stephen breyer: thank you mr. president, that is terribly nice and believe me, i hold it right here. it's wonderful. and i thought about what i might say to you in something i enjoy is talking to high school students, grammar school students, college students. even law school students. and they will come around and ask me, what is it you find particularly meaningful about your job? what gives you a thrill? and that is not such a tough question for me to answer. it is the same thing. day one almost up today i don't know how many. but what i say to them is, look, i sit there on the bench. and after we hear lots of cases and after a while, the impression -- it takes a while. i have to admit. but the impression you get, as you well know, this is a complicated country. there are more than 330 million people and my mother used to say it is every race, it is every religion, and she would emphasize this. it is every point of view possible. and it is a kind of miracle when you sit there and see all of those people in front

everyone knows stephen breyer's has been an exemplary justice. fair to the party before him, courteous to colleagues, care for in his reasoning -- carefully his reasoning. he's written landmark decisions to laws protecting our environment and laws that protect religious practices. page opinions are practical, sensible and nuanced. he reflects his belief the job of a judge is not to lay down a rule, but to get it right. justice breyer's law clerks and colleagues described him and his work ethic. his desire to learn more. his kindness to those around him and his optimism for the promise of our country. he has patiently sought common ground, seeking to bring the court together. i think he is a model public servant and a time of great division in this country. justice breyer has meant everything his country could have asked. he appeared before the judiciary committee almost three decades ago. we all had high hopes for the marquis would leave on history, law and the constitution. he has exceeded those hopes in every possible way. today is his day. our

and we start with stephen breyer. and we're joined by a former law clerk of justice breyer and at the university of law and sotomayor when she was a district court judge. susan, we've been through conformations but this is going to be historic. so, let's talk about the politics of this nomination. a 50/50 senate. vice president harris is there, of course, to break any tie that does not require 50 votes thanks to mcconnell making the change to filibuster rule to the dismay of democrats but this time it could work to their advantage. potential nominees perhaps led by jackson, who just last june was nominated and confirmed for the appeals court, the d.c. appeals court just below supreme court with republican saying she's qualified for the circuit court. that was lindsey graham and he added elections have consequences. that's what he said yesterday. which means the democrats, technically, if they hold their own, they would hope have even a couple of republicans. including lindsey graham and lisa murkowski, who voted for h

everyone knows stephen breyer's has been an exemplary justice. fair to the party before him, courteous to colleagues, careful in his reasoning. he's written landmark decisions to laws protecting our environment and laws that protect religious practices. his opinions are practical, sensible, and nuanced. he reflects his belief the job of a judge is not to lay down a rule, but to get it right. to get it right. justice breyer's law clerks and his colleagues described him and his work ethic. his desire to learn more. his kindness to those around him, and his optimism for the promise of our country. he has patiently sought common ground, seeking to bring the court together. and build consensus. i think he is a model public servant in a time of great division in this country. justice breyer has been everything his country could have asked of him. he appeared before the judiciary committee almost three decades ago. we all had high hopes for the mark he would leave on history, law and the constitution. he has exceeded those hopes in every possible way. t

everyone knows stephen breyer's has been an exemplary justice. fair to the party before him, courteous to colleagues, careful in his reasoning. he's written landmark decisions to laws protecting our environment and laws that protect religious practices. his opinions are practical, sensible, and nuanced. he reflects his belief the job of a judge is not to lay down a rule, but to get it right. to get it right. justice breyer's law clerks and his colleagues described him and his work ethic. his desire to learn more. his kindness to those around him, and his optimism for the promise of our country. he has patiently sought common ground, seeking to bring the court together. i think he is a model public servant in a time of great division in this country. justice breyer has been everything his country could have asked of him. he appeared before the judiciary committee almost three decades ago, we all had high hopes for the mark he would leave on history, law and the constitution. he has exceeded those hopes in every possible way. today is his day. our

