New information now on the Veterans Affairs scandal. An internal audit says 121,000 veterans across the country are experiencing long wait time for va health care. 90 days for their very first appointments. The va says its eliminating its 14 day scheduling goal for appointments april finding it is, quote, not ataxicabbable. Mike viqueria is live in washington for us. Mike, do these not attainable. Do these numbers add a new perspective on just how bad these numbers are . With yet more to come tony this scandal shows no sign of abating. Weve first seen the ig report of about two weeks ago that indicated the phoenix facility where this scandal originated, the wait times incredibly long. The allegations that 40 veterans died while waiting for care. The president saw Eric Shinseki then, more damning evidence. Shinseki offered his resignation, the president accepted it. Bipartisan criticism now. Richard bloome bloom bloomentha. The Inspector General of the va. Tony all you need to know from
Plus. Im phil lavelle in london on the hunt or art. Theres a big section, and this is roughly what it is going to look like. Find out why later. So the trial of the captain and crew of the south korean ferry that sank in april has begun. More than 300 people were killed in the disaster and the captain faces the Death Penalty if convicted. 15 people have been charged. Captain le joonseok and three crew members are accused of homicide. 11 others are charged on lesser charges of criminal negligence and violations of maritime law. Harry fawcett is there for us. What has been happening so far . Well, as you say, the case is now underway. Its a procedural day, the court outlining the processes that the trial will go through. The prosecution will give a list of the evidence that it intends to bring to court. The defense lawyers will be given a chance to respond to some of the accusations in a fairly short and brief way. The actual meat and the real evidence that will be coming out of the tria
Help all americans who have been impacted by this. And this will pass. This will pass through and were going to bine stronger for it. Among other things, Officials Say they have a partnership with google to launch a website that will help americans decide whether they need testing. And much like we are now seeing in a community in new york state, they also announced that drivethru testing will become available in some places for those in need. U. S. Testing capacity has so far lagged behind other countries, the white house is taking a series of steps intended to boost their availability. However trump pointedly refused to take responsibility for failures in testing to date. Dr. Fauci said earlier this week that the lag in testing was, in fact, a failing. Do you take responsibility for that. No, i dont take responsibility at all because we were given a a set of circumstances and we were begin rules, regulations and specifications from a different time. It wasnt meant for this kind of an
Planted cell phones near the white house and other locations in washington. Was israel trying to spy on President Trump and his top aides . And incredible potential. The president gushs about what could lie in store for north korea, as he tries to sweettalk kim jongun giving. His Nuclear Weapons. Does the future the president is touting actually pose a threat to kim . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. With a party line vote, the House Judiciary Committee has now laid the ground rules for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, even as divided democrats struggle to clarify their strategy, and even what to call their investigation. Democratic president ial candidates may be asked about it tonight, as ten of them face off in the first debate featuring all of the toptier candidates on the same stage, including joe biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Well talk about that and more with congresswoman Madeleine Deane who voted on the impeachment parameters today. The c