everybody knew about the relationship between ruth bader ginsburg and scalia. but the fact that he was chosen by the family to do the reading would seem to say something. and, of course, they were the two on the far right of the court to the degree that we're talking about, an ideological spectrum. they were the two true believers, if you will, in conservative clauses and beliefs. and to the degree that they were ideological soul mates, i suspect it probably was clarence thomas more than any other member of the court. >> if you're still with us out there, a private family burial service. we're not told the location. that is apparently as the family wanted it, correct? >> it is. and that's their one moment in all of this, that they will have just for themselves. as father paul scalia, the son, said today that he wanted to extend's everyone's thanks here during this public ceremony, because that private moment would be the only thing they had and they weren't sticking around to talk to people. it is the one brief private time the family will have to say goodbye.

there's been talk about ruth bader ginsburg retiring. some on the left have encouraged her to retire while barack obama can make the nomination. there is a west wing theory that says president obama should try to convince her to retire now, replace her with a young liberal and replace scalia with an old conservative and cut a deal. season five of west wing. truth imitates fiction. if you look at the ages of some of the justices and do the math, it is likely the next president will get to work three nominees. ,ith nine people on the court that is a significant change. if you elect a republican, you get to work three lifetime appointments in one direction and if you elect a liberal -- the supreme court picks you could argue are the longest legacy any president leaves behind. host: littleton, colorado. tim is calling on the independent line. good morning to you. caller: i've seen you a couple times on c-span. i intend on buying your book and reading it. i love to read. i have a question about the evolution of the party. guy on thea young bo

senator feinstein pointed out that when you supported ruth bader ginsburg for the senate it clearly was someone whose views were different from yours. >> that's right. >> woodruff: you said the president's choice should be respected. >> well, i think the president's choice should be respected. but it doesn't mean you have to have-- you have to accept that choice. and in this situation, just think about it. they are already voting in the primaries. we're already in full swing in the presidential election, at least the primaries. it's contentious as can be. it's the most obnoxious political system, series of problems that i have seen in the whole time i've been in the united states senate. >> woodruff: senator, are you saying then that the majority of republican was not hold hearings on the judiciary committee? >> i think if you are not going to allow it do come up in this brew ha ha year where there is insighting and screaming and shouting, yeah, i don't think any reason, there would not be any real good reason to have hearings. >> woodruff: is there any precedent for that, for the senat

fellow supreme court justice and close friend ruth bader ginsburg said they were quote best buddies decide their ideological buddies and he was a justist of capita vating interest. chief legal correspondent shannon bream is in washington with the latest. let's go first to casey steeg whole is live for us in el paso, texas. casey? >> reporter: at that funeral home where just moments ago we saw the hearse carrying the body of justice scalia pull out of here. let's get to the pictures. just happening moments ago, it was a silver hearse and there was a flag draped casket in the b back. there is a giant army base nearby. it's unclear if he'll be taken to the airstrip there or over to el paso international airport and loaded up on a plane and sent back home to virginia. we know that his body arrived at the funeral home overnight escorted by multiple law enforcement officers as some three-hour drive from where he passed away. there was some question as to whether an autopsy would be done on the 79-year-old. however officials say there were no signs of foul play. and after speaking with the u.s. m

bader ginsburg. stuff. >> ruth is really bad only on the knee jerk stuff. >> reporter: scalia's death leaves the court shorthanded and sharply divided 4-4 on huge issues like affirmative action and president obama's climate change policies. the stakes could not be higher specially since one of those four conservatives justice anthony kennedy swings to the liberal side unpredictably. terry moran, abc news, mexico city. >> thank you so much, terry. the political battle over the next supreme court justice began not long after scalia's death. majority leader mitch mcconnell said the senate should not vote on the nomination till after the presidential election but president obama made it clear he intends to announce a nominee and that's become an issue on the campaign trail. a referendum on the court. to 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

