scalia's body. there was no evidence of foul play. it puts the court in to play. mr. obama is likely to appoint someone far more liberal than scalia. one of the most important cases is the texas abortion law. scalia was the father of nine children and longest serving member of the court. >> he was so well liked on the court, the person who was his closest friend was the person he disagreed with more. and that is justice ruth va der- giowa ns berg. it was her with whom they vacationed. and that is how charming and loveable he could be even to those who challenged and ultimately disagreed with him. >> scalia was a lawyer in the '60s and worked in the neckson administration. no word yet on who is on the short list to replace scalia on the nation's highest court. in new york. brian ensis. >> new special coverage of the death of justice antonin scalia. he died in his sleep in a private resident in south texas. he was on a hunting trip. scalia was an influential conservative and his death loves the court in a stalemate. the task of nominating a replacement falls front and ce

how do you think mr scalia will be remembered? >> as a staunch conservative and someone who really set the tone for conservatives on the supreme court and they want more justices exactly like him >>> what are the chances do you think that an appointment will be made in this very important election year given the back story about the republicans and what we suspect the democrat candidates will say about the process and also about the person who might go through the process if obama has his way? >> i imagine that obama has 100% chance likelihood of nominating someone, but that's not an appointment. then it has to be confirmed by the senate. i think there's a 100% chance that they will not confirm anyone he nominates. so it is likely to go to the next president >>> surely the republican candidates that we've seen talking last night, they have to remember it might be president clinton, it might be president bernie sanders in the oval office, it might be a democratic majority on the floor of the house this time next year. >> it could b

justice and mrs. scalia, marine scalia have had nine children. cliff is in flint, michigan. what do you think justice scalia's legacy is? caller: i think for a lot of americans, justice scalia was a divisive figure on the court. while he claimed to view the constitution as far as its original intent, he was always 100% behind all conservative views. and that is like saying he had already pre-judged his opinion before he heard any case. 100% of the time, justice scalia was going to decide for whatever conservative views are. not what the constitution was. if we really looked at the constitution original intent. that means african-americans are three fifths of a human being. you cannot sit there and say i view it the way it was written. this country is not what it was when the constitution was written. it's changing, therefore a fair justice has to look at the constitution in the context of how america is now not 200 years ago when a document was written that enshrined slavery into its law. host: thank you, sir, for calling in. justice scalia was nominated in june of 1986 and

we will have on that for a moment, but first our correspondent on the life and legacy of mr scalia. >> reporter: as the flag dropped to half staff, the death of the justice sets off what could be a battle between the white house and the u.s. congress. >> he was larger than life president on the bench. a brilliant legal mind with an energetic style, wit. >> reporter: he often tilted the scales of justice. he was confirmed by a vote of 98 to 0 after promising not to transform the court >> i am not going to go into the court with a list of things to do. my only agenda is to be a good judge. >> reporter: he pushed in favor of the death penalty and right to bare arms >> he will be remembered by a witty, powerful and pungent writer, very, very distinct >> reporter: he believed in an unchanging constitution >> you cannot adopt a theory that the constitution is evolving and the supreme court will tell you what it means, from age to age. you cannot do that without causing the supreme court to become a very political institution. >> reporter: his critics say that's exactly what he did. his vote

and i thought, maybe antonin scalia, i called him, and sure enough, the justice and mrs. scalia they were wonderful company. couldn't have been better fun. enjoyed mixing it up on conversations, obviously the one thing he wouldn't talk about was any case that was then before the supreme court, but almost anything else was fair game. i will say however, he spent an unusual amount of time in the kitchen talking to the italian chef and going over details of how you made the various dishes. he was fascinated by that. and he played along. >> you know, it's interesting too, is, you know, and i, governor kasich had touched on this with me that at our core, chris, we're all human beings. and that, you know, i know sometimes washington is like professional wrestling the way they go at each other, then during the break they hug or whatever. but i'm reminded of what his son chris had written about him that saying his dad, he loved the yankees, my mother loved the red sox, the conflict makes their 55 years together almost as impressive as his friendship with justice ruth ginsburg. you know,

