he wrote his colleague justice sandra day o'connor's decision was, quote, irrational and, quote, could not be taken seriously. >> cantankerous, i expressed myself vividly. both criticisms are criticisms of opinions, not of my colleague. i'm a good friend of steve breyer. i like him a lot and of sandra day o'connor and of anyone else whose opinions i criticize. >> if they call one of your opinions pure apple sauce? >> that's fine so long as they can demonstrate that it's true. >> reporter: unafraid, a bombastic character who wrote with a vivid, vivid imagine shup, shannon. >> we will remember him that way. brian, thank you so much. >> reporter: no problem. >> our responsibility to shape up the executive and make sure they're doing what they're supposed to or shaping up the congress, that's not our job. our job is to prevent people from being harmed. if nobody is being harmed, we don't get into the matter. and even if somebody is harmed, unless he comes to us, we don't

. >> you wrote sandra day o'connor decision in abortion "cannot be taken justly." you called an by by rehnquist in 1988 "a shortsighted exercise in folly." in 2007 dissent you wrote on breyer, the shear apple sauce of the stat our interpretation should be obvious. are you cantankerous? >> i express myself vividly, and the criticisms are criticisms of opinions not of my colleague. i'm a good friend of steven briar, and of sandra day o'connor and if whoever else whose opinions i criticize. >> if they call your opinion apple sauce? >> fine association long as they can demonstrate that it is true. >> you are 76, will you time your retirement so a more conservative president can appoint a like-minded justice? >> i would not like to be replaced by someone who sets about undoing everything i tried to do for 25 or division years. i should not have to tell you that. sure. unless you think i am a fool. >> the wisdom and wit of antonin scalia and kristen, the wisdom for all of the talk every four years about the future of the court, that usually it doesn't actually move votes

. >>> sandra o'connor says president obama has a responsibility to name thefor late justice antonin scalia. first female supreme courts quote i think we need somebody there to do the job now and let's get on with it. justice steven barmment on the battle to replace scalia but instead remembered him as a decent man. >> i'd like to have maybe 15 seconds of silent for justice who was a good friend and it's going to be a grayer place without him. >> mese has announced that the president will not attend the funeral and instead, the president will pay his respects lies in repose in the court's great hall. vice president joe biden is scheduled to attend scalia's >>> and the florida winners have finally come forward. they are claiming a 1/3 of thejanuary 13th e winnings and until yesterday, they didn't tell anyone they won except for relatives and their financial >> the first day i arrived late to work they all suspected i won. so i had to say i didn'ticket and i didn't lie. sum payment of 327 million $327 million. so, a whole lot of money that they will each be spending in florida. >>> and ice ja

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and linda hirshman is staying with us author of, "sisters in , law: how sandra day o'connor and ruth bader ginsburg went to the supreme court and changed the world." and we're joined by scott horton , human rights attorney and crew to ridding editor at harper's magazine. kimberle crenshaw will be joining us. we're talking about the death of justice scalia and what happens next. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. with saturday's death of justice antonin scalia, the most conservative voice on the court of decades, the nation may be heading into a constitutional crisis. senate republicans around to block president obama from filling justice scalia's's. we're joined by three guests, linda hirshman is still with us from phoenix, arizona, lawyer and historian, authors of "sisters in law: how sandra day , o'connor and ruth bader ginsburg went to the supreme court and changed the world." we are joined here in new york by scott horton human rights , attorney and contributing editor at harper's magazine. he is

. >>> retired supreme court justice, sandra day o'connor, is disagreeing with republicans. she is urging president obama to fill the court vacancy quickly. o'connor says the president should name a nominee as soon as possible despite threats from congressional republicans determined to block any nominee that comes from the white house. antonin scalia died saturday at the age of 79. >>> pope francis is on his way back to the vatican after a whirlwind five day visit to mexico. he finished his visit in the mexican town of juarez, 50 yards from the u.s. porter. the pope also offered prayers specifically for those who cross the border and those who tied -- died while trying to reach the u.s. >>> he is a world champion fighter but no longer represents one of the worlds top sporting goods companies. nike dropped a time champ manny about -- he later issued an apology on facebook but stood by his opposition to same-sex relationships. >>> there is a sense of urgency among state lawmakers this week. >> the issue they attempted to a tackle this week in an emergency special session. >>>

