Good morning and welcome, everyone. This is joint hearing of the subcommittee on disability assistance and Memorial Affairs an oversight and investigation will come to order. I first want to take a moment to thank my colleagues, chambering man. Ranging member esty who should be along this morning and Ranking Member Kuster Holding the hearing on important issue were facing helping gulf war veterans get benefits they earned. It should go without saying we have a duty to take care of the men and women who have been wounded while serving in our military. Unfortunately too many injured gulf war veterans are not being taken care of. Va estimates 44 of gull war veterans develop gulf war illness, yet 26 of those veterans are receiving benefits. Something doesnt add up. On march 15th, 2016 during a similar joint hearing on gwi claims va, va testified that it was taking steps to improve service for gulf war veterans. Yet one year later, gao found va is still only approving 17 of claims of gulf w
Was gone. That was the first time. Its not like Kelsey Jensen is driving a fancy car, but her 2012 kia optima is apparently in demand, stolen twice in a matter of days. It was horrible, absolutely horrible. It was heartbreaking. The second time it was stolen, she figured it was the same guy who still had the keys. So, she did some sluething of her own and with her boyfriend , went looking where it was recovered the first time near 7th and mitchell at 3 00 a. M. And i was driving, he was clicking away, and the lights just went off, and we were like, no way. There it is, right in front of our face. She called police, but when they didnt come quickly, she took action. I got impatient because i was not sure someone was going to wake up and take off with it, because then what do you do . So after calling police back hoppedin and took her car back. I walked up to it, got into it, started it, and rove off. Joyce and drove off. Joyce that was nick bohr reporting. Kelsey says she plans on movin
Orlo is screen. Tia a tree landed on a house and power is out to thousands in that area. In Cleveland Heights more than 1,000 are without power from tuesday nights storms. Tia theres pour possibly. Severe weather is coming into our area again today. Sam roberts is tracking another yellow alert day. Sam. Samantha we are looking at e thunderstorms, so as tia and brian mentioned today is a yellow alert day. I dont think the Severe Weather will be wed widespread. The potential of scattered thunderstorms 1 00 p. M. To midnight. The main threat is gusty wind and heavy rain. Im concerned about the heavy rain threat for the weekend, but more your morning commute, there may be big puddles in your yard for yesterdays rain, but no actual rain is falling this morning. It is hot, though. I mean, its 81 in euclid. Its gross outside. Its so steamy you could like cut it with a knife, right . 80 in lakewoods. Strongsville, one of the, quote, cole, end quote spots at about 74. The humidity factored in,
We are working to get more information. Details as we get them. The search for a suspect after a young woman is shot in the middle of the street. Police tell us someone inside the car with out of state plates fired three shots striking the woman. The mayor admitting tonight this part of his city has turned violent recently. Its not that this happens everywhere but it has happened here in this times. We want to make sure that they know that we know that theres a problem here we will get right it on. Reporter more officers will be posted on hancock street while the investigation unfolds. A suspected terrorist shot dead in a c. V. S. Parking lot. On fox 25 news at 4 00 we learned that the officers involved would not face charges for the 2015 shooting. Fox 25s john monahan is standing by live with new reaction from the suspects family. John . Reporter mark, the family met with the d. A. For 90 minutes today but still situation that led to the death. The d. A. Though saying police knowing w
Session highs. Julie moving north but not much north. Not much change in the overall averages. It is indeed a better than it was earlier. It is an individual stock story today. I wanted to look at some of the biggest pushes and pulls that we are seeing. First of all, the stocks that are helping the s p 500. Jpmorgan rising for the second day, bank of America Rising despite the fact that earnings missed estimates as the company cut more expenses. Is sounds like the ceo willing to cut more costs in order to preserve profits. That appears to be what is driving shares higher. Exxon mobil is doing well and citigroup is out tomorrow and is also higher. On the downside today, we do have ca coming out with preliminary earnings. By 19 hares are plunging and it looks like we have a typo on the last one but intel is declining. They said they are not optimistic about the earnings there and i take it we have breaking news . Alix yes, for microsoft. The company is seeking to avoid a lot that enables