today was supposed to be the day that bernie sanders brought up the bill. turns out there was something fascinating going on behind the scenes. >> thank you. and i'd like to say the to senator from vermont that i respect a great deal the work that he has done on this legislation. i respect his commitment and his leadership of the veterans affairs committee. i respect the fact that bernie sanders is known as a fighter and it's been a pleasure to do combat with him. >> apparently the reason for the delay when we thought we were going to see senator sapders drop his bill rs the reason for the delay was good news because apparently behind the scenes senator sanders was working out some sort of compromise deal with a republican senator one named john mccain and because they were able to come to an agreement, that should mean that it won't just be senator sanders bringing up the bill and the republicans standing up against it. it could mean that the republicans might vote for the bill. pinch yourself. go ahead, i'm quite sure you're actually awake. joining us is

i respect the fact that bernie sanders is known as a fighter and it's been a pleasure to do combat with him. >> apparently the reason for the delay when we thought we were going to see senator sapders drop his bill rs the reason for the delay was good news because apparently behind the scenes senator sanders was working out some sort of compromise deal with a republican senator one named john mccain and because they were able to come to an agreement, that should mean that it won't just be senator sanders bringing up the bill and the republicans standing up against it. it could mean that the republicans might vote for the bill. pinch yourself. go ahead, i'm quite sure you're actually awake. joining us is bernie sanders, senator, it's a pleasure to see you. good to have you hire. you me about -- how satisfied you are with the deal you and senator mccain struck and substantively and whether you think this means you can move ahead? >> i think with senator mccain on board, with a number of republicans on board, i think we stand a very good chance of getting something significant passed. to b

. >> $21 billion bill brought by independent bernie sanders and it was supposed to improve veterans' access to health care, veteran education and job training. >> dekent care for our veterans is one of the most sol ledge obligations the nation incurs. >> 41 of 4r5 republicans voting against. >> the republicans say the $21 billion price tag is just too high. >> we'll be judged by god and history by how well we discharge ours. >> joining us tonight, senator bernie sanders, independent of vermont, chairman of the senate veterans affairs committee. senator, great to have you with us tonight. i think the old saying is pretty apra po in this situation. it takes money to buy whiskey and i don't think this v.a. thing can be fixed unless your bill is passed and is properly resourced. where are the republicans on the all of a sudden? they say great things about the veterans and wrap themselves in the flag but were they on the? >> well, ed, you're quite right. we introduced a bill a couple of months agoed that the support of the american legion, the vfw and virtually every major veterans' organ

senator bernie sanders, of vermont, not there yet.onight. congratulations on making it this far, sir. good luck. keep us posted. >> thank you. big deal. a really big deal. we'll be right back. ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. add brand new belongings from nationwide insurance... ...and we'll replace destroyed or stolen items with brand-new versions. we put members first. join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >>> this is the story of an old-fashioned. never quit, newshound. not an old dinosaur from the good old days of journalism, a young guy stamped out of an old mold. he's from kentucky. started with "barefoot and progressive" and a kentucky paper "leo weekly." later he has been covering the senate race in kentucky. he sent this back from a tea party candidate's rally. if a handful of people and couple protest chickens add u

john mccain and bernie sanders have agreed on the framework of abipartisan bill that would expand the ability of veterans to use private doctors under certain conditions. now to immigration reform where perhaps the biggest victims of the political stalemate are actually the smallest, children. tonight we report from los angeles about a disturbing situation that for the moment seems to have no good solution. hello, william. >> chris, the president wants an extra 1.4 billion to handle this tidal wave ofen from central america now overwhelming facilities in texas with thousands being sent to military bases, foster homes and relief groups around the country. bus loads of women and children under the age of 12 are arriving at the greyhound station in phoenix, families receive food and fwlainkettes from the church, children being released to residents or friends here illegally or not. the obama administration blames this on their home khriz while critics fault the president. the number of these unaccompanied alien children caught on the southern border has exploded from 6500 in 2011 to an e

