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supreme court. for 27 years, justice stephen breyer, is retiring, paving way for president biden s first supreme court appointment. and it couldn t have come at a better moment. liberals have been pushing hard for breyer to retire before the mid terms, to ensure biden would have the democratic votes in the senate to get a more liberal nominee through the process. breyer said in an bur view, it was on his mind. it was clear he wanted a successor to continue his legacy on the court. the white house said it had nor mo details to share, but during the campaign, one of the biggest promises biden made on the trail was on this very topic. 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 we, in fact get equal representation. it s not a joke. it s not a joke. i would push very hard for that. politically supreme court nomination fights can come with huge risks, but they also present big opportunities ....
yesterday said bonds and clemens should be in the hall of fame. let s get to that in one second. i definitely want to talk about that, especially with barry bonds. you know, mike barnicle, bill simons, when asked, you know, the greatest athlete he d ever seen in boston, you know, he said, well, i d love to say larry bird. as far as clutch, it was larry bird. when you have a 98 mile an hour fastball at the plate or 81 mile an hour slider coming at you, the fact that ortiz could pick it up, bill simons said, that s the greatest clutch athlete i ve ever seen. that s an incredible thing, how hard it is to put your bat on the ball, especially in the ninth inning or in extra innings. that guy always did it. yeah. he always did it, consistently. you re right when you nailed him in terms of 04. 04 changed boston. it changed new england. it was all due to david ortiz s ability to perform under pressure, as you just pointed out. plus, joe, the idea of hitting a 98 mile a ....
so, again, to repeat, as we begin this noon hour, justice stephen breyer has decided and set to notify the white house of his intention. sent a letter, as would be expected, to the white house and then general counsel and then chief of staff. someone he knows very well from having worked in the senate, justice breyer, before he was a federal judge in boston, he was a staff member for senator ted kennedy and involved in some very contentious supreme court confer magdss himself then. was nominate as the second nominee from bill clinton after ruth bader ginsburg. a close ally of ruth bader ginsburg and soed miure and often a swing on big decisions like same-sex marriage and others that were in sink with the liberal minority. at that point, steve breyer became part of a three-member minority, descenting very frequently. there he is with his wife, joana and of course justice scalia and al gore when he was first nominated to be part of the supreme court by, of course, bill cl ....
process. that confirmation will be with us, elizabeth warren. and fed chairman jay powell speaking now. what this means, and what this says about the economic recovery in our country. i m halley jackson, along with pete williams, kelly o donnell, garrett hake, eugene robinson, melissa murray, and a former clerk to justice sandra day o connor. i m glad to be with all of you. i want to set up how this is going to go. there is a process that will need to unfold as it relates to the retirement of justice breyer. the justice needs to announce the retirement officially. then president biden will lay out who he would like to choose to replace the justice. then, the ball goes to capitol hill with back and forth on the senate. we know there will be a bunch of meetings with senators, there will be a hearing with the judicial committee, then they vote to send the nominee to the full senate. that only needs a simple majority. if it s tied, it can be sent to the full senate. then a ....
we have got to look at some of theissues we have got to look at some of the issues taking place in the uk, and that is the change of fictions with regards to covid itself. people arriving in the uk from abroad will no longer have two takeover tests if they are fully vaccinated. the changes will come in on fabree ii changes will come in on fabree 11 in time for the half term break. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has the details. even a day of less than glorious weather couldn t dampen the mood of tourism businesses in this corner of southern spain today. they hope a further easing of travel restrictions will mean more brits come over for half term. it s going to make such a difference to so many people, to the travellers, to the people with businesses over here and obviously in other countries as well. from february 11, fully vaccinated people will no longer have to pay to take a covid test after arriving in the uk. yes, fantastic. to the relief of passengers we ....