sri srinivasan, the d.c.confirmed by a 97-0 vote seemed to be the leading candidate in the last couple of days and would have been an historic pick, the first american-indian picked for the court. clearly, the white house decided to go another direction. it will be interesting to see why they decided to do that. a number of democrats are happy about this because they believe that he's qualified for the post and also has a liberal, more progressive bend in his background which could fire up the democratic base in this election year. now, the president is going to make this official at 11:00 but they are beginning to put out word that merrick garland will get the nomination for the supreme court. his chances for confirmation appear to be slim because republicans say they won't even consider hearings or meet with the nominee. democrats believe because he's such a qualified individual, the pressure will intensify and they will eventually buckle in this election year. this fight is only just beginning now that we'

i heard you talking to pete earlier about judge srinivasan.e kind of pick a lot of people were expecting. clearly, it would seem the white house is trying to put this forward as a nominee, this judge forward as a nominee who the republicans cannot say no to. he's been described as the best the gop could hope for. so the scene, the image of judge garland making his way through the senate, around the senate, trying to get meetings and being turned away, perhaps will help the white house drive home the point that the republicans are just being obstructionists based on principle. they're not doing anything. that's what you hear from the white house, a constant refrain. what are they doing? what do they stand for? and the reaction we're hearing from the hill in the short term is that in fact they're not budging. they're not going to bow at all. the obama administration had said that they thought that once a nominee was named, once a person was out there, and this was less of a theoretical thing, that the gop would essentially relent. hasn't happene

this is where sri srinivasan was arrested just the other day, very near where his mother lived. this is what is astonishing. all this concentration of police and military over these month, they thought an attack was imminent. when we were there in november, they had the armored personnel carriers on the street and yet an attack was carried out. we don't know the connection and we don't know whether he had anything to do with this, but certainly authorities suspected something might happen that he or others were planning to carry out a large attack. one of the things that i think will happen now, george, if this was a suicide attack and we don't know, they will figure out quickly who those people were and they are no doubt doing forensics as soon as possible on the bombs in the airport and guns in the airport, and we don't know yet where the suspects are and who carried it out and whether they were killed or they escaped. those are the kinds of things they are dealing with now on the scene. u.s. authorities certainly getting involved and authorities wanting to know what is happen

srinivasan and split decision.ump winning big in florida. >> we're going to win, win, which, and we're not stopping. >> and john kasich scoring his first victory in his home state of ohio. >> i will not take the low road to the highest office in the land. >> as marco rubio drops out. >> it is not god's plan that i be president in 2016 or maybe ever. >>> the race now entering uncharted waters as hillary clinton moves closer to locking up the democratic nomination and takes direct aim at the gop front-runner. >> our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it. >> our team breaks down the winners and losers and donald trump joins us live. >>> and breaking news. president obama announces he's decided who he's nominating

garland is the chief judge, the president appointed sri srinivasan to the court in 2013. he has bay area ties, graduating from stanford law school in 1995 and right now the supreme court is evenly split ideologically after last month's death of conservative judge scalia. republicans vow to ignore any nomination saying the next president should pick scalia's replacement. >> we will talk about the next president they are trying to figure out winners in missouri primary but two frontrunners extended their lead more over the challengers. donald trump, the republican presidential can dot won in florida, north carolina and illinois but not ohio. democratic candidate hillary clinton nearly swept the table beating bernie sanders in four primaries including the all important florida and ohio. bernie sanders vowed he will stay in the race. now, the biggest winner on super tuesday is ohio governor john kasich. his home state came through keeping his campaign alive. cannot say the same about anne arundel he could not win the home state of florida and suspended his campaign. now the d

sunrise today is at sri srinivasan two. sunset is at sri srinivasan two. you get >>> temperatures of 74. vacaville. low 70s from san rafael in santa rosa at 74. walnut creek at 73. bucolic. 68 in alameda. 75 in gilroy. cupertino, 73. 60s on the coast. low to mid 70s and palo alto at 74. looks good through friday. clouds start to come in saturday. >> you are extra clever today, steven. and entertaining. did you have a little more sleep? >> a little bit. >> that does help. >>> strong storms cut across western illinois and caused damage in 20 counties. look at the hail. high winds hit the area as well. there were reports that a tornado touchdown 30 miles north of st. louis. the weather service has not confirmed the twister touched the ground but you can see roofs were ripped off buildings. tenses were torn apart and homes and barns were smashed. no reports of serious injuries. >>> the governor of texas plans to 20 southeastern part of his state that is suffering from flooding. it has been declared a disaster area after rivers ran over the banks. thousands hav

