0 retirement. after nearly 28 years on the court, breyer will retire in june, allowing president biden to name his replacement and fire up his shrinking support among black voters ahead of the midterms. while democrats still control the senate. this would pea the first conformation in the supreme court justice in the history in a 50/50 equally divided senate. at the south carolina presidential debate, under pressure from congressman clyburn, biden promised to nominate a black woman to the court. i m looking forwardo making sure there s a black woman on the supreme court. that we in fact get every representation. also this hour a massive escalation in russia s front line mobilization. war ships in the black sea, tanks rolling across the frozen tundra. multi-front threat sending shock waves through the european capitols. ers and in a letter to the russians proposals for a diplomatic off ramp but a flat rejection of vladimir putin s call of sweeping reversal 06 nato s expansion. and e