after the sudden death of judge scalia in february. >> so. you know. a lot depends on, on -- on -- who replaces justice scalia. >> most people who live in urban areas can't imagine why anyone would need a room full of rifles and handguns. for millions of americans who live in the wide open spaces firearms are a way of life. here's ted koppel. >> reporter: itch you have ever wondered where the deer and the antelope still roam, this is it. you know to so many people. looks like he has been riding all his life and bears a striking resemblance to teddy roosevelt, that's bob modell. this is his moon crest ranch, a few miles outside of cody, wyoming. >> boys! hand getting ready to feed the horses. when they head up into the mountains they will be carrying rifles for, protection against wolves and coyotes or to put down a horse that's broken a leg. even down here, a couple of the men carry handguns. >> will you never know when you may need it. >> reporter: it is an enormous piece of land. modell owns 5,000 acres and then there is another 195,000 acres of publi

of -- >> and critics say garland's report on the item of gun ownership puts him at odds with judge scalia's position, and when he was on the list to replace justice stevens it was written that he may be the best hope for staving off the evermore conservative tilt on the court. and on the cia when it refused to replease information on the use of unmanned drones, garland supporters say there is no question he is qualified. >> merrick garland knows his way hit the ground running. >> i want to be a part of it new york, new york familiar, doesn't it? for years he laterrer later carried on his dad's legacy, around tonight we have learned that frank sinatra jr. has died. he was on tour singing his father's songs and he was supposed to perform tomorrow. the show was canceled and he actually died today in daytona of a heart attack. and this is what the skyway bridge looked like tonight, is that a live shot or a little while ago? i think it's a little while ago. the sea fog is still lingers. make sure the bridge is open and moving, but we know that yesterday was a com meetly completely different stor

with the president they're going to talk about the supreme court seat left vacant by the death of judge scalia. the court is hearing cases and an there's nobody to break a tie. the president plans to make a nomination. republicans said they won't hold nominees and will not vote. and mitch mcconnel said he won't talk to one. also today, the family of the late supreme court justice scalia will hold a memorial that will take place in washington dc. other justices are expected to deliver remarks at the service. scalia died in february 13 in texas. >>> a presentation at the geneva motor show got an unusual protest. a board member stackman was introducing the latest model and a man dressed in cover alls came out and vehicle. he said he needed to fix it because it could have admission issues. call in security. he's referring to the >>> bob dylan fans get a -- we have today's eye on entertain. >> please welcome your host. >> viewer ship for the academy awards continues to slide. ratings for the show dropped to the let evident level in seven years despite wide spread -- classic photos of bob dylan are

this case really underscores the absence of judge scalia. and it could be one of many significant cases that end in a tie this session including very controversial cases on abortion, affirmative action, immigration, and the contraceptive mandate in the affordable care act. antonio? >> lisa stark reporting from washington. president obama's nominee to replace anton a inscalia was on cap holiday hill. he met with a republican senator for the first time since his nomination. he sat down with his home state lawmaker, illinois lawmaker kirk. he told him he would consider voting for the president's choice. he is one of 16 g.o.p. senators saying they are willing to break ranks with mitch mcconnell. mcconnell insists there will be no hearing until after the presidential election. north carolina governor pat mcdirectory is defending the law that bars municipalities from protecting lgbt rights. he said the media is responsible for the uproar since the new law was passed? >> there is a very well coordinated campaign, national campaign, distorting the t

. >> reporter: ever since the death of judge scalia republicans have made it clear the senate they control will not sign off on a replacement during the election year >> the stakes are huge. the american people would like a say in it and we will guarantee they do. >> reporter: while it's fair to say that a republican president would almost certainly do the same thing as president obama nobody's hands here are particularly clean. for as much as the president ham es republicans for blocking the vote when he was in the senate he did the exact thing, trying to fil ib uster a vote to the high court and the vice president back in 1992 when he chaired the senate judiciary committee laid out the current republican position. >> the committee should consider not scheduling confirmation hearings on the nomination until after the political campaign season is over. >> reporter: it's a risk for republicans to go down that path and it's a risk for garland too. >> this is going to be his last chance to get on the court. he could twist in the wind for months and come out of this really with a beating. >> r

