could be established, and i would be released >> what if you admitted to something you did not do >> the truth will set you free yeah don't kid yourself... >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america >> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm harris with a look at today's top stories. on the hot seat, the secretary for veterans affairs drilled about treatment delays that may have led to veterans dying. and now some calling for reform. nothing can ever break us. >> the dedication of the sent 11th memorial museum. honoring those who lost their loved ones in the attack. fast food workers walk off the job rallying for higher wages but will

companies buy into $15 an hour? and anger building at the turkish government after a coal mine explosion kills 282 people. we will take a look at why the prime minister still has widespread support. >> a battle over medical care for veterans today on capitol hill. veterans affairs secretary told a senate committee that he is mad as hell at the medical center. should he face tough questions from lawmakers and vowed to fix the problems. he also said he would not step down, libby casey joins us now. libby, what did the secretary have to say about all of these allegations? >> well, tony, he is under pressure to step down from the nation's largest veterans group, as well as a hand full of

republicans here on capitol hill. despite that, the secretary says he will stay in his job, and he pledged to get to the root of the problem and fix them. he said it is his personal mission to streamline care for veterans. >> any adverse incident like this makes me as -- makes me mad as hell. but at the same time it saddens me, because i understand out of those adverse events, a vet venn and a vetted remember's family is dealing in the aftermath, and i always try to put myself in their shoes. >> the secretary is a retired army general himself. he was wounded in combat in vietnam. let's talk those with specifics. in the meantime that veterans were having to face as they book appointments and see doctors.

they are also allegations that 40 veterans died while waiting for care. because they weren't getting seen fast enough. so that's the hottest issue, but many people talked in the hearing today about how that is just the tip of the ice burg of other problems and other clinics ultimately getting care faster. >> libby, talk, talk, the hearings are important, but i am wondering what happens next. >> well, the inspector general for the department of veterans affairs did testify at today's hearing, they are doing a report that will be released at the end of august, now he says they will figure out what is going on here, but he did have words of caution, he said of those 40 allegations of death, they have only seen 17 on the list so far. he says whys testimony a list of 17 that did die, they can't necessarily make a corelation between wait times and death. and then the senator said hey, this sounds criminal. something that the inspector general should look at, but seems like

something they are making too high a level. other senators took pushed the secretary to find out what would happen next. >> sometimes you need to have head rolls in order to get the system to shape up. because they knowly just get transferred i am on leave, and i still get paid. what's the real penalty? >> we're not in disagreement here. not only them but other clinics around the country. >> libby, appreciate it. the v.a. healthcare system is the large nest the state. it is massive, jonathan best is here to look at the smear size of it. >> yeah, a lot of challenges the big system with a lot of patience. long waiting times have been a complaint for a year. back in 2011, the v.a. insisted veterans must be seen by a doctor within two weeks of calling for an appointment. back then the v.a. said

that was happening most of the time. 94% of the time, a lot of people doubted that, so after federal inspectors looked into it, they now admit they have no idea how long veterans are waiting for care. they found workers lying causing vetteds to wait months to see a doctor. now the v.a. has changed a law, in 2003 it had 162 hospitals. but some have closed over the years. now there are ten fewer hospitals and v.a. system. be uh the agency has invested in other areas. also in 2003, there were 6 million in the healthcare. now nearly 9 million veterans need medical care, this is from a lot of younger vets from iraq, afghanistan, getting treated along with the aging era veterans. they worry the v.a. system has not been able to keep up with all that demand. >> and this has been a problem for years and

years. >> and it is coming to a head. >> okay, appreciate it. as jonathan mentioned the v.a. healthcare system is struggling to keep up with an increase in patient. a south carolina made said he waited nearly a year to be treated. as jonathan martin reports for us now that wait nearly cost him his life. >> blames the severity of the health crisis on the system. >> it has change add lot. i look at every day like it is the last day you will be here. >> in early 2011, coats went to a v.a. clinic in rock hill south carolina complaining of severe rectal pain. >> i had problem using the bathroom, and i was bleeding in the abdominal area. the v.a. diagnosis was hemorrhoids. a doctor gave him paid medicine. >> she said to come back months me in two months and see if anything has changed.

