Fourth in our series even if hearings i called a while ago around our Homeless Population thank you to all who participated in the hearings. This will be their second hearing focusing on the sub populations to analyze hopefully is programs and policies in place and into the future can be put in place to have a large effect. 0 todays hearing for the veterans and citizens that are experiencing homelessness weve talked to Community Leaders and others including the va well be hearing from them shortly. Our Homeless People over the age of 50 in terms of homeless they fall between the cracks of the safety nets because theyre not old enough to quality for medicare and they have a hard time vnltsd heirs in San Francisco. For any the ssi is not enough to cover the cost of housing weve had a 9 percent drop of nonveterans receiving ssi. 35 percent even if Homeless People didnt think they were eligible for assistance and that doubled in 2011. Image e i believe theres a city for elderly we have to
Elections. At stake today, control of the senate. Republicans have their best chance of winning back the majority since they lost it in 2006. Democrats hold a majority and could lose control of the chamber if they drop six seats. The other big story for today, a true test of the tea party. Mainstream gop fighting back and launching a strong counteroffensive. Our Political Team is covering all the angles. Lets start with dana bash covering todays headline mashup in kentucky, its an exciting one, dana. Reporter right, because Mitch Mcconnell, Senate Republican leader, is fighting a twofront war. Today is primary day, as you said. He is expected to beat out and best his republican challenger, the one from the right, and his focus has already been on the real challenge he thinks he has, which is november. His democratic opponent. And the way he is describing it and laying it out for voters here is very interesting, because its along the lines of what you just laid out. The whole battle for
Excessive waits in albuquerque, new mexico. And the Washington Times says the president s Transition Team was briefed on va waiting times back in 2009. Reporter as pressure builds on a still silent president obama, the drip drip of scandal at veterans hospitals has turned into a gushing scream of allegations that have now reached 19 states, including new information first reported by fox by two patients who allegedly committed suicide waiting for care in west virginia. I knew the suicides were inevitable and worse than if they hadnt been treated at all. The Washington Times reported the obama team was warned by the bush team about the wait times at va hospitals. The fact then is candidate, senator obama identified problems within the va and committed hem receive to himself to making sure sure we enhance the budget. In fact, as a candidate, then senator obama told the vfw, it was a sacred trust to improve treatment for veterans. No veteran should have to fill out a 23page claim to get c
Good morning. Im carol costello, thank you for joining me. The tea party may not be over, but this morning the lights are on and the music is off in the biggest contest so far of this years midterm elections, Republican Voters rejected the hard right candidates and instead backed those endorsed by the gops establishment. Not a single Tea Party Candidate survived. This mornings headlines say it all. Our home page asks is tea time over . Politico answers that question in saying the tea party uprising is starting to look more like the boston massacre. The wall street journal declares primaries taming the tea party. Of course, no candidate embodies the gops power elite more than Mitch Mcconnell. The Senate Minority leader from kentucky. He cruised to an easy victory over Tea Party Favorite matt bevin. In georgia, two candidates emerged from a crowded field. Theyll go to a runoff. The Tea Party Candidates will go home. The republican mantra beginning in november becomes unity. A tough race
A report says at least 1700 veterans in one hospital were never scheduled for an appointment. They were just not on the list. Bullying by managers. You know, the question i asked myself is him resigning going to get us to the bottom of the problem . The real issue is the president that should be held accountable. In a couple of minutes we will talk live with a veteran in phoen phoenix. We have mccains response as well here. Now that this disease thought to be nearlier rad kated in the United States is making an alarming return. A new report today shows 288 cases of measles this year. And its just may. Compare that to ten years ago when the cdc says there were only 7 million cases of measles in the u. S. For the entire year. The disease is easily preventable with a childhood vaccine but nearly half of these cases are people who never got that shot. Complicating the problem is that measles have been so rare for so long that most doctors have ner never treated a case. Students joined what