right now the supreme court is evenly split ideologically after last month's death of conservative judge scalia. republicans vow to ignore any nomination saying the next president should pick scalia's replacement. >> we will talk about the next president they are trying to figure out winners in missouri primary but two frontrunners extended their lead more over the challengers. donald trump, the republican presidential can dot won in florida, north carolina and illinois but not ohio. democratic candidate hillary clinton nearly swept the table beating bernie sanders in four primaries including the all important florida and ohio. bernie sanders vowed he will stay in the race. now, the biggest winner on super tuesday is ohio governor john kasich. his home state came through keeping his campaign alive. cannot say the same about anne arundel he could not win the home state of florida and suspended his campaign. now the delegate count is getting interesting, donald trump 621, ted cruz 396, kasich, way behind at 138. the republican candidate needs 1,237 to get the them nation. that is impossible for k

as you say without judge scalia there, it was a 4-4 split. that means there's no national precedent set and that the lower court ruling will stand. the lower court, the ninth circuit ruled, in fact, it was okay for the unions in that circuit to collect these fair share dues. >> what does this decision mean for unions and for teachers? >> reporter: well, it's really a big victory for teachers unions and really all public employee unions as a whole. we have a statement from the head of the nea, the national education association. she says in fredrichs the court saw through the political attacks on teachers, educators and other public employees. this decision recognizes that stripping public employees of their voices in the workplace is not what our country needs. now, also we said this just applies to the ninth circuit, richelle, so it's a handful of states. more than 20 states allow this, and if that went away, this would have been a devastating blow to public employee unions. >> let's talk more about the vacancy on the court by justice scalia

. >> caller: one of my thoughts is that we should look to what judge scalia would have thought aboutse and consent. if the senate fails to do their job, then the president should wait 67 days and normal amount of time it takes for a party to have a hearing and get a vote, and then he should appoint, using the power that he has under the constitution. and let the courts then reach a decision. two years from now whether or not his decision to make the appointment when the congress froze and they did nothing. >> it's certainly an interesting comment. the way you framed it, what would justice scalia do, is an interesting way to think about it. i don't know that justice scalia ever contemplated this particular scenario. but, you know, the plain reading of the clause in question says that the presidential -- the preside president shall advise with the justices. it's not clear if a president nominates in t s and the senates to act. of course, there's the -- if you admit that's a constitutional question that could be settled by the judiciary, you know, you have basically the supreme court --

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

many want the next president to fill the vacancy left by judge scalia. >>> bernie sanders conceding defeatinton in tuesday's democratic primary. sanders says he doesn't want to fight the close race because it would cost taxpayers too much money. the republican race in the state remains too close to call. >>> north korea once again defying u.n. resolutions. according to south korea, the north fired a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea days after kim jong-un. >>> the fbi now says a california college student, you see him there, who went on a stabbing spree last fall was inspired by isis. 18-year-old muhammad is accused of attacking four fellow students at the university of merced. the fbi believes he was self-radicalized and acted on his own. >>> people in ft. worth, texas, getting walloped by golf ball size hail. it made for a treacherous commute and broke windows and damaged cars. it followed days of heavy rain that swamped the southeastern part of the state. >>> the killer whale show will not go on at seaworld. after years of pressure, the park announced it will no longer breed o

judge scalias was a very conservative guy.servatives are concerned about what will happen next. >> you're telling me that this guy, he has an emotional day in the rose garden today, that president obama can yank the rug out from under him from hillary wins and say, my apologies, you're out of here, i'm going for someone in their 30s. watch this it. it was emotional. watch this. >> greatest honor of my life. it's the greatest gift i've ever received. >> neat to see such a respected jurist emotional like that. could president obama veto? >> this is judge garland's time, it's not a lucky place to be. i think that people are going to demand fair treatment for him. what is interesting that i don't want to discount one aspect of a live torpedo in the water. his vote on the precursor to be reconsidered, many people believe he was opposed to heller. >> recognizing an individual right to bear arms. >> that is right. you can have the nra saying we think he's a nonbeliever. that could with a game changer. >> we've gotten to a state where

