also confirmed the white house is vetting a republican - nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandoval - to replace justice scalia. "and i think it will be very difficult for mr. mcconnell to explain how if public concludes this person is very well qualified, that the senate should stand in way "this is a way for democrats and the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans." democrats have a petition, one-point- three million people who say the senate should not block the president's nominee. "it is wrong, and i don't believe the american people will stand for this. the senate needs to do it's job." republican leaders insist they won't even consider an obama appointee during an election year. there is still no word on how long it could be before president obama names someone. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. senator grassley continues to face questions about why republicans refuse to consider whoever the president nominates. grassley has a big role as chair of the senate judiciary committee. we interviewed him yesterday. this is something where the advantage of

nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandoval made clear he does not want to be considered for the job of the supreme court. republican senators said they will not consider any selection by president obama and democrats today called that unconstitutional. >> if they are going to live up to the oath they took becoming are going to have to reassess. >> however, there is some headway made. top republicans an democrats in the senate will meet with president obama on the issue next week. >>> lawmakers ran into a roadblock in changing florida's death penalty. they want a 10-2 jury vote to sentence people to death. but others believe a unanimous jury vote is the only way to make sure courts don't step in again. >> require unanimity. >> the full house has approved the 10-2 jury vote. if the senate does not, florida will not have a death penalty. >>> it appear to be the end of an era. a little piece of florida history about to fade in. >> the last one room schoolhouse is in duette in manatee county but this could jeff patterson is live. >> reporter: the teacher, the principal, the h

currently being vetted in that big black binder is republican nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandoval. says top senate democrat harry reid ... "i know if he were picked, i would support the man." that's michelle kosinski reporting. a spokesperson for sandoval says despite the reports--the governor has not spoken with anyone at the white house about the supreme court vacancy. a new study by the national institute of health appears to show complications continue for ebola patients long after being declared free of the a team of neurologists from the n-i-h examined 82 ebola survivors from liberia. most still had symptoms 6 months fater their infection--like headahces, memory loss, depression, and muscle pain. others had tremors and abnormal eye movements and reflexes. the symptoms appear to be related to the ebola virus--but ongoing studies are wowoing to confirm that a single mother whose house was ruined in last fall's floods has a newly renovated home tonight. jennifer gneiser walked into her newly- renovated house in pine glen today. a national disaster recovery organization with loc

was born in cuba, one in vietnam, another in india, and also a federal -- a form el federal judge, brian sandoval the republican governor of nevada. that would be interesting. and today a week after we heard president obama just slam republicans over their stance on this, talking about the rancor and venom in politics, today he took ten minutes while he's sitting there with the king of jordan to very carefully make his case. only this time he said things like he understands the politics at play. he recognizes that. even that he's sympathetic. one day after top senate republicans decidedly dug in their heels saying they will not even hold hearings, won't even meet with the president's nominee -- >> this decision ought to be made by the next president. >> reporter: the president launched into a nearly ten-minute impromptu speech on why this should happen. >> i think it will be very difficult for mr. mcconnell to explain how if the public concludes that this person is very well qualified that the senate should stand in the way simply for political reasons. >> reporter: but while only days ago the pr

also confirmed the white house is vetting a republican - nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandoval - to replace justice scalia. sot: president barack obama/ no super :28-:42 "and i think it will be very difficult for mr. mcconnell to explain how if public concludes this person is very well qualified, that the senate should stand in way simply for political reasons." sot: mark murray/ nbc news sr. political editor :44-:47 "this is a way for democrats and the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans." democrats have a petition, one- point-three million people who say the senate should nominee. sot: senator harry reid d-nv/ sen. minority leader :55-1:01 "it is wrong, and i don't believe the american people will stand for this. the senate needs to do it's job." republican leaders insist they won't even consider an election year. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. hopefuls are set to face-off in houston, texas tonight for the 10th time. coming off his win in nevada's caucuses tuesday night, frontrunner donald trump hopes to build on his momentum, as super tuesday approaches.

