There will be a change of command at the Veterans Affairs department. President obama announced the move today. Secretary Erik Shinseki handed me his resignation. With regret i accepted. Veteran wait times from manipulated in 60 of facilities investigated, and they felt pressure to manipulate the system. Mike viqueira is standing by at the white house. Mike, 60 of clinics were cooking the books. In the wake of that, could the secretary stay on board . Reporter it was 64 . Nationwide. Remember, this scandal started in phoenix. There was yet another report on wednesday that started this firestorm that culminated in the events of this morning. But that report were wednesday said in 1700 cases in phoenix alone veterans were shown to have appointments when they were never able to see a doctor. As you said, cooking the books. Events really culminated in Erik Shinseki delivering his interim report in person and offering his resignation. As you just heard the president say he accepted that res
Citys image. Thousands gathered in normandy to mark the day 70 years ago that changed the course of world war ii. [ playing taps ] veterans who stormed the breaches on dday come to remember those who died on the longest day. They came to share their experiences. President obama and a dozen other World Leaders attended the ceremony. But on the side line he and Vladimir Putin discussed the crisis in ukraine that was caught on camera. It looks like french president Francois Hollande here at the site of dday some 70 years ago. And behind me just under 10,000 americans are interred. The president then went to the larger ceremony with a larger group of leaders including Vladimir Putin. There was so much speculation leading up to this that eve even those who became aware that Vladimir Putin and president obama was going to be in the same venue, even in the same room, there would be no formal meeting, turns out there was a formal meeting. The two men exchanging a bi bilateral with everything b
We knew that essentially, we had to start life all over again. Hosseini is a good will ambassador to unhcr, the Un Refugee Agency and established a foundation to provide aid to the people of afghanistan. This year in particular, every year but this year in particular is a very good time for people around the world to take a step back, to think about the millions of people whose lives have been disrupted through no fault of their own. Hosseinis debut novel was a phenomenon. It spent 100 weeks on the New York Times best selling novel. Your third novel is coming out in paperback as we speak, favorite . Your last book is always your favorite. It feels to me the in some ways, the most personal of my three novels. It feels to me in some ways the most ambitious of the three and maybe the most accomplished. Why . I felt this is a novel that challenged me the most to write. It was more complex than the other three to write, just the structure of it, the multiple narratives, the diversity of cha
There will be a change of command at the veterans fairs department. The president announced the move today. A few minutes ago secretary shinseki offered me his resignation. With considerable regret i accepted. It comes after the report revealed that veterans wait times were manipulated in 60 of facilities investigated, and Al Jazeera White house correspondent Mike Viqueira has been covering this story all day, and mike, the problems at the v. A. Hospitals do not end with shinsekis departure. Reporter i think the public pressure will go down. The heat, the scrutiny from the press will go off. But these problems are systemic. They are decades old, and many reacting to shinsekis departure. Republicans and democrats saying this Management Structure has to be uprooted, pulled up by the roots and changed from top to bottom. This issue had been cascading. Turning into a controversy, a scandal. There were no fewer than two reports outloi outlining the deception and mall feance. Some 1700 veter
So today the white house through its sport behind michael sam, the young man who could become the nfls first openly gay player. He announced to the world he is gay last night. And messages of support came in from around the world, and they just keep coming today, including from the first lady, michelle obama, and Vice President joe biden. Sams announcement comes week before the nfls scouting combine and the draft in may. Michael yves is here. Its something that the sports world has been wondering quite some time. Who will be the first openly gay player of the nfl. Last night we got an inkling when michael sam used an interview with espn to tell the world that he is, indeed, gay. Im not afraid of who i am. Im not afraid to tell the world who i am. Im michael sam. Im a college graduate. Im africanamerican, and im guy. Joining us is Michael Samuels publicist, howard, thank you so much for joining us today. As i understand it. You were hand selected by sam and his agent because they wanted