unit, and any information would go entirely through the medical unit and is not through the vice president s office. they re making the clear distinction there, jim, but of course this comes after that failed va nomination for dr. ronny jackson, after colleagues complained about when he was running the medical unit. there are swirling questions surrounding that nomination. he did drop that nomination early this week. let me ask you, manu, because i believe it was you and kaitlyn who reported earlier this week that the vice president s doctor had raised concerns about ronny jackson s performance in the white house. do we believe this investigation is relate to do that? reporter: i don t know if it has a direct connection of our story from monday. in that story it was very clear that the vice president s doctor had significant concerns with ronny jackson, had raised those
he would take the fifth to defend it or defend himself on every major aspect of the case so the judge says timeout for now. a lot more to come tonight. next, breaking news, dr. ronnie jackson and his current status at the white house. also, more on those allegations that he hands out all kinds of pills like so much candy. fact-checking the president s claim that the demise of his va nomination was due in part to a witch hunt. later what comes after the historic handshake between kim jong-un and his south korean counterpart. breaking news just in to us.
you are not alone. rand paul is very good at this particular trick. we will have more on that story ahead tonight, including an expert view on why the nominee to replace mike pompeo as head of the cia might be another nomination that s in actual jeopardy and as i mentioned, there s new reporting which is just breaking as we re getting on the air tonight about why the va nomination might also be dead in the water, newly reported information tonight from multiple news sources about va nominee ronnie jackson, who is currently the white house physician. he was a very surprised pick to say the least when the president fired his previous va secretary and it came time to pick a new one. new serious concerns raised by presidents in both parties tonight about admiral ronnie jackson and this nomination. looks like that nomination will be delayed if not entirely put off. we will have more on that ahead. but we re going to start tonight with the french president visiting washington today. presid
really happy to have you here. thank you. lisa rein, josh, and sun moon kim are the reporters on this washington post scoop tonight that even as the white house appears to score a win with mike pompeo s secretary of state nomination tonight, it looks like the va nomination of admiral ronny jackson is on ice. i will tell you before we leave this subject for a second, there is a report out from cbs news while we have been on the air. this is not confirmed by nbc news. this is cbs news alone. but what they are reporting in terms of the actual allegations, what they say the allegations are that are being reviewed about admiral jackson, i m quoting cbs, quote, include a hostile work environment, excessive drinking on the job, and improperly dispensing meds. again, those are the only details we ve had reported about what the concerns are about ronny jackson. that s cbs news reporting. we have not confirmed it, but this is a fast-moving story tonight. we ll be right back. rate to seve pla