also confirmed the white house is vetting a republican, nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandovalice antonin scalia. >> it will be very difficult determines this person is very well qualified that the senate should stand in the way simply for political reasons. >> this is a way for democrats in the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans. >> reporter: democrats have a petition, 1.1 million people who say the senate should not block the president's nominee. >> it's wrong and american people i really believe won't stand for this. the senate needs to do its job. >> reporter: republican leaders insist they won't even consider an obama appointee during an election year. but we still don't know how skoon or how long it will be before the president has a nominee. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> safe to say the main character in this next story could be in the dog house for life. he pranked his girlfriend earlier this weekend, faking his own murder inside her kentucky apartment. she came back home from work to a terrifying scene and course she called >> he was hollering

also confirmed the white house is vetting a republican - nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandoval - to replace justice scalia. (sot: president barack obama/ no super :28- :42) "and i think it will be very difficult for mr. mcconnnnll to exexain how if public concludes this person is very well qualified, that the senate should stand reasons." (sot: mark murray/ nbc news sr. political editor :44-:47) "this is a way for democrats and the white republicans." one-point-three million people who say the senate should not block the president's nominee. (sot: senator harry reid (d- nv)/ sen. minority leader :55-1:01) "it is wrong, and i don't believe the american people will stand for this. the senate needs to do it's job." republican leaders insist they won't even consider an obama appointee during an election year. there is still no word on how long it could be before president obama names someone. i'm racie potts iiwashington, now back to o u. >> senator charles grassley is defending his party's refusal to consider a u-s supreme court nominee. grassley says the nominating process should

nbc news has also confirmed the wwte house is judge brian sandoval - to replace justice scalia. "and i think it will be very difficult for mr. mcconnell to and the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans." democrats have a petition, one-point- three million people who say the senate should not block the president's nominee. "it is wrong, and i don't believe the american people will stand for this. the senate needs to do it's job." republican leaders insist they won't even consider an obama appointee during an election year. there is still no word on how long it could be before president obama names someone. washington, now back to you. senator grassley continues to face questions about why republicans refuse to consider whoever the president nominates. grassley has a big role as chair of the senate judiciary committee. we interviewed him yesterday... responsibility so if he wants to appoint somebody he can and take president. to advise and consent. thattmeans we can consent to his nominee. we can not consent. or we can just withhold a decision. as we mentioned earlier

the white house is vetting republican nevada governor and former judge brian sandoval. his nomination would test gop insistence that the next president should choose scalia replacement. the president will meet with the republican head of the judiciary committee. >>> plans are in the works to transform the denver performing arts complex. urban hub, and the post reports some of the ideas being considered right now include tearing down the concert hall, building a smaller venue at 14th and arapahoe, and even a few residential towers that could house up to 1000 people. this is all very preliminary. >>> weld county's economy has taken a big hit, larger than expected because of the down turn in the energy sector. early jobs numbers last month are estimated at 4000 net jobs lost last year but new revisions project the area lost 500 jobs during that same time period. >>> for the first time in a few years, frontier airlines is looking to hire flight attendants at dia. 150 cabin crew members will be hired and trained through the end of this year. starting wage is $19 or $20 per f

nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandoval to replace justice scalia. >> i think it will be very difficult for mr. mcconnell to explain how if the public includes this person is well-qualified, that the senate should stand the way simply for political reasons. >> this is a way for democrats >> democrats have a petition, 1.3 million people who say the senate should not block the president >> nominee. it is -- it is wrong. the american people will not stand for this. the senate needs to do its job. >> republican leaders say they won' t even consider and nominee in an election year. no word on how soon he may name a nominee. michelle: republican presence of candidates will face off in texas tonight. donald trump is trying to build off his momentum following the big win in the nevada caucus. marco rubio and ted cruz are currently fighting for second place. john kasich and ben carson will attend the debate. it begins tonight at 8:30. jason: apple has two days to file a legal response in their apple has until tomorrow to tell the court why it is defying the court order to unloc

