especially ruth bader ginsburg, their friendship so evident whenever they were together. >> we do also have a different style. i say people might regard my opinions as rather dull, boring. yours are really jazzy sometimes. >> jazzy. statement, justice ginsberg saying, "he was a jurist of captivating brilliance and wit, with a rare talent to make even the most sober judge laugh." >> there is historical precedent for this situation back in the 1950s, justice jackson died at the beginning of the term the court kept on with its work. they have the option of rehearing cases but the bottom line here is that on most issues even the most important ones, the court doesn't need to decide it tomorrow. terry moran, abc news, the supreme court. >>> we move on now to the name calling in the race for the white house. day. former president george w. bush emerged from political hibernation to campaign foris younger brother jeb in south carolina. all in the face of fresh wave of attacks from donald trump. bush defended his response to the 9/11 attacks and urged voters not to back a candidate continued h

especially ruth bader ginsburg, their friendship so evident when they were together. >> we do also have a different style. opinions as rather dull, boring. yours are really jazzy sometimes. >> jazzy. >> reporter: in a heartfelt statement, justice ginsberg saying, he was a jurist of captivating brilliance and wit, with a rare talent to make even the most sober judge laugh. >> and terry moran with us live tonight, and terry, if we don't have a new justice until the next president takes office, more, has this happened before, and what does the court do in the meantime? happened, david. back in the 1950s, justice jackson died, and the court basically kept on with its work. they do have the option of what you might call a do-over. they can rehear a case, but basically, the bottom line here is, it's not a great situation, but the court, on most cases, doesn't need to decide the issue tomorrow. david? >> terry moran with us tonight from the court. rry, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, and to syria, and just days after the u.s. and russia announced a deal that would pause fighting there, after

scalia and justice ruth bader ginsberg and their spouses enjoyed meals and traveling together n. recent years he formed oochs a bomb with the newest justice, elena kagan taking her to the shooting range and on an actual hunting trip. scalia was unapologetic about his faith and beliefs m. 2013 he chided a reporter who expressed shock scalia actually believed in heaven and hell and god and the devil. here is what he said at the 2009 catholic prayer breakfast. >> one can be sophisticated and believe in god. hec heck. >> first mover is easy to believe in as a big bang triggered by nothing. one can even believe in a personal god, a benevolent being who loves mankind. >> and, of course, there were those fiery dissents filled with flowery language and pointed jabs. that was true of his dissent from last year's opinion legalizing gay marriage. scalia found zero constitutional grounds to do so and wrote this. quote, the world is not expect logic in poetry or inspirational pop philosophy. it demands them in the law. the stuff contained in today's opinion has to diminish this represeutation

>> reporter: friends with ruth bader ginsberg. >> we agree on a whole lot of stuff. shorthanded, and sharply divided, 4-4, on things like climate change policies. and tom? >> that leads us to our next story. there's so much at stake, but justice scalia's seat looks to be vacant for a while. president ownbama is vowing to move ahead. here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: the battle lines over justice scalia's replacement on the supreme court were drawn in no time. republican presidential candidate ted cruz tweeting this five minutes the supreme court or scalia's family confirmed scalia had died. "justice scalia was an american hero. we owe it to him, and the nation, for the senate to ensure that the next president names his replacement." less than an hour later, senate declared, "this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president." but president obama, who praised scalia as one of the most consequential thinkers ever to serve on the court, made it clear he's ready to fight over replacing him. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominat

