In this Election Year not only in congress but also on the campaign trail. We should not allow a lame duck to essentially capture the Supreme Court in the waning montns of his presidency. 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 scalia died in his sleep saturday at a texas ranch during a quail hunting trip. He was totally peaceful. He was a man who went to sleep and just didnt wake up. They assured me they did not see any signs of fl play. Reporter the family ep objecting to an autopsy after talking to investigators on the scene. Back in washingtoning with Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell declaring this vacancy should not be filled till we ve a new president , president obama is forging ahead and on candidates judge viacheslav nava san. The stakes could not be higher. Without scalia the court remains divided 44. Reena and kendis . Elizabeth, thank you. President
Highlight of the allstar game last night in the toronto. It was the highest scoring allstar game ever. The west winning it 1 6173. Russell westbrook was the games mvp. Those are some of our top stories on this president s day, monday, february 15th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Were going to start this half hour with the dmu details were learning on the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. As the political fight over his seat gets under way, we hear from one of the people who saw scalia the final hours of his life. With more, heres jim avila. Reporter Justice Antonin Scalia died behind the drawn curtains of this room. Peacefully and in his sleep. I was a firsthand witness. Reporter says the owner of the cibolo ranch in west texas where the judge had been a first time guest scheduled to hunt quail an saturday. His body discovered when he skipped both breakfast and lunch. He was totally peaceful, hes a man that went to sleep and just didnt wake
Were early the president s day sale. From classic to contemporary, havertys. Flown on an incident of Sexual Harassment involving Peyton Manning during his time at the university of tennessee years ago. Now, during the incident which happened in allegedly assaulted a female athletic trainer while she was assessing the extent of an injury that he was dealing with. The incident was settled the following year but the case is mentioned in a newly filed lawsuit in which six women claimed the university will a systemic disregard for women claiming Sexual Harassment. Lawfully in the situations outlined in the case. Dozens of people at a New Hampshire ski resort are spending the night safe on the ground after a harrowing few hours suspended midair. They were board the twotram cars at Cannon Mountain that became stuck 40 feet in the air. After about three hours, they were able to rappel down to the ground. There was no panic, just concern. It was a bit harrowing especially to be lowered from the
And thats become an issue on the campaign trail. This next election needs to be a referendum on the court. We should not allow a lame duck president to capture the Supreme Court in the waning months of his presidency. It is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. And said to be on the short list to replace calyia, merrick garland, Circuit Court judge jane kelly, sri srinavasan and loretta lynch. Eliot spitzer, the former governor is of new york is under investigation for assault. Sources say a 25yearold woman claims he tried to choke her at the plaza hotel in manhattan. The paraapparently had a romantic relationship for two years before she tried to break it off. He resigned florida 2008 after scandal. Police in britain are investigating a laser strike that forced a flight to the return to london. The pilot said the laser strike happened about seven miles from heathrow airport. The
After the extended Lunar New Year break. But with severe restrictions still in place, how long before a return to normality . Prayers for the 29 People Killed in thailands mass shooting as thousands attend a vigil. Good morning. Its 9am here in singapore, 1am in london and 5pm in los angeles, where the oscars are underway. Live now to hollywood and our correspondent, peter bowes. Dressed very dapper lead for us, i believe. Can you sum up some of the excitement over there . Tremendous excitement, as you say. The oscars are getting under way, the 92nd Academy Awards, and the excitement is because there are probably two oi because there are probably two or three pictures that could win the top prize at the end of the night. It could be the film that a lot of people up until a few weeks ago hadnt really considered, parasite from south korea, or one of the other big hitters like nineteen seventeen oi hitters like nineteen seventeen or once upon hitters like nineteen seventeen oronce upona h