president obama is holding a news conference in rancho mirage, california at the end of southeast asia nations, and we expect he will be asked about naming a successor to antonin scalia who died over the weekend. this is the president in california. >> i'm going to start with darlene from the associated press. where's darlene? there she is. >> thank you, mr. president. my question is about the supreme court. >> i'm shocked. >> what recourse do you have if leader connell blocks the nominee and do you think republicans might change course and schedule a vote, depend you consider that choice and who to nominate, what qualities are important to you and is diversity among them? thank you. >> first of all, i want to reiterate heart felt condolences to the scalia family. obviously, justice scalia and i had different political orientations and probably would have disagreed on the out company certain cases, -- outcome of certain cases but no doubt he was a giant on the supreme court and helped to shape the legal landscape and he was, by all accounts, a good friend, loved his family deeply. and

this is outside rancho mirage in california. the two-day summit includes leaders from countries like thailand, cambodia and laos. protesters say many of the south asian leaders in attendance did not get there through free and fair elections. president obama is gathering the group to discuss the economy, trade and security issues. 3 tens of thousands of people attended pope francis' mass in mexico. it was held in one of the country's poorest slums yesterday. the pope took the time to meet he also blessed a 14-year-old suffering from muscular dystrophy. this was the first time mass was held in the 3 native languages of mexico. 3 and... some stunning video from new zealand... where a cliff collapse was caught on camera.. this happened just moments after an earthquake hit in "christchurch." you can see the cliff just fall into the sea. experts say the quake had a magnitude of five- point-seven.. and set off more than 40 aftershocks. there were no reports of major damage or injuries.. five years ago, a quake in the same area caused m

president barack obama is in rancho mirage, california, and about to mach a statement on the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. scalia, who was 79 years old, the longest serving justice of the current supreme court, and its conservative anchor, served on the court for 30 years. having been nominated by ronald reagan in 1986. justice scalia had been texas. when he didn't come down to room was checked and his body was discovered. tonight, chief justice john roberts called scalia, "an extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and trshed by his colleagues." let's bring in our chief legal correspondent jan crawford. jan, no exanlerations to say the ground is shaking in washington. >> reporter: oh, no exaggeration in washington and throughout the country. this is a complete shock. i spoke with people who had lunch with justice scalia just a few days ago when he was up in new york, and they had he was absolutely fine. he was joking. he was jovial. no indication at all that anything was wrong. so this comes as a complete shock. obviously, he's 79 years old, was going to be turn

president obama is the host of association of southeastern asian countries, in rancho mirage. gmarga ortigas has the story. >> on tuesday they will be talking about security issues that they have shared concerns over, including counterterrorism and other policing matters. but for most part president obama sees enhancing and strengthening the relationship of the united states with southeast asia as central to the rebalance of foreign policy to the asian pacific region. >> since i took office we boosted trade between united states and asean by 55%. the region is our fourth largest gs trading partner, creating 500,000 american jobs. u.s. companies has been the source of funding for asean lifting people from poverty into the middle class. >> reporter: but there are those that see this really as the u.s. trying to assert itself and its dominance over the southeast asian region and indeed over the entire pacific region because china the biggest country in that area already holds quite a pom.com nans in terms of its military and financial interest over the smaller companies. now many

the president convened a summit of the "association of southeast asian nations", yesterday in rancho mirage. talks are expected to focus on relations with china, trade, and terrorism. it is the first meeting on u-s soil between the united states and asean. it is a political and economic southeast asian countries. 3 3 3 data released by the state of michigan says high levels of lead are still being detected in tap water in some flint-area homes. the country's top doctor is in the city today as the leader of the n-a-a-c-p threatens protests if action does not come soon. kim hutcherson reports. 3 reporter pkg-as follows--the u-s surgeon general is spending a second day in flint, michigan tuesday.doctor vivek murthy is meeting with citizens, health officials, faith groups and advocacy organizations.the policies we enact when it comes to water, or transportation, or housing can have a profound impact on health."he is also meeting with doctor mona hanna-attisha, who first reported elevated levels of lead in the blood of flint's children.the naacp issued a call-to-arms over the situation monday.if

headlines this morning... 3 summit of the "association of southeast asian nations", yesterday in rancho mirage. talks are expected to focus on relations with china, trade and terrorism. it is the first meeting on u-s soil between the united states and the political and economic group made up of 10 southeast asian countries. 3 an explosion at a gas plant in texas shut down roads and forced an evacuation in the area. sheriff's officials say an 18-wheeler hauling an oil product exploded yesterday. the driver and a woman were taken to the hospital. both of their conditions are unknown at this time. a large plume of smoke was visible from several miles away. due to the rural location of the explosion, fire officials are letting the fire burn out. 3 there is still no word on what caused a garbage truck to fall 100-feet off a highway bridge in miami. it landed on a street below yesterday, throwing debris everywhere at the entrance to a popular park. firefighters say it is a miracle that no one except the driver was hurt. he was taken to the hospital in serious condition. 3 3 data released by the stat

