. >>> vice president joe biden will attend scalia's funeral on saturday but says he has no interest in replacing the justice. in an interview with msnbc the vice president said he had no desire to sit on the court. the vice president also criticized republicans for saying that the president should not nominate a replacements. biden had a personal relationship with the late justice and his family. >>> the tech community is rallying behind apple and its decision not to the help the fbi hack into a terrorist iphone. google, facebook, twitter even microsoft all say unlocking the encrypted data for the fbi might set a precedent for other cases. there have been demonstrations at apple stores in support. apple says it's a matter of principal even though it could be done. >> from my perspective it's relatively easy to c backdoor. that doesn't mean you should could it. >> the fbi searched the home of the brother of the san bernardino gunman. agents left with several boxes. a computer and other items. the bureau has been looking for the hard drive from the shooter's laptop. >>> a woman is in fed

for it, so fantastic, you know, i guess one of the other talked about moments was vice president joe biden introducing lady gaga, lauren. >> reporter: absolutely. you know, he came out to a standing ovation and delivered very passionate remarks. he was introducing lady gaga who was performing her oscar nominated song "till it happens to you" which is from the documentary "the hunting ground" which deals with sexual assault on campuses. she was joined on stage by abuse survivors holding their hands. they had kind of mantras, if you will, written on their arms and leading into that was vice president biden who encouraged viewers and the audience to take a website dedicated to that. it's been a big cause for him. a big advocate against sexual assault. >> great to see men and women standing next to lady gaga in that moment. >> standing ovation out there. lauren, thank you very much for joining us there in hollywood. get to some of those parties hopefully. >> parties, big time right now. so, what's next for the big winners? earlier we talked to industry insider senior editor ron torotten tomato

vice president joe biden, w at he said overnight about replacing antonin scalia. how he may hold the key to the supreme court. >>> twisting inferno. a grass fire transforms into a tornado of flames. multiple wildfires threatening morning. >>> and the latest on that terrifying helicopter crash. the chopper crash landing into the waters of pearl harbor.

and vice president joe biden will attend scalia's funeral mass tomorrow, but biden says he has no interest in replacing the justice. in an interview th msnbc, the vice president said he has no desire to sit on the high court even if he was asked, but he also said, you never tell a president for certain you wouldn't do anythingng. the vice president also criticized republicans for saying the president should not nominate a repcement. >>> well, the u.s. has hit north korea with more sanctions cause of its nuclear program. president obama has quietly signed the punitive measure which was overwhelmingly approved by congress last week. it comes as the u.s. and china are in delicate negotiations ov new u.n. sanctions. one senate sponsor of the u.s. measure hopes that chinaill sanctions. >>> back herere at hommore than two months after the terror attacks in san bernardino, the fbi tells abc news it's still not ruled out the possibility that a third militant was at the agency is also still looking for a hard drive that was used by the shooters. agents seahed the ho of syed farook's brother. no arr

vice president joe biden, what he said overnight about replacing antonin scalia. how he may hold the key to the next person to sit on the supreme court. >>> twisting inferno.

vice president joe biden, what he said overnight about replacing antonin scalia. how he may hold the key to the next person to sit on the supreme court. >>> twisting inferno. a grass fire transforms into a tornado of flames. multiple wildfires threatening the western communities this morning. >>> and the latest on that terrifying helicopter crash. the chopper crash landing into the waters of pearl harbor. the investigation into what exactly happened. the countdown to the south carolina primaries and nevada caucuses the candidates are stepping up attacks hoping to way undecided voters. >> and then there's the clash that's pitting donald trump against pope francis and it is taking a new turn this morning. when the pope said trump's plan to build a wall between the u.s. and mexico was not christian, trump fired back calling the pope disgraceful but overnight, trump backtracked a bit. >> it's "your voice, your vote" and abc's ray raimundi gathering the latest overnight starting with the democrats. >> reporter: the stakes couldn't be higher. the presidential hopefuls h

biden recently criticized a plan by senate republicans to block any nominee president obama picks to replace supreme court justice antonin scalia. but as a senator back in 1992, biden said, if a seat on the high court becomes vacant, president bush should not fill it until after the election. well, the vice president now says the excerpt is not an accurate description of his views. >>> well, police say they still don't know why a man shot eight people in kalamazoo this weekend killing six of them. investigators say jason dalton admits that he took people's lives, but during his arraignment yesterday, the uber driver said he would prefer to remain silent. police say the uber driver apparently chose his victims at random. none had any known connection to him. one of the two people wounded was a 14-year-old girl who is clinging to life support. >> my daughter is not dead. she is alive, and she is fighting for her life. i want everybody to understand that. abigail is strong, and she was a and did not deserve this. >> the girl's father said he feels for jason dalton's family and holds no

vice president joe biden, what he said overnight about replacing antonin scalia. how he may hold the key to the next person to sit on the supreme court. >>> twisting inferno. a grass fire transforms into a tornado of flames. multiple wildfires threatening the western communities this morning. >>> and the latest on that terrifying helicopter crash. the chopper crash landing into the waters of pearl harbor. the investigation into what exactly happened. >>> good friday morning. in the countdown to the south carolina primaries and the nevada caucuses, the candidates are stepping up their attacks hoping to sway those undecided voters.

