "ill-advised and ill-timed."some of the money helps run programs in cities across the u-s to prevent from them. human trafficking is often considered an invisible crime. poli

jane kelly is a judge in the eight u-s circuit court of appeals. she is currently serving in cedar rapids, iowa. president obama nominated her three years ago in january... she has been serving in eastern iowa since 1994. meanwhile locals are reacting to all the political noise this morning... and some warn that it all takes away from the real issue. drake constitutional law professor -- mark kende -- says a new justice should be nominated major cases pending in the supreme court -- like affirmative action, delay could disrupt are likely with just eight justices will force the lower court to resolve issues. kende says typically, finding a quick replacement is relatively doable optimistic. we are a year away from a new i would maybe say something different but if were a year away there is plenty of time and normally that would be plenty of time to go through a process but the polarization is so bad that's not clear it's going to happen the only recent case comparable to scalia's vacancy was in 19-68 under president lyndon johnson. however, johnson n

that's jane kelly and one from the d.c. circuit here.ent descent and one an indian american and one obviously, a woman. it's going to be in keeping with the democrats view that they should be making the courts more diverse. >> and jane kelly comes from ohio. >> had you containing at age 63 as the chief judge of the appeals court in the d.c. circuit but. >> probably. on the left it's hard to think of anyone more respected. he has a long history in the justice. presidents these days try to get someone young. while 63 in terms of years left on the bench is not very old, i think if they can put somebody on whose 53 verses 63 they would take the former. >> there's a lot more ahead. you're watching andrea mitchell reports only on msnbc. ♪ i built my business with passion. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy for my studio. ♪ and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my bu

two names being mentioned: jane kelly and sri srinavasan. both--circuit court judges who were confirmed unanimously just three years ago. 3 in this morning's newsreel... police are investigating who planted an explosive near the airport in albuquerque, new mexico. investigators say the device was attached to an a-vis budget rental car. a mechanic saw it when he put the vehicle on a lift yesterday. a police bomb squad later disabled it. the incident did not affect any flights and everything is now back to normal at the airport. officials say they are trying to track down the last person to rent the car. 3 a man in oregon is expected to survive after he was pulled into a wood chipper. his harness got stuck in tree limbs that were fed into the chipper. they say his leg tripped the safety bar in the last moment and shut the chipper off. officials say chipper blades were just inches away from his head when the machine stopped. the victim broke his leg and suffered a head injury. 3 and take a look at this.. giant ice chunks can be seen floating in

. >> widely seen as one of the president's nominees is jane kelly of cedar rapids nominated in 2013 for a federal appeals court seat. the senate unanimously confirmed her on a vote of f 96- 0. pope francis is continuing his journey across mexico today. the pontiff is expected to visit the u.s. mexico border and to visit a jail in see you dodd -- cuidad, juarez. >>> asking the u.s. and mexico to help children escape poverty and violence. >>> coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon. >>> how a theater designation needs your help. >>> temperatures right now are near and below the freezing mark. i'll let you know just how warm the hardacre theater in tipton is now listed on the national gister of >>> in tipton, a theater is listed on the national register of historic places. the national register is the be preserved.it also means the theatre is eligible for certain federal and state historic preservation grants and d tax credits.the hardacre's 100th anniversary celebration and fundraiser is scheduled for april 23rd.and we put a lot more information on it all on cbs two iowa dot com.really a cool

jane kelly didn'n'know it at the time, her classmate at harvard law would later appoint her to the u.s. court of appeals, president barak obama. kelly and the president graduated from the school in '91. after, she clerked for two federal judges. kelly then spent time serving as a federal public defender. nat tragedy in 2004. while jogging the cedar river trail, a man brutally creek. police haven't found her attacker. kelly recovered incident in 2005. "i think i saw a rock in his hand. after that, i don't remember." take an 8th circuit spot. she was quickly confirmed by the senate, 96-0. "she's very smart. very dedecated. she's very hard working." judge michael melloy has known kelly for more than 20 years. in fact, she took the seat he left. "i think that the fact that she has a background as a public defender would be unique on the supreme court. and also that she has had trial experience." political scientists think it will be an uphill battle for kelly. scalia was known as a solilisupreme court to avoid losing the spot to a more liberal judge, the gop who controls the senate, is thr