to gathers of the nations is taking place in rancho mirage. the u.s. wants to strength especially the relationship with the nations to counter china. >> this reflects my percentage commit and the national commitment of the united states to a strong and enduring partnership with the 10 nations individually and to southeast asia as one region, one community. >> protesters criticized the oppressive regimes of some of the southeast asia leaders. >> sal is here, pretty quiet? >> reporter: it is. >> claudine, my goodness. we're fawning on claudine, she's never here. >> i have to keep it to a visit. if i stay too long. >> you will be old halt, like brian. >> thanks. good morning. you know what, brian, you're right, getting back to ther is out, not a lot of traffic right now, we're expecting everyone to be back after the holidays. looking at it 80 north and southbound, it looks good. traffic looks good, approaching the san mateo bridge. westbound near hop yard there's a report of a crash, not causing delays. traffic is moving well. 4:17. let's go to steve. >>>

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obama is staying at larry ellie son's rancho mirage estate.ed springfield illinois where he served as a u.s. senator and launched his first presidential campaign nine years ago and spent the night in san jose. president obama mits the tone of politics has gotten worse but america can improve it if more people vote. >> for all of the challenges aej imperfections, it's entirely up to each of us. >> the president will host a summit with leaders from the association of southeast asian nations in rancho mirage. >>> caught on video, an officer riding with president obama's motor okayed crashed into a wall on interstate 405 as the president headed to the airport after a day of fund raising. the officer was taken to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. and an investigation is under way to determine what exactly went wrong. >>> 8:32 is our time. the next big presidential battle ground in south carolina where democrats and republicans will hold primaries on two different days later this month. tonight the sixth gop candidates will turn on their sout

he will take live to the podium at rancho mirage.cy adviser for international trade, eric shim. good to have you here. and the trade talks with china, is it about trade or about the tensions? >> hi, liz, thanks for having me on. liz: sure. >> the talks with the ten leaders from southeast asia are about both. asian is vital partner in terms of security partners as well as vibrant market with 500 people whom the united states trades and singapore, malaysia, vietnam are members of the trade agreement, the trans-pacific partnership agreement which was signed a few weeks ago by the united states, it's politics and it's economics. liz: politics and economics, but then explain to viewers why they should care beyond an artificial island that they may never see or be a part of it all. look, you're going to see better trade when it comes to biologics, when it comes to milk imports and exports. where is it going to pay off for america and the united states? >> the trans-pacific partnership trade agreement is between the united states and japan.

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. >> we are waiting for the president of the united states looking live on the screen from the rancho miragen california. we will hear from the president himself not only on the legacy of antonin scalia and can the sad event and it is moves forward for the president nominating for this vacancy. our special coverage. fox news coverage of the death of justice antonin scalia continues after the break. ibs-d. you know the symptoms when they start. abdominal pain. urgent diarrhea. now there's prescription xifaxan. xifaxan is a new ibs-d treatment that helps relieve your diarrhea and abdominal pain symptoms. and xifaxan works differently. it's a prescription antibiotic that acts mainly in the digestive tract. do not use xifaxan if you have a history of sensitivity to rifaximin, rifamycin antibiotic agents, or any components of xifaxan. tell your doctor right away if your diarrhea worsens while taking xifaxan, as this may be a sign of a serious or even fatal condition. tell your doctor if you have liver disease or are taking other medications, because these may increase the amount of xifaxan in you

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the meetings in rancho mirage, california, was called to show the u.s. is serious about getting a high-profile -- having a high profile in the region, where china is still rattling nerves. leaders spent the day, discussing security issues. including counter terrorism. and china's territoria to the disputed south china sea. >> the state department does confirm that the three who went missing are now safe. they have been handed over to the u.s. embassy in good health. one of two powerful shiite militia are suspected behind their kidnappingful. >>> four u.s. journalists are on their way out of the country. bahrain police detained them for providing false information that they were tourists. the journalists were in bahrain to cover the fifth anniversary of the island nagged's 25th -- nation's 25th uprising. >>> why are potholes especially bad on the beltway. >>> people complaining that dogs are falling onto -- dog feces are falling onto their balcony. >>> a priest performing same- sex marriage. interfaith marriage. it's a new normal. faith in our town, tonig