also confirmed the white house is vetting a republican - nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandoval - to replace justice scalia. "and i think it will be very difficult for mr. mcconnell to explain how if public concludes this person is very well qualified, that the senate should stand in way simply for political reasons." "this is a way for democrats and the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans." democrats have a petition, one-point- three million peoplee who say the senate should not block the president's nominee. "it is wrong, and i don't believe the american people will statad for this. the senate needs to do it's job." republican leaders insist they won't even consider an obama appointee during an election year. there is still no word on how lonn it could be before names someone. i'm traciepotts in washington, now back tt you. senator grassley continues to face questions about why republicans refuse to consider whoever the president nominates. grassley has a big role as chair of the senate judiciary committee. we interviewed him yesterday... this is something where

also confirmed the white house is vetting a republican, nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandovallia. >> i think it will be very difficult for mr. mcconnell to explain how if the public concludes this person is well qualified that the senate should stand in the way simply for political reasons. >> this is a way for democrats in the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans. >> reporter: democrats have a petition. 1.3 million people who say the senate should not block the president's nominee. >> it's wrong, and the american people, i really believe, won't stand for this. the senate needs to do its job. >> reporter: republican leaders insist they won't even consider an obama appointee during an elections year. but it's still not clear when, how soon, how long it might take president obama to actually nominate someone to come up with a name. >> tracie, thank you very much for joining us, as ever, this morning. and sara, i have to say, u.s. politics just keeps on giving. >> it's a savvy political move, right, from president obama, to challenge the republicans by actually putt

currently being vetted in that big black binder is republican nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandoval. says top senate (sen. harry reid/(d) "i know if he were picked, i would support the man.">> a spokesperson for sandoval says the governor has not spoken with anyone at the white house about the supreme court vacancy. happening today... slotzilla is hosting its first charity challenge of 20-16. the zipline will donate 100- percent of profits to "spread the word nevada" today... from all flights purchased between 1 and 7 p-m. prices range from 20 to 25 dollars before 6 p-m... and 40 to 45 dollars after. spread the word nevada promotes early childhood literacy. donating books to at-risk or low-income families and communities. carnival is just a few months away... coming up -- the pros and cons of one of las vegas' biggest events. metro has an odd warning... be careful who you buy pot from... we'll tell you exactly what they back to that breaking news out of southern california... los angeles trying to gain control of a growing brush fire near the pacific coast and mulholland highways. i

also confirmed the white house is vetting a republican - nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandoval - to replace justice scalia. "and i think it will be very difficult for mr. mcconnell to explain how if public concludes this person is senate should stand in way simply for political reasons." "this is a way for democrats and the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans." democrats have a petition, one-point- three million people who say the senate should not block the president's nominee. / sen. minority leader :55-1:01 "it is wrong, and i don't believe the american people will stand for this. the senate needs to do it's job." republican leaders insist they won't even consider an obama appointee during an election year. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. severe weather had an affect on many people in both north and south carolina yesterday. a north carolina couple were both taken to an area hospital after a mobile home they were in overturned twice due to heavy winds. the woman was actually trapped underneath the kitchen cabinets in the home. north carolina area. fire cre

two people familiar with the process say the white house is considering governor brian sandoval. judge and is considered a moderate republican. we spoke with a u-n-l-v associate professor who says this would be good recognition for nevada: (( michael green, associate professor of history, unlv if brian sandoval is nominated or confirmed, it's certainly a feather in nevada's cap in a sense that we've never had an appointment to the us supreme court. . in that way, it's something nevadans should take some pride in. )) ((brian loftus)) despite crossing party lines... it would still likely be an uphill battle if the president nominates sandoval. republicans in the senate have said they will not hold confirmation hearings on any nominee president obama chooses... but senator harry reid is endorsing our governor: (((sen. harry reid) i know if he were picked, i would support the man. he's a good person, he has a great record, and he's been a tremendously good governor in spite of having to deal with some very big problems there.)) ((brian loftus)) governor sandoval says he is honored his name