several months and two visits later he was told he may need a colonoscopy but never set up a screening my problems and issues was getting worse. after moving with his family, he was transferred to the dorn v.a. clinic in columbia, south carolina, where a goes troy surgeon determined he did need a colonoscopy, but a backlog of several thousand patients and the lack of staff would have to bait six months. >> they told me that there was nothing they could do, this was standard procedure, time line of getting a colonoscopy, six months. that should have rung a bell with the v.a., hey, maybe we need outsource some of these and get this down. but they didn't. >> insisting he couldn't wait any longer, he finally received a colonoscopy, it revealed a cancerous tumor the size of the baseball. the cancer had spread to

his liver. he believes delayed led to his worsens condition. last month he testified before the veterans affairs. >> hopefully my being here today, maybe i'm saving another father, and another mother. from having to go through the same tragedy that i went through. >> a v.a. inspector generals report released last summer leaked delay screenings to 52 cancer cases. al jazeera attempts to reach officials were unsuccessful. coats won a $150,000 claim against the va for the delay in care. as officials have apologized, and assured him the backlog issue is being fixed. the 44-year-old veteran saying his biggest hop today is that the right people are being held accountable. al jazeera, myrtle beach, south carolina. >> an emotional day in new york city, as family leaders first responders bath store dedicate the 9/11 museum.

for nearly three years people have been able to see the memorial that sits where the twin towers once stood. starting next week, visitors can see some of the artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the ruins. john is at the dedication ceremony, and he joins us with more. >> yes, it was a tremendous honor to be there to witness this. you know there was never endoubt that there would be a memorial museum. it was really just a question of what kind of museum it would be, and it nearly didn't happen. anywe the good news is today it did happen.

23 new york children's choir at the start. a slick ceremony for the new national sent 11th memorial and museum. the nation's leaders on hand for a day that was both subdued and inspirational. president obama who toured the museum before the ceremony used the occasion to reach out beyond u.s. borders. >> we stand in the footprints of two mighty towers. graced by the rush of eternal waters. we look into the faces of 3,000 innocent souls, men and women and children of every race, every creed, from every corner of the world.

it's aim is to show the build up to 2011, element 13 years ago, and the towers came down. it highlights the lives of those that died and those that came to rescue them. of loved ones saying goodbye to each other or trying to. >> i had no idea what she meant. >> thursday's dedication took place in the foundation hall, a giant underground arena, dominated by a huge wall. build to stop the nearby hudson river from flooding the towers. used his speech to point out the random nature of those who died that day, and who made it out arrive. >> we will never understand why one person escaped, and another didn't. how random it all seems. and how powerless it makes us all fear.

what this does is show us we can effect each other's lives. >> this woman is one of the few to make it out of the south tower, she took her heels off, and walked barefoot 50 blocks to safety. when i heard the museum was looking for artifacts i thought about my shoes. i had put them in a plastic container, and when i took them out they still had the smell on them from that awful day. and i knew i was never wear them again. >> the museum is not without it's critics, the $25 entrance fee. within the memorial and museum, and muslim group whose worry that a video called the rise of al quaida unfairly linked islam with terrorism. today was about looking back and looking forward in the same hour long production. >> so tony, what happens next, is the families get access to this museum, which is down a gentle

sloping walk way, all the way down to the bedrock, they will get access to that for the next six days and then the museum opens to the rest of us, and also paying tourists from all over the world next wednesday the 21st. a divided f.c.c. voted to proposed changes to net neutrality rules. the plan would allow internet companies to charge websites for faster delivery of their content, the proposal has received plenty of criticism, the public has 120 days to comment on the plan, the fcc could vote on the final rules later this year. california's governor has declare add state of emergency in h san diego county, as several wild fires burn in that area. the flames have burned thousands of acres destroyed more than two dozen homes and forced thousands of people to leave. brian rooney joins us now. brian, good to see you,

