you're looking live right now at the supreme court building in washington, d.c. the flag there at half-staff to honor justice antonin scalia. >> scalia, the longest serving member of the court. his fight over his replacement already so fierce. team coverage this morning. we begin with new details about justice scalia's final hours at that texas ranch. jim avila has the latest. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, george. this luxury hunting ranch is now virtually empty. a hunting trip interrupted by the guest of honor. this morning, justice antonin scalia's body is heading to rest at the supreme court after being flown to dulles international airport overnight from texas. this as "good morning america" learns details about his last hours from the man who discovered his body behind the drawn cur tans of this $500 a night room at a luxury hunting lodge in west texas. >> he was totally peaceful, a man who went to sleep and just didn't wake up. >> reporter: the judge who loved to hunt was scheduled to shoot birds saturday with an exclusive group with mostly

heavy rain in baltimore, washington, d.c., back through west virginia. flood watches are posted for this rain. all snow from buffalo back through western pennsylvania and veer weather across parts of south tl physical. a massive, mass i have storm. as you mentioned, all sorts of wild swings. a difficult commute this morning and afternoon. >> you could feel the difference when you came to work this morning. >> baig difference. >>> we move to the race for the white house. the gop primary just four days away, jeb bush brings in his big brother to take on donald trump. trump doubles down on his attacks against bush, ted cruz, the entire republican establishment. tom llamas has more. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. that crowd last night loved seeing president bush. voters i speak to afterwards said it added a layer of legitimacy to jeb bush's campaign. donald trump says it's too late to save jeb and that his campaign is going nowhere. the bush campaign calling in the big gun. president george w. bush, hoping south carolina voters deliver for jeb lik

they're trying to keep warm in washington state. apparently the most googled search for a valentine's gift, bearskin rugs. mississippi, romantic mix taps. what is it, the 1980s? >> hey, i'm from mississippi. easy, easy. >> are we allowed to ask followups? >> massachusetts is looking for cooking classes. >> i think it was idaho or montana. adam and eve not romantic? >> there's a lot of head scratchers. montana was sejing for lobster tales. >> i'm sticking with the mix tapes. when you made somebody a mix tape, that was love, baby. that was love. >> it was. >>> to lara with a look ahead. >> thank you, robin. here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." lamar odom back in action. kanye west rocking the fashion world. >>> our big "10 dates in 10 states" finale. one of these guys is getting a big date. >>> and speak of dates, get over here. chris harrison is here from "the bachelor." man number two please come in. chef michael i'm season here. >> i got five bucks. >>> and then man number three, come on in. tim tebow is also with us

elm and washington. fortunately no one was in the taxicab but as you said one injury on the train. we have those streets as we go to the maps here of westbound being closed, cherry and popular streets both closed between washington and elm. we want to talk about the septa regional rails because the manayunk norristown line is canceled because of this so right now there's no service. one of the things you could do is try taking the norristown high speedline or bus routes 95 and 97, matt. >> we'll take a break and come back with the accuweather forecast. medicare and medicaid services. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. learn more at cancercenter.com slash eastern. cancer treatment centers of america. care that never quits. appointments available now. >> good morning again everyone. on the big board storm tracker6 live double scan showing you that there is rain pushing up towards the north-northeast still affecting a the lo of or northern sub

abc's pierre thomas is in washington with that story for us. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. in a blunt press conference the attorney general accused the city of ferguson of stonewalling attempts to right the wrongs of a police department she flatly described as racially biased. >> all: this is what democracy looks like. >> reporter: this morning the justice department firmly agreeing with african-american residents of ferguson saying their complaintsf unfair and racially biased police enfor enforcement are in fact true. >> the ferguson police department's violations in particular were expansive and deliberate, stopping people without reasonable suspicion. by arresting them without cause and by using unreasonable force. these violations were not only egregious, they were routine. they were driven at least in part by racial bias. >> reporter: the justice department now suing the city of ferguson less than 24 hours after the city council rejected a deal to reform the police. >> i think the things that we've of course aed f

