>> the current secretary of army who's up for secretary of defense is supposed to have his nomination hearing tomorrow. the armed services hadn't received the official nomination paperwork. >> why is that important? >> i don't know how you confirm someone if they have not actually been nominated by the president of the united states yet. but they all seem to think democrats and republicans will get the confirmation -- the nomination paperwork. but i think the interesting thing for mark es per, when he was confirmed for secretary of the army he passed through the senate 89-6, overwhelmingly passed. this time he is sitting in there in a situation are things are more contentious between the white house and senate democrats. and you have the racist tweets. he will be the secretary of defense for all of the pentagon, for all of the people in the military. it is a diverse group of people. i would be surprised if he does not get a question about how do you message to the people you