michelle kosinski, cnn, rancho mirage, california. >>> the makeup of the supreme court is sure to come up at the cnn republican town halls moderated by anderson cooper this week. hear from the candidates wednesday and thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, live from greenville, south carolina. that's 5:00 p.m. pacific/9:00 a.m. in hong kong. >>> straight ahead, pope francis is in mexico, asking for forgiveness for the people from mexico's poorest and least catholic state. >>> plus, standing up for babe asher. the story of a 1-year-old girl, a hospital and australia's controversial immigration policy. the details when we come back. when your type 2 diabetes numbers aren't moving in the right direction, it can be a burden. but what if you could wake up to lower blood sugar? imagine loving your numbers. discover once-daily invokana®. with over 6 million prescriptions and counting, it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. invokana® is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. it's a once-daily pill that works around

obama at a southeast asian summit meeting that he's hosting in rancho mirage, california. >> reporter: mr. obama could make his pick as soon as next week, but election-year politics in an already-divided washington make his decision complicated. the president will need at least 14 republican senators to move the process forward, to help win some republican backing, mr. obama could choose a candidate who has already won senate approval. some names that fit that bill, 63-year-old merrick garland, the chief judge on the d.c. circuit court, 48-year-old sri srinivasan also sits on that court. he would be first indian-american justice. classmate of the president. or he could make a bold choice, lynch. >> so help me god. >> reporter: who had to wait more than 160 days before she was confirm for her current position. the administration argues that history is on its side and points to the confirmation of justice anthony kennedy as an example. nominated by president reagan, kennedy was confirmed during the 1988 election year by a democratic senate. of course, in that case, it took three tries b

the gathering is taking place in rancho mirage. the u.s. wants to strengthen the especially are with -- relationship with the countries to counter to growing influence to china. >> this reflects my personal commitment to a strong and enduring partnership with your 10 countries and south east asia. >> the protesters were outside the summit criticizing the repressive regimes of some of the leaders. >>> filming for the new movie in the "star wars" series is underway. disney released this short trailer for "star wars" especially said eight. -- especially said eight. the scheduled release for especially said -- especially said eight a. >> a girl's belongings stolen at knife point. it it's a first of its kind pharmacy, it opens today in the south bay. it will give patients the medication for free. >>> good morning, we're looking at a commute getting busier all over the plate. more cars but not stop-and-go traffic, yet. >>> it's going to be nice, san francisco is running 5 degrees cooler than yesterday, some areas 10. big changes start tomorrow. .

it is great to be with you in beautiful rancho mirage, california. we are very excited to be hosting the leaders of 10 countries. this summit is an historic occasion. very excited to be hosting the leaders of 10 countries. summit is an historic occasion. it is the first time we have hosted ozzie on leaders here in the united states for this kind of meeting. we have succeeded in doing so and it reflects the return on seven years of sustained investment by this administration in my president obama specifically in the asian pacific and in southeast asia in particular. it demonstrates our continuing commitment to this vital region. it is reflected by this summit will stop relations have never been stronger. with nearly half of europe's population and one third of the europe'silitaries and most critical ecosystems, the asia-pacific region is world'sngly the political and economic center of gravity which is why president obama, from the beginning, has prioritized engagement with asian what. recognizing this region is central in the 21st century. this was t

it is in rancho mirage.t is to strength and the relationship with the southeast asian countries. >> this reflects my personal commitment and the national commitment of the united states to a strong and enduring partnership with your 10 nations individually, and to southeast asia as one region, as one community. >> protesters gathered criticizing the regimes of the south east asian leaders. >>> fremont animal service need your help. they are trying to get a six day old baby horseback on its feet. this is valentine. he was found injured in fremont on valentine's day. he was spotted by a hiker and when rescue crews got to him he had a fractures pelvis. fire crewed wrapped him up and took him to safe. >> the vet was astonished after two days he was still living. usually after a couple hours in the cold, wet conditions they guy. >> today valentine will hit to the u.c. davis school to have surgery. it's expected to cost between seven and $10,000. a go fund he page has been set up. if you are interested in helping