everyone knows stephen breyer's has been an exemplary justice. fair to the party before him, courteous to colleagues, carefully his reasoning. he's written landmark decisions to laws protecting our environment and laws that protect religious practices. page opinions are practical, sensible and nuanced. you he reflects his belief the job of a judge is not to lay down a rule, but to get it right. justice breyer's law clerks and colleagues described him and his work ethic. his desire to learn more. his kindness to those around him and his optimism for the promise of our country. he has patiently sought common ground, seeking to bring the court together. i think he is a model public servant and a time of great division in this country. justice breyer has meant everything his country could have asked. he appeared before the judiciary committee almost three decades ago. we all had high hopes for the marquis would leave on history, law and the constitution. he has exceeded those hopes in every possible way. today is his day. our day to commend his life

justice stephen breyer plans to retire. this is according to a well-placed source familiar with the matter and breyer's departure will give president biden a chance to nominate a successor. ic

stephen breyer will retire at the end of the term. a devoted pragmatist, and a senior member of the supreme court's liberal wing will retire from the court, nbc news reported. amy howell writes that during a nearly 28 year career on the court, breyer shunned rigid approaches to legal interpretation, often seeking functional rulings with and i toured -- an eye toward real-world consequences. he wrote major opinions favoring abortion rights. in later years, he repeatedly questioned the constitutionality of the death penalty. his retirement opens the door to joe biden to ful there are a number of exceptional candidates. sean hannity last night called biden promise, "unconstitutional discrimination." heather cox richardson writes, "law professor stephen blagg noted representation has been wildly skewed. of the 115 supreme court justices we've had, we have had 108 whiteman, two black men, five women. four white and one latina." anthony from lansing, illinois. democrats line, good morning. caller: good morning. are we supposed to be calling

justice stephen breyer is 83. they want to make sure that they fill or replace one liberal with another while they have the chance. what's the timeline look like? josh: a big difference from 2020, when it was liberal icon, the passing of ruth bader ginsburg, who was replaced by amy coney barrett and democrat heads exploding. now they will be able to still not shift the balance of the court, it would be a 6-3 court, sometimes feeling like a 5-4 court, but nonetheless the balance of power will not shift too much. that is why we will not see the same all out brawl we have seen in past hearings. president biden has signaled he will appoint a black woman or nominate a black woman to this position. they have made no secrets -- the people in the party wanted this retirement to happen so they would have the chance to put somebody in place that would not further shift the court with another conservative judge, for instance. and politically the president has faced pressure from voters of color for not doing enough on court

and stephen breyer's public service started early. he served in the united states army as a teenager. and all three branches of the federal government before he turned 40. during the good old days. and as he was a law clerk, supreme court justice goldberg. a prosecutor, a member of the watergate prosecution team. i first met stephen breyer when i was a senator on the judiciary committee, and he started off as taking care of one of the subcommittees for teddy. and then became chief counsel during his tenure as ted's chairmanship of the judiciary committee. beyond his intellect and hard work and legal insight, he was famous for biking across washington virtually every day for face-to-face meeting with a republican chief counsel, the ranking republican counsel and over breakfast they discussed what would they do for the country together. it was in those days we tried do things together. that spirit stuck with me when i took over the judiciary committee. as chair after senator kennedy's tenure. and it was my honor to vote to confirm justi

breyer with an activist in fact, the very fact that justice stephen g. breyer decided to retire is an indication the radical left was successful in browbeating into retiring rather than pinching his term of office. but clearly, these folks on the left do not want him to be succeeded by the principal jurist bill belly of the cases the lawn the facts them on the partisan who will deliver sure political and internation does not need a radical ideologue serving on the high score the land. we all know that the supreme court is a 30 kobe bryant government also the role of judge is far different than a legislature for they are elected in order to represent their constituents make policy proposals that hopefully will become law which will improve their lot in life and their future. at a supreme court or any judge for that matter is not supposed to start with the desired result and work backwards from there. and it's not a substitute for working together to pass legislation it in the executive branch with a signoff he sees me legislative grant with a signoff by e

