The next president going to make the decision. Send us a nominee and deal with with it then. The president s nomination, its the rep hits the republican wall. I dont think the president should send anybody up now. Its not going to happen. More division. Now more fighting. Donald trump has decided not the participate in the debate this upcoming monday. For whatever reason it seems that donald trump finds you a very, very terrifying person. Kasich said if trump is not coming hes not either. Lots of overpay overtime pay down the drain for lots of fox reporters. And the family is calling for the death penalty. Snow is pulling the midwest. Parts of louisiana and texas, more rain is on the way. Just too much. Major League Baseball player is choosing his family over a Million Dollar contract. Nobodys kid needs to be in the professional locker room every day. Sad news in the world of music. Frank sinatra jr. Has die why would on tour. He was 72 years old. 2 million inferno. The 77foot yacht caught fire in the virgin islands. Will you run for president . I will not run for president. No, no, not going to do it. Hillary clinton with cameo on broad city. [ laughter ] sorry, we were just talking abt and all that matters. Looking more and more like the republicans could be on the road to a contested convention. Republican campaign could start all over again. Only this time its crammed into one week. You can binge watch the death of the gop. Cbs this morning. I think the jayhawks in a squeaker. President obama has unveiled the full march madness bracket. I made the right pick. Im going to end making the right pick. And donald trump has also released his brackets. [ laughter ] this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. The political showdown over the new Supreme Court nominee today shifts to the senate. President obamas choice, Merrick Garland, will go to capitol hill this afternoon to meet with Democratic Senators. Republicans are standing by their vow not to consider garland or any nominee before the november election. The 63yearold federal appellate judge wants to be the 113th justice to serve on the nations highest court. Were covering the fight from the white house to the Supreme Court. And well talk to democratic senator Elizabeth Warren and republican senator jeff flake. But well start with Margaret Brennan at the white house. Good morning. Reporter good morning. This was a calculated decision by president obama to pick a nominee who would be hard for republicans to shoot down. Today, Merrick Garland heads to capitol hill to personally argue that he is the political moderate who can break that partisan divide. We will not be voting on the nominee. Next president will make the decision. Reporter last night, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said it would be a waste of time to meet garland and to wait until americans elect a new president. If this was a republican president submitting to the democratic senate, theres no doubt that hed be confirmed. Reporter the Senate Republicans are obligated to consider the nomination. I simply ask republicans in the senate to give him a fair hearing. If you dont, it will indicate a process for nominating and confirming judges that is beyond repair. Reporter polling shows more than half of the americans disapprove of the Senate Republicans refusal to consider a nominee. But Republican Leaders say their argument stems from thensenator joe bidens own rule back in 1992. Action on a Supreme Court nomination must be put off until after the Election Campaign is over. Reporter but the Vice President defended himself last night tweeting theres only one biden rule i followed while in the senate. Every scotus nominee gets hearing, Committee Vote and floor vote, period. President obama singled out orrin hatch who backed garlands nomination to the. Dick circuit court. Mr. Garland is a fine nominee. I know him personally. Reporter and in 2000 2010 when he picked pagan hatch said hed prefer garland. Theres a difference of being of on the circuit of appeals and being nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States. Reporter later today, the president will hold a call with the progressive groups and theyre trying to change the mind of at least some senators. Thank you. A closer look at the nominee and why the president chose garland to replace the late justice antonin scalia. Jan crawford is at the Supreme Court. Good morning to you. Reporter well, good morning. The president has really gone with what he sees as a reasonable pick. A compromise, certainly not the kind of home run that some of the liberal groups had wanted. I mean, Merrick Garland is a moderate centrist. He of course is a liberal, but hes no by no means the kind of liberal flame thrower. I think you will see the white house trying to make this argument that the president is not going as far left as some of the groups on the left would have wanted. So now its the republicans turn to compromise a little bit. By all accounts judge garland is deeply experienced and respected. Hes a chief judge here at the dc based federal court and he supervised the Oklahoma City trial. Hes seen as the best pick that a Republican Senate could ask for. From a democratic president. And the hope now for many on the left is that, you know, this this is progressive and it looks like maybe the democrat will win the white house in november. Republicans will change their mind and confirm this nominee, recognizing that he is the best that they can hope for. Thank you, jan. Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren of massachusetts is calling on her republican colleagues to schedule a hearing on judge garland. She joins us now from capitol hill. Good morning. Good morning. Are you enthusiastic in your support of judge garland . The way i think of this, filling a Supreme Court vacancy is one of the most solemn tasks undertaken by the government. This isnt supposed to be a circus. The government has done his costitutional duty. He has sent us a nominee. Its our job in the United States senate to hold hearings, to examine his credentials and then to have a vote on him. Thats what the constitution calls for. With respect, the question i asked will you support judge garland . Thats the whole point right now. We want judge garland to come over. I want to meet with him. I want to look into his credentials. I want to see him perform in a hearing. And then i want to be able to have a vote on him. Thats what advise and consent means. Its not supposed to be some kind of crazy political process. You know, senator toomey said the republican from pennsylvania, he said well, if he had been nominated by a republican then yes, hed be willing to consider him. But not since he was nominated by president obama. This is just really taking off in a direction that is a direct insult to the president. It is a direct insult to the constitution and now its a direct insult to judge garland. But republicans are pointing to joe bidens comments back in 1992 when he said a nomination should not be put forward in an Election Year. Why is this different this time in 2016 . Well, lets be clear. Just go back and look at the history. Every single republican every single Supreme Court nominee to a vacant position has had its hearing and a vote. The only ones who didnt get a hearing didnt get a hearing because they went straight to a vote. That is a hundred years of actual fact. Let me turn to the president ial race in 2016. All of your female Democratic Senators have endorsed senator hillary clinton, you have not yet made an endorsement. Will you do it before the convention . I dont have a time line for this. But ive got to tell you, watching whats been going on on the democratic side really makes me prouder to be a democrat. We have been out there talking about the issues. Both hillary and bernie, about how it is that young people are going to be able to get an education without getting crushed by student loan debt. How we can better rein in wall street. How we can have trade deals that dont leave workers in the dirt. You know your lack of an endorsement at this statement has raised some questions. Let me ask you this. Do you believe that senator clinton should release the transcripts of her speeches to Goldman Sachs . Look, i think that our candidates are out doing what they should do in a primary. They are debating the issues. Youre not answering my question, senator. What im doing is im telling you what i think should be going on right now in this election. Yes or no question. Its a yes for question, should she release the transcripts or not . I think the primaries are doing what they should be doing and the candidates are being tested. Has the Democratic Party and has senator clinton secretary clinton moved from being a clinton democrat to a warren democrat . You know, what our candidates have told us is what they will stand for as president of the United States. Is it moving to the left . I think what it is is moving to where america is. Americas hard working families, americas middle class is really on the ropes. And what we need is somebody in the white house who is going to be out there fighting for them. Thats what this next election is going to be about. The republicans make it clear. They are going to keep working for the rich and the powerful. The democrats are making it clear, theyre going to get out there for working families. Theyre going to fight to build a future, not just for some of our children, but for all of our children. Senator warren theres a big difference. Thank you so much for coming. Always good to see you. In our next hour well talk with republican senator and Judiciary Committee member senator jeff flake. Donald trump says things could get ugly if Republican Leaders try to block him from the president ial nomination. The gop frontrunner said yesterday, i think youd have riots if a contested convention shows another candidate. He said he would not take part in a scheduled debate before utahs primary. Fox news cancelled the debate when kasich said he wouldnt show up without trump. Major garrett, good morning. Reporter good morning. For first time donald trump is running like a cautious incumbent with a need to protect, avoiding friction that can prove cost did. Ted cruz may need a confrontation to regain some of the momentum he lost on tuesday. And john kasich remains focused only staying relevant through julys convention. Donald apparently is ducking, hes afraid of being challenged. Reporter ted cruz shut out in the tuesdays primaries played the part of scrappy challenger trying to draw him into the ring. Scared to debate. He looks down on the voters. He thinks theyre gullible and will believe whatever he is saying. Reporter as for Donald Trumps pursuit of the nomination, obstacles exist. Six of the states remaining are totaling 217 delegates. Even if trump wins every one he would need nearly 40 of the rest of the delegates to secure the nomination. I dont think anybody is going to have enough delegates. Reporter john kasich trails trump and cruz by hundreds of delegates but denied hes just a spoiler. Either of the guys can win the general election. Maybe theyre spoiling it for the Republican Party and for the conservative movement. Reporter trump warned wednesday the future of the conservative movement and the gop was in danger if he arrived at the Party Convention with