. >> he is speaking at a press conference in rancho mirage, california where he wraps up a two-day summit with asian leaders. let's listen in. >> that commitment is and will remain strong and enduring. with our strategic partnership, we have a framework to guide our ties for decades come. here, we agree to a number of principal that asean will be continue to be dispensable to peace and prosperity to the asian-pacific. when asean speaks with a clear, unified voice, it can help advance curity, opportunity, and human dignity. not only for the more than 600 million people across asean, but for people across the asia- pacific and around the world. i am pleased that here at is summit, asean's strong was allowed us to make progress on multiple onts. first, we agreed to do more together to encourage the entrepreneurship and innovation that are at the heart of modern competitive economies. we had an excellent discussion with a number of pioneering business leaders who reiterated the recipe for attracting trade and investment. a rule of law, transparency, protection of intellectual property, effici

obama at a southeast asian summit meeting he is hosting in rancho mirage, california. >> reporter: mr. obama could make his pick as soon as next week. but election year politics in an already divided washington make his decision complicated. the president will need at least 14 republican senators to move the process forward. to help win some republican backing, mr. obama could choose a candidate who is already won senate approval. some names that fit that bill -- 63-year-old merrit garland, 48-year-old also sits on the court, he would be the first indian-american justice, and 51-year-old former public defender gene kelly, harvard law class made it of the president. he could make a bold choice like attorney general loretta lynch. who had to wait more than 160 for her current position. the administration argues that history is on its side. and points to the confirmation of justice anthony kennedy as an example. nominated by president reagan, kennedy was confirmed during the 1988 election year by a democratic senate. of course, in that case, it took three tries before the president's pic

rancho mirage, california, where he is speaking in front of the association of southeast asian nationsestions were answer asked they were primarily focused on the supreme court nomination process going forward. he did say he would nominate. did he call the republicans obstructionist and there was a question of whether or not he would nominate a moderate. he was not sure. >> listen to the nomination. as would you with any nomination the president would put forth and let's see what happens. >> was at the one being divisive? >> not at all. he said he wouldn't do a recess appointment. it is very interesting that you're saying you're open to it. in washington you hear people saying listen, this is balance of the court. we're not going to allow anybody to take that seat. all of a sudden president obama wants to interpret the constitution by the word of the constitution. >> the living breathing thing. >> i think it is important to point out that it is cut and dry. the president has an obligation to nominate someone and the president has an obligation to consider. it doesn't mean holding heari

the palm springs area and on monday and tuesday, he hosts a summit of southeast asian leaders in rancho mirage. >>> two of the republican candidates hoping to replace president obama dropped out today and the campaign moved from new hampshire to south carolina which is the next target on the primary map. jana katsuyama here now with more on all this. >> reporter: people predicted that this was going to happen. the republican field is shrinking again, one governor, the only female suspended today, there are now seven republicans and two democrats left in the race. chris christie left the republican race wednesday after hampshire. the gop's only female accident. rest of the field marched on. john kasich, fresh off his second-place urge brought his moderate message to south carolina. >> some people try to call me a liberal because i think we should offer opportunity to everybody. not just to some people but everybody. i don't know how the republican party got so far offkilter. >> reporter: donald trump continues to lead the field and is projected to win south carolina. >> we are trying -- we are

in rancho mirage, thank you. the u.s. and cuba have signed an agreement allowing american airlines to fly to cuba for the first time in 50 years. it is the latest move in the foiling of relations with started with the resumpsion of former ties in july last year. can the island nation cope. he says he is still seeing the world with each tourist he meets. he give carriage rides on the streets of old havana, with the expected wave of americans and more foreign investment he says this cuba in a time capsule won't wash away. there's nobody not a mcdonalds or a kentucky fried chicken that will change cubans. that's a lie. >> tourism is one of the islands primary sources of income. when president obama announce uhed the normalization in late 2014, it was like opening a flood gate. last year the number rose from three to 3.5 million. cuba is struggling to keep pace with the demand. airports hotels and the infrastructure are in desperate need of renovation and expansion. there aren't enough hotel rooms so the rates keep rising. >>

let's talk to michelle kusinsky, who is traveling with the president in rancho mirage.resident was very blunt. >> reporter: yes, this is unexpected, the president delivering blunt criticism not only to donald trump but to republican candidates. the president periodically, he doesn't waste an opportunity to criticize republicans but he usually does not mention any names. in this case, though, he was asked directly about donald trump so he used criticism of him to criticize everybody else, saying that what donald trump says about muslims and climate change are what the other candidates believe. just slamming it with the words he chose, the president saying this is not supposed to be a reality show or promotion. he used the word pandering, saying the president is somebody who sends people to war and has the nuclear codes. listen. >> i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president. and the reason is because i have a lot of faith in the american people. i think they recognize that the president has a serious job. it's not hosting a talk show. or a reality show. it's no