thank you joe. >>> meanwhile retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor weighing in on the fiercenated by ronald reagan is ek breaking with republican whose want to block any nominee barack obama puts forward and leave the pick up to his successor. here is what she had to say about it. >> i don't agree. i think we need somebody there now to do the job and let's get on with it. >> sitting supreme court justice spoke yesterday at yale but made no mention of the replacement. o'connor ears words still are unlikely to sway republicans on the hill. republicans are saying the choice should be made by the next president. republicans are already pointing to new polling that shows the public is split on whether the senate should hold a confirmation vote this year or wait for a new president and all of this political jockeying comes even before scalia's funeral in washington on saturday. president obama and the first lady are expected to pay their respects on friday. and some other white house news a senior official tells us later today the white house will announce the president will visit

pat: let me tell you who handled it best, ed mease, department of justice, after sandra day o'connor, for 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 ca

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retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor is disagreeing with fellow republicans... she's urging president obama to fill the supreme court's newly o'connor calls the partisan chatter over the said the president should "get on" with the job at hand. o'connor was the first woman to serve on the supreme court, nominated by president ronald reagan in 1981. some legal analysts are calling on president obama to reappoint her. lengrand says: "i spent eight hours yesterday cleaning out the tumbleweed. and this is what i've got today." have you seen this? a giant tumbleweed, is taking over a rural town in australia... residents are calling it "hairy panic." the fast growing tumbleweed, which is caused by strong winds, piles up fast, covering streets, driveways, and even entire houses! residents think it's coming from a nearby field, owned by a farmer, who hasn't kept up his property. it may not feel like spring just yet... but today, a sure sign that winter's nearly over... kara dblbx some of the reds are reporting for spring training. our jordan vilines park with the details

here's what she said again, republican sandra day o'connor, esteemed member of the supreme court, ronald reagan nominee. i think we need somebody there now to do the job and let's get on with it. i'm going to show you to mark quotes from scholars here. this is from the american constitution society, quote a vacancy on the corporate year and half which which is what the republicans want, at least a year and a half would mean many instances when the court cannot resolve the split among the circuit, there are be the very undesirable results of the same federal law would have different meanings in various parts of the country. that's the american constitution society. then we have another quote i want to share with you, the director of the byron white center at the university of colorado, it would extensively shut the supreme court down she says for two years. it would be be a monumental crisis for the development of the law and the need to resolve large, legal questions. it would it would essentially shut down the courts for two years, it would be a monumental crisis for the development of

on the supreme court, retired justice sandra day o'connor says we need someone to get on with it. the white house is not giving any reason for not attending the funeral. the obamas will pay respects as scalia lies in repose tomorrow. >>> the plan to visit cuba next month as part of the trip around latin america for president obama. this comes as the u.s. rebuilds ties after a half century of sanctions and estrangement. marco rubio and ted cruz both criticized the president's plan saying he should push for a free cuba. >>> apple refusing to help the government unlock the iphone of the san bernardino terrorist. presidential candidates weighing in on that battle. we'll have that coming up. i think we should've taken a left at the river. tarzan know where tarzan go! tarzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is? waterfall? no, me tarzan, king of jungle. why don't you want to just ask somebody? if you're a couple, you fight over directions. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. oh

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supreme court justices, until his term is up next year. " lukas: retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor however is disagreeing with fellow republicans... and is urging president obama to fill the supreme court's newly vacant seat quickly. sandra day o'connor however is disagreeing with fellow president obama to fill the supreme court's newly vacant seat quickly. in an interview with a phoenix- baset-v station... o'connor says the president should name a nominee as soon as possible. she called the partisan chatter over the nomination is quote - unnecessary and said the president should "get on" with the job at hand. o'connor was the first woman to serve on the supreme court... nominated by president ronald reagan in 1981. she retired from the bench in 2006. " lukas: coming up.... a new york man recently had his wallet returned to him by a good samaritan... a surprising note inside .... stay tuned for all lukas:valuables back... after the robber decided to kind-of .... sort-of do the right thing. most of items were returned, along with a brutally honest letter that's been called "the most