sri srinivasan won unanimous confirmation by the court.d be the first asian american, first hindu justice on the court. garland was nominated in 1995 and became chief judge. most senate republicans have vowed not to consider anyone that the president puts forward. >>> if you work in the nation's capital, you are in for a rough commute this morning because the entire d.c. metro rail system, the second largest, was shut down at midnight last night for 29 hours to allow for a system wide safety inspection. the unprecedented shutdown came after a cable fire earlier in week caused massive delays on three lines. the metro is expected to reopen at 5:00 a.m. on thursday. >>> all right, let's turn to business, the markets seem to be in a bit of pause waiting for the announcement from the fed about the interest rates. geoff cutmore, what are you seeing? >> good morning to you. tricky balancing act for yellin. the fed chief has to convince the markets the u.s. economy is doing okay. growth 2.5% and unemployment under 5%. at the same time, though, she

judge sri srinivasan two.rinivasan and merrick garland are serving on the u.s. court of appeals for the district of columbia. watford is a judge on the ninth circuit court of appeals based in san francisco. the president announced he had reached a decision and did not name any nominee specifically but he did say that he reached out to every member of the senate and consulted with legal apps are -- experts. the president said the senate should have enough time to consider and hold hearings on a nominee but as mentioned, republican leaders who have the majority have vowed to block confirmation. the president has nominated two justices to the high court during his time in office. those being sonia sotomayor in 2009 and elena kagan in 2010. this is a very delicate balance to select a nominee but coming up, we will talk about the nominees, some have bay area ties. and which one may appeal to both sides of the aisle. >> i am anxious to learn about that. >>> residents of san jose will have a chance to weigh in on how

there is also p soft judge sri srinivasan. he is foreign born. he was born in india and grew up in kansas. he served in the solicitor general's office in the bush and oba administration. he's younger at 29. but republicans including the senate judiciary chair chuck grassley say it's not going to happen. >> this president will not be filling this current vacancy. but the president indicated he intends to submit a nomination. that's okay. he's constitutionally empowered to make the nomination and the senate holds the constitutional power to with hold consent. reporter: i think the person he picks will tell us a lot about what kinds of fight he plans to have. to put up judge sri srinivasan would ask republicans to block someone who was approved by 90% of the senate. i can tell you some conservative groups put together $2 million ad buys to go after whichever person the president picks. bill: it will make for an interesting summer. in cleveland and on and on we go. donald trump marching closer toward that republican nomination as of last night. >> wh

now, srinivasan was born in india.ppointed in is the 97 by president clinton, confirmed by a vote of 67-23 and he's 63 years old. paul watford, a judge on the ninth circuit court of appeals in california is also a contender. watford was confirmed by a vote of 61-34, 48 years old, and he would be the third african-american to serve after thurgood marshal and clarence thomas. those are three names said to be finalists. we are awaiting word on who is the ultimate finalist. >> very interesting to see what happens there today. thank you so much, athena. is the republican race now a two or three-man race? it depends on who you ask? john kasich has one opinion and ted cruz has another. we'll hear from cruz on why he thinks he can stop trump. no one's the same without the game of football... like @carrieairy1, who writes, "i just picked a middle row seat, by the bathroom, "and started a conversation with the weirdo next to me. it's an 8-hour flight. why?" no football. that's why watching tvs get sharper, oh remotes, you've had

they include judge sri srinivasan, who appeals for the district of columbia. the next nominee could replace the seat left vacant by the late justice died earlier this year. at a humane society in texas were killed in a fire. investigators say from a dryer in the laundry room. it took firefighters about 15 the flames. the animals outside the shelter as quickly as possible, but those that died were killed by smoke inhalation. a telethon to help the people of flint has raised just over a million dollars. the event was held tuesday night. organizers said that about 500- thousand dollars was raised and the owner of the detroit pistons matched the donation. the money is to help the ongoing city water crisis. led found in the water can cause developmental delays and learning disabilities. we've been telling you about people in louisiana stranded because of the high waters.. well firefighters are also coming to take a look. a donkey was left standing in a pasture surrounded by water tuesday. used a boat to try but that didn't work. they finally with a horse to rope th