how are firefighters doing with the fire there and in other areas? they seem to be knocking it back. we are in the parking lot, and the firefighter is basically burned flu the hills all around us. a few flames wouldn't you know they went away, but there's flames up in the hills and i see some to my left as well. they are fighting this mostly from the air. i haven't seen a firefighter on the ground up in the hills yet. bass from the air if you can fight it from the air it is the best way to do it. >> i would guess state officials are really concerned for the rest of this fire season. >> they are -- it's hard to evaluate that. because there are years in california when

there's early season concern, and it turns out to be not much. it is kind of the luck of the draw. but, california has this historic drought going on, the hills are really dry. and when you get weather like today, it is 100 degrees here, the humidity in the brush goes way down, and that's when it burns. >> appreciate it, thank you for the update. brian rooney from san marcos california. mrs. a lot that peopleout side the community don't know about how these fires actually start, and how they spread. and the best way to fight they want, to deal with them. jacob ward sent us this report from grizzly peek california. >> fire is a natural part of the ecosystem. it basically burns up fuel on the ground, does away with old plant debris, and gives new planted as new shot at life, the problem is human beings. as we step into nature, begin to build our houses there we have created an increased pressure to put out wild fires wherever we find them. that was the policy until

the middle of the last century, and as a result, there's a lot more of this on the ground, unburnt fueling, that made forest fires that much hotter and violent, until we began to discover that we needed to use controlled burns to sort of maintain equal lib bree i am. southern california is really conducive to forest fires. it is just a hot dry place. doesn't see a lot of rain, and as this kind of tinder has built up, forest fires have gotten worse and worse. here in northern california where i am, has also seen a tremendous forest fires. in 1991, the oakland hills these hills here, saw a terrible burn, that scorched 1500-acres and killed 25 people. but it may be those kind of burns if we can somehow build them into ebb will lib bree i am, can help manage fires. >> russia is increasing the pressure on ukraine to pay it's multibillion

dollars gas debt. rug president vladimir putin said that starting june 1st, russia will only deliver gas if it pays in advance. putin says talks between the european union have failed to find a solution. also today, the acting president said the army destroyed two military because used by prorussian insurgents. this as separatists say they have created their own parliament and cabinet. one of the state departments top officials on africa says free more than 200 school girls abducted in nigeria is a top priority, this comes as security chiefs met with lawmakers today. to discuss extending a military state of emergency in the north eastern part of the country, that state of emergency expired today. some politicians and the governors of three states say the state of emergency has done nothing to start the attacks by boko how ran.

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wall street's worst days in several weeks. look at that number. economic reports the dough closed down -- look, it was down as 200 points. a couple during the day, closing at 167 points in the red. fast food workers in the united states, walked off the job today. how about this, this protest here one in particular, took place outside a mcdonalds in london. it was one of many cities where they are calling for better pay and the right to unionize. in was a look at things right here in new york city. and in chicago, al jazeera talks to worker whose hit the bricks. dianne, good to see you, set the scene there, and what have workers been saying to you about this

protest today? >> well, tony, i am out at the iconic rock & roll mcdonalds. there are about hundred hundred 50 worker whos have been out here since 6:30 this morning. they are watching what they call a living wage of $15 an hour. here in illinois the minimum wage is $8.25, and one of the workers i talked to says he can barely make it on those wages. he wears this t shutter as a badge of honor, hoping it send as message to fast food chains everywhere. >> why can't we make some type of money to help us be just as successful as you guys are. taking home less than a little more than 900-dollar as month. that's not much who worried about how he will pay his bills. he and his son had to

