testing, but the price for that should be sticking with the deal. merkel comes a few days later, she'll have the same message. if that's enough to keep the president on the straight and narrow remains to be seen. >> a big moment later this hour. both presidents will be facing reporters at the joint press conference. let's see what president trump says, after this one meeting and many more conversations they're going to be having during this all important state visit. thank you for coming in. i appreciate it. >> bye, kate. when the president faces reporters, he may face questions about the other major drama unfolding over his handpicked choice to be the next secretary of veterans affairs. the man the president trump nominated to lead that massive agency is dr. ronny jackson. his nomination is now in something of a holding pattern as both democrats and republicans say they want to look into allegations of misconduct that they just became aware of from ronny jackson in the workplace. ryan nobles is on capitol hill. he's been following all of this. it has been moving fast this morning, ryan. what do we know?