this person is 14 years older than srinivasan. i don't care if it's going to motivate the democratic base. i know the person, i'm not particularly concerned about whether this could get better coverage. i'm just picking the most qualified person i can dpientd. >> probably didn't hurt he's. a fellow chicagoan. isn't it true, tom, that the more life you've lived, the more jobs you've had, the more decisions you've handed down, especially if you're a judge, sometimes presidents pick politicians as supreme court justices. california governor earl warren as chief justice comes to mind. in this atmosphere, everything you've uttered or written is potentially held against you? >> there's no question that it is, in one sense, dangerous to pick somebody who has been a federal judge for almost 20 years because you can pick apart his record. i think the truth, though, is that after orrin ach ahatch andt of conservative activists say mar merrick garland is the best they could ever hope for, it's hard to do anything other than stand on the prin

may notsri srinivasan have been easier to get the nomination process underway. marek has been considered in the past. as i said, wonderfully qualified, would be a terrific justice. that said, i was a little surprised, even though i'm happy for merrick. one reason i'm surprised, his age, he is my age. typically, presidents are reluctant to appoint people in their early 60's. they like younger people who will be there for a long time, so that made him a somewhat like -- less likely candidate. to your point, the back story of sri srinivasan, being an indian american immigrant, and attractive that story that would make it difficult for republicans to resist. vonnie: definitely would be one of the older ones, john robert is the youngest. he is 61. david: when he was appointed, he was much younger. vonnie: i want to go back to senator hutchison. according to recent polls, two thirds of americans want a to gotion process through. only a third say they do not. will the republicans listen to the public on this issue? i think they will listen and look at the qualification

sri srinivasan and chief judge merrick garland. our judge napolitano is here.e them one at a time. sri srinivasan, what do you know about him. >> he's in his late 40's, only an appellate judge for 18 months. here is what we did for both of them. we examined their decisions in about four or five areas, first amendment, freedom of speech, fourth amendment privacy. federalism, relationship between the states and federal government and deferring to administrative agencies and found similarities, strong similarities in the case of both of them. they're very different people. merrick garland, judge garland on the bench for 19 years, a consummate washington insider and judge srinivasan is a new member there, and heboth of centrists, neither is the liberal academic that justice kagan is president obama's second appointment or soto mayor is. so, it leads me to believe-- >> the president is not serious about getting either of them on the court. neither of these two will further his legacy, but they both will frustrate republicans. it tells me the president is more intere

the front runters are on the scene, judge sri srinivasan or judge garland serving on the court appeals in washington, dc. >> hillary clinton and donald trump scored big victories. trump won in florida prompting marco rubio to drop out but lost in ohio do governor john kasich. hillary clinton won ohio and florida and bernie sanders you having to stay in the race. >> chipolte is weeing big changes to improve food safety. carding to the "wall street journal" they are considering having chicken and beef cooked's it arrives and marinating and reheat on site. >> a big payday for former san francisco homeless man who helped catch -- capture dangerous mutatives with matthew hay-chapman getting $100,000 reward after he spotted two jail escapees. >> i noticed people sleeping in it because the end withs were steamed up and i thought, this are two people in that van because of the heavy condensation. >> he pointed the fugitives out and both were arrested. the reward money will help his son and disabled daughter. >> growing up we made paper airplanes and the crackses failed. -- and the creations fa

other possible judges on the president's short list are sri srinivasan, a u-s circuit court judge in d-c, and patricia millett, a u-s appeals court judge, also in d-c. there's even talk of attorney general lorettea lynch as a potential nominee. today the united state's olympic committee will discuss athlete's growing concerns about the zika virus. the committee formed an infectious disease advisory group last week. the olympics start in august, which is brazil's cool season. organizers expect the infected mosquito many athletes voiced their concerns about contracting the virus that has led to birth defects. a strong el nino weather pattern brought a lot of rain to parts of california. check out this flooding in a neighborhood north of sacramento. police say one woman died after 8 feet of water trapped her inside a car. investigators arrested the driver, who managed to escape, for driving drunk and vehicular manslaughter. the storm also knocked down trees and power lines. thousands of customers were in the dark yesterday. the much needed rain is expected to last into this morning. ("j

