to vote and confirm ketanji brown jackson to the senate. the country s first black woman vice president announced the confirmation of the country s first black woman supreme court justice. the applause that followed was the sound of history made and progress sustained. nearly all of the 47 republican senators who voted against judge jackson after working overtime to prevent or confirmation left the room as the sound grew louder. senator mitt romney stayed, on his feet, applauding the moment. the senator was one of three republicans who broke ranks with the parties rigid stance against judge jackson. he voted yes based on the judges merits. so, he joined in the joy that filled the senate chamber. just ahead of the vote, senator warnock, the first black senator from the state of georgia, explained that joy this way. mister president, i rise to today to express my in voting to confirm judge
and tiger tees off less than 14 months after his near fatal crash. the golf legend comeback announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone the lines of history in the course of this nation s racial legacy intersected at the nation s capitol today. there we saw the first black woman vice president kamala harris presiding over the official senate confirmation vote of ketanji brown jackson to become the country s first black woman supreme court court justice. on a 53-47 vote. with all democrats and three republicans voting aye, jackson is set to replace justice stephen breyer later this year. the confirmation celebrated at the white house with a hug between jackson and president biden, captured in this photo. after the two watched the vote take place together a full circle moment for the president who vowed as the candidate to nominate a black