says no thanks to a possible supreme court nomination. 52-year-old brian sandoval's a former federal judge. he issued a statements it afterwards surfaced that obama was considering him to replace late justice scalia. sandoval is nothing why he's not interested that he did say he is incredibly grateful to have imagined. >> sandoval is a republican, which is why they're so much interest in why democratic president would even think of nominating him. >>> spouting first the world, admitting they spied on those working against them and the reason behind after the break. >>> baby backlash about something that was posted about it on board child conceived the controversy later on. >>> i am live at the south beach wine and food festival. it's a tie mbytes on the beach. we have pasta and meatballs cooking up. we are featuring some great restaurants and a taste of the town is coming your way. we will see you in a few minutes break it or appetite ready.>> she gets the best assignments. lots of sunshine. nice and cool out there. look at your forecast through the weekend coming up. >>> elliott rodriguez

brian sandoval for the job. sandoval is a former federal judge who supports abortion rights.reportedly met with senate democrats earlier this week. nevada senator harry reid says he was told president obama would make the decision "soon." a new study finds that most american drivers aren't being very safe behind the wheel. according to triple-a, 87-percent of drivers engage i behavior while driving. these unsafe behaviors include driving while distracted, impaired, drowsy, speeding, running red lights or not wearing a seat-belt. in 2015- more than 33-thousand people died in traffic accidents nationwide. there is one more member of the kardashian clan to keep up with. well, sort of. kendall jenner meet kendall jenner. the 20 year old reality star and model -- is now a wax figure at madame tussauds in london. jenner isn't the first member of her family to take up residence in the museum. her sister -- kim kardashian -- also has a wax figure at madame tussauds. it's xx and we're just getting started. path of destruction. deadly storms bring tornado-stregnth winds and flash flood

one name now being floated is a -- is that of republican nevada senator brian sandoval, a former federal judge. grassley says it's not about the person, it's about the process, entirely up to him as chairman of the senate judiciary committee, when 52 of 54 his senate republican colleagues say the country should wait. senator grassley it isn't a : question of chuck grassley, it's a question of all 11 members of the committee feeling the same way i do. steve: grassley's office says it is in touch with the white house to work out a time, likely next week, when the senator can meet with president obama to discuss the matter. meanwhile, president obama says he is planning to go ahead with plans to nominate a new supreme court justice, just as the constitution requires. speaking during a meeting with jordan's king abdullah in the oval office, the president says he knows grassley and the republicans are under enormous political pressure, but that should not be a factor. still the, news at 6:00, the iowa hawkeyes had a week off after last week's loss to penn state. tonight they're back at carver wisco

sheree: brian sandoval is a former federal judge. mike: in florence, police are searching for a couple passing around phony money. she passed around fake $100 bills. sheree: they built more than caretakers were sentenced to take care of the elderly woman but prosecutors say they became predators. jackson will spend a year in jail. the hearing next month will determine how much money they will have to pay back the victim. mike: a man that led cincinnati police on a chase, officers say they were drunk when he tried to pull them over. before crashing into a parked car. he reached into his coat and grabbed what appeared to be a weapon. sheree: after relying on a mechanical heart come, a hillsboro man is getting a heart transplant. he underwent surgery and suffered a massive heart attack that almost killed him. the condition. he thanked them for saving his life. >> 140 days is a long time. and do they are. >> they say david never would' ve gotten that transplant without the sacrifice of another family. mike: a huge game for xavier. it the