sri srinivasan, and paul watford, a federal appeals court judge in california. resume diversity? not so much. by srinivasan would be -- another common trait. all confirmed with support from senate republicans. can president obama convince senate republicans to hold confirmation hearings. >> everybody knows any nominee submitted in the middle of this presidential campaign is not getting confirmed. everybody knows that. >> reporter: history offers a contrast. 17 presidents, including five in the 20th century successfully the put justices on the court in an election year. so when? the nomination could come as soon as tomorrow. and likely before the president makes his trip to cuba next week. republicans are still holding firm that this vacancy should the filled by the next president. >> it is today the american people who are best positioned to help make this important decision. people. >> the american people. >> reporter: that has at least one republican nervous. >> in the unlikely event we lose the white house, hillary clinton will be president. she'll pick somebody probably more

sri srinivasan was transferred to a high security prison. investigators say he played a central role in the attacks, driving some of the attackers to paris, but he backed out of participating in it himself and now he is fighting extradition to france, and european borders on alert for his accomplices that may be on the run. >>> a hero workout benefited the family of fallen police officer, ashley guindon. cross foot would bridge developed the workout and sponsored the benefit and one of the injured officers attended today's event. >> going well. going well. learned to move around a little bit, and my physical therapy and everything, so going well. >> if you would like to help in the police fund racing effort search hero work out in our nbc washington app. want to show you a live look in the d.c. eagle cam, and it looks like the nesting eagles are calling it quits tonight and settling down into the darkness. we are still waiting for the second eaglet number one on display after being born. his parents fed him some fish they caught yesterday, a

the first indian american could serve on the court would be sri srinivasan. >>> the tornadoes are hitting the midwest. high wind advisories and warnings are posted this morning in iowa, illinois, indiana, wisconsin, and ohio. a tornado touched down west of peoria, illinois, damaging several farms. but no injuries are reported. overnight, powerful winds hit east moline, knocking over a truck and some power lines and severely damaging several homes. some residents trapped inside had to be rescued by police and firemen. >>> this morning, washington, d.c.'s metro system is at an absolutely standstill. city official shut it down at midnight for at least 24 hours while crews perform emergency safety inspections on the system's cables. this comes just a day after fire broke out in a metro tunnel. one person died last year in a similar incident. busiest subway system only got half a day's notice to make other plans. hardship this causes to the region and to the commute. >> the shutdown prompted the federal government to grant unplanned days off for employees, though, government agencies are offic

the first is sri srinivasan. what do you know about him?ry, very bright guy. he's had a real approval in the united states senate in terms of his confirmation on the d.c. circuit court of appeals which is really the most preeminent court below the united states supreme court in the country. he was born in india. he's harvard educated. he's known as a brilliant guy. he's argued more than 20 cases before the united states supreme court. played basketball in lawrence, kansas, where steve doocy actually went to college. and so is known as a very, very smart guy. and is seen as a moderate. >> oh, really? >> absolutely. >> then he's the first foreign born justice, at least since 1962. >> born in india. >> all right. let's look at the other individual we were mentioning. his name is merrick garland. what do you know about him? >> he's 62 or 63 years old. he's been in the wings waiting in the wings in the past. reportedly considered a couple of times before by president obama to replace supreme court justices. and he is known as a moderate, a harva

