There will be a change of command at the veterans fairs department. The president announced the move today. A few minutes ago secretary shinseki offered me his resignation. With considerable regret i accepted. It comes after the report revealed that veterans wait times were manipulated in 60 of facilities investigated, and Al Jazeera White house correspondent Mike Viqueira has been covering this story all day, and mike, the problems at the v. A. Hospitals do not end with shinsekis departure. Reporter i think the public pressure will go down. The heat, the scrutiny from the press will go off. But these problems are systemic. They are decades old, and many reacting to shinsekis departure. Republicans and democrats saying this Management Structure has to be uprooted, pulled up by the roots and changed from top to bottom. This issue had been cascading. Turning into a controversy, a scandal. There were no fewer than two reports outloi outlining the deception and mall feance. Some 1700 veter
Man weeks. Today president obama signed an Emergency Declaration for georgia, and other states, and they have also declare states of emergency as rain and snowfall across the region and people prepare for what could be a repeat of last month. Thats when atlanta experienced massive gridlock. Drivers were stuck in the cars for hours and hours, around children ended up sleeping at their schools. Robert ray is in roswell, georgia, ten miles from downtown atlanta. Hey robert, i just saw someone take an evening jog behind you, so clearly the conditions are okay at the moment, but things are about to change, right . Reporter yes, tony. Continue was doing a quick jog before the storm hits. Smart man, i would say. All is clear here in the Atlanta Metro area right now. This is roswell suburb, a place that usual lie would b usually d with people Walking Around to the restaurants. One restaurant is open here but everyone else is shut down. The oh governor has put a harsh issue on everyone, saying
Theyre in here every week. Vinyl or vintage, why some say the old plastic is back in style. An aid convoy came under ago in the syrian city of homs. Four workers were injured, and one truck was hit by bullets. There is conflicting reports about who is responsible. The fighting cut short the threeday ceasefire agreed upon friday. Today 80 people were evacuated from the people and many more are expected to leave throughout the week. The attacks on the innocent are on the rise in afghanistan. An u. N. Report said last year was the deadliest for civilians since 2009. Jane ferguson has that story from kabul. Reporter its people like this who bleed the most in conflicts civilians shots blown up and battered by two warring sides. A teenager was simply standing too close to a suicidebomber last week. There was an explosion. It threw me and i was unconscious. After that i got up and was very dizzy. I fell down again. I couldnt see. Reporter he is part of a growing number of civilian casualties
Thats it for this special report, fair, balanced and unafraid. Dont forget friday special 10 oclock p. M. You dont want to miss it set the dvr. Here comes greta. Dj this is a fox news alert. Republican frontrunner donald trump is holding a surprise meeting with the chairman of the Republican National committee. Happened right here in washington. On the record will take you inside that meeting. Reince priebus is here. Here is what donald trump told the Oreilly Factor about that closed door meeting. It was a very good meeting. We met with Reince Priebus and the staff they are very good people. Actually a terrific meeting i think. Its really a unity meeting. We are leading by a lot. We have far and away the most delegates. Millions and millions of votes more than anybody else than ted has than, you know, kasich has. And we really, i think they want it to really discuss,
you any, unity and i like discussing unity, too. Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus joins us, good eveni
From the c. D. C. Intelligence fallout the president lashes out, blasting intel from his own government after officials Tell Congress that russia is interfering in this years election. What cbs news is learning about that closed door briefing. Royal name change the big announcement from prince harry and meghan. What they now wont be calling themselves. Hailed as a hero she ran into an inferno to rescue a dying man just days after she gave birth. If i can do anything to save that life, im going to. Odonnell and Steve Hartman goes on the road with a boy who shares a special bond with the pets no one else wants. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. Were going to begin tonight with breaking news from Harvey Weinsteins rape trial. Late today, jurors suggested they may be deadlocked on two of the most serious charges against the movie mogul. In a note to the judge overseeing the monthlong trial,