picture. the current v.a. secretary david shulkin, who's been under pressure earned or hers own travel issues, was an undersecretary of health during that same period. he says he does not recall being notified of the problems that were reported today. from california now, a red-hot issue went to a whole new level this afternoon. the administration is suing that state over its refusal to cooperate with federal law over illegal immigration. and it's getting nasty in the golden state. correspondent claudia cowan has that story tonight in sacramento. >> how dare you needlessly endanger the lives of our law enforcement officers to promote a radical open borders agenda? >> attorney general jeff sessions threw down the gauntlet in california, blasting state politicians for their sanctuary policies, and accusing them of deliberately obstructing federal immigration law by protecting illegal immigrants. >> california absolutely appears to me is using every power it has come up it doesn't have, to