court justice stephen breyer plans to retire. >> white house press secretary reiterated the president's come pain promise that in the event of a vacancy, he would not nate the first black woman to the court. >> president has stated and reiterated his commitment to nominating black woman to supreme court and certainly stands by that. >> justice breyer plans to stay on until june and until a replacement is confirmed. what more is the white house saying? >> certainly this big news out of the supreme court is consuming the day here at the white house. as you heard white house press secretary jen psaki, as soon as she took the podium getting a lot of questions about this news. even though she didn't want to get into the details until breyer announcing this decision that it's a hypothetical, she did appear to confirm the big looming question, whether or not president biden intends to stand by his campaign pledge to nominate the first black woman to serve as a justice on the supreme court when that vacancy becomes official. just to give you a sense of how much the president's day has been up e

her article today about stephen breyer's were tire meant is titled, the deep irony of stephen breyer's bare knuckled exit from the supreme court. i think about stephen breyer in a lot of different way. i never, ever think about his knuckles, bear or otherwise. dahlia, it's great to see you. thank you for being here. >> it's good to be here on a day, rachel, when everyone is a little bit giddy. it's so rare, i feel, to have good news. >> it's also history. i get like this about state of the union and stuff. there are just some things, at least from the news business side of it, we are about to get a supreme court nominee. if you are lucky, that happens one time in your career when you have the honor and the responsibility of getting to cover the news. it is always a huge deal, whether you love the nominee or not. this is a big deal. this is varsity level news. and it is thrilling. and also, i have to say, it is a pleasure to be able to cover this, knowing that stephen breyer, justice breyer, has chosen to leave on his own terms. we are not covering him because he passed away, we are not

., about retirement announcement of san francisco native stephen breyer, the supreme court justice stepping down. >>> we begin with breaking news, a fiery and unfortunately deadly crash on the richmond/san rafael bridge, big rig and car collide, trapping a person inside the car. truck driver managed to get out and call 911. bridge closed partially for several hours. within the past 30 minutes it has started to reopen. >> alarming video. cheryl hurd from the richmond side with the latest. how did this happen tonight? >> reporter: as of 10:15, chp tells me the bridge has been deemed safe. only one lane open but at 10:40 cars starting flowing, 3 1/2 hours after this deadly crash. >> oh, my gosh, we can't go. we can't go. >> couldn't really back up. it's scary to be stuck behind a car engulfed in flames. >> reporter: so menacing that amelia got out her cell phone and posted them on social media. >> the flames got so high they were touching the top of the bridge, really, really on fire. >> reporter: happening just before 7:00 tonight on the eastbound side of the bridge. at one point amelia and h

her article today about stephen breyer's were tire meant is titled, the deep irony of stephen breyer's bare knuckled exit from the supreme court. i think about stephen breyer in a lot of different way. i never, ever think about his knuckles, bear or otherwise. dalia, it's great to see you. thank you for being here. >> it's good to be here on a day, rachel, when everyone is a little bit giddy. it's so rare, i feel, to have good news. >> it's also history. i get like this about state of the union and stuff. there are just some things, at least from the news business side of it, we are about to get a supreme court nominee. if you are lucky, that happens one time in your career when you have the honor and the responsibility of getting to cover the news. it is always a huge deal, whether you love the nominee or not. this is a big deal. this is varsity level news. and it is thrilling. and also, i have to say, it is a pleasure to be able to cover this, knowing that stephen breyer, justice breyer, has chosen to leave on his own terms. we are not covering him because he passed away, we are not

