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Thank you so much, terry. The political battle over the next Supreme Court justice began long after his death. Mitch mcconnell said the senate should not vote on the nomination till after the president ial election but president beem made it clear he intends to announce a nominee and thats become an issue on the campaign trail. This next election needs to be a referendum on the court. We should not allow a lame duck president to capture the Supreme Court in the waning months of his presidency. I...

Temperatures plunging to lows not seen in years. Feel like a razor. New york city hitti minus 1 degree. The coldest day in new york city in 22 years. Its like whipping you in the back of the head. It hurts. Its like being on a roller coaster. Boston even colder, 9 below but feeling like minus 36. For those break the elements, it was brutal. 155050 firefighters battling this fire for hours in philadelphia. The water meant for the flames turning to ice encasing this car. In New Hampshire, 40 peopl...

Anticipation of his own air mass in the state of chiapas. Pope francis passed by in a small white hard top fiat rather than an open air pope probably had. He got out and greeted wellwishers gathered near the residents. Blessing them and holding hair hands. Later he spoke out against the drug trade. The eagles of death metal band finished a concertert cut short by the deadly attack in november. The california based band startedity rescheduled European Tour in stoke home three months to the day af...

To be just a video shoot. The jones broes campus put on lockdown after a report of armed meniere the student union. There were no arrests but a school spokesmen said the production crew should have let officials know two monthsing ago there was an actual threat when a man with a shotgun drove on to campus. The hunt is on in britain for the person be responsible for a laser strike on a plane that caused a flight to head back to london. The pilot said it happened about seven miles from heathrow ai...

Highlight of the allstar game last night in the toronto. It was the highest scoring allstar game ever. The west winning it 1 6173. Russell westbrook was the games mvp. Those are some of our top stories on this president s day, monday, february 15th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Were going to start this half hour with the dmu details were learning on the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. As the political fight over his seat gets under way, we hear fr...

And thats become an issue on the campaign trail. This next election needs to be a referendum on the court. We should not allow a lame duck president to capture the Supreme Court in the waning months of his presidency. It is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. And said to be on the short list to replace calyia, merrick garland, Circuit Court judge jane kelly, sri srinavasan and loretta ly...

Details from abcs phillip mena. White knuckle driving across the midwest. Heavy snow bringing white out conditions outside indianapolis, triggering multiple pileups injureing at least ten. I78 is back open after this massive pileup saturday killing three and sending dozens to the hospital. That blast of arctic air sending temperatures plunging to lows not seen in years. Feel like a razor. New york city hitting minus 1 degree. The coldest day in new york city in 22 years. Its like whipping you in...

And, folks, a key part of the estate tax, controversial tax to begin with, being almost totally ignored. Is the irs about to strike back . Well tell you about that one. We certainly will. We start with fed chair janet yellen getting grilled on capitol hill on regulating the banks and also her comments on the economy. Steve liesman, take it away with the highlights. Shes just finishing up testimony now, mandy, on the last question of the hearing that gab at 10 00 a. M. This morning that was suppo...

And that relationship that we have with canada has enabled us to truly be able to provide Aerospace Control and maritime warning. That relationship is critical to the security of the United States and canada. Both our countries benefit from that against existential threats. That relationship that we have with canada is a model that is worthy of emulating. But a an Aerial Threat over the poles is not the only threat that north america faces. The Security Landscape is evolving. And north america f...

Undesirable development insofar she thought moving towards being a federal state would inevitably mean a breach in the long run with the united states. As for her, as for churchill, of course, remaining friends and allies with the americans was at least the second and probably the first principle of foreign policy. Next, john, i would like now to bring the doctor back into discussion in terms of Margaret Thatchers time in office. Oxford. I might ask you the question. How important do you think l...