for more on this, i'm joined now by our north america correspondent, peter bowes in washington, dc. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. so what did we learn today about her from her opening statement? i today about her from her opening statement?— today about her from her opening statement? ~' ., ., , , ., statement? i think we got a sense of judue statement? i think we got a sense of judge jackson's _ statement? i think we got a sense of judge jackson's sense _ statement? i think we got a sense of judge jackson's sense of _ statement? i think we got a sense of judge jackson's sense of history, - judgejackson's sense of history, and what she was saying. clearly what has gone before her, but her potential place in history, as well, as she was outlining, as we've just seen, the position that she believes she will hold and how she will be independent in the courtroom, talking about that grand experiment of american democracy, and judging cases without fear of favour. —— or favour. that was the thrust of her message in what is likely to be several days of quite partisan questioning over her past and some of her past decisions. she talked