one of his closest friends on the court, liberal justice ruth bader ginsburg. just last year, scalia head headlines, voicing his dissent of the 6-3 decision to uphold a key component of the affordable care act, or obamacare, calling it, interpretive jigry pokery, in which words no longer have meaning. scalia, who over the years had become the anchor of the court's conservative majority, was confirmed by the senate 30 years ago, 98-0. >> martha raddatz for us tonight. martha, thank you. >>> let's go straight to senior white house correspondent jonathan karl. jonathan, this news is so fresh, but now there is a vacancy in the supreme court. >> reporter: a vacancy of the conservative icon of the supreme court. scalia was really the hero to conservatives on the court. with that vacancy, the question is, will a republican-controlled senate allow president obama to replace scalia and we have an answer to that, at least from the republican leader of the senate, mitch mcconnell, is already out with a statement, saying that the american people should speak in the next el

bader ginsburg, that either though they were ideologically or philosophically from a legal perspective different, they were still very close friends. it may me wonder who do you consider, your scalia, this person on the other side of the aisle that you have real disagreements with but you consider a friend. >> you know, i thought a lot about that, chris, because of the scalia example. i just want to make three quick points before i get to your question. one, scalia -- justice scalia and justice ginsburg actually got to spend time with each other, they got to know each other as people. and it went just a showing up, doing the work and leaving. what's happened in our congress and i'm sure congressman clyburn can remember the days when people actually got to spend time with each other. you got to know their families, you got to know a little bit about them so that they were not just some kind of political caricature, they were a real pu person. i don't know how we get back to that under the precious, ideologically, political, partisan pressures we're under. it's a great loss for our count

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bader ginsburg. michelle and i were proud to welcome him to the white house, including in 2012, for a state dinner for prime minister david cameron. and tonight, we join his fellow justices in mourning this remarkable man. obviously, today is a time to remember justice scalia's legacy. i plan to fulfill my constitutional a successor in due time. there will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. these are responsibilities that i take seriously, as should everyone. they're bigger than any one party. they are about our democracy. they're about the institution to which justice scalia dedicated his professional life and making sure it continues to function as the beacon of justice that our founders envisioned. but at this moment, we most of all want to think about his family. and michelle and i join the nation in sending our deepest sympathies to justice scalia's wife, maureen, and their loving family, a beau

most famously with justice ruth bader ginsburg. >> we agree on a whole lot of stuff. >> we do. >> ruth is bad only on the knee-jerk stuff. >> reporter: when one of his many grand daughters graduated from high school in 2015, scalia offered advice -- >> never compromise your principles unless, of course, your principles are adolf hitler's. in which case you would be well advised to compromise them as much as you can. >> reporter: a funny man. the court and the country will be a duller place without him. for "nightline" i'm terry moran in washington. >> another side of a giant of the bench. thank you, terry moran, for that report. thank you for watching tonight. tune into gma first thing in the morning and as always, we're online 24/7 on our "nightline"

most famously with justice ruth bader ginsburg. >> we agree on a whole lot of stuff. >> we do. >> ruth is bad only on the knee-jerk stuff. >> reporter: when one of his many grand daughters graduated from high school in 2015, scalia offered advice -- >> never compromise your principles unless, of f urse, your principles are adolf hitler's. in which case you would be well much as you can. >> reporter: a funny man. the court and the country will be a duller place without him. for "nightline" i'm terry moran in washington. >> another side of a giant of the bench. thank you, terry moran, for that report. thank you for watching tonight. tune into gma first thing in the morning and as always, we're online 24/7 on our "nightline" abcnews.com. >>oday on an all new "dr. phil." the jodi arias murder trial. behind the headlines exclusive. >> dr. phil: so what is the untold story? >> announcer: new details revealed from the prosecution. >> she probably would have gotten away with it. >> announcer: a jury member. >> dr. phil: you say one juror ignored the evidence. >> they were manipulating her. >>