breyer has a comforted legacy. look, would take nine stephen breyers over one gorsuch. you see the most firebreathing leftie? no. i don't think biden is going to replace m with the most firebreathing leftie i can think of, either. it wasn't the obama strategy, quite frankly. i don't anticipate biden's nominee being attacked from the left too much, but i don't anticipate biden's nominee being as left as you could go. amy: finally, your headline "supreme court versus the earth." we ia bad situation right now. unfettered 28, the supreme court will hear a major case where it will try to limithe epa's ability to regulate carbon emissions, greenhouse gases from power plants. that is amazing to me because clean air is in the name of the law. but if you understand where conservatives are coming from, they have a generations long ideological crusade against the administrative state which includes things like the epa, which includes as we saw last month, osha, and that is why the conservatives were willing to overturn the osha vaccine or test mandate, that is why they will likely

and now all of a sudden, stephen breyer is leaving the u.s. supreme court more immediately than the end of the term. but we will let the president of the united states make this announcement. we understand with the justice alongside him, and we will be able to see and hear for ourselves exactly what's happening. what we may never know is the drumbeat and whether or not that had a role in all this come up progressive groups with their signs saying, stephen breyer retired. and all of that. we may never know if it did. we know from our own reporting, shannon bream and others, though there was a modicum of surprise with justice yesterday and that it came out yesterday but the white house and others have said this was something that was coming down the pike. we don't know the original timing because we were not told. it will be interesting to see who they put up. and they will have the majority, you would think, i can't imagine that manchin and kyrsten sinema the modern holdouts on much of biden's legislation so far wouldn't go along with their fel

justice stephen breyer stepping down. >> i think this is a huge moment for the court. why now? >> and the history president biden could make in nominating his successor. >> there's never been a black female justice, so this would be a very significant development. >> who's on the short list? >>> and "final jeopardy." what question ended amy schneider's history-making streak? up at 2:00am again? tonight, try pure zzzs all night. unlike other sleep aids, our extended release melatonin helps you sleep longer. and longer. zzzquil pure zzzs all night. fall asleep. stay asleep. when you really need to sleep you reach for the really good stuff. new zzzquil ultra helps you sleep better and longer when you need it most. it's non habit forming and powered by the makers of nyquil. new zzzquil ultra. when you really really need to sleep. ♪ >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. for generations and for many, america has been the land of promise. for the thousands of afghan refugees fleeing the taliban, it's also meant safety. one brave woman takes us along on her journey building a n

6:00, san francisco native supreme court justice stephen breyer expected to announce his retirement today. several women that could be on bidens nomination list. reggie: tracking the omicron sub variant, now found in more than 20 states. >> thinking and now seeing her, they might have changed their views on the transgender community. kumasi: and amy schneiders jeopardy street becoming so much bigger than just a game show. her special message to viewers this morning. reggie: good morning. it is thursday, january 27. kumasi: let's check in with drew for a look at our forecast. drew: we saw some trouble spots in the north bay. from santa rosa to nevada, half a mile visibility, but we have generally clear skies and the visibility is not an issue. the east bay hills camera, we have clear visibility from here, or good visibility. you can see the san francisco skyline all the way on the horizon. the fog is only limited to the north bay this morning, which means a lot of sunshine today and temperatures going back into the 60's as this drive pattern continues. reggie: happening today, longtime sup

supreme court justice stephen breyer retiring. the official announcement expected today. this morning, the woman who could replace him. >>> inflation nation. more items at the grocery store are about to get more expensive. the prices going up and the new proposal to give shoppers a break. >>> plus, putin's next move. would he invade ukraine during the olympics? >>> the new research on coffee and why you may want to drink it before you sleep. >>> and later, it was one of the most heartbreaking losses in sports history. the bills losing to the chiefs, but this morning, how the two cities are coming together in a very special way. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with that massive storm expected to impact the east coast this weekend. >> the so-called bomb cyclone could be as powerful as a hurricane unleashing blizzard-like conditions especially in eastern new england where more than two feet of snow is possible. wabc meteorologist lee goldberg says the storm is starting to come into focus. >> here's what i think with snow totals. the bless chance of seeing a foo

