and so, having dispatched a deputy chief of staff, rob neighb nabors to work with shinseki, on the backlogthe allegations of secret waiting lists, people losing their lives because of not being able to get appointments, he's got to come out and express to the american people pretty clearly that he's trying to move more rapidly to get his administration on top of the situation. >> all right, john harwood, we'll continue to monitor. of course, we'll take the president live for you as soon as he comes to the podium. >>> in the meantime, we're looking at the dow still up triple digits, 143 points. janet yellen has just entered nyu. she'll be the speaker at today's graduation, but perhaps more clues from the fed minutes later at 2:00 p.m. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 are all posting gains. the nasdaq up about .75%. we'll be back with more "squawk on the street." hi, are we still on for tomorrow? tomorrow. quick look at the weather. nice day, beautiful tomorrow. tomorrow is full of promise. we can come back tomorrrow. and we promise to keep it that way. driven to preserve the environment, csx move