stice antonin gregory scalia mr. mccarthy: his passion, his intelligence and indeed his courageous defense of the constitution was unmatched. law should be how practiced. separation -- our country has not only lost a great man because profound man a principled man, and a good man. i yield back and move the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that the committee on house administration be discharged from further consideration of house concurrent resolution 113 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 13. concurrent resolution authorizing the use of emancipation hall and the capitol visitor's centers to present the congressional gold medal to the regiment. the speaker pro tempore: is t

remember, mrs. scalia is a former maureen mccarthy. justice scalia loved to emphasize the italian/irish mix. nine children. 30-something grandchildren. heard different counts. i think justice scalia might have had difficulty himself remembering the number, as it kept increasing. i'm delighted to be a friend, friends with some of the children and really i know mrs. scalia very well and love her deeply. so it's a -- it's a tremendous family. >> his son, eugene scalia, is a prominent lawyer here in washington. he was the solicitor of the labor department during the second bush administration. so at least one of his kids has followed into the family business. >> yes. >> i believe there's another -- at least one other son, john, who is a lawyer. i don't think there are other lawyers, but i may be mistaken. >> you know, it's interesting, when reading about justice scalia and how he raised his family. they were very close, but, you know, he was definitely of the old school. he expected his children to pull themselves up by their bootstrap, wor

it was she with whom justice and mrs scalia vacationed and socialized more than with any other member of the court. that will give you an indication of how charming and lovable he could be even to those who profoundly challenged and utterly disagreed with him. scalia was born in trenton on march eleventh 1936. he was a lawyer in the sixties and then eventually worked in the nixon administration.. no word yet on who is on president obama's short list to replace scalia in new york... bryan llenas... fox news. if you'd like to read more about scalia's life and accomplishments... we've got an in depth article posted right now on fox19 now dot com. developing now animation developing now... just a few hours ago cincinati police announced that they've made an arrest in the case of a man found shot to death inside a car! our own jordan vilines has been following this story all day. jordan... the scene wasn't far from a popular shopping area right? we're only about a from glenway crossing, a very busy shopping center that attracts a whole lot of traffic but things are a little more quiet here

scalia was an advocate for conservative causes off of the bench, too. helping encourage the federalist society. >> mr. justice scalia and his wife, maureen. >> he met his wife on a blind date in college. two of his children became lawyers. >> i like thinking about the law, figuring out the right answer to the problems. and you know, sort of top of the heap for a lower that has those interests. >> and he game one of the most influential justices in the court's history. >>> we're joined now live from washington. first, his impact on the court, what is it? >> the course has been divided five to four, and with his vacancy now, it means a 4-4 division on many of the questions that the court has to deal with. if they reach ad 4-4 tie on the cases that are pending, it would not count into, for example, if you look at the cases that are yet to be decided, president obama's immigration policy, that was basically put on hold by the lower courts. public sector unions prevailed. so it could mean that those questions will be put off to be ultimately resolved for another year. in terms of their influence on the co

scalia was an advocate for conservative causes off the bench, too, helping to establish the federalist society, which encouraged the appointment of "mr. justice scalia and his wife, maureen." he met his future wife, maureen, on a blind date when both were in college. they had nine children -- five boys and four girls. two became lawyers, following their father in a profession he clearly relished: ((sot)) "i like thinking about the law. i like figuring out the right answer to legal problems. and it's sort of the top of the heap for a lawyer who has those interests." and in the process, he became one of the most influential justices in the court's history. pete williams, nbc news, at the supreme court. the republican candidates for president squared off in a debate tonight in south carolina one week before the gop primary there. the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia putting new focus on the future of the court and the campaign. nbc's chris pollone reports. << the six remaining republican candidates for president on the debate stage in south carolina just hours after learning of the death of supreme court justice antonin sca

