Bandar tonight. New calls for accountability in the va hospitals as more alarming claims come out about how we treat our nations heroes. Pressure mounting as the va scandal widens. Delays and fake records. Our veterans gave us their best. It is obvious too often, theyve gotten the worse from those charged with their care. Now the investigation begins. Also firefighters battling
wildfires. Now the possibility of some relief as crews gain ground. And death by firing squad. A law makers call as he argues a more human form of execution. The fire storm surrounding the department of veteran affair system growing. I am julie bandaras. And charges of a cover up in the hospitals. Investigations are now under way and involve va facilities in 11 states. The latest in a hospital outside of chicago. Federal investigators looked into allegations that the hospital used secret list to hide long waits for appointments. And in phoenix, a former clinuc director said 40 veterans may
have died waiting for
Go to legalzoom. Com today and complete your will in minutes. At legalzoom. Com we put the law on your side. I am julie bandaras. An american doctor who contacted the ebola virus is back in the u. S. Dr. Kent brantly is treated in a special Isolation Unit in atlanta. You can see him walking slowly on the right as he is carefully escorted in Emory University hospital by a medical professional there. Dr. Brantly is one of the two people who contracted ebola. Nancy is expected to return for
treatment as well. The virus has killed more than 700 people in west africa this year and making this the biggest Ebola Outbreak in recorded history. The centers for Disease Control warning americans not to travel to sierra leon or new guinea. How is dr. Brantly doing at this hour . He spoke with his wife. Amber brantly said her husband is glad to be back in the u. S. And asked for prayers for people impacted by the ebola virus. The american nurse and people of liberria and those who continue to serve
People cannot provoke to bring out of you whats not in you. And we need to deal with this kind of venom and disregard and disrespect for women. And we need to punish it adequately, but not excuse it and not find excuses. Thanks for watching. Im al sharpton. Hardball starts right now. Just bomb the place and tell us about it later. This is hardball. Good evening im Chris Matthews in washington. You heard it right, thats the attitude of many on capitol hill according to one of them. The president should just go to war with isis terrorists and tell us about it later . How about the constitution that puts that authority in the u. S. Congress. Why elect people to congress if they dont decide which wars we fight. What happened to the republicans out there charging president obama with exceeding his authority . Did they want him to check with them on the Big Questions or not . Isnt the decision to go to war a big question . Is it worth having a vote on . Give me a single reason why the u. S.
Good morning, it is friday, august 1st. Oh, look at that. Oh, dear lord, where did july goes . Time flies when youre having so much fun. Welcome to morning joe, everybody. Time goes a lot faster. Boom with us on set, we have Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and associate editor of the Washington Post and msnbc political analyst, euGene Robinson. Pulitzer prize winning author jon meacham is here. We have so many pulitzers here. Won the masters in 86. Wasnt it odd three or odd four . We have breaking news so if we can just move forward here. Right, willie . In washington, senior Political Editor and White House Correspondent for the Huffington Post sam stein. Never won a pulitzer. He has so many years ahead of him, though. What did we win our pulitzer for, willie . It was fan fiction we wrote. Yes that is it i think it was a how to. That was it. Did you forget what year it was . It was odd three. I cant remember what summer it was. They run together. Can we go to the breaking news now .
Violence against women and allowed our culture to act as though this is something we can deal with later or in a hush hush way. We got to confront it, we should use this opportunity to confront and change something that is too readily accepted and excused. Thanks for watching. Im al sharpton, have a great weekend. Hardball starts right now. Night of the generals. Lets talk hardball. Good evening, im Chris Matthews in washington. Does this new war in iraq and syria make sense to you . Does it sound right to you, that a campaign of air strikes will bring down a zealous army of 30,000plus fanatics . That our pilots can kill enough of them to get the rest of them
to give up the fight . Also tonight, the pollsters get it wrong in scotland. The people over there vote overwhelmingly to stay in the uk. And Roger Goodell takes questions from reporters and but comes up with no answers. So why is he talking . Lastly, a look at the greatest bill cosby who made history again and again and again. Bu