Roughed up va officials at a rare hearing on capitol hill last night. Lets bring in White House Correspondent my zell kosinski. Michelle, few things as angry as a lawmaker who is not responsible. Im sure they all had their hackles up last night. Wow, this hearing lasted four hours. It was just anger, frustration, at times emotion, these members of congress toward representatives of the va. They were asking these great relevant questions and for some reason the va just could not answer. In part, it was concerning this new official report on the phoenix va where the scandal broke. And now reaction to it is just exploding. How you can stand in a mirror and look at your in the mirror and shave in the morning and not throw up. Its unforgivable. Theres question about destruction of documents and you dont even know who did it or the motive. Reporter the anger from congress overflowed. This is nearly a decade of excuses. The house is on fire, and nobody is going to survive. All of you, i think
The email suggested shinseki was also fudging emails to delay care. Shinseki said quote, if true, the behavior outlined in this email is unacceptable. Drew joins me now with more, what do we know now . Anderson, this is yet another hospital that is manipulating the fact that veterans are waiting months to get care. This time someone put it in writing, a v. A. Nurse who works as a scheduling coordinator sent this howto guide to federal employees on how to cook the books. The email describes in detail how the clerks can meet the v. A. s internal goals, anderson, for scheduling days. The coordinator admits in the email, yes, it is gaming the system a bit. But you have to know the rules of the game you are playing. And when we exceed the 14day measure the front office gets very upset. Anderson, late this evening cnn tracked down the new whistleblower who says she is the one who wanted to make this email public. Lisa lee worked for the v. A. In colorado, connected to the cheyenne system. Sh
That the last town along that western iraqi border with syria that was still in government hands, cnn is hearing reports that that has now fallen. Which would mean that effectively syria and iraq to a greater degree have become one battlefield, that the Iraqi Government is only in control as these reports put it of that northern border with kurdistan. Thank you so much for keeping us apprised of whats happened there. President obama has a message for iraq, you need a political solution to unify your country. He says no u. S. Military action can bridge the sectarian divisions that threaten iraqs future. Kate bolduan has a oneonone interview with the president. Good morning, kate. Reporter i started by asking the president about Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki who the president just a few months ago commended for ensuring an inclusive and democratic iraq. But maliki has done none of that. So how can anything get fixed there with him in power . We gave iraq the chance to have an inclusive d
Permanently keep the remains of her son and many other People Killed in the World Trade Center attacks on 9 11. Some families are furious saying it disrespects the dead. And talk about frightening. A hot air balloon catches fire and goes down in virginia. There are confirmed deaths and not everyone who was on board has been found yet. Those who watched that hot air balloon burst into flames say they saw people fall or jump from a terrifying height. It happened last night. Part of a Balloon Festival near richmond, virginia, three people were riding in the gone doll la when everything went wrong and those on the ground were powerless to help. The bodies of two of those people have been found and the third not yet. Virginia state police say they will not stop looking. And this will continue through the night until were able to locate the third occupant of the hot air balloon. Some of you were asking the distance perspective between where the first body was found and the second one. It was
Suddenly snap . Well, actually, it doesnt seem as though it was sudden at all. Were learning his chilling plans were years in the making. And the pop culture lead. All you have to do is look at one of his fundraiser lists to see how many fans president obama has in show business but have some of his controversial policies finally turned hollywood against him . Good afternoon. Im jake tapper. Its the longest u. S. War ever and in that time and both wounds and otherwise, for the thousands and thousands of afghan civilians killed. Operation enduring freedom has been enduring all right. There are High School Freshman who cannot remember the United States that was not at war. But by the end of this year, it will be over. Combat operations will be, anyway, with more than twothirds of the troops leaving before new years. As president obama announced just a short time ago. And we will have Service Members in different parts of the country by the end of 2016. Our military will draw down to a no