scalia and justice ruth bader ginsberg and their spouses enjoyed meals and traveling together n. recent years he formed oochs a bomb with the newest justice, elena kagan taking her to the shooting range and on an actual hunting trip. scalia was unapologetic about his faith and beliefs m. 2013 he chided a reporter who expressed shock scalia actually believed in heaven and hell and god and the devil. here is what he said at the 2009 catholic prayer breakfast. >> one can be sophisticated and believe in god. hec heck. >> first mover is easy to believe in as a big bang triggered by nothing. one can even believe in a personal god, a benevolent being who loves mankind. >> and, of course, there were those fiery dissents filled with flowery language and pointed jabs. that was true of his dissent from last year's opinion legalizing gay marriage. scalia found zero constitutional grounds to do so and wrote this. quote, the world is not expect logic in poetry or inspirational pop philosophy. it demands them in the law. the stuff contained in today's opinion has to diminish this represeutation

he was probably closest to justice ruth bader ginsberg and her husband. here is what she had to say about him. she talked about the fact that we are different but we are one, in talking about an operatic duet, they were best buddies. that's her quote. we disagreed now and then but when i wrote for the court and received a scalia dissent, it was notably better than my initial circulation. she said, he gave me what i needed, he was a jurist with a rare talent to make people laugh. he had a great sense of humor. she talked about the fact he was a magnificent performer. it was my great good fortune to have known him as a colleague and treasured friend. and also he really took the newest justice kagan under his wing. they couldn't have been more different. scalia will go down in history as one of the most transformational justices in our nation. his views on interpresenting text have changed the way all of us think and talk about the law. i admire him for his dedication, energy, and writing. i treasured his friendship and will greatly miss his warmth, charm, m

we've got ruth bader ginsberg, she's 82, anthony kennedy, 79. steven brier, 77. no talk by any of them of retiring. >> no, but we didn't -- weren't planning on justice scalia passing today either. >> let's hope nobody dies. >> you don't know what's going to happen in life. it's why this is all so interesting. >> and i think even more interesting than it might be given the, as you say, the high stiek staiks. david, doug, thanks so much for being with us. >>> next, a well-known author and filmmaker is here with some personal recollections of justice scalia. don't go away. >>> our breaking coverage continues tonight with more reaction to the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia at age 79. joining me now is author of "stealing america" dinesh desousa. good evening, thanks for being with us. now, you actually knew justice scalia. can you tell us when you first met him and how you came to know him? >> well, i didn't know him well. i actually met him through my pal laura ingram who i believe clerked for him. and so i spent some time with him and i remember part

we've got ruth bader ginsberg, she's 82, anthony kennedy, 79. steven brier, 77. no talk by any of them of retiring. >> no, but we didn't -- weren't planning on justice scalia passing today either. >> let's hope nobody dies. >> you don't know what's going to happen in life. it's why this is all so interesting. >> and i think even more interesting than it might be given the, as you say, the high stiek staiks. david, doug, thanks so much for being with us. >>> next, a well-known author and filmmaker is here with some personal recollections of justice scalia. don't go away. we're the hottest young company around but if we want to keep the soda pop flowing we need fresh ideas! >>got it. we slow, we die. >>what about cashing out? no! i'm trying to build something here. >>how about using fedex ground for shipping? >>i don't need some kid telling me how to run a business! i've been doing this for 4 long months. >>fedex ground can help us save money and deliver fast to our customers. not bad, kid. you remind me of a younger me. >>aiden! the dog is eating your retainer aga

and that is justice ruth bader ginsberg. bill clinton appointee and literally his opposite number ideologically. yet, justice ginsberg and her husband before he passed away a few years ago probably spent more time with justice and mrs. scalia than any member of the court. by the way, one of the reasons justice scalia was so active in the friendly sense of st. patrick is because mrs. scalia's name is maureen murphy. and i have to tell you, i was with him many times when the sort of italian-irish rivalry was debated over the dinner table. and she would look to me and say, you won't be fair because he's one of you, nino. >> the bushes, george w. bush and laura bush out with a statement saying, laura and i mourn the death of an important journalist, supreme court justice antonin scalia. he broughtjudgment, intellect and wit to the bench and will be missed by his colleagues in the country. laura and i send our heart felt condolences to his wife maureen and their nine children and the entire scalia family. in the import of what th