as a deserter. and chug hagel was on capitol hill defending the deal that freed bergdahl. america does not leave its soldiers behind. we made the right decision. and we did it for the right reasons. to bring home one of our own people. also today the fbi is joining the investigation into the veter veterans affairs department over long and sometimes fatal wait times. the senate passing a bill aimed at sweeping changes to the v.a. among them creating new 26 medical facilities and letting vets go to private doctors. and shelly steriling is asked a court to uphold a deal to sell the team. a lawyer says there could be a hearing in a week or two. thanks very much. just ahead, why the texas republican party has endorsed a controversial so-called treatment known as repairtive therapy to supposedly turn gay
have supported the transaction and i would have been i think made the effort made sure the president didn t get exposed in a way that ultimately could be very embarrassing. guess what? leon panetta when he was there as secretary of defense, a job that vice president cheney did have, he wasn t for that action. so when gates wasn t for it, panetta wasn t for it, i got the perfect guy for it. chug hagel who seemed beefedled that there would be any push back when he did those shows about bergdahl s recompletion when he made the release in the hangars yesterday to a bunch our troops, not a word, no cheers, no words would describe how they felt. and then some of the people that went out to find bergdahl when he left his post, we re hearing six of them, then we re hearing 14 were not sure of what that exact number is, but at least six people died looking for him when he left willingly, when he left voluntarily. then we ve got these five gitmo individuals, no telling what they ll be able
count row did away with the monarchy in 1932. ryan edward anderson, matthew george. george andrew fernandez. the first of its kind this memorial day weekend in an effort to recognize the thousands of fighting men and women who gave their lives while serving our great nation. people teaming up on the national mall to read the names of all of the fallen from the vietnam war to the current war in afghanistan and even those who lost their lives on 9/11. they were retired generals and chug hagel and speaking in front of a vietnam memorial talked about the responsibility of our nation s heroes.
and the four star general and david petraeus and secretary of defense chuck hagel noted the symbolism on holding on the vietnam memorial and linking the sacrifices of those who fought in generations past. hagel talked about how we treat our veterans when they come home from war. snshg america s answer to 2 million americans, are are only just beginning. this nation has a sacred obligation to take care of them and their families. and secretary hagel said those who paid the ultimate sacrifice every day on our behalf. back to you. and elizabeth, thank you. the mother of a marine veteran jailed in a mexican jail, said the brain injury in combat could be to blame for his
drone strikes and security threats. over the weekend, hagel was in afghanistan. after fan president hamid karzai said he won t sign it until after the country s elections from april. the police department picking up pointers from usa today. according to usa today one in four are using a tactic known as tower dunk. that means they are tracking the ident and activity of thousands of cell phones, and at least two dozen are using a stingray, a mobile suitcase device used as a fake cell phone device to intercept calls. safety improvements are coming to the railroad in the weak of last week s derail. . the new system will warn engineers of approaching speed reductions and will automatically apply an emergency brake in the speed is not lowered. autopsy results are due in