mason today and jeff is someone that he calls on all the time. he's a terrific correspondent. the president respects him but today, a flash of anger. >> shepard: and i wondered if it was about the question. >> possibly that. jeff was insistent, what did you want to ask zelensky to do about biden? that's a question all of us have wanted know the answer to. the flashes of anger i think show a different level of frustration and perhaps something else that we haven't seen up until now. >> shepard: john roberts, our man at the white house, thank you. rich edson continues live at the state department. >> two separate state department tracks playing out. the first is the inspector general steve lennox. he is arrived on capitol hill and is briefing senior staff members of several house and senate committees about this urgent issue he wants to bring out. the state department inspector general operates generally separately from the state department and it's the ig's job to investigate, inquire