This is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Glad to have you with us. Im craig melvin. Happy valentines day to you. Well get to the dangerous wicked weather in a moment. The big story yesterday afternoon, the late word that Justice Antonin Scalia had died. It camed as edas a shock because it was so unexpected. Justice Antonin Scalia was 79. We have full coveragerom his legacy on the court to that looming battle now in washingtov over who will take his seat. We begin this morning with Nbcs Jay Gray who is in texas, outside the ranch where scalia died. Jay, good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. Before sunrise here and we are learning more about Justice Scalias death here at this resort and ranch. We know that scalia traveled to west texas friday and attended a party he with about 40 guests friday evening. When he didnt show up for breakfast the next morning, where they found him unresponsive. Local Law Enforcement, u. S. Marshals and fbi agents were all called in. Investigators say there are no signs of foul play here, and that scalia likely died of, quote, nural causes. A devout catholic, authorities ushered in a priest to perform last rites, and school whysalias body was moved to alpine nearby and with Police Escort transported more thann200 miles to a funeral home in el paso. Scalias family is expected to travel to el paso later today. At this point, no information about a memorial or a Funeral Service for the Supreme Court justice. Era . Jay gray in texas for us this morning. Thank you. Justice scalia was a giant on the bench, the most conservative voice of all of the justices and his death already set up a fight over the next justice. Well get to that in a moment. First, nbcs justice cocoespondent Pete Williams has a look back at scalias life and legacy. Good morning. Certainly the most outspoken conservative, Justice Scalia seemed to be in Robust Health so his death comes as a hugely unexpected blow. He was austice with a powerful intellect and his death means the Supreme Court has lost its most outspoken conservavave. I Antonin Scalia do solemnly swear given what a controversial figure he came, nominated by ronald rean, it surprises some to know he was confirmed unanimously, 980. The nations first italianamerican justice soon staked out a position as a steadfast conservative, against affirmative action and hiring and School Admissions and an opponent of abortion rights. He said the landmark case off roe v. Wade was wrongly decided, that it declared rights the nations founders never intended. Nobody ever thought that they had been included in the rights contained in the bill of rights. Reporter scalia said judges should stick to following the words of the laws they interpret. Were not governed by the drafterss intent. And what the law is is not what the drafter intended, but what the drafter enacted. Reporter but he delighted liberals by pushing the court to expand the rights of defendants on trial to confront their accusers in court, another ruling he inspired said judges should not consider facts in sentencing that werent found by a jury. Among his most notable opinions for the court, the historic ruling t tt the Second Amendment guarantees an individuals right to own a firrm for selfdefense. The most important gun decision ever. He met his future wife maureen on a blind date when both were in college. Scalias were a big family, five boys and four girls. Two of his children became lawyers, following their father in a profession he clearly relished. I like thinking about the law. I like figuring out the right answsw to legal problems. Reporter his sudden death after 29 years on the Supreme Court has stunned the nations legal community. Off t court he was incredibly energetic in his questioning from the bench he was always completely engaged. Family of people that are in and around the court. So this leaves the court with eight justices, evenlnl split ideologically as it prepares to take up such divisive issues as abortion, immigration, obamacare, the future of Public Sector unions. Anytime there is a 44 tie, the courts decision essentially doesnt count and the Lower Court Rulings are left standing, so Justice Scalias death casts a big shadow over the rest of the Supreme Court. Pete williams, thank you. As we mentioned, a Major Political fight is already brewing this morning over who should nominate the next Supreme Court justice. Should it be president obama or his successor . Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is at the white house with more on that. Good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. From his long weekend in lifornia, where the president will be hosting a summit of asian leaders, president obama spoke about the death of Justice Scalia and paid tribute to his life and public service. And the president also quietly signaled there will be a confirming a successor to the high court, though hes in his final year in office, the president s ss he will not wait. I plan to fulfill my Constitutional Responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. There will be plenty of time for me t do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. Reporter now, the president made his intentions clear because Top Republicans wary that another Obama Justice would d the conservative majority on the court had already drawn a line. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell put out a stement saying, the American People should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice. Therefore this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. While Senate Democrats pushed back that republicans should not attempt to obstruct the process and leave the court with an open seat. Top democrat harry reid said the the senate a nominee right away, failing to fulfill ts vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the senates most essential Constitutional Responsibilities. Now, the political wins are clearly drawn this morning and the fight will play out on the campai trail and here in washington with republicans having 54 seats in the senate more than democrats, and giving them the power to really control this process going forward. Erica . Kelly odonnell at the white house this morning, thank you. Ron cling clerked in the Supreme Court, white House Counsel to both president s clinton and obama. Full disclosure, youre working with the Clinton Campaign this election cycle. Want to make sure folks know that. You spent two years clerking at the high court there in d. C. His conservative legacy is well known, well established at this point. What was he like as a person . I never agreed with Justice Scalia on almost anything, but he was an inconsiderably warm person. He loved the back and forth of debate. Even in the years after i left he and i had Public Exchange about bush v. Gore, always very warm and kind. I think he leaves behind a personal level a wonderfrf legacy as a family man and beloved mentor to generations of Supreme Court clerks who worked for him and for whom he was a key influence in their lives. We mentioned as Pete Williams mentioned many people would forget how divisive his decisions could be, that he was unanimously confirmed. This is going to be a little bit different this time around to fillis seat. But when president obama goes into this process, if he in fact nominates someone as he said he will, what is yourdvice . You helped other president s do this. What republicans are proposing is an unprecedented three branch gridlock of the federal government. They say the president should nominate nun nominate someone, they say the Supreme Court should remain deadlocked at 44 for two terms, thats never happened before, ats not what should happen now. President should and will fulfill his constitutional obligation to nominate someone person a fair hearing. And make a judgment on that persons individualerits and qualifications. But should the president be looking for Something Else . A person who maybe Merrick Garland is a name that has come up a lot, a name that is easier to get through the senate. What i know about the president is that he takes this responsibility very seriously. He taught constitutional law at the university of chicago. He is a real constitutional scholar himself. Hes going to pick the person whoe thinks will be the best justice for the Supreme Court. And then the senate should do its job. Look, they have the right to vote up, down, reject, approve, the president s nominee. That is their jo but it is their responsibility to do that job, to give the person a fair hearing, to let the person make their case, and then to judge that personn based on the case they make before the senate. Ron cling, thank youor coming in on a sunday morning. Thanks for having me. Antin scalias death and the question of who should nominate the next Supreme Court justice was the topic during it did not take long for the sparks to start flying in what was easily a rowdy debate. Nbcs gabe due tegutierrez is in South Carolina this morning. The future of the Supreme Court is ngw front and center in the president ial election, but this debate quickly got personal and turned into an allout brawl in a state known for rough and tumble popotics. On a less crowded stage, the ninth republican debatat started with some rare agreement. I do not believe the president should appoint someone. Reporter several candidates wanting to block president obamas nominee to the Supreme Court. It is called delay, delay, delay. Reporter but then, things gott ugly. Why do you lie . This is a man who insults his way ted cruz has been telling lies. Reportete frontrunner donald trump blasting jeb bush on foreign policy. The World Trade Center came down under your brothers reign. Building a reality tv show, my brother was buiuiing a Security Apparatus to keep us safe. Reporter marco rubiooping to rebound from his last debate came to bushs defense, slamming trump. I thank god all the time that it waseorge w. Bush in the white house on 9 11 and not al gore. Reporter but the florida senator clashed with tedruz over immigration. At one point cruz took issue with something r rio had said in a Spanish Language interview. First of all, i dont kno how he knows what i said on univision, because he doesnt speak panish. And second of all, the other point i would make [ speaking spanish ] reporter cruz trounced on trump for what