judge's order by friday. >>> a curious twist tonight in the bitter partisan battle to fill a vacant seat on the supreme court. president obama reportedly considering a republican nominee. brian sandoval, governor of nevada, is a federal judge who supports abortion rights. it may be the president's way of courting republican support. most senate republicans are refusing to support any obama nominee. >>> now to vote 2016 and the republican men hoping to vest donald trump and become the party's nominee running out of time. mr. trump bathing in his victory in nevada and looking ahead to tomorrow night's debate in houston. nearly 46% of the caucus votes last night. more than marco rubio and ted cruz combined. trump's third straight victory heading in to super tuesday. >>> hillary clinton picking up an endorsement today from senate minority leader harry reid. clinton is far ahead of bernie sanders in the polls leading up to the democratic primary in south carolina. under arrest in rocklin county accused of having sex with an underaged boy. 18-year-old marcus stroud has volunteered for wrestling programs in rocklin, westchester and bergen counties. police say stroud met the alleged victim t

nevada governor brian sandoval as the nominee. federal judge who supports abortion rights. his nomination could be seen as an overture to republican lawmakers who vowed to block the president's choice. top senate republicans will meet with the president next week. >>> and access to abortion clinics may soon be limited in louisiana. a federal appeals court has refused to block a new law which advocates say will force clinics in the state to close. that law requires doctors who provide abortions to have admitting privileges at hospitals within 30 miles. a group supporting abortion rights says it will take the case to the supreme court. >>> moving overseas now to syria where a cease-fire in the civil war is set to take effect saturday morning. it allows aid to reach remote areas. here at home there are growing calls tostablish a so-called safe zone in northern syria if the cease-fire fails. that such a zone would require up to 30,000 u.s. ground troops to maintain. >>> a new isis video in the meantime threatens the lives of facebook founder mark zuckerberg and jack dorsey, the

brian sandoval. he is a moderate former federal judge appointed by george w. bush but senate republicans continue to insist they will not consider any obama appointment. >>> it's reported this morning that apple is working on making it impossible for the government to break into a locked iphone. "the new york times" reports apple engineers are working on the new security measure. the fbi wants apple to help it break into an iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. apple is refusing. tim cook told abc news, this is an uncomfortable position for apple to be in. >> to oppose your government on something doesn't feel good. and to oppose it on something where we are advocating for supposed to protect, it is incredibly ironic. take apple's battle with the fbi to the supreme court. >>> the united states is expected to submit to the u.n. security council a resolution to expand sanctions against north korea because of its latest nuclear test. north korea has been under u.n. sanctions since 2006. the expanded sanctions including black listing individuals and t

president obama may accepted a brand-new name. they are vetting, brian sandoval as a potential nominee. sandoval is a former federal judge, and is considered a moderate in his home state. senate republicans said they will not hold confirmation hearings, on anyone president obama chooses. >> local hoop fans already have a case of madness. off the number one team tonight. >> students rushed to get the best one they can find. i talked to a couple of seniors. they say this match-up ranks higher than any you see match-up. number 5 xavier hosting the top in the country, villanova. >> xavier studentses lined up. they had ticket the and wanted to be in the front row of the student section. they came equipped with the weather. and some decided to get buddy time. we caught up with a couple of students, getting some in line. we might have woke them up. >> pretty hype. and also, haven't beaten villanova for a while. chance for them to get at home >> xavier will be the final four. so i'm ready for that. >> really good, so it's definitely going to be a good game. >> definitely excited to beat the number one team. >> just to show you h

the washington post says that brian sandoval the republican governor of nevada a former judge is beingd to possibly feel that slot. can the republican leader mitch mcconnell hold the line on his early stated position that there will be no hearings for whoever the president nominates? hunt: he probably has to. there we know justice confirmed before the november election. i don't care who obama nominates. byng sandoval is too cute half. nominate someone who is clearly qualified. it is a political loser for the republicans. has anyt sure mcconnell other choice. the sense of fairness of americans. tonight and give this person a hearing. to not even give this person a hearing. i think it is possible that if you pick sandoval that they would have to have a hearing. he is a somewhat moderate centrists conservative on some issues, hispanic, popular figure in a swing state. some people would break ranks and he was the nominee. i do wonder how liberal and progressive groups would feel about the president nominating afterican to the seat they got reelected. al hunt: especially for the swing vote

