And a creature from the depths of the polar vortex. Early today starts right now. Good morning, im dara brown. The battle lines have been drawn between democrats and republicans over who should fill the Supreme Court justice position after antonin scu nrksantonins skalias call. The republicans should not allow it to happen. On the other side of the aisle, democratics are holding true that its president obamas responsibility. For the president this boils down to something simple, doing his job and we expect the senate to do the same. The white house ads that the nominee until Congress Returns from break next week and does not plan to make a recess appointment, at least for the time being. Tracie potts joins us from washington. Reporter we have to find out who the president is considering. But the top democrat says that he does have a list and names to talk about with president obama. But whoever the nominee is, republicans have firmly stated that they dont even want to give the nominee
Down to something simple, doing his job and we expect the senate to do the same. The white house ads that the president will not announce a nominee until Congress Returns from break next week and does not plan to make a recess appointment, at least for the time being. Tracie potts joins us from washington. Reporter we have to find out who the president is considering. But the top democrat says that he does have a list and names to talk about with president obama. But whoever the nominee is, republicans have firmly stated that they dont even want to give the nominee a vote in the president s final year and now were getting a lot of push back and on the campaign trail. Lehigh calls it irresponsible. Unprecedented. On the campaign trail, both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are crying against this. Sanders says that they are cowards for at at least voting on who the president nominates. And you have republicans saying that it should not happen in the president s final year. Actually, J
First on 13. Were following a developing story authorities there are investigating a double shooting this morning. Police say it happened last night in the 100 block of north lucas in eagle grove. They say two people were involved. One, we know was flown to a des moines hospital by helicopter. No word on their condition this morning. Police have yet to name any suspects or say what led to the shooting. Were expecting to hear more on this later this morning. Governor Terry Branstad has ordered flags in iowa fly at half staff today. Its all to honor Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died over the weekend. The governor and his wife expressed condolences in a statement yesterday. It reads. Quote chris and i wish to extend our deepest condolences to the family of justice scalia. He was a brilliant constitutional scholar that adhered the original intent that the Founding Fathers had for our us constitution. Flags will remain at half staff today until sunset tonight. One name mentione
This is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Its president s day, monday morning. Carson dayly is in for matt. We have a lot to talk about. We do. So much has changed with the death of Justice Scalia. The flag outside the Supreme Court at halfstaff this morning after this weekends sudden and unexpected death of justice sant Antonin Scalia. Replacing him, of course, will tilt the balance of the Supreme Court. That has ignited a new Election Year battle, and an epic one. We have two reports for you this morning. Well also talk about all of this with republican president ial hopeful jeb bush live in a moment. Lets begin with pete williams, who is at the court this morning. Good morning to you. Savannah, good morning. Its been more than 50 years this position, facing the busiest part of the term without all nine justices. That cast a big shadow of uncertainty as the court prepares to take up some of
Will rise to the lower 50s by late this evening into the overnight as a warm front passes through, look for showers and scattered thunderstorms ahahd of the cold front tomorrow morning, then clearing skies by late afternoon. Much warmer by late week with highs in the upper 60s to near 70 while road travel is not expected to be a major issue this morning, sc dot has treated some major routes in our northern midlands night. There will be periods of very light freezing drizzle and light freezing rain developing this morning and lastiti until around noon. Freezing rain advisory remains in effect for lancaster and chesterfield major routes in our northern midlands counties as a precaution. That includes i77 running through Fairfield County and parts of newberry county. Dot crews put a brine s sution down sunday in the event any frozen precipitation falls. State Officials Say local highways in those counties have also been pretreated along with bridges and routes that run close to hospitals.