he calald the billionaires past liberal positions on abortion and social issues. You are the single biggest liar. Youre probably worse than jeb bush. You are the single biggest liar. Hes a nasty guy. Donald has this weird pattern, when you point to his own record, he screams liar, liar, liar. Eporter striking a i got to tell you, this is just crazy. This is just nuts, okay. Geez, oh, man. Reporter and while most on the stage fought each other, dr. Ben carson fought for attention. So many people said to me, you need it scream and jump up and down like everybody else. Is that really what you want . What we just saw . I dont think so. Reporter the gop primary here ip in just six days and we expect Justice Scalias replacement to become a major issue on the campaign trail. On the democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are slamming the republicans plans to hold up a nominee. Erica . Gabe gutierrez, thank you. Chuck todd is moderator of meet the press,s, Andrea Mitchell isp nbcs chief Foreign Affairs correspondent. Good morning to both of you. Good morning. Chuck, this race changed overnight. What does the death of Justice Scalia do to this election moving forward . Supreme court front and center. This has been something that the candidates have been talking to base voters for a long time, that this election more than anything else could determine the balce of the Supreme Court going forward. It is one of the oldest Supreme Courts that we have had had in some time. Thats why this prediction has been made. And now with scalias death, it only reinforces that nation with voters. It is going to it is going to throw washington into a t zzy. I think it could shut down the senate essentially for t year if things go as badly as it could between what the president wants to do, what the Senate Republicans want to do. So i think it is going to end up elevating the issue of the Supreme Court into a top five issue for the rest of the year. As it elevates that issue, andrea, you can imagine that maybe the candidates might have had in the back of their mind a short list. In terms of president obama, what do you hear from your sources . Does he have a short list of nominees at the ready . Absolutely. Every president has a short this is the eventuality that people worry about. But that people have to prepare for. Every white house council, every Justice Department has prepared a list. But the problem now is he has to make a decision, is he going to propose someone who would be more in his line ofhinking or at this time as a lame duck will he prose someone who is so centrist and so universally respected that that person, he or she, could be viable for confirmation if there were not the block of Mitch Mcconnell and chuck grassley, who within an hour or two of the death the untimely death of Justice Scalia came out saying they would not confirmanyone. Chuck, it seemed as if at the debate last night, the onl thing the candidates did agree on is that president obama should not nominate anyone for the high court. It was downright nasty at times last night, chuck. Who are the winners . Who are the losers . It was nasty. Look, i think that jeb bush and marco rubio came out on top as compared to everybody else. Consistent throughout the debate. Jeb bush had some ofhe better back and forths with trump so that also should get garner him extra attention. What Donnell Donald trump s sd about george w. Bush at 9 11 and in iraq is risky in South Carolina. George w. Bush is popular there. Ill be curious to see how trump is faring in the polls in the next couple of days to see if this has an impact. Very quickly, though, to follow up on what andrea said, keep an eye on aentleman named Merrick Garland, a judge in the d. C. Circuit. If he he has been the president s backup plan for some time, hes always been identified as the judge he would nominate if he were dealing with a republican senate. If the president goes down that road, that tells you he wants to get somebody confirmed. We will all be watching intently. Chuck todd, andrea tchell, thank you to both of you. Catch more a little later on meet the ess. Chuck will also be talking to marco rubio, donald trump, and that bitter blast of freezing cold air continues to impact tens of millions of people this morning. The good news, it should soon be over. But t t bad news, youre going to have to make it through today before you see that relief. Dylan is here with more on that. Dylan, good morning. Were breaking records all over and all across the northeast. It came in with an arctic front that moved through yesterday and caused quite a pileup back through parts of eastern pennsylvania. This was out near harrisburg, along i78. Three people were killed in this re than 50 car pileup. It was this front that moved through, it dropped visibility instantly, and it made things very difficult a very dangerous on the roads. Thats that arctic front now dragging down this cold air from cold air from canada. Were going to see temperatures out. Today is as cold as it is going totoget. Watertown at 29 degrees below zero. They bottomed out. Boston, we broke a record of the old record, minus 3. Were krurkcrushing the records. It is going to stay in the teens for today and tomorrow. For tuesday, it is not mostly a snowstorm for northeast, temperatures warm up to the 50s, were going to see rain by tuesday. All right. Thank you. Dylan, weird winter. Thanks. A strong earthquake has jolted the new zealand city of christchurch. The 5. 