this happening as senator bernie sanders tries to pass new legislation. captain pete hegseth was here earlier and he has some concerns with it. >> there is a lot of people in washington sitting this saying, we just want the v.a. to be what it is and if we just spend more and hire more doctors, that's what we've been saying for decades. it's not a funding problem or staffing problem. it's a culture problem. folks are not held accountable when they fail. there is no transparency. >> hegseth will testify tomorrow on that v.a. mess. >>> and then john kerry caught napping. remarks by poland's president apparently putting the secretary of state to sleep. look at this. this is during a news conference yesterday with president obama. he caught flak for it and he later tweeted that it wasn't really a nap. just a really long blink. resting my eyes. those are your headlines. he said that in order to get to sleep, he listens to his speeches sometimes. >> susan rice there blew his cover 'cause she ducked again. you got to nudge. don't duck. >> monica lewinsky back aga

bernie sanders has been an advocate for veterans. most people in congress want to be seen as advocates for veterans. what they know about their ters in theirth cen district is less clear, depending on their floor speeches and stuff. it obviously is something that lawmakers pay attention to. if you go to town hall meetings, when election season comes around, there are hearings for veterans. a lot of constituents are veterans. a lot of voters are veterans. a lot of people are getting very deeply into the political process and have that background. a lot of lawmakers hear from veterans all the time and hear these sorts of things that we are hearing on the calls. specific instances of frustration, whether in clinics or funding. congress has to at some point be tuned into this issue. i think a lot more has come to light recently that makes it bubble up. we will see more hearings and more specific attempts to get to the bottom of this system as a whole. host: you bring up bernie sanders, the chair of the veterans affairs committee here. he

>> danny, one thing -- i looked at the bernie sanders measure. there some good ideas in there, including vouchers for service men and women who might be facing substantial delays within the va system to just go across the street or the town or another city to get care. i sometimes think we can overthink solutions here but that might be one very quick good one. so that no service member, present or former, has to wait. >> i totally agree. i don't anybody should have to wait. there should be a process in the system that allows them to do what you just said, and i'll be honest with you, i've been out of the army for 12 years now and i haven't been to a va hospital for anything yet. and the reason i'm sort of that way is i'm fairly healthier for one thing. that's a good thing. the other thing i feel if i go i'm taking up somebody's time and space that -- a veteran that really needs the time and space to be taken care of. so i just -- i'll bide my time and maybe one day i will, but otherwise i'm willing to go across the street and i use my insurance t

senator bernie sanders, not there yet but amazing development to report tonight.ou for keeping us posted. >> thank you. >> big deal. really big deal. we'll be right back. ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. when we arrived at our hotel in new york, the porter was so incredibly careful careless with our bags. and the room they gave us, it was beautiful. a broom closet. but the best part, / worst part, was the shower. my wife drying herself with the egyptian cotton towels, shower curtain defined that whole vacation for her. don't just visit new york. visit tripadvisor new york. with millions of reviews, a visit to tripadvisor makes any destination better. ♪ ♪ ♪ woooooah. ♪ [ male announcer ] you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. zillow. add brand new belongings from nationwide insurance... ...and we'll replace destroyed

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step aside, vermont senator bernie sanders. all right. i like what i'm seeing from this fell lark but is he more than eye candy. >> the reason we won this campaign is there is just one reason, and that's because dollars do not vote. you do. >> jon: wow. i love the sentiment, although, a certain supreme court might disagree with you, but i like the cut of his jib. what else you got there, fella. >> luke 18:27. jesusry plied, "what is impossible with man is possible with god." [laughter] >> jon: did not see that coming. >> this is a miracle from god that this happened. we believe in god who gave us this miracle today. i love every single person that god made on this planet. >> jon: we get it. you beat a jewish guy. we get it. fine. we're not as chosen as we thought we were. okay? you know what's interesting, though? what's interesting about the jewish people, if i may, is that if we had achieved a victory like this election, the next day that would be a new jewish holiday. that would be... we'd have eight days and we'd come up with some typ

