Dishonorable, president bush used that word today. The president said misconduct will not be tolerated. Iwell go to mike viqueira, who is the white house for us. Reporter long wait times and cooked books. President obama said if thats what really happened, if thats what really happened then things have got to change. Critics say weve heard this all before. Heads must roll. With allegations of deception and misconduct mounting. If these allegations prove to be true it is dishonorable. It is disgraceful, and i will not 20 tolerate it, period. Reporter president obamas angry comment came after he met with his be beleaguered veterans secretary erik sh she kinsey. The reports emerged last month of staffers cooking the books submitting phoney documents to make it seem that veterans were receiving timely care when in reality several even died. Tough words are just not enough when it comes to this issue. We need action. But its not only republicans. The American Legion was also critical, respo
Georgia. Perdue led in the preelect pol polls. Far back from the pack, most recent poll are House Tea Party caucus members, paul brown, and phil begin agree. Other top races tonight, moderate republican monica wehbe, faces off against oregon state Tea Party Favorite jason conger. The winner gets to run against vulnerable democratic senator jeff merckly in november. Wehbe went into election day with the lead. Congressional races in pennsylvania and idaho have sitting u. S. Congres congressmag off against lesser known partisateaparty candidates. Well begets results live for you as they happen, well bring them to you throughout this ho hour. With 167 days remaining in the the midterm, democrats reportedly are becoming frustrated with president obama. For a lack of involv involvemena lack of strategy for the midterm elections. For more i am joined by ed rollins, and were going to be joined hir here by juan william, and i want to turn you to first, most important race as we have highlighted
Georgia. Perdue led in the preelect pol polls. Far back from the pack, most recent poll are House Tea Party caucus members, paul brown, and phil begin agree. Other top races tonight, moderate republican monica wehbe, faces off against oregon state Tea Party Favorite jason conger. The winner gets to run against vulnerable democratic senator jeff merckly in november. Wehbe went into election day with the lead. Congressional races in pennsylvania and idaho have sitting u. S. Congres congressmag off against lesser known partisateaparty candidates. Well begets results live for you as they happen, well bring them to you throughout this ho hour. With 167 days remaining in the the midterm, democrats reportedly are becoming frustrated with president obama. For a lack of involv involvemena lack of strategy for the midterm elections. For more i am joined by ed rollins, and were going to be joined hir here by juan william, and i want to turn you to first, most important race as we have highlighted
Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The National Football league is facing another lawsuit concerning the longterm health of its players. It was less than a year ago that the nfl settled the case over concussion risks. This time hundreds of retired players charged the league illegally supplied them with risky drugs that led to addiction, and some say they were never told about serious injuries. Omar villafranca has our report. Reporter eight player are named in the lawsuit including former San Francisco 49er Jeremy Newberry. Im 49 years old and i have kidney problems from playing football. Reporter newberry, who also worked as an analyst for station kpix said he received injections to numb injuries during the majority of his injuries during his career. It was almost like a cattle call, waiting with your pants down. Theyre sticking you one at a time as youre walking in and out. Bears quarterback jim mcmahon is one of the plaintiffs claiming he suffered nearly a decade later he suff
Empty. Dishonorable. President obama used that word to describe the conduct of veteran appear Affairs Health s. When i hear of misconduct when it is long wait times or cooking the books i will not stand for it, not as commander in chiefer but also not as an manner. Mike viqueira for us at the white house. Mike, there are serious allegations beyond cooking the books. What is the president saying about it, and what is the president going to do about it. Reporter this is galling for president obama and this is an issue president obama has been talking about since he was senator on the committee of Veterans Affairs in the senate, campaigning on his pledge to reduce the wait times in the va. These are chronic problems, they go back decades if not generations. The president has thrown money at these programs, yet the wait persists and many are calling on the president to fire his va secretary erik shinseki. Lets listen to nor of what the president had to say. He has put his heart and soul in