Thank you so much, terry. The political battle over the next Supreme Court justice began long after his death. Mitch mcconnell said the senate should not vote on the nomination till after the president ial election but president beem made it clear he intends to announce a nominee and thats become an issue on the campaign trail. This next election needs to be a referendum on the court. We should not allow a lame duck president to 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 pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. And said to be on the short list to replace calyia, merrick garland, Circuit Court judge jane kelly, sri srinavasan and loretta lynch. Eliot spitzer, the former investigation for assault. Sources say a 25yearold woman claims he tried to choke her at the plaza hotel in manhattan. The paraapparently had a romantic relationship for two years before she tried to break it off. He resigned florida 2008 after being involved in a prostitution scandal. Police in britain are investigating a laser strike that forced a flight to the return to london. The pilot said the laser strike happened about seven miles from heathrow airport. The flight continued till it was just west of ireland. When it turned around and landed safely back ing inlondon. Virgin says one of the pilots it reported a mekt issue apparently linked to the laszer strike. Passengers will fly to new york today. New numbers so the skies were safer in 2015. 136 people died in Airline Accidents last year, far less than 600 the year before but 374 people were killed in crashes of planes last year. Those where is deliberate acts. Pope francis is celebrating mexicos indians today and celebrate an open air mass in three native languages. 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Im kendis gibson. Here are some of the top headlines were following this morning on world news now. Death of a legal giant. A political showdown is brewing Antonin Scalia died in his sleep over the weekend. With the High Court Left shorthanded, republicans are looking to block the president full coverage ahead. Disgraced former new york governor Eliot Spitzer is being investigated for assault for allegedly choking his girlfriend at the plaza hotel. Spitzer resigned in 2008 after scandal. Candy, flowers and one of the coldest days on record for valentines day. Rails snapped in the bitter cold causing delays for rail service. It was the coldest morning in boston in nearly 60 years. And the defense the 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. 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 up. Reporter the highend Hunting Lodge and ranch was host to an exclusive group of mostly texan couples. Justice scalia was the only famous guest. He arrived friday about noon, toured the property, did not he did have dinner with the lake. About 9 00, he stood up and said its been a very long day, had a long week. Id like to be excused. Investigators they heard the 79yearold justice mention an illness. The county judge who pronounced him dead over the phone told abc news she talked with his doctor in washington who told her he had been ill and came to his office both wednesday and thursday before the trip. The scalia family, his nine children and wife maureen says she objected to an autopsy. And after talking with investigators and u. S. Marshals on the scene, she agreed one was not necessary. Any signs of foul play could have easily caused, that i asked for an autopsy. Reporter instead the county judge says the death certificate to his heart stopping. Jim avila in west texas. It could impact the ideological makeup of the court as his body arrives from texas. Experts are already looking at how his death could affect the outcome of several key votes. Jonathan karl over who gets to reporter the battle lines over Justice Scalias replacement on the Supreme Court were drawn in no time. Republican president ial candidate ted cruz tweeting this five minutes before the Supreme Court or scalias family confirmed he had died. Hero. Nation, for the senate to ensure that the next president names his replacement. Less than an hour later, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell declared, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. But president obama, who praised