disinformation campaign against vaccines. so, maybe it doesn t work and they are simply not telling you that. and how the signature policy achievement for democrats is yielding unbelievably good results. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. after 27 years on the supreme court, today we learned that justice stephen breyer was 83 years old, is retiring. justice breyer is one of the three remaining liberal justices in the sits jury court. it is a huge announcement. this morning, when nbc news broke the story, it was that rare push alert on my phone that actually gave me kind of a sense of relief. because usually when something pops up, these days, it s like, oh god, what now? the broader announcement is still not official, in fact, the white house is expected to make a formal announcement about his retirement tomorrow. we expect the president and prior to appear together. for his part, today, biden declined to appear today until make
breyer s decision to retire has electrified washington, d.c. adding a legacy making item to the president s agenda and could galvanize the democratic base at a time of sagging approval ratings and with the signature legislation of the president stalled amid gridlock in washington. the news wednesday came as a relief for liberal activists who worry that democrats would lose control of the senate before breyer left the court and a shot of confidence to the democratic leaders who view the politics as a brigtd spot in an otherwise gloomy election season. president biden has promised to nominate the first black woman to the high court, a prospect the party hopes energizes supporters. republicans are already gearing up to oppose the yet to be named nominee. the new york times reporting, quote, holding a bare 50-seat majority under threat in november s elections democrats acknowledge the need to act fast since an illness or death of a member could deprive them. senate democrats
rule of law as one of two major parties a damned abandons it. they re the ones who in fact face a real risk of jail. you know what? notes right. plus, david remnick on the american response to russian aggression and as covid keeps claiming lives, florida picks and you fight with signs. florida s going to absolutely put data as number one in deciding forgive, me are you telling me that the food and drug administration are not experts as to what drugs to prevent what s not to approve? all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes, there is now a trial set. there s gonna be a trial, in the government s case against the far-right extremist gang known as the oath keepers. stemming from the group s involvement in plotting the january 6th insurrection. today, 18 members, the oath keepers, where in virtual court. some of them were just charged with regular old can criminal conspiracies with their involvement in the attack of the capital. their tri
tomorrow, now it s time for the last word with lawrence o donnell, good evening lawrence. good evening rachel, and thank you for reporting on the delivery of the free covid-19 tests to everyone in america. i did a little reporting work this weekend, stumbled upon an email where i clicked the link that took me to the federal government website to order those at home tests. and i was shocked at how easy it was to order them. it s the easiest thing i ve done with a computer in as long as i can remember. and i thought, well no, there s gotta be several more pages of things. no, that was it. name, address, click. and they re on their way. you know, i haven t reported on that because i didn t know that, you just taught us that we are allowed to report on things that the government does well. that is something because i know, if it wasn t working, and if the launch of the system which, by the, way we must note, the federal government has never end its history ever attempted to
with ceos at the white house. the markets has about an absolute roller coaster this week. a look right now as you can see for now they re up, nearly 180 points. can get more interesting a few hours from now when the federal reserve chairman has investors waiting for a rate hike. did you have omicron? are up still coughing and having symptoms weeks later? and an historic move to fight gun violence. sam jose is on the verge of becoming the first city in the united states to lock in new gun rules we convenient anywhere else before. i ll talk to that city s mayor about what they re trying to do and the threats of legal action that they re already facingweep are going to start the latest developments with eastern europe. peter alexander is at the white house, richard engel is in eastern ukraine, courtney kube at her stint at the pentagon. and evelyn was at the department at the time. annexation of crimea in 2014. let s talk about new steps that russia is taking. what more can yo