Your podcasts. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. Up next Veterans Affairs secretary Denis Mcdonough talks about expanding Healthcare Benefits for eligible veterans and their families. During his address, secretary mcdonough also discusses Building Trust in the v. A. , workforce challenges and modernizing the agency. Good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club, a place where news happens. I am eileen a riley, the president of the National Press club and the managing editor of standards and training the axios. Thank you for joining us both here and online for our headliner event with Veterans Affairs secretary Denis Mcdonough. We are happy to accept your questions, and after secretary mcdonoughs opening remarks, ill ask as many as time permits. To submit a question online, please email headliners press. Org and put v. A. In the subject line. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, so any appl
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From a major hurricane in over a century. These are images across the state of florida. Then there is hurricane jose, which is also a category four storm. That storm at the moment is moving away from a string of caribbean islands, a welcome reprieve. With all of this happening, we want to begin with your calls at this hour. We have aligned set aside for florida residents. 202 7488000 for those of you in eastern and central time zones. 202 7488001 for those of you out west. If you live in the state of florida or have evacuated and have moved to georgia or north carolina, we would love to hear from you, 202 7488002. This is the headline from the tampa bay times, ready or not, irma projected to hit today. Lets listen to how they are covering this developing story. [video clip] within the eyewall itself, that is how they did that. We can also take the big picture here. Bands go well up into the central part of the state now. Keyshe folks in the upper and miamidade, know the closest approac
It is especially memorable. For vietnam veterans. Like truman harris. I was crying earlier. He has been out of the army for nearly 30 years but he didnt join the va until this year. I didnt really think i could come to the va. We knew nothing about any benefits whatsoever. And now is the chairman of the board for the bay pines va and their effort to bring in more vets. Not taking advantage of the benefits the country wants them to have. This va was one of the first in the nation to start my va community a program working with county leaders and veterans to spread the word of the services offered, changing negative perceptions. There is at first nist toward the government. Leaders plan to start the by the end of the year. Harris thinks he is better off now. I am happy that i did. I am meeting more people than i used to. He hopes more of his colleagues can join in. We have come a long way. We need really good people in the office or in congress and the house to come forward and help us.
Protests over the election of donald trump continued. Several groups gathered right here in the tampa bay area. But with the to accomplish . 10news reporter beau zimmer is was in ybor city and talked to many of these protestors. From the streets of ybor. To downtown tampa. A number of protests breaking out across the city. Members of the black lives matter movement. Teaming up with other organizations. At one point sitting down to chant and block traffic. 27 30 the power of the people wont stop. Downtown at the echoed through the streets. 15 18 a lot of people are frustrated. A lot of people have had it up to here with our system. We are not happened with donald trump as president. He needs to be removed. Thats what were out here to get. And while others acknowledge thats unlikely to happen. Many are just hear to send a message. 18 11 my goal is to instill in people that love is love. And trump cant do anything about it. And while many. This is their first time voting in an election. V