move in with his parents because he could no longer afford his own apartment. >> i was kind of late, about two months. trying to catch up, but it's hard to catch up when you are behind. and i just couldn't do it no many ever. i had to suck nit and just move back home. about a quarter of the workers are raising at least one child. he says he can barely support dominic on his wages let alone provide him with the things his friends have. >> i don't want to see my son in gym shoes ten years later, i want him to have good stuff, but i can't afford it. >> a $15 hourly wage would hurt business' owner ability to create entry level jobs but they say it would put 700 extra dollars in his pocket every month, that's money he says would go a long wear in

building life for him and his son. >> i am standing out on the very busy thorough fair, and a lot of coming by here, have been honking in support of these workers, tony. >> well, how are the companies reacting responding to the demands of these workers. tony, companies like mcdonalds say they are listening to these workers but a lot of these stores are owned by franchisees and they say some of those people would not be able to fay a $15 an hour wage. >> got you. all right, in chicago, let's bring in michael fletcher for more on this, he is an economics reporter, who has been covering these protests. it is good to see you. michael, are the protests gaining traction. >> and if so, how so? >> i think they are. if no more than people are talking much more about this issue. and that just people on the street, but political

people. obviously, president obama has strongly embraced this idea of raising the minimum wage, and i think that's a outgrowth of this. he signed an executive order. giving a raise to federal contract workers. and you see state governments dealing with raising the minimum wage as well. and it's partially a outgrowth of the whole focus on inequal few. >> so michael, the fast food industry employs about 3.9 million people. you have a better number than that. isn't this a big moment for the labor movement in this country? the service employees international union. >> yeah, they have been helping organize these protests. obviously unions have been struggled and they have been having shrinking ranks, the private sector unions

almost -- not quite distinct, but it's been anyonishing and this is a big source of future membership. but beyond that, this is an issue that resonated with people who can be constituents of unions -- because i think people's sense of fundamental unfairness, when you have someone making $8 an hour, even $9 an hour, and trying to raise a family, many people argue that fast food workers are typically teenagers but that's not the case, you have many people who are trying to raise families or trying to make a life and a go of it on these small wages and they can't, and in turn, they are left to rely on government support. >> so michael, give us the argument that we get from businesses and those in congress who oppose a hike in the minimum wage, you have to hear the argument, to begin to analyze the argument, so what is it? >> well, they argue a little bit was mentioned in the package, small business owners said they would have to have slow hiring. that will cost jobs.

franchisees are working on this tiny margin, and they can't afford to pay more. and in this case it may be true. it may require the change in a structure of a franchise. you have tomia a hefty franchise fee, maybe that has to be reshared. when people look at a corporate statement, they see what the top executives make, and that's a whole lot of money, and they feel some of that can go to front line. >> bet tear the jobs you do have, fay a better wage than to worry about maybe that undefinable that being the number of jobs you didn't add because of a higher minimum wage, do you hear that. >> you hear that from people advocating it. you have some that stand apart from that, the costcos of the world that pay more, but typically you have this race to get the labor at the lowest

possible cost. but people look -- you loot labor force and we think of jobs and have in our mind what a job should pay. we have gotten the idea that the auto worker or factory worker should make far above minimum wage and they do, why is that? there's nothing inherent about that say they need to be pays x amount of dollars it was because people organized and fought for higher wages. and i think fast food workers are hearing that message. >> michael, appreciate it. an economics reporter for the washington post who has been covering these protests. pleasure, thank you, sir. general motors is recalling more vehicles the company announced five recalls today effecting nearly 3 million vehicles. they are being recalled to fix problems with brake lights. recalls more than 11 million vehicles this year. many for a defective switch.

we will take a look at why the prime minister remains so popular. and a spill in california that has people up to their ankles in oil. program program

there's more to finical news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, could striking workers in greece delay your retirement? i'm here to make the connections to your money real. aingeer and frustration are building for the handling of this week's coal mine disaster. and protest over the poor safety record turned violent. and then there are these images. a government official kicking a demonstrator during a visit to the mine. is man is believed to be a top advisor. andrew simmons reports now from turkey. >> all over this area, the agree is intensifying.

