confirmed. perhaps also a problem where the trump administration seems to not want to hire anyone who has criticized the president publicly in the past. >> right. >> there are a number of obstacles. you know, as much as the white house has blamed slowness by the democrats, they certainly have not been putting forward names at the rate you would expect to see to staff an administration. and this is a perfect example of why that is concerning to good government experts because when you have a crisis like this, you want a team in place that understands how to build a coherent strategy toward it. >> all right. thank you for that. bright and early this morning. >> thank you. >> thanks. the state department believes several of its employees at the u.s. embassy in havana were targeted last fall by a covert sonic device that caused them to suffer hearing loss. two staffers experienced such serious health problems they had to return to the united states for treatment. according to a state department official, the workers were not in the same place at the same time. they also reported a variety of concussion-like symptoms. >> the fbi is looking into the