federal appeals court judge. these names were known, out there before when the president had his pick last year. he selected sonia sotomayor of course. but i think the meeting this morning is all about trying to show that he's reaching out to republicans on capitol hill to try to smooth the confirmation of whoever ends up getting picked, kiran. >> we'll be following it closely. ed henry, thank you so much. does any street have more potholes and cracks than wall street? senators talking about how to fill them in. don't want the chance that the economy is jumping off the curb again. i'm cnn meteorologist jacqui jeras. a texas twister caught on tape. we'll show you the pictures coming up and the threat of severe weather in the next couple days. national car rental knows i'm picky. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle.