clinton, while she was secretary of state, to be questioned under oath, pertaining to the private e-mail server scandal. ed: republicans of the senate judiciary committee say there will be no hearing for an obama supreme court nominee. that statement coming today after a closed-door meeting between senator lindsey graham and majority leader mitch mcconnell. this comes after the death of justice antonin scalia. heather: joining us live from mike: david ortiz spoke every single syllable from the heart. whether he was coached, trust me, he was not. he spoke fondly for this series . he says he feels the frustration that red sox fans feel after every loss. he was asked a number of times the chances of changing his mind. no chance. mike: i think i am ready. -- david: i think i am ready. we have had a long season. i' m planning on winning. i know it can be , and i am going mike: coming up at 5:00, how big papi plans to handle his season. we will see you then. ed: president obama following through on a 2008 campaign promise, unveiling plans to shut down the u.s. prison at guantanamo bay. prisoners would be moved to a new facility in the united states, but he d

of the d.c. circuit court of appeals. he's a moderate who has won praise from republicans. circuit court judge jane kelly - she may win the backing of fellow iowan chuck grassley, the republican chair of the senate judiciary committee. and sri srinavasan -- confirmed as a circuit judge 97-0 just three years ago. he would be the first justice of asian descent. lukas a man was shot and killed by an urbandale police officer early saturday morning. and killed by an urbandale police officer early saturday morning. responding to a drug tip ... police were called to a hotel around 4 o'clock in the morning... upon arrival ... three suspects began fighting with them. during the scuffle ... a man shot at the officers and an officer returned fire ... killing that man. the investigation includes multiple agencies ... with d-c-i and polk county taking part. video will be important to the case sgt. gary lang, department: "video evidence is a key to any crime and our officers have cameras for quite some time." the name of the officer and the suspects are not this time. suspects fled from the scene and were arrested about half a mile from the hotel. lukas western iowa tech community college hosted championship for challenge in rob

the number two spot this morning... elias: republican members of the senate judiciary committee have sent a letter to senate majority mitch mcconnell indicating they will withhold consent of a supreme court nomination, and will not hold hearings until a new president is sworn in. the committee has 20-members, with an republcian majority. iowa senator chuck grassley is the current chairman, with presidential candidate senator ted cruz also a member of the committee. the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: speaking of the next president...donal d trump has won a third state in a row in the road to the gop presidential nomination. the presidential hopeful claimed victory in nevada last night, reinforcing his frontrunner status. ted cruz and marco rubio once again tied for second behind the real- estate mogul. elias: number four... elias: with a jury finally seated, the trial of alexander fazzino began tuesday, as he faces first degree murder charges in the death of his wife, emily. each side began with opening statements state proseuction painting emily on the roadto recovery, saying the wee

the senate has the authority to grant consent or to withhold consent. and what i and other members of the judiciary committee on the republican side said yesterday in a letter to the majority leader is that we belief unanimously, all the republicans on the senate judiciary committee, that we should withhold consent. exercising a right and an authority record of by senator reid in 2005. you are not even going to have a hearing question are going to meet with the president's proposed nominate? that's right. for very good reason. because it's not about the personalities of that nominee. so it would be pretty misleading for us to take the same position that senator reid has taken and he said well, we're going to go to this elaborate dance of having courtesy meetings, maybe even having a hearing when we've already decided as senator reid acknowledged is the right of the senate not to bring up this presidents nominate for a vote. and not too preordained who the next nominee will be, whether it will be nominated by republican or democrat president of we don't know what the outcome of the presidential election is going to be but this is too important for the congre