it was she with whom justice and mrs. scalia investigationed and socialized with any other member of the court. that will give you an indication of how charming and loveable he could be even to those he profoundly disagreed with him. he was born in trenton. in 1936. he was a lawyer in high temperature 60s and then eventually worked in the nixon administration.ad no word yet on who is president obama's short list to replace scalia on the nation's highest court. speaking about that just about an hour a spoke to the nation about justice scalia's death. influenceed. he will no doubt be remembered as one of the most quench judges thinkers to serve on the supreme court. he dedicated his life to the cornerstone of our demsy. the president went onto say he will carry out his presidentre responsibility and nominate a successor. many respondents are speaking out that they say that should be made for a president by a president who will won't be in office for nearly a year.r. he made a statement i am sad end to report that our colleague, ju

mr. scalia was indifferent to. that he was writing so to speak for the ages. his most important consideration,consideration contribution was creating an alternative con conserveative infrastructure. i'm wearing the federalist society neck tie. founded in 1982, shortly before went on the court. three campuses, it's now on 200 campuses. 60,000 members, 10,000 law it's part of the complex and lasting scalia legacy. >> and what about this question of whether or not, obviously, he can name a successor, but whether or not the senate should act on it? >> well, the senate, i think, not. the president would need all 46 democratic senators plus 14 republican senators which is probably 14 more than he'll get. beyond that -- >> to break the >> that's correct. knowing harry reid, reid would broken the rules by changing the rules in the middle of the session and blocked bill pust eded fill i busters and the president would have got away it with. >> david and, by the way, good to have you here. >> good to be here. >> the future of the supreme court is always a big issue in p

mr. scalia was nominated to serve on the highest court in the nation by president ronald reagan in 1986. the 30 years that followed, justice scalia defined himself as one of the most powerful and reliable conservative voices the modern court ever saw. we're joined tonight by two men who knew him well. personally. ed walen clerked for justice scalia and president of the ethics and public policy center. thomas dupri is former deputy assistant attorney general who argued cases before justice scalia. we begin with chief washington correspondent james rosen for more on the life and legacy of this legal giant. >> sandra, good evening. with the death of justice scalia, the supreme court has lost not only one of its most brilliant legal minds and consistently conservative voices, but a true character, down to earth and bursting with mischievous wit. a feature of scalia's jurisprudence was he had a well thought out theory for how judges are supposed to go about the business of interpreting statutes and behalf of this theory scalia was a tireless evangelist. he called it textualism. the theory hol

. >> let me start by offering my condolences and prayers to mrs. scalia and the kids and grandkids.my heart goes out to him now. you know, he was a pure joy to work for. he was a man who cared intensely about getting the answer right. he paid no attention to who was the plaintiff, who was the defendant. politics didn't matter to him. he cared so much about getting the answer right he either under the constitution or if he was interpreting a statute. you know, i worked for him when i was twenty i guess seven years old, and you'd lock yourself in his office and, you know, it was no longer supreme court justice and student just out of law school. it was whoever made the best argument prevailed. he loved that. he loved to mix it up. he often said to me that if he could change one thing it was that when he's deciding a case he often struggled long and hard to figure out what the right answer was and then he used to joke with me that when he wrote the case he wrote it with a great deal more certainty than he may have had while he was trying to figure it out. >> let me ask you a question.

and let me start by offering my condolences to mrs. scalia and his kids and grandkids. he loved his family so much and my heart goes out to them now. >> can you tell us a little bit about him as a man, as a friend? >> yeah. you know, he was a pure joy to work for. he cared intensely about getting the answer right. he cared nothing about who was a friend. politics didn't matter to him. he cared so much about getting the answer right under the constitution or if he was interpreting a statute. i worked with him when i was 27 years old. he had locked himself in the office and it was no longer a supreme court justice and student just out of law school. it was whoever made the best argument prevailed. he loved that. he loved to mix it up. he often said to me that if he could change one thing, it was he struggled long and hard with what he thought the right answer was and joked to me, when he wrote the case, he wrote it with a great deal more certainty than he may have had while he was trying to figure it out. >> let me ask you a question. it's jeff toobin here. so i've been t

