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no response other than to say aaron shinseki is doing a great job here at the v.a. according to the v.a. >> and there are folks on capitol hill who say the v.a. is not responsive at all in terms of getting them information in a timely way. they are trying to keep records of how long they get in as well. we'll keep ate. appreciate it. >>> now to a story causing outrage all over the world. maybe not enough outrage, or maybe it didn't come quickly enough. but the lives of young girls hanging in the balance. girls who tried to do nothing more than than get an education. girls kidnapped from school on april 14th, taken at gunpoint and forced into trucks. the video released by a man who says he's the leader of the group says the girls should get married instead of going to school. and he says what he planned to do with them. [ speaking foreign language ] >> the state department says the video does appear to be legitimate. for the parents of these girls, it's obviously the worst fears come true. parents already avoided talking to the media out of fear that their daughters
no response other than to say aaron shinseki is doing a great job here at the v.a. according to the v.a. >> and there are folks on capitol hill who say the v.a. is not responsive at all in terms of getting them information in a timely way. they are trying to keep records of how long they get in as well. we'll keep ate. appreciate it. >>> now to a story causing outrage all over the world. maybe not enough outrage, or maybe it didn't come quickly enough. but the lives of young...
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aaron shinseki you would have thought would have moved swift action when he learned about these thingsth. >> upon learning of an email by cheyenne' veteran center. >> so administrative leave, in other words, administrative leave without pay. >> as soon as i found out about this which was yesterday i took action. >> we got a report right here. also a smoking gun from december that says, hey, you know what? maybe you knew a little bit of something about this a little bit sooner. >> 2013. >> the president has been talking about this for years in public, pledging his sacred honored two veterans, we will fix this. here is one among several examples from last august. watch this. >> we're not going to let up until we eliminate the backlog once and for all. and we will keep moving ahead with paperless systems so the backlog doesn't come back. so your claims are processed right. the first time. on time. [ applause ] flush after years of military service you shouldn't have to wait for years for the benefits you have earned. >> just change the numbers. just put in fake entries into the logs and t
aaron shinseki you would have thought would have moved swift action when he learned about these thingsth. >> upon learning of an email by cheyenne' veteran center. >> so administrative leave, in other words, administrative leave without pay. >> as soon as i found out about this which was yesterday i took action. >> we got a report right here. also a smoking gun from december that says, hey, you know what? maybe you knew a little bit of something about this a little bit...
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this comes as va chief aaron shinseki is being subpoenaed, being forced to answer questions about veterans who may have died while on that secret wait list which was first reported by cnn. nou shinseki has ordered a face-to-face audit of all veterans hospitals around the country trying to determine if policies have been broken. investigative correspondent drew griffin is tracking the story from texas this morning. good morning, drew. >> reporter: carol, this nationwide review, review of medical access at every single va vilt and clinic across the country is no small undertaking. i would imagine members of congress would say it's long overdue. in the meantime there are new allegations which is why we're reporting from texas. san antonio, texas, is the latest location where investigators from the office of the inspector general are on the ground, trying to determine if managers at this sprawling va hospital were trying to hide the fact veterans had been waiting months to get care and if any veterans died as a result. the allegations come from this clerk who works in the hospital's medical ad
this comes as va chief aaron shinseki is being subpoenaed, being forced to answer questions about veterans who may have died while on that secret wait list which was first reported by cnn. nou shinseki has ordered a face-to-face audit of all veterans hospitals around the country trying to determine if policies have been broken. investigative correspondent drew griffin is tracking the story from texas this morning. good morning, drew. >> reporter: carol, this nationwide review, review of...
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. >> secretary aaron shinseki said he was surprised by the allegations but accepts full responsibility am. i asked the inspector general to go and conduct a complete, detailed, thorough investigation. >> reporter: some in congress and the american legion demand shinseki resign. but he brushed it off. will you resign? >> i would say i serve at the pleasure of the president. >> reporter: it's alleged hospital administrators buried appointments in a secret list and then ordered the files destroyed. >> it really cuts to the core of our country's confidence in the v.a. the entire public has lost confidence in the v.a. >> congress is poised to way in on all this as early as today. we expect to see subpoenas issued for v.a. hospital records that they have failed voluntarily to provide to congress. a round of hearings is expected next. congress will want to know what happened here and what went wrong and was there any criminal activity involved. >> given shinseki's background or career, is there a level of huge shock that he has been unable to make a crack, a dent into the v.a. bureaucracy? it
. >> secretary aaron shinseki said he was surprised by the allegations but accepts full responsibility am. i asked the inspector general to go and conduct a complete, detailed, thorough investigation. >> reporter: some in congress and the american legion demand shinseki resign. but he brushed it off. will you resign? >> i would say i serve at the pleasure of the president. >> reporter: it's alleged hospital administrators buried appointments in a secret list and then...
