Member of the court. His fight over his replacement already so fierce. Team coverage this morning. We begin with new details about Justice Scalias final hours at that texas ranch. Jim avila has the latest. Good morning, jim. Reporter good morning, george. This luxury hunting ranch is now virtually empty. A hunting trip interrupted by the guest of honor. This morning, Justice Antonin Scalias body is heading to rest at the Supreme Court after being flown to Dulles International airport overnight from texas. This as Good Morning America learns details about his last hours from the man who discovered his body behind the drawn cur tans of this 500 a night room at a luxury Hunting Lodge in west texas. He was totally peaceful, a man who went to sleep and just didnt wake up. Reporter the judge who loved birds saturday with an exclusive group with mostly texan couples who flew in by private jets to hunt, dine and hike this property adjacent to Big Bend National park. Justice scalia was the only famous guest, a friend of a friend. He arrived friday about noon, toured the property, didnt join that days hunt, but did have dinner over with the group overlooking the scenic lake. Excusing himself early citing fatigue. At 9 00 he said its been a very long day. Reporter in the morning, he missed breakfast and lunch. The owner knocked loudly, when he didnt get any answer. He entered. The county judge who pronounced him dead over the phone told abc news the ska scalia family objected to an autopsy. Deputies and u. S. Marshals on the ground, she agreed one was not necessary. The texas judge says she talked to scalia doctor who told her he was in poor health. He visited the office twice last week. Shell write on his death certificate, natural causes, heart attack. Justice scalia was the longest serving member of the current Supreme Court with three decades on the bench. His death has huge implications for big cases the court is hearing right now. Terry moran has covered the Supreme Court for us. Good morning, terry. Reporter Antonin Scalia, rare instance where his impact is felt. Some of his highlights no question about it, the Second Amendment that case guaranteed the individual right to bear arms. He was part of bush versus gore really when he was winning. The real question, theyre shorthanded. Huge cases right before the court right now. On Public Sector employees and the mandatory fees they pay right now. The conservatives had that one lined up. Liberals will likely win that one. Other cases that president obamas actions on immigration, so controversial likely to become before the court. That and so many others, an abortion case, his voice and his vote, if youre going to be conservatively, are going to be very sorely missed. Understandable why that political battle is heating up. Its begun already. Its shaping up to be a monumental fight. Jon karl is at the white house with that side of the story. Reporter good morning, george, this is a battle thats likely extend throughout this president ial campaign and into the first months of the next the battle over replacing Justice Antonin Scalia came fast and furious. Less than an hour after the Supreme Court announced his death on saturday, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell declared the vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. Senator marco rubio told george, the senate shouldnt start the process no matter who president obama nominate. Reporter within the last few months of the president s term we shouldnt be appointing Supreme Court justices. Reporter president obama called scalia a brilliant legal mind made clear he would move forward anyway. Nominate a successor in due time. Reporter theyre vowing to run out the clock until obama leaves the white house. That has democrats up in arms. The kind of obstructionism he says no, were not having hearings. Reporter Supreme Court vacancies during an Election Year are extremely rare. While its still early, the short list of president ial obama nominees. It includes merrick garland, a moderate whos won praise from republicans. Circuit court judge jane kelly has won praise from senator grassley. And sri srinavasan confirmed as a circuit judge 970 just three years ago. He would be the first justice of asian descent. No word from the white house when the president would make this nomination. But senior white house officials point out in his two previous Supreme Court nominations he took about 30 days. Okay, jon, thanks very much. Lets talk to senator lindsey senator graham, thanks for joining us this morning. Your leader Mitch Mcconnell said flatly, president obama should not have a chance to fill this vacancy, does that mean the choice wont get a hearing. Two things going on at the same time. Very rare that you get a nomination and a selection in an Election Year. I dont think thats happened very much. But the well has been poisoned by our democratic colleague since 2013, changed the rules to approve the appointees by a minority. Your said you could get behind the idea of a consensus choice. What does that mean . Somebody, i just threw out orrin hatch a republican senator, thats not going to happen. I voted for soed meier and kagan. When an election is over, the chance to send qualified nominees of their philosophy to the senate and i will vote for them