ruth bader ginsburg said, "we wer best buddies. he had a rarealent to make en the most sor judge laugh." clence thomasaid, "iis hard tomagi friend ill miss him beyond lmeasure." the court often divided 5-4 alo ideological lines on big cases, justice alia's death leaves eight justices and the possibility of tie votes, 4-4. >> ifhere's atie, there's no ouome at the supmecourt. the lower court ruling stands. it's as if the supreme urt never hrd the case. >> reporter: a tie vote would lead rulis intact tt block president ama's plan to let fi million undocumented migrants ay here. a tieould meanhe tough exas rins on aborti wemain, possibly inspiring other states to enact similar laws. and tieould be bot t t financial streng of unions reesenng tcher d oer public employee if a dratic successor to the conserva scalia, that would tilt the courthe other way to a majority of liberal es. >>f president obama weble to put anotheustice on the court, he wod cement a leftist jority on the court r the nt generationr so. >>eporter: among potential no

bader ginsburg prove that people can disagree and yet remain friends. jan crawford watched their friendship blossom through the years. >> reporter: we think about justice scalia and justice ginsburg, they were in many ways complete opposites. there was the rough-and-tumble 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 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 ca

when right and left rarely intersect, supreme court justices antonin scalia and ruth bader ginsburg proved that people can disagree and yet remain friends. jan crawford watched their friendship blossom through the years. >> reporter: we think about justice scalia and justice ginsburg they were in many ways complete opposites. there was the rough and tumble alia. he cut his teeth in the nixon administration. then the soft-spoken ginsburg, she started her career arguing for women's rights. but they had this deep and affectionate friendship. justice ginsburg has this fabulous picture in her ofofce of the two of them, riding an elephant on a trip to india. they both loved the opera. they're even dressed in costume in one picture that they have. they would do things with their spouses together too. they would all spend new year's eve e gether. have these regular dinners. federal appeals court in washington. it was always wonderful just to hear them talk about their relationship. >> i was listening to him. disagreeing with a good part of what he said. bubu thought he said it in an absolutely cap

bader ginsburg. [applause] ms. lynch: there are many striking parallels between justice brandeis and justice ginsburg. justice ginsburg has dedicated her career as a litigator, judge, and justice of the supreme court to advancing equality under the law. like brandeis, ginsburg has used fact-based jurisprudence to advance social change. and both use their opinions and dissents to educate the public about the social conditions that affect people's lives. but there are also key differences. when she enrolled at harvard law school, ruth bader ginsburg was asked to justify taking a seat that could have been held by a man. she was one of only nine women in a class of over 500. after transferring to columbia law school, she graduated the top of her class. but yet, she was turned down for every job for which she applied. but as justice ginsburg is shown countless times, from becoming the first tenured woman on the faculty at columbia law school, to being recognized as a powerful voice on the court for equali

ruth bader ginsburg buddies," adding, "he had a rare talent to make even a sober judge laugh." clarence thomas said, "it is hard to imagine court without my friend. i will miss him baund all measure." the court often divided 5-4 along ideological lines on big cases, justice scalia's death leaves eight justices and the possibility of tie votes 4-4. >> if there's a tie, there's no outcome at the supreme court. the lower court ruling stands. it's as if the supreme court never heard the case. >> reporter: a tie vote would leave rulings intact that block president obama's plan to let five million undocumented migrants stay here. a tie would mean the tough new texas restrictions on abortion would remain, possibly inspiring other states to enact similar laws. a tie would be a boost to the financial strength of unions representing teachers and other public employees. if a democratic president appointed a successor to the conservative scalia, that would tilt the court the other way to a majority of liberal justices. were able to put a leftist majority on the court for the next generatio

bader ginsburg proved that people can disagree and yet remain friends. jan crawford watched their friendship blossom through the years. >> reporter: we think about justice scalia and justice ginsburg they were in many ways complete opposites. there was the rough and tumble scalia. he cut his teeth in the nixon administration. she started her career arguing for women's rights. but they had this deep and affectionate friendship. justice ginsburg has this fabulous picture in her office of the two of them, riding an elephant on a trip to india. they both loved the opera. they're even dressed in costume in one picture that they have. 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. it was always wonderful just to hear them talk about their relationship. >> i was listening to him. disagreeing with a good part of what he said. but, thought he said it in an absolutely captivating way. >> i thi

