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We begin with Abcs Martha Raddatz on the justice who helped shape the bench. Place your left hand on the bible. Reporter Antonin Scalia was appointed to the high court by Ronald Reagan in 1986, a lifelong paradigm of conservatism. Dissents. That earned him a reputation of being combative, though many who knew him personally said he was both charming and funny. One of his closest friends on the court, liberal Justice Ruth Bader ginsberg. For most of his time on the bench, scalia xemly if ied judicial restraint. But he was capable of puz ming his conservative counterparts at times, ruling to uphold free speech in a texas flagburning case, and striking down a prohibition on hate speech. Contrarily, he worked to limit the right to abortion, and was one apologetic about his role in bush v gore, the ruling that handed the 2000 election to headlines, voicing his dissent over the 63 decision to uphold a key component of the Affordable Care ability, or obamacare, calling it interpretive jiggery pokery, in which words no longer have meaning. Saying the law should now be called scotuscare. One day later when the High Court Ruled for samesex marriage, scalia wrote that the ruling was at odds not only with the constitution, but with the principles upon which our nation were built. Scalia, who over the years had become the anchor of the courts conservative majority, was confirmed by the senate 30 years ago, 980. And just a short time ago, former president george w. Bush released a statement about the death of Justice Scalia, saying important american. Tom . Martha raddatz for us tonight. Martha, thank you. Now, lets get right to abcs terry moran, who covers the Supreme Court for us. He joins us from mexico city, where hes on assignment covering the popes trip to force tonight. And conservatives have lost a titan. Your thoughts . Reporter absolutely. Justice Antonin Scalia, just a towering presence on that court. And in american law in general. A hero to conservatives, an arch enemy for liberals. Because of the force and the el against and often the effectiveness of how he hammered into law his bedrock belief, the constitution means what it meant when it was wrote and ratified. And that, he said consistently for 30 years on the court. He won some. He lost a lot more. Though win or lose, the force of his prose and his ideas was infectious, with all kinds of law professors, law students, judges, justices and politicians. The law, and beyond in the conservative movement. Terry, the socalled conservative wing of the Supreme Court, if you include roberts and thomas and alito, fair to say that scalia was the backbone of that wing . Reporter he was, tom, however, he was not really a team player. He was so full of himself, frankly, and his ideas, that, if you didnt come with him, he was willing to go his own way. And thats why his dissents ring out. He was free to write for himself and he did, because he was playing the long game. It wasnt tactically voting and trying to persuade other justices on a case. He was trying to set the terms of debate in the law. And like him or loathe him, and americans do both, he wasnt a guy who inspired middle of the road sentiment, he did that. He did change the terms of debate in american law, though he didnt always win. Terry moran for us tonight. Terry, thank you. President obama coming also saying he will move forward to replace him. I plan to fulfill my constitutional spot alal responsibilities to nominate a successor, in due time. There will be plenty of time for me to do so, and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. These are responsibilities that i take seriously, as should everyone. They are bigger than any one party. They are about our democracy. And with that, lets bring in chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl. Jon what are the chances that his nominee will be confirmed . Reporter not good, tom. The Senate Republicans, remember, they control the senate, it is up to the senate to confirm his nomination, have made it very clear that they believe that this decision on replacing Justice Scalia should be left up to the next president. It is highly unusual to see a confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee in the last year of a presidency. Intention of seeing that happen now. We had a very direct statement from Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell saying the vacancy should not be filled until we have another president. They will fight that and they can control the senate, what happens in the senate. Jon, we have a republican and democratic nomination under way. Were going to have an election. Can the republicans really block this for the next 11 months . Reporter they can. The senate, you know, the way this normally would happen is the president makes a nominee, the Senate Judiciary committee has hearings, they can go on for days. And then theres a vote on the senate floor. Well, the Senate Republicans control every step of that process after the president makes his nomination. All right, Jonathan Karl for jon, thank you. The death of Supreme Court Justice Scalia shifting the focus of tonights gop debate. The candidates now focusing on the future of the court, while abcs mary bruce in South Carolina for us tonight. Moment in the gop race for president. The candidates, tearing each other apart. Find out where he gets his money. Reporter donald trump and ted cruz poised for an ugly evening. As it gets closer, its going to get nastier and nastier and nastier and they get personal, they get ugly. Reporter and its already pretty ugly. With one primary win each, cruz and trump are clobbering each other to take the third contest. Trump taking