justice stephen breyer plans to retire. this is according to a well-placed source familiar with the matter and breyer's departure will give president biden a chance to nominate a successor. jessica schneider joins us with more reporting. i know you've been working your sources. what have you learned? >> reporter: this announcement is coming quite early. there are still five months left in the supreme court's term. most justices that have announced their retirement in the past haven't done so until at least march. the 83-year-old justice has said in the past he would consider two things when deciding to leave, his health and the court w. no known health issue it is clear the court is his main reason for leaving after almost three decades on the court. he has spoken extensively over the past year and has even written a book. he expressed concern that the public views the court as political and talks about how that perception could erode faith in the court. justice breyer does come from a political background himself. he was t

supreme court justice stephen breyer is expected to announce he's stepping down. the top candidates to replace him and why it would be historic. >>> diplomatic discussions. the u.s. offers a way out for russia as it threatens to invade ukraine. what may impact the timing of a possible attack. >>> bracing for a nor'easter. major snow and hurricane-force winds could hit the northeast this weekend. the preparations under way for the big storm. >>> good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the expected announcement today from supreme court justice stephen breyer that he will retire this summer. the 83-year-old is the senior member of the supreme court's liberal wing. his departure gives president biden a chance to make his first nomination to the high court and an opportunity to make good on a campaign promise to appoint the first black female justice. debra alfarone is on capitol hill with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. it is a chance to make history. and if history is any guide at all, the fight to

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breyer's retirement is titled "the deep irony of stephen breyer's bare-knuckled exit from the supreme court," i think about stephen breyer in a lot of different ways, i never ever think about his knuckles bare or otherwise. it's great to see you. thanks for being here. >> it's good to be here on a day rachel when everybody is a little giddy, it is so rare i feel from the roses to the chug , chuckling, it's nice to have good news. >> it is history. and i get this from the news part of it, we're about to get a supreme court nominee, if you're lucky, that happens one year in your career when you have the honor and responsibility of getting to cover the news, it is always a huge deal whether you love the nominee or you don't, but this is a big deal, this is varsity level news. and it's thrilling. and also, i have to say, it's a pleasure to be able to cover this knowing that stephen breyer, justice breyer has chosen to leave on his own terms. we're not covering him because he passed away or not covering because he was forced out with some difficult circumstances, it does seem like he left

justice stephen breyer, the bay area native will step away from the high court. our washington insider breaks down who is likely to replace him. this is "today in the bay." a very good thursday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. if you're on the go this morning, we're not only broadcasting other on television but you can also watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> pretty much everywhere. >> let's start this morning with a look at the forecast. vianey arana is in tracking what we can expect. >> it's so cold outside. in the 30s right now as you step out the door. look at san jose 30 degrees. morgan hill 35. livermore 37, and we're going to remain in these 30s to start at least until about 8:00, 9:00 and then it starts to warm up as the sun powers through. fog and visibility-wise, no dense fog in the south bay and still patchy areas through parts of san jose so depending on where you are you might encounter fog in the south bay. meanwhile, up in the north bay, down to four miles

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. >>> a look at what is next after supreme court justice and san francisco native stephen breyer heads towards retirement. we start with the breaking news on the richmond bridge. thank you for joining us. >>> a person is dead after this fiery crash. it happened just before 7:00. social media video showing flames shooting out of a semi truck. the truck collided with the car and the driver of the car died. the truck driver escaped. it is unclear when the bridge will reopen. crews have inspected the bridge and say it was not damaged. >>> on to the coronavirus, california test positivity rate dropping to 18.7%. but as the omicron surge peaks in many areas, counties like marin easing back on some restrictions. kpix5 reports, there is a divide between those who are ready and those who believe it is too soon. >> reporter: here, students and staff no longer have to wear masks outside at school and there is no cap on the number of people allowed to attend outdoor and indoor events. these are slight changes but it is a sign that marin is changing its approach to covid-19. >> as a principal, at e

