Temperatures plunging to lows not seen in years. Feel like a razor. New york city hitti minus 1 degree. The coldest day in new york city in 22 years. Its like whipping you in the back of the head. It hurts. Its like being on a roller coaster. Boston even colder, 9 below but feeling like minus 36. For those break the elements, it was brutal. 155050 firefighters battling this fire for hours in philadelphia. The water meant for the flames turning to ice encasing this car. In New Hampshire, 40 people had to be rescued from a mountain tram. The temperature there . Zero. A messy start to the week, but the good news is this storm is bringing with it relief from this bitter cold. Phillip mena, abc news, new york. Boy, he looks cold. It comes after snow, rain and nice following a polar vortex so powerful you can see how the cold clear air blew all the that was tweeted out from astronau scott kelly in space at the station up there. Scott said, it even looks cold from up here. Accuweathers Paul W
A heres carried the body of justin Antonin Scalia to the airport for a final flight home as the battle for his seat on the Supreme Court is brewing. I plan to fulfill my Constitutional Responsibilities top fame a successor. Adding another bitter divide in this Election Year not only in congress but also on the campaign trail. We should not allow a lame duck to essentially 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 that president obama nominates. Reporter scalia died in his sleep saturday at a texas ranch during a quail hunting trip. He was totally peaceful. He was a man who went to sleep and just didnt wake up. They assured me they did not see any signs of foul play. Reporter the family ep objecting to an autopsy after talking to investigators on the scene. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell declaring this vacancy should not be filled till we have a new president , presiden
To be just a video shoot. The jones broes campus put on lockdown after a report of armed meniere the student union. There were no arrests but a school spokesmen said the production crew should have let officials know two monthsing ago there was an actual threat when a man with a shotgun drove on to campus. The hunt is on in britain for the person be responsible for a laser strike on a plane that caused a flight to head back to london. The pilot said it happened about seven miles from heathrow airport. Virgin says one of the pilots reported a medical issue, apparently linked to the laser strike. Passengers were put up for the night and will fly to new york today. One more note from overseas, turkey is shelling militia in Northern Syria. In the meantime, new video shows syrian Army Helicopters dropping bombs in a suburb of damascus, the syrian capital. It lessens is the chances of a war leaving little hope for people fleeing the fighting. Reporter relentless russian air strikes have redu
In this Election Year not only in congress but also on the campaign trail. We should not allow a lame duck to essentially capture the Supreme Court in the waning montns 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. Reporter scalia died in his sleep saturday at a texas ranch during a quail hunting trip. He was totally peaceful. He was a man who went to sleep and just didnt wake up. They assured me they did not see any signs of fl play. Reporter the family ep objecting to an autopsy after talking to investigators on the scene. Back in washingtoning with Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell declaring this vacancy should not be filled till we ve a new president , president obama is forging ahead and on candidates judge viacheslav nava san. The stakes could not be higher. Without scalia the court remains divided 44. Reena and kendis . Elizabeth, thank you. President
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. Reporter says the owner of the cibolo ranch in west texas where the judge had been a first time guest scheduled to hunt quail an saturday. His body discovered when he skipped both breakfast and lunch. He was totally peaceful, hes a man that went to sleep and just didnt wake