. >> reporter: cbs news is learned it is down to four contenders, appeals court judges 80 -- amy cody barrett, >> they are excellent, you can't go wrong. >> reporter: the president is focusing most closely on cavanaugh and hardeman -- kavanaugh and hardiman. mitch mcconnell has told the president that they may be the easiest to confirm. >> simple math tells you, if john mccain is absent, it is a 50-49 senate, one republican senator can decide the fate of cbs news, the white house. the >> the president is expected to make that announcement at 6 pm, live right here on kpix 5. >>> 600 homes are threatened by deadly wildfire on the oregon border, in siskiyou county, has burned 35,000 acres, only 25% contained right now. the fire killed one woman in her home and destroyed 81 structures, 2500 firefighters are on the front lines, the cause is under investigation. >>> in napa and yolo counties, firefighters are gaining the upper hand on this wildfire, the kelly filed -- fire, 73% contained, consuming more than 90,000 acres, destroying 16 structures since it started on june 30. in lake county, the pon

i'm thinking of people like judge amy cody barrett who called it erroneous and but cavanaugh who plays the descendent in roe v. wade and disagreed public we with justice roberts. even the case that he dominated someone who does not have a public record on these issues donna trumps litmus test do the talking for them. we intend to take donald trump at his word that he knows how these nominees would vote on these two core issues of roe v. wade and the affordable care act. it's for this reason several senators from senator schumer and senator harris of california have vowed to reject any name from trumps shortlist. others have expressed deep skepticism of the names say no way to hear from the nominees from their own words at a hearing. that brings us to a reason today. we should lay down the standard of what they should say when they have to answer to the senators and public on these issues. because of trumps litmus test these nominees will face a higher burden than any past nominee and they already start off having three strikes against them because of the positions trump has already asc