one person on the list -- brian sandoval, the republican governor and first latino judge. >> this is quay for democrats in the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans on their stance not to hear any nominee. >> in a scotus blog post, president obama said he is looking for one who is eminently qualified. >>> scott kelly the first american to spend a year in orbit is returning back to earth on today. he's gaped a huge foal lying -- gained a huge following after posting on social media. during an interview with "nightly news" interview lester holt. he shared what he'll miss the most. >> the ability to push our limits with exploration and discoverry. i think it's been a privilege of being a part of that. it's something that i'm going to miss. >> by the time kelly returns, he will have travelled more than 143 million miles in space. >>> and you have to look at this cute photo of a polar bear that seems to be playing a game of peekaboo at the detroit zoo. amazing. >>> well, it was a dramatic day in the civil lawsuit brought by sports reporter erin andrews in court. she looked on

nbc news learning nevada governor brian sandoval oi, fir latino judge.epublicans say they will not confirm the nominee under any sirgss, how far the head of the judiciary committee is planning to meet with the president next week. >>> coming up on 6:41 on your thursday morning. it's breezy and cool. temperature s mid and upper 40s now. on the whole a downward trend on temperatures. and there are raindrops inside the capital beltway and areas north and east along i-95. so bus stop weather, windy, temperatures near 50. mid-40s later this wind breaker. rocks in the pockets for those extra young ones. >>> just got a text from megan mcgrath says they are reopening georgetown pike at balls hill road. georgetown bike over springvale road, still shut down. that could last for a couple more hours. yellow line delay, single tracking because of repairs between hunti ington and braddo. top of the beltway getting a bit slow. 270, we're seeing radar over the radar, so slow there. 66 eastbound and 95 north no issues. >>> right now we're following developments in our ar

brian sandoval, governor of nevada, is a former federal judge who supports abortion rights. the nomination is of this republican is seem by many as an attempt by the president to court the senate gop. many republican leaders are holding their position that the nomination should be made by the next president. >>> taking a quick look at wall street right now where stocks finished the day slightly higher. dow gained 53 points. nasdaq up 39. and s&p 500 picked up 8 and a half points. >>> as we continue with eyewitness news at 6:00, dramatic developments tonight about the man charged in that horrific crash on the new jersey turnpike that killed a popular high school teacher and his very young daughter. he was high, the driver was, and he hadn't slept from more than 24 hours at the time of the crash. >> also ahead, the restaurant not taking the judge's ruling with a grain of salt. will new york city begin its warning labels next week? i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms . we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way

process say the white house is consider a republican, governor brian sandoval of nevada as a possible nominee. sandoval is a former federal judge considered a moderate republican in his own state. sandoval spokesperson says neither the governor nor his staff have discussed the high court vacancy with the white house. republicans in the senate said they will not hold confirmation hearings on whoever the president chooses as a nominee >>> some professors at the university of houston say they are concerned about a new law allowing texas public university students to bring guns to class. a recent slide show cautioned faculty to be careful discussing sensitive topics and to drop certain topics from the curriculum altogether. faculty members say as a result, academic debate would suffer. those who support the law say the concerns are an unfounded fear. the law goes into effect in august. firefighters from new york and florida are hanging out in vegas this week getting hands- high roller ferris wheel for practice rescue drills. the wheel has a zip line pulley system enabling rescuers to reach the rim hundreds of feet up. there is a si

