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And the urgency of the courts. but the fact is, don, weve had 115 supreme court justices in the history of this country and all but seven i believe have been white men. so this is larger than the politics of the day. this is a time where we have to have that fierce urgency of now because its necessary. >> 115 justices so far. there have been 108 white men. two black men. five women. four of them white. and one latina. and those are the potential nominees up on your screen now. theres a lot of ta...

115 justices so far, there have been 108 white men. you know, mathematician but that seems like an overwhelming majority to me. out of 115, 108 white men. two black men. and five women. four of them, white. one, latino. now, if you do the math, that means zero black women. not one single black woman -- not yet. but the fact -- that fact hasnt stopped republicans, like senator roger wicker from crying, you know, affirmative action. >> the irony is that the supreme court is, at the very same time,...

Welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. it is thursday, january 27th. im john berman with brianna keilar. just a few hours from now, the fight officially begins to fill the next vacancy on the nations highest court. president biden and stephen breyer expected to officially announce breyers retirement at the white house. obviously this has major historical and political implications. so heres a look at the supreme court vacancy by the numbers. 108 of the 115 u.s. jus...

Minute. theyre openly outraged by one thing, and really one thing only. the fact that the nominee will be a black woman. they know nothing else about her, nothing. nobody does. because she hasnt even been chosen yet. but theyre not willing to wait until they even know the littlest bit about her conversations. theyre not willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. they dont care that he promises the nominee will have extraordinary character, experience, and integrity. roll the tape. >...

At all. >> because you were in a swing district your incentive was to work across the aisle. >> absolutely. >> reporter: congressional crossover districts where voters choose a president and a u.s. house member from different parties are virtually disappearing. in 1996 there were 108, in 2016 down to 35, and today there are only 16. >> the number of competitive districts here in texas, you were in one of them, has gone from 12 to one. what does that mean for the way things work in congress or do...

Will be someone of extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity. and that person will be the first black woman ever nominated to the united states supreme court. as long overdue in my view. >> okay. so let me school you quickly. the supreme court first assembled in 1790. and for more than 175 years the highest court in the land was solely compromise of white men. that is 108 justices out of 115. in this context, the right-wing stance on this becomes crystal clear. that white...

The qualifications of the 108 out of 115 white males who are serving in these spots. and we dont question there is qualifications. we should. we should question the idea of whether we have the most qualified, the most inherently qualified, the most diversity of thought from a universe of one perspective. >> before we run out of time. let me get stewards answer here. what is your response to ben carson and other people making an issue out of giving the seat to a black woman? >> well now we have m...

To remain in place after a lower court ruled it had to be redrawn due to diluting the public power of black voters. john avlon with a reality check. >> we need to talk about how black alabama voters just got screwed by the supreme court. we have to take a step back. democracy is supposed to be government of the people, by the people, for the people, as lincoln said. but the rigged system of redistricting going on right now is designed to undercut just that. it is about politicians picking their ...

In 1990. the nba, steveph curry with the worst shooting day of his career. in the third quarter curry got going. he erupted for 21 points in the fourth quarter hitting multiple step-back threes. he ended with 40 points. they got the win 122-108. all the trash talk made him take it to another level. steve kirby joked he highly encourages others to trash talk curry in the future. washington football team will officially announce its new name and uniforms tomorrow, but former quarterback joe th...

108 of them are women. that represents the biggest female team in the history of the winter olympics and this will all be happening pretty much on fake snow. climate change is real. certainly when it comes to the winter olympics, there will be 300 snow cannons and 100 other snow machines making sure they have enough snow to ski and board on. >> theres a lot there to look at. i love the figure skating. and 35-year-olds, you dont have to be put out to pasture. that should give all 35-year-olds a f...