cnn.com/full circle or watch it on the cnn app at any time on demand. the news continues with jim acosta and democracy in peril. thank you very much. i m jim acosta, and this is democracy in peril. tonight as we continue our series, we have to consider this very serious possibility. we are going to take back america. this is so important. [ cheers and applause ] and in 2024, we are going to take back the white house. now, despite all of the lies donald trump tells, this could actually come true. remember 2015 and that escalator ride into all of our lives. a lot of people didn t take him seriously before that. there was a lot of disbelief he would actually follow through on his bluster of running the first time. so this time around, we might want to believe him. we have no reason not to believe he s running again, which means the nation would be facing the nightmare scenario of a wannabe dictator who incited a violent insurrection in which people died, attempting to re
majority whip james clyburn, who also paved the way making sure then-candidate biden made this commitment. we talked about the supreme court. i am looking forward to making sure there is a black woman on the supreme court, to make sure we in fact get [ applause ] i commit if i am elected president, have an opportunity to appoint someone to the courts, it will be i will appoint the first black woman to the courts. it s required that 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 of vetting them as well. well, there are plenty of highly-qualified candidates, some of whom already vetted and we will talk about them tonight. we will speak with valerie jaret, as well. we will talk about the process of getting any nominee confirmed which as you know has produced memorable and co
the vacancy is a cherished legacy moment for any president. the timing of this one makes it all the more consequential for this president. president biden promises history, a black woman, he says, will be his nominee. and just that is giant. plus the confirmation process adds interest to the midterm election year. a chance for the president and his fellow democrats to reset a political landscape that, up until now, is tilted decidedly in the republicans favor. that opportunity officially begins in just a few moments when the president and justice breyer appear together at the white house. chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins is there. a giant moment for the president. a huge moment. but we re expecting this to be a small ceremony actually, john, here at the white house where president biden will formally announce that justice breyer is retiring from the supreme court. of course, therefore, giving him that coveted vacancy where he can then select someone to put o
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
will respect breyer s timeline for any official announcement. we re coming on the air with breaking news. nbc news learned stephen g. breyer will step down as a justice on the supreme court. there s been no announcement from justice breyer. let him make whatever statement he s going to make and i will be happy to talk about it later. the president saying he won t talk specifics yet, a matter of respect and decorum, but news this big waits for no one. the u.s. senate gearing up for a major confirmation clash going into the mid-terms. a senator with a vote on the matter joins our special coverage later on tonight s show and white house staff already outlining some of the likely plans. breyer expected to announce his retirement as early as tomorrow officially. reports are he would leave at the end of this term, giving the white house plenty of time to select and push a nominee. now, is that breyer s way of also shaping the timing of his own replacement process? i actually