president obama nominated garlic to fill the basic see -- the vacancy left after the death of judge scaliaey say it should be up to the next president to fill the supreme court vacancy and the other republicans have refused to meet with him. >>> some the countries busiest airports, the rideshare, and adding more thorough screening for uber and lyft, and other drivers, and in houston, they found that driver applicants without a fingerprint check have been charged in crimes including murder, sexual salt and robbery. -- sexual assault and robbery. the mayor of los angeles is asking legislators to allow fingerprint screening in la. >>> dozens killed in the deadly explosion pakistan, and it happened on easter sunday, coming up at 7:00, the social media mix up after the bombing, and why facebook is apologizing this morning. >>> the dramatic chase in southern california what this woman tried to do before the police right her to the ground. >>> looking at highway 24 westbound, looking pretty good, and getting a little bit slower, a look at your east bay commute when we come back. >>> your phone at

the nominee, if confirm would switch the balance of the scout after conservative judge scalia died.ome republican leaders have already vowed to ignore any nomination during the election year. president obama say it is their duty to give his nominee a hearing. >> i intend to do my job between now and january 20 of 2017 and i september them to do their job. >> this vacancy will not be filled this year. we will look forward to the american people deciding would they want to make this agreement through their own votes. >> you can expect a major political battle in the months to come. president obama will reveal the nominee's name from the rose garden at 8:00 a.m. as a matter of fact time. in the newsroom for abc7 news. >> moment that announcement comes down we will send out an alert on our app, if you do not have our news app you can download it right now, free in your app store, by enabing the push alerts. they are still trying to figure out winners in the missouri primary ending with the two frontrunnerring extending their lead more. first, donald trump, winning in florida, north caro

judge garland is very adamant that won't happen after judge scalia's passing last january. ay. and that's because judge garland is meeting with republican senator mark kirk of illinois. kirk is one of three republican senators who it is said that not only should judge garland get a hearing before the senate judiciary committee, but they would be willing to meet with judge garland and have the photo op and whatnot. kirk is in a very tight race in a blue state of illinois. probably why he's more amenable on this, but it will be interesting to see the pressure that builds from that forces mcconnell to say, hey, you know what? maybe i should at least allow the senate judiciary committee to move forward on judge garland. one last thing, craig, i spoke to people close to mcconnell. he believes that any backlash he would get from the conservative base is much, much worse than op-eds in the "new york times" or the "washington post" saying he's a bad guy. he doesn't want to upset the conservative base. he is someone who has not had a good relationship with the conservative base and t

steve: president obama has made his pick to replace judge scalia on the supreme court. dari: antwan lewis is here to tell us about the battle brewing on capitol hill. >> this is the greatest honor of my life other than my wife >> reporter: an emotional merrick garland moments after being introduced. >> as my parents taught me by words and deeds, a life of public service is as much a gift to the person who serves as it is to those he is serving. >> chief judge of the u.s. court of appeals in d.c., the 63-year-old has a long history of legal civil service highlighted by heading the prosecutorial team that convicted timothy mcveigh of oklahoma city bombing. it's praised on both sides of the aisle. this is a political science professor at nyu. >> i think this is also a nominee who is not in the face opposition. >> during his address, the president sternly addressed to the senate not to play partisan hearing. >> if you don't, then it will senate's constitutional duty, it will indicate a process for nominating and confirming judges that is beyond repair. >> reporter: minutes

judge scalia's judicial philosophy was well understood when president reagan nominated him to the supreme court in 19 1986. many senators then opposed his judicial approach. but in an echoing indictment of today's senate and its partisanship, 30 years ago the united states senate confirmed justice scalia 98-0. a vote that testifies to justice scalia's qualifications and to the integrity of members of this body who disagreed with his vision of the constitution but exercising their constitutional duty, refused to we would their support for -- refused to withhold their support for a qualified nominee. here's what article 2, section 2, clause 2 says about our and the president's duty. the president shall nominate and by and with the advice and consent of the senate shall appoint judges of the supreme court. when a vacancy arises, the president shall nominate a replacement and the senate shall advise and consent by voting on that nominee. that is what the plain language of the constitution requires, mr. president, and that is what presidents and the senate have done throughout our history. tha

