a majority of liberal justices: "if president obama were able to put another justices on the sri srinivasan, on the washington, dc court of appeals, indian- american ... ... patricia millett, also on american, ninth circuit court f appeals in california. majority on the court for the sri srinivasan, on the washington, dc court of appeals, indian- american ... ... patricia millett, also on the dc court of appeals ... ... and paul watford, african- american, ninth circuit court of appeals in california. scalia's body is expected to be taken to virginia this week. the g-o-p presidential debate was jolted by the sudden death of supreme court justice scalia. on comes exactly one weee before south carolina voters head to the polls -- in the first southern primary of the 2016 election season. melisa raney reports. a change in tone saturday night as the remaining south carolina. following a moment of silence for the late justice scalia... the candidates were asked how they would go about selecting his replacement. (gov. john kaaich, (r) presidential candidate) so i believe the president should not

the leading candidates to replace scalia, federal appeals court judges patricia millett, and sri srinivasan, also paid respects. and throughout the day, long lines formed as members of the public waited to go inside, a quiet moment far removed from the brewing battle over the nomination. >> the father, and the son. >> reporter: scalia's death its future hanging in the balance, a family without its patriarch. now, the president and the first lady also met privately with some members of scalia's family. he will not be attending the funeral tomorrow, scott. the vice president gl instead. >> pelley: jan crawford at the court for us tonight. jan, thank you. well, emotions ran high at a hearing for the teen who used an affluenza defense for drunk driving. and president obama says she changed america for the better. we'll remember harper lee when the cbs evening news continues.you' nor who you are a hetackappen thouing. youd a hearck, bayeasrin n n help prevent anote. sure to talk to your or byou asp regim bayepirin. ve a.. many wsthmtoms coack my erm l ne, docd a mipiec with anot ontrle ong-term

but i keep hearing the name sri srinivasan and i have a feeling you probably know sri, right?> i do in the. >> is there politics there that could come back to haunt? >> i don't think there are any politics that are a problem for sri srinivasan. he's a very accomplished young judge, very standard credentials for a supreme court justice. he clerked for sandra day o'connor. he's a judge on the d.c. circuit, the second-most important court in the country. he was confirmed 97-0, which is a -- >> does he have any inkling as to whether he is also being vetted? >> i don't think he does at this point. >> are you getting any hints? >> i'm trying. but i don't have it yet. i think sri srinivasan, jane kelly on the eighth circuit, paul watford on the ninth circuit. they are much more typical supreme court appointees rather than a sitting governor. it used to be there were politicians on the supreme court. but in recent decades, much less. >> well, you know what? as the whispers continue to circulate around d.c., i'm going to have to get you back and do a big long menu. jeffrey toobin, than

and sri srinivasan, confirmed 97-0 just three years ago. >> and jon karl with us from the white house. jon, is there precedent here? when was the last time the president nominatat a supreme court candidate in the last year of his term and 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, senate. >> all right, jon karl with us jon, thank you. and as jojo pointed out there with justice scalia's absence, just eight justices remain. look at the makeup of the supreme court with scalia. liberal justices. in some cases, the court splitting 5-4. now, an evenly split court now. and so, abc's terry moran tonight, who has covered the supreme court for years, on law, andis unlikely friendship with one of the most liberal justices on the court, ruth bader ginsburg and her words tonight. >> reporter: to friends, justice antonin scalia was first a family man, a happy family man, as he noted when he was sworn

there are some other candidates, paul watford -- amy: sri srinivasan would be the first indian american. he is young, 48 years old. labor unions were not thrilled when he went up to this court, not feeling that his history representing corporate class would bode well for them. >> yeah, that's right. what you're looking at with sri, again, the fact that he has certain kinds of clients as a lawyer doesn't necessarily predict how he is going to act as a judge or a justice, but everything we know about him now ands us brilliance centrism. amy: can you talk about paul watford? >> sure. judge watford is a judge on the ninth circuit. he is a similar resume to sri. he worked at a corporate law firm for many years will unlike sri, judge watford was a clerk for justice ginsburg. so he is a similar profile of someone who is been at the top of the profession at the beginning of his career. a great intellect. someone who should not be perceived as a bomb thrower and should be perceived as more of an olive branch because he spent most of his career not doing anything that is really associated with li

