woman, someone with different someone who will bring more diversity to the court, that s another opportunity today s news presents. without a doubt. the president has been crystal clear he believes his first pick would be a black woman. stand by. we are continuing our breaking news coverage. justice stephen breyer, cnn has been told, is retiring from the court. we are told that by our wolf blitzer. let s get up to capitol hill and manu raju. wow, just in the sense we know this is a dicey mid-term election year to begin with. now you have a supreme court confirmation fight. steve notes republicans are aware this will not change the balance of the court. so maybe it s not quite the energy and the fury, but mitch mcconnell relishes these moments. democrats will recoil at my saying it that way. but lay out the landscape for us. reporter: this will be a huge fight out of the ideological balance of the court and the president has a very good chance of getting his nomination