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Fluorescent lights cast an eerie glow on the faces of worried executives.

The country's most powerful and connected men have assembled for battle.

They include two former secretaries of state, a former senator and chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and, just for fun, a former Defense Secretary

of the United States. Normally, a group like this would only come together in the middle of a

global conflict. Instead, they're trying to do damage control for a medical tech company.

This is the war room at Theranos. Helmed by Elizabeth Holmes,

the charismatic founder and CEO, Theranos, is known for a revolutionary health care device that promises to easily and accurately diagnose diseases.

But its ability to deliver on that promise is suddenly being questioned in an expose.

Holmes guzzles green juice. The men drink coffee. Their plan of attack? Holmes has to fight back.

Her battlefield, CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Kramer.

Elizabeth, I have to tell you, in all my years, I can't recall a private company

that I have to, can't believe that any have never heard of, getting this kind of attention and scrutiny.

What do you think's going on here?

This is what happens when you work to change things.

And first they think you're crazy, then they fight you,

and then all of a sudden you change the world.

Much like her blood testing device, the appearance doesn't work.

And there's no war room in the world that can protect the phony fortress

that is Phara mouse.

In 2016, after a series of surprise inspections, federal regulators shut down the company's laboratory.

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