obama has officially revealed his nominee to the supreme court. federal judge merrick garland has been proposed to replace antonin scalia. judge garland is the chief judge for the united states courts of appeal for the columbian circuit. the president believes that garland has a record of bipartisan support and was best poised to serve on the court immediately. >> after completing this decision. i've selected a nominee who is widely recognized not only as one of america's sharpest legal minds, but someone who brings to modesty, integrity, even-handedness and excellence. these qualities and his long commitment to public service have earned him the respect and admiration of leaders from both sides of the aisle. >> if he's confirmed he would be expected to align with more liberal viewers of the court. garland remains a tough sell. republicans control the senate. gop leaders want to deny president obama a chance to alter the balance of the court before he leaves office. >> the confusion started at about 7:45 last night when the received an order from susan de lot that the polls were supposed to stay open until 8:30. they co

said -- "i really wish the discussions and hoopla could have waited a little bit longer after judge scalia's passing, but we are having the back and forth of what to do. as your constituent, i'm in agreement with the committee position of waiting until after we have a new president. word out of the whitehouse to the senate is do your job. well, i for one think that you are doing your job. it's called checks and balances." so, mr. president, i look forward in the coming weeks to continuing this debate. i want to especially note senator grassley. he's a wonderful member of the senate. he has support and admiration from both sides of the aisle. i appreciate his leadership in this matter. i appreciate leader mcconnell's leadership in this matter, and iook forward to getting back to north carolina and hearing what the people would like for me to consider as we move forward with the nomination process.  thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk shall call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the sen

mitch mcconnell has said since the time judge scalia passed away in february that there would be no hearings no vote. you're about to see a quarter of the republican caucus saying they're open to having a meeting with garland, and you're also hearing from folks like kirk, folks like susan collins from maine they would like to see a hearing move forward. whether or not these types of photo ops with sympathetic republicans have a real move of the dial remains to be seen, but it's surely something that will have an effect, one would think, on mitch mcconnell to some degree with the optics. but his people have been adamant that he is very comfortable with his endangered blue state, purple state senators running against him, and he believes any backlash from the conservative base is more dangerous from any op-ed that could come from a media source, thomas. >>> we'll take you back to the campaign trail and fill you in on protests ahead of donald trump there this evening. we'll show you the action to be filed by campaign's front manager. is it one day giving your daughter the opportunity she deserv

i mean, before the body was cold of judge scalia, before the family had been told, mitch mcconnell triedead off a charge from the conservative insurgents against the establishment that they weren't sufficiently conservative enough and they were going to earn that. basically, barack obama is the only president other than dwight eisenhower to win 51% twice of the popular vote and he got the second term. the 24 republican senators who are up for reelection this year should not vote on anything between now and november until the people have spoken. i mean, so i just really have taken a terrible political position and i think it's increasingly unpopular and eventually unsustainable. >> woodruff: in their defense, the republicans are saying, david, well, but this is to replace antonin scalia who was standard bear, conservative for, what, 25 years on the court. >> but, yeah, i agree with mark filphilosophically. you were elected for four years and get to nominate for four years. some were nominated in a lame duck section. that's the constitutional historical pres precedent. politically, i can't

includes the second amendment and say garland's record on the issue puts him in stark contrast to judge scalia's defense of gun ownership. they're concerned about his broad deference to agencies like the epa and irs. when he was on the short list in 2010, new york magazine said, quote, his consensus building skills might make him the best progressive hope for staving off the court's ever more conservative tilt. he's been tough on foreign citizens in the name of fighting terror and on the cia when it refused to release information pertaining to the use of unmanned drones to carry out targeted killings. garland's supporters say there's no question he's qualified. >> he knows his way around a courtroom. if he gets put onto the supreme court even in the middle of the blockbuster term like the one we're having now, he could hit the ground running. >> reporter: the right leaning nonprofit group america rising says it's got a dozen staffers around the country currently vetting everything about his background. another conservative group, the judicial crises network, says it's propping a $2 million ad bu

