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has been on a serious diplomatic path forward. the question is will russia take it. stock futures turned lower overnight as investors digest news pointing to a likely interest rate hike next month, will the move from the head be enough to address raging inflation? it s way too early. good morning. welcome to way too early. the show that is lobbying for a new job on the supreme court. thursday, january 27th. let s start with the news. justice stephen breyer will step down from the supreme court at the end of the current term according to people familiar with his thinking. president joe biden and breyer are scheduled to appear together at the white house to announcement his retirement, sources familiar to the matter confirms to nbc news. breyer reportedly informed the white house of his plans last week but the president wasn t ready to break the news himself. every justice has the right and opportunity to decide when he or she is going to do and announce it on the ....
for optimism. that s the line from the kremlin this morning after the u.s. offers a diplomatic off ramp to the standoff off ramp. and the u.s. blows past 73 million covid cases suns the start of the pandemic. but we start with what happens now that justice breyer is retiring. peter alexander is standing by. leann caldwell is with us and also joining us aaron haynes, an msnbc political contributor. peter, do we have any word yet about when we might see the president and justice breyer today? and what can you tell us about where the white house is in terms of choosing a nominee? yeah, chris, no official guidance from the white house. in fact, this gathering with both justice breyer and president biden is not even on the official white house schedule but we are getting indications that this could happen within the next several hours here at the white house. and it is a significant moment for president biden. it s also a rare one. very rarely do you see a sitting presid ....
us. we begin with the news that broke yesterday with the supreme court. justice breyer plans to step down at 28 years on the bench. his formal announcement could come as soon as today. his decision gives president biden a chance to name his replacement while democrats still control the senate. nbc news justice corner pete williams has the details. reporter: people close to justice breyer say he made the decision to step down within the past several weeks and prepared to formally notify the white house this week. at age 83, he is the court s oldest justice and appears to be in good health. he remains highly productive, writing last term as, some of last year s decisions. he knows how washington works. he was well aware some progressives said justice ruth bader ginsberg stayed on the court too long despite battles with cancer. he death allowed president trump to appoint amy comey barrett. he said last fall he knew of the pressure for him to step down. most of the cons ....
candidates backgrounds and writings, i ve made no decision except one the person i will nominate will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience, and integrity, and that will be if first black woman ever nominated to the united states supreme court. it s long overdue in my view. i made that commitment during the campaign for president, and i will keep that commitment. i will fully do what i said i d do. as we mentioned yesterday when the news was first breaking, breyer s retirement is supremely good timing for the president and his party, a chance for democrats to refocus their midterm messaging, reenergizing the base, and reengage on issues ranging from abortion rights and voting and more that might play in their favor in a midterm election cycle. senate democrats could move quickly on this once biden chooses a nominee next month. democrats are aiming to confirm the pick as soon as possible, maybe with the same warp speed that republicans ....
kayleigh mcenany and emily compagno. fox nation host tomi lahren and in the center seat, fox news contributor guy benson. russia is moving tanks, all artillery, jets and warships in the position for a possible invasion into the ukraine. united states is sending military aid to the ukraine, $200 million most recently, antitank missiles. and that u.s. troops are on heightened alert, 8,500 at last count. present biden says this kind of invasion could change the world, calling it an imminent threat. but you might be surprised to learn what our president had time to do yesterday among the imminent threat. and that should have a s on the end. with the border, lots of stuff going on. he left the white house to pick up some ice cream. critics say the optics are awful. guy benson, let s start with you. guy: on the ice cream? is the president loves his ice cream, we know this. with all the threats that you just mention percolating right now and perhaps coming to a head, with th ....