7 quake was caught on security cameras as it shook cars and homes. It also collapsed cliffs along the coast, but no serious damage or injuries were reported. The front m m for the eagles of death metal is now speaking out about the terrorist attack at the bataclan theater in paris. This as the band resumum its European Tour which was cut short by that attack in november. In an interview with swedish tv, jesse hughes described racing from the stage only to meet a gunman face to face. The door shut behind me and i was trying to back up like very and i thought i was dead. And i just waited for the shot to hit me. And when he went to pull his rifle down, the barrel of his gun hit the door frame. The musician also offering an emotional tribute to those caught in the theater that night. I didnt see anyone do anything cowardly. I just saw people doing some of the most beautiful things that a person could do and for lack of a better way to d dcribe it, my friends died very beautifully. The band began its new tour last night in stockholm, three months to the day after the paris attacks. Dylan is back, talking frigid temperatures here, but out west, were looking at warmer weather. It is certainly the flip side of this whole situation we have in the northeast. We have temperatures that will get into the 80s in the southwest. This huge ridge in the jet stream is allowing temperatures to warm up 85 in l. A. Today. Thats 15 degrees above average. S vegas, up to 77. Portland, 56, which is actually five degrees above average. We have some snow developing. Well see some snow through st. Louis and chicago. And then eventually making its and tuesday, it will turn over to rain. We could see a couple of inines. Just want to stay safe on the florida, were expecting winds to be picking up just a bit later this afternoon. They will be out of the east sln northeast up to 20 knots. Bay will remain choppy. First alert forecast for your val tans day sunday, temperatures into the mid to low 70s, a few degrees below average, cooler than yesterday. We will also be seeing a fuf those clouds rolling in as the af and thats your latest forerest. Dylan, thank you. Still to come on today, Sports Illustrated doing something it has never done before. Sheinelle will explain after these messages. Im vanna today. Theres no one id rather. Hit the road with. No one id rather lean on. Being in love is an amazing thing. Being in love with your best friend. Is everything. Introducing the ever us twostone ring. One diamond for your best friend. One for your true love. For the one woman in your life whos both. Ever us. New this valentines day at jared, kay and zales. Hi dad. Uh huh. 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Still love kanye. Thats all it was kanye. Guessswhat, i love you like kanye loves kanye. A look back at snl from last night a rap battle between kanye west, the musical guest welcome back to today on a sunday morning, valentines day, february 14th, 2016. A big thanks to our crowd braving the bitter cold outside on the plaza. Well head out and keep them company. Were not being complete. We appreciate them being there, were going to go out too. It is a busy news morning on this sunday. Sheinelle has a look at whats make headlines today. Good morning. Good morning. The country is mourning the loss of Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia who diedof Natural Causes while on a trip to texas. Justice scalia was 79 years old. Well have more on his passing in a moment. And mexico city, pope francis is preparing to hold a mass in one of the areas poorest communities. The faithful are already gatherinin for todays service. About 300,000 are expected. It follows a day of prayer and politics as the pope took the nations leaders to task for failing to take a more active stand against poverty, the drug trade and corruption. And after a thorougug coast guard inspection, the cruise ship anthem of the seas set sail the bahamas. The ship was forcedo cut its previous trip short after sailing right through a big storm. Passengers described that trip as chaotic and terrifying. The coast guard says the ship was in good shape to sail again. Sheinelle, thank you. We have much more this morning on the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Appointed to the court 30 years ago, his death leaves a major vacancy on the bench. We have complete coverage for you this half hour, nbs jay gray is outside the ranch where scalia died, and he has more for us. Jay, good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. Heres what we know right now. Justice scalia was found dead inside his room at this resort and ranch after tveling to west texas on friday and attending a private party with about 40 guests here. He didnt show up for breakfast the next morning. Thats when employees went to that room and found him unresponsive there. Local Law Enforcement as well as u. S. Marshals