Saw as the nations liberal drift. Now, eight justices, often evenly divided on highlycharged issues. Tonight, the battle is set. The future and direction of this branch of government at stake. We begin with jim avila in el paso, texas, tonight. Reporter Justice Antonin Scalia died behind the drawn curtains of this room. On this ranch in west texas, scheduled to hunt quail saturday. His body diskofcovered when he skipped breakfast and lunch. The highend Hunting Lodge and ranch was host to an exclusive group of mostly texan couples. About noon, toured the property, attended dinner. At 9 00 p. M. , he said, its week. Id like to be excused. Reporter others told investigators they heard the 79yearold justice he had an illness. The doctor in washington told her hed been ill. The scalia family, his wife, she says objected to an autopsy. And she aeed one was not necessary. Any signs of foul play could have easily caused, that i asked for an aautopsy. Certificate wl read natural causes, due to
Dollars in debt in the reaction to this had skinny, on this monday, february 15th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning on then holiday on president s day. Im kendis gibson. Im reena ninan. Our top story this half hour. Snow at alling at times in chicago after several inches yesterday. Many drivers said they were only on the roads because it was valentines day and there were quite a few zens. Hundreds of flights were canceled, too. It wasnt just the chicago area. Details from abcs phillip mena. White knuckle driving across the midwest. Heavy snow bringing white out conditions outside indianapolis, triggering multiple pileups injure ing at least ten. I78 is back open after this massive pileup saturday killing three and sending dozens to the hospital. That blast of arctic air sending temperatures plunging to lows feel like a razor. New york city hitting minus 1 degree. The coldest day in new york city in 22 years. Its like whipping you in the back of the head. It
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
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