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Be putting his name up for nomination to be secretary of the veterans administration. [ applause ] i'm sorry that i ruined the surprise. i'll see you anyway. >> so that's how that happened today. man comes forward, thanks president for his appointment. so many questions, bill. does this mean there's been no vetting as of yet? does this mean he's already vetted? does this mean the president lacks respect for the top job, or this is the guy they've decided has the rigor to be secretary of v.a.? >> i mean i believe he was already in the senate confirmed job in the defense department and he served...

Right there, you might have seen from the back, the acting v.a. secretary, robert wilkey. he's come over from the department of defense to run the va. the president's nominee to be the full time secretary, ronny jackson, with drew his name. so more turmoil at the white house, you might say, as they struggle to find someone to run the second largest department in the united states government, the veterans administration. 360,000 employees. backing with "happening now" in just a moment. thing strong... dependable... long lasting. they've found themselves in a chevy truck. and now, you can too. s...

And all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. flonase sensimist. ♪ rob: time for the good, the bad, and the ugly. the v.a. announcing plans to spend $700 million on homes for veterans. build several new state homes and repairing and modifying existing ones is the biggest investment into the program since it began 50 years ago. the acting v.a. secretary shows how strong the president cares for our veterans. jillian: very cool. next the bad. the 9/11 operator sentenced in houston to 10 days behind bars and 18 months probation. she told prosecutors she

These houses! yes, yes and yes. and don't forget about them. uh huh, sure. still yes! xfinity delivers gig speed to more homes than anyone. now you can get it, too. welcome to the party. ♪ ♪ ainsley: it is time for news by the numbers. first $1 billion. that is how much wells fargo is expected to be fined. federal regulators penalizing that company for unfair mortgage fees and forcing customers to buy auto insurance policies they didn't need. $700 million. that's how much the v.a. plans to spend on homes for veterans. it is the biggest investment into the program since it began more than 5...

Could have four or five v.a. secretaries, and the country's going to go great. i hope they keep getting rid of them until someone is doing the right thing. i think this is an inside baseball kind of conversation about whether or not he was fired or resigned. in reality the american people are going to go, i hope our veterans are getting the care they need. >> you do think if shulkin did resign, there would have been some kind of a paper trail here that the white house could have easily produced that. of course this comes against the backdrop of we know for a president who is famous for saying,...