had a gorsuch or hardiman checked in. we had no luck. we learned gorsuch and his wife stayed with family friends in falls church, virginia, just outside of washington, d.c. that's how they kept it a secret until the last minute. >> peter, thank you. senator orrin hatch is a republican from the great state of utah. he serves on the senate judiciary committee and chairs the senate finance committee. nice to see you, sir. >> it's nice to be with you, greta. nice to have you back. >> thank you, sir. senator, how much of a fight is the nominee, judge gorsuch, going to get on capitol hill? >> he's going to have some people against him, but he is such an outstanding candidate, i don't think they could have picked a better person to succeed justice scalia. he's brilliant, he's got the academic background that you can't really match very easily. he's a terrific judge with a big reputation, a wonderful writer.