Washingtons biggest scandals. Welcome to book tv. I former apartment chairman of the house government oversight committee. Were here to discuss a book by the retired chairman of the house government and oversight called watchdog. Watchdog tells about basically your political history and also about the investigation that you underwent as chairman of the committee and as a minority member of the committee. Your first election to congress, interesting for readers is the great davis recall in california and behind the scenes story of how that came about and was financed. It has a little bit of chairman toms time in it to. I think youll learn from my mistakes to move out. But what wanted you to write the book. Guest i think of voters right now have lost a little of hope. They seat the wrongdoing, not all of it but some of it. Then they do not see what difference it makes. I thought a book that took these stories and linked it to what difference it makes would really help people. There are t
Referring to the 93 other facilities. We have some initial reporting on those. As of yesterday, given the department 12 individual reports for them to examine and to determine what action would be appropriate in view of the specifics of each of those reports. Very much active. I can tell you that at 42 different facilities of the 93, we found the practice of using the next available date as a desired date. It is something we reported in the final report and interim report. We have 19 facilities, where an apartment was cancel and rescheduled for the same appointment time for the purpose of giving the appearance of shorter waiting time. We have 16 facilities, opposed to be on 13 facilities managers about what was going on in that facility. All of the individuals over an initiative over some level of management that pushed. It is a combination. When something is going on for as many years, not everywhere, but at a number of facilities, it is an accepted way. Involved in scheduling, and th
Management that pushed. It is a combination. When something is going on for as many years, not everywhere, but at a number of facilities, it is an accepted way. Involved in scheduling, and they come in as a new hire, someone says, this is hour you do t they may not realize that someone is telling them the improper way to do it. It is a combination of things, the bottom line is, who is in charge. When you get them a policy directive from vha, do you enforce it or ignore it . That is the bottom line. My time is expired. Let me say, i thank you and your staff for the process tlau going through, it is unvaluable to the countrys veterans and to the agency. Your professionalism is helpful to us. Thank you for that work. Your investigation whether it be phoenix or the other 93 facilities, is focused on schedule, correct . That is what we go in to look at. Along the way, you sometimes become aware of other activities you need to look at that may be related. Principally, they are wait time, the
Deblasio reiterated new yorkers should remain calm. I want to repeat what i said last night. There is no cause for alarm. New yorkers need to understand the situation is being handled and handled well. Theres no kaz for every day new yorkers to be alarmed. Rick leventhal is at the hospital where dr. Spencer is being treated. Whats the doctors condition right now . Gretchen, were told that he is stable, that he is talking on the phone, and that he is being treated, but they wont go into specifics because of privacy concerns. As you heard the mayor and other city officials continuing to reassure the public, which is understandably nervous because dr. Craig spencer has been riding on subway trains on numerous occasions. He visited numerous restaurants, and he also went bowling in brooklyn on wednesday night roughly 12 hours before calling officials to let them know he had symptoms of ebola. They say that he didnt develop his fever until thursday morning, and it was 100. 3, which is still
Saying that is raising eyebrows. The Washington Team has a lot of offense. Refusing to call the Redskins Team by name. Fox friends first starts right now. Oo good morning to you. You are watching fox and friends first. You made it. It is friday. Thank you for joining us i am i am heather childers. The eric holder resignation is th here. The fbi announcing they know who the man with the british accent is. They are not yet revealing his name or nationality. The executioner known as jihadi john is behind the beheadings of james foley and Steven Sotloff and john haines. We will have more on the breaking story coming up in a live report at 5 30. Now to another fox news alert. Eric hold her resigning as attorney general after a tumultuous sixth term. We have a closer look at the specific question why now . That is a great yes. It is bitter sweet. The president holding the career record on civil rights all of the way to corruption and prosecution. Thats why i made him americas lawyer, the peo