now even though we have a new nominee for this post, we have to wait and see, sylvia matthews burrwellonfirmed by the senate. and it does make since that if she stepped down, he would have someone in the wings ready to announce on the same day that he praises her. >> the white house not wasting much time. what else do we know about this person. >> she runs the office of management and budget, and said to be someone who is good at the fine details, and also someone understands policy. she was the treasury secretaries chief person, she came from harvard, she is a rode scholar, she is from a small town in west virginia, and she did have success at omb working with members of congress, and president obama talked about why he thinks she is the right pick for this job. >> there is another enrollment period coming up about six months from now. there is a whole array of responsibilities to meet over at this large and very important agency, and i could choose no manager as experienced as competent as my current director of the office and management and budget, sylvia matthews burrwell. >> he sa

sylvia matthews burr well will be nominated to replace her. so, again, kathleen sebelius out as hs secretary. sylvia matthews-burrwell the umb director will be nominated by the obama administration to replace her at hhs. >> we will see what happens with that. i think it's too strong to call kathleen sebelius a victim of obamacare, but she certainly is a casualty of it. she does have talents. she was a politician, daughter of a politician. also an ideologueideologue. obviously not a super capable manager and was given a job for which she was inadequate. she was not the architect of obamacare. obama was and nancy pelosi, they got it through. but she had to implement it, and that is her legacy. that will absolutely define her for all time. i don't know what this resignation is really about. it's really hard to know what these resignations are really ever about. but you've got to think there's bitterness on her part. she came in as this popular person. will she ever disentangle the name kathleen sebelius from the debacle that is obamacare? its first year? probably not. >> imagine the nomination for burrwell and what that

president obama will nominate his budget director, sylvia matthews burrwell to take over.ight? well, congressman fred upton say, quote, secretary sebelius may be finished in her roll oversea seeing the law, but our tefrts to get the answers in relief for the american people will continue. get answers? what answers? >> georgia senator saxby saying i've had concerns about her willingness to ignore the clear intent of congress and texts of duly enacted laws. there they go with that lawless line again. and of course, senator shutdown joined the party. >> i think burwell presents an ideal opportunity to examine the failures that were obama care. four years ago, minds could have differed over whether this would work. seeing the disaster, the train wreck that is obama care, it's the essence of pragmatism to acknowledge this thing isn't working. >> 7.5 million people enrolled and they're still talking repeal? good luck with that one. joining me now, david corn and angela ride. thank you for being here. >> i'm sorry i'm laughing. this gets kind of more and more absurd by the day. >

so now the focus shifts to omb director sylvia matthews burrwell, president obama's pick to take overt is expected to be a contentious confirmation hearing process. democrats a bit concerned that this is shining a spotlight on some of the problems with the health care law right in the middle of the midterm elections. the obama administration hoping that the confirmation process will happen quickly, so that they can move beyond this. it is anticipated that ultimately burrwell will be confirmed. >> kristen, stay right there. we'll come back to you and talk about the white house's perspective on what's happening in the ukraine in just a moment. >>> developing there in ukraine, the unrest has turned deadly. a government security officer and pro-russian separatist killed in the eastern part of the country. the government in kiev has now mobilized the military to take back state buildings seized by the separatists yesterday. russia is now calling it a criminal act. ayman has the very latest. ayman, to you. >> reporter: terrorism operation in the eastern part of the country to try to assert