scalia. he says i have given you someone who is as far as i can go to the right. judgearland is a moderate. many liberal groups won't like this. they will right as a move from 1% to 2% milk. there is something in his background the conservatives won't like including gun rights. justice scalia was strong on gun rights. i'm afraid judge garland is not likely to replicate that position. this is really as this administration could go. the republicans can say this is proof we are not making this decision purely on ideological grounds. we are close to a new president and the new president should make the decision. bill: what we don't know is what was said in the oval office when mitch mcconnell -- we got read on this story. maybe this was all negotiation. is that likely? >> supreme court nominations tend to be a complex dance. it's not clear what all the moves mean. the president is clearly going for a win, in my view. if he wanted to create a political score, sacrifice nominee he would have picked somebody who came with more political backlash. there won't be as much with ju

grey area is how the court might rule on future second amendment issues after the sudden death of judge scalia in february.you know, a lot depends on who replaces justice scalia. is tracy smith. you might call it girl power. women are the fastest growing group of gun. according to the national shooting sports foundation. and this is typically their weapon of choicea semi automatic light weight, accurate, and so simple that practically anyone can learn to use it. in states that allow it, aor some become the must-have accessory. i've got two it.r. >> can you show us where you carry it. >> right here in this holster. pocket. >> i carry on my person. >> it's pink. >> it is pink. i'm a girl.s out most prefer basic black. and since more women than ever ever r are taking up arms there are gun stores that cater to women. like this one inas, the name on the sign says it all. >> do you get lot of women say something that slips in my yoga pants? >> we do. lot of women that say we a belt. how do i carry. >> becky and her husband opened the store in 2012 selling things like thinner, lighter guns and purses

scalia. my sister is a great judge a new justice scalia. she said he was a great man.sister knew him very well. judget a great unexpectedly. this is what happens in life. nobody ever talks about him. people who are older on the court and people you thought were going to be leaving and all of a sudden, it happens. you pick up that she was a great judge, a brilliant judge -- so many qualities -- a brilliant judge. that is what we want to replace with -- as close as we can get. i gave some names of great conservative judges. and herehe republicans is where it doesn't work for them. it is called the supreme court. let's say they put a couple of republicans -- they will put in a couple of republicans in these republicans will take off 5%, 2%, 3% of the vote. now hillary goes in and we are going to have to replace it could be as many as four supreme court justices, including judge scalia. can you imagine what will happen if that happens? gooddged i would put on conservative, brilliant judges. [applause] a hillary gets in or whoever -- i don't know how she can run. i don't kn

however, the death of conservative judge antonin scalia could mean a 4-4 split vote for the court chblts your time on this wednesday morning is 5:52. we've got a whole lot more ahead for you. it's a story that quakely has gone viral. a social media gun rights activist shot in the back by her 4-year-wld son after failing to secure her rep upon. why police say she could be the one facing charges. >>> coming up on nbc 6 news a a office hopi new equipment will. >>> there morning a gun activist who gained international attention when her 4-year-old son shot her could fac criminal charges. the sheriff's department is asking prosecutors to charge a 31-year-old mother for allowing a minor to have access to a weapon. the incident happened earlier this nth when the boy accidentally shot jamie gilt from the back seat of the car while she was in the driver's seat. >> it is of paramount importance that parents who are responsible gun owners do everything within their power to make certain that guns do not fall into the hands of their children unintentionally. the boy is okay. weeks later gilt is stil

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judge anton scalia i hero to conservatives, is judge garland that same man? e's not that same man, jon. he's not the polar opposite an stop scalia. he is far more moderate than the nominees that president obama could have selected here is the thing. what we normally would do, if it was a nominee, he spent 19 years on the court of appeals. and there is a lot of information to vet. but the gop leaders are not looking through the 19 years which i might point out is noncontroversial. but there is soft on the second amendment opinions out there. none of that is not going to matter if judge garland will not get a hearing. >> he strikes people as being tough law and order background. >> jon, we live in a society filled with terrorism and with threats of danger on a daily basis. and what you have with mar rick garland. a man who left a high paying judge to work under judge bush to prosecute violent crime. and took on the oklahoma city bombing case and una-bomber case and he is not reluctant to seek the death penalty and the message that obama picked was a moderate and

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