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aaron shinseki has been under fire since the allegations of dozens of veterans dieing while waiting fory to consider subpoenas in the matter. >>> katie couric addressing rumors she might be returning to the "today" show. last night she spoke to bill we're about whether those early mornings are back in her future. >> the dirty little secret is i never got up that early. i got up like 5:30. they would be like, is she coming in today. >> would you ever go back? >> i don't think so, no, no. >> rumors have been swirl that couric could return when one of the anchors goes on maternity leave. >> 5:30 would be a sleep-in. >> lunchtime. >> it is lunchtime. >> if brianna goes on maternity leave, she's not going to be sleeping in. >> very good point. >> you're also trained to be going without a lot of sleep. there you go. >> any ladies who have done morning tv will say this is all in training for the baby. >> couric has been there as well. also a testament to how brilliant she was at the job. she probably didn't need as much time in there as the rest of us. she was really good. we'll see what she d
aaron shinseki has been under fire since the allegations of dozens of veterans dieing while waiting fory to consider subpoenas in the matter. >>> katie couric addressing rumors she might be returning to the "today" show. last night she spoke to bill we're about whether those early mornings are back in her future. >> the dirty little secret is i never got up that early. i got up like 5:30. they would be like, is she coming in today. >> would you ever go back?...
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now the veterans affairs secretary aaron shinseki is facing a house subpoena after the cnn investigationme for these 40 deaths. let's bring in cnn correspondent drew griffin. you're joining us from san antonio. that's where the story took you. what have you found there? >> reporter: it's a brand new investigation now opened by the va office of inspector general. it basically started yesterday with the outing of a clerk, chris. this is a guy who actually schedules medical appointments for vets coming in. he says a vet will come into san antonio, needs to see a doctor right away. because there are no appointment times, they will schedule him out three, four months in advance, but when he goes to write in the book, into the va's keeping track list of when the appointments are made, he says he has to put in that that vet was seen within two weeks, within the allotted national time frame that the va is trying to reach. he says it's nothing more than cooking the books. take a listen. >> so it could be three months and it looks like 14 days. >> it could be three months and look like no days. it
now the veterans affairs secretary aaron shinseki is facing a house subpoena after the cnn investigationme for these 40 deaths. let's bring in cnn correspondent drew griffin. you're joining us from san antonio. that's where the story took you. what have you found there? >> reporter: it's a brand new investigation now opened by the va office of inspector general. it basically started yesterday with the outing of a clerk, chris. this is a guy who actually schedules medical appointments for...
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aaron glantz, let's start with you. why shinseki to testify. >> he had to go before congress because news organizations have reported there were as many as 40 veterans who died waiting for care at the va hospital in phoenix, arizona and that while there were waiting, the v.a. was simultaneously falsifying the official record of how long veterans were waiting and keeping a secret list. they had two list. one represented how long veterans were actually waiting, and that was secret, and the other list represented everything being absolutely fine and honest everyone being seen within two weeks. and that is what was presented to washington. in the aftermath of this report, there have been many other whistleblowers who have come forward across the country in chicago, in texas, in arizona. colorado, and of course dr. mathews as well, to talk about similar problems and it reached a boiling point. you mentioned in the intro, the american legion called for secretary shinseki's resignation. these are all problems. the previous chairwoman of th
aaron glantz, let's start with you. why shinseki to testify. >> he had to go before congress because news organizations have reported there were as many as 40 veterans who died waiting for care at the va hospital in phoenix, arizona and that while there were waiting, the v.a. was simultaneously falsifying the official record of how long veterans were waiting and keeping a secret list. they had two list. one represented how long veterans were actually waiting, and that was secret, and the...
