written responses to russia's demands in their ukraine. the secretary of state saying the ball is now in russia's court as tensions heightened between moscow and kiev. one california the first of its kind gun laws requiring canova's to purchase liability insurance and pay an annual tax. what it could mean for gun owners across the country. begin tonight with the story. global supreme court justice stephen breyer and what i am told is his eminent retirement. white house correspondent kevin corke has all the details tonight, including how the administration is responding to questions about seeking his successor. >> very interesting responses to that question. good evening. not long after it was reported that supreme court justice stephen breyer what in fact leave the bench at term's end, at least reportedly, white house press secretary jen psaki insisted that president biden would stand by his promise to nominate a black woman into the high court. critics of course and that strategy for focusing on the mic unfairly on the nominees race