circuit court judge jane kelly - she may win the backing of fellow iowan chuck grassley, the republican chair of the senate judiciary committee. and sri srinavasan -- confirmed as a circuit judge 97-0 just three years ago. he would be the first justice of asian descent. lukas a man was shot and killed by an urbandale police officer early saturday morning. and killed by an urbandale police officer early saturday morning. responding to a drug tip ... police were called to a hotel around 4 o'clock in the morning... upon arrival ... three suspects began fighting with them. during the scuffle ... a man shot at the officers and an officer returned fire ... killing that man. the investigation includes multiple agencies ... with d-c-i and polk county taking part. video will be important to the case sgt. gary lang, department: "video evidence is a key to any crime and our officers have cameras for quite some time." the name of the officer and the suspects are not this time. suspects fled from the scene and were arrested about half a mile from the hotel. lukas western iowa tech community college

. >> reporter: amongssibilities to succeed him, esvein vasan and jane kelly and merrick for now the supreme court is evenly split between conservatives and liberals without some of the big cases could end in 4-4 ties. on immigration a tie would block president obama from enforcing to 5 million people here illegally to stay on on abortion a tie would restrictstrictions on abortion in texas to remain in force or in the case of a force the court could choose to withhold its decision and order the when there's a ninth justice. >> the justices have the ability to take a case when there's a tie and put it on a shelf and come back it a year later,nceivably even two years late sneer in modern times the longest stretch the supreme court has gone without all nine justices is just over a year, and that wasarly 50 years ago. the justices are now in their mid-winter break and will be back on the bench a year ago today. leftner. it is the president picks the republican leader of the leading gop candidates say no one should get a vote and the seat should remain next president nominates a successor. that c

and 51 year old former public defender jane kelly, obama's harvard law classmate. despite vows from senate republicans to block any nomination... the white house argues that history is on its side, and points to the confirmation of justice anthony kennedy... who was confirmed during the 19-88 election year. and days before the critical south carolina primary... g-o-p candidates continue taking jabs at one another. yesterday... george w. bush campaigned for jeb...the first time bush has stumped for his younger brother. the former president took swipes at his brother's biggest "jeb's a man of humble deep and genuine faith. faith that reveals itself in good works, not loud words" trump tried taking the wind out of the former president's appearance by referencing the attacks on 9-11. trump also took aim at ted cruz... and threatened to sue him over his eligibility to run for president. cruz instead focused on the new vacancy on the supreme court to rally voters. "we are one justice away from a radical five-justice majority the likes of which this country has never seen

and jane kelly of iowa, confirmed as federal judges three years ago unanimously. also washington appeals court judges merrick garland, long on

obama is the president of the united states until january 20, 2017 news outlets have mentioned jane kelly as a potential supreme court nominee. of appeals for rapids. and was a classmate of president obama. she has received support from senator chuck grassley, who chairs the judiciary committee. in the meantime, the supreme court will continue to hear cases with eight justices. that includes cases on abortion and unions. any four-to-four decision would mean any lower court ruling stands. this week, an iowa house subcommittee will consider a bill that would legalize the use and manufacture of medicinal cannabis oil in the state. it would allow iowans to legally purchase cannabis oil in iowa to help medial conditions. the bill would also guide manufacturer s on how to create and distribute the oil. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders gives us a closer look at the bill lawmakers will take up on tuesday. thanks to legislation, passed in 2014, cannabis oil is legal to use in iowa to help with chronic epilepsy, technically. but, lawmakers neglected to go much further. it's currently illegal to sell can

