amendments mean something including the ninth amendment. >> reporter: after leaving, he said he is in the process of picking someone. he even asked for names from grassley and from durbin spoefl suggests the short list could grow even further. and emthat president biden told him once they have selected someone, which he plans to do by the end of this month, they are eyeing a 40-daytime line for that process to happen on capitol hill. one other conversation president biden had with another lawmaker that we were told came at the request of the white house was senator mitch mcconnell talking about what mitch mcconnell is looking for when it comes to this process. of course, we haven't gotten the white house readout. >> and every white house picks somebody they call informally a sherpa to guide the nominee through the nomination and confirmation process. you've just learned who the white house has pick for this. >> yes, someone from my home state of alabama, doug jones,