norton's next court appearance is scheduled for march seventh. 3 3 3 retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor is disagreeing with fellow republicans. that story tops this morning's newsreel... o'connor is urging president obama to fill the supreme court's newly vacant seat quickly. the new justice will replace the late antonin scalia - who was found dead saturday at age 79. o'connor called the partisan chatter over the nomination is quote - unnecessary and said the president should "get on" with the job at hand. 3 3 a district of columbia grand jury investigating the city's so-called "mansion murders" last may returned a 20-felony indictment against this man. 35-year-old darron wint is charged in the washington d-c home invasion that left a husband, wife, their young son and a household employee dead. wint was arrested last may and remains in police custody. if convicted he faces a maximum without the possibility of parole. 3 a los angeles hospital pays out 17-thousand dollars in ransom after a malware attack. hackers locked "hollywood presbyterian medical center's computer systems. in order

. >>> retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor is the vacant supreme court seat quickly. antonin scalia was found dead in texas on saturday. marco rubio and ted cruz are joining g.o.p. leaders saying the new president should nominate the justice. >> why [indiscernible] the president will appoint someone. my home is that he appoints someone that has a record of consensus building so it can minimize this turning into a partisan gridlock in the senate. >> mark: bob goodlatte said he strongly supports the leadership to empower the american people. >>> taxpayers in virginia are tab at a red skins game. the tab divided the bill between the virginia department of the economic government and the department of the customers. just four of the attendees in the box represented businesses for expansion in virginia. the spokesperson for the governor says the food and drinks were preordered, and they were expecting a much larger crowd. >>> in richmond, a bill passed in the house. it addresses civil penalties for tolls, the period for non-payment and the notification for toll violations.

retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor weighing in. she does not agree with those who say president obama should let the next president nominate a replacement for scalia. >> i don't agree. i think we need somebody there now to do the job and let's get on with it. >> sandra day o'connor, who was appointed by president ronald reagan, called scalia a good friend. justice scalia died saturday of natural causes. his funeral is this saturday in washington, d.c. >>> experts say a national poll shows voters may be taking a second look at donald trump in the race for president. an nbc news "wall street journal" poll taken after the last debate gives ted cruz a two-point lead. the same poll gave trump a 12 point lead last month. it's too soon to know if this is a start of a trend. trump has a large lead in south carolina, but some are questioning how deep his support really is. >> if you talk to people who have been doing private polling, both associated with campaigns and some of the super pacs, the belief is that trump's lead is not quite as c

i like him a lot and of sandra day o'connor and of anyone else whose opinions i criticize. >> if they call one of your opinions pure apple sauce? >> that's fine so long as they can demonstrate that it's true. >> reporter: unafraid, a bombastic character who wrote with a vivid, vivid imagine shup, shannon. >> we will remember him that way. brian, thank you so much. >> reporter: no problem. >> our responsibility to shape up the executive and make sure they're doing what they're supposed to or shaping up the congress, that's not our job. our job is to prevent people from being harmed. if nobody is being harmed, we don't get into the matter. and even if somebody is harmed, unless he comes to us, we don't have any self-starting powers. we're at the mercy of whoever wants to bring a case or whoever doesn't want to bring a case. >> that was justice scalia on the role of the supreme court. joining us now a former clerk to justice clarence thomas. she is now judicial crisis network's chief counsel and policy director and president of the accountability center and plenty of supreme court experi

retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor disagrees with fellow republicans and urges president obama to fill the newly vacant seat on the supreme court quickly. in an interview, o'connor said the president should name a nominee as soon as possible despite threats from congressional republicans determined to block any nominee the president chooses. the justice to replace antonin scalia will replace him and o'connor called the partisan chatter over the nomination, unnecessary and said the president should get on with a there is an investigation to a car bomb attack in turkey. authorities cleared the scene of remaining vehicles in the explosion and officials said the bomb went off in the turkish capital on wednesday and vehicles were carrying military personnel. 20 people were killed and 61 injured. no immediate claim of responsibility was given. the prime minister of turkey pledged that authorities would find those behind the bombing. authorities imposed a news blackout barring the media showing images of dead or injured or reporting details of the ongoing investigation. >>> we h

