A house panel looks at efforts to curb abuse on the Health Care Facilities. The Veterans Affairs subcommittee also heard about the sale of drugs by pa employees. Congressman jack berkman of michigan chairs to hearing. Good afternoon. The hearing will come to order. I want to welcome everyone who has joined us today. Today we will address the lack of oversight and internal controls regarding substances in the Veterans Health administration that leave facilities open in veteran harm. The diversion of drugs from the Va Health Care facilities is an incredible Patient Safety issue that pits veterans, va employees and the public at a tremendous risk. Unfortunately, the news has recently been filled with the story within the va. In little rock arkansas a technician reportedly used his access to medical supplies, websites to order and biggert 4,000 oxycodone pills over 3,000 hydrocodone and more than 14,000 viagra andsign alice pills at the cost of more than 70,000. This technician was alleged
Health administration that leave facility facilities open to diversion and harm. It is an incredible Patient Safety issue that puts veterans, va employees and the public at tremendous risk. Unfortunately, the news has recently been filled with story after story of Drug Diversions in the va. In little rock medical supplies and website were used to order and divert 4,000 oxycodone bills and viagra at the cost of the va. This technician was selling the drugs on the street where they had a value of more than 160,000. A va facility in florida, a registered nurse was apparently steeling oxycodone and hydro morphine from the hospital to feed her addiction. These are medications that should have been going to veterans for their care. These issues are in part a result of va having inadequate procedures in place to safeguard against theft and diversion of controlled substances. A recent Government Accountability office audit found one va center missed 43 of the required monthly inspections mostl
Ready for a night of bitter co cold. If youre heading outside to today or at all this weekend, bundle up. Its about to get frigid. If you thought we were in the clear after unusually warm winter so far, well, think again. Thanks for joining us im dawn timmeney. Im chris oconnell. Todays snow was just a taste of reality for people across the delaware valley. Now theres a chance of even more snow. Not too far out. Fox 29s meteorologist monica cryan here with whats in store. Monica, fill us in. What well see as we head into the new work week, another snow system, but some changes from what we had today. Including amounts of snow. I think we actual see more. Well get to that forecast in due time. Lets talk about the wrap up of this system that we had through the morning and into the afternoon. We were left over with some scattered snow showers, some snow squalls earlier. Now what we are seeing are just lighter snow showers pushing through parts of Montgomery County and lower frederick and
This is what we expect. Overnight the storm forms and during the Early Morning of tomorrow a lot of snow. Move into new york and new england were talking about 15 to 20 states being impacted by this storm. Blizzard warning was posted this this afternoon for our western northern suburbs into central and north jersey into new york city for the rest of us, through philadelphia county, Delaware County new castle counsel tie delaware and south jersey a winter storm warning. What is a blizzard warning. Talking about winds or gusts 35 miles an hour or greater. Visibility reduced to quarter mile or less and you need this for duration of three hours or more and we think we will have that come tomorrow morning. As we go hour by hour, the snow moves in by ten, 11 00 oclock. By the from the west southwest. Then we see some mixing possibly making up to the i95 corridor by about 5 00 a. M. We could mix for about four or five hours. And then go back to snow and the storm pulls out by about 2 00 in th
Biggest secrets finally revealed. For months, he refused to live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. One of President Trumps biggest secrets, finally revealed for months. He refused to release his tax returns and some of them leaked. Good evening, im veronica de la cruz. Im ken bastida. Kpix5s Christin Ayers tells us how much mr. Trump made, how much he paid, and asks, did he have anything to hide. I pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes. But, but, as soon as my routine audit is finished i will release my returns. Ly be proud to. Reporter despite promising to release his tax returns on numerous occasions running for office. I will release them when the audit is complete. Reporter President Trump is not done so. What i have here is a copy of Donald Trumps tax returns. Reporter Rachel Maddow claimed to have a portion of the return. Her guest claims he unexpectedly received the front and backside of mr. Trumps 1040 form in his mailbox. It said the president had an i