And snowy conditions this morning. And pucker up. The british awards handing out awards to hollywood and pushing celebrities to smooch on the kiss caption. Setting up some surprises. Well, good morning on this president s day. We begin with the political fallout on the sudden death of Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia. With the balance of the Supreme Court at stake, both sides of the aisles are gearing up for a fight. There are new details this morning on the days and hours leading up to scalias death. He died of Natural Causes saturday at a texas ranch during a quail hunting trip. Senate republicans are calling for a replacement to be selected by the next president. But president obama already said that he intends to fill the seat when the Senate Returns the body of the 79yearold justice is believed to have arrived at Dulles Airport near washington overnight on a private plane from austin. A firsttime guest at that resort ranch in west texas. His body was discovered in his room after he missed breakfast and lunch. Abcs jim avila is there. He spoke with one of the people who saw him last. Reporter the high of End Hunting Lodge and ranch was host this weekend of an exclusive group of mostly texan couples. Justice scalia was the only famous guest. He arrived friday about noon. Toured the property. Did not join that days hunt. But he had dinner with the group overlooking the scenic lake. At about 9 00 p. M. , he said, its been a long day, had a long week, id like to be excused. Reporter others told investigators they heard the 79yearold justice mention an illness. Pronounce him dead over the phone told abc news that she talked to his doctor in washington told her hed been ill. And came to his Office Wednesday and thursday before the trip. The scalia family, his nine children and wife maureen, she says, objected to an autopsy. And after talking with sheriff investigators and u. S. Marshals on the scene, she agreed one was not necessary. Any signs of foul play could have easily caused, that i asked for an autopsy. Reporter instead, the county judge said the death certificate will read Natural Causes, due to his heart stopping. Jim avila, abc news, in west texas. This morning, Justice Scalia is being remembered as a conservative icon. Of course, he served on the high court for some 30 years. And he led the charge to take constitutional law back to what he called its original meaning. Scalia developed a reputation of being bold, brash and unafraid now the battle lines are drawn over who should pick his replacement. Latest on the showdown in washington. Reporter good morning. Justice scalias vacancy on the court is sure to be a big topic of discussion on the campaign trail today. Weve got several candidates campaigning in South Carolina while here in washington, we wait. Within an hour of the Supreme Court confirming scalias death, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell declared that this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. Made it clear hes ready to i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibility to name a new successor. Reporter both sides have reason to fight. How it could shift the balance on the Supreme Court, which without scalia is split 44. So now, this next appointment will be critical for some important decisions that are coming down the pipe. Reporter including decisions regarding abortion, immigration. That adds a new dimension to it is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. Reporter republicans backing debate. Its called, delay, delay, reporter senator ted cruz on this week vowing to filibuster if necessary. We should not let a lameduck the waning months of his presidency. Who might the president nominate . Two names jane kelly and sri srinavasan. Megan, what is next in the nomination process, what do we expect . Well, were waiting for the president to announce whose his nominee is, then the ball goes over to Senate Republicans and leadership needs to decide whether or not they are indeed going to hold confirmation hearings, that is the big seems like a long fight. Thank you so much. President s, politicians and colleagues are reflecting on scalias life and legacy. Liberal Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg said that they were best buddies. Even though disagreed on the bench, the two justices were known to hang out often, even vacation together with their families. Former president george w. Figure, an important one. He hits the campaign trail today, hell join his brother jeb at an event in South Carolina. This comes after a blistering attack on the bushes from donald trump accused the former president of ignoring the cia and destabilizing the middle east by invading iraq. Now, according to the latest poll, trump has a commanding lead in South Carolina, with 42 of the vote. Something of a campaign concidence involving hot topics and bernie sanders. They attended the same service. Theres no video of the meeting. They both addressed the congress geg grags with the race in nevada extremely close, Hillary Clinton canceled a trip in order to stay in nevada. Sanders takes his campaign to michigan today. We switch gears now to the cold. Bitterly cold in the northeast today. Bostonians woke to the coldest morning in nearly 60 years, 9 degrees below zero. Transit and Commuter Rail service disrupted when rails shattered in the cold. There were also delays at Logan Airport because of cold weather problems with equipment. And new york city saw its lowest february temperature since 1963, one degree below zero. And three degrees below the valentines day record set a century ago. But the bitter cold didnt stop valentines day tradition in the big apple weddings in times theyll remember that. And further west, this was the scene, heavy snow in chicago and its surrounding areas. Its continuing into this mornings commute. Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed. And traffic was snarled on area highways. In indiana, two multiple vehicle pileups on the roads. Well, whats in store for those of us on the east coast today, the only consolation is, it will be get warmer. Lets get the complete Weather Forecast right now from Paul Williams at accuweather. Good morning to you as well. We have an ice storm thats on the way. Affecting the folks in the deep south, throughout virginia going into north carolina, covering charlotte, roanoke, as well as charlottesville, dangerous travel and power outrages widespread flooding in jackson. A really crummy way to start monday. A meteorological term. Right there. Coming up kanye west reaching out to a billionaire for help. 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[doorbell] checking our top stories the body of Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia is believed to have been flown back to Dulles Airport outside washington. Scalia died in his sleep at a texas ranch during a quail hunting trip. He was 79. Scalias death setting off a political showdown, republicans looking to block president obama from filling his seat. But the president says he plans to nominate a replacement soon. But dont try to mail a letter to Congress Today with your thoughts of his replacement, post offices are closed for president s day. Looking at todays weather. Rain in washington state, snow in the western mountains and upper plains, severe storms in the northeast this morning. And finally, from us, a look back at the life and legacy Justice Antonin Scalia had. Scalia is being remembered as a legal giant with an imcomparable sense of humor, larger than life figure on the bench as well as off. More now from abcs terry moran. Reporter for decades, Justice Antonin Scalia led the charge to take constitutional law back, he says, to its original meaning. The constitution is not meant to facilitate change. It is meant to impede change, to make it difficult to change. Reporter on that score, perhaps his greatest triumph, his ruling in 2008 on the right to bear arms, where he brushed aside concerns about gun violence in america. Its not the role of this court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct, he wrote. Another victory, bush versus gore. Presidency. We owe no apology whatever for bush versus gore. We did the right thing. So so, there. [ laughter ] reporter in dissent, he was biting, caustic, clear. When the court upheld obamacare for the second time last year, scalia sneered, we should start calling this law scotus care. In other arguments, lawyers feared his pointed questions. And he challenged the idea that the court could create a right to gay marriage, after 200 years of laws banning it. When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage . When did the law become this . Reporter his death leaves the court shorthanded and divided on key issues. The stakes could not be higher. Especially since once of those four conservatives Justice Anthony kennedy swings to the terry moran, abc news, mexico city. A man passionate about his work and a man beloved by his colleague. Reporter well hear much about it in the weeks one person is dead after a two vehicle crash in arvada. Darryl has been there all night. Darryl, what happened . Reporter sometime after 10 00 an accident occurred smashing into a chevy malibu and killing a 15 year old. They may have taken off and ran from the scene. We are trying to get this confirmed from arvada police