Fiery dissents the cornerstone of a conservative wing that influenced the law of the land on issues ranging from affirmative action and abortion. To gun ownership and free speech not to mention obamacare. But he was a firm proponent of the letter of the law not the intent of the founding fathers. I, Antonin Scalia do solemnly swear. The nations first italianamerican justice was appointed in 1986 by president ronald reagan. He was known as an unapologetic but fair conservative. I am not going onto the court with a list of things i want to do. My only agenda is to be a good judge. And he was confirmed unanimously 98to zero by the senate an unlikely scenario for his successor. President obama said he will choose a nominee. But leaders of the Republican Controlled Senate have already made it clear they want to hold off on considering anyone until the next president is seated. South Carolina Attorney general alan wilson expressed his condolences on passing saying in part, Justice Scalia was
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.
President ial candidates will continue their whirlwind tour of the state today. Ahead of this weekends republican primary. But with only three days to go. Still no word from governor nikki haley on who she supports in the race. At a tuesday News Conference, the governor said she knows her decision could come soon. But shes still unsure who she believes best understands the challenges our state is facing. She did however make it clear that she would not be endorsing the current frontrunner donald trump. People in South Carolina are doing, which is, i watch the debate. Im trying to go through all the situations, im looking at all the candidates who are there, and trying to figure out who that person would be. So no, im not at a point yet. The governor said at the end of the day the Republican Party needs a fighter. In 2012 haley endorsed former Massachusetts Governor mitt romney ahead of the South Carolina primary. Some top watchers of the campaign say a haley endorsement could go a long
Kennedy for a look at what we of the day. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. And good news at the top of the hour. There are no trouble the capital city. But as always. We will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything changes for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get four republican president ial hopefuls will be discussing faith. Right here in South Carolina. The conservative leaderships projects says former Florida Governor jeb bush, ben carson, senator ted cruz and senator marco rubio will be in greenville today for the faith and family forum. The event runs from noon until 5 30 at the founders memorial amphitorum. The forum comes a day before all the gop president ial hopefuls take the stage in greenville for a debate. That will take place at the peace center. At eight tomorrow night. Ahead of todays forum
Its the calm before the storm outside this morning. Nice warm temperatures right now. But we are in for a nasty day. Yeah. Youll want to be very cautious out lets turn things over meteorologist 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Good news. There are no trouble spots to repopo in or around the capital city. But we will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything changes for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. Severe weather is sweeping the deep south. The National Weather service has confirmed reports of tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi, alabama and florida. At least three people have been killed. This is the system that meteorologist Jonathan Kennedy will be tracking throughout the morning. Stay with a bc columbia for the latest and any Severe Weather updates. Turning our attention to vote 2016. Don