abc's pierre thomas in washington has the latest for us. >> reporter: good morning, robin. while in support of apple across the country tomorrow, they continue to face off with both sides digging in, this morning, as you said the fbi director is getting personally involved in a very public director. releasing a letter calling on apple to comply to help the iphone of san bern dee owe killer, syed farook. fbi director james comey said, we don't want to break anyone's enkripgs. but apple is taking to the air waves to challenge the fbi's reasoning. saying that the privacy and security of millions of his customers are at risk. >> no limit on what the government could apple to do if it succeeds this way. >> reporter: to make the case, apple has hired ted olson two whose wife died on one of the planes in the 9/11 attack and this is pandora box. we can't give the terrorists a victory. >> reporter: the fbi claims that the investigation remains urgent, that the phone may have critical additional clues including whether others were involved. this morning, apple ceo tim cook e-mailed h

. >> we have sent the message that will echo from wall street to washingt washington, the government of our great country belongs to all of the people. and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors and their super pacs. >> reporter: hillary clinton conceding defeat. >> i want to begin by con great lag senator sanders. >> reporter: with bill and chelsea standing on stage remaining deninth about the future. >> it's not whether you get knocked down that matter, it's whether you get back up. i know i have some work to do, particularly with young people. and here's what we're going to do, now we take this campaign to the entire country. we are going to fight for every vote in every state. >> reporter: and clinton concedes bernie sanders managed to tap into a real sense of anger among voters but her camp is telling us this morning they are shifting their focus now to those upcoming states south carolina and nevada, robin, where they hope she can tap into her support among latino and african voters. >> cecilia, what are we hearing about these reports of a possible shake-up within

abc's pierre thomas has all the latest from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's a showdown between the fbi and apple. the fbi trying to force apple to open that iphone as it hunts for clues in the san bernardino massacre. apple saying no way and this morning a federal court is weighing in. a federal judge in california ordering apple to help the fbi unlock an iphone used by syed farook who went on a murderous rampage with his wife leaving 14 dead in san bernardino. >> we still have one of those killer's phones we have not been able to open and it's been over two months still working on it. >> reporter: the ruling could be a key victory in their long-running battle with apple and other tech companies about the government's ability to encrist data. apple vowing to appeal and saying it would put the privacy of hundreds of millions at risk and telling us overnight the government is asking apple to hack our own users and fear this demand would undermine the very freedoms our government protects. it did not

. >> reporter: nicole lovell's mom telling "the washington post" that the 13-year-old met eisenhauer online. authorities believe lovell active on kick, a messaging app that allows them anonymity and ability to send photos. eisenhauer, a track star, his principal reevacuate remembering him as goal driven and focused. >> i don't want to speculate because 's at this point. just very concerned. >> reporter: the second student, natalie keepers an engineering student who once interned at nasa accused of helping eisenhauer get rid of the girl's body. >> i was really shocked to see her face as one of the suspects for the murder because i didn't know she was like -- she didn't seem like that type of person. >> reporter: her parents say lovell pushed a dresser up against her door before climbing out her window. thousands joining the search but police discovered her body 80 miles away in north carolina. neither student was charged with using a gun and neither entered a plea but eisenhauer making this statement, quote, i i believe the truth will set me free." george. >> more on this from dan abr

. >> reporter: we have melting snow across the virginias and washington, d.c. the big melt is on, ladies and gentlemen of the jury as spring temperatures continue across the northeast. that's a check of the weather forecast, we'll be right back. >> reporter: a little cold feet on broadway. so we have nothing on storm tracker 6 live, it's mild and temperatures up around 50 in some neighborhoods. this afternoon going to 58 with the afternoon shower possible for a couple of hours, 51 under the sun tomorrow. morning, a pre weather x part. you're more of an expert on rainbows. kermit the frog, executive producer of up late with miss piggy. what can we look forward with the new time slot? >> the same old stuff. by the way, it's exactly -- it's exactly 35 hours and 15 minutes before the show come on if you don't change the channel you'll already be tuned in. >> perfect. our executives love that. are we going to be seeing more of our favorite frog on stage? >> i will be singing and doing the things that i normally do. we have 150% more laughs and 100% gluten-free. >> w