federal judges sri srinivasan and patricia millett, who mamabe under consideration to replace scalia, also viewed the casket. scalia died suddenly last saturday. harper lee, the authororf "to kill a mockingbird" has died. her family says the 89- year- old writer died in her sleep early this morning. the family is planning a private funeral service in the upcoming days. "to kill a mockingbird" was published in 1960. it became a best-seller with its description of racial injustice in a small southern town, and it's required reading for many students. the city of toledo wants to know what's next for the former iowa juvenile home after t state shut it down two years right now, the 27-acre campus is sitting empty. and those vacant buildings are costing the state money. what a windy day we experienced. thankfully the winds, whicicgusted above 50 mph, back down tonight. saturday will be the best day of the week with highs in the middle 50s and lighter winds. sunday finds highs falling intoto the upper 40s with more seasonable weather through next week. the pattern stays dry through next frid

bill include 63 year old merrick garland, the chief judge on the d-c circuit court... 48 year sri srinivasan ... who also sits on that court. he'd be the first indian-american justice. and 51 year old former public defender jane kelly, obama's harvard law classmate. despite vows from senate republicans to block any nomination... the white house argues that history is on its side, and points to the confirmation of justice anthony kennedy... who was confirmed during the 19-88 election year. and days before the critical south carolina primary... g-o-p candidates continue taking jabs at one another. yesterday... george w. bush campaigned for jeb...the first time bush has stumped for his younger brother. the former president took swipes at his brother's biggest "jeb's a man of humble deep and genuine faith. faith that reveals itself in good works, not loud words" trump tried taking the wind out of the former president's appearance by referencing the attacks on 9-11. trump also took aim at ted cruz... and threatened to sue him over his eligibility to run for president. cruz instead focused on the

new president, president obama is forging ahead, and on the shortlist of his candidates, judge sri srinivasan, considered the front-runner. the stakes couldn' t be higher on issues like affirmative action and climate change. without scully, the court remains divided 4-4. stephanie: now that the supreme court has only 8 members, the exists. some notable cases the court control mandate portion of the formal care act, resident s executive action on immigration, a 2013 long requiring higher standards for an affirmative action case out admissions. in the case of a tie vote, the ruling of the lower court is upheld. in new hampshire, the open supreme court seat is adding a new dimension to the senate race hassan. senator ayotte says governor maggie hassan responded senate republican leadership is saying the vacancy should not be filled until there is a new president. happening now, new security procedures are going into effect at fries and wireless arena. starting today, everyone will go through metal detectors and airport security before entering. you can bring in purses or small bags, but they wil

one possible contender is sri srinivasan --a u-s appeals court judge. if selected, he would be the court's first indian-american justice. another potential nominee is patricia millett. she's also a judge on the u-s court of appeals for washington d-c. and merrick garland--another appeals court judge. he was considered for previous nominations. 3 in clarksville, tragedy. corporal "derrick couch" was responding to call saturday night about a robbery at a gas station two people reportedly opened fire, hitting couch in the head. at last check, he is in critical condition this morning... and has already lost an eye. he still has a bullet lodged in his head. both gunmen are now in custody. including a 19 year old man who was turned in to a police station, by his own father. 3 royal caribbean's "anthem of the seas" is back *out at sea this morning. it left from its port in new jersey on sunday. this is the *same ship that hit a rough storm last week off the coast of the carolinas... including forty foot waves. items were tossed all around the decks... but no o

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obama's third appointee to the supreme court ... 48-year-old indian- american d-c circuit judge, sri srinivasan, tops the list ... along with another d-c circuit judge, patricia ann millett ... and paul watford of the 9th circuit, president obama's appointee. hayes says: "perhaps a moderate. perhaps a former senate colleague from the republican side. somebody who the media would then say, 'boy, these republicans are awfully obstructionist in the president.'" the political even before justice scalia was placed in natural causes saturday ...while on texas. on the steps of the supreme court flowers honoring the 79-year-old ...the first italian- american appointed to the high court ...and the longest serving member on the current bench. waldman says (oncam tag): personable self"... before retiring to his room saying he wanted a "long night's sleep". in washington, joel waldman, fox news." let's go inside the law now... our legal analyst bob massi is here... justice scalia's last visit to las vegas was for a speech at unlv's boyd school of speech at unlv's boyd school of law back in 2012... and he h

the short list likely includes circuit court judge sri srinivasan - largely considered the frontrunner - and presidential candidates spent their weekend in nevada. senator bernie sanders spoke to a crowd in reno yesterday. talking about creating a political revolution and demanding the u-s government to start representing everyone and not used the contributors. he also talked about investing in jobs and education. "washington is extrememly separated from the needs of working people and low income people. i can't do it alone i need your help. i look forward to working with you. thank you very much." meanwhile, hillary clinton was in henderson yesterday talking to a crowd about her experience and how much nevada suffered eight years ago during the recession. clinton will also have two public events in reno tomorrow. one is a health care forum at u-n-r where people can join her for "a conversation about the importance of healthc are for young women." the other rally will be at t-m-c-c from 2-30 to 4. if you want to r-s-v-p for either event, go to kolo tv dot com and click on hot topics. s

