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The white house preparing for the possibility that president trump's embattled pick for the v.a. will withdraw his nomination. the president's personal attorney michael cohen taking the fifth in the stormy daniels hush money case. we found the needle in the haystack. it was here in sacramento. >> police say the arrest of the ex-cop ends a 40-year manhunt for the golden state killer. we are talking about a dozen murders and more than 40 rapes. a story that haunted california for decades. i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is 30 minutes past the hour. we begin here. white house off...

Wonder if there is a personal toll that is just too much for an individual. >> he demands a hearing. as for the credibility. there are 23 corruurrent and fo colleagues who have come forward with the allegations. mike pompeo was nominated as cia director. it was bruising to get them through with the 51-49 margin. which allegation in your estimation, if true, are disqualifying? when will the conversation return to the 9 million vets covered by the v.a. and the employees and $200 billion budget and if he is qualified to run all that? >> in that is a great -- that is a great point, dave. senators ...

Players of all time. the fast moving story. dr. ronny jackson's nomination to lead the v.a. is it coming to a head? that's next.

We are tied at 4-4 in the third. bruins scored two quick goals ending any hope of the game seven for the leafs. the bruins scoring four goals in the first period. they win 7-4 and will play the tampa bay lightning next. such a difficult team to beat. >> covered a number of the bruins game seven. nothing like playoff hockey. exemcept for lebron james. a goaltending or block? >> it was a block. come on, dave. christine knows. >> what she says. thanks. >> christine, always. 27 minutes past the hour. the fast-moving story of dr. ronny jackson's trouble to lead the v.a. could be coming to a head....

He would be in charge of the employees and the $200 billion budget? >> dave, there have been cabinet nominees over the years sunk for less than what we are hearing here. you talk about the responsibilities of the v.a. before all of the allegations came forward and all of them, you know, keep in mind there are multiple sources for the committee who has talked to two dozen. if they all went away, some senators have serious concerns about the fact that while he may be a praised doctor, ronny jackson doesn't have management experience to lend itself to the massive v.a. and the responsibility of pr...