the most delegates but lost the nomination. I think youd have riots. You know, im representing a tremendous many, many millions of people. I think bad things will happen. I believe that. I wouldnt lead it, but i think bad things will happen. Reporter critical of unrest at the rallies, they said that trump is threatening the national party. Nobody should be surprised he is trying to stir up the riots. Were doing pretty well the way it is. I would say i like to be a gentleman. Reporter promising hed try to rise above the vocal opposition to the candidacy. I wont be provoked but you have to take tough action when this happens. Reporter federal misdemeanor charges were filed against thomas demass amo who rushed the stage. Federal charges were brought to deter future altercations. Breaking news from the state department. Secretary of state john kerry announced isis is committing genocide against religious groups. He says christian and shiite groups in syria are among the victims of isis, also known as daesh. Kerrys findings does not obligate the United States to take additional action against isis. I hope my Statement Today will assure the victims of daeshs atrocities that the United States recognizes and confirms the despicable nature of the crimes that had been committed against them. The house passed a resolution this week condemning the atrocities as genocide. A Texas Police Officer faces a murder charge this morning over the deadly shooting of a teenager. 16yearold jose cruz was shot and killed sunday night and investigators say that officer ken johnson suspected him of breaking into a car. Omarvill Omar Villafranca has more. Reporter good morning. Theres a small memorial of flowers and candles where 16yearold cruz was shot and killed. Right next to it, pieces of the car that he was in. Right behind me you can see spray paint on the road where investigators say cruz and another teenager in the car crashed out before they were both shot. Overcome with grief, the mother of jose cruz broke down in tears last night. And praised the arrest of the officer accused of killing her 16yearold son. Shes asking for toughness against the individual of the person who took the life of her child. Reporter ken johnson was arrested wednesday on charges of murder and aggravated assault. Johnson was off duty sunday when he claims he saw cruz and another teen breaking into a car in this apartment complex. Johnson chased the teens down in his vehicle and after an altercation, he opened fire. Witnesses captured these images of the shootings. This was a cold blooded murder in the middle of the afternoon in addison. Reporter johnson is not an officer in addison, but is in the nearby dallas suburb of farmers branch. His own police chief emphasized an apparent break in protocol. We have policies that deal with off duty enforcement. Does that allow them to chase in their vehicles . No. Reporter the shooting has sparked outrage and protests in the community. I want to know why, why did they kill him . Why did he shoot him . Reporter johnsons Attorney Says a grand jury should have decided what charges if any should have been filed. But cruzs family says the evidence speaks for itself. When you lose a 16yearold son, theres no words that can explain the pain and suffering that the family has gone through. Reporter police are now commenting on the ongoing investigation. The other teenager in the car who was shot is expected to survive. Omar, thanks. Crooner fans this morning are remembering Frank Sinatra jr. The only son of the iconic entertainer, a singer himself died wednesday. He was 72. His sister nancy wrote on facebook, the sinatra family mourned the untimely passing of their son, brother, father, uncle, Frank Sinatra jr. Sleep warm, frankie. Don dahler looks back. Maybe youll remember this song. We stole it from you. Reporter if Frank Sinatra was the chairman of the board his son Frank Sinatra jr. Was the heir apparent. Their relationship appeared as heart felt as that iconic baritone bravado. Reporter but the road wasnt always so silky smooth. For the third night of anguish ended at 3 00 this morning. Reporter sinatra jr. Was kidnapped when he was 19. His father paid the 240,000 ransom. His first words when he saw me were im sorry. It was big, sensationalist, headlines everywhere. Youknow, he found ways to bring himself out of that. Reporter sinatra jr. Pursued his own musical career but had difficulty finding his own persona and became sinatra sr. s director and conductor in 1988. For a guy that has to live in the shadow of one of the most important, iconic singers, performers, artists of all time, thats big shoes to fill. Yeah, im in. Reporter turning to television he played himself on sopranos and family guy. But it was only towards the end of his career that he embraced his fathers legacy. He introduced me to the audience. He said, my son frank is conducting. He said hes almost as good as lawrence welk. And the orchestra would break up. Id say now you heard me. You cut me to the quick. Sinatra was on tour and was scheduled to perform last night in st. Petersburg, florida. He died of cardiac arrest. Norah . Thank you. A major shakeup for the, announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by tru green. A baseball bombshell. Ahead, the chicago player who walked away from his 13 Million Dollar paycheck to stick up for his son. The news is back this morning right he announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by lets go pd by hi here for our 1 for everyone event . Yep, and i brought everyone. Everyone . Kamiko is my bff, darren is her boyfriend. Jilliam is my sister, shes dating liam who used to date theresa, but theyre still friends