bader ginsburg who shared his affinity for opera. his disagreements, he said, in a 2008 interview with "60 minutes" weren't personal. >> i attack ideas, i don't attack peoplement and some very good people have some very bad ideas. ginsburg said they were best buddies and his colorful better. justice scalia nailed all the weak spots that applesauce and argle bargle as scalia put it, and gave me just what i needed to strengthen the majority opinion. >> i could be charming and combative at the same time. what's-- what's contradictory between the two. i love to argument. i have always loved to argue. and i love to point out the weaknesses of the opposing arguments. >> reporter: his death will have an immediate impact on the court that now will be divided 4-4 along ideaological lines, a liberal nominee would move the once conservative court to the left and the battle lines quickly were drawn. the president urged the senate to have a fair and timely hearing. >> these are responsibilities that i take seriously as should everyone. they're bi

justice ruth bader ginsburg: the conservatives ask where's the evidence the law would in fact shut down many clinics? justice sam alito, "as to some of them, there's information that they closed for reasons that had nothing to do with this law." pennsylvania clinic where a doctor was convicted of killing a patient and three infants in botched, late-term abortion. the law requires clinics to operate more like surgery centers and have doctors with admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. texas representative jodie laubenberg sponsored a bill. >> texas cares about women. that is what this is all about, women's health and quality of care. >> reporter: but amy hagstrom miller, c.e.o. of the abortion clinic challenges the law, said that was a smokescreen. >> this law is cruel and it is harsh, and it does nothing to advance medical health for women. >> reporter: now, the key vote here, as in all of these abortion cases, is the moderate conservative justice anthony kennedy, and today he did not tip his hand. although, he did ask whether the court should send this case back to the lower courts

bader ginsburg prove that people can disagree and yet remain friends. jan crawford watched their friendship blossom through the >> reporter: we think about justice scalia and justice ginsburg, they were in many ways complete opposites. scalia. he cut his teeth in the nixon administration. and then the soft-spoken ginsburg started her career arguing for women's rights, but they have this deep and affectionate friendship. justice ginsburg has this fabulous picture in her office of the two of them, they're riding an elephant on a trip to india, and they both love the opera. they're even dressed in costume in one picture they have, and they would do things with their spouses together, too. they would all spend new year's eve together, have these regular dinners. their friendship goes back to their days serving on the federal appeals court in washington, and it was always wonderful just to hear them talk about their relationship. >> i was listening to him and disagreeing with what a good part of what he said, but i thought he said it in an absolutely captiva

ruth bader ginsburg said, "these people are here to stay no matter what." there is also a threshold question of whether the states have legal grounds to sue, and the justices seem divided on that, too. the justices will even decide the underlying issues in this case. we'll know one way or the other by the end of june. >> pelley: jan crawford, thanks very much. still ahead on the "cbs evening news," the rebuilding of baltimore from the ground up after a tragic death. and a boston bombing survivor takes giant strides toward reclaiming her life. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contai