it to a new level, threatening to sue. Tweeting, if ted cruz doesnt clean up his act, stop cheating and doing negative ads, i have standing to sue him for not being a natural born citizen. Theres more than a little irony in donald accusing anyone of being nasty. Reporter already looking taking on clinton in a vicious new ad. Damn, it feels good to be a clinton always plays her cards right fiction that barack obama doesnt know what hes doing. He knows exactly what hes doing. Reporter senator marco rubio will try to turn things around, and avoid a repeat of his dismal performance at the last debate. Ohio governor john kasich, strong second place finish in new hampshire, appealing to religious voters. I found the lord a long time ago. Reporter hi, governor, how are you . He insists all the talk about his faith isnt part of a deliberate strategy. Look, whether i win or lose, my life is great. And the lord loves me. And, so, it is not about, like, im going to deploy something to win a vote. If it doesnt work, it doesnt work. Reporter and tom, every candidate here tonight has a lot to lose. South carolina is known for picking the republican nominee. So, while trump and cruz duke it out at center stage, the other candidates will be trying to break through, reaching out to traditional conservative supporters. Tom . A critical debate tonight. All right, mary, thank you. We will have more on the passing of Justice Scalia coming up later. But we do move on now to the extreme Winter Weather and a deadly traffic pileup. Look at this. A sudden snow squall in central pennsylvania, causing dozens of cars to pile up on a major interstate. Dozens of people injured. 40 hospitalized. And three losing their lives. Pennsylvania tonight. Reporter it seemed to come out of nowhere, blinding snow triggering this massive pileup. Killing three people, leaving at least 40 injured. We have at least 15 people trapped on the westbound lane. Reporter more than 50 vehicles on i78 in pennsylvania caught in the crash. Five medical choppers rushing to the scene. One moment, the road was clear. The next, whiteout conditions. Have all ems come to 78 and go westbound in the eastbound lane. Reporter snow squalls barrelling across pennsylvania highways today, catching drivers offguard. It just sounded like two bombs went off. There was a couple people laying out. And trucks and cars all smashed, cars underneath tractor trailers, in between tractor trailers. And it was just total destruction. Reporter dozens of ambulances shuttling some of those drivers to a local firehouse to keep them out of the bitter cold. Tonight, everyone has been rescued, but cars and trucks still scattered on the interstate. The interstate will remain closed until about midnight tonight. State officials asking people to stay off the roads unless they absolutely need to travel. Tom . A mangled mess behind you. All right, eva, thank you. That squall part of a front that is also bringing arctic cold from the midwest to north carolina, all the way to maine. More than 100 Million People in its path. Take a look. Minus 16 on the thermometer in cedar falls, iowa. The few people who ventured out, bundled up like this woman in new york city. Heres abcs phillip mena with the dangers tonight. Reporter whiteouts mixed bitter cold, sweeping east tonight. What does it feel like . Its freezing. Reporter more than 100 Million People bearing bonechilling temperatures. Cities across the northeast declaring a code blue. Police racing to get the homeless off the street. New york city could feel the coldest air in years. Wind chills expected to dip to 40 below upstate. And thats where we find meteorologist indra petersons. Effect snow that is forming. Something you should not be seeing in february, as the lake should be frozen over. Reporter weve seen on thermal cameras how the bodys heat escapes around collars and zippers. The face is mostly cold. Reporter doctors urging people to take this weather seriously. If youre out with exposed skin, in as little as 10 to 15 minutes, you can start feeling symptoms of burning, stinging, pain. Reporter after youve been in the cold, take your time warming up. Dont rub your hands together. That can only cause more damage. And use lukewarm water, not hot, to wash your hands. Another concern . Your homes water pipes. Keep a steady drip, so those pipes dont freeze. And know where that shutoff valve is in case they burst. Should you have a pipe freeze, should you have a pipe burst, you need to know how to shut it off. Reporter and tom, another tip to prevent those pipes from freezing . Experts say you should keep the thermostat on your home at a consistently warm temperature. And inside your home is exactly where you should be tonight. Officials are advising people in tom . Phillip mena with some important tips tonight. Phillip, thank you. Overseas tonight to new fingerpointing to the war in syria. Russia and the u. S. Trading barbs over how that war is being waged, dimming hopes for a ceasefire that had been under discussion. Those failures leaving the flood of refugees with little hope. Abcs Alex Marquardt reporting reporter relentless russian and villages in Northern Syria to rubble. It has allowed the assad regime to besiege its biggest city, aleppo. Its sent a new flood of syrians, some 50,000, toward the border with turkey. Aid groups are now frantically building tents amid fears that hundreds of thousands more will soon be on their way. Turkey is keeping the border closed for now. Theres been a steady stream of trucks like this one delivering aid to the displaced inside syria. The few who are being allowed out are the wounded from the at the main hospital, we met 18yearold ahad. He told us that those russian air strikes leveled the villages where his family is from. So, his family moved, only to have the house they were staying in struck, as well. Shrapnel from the blast, paralyzing him from the waist down. Watchdog groups say the Russian Air Campaign has killed 1,000 civilians. Russia denies targeting them. Today, the u. S. Accused russia of focusing its bombing on rebels instead of isis and al qaeda. There is a glimmer of hope. The u. S. And russia have announced a ceasefire in syria to begin next week. But that hope threatened by distrust and everdeepening divisions. 