we have to pick a great one. we have to pick one that's going to be there for 40 years, 45 years. we need intellect. we need so many things to go -- you know, there's so many elements go into the making of a great justice of the supreme court. you've got to hit every one of them. >> following justice kennedy's announcement today, president trump spoke at the white house and said the process to find his replacement would begin immediately. he says his replacement will come from a list the white house has compiled of mostly conservative judges. earlier today, yale law school professor akila mahr spoke to ali velshi about that list and a supposed swing vote position on the supreme court without justice kennedy. >> i'm a democrat, but the list is a distinguished list and even if the person picked is to the right of justice kennedy on some issues, some of them are actually his former law clerks, that would only mean, frankly,