of the d.c. circuit court of appeals. he's a moderate who has won praise from republicans. circuit court judge jane kelly - she may win the backing of fellow iowan chuck grassley, the republican chair of the senate judiciary committee. and sri srinavasan -- confirmed as a circuit judge 97-0 just three years ago. he would be the first justice of asian descent." sabrina: so how does this process work out... the consitution states the president quote "shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint ... judges of the supreme court." as for the supreme court, ruling on cases, however, if there is a four to four split among the justices...the lower court ruling will stand... the last time a justce was confirmed in an election year was 19-88....when justice anthony kennedy was approved by the senate following his nomination by president ronald reagan... the longest confirmation process was 125 days...the process normally lasts 60 to 90 days... president obama has 340 days left in office. sabrina: and we also want to hear what your think about the debate... should a nominee be put forth? do you think the senate should try to hold out? and would it be better to have the next president sel

the constitution requires; senate republicans should meet their responsibility under the constitution. senate republicans should do their job. give the president's nominee a fair hearing and a vote. is yesterday the republican members of the senate judiciary committee sent a letter to the majority leader and here's what they said -- quote -- "this committee will not hold hearings on any supreme court nominee until after our next president is sworn in on january 20, 2017." end of quote. why did they take this unusual position in defiance of the constitution? quote, "the presidential is well underway. the american people are given a rare opportunity to decide in a very real and concrete way the direction the court will take over the next generation." end of quote. that argument is specious. the american people have already voted. they voted to elect our president, barack obama, and they voted to elect 100 senators who currently serve in this body. president obama was elected to a four-year term, and 11 months remain. the american people voted for each of us to do our jobs for as long as we serve in office. by a margin of five million votes, the american people have chosen a president. did they elect a president for three years or three years and two

of the d.c. circuit court of appeals. a moderate who had won praise from republicans. circuit court judge jane kelly, well-liked by fellow iowan chuck grassley, the republican chair of the senate judiciary committee. and sri srinivasan, confirmed by the senate as a circuit court judge 97-0, just three years ago. >> and jon karl with us live tonight from the white house. jon, is there precedent here? when was the last time the president nominated a supreme of his term and then got that nominee approved? >> reporter: well, election year supreme court vacancies are extremely rare. the last president to nominate and confirm a justice was fdr, back in 1940. and there was a big difference, david. back then, the democrats, fdr's party, controlled the senate. >> all right, jon karl with us tonight. jon, thank you. and as jon pointed out there, with justice scalia's absence, just eight justices remain. and take a look at the makeup of the court with scalia. five conservative justices, four liberal justices. in some major cases, the court splitting 5-4. but with the death of justice scalia, an evenly split court now. and so, abc's terry moran tonight, who has covered the supreme court for years, on scalia'

the courtesy of meeting with them. they are then free to vote whatever their conscience dictates." right in the middle of all this is iowa republican senator chuck grassley....the chairman of the senate judiciary committee which will eventually confirm the next supreme court justice.....he satellite...this has become so incredibly political... the president will be in office another 11- months---why not just let the president submit his nomination and see where it judiciary committee 11-9... you have operating under the "biden rules" in denying a confirmation during an election year. "if the president of the united states insists on submitting a nominee under these senator, you the white house's selection. and, former chair, harry reid senate minority leader, harry reid said quote---"we don't have to or 1982 to prove the current chairman's ineptness. he's calling you inept.... and also said---"sen. grassley has surrendered every pretense of independence a lot of americans fee the same way... harry reid said-- look at the spike in judicial emergencies that occurred on grassley's watch just in the past year." there are more than 30 key lower court vacancies to be filled... sen. charles grassley is defendi

of tax and the government wastes the money." republican senator charles grassley, who is head of the senate judiciary committee, says he will not hold confirmation hearings for any of the president's supreme court nominees. what's going to happen, we move forward. you're going to have hillary clinton on the one hand and some republican on the other hand having four national debates about who should be the next president and they are going to be talking about this. 11:58 the white house is reportedly considering republican governor brian sandoval of nevada for the supreme court seat... once held by the late antonin scalia. sandoval served as a district court judge before running for governor. he was nominated by president george w. bush and unanimously confirmed by the senate. iowa lawmakers discussed the invasion of privacy, or better known as peeping tom laws at the capitol. step in the right direction toward harsher punishment for "peeping toms" 'i defiantly think this bill is going to help future victims by clarifying it.' the current law requires the state to prove the victim was nude or the peeper was aroused by spying on