my special thoughts and prayers for mrs. scalia and his family. >> what can you tell us about his family? we know him as the justice on the bench, the high court. we know him for his decisions. but his life is that also of a father of nine, a grandfather of 28, a loving husband. tell us a little bit about him, the person. >> well, i think justicevivacio very loving husband and father. >> what was his work like for him? we had to make sure we got it right. not to figure out what our boss wanted. he was a brilliant writer and great joy to see how he would take was very much helped thinking about the law and i'm very grateful for the experience. >> i want to bring in also jeffrey toobin, our senior legal analyst, author of "the nine" on the supreme court. he has a question for you. >> ed, what would you say are the most important to justice scalia's opinion? i talked about the keller opinion. what else would you put in that category? >> well, morrison, his assent back in 1988 on the independent act, ultimately vindicated by history, f

mr. justice scalia and his wife. >> reporter: he met his future wife on a blind date when both were in college. they had nine children, five boys and four girls. two later became lawyers, following their father in a profession he clearly relished. >> i like thinking about the law. and i like figuring out the right answer to legal problems. and it's sort of the top of the heap for a lawyer who has those interests. >> reporter: in the process, he became one of the most influential justices in the court's history. tonight, while the condolences for his wife and family pour in, we can't escape this fact. this leaves the court now with eight justices as it turns to such hot button issues as abortion, immigration, obamacare, the future of public sector unions, cases that were likely to be decided by five to four votes. now this raises the possibility of four four ties, which would mean the decisions wouldn't count. in addition to the human dimension, justice scalia's death casts a shadow over the supreme court term. >> one that is being discussed as you point out. pete williams tonight. >>> presiden

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it was she with whom justice and mrs. scalia vacationed and socialized with more than any member of the court that gives you an indkation of those harming and loveable and even though who utterly disagreed with them. >> he was born trenton march 1 11, 1936 i layer in 60s and eventually worked in nixon administration. no word whon is on president obama short list to replace scalia. in new york, brian yenes, fox news. >> sudden death of supreme court justice scalia changed focus of republican debate in south carolina last night. john robert has the latest. >> supreme court justice cfscalia's death changed the feeling of the nomination. >> i think the president will do it whether i am okay with it or not mitch mc connell and everybody can stop t. it's called delay, delay, delay. >> i believe the president should not move forward and we should let the next president of the united states decide who will run the supreme court with a vote by the people of the united states of america sgle strengths and weaknesses in foreign policy appe

amusing story is because after he said he tortured himself with this, the next morning his wife mrs. scalia came down for breakfast humming, it's a grand old flag. [laughter] >> i can see that, yes . >> doesn't concern you sometimes that people mistake you're applying the constitution to a set of facts and maybe not understanding that these are not necessarily your own views. >> it does, of course. i issue a lot of opinions where if i were in the legislature i certainly wouldn't have voted for the program that was under review . i don't necessarily agree with the substance of every piece of legislation just because i determine it's within the constitution for congress to enact it but you say people don't recognize who the members of the court are. that's not a problem. but it is a problem that many people don't appreciate how our job differs from the job of people in the executive or legislative branches. >> can we talk a little bit about leadership ? following your confirmation , how difficult was it for you to pick up the reins of leadership in relation to this group of eight other very s

mr. gohmert: i rise tonight in greatest one of the jurists in this nation's history. ustice antonin scalia. had a great mind, following an excellent education. beautiful family. has a beautiful family. and he has already been very sorely missed. i thought it might be helpful, mr. speaker, and get a sense of a profoundly concerned he was with the place in which this country finds itself. after world wars, after depression, after all kinds of threats, massive civil war in the 1860's, all kinds of things that have threatened this nation, even the war of 1812 during which this capitol was set on fire, all these threats and yet at this time in which we live, he could see and he tried to sound the warning alarms for what a majority of the supreme court was doing to this country. o it seemed to be encapsulated rather well. ack in 2008, june 12, 2008 cision in the case against george bush, president of the united states, combined with another case, but the decision of the majority of the court, as justice scalia pointed out, was theotally inconsistent with majority's own majority opinion in a prio

