Limited to football. The calls are piling up on capitol hill now for Veterans Affair secretary Eric Shinseki to resign. Its clear that the va has ill served our nations veterans for some time and that this poor treatment became even more alarming and more tragic lately. Accountability for this starts at the very top. Shinseki and other va leaders have been facing tough questions about a coverup. Lisa stark is in washington for us. If you would, walk us through the report that is seemingly confirming a lot of those original allegations reporter it is indeed, tony. Its a report by the inspector generals. It is extremely troubling. It found systemic delays in treatments for vets throughout the system. The report looked at the phoenix hospital thats been at the center of the controversy and it found that 1700 veterans who needed care who wanted care werent even on the official waiting list. They could have gotten lost in the system. Eric shinseki has written an opinion piece in u. S. A. To
Research on the disease. Plus. Take a look its in a book her. A childhood favourite returns thanks to acknowledge tore ley var burton, he joins he to talk about his new fundraising efforts. Eric shinseki is a decorated war hero and no stranger to contact. Tonight the general and vet rains Affairs Leader are fighting to save his job. The call is for him to go. They were triggered from a new report saying patients in phoenix waited months to see a doctor. Heidi zhoucastro is outside a hospital for more. That Inspector General report pointed to systematic problems with wait times at v. A. Hospitals and clinics in phoenix and around the country. Its here that we heard from veterans who say they have had enough. Reporter they were promised in exchange for serving their country, their country would take care of them when they come home. We put our life on the line, literally. This man was wounded by shrapnel during his first month in vietnam. At age 56 he counts on the v. A. To treat the eff
Is finding it harder and harder to make ends meet. The tale of two towns. The more than 3 Million People living in fear facing the devastating consequences if this dam collapses. Eric shinseki, the embattled secretary of Veterans Affairs is out. He submitted his resignation this morning, the bat accepted it. He has been under fire following reports that at some v. A. Centers the books were cooked and patients died wait forego care. We are in washington. No ordinary dismissal, this was a man who was a four star general who in the president s own words spoke with authority. It was clear from the president s announcement, a surprise appearance in the White House Press room that this is something the president did not want to do but it was too much of a disstacks in the president s own words. A series of events really picking up steam over the past 48 hours brought us to this moment today. The basic story started in phoenix at the v. A. Facility, some 1700 individuals found to be waiting f
Generation of americans to head home. Heading into a hurricane. Drones are being used to learn more about the storms and develop new ways to improve early warnings for people in their path. We begin with calls for Eric Shinseki, the secretary of Veterans Affairs to resign. Good morning, im del walters. Im stephanie sy. The report confirmed phoenix area veterans had to wait months and workers tried to cover up the delays. Several hundred veterans didnt make it on to the waiting list. Today the secretary is expected to deliver the results of his own internal audit to president obama and expected to speak before a group of Homeless Veterans. We are in washington. Republican House Speaker john boehner and harry reid are in agreement that they should not at this point call for secretary shinsekis resignation, but that is not the dominant theme on capitol hill this morning. As the calls for v. A. Secretary shinseki to resign, so do his efforts to keep his job. The secretary met with lawmaker
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