"sri srinivasan" is 49... was born in india... grew-up in kansas... and could be the first asian-american and hindu on the high court... "merrick garland" is 63... the chief judge of the washington appeals court... and has earned high praise from both parties. 3 (walter) republicans are still protesting this move... they want the next it's someone from their party. right now the u-s supreme court is split evenly: four liberals and four conservatives. 3 ((vanessa)) things are far from normal for *commuters in d-c this morning. that's because their subway system is shut down... and will be until at least five a-m *tomorrow. fox's peter doocy tells us: *safety led to the extreme decision... and it's gonna cause lots of headaches. 3 3 3 d-c metro will still provide *bus service today and will increase the number of buses. meantime, congress will provide reimbursement to its employees for their commuting expenses, wednesday. 3 (vanessa and speaking of money... who manages it better: men or women? it's a loaded question, sure to spur debate.... but a new st

srinivasan -- sri srinivasan spent time at the attorney general's office. that represents the government in front of the supreme court. do you know who picked him, who hired him? it was ken olson -- it was ted olson. who represents apple now and also represented president george w. bush in the fight against al gore. srihinks the world of srinivasan. greg: he is very highly thought of among republicans and democrats. to make clear, while ted olson was the solicitor general and hired him then, that was not a political position. the political position that he was in was in the obama administration, where he was the deputy solicitor general, and then he was arguing the more politically sensitive cases, including he argued a portion of the case challenging the federal defense of marriage act. earlier tothan asked take us through the process. the president announces the nominee in the rose garden. the next step is trying to get hearings. i expect that the white house will orchestrate -- congressional summit demonstrate -- congressional senate democrats will orche

and sri srinivasan would have been diversity. it's the first asian-american.e is considered more liberal than judge garland. the other thing going for judge garland is that he kang be seen as a compromise pick. he's 63 years old. he would be the oldest nominee in modern history. the president can make the case to republicans that he's appointing someone with ununassailable qualifications and, therefore, you know, he may not do as much damage. he wouldn't be around this long. >> thank you, jan crawford. our coverage continues on "cbs this morning." we'll bring you another special report when the president makes his actual announcement. it is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. eastern time, 8:00 pacific. >> also find coverage on cbsn and tonight on the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. i'm charlie rose with norah o'donnell and gayle king. now where bothork. campaigns expect that sanders will do well. >> thanks, nancy. cbs news political director and "face the nation" moderator john dickerson is with us. john kasich winning in ohio and denying trump of 66 delegates doe

they include srinivasan who sits on the court of appeals for the district of columbia, and the next nominee could place the seat left vacant by antonin scalia. >>> link between football and degenerative brain disorders like cte quake >> certainly doctor mccue's research said a number of her child nfl players were diagnosed with cte so the answer is certainly asked but there's a number of questions that come with the. >> the first time ever the nfl acknowledges a link between football and traumatic brain injury like cte. that was the nfl senior vice president for health and safety jeff miller making the admission yesterday during a congressional discussion on concussions and sports. chronic cte is leaked to repeated brain trauma and associate with symptoms like memory loss, depression, and progressive dementia and only detected after death. >>> cent >>> a prince george's county woman killed with her sister and domestic violence case being laid to rest. tareeka jones funeral taking place now in prince frederick maryland and police say kevin reynolds killed jones and her stepsister jalisa wall

he hoped he would place the first asian-american on the supreme court and i think judge srinivasan woulduncement i've been proud of where our community is in that judge srinivasan was interviewed by the president and this is the first time asian-american was considered by the president in final round of consideration. i take a step back and think about why that's happened. it's because president obama appointed more asian-american and pacific islanders as federal judges than others combined. and more africa, more hispanic, more women judges than any other president. and so, look, it's really tough to miss out on this one slot, the biggest slot of all, but in the grand scheme of things i think it's clear we're moving in the right direction. >> you know, i'll come back to you on that, jason, for you to answer those defenses of what the president did. we do know that not only was sri floated, a schoolmate of mine was floated, paul watford, african-american judge. there were names of people of color who were very seriously considered. do you accept that rationale, that the president has done

supreme court this morning at 8:00 sources say the president is likely to announce either judge sri srinivasan or judge merrick garland as his choice to replace justice antonin scalia who died last month. both of those men currently serve on the u.s. court of appeals for the district of columbia. republicans who control u.s. senate have vowed not to hold confirmation hearings on any nominee. they say the next president should make the selection. >>> able in san jose will have a chance tonight to weigh in on how the city should regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. the city used to have a 100 dispensaries but some closed because of tighter zoning restrictions. tonight's meeting seeks public input on the regulations. the meeting starts at 6:30 at city hall. >>> police in palo alto need your help to find a man accused of exposing himself to a 13- year-old girl. please release of this sketch. he is described as a white man tween 25 and 30 years old with a skinny build and black, wavy hair down to his neck. police say the girl was walking her dog monday night in the area of melville avenue and m