the constitution requires, senate republicans should meet their responsibility under the constitution. senate republicans should do their job and get the president to nominate a fair hearing and a vote. yesterday the republican members of the senate judiciary committee sent a letter to the majority leader and here's what they said, this committee will not hold hearings of any supreme court nominee until after our next president is sworn in on january 20, 2017. why did they take this unusual position in defiance of the constitution? the presidential election is well underway. americans have already begin to cast their votes. the american people are present within accede a rare opportunity to decide the direction the court will take over the next generation, in the quote. that argument is specious get the american people have already voted. they voted to elect our president, barack obama, he voted to elect 100 senators who currently serve in this body. president obama was elected to a four-year term, and is a than once remain. the american people voted for each of us to do our jobs for as long as we serve in office. by a margin of 5 million votes, the american people have chosen a president. did they elect a president for three years, or three years i

right to nominate someone, but the senate has the authority to grant consent or to withhold consent, and what i and the other members of the judiciary committee on the republican side said yesterday in a letter to the majority leader is that we believe unanimously, all the republicans on the senate judiciary committee, that we should withhold consent. exercising a right and the authority recognized by senator reid in 2005. now, i have read some of the press clips. people recoil in mock horror. well, you're not even going to have a hearing? you're not even going to meet with the president's proposed nominee? well, that's right, for a very good reason, because it's not about the penalty of -- personality of that nominee. so it would be pretty misleading for us to take the same position that senator reid has taken and then say we're going to go through this elaborate dance of having courtesy meetings, maybe even having a hearing when we've already decided, as senator reid acknowledged is the right of the senate, not to bring up this president's nominee for a vote. and not to reordain who that next nominee will be, whether it will be nominated by a republican or d

of 2016. so you have republicans coming back, not just mitch mcconnell who you just mentioned, but the republican chairman of the senate judiciary committee saying that he believes it is standard practice to not deal with such issues in an election year. of course, there are lots of people who are saying, well, this is a special case, not just because we're the beginning of 2016, but because this isn't a retirement. this is something that was unexpected. this is basically an emergency, if you will. so this is going to be debated on and on. and i think we cannot lose sight of the fact that for both republicans and democrats in this incredibly hot political season, both have political benefits for making these cases. and for republicans in particular, not only do they not want the president to be able to replace the man who has been their -- basically their idol, their constitutional and judicial idol on the supreme court, antonin scalia, but also to have the specter of the potential of a republican, if a republican wins, to be able to nominate somebody, that is galvanizing for the deserve base. that is so huge for them. and we can't sort o

the opportunity for senators to do their job. >> said majority leader mitch a cop -- mitch mcconnell says that the vacancy should not be filled until the next president is in office. the republican chair of the senate judiciary committee says that he agrees with that but is also open to holding a confirmation hearing depending on who the nominee is. did accredit minority leader harry reid says the senate has a constitutional duty to hold a fair and timely hearing. and from the nomination to the senate floor, for a vote. justice scalia died saturday at the age of 79, his body will lie in repose at the supreme court great hall on friday. angela: one of the biggest sporting events in the country. right now, events leading up to the daytona 500 are already underway. stewart: the race is this sunday. speedway and nascar officials say the event is already sold out. as wesh 2' s claire metz reports, everyone is pointing to the daytona rising project as the claire: the last time the daytona 500 was a sell out was 2008, and back then this was just a racetrack. today, it' s a motorsports stadium, one of a kind and officials say clearly a selling point. >> i thought i was at a mall or something. claire race fan scott gaff and :

of republican nevada senator brian sandoval, a former federal judge. grassley says it's not about the person, it's about the process, entirely up to him as chairman of the senate judiciary committee, when 52 of 54 his senate republican colleagues say the country should wait. senator grassley it isn't a : question of chuck grassley, it's a question of all 11 members of the committee feeling the same way i do. steve: grassley's office says it is in touch with the white house to work out a time, likely next week, when the senator can meet with president obama to discuss the matter. meanwhile, president obama says he is planning to go ahead with plans to nominate a new supreme court justice, just as the constitution requires. speaking during a meeting with jordan's king abdullah in the oval office, the president says he knows grassley and the republicans are under enormous political pressure, but that should not be a factor. still the, news at 6:00, the iowa hawkeyes had a week off after last week's loss to penn state. tonight they're back at carver wisconsin. tony seeman is live to preview a crucial big 10 game. stacey: and, it has been a part of c so, let me get this straight -- u.