michael: tonight, all eyes on president obama, as he decides on a nominee to replace justice scalia. mr. obama says the constitution is clear. the president picks a nominee, and the senate holds a hearing, and votes. >> it's the one court where we would expect elected officials to rise above day-to-day politics, and this will be the opportunity for senators to do their jobs. has sparked debate in washington. republican leaders are vowing to block the president's pick. to the weather now. what a difference less than a day can make. from an icy mess last night, to rain and snow in the mountains. and a much warmer day in the upstate. carol: chief meteorologist john cessarich joins us now. john, how does it look right now? john: carolyn by goal, we are talking rain showers. rain showers in the upstate, rain and snow moving through the mountains. no freezing rain. this is not the same type of storm system. winter weather advisory overnight until 6:00 a.m. on wednesday, 1-3 less inches of snow possible in these areas, most of the counties bordering tennessee. already 3-4 inches has fallen in

mr. antonin scalia in the past, we all know him for being very conservative fighting against affirmative action, most recently, the gay marriage. mar when you look back at his career and tell us what you think he'lh be remember bedder for the mostf the decision that stand out to you. >> i think, he'll be rememberede for judicial intellectual lip, while certainly, it is no doubt about it justice antonin scalia was a controversial figure on the court. he also was well respected by all of his colleagues on that court. him and, were good friends. fri they both were both individuals who loved the opera. he was one meaning justice antonin scalia was one of the most vocal individuals on that court. he is very much missed on that court. also, it is no doubt about it, that he he was a conservative justice. he was a strict constitutional list. he believed strongly in all the constitution and the manner. >> you know president obama now faced with putting up a nominee, could this sway the court? >> it absolutely could sway the court, but the problem now is that president obama, as yous know is in th

mr. justice scalia the battle days ended when you got on the court.mative effect on statutory interpretation but a wonderful answer for a former law clerk to be able to give to his former boss. i appreciate that and the opportunity to share the story. >> great story. we're sorry about the pasting of your friend. >> thank you very much. i appreciate that. >> that's paul clement and the coverage of justice scalia's service begins soon. harper lee, the author of "how to kill a mockingbird," it became a hit movie and sold tens of thousands of copies and we remember her with this quote from that book. we'll be right back. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. i thione second it's there.day. then, woosh, it's gone. i swear i saw it swallow seven people. seven. i just wish one of those people could have been mrs. johnson. [dog bark] trust me, we're dealing with a higher intelligence here. ♪ the all-

mrs. reagan. he had two nominees, robert bork and antonin scalia. both were vetted completely, brilliant justice, nobody disagreed, they were brilliant judges and great traditionalists. that's what they ought to do, go to the justice department, find the very finest, most brilliant conservatives like a scalia in the court system and nominate them. eleanor: what was that comment you made about mrs. reagan's justice department nominated -- pat:mrs. reagan was the one who reagan agreed with it. john: issue two, pontiff, prophylactics and trump. pope francis returned to the vatican following visits to cuba and mexico. while traveling he observed that condoms could be justified in regions afflicted by the zika virus. but the pontiff insisted that abortion can never be justified. the pope believes condoms can help stop the suffering caused by microcephaly, abnormally developed heads in babies, which scientists believe zika can cause. the pontiff also said that republican presidential candidate, donald trump is quote/unquote "nonchristian" in his stance on

