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the passing of supreme court justice antonin scalia has left the political world divided. his death on saturday immediately set off a fight over who will pick his replacement. president obama is saying he will, but mitch mcconnell says not so fast. reporter: good evening, tony, the sudden death of justice scalia has translated into gridlock in washington. justice scalia remains are now in the washington area, arriving from texas in a snow storm during the night. almost from the moment of his passing, the fight over his replacement has been escalating, now becoming an epic political struggle that could leave the supreme court with just eight justices for at least a year. republicans want to turn the election on a kind of referendum on who should sit on the court, and insits that any nomination put forward by president obama should be blocked. ted cruz promises to filibuster. the majority would effectively write the second amendment out on the constitution. reporter ....
reporter: almost from the moment of his passing the fight over his replace has been escalating. it could leave the supreme court with just eight justices for at least the next year. republicans want to return it into a kind of referendum on who should sit on the court, and insists any nominee put forward by president obama should be blocked. ted cruz has vowed to filibuster. we are one justice away from losing our fundamental rights in this country. we re one justice away from a liberal majority that would effectively write the second amendment out of the constitution. reporter: mr. obama has ignored that call and says he will do his constitutional due to fill the vacancy. first, a juris already on the bench. he sits on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. he was youian nowsly confirmed for that seat by the senate three years ago. and the chief judge of the d.c. court, widely respected. his name has come up on previous lists. and paul wattford, who was confirmed to ....
the battle for voters in the final day ahead of the next presidential continue test, the candidate also be out stumping today ahead of the south carolina primary on the republican and democratic caucuses in nevada and good morning i m dell walters. i m stephanie sy and hillary clinton and sanders are riding voters in new hampshire and hispanics could determine who wins. they are outcome painting in south carolina ahead of tomorrow s gop primary there and robert ray is live this morning in columbia, south carolina and robert the candidates were at that town hall meeting last night and things got a little feisty. it s crunch time for gop moving around the great state of south carolina and we should also say a brand new poll came out of the wall street journal that looks at the top three candidates. let s pull up that graphic if we can. look at donald trump today leading at 28% whereas in january it was 36%, del, ted cruz 23 and january 20% and he has gained footin ....
confounding diagnosis is autism. research found more boys live with autism and they are five times more likely than girls to be diagnosed. but the focus on boys may make it give for girls living with autism to get the help they need. america tonight s michael oku found a group trying to fill the gap with training. find someone that you do not know. it s girls night out it is prime. on this night out the main event is conversation, building confidence. a challenging task for these girls who often find small talk daunting. she s a senior in high school and will graduate real soon. i try to express what i feel. but the problem it because of autism. i have this in me that constantly blocks every worth. well, i just realized that i m not alone, and that there s some girls that are willing to help me pull through. the young women are in a trail-blazing programme here. one that teaches girls with autism social skills and personal care. everything from getting dressed ....
tonight s michael oku found a group trying to fill the gap with training. know. it s girls night out it is prime. on this night out the main event is conversation, building confidence. a challenging task for these daunting. she s a senior in high school and will graduate real soon. i try to express what i feel. but the problem it because of autism. i have this in me that constantly blocks every worth. well, i just realized that i m not alone, and that there s some girls that are willing to help me pull through. the young women are in a trail-blazing programme here. one that teaches girls with autism social skills and personal care. everything from getting dressed to exercising good hygiene. what was your world like before that. i felt a little more alone. and i felt like an island. let s get closer to tell each other. reporter: it s a pretty simple concept, yet one of the only programs in america that offers social support specifically to girls with aut ....