the president nominates a highly qualified senate republicans should do their job and they should confirm that nominee. let me offer a closing thought. the republican mex of the senate judiciary committee announced yesterday that they will not consider any nominee put forth by our nation's president. no matter how qualified and no matter how moderate the candidate might be. this is unconscionable. if they carry through on this threat it will be directly imcompatible under their duties. it would be morley and legally on the par with the southern manifesto. if the senate republicans follow through then this day forward estrada and witice will be right. the process will be lawless. it will indeed be the law of the jungle. that is the legacy they will surely come to regret. thank you. > thank you very much. professor, from university of north carolina. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much, senator. thank you all for the opportunity to be here. it is always a great privilege for somebody who teaches about the constitution and the legislative process to be able to talk to you about the united states constitution. it is a special honor to appear here today along with my teacher an

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will go to the senate, and they can either take it up and approve, disapprove, or not even consider it. stacey: iowa republican senator chuck grassley is chair of the senate judiciary committee. he says he's taking things "one step at a time." steve: in commitment 2016 news, today, it is the last day of campaigning before the polls open in south carolina. donald trump still leads the polls there, with 28%, heading into tomorrow's republican primary. one surprise could be an upset by ted cruz. he has narrowed the gap with trump in the latest poll. cruz says it's not just the presidency at stake, but the supreme court, too. sen. cruz: we are just one justice away from a radical, five-justice liberal majority that will strike down every restriction on abortion across the country, and mandate unlimited abortion on-demand. steve: the polls open tomorrow in south carolina from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., eastern time. clinton now has an 8-point lead over bernie sanders in a new national poll. but after a clinton loss in new hampshire, nevada is up for grabs. the state has a diverse population. so, clinton and her volunteers have spent months courting the latinos, who make up more than one-q

elias: republican members of the senate judiciary committee have sent a letter to senate majority mitch mcconnell... the message indicates they will withhold consent of a supreme court nomination, and will not hold hearings until a new president is sworn in. iowa senator chuck grassley is the current 20-member presidential senator ted cruz also a member. mcconnell) "well look times we need to keep judiciary committee has unaminously hearings. i said repeatedly and i'm now confident in my conference agrees this decision ought to be made by the next president whoever is elected." president obama has said he plans to follow through with a his administration is now fighting back against a 19-92 interview....in which then that the senate should not hold confirmation george h. w. bush's last year. elias: and trending now...some amazing video, courtesy of mother nature.. elias: the strong storms hitting the gulf coast have caused plenty of damage....and some incredible scenes.. take for instance these three water spouts that formed on lake pontchartrain... a local television station caught a l

the shift will affect more than half a million iowans, republican members of the senate judiciary committee have sent a letter to senate majority mitch mcconnell indicating they will withhold consent of a supreme court nomination, and will not hold hearings until a new president is sworn in. the committee has 20-members, with an republcian majority. iowa senator chuck grassley is the current chairman, with presidential candidate senator ted cruz also a member of the committee. sabrina: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ weather adlib: >>> welcome back to "gma." you're looking at one of the tornadoes tearing through louisiana overninight. 27 reported across the gulf states. damaging hundreds of hopesesn the deadliest outbreak this year morning. >>> also right now, look who joined us, michael strahan. yeah, donald trump cruises to victory in the nevada gop caucuses as hillary clinton and bernie sanders battle for the democrats' suprt in south vote. >>> also this morning, the centers for disease control and prevention issuing a new h

