we discovered in doing the , it is afor the video huge problem for a lot of lgbt youth. as you saw on the video, it is only illegal in five states, which is incredible and 2017 that that is possible. also, we have a vice president right now who has advocated for national funds to be spent on conversion therapy. that s kind of scary from the beginning. that is what inspired us to make it, mike pence s election. when i came out to my parents , i endured a lot of emotional and physical abuse. i ve had clients that experienced electrocution. in my late 20 s went through an exorcism. prayer begging the lord to make me straight, and he never did. when you try to slam a round peg into a square hole, something has got to give. conversion therapy is a psychological treatment meant to change someone s sexual orientation or gender identity. the practice can involve anything from talk therapy and teambuilding exercises to painful aversion therapy and shock treatment. and orga
about gun violence and an open dialogue. everyone has a voice and everyone has different opinions. the person interviewing during our first interview, so i was nervous and did not know what to expect. it was so emotional, going to the place, the city that a shooting happened that it was right before christmas, and that town did not celebrate christmas that year. this vigil to stay with us forever. everything we learned will be in our minds until we die, and it s going to make us better people. we are here knew the u.s. capitol building which is right in the white house. the president and congress focus on the issues that face our nation today. research and interviews, we have become aware that prevention of gun violence has many. however too many lives have been lost. the most urgent issue that the president and congress should focus on is the prevention of gun violence. the first component of the gun violence puzzle is victims. many people call for action in
students to produce documentaries telling us what is the most urgent issue for the new president and congress to address in 2017. students competed for the chance to win one of 150 prizes totaling $100,000 in prize money. we received almost 3,000 entries from 46 states, plus the district of columbia, england, germany, singapore, and taiwan. now we re happy to announce our first place winners. in the middle school category, the first prize winners are 8th graders molly doherty, camden lewis and tony decker for their documentary, u.s. gun violence, a complicated puzzle. the first place winner is 11th grader matthew gannon from washington d.c. for his documentary titled invisible which deals with homelessness. matthew also won this year s fan favorite contest and will receive an additional $500. in the high school central category, our winner is 12th grader jared clark from royal oak high school in royal oak, michigan for his piece, enough is enough, dealing with pharmaceutical
theft and sale of drugs by agency workers. the house veterans affairs committee held this hearing late last month. good afternoon. this hearing will come to order. i want to welcome everyone who has joined us today. today we will address the lack of oversight in internal controls regarding controlled substances within the veteran s health administration that leave facilities open to drug diversion and veteran harm. the diversion of drugs from v.a. health care facilities is an incredible patient safety issue that puts veterans, v.a. employees and the public at tremendous risk. unfortunately the news has recently been filled with story after story of drug diversions within v.a. in little rock, arkansas, v.a. pharmacy technician reportedly used his access to medical supplies, websites to order and divert 4,000 oxycodone pills over 3,000 hydrocodone pills and more than 14,000 viagra and cialis pills at the cost of the v.a. of more than $70,000. this technician was allegedly sel
experience and she survived. reporter: sergeant young departed from penn presbyterian medical center just four days after being ambush by suspect gunman nicholas glenn who began a friday evening rampage by firing 18 shots at the young s police cruiser. i m hit. i m at hack mack at 51st street. reporter: commissioner richard ross say many shot hit young s protect testify vet and her weapon if you still she was struck too and says physical, psychological recovery will take time. i just had my ninth surgery done. i truly want to go back to the job. it is something i want to do. reporter: officer jesse hartnett understand s sergeant young s experience because in january he lived it, am burn, shot numerous times and like young, survives. turn tv own and see something like this going on again it is real traumatic. reporter: friday s violent tear injured five in total and killed an innocent bystander. another officer eddie miller was spot by suspected gunman during the