julio having encouraginged the 24-year-old husband to find work elsewhere. they married seven months ago, they have big plans for a future. all over this town, there are gathering like this, soma is a town consumed by grief. and now the underlying anger is showing more and more. >> some of the anger is subdued. should be taken to earn a living. we are very worried. they don't have a safe job, we send them to work every day, but we don't know if they will make it back. my inside is on fire. he complain about safety standards but they don't care. elsewhere the aingeser spontaneous but not physical. some now retires many

still working. they say safety numbers have suffered since mine privatization in 2012. >> there was another official visit to the disaster scene. after such a disaster. >> the huge pain for the family, and this is paid for all of us. we need to unite and face this pain together. over the public address system. >> this town is depend on

coal mining. but people here are seething with emotion. over the safety question. whether this will all have a political impact on the government, is at this stage unclear. andrew simmons, al jazeera, soma western turkey. >> joins us now, she is the co-founder of foreign policy interrupted. good to have you on the program. >> great to be here, tony. >> the prime minister. he called himself the black turk. let's do a little 101 here. who are the black turks? >> he called himself a black turk, and i's been a platform that's been very very beneficial for him. for the past decade plus. it's the anti-establishment. he is the man of the people. the underrepresented rural class in turkey. and he is -- he represents their point of view that have been for so long for much of the 20th century repressed. >> is he that man? is he who he represents

himself to be? in fact, in practice. >> well, he has actually shown over the past six months when all of the correction charges have come up against him, with all of these protests that started last year. and throughout turkey he has shown him to be playing to this core constituentsy, that really -- his poll numbers go up when he lashes out and he behaves in this belligerent manner. >> right, so who are his opponents right now? and what do they want? is are they a real threat to the ed leer ship? is. >> that's a great question, and i wish that you could say that they were opponents in turkey. but there's no real opposition in turkey. >> right. >> that's part of the problem. >> there is strife within his own party, isn't there? >> there is strife within his own party, but he still retain as lot of power, and he is the charismatic leader that has actually garnered a

plot of support for his party. >> yeah, but i think interrupted you, is there a real opposition to him in the country? >> unfortunately, the opposition has been weak. it's been weak for decades. and it's one of the reasons that he has election after election. garnered even more of those and more percentage of the turkish population. >> that's interesting. what was the big take away, if your prime minister from the municipal elections in march. >> i think the big take away was that despite all of these corruption allegations, and all of these leaked tapes that accuse him of actually being involved in that corruption. all of these protests that took place throughout the country that we all watched last june. i think it says to him that he has a very good orged political system, that the people -- his bridge remembersy worked.

>> the white house -- since last year, and since his increase belligerent behavior.

this video was recorded last week, and leaked from his prison. his family says he is still refusing food in the protest. he had been on hunger strike for 115 days his family says he is now being held in solitary confinement, and the latest hearing for three journalists had been adjourned. it was the 8th court hearing in the long running case against peter gre sectionta. they are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood, they have been in prison for 138 days. al jazeera rejects the charges against them, they will be back on court on may 2nd. in vietnam, a mob of 1,000 people stormed a steel mill and killed one worker and injured more than 100 others. this is the latest in the

week of anti-china violence. the two countries are fighting over control of the chinese sea. the oil rig that sparked the disagreement is up and running, he blames the united states for stirring tensions during it's so called pivot to asia. and three crew members on murder charges they are accused of fail to protect the 280 people last month. prosecutors say the crew abandoned ship before passengers could be rescued. 11 crew members were also indicted on negligence charges. and neighbor countries are trying to stay up. with foreign ministers jordan has already closed it's borders. and lebanon is concerning a similar move.