stacey: senator grassley added the decision is not entirely up to him as chairman of the senate judiciary committee. 52 of 54 his senate republican colleagues say the country should wait. , will be difficult for republicans to explain. pres. obama: i recognize the politics are hard for them, because the easier thing to do is to give in to the most extreme voices within their party and stand pat and do nothing, but that's not our job. our job is to fulfill our constitutional duties. stacey: reports today that the white house is considering nevada's governor, brian sandoval, for the supreme court position. but a communication director for the republican says he hasn't been contacted by the white house. steve: prosecutors called paramedics and police to the witness stand today in the trial of a former boone man accused of killing his wife. alex fazzino's trial continued today in winneshiek county. death of his wife emily. an officer who responded to the fazzino home the night of would start sobbing when someone new arrived or called. but moments later, he would return to normal. testimony continues tomorrow. excuse me. the des moine

the system is supposed to work. mike: republican senator charles grassley of iowa heads the senate judiciary committee. he said today that he believes the president should nominate a successor, and that he will consider that person because that' s his job as a senator. sheree: in commitment 2016 now, the south carolina primary is four days away and republicans are ramping up their war of words. donald trump is claiming ted cruz isn' t eligible to be president and cruz says trump isn' t fit to lead. the latest cnn poll found trump 16 points ahead of cruz. meanwhile, jeb bush has recruited his brother to campaign for him. former pres. g.w. bush: strength is not empty is not theatrics. real strength, strength of purpose comes from integrity and character. sheree: on the democratic side, both bernie sanders and hillary clinton are trying to attract african-american voters. clinton leads sanders by 21 -- by 18 points in one poll. mike: a suspect digs himself into a deep hole, with a backhoe. this is dashcam video from a police chase with a stolen hoe. sheriff' s deputies outside miami, florida, say their 59

of being ignored, and anti- dissemination bill for the lgbt community will be heard tomorrow in tallahassee as well. some would argue the senate judiciary committee's consideration shows that republicans are changing their attitude on gay rights after years of fighting same-sex marriage. gay-rights activists are hoping the vote will send a message about florida's direction concerning gay rights. >>> this is the last week to hunt pythons in florida, folks. it is during the statewide to a end. hunters caught 90 of those guys since the challenge began in january. florida wildlife officials say that is 30 more than last year during the entire season. saturday is the last day for that hunt. >>> within the last hour, the biggest event of the year wrapping up. organizers for the city's 41st annual art festival planned for about 250,000 visitors -- looks like it did not disappoint.

republicans. circuit court judge jane kelly has won praise from senator grassley. just so happens to be the republican chairman of the senate judiciary committee. and sri srinavasan confirmed as a circuit judge 97-0 just three years ago. he would be the first justice of asian descent. no word from the white house when the president would make but senior white house officials point out in his two previous supreme court nominations he took about 30 days. i expect we'll see a similar timeline here. >> okay, jon, thanks very much. let's talk to senator lindsey graham. he's a member ofof the judiary committee. senator graham, thanks for joining us this morning. your leader mitch mcconnell said flatly, president obama should not have a chance to fill this vacancy, does that mean the choice won't get a hearing? >> i don't know how that plays out. there's two things going on at the same time. very rare that you get a nomination and a selection in an election year. i don't think that's happened very much. but the well has been poisoned by our democratic colleague since 2013, changed the rules to confirm apelle yacht judges and thosewo things make it hi

of possible nominees while republican leaders are vowing to block anyone the president sends up. democrats accuse republicans of being obstructionist, but when democrats controlled the senate and republican george h.w. bush then-judiciary committee chairman joe biden proposed the now. >> once the political season is under way, and it is, action on a supreme court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over. >> reporter: current judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley, a republican, immediately agreed. >> in his heart of hearts, he understands why this senate must do what he said it must do in 1992. >> reporter: now in the past it's taken about a month for a nomination, but the president is likely the move more quickly than that. >> pelley: jan crawford at the court for us tonight. fares as low as $1 have drawn millions of passengers to mega-bus. well, yesterday one of its buses burned outside chicago. everyone got out safely, but this has happened before, and we asked don dahler to take a look. >> reporter: sunday's mega-bus fire began with a blown tire. flames engulfed the bus. >> it was very horrifying. everybody running down the highway. it was official. >> reporter: this wasn't the new jersey-bas