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. >>> president biden and justice stephen breyer making it official. justice breyer will retire, and president biden and what he said today about the person he will nominate to the court. the first black woman to serve on the high court. and what justice breyer said about the deep divides in this country and his optimism about the country's future. in his own words tonight. mary bruce at the white house tonight, rachel scott on the hill. >>> millions of americans on alert tonight. what could be a major nor'easter. tonight, it all depends on the track just how much snow there will be. virginia already declaring a state of emergency. philadelphia, new york, boston, the cape all preparing. some areas bracing for up to two feet of snow. winds 60 miles per hour. rob marciano with the newest potential tracks. >>> tonight, russia now responding to the u.s. what the u.s. put in writing, making no promise that ukraine would never join nato. but what russia said about that today and ian pannell in ukraine again tonight. >>> news on the pandemic here at home. and

stephen breyer officially announcing his retirement. president biden was by his side and made the bold pledge to replace justice breyer with the high court's first black woman justice. here is nbc's alice barr. >> reporter: president biden standing alongside supreme court justice stephen breyer and on the verge of history. >> today justice breyer announces his intention to step down from active service. >> reporter: he will retire at the end of this term after nearly 28 years on the high court. >> justice prior worked to give faith to the notion that the law exists to help the people. >> reporter: the 83-year-old had been under pressure to step down while democrats control the white house and senate. the opening allows the president to fulfill a key campaign promise. >> the person i will nominate will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, 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. >> reporter: president biden planning to

he praised stephen breyer for his years. kimberly harkin reports. pres. biden: i am here today to express the nation gratitude to stephen breyer. >> he served on the nation highest court for more than a quarter century. presiding over its most controversial cases. from abortion to the environment here thursday, president biden announced the 83-year-old supreme court justice stephen breyer was stepping down. pres. biden: he is a model public servant and a time of great division. >> breyer was nominated to the court by bill clinton in 1994. as he reflected on his years on the bench, breyer concluded united states is a complicated nation. >> it is a kind of miracle when you sit there and see all of those people in front of you. people that are so different and what they think. and yet, they have decided to help solve their major differences under law. >> breyer plants to step down this summer when the supreme court completes its term. his replacement, biden affirms, will fulfill a campaign pledge, to make history. pres. biden: the person i will nominate will

yesterday, justice stephen breyer announced his plans to retire. he'll step down at the end of the current term this summer, but it is anyone's guess if his replacement will have bipartisan support. bradley blackburn is in new york with more on this. good morning, bradley. >> good morning. certainly don't count on broad bipartisan support. you know, when justice breyer was confirmed, 87 senators voted yes. but times are different now. in this 50/50 senate, democrats should have the votes they need to approve president biden's pick for the supreme court. >> i will select a nominee, worthy of justice breyer's legacy, excellence, and decency. >> reporter: president biden says he will choose a supreme court nominee to replace justice stephen breyer by the end of february. >> the person i will nominate will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity, and that person will be the first black woman ever nominated to the united states supreme court. >> reporter: at the white house yesterday, justice breyer spoke about

stephen breyer's pragmatism changed the court. briar -- stephen breyer has been a reliable little vote on the court and an ardent advocate of originalism, prior -- ardent opponent of originalism, the conservative approach of interpreting the constitution on its original meeting. -- meaning. prior beliefs in a living document that is adopted to the times. he will end his tenure to the court -- as the court has lurched to the right, with a majority distancing itself from those views. he decried political portrayals of the court, dismissing the ideas that justices decided cases eighth on the party of the president who nominated them. caller: thank you for taking my call. i personally don't care. it does not matter to me if he picks a man or a woman, black, white, hispanic. it does not matter, as long as they are a qualified candidate. it does not matter. my question is when we had kavanaugh go through confirmation, amy coney barrett go through confirmation, the democrats brought up lie after lie. kavanaugh was a rapist in high school