last night on this show it was news in and of itself that we got this big grin out of bernie sandersthe unlikely achievement of coming to an agreement with republicans. he put forward an effort in february to help v.a. health care, but republicans in the senate filibustered it. there was worry that republicans were going to filibuster it again and we were going to get nowhere in terms of fixing the problem, but behind the scenes he was able to get senator john mccain to sign on to a deal with him. their expectation is their deal is going to bring enough republican votes to actually get this passed for veterans, so something might get done, and senator sanders beamed. i'm not kidding, it caused spontaneous applause in the control room when he showed his pearly whites. since that announcement, they put out a statement saying they applaud the compromise. they hope it gets done. between the bipartisan endorsements and bernie's smile, and the iava saying yes, politically, there ought to be nothing that can stop it. interesting about veterans groups, especially on days like today, this d-d

one of the things that is a constntd about bernie sanders is that he's kind of a tough guy.ay he's cheerless, but whether he's talking about good news or talking about bad news or breaking news, bernie sanders looks very serious all the time. you know sam the eagle from the muppets? by which i don't mean to suggest that senator sanders is not perfect in every way, but he's not a big smiler. last night on this show it was news in and of itself that we got this big grin out of bernie sanders live on tv. we got him on the show to talk about the unlikely achievement of coming to an agreement with republicans. he put forward an effort in february to help v.a. health care, but republicans in the senate filibustered it. there was worry that republicans were going to filibuster it again and we were going to get nowhere in terms of fixing the problem, but behind the scenes he was able to get senator john mccain to sign on to a deal with them. their expectation is their deal is going to bring enough republican votes to actually get this passed for veterans, so something might get done

bernie sanders, i talk to him a great lengths and he decided to i and change that. as a result, the amendment was not offered. we dropped the house provision. had that exact language would've have been adopted, and you cannot get rid of it and that would've brought the whole bill down. that is an indication of what we're looking at today in terms of how congress looks at the financial services sector. when people start talking about repealing all of this and going back to the fall of 2008 as if somehow you can create out of the system a reflection of what used to be, i would caution you to be careful of what you wish for. >> there was this problem of the increasing conservatism of the republican party. the ukraine bill passed only after every other country in the world had agreed to rearrange the voting structurae. try to get ans amendment through to tell the imf if they participate in the rescue of europe they had to stay out of dealing with the european crisis. we have the attack on the fed. this woulde that work with some of their republican allies that they supp

we'll talk with the chairman of the veterans affairs committee bernie sanders, former cia and nsa director michael hayden will be here. along with an all-star panel of analysts. 60 years of news because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs good morning again when the president came to the rose garden for the announcement army sergeant bowe bergdahl's parents stood beside him. >> we're committed to winding down the war in afghanistan we're committed to closing gitmo. we also made iron clad commitment to bring our prisoners of war home. >> schieffer: bergdahl is 28 years old he was captured in eastern afghanistan has been held captive for close to five years. videos released by the taliban recently show him in declining health and it was for that reason defense secretary hagel told reporters the administration moved quickly to exchange him for the taliban terrorists. and why congress was not notified. >> we pursued this effort specifically to get sergeant bergdahl back. as to another part of your question, could this embolden terrorists, again, i remind you this was a priso

bernie sanders -- i love bernie sanders. -- he is working to fix the problem.e republicans just want to find blame. the v.a. has had problems for years. even when their legislation proposed in recent times was going to improve the v.a., republicans have voted against that time and time again. hefar as sergeant bergdahl, was never declared a deserter by the v.a. promoted twice while in captivity. in negotiations with president obama, when he was negotiating to get this man released, there was little to no discussion about this man being a deserter. focus was on the fact that he is a military service person. host: nelson from misery. across the u.s., five states having primaries -- maine, nevada, north dakota, south carolina, and virginia. there's a map showing the state primaries. here to talk about what's going on in virginia, jeff schapiro with "richmond times dispatch." good morning. what's the most important race to watch? guest: there are two primaries. one in the eighth district, jim moran is retiring from a democratic district. don buyer, former lieutenan

