. >> reporter: democratic senator jeff merckly staged a marathon protest on the senate floor overnight, calling on republicans to delay the vote, on supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch this week. this is amid ongoing investigationness to ties between president trump's campaign and russia. >> unacceptable that we're considering this nomination at this moment when there is a cloud over the presidency. >> reporter: part of those investigations involved the president's still unsubstantiated claims that president obama wiretapped trump tower, on tuesday, the president pointed the finger at former president's national security advisor susan rice re tweeting the link to a story suggest ago this she may have unmasked the names of trump associates pick up during surveillance of foreign targets. >> in an effort to ask for identity of american citizens, it is necessary to understand the importance of a intelligence report, in some instances. >> reporter: white house press secretary sean spicer whether rice's motivation was political. >> it depend on the purpose of why they were asking and what th

capitol as oregon senator jeff merckly speaks again. supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. it began just before 7:00, that speech was not a filibuster and is not delaying a vote. it is part of the effort to bring attention to the nomination, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell promised that gorsuch will be confirmed on friday right before the senate takes a break for easter. >>> high school senior in new jersey has a bright future now that she can pick any ivy league university that she wants. the woman was accepted into all eight ivy league schools, the 17 year-old to morrisville high school in rock away where she head student government organization. she wants to pursue global health policy but hasn't decided which school to attend >> i have gotten into harvard early action so then i was just like i will go in there but then i don't know where i wanting to when i got into the others. >> you go. that is just great. whitethorpe got into stanford just in case she decide against ivy league. it will come down to whichever school provides the best financial aid package. >> i