straight talk from sandra day o'connor over the open seat battle. let's talk live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. the republican primary in south carolina two days away, and the candidates are sprinting to the finish line in round one of the cnn's town hall with us, anderson cooper, the candidates made their closing arguments selling themselves, jabbing at one another and condemning the nasty tone that infuses the race. >> i said hooee's been lying because if you say something that's not true over and over again and you know it's not true, there's no other word for it. >> both trump and rubio are following a pattern that whenever anyone points to their actual record to what they've said, to what they've voted on or done, they start screaming liar, liar yarks liar. it is the oddest thing. i can't think of any previous presidential election -- >> i think the american people are smart enough to be able to understand bluster and rhetoric versus truth. >> tonight round two of the cnn town hall meetings. john kasich, jeb bush,

as we argued in our op ed, a vote against reconfirming sandra day o'connor is an admission that the patronblican party made a mistake. i think republicans would be in a very difficult position justifying keeping justice o'connor off the court. again, this is where her age comes into play as a potential asset. because nominating a nearly 86-year-old is certainly unorthodox. and so senate republicans would not be able to go to their base and say, we are fighting over the future of the court for the next 25 years. instead they would really be piting over what happens in the next year or so. >> william blake, a fascinating read in the bamt more sun. thank you very much. we appreciate it. erin back to you. >> all right poppy, as republicans get ready to face voters during our cnn town hall here where i am in south carolina tonight it has arguably been the nastiest day on the campaign trail. incredibly nasty. fights erupting. ted cruz calling donald trump's bluff over a lawsuit threat. just moments ago a major endorsement. someone backed peru marco rubio who could move the leader. and in nevada,

cynthia: a new tv ad by justice, not politics is airing here this week featuring sandra day o'connor calling for an immediate important -- >> i think there needs to be somebody there now to do the job and let's get on with it. cynthia: the ad asks iowans to call grassley to ask him and remind him the nation looks to iowa. elizabeth: the senator's office says it is working with the white house to seven time to meet likely early next week. cnn sources say they will make the decision on a money soon. eric: one of the biggest events at wells fargo arena is three weeks away. the precautions already underway in des moines for the ncaa men's basketball tournament. elizabeth: per a push back. >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. it is a chilly start at 32 in des moines. no precipitation or fog. brisk wind from the northwest at 15 miles per hour. enough wind to make it feel cooler. wind chills 10 degrees colder than the actual tempera

if you are talking about a judge who enjoys some broad based support, he clerked for sandra day o'connor. then maybe you get the senate to take the brakes off. but i think what you're really going to hear a great deal of over the next several days is, neil, no deal. we are looking for someone who will be at least judicially speaking someone who is at best conservative and at minimum someone who would be considered a moderate. whether or not the president will adhere to that advice is his prerogative. we'll see how it plays out. but i would say this lastly, my friend. if you're betting, and i'm not a betting person, i bet that the senate have hear the president's nominee. they will have a hearing and probably even give him an up or down vote before the end of his term. that's my bet. >> kevin, it is clear you're working very hard there. good luck to continue in doing the work you're doing, my friend. >> reporter: it's beautiful. i'll step out of the picture. >> rubbing it in. it's not a green screen, folks. kevin, thank you. now i want to bring larry sabado into this, the senator for fore

. >> retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor says president obama has a responsibility to name the replacement for late justice antonin scalia. first female supreme court justice says, quote, i think we need somebody there to do the job now and let's get on with it. speaking at yale university yesterday, justice stephen breyer wouldn't comment on the battle to replace scalia but instead remembered him as a decent man. >> i'd like to have maybe 15 seconds of silence for justice scalia who was a good friend and really a life force of the court and it's going to be a grayer place without him. >> meanwhile the white house has announced that the president will not attend the funeral and instead, the president will pay his respects tomorrow when he lies in repose in the court's great hall. vice president joe biden is scheduled to attend scalia's funeral. >>> 36 days after they won part of the historic $1.5 billion powerball jackpot, the florida winners have finally come forward. they are claiming a 1/3 of the january 3rd winning equaling almost $327 million. and until yesterday, they