forging an unlikely bond with liberal justice ruth bader ginsburg. fellow new yorkers candid about their friendship, despite fiercely opposing political views. >> we agree on a whole lot of stuff. we do. ruth is really bad only on the knee-jerk stuff. [ laughter ] she is -- >> reporter: antonin scalia grew up in queens, new york. attending xavier high school in manhattan before georgetown and harvard law school, where he met his wife maureen. >> maureen is an extraordinary woman. without whom i wouldn't be here. >> reporter: his wife and his family, they built together, as much a part of his life and legacy as the court and country he served. something he always cherished. many times dodging questions about stepping down, saying there was only one thing that could make him walk away. >> i will certainly retire at the time where i perceive that i am not as good as i used to be. that i've -- i've lost a step. >> reporter: for many, he never did. love him or loathe him, and americans did both, he was the kind of man to inspire those feelings. scalia mus

he and justice ruth bader ginsburg enjoyed the opera together and were very close. he is a hunter. he loves the outdoors. so he had been going to the hunting range. and the pictures always give us a chuckle, but you need to find -- he seemed to have very unique friendships with people on the court. but very independent and very much was not ever going to apologize for the way he decided anything or saw the world. and he was more than willing to have relationships with people who were very different from him on the court. i would venture to say that he and justice ginsburg we are exceptionally close. and i think this is going to be difficult for everyone on the court. maybe for her most especially. >> how did he look at the partisan divide? because you're talking about the person now, the individual was saying who would reach across the aisle to deal with people who didn't see life or see things politically as he saw them or even legally as he saw them. but what was his view of america? did he see it as a place for all races, all people, no matter what their political strifes are, t

supreme court justices antonin scalia and ruth bader ginsburg were polar opposites on the bench, but outside of the courtroom the two shared a bond that bridged the gap of their political beliefs. today justice ginsburg is mourning thes will of scalia, who she called her best buddy. our pamela browns has a look at the unexpected relationship between the two justices. >> why don't you call us the odd couple? >> reporter: justices antonin scalia and ruth bader ginsburg, two polar opposite legal minds with the closest friendship on the bench. >> what's not to like? except her views of the law. sharing a laugh about ginsburg's sleeping habits. at the state of the union. >> the audience for the most part are bopping up and down all the time. it's over, at least i wasn't 100% sober. before we went to the state of the union, we had dinner together and justice kennedy. >> that's the first intelligent thing you have done. >> i got a call and came home from one of my grand daughters and she said, you were sleeping at the state of the union. >> the 81-year-old admitted she had occasional help s

until last night, the big question had been ruth bader ginsburg. thought this is one of those demonstrations of how important the election is. that could further direct the future of the court. now you have a leading conservative voice to be replaced by the next year or possibly after this election. on the republican side, how does this change the direction of things there? does it play to ted cruz's advantage? he's got strong conservative credentials. >> if you are ted cruz you remind people and go out every day in south carolina, nevada, going in to the primary thafs fighting for conservatives while donald trump, who is main opponent right now was given six figures in 2006, 2005, 2004 to democrats to flip the senate and they would be in charge of the nominee. let's not be fooled by donald trump claiming he's a great conservative for justices on the supreme court. that's his biggest advantage i see in this election moving forward. bush and rubio need to remind people when they were in the actual fight and what they are criticized for now is the co

he sharedof music with his dear colleague and friend, justice ruth bader ginsburg. michelle and i welcomed him to white house to a state dinner for prime minister david cameron. tonight, we joined his fellow justices in morning this remarkable man. obviously, today is a time to remember justice scalia's legacy. i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibility to nominate a successor. in due time. there will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. these are responsibilities i take seriously as should everyone. they are bigger than any one party. they are about democracy and the institution to which justice scalia dedicated his refreshable life. -- professional life. allhis moment, we most of want to think about his family. the shell and i joined the nation in sending our deepest sympathies to his wife maureen and their loving family. a beautiful symbol of a life well-lived. we thank them for sharing justice scalia with our country. god bless them all and god bless the u