the senate's bill was drafted by veterans affair chair bernie sanders. one of the things people don't recognize, during the war of 1812 was fought from 1812 to early 1815. it was about the america reestablishing its independence against the british. this was sort of our second american revolution. this flag is the object for which francis scott key pinned the words which became air national anthem. >> the image in 1995. the flag was made to look hole and restore. we're not trying to make it look pretty. we're trying to make it look like it endured its history. this year, marks the 200th anniversary of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag francis scott key wrote about. tonight at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. part of american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. i'm worried a things in government. if you see what happened at the v.a. i think that the same kind of culture exists in other government agencies. not national transportation safety board, not at n.i.h. or cdc. there are a number of other agencies, there's a lack of accou

congress to support -- i ask congress to support bernie sanders proposed bill giving the v.a. secretary greater authority to remove senior leaders. [applause] and i asked the support of congress to fill existing v.a. leadership positions that are still vacant. [applause] this situation can be fixed, with v.a., congress, and all of our stakeholders working together with the best interest of the veterans that hard, we can do this in the days ahead, just as we have done in the past. we can do this. we need all of your help. god bless our veterans, those especially in greatest needs of our prayers. may god continue to bless this wonderful country of ours. thank you. [applause] >> next, president obama announcing the resignation of eric shinseki after their closed-door meeting at the white house. his news conferences 20 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. ago, secretary shinseki and rob neighbors, who i have temporarily assigned to work with the v.a., presented me with the department's initial review of v.a. facilities nationwide. what they found is that the misconduct has not bee

host: senator bernie sanders of vermont talking about efforts of the v.a. and other issues. eff from west virginia, hello. pedro and senator sanders. i have been a supporter of yours ever since i saw you in a documentary about big corporations on link tv. you are one of the few guys in i politics today you has a real backbone. guest: thank you. veteran. am an army our country was not at war with anyone when i was in. ideaabout the about some type of a v.a. medical id card. you can take that to any hospital or any doctor, any dentists, anywhere you wanted to go. you can use dvi as a record-keeping place, now that everything is online, the doctor will log onto the v.a. website and get your medical records. they can be transferred and use the v.a. as a medical record holding type facility. cut checks to the various hospitals and doctors. guest: i do not agree in this sense, you talked about dental care. one of the things we are fighting for, in the midst of a dental crisis in this country where millions of people cannot find affordable dental care, the v.a. does not provide dent

you've got bernie sanders, who looks like he wants to run for president. independent, but in the democratic party. raising these issues of doubling the minimum wage, supporting a constitutional amendment that would overturn citizens united, challenging the whole issue of money in politics, which is so critical. and of course elizabeth warren, who has taken on the banks. what's good for wall street is not necessarily good for the united states of america. >> and you know i'm glad you brought up senator warren, no relation of course, because she said something very interesting recently to huff post live. let's play that. >> this is a moment in time for our country, and i believe for our world. a moment in time when we decide who we are as a people and what kind of a future we are going to build. here in america we, the people, get to decide what the rules are. so i get how hard this is. this is about concentrated money and power on one side. but it's about our values, our voices and our votes on our side. i believe we can fight back. i believe we can win. i

that's bernie sanders right there, a senator, talking about it.rently 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. one classic rock band wrote an open letter to the rolling stones insisting they cancel a big concert appearance. >>> and one fisherman reeling in the catch of a lifetime. and this story is no whopper. we'll talk to the guy behind that amazing photo, the fish, 6'6", 297. right back. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition inharge™. [ bottle ] ensure®. ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies a

great country, to their families, and to loved ones who i have been honored to serve. >> senator bernie sanderswill introduce his veterans bill as early as today. republicans previously blocked a measure from sanders in february that would have funded a massive expansion of veterans care. disclosures from whistleblower edward snowden show the nsa has collected millions of images for surveillance programs using facial recognition. the nsa is culling an estimated 55,000 facial images per day from sources including driver's licenses, facebook, text messages, e-mails, videoconferences, and other communications. snowden has announced he has applied for asylum in brazil. his temporary asylum in russia is due to expire in august. the department of health and human services has overturned medicare's blanket ban on sex reassignment surgery. an independent panel within hhs ruled the ban is unreasonable and violates scientific and medical standards. the ruling means transgender patients will be able to seek coverage for gender transition related surgical procedures. nationalement, the center for transgend