traveling with the president here in rancho mirage, california, kevin cork. >> pope frances continues his five-day visit to mexico. he delivered mass in chiapas. pope francis celebrated the indigenous people and said the world would learn from their culture, specifically their appreciation and protection of nature. the pope condemned the mistreatment of people of the mayan and indian dissent. -- >> your people have been excluded from society. some have considered your values, cultures and traditions, inferrier, others have stolen your lands or contaminated. >> this is the pope's first visit to mexico. he will visit some of the poorest and most violent places in the country and will address migrants trying to reach the >> amazing video from new zealand when a cliff collapsed, moments after an earthquake struck. you can see the cliff -- watch it -- just fall into the sea. this is from a good bit of wave. experts say the quake had a magnitude 5.7 and set off more than 40 aftershocks. there were no major reports of damage or injuries. but five years ago, a quake in the same area caused mo

when the president was talking last week in rancho mirage in california, he was talking about libya.ss. there is no central government, there is no structure, tribal war all that is true but you knew that. here's the difference n this campaign, when barack obama says that or hillary clinton makes that argument, donald trump will come on tv, and what is he going to say? well it's your fault, it's your problem and these people in the truck truck party who are not on trump's too many right now, when happens when trump takes his fire away from rubio and away from cruz and puts it all on hillary clinton and barack obama? do they come off the fence now? i say, for the sake of this argument they do. >> she has a lot to answer for for libya. why rand paul talked about first running for president as libya as hillary's war. not seeing tribalism in africa is so shortsighted. how that will spread to the rest of the continent where political structures or lack there off are essentially the same? >> libya is a disaster. andrea: you know why they can't speak up? you know marco rubio can't do what d

. >>> and we're keeping an eye on this room in rancho mirage, california, president obama is about tors at the conclusion of a summit with the leaders of ten southeast asian nations. we expect the president will be facing some questions also about the bitter partisan battle over appointing the next supreme court justice. now in the race for president, four days to go until the republican primary in south carolina, a two-tiered contest. trump with a strong lead at the top followed by cruz and then below that, everyone else. just fighting to keep e steve handelsman is live on capitol hill with the latest. steve? >> donald trump has such a big lead now in south carolina, double ted cruz's numbers in palmetto state polling. trump is looking at the saturday contest at least he hopes as the start of some kind of a streak. >> donald trump in greenville today. at a rally in augusta, trump called up a supporter. >> donald trump, he's the best we got by far. >> he's leading by 18 in south carolina polls. >> let's go get them. >> to survive past saturday's primary, jeb bush needs trump seen as a

the president will host a summit with leaders from the association of southeast asian nations in rancho miraget on video, it a car sponge out and crashed into a wall. it happened as the president head today the airport after a day of fundraising. the officer was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. an investigation is underway to determine what exactly went wrong >> the next big presidential battle ground is south carolina will democrats and republicans will hold primaries on two different days later this month. tonight the six gop candidates will turn on their southern charm as they take the stage for the debate. it will be the first time they squared off since the new hampshire primary. the primary is february 20th. tonight debate starts at 6:00. >>> in mexico big crowds welcomespo frances to mexico city last night. mexicans are asking him to address the violence, the drug war and government corruption during his five day visit. a ceremony is set later this morning, followed by visits with mexico's president and the mexican bishops. there will be a mass tonight >> the death to t

the palm springs area and on monday and tuesday, he hosts a summit of southeast asian leaders in rancho mirage. >>> two of the republican candidates hoping to replace president obama dropped out today and the campaign moved from new hampshire to south carolina which is the next target on the primary map. jana katsuyama here now with more on all this. >> reporter: people predicted that this was going to happen. the republican field is shrinking again, one governor, the only female suspended today, there are now seven republicans and two democrats left in the race. chris christie left the republican race wednesday after finishing sixth in new hampshire. the gop's only female candidate, carly fiorina, also accident. rest of the field marched on. john kasich, fresh off his second-place urge brought his moderate message to south carolina. >> some people try to call me a liberal because i think we should offer opportunity to everybody. not just to some people but everybody. i don't know how the republican party got so far offkilter. >> reporter: donald trump continues to lead the field and is projec

president obama holding a news conference in rancho mirage, california. there he called on the senate to give his nominee a vote. >> no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off-years? that's not in the constitutional text. i'm amused when i hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the constitution, suddenly reading into it. a whole series of provision recognize that not there. there is more than enough time for the senate to consider in a thoughtful way the record of a nominee they present and to make a decision. lou: it's always interesting when people ask him for something, start by arguing with the folks they're asking something from. it may be the president's choice to put forth a nominee but certainly constitutionally the senate's privilege and power to approve them. and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says the senate should not confirm a replacement for scalia until after the 2016 presidential election. >>> turning to surprising comments from pope francis, who's on a six-day trip to mexico. the political pope telling