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mostly covered with snow and ice. wind chill is a factor this morning right around zero. snow sticking around to the morning. thankfully, temperatures rise. by early afternoon, the snow starts to move out. big-time warm up just around the corner, i will tell you win coming up. alyx: an election-year battle brewing on the future of the supreme court. with the death of justice scalia setting off a debate about who should nominate the replacement. president obama says he will nominate justice scalia s successor in due time but it will likely be an uphill battle. after his sudden death, president obama expressed 79-year-old a brilliant, energetic justice. there will be plenty of time responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. mitch mcconnell who sets the senate schedule says the american people should have a voice in the selection of their next supreme court justice and it should not be filled until we have a new president. the candidates w ....
in their heels, promising not to consider a nominee until a new president is elected. don champion is in washington. don, good morning. reporter: good morning, and-marie. fierce battle lines are already drawn over president obama nominating a successor for scalia. the legal battle already taking shape, it is clear the supreme court could be shorthanded for sometime. a white hearse carries the body of antonin scalia in texas on sunday bound for virginia at the request of his family. the 79-year-old supreme court justice passed away suddenly over the weekend while vacationing al this resort ranch. a judge ruled scalia died of natural causes after consulting with sheriff s deputies and the investigators. one of the things that i did ask the sheriff and the marshals who were there if there was any sign of foul play. reporter: what did they say? absolutely not. reporter: across the nation, flags flew at half-staff justice. known for his strict conservative reviews, ....
republican obstructionism from day one. todd: funeral arrangements for scalia have not yet been announced. eric: while both sides of the political aisle are bracing for a political battle over justice many remembering his legacy. elizabeth: kcci s grace provenzano talked with one of our state s most prominent legal experts with some first-hand knowledge of the high court justice. grace: the a.g. argued a case in front of the nation s highest court during scalia s tenure on the bench. it was the prairie meadows case. at question was whether it was constitutional for the legislature to have a different tax for the land-based casinos as with riverboat casinos. i was terrified. this was the first time i was arguing a case before the u.s. supreme court. justices sometimes rather than trying to challenge you, they try to help you because they re trying to make an argument to other members of the court. justice scalia and justice breyer did that in my case. grace: senator ch ....
family. the 79-year-old supreme court justice passed away suddenly over the weekend while vacationing at this resort ranch. a county judge ruled scalia died of natural causes after consulting with his physician and sheriff s investigators. on sunday flags across the country and in the nation s capital flew at half-staff in honor of the longtime justice. known for his strict conservative views scalia was , both reviled and beloved by his colleagues. here on capitol hill, the debate is underway over who president obama should nominate as scalia s successor. the president has the right and responsibility to nominate a new supreme court justice court justice. we cannot afford to have scalia replaced by someone like the nominees he s put there in the past. don: the president says he will nominate a successor in due time. should be filled once a new don champion, cbs news, washington. shaina: with 4 conservatives and 4 liberals remaining the nominee would ultimately tip ....
eric: also this morning taylor swift swipes back at the naysayers with her acceptance speech at last night s grammy awards. who one, who lost and who outdid themselves with their performances ahead. eric: good morning everyone and welcome back. it s tuesday february 16. i m eric hanson. elizabeth: i m elizabeth klinge. we want to get over to metinka. we have a wintry mix coming down. metinka: it looks like a whole rainbow out there. superbright colors are snowflakes that are melting as a are falling. as they are falling. watch for freezing rain to make said. that could two makes in. temps have been key overnight here it 36 degrees right now here it up to the north in ames, it is only 32. we are expecting the rain to temps don t get a chance to warm up at all. we ll have a blustery afternoon. we are looking forward to the warmer days in the forecast. eric: and you may notice some slick spots out there on your drive this morning shaina humphries is here. what are the ....