tomorrow, today she struck a note of humility about replacing the very judge she once worked for. >> it is extremely humbling to be applying for justice prior's seat and i know i could never fill his shoes. but if confirmed, i hope to carry on his spirit. >> some republicans were treading quite carefully in their opening statements today. that and the raw math that president biden is on track to win this clash by just holding his own party's votes. now, there is no presidential decision that leaves a longer imprint on american government than who gets this lifetime appointment to the high court. today several senators noted some version of the blunt history here. let's be clear, a whopping 97% of all the supreme court's members have been white. the court has never, ever included a black woman jurist. several democrats took today's opening to note that itself