cynthia: meantime a new tv ad by , justice not politics is airing here this week, featuring sandra day o'connor calling for an i think we need somebody there now to do the job. cynthia: the ad asks iowans to call grassley to ask him to hold hearings, stating once again, the nation looks to iowa. senator grassley's office says it is working with the white house to set a time to meet, likely early next week. cnn sources say the president will make the decision on a nominee soon. steve: new at 5:00, prosecutors are calling paramedics and police to the witness stand in the murder trial of a former boone man accused of killing his wife. alexander fazzino's trial continues today in winneshiek county in northeastern iowa. he is charged with murder in the 2012 death of his wife emily. an officer who responded to the fazzino home the night of emily's death told jurors alex fazzino would start sobbing when someone new arrived or called. but moments later, he would return to normal. a guthrie county sheriff's deputy is recovering tonight t-boned by another car. the crash happened yesterday afternoon near

sandra day o'connor and many others have quoted that when upholding state laws, the argument would go like this. i don't know if this is a good law or a bad law but it's not our business to say what it is that good law or a bad law. if the state wants to do it, then wonderful, because a dairy mistake and try something, and if it works others can follow it, and if it doesn't work they don't have to. then they usually quote this laboratories of democracy which is from oklahoma ice case. >> beautifully explains and shows how unified the figure brandeis is. is a hero both the conservatives and tea party defenders of federalism and defenders of state regulation. and ask questions as does the frequency of 5-4 decisions make occurrences in dissent see more inspiring than before? >> i always tell my students that only the hard cases get up to the supreme court, and if you've ever had read the briefs that both sides turning, they both have long lists of precedence setting this supports my view, and the opposition says this supports my view. that the court is of course political but not in a pa

sandra day o'connor is also weighing in. she says she does not agree with those who say president obama should but the next president nominate a replacement for justice scalia. >> i disagree. i think we need somebody there now to do the job and let's get on with it. >> o'connor who was appointed by ronald reagan called justice scalia a wonderful member of the court and a great friend. justice scalia died of natural causes saturday.'s funeral is to be held this saturday in washington dc. >>> the developments in the plan for california high-speed rail. right now, we are learning that the tracks are expected to be first constructed in san jose rather than in los angeles. >> the plan was obtained by the san jose mercury news. it's expected to be released tomorrow but janine de la vega explains why this is significant for bay area commuters. >> truck transportation officials call this a game changer. they say it's going to greatly improve transit service and make it easier to electrify the california train tracks from downtown sa

retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor is disagreeing with fellow republicans and is urging supreme court's newly vacant seat quickly. she made the comments in an interview with a phoenix-based the new justice will replace the late antonin scalia, who was found dead saturday at age 79. o'connor called the partisan chatter over the nomination is, quote, "unnecessary" and said the president should get on with the job at hand. o'connor was the first woman to serve on the supreme court, nominated by president ronald reagan in 1981. she retired from the bench in 2006. >> you could actually feel the heat from the bus burning. then it just all of a sudden went through the engine, and then the whole bus engulfed in flames. geoff: quick reactions from a bus driver and students help everyone escape a fast moving fire on a school bus. and we'll explain why a california hospital decided to pay the hackers that took over their computer network. dale: a beautiful day today. how long will this last? if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone.

retired justice sandra day o'connor, said someone is needed now to do the job. >>> back here philadelphia police are searching for three suspects after a home invasion and brutal beating. it happened before 1:30 this morning in port richmond. a woman knocked on a man's door asking to use his phone and then two men busted in and beat him with a baseball bat and gun. and then the female joined in. >> the female started to scratch him in the face and he realized that the woman obviously had something to do with this. >> the suspects made off with cash and two video game consoles. the victim is recovering. >>> nearly two weeks since the nightclub assault that involved buffalo bills running back, lesean mccoy, two philadelphia police officers were injured in the incident at the recess lounge in old city on february 7th. cell phone video shows mccoy in the crowd, that the former eagle and three friends got into an argument over a bottle of champagne. the argument got physical and a third off duty officer was involved but not hurt. district attorney, seth williams, is going over the case but has