circuit court of appeals circuit court judge jane kelly. and circuit court judge sri srinivasan. violent storms. roofs ripped off buildings and thrown across the street. how people took cover in the middle of it all. lifted to meet the pope. just one of the amazing moments during the pontiff's trip to the mexico today. it happened again. bengals q-b andy dalton's luggage goes missing.. just days after it vanished the first time. who disappearing tax refund. it can happen when the government says its keeping your refund. when that is mostly likely to happen to you. you're watching nine on your you're watching 9 on your side at 11 now at 11.. the clean-up after powerful storms tear through many buildings are destroyed. the debris is scattered for miles around. in at least one case... a tornado is suspected. but.. no reports of serious injuries. in central louisiana... a storm hit the town of alexandria. it tore apart a car wash.. and sent the debris flying across the street into a pizza hut. people caught in their cars during the chaos found themselves running into the restaurant f

two names being mentioned: jane kelly and sri srinavasan. both--circuit court judges who were confirmed unanimously just three years ago. the death of justice scalia a major topic during the republican debate in south carolina... which set the stage for several explosive moments betwee the candidates. "bush: i'm sick and tired of him going after my family. my dad is the greatest man alive in my mind. while donald trump was building a reality tv show, my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe. and i'm proud of what he did. " the disagreement between jeb bush and donald trump coming to a head on stage. meantime, marco rubio and ted cruz had their own battle. "rubio: first of all, i don't know how he knows what i said on univision because he doesn't speak spanish now the focus turns back to the campaign trail . today, george w. bush hits the road for his brother for the first time this campaign season. jeb bush is hoping to gain more momentum after a fourth place finish in new hampshire. it's an important week for democratic

judge jane kelly was appointed by the president to the 8th us -- eight u.s. circuit court of appeals in 2013. her nomination was accelerated by senator grassley. he's now chair of the senate judiciary committee, but wants the president to wait for his successor to nominate sen. grassley i think that their : -- >> i think that their better move will be to delay. if you give hearings to somebody and that person comes across as knowledgeable and call, it becomes harder for some of the senators to actually vote no. stacey: kelly was confirmed in 83 days to her circuit seat. on average. it takes more than 270 days for confirmation. steve: a semi-truck driver is dead following a crash that temporarily closed down the interstate-35. this happened around 4:00 this morning on i-35 near cumming. the iowa state patrol says the semi jackknifed and overturned. the northbound lanes were closed for about 3 hours as crews worked to clear the crash site. the state patrol isn't saying who the driver was. the crash remains under investigation. near fort dodge, a 13-year-old is

jane kelly is a federal appeals court judge and before that she served as a federal public defender in cedar rapids. she was a classmate of the president and also known as the a cedar rapids running trail in 2004. this is video of her one year after that attack. no arrests were ever made. turned into a huge political battle.republicans - including iowa senator charles grassley - say it's up to the next* president. president.mark albert - has our continuing coverage. coverage. early sunday morning, the body of supreme court justice antonin scalia arrived at an el paso funeral home... the flag out front is lowered to half-staff.president obama paid tribute to the longest- serving member of the court. <"he will no doubt be remembered as one of the most consequential judges and thinkers to serve on the supreme court.">scalia was often seen as the keystone of the conservative, five-justice majority on the high court, which frequently split with the four more liberal justices. president obama said he would nominate a replacement... setting up an epic battle with other four more liberal justi

jane kelly is currently on the 8th circuit court of appeals. she was confirmed to that spot in a 96-to-nothing vote in the senate. the grammy awards are less that an hour away. they can be seen right here on kcci. but for every musician or band making it to this night, there are tens of thousands that don't. kcci's marcus mcintosh is here with more about the often difficult road to the grammy's. marcus: we spoke with two people today who have 50 years of combined experience in the music industry. they tell us a lack of mainstream success does not necessarily indicate a lack of success. >> star 102.5 big ken and colleen in the morning. marcus: dj and music director jimmy wright has been in radio 27 years. he often sees artists a year or years before they hit the big time. singer-songwriter, guitarist james bay nominated for best new artist played an acoustic lounge at star. >> you get a chance to get to meet this artist, the band and , see their career developed see , them blossom. marcus: but for every james bay, , there are talented artists wh