melissa: the debate over filling the vacancy in the nation's highest court is heating up on capitol hill. republican members of the senate judiciary committeeto the senate majority leader they're under no obligation to vote on or even hear the president's nominee to the supreme court. senator david vitter, a member of the senate judiciary committee signed that letter and he joins me now. senator, let me just ask you, isn't this what the american public is frustrated about right now is sort of the just, the no that is going on in washington? do you worry about angering people with this move? >> i don't. i've talked to a lot of folks in louisiana. they think they should be in charge. they should be driving the train in a big election year. we have the opportunity to put them in charge through the presidential election. i think that is empowering them. i think that is what voters want, citizens want, not insider politics in washington but for citizens to be in charge finally. melissa: we were looking at legal language. i'm not a lawyer, it says he shall nominate with by and advice and consent of senate, judges in the supreme court. >> sure. me

but now the white house and senate confirm that chuck grassley - the republican head of the judiciary committee that holds supreme court confirmation hearings - will meet with president obama next week. nbc news has also confirmed the white house is vetting a republican - nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandoval - to replace justice scalia. "and i think it will be very difficult for mr. mcconnell to explain how if public concludes this person is very well qualified, that the senate should stand in way "this is a way for democrats and the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans." democrats have a petition, one-point- three million people who say the senate should not block the president's nominee. "it is wrong, and i don't believe the american people will stand for this. the senate needs to do it's job." republican leaders insist they won't even consider an obama appointee during an election year. there is still no word on how long it could be before president obama names someone. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. senator grassley continues to face questi

but in the senate, most republicans say he shouldn't, and if he does, they won't confirm. we hear now from two senior members of the judiciary committeeich first considers any nominee. first up: democratic senator diane feinstein of california. she's in san francisco. welcome, senator feinstein. so what is your response to your republican colleagues who say this should be left to the next president? >> well, i would say this, judy, 14 nominees have been confirmed in the final year of a presidency in history. and as a matter of fact, ronald reagan presented judge kennedy to become justice kennedy, and he became that and was confirmed in the last year of reagan's administration. so it is a well-established fact that this can happen. i mean i remember back, one of my very first confirmation hearings was justice ginsburg. and both the chairman of the committee today senator grassley and senator hatch voted for her. and i remember their statements to this day about a president being entitled to his nominees, provided they were qualified, provided they had the recognize businessity skills, the integrity, the moral exas to be enacted. and th

one of the key players in selecting the next supreme court nominee is iowa senator chuck grassley. the republican is chairman of the judiciary committee, through which the president's nominee must pass. so where does grassley stand on the fight over a nominee? dave price has more. << "i want to respond to all your questions." in this marengo public library basement... where there were more people than chairs... there were almost as many questions for senator chuck grassley's traditional town hall. planned parenthood, the debt, trade deals. but no topic brought more questions than this. "justice scalia was the anchor hold the constitution togethehe" a halflfozens questions on w wt grassleyould do if president obama nominates a replacement for the late justice antonin scalia. "i'm going to take it a step at a time." people here learned grassley's answers won't step past that. "my question is will you continue to obstruct the president's nomination and at what point in the president's term does the constitution expire." sen. chuck grassley/ (r) iowa "i don't set the agenda of the united states senate. question: in your committee?" "i wil

