they sweep the buildings. tanks rolling through the streets. the military warning civilians in southern gaza to evacuate. but where can they go? and the major escalation in the red sea. a u.s. warship shooting down drones allegedly launched by iran-backed militants. could the u.s. get drawn deeper into the conflict? also tonight, protesters in philadelphia targeting and taunting a jewish restaurant owner. the white house condemning it as antisemitic. and growing security concerns days before the start of hanukkah. the deadly stabbing during the holiday shopping season at a macy s. what police are saying. the former u.s. ambassador charged with spying for cuba for more than 40 years. the secrets he s accused of stealing. and how he was caught. the storms pounding the pacific northwest. the major flood threat. al roker is here. the deadly shark attack involving an american tourist in the bahamas. and when their only supermarket was in danger of closing, the small
Reform going forward. And the possible implications for a novembers midterms. F but first we start a new hour with our top story, that is the growing scandal surrounding the Veterans Administration health care system. The top official stepping down over allegations of potential widespread mismanagement at the department dealing with those Health Claims that may have resulted so critics say in dozens of veterans deaths. Show the agency has denied that. The resignation coming just one day after that official test filed in front of a Senate Committee and he was set to retire this year anyway. But some law makes saying much more needs to be done as the Investigation Continues to grow. It is very doubling. Heres the latest from washington. They say much more needs to be done. But the white house is saying theyre waiting now. What are they waiting for . Yes, the white house says it wants to wait for a report the by an Inspector General on exactly what is going on in v. A. Facilities ash trou
Were held back from responding to the attack by a top cia officer. If i gave you that 30 minutes back, would they still be alive today . Yes, they would still be alive. Are you in on that . I strongly believe if wed have left immediately, theyd still be alive today. Now the state department is directly contradicting their standdown order claim. Well ask former cia director James Woolsey to weigh in. And Mother Nature plans to pack quite a punch in states where millions of people need to brace for some powerful and serious storms that could cause some real problems on the ground later today. Hello, everybody, im Uma Pemmaraju, americas news headquarters live from the Nations Capital starts right now. And we begin with our top story, going after isis and preparing for any threats here at home. With congress returning next week from its recess, the president will be meeting with key leaders on putting together a strategy to stop the Groups Campaign of brutality and destruction. This as th
Comedian joan rivers. The Temple Emanuel is where the service is on going n. A few moments. We will also remember her later in this hour. In washington, the sunday shows bringing back a familiar political rivalry has both president obama and mitt romney hit the airwaves giving duelling interviewing, tackling hot button issues from the growing isis threat to ukraine as well as Immigration Reform. Leeland vitt terse is live with more. We saw a slightly more reflective president obama and certainly the president s tone has changed a little bit about isis from when he called them the jv team a couple months ago. Still he stopped short of sounding the alarm bells too loudly. I want everybody to understand that we have not seen any immediate intelligence about threats to the homeland from isil. I think the president is really out of touch with reality when it comes to whats happening in the world. I dont know why that is. Perhaps its political philosophy, Foreign Policy views. Remember it wa