Heavy rain in california. A region in need of water, but how much is too much . We begin tonight with israel and two developments that could have a big impact on the Peace Process. Prime minister benjamin n fired two of his cabinet members today. He plans to dissolve parliament and call for early elections. Meanwhile, recognizing pile line as a state. It is the fifth time that they have pledged support for a palestinian state in the last two months. Andrew simmons is in jerusalem. It was a fiveparty coalition that never got on, and it call came to a head with angry exchanging. Netanyahu had the last word, though, he fired his critics. Almost from the first moment and maybe for other reasons in this government there was friction, and there were opposing views. It is conducted under the threat of ultimatums and relentless attacks within the government, at the government, and at me, who stands at its head. Capital meetings have been charged with divisions, smiling here in better times. Fi
A weekup call for American American cities. 321. Plus tis the season, perhaps the only thing republicans and democrats can agree on, tonight, the history of the capitol tree. He is a physicist and expert in mid evil history and may very well be the next defense secretary. His name is ashton carter. President obama tapped him to replace chuck hagel but how would he change the pentagon. We have details. The man who appears in line to be president obamas fourth secretary of defense has been a fixture in the National Security world for years and most recently was the number two in charge at the pentagon. Ashton carter who likes to be called ash made his mark as a top weapons buyer sheparding in a 10 year plan to safe 500 billion. He lifted two priorities, Getting Better weapons to the troops and getting the public a better deal. My second priority has been to deliver better buying power to the taxpayers and the war fighters for their defense dollars. At times, carter has with senator john
Special report drugging america. Tonight we focus on two kinds of patients. Veterans and the elderly, who are especially vulnerable to the practice of bad medicine. Those of us who have had to parent our parents, fear that they will live out their final days in a drug stupor. Whats worse, evidence that many Nursing Homes use strong antiscottics on elderly dementia patients a full decade after they were first warned not to. In an exclusive investigation, america tonights Sheila Macvicar found the results can be catastrophic. Heres dad right after surgery. Patrice gillgen captured this with her father, jerry gillgen. Went by ambulance to an assisted living facility south of los angeles. How you feeling . Well, just a little bright. Jerry gillgen also suffered from dementia and accompanying bouts of confusion. But in the first day in his facility his family said he was alert and lucid. Daddy . Dad . Just one day later. Patrice gillgen found a very different man. Hes not waking up. Im like
House that is doing all that we can to ensure that our veterans get timely care and the best care that we can provide them. This is cynical and its shameful and i believe, i believe that the American People can see straight through it. So i hope again, madam chair, that the president will reconsider this position. Because there is no place, no place here in this bill for political gamesmanship when it comes to our military families and our veterans. Thank you. I yield back. The chair the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. At this time i yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from california, ms. Lee, a member of the subcommittee on military construction and Veterans Affairs. The chair the gentlelady from california is recognized for three minutes. Ms. Lee thank you very much, madam chairman. Let me thank the Ranking Member for yielding, for his unwavering leadership for our veterans on this committee and for your friendship. Thank you very m
Emergency aid is being rushed to the philippines bringing desperately needed basic essentials to the victims of typhoon high, the recordbreaking super storm destroyed villages and hundreds of thousands have no power, food, water or shelter and hospitals are over run and good morning and welcome to al Jazeera America, the philippines red cross said 1200 people were killed in the storm but could top 10,000, slowly relief efforts are going to efforts caught off by bridges and roads and they reached the airport on sunday seeking supplies or a way out. A 2 million Relief Program from the United Nations food program is underway and the u. S. Military sent marines for search and rescue efforts and al jazeera has more detail. Three days after suffering one of the worst typhoons ever the devastation is coming into view. Many of the hardest hit are unreachable and hard to say just how bad it really is. With a death toll expected to be in the thousands and impact felt by millions typhoon survivor