front-runners for the seat to replace stephen breyer are all sitting judges. jackson, a one-time public defender who clerked for justice brian is reportedly the front-runner. michelle childs is a federal judge from south carolina with a pending confirmation to the dc circuit. she is a favorite of house majority whip jim clyburn who is credited with saving joe biden's presidential campaign. and leondra krugger sits on the california supreme court and has argued before the supreme court as a deputy solicitor general and has turned down offers to serve in the biden administration. joining us now, secretary and ceo of the phi beta kappa society, frederick lawrence, former president of the university and the author of the book "punishing hate, bias crimes under american law" thanks for joining us, lawrence. >> good morning. >> so this doesn't of course change the political makeup of the supreme court but how significant is it that president biden has announced he will choose a black woman to replace stephen breyer? >> it's very significant. the point that he will m

supreme court justice stephen breyer is retiring giving president biden his first shot to fill a high court seat. then signed, unsigned, and unsealed, rather, and the united states gives russia a way out for vladimir putin. what we know about the secret document. >>> and the time to refi is now. the fed announcement which could make buying a house or car more expensive soon. welcome to "the lead." i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper. we start with breaking news in our politics lead. the supreme court justice stephen breyer, we're expecting him to announce his retirement as early as tomorrow. the 83-year-old who has served nearly three decades on the court plans to stay on until a replacement is confirmed. that replacement is now in president joe biden's hands. his first chance to nominate someone to the highest court in the land. today he refused to answer questions about breyer's retirement. kaitlan collins suggests, he is ready to fulfill a campaign promise on who he'll pick. >> reporter: with justice stephen breyer set to retire, president biden now has his first chaks to nominate

justice stephen breyer will retire, setting up a political showdown over who will replace him. the united states and nato have delivered written responses to moscow's security demands of -- over ukraine. they rejected russia's call to permanently ban ukraine from joining the nato alliance. concern in the west grows over a possible russian invasion of ukraine. >> on wednesday night, the u.s. ambassador to russia, john sullivan, hand delivered the american response to russia's demands for increased security guarantees amid its standoff with the west over the ukraine. the letter, several pages long, repeats the biden administration's position -- u.s. troops go where they are wanted. individual countries decide if they want to join nato, and russia must abandon any plans to invade ukraine. moscow says it has no such plans. >> the document is with them, and the ball is in their court. we will see what we do, as i said repeatedly, if they choose the path of diplomacy and dialogue, if they decide to renew aggression against ukraine, we are prepared either way. >> but the u.s. also off

supreme court justice stephen breyer at the white house today, handing in his letter of resignation. tonight, the top three candidates, and the debate within the democratic party on who should be the next nominee. a powerful winter storm targets the northeast, bringing heavy snow, strong winds, to places like new york and boston. breaking news-- three officers shot in houston, as the n.y.p.d. salutes the fallen. hundreds of mourners pay tribute to jason rivera, one of the new york officers killed in the line of duty. ukraine prepares for war.

supreme court justice stephen breyer at the white house today handing in his letter of resignation. tonight the top three candidate and the debate within the democratic party on who should be the next nom to plas like new york and new tffers shot in housto nypd salutes the fallen. hundreds of mourners pay tribute to jason rivera, one of the new york officers killed in the line of duty.ukpares for war. president biden speaks with ukraine's president zelensky as russia sends in more troops. teacher shortages, the state taking extraordinary measures to deal with the lack of staff inside schools, calling in the national guard. >> i really like the uniform because i like how it has the patches and stuff. >> o'donnell: "eye on america," innovative way rampers are trying to maintain their way of life after two decades of drought. and on this holocaust remembrance day, how a 98-year-old survivor and her great-grandson are using tiktok to make sure the next generation never forgets. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good e

