in these hearings to sort of say, no, this is really a done deal, ala what colonel jacobs said. >> it's interesting to see whether you can continue to claim if something is a kangaroo court if you are, too, playing the role of a kangaroo. we will continue to watch. we're waiting for nancy pelosi come out and make this formal announcement. the democrats who apparently now will participate, five democrats who will participate in the select committee on benghazi, and the united states house of representatives. we want to go now to the other big story out of washington today, which is the controversy and the veterans administration which today found president obama making his first public remarks in three weeks about the growing scandal. republicans, not surprisingly, are mounting pointed attacks on the president for how he has handled the unfolding crisis. the president spoke just a short time ago with pressure mounting on him to address a controversy involving allegations of long wait times, cooked books, and investigations of facilities in at least 26 cities. today the president promised