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Corruption. you say that lois lerner is at least involved in a criminal conspiracy. so, now what? where does that leave you? well, it leaves us at odds with the president who initially said this was awful. he was going to get to the bowl of it. and then turned it into yet another one of those it s not scandal and it s just republicans. well, it s not just republicans. there is no question this is a scandal. it s a scandal of epic proportions. big enough that it could bring down a presidency. the veterans affairs scandal growing by the minute. the v.a. has always been problematic. disturbing allegations of treatment, delays and preventable deaths now under investigation in more than two dozen v.a. facilities nationwide. that includes the phoenix hospital where 40 veterans died. allegedly while waiting for treatment. this is shameful under any circumstances. it is 10 times more shameful because it s being done to the men and women who have put their lives on the line. a ....
you say that lois lerner is at least involved in a criminal conspiracy. so, now what? where does that leave you? well, it leaves us at odds with the president who initially said this was awful. he was going to get to the bowl of it. and then turned it into yet another one of those it s not scandal and it s just republicans. well, it s not just republicans. there is no question this is a scandal. it s a scandal of epic proportions. big enough that it could bring down a presidency. the veterans affairs scandal growing by the minute. the v.a. has always been problematic. disturbing allegations of treatment, delays and preventable deaths now under investigation in more than two dozen v.a. facilities nationwide. that includes the phoenix hospital where 40 veterans died. allegedly while waiting for treatment. this is shameful under any circumstances. it is 10 times more shameful because it s being done to the men and women who have put their lives on the line. and it worked ....
molly henneberg in washington, thanks. stunning new revelations in the v.a. scandal. a brand-new report is claiming the only way the system can be fixed is with a complete overhaul. the white house review coming in the wake of reports of lengthy wait times for appointments and treatment delays at v.a. facilities nationwide. elizabeth prann is in washington with more on the report. reporter: the white house says the department of veterans affairs needs to be restructured. president obama receiving the report friday afternoon from selected top deputy rob nabors and acting v.a. secretary sloan gibson. they cited a corrosive culture that can only be fixed by almost overhauling the entire system. the report suggested the required 14-day appointment guarantee is arbitrary and it may have been a motivator for a secret list and inappropriate behavior. it also said the scheduling system is dated and cumbersome and needs to be updated and ....
William bair wouldn t go back on camera with us because of the legal charges pending against him. we ll let you know how this whole thing comes out. his court date, i think, is june 17th. there are a lot of parents out there right now who say, power to parents. okay. take control of what my kids are going to be reading in school. trace, thanks so much. another alert now, we re going to take you back to capitol hill because senators john mccain of arizona and bernie sanders of vermont announcing a new v.a. reform bill. this of course following the nationwide v.a. scandal concerning systemic patient wait times at v.a. facilities nationwide. that s bernie sanders right there, a senator, talking about it. apparently it will be somewhat bipartisan because he s an independent and john mccain is a republican. and they are working together to try and get something done and reform the v.a. system here in our country. in the meantime, members of the rock and roll hall of fame butting heads ....