have -- we have always cautioned. overall, it continues to be up tremendously. you can't look at one indices and say that is the benchmark of one economy. >> experts say it is important to watch how stocks trade on thursday. well, confirmation hearings begin today for the nominee for the supreme court neil gorsuch. he faced intense questioning yesterday and is gearing up for another round of grilling. justice correspondent pete williams has the very latest. good morning, pete. >> reporter: alex, the second and final day of questions for neil gorsuch. tuesday's session went into the night with the nominee vowing to be independent of the president who chose him to succeed antonin scalia on the supreme court. judge neil gorsuch says he never promised president trump or anyone else involved in selecting him that he would vote a certain way on the hot-button issue of abortion, even though donald trump made overturning the roe v. wade abortion ruling a point in his campaign.