according to reuters, the president's nominee will be either sri srinivasan, who if nominated would be the first indiana-american, first asian-american, and first hindu justice on the supreme court, or merrick garland, who became chief judge in 2013. most senate republicans have vowed not to consider anyone the president puts forward. senate republicans have vowed there will be no hearing and no votes for a new justice until president obama is out of office. of course, nbc news will have live coverage of the president's announcement when it happens. >>> another primary tuesday, another big night for donald trump, and an even bigger one for hillary clinton. trump dominated if florida, winning by nearly 20%. after getting crushed in his home state, marc marco rubio suspended his campaign. >> after tonight, it is clear that while we are on the right side, this year we will not be on the winning side. while it is not god's plan that i be president in 2016 or maybe ever, and while today my campaign is suspended, the fact that i've even come this far is evidence of how special america truly

president barack obama is said to be considering are u-s court of appeals judges merrick garland, sri srinivasan, and paul watford. the federal government just published the first national standards for prescription painkillers. painkillers.the c-d-c guidelines are nonbinding.but they are the broadest measures yet to address opioids.the guidelines recommend what many addiction experts have long called for - that doctors first try ibuprofen and aspirin to treat pain, and that opioid treatment for days. it's all an effort to curb abuse, that can also lead to harder drugs. take a look at this emergency landing in los angeles.the aircraft's landing gear was compromised, so the plane was forced to perform a 'belly skid' landing.5 people were on board. one was hurt and taken to the hospital. farther north in california, in the chico area, part of this highway just gave way.and because the ground is so saturated with water and mud, authorities are expecting more chunks of the highway to give out. (michael singleton, cyclist) "first thing i thought was i'm glad i wasn't bike riding and i'm glad i wasn't

((gfx)) sri srinivasan - a moderate, indian- american judge who won easy confirmation in 2013. ((gfx)) and patricia millett, who only got two votes from republicans, during her ((gfx)) also the more liberal - attorney general lorettea lynch - who would be the first black female will not be filled this year. ((gfx)) 66% of americans want the senate to hold confirmation hearings, as democrats take their case directly to the american people. ((sen. harry reid / d-nevada)) they think that... they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess, as far as a nomination. ((vo)) reid says mr. obama will point, he has to choose whether to swing for the fences, or go seales. we're following develolping news from australia. the country's attorney-general, george brandis confirmed that a public vote on same-sex marriage will be held this year under a coalition government. senator brandis told sky news in sydney today that if the government was re- elected, a vote on the issue would be held before 2017. but another australian politician said a referendum would be an expensive

merrick garland ask a is a federal respected judge and sri srinivasan. another one the president considered was paul watford. the fight over the nomination already has begun. republicans are yuted united and will not hold a hearing regardless of who obama nominates saying in the middle of an election year the decision should be made by the next president. if the president nominates garland who is no liberal fire brand, it would signal he is hoping for some kind of compromise. garland is considered the best candidate that republicans could hope for from a democratic president. gayle? >> thank you very much, jan. >>> the latest primary results have the front-runner celebrating and one challenger heading home. recorded a string of important wins. marco rubio ended his campaign after big loss in his home state. trump won in florida, illinois, and north carolina and leads ted cruz in missouri which is still too close to call and john kasich is still in the mix after winning his home state of ohio. trump has more than half of the delegates he needs to win the

but in the last several hours we're told it's down between garelick and srinivasan.at it will be a strange confirmation process if there is one at all because the republicans have insisted this decision should be made by the next president once the people speak at the polls, not by the current president who was elected the last time the people spoke at the polls. so the republicans say they won't have a confirmation hearing. many of the republicans, including several on the senate judiciary committee that would hold hearings have been telling us they won't meet with the nominee. this has been a bit of a a tradition where recent appointments where nominees try to meet individually with as many senators as possible before the floor vote but a lot of republicans are saying they won't even meet with the nominee so it appears quite likely there won't be any kind of confirmation hearings in the normal course of business and that the best chance for the white house would be if a democrat is elected in november and then there could be a confirmation in the period between the