Secretary of state Tony Blinken visits the Middle East days after the start of a very fragile Crease Fire between israel and hamas. Were live on the ground with details. Lets start with Cnns Phil mattingly over at the White House for us after President Bidens meeting with george Floyds Family. Phil, what do we know about your conversation that took place behind closed doors. The President And Vice president met with six members of george Floyds Family for more than an hour and there was certainly discussion on Policy And Police Reform Number one on the agenda on the Policy Front for both the family and the president but it was also a personal meeting, a meeting that underscored a relationship that has developed over the course of the last 365 days. Say his name. George floyd. Tonight in tragedy a bond between a president and a grieving family, the family of George Floyd Meeting Face to face in the Oval Office with President Biden. Hes a genuine guy. They always speak from the heart and
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
breyer s decision to retire has electrified washington, d.c. adding a legacy making item to the president s agenda and could galvanize the democratic base at a time of sagging approval ratings and with the signature legislation of the president stalled amid gridlock in washington. the news wednesday came as a relief for liberal activists who worry that democrats would lose control of the senate before breyer left the court and a shot of confidence to the democratic leaders who view the politics as a brigtd spot in an otherwise gloomy election season. president biden has promised to nominate the first black woman to the high court, a prospect the party hopes energizes supporters. republicans are already gearing up to oppose the yet to be named nominee. the new york times reporting, quote, holding a bare 50-seat majority under threat in november s elections democrats acknowledge the need to act fast since an illness or death of a member could deprive them. senate democrats
tomorrow steve bannon is expected to turn himself in and appear in court after being indicted for contempt of congress. he has refused to testify before the house select committee investigating the january 6th violent insurrection. members of congress are believed to be particularly interested in these remarks bannon made on his podcast just a day before the attack on congress. it is going to be quite extraordinarily different. all i can say is strap in. the war room, a posse, you have made this happen and tomorrow it is game day. all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. it s going to be moving. it s going to be quick. all hell did break loose. hundreds of police officers assaulted with poles and bats and sticks. armed insurrectionists invading the hallways of congress. a domestic terror attack as the fbi director later called it. ten months later we are not out of the woods. political violence and the threat of it is all around us. consider these three stories from the
national guardsman, federal authorities say is responsible for perhaps the worst leak of classified material in a decade . airman first class jack to share his family had nothing to say, leaving federal court today in boston. earlier they watched him brought in shackles before judge he entered no plea to a pair of charges under the espionage act, unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information and unauthorized removal and retention. of classified documents from material will remain in custody until the detention hearing next wednesday . as the hearing ended, a man in the courtroom shouted love you, jack to share a did not look back, but responded you, too, dad. according to the government s court filing on clt , the it specialists received top secret security clearance into 2021 may have had access to more sensitive material, the filing says. he quote maintained sensitive compartmented access to other highly classified programs, end quote and that he b