. >> joining me tonight, bernie sanders of ver montd. i want to focus in on the money, if we can. of what we did in iraq and what we could possibly do in the future is scary. the amount of money spent in iraq is estimated to cost each american household around $35,000. according to nicholas kristof of the new york times and other columnists saying that. what's your reaction to that number, where we stands right now? >> well, when you look at the cost of war, i mean generally people talk about it in the loss of lives which has been tragic. people coming home without arms and legs, tragic. but it is also important to look at we as a nation are spending. spending $4 trillion on war in iraq, by the way helping to rebuild iraq's infrastructure when what we should be doing investing that money in our bridges and roads and sewer system and wastewater plants. we have a crumbling infrastructure, ed. the american society of civil engineers tell us we have to spend over $3 trillion and if we invest in america, we become more productive and recreate jobs. $1 trillion of investment in infrastr

so -- >> or bernie sanders and john mccain tonight.ut a deal on the va. >> on the va -- as we talked about on this show and "morning joe," we couldn't even get these guys and gals to come together on a 90% issue in the country, gun control. >> here's the deal, matt kibbe said it perfectly on your show earlier today, cantor was not only saying one thing in washington and another back home, he didn't have an agenda, the house republicans didn't have an agenda they aggressively ran on. it was always a reaction to what the democrats were doing, we ran in '94, of course, we had the contract with america, agree with it or disagree with it, we were always going 90 miles an hour forward. democrats were always responding to us. what was eric cantor's view of where the country needed to go five years from now? what was the big plan? there's not a big idea right now, legislatively, for house republicans, and kibbe was exactly right, tell us what you believe in, don't tell us what you disagree with what barack obama and harry reid -- and if he had

sanders senator bernie on the floor of the senate. here to break down the bill for , aon the washington journal politico defense reporter, good morning to you. componentse key that were brokered between mccain and sanders? guest: this came from 30 separate sent bills. from three separate senate bills. it authorizes $500 million for the hiring of new v.a. doctors and nurses. those are the parts that came from sanders bill. it ought arises the new v.a. secretary to have an easier time being able to fire senior executives for mismanagement and getlso allows veterans to private care if they live more than 40 miles from a v.a. facility or experience long wait times. they are hoping that will get something to stick and passed the senate. that statement about it being a compromise bill, not a bill that he would come to the floor with, what was left out of these negotiations? guest: the senator's bill did come to the floor earlier in the year, i believe it was in february. that was a bill that was over $20 billion of new initiatives. fromew ob

bernie sanders, i talk to him a great lengths and he decided to i and change that. as a result, the amendment was not offered. we dropped the house provision. had that e

. >> i personally hope that bernie sanders -- >> bernie sanders?there's talk about it. and i would like to see the sort of gravelly voice get in the race. that underscores the fact that at least for now, you always have to qualify in politics a week is a year and a year is a lifetime, it's hillary's to lose. >> that's a great point. it might surprise you but there are other politics going on in the world that doesn't involve hillary clinton. primaries tonight, lindsay graham is the primary everyone will be watching. six folks are running against him. it will be very interesting to see if he can get past the 50% threshold to not have the runoff. he knows it's going to be somewhat of a threat. let's take a listen. >> at the end of the day i really do believe there's a contest going on in the republican party between the ronald reagan republican where 80% is a good day and ideological purity. if everything holds, we're going to win tomorrow without a runoff and i think we're going to win decisively. >> if you win tomorrow without a runoff, what do you