stephen breyer was a liberal, but a particular kind of liberal. he was a problem solver. he loved to use the word workable. he was the father of the federal sentencing guidelines which tried to make sentencing more rational and consistent. he came out of working in the senate at a time of great collaboration between the parties, bipartisanship. and that's the kind of court he wanted to be on. i think one of the real stories of his tenure was that he wasn't on that kind of court, and it was a very polarized court on most hot-button issues. i think that was a source of frustration to him. he's leaving a court that is really not the kind of court he ever wanted to serve on. >> laura, the president -- president biden has committed to nominating a black woman to serve on the high court. the short list of contenders that's emerging features truly highly qualified potential nominees. tell us about them. >> many of whom, by the way, could have been nominated at different points in their career as well. i want to reiterate it's not just that the president is committing to choose a

kumasi: justice stephen breyer is pining to step down at the end of the term. president biden and justice breyer are expected to make the announcement during a joint appearance at a white -- at the white house. this decision is a crucial opportunity for president biden to nominate his successor. the president promised to bring more diversity to the branch. liz spoke with judge charles breyer about his brother's difficult decision. >> we have mixed emotions. on the one hand, my brother is leaving a job that he absolutely loves. he has embraced it, he has participated in it fully, and he is leaving at a time that he feels is appropriate for him to step down. kumasi: judge charles the u.s. district judge for northern california. he says that once justice breyer retires he expects him to move from washington, d.c. to cambridge, massachusetts. reggie: it is a sequel no one asked for, ba2, the sub variant of omicron and the sub variant is already in the california -- in the bay area. amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. amy: two cases popped up this week. we have

he did not want to go into much detail about stephen breyer. listen here. >> thank you, thank you. >> justice breyer's retirement? >> thank you, let's go, let's go, thank you. >> every justice has the right and opportunity to decide when he or she is going to do and announce it on their own. there have been no announcement from justice breyer, let him make whatever statement he is going to make, i'll be happy to talk about it later. thank you so much. >> and the sure fire way to tell the white house is not planning on the president giving formal remarks about the supreme court retirement is that they had a white house communications staffer standing in front of the camera blocking the president. but luckily she moved out of the way, and we did get a clear shot and some audio, he obviously does not want to go there, though, yet. he has promised during the democratic primaries to nominate a black woman but he is signalling right now he's very respectful of the process that breyer is going through, and remember it was joe biden in charge of the se

on for justice stephen breyer's replacement. president biden is standing by his vow to put a black woman on the high court. we're going to break down the potential candidates and the confirmation fight that may be brewing. >>> also tonight, the united states says the ball is in russia's court after delivering a written response to the kremlin's demands on ukraine. moscow may be threatening to do more than launch a military invasion. we're getting new details on deep concerns about russian cyberattacks against the united states. >>> as americans are hoping to move past the omicron surge, a new study shows moderna's booster shot still offers protection against the variant after six months. >>> we want to welcome our viewers around the united states and the world. i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in "the situation room." >>> let's get right to the breaking news, justice stephen breyer deciding to retire from the u.s. supreme court giving president biden a chance to nominate his successor while democrats still control the u.s. senate. m

the retirement of supreme court justice stephen breyer. the liberal justice is expected to formally announce his decision at a white house event with president biden as early as today. more on that in just a moment. now, as for his replacement, the president has promised to make history here, naming the first black woman to the high court. >> such a move could serve as a political lifeline for democrats hoping to motivate the base before midterm elections this fall. but for now, many in the party are breathing a sigh of relief. at 83, breyer was the oldest member of the court and had been under intense pressure from the left to step down while mr. biden still has a path to replace him. while the president will likely get his pick on the bench, the country now faces what is sure to be another bitter supreme court battle. cnn's jessica schneider starts us off this morning in washington. >> this is a retirement progressive groups have been pushing for the past year. but justice breyer brushed aside those calls last june, but now with just mon