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Reporter their positions joining the manufacturing exodus from the u. S. To mexico over the past 20 years. An estimated 1 million jobs moving south of the border. American carrier says the dismissals are not expected to begin until 2017 and will be spread out over three years. Where are all those jobs that were going to be able to find 1,400 people that pay them a living wage . Reporter a handful of air conditioner dealers are threatening to boycott carrier products. And the local government says it will retrain the displaced workers. Ron claiborne, abc news, new york. And when we come back, more on tonights breaking news, the death of Supreme Court Justice Scalia. Historic trip to mexico. Frustrated with your Overactive Bladder medicine not working . Cant handle the side effects . Botox treats symptoms of leaking, going too often, and the strong sudden need to go. Ask your urologist if botox can help calm your bladder and reduce your daily leakage episodes. 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Reporter well, already, all six remaining republican president ial candidates have said that no, that president obama should not nominate, the senate should not confirm a replacement for Justice Scalia, that that decision should be left for the next president. And i think youre gouge to see this play out throughout the president ial campaign, both in the primaries and in the general election. Republicans now no longer are talking about an abstraction, they are talking about something very specific. The next president not just nominating future Supreme Court justices, but nominating a replacement to their conservative hero on the court. All right, Jonathan Karl for us tonight. Jon, thank you. Lets go back to terry moran in mexico city. Terry, you knew Justice Scalias presence on the court very well. Talk to us tonight about his legacy. Reporter well, tom, Justice Scalia is literally because of the force of his opinions, but also because theres not going to be another one like him. The Supreme Court is now a battlefield in american politics. In a way it wasnt when he was confirmed way back in 1986. One of the things that he brought to court was a rich, relishing of combat, of intellectual combat, but it never got personal with him. He was a man who had a very warm personality, he was a funny guy, often cracked up the courtroom, sometimes in the most serious cases. And he had a gift for friendship on that court. Hid closest friends on the court, probably ruth bader ginsburg, perhaps the most liberal liberal justice. But really set him apart was just the ferocity of his opinions. His determination to change american law. And that, at the end of the day, is something that i think we can all say, like him or not like him, he achieved. Tom . No doubt an incredible legal mind. Larger than life personality. Terry, thank you so much. Well have much more on gma and this week in the morning. Im tom llamas. Ill see you right back here tomorrow night. Have a great evening. Good night. Away. And candidates are already making stops across the silver state. Tonight on kolo 8 news now. What they have to say about issues important to nevadans. And. A Helicopter Crash in carson city sends two people to the hospital. Good evening, im kendra kostelecky. Thanks for joining us here tonight. Two people walk away from a Helicopter Crash with minor injuries this afternoon. The crash happened just before two along the side of the runway at the carson city airport. Sheriff ken furlong says it crashed during take off right after its engine apparently passenger were transported to renown. The airport has reopened after closing for about an hour after the crash. The federal Aviation Administration will further investigate the cause. President ial candidate Bernie Sanders making stops in reno today. He spoke to a crowd at u nr this morning. Kolo 8 news nows Chris Buckley has more. This campaign is not just about electing a president of the United States, thats obviously enormously important, but more important is creating a Political Revolution. President ial candidate Bernie Sanders talking about a Political Revolution in which millions of people stand together. And demand the United States government start representing all of our people and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors. The senator spoke about fixing what he calls a rigged elections. You should be allowed to run for Office Without having to beg billionaires for campaign contributions. Audienced focused on things like investing in indiginous people. Water management. Immigration reform. And public lands. The senator also talked about investing in jobs and education. And grassroots america. Washington is extrememly separated from the needs of working people and low income people. I cant do it alone i need your help. I look forward to working with you. Thank you very much. In reno chris buckey kolo 8 news now. Meanwhile. Fellow democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is also in nevada this weekend. She held a rally today in henderson for hundreds of union workers. Clinton told the crowd shes more than a