like thousands from syria, they fled the city to lebanon with his family more than a year ago. now, not only does he have to cope with living in a tent, and no job, but he also has to take care of his children. his wife had to travel to syria and couldn't return when the lebanese government placed new measures restricting the entry of palestinian refugees into lebanon. >> it is difficult, especially at night, member the little one waked up and calls for her mom. >> they are now stuck in syria, unable to get into lebanon. >> the lebanese interior minister says the borders are not closed. the new measures are temporary, and are only there to better organize

the influx of refugees not stop it. for security reasons, and could be revisited. >> but human rights watch says the new procedures means a closure of the borders. >> the practical solution is very clear, neighbors countries have an obligation to keep their borders open, at the same time, the international community must do more, they have not seen them do enough to share the burden financially. >> palestinian refugee camps in syria have been greatly effected by the fighting there. learn nonwas their only way out. but they have complained that they have to take to stay in lebanon. $200 per person, is a porch for any of these families. and now, even their permits to stay here will not be renewed. >> these men tell me, we have no choice but to flee.

>> 18-year-old has been studying hard, but she is going to lose her school year, because her family won't let her travel to sit for her final exams. afraid she will get stick there amidost the violence. she was willing to take the risk, like 70 other student whose are in the same situation here. >> i am so furious, i ask myself what's the problem, is it a crime that i'm a palestinian and need to be punished. with nowhere else to go, families here are clinging to a faint hope that the lebanese government will change it's policies. and allow palestinian refugees to enter lebanon again. al jazeera. lebanon. >> a win for gay marriage in arkansas, roxanne that joins was that story and other headlines from across america today. >> tony, proponents of marriage equality recorded another victory in the courtroom today. last week, a judge shot down the ban on same sex is weddings but that did

not effect a law from prohibits clerks to giving same-sex marriage licenses. the associated press and three other media companies file add lawsuit today. they want to know where missouri correction departments gets it's he that will injection drugs. missouri is one of a hand full of states that refused to make such information public. they say doing so could put the drug makers at risk. prosecutors in boston have filed new murder charges against former nfl star aaron hernandez. the one time patriots tight end was indicted in a 2012 drive by shooting that left two people dead. they were 578 bushed and executed as they drove home along sha mad avenue in the early morning hours of july 16th 2012. >> an attorney for aaron hernandez says he plans to plead not guilty to the new charges.

hernandez is already in jail awaiting trial for the shooting death of an acquaintance last year. and workers are still on the scene of an oil spill in los angeles. early this morning a high pressure pipe burst, in an area known as at water village. 10,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the street. it grew into a pool that measures 40 feet wide, half a foot deep, two people had to go to the hospital, after complaining of breathing problems and tony the clean sup supposed to last a total of four hours which means it should finish late this evening. >> appreciate it, see you later in the program. >> in a bankrupt city with limited resource as growing number of detroit residents are arming themselves against criminals the chief of police has more people that are legally arm the safer the city, but not everyone believes in that approach. >> rick says he was in the drive way of his detroit home eight years ago, when he was approached by two men at

gun point. they stole his car, robbed him of his money, and his sense of security. >> well, industry a rude awakening, and in the aftermath i took on a more active role in my personal protection. >> today, you will rarely find him without a gun. and he has made a career teaching hundreds of people to protect themselves too. >> you extend your arms out forward, and you will stickout butt up. >> in a bankrupt city that is considered one of the most violent places in the u.s. >> pull the trigger. >> how did that feel? >> more and more detroiters are arming themselves. >> some of the students they they seem nervous. >> oh yeah. it is not uncommon tor nervous. >> in 2005, over 3,000 gun permits were issued in detroit that number jumped to over 8,000 by 2012. crime is going down. but the city is seeing more cases like this.

last winter, three teens broke into a detroit home, and found a mother waiting inside with a loaded rifle. those teens survived but so far this year there have been at least 12 justifiable homicide in detroit, compared to 15 for all of 2013. in the face of numbers like that, detroit police chief stands by residents who defend themselves. >> so that's a message to those who are out committing these horrific acts. be concerned about the detroiter. the good american who has said enough is enough. >> community activists reverend charles wilson who is trying to repeal michigan's stand your ground law, seem it differently. >> i think we need to certainly look for every alternative possible, before we move into a place where we turn our neighborhoods into the wild wild west. >> but the risk of danger

led two-year-old arielle howard here. >> i am not really fairly excited to carry a gun, but unfortunately, the crime in detroit and me being a young woman, it probably will be a wise decision for me to have one. >> she says owning a gun is essential for survival. especially in detroit. >> al jazeera, detroit. >> a new victory for a drug that doctors say is 90% effective in preventing hiv. why they are now telling more doctors to prescribe truevada. s blood pressure

>> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america have a update to a story we brought you last month. the cdc wants more people that are at risk of getting h,v to take a daily pill called prep. it is more than 90% effective in preventing

the virus, and the pga approved it, but so pharr it has been barely used. back with more on this story. >> we first looked into prep back in january. that was right after new york state endorsed it, now for the first time, they are issuing new guidance to persuade more doctors to take the drug. as we learned before, few of them have been embracing it. >> at play, and sometimes at risk. gay men are using condoms less and less. 20% less in recent years according to the centers for disease control. new york psychotherapist is gay, he is doing what many others aren't. taking a pill called truvada. >> i explained to my doctor i am having a more difficult time staying consistent with condoms than before, and here is this medication that could be more than 90% effective if taken every

day. >> he started this facebook page promoting it. >> it has been shown to be safe and effective. >> but other gay men are less enthusiastic, also called prep. >> has offered the pill to many of her patients but only one is using it. >> young men are getting infected, when a person is young, you know they have the spirit of being invincible. it's not going to happen to me. >> most of her patients at this center are low income. some don't have insurance. without it, the drug costs more than 1,000-dollar as month. but most people have never even heard of it. >> i know it has something to do -- it is not only low income gay men, but also middle and upper class men. we came to this gay bar to see what people know about it, let's go in and find out. >> if you are told you are supposed to take one a day, and you wouldn't

get aids would you take it. >> yes, i would still use a condom, but that would help. i don't know if i would spend the money to take a drug like that, knowing that with preventative behaviorky handle that myself. >> for now getting people to know more about it is clearly a uphill battle. it is also a personal one. two of his friends recently died from hiv aids and he doesn't want to lose anyone else. >> the cdc told us today with this new guidance, it hopes to see a 50 fold increase in the number of prescriptions of the drug from 10,000 to 500,000 a year. the cdc wants doctors to give prep to these groups of hiv negative people. gay men who have unprotected sex, anyone who has sex with high risk partners, people who inject drugs themselves or share needles and people with hiv positive partners. we check back with the folks we spoke to in the early report, the doctor

told us she has prescribed prep to one more person since we met in january, so that's a total of two. she says her hospital has set off group to try to make the drug more popular. she hopes the new guidance will help. the gay therapist with a facebook page promoting the pill. >> what he does for the patient, or for what i like to call the consumer, who may consider using prep, is that this will take away the stigma, and some of the shame that we who use prep have to deal with when we decide to be responsible about preventing hive in this way. >> the stigma jacobs is talking about, some critics call prep a party drug. is argue it will encouraging men to avoided condoms. a lot of people that should be using it aren't using condoms already. >> the country's four major cell phone carriers now will allow you to text 9-1-1 in an emergency. until now, emergency

damagers were only available by phone. texters will need to include an address when messages for help, so far only 16 states support this. one month until the world cup and protests in brazil are heating up. why residents are so angry at the government. and we shows you the tense testimony today from the veterans affairs secretary on capitol hill. ray swarez has been following the hearing and is taking a closer look, tonight. >> beyond the allegations of deceptive waiting lists and questionable care, for many of those that rely on the v.a., the system as a whole faces huge challenges. vietnam vets are getting older at the same time as an increasing number of iraq and afghanistan vets also need help. okaying for military veterans and fixing what doesn't work, is our subject at the top of the hour.

inside story is next. on al jazeera. new records coming out of the operations of the department of vetted remembers affairs has identified one way the v.a. dropped backlogs. by lying about them. secretary eric was in the hot seat it reese the inside story. ♪