bader ginsburg. they were close friends. this he got to know each other on the appeals court. they were both opera buffs. they enjoyed each other's company, as unlikely as that might seem. and justice elena kagan, when she came, made a point of going hunting with him. he made friendships with lots of people. not just his ideological soul mates but he enjoyed the combat of ideas. and he also loved the law. as he told me in an interview a couple years ago, it is a great job for someone who loves the law as he did. it was his great passion. and sometimes he got a little carried away with it. but he left a very, very strong impression. >> pete williams, nbc justice correspondent. thank you again for your reporting on this. we go to the white house where kelly o'donnell has new information. >> good evening. we now can tell you that president obama will be making a statement about the death of justice scalia at 8:30 eastern time, 5:30 pacific. the president is in california and he had a day where he was so

bader ginsburg. they got to know each other on the appeals court here in washington. they were both opera buffs. they enjoyed each other's company, as unlikely as they may seem. and justice kagan made a point of going hunting with him when she came to the court. so he made friendships with lots of people, not just his idealogical soul mates, but he enjoyed the combat of ideas. and he also loved the law. as he told me in an interview a couple of years ago, it's a great job for somebody who loves the law. it was his great passion. and sometimes he got carried away with it, but he left a very strong impression. >> pete williams, nbc justice correspondent, thank you for your reporting on this. we go now to the white house where kelly o'donnell has some new information. >> reporter: we can now tell you that president obama will be making a statement about the death of justice scalia at 8:30 eastern time, 5:30 pacific. the president is in california, and he had a day where he was sort of on a down day, pla

you and ruth bader ginsburg are great friends. you are the guy they look and wants to stand in the way, to walk the forward march of history and justice? that is the way they see you? justice scalia: i think it is simply because of the consistency. charlie: do you take some pride in that? i bet you do. justice scalia: a man who has made no enemies is probably not a good man. charlie: you said to people about bush versus gore, get over it. it decided a presidential election. justice scalia: someone was going to decide it. charlie: you blamed gore because he brought the case. justice scalia: he wanted judges to decide it. so judges decided it. charlie: you have no regrets about that? justice scalia: about that case? it was an easy case. charlie: you stopped the florida court. justice scalia: yes, but on a principal question of whether the florida courts violated the constitution. the vote was 7-2. wasonly issue that was 5-4 whether we should put an end to the nonsense and immediately decided case -- decide the case. charlie: had you

open core justice ruth bader ginsburg -- u.s. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg, discusses nomination. this is about two hours. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome the san lynch, the president of brandeis university. lynch: good evening, it brings me great pleasure to welcome everyone on the students, faculties, alum, staff, distinct panelists and friends to this remarkable gathering here and brandeis university. i want to welcome in particular some of our special guest, massachusetts attorney general margie -- marla healy. [applause] congresswoman katherine clark. state senators michael barrett, james eldridge, and karen socha. [applause] lynch: state revenues and david linsky and in kaufman. -- and dave coffman. our very own jeannette mccarthy. councilss walden city kathleen mcmenamin and george darcy. give a v

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in dissent, his criticism could be stinging, even for ruth bader ginsburg, his ideological opposite but close friend and traveling companion. >> how is it that you're able to zing somebody, especially your dear friend, ruth bader ginsburg and the next day still be pals and go to the opera? >> because the next day she'll be zinging me. it's equal opportunity zingers. >> reporter: among possible nominees, sri srinivasan and jane kelly of iowa, confirmed as federal judges unanimously. also washington appeals court judges merrick garland, considered a moderate, and patricia ma let. for now, the supreme court is evenly split between conservatives and liberals without antonin scalia. so some of the big cases could end in 4-4 ties. on immigration, a tie would block president obama from enforcing his plan to allow up to 5 million people here illegally to stay. and on abortion, a tie would allow tough new restrictions on access to abortion clinics in texas to remain in force. or in case of a tie, the court could choose to withhold its decision and order the case to be reargued when there's a nin

