Justice scalia was the longestserving justice on the high court. Appointed by president Ronald Reagan back in 1986. Scalia passed away on a visit to texas, and abcs chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas joins us with what we know at this hour. Pierre . Reporter tom, Law Enforcement sources tell me that Justice Scalia died earlier today in texas, apparent of natural causes. U. S. Marshals are at the scene, and there is no evidence of foul play. Scalia was a giant figure in washington and news of his death has spread quickly. Were told president obama has been informed, as has Senior Justice Department officials. Fair to say that official washington tonight is stunned. Tom . That is right. Pierre, thank you so much. The sudden death of Justice Scalia, a huge loss for the court and the conservative moment. Chief Justice John Roberts calling him, kwoement, an extraordinary individual and admired and treasured by his colleagues. Abcs Martha Raddatz on the bench. Reporter Justice Scalia, the longestserving justice on the court, apparently died from natural causes. The 79yearold justice was staying at a ranch in west texas on a quail hunting trip with friend friends. When he failed to report for breakfast, a Person Associated with the ranch checked his room and found scalia had passed away. 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. He was famous for his blunt 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 ginsburg. Just last year, scalia head headlines, voicing his dissent of the 63 decision to uphold a key component of the affordable it, interpretive jigry pokery, in which words no longer have meaning. Scalia, who over the years had become the anchor of the courts conservative majority, was confirmed by the senate 30 years ago, 980. Martha raddatz for us tonight. Martha, thank you. Lets go straight to senior White House Correspondent jonathan karl. Jonathan, this news is so fresh, but now there is a vacancy in the Supreme Court. Reporter a vacancy of the conservative icon of the Supreme Court. Scalia was really the hero to conservatives on the court. With that vacancy, the question is, will a Republicancontrolled Senate allow president obama to replace scalia and we have an answer to that, at least from the republican leader of the senate, mitch mcconnell, is already out with a statement, saying that the American People should speak in the next election, that the next president should be the one that names the replacement to justice i expect well hear from the president tonight, and well see if he intends to go forward with a nomination. But i can tell you, it will be a very, very tough battle ahead with a Republicancontrolled Senate. It would be one thing if he was replacing one of the liberals on the court. But youre talking about replacing the conservative cornerstone of the Supreme Court. Now, jon, you know, youve been in court, in the Supreme Court for some of the oral arguments with Justice Scalia. What was your takeaway, sitting to close to him and what do you think his legacy is tonight . Reporter well, he is one that could inspire fear into the hearts of opposing council, coming before the Supreme Court, with rapid firequestions. He could be really quite funny. Ive been in the court, i was in the court for the gay marriage decision, for the obamacare decisions, both of those decisions went against scalia. He was in the dissent in both cases. But as he asked those questions, as he makes his case, he could that the whole court would erupt in laughter. Really a unique figure in the court. I imagine that students of constitutional law will be reading and quoting and studying his decisions and his dissents for a long time. Jon, earlier, we were reporting with dan abrams on the phone and we were talking about what happens next with the Supreme Court, now that there is a vacancy on the court. Will they essentially hit the pause button in making any decisions until the Election Year . Have you heard about that . Reporter you have heard nothing on that so far. Certainly, the court has gone forward and had decisions with vacancies, so, i dont imagine there would be a total pause button in any way, but no word yet at all from the court, except confirming, of course, that he has died. Jonathan karl for us tonight. Jon, thank you so much. Now, lets get over to weather. We want to talk about that extreme weather that is now moving in. Affecting 100 Million People across the east coast. Extreme weather and a deadly a sudden snow squall in central pennsylvania, causing dozens of cars to pile up on a major entertainment. Dozens of people injured. 40 hospitalized. Three losing their lives. Abcs eva pilgrim reporting from 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 chopper 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 firehouse to keep them out of the bitter cold. Tonight, everyone has been rescued, but cars and trucks still scattered on the interstate. Tom, you can see the cleanup is continuing. 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 . An absolute mangled mess behind you. Eva, thank you. That squall part of a front that is also bringing arctic cold from the midwest to North Carolina to maine. Take a look. My nut 16 on the thermometer in cedar falls, iowa. The few people that ventured out, bundled up like this woman here in new york city. Phillip mena with reporter whiteouts mixed tonight. Its freezing. Million people bearing bonechilling temperatures. Cities across the northeast police racing to get the coldest air in years. Wind chills expected to dip to 40 below upstate. And thats where we find meteorologist indra petersons. Here in lake erie, you can actually see the line of lake effect snow that is forming. Something that 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 warm 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 . 