and the fbi were called in. At this point, they say thehe that scalia likely died of what they call, quote, Natural Causes. A devout catholic, priest was brought in to administer last rites before scalia was transported with the Police Escort more than 200 miles to a funeral home in el paso. His family is expected to travel to el paso later today. They have nott this point announced any plans for a memorial oruneral services. Thats the latest live here. Erica, back to you. Jay gray for us this morning in texas, thank you. For more on scalias legacy, back t t nbcs justice correspondent Pete Williams. Pete, good morning to you again. Craig, good morning. This was a court that was divided 54 ideologically. So now it is 44. Here is what would happen if the major pending cases are decided by a tie. That would leave the Lower Court Rulings in tact. In other words, whichever side won below would prevail. A tie vote would be bad news for president obamas hope to put his new immigration policy into effect, the one that would let up to 5 Million People here illegally remain. It would also leave standing a tough new restriction on access to Abortion Services in texas. And might prompt other states to try that same approach. It would be a victory for unions that represent public employees. They won in the lower courts, defeating an effort to restrict their ability to collect union dues. So the court will contitie functioning with only eight justices, but it will likely producet least some tied votes, delaying the kind of final resolion that only the Supreme Court can provide. Craig . Pete williams for us this morning in d. C. Thanks. A huge fight is already looming over who should nominate the next Supreme Court justice. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is at the white house with more on that for us this morning. Kellll good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. That fight is coming because there is so much at stake. It is a mix of politics, ideology a tradition. The sudden death of a conservative justice under a democratic president means the balance of the court could shift to the liberal wing if the president gets a third justice confirmed. So republicans have a great deal they control the Senate Judiciary committee which would run the extensive background check of a nominee. The public hearing where the president s choice would answer questions, and then decide if the full senate gets a vote. That could take months. Republicans claimimhere is tradition on their side, saying that no nominee was both selected and confirmed in an Election Year for decades. They argue that the next president should get to shape the court with thi vacancy. Democrats will be able to marshal political pressure to see a nominee move through this process and some of that pressure will be aimed at republican senators up for reelection in swing states, making this a campaign issue, not only for president ial candidates, but it could dermine control of the senate and that is a big part of the alance of power here in washington. Erica . That it is. Keeping us busy for some time. Kelly odonnell, thank you. Dylan dreyer on the plaza with some fans. How cold is it, dylala it is about 1. You guys feel like it is about theyre all crazy out here. Anyone who is on the plaza this morning is a little bit nuts. But we have your brother who is at home, hes not feeling that great right now, right . Hes holed up in the rockefeller. Want to wish him a happypy birthday in. Happy birthday, didion, from dylan. We have folks from tampa over here. It is just ld. Lets take a look at the weather going on across the country wheree have the storm system that is going to move into the cold air and start to snow on monday through virginia, makes its way through washington, d. C. Then it moves to the northeast. Tass does as it does so, warmer air moves in. D. C. Couou see 1 to 3 inches. New york 1 to 2. Thjs is all part of a system that is starting back through the midwest today with a few inches possible out there. And then moves eastward by. South florida, were expecting winds to be picking up just a bit later this afternoon. They will be out of the eastnortheast up to 20 knonos. Occasionally up to 5 feet, bay will remain choppy and small craft should exercise caution. First alert forecast for your valentines day sunday temperatures will be reaching into the mid to low 70s, a few degrees below average, cooler than what we saw yesterday, we will be seeing a few of the clouds rolling in as the afterno were all officiaily frozen. Guys. 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As were sitting there reporter Joshua Eckhardt was her boyfriend for three months. He was at her bedside when she was put in a medically induced coma. To think i could have lost her was it was all i needed and to know that was the person i wanted to be with. Reporter a traumatic incident like that does put things in perspective. As soon as i came out of the reporter shania was diagnosed with Heart Disease at 33 years old. Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital installed a pacemaker and internal defibrillator. Not overweight,ot smoking, you know, in the doing drugs, any of the risk factors. Reporter in the past year, shania has moved full speed ahead. Starting a nonprofit to teach young women about the symptoms of Heart Disease. Just last month, a surprise for josh. I actually said, what would you say, you know, to getting married . It kind of shocked me, like, wait, you can ask me that . Reporter they exchanged vows on the First Anniversary ofer cardiac arrest. At the chapel in the same hospital where they first declared their love. In a ceremony performed by a minister who called 911 that fateful day. You may kiss your bride. Reporter and after they said their i dos, the new couple parents that another little gift wa on the way. Were going to have a baby reporter from a Second Chance at life, to a new life, and a valentines love story that is full of heart. For today, Kevin Tibbles, nbc news, chicago. We all have chills from that story. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a love story. Indeed it is. Lets send it over to sheinelle in the orange room who has todays plaza fans of the day. Hey, guys. We have a gift. We have kelly from buffalo, new york. And Ann Catherine from richmond, virginia. They have something in common. Right . Yes. When was yours . Friday. And you . Tomorrow. How old are you . 13. 13. Isnt that precious . Were all the same height. Thats becauseoure wearing heels. Still to come, dylan straps on some skates and gets on the wise thousands of other people for a little pond hockey. Good job. New best frien in a world full of dictates and conventions, could there be another way . Lalaie est belle la vie est belle, the eau de parfum, lanc me rececee a free gift. Only at macys your fragrance destination eat up, buddy. Youll get it this time. Yeah ok not too quick dont let go until i say so. I got you. Start strong with the Lasting Energy of 100 youre doing it whole grain quaker oats. And off you go. Mastering irresistibly smooth. The lindor truffle. From the lindt master chocolatiers. Hard outer shell. Smooth, luscious center. Unwrap. Wind. With the lindor truffle this seememe like a good idea earlier. Andde have the fire. Who are we kidding . It is freezing outside. We haveeen talking a lot this weekend about the freezing cold. There is a sportut there that relies on it, dylan. Yes, it is called pond hockey. I recently visited the frigid state of minnesota where the u. S. Pond hockey championships were held. It is an event that lets people play hockey the way nature intended, on a frozen pond. Well, im seeing more snow i cant say i alwayss loved subfreezing temperatures. Do you havthe winter blues . But theyre a dream come true at lake takomis, the perfect setting to hold the u. S. Pond hockey championships, 25 rinks, more than 200 teams, all battling for the golden shovel. This years warm zes weatherdecember weather pushed it back two weeks. You sure two weeks w enough to get it frozen enough . Youre probably on 16 inches of ice and that can hold a semi. If someone ever offers you a chance to drive a zamboni, you say yes. My goal is to not run anyone over. It is a good horn. The lake is crowded, closeo 2,000 players hit the ice here to play four on four hockey, abiding by rules that are a bit different from the nhl. Can i check . No, there is no checking. Reporter oh. Brian is a former nhl player and native minnesotan. Can i can i slog no, but i guess you can try. Reporter oh, it went in can i fight . Nice effort. And no goaltending. Reporter why not . What can i do . What can you do . I think youp got to just have fun. Smells, the view, Nothing Better than being outside. Reporter the chancee to play hockey like they did as kids in the Great Outdoors draws players from more than 40 states reuniting friends, family and old teammates. We grew up in pittsburgh together playing hockey. Our granddads played. They passed down these helmets to us. Reporter lee got recruited to play by his sons. My two boys are on this team. One is 49, ones 40. Reporter if you dont mind me asking, how old are you . 76. Reporter lee and his boys play on a team called the cones. What is the significance of the cones . When you teach kids how to play, you put cones out and theyre pilons and you skate around them. Thats why were cald the scones. Theyll probably skate around me. Reporter here team names and uniforms are almost as important as puck handling and skating skills. From homages. Jaromir jagr. Reporter to the subtle play on words. It means that were the master of bladers being our skate blades. Reporter lets justay i was happy when i found this team. Were the. Y spuppies. People would look and seethe puppies and they would think we were soft and we would come out and put them in their place. Reporter who could resist a puppy jersey . Not me. Im ready. So can you be my body double for snowstorms . Absolutely. Reporter yes, yes. You guys one second. That was such a great story. Can we give a shoutout to Carolyn Gottlieb who produced that. She had ideas jor this story and i was, like, okay, ill go for it and it ended up being so much fun. You rocked it. Such a trooper, he let me do all those ridiculous things. All those falls are real, though. Im not good on hockey states. Toe pick. And you drove the