A group of senators Just Announced a call to ease delays in washington. You know, there has been partisan disagreement, bitter disagreement over how to fix the problems. Whats changed. An agreement it should be fix, come up with something, neither of us love this, or happy with it, and we think it will make changes. Frankly he has lost trust of veterans groups. Saying that they should have been more upset after secretary sheenski and president obama for problems with the v. A. So the fact that sanders and mccain were able to come together and introduce this was very significant. Now of course it has to pass the senate and the house. So what exactly would the bill do . We are talking about a backlog, talking about patients. Veterans not being able to get appointments long delays so what exactly would it do. These are problems that have been long in the making. This is not something that happened overnight. Senate sanderred talks about some elements it including upgrading 26 facilities i
Have organized their own world cup. Hundreds of children and the disabled are being evacuated from their homes in Eastern Ukraine as the unrest there continues to escalate. Prorussian fighters have been making gains across the region. Some of the fiercest fighting has been in the city of luhansk. David chater reports from the Railway Station there. The train arriving at platform 1 was sent from moscow. A way out for the children of lu hafns amans luhansk as the r closes in on their city. A way out through the front lines. The putin express as the children christened it, taking them on a 20hour journey to the shores of the black sea and the port of odessa. A sense of excitement mixed with fear about what the future may hold. Theyre leaving behind the sounds of machine guns and mortars. The air raid sirens and jet fighters in the sky. Outgunned. Outnumbered and overwhelmed. The scene of yet another setback for the ukrainian army. The border guard base in luhansk, the separatist fighters
Synthetic pot that can be bought over the counter. Plus dog day revisited. An iconic film from the 1970s. If you think al pacinos performance was incredible. The man who inspired the classic. Were going to begin in ferguson, missouri, youre looking at live pictures. It is a day of calm protest but theres new anger as traffic makes its way along the street. As people show solidarity of the family of the man who was killed a week ago. New video shows Michael Brown robbing a Convenience Store just minutes before he was killed. There he is in the red cap. They say that is brown. Browns family says the police are mounting a smear campaign. Also today, police finally came clean about the shooter. Nearly a week after the Fatal Shooting of 18yearold Michael Brown and several days after the state law says the information is supposed to be released, this morning Ferguson Police chief Thomas Jackson finally released the name of the officer involved. The officer involved in the shooting was darren
Somebodys mother, somebodys sister, somebodys wife doctors making a wrong diagnosis thats more common than you might think. Boxer ruben hurricane carter was best known not for a bout in the ring but from a fight from a jailsell. Wrongfully convicted of murder twice. Eventuallyly freed. Today, he lost his battle with prostate cancer. In 1966, boxing was still one of americas top sports and ruben carter was one of the worlds best boxers. He grew up in a trumd part of new jersey, took up the sport while serving in the u. S. Army and turned proceed in 1961. His speed and tower in the ring earning him the next name hurricane. All that changed in june of 1966 when carter and a friend, john artist, were arrested in patterson new jersey charged with murdering three people in a bar could convicted on questionable testimony. He always proclaimed his innocence. His demand for a new trial attracted bob dylan who wrote the song hurricane to call attention to the injustice of his plight the story of
Mills now says never mind. The death toll is climbing. Rescuers are entering the capsized ferry. The number of dead has risen to 50. Nearly 250 others remain miss g missing. Most are high school students. Now the divers have made their way inside the ferry. The death toll could rise again rapidly. The person steering the ship was a rookie. She had no experience navigating such rough waters. Crew member as well as the captain and another made mate have been arrested. The captain apologized. Im sorry to the people of south korea for causing a disturbance. I bow my head in apology to the families of the victims. Family members are demanding answers. Many are staying at a nearby gymnasium waiting for news about their loved ones. Adrienne brown has that story. It is one of the saddest places on earth. The gymnasium, a temporary home to families of the missing and where grief is all around you. Among those enduring another agonizing day, kim jung wa, whose 16yearold daughter remains unaccoun