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 this region to stay inside. Tom . Phillip mena, thank you so much. Lets turn to politics now. The death of Supreme CourtJustice Scalia putting a somber cast on tonights republican president ial debate in South Carolina. But the battle on that stage certain to be fierce. Abcs mary bruce in South Carolina tonight. President. The candidates, tearing each set to faceoff on a debate stage in South Carolina. Find out where he gets his reporter donald trump and ted cruz poised for an ugly evening. As it gets closer, its going to get nastier and nastier and they get ugly. Reporter and its already 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. Clean up his act, stop cheating and doing negative ads, i have standing to sue him for not being a natural born citizen. Cruz punching right back. Theres more than a little irony in donald accusing anyone of being nasty. Reporter already looking beyond the primary, cruz is taking on clinton in a vicious new ad. Damn it feels good to be a clinton a shameless politician always plays her cards right lets dispel with this 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, hoping to ride the wave of his 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. 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 conservative supporters. Tom . Mary, thank you. Still ahead tonight, youll see and hear the moment 1,400 workers learn their jobs are moving to mexico. Stay with us. This just got interesting. Why pause to take a pill . Or stop to find a bathroom . Cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas for pulmonary hypertension, p as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. 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We have heard from the Republican Leadership in the senate, as far as the republicans are concerned, it should be up to the next president to nominate scalias president , and with the republicans in charge, it is hard to imagine how you could have a confirmation in the final year of president obamas presidency. Now, jon, in the current state of politics, if they actually wait until the next election, if that does happen, and theres a Republican Administration in the white house, do you see someone as conservative as Justice Scalia getting approved by the way politics is run right now in washington . Reporter well, its interesting to note that scalia was actually confirmed 980, i mean, even joe biden, who was in the senate at the time, voted for him. Obviously, it was a very different time. And scalia was not not as much was known about him as weve seen in his tenure in the court. You can imagine that it is hard to get anybody through the senate, regardless of who is in control. The pattern we have seen with Supreme Court justices, you need nominee, you have to have as minimal a paper trail as you can possibly have, because it will be a battle no matter who is president , no mat whole is charge in the senate. All right, jonathan karl, thank you so much for your reporting. Lets bring in abcs terry moran. City. And terry, you knew justice very well. Talk to us about his legacy. Reporter well, i started covering the court about when he came on the court. Thats how long ago it was. And its impossible to overstate charged american law. How people think about it, talk that he had, that fixed idea of what he called textualism. That the constitution means what it meant when the founders wrote it and ratified it. The laws means, what congress meant by them when they voted on them and approved them. Love him or hate him, hes not a guy that inspired a lot of middle of the road feelings, that is now in the bloodstream of american law. We could argue all night about his Lasting Impact on this country, terry, but in modern history, one of his greatest achievements was his role in gore v bush in 2000. Reporter he was completely unapologetic proud of what is really one of the most controversial decisions, and for those that didnt like it, one of the worst decisions in Supreme Court history. He says that it was a clearcut case. Florida was out of control with the way they were counting those ballots. He says, floridians equal protection rights were being violated. He welcomed people challenging that. He liked a good argument. But he was always about that for the most part, for all of his scathing brilliance, he was a very warm presence, a funny man, a man with a gift for friendship on that court. A man about town in washington, d. C. , as well. He dominated the court through the force of his intellect, but also, through the force of his personality. And it is impossible to see how the conservatives come up with someone who is as dominant, that could get confirmed. Terry moran joining us from mexico city tonight where he is covering pope francis trip, but of course, pinch hitting because this is his beat. We thank you for your reporting and your insight tonight, terry. Well have much more on the passing on Justice Scalia on gma and this week in the morning. Im tom llamas. Ill see you right back here tomorrow night. Thank you so much for watching. Have a great evening. This is jeopardy please welcome todays contestants a draftsman and College Student from morgantown, west virginia. A project coordinator from boston, massachusetts. And our returning champion,