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Harris senate chair dick durbin and ranking member chuck grassley to begin the consent phase of nominating a replacement for justice breyer. the president reiterated the qualities he's looking for in the next member of the bench. >> and i'm serious when i say it, i want the advice of the senators, as well as the consent to arrive on who the nominee should be. what i'm looking for is a candidate with character, with the qualities of a judge in terms of being courteous to the folks before them. and treating people with respect. as well as a judicial philosophy that is more one that suggests that...

Governor maggie hassan. according to certified results put out by the new hampshire secretary of states, hassan leads with just over 1,000 votes. the north carolina governor's race, cooper leads mccrory by about 5,000 votes. cooper has declared victory. mccrory has vowed to make sure every vote has been counted. alex? >> super close races there. well, the budding administration of president-elect donald trump has thousands of positions to fill as they scale up to take over the white house, but there is one that is being watched most carefully, nominating a justice for the supreme court to re...