This morning, break down what his death means for the court and the country. We begin with pierre thomas. Good morning. Reporter good norng, george. Flags here at the Supreme Court and across the nation at half staff as the court mourns the loss of Justice Scalia. His death had has enormous legal and political ramifications. He apparently died in his sleep on a quail hunting trip. His body was discovered after he failed the appear for a breakfast gathering. U. S. Marshals came to the scene. Law enforcement Officials Say there appears to be no foul play. The longest serving justice on the court, he was appointed by ronald ragen in 1986. An astute legal mind, he became a champion ofonservative causus. Presidenenobama called scalias son to offer condolences and interrupted a trip to california to address the nation. He influenced a generation of and pro foundly shaped the legal landscape. Reporter his body has arrived in el paso. No word on memorial services. Tributes will likely come. Al
Thought. His death leaves a divided courtrt for a divided country. Successor. Heart of this already chaotic president ial campaign. Well hear from the candidates this morning, break down what his death means for the court and the country. We begin with pierre thomas. Reporter good morning, george. Flags here at the Supreme Court and across the nation at half staff as the court mourns the loss of Justice Scalia. A giant here in washington. His death has enormous legal and political ramifications. Justice scalia apparently died in his sleep at a quat hunting trip at a west texas resort. His body was discovered after he fbiled to appear for a breakfast gathering. U. S. Marshals came to the scene. Law enfofoement Officials Say there appears to be no foul play. The longest serving justice on the court, he was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1986. Causes. Republican respected even by adversaries. President obama called scalias son to offer condolences and interrupted a trip to california to ad
From abc news, its this week. Here now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. The news that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died swept across the country saturday afternoon. A towering figure. The courts longest serving justice. His powerful pen made him a pillar of the conservative movement. Inspired a generation of legal thought. His death leaves a divided court for a divided country. Sets up an epic battle for a successor. And strikes right at the heart of this already chaotic president ial campaign. Well hear from the candidates this morning, break down what his death means for the court and the country. We begin with pierre thomas. Good morning. Reporter good morning, george. Flags here at the Supreme Court and across the nation at half staff as the court mourns the loss of Justice Scalia. A giant here in washington. His death has enormous legal and political ramifications. Justice scalia apparently died in his sleep at a quat hunting trip at a west texas resort. His body w
Democratic party and the state hispanic legislative caucus are hosting a mock caucus today. Its taking place at 5 pm inside the East Las Vegas community center. This is ahead of the states big voting days democrats caucus on saturday. And republicans next tuesday. By the way weve also learned democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will host town halls at the keep memory alive event center. It runs from 6 to 8 pm on thursday. Denise Valdez South Carolina is at the center of campaign 2016 this week as the crucial first inthesouth primary takes place this saturday. paul joncich republican president ial candidates arent wasting a second racking up miles in the palmetto state trying to reach as many undecided voters as possible. And this time around there are a lot of voters in that undecided column. Craig boswell reports from mount pleasant, South Carolina. Trump walking in donald trump was back on the campaign trail after throwing jabs at a number of his gop rivals. donald trump gop
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