Dollars in debt in the reaction to this had skinny, on this monday, february 15th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning on then holiday on president s day. Im kendis gibson. Im reena ninan. Our top story this half hour. Snow at alling at times in chicago after several inches yesterday. Many drivers said they were only on the roads because it was valentines day and there were quite a few zens. Hundreds of flights were canceled, too. It wasnt just the chicago area. Details from abcs phillip mena. White knuckle driving across the midwest. Heavy snow bringing white out conditions outside indianapolis, triggering multiple pileups injure ing at least ten. I78 is back open after this massive pileup saturday killing three and sending dozens to the hospital. That blast of arctic air sending temperatures plunging to lows feel like a razor. New york city hitting minus 1 degree. The coldest day in new york city in 22 years. Its like whipping you in the back of the head. It
Causing delays for rail service. It was the coldest morning in boston in nearly 60 years. And the defense the 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. The cibolo ranch in west texas where the judge had been a first time guest scheduled to hunt his body discovered when he lunch. He was totally peaceful, hes just di
In sub zero temperatures. Midair scare. A new yorkbound flight with hundreds onboard forced to turn around. We have a medical issue with one of the pilots. After a laser beam hit one of the pilots in the eye. And look out below. See those dots in the water, thats not seaweed, those are sharks. Why thousands are swarming this holiday weekend, just a stones throw from the shore. And good morning, america. Happy president s day to valentines day weekend for hundreds. This river frozen over as a firefighters battled a sixalarm blaze in philadelphia. The cold and storms are making this trip back home tough if many. The latest on that battle for the Supreme Court. Youre looking live right now at washington, d. C. The flag there at halfstaff to honor Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia, the longest serving member of the court. His fight over his replacement already so fierce. Team coverage this morning. We begin with new details about Justice Scalias final hours at that texas ranch. Jim avila has
The whiteouts. The accidents. And the new winter storm on the move. 100 Million People in the way. And, deadly stunt . The zooming car. Then the fiery accident, killing three young women. Did a new social media trend, an app that clocks your speed, encourage the young driver to go too fast . Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with the developing news after the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He was a powerful conservative voice, dedicated to defending the constitution against what he saw as the nations liberal drift. His death marks the end of an era. Often evenly divided on highlycharged issues. Court, the battle is set. The future and direction of this branch of government at stake. Our team is covering it all. We begin with jim avila in el paso, texas, tonight. Reporter Justice Antonin Scalia died behind the drawn curtains of this room. Peacefully and in his sleep. I was a firsthand witness. Reporter on this ranch in wes
You gotta live with that the rest of your life. Dan investigators found Vehicle Parts that led them to believe the car that hit the man is a light gray chrysler, with damage to a headlight and turn signal. They are not sure on which side. Whether you think you ve hit a sign, a pole, an animal, you stop immediately and you seen what you ve hit and you call 911 immediately. Dan no one did that. The victim s name has not been released. Investigators hope anyone who knows anything that might help in this investigation will call them. We are live near cocoa, dan billow, wesh 2 news. Summer troopers say the number of hit and run crashes is staggering, and they say it has to stop. Families who have lost loved ones to drivers accused of leaving the scene, shared their stories at an orlando news conference. Locally there were 20 hit and still unsolved. The mother of 13yearold omar figueroa, who was hit and killed in a crosswalk in 2013, says people need to own up to their driving mistakes. What