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shinseki to resign. craig boswell, capitol hill. >>> former nfl star aaron hernandez has been indicted on two new murder charges. prosecutors say hernandez shot and killed two men he met at a boston nightclub. he allegedly followed them in a car and ambushed them at a red light nearly two years ago. hernandez is already awaiting trial for the shooting death of another man last june. coming up on "the morning news" a solemn ceremony. president obama remembers the victims in the dedication of long awaited september 11th memorial museum. this is "cbs morning news." comes litter re-invented. (woman) hey! toss me that litter! (announcer) tidy cats lightweight. all the strength, half the weight. if it doesn't work fast... you're on to the next thing. clinically proven neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. it targets fine lines and wrinkles with the fastest retinol formula available. you'll see younger looking skin in just one week. one week? this one's a keeper. rapid wrinkle repair. and for dark spots rapid tone repair. from neutrogena®. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it
shinseki to resign. craig boswell, capitol hill. >>> former nfl star aaron hernandez has been indicted on two new murder charges. prosecutors say hernandez shot and killed two men he met at a boston nightclub. he allegedly followed them in a car and ambushed them at a red light nearly two years ago. hernandez is already awaiting trial for the shooting death of another man last june. coming up on "the morning news" a solemn ceremony. president obama remembers the victims in...
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aaron hernandez faces two more charges. six weeks after the shooting hernandez signed a $40 million contract with the new england patriots. >>> eric shinseki said he was mad as hell about allegations of cover ups at v.a. hospitals. shinseki was grilled on capitol hill yesterday. his testimony followed cnn reporting that at least 40 veterans died waiting for appointments at the phoenix v.a. health care system. >>> there was a new question at the center of the flight 370 investigation. who has the satellite data that shaped the search? the satellite company says the raw data has been released to investigators but officials from malaysia and australia say they don't have it. >>> big change is coming in india. people in the world's largest democracy have voted for a change at the top. more than half a billion people voted to kick out the ruling party and put a pro-business leader in power. and that could be good news not just for india's economy but also for the united states economy. cnn's becky anderson is in new delhi to tell us why. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is a man who is really having extremely good day, histo
aaron hernandez faces two more charges. six weeks after the shooting hernandez signed a $40 million contract with the new england patriots. >>> eric shinseki said he was mad as hell about allegations of cover ups at v.a. hospitals. shinseki was grilled on capitol hill yesterday. his testimony followed cnn reporting that at least 40 veterans died waiting for appointments at the phoenix v.a. health care system. >>> there was a new question at the center of the flight 370...
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aaron mcpike who is standing outside this event. this is an event right now for homeless veterans, these are the types of people that eric shinseki haswe should say. what is the expectation? will he address the controversy swirling around him and his agency? >> reporter: john, he absolutely expects he will address the controversy. whether he'll address these calls for resignation, we don't know. obviously that's what we're waiting to hear today. i can tell you that the people who are gathered downstairs waiting for him to talk weren't really talking about the resignation. they are waiting to hear what he'll say about the controversy and what he intends to do it. >> everything he has said so far, i will continue to fight, we will continue to fight. no public sign in any way that he intends to step down. john avlon joins us here on the set. he also has a meeting with the president later today. when there is a white house which steadfastly refuses to support you, at least say we're behind it 100%, how hardest to keep on going? >> he's got to make a case for why he's the man that solves this problem. it's occurred largely under his watch
aaron mcpike who is standing outside this event. this is an event right now for homeless veterans, these are the types of people that eric shinseki haswe should say. what is the expectation? will he address the controversy swirling around him and his agency? >> reporter: john, he absolutely expects he will address the controversy. whether he'll address these calls for resignation, we don't know. obviously that's what we're waiting to hear today. i can tell you that the people who are...
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aaron mcpike. i want to start with you to give us the latest on how members of congress, republicans, in particular, will keep the pressure on for reform now that shinsekiins to float some of the names who could replace eric shinseki as the head of the va, republicans will certainly make their feelings known. they are also calling for a criminal investigation. taking reporter questions about how it came to this. president obama explained. >> we occupy a not just an environment that calls for management fixes, we've also got to deal with congress and you guys and i think judgment that he could not carry out the next stages of reform without being a distraction himself. so, my assessment was, unfortunately, but it was right. >> reporter: shinseki's resignation might not end the firestorm. >> well, the distractions that rick refers to, in part, are political. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner warned -- >> one personnel change cannot be used. our veterans deserve better and we'll hold the president accountable until he makes things right. >> reporter: he tapped sloan gibson to lead the va for the time being. acknowledging gibson has been on the job fo
aaron mcpike. i want to start with you to give us the latest on how members of congress, republicans, in particular, will keep the pressure on for reform now that shinsekiins to float some of the names who could replace eric shinseki as the head of the va, republicans will certainly make their feelings known. they are also calling for a criminal investigation. taking reporter questions about how it came to this. president obama explained. >> we occupy a not just an environment that calls...