joey: here we go, starting the third hour this morning. carley and i had to take a double take to see if that was behind us, that is how good the graphics are. we thought you had a fireplace. maybe i m letting the cat out of the bag. that is a graphic. carley and i both had to look back. carley: i was like, when did they hang that ball in the building. they changed it to a bowtie pattern. griff: interesting new year s eve in new york. the weather looks like it will be warm. we got rain today and yesterday and all week long pro-palestinian protesters disrupting the airport and fifth avenue. and see if they show up for new year s eve, it could be something. carley: do you remember when it rained, we were hosting the pre-show. it was raining so hard that the teleprompter broke 30 seconds before the show started and we had to ad lib. griff: we were 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. joey: that is where you want to be, people are not overboard and you get to go ring in the new yea
this is an important moment for the president, and something that will last long beyond whatever time he has in the white house. i m about to come to you for final thoughts, melissa. but garrett, can the senate walk and chew gum at the same time? i think it might be a good thing to get the spotlight off of build back better for a little while. manchin and sinema aren t on the judiciary committee. unless they decide to interject themselves into this process, getting the spotlight off of them for a while may be the kind of space that s necessary to get that process moving again. melissa, final thoughts from you? as eugene has noted, if this goes as expected, the ideological makeup of the supreme court will not change. but to democrats, this is still
the person i will nominate will be someone of extraordinary qualification, character, experience and integrity. and that person will be the first black woman ever nominated to the united states supreme court. it s long overdue. judge ketanji brown jackson on the powerful appeals court in washington, a 51-year-old harvard law graduate confirmed with bipartisan support. just last year. and 45-year-old california supreme court justice leondra kruger, along with michelle childs a federal judge from south carolina. breyer hand-delivering his retirement letter to the president saying he will serve until the end of the court s term and hopefully a political reset with the legislative priorities stalled but republicans are pushing back. they re trying to use this to distract from what is their failed agenda. the american people are all concerned with inflation, and crime and covid. president biden promises to
floating another four or five names to make it clear that the pool is just bigger than those three possibilities. so i think the president, you know, he s got some excellent people to choose from, i think whoever he goes with will do well. it is just how does this person hold up in extraordinary scrutiny they will face over the next month or two, from the press, from republicans, from the rest of the country? thank you. it is historic because it will be the first black woman on the supreme court. it didn t actually change the political makeup of the supreme court though. still ahead, covid hasn t stopped sarah palin from going out in new york city and the mayor s office not particularly happy about it. and the irs goes high-tech. some taxpayers will need more than a user name and password to access their accounts. those stories and a rather depressing weather forecast when way too early comes back. s anr depressing weather forecast when
as an advocate. she didn t have experience in public schools and wasn t qualify to run that department. so in the end, if you look at the fact that it fell short by one vote, they might have been able if they trained their fire to persuade more voter as than they have taken her down. shepard: it s widely believed that judge gorsuch wouldn t change the makeup of the supreme court. he would replace antonin scalia. you think the democrats could have learned from their past. gorsuch is eminently qualified. they don t have to like all of his decisions. he s obviously very well-qualified for this job and hand sterling credentials, this is the scalia seat. it wouldn t tip the balance of