another system coming through hitting washington, d.c. and philly with a foot in spots. >> reporter: hi, everyone, david murphy here with an update from accuweather. a little bit of precipitation along the coast may wrap into trenton and atlantic city before changing over to wet snow. as we look outside, it's dry and cloudy and wind and cool. temperatures in the 30s and winds gusing up -- gusting up to 30 miles per hour. this afternoon, 43. tomorrow periods of snow through the day, 2 to 4 inches expected some models with more. of those storms heading east. thousands of passengers forced indoors. >>> behind the scenes of the halftime show that's coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ fruit. nuts. silky smooth dark chocolate. revel in the pleasure of new dove® fruit and nut. and i make dog chow in denver, (vcolorado.e's nick one of my fondest memories of khloe is the day we got her. i knew right there she was gonna be a great dog. khloe's a big influence on the family. she loved lincoln from the start. she's his little protector. i trust dog chow

dead on arrival and that replacing scalia should wait until a new president in 2017, writing in "the washington post," the american people, rather than a lame-duck president. should be afforded the opportunity to replace justice scalia. and among the attendees, vice president joe biden will represent the obama administration. justice clarence thomas will deliver a scriptural reading. and there will be at least one presidential candidate in the crowd, senator ted cruz of texas, says he'll attend today. >> devin, thank you. >>> we want to move now to battle between two giants. the government and apple. apple still refusing to unlock a an iphone of a san bernardino terrorist. the battle, however, has moved into the political arena and abc's eva pilgrim joins us with more on what's becoming a very fierce battle. >> reporter: the fight continues. personal privacy versus national security. tech giant apple versus the department of justice. both sides arguing over the san bernardino shooter's iphone. this morning, neither side is backing down. in a new federal filing prosecutors slamming apple for pub

looks like the bulk of it staying out of the major cities, heavy rain for washington, d.c. and new york city, we'll be watching it closely, we know thinks change quickly. here's a look at your story. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. the coastal storm will bring rain to the delaware valley tuesday night through thursday. it during the week. all good. >> i'm worried about my tulips. already starting to peek through. i feel like they're going to die. >> i'm worried, too. >> i like that you have flowers. in new york city, where? >> i don't live in -- i live in the burbs. >> that's the key. >> i got kids. i got out of here. >>> coming up on "good morning america," "gma" on safari live. amy robach is in tanzania with a preview of the big event. good morning, amy. we love the hat. >> she looks so cute. >> thank you. i brought it especially for safari. good morning, guys. we're here. we made to it the ngorongoro crater 30 minutes ago. and i'm not kidding. we left friday afternoon. from jfk. we just got here. have already

. >>> well, an army deserter from washington state who once called osama bin laden a beautiful man is now in federal custody. daniel freeney faces gun charges. agents say he supported isis calling for the killing of u.s. troops. >>> in los angeles, the wind may have played a role in this gas station canopy crashing down. two workers were on it when it gave way. one was injured and the drivers of those car, thankfully, are okay. >>> and some wild video. a man attacking people in a store with a three-foot sword as customers were screaming. remarkably nobody was seriously injured. the suspect is now in custody. police say he was under the influence of drugs. >>> and finally one man didn't just lend a hand to police, he leapt a foot. watch as officers in england chase a drug suspect. the guy on the sidewalk, boink trips him. police are trying to track him down to thank him for doing all the legwork. >> nice. >> ah! >> we look forward to that every morning. what you'll come up with. >> you're so good. >> thank you. >> thank you there, amy. >>> people still talking about the super bowl and

let's bring it to jon karl in washington. you saw that targeting that cecilia put up for bernie sanders. he's got to find a place to get some wins tuesday. >> reporter: that's right. they see several possibilities on super tuesday to get wins. bernie sanders' home state of vermont, neighboring massachusetts, minnesota, colorado, all states the sanders camp thinks they can win and remember, george, in every single state for the democrats they're awarded proportionally. even in states he loses he will still gather delegates. >> so hard to read. a relatively new caucus there but you got firsthand evidence yesterday of the republican establishment really closing ranks behind marco rubio. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. you saw several united states senators, several congress -- members of congress, governors, former governors, all coming out and endorsing marco rubio yesterday. really quite a list including bob dole, the 1996 republican nominee. but, george, dole told me, i talked to him about this. he told me if rubio can't find a

