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In the white house briefing room ten minutes from now presumably that is to make some kind of announcement about what he and eric shinseki discussed or decided and really the only issue at play here is whether the secretary stays or go. we will bring you word of what that decision is the minute we get it. jim, we'll let you work your sources on that as we await for the president in ten minutes. drew, let me go to you. while we await word over whether secretary shinseki is staying or leaving, i want to talk about these changes that he proposed for the va. they are not insignificant. major cutba...

Very emotional situation. so what can be done? you hear about a vet who comes back, gets treatment at a v.a. facility in phoenix and then is so frustrated by that treatment he goes ahead and kills himself. >> my gosh. this is awful. we've got 22 suicides per day, one active duty and the rest veterans of recent wars. those are preventable when you get the person the right care. also read a study that said 20% to 40% of people who go to v.a. for mental health care get appropriate treatment. this is an area where you cannot have a waiting line. i've heard from vaet rans, they're sent to group the...

And i have asked for removal of all of the v.a. leaders, and we will enforce accountability for those who have tolerated or been responsible for the improper scheduling practices at the phoenix v.a. >> and let me hear what you heard from him and did he go far enough? >> yes, what he said is what has happened is beyond words and irreprehensible and those people responsible have to be fired as quickly as possible, tomorrow the, and those practices have to be eliminated. what i also want to say is that we need to pass the accountability bill and which have one that is going to make sense and try ...

Care system. system scandal that's cost veterans' lives and now the va secretary has lost his job. will someone now face criminal charges? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following two breaking news stories this hour. shocking new revelations of massive failures inside the veterans administration. health care system coming just hours after the fwrgrowing scan forced the veterans affairs secretary to resign. in-depth coverage coming up. also stunning twists in the donald sterling scandal. there are reports he is going to sue the nba for ...

Albeit some of them out in phoenix, are apparently on their way to being fired. >> i want to bring in barbara starr at the pentagon. barbara, i am just vexed by the notion that senior leadership has admitted this is not a money problem, this is not a broke area, this is an administration, this is a department that had a surplus of $500 million rolling over to next year. so when it comes to veterans, when it comes to those who need the care the most still flooding off the battlefield, if money wasn't an issue, is it just this complete debacle that should rest only at shinseki's resignation? >> ...