though they differed ideologi l ideologically, scalia and ruth bader ginsburg were close friends. ginsburg said in a statement they had been, quote, best buddies since their days on the d.c. circuit court and she recalled the opera

bader ginsburg. she was 82 and people were publicly calling for her to resign or step down from the court while president obama is still in office. and she basically said, i'm not doing that, i'm not going away. on the bench, justice scalia was among the most active questioners. he was always somebody who was fully participating in oral argument. sharp questions. sometimes humorous once. but he was very active on the bench in the oral arguments, asking questions. never showed any sign that he was slipping, either physically or mentally. that's why this is such a surprise. and ari, just to say the other part of what i was going to say earlier, now we have an eight-member court. it will go on, it will continue, it will hear the cases that are on the docket, which include such hot-button issues as abortion and the president's immigration policy, one aspect of obamacare, public-sector unions. there are some big questions yet to be heard and decided this term. and when you have only eight justices, it alw

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a passion for music that he shared with his dear colleague and friend, justice ruth bader ginsburg. michelle and i were proud to welcome him to the white house, including in 2012 for a state dinner for prime minister david cameron. and tonight, we join his fellow justices in mourning this remarkable man. obviously today is a time to remember justice scalia's legacy. i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. there will be plenty of time for me to do so, and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. these are responsibilities that i take seriously, as should everyone. they're bigger than any one party. they are about our democracy. they're about the institution to which justice scalia dedicated his professional life in making sure it continues to function as the beacon of justice that our founders envisioned. but at this moment, we, most of all, want to think about his family and michelle and i join the nation in sending our de deepest sympathies to his wife maureen and their lovin

everybody knows that he and ruth bader ginsburg, one of the liberal justices on the court, were, in her words, best buddies. he pushed away the modern convention that you're not allowed to be friends with people of differing political views. second is his keen legal mind. i know jeffrey and joan will have more to say on that. third, for conservatives he was truly a beacon for three decades, somebody whose views of the law and the constitution they could follow and admire. and while liberals and conservatives and democrats and republicans came and went in this town, he was always there. >> you can't exaggerate how important he was. >> that's right. every supreme court justice has a vote. and everybody vote is the same. but there are very few justices who leave a legacy of ideas that go well beyond his individual influence. when you talk about originalism, the idea that the constitution should be interpreted as it was understood by the framers, an idea that leads to very conservative results in the modern day, no abortion rates, no gay rights. the other idea is textualism, the idea that l

despite his staunch, deep friendships with liberal justices, ruth bader ginsburg who shared affinity for opera. in a statement, ginsburg said they were best buddies. and called him a jurist of captivating brilliance and wit with a rare talent to make even the most sober judge laugh. >> i can be charming and combative at the same time. i love to argue. i have always loved to argue. >>> quarterback peyton manning captured the second super bowl championship this season but now find himself battling sex abuse allegations dating back 20 years. the charges stem from his time as a star quarterback for the university of tennessee. dana jacobson has the story. >> reporter: 39-year-old peyton manning captured the second super bowl victory last week. impressive feat which many believe could be the end of a hall of fame career. doing 20 years ago as a 19-year-old that has everyone six former students filed a federal lawsuit against the university of ten seep last week according to the tennessean newspaper claiming the athletic department has long condoned a hostile sexual environment. the lawsui

bader ginsburg. ruth bader ginsburg the hero, actually, of many people this weekend who had very nasty things to say about justice scalia right after his death, and this is not a liberal-conservative thing. if a liberal icon pass aid way this would be horrible regrettable things said after the death. but their friendship was extraordinary and i loved what scalia said there. he said "we usually agree. it's just the knee-jerk things we don't agree on." that's what i told people about congress, we usually agreed, but there are some things we don't agree on but that's what everybody focused on. but these two really a shining example to everybody in washington, d.c., especially the people on the debate stage the other night. >> this is a postcard from another era. a lot of cynical people will say that people talk about a culture of compromise and a centrist culture and that that's a copout. it's not, really. at our best we've had moments of consensus and personal bonds that have at different points create