jane kelly. she's a circuit judge for the 8th circuit court of appeals... a former public defender in cedar rapids and a harvard law school classmate of president obama. even though senator grassley has said he doesn't confirmed until the next place, kelly is someone he may considering. mr. grassley actually championed her nomination to bench, leading to her unanimous confirmation in 2013. stephanie/2shot your breath anytime you fly in a plane... but coming up-- why it's as safe a way to travel as ever. jack: roads in central iowa over the weekend were anything but safe. we'll recap and show you why you'll want to pay extra to the roads later tonight. stephanie: and... later -- there he is... on the popmobile in mexico city, pope francis is back on north american soil. we'll take you there for his visit, ahead. "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with news at 5, we are iowa." stephanie/ram it's been a deadly few days on the roads in iowa...most recently somebody was killed on i-35, just this morning. it happened around 5 a-m near cumming, a semi truck

jane kelly is a circuit judge on the u-s court of appeals. she was nominated for that post by president obama in 2013. but before that, she worked at ththpublic dender's office in ced rapids for many years after attending harvard law school. the new york times identified kelly as a potential nominee to the high court shortly after the news of scalia's death. kelly has earned praise from iowa senator judiciary committee, which oversees hearings for supreme court nominees. russia is denying that its warplanes struck a hospital in northern syria this week, killing at least nine people. a spokesman for president vladimir putin says,s,we cateterically reject such claims." he calls it "another case of those who make such accusations against russia being unable to back up their claims." meanwhile, a turkish official says his country is pushing the case for ground operations in syria because he says it would be impossible to stop the islamic state group any other way. the white house says president barack obama will make his first visit to vietnam in

they will reargue the case after a new one of the potential nominees for justice scalia's seat is jane kelly. she is a judge in the eighth u-s circuit court of appeals and works out of cedar rapids. we'll be right back. really needed a win tonight at minnesota. lets cut to the chase.. the iowa defense with a big play late forcing the turnover and davis finishes but the hawks did not have answer for rachel banham for two of her game high 35 to give the gophers a one point lead.. but the hawks regain the lead..chase coley off the inbounds with two of her team high 21.. and back and for they went jessie edwdwd goes back door and the gophers led 75-74.. but lisa draws up a play for ally disterhoft who takes the baseline to give iowa a one point lead with 8 seconds to play.. minnesota one last chance and banham for 3 beats gophers win what a hertbreaker for the hatkeyes who lose their fourth straight. 2a district play 5th ranked anamosa hosted north cedar. and the raiders with a lot of steals tonight this one turns into a layupp on the other end.. and anamosa with a great football team too and d

one of the name's brought up as a possible replacement -- jane kelly -- the current federal court of appeals judge in cedar rapids. after serving many years as a public defender, key was appointed to the circuit court of appeals in 2013-- experts say if appointed to the supreme court, she'd bring an interesting background to the table. "to have someone who has experience as a public defender, i couldnt tell you the last time someone who was on the court had that kind of experience" if she is appointed, peters says it wouldn't necessarily have any direct benefits to iowa -- state. lifeguards use a crane to rescue a teenager stuck in the cove. you can see the 19-year-old here california coast after being swt off the reef by a large wave. rescue crews using a crane over he says he was fearing for his life. "oh god, i thought i was gonna drown, like honestly, there was a point where i was hanging on the rock over there, i thought i fortunately he only suffered minor injuries. and emergrgncy crews have been busy in that area -- rescuing more than 12 people this past saturday alone. it's b