if theyre qualified even if i would not have chose them. Decided to change the rules in historic fashion to pack the court and that power will have a consequence with me. If Hillary Clinton wins the white house in 2017 and she sends over a qualified person whos liberal, ill intend to vote for them the if theyre qualified. Whats the odds of this vacancy is going to get filled . Very little. Zero . Yeah, very small. State of asking, big primary coming up this weekend saturday. Youre behind governor bush, jeb bush and his candidacy. You been leading the charge with him against donald trump. He still has a pretty big lead in South Carolina . He become the Michael Moore candidate of the republican party. At the end of the day, i dont know whats going to happen here. Jeb is definitely surging. Donald trump will not win the nomination. If you want to get a replacement for justice scalia, nominate a conservative nominate someone can win. Donald trump cant get 270 lek rat votes. What he said about george w. Bush is Michael Moore stuff. I think that will bite him here. Hes unfit to be president of the united states. If we nominate donald trump were giving not only the Supreme Court nominations to the democrats but control of the government. You would still support him . I got to really reevaluate the Mainstream Democratic Party opposition of george w. Bush, didnt go where donald trump went. Being responsible for 9 11 thats something that comes from the part of america. Were just five days away from South Carolina primary, which could be a critical moment for many of the campaigns and this morning the battle over the Supreme Court is shaping up to be a key issue and abcs tom llamas is here with that. Reporter this week and this primary, so important for candidates like jeb bush and even senator marco rubio, who need a victory, a boost, anything positive as we get closer and closer to super tuesday and at this weekends debate was any indication what candidates better be ready to fight. Republicans agree on one thing, to block any nominee president obama puts forth to replace Antonin Scalia. The senate needs to stand strong. Were not going to give up the u. S. Supreme court. Reporter some still recovering from what many are calling the nastiest debate yet. While donald trump was build building a reality tv show, my brother was building a Security Apparatus to keep us safe. Im proud of what he did. Hes had the gal the World Trade Center under your brothers reign. Remember that. Reporter more than once, the crowd booing donald trump saturday night as he and jeb bush locked horns throughout the debate. They lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction. There were none. Senators cruz and rubio, started on immigration and ended in a different lang wang. Marco went on univision in spanish and said he would not rescind president obamas illegal amnesty. First of all, i dont know how he knows what i said on univision because he doesnt speak spanish. Reporter cruz later tangling with trump. He supports next ss federal taxpayers youre the single biggest liar. Youre probably worst than jeb bush. Youre the single biggest liar. Reporter on that point, donald trump up early, tweeting, quote, funny that jeb didnt want help from his family in his failed campaign and didnt even want to use his last name. All right, tom, thank you for that. To reaction from the democratic candidates. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders voicing outrage at the republicans and backing president obama all the way. Abcs cecilia vega has the latest from miami, florida. Good morning to you. Reporter amy, good morning to you. For Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders this became a fight against republicans in congress and here on the campaign trail. Bernie sanders said even though he disagreed with Antonin Scalia on every issue, it clears the president makes a nomination, the Congress Confirms it. He wants this process to get under way as soon as possible. And Hillary Clinton. 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 and she says these republicans vowing to block this nomination are dishonoring the cecilia, thanks so much. Now to ryan smith with the other headlines starting with a scare on a flight to new york. Good morning, guys. Virgin atlantic flight to new york had to return to london after a laser beam hit one of the pilots in the eye. Police are trying to determine where it came from. Surge of laser attacks recently. And breaking news from the war in syria, Doctors Without Borders says a makeshift hospital has been destroyed in a russian air strikes leaving dozens of People Killed or wounded. U. S. Has called on turkey stop shelling kurdish fighters and Eliot Spitzer is denying allegations that he assaulted a woman. 25yearold woman claims that spitzer choked her inside the plaza hotel. No charges have been filed. Prostitution scandal in 2008. Ever think about swimming with the sharks . No . How about this . Off the coast of south florida. Tens of thousands of sharks are making their annual migration to warmer waters, these are blacktipped sharks, only about six feet long. Their teeth are too small to do any real damage to humans. What do you think . They wont do any damage. Whatno worries. 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