alright, i want to go now to our correspondent, alexandra von nahmen. she is in washington. evening to you, alexandra. how did jeff sessions response to questions regarding his civil rights record? alexandra: senator sessions sought to address the issues head on, assuring that he is committed to freedom and equality of all american citizens. he said he fully understands the history of civil rights and the impact that the systematic dissemination and denial of voting rights have had on african-americans, so he did do good on this issue, but i doubt that he was able to convince his critics because he did not really distance himself from statements he made and positions he took as u.s. senator. positions and statements that were highly and harshly criticized by civil rights activists. brent: alexandra, we know that sessions is highly controversial. what do we asked act with the hearings moving forward? alexandra: we can expect the miami sure, more tough questions on different issues, questions about senator's hard-line anti-immigrant stance, questions about his remarks regardin