service-related injuries while one veterans group sharply disagrees and says the paper just doesn t understand the needs of vets. in arizona, the epicenter of the va scandal, a rare front-page editorial published by the arizona republic s editorial board. the paper calls on bob mcdonald, the president s pick to lead the va, to downsize the agency, writing by returning to the va s roots and treating only war and service-related injuries, you will enhance care for all veterans. the board argues veterans with non-service-related issues should seek private sector care. in an interview with nbc affiliate kpnx the opinions page editor says non-combat issues often apply to older vets who are usually prioritized last. get them off the bottom of the list, put them someplace where they can get proper treatment on a timely basis. that s going to be more likely to happen in the private sector. most of the stuff in this article is quitely ridiculous. reporter: tom tarantino of
here illegally, our border is not open to illegal migration and we are taking a number of steps to address it including turning people around faster. we ve already dramatically reduced the turnaround time, the deportation time. for the adults we re asking this week for supplemental for congress, from congress to bring on additional capacity, and we re cracking down on the smuggling organizations. and new sharp words from republican governor rick perry of texas today. his state of course on the front lines of the battle with a surge of undocumented immigrants including unaccompanied children crossing that border into texas. this is a failure of diplomacy. this is a failure of leadership from the administration in washington, d.c. we have a huge problem on our southern border. we have to deal with it. and i don t think we re going to be able to address it until you put the resources there. and that s boots on the ground. we re asking the faa to allow for drones to be used.
disaster. veterans have specific injuries that are tied to their service, and unlike the general population, their injuries all tend to be interconnected. so the va does need to partner more with community-based nonprofits and local health care centers to help their overflow and to help send out some contract care, but it has to be centralized within a protected va system. not only is that generally cheaper, but it s more efficient because veterans can get coordinated care through their primary care provider. if i see a specialist or just any doctor i want for the multitude of injuries i have, there s no guarantee that my primary care physician knows what i m doing, nor do my records ever make it back. tom tarantino, we ll have to leave it there. thank you, sir. five years after an abortion provider was gunned down, a woman has relaunched the movement. we ll talk to her live next.
it s the third drop where the grass ends or begins. and that mad dash for hidden cash. it has become a scavenger hunt that s taken over twitter. who s behind the secret stash? we ll look at that, plus safety on the gridiron. a teenage football fanatic s concussion cushion has attracted the attention of the white house. it s also today s big idea. i m craig melvin. good saturday to you. let s get to that breaking news out of afghanistan. we are getting new details about the release of sergeant bowe bergdahl. until today, the 28-year-old was the only u.s. soldier still being held captive by the taliban. let s get right to kristen welker, who s standing by at the white house. kristen, what more can you tell us? well, craig, according to a senior administration official, bowe bergdahl was rescued at about 10:30 a.m. eastern time in the eastern part of afghanistan by special forces. he was rescued in exchange for the release of five afghan detainees at guantanamo. now, i am
of start at the beginning. we ve got to fully fund the va and make sure that the health care system that the managers within the health care system are held accountable and make sure the appointment system actually works. and this isn t rocket science. we haven t cracked medical appointment technology last week. this is not new stuff. we have to make sure that the recommendations that go all the way back are being put in place so we have a modern 21st century health care system. this is what our members have been asking for and what the va so far has not been able to deliver. tom tarantino, thanks for being with us today. thank you, andrea. another set back in the search for the missing malaysia flight 370 that disappeared nearly three months ago. australian search coordinators announced they have finished searching the area where they originally thought they detected pings that could have come from the black boxes. the navy bluefin 21 combed 330 square miles of ocean floor but