looks more like the country, to have a court that will have a new person serving, who will be an example to many, especially young girls around the country in many ways. kvj, those initials will be part of our culture as well as her service to the court for all of her intellectual gifts. peter. if you ll indulge my back of head identification system in the front row. you can see wearing a hat, what appears to be patrick leahy, the democratic senator from vermont. next to him, dick durbin, who chairs the senate judiciary committee, the hearings tlalt that were at times contentious with republicans criticizing judge jackson. and next to them is the senate majority leader, chuck schumer. weevl are only seen five female justices on the supreme court. three of color. for the first time the supreme court will no longer be a white
replenishments. they can t get there belarusians to join them. they re looking for private contractors. the russians have is a hard road and the ukrainians are more motivated than ever to win. many conscripts on the way, many who will have no training whatsoever. thank you, peter. good to be here. and this afternoon, her time after a history-making vote in the united states senate. judge ketanji brown jackson is set to be the first black woman to serve on the nation s highest court. a white house commemoration, celebration is moments away. that is a live picture. we will take you there next. you re watching andrea mitchell reports. you re watching andrea mitchell reports. best? eggland s best. the only eggs with more fresh and delicious taste. plus, superior nutrition. which is now more important than ever.
male majority. what kind of message does that send to this country that the highest court in the land looks a bit more like the rest of us? for weeks i ve been talking to black women both personally, people i know, family and friends and professionally, talking to them about what that means and what we heard and definitely what i heard yesterday. i was at the national action network conference and talking to a lot of black advocates and they say it s telling all little black girls and older black women that there s a new path, a new dream to dream than there has been before. when people can put aside and this doesn t happen as often now days, put aside being a republican and a democrat and think about the idea that there are going to be black girls born who will see a black womanen the supreme court and that will be their normal that tells them
in a voice that people, who aren t lawyers, can understand. so, now, as a country, we ll have the benefit of her skills. she may start in the minority. i don t think she ll stay there for her entire tenure on the court. and as we wait to hear from the president, the vice president, a little house keeping and good news as relates to the vice president. the vice president continues to be tested for covid-19. she was deemed to be a close contact to her communications director a couple of days ago. she tested today and again she was negative. while she is distanced today, she will not be masked and the event is outside. when she s around others, the white house says she will wear a mask. and as we again wait for this historic celebration, when judge jackson takes the bench, it s going to be-the first time in 233 years, there entire history of the supreme court it will not
dignitaries arriving. there was the family of judge jackson and just for clarity, if we can run you through today s program, i m told the vice president will speak first and the president of the united states and ultimately it will be the judge. there are are her parents who are in and her brother as well who are all in attendance during the hearings. you can see the pride in their faces. her father, who would be studying his law books while she was drawing in her coloring books, helping inspire his daughter to what is now one of the most important positions in the land. among nine justices officially sworn in. and as we wait for the vice president, the president and the judge to arrive, as some have written, her impact may be a bit limited. clearly it doesn t shift the ideological balance but does bring a fresh perspective to the court. what kind of impact can she have