. >> reporter: the president has a list said to include sri srinivasan of washington, d.c. and jane kelly of iowa, confirmed as federal judges three years ago unanimously. also washington appeals court judges merrick garland, long on

. >> reporter: the president has a list said to include sri srinivasan of washington, d.c. and jane kelly of iowa, confirmed as federal judges three years ago unanimously. also washington appeals court judges merrick garland, long on older at 63 and patricia millett, an experienced justice ginsburg. who would scalia choose to replace himself, there were clues in a dissent last june when he called for more religious and geographic diversity on the court noted all stewedied at yale and harvard, five catholics and three jews, not a single evangelical christian, four from new york city. >> reporter: law enforcement officials and the owner of the ranch where scalia died are completely discounting speculation about foul play saying a pillow found in his bed was above his head, not over his face and the reason replacing scalia is so politically fraught his death represents a seismic shift in a court that has had a conservative 5-4 majority for half a century. >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> another big story we're following is a monster storm dumping record snow to the north an

judge sri srinivasan is the frontrunner. but mitch mcconnell says the vacancy shouldn't be filled until we have a new president. >>> investigation about former new york governor eliot spitzer attacked a woman at the plaza hotel in new york saturday. sources say the police are investigating this as a spitzer hasn't commend on th allegations. >>> deputies are charging a man after they say a man lied about his involvement in the crash. it happened near sligh avenue and route 79 sunday morning. police say robert alingser turned his car into the path of a van and was killed. at least the three people in the van say the driver ran off but later found out one of them, jorge rios ruis was actually the driver, the investigation is ongoing. >>> the fhp is investigating a steep awareness in hit-&-run across the state. we just reported one on the howard frankland bridge this morning. it's part of a campaign that begins today. officials say last year there were more than 92,000 hit-&-run crashes in florida killing 186 people. a campaign

obama's choice included names such as sri srinivasan, patricia harris, alberto jordan, loretta lynch, paul watford and jane kelly, among many others. still, republicans say they'll oppose any liberal nominees. question -- should republicans approve president obama's nominee? yes or no, pat buchanan? pat: no, they should not approve it, john. first, about antonin scalia, he is an originalist, he's one of the great supreme court justices and he is really the father almost of a school of supreme court, you know, theology, if you will, which argues not for conserving, say, the decisions of the warren court, but going back and seeing if they're consistent with what the founding fathers intended. with regard to president obama, he is certainly going to appoint someone and whoever he appoints should be treated with respect. not the way bob bork was or clarence thomas was, but they should be rejected on a simple grounds. president says i'll be a transformational figure and the no, you are not going to transform the court. we'll let the presidency be decided in the election, the congress decid

. >> reporter: among mentioned in legal circles, sri sri srinivasan, indian american, patricia millet on the d.c. court of appeals, and paul wattford from california. the justices will be back on the bench for n a week and will face the prospect of finishing without a full court for the first time in more peter? >> pete williams reporting for us at the supreme court. thank you. >>> the death of scalia and emerging battle over choosing and confirming the next justice, the republican presidential candidates were questioned about a number of other key and divisive issues in their debate last night in south as gabe gutierrez reports, it was their most combative debate so far. >> justice antonin scalia -- moment of silence for justice scalia came the most contentious gop debate so far. >> they lied. >> just been telling lies -- >> why do you supply. >> liar, liar, liar. variation were used at least 22 times. 13 by front-runner donald trump. and yet -- >> didn't call anybody a liar -- >> you called ted cruz a liar. >> reporter: slammed by jeb bush over foreign policy and how to fight isis i

appeals court judges, including two sri srinivasan and patricia millett mentioned as possible successor. vice president biden be a previously confirmed judge. >> there are plenty of judges who have, are on high courts already who have had unanimous support of the >> reporter: one obvious possibility, judge jane kelly of iowa unanimously confirmed in 2013 with the support of the judiciary committee chairman, republican from iowa. >> i'm pleased to support her confirmation. >> reporter: tomorrow justice scale gentleman's funeral at bat sill can a. natural shrine of the immaculate conception with his son paul celebrating mass. pete williams, nbc news at the supreme court. >>> there's a lot more ahead for us tonight. the crackdown on hoverboards. the hottest fad of the past year in more ways than one. now the fed says none on the market is safe. what to do if you have one in your home. >>> also, the man who is now tasting freedom >>> big news tonight involving those so-called honchds that were some of the biggest sellers over the holidays. they have also been involved in dozens of fires acr