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have seen a couple of bills emerge, and folks have gone behind closed doors, john mccain, and bernie sanders of new york, the caucus democrat and chairman of the va committee, they're trying to find ground for compromise, and they even brought in the chairman of the mouse committee. so the question is, can they put their ideas together and accomplish something over the next week? >> what are the va officials looking for going forward? >> they want to see action, stephanie. the issues of wait times and clinics are nothing new, and they feel frustrated that politicians talk about this. and they have not seen a concerted effort to bring real change, as they have told us. we talked to a disabled american veteran, and he shared what most troubles him. >> they never believed that the root problem was with the leadership of the va. our concern is over the past decade, congress and the administration have not properly funded the needs of va. >> he also says that it's not just about money, but holding people accountable and really changing a system that's huge, and quite bureaucratic from his perspec

. >>> and senator bernie sanders released a statement saying we need to get to the root causes of the v.a. problems. despite that eric shinseki resigned on friday, lawmakers say the issue will still take time to fix. >> we need to get to the roots of this, which is why we have to have a criminal investigation of the v.a. >> the v.a. scandal erupted after a federal investigation revealed about 1700 veterans in need of care were kept off of an official waiting list. >>> and davis, the actress who played alice on the brady bunch has died. >> wait a minute, where do you think you're going? >> i got my old job back, mr. foster, and i'm never going to leave it again. [ cheering ] >> davis died in san antonio sunday morning after an accidental head injury on saturday. she left the hollywood limelight, and dedicated her later years to religion. friends and fans expressed shock at emmy award winning comedian. they are shocked to hear that she died. i spoke with her a few months ago, and she was doing great. >>> phil mickelson is part of an insider trading investigation. he claims he did nothin

. >>> senator bernie sanders and john mccain have agreed to the frim work of a new bipartisan deal thatchanges to va hospitals. it would reduce the wait times, allow some vets to use private care, and pump hundreds of millions of dollars into hiring new doctors and nurses. the plan will be debated next week and then sent to the house. >>> and we are getting a sneak peek at hillary clinton's new memoir "hard choice oz choices " this is the back cover. she talked about her encounter with barack obama at the 2008 democratic national convince saying we stared at each other like two teenagers on an awkward first date, take a few sips of chardonnay. really? all right. the book comes out next week i'm sure we'll hear more about that. >>> and in health news, some scientists believe transplanting human cells into pigs could help them treat human diseases. researchers at the university of missouri say the pigs' ability to accept human transplants is a major step forward for stem cell studies. pigs were used in the research instead of other animals like mice because pigs are anatomically more simi

senator bernie sanders released a statement saying we need to get to the root causes of the problems. he addressed the issue on cbs' "face the nation". >> what we have to do within the va is make sure they have the primary care, physicians, the nurses and the staffing they need to provide the quality of care that our veterans deserve in a timely manner. >> the va scandal erupted after a federal investigation revealed about 1700 veterans in need of care were kept off an official waiting list. >>> ann b. davis, the actress who played the loveable housekeeper alice on "the brady bunch" has died. >> wait a minute! where do you think you're going? >> i got my old job back, mr. foster. and i'm never going to leave it again. ♪ >> davis died in a san antonio hospital sunday morning after sustaining an accidental head injury in her home on saturday. davis left the hollywood limelight and spent most of her later years dedicating herself to religion. friends and fans expressed shock at the sudden passing of the 88-year-old emmy award winning comedian. brady bunch co-star florence henderson tweet

meanwhile, bernie sanders is calling for the immediate dismiss dismissal of the incompetent leaders at the va. >>> new details of the deadly ambush. jared and his wife, amanda, left a manifesto and video posted on the web. neighbors say they talked about killing police officers and frustration with the government, but the people who knew them thought it was just mostly idle chatter. they didn't take it seriously. local political candidates say the two shooters who killed a third victim before the murder-suicide tried to engraceuate themselves with the campaig campaigns. they joined a protest supporting bundy in april. >> i feel sorry for agents who want to come in here and push us around, anything like that. i don't want violence towards them, but if they are going to come bring violence to us, well, if that's the language they want to speak, we'll learn it. >> bundy says he never met the couple, doesn't know them, and the raid has nothing to do with their standoff with the federal government. the son says the couple was kicked off the ranch calling the pair, quote, very radical. there

