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Hey, i tried to talk about that with republicans. >> the democrats will move forward if not, but i think having an evening hearing tells you the judge wants to stir things up a little bit. the state department officials at the center of this weeks testimony. as we go to break, the president pausing this morning to honor american veterans. >> this morning no fewer than 35,000 patrons line the streets of manhattan. we began a tradition that began one century ago. we must hold with supreme vigila...

Tribunal. legal experts question how prosecutors will present evidence and call witnesses from libya. lawmakers trying to get to the bottom of the v.a. mess will hold an evening hearing tonight to focus on the v.a. treatment of whistleblowers. this comes amid new allegations that v.a. officials tried to stone wall the investigation into these life and death issues. >> reporter: this june 4th e-mail appears to confirm suspicions the v.a. want told silence employees. it reads, please immediately...

Worse than we thought. >> reporter: a rare evening hearing on capitol hill reveals the magnitude of the v.a. scandal has a new watchdog report shows new calls for v.a. secretary eric shinseki to go. >> its time for secretary shinseki to step down and if secretary shinseki does not step down voluntarily, then i call on the president of the united states to relieve him of his duties. >> mccain and others are the latest to call for the secretary to go with miller saying attorney general eric hold s...

From being deported. they are moving to to the back burner and acting on immigration reform instead. a rare evening hearing to review dozens of suspicious deaths at a hospital in phoenix. they kept secret lists and some waiting months for treatment. three top officials have been asked to appear. its not clear whether they will. the republicans are threatening to subpoena them if they dont show up tonight. a surprising political role for the first lady. michelle obama taking on policies of he...

That according to a whistle-blower in texas who described pressure to cover up what was going on with our nations veterans. that sets the stage for a rare evening hearing here on capitol hill with three v.a. officials due to testify before the house veterans affairs committee. and i should note following the release of this inspector general report the chairman of that committee, jeff miller, is now calling for shinseki to resign. >> mine eunanim emanuel, thank . youre saying that firing secreta...

Attorney general eric hold tore launch a criminal probe. and for the first time miller is now calling for v.a. secretary erik shinseki to resign now. millers committee has a hearing tonight and members are asking if scheduling schemes at the v.a. led to veterans dying. >> we dont have the information yet. were waiting on that. some of those folks while waiting died. if thats true, remember the person who oversaw all this got a bonus because they met all the quality measures. i hope that thats no...

>> reporter: the president will outline americas post war foreign policy at a commencement address at west point on wednesday. he wants to use all the tools in americas arsenal without overreaching, but his critic say hes reluctant to the tools that he has. >> you can add senator mccain calling for the justice department to investigate the va scandal. >> we have an obligation to the veterans who are living and that obligation is not being fulfilled today by our veterans administration. >> the he...