>> reporter: the message, he will nominate a successor to replace supreme court justice scalia. mr.bama says the constitution makes it clear the president nominates a justice whom the senate confirms or rejects. the president says he understands the political stakes of a nm nation that could change the balance on the court. >> we're going to find someone who is an outstanding legal mind. someone who cares deeply about our democracy and rule of law. >> reporter: republican leaders warn they want to wait until the next president is in office. today in sanford, democratic house minority leader scolded those opponents. >> sort of shocking to me that they would engage in this level of pettiness at a time when his family is mourning their loss. >> reporter: one name mentioned is california attorney general kamela harris, today, she made it clear that is not her career aspiration. >> i have no intention of running or representing my name there. >> reporter: today, two g.o.p. senators are distancing themselves from mitch mcconnell's hard stance. wisconsin senator ron johnson says he would b

scalia was an advocate for conservative causes off the bench too, helping to establish the federalist society which encouraged the appointment of more right-leaning judges. >> mrice scalia and his wife, maureen. >> he met his future wife on a blind date when both were in college. they had nine children, five boys and four girls, two later become lawyers follow their father. >> i like thinking about the law and figuring out the right answer to legal problems. and it's sort of top of the heap for a lawyer who has those interests. >> and in the process, he became one of the most influential justices in the court's history. pete williams, nbc news, at the supreme court. >> nbc's pete williams with that report. looking at the life of justice scalia, in fact pete williams joins us on the phone or i believe with us right now out of washington, d.c. pete, what do we know about this report that justice scalia has passed? >> well, what we know is a couple of things here. we haven't gotten any official word from the supreme court yet, but court personnel are on their way in and i'm sure we'll be hearing an official statement from the court here shortly. but what we have

>> reporter: the message, he will nominate a successor to replace supreme court justice scalia. mr. obama says the constitution makes it clear the president nominates a justice whom the senate confirms or rejects. the president says he understands the political stakes of a nm nation that could change the balance on the court. >> we're going to find someone who is an outstanding legal mind. someone who cares deeply about our democracy and rule of law. >> reporter: republican leaders warn they want to wait until the next president is in office. today in sanford, democratic house minority leader scolded those opponents. >> sort of shocking to me that they would engage in this level of pettiness at a time when his family is mourning their loss. >> reporter: one name mentioned is california attorney general kamela harris, today, she made it clear that is not her career aspiration. >> i have no intention of running or representing my name there. >> reporter: today, two g.o.p. senators are distancing themselves from mitch mcconnell's hard stance. wisconsin senator ron johnson says he would

scalia roars in despair -- ruth, can you read? you are aware of the text and yet you have failed to derive the real meaning. ginsberg replies -- how many times must i tell you, dear mrstice scalia, you are searching in vain for a solution but the beautiful thing about our constitution is that like our society, it can evolve. we only have a minute or so. will you ever agree on big issues and still maintain your friendship? justice scalia: we agree on a lot of things. ruth is only bad on the knee-jerk staff. [laughter] is a really good textual list. texthose things where the is what she is guided by, she is terrific. she is obviously very smart. most cases i think we are together. we are together in a lot of .riminal defense cases upholding the right of the criminal defendant. ruth and i are quite frequently in dissent from the court's decision. we agree on a whole lot. you have it wrong. a number of 5-4 decisions where you you are on one side and she on the other. justice ginsberg: that is because the press focuses on the heady cases. most of the time we are trying to interpret statutes that that arehas passed very difficult to parse. thehose cases, there is not line

mr. bush: the next president needs to appoint someone with a proven conservative record similar to justice scalia. mr. cruz: the senate needs to stand strong and say we're not going to give up the u.s. supreme court for a generation. aixa: hillary clinton says it's outrageous republicans have already pledged to block whomever the president nominates. bernie sanders, who serves in the senate, says, let's get on with it and vote on a nominee. in washington, i'm aixa diaz. alyx: bringing the conversation home drake law professors are , reacting to scalia's death. former drake law dean, david walker met with him twice. scalia visited the campus two times, once in the 1990's and in 2002. scalia met with students and gave a lecture on constitutional law. walker says he remembers scalia being very gracious with the law students. >> he was very giving of his time and was able to laugh at himself, didn't shrink from the kind of expression you'd see in his opinions. alyx: scalia is one of 11 visited the school. president in making an appointment to the high court. iowa senator chuck grassley is the chairma