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arose. with justice breyer expected to announce his retirement, president biden might just get that opportunity. tonight president biden confronting a major decision about the supreme court. justice stephen breyer expected to retire, paving the way for the president to nominate his replacement. there has been no announcement from justice breyer. let him make whatever statement he s going to make. i ll be happy to talk about it later. reporter: biden now getting the opportunity to fulfill this 2020 campaign promise. i m looking forward to making sure there s a black woman on the supreme court to make sure i committed that if i m elected president, have an opportunity to appoint someone to the courts, i ll appoint the first black woman to the courts. we are putting together a list of a group of african american women who are qualified and have the experience to be in the court. reporter: the white house reiterating today biden s position on this front remain ....
at the white house. he plans to stay on until the end of the term in june and until a replacement is confirmed. he is 83 years old and the oldest and most senior liberal justice. he was nominated in 1994 by president clinton. with us now is jessica schneider. tell us what more we know about his decision. we know he understands the political realities of this moment for democrats. he is someone who previously worked for the senate judiciary committee before becoming a judge and has said in the past he would consider two things when deciding to leave. his health and the court. so with no known health issues, it s clear the court s is his main focus. he s been facing unrelenting political pressure over the past year from progressives. they have been demanding he step down to leave plenty of time for president biden to name a successor, but at the same time, he has been really outspoken about the perils of viewing the supreme court politically. he published a book in se ....
more reporting. i know you ve been working your sources. what have you learned? reporter: this announcement is coming quite early. there are still five months left in the supreme court s term. most justices that have announced their retirement in the past haven t done so until at least march. the 83-year-old justice has said in the past he would consider two things when deciding to leave, his health and the court w. no known health issue it is clear the court is his main reason for leaving after almost three decades on the court. he has spoken extensively over the past year and has even written a book. he expressed concern that the public views the court as political and talks about how that perception could erode faith in the court. justice breyer does come from a political background himself. he was the chief counsel in the 1970s and understands this relentless, over the past year, progressive pressure on him to step down. in fact, the progressive group demand justi ....
moderna s booster shot remains durable after six months, even against the omicron variant but with a lower level of antibodies stand by for details. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the breaking news. a major moment for president biden as he faces his first chance to shape the nation s highest court. cnn white house correspondent mj lee is joining us. we re told the president stands by his campaign commitment to nominate a black woman to the u.s. supreme court. reporter: that s right, wolf. one of president biden s major campaign promises was to nominate a black woman to the supreme court should he get the opportunity to do so. and now that justice breyer is expected to announce his retirement, president biden will get just that opportunity and the opportunity to reshape the future of the supreme court, potentially for decades to come. tonight, president ....
investigation made by a muslim mp that was act as a minister because of our faith. and that was act as a minister because of ourfaith. and in the that was act as a minister because of our faith. and in the last hour there are new reports that boris johnson had a birthday party when england was in its first lockdown with up to 30 staff allegedly celebrating with him in number ten. we will also update you where the army seized power, ousted the president and dissolve the government 2a hours after launch achoo. let s begin with this new report of a party in downing street when england was in its first lockdown. i tv news has tweeted. he reports two downing street has admitted the staff to gather to which the prime minister a happy birthday that day. let s get further details. chris mason is live from west minister. details. chris mason is live from west minister. hello. this latest exclusive from west minister. hello. this latest exclusive from itv west minister. hell ....