you hearing? reporter: the president at one point used the number five. then said it might be six or seven. then when you have a potential candidate like mike lee, the senator from utah, republican, of course, who does have a lot of legal respect in the community, it shows us that there s a little elasticity in this process. at the same time, the president has put this deadline on himself, in order to have the announcement and the early sort of fallout, or celebration, depending on how people view the selection that he makes, before he takes his next overseas trip. so, that s part of how he s bracketing the timing. of course, it s fourth of july. and there are fireworks on everyone s minds and it certainly plays into the supreme court selection process. so, of the list, of course, was whittled down from a much larger list that the president had published as a candidate. it s been revised to date over time. what s key over time are jurists
in red states that are up for reelection, three in particular, who are from more kwconservativ parts of the country the president won quite easily, talking north dakota, indiana and west virginia. they may be in play because they certainly voted for kneel neil gorsuch. president tweeting about his weekly address, video address that the white house puts out. that s about this holiday. and when he was in west virginia last night, honoring military service and families, he worked into his remarks where his head is right now when it comes to the supreme court selection process, one of the most influential decisions a president ever gets to make. this president seems to be enjoying the influence that he could have. here s how he described his process and what the outcome could be in terms of influence. i think you ll be very impressed. very talented people.