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And deeply moved. there is still so much yet to accomplish. and that we can accomplish, including on a day like today that is so historic and so important for so many reasons. and i do believe it is a very important statement about who we are as a nation, that we have just made a decision to put this extraordinary jurist on the highest court of our land. it is a good statement about who we are. >> it is a good statement about who we are. it is also a reminder of who we have been and how we are s...

But for the country? for our history? >> this was a profound moment in history for our country. and for the nation. this -- it is a moment, 233 years in the making. judge ketanji brown-jackson, she shatters a double paned glass ceiling as a black woman. no one with her lived experiences ever been on the nations highest court. they are so many people that i talked to today, including some of her closest friends, who say that this moment means, to so many people, that black women in particular can...

233 years the supreme court has been in existence and timely yesterday a black woman is confirmed. what was going through your head as you watched it? >> well, you know, i was watching the controlled excitement by vice president kamala harris who happens to be -- was presiding over the senate yesterday to see this moment, and this moment is not just about this moment. there have been attempts to have a black woman supreme court justice before. i think about during the obama administration people...

>> 233 years, today at the white house, president biden will celebrate jacksons ground breaking confirmation. joining us now, former senator doug jones selected as judge jacksons guide through the nomination confirmation process. thanks so much for joining us this morning. >> my pleasure, jim. thank you. >> this is a day, its a moment, a week filled with history here. i do want to ask about the confirmation process. because this court has for it in the coming months, an enormous number of life c...

Certainly possible he could contract coronavirus at some point but double boosted now for this. as far as less severe outcomes, expected should he test positive and noting hes living his life as many americans are now trying to do in this next phase of the pandemic. >> a good note, thank you so much. joining me now for more on this, jeffrey toobin and with us, she is the dean of the harvard radcliffe institute and professor of constitutional law. lets start with the historic moment. a new opinio...

Im ana cabrera. thank you for joining us. the soon-to-be supreme court justice, judge ketanji brown jackson, speaking for the first time since she was confirmed. the white house marking this achievement, the first black woman in the courts 233-year history. with us now, cnns senior white house correspondent phil mattingly, laura coates and legal analyst joan biskupic. laura, this was an emotional and powerful speech. you said it took 33 years, 233 years, that is, but we made it. >> first of all,...

Marriages but not for same-sex couples. those will be on the docket when this new justice takes place. the court, the trump majority, conservative majority led by the three trump justices is not going to change but what do you look for from this impact of this new justice, left of center, escues me, like justice breyer. >> she brings distinctive experience in addition to this historic demographic. first time in 233 years to have a black woman joining the court. but shes also a former federal pub...

Three senate republicans say theyll vote yes. the senate majority leader chuck schumer calls it a joyous day. >> in the 233-year history of the supreme court, never, never has a black woman held the title of justice. ketanji brown jackson will be the first, and i believe the first of more to come. >> with me to share their reporting and insights, melanie zenona, terani of "the wall street journal" and elliott williams. i want to put this graphic up. this is why this is so important. 115 supreme ...

233-year history. the senate is about to vote on the presidents supreme court nominee, judge ketanji brown jackson. and she has all the support of 50 members of the senates democratic caucus as well as three republicans. lets bring in cnn chief congressional correspondent manu raju, cnn political analyst and co-host of "the politically sound podcast," nia-malika henderson and supreme court biographer joan biskupic. thank you for being here. manu, set the stage for us. >> in a matter of minutes t...

Implication for the former president. the supreme court rejected trumps effort to block administrations records from being sent to the january 6th committee. well have much more on that coming up. we begin tonight with the united states senate, one step closer to putting themselves on the historical record on voting rights. versus embracing the current phone in version of the filibuster. any minute now the senate is expected to begin a series of votes on voter protection legislation. which is ex...