democrats let it be known that on a long list of potential nominees is brian sandoval, the republican governor of nevada and the state's judge. >> this is a way for democrats in the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans on their stance not to hear any nominee. >> reporter: but republicans say vice president biden saw things their way 24 years ago when he chaired the senate judiciary committee and said no confirmations during a presidential campaign. >> action on a supreme court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over. >> reporter: words that senate republicans are now gleefully recalling. >> what we're doing is what the democrats top leadership has >> reporter: but it was actually the rank republican on senate judiciary 24 years ago who said confirmations should go on during a campaign. >> it is this process, if process which should not be changed for election year expediency which has signified the majority of our system of government. >> reporter: president now says he'll have a nominee, quote, in the weeks ahead. >> mr. president, how many names? >> reporter: pete williams, nbc ne

white house is reportedly considering "nevada governor brian sandoval" to fill the supreme court vacancy. the republican is a "former federal judge"-- but stepped down from the bench in 2009-- to run for governor. sandoval has agreed to meet with senate minority leader harry reid this week. and women...this is an important story to hear before you head to work. a new career builder survey found human resource managers admit women earn less than men within their companies. the survey of more than 300- thousand workers found men are nearly three times as likely to earn six figure salaries. a pilot is safe this morning after making an emergency landing in a miami neighborhood. randy shur was on a maintenance flight when he says his plane started losing power. he was just a short distance from the airport but still needed a safe place to land. people saw the plane struggling in the wind and spin right down by this house. no one was hurt and there was no damage to the house. the road - with our 10 weather radio partners. in tampa bay, catch us on magic 94- point-9.... and the dove 105.5 f-m on sarasota talk radio, listen to wsrq 106.9

cbs news reports the white house is vetting nevada governor brian sandoval for a possible nomination, he is a former federal judge r considered a moderate republican in his home state. sandoval met with harry reid. >>> trying to reinstate the murder conviction. >> the latest chapter in a 40-year legal battle. we are covering the nation on denver's only 6:30 newscast. found guilty in 2002, of murdering his teenage neighbor in 1975. he did serve ten years in prison out the conviction, claiming the defense. prosecutors disagreed with that and the victim's mother says after four decades she believes that he is the killer. >> i think he belongs in jail. >> if prosecutors lose their bids, he will get a new trial. million dollar bail. >>> a car salesman who died warren was in the passenger's seat of a red corvette when the customer slammed into a tree. investigators say that 28-year-old driver was on drugs and going extremely fast. >> he was a guy at work, that it didn't matter what kind of day for you. he would make you laugh, he would make you smile. >> overwhelming. i didn't believe it at first. >> the driver was arr

brian sandoval is a former judge and state attorney general. reid says that experience makes him a great candidate for the bench. >> i know if he were picked, i would support the man. he is a good person. he has a great record. and he has been a tremendously good governor. in spite of having to deal with some very big problems there. >> anchor: well, this move could be seen as an attempt by the president to appease republicans who have said they want to wait until after the election to fill the empty seat. pants were really on fire. what caused flames to shoot from a man's jeans? >> anchor: a delicious dinner turns into a wind-fall for one woman when she bites into a rare pearl. >> chris: slowly cooling down overnight tonight. the weekend forecast the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for

"washington post" reporting brian sandoval, a former judge, being vetted to possibly fill the slot.can the republican leader, mitch mcconnell, hold the line on his early stated position that they'll be no hearing for whoever the president nominates? >> mark, he probably has to. it's a safe assumption there will be no justice confirmed before the novi electiember ele. sandoval is too cute by a hat. but if obama nominates someone who is clearly qualified, has been confirmed by the senate, supported by republicans, i think it's a political loser for the republicans. i'm not sure mcconnell has any other choice, but the sense of fairness of americans, gosh, you're not even going to give the person a hearing, will go to the democratic's advantage, but there won't be a confirmation vote before november. >> i usually have strong feelings about how these will go. i think it's possible if he picks sandoval, they'll have to have a hearing. he is somewhat moderate, conservative on some issues, hispanic, popular figure, in a swing state. i think that there would be people who would break rank lg