they went together, they were on an elephant together, and ruth bader ginsburg talked about that. and i think that she was surprised. i have to say this. one of his great friends, and people would be surprised to hear that, was elena kagan. my former student and now supreme court justice. >> but he also, on the court, he was also divisive figure. we certainly give our condolences to his family. but we don't want to just be hypocritical or sugar coat our views on some of the comments. for example like he made during the affirmative action case you referred to last year. i was in the court listen to this. >> there are -- there are those who contend that it does not benefit african-americans to -- to get them into the university of texas, where they do not do well, as opposed to having them go to a less-advanced school, a less -- a slower-track school where they do well. >> i mean, how did his willingness to be polarizing affect the court? >> you know, i think that it's going to be a problem in trying to figure out who's going to be the person who replaces him. but you know, you thin

bader ginsburg. michelle and i were proud to welcome him to the white house including in 2012 for a state dinner for prime minister david cameron. tonight, we join his fellow justices in mourning this remarkable man. this is a time to on or justice -- to remember justice scalia's legacy. i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor. fore will be plenty of time me to fulfill that responsibility and to give that person a timely vote and a fair hearing. i take this seriously. they are bigger than anyone -- anyone party. they are about our democracy. they are about the institution which justice scalia dedicated his professional life in making sure it continues to function as the beacon of justice that our founders envisioned. but it this moment, we most of all want to think about his family. michelle and i join the nation in sending our deepest gratitude to justice scalia's family, a beautiful symbol of a life well lived. we thank you for sharing justice scalia with our co

counting among his very closest friends liberal justice ruth bader ginsburg. >> for those who knew antonin scalia, his passing is a shocking loss and his death has ratcheted up the stakes in american politics. justice scalia was often the most forceful and eloquent voice on conservative positions. david lavigne spent a summer with him in italy. this is a picture of scalia holding up lavigne's child. he said he was a charming man to spend time with, unafraid of chairing his point of view. he said scalia's passing has raised the stakes in the u.s. presidential race. >> you've got this presidential election coming up, and because everybody knows that this slot cold change the balance of power on the supreme court for decades to come. so the stakes could not be higher. >> he says supreme court confirmations can take months, especially if the republican controlled senate votes down any of president obama's possible nominees. a president versus senate standoff could focus attention on senatorial races. republicans are defending more seats than democrats this year. >>> the open justice seat has b

he had a very, very close friendship with justice ruth bader ginsburg and her husband. the same could be said of the newest justice on the court. he got her to go to the shooting range and even go hunting with imwill. again, very opposite when it came to decisions on the court and their filphilosophies but h reached across and he was very gregarious. he was always having a good time. i think of him at christmas parties at the supreme court, assigning people parts and playing parts himself, really enjoying the process. pe loved good food and good wine. he loved to travel and kept a very hectic schedule even in the last few years as i's proechd his 808th birthday next month. there are many issues being challenged. many decisions where his voice will be missed. it would have been very much one of the lauded, most spirited advices we would expect during those considerations. but a number of cases the court has already heard that haven't been released yet. behind the scenes, chief justice john roberts is having to make a lot of important decisions. he's always been very comm

liberal justice ruth bader ginsburg said they were best buddies. . the two justices were known to hang out often, even vacation together with their families. >> former president george w. bush called him a towering figure, an important one. he hits the campaign trail today, he'll join his brother jeb bush. trump accused the former and destabilizing the middle east by invading iraq. now, according to the latest poll, trump has a commanding lead in south carolina, with 42% of the vote. >> on the democratic side, something of a campaign con consequence involving "hot topics" and bernie sanders. they attended the same service. there's no video of the meeting. they addressed the con greg grags with the race in nevada extremely close, hillary clinton canceled a trip in order to stay in nevada. sanders takes his campaign to michigan today. >>> we switch gears now to the cold. bit eerly cold in the northeast today. bostonians woke to the coldest morning in nearly 60 years, 9 degrees below zero. there were also delays at logan problems with equipment. new yor