Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning, everyone on this thursday. Im kendis gibson. And im reena ninan. Were going to begin with apples ceo tim cooke and his reaction to his exclusive interview with abc news. Cooke says helping the fbi to unlock an iphone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers would be like creating a master key that could impact hundreds of millions of users, but a senior Government Official says the fbi wants apple to develop a way into that phone which will be known only inside apple. Abcs Elizabeth Hur has more. Good morning, elizabeth. Reporter kendis and reena, good morning to you. Right off the bat, tim cooke addressed the victims families of the San Bernardino attacks saying that they have his deepest sympathy and no one should go through what they have been through. That said, cooke says this case is more than about just one phone. Safety of our kids, safety of our families is very important. Is incredibly important. Reporter apple
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Supreme court nominee. Sources tell abc news he is considering a republican, nevada governor brian scan sandoval to replace the late justice scalia. He supports abortion rights. This is seen as an overture to the gop senator whos say theyll refuse any hearings on the president s nominee. My hope and expectation is that once there is an actual nominee, once this is no longer an abtraction, that those on the Judiciary Committee recognize that their job is to give this person a hearing. Senate mority leader Mitch Mcconnell and judiciary chairman Chuck Grassley both agreed to meet with the president in the nomination. So last week we told you about a Patent Application from jetmaker airbus foror seats with storage underneath. Now its considering wider seats. Take a look. This is what current Economy Class seats in airbus planes now the company has filed a patent for a reconfigurable passenger bench seat. They took the park bench. Pretty much. This is a park bench. Look at the little people
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