Gunfire. The nature of which right now appears to be possibly be drug related. We hope to have more later. Live, dann cuellar channel6 action news. Back guys. Thank you dann. There is an investigation into some abuse and neglect that happened in West Philadelphia where police say a disabled man was left in critical condition. Officials say a Family Member dropped the man off at a hospital over the weekend and has not been seen since. The police were called to the hospital after doctors discovered the mans body was covered in bedsores. And now theyre trying to find out who did this. Action News Reporter walter perez live along conestoga street. Walter youre first to report this story tonight. Reporter guys as you mentioned this is an action news exclusive. A really disturbing story involving the home you see behind me here in West Philadelphia involving what one Police Official described to me as one of the worst cases of neglect hes ever seen. Katherine williams says she knew that one
Hundreds of hours top understanding, both in my professional and personal life. Homelessness in america. Here in new york, i see the struggles of the homeless while doing volunteer outreach with new york citys chronically homeless every week. There are over half a million homeless americans. Nearly a quarter are children under the age of 18. And then theres this. Nearly one in a dozen homeless are veterans. Thats why president obama set a goal top end homelessness among veterans. That has not happened. But the official estimate of Homeless Veterans is down by onethird since 2010. Still homeless vets face serious challenges, including a bureaucracy at the department of affairs that is hard to document. We went to homeless vets trying to help them. Im usually up between 4 30 and 5 00 in the morning, and when i wake up, i usually have a cigarette and cup of coffee. Its Early Morning in section meant oh, california. And temperatures on this day are already pushing 100 degrees. But 63yearol
Understanding, both in my professional and personal life. Homelessness in america. Here in new york, i see the struggles of the homeless while doing volunteer outreach with new york citys chronically homeless every week. There are over half a million homeless americans. Nearly a quarter are children under the age of 18. And then theres this. Nearly one in a dozen homeless are veterans. Thats why president obama set a goal top end homelessness among veterans. That has not happened. But the official estimate of Homeless Veterans is down by onethird since 2010. Still homeless vets face serious challenges, including a bureaucracy at the department of affairs that is hard to document. We went to homeless vets trying to help them. Im usually up between 4 30 and 5 00 in the morning, and when i wake up, i usually have a cigarette and cup of coffee. Its Early Morning in section meant oh, california. And temperatures on this day are already pushing 100 degrees. But 63yearold ron stangler knows t
Channel for you, and that includes a subjective devoted hundreds of hours top understanding, both in my professional and personal life. Homelessness in america. Here in new york, i see the struggles of the homeless while doing volunteer outreach with new york citys chronically homeless every week. There are over half a million homeless americans. Nearly a quarter are children under the age of 18. And then theres this. Nearly one in a dozen homeless are veterans. Thats why president obama set a goal top end homelessness among veterans. That has not happened. But the official estimate of Homeless Veterans is down by onethird since 2010. Still homeless vets face serious challenges, including a bureaucracy at the department of affairs that is hard to document. We went to homeless vets trying to help them. Im usually up between 4 30 and 5 00 in the morning, and when i wake up, i usually have a cigarette and cup of coffee. Its Early Morning in section meant oh, california. And temperatures o
Given night in this country. Nearly 50,000 men and women who served their country are living without a roof over their heads, a situation that Many Americans find shameful. And some experts say the real number of Homeless Veterans is about twice that figure, about 100,000. Whatever the number, experts agree its about 11 of homeless adults. Here is the good new, the official estimate of Homeless Veterans is down by a third. Tonight well look at how america is eliminating homelessness among vaet reasons entirely veterans entirely and the obstacles it faces. The Obama Administration led the charge, its nearly triple founding for veteran assistance. Budgets for the Veterans Affairs efforts jumped from 2. 4 billion in 2008 to 7 billion in the current fiscal year. Here is how the First Lady Michelle Obama explained in 2014 why it makes anybodying sense for Cities Economic sense for cities to make ending homelessness a priority among vets. Recent studies showed that one chronically homeless p