winthrop native, keith griffin, jeffrey matthias and 51 margaret wright whose family lives in brockton. >> democrats are insisting that president obama's choice to replace supreme court justice antonin scalia get an up or down vote. republicans vowed to block it so the next president can fill that vacancy, democrats are crying foul, they say blocking this >> let's have a hearing, let's hear from what our constituents what they think and then vote, not no vote at all. >> the people of this country should send a clear message, that is not the way our constitution works. >> the republicans should reject. i think the new president should have that option. >> the republicans argue, even if an obama nominee is confirmed, it could be too late to have any impact this term. >> u.s. and cuba's new relationship leading to booming. today, u.s. airlines can apply for more flights to the caribbean country, as many as 100 per day. right now only about a dozen daily flights to cuba prosecute the u.s. the new flights could begin as early as this fall. >> pope francis in merlia mexico today. over he pre