zamboni. And t Steering Wheel is flat. It doesnt bend there is a technique. Im just saying. That will be another segment at the rink behind us. Thank you. Style to come on this sunday, if you tnk this election season is particularly nasty, just wait until you see what harry smith dug up from as far back as our Founding Fathers after these messages. To the used car buyer whos worried about t tting taken for r ride. Dont worry. The only r res youll get taken on at carmax are the ones you take yourself. But just in case that absolutely 100 percent perfect choice. Turns out t tbe. Less than perfect. We give you five days to change your mind. Sorry. Wait. Wait. Perfect. At del monte, corn is packed at the peak ofofreshness nothing else. So its allnatural and delicious. Male penguins show their love with. A pebble. Some males, however. Are smarter than others. Save up to 30 on select diamonds in rhythm. At kay, the number one Jewelry Store in america. Every kiss begins with kay. Guys, kay jewelers would like to remind you. Ts engagement season. And, all engagement and wedding rings are 20off this friday through monday only. At kay. The numberone Jewelry Store for. This morning on sundays with harry, president s day weekend and besides the sales and the day off, harry smith says it is also time to remember a little history. It has been talked about, about the t te of this election cycle. The tone so to speak. Kids, compared to the past, this isnt bad. It is not bad at all. In the pantheon of Founding Fathers, few are revered as much as thomas jefferson. When jefferson was running against john adams in 1800, he hired a writer who called adams, quote, a hideous, her mav row dit cal character when which hasas neither the force nor the firmness of man, nor the gegtleness of a woman. That took name calling to a high art. Back in 1928, al smith was the democratic candidate, the first catholic to run for president. Anticatholic sentiment in america was substantial. Republicans were happy to tell anyone who would listen that smith wanted to build a 3500 rome and the pope. And Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828. He was the hero of the battle of new orleans. Was married to a woman who was divorced, John Quincy AdamsFederalist Party called her a dirty black wench and convicted adulteress adulteress. Blamed her death on the smear endure as depicted in the president s s dy. Those vile witches who slanded her must ask god for mersery. Reporter Teddy Roosevelt referred to howard taft as arat in a corner. Franklin Delano Roosevelt used to call republican al landon the white mouse who wants to live in the white house. Name calling and nastiness, it is a rich american tradition. So maybe we set the plate a lilile bit, ramp up it up even the way they spoke back then, it sounded more eloquent. I was thinking the same thing. A few more words. Of course, today is valentines day, i did not want to let the d go without saying happy valentines day. Harry, i did not get you one. I apologize. You can share with so happy valentines day. Thank you so much. Chocolates. Breakfast of champions. Just the beginning. Is thatall . What lady doesnt love a Little Jewelry . Oh, stop. Now were talking. I went all out for you. Nice. There yougo. Fantastic. Do you know how excited my kids are going to be when i get home. If it makes it. Of you. Too. To all of you. We didnt get you something. We got you our love. Ill take it. A quick reminder to you, check out meet the press, chuck will be talking about hell also be sitting down with marco rubio, donald trump and john kasich as well. Chuck todd on meet t press this morning. A lot of that coming up. Thank you. Hope you have a wonderful valentines y. If youre some of those 90 Million People and it is really cold, stay inside. Have a great day, ever right now at 9 00 the control of the Supreme Court is now at stake following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. And more space, but no less sparring, president ial candidates square off inSouth Carolina. Plus brazen thieves caught on camera, the clues that could help police catch the crooks. Good morning, everyone and welcome to nbc 6 south florida its sunday, february 14th and that means its valentines day. So happy heart day to all of you out there. Lets toss things over to meteorologist Erika Delgado for south floridas most accurate forecast. Happy valanes day, erika. Right back at you, sharon. Happy valentines day to you at home, happy under, 66egrees right now, comfortable start to areas in miami, miamidade and broward county. We did wake up with temperatures this morningn the 50s. We were a little on the cooler side, but the sunshine now warming us up, 67 fort lauderdale, 64 degrees down into the homomtead area. Winds slowly throughout the Morning Hours w wl be shifting a little more out of the eastnortheast, its also allowing for the temperatures to warm up, water temperatures right now are in the upper 60s, right now a little on the breezy side along coastal areas of broward countt 10 to 15 miles per hour. We are expecting conditions to turn breezy in afternoon. You can see now that the wind has shifted a little more out of the eastnortheast, a little on