we know this because at least three of the justices are near 80 years of age" republican senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley told radio iowa he has not made up his mind about whether there will be confirmation hearings for any potential candidate. iowa : "i would wait until the nominee is made before i would make any decisions. in other words, take it one step at a time." democrats are defending the president's position. hillary clinton fired off at least 11 tweets calling any threat to halt the process disgraceful. : "i intend to nominate somebody, to present them to the american people, to present them to the senate. i expect them to hold hearings. i expect there to be a vote." i'm mary moloney reporting. we're days away from the nevada caucuses and the south carolina republican primary. a new c-n-n, o-r-c poll was released yesterday well ahead in south carolina, at 38-percent. up 16 points on ted cruz, with marco rubio and jeb bush trailing in third and fourth place. south carolina is critical for republicans. with only one exception, every winner of the state since 19-80 has gone

today on capitol hill, senate republicans on the judiciary committee announced they would not hold hearings this area on any nominee to the supreme court, this following the death ofce scalia. about an hour ago, senate republican and democratic leaders spoke with reporters on the supreme court vacancy created by the death of justice scalia and the path forward as announced by judiciary committee. we will hear from mitch cconnell and harry reid. >> good afternoon everyone. the most significant occurrence during the previous recess was the death of justice scalia. many of us had our own interaction with justice scalia over the years. in my own case, i was a young staffer in the justice department during the ford administration and i would go to staff meetings where i kept my mouth shot because i was in the presence of robert bork. and lawrence silverman who was the deputy attorney general and justice scalia, three of the most brilliant conservative lawyers of our time. and silverman was on the d.c. circuit and scalia on the supreme court and bork nominated. i was on the judiciary committee when scalia was nominated. conservatives,of this was this was an extraordinar

senator chuck grassley defended his decision to not hold hearings for anyone president obama will nominate to the supreme court. grassley is the chair of the senate judiciary committee. he and other republicans on the committee sent a letter to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell yesterday with the decision. today, grassley told reporters the senate should wait until the next president takes office and selects a nominee to fill the seat that became vacant with the death of justice antonin scalia. he said he believes americans should have a voice in the process. "this issue is not about a person. because that's really what president might nominate somebody. does it become an issue about who he nominates? absolutely not. it's an issue about the process. " today, president obama said he believes the judiciary committee should consider his nominee. he said a refusal to consider the nominee could hurt the supreme court's credibility. he is planning to meet with grassley next week to discuss the situation. some central city parents claim the school district is in serious debt, and they're petitioning for a re-audit of the district's 2015 fiscal year. they say the district is breaking rules by w

the court. >> most senate republicans continue to say the vacancy should be filled by the next president but the head of the judiciary committee, senator charles grassley did say that he might consider holding hearings. the chair and bench scalia used at the high court of draped in black. he will lie in repose at the court friday. the funeral will be held in d.c. it is the largest catholic church in north america. >>> earlier, i spoke with james richardson, a former spokesman and advisor for the republican national committee. he said it's unlikely republican senators will vote for an obama appointee. there's no political will in the republican caucus to move on a nominee and that's certainly been indicated by both the majority leader and by the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. >> despite the hard line position you refer to by senator mcconnell as well as candidate ted cruz, the head of the judiciary committee has not ruled out holding hearings. why do you think grassley is even considering it? >> i think it's actually smart that they should hold a hearing. i think that it is incumbent on the republicans in the senat

the democrats did and what president obama did. >> all right. senator lindsey graham, republican and member of the judiciary committee in the senate, thanks for checking in with us today. >> thank you. >>> all right. up next a clerk for justice scalia, has argued dozens of cases before the court and also as an attorney he joins us now to discuss the legacy that justice scalia leaves behind. thank you for coming in today. >> my pleasure. i wish it was under different circumstances. justice scalia deserves to have his legacy talked about. i'm happy to be here to do that. >> it is a unique one. he was a strong personality both on and off the bench. what kind of difference do you see -- what kind of impact on the legal profession and on the courts in this country over the last quarter century? >> his impact has been so substantial and i think there's at least three ways he's had a huge impact, one is interpretation. we hear a lot about the constitutional cases. 75% of the supreme court's cases, as you know, are statutory cases. when he came to the court in 1986, often the text of the statute was put in the footnotes and the justices were debating the poli