. >> and you think that if he picks a sri srinivasan or jane kelly, both of whom were confirmed unanimouslyut those sorts of nominees is the very point that you would -- that we can make with respect to elena kagan who was pitched as a moderate. and, you know, the setup to this very piece has said that we have -- that a very solid four vote block on the liberal side of the court. that's because elena kagan has not been a moderate, she has voted lock step with the other liberals on the court. >> jeff, let me ask you that question because i know you feel strongly, and this is in the constitution, it is the president's right to nominate here practically, knowing the division right now, do you see sri srinivasan -- you did mention a couple of candidates that did get unanimous support but this is a supreme court justice and a different level. do you see a candidate who could get -- who could peel enough republican votes away to get confirmation? >> the goldilocks candidate that you were referring to. >> yes. >> absolutely not. i don't think such a person exists. i think the republican party is d

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other potential nominees include sri srinivasan who would be the first indian-american justice. >>> new at 11:00, 25 people out of their homes tonight after a large fire spreads across two buildings in san francisco. photos from the scene show thick smoke and flames shooting into the sky. the fire broke out just after 8:00 near fulton and baker streets in the city's north panhandle neighborhood. no injuries to tell you about. the cause of the fire is being investigated. firefighters say the smell of smoke willinger in the area overnight. >>> in newark, a bizarre and dangerous hit-and-run driver caused a huge scene outside a marriott hotel. >> you're going to hurt somebody, stop! >> this cell phone video shows the driver nearly running into the side of the marriott resident inn before speeding backward into water pipes and driving away with that damaged car. it took crews several hours to repair the pipes. during that time parts of the hotel didn't have water. police caught up with the suspect and cited him for hit and run and also driving with a suspended license. despite all of that ac

sri srinivasan is 48. both have impeccable qualifications.ey are sitting serving federal judges on appellate courts. and, most importantly, both were confirmed 97-0. and so the argument would be, what is it about the past two years that have made all these republican senators suddenly decide that these people are not qualified to be on the supreme court? >> let me put to you what senator rubio told me earlier in the program when i asked him that question because he voted for one of them. and i said that very thing. and he said, well, it's a completely different job. it should take more time and more scrutiny. do you buy that as somebody who knows the court the way you do? >> well, the answer is the supreme court is a very political body just as the u.s. senate is. the reason the republicans don't want to vote against a kelly or a srinivasan or any obama nominee is not because they're not qualified. it's they're an obama nominee. this is the most controversial supreme court vacancy in a generation. the court has five conservatives and four lib

(gfx) the short list likely includes circuit court judge sri srinivasan - largely considered the frontrunner - and someone republicans like. in the meantime, the court will continue to deliberate and rule - with just eight justices? which could lead to some tie decisions. sot - dan abrams / abc news chief legal analyst "a year or 18 months of four to four decisions - by a divided court is completely unprecedented." elizabeth hur oncam close: the court is set to address major issues including abortion and unions. any four-to-four decisions would mean any lower court ruling - stands. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. the u-s state department has released over 500 of hillary clinton's work-related emails from her time as secretary of state. parts them were upgraded in classification level -- but none were top secret. the state department also says none of the e-mails were marked "confidential" at the time they were sent. earlier this week a federal judge ordered clinton's remaining e-mails released by the end of the month. that's right before "super hold a democratic primary or caucus. right n

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. >> reporter: he's talking about sri srinivasan, a appeals court judge by president obama and confirmed by the senate on a unanimous vote, 97-0, a pick that could put republicans in a corner. >> obama could say what happened that you no longer can appoint this person when you put him on the court of appeals with a unanimous vote? >> reporter: professor kane said it could embarrass the gop and sway undecided voters. kenneth scott, political conservative and a close friend of antonin scalia's, says senate republicans should at least consider a debate over vee have a nasen. >> if the credentials hold up, that would be an appropriate thing to do. >> reporter: it's clear to him the nomination process won't go anywhere this year which throws it right into the middle of the presidential campaigns. coming up at 6:00, we'll hear why professor kane believes that the big loser in all of this will be the high court. that's the story we're working on for 6:00. reporting from the san francisco newsroom, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >>> we'll see you at 6:00. tonight on "nightly news" a volatile