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And by 2016 we'll have fewer than 1000 which is considered to abnormal embassy presence. but again these are working numbers that we have at this time. a big question whether or not they will stay that way. eric? >> jenna, there is new action on capitol hill focusing on the controversial top taliban terrorist swap that freed sergeant bowe bergdahl. the senate arm services committee holding a closed-door briefing that some house members described as very rough. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill with the latest. mike, didn't seem like a great night for the admin...

Scandal. and obviously new concern over whether or not general shinseki can do his job. many democrats coming forward today calling for his resignation. as mike emanuel noted. many waited until they saw the rules of this report. the report is very damming. and it really is also, if you look at the arrangements of this hearing, greta, the fact that even as of yesterday witnesses were not confirmed that even an hour ago, one of them a congressional relations officer from the v.a., whose job it is to interact with congress was trying to get out of trying to testify. that alone calls into question...

Bipartisan outrage over this scandal. and obviously new concern over whether or not general shinseki can do his job. many democrats coming forward today calling for his resignation. as mike emanuel noted. many waited until they saw the rules of this report. the report is very damming. and it really is also, if you look at the arrangements of this hearing, greta, the fact that even as of yesterday witnesses were not confirmed that even an hour ago, one of them a congressional relations officer from the v.a., whose job it is to interact with congress was trying to get out of trying to testify. t...

Explained. the second thing that starts happening, the families going through the torture, only to be tormented by misinformation, inconsistent information, the way the government can solve that problem is to be totally transparent. invite officials from other government, make sure that independence is open to the investigation so that you can't question whether or not its being influenced by those having an interest. the easiest way is to invite the united states government, let independent people have access to the raw data, there's no reason why we're hearing filtered reports, why can't we ...

And now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. the administration is meeting with the saudi king on monday. "the new york times" writes, mr. kerry side stepped a reporter's question whether saudi women should be allowed to drive. casting the debate as one best left to saudi arabia. in 20 11, hillary clinton called out israel for allowing segregated buses and compared israel to iran and the american south before civil rights. lecturing a democracy like israel is liberalism. federal employees who worked during the government shutdown are looking to get double back