jane kelly is a federal appeals court judge. she worked at the public defender's office in cedar rapids for many years after attending harvard law school. kelly has earned praise from iowa senator chuck grassley in the past. grassley chairs the senate judiciary committee, which oversees hearings for supreme court nominees. he has joined other republicans in calling for a delay in the nomination process until after the next president is elected. lieutenant governor kim reynolds will be in sioux city tomorrow. she will start the day by speaking at the e wa women's leadererip conference. from there she ll visit the launchpad children's museum followed by a stem tour at a couple sioux city schools. "entrepalooza"--promoting entrepreneurship in siouxland is slated to kickoff tonight at 6:30. former co-founder and ceo of gateway, t t waitt, is scheduled to speak tonight. afafr speaking he'll fielquestions from local students looking to become entrepreneurs. ktiv's robert lowe we'll be live on news 4 at 6 with a preview of the 6th annu

jane kelly is a federal appeals court judge in cedar rpids. she was confirmed by the senate in a vote of 96 -- zero. she also survived being attacked on a trail in 2004. experts say -- if she's nominated -- she brings an interesting background to the table. "to have someone who has experience as a public defender, experience" those who've worked with her call her a smart legal thinker. even prosecutors who've disagreed with her -- have high praise for kelly. as the president weighs that decision, he's also making travel plans. he'll make his first visit to vietnam in may. he'll become the third s sraight preeident to visit the southeast asian country. the u-s looks to improve relations with vietnam as that country worries about china's aggressiveness in the south just an awful scene in syria. this morning, we're getting a look at what first responders saw after airstrikes on seven schools and hospital. dozens of people were killed -- including children. a hospital run byby"doctors without borddrs," was hit four times the organization calls the

. >> and said to be on the short list to replace calyia, merrick garland, circuit court judge jane kelly, sri srinavasan and loretta lynch. >> eliot spitzer, the former governor is of new york is under investigation for assault. sources say a 25-year-old woman claims he tried to choke her at the plaza hotel in manhattan. the paraapparently had a romantic relationship for two years before she tried to break it off. he resigned florida 2008 after scandal. >> police in britain are investigating a laser strike that forced a flight to the return to london. the pilot said the laser strike happened about seven miles from heathrow airport. the flight continued till it was just west of ireland. when it turned around and landed safely back ing inlondon. virgin says one of the pilots it reported a mekt issue apparently linked to the laszer strike. passengers will fly to new york today. >>> new numbers so the skies were safer in 2015. 136 people died in airline accidents last year, far less than 600 the year before but 374 people were killed in crashes of germanwings and russian metrojet planes last

jane kelly is a federal appeals court judge but before that served s federal public defender in cedar rapids and was a classmate of president obama at harvard lawsuit. kelly is a survivor of a vicious attack along cedar rapids running trail in 2004. this is video of her one year after the attack. obama should even make an effort to replace him. him.this is a live look at a flags are flying at half-staff outside the supreme court today in honor of justice antonin scalia.a white hearse carried his s dy to an airport in west texas over the weekend...for a return home, to virginia.scalia died while on a hunting trip at this ranch in marfa, texas.a county judge determined by phone that the 79 year old passed away of natural causes. "one ofhe things i did ask the sheriff and the marshal that was there if were there any signs s foul play? what did they sayay//"absolutely not."scalia was a conservative titan, ruthlessly defending his interpretation of the constitution...even though his opinions often sparked controversy."i can be charming and combative at the same time."still...he maintained

and jane kelly of iowa, confirmed as federal judges three years ago unanimously. also washington appeals court judges merrick garland, long on older at 63 and patricia millett, an experienced justice ginsburg. who would scalia choose to replace himself, there were clues in a dissent last june when he called for more religious and geographic diversity on the court noted all stewedied at yale and harvard, five catholics and three jews, not a single evangelical christian, four from new york city. >> reporter: law enforcement officials and the owner of the ranch where scalia died are completely discounting speculation about foul play saying a pillow found in his bed was above his head, not over his face and the reason replacing scalia is so politically fraught his death represents a seismic shift in a court that has had a conservative 5-4 majority for half a century. >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> another big story we're following is a monster storm dumping record snow to the north and spawning a tornado outbreak stretching well over 1,000 miles. nbc's blake mccoy

