jeff is going to stay with me. i want to get to the other big breaking news this hour and that is the president today also meeting with his embattled nominee to head the department of veterans affairs, even as a source tells cnn that dr. ronny jackson is not withdrawing his nomination as of now. trump and jackson meeting in the official office this afternoon and the allegations against jackson are serious. they include excessive drinking, overprescribing medication, all of this while he led the white house medical unit, was the doctor for the president of the united states, for this president and barack obama. these allegations of course jackson has denied. and president trump making it clear today he stands by jackson, but leaving the door open for him to take an out. >> i haven't heard of the particular allegations, but i will tell you he's one of the finest people that i have met. but the fact is i wouldn't do it. i wouldn't do it. what does he need it for? to be abused by a bunch of politicians that aren't thinking nicely about our country?