Veterans Affairs Secretary mcdonald told the reporters the va is in the midst of restructuring. My va. Thats how we want veterans to view it. They know who to contact. They know where to go on the websites. They know what benefits are available. They can easily connect with us to get the benefits and the services that theyve already earned and deserve. Secretary mcdonald did not go into detail about the cuts. He has said in the past at least 35 will initially be fired. Another 1,000 could follow. In an interview with 60 minutes mcdonald says he needs to justify each firing since a judge needs to sign off on them. Mcdonald is three months into the job. His predecessor shinseki resigned from the position. Today, the secretary also announced the veterans choice program. He said vets can call a new number thats been set up. 1866. Barbara, back to you. All right, thank you. Right now, some roads are closed for that concert of valor thats happening tomorrow. Crews have been doing a lot to pr
I can hardly hear you because jessie j is singing bang bang right behind me. We got here earlier today obviously, parked the truck, sat there and waited. We knew there were sound checks, but it took a little while and then finally this. British singer jessie j belting out her huge hit bang bang, but if you stretch your neck, theres jessie j behind the scaffolding in the black hat. Its enough to make a bunch of tweens from chicago literally lose it. Why are you excited . Why are you excited . A sneak peek of what promises to be a star studded headline grabbing crowded concert done up washington style with the backdrop of the capitol. Probably jessie j. Taylor swift taylor swift i dont think taylor swift is going to be here. Reporter it doesnt matter, right . Yeah. Reporter lunch breaks turned into music breaks for many including coworkers Megan Earhart and kate connor. I thought when the National Anthem started, i thought it was going to be Jennifer Hudson and i was really excited to he
Any better. We have the local news, too. We will start off with weather and another georgous day . Its going to be warmer than yesterday. Thats the only change. Everything else about the weather remains pretty consistent. 69 degrees at 10 00 a. M. 79 degrees at one. So already at 7 00 its going to be warmer than our High Temperature yesterday, which was 75. We will be at 83 degrees by 4 00. Thats dropping from our High Temperature of 84, which we will reach at 3 00. Still 80 degrees by seven. Its going to be a warm cookout or barbecue, if that is in your plans for this afternoon. 50 degrees in leesburg. Still 60 inwashington. 54 at gaithersburg and andrews. The satellite and radar nothing going on. Thats the way its going to stay all day long. I will update you on the potential for thunderstorms coming up in the sevenday forecast. Lowtomid 80s. Cooler at the beach. Here is a live look at the beach. How do you like that . This is ocean city, maryland. One of the busiest weekends of the
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