. >> tonight, all we're talking with friends and colleagues of it judge sonya sodomite york. -- sonia sotymayor. the new york district attorney is said to testify tomorrow morning on behalf of her hearing. >> district attorney, robert morgenthau, the first time you met her. do you remember? >> i do. >> i was recruiting. >> recruiting 42? >> the district attorney's office. -- recruiting for who? i asked if we had any good candidates. he said i think we have one but i do not think she ever thought of being assistant district attorney. she would be good for you. i said what is her name and he said sonia sotomayor. i said if she is interested, have her call me. >> day to interview her in this room? day remember? >> yes, i did. -- did you to review her in this room? -- do you remember? >> yes, i did. she had an incredible academic record. she had gone to princeton. she told me she had trouble with the language her first year but that her professor had taken an interest in her and she had spoken with his family and wrecked an essay every day. she ended up graduating summa cum laude. i was i