campaign promise that may change the face of it. we ll be joined by james clyburn who also paved the way by making sure then candidate biden made this commitment. we talked about the supreme court, i m looking forward to making sure there s a black woman on the supreme court to make sure in fact that every i committed that if i m elected president, have an opportunity to appoint someone to the courts will be, i ll appoint the first black woman to the courts. it s required they have representation now. it s long overdue. 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. i am not going to release that until we go further down the line and vetting them as well. well, there are plenty of highly qualified candidates, some of whom are already vetted. we ll speak with valerie jarrett. we ll talk about the process of getting any nominee confirmed, which is, as you know, has produced memorable mome
and she has a long and very stellar academic trail, having graduated from harvard and harvard law school. then clerked on the supreme court. then was in private practice for a few years and then as i said became a maybe i didn t say, became a public defender. which is very important because biden has stressed that he wants to have a diversity, not just of demographics but of experience. and she represented indigent defendants accused of crimes, several of the members of the court are former prosecutors, but i don t think there has been anybody that has represented people that were accused of crimes since thurgood marshall and that s a long time ago. he was the first african american justice on the supreme court. so the other leading contender is leondra kruger. and she is a justice on the california supreme court. like ketanji brown jackson, she has stellar legal credentials. interestingly, she was hired by the republican solicitor general of the united states to be an assi
thank you for being here. we begin with the biggest and longest lasting decision made by any president. the chance to choose a supreme court justice. justice stephen breyer, the most senior liberal justice on the high court gave president biden the historic opportunity. he s meeting with the president today at the white house and then they ll appear together to formally announce his plan to retire at the end of this term. the focus immediately shifts to the president and who he will select. already vowing to make good on his promise to nominate the first black woman to the supreme court. senate democrats are pushing for a quick confirmation process and the way senate rules are currently set up. they can confirm a new justice with a simple majority, meaning, without needing support from any republican. but the road to confirmation for any nominee is never guaranteed. cnn s jessica schneider live in washington with the very latest. jessica, a big moment today when we see justic
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 their own
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 considerat