commission. he also voted against the bipartisan infrastructure package passed by congress. on the other hand, you ve got david mckinley. he s been around representing this area for more than four decades. he was first elected to the state legislature in 1980, but he voted to certify the 2020 election. he also voted for the independent january 6th commission. he also voted for the infrastructure package. he ll tell you he voted with donald trump 92% of the time, but those votes alone were enough to displease the former president. i want to let you hear from just four days ago, a debate in which david mckinley was justifying his vote for the infrastructure package. take a listen. what we did was, quite frankly, fulfill campaign commitment we had made. in west virginia we ve known the condition i have a report card that i often flash published by the american society of civil engineers. and it ranks west virginia as
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone the process of choosing a nominee for the u.s. supreme court is officially under way tonight. president biden making it clear when he ll announce his pick, late next month, and who? the first black woman nominate to the court, holding to a campaign commitment the president s first detailed remarks on how he will move forward coming during an appearance with retiring justice stephen breyer this afternoon. breyer hand-carrying his retirement letter to the white house, outlining hi plans to step down this summer. tonight, a look at who may be on the president s short list to replace breyer, how he plans to make his decision, and what the reception might be on capitol hill peter alexander starts us off reporter: tonight president biden honoring justice stephen breyer s judicial legacy, for the president poignant close to a personal chapter, noting he ran the
find a northwestern mutual advisor at nm.com paul: editor report i am paul gigot. steven justice breyer announcing his retirement on thursday to take place at the end of the current term. given president biden a chance to put his mark on the high court. the president praising the 83 old justice as a consensus builder and promising the process to replace him will be rigorous while reiterating his campaign commitment to appoint the first black woman to the bench. so how well breyer s
moderna s booster shot remains durable after six months, even against the omicron variant but with a lower level of antibodies stand by for details. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the breaking news. a major moment for president biden as he faces his first chance to shape the nation s highest court. cnn white house correspondent mj lee is joining us. we re told the president stands by his campaign commitment to nominate a black woman to the u.s. supreme court. reporter: that s right, wolf. one of president biden s major campaign promises was to nominate a black woman to the supreme court should he get the opportunity to do so. and now that justice breyer is expected to announce his retirement, president biden will
ultimately, sandra day o connor who was confirmed and served for a long time on the supreme court was one of the most respected and respected jurists in modern supreme court history. when president trump announced he would fill the last of the vacancies he got to fill with a woman, with amy coney barrett, we didn t hear complaints then either. i think it is appropriate for president biden to say he deserve as court that reflects the diversity in our nation. there areal highly qualified, well experienced candidates from among whom he can choose and i think we should be celebrating that moment and recognizing that this is a chance for president biden to make history, rather than throwing rocks at his nomination process or his campaign commitment based out of an outdated play book. we heard this from roger wicker. the irony is that the supreme