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Abortion, he dissented but some thought he should go farther and behind him is judge ray kethledge on the 51 and on the sixth circuit court of appeals and he's important because he has a big record. a lot of conservative opinions. never one on abortion but his supporters say he's gorsuch 2.0 because he has the same judicial philosophy as neil gorsuch and scalia and they think he will look at cases down the road in ways that favor them. another one is thomas hardiman out of pennsylvania and he is the runner-up the last time around and president trump really liked his life story. it was the firs...

Kavanaugh pick who has the washington ties, or ray kethledge who some people will refer to as a gorsuch 2.0, someone with a solid conservative track record and has picked up some support in conservative circles. >> jon allen, we didn't hear the name amy coney barrett, democrats have zeroed in on her, there is this issue with olympia snowe saying roe v. wade is a bottom line issue where she doesn't necessarily commit to vote for trump's pick here. is there a sense that amy coney barrett on that issue of roe v. wade has fallen back in this process? >> certainly possible, steve. i think there's a...

Pro prove, before mr. trump would agree to an interview, that his testimony is essential to completing the investigation. tonight it appears the president and his legal team are taking an even more aggressive stance regarding the russia investigation. meantime president trump now just three days away from announcing a decision that could well define his legacy. he is about to reveal his pick to fill that vacancy on the supreme court. >> if you tune in monday at 9:00, i think you're going to be extremely happy. right? and they're all great. they're all great. >> a source familiar with the selec...

I don't know whether that complicates things, having a united states senator on a list, whether he votes for himself, whether he has to step down. it's a mess. john roberts is keeping track of this. where does this stand, john? >> the president continues to interview people for the job. a senior administration official tells fox news that the president spoke with as many as three people today. some of them by telephone. we know that there were only two names that were remaining on the short list as it's been circulated of candidates. those are joan larsen of the sixth circuit court of appeals ...

Prosecut prosecutor. been on the d.c. court of appeals now, the longest serving of all the ones on the list. former kennedy clerk. also on the list is another former kennedy clerk, ray kethledge. they're all, by the way, in their late 40s, early 50s. that's important because the president has said, remember last week, he said, i want somebody who can serve for 40 or 45 years. so that would suggest they can't be in their late 50s or 60s and still be considered likely nominees. >> our justice correspondent pete williams. thank you. betsy woodruff, politics reporter at the daily beast, also an ms...