of emergency to five counties and there are now more than 50 cases of the virus across 13 states and washington, d.c. abc's linzie janis has the latest. >> reporter: this morning florida preparing for the worst, declaring a public health emergency in five counties, there are now 12 travel-related cases of zika reported throughout the state. governor rick scott calling on the cdc to provide at least 1,000 zika antibody test kits for pregnant women to see if they contracted the virus in the past and thousands more kits to test for active cases. >> the mosquito that causes zika virus is common in florida. >> reporter: the spread of the virus a growing concern for the estimated 20 million tourists expected to visit florida in the spring break months and at miami international airport, hundreds of flights a day coming in from the 30 high-risk countries flagged by the cdc. over 100 of them just from brazil. this morning, 2 million people are flocking to the streets of rio for the start of carnival where now mosquitoes aren't the only concern for spreading zika. health authorities there saying a man w

officer ashley guindon responded in woodbridge, virginia, south of washington, d.c., respond to a call about an altercation at a home when shots rang out. this was on saturday. fatally wounded her and wounded two others. a suspect has been arrested. >>> violence erupting at a ku klux klan anti-immigration rally. the group gathered in a park in orange county to protest illegal immigration. they were confronted there by counterprotesters. members of the two groups clashed. three people were stabbed. 13 arrested. >>> and day two of the cease-fire in syria. the truce seems to be mostly holding. no russian air strikes since the agreement between the syrian government and rebel forces went into effect friday night. the terrorist group isis, not a party to the cease-fire, launched a surprise offense nif a northern syrian town and carried out a suicide truck bombing. >>> back here at home, police say a drag race on a freeway in los angeles ended in this. a deadly inferno. three people were killed in the crash. one of the speeding cars lost control, hitting a big rig, sending the tractor traile

. >> reporter: concerns like that, prompting this high school in washington to make a costly last-minute decision to switch to a different type of turf. >> because nobody is sure what, or how serious it is. >> reporter: the epa, the cdc and the consumer product safety commission now investigating, to identify what is in recycled tire crumb and if it is harmful. more than 50 studies have reported no elevated health risks associated with synthetic turf. but what's being done now is the first comprehensive investigation of its kind and the results are expected by the end of this year. >> huge consequences for students and athletes all over the country. >>> let's take a look at the other headlines this morning. for that, that's over to dr. ron claiborne. good morning, sir. >>> good morning to you, dan and paula. good morning, everyone. we begin with that storm-battered cruise ship scheduled to set sail again this afternoon. just hours before the royal caribbean anthem of the seas. the coast guard has yet to decide if the vessel is safe to return to the open seas. officials will inspect the s

we start our coverage this morning with abc's mary bruce right in washington. hi, mary. >> reporter: hi, paula. good morning. this is a potential game changer in this roller coaster campaign, donald trump getting his first major endorsement from a card carrying member of the republican establishment just as he heads into super tuesday. his former rival showed up unannounced and dropped a bombshell on donald trump's campaign. >> we need a first class president and we're going to have it in donald trump. >> reporter: new jersey governor kristie macosko krieger this morning is lending his credibility to trump's runaway campaign. >> i can guarantee you that the one person that hillary and bill clinton do not want to see on that stage come next september is donald trump. >> reporter: they weren't always so friendly. >> we'll do it. i'm going to get it done because i make deals and i get deals and i'm doing deals. >> reporter: united christie and trump are taking aim at a common enemy, marco rubio. >> desperate people in campaigns who do desperate things flailing pun

washington, d.c., new york city will see a mix of rain and snow we'll be watching that carefully. follow the low notice what happens for the primaries into new hampshire monday and tuesday, commuting could be a problem, still talking about snow. that's one system. there's another one out there. notice this is staying offshore. this is closer to the coastline we could be talking to heavy amounts of snow. new hampshire 2 to 4 inches for the primaries. that's a look at the national, here's a look at your weather. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm meteorologist chris sowers, it is tuesday we could see light snow. double scan live crystal clear, as we go outside looking at the center city skyline. it's a beautiful morning temperatures in the 30s, expecting highs to top out between 48 and 50 degrees when all is said and done. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow is cloudy, maybe a rain shower, 45 degrees. then that transitions over to snow showers and light snow for tuesday. i heard ron and sara had an amazing experience yesterday. >> that is right. sara and i, w