conference that you just segmented there, they were sending a very clear message, i think, that we got this, there is no need for an independent commission or a select committee. they were certainly making an effort to highlight the bipartisan nature of that probe to kind of push back against some of the momentum that this meltdown in the house has given to proponents of either an independent commission or a select committee to look into russian interference. eric: and as i said, their work privately behind closed doors -- they had that hearing, but it begins on monday. we'll see what coming out of that. katie bo williams, thank you for joining us. >> good to be here. arthel: here's the question people are asking, should president trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn, be given immunity to testify before congress? we're going to ask a former cia military analyst on what the president has labeled a witch hunt. plus, the v.a. back in the headlines for the wrong reasons amid accusations that the agency