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Discipline. he appreciates a grand jury. then he doesn't follow up. you're seeing all this come home to roost in a very ugly way. >> the va problems are bo he moth. you've got a new va secretary. what do you make of this? >> i invite us to depersonalize this. >> yes, it's not trump -- >> recognize that everything that doesn't work well in government bureaucracy doesn't work well, extra bad, in the va. >> isn't that sick? >> it's more sick because these are people who we made promises too and in this individualized -- >> but we got that corporate tax cut done. >> it is a difficult problem. one ...

Video now on youtube. >> how to win, what to do, and importantly, what not to do. >> the choice of mcdonald may also be a political plus for the white house in its dealings with congressional critics. he's zo donated to republicans including mitt romney and john boehner and registered as a republican. mcdonald's former company is head quarries in boehner's hometown of cincinnati. bane irhas been a harsh critic of the administration's va problems but praised mick donald in a statement. people on the hill are calling for heads to roll at the va. >> there are important changes that need to be mad...

You really have to dig down on this report. it comes from the office of special counsel. these are the government prosecutors who protect government inside whistleblowers and investigate whistleblowers complaints. they have sent a letter to the president this morning, basically saying, hey, we've investigated a lot of these va problems, a lot of these health problems, and we've brought these to the attention of the va. they don't agree with us. we, the special prosecutors here, believe the va is really not capable of investigating itself. they cite ten different cases of what appear to us to b...

Himself with what he just said to those homeless vets? >> reporter: that's the big question. we'll be waiting the see what comes out of that closed-door meeting. no cameras allowed. the president did give some indication of what to expect in that meeting. he spoke in an interview with abc. he said he's going to have a serious conversation with shinseki to see whether he thinks he's prepared and has the capacity to take on the jobs of fixing the problems at the va. he said i don't want any veteran to not be getting the kind of service they deserve. certainly we saw in secretary shinseki's remar...

Me to believe he didn't look further into this way back when. >> we are waiting now for this meeting between shinseki and the president. that's why we continue to keep up the live picture at the white house as he await his arrival. when the scandal first exploded, president obama voiced strong confidence in secretary shinseki and his ability to fix any problems but that was before this really mushroomed and now the president's support seems to have waned in recent days. the president said shinseki was on thin ice. listen to what he said this morning. >> i'll have a serious conversation about w...