flying around on twitter and statements by the campaign, barack obama would not be a progressive, joe biden would not be a progressive. jeanne shaheen would not be a progressive. even the late great senator paul wellstone would not be a progressive. >> clinton did say she's proud of the campaign both she and sanders are running describing their differences as contrasting on issues while the republicans she sayses are only contrasting on insults. >> the war of words among the republican candidates appears to getting increasingly biting. donald trump attacking texas senator ted cruz over what he calls dirty tricks to steal the iowa caucus through a campaign of misinformation. abc's tom llamas is in new hampshire. >> reporter: donald trump accusing senator ted cruz of using dirty tricks to win the iowa caucuses. the accusation coming after team cruz spread word on caucus day that dr. ben carson might be dropping out. >> he insulted ben carson by doing what he did to ben carson. that was a disgrace. >> reporter: on the day of the caucuses, the cruz campaign sending supporters this e-mail, stati

. >> this is a man who for 40 years has given money to jimmy cartser, joe biden, hillary clinton. >> the gop's 2012 presidential nominee mitt romney has suggested there's a bombshell lurking in trump's tax returns. >> i want to release my tax returns. but i can't release it while i'm under an audit. >> the former president of mexico vicente fox on thursday used obscenity to say his country would never pay for trump's wall. >> the wall just got ten feet taller, believe me. >>> for the gop stragglers, super tuesday could be their last hurrah. a strong showing on super tuesday could put trump in front for good. >> this guy's a choke artist and this guy's a liar. other than that, i rest my case. >> bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >>> no fireworks at all last night. the democrats in the meantime are sharpening their pitch to african-american voters with the south carolina primary just a day away. hillary clinton campaigned at a black church in south carolina with new jersey senator cory booker at her side and talked about gun control and recalled the charleston church massacre. and for

vice president biden will attend the p pvate fununal m ms on saturday. in the meantime, retired supreme court justicesandra day o'connor is siding with president obama saying he should get to nominate scalia's replacement. >>> pope francis will be back at the vatican this morning after delivering a powerful message in mexico just yards from the u.s. border. as he wrapped up his five-day visit the pope appealed to to migrants and prayed for the thousands who died trying to reach the united states to escape poverty, violence and persecututn. theass was beamed lived across the border to 30,000 in a stadium in el paso. >>> air strikes on isis banks in iraq and syria have destroyed more than $500 million in cash. the loss of all that cash is putting a severe strain on the terror group's finances. in fact, so much so that some isis fighters report their salaries have been cut by half. the air strikes have also taken a heavy toll on isis and its oil smuggling which provides major revenue for its operions. >>> breaking overnight the turkish government officials

before you go, what was that moment like, the vice president of the united states joe biden introducing lady gaga? >> reporter: powerful. you know, the vice president said he thought he was the least qualified person to be here but it was a very important moment talking about sexual assault and coming forward and reporting it. then lady gaga's performance when she had several rape victims come out on stage with her with messages written on their arms, you looked in the crowd and you saw rachel mcadams tearing up, kate winslet moved, a lot of people in that t crowd brought to tears. it was very powerful. it did not win an n oscar bu still a very powerful moment. >>>> it real was. gaga having an amazing year. litt time. anything you noticed in particular besides the people lined up behind you at this ur taking photos at that wall? >> reporter: it's a nonstop party here, kendis. i was noticing a lot of black. i loveennifer lawrence's dress. you saw jennifer garner wear black, as well. kate winslet in a snakeskin black dress. my favorite of the night and she's in teal right now, looking bea

even joe biden voted to confirm him. the battle to replace him will play out in congress and on the campaign trail. it's already happening. >> we should not allow a lame duck president to essentially 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. >> reporter: as for who president obama will nominate, he will likely choose a candidate republicans respect. such as merrick garland, chief judge of the d.c. circuit court of appeals, a moderate who has won praise from republicans. jane kelly, confirmed unanimously by the senate as a circuit court judge in 2013. was confirmed as a circuit judge 97-0 just three years ago and served in the administration of president george w. bush. he would be the first asian justice. the bar for a supreme court nomination is much higher, especially this one with justice scalia being a conservative icon and his replacement h

vice president biden will attend the funeral mass on saturday. >> meanwhile, retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor siding with president obama. o'connor who was appointed by ronald reagan says the president should get to nominate scalia's replacement. >> police in southern california say a distracted driver was killed after being crushed by a transformer. he was passing by a previous crashed into a power pole. smoking grass fires disrupted the evening commute in wichita last night seriously hampering visibility and causing delays. warm temperatures sparked a red of kansas. >>> windy, warm and dry conditions continue today in the plains. record highs are expected along with an increased fire danger. downpours from san francisco to seattle. heavy snow in the esera nevada and rocky mountains. a warmup in the midwest. >> 40s in minneapolis and chicago, 50s in great falls and portland. 60s in memphis, l.a., as well as 70s in kansas city and dallas. >>> next semester opens at the university of texas in austin. some students will legally be able to carry a concealed handgun into class