dick durbin lay out, just the beginning of a process that will unfold over the next 48 hours or so, most intensely tomorrow when she is questioned by the senators who sit on that committee. i want to bring back in msnbc senior national correspondent, chris jansing, shannon petty piece and melissa murray, former law clerk to judge sonia sotomayor, as we keep an eye on what is happening in the room after what so many people were looking forward to today, the opening statement from judge jackson. melissa, it feels like she said what she needed to say before the q & a session begins. to evaluate the facts and without fear or favor make those rulings and she had an opportunity not only to share with hebs of that senate judiciary committee but all of america watching this unfold live who she is, what she s about and where she came from. that s exactly right, hallie. we are so used to lawyers making