and her name is jane kelly.retty close with the republican judiciary chair. chuck grassley, because she's got iowa roots. what do you think of those? >> that's true. i think those two are far and away the most likely nominees by president obama. in part because they are young by supreme court standards. jane kelly is, i think, 51. sri is 48. both have impeccable qualifications. they are sitting serving federal judges on appellate courts. and most importantly, both were confirmed 97-0. and so the argument would be, what is it about the past two years that have made all these republican senators suddenly decide that these people are not qualified to be on the supreme court? >> let me put to you what senator rubio told me earlier in the program when i asked him that question because he voted for one of them. and i said that very thing. and he said, well, it's a completely different job. it should take more time and more scrutiny. do you buy that as somebody who knows the court the way you do? >> well, the answer is

names such as sri srinivasan, patricia harris, alberto jordan, loretta lynch, paul watford and jane kelly, among many others. still, republicans say they'll oppose any liberal nominees. question -- should republicans approve president obama's nominee? yes or no, pat buchanan? pat: no, they should not approve it, john. first, about antonin scalia, he is an originalist, he's one of the great supreme court justices and he is really the father almost of a school of supreme court, you know, theology, if you will, which argues not for conserving, say, the decisions of the warren court, but going back and seeing if they're consistent with what the founding fathers intended. with regard to president obama, he is certainly going to appoint someone and whoever he appoints should be treated with respect. not the way bob bork was or clarence thomas was, but they should be rejected on a simple grounds. president says i'll be a transformational figure and the no, you are not going to transform the court. we'll let the presidency be decided in the election, the congress decided in the election and the d

candidates to fill scalia's seat on the supreme court have been circulating including a judge from iowa, jane kelly. who currently sits on the u-s court of appeals. tim: several politicians are adamantly opposed to an appointement from president obama including nebraska republican senator deb fischer. when asked about the appointment today, fischer just like supreme court justices, we need to look at past precedent in order to make the best decision for scalia's replacement. " i'm just looking at the process and i don't believe that the president should have a confirmed supreme court justice at this point in his tenure in the white house. it has been a long long time since that has happened and there's a reason for it. so i probably would be supporting that the president not have that appointment confirmed." says senator fischer. tim: be sure to tune in to this week in siouxland this more from senator fischer. jenna: he doesn't usually specific iowa governor reflected on the presidential race weekly press months ago he said he didn't think a serious candidate. but it seems he's changed his mind aft

jane kelly is one of a handful of potential supreme court nominees several news outlets have mentioned since the death of justice antonin scalia. she has been a judge in the u-s court of appeals for the ghth circuit in dar rapids, since 2013. before at, she was a public defender in eastern iowa. president obama says he plans to nominate someone to succeed justice scalia, who died at a ranch in texas yesterday. governor branstad has ordered all flags in iowa be flown at half-staff to honor justice scalia. late last year, iowa representative quentin stanerson of center point announced he would not seek re-election in 2016, so he more on his family and teaching career. it brings into question whether iowa's legislative system requires lawmakers to spread themselves too thinly between their work in the capitol, their careers, and life at home. currently, iowa is one of 24 states in the u-s that have what's called a "hybrid legislature," according to the national coerence of state legislatures. that means s these states, lawmakers spend more than two-thirds of a full time job working at the

judge jane kelly serves on the u.s. court of appeals for the eighth circuit. she and president obama were law school classmates. eric: iowa dci officials are investigating a shooting in eagle grove. authorities tell kcci two people were involved in sundays shooting but are still alive. one person was airlifted to des moines another taken to a local hospital. this time. two deadly crashes this weekend in central iowa. the first in story county. one team was killed. -- one team was killed -- one teen was killed another injured after the car they were in lost control and crashed just west of maxwell. the driver 17-year-old rylee mohler died in the crash. 16-year-old william spencer was taken to a des moines hospital . his condition is not known. in webster county a 13-year-old was killed and 5 others injured when the vehicle they were in lost control and rolled into a field. it happened about 3 miles east of fort dodge on saturday. 13-year-old duane touney was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. the 5 others injured range in age from 5-years-old to 18-

another name believed to be on the shortlist is iowa federal judge jane kelly. it is unclear tonight where the president will announce his choice for the court. essentially it is up to iowa senator chuck grassley, chair of the senate judiciary committee, to hold hearings and sent any nominee to the senate for a vote. today senator grassley stressed no matter who the nominee is he does not plan to hold any hearing. >> these are things that we ought to decide in a national election and those can be discussed. if this is an issue in the next person it is about the process. >> when there is a vacancy the white house invites the person in grassley's position for a meeting at the white house. next week, despite a ruling that -- despite agreeing there will be no hearings grassley says he is working to arrange that meeting at the white house. >>> a bill that would force iowa drivers to move over for bicycles is gaining traction. today the senate passed legislation that we keep motorists from driving too close to people riding bikes on roadways and bike lanes. the legisl

pretty well defined and four conservatives and one moderate. " iowan and former public defenender jane kelly is on the shortlist for potential replacements.... grassley supported nomination to the u.s appelate court. he said the issue is idividual. (senator chuck grassley) feelings about miss. kelly but that's if i said anything just about her then we'd get back to the individual and this isn't about that individual this is about the process and it's about people voice in the process. " despite the opposition, president obama say he intends to do his job, which includes appointing supreme court justices, until his term is up next year. " (jenna) fred, it's going to be much warmer the next few days, right? (fred) that is correct, jenna! 2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre in sioux city shows a breeze. 37 was the high today and 30 the low. let's head over to storm lake for the skycam hd in eastern siouxland. highs over western iowa were mainly in southeastern south dakota ranged from the 30s to the 50s today. 36 is

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judge jane kelly was appointed by the president to the 8th u.s. circuit court of appeals in 2013. her nomination was accelerated by senator grassley. he's now chair of the senate judiciary committee, but grassley wants the president to wait for his successor to nominate candidates. we want to know what you think. should the u.s. senate consider president obama? results from our unscientific poll tonight. right now, 61% say yes. 39% say no. steve: in commitment 2016 news we are just 5 days away from the , south carolina republican primary. craig boswell is in north charleston tonight, where a jeb -- where jeb bush brought in some political star power to push his struggling campaign forward. craig: former president george w. bush rallied south carolina voters to back his younger brother jeb. mr. bush there's no doubt in my : mind that jeb bush has the experience and character to be a great president. counting on some brotherly love the bush family's good rapport with the people of south carolina goes back decades. south carolina voters helped propel george w. nomination and the pres

adding to the excitement and controversy, judge jane kelly, iowa native currently serving on the u.s. has been mentioned as a potential nominee. judge neary and judge kelly worked together before their time at the bench and says he's thrilled to see his colleague mentioned even as a potential candidate, saying he's honored at the thought of iowa being represented in the highest court in the land. "that would be just fabulous. it would be a real feather in our cap to be able to our niche to become justice... and she'd she got the chance" jenna: political almost immediately after justice scalia's death. prompting republicans in suggest should wait to appoint a justice to the vacant spot. including iowa senator chuck grassley. grgssley says he's against obama appointing a justice stating quote: "given the huge divide in the country, and the fact that this president, above all others, has about his goal to use the courts to circumvent congress and push through his own agenda," grassley believes the pesident should defer the appointment for the remainer of his term critics of grassley have