Kneejerk stuff. This is the cbs evening captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley tonight the stars and stripes fly at halfstaff at the Supreme Court. A quiet memorial to Justice Antonin Scalia in sharp contrast to the coming political battle over his successor. Scalia died apparently in his sleep saturday at a secluded resort in west texas. He would have been 80 next month. His doctors confirmed he had a history of heart trouble. In three decades on the court, he was a pugnacious champion of conservative thought. We have a team of correspondents covering this. First jan crawford on the impact of scalias death. Reporter when the justices return to the bench next week, it will be the first time for all eight to serve without Justice Scalia. I Antonin Scalia, do solemnly swear. Was the courts conservative voice. They will have a term of controversial case, regulation of abortion chinics, another challenge to obama care, affirmative action and Coll
Ruth is really bad only on the kneejerk stuff. This is the cbs evening captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley tonight the stars and stripes fly at halfstaff at the Supreme Court. A quiet memorial to Justice Antonin Scalia in sharp contrast to the coming political battle over his successor. Scalia died apparently in his sleep saturday at a secluded resort in west texas. He would have been 80 next month. His doctors confirmed he had a history of heart trouble. In three decades on the court, he was a pugnacious champion of conservative thought. We have a team of correspondents covering this. First jan crawford on the impact of scalias death. Reporter when the justices return to the bench next week, it will be the first time for all eight to serve without i Antonin Scalia, do solemnly swear. Reporter for 30 years he was the courts conservative voice. They will have a term of controversial case, regulation of abortion chinics, another challenge to
Thank you so much, terry. The political battle over the next Supreme Court justice began long after his death. Mitch mcconnell said the senate should not vote on the nomination till after the president ial election but president beem made it clear he intends to announce a nominee 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 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 s
Was the courts conservative voice. They will have a term of controversial case, regulation of abortion chinics, another challenge to obama care, affirmative action and College Admissions and president ial power on immigration. With scalia, the court had narrow conservative majority. Now its a court on pause. Many of those cases will end up in a 44 tie, keeping the Lower Court Ruling in police and setting no nationwide precedent, but his passing will affect the institution far beyond a reasonable doubt one term. He was one of nine justice, but his impact on the court and the law was far greater than a single vote. His opinions were a must read for his clear, colorful writing, like his dissent calling part of obamacare jiggerypokery and pure applesauce. His philosophy that judges should interpret the constitution the way it was originally understood defined the conservative legal movement. I think its up to the judge provided, even if what it provided is not the best answer. Even if you
Shows skiers stuck in a tram and rescuers repelling them to the ground. Dozens of people were stranded 40 feet in the air for hours at Cannon Mountain. Thanks for joining us. I am stephanie woods. A mechanical problem caused the breakdown. Mike cronin is in Franconia Notch with the latest. Mike between the two cars, there were almost 50 people on board, and they say while there were tense moments, there was never panic. Detach from that white row. Mike this video shows the view from 40 feet above ground as one by one people were lowered to safety. Just before 2 00 sunday afternoon, two cars on the aerial tramway suddenly stopped. I swung hard and swung back. We knew there was a problem. Mike seven people were rescued from the car near the top of the and First Responders evacuated 40 people from the bottom tram. It was very frightening, actually. They did a professional job, and i was happy to get on the ground. Mike wmur s paula tracy was on the tram. She said a family was on board wit