with whatever the price tag is. >> host: in the houses seemed like a bone of contention with bernie sanders in a tweeted about what might be in the deal between senator sanders and mccain saying become ability portion of the senate deal would have dismissed or give va employees one week to appeal three more weeks for final decisions so what brought ernie sanders over the in his opposition? >> guest: it was that provision the idea that there was some sort of an appeal process and i think senator sanders has said all along that he believes corps performing managers should be fired but the way the house bill was written it didn't have any of those protections in there. senator sanders inserted as you said one week to file an appeal in three weeks to get an answer on an appeal. he feels that's enough of a check and balance to make sure that these aren't political firings and there is an something nefarious going on. we will see i know several house members even a few who voted for the house version said they would have preferred a little bit more of a check and there are some sort of appeals pr

pixies talks between bernie sanders and john mccain seem to accelerate in the headline in your piece on the agreement. senators announce deal to address be a problem. what was it that brought them together to get it done so quickly? >> we have seen this moving pretty quickly through congress. senator sanders has been working on pieces of this legislation for as far back as january and february. he had a massive omnibus that failed in february, so a lot of the aspects of this bill are included in there as well. senator mccain has been all over the v.a. topic, obviously ground zero for the scandals was phoenix, so he has been involved. in the last weeks have seen some legislation coming out of the --se, some accountability accountability measures from there, and a real push from the public to get something done. that lit a fire under both sides to come together and reach a compromise, which was a bit unusual right now in congress. >> what about the house, have you heard anything from jeff miller in the house and the senate more broadly? are they lining up behind the bill? >> it is stil

martin o'malley, bernie sanders, they have a visit planned to new hampshire.ere anyone on the rise who has a realistic chance of beating hillary clinton? >> i don't know if i see that path. one thing about this and this stuck out to me in this cleanup she did in an interview, she made it not about her and the words dead broke about her finances and her life and her tremendous wealth and privilege, she made it about people, and i think that is really the key here and that's what hillary clinton has to do if she wants to be successful because while i don't necessarily see anyone with frankly right now a fighting chance that, could easily change if these things become the norm they quickly come to define as you get closer to a primary. >> does this wealth matter? we put some graphics up on the screen in "the washington post" this week. cnn did this work over a year ago looking at the financial disclosure forms. $106 million in speaking fees, $57 million from speeches overseas. we have hey wealthy presidents in the past. do people begrudge the wealth, how you get

i respect the fact that bernie sanders is known as a fighter. and it's been a pleasure to do combat with him. but i also would like to say that at the end of the day, with strongly held views on different aspects of this issue, we were able to come together i believe in a way that will help to relieve this terrible tragedy that seems to have befallen our nation's veterans. it started in phoenix, arizona, as my colleagues know, but it has spread all over the country. it begins with the terrible story of perhaps 40 veterans having literally died for lack of care. i don't need to go through all of the different problems that have surfaced in the ensuing days since that began, but there should be no doubt in anyone's mind that we should accept the word of the inspector general who said these are systemic problems. this isn't a scheduling problem. these are systemic problems that need to be addressed. and you know our hope as we concluded this legislation is that perhaps we could put some of our other differences aside that have beset this body and m

there is caveat to the john mccain, bernie sanders bill. sanders objects to the firing provision.ited. hearing. he wants a fired employee to contest their dismissal during a seven-day time period. that is one caveat, one potential holdup to the bill. bill: need more flexibility to control the people that work for them and perhaps give veterans more accessibility an more mobility, especially when they need it. thank you, doug, doug mckelway. important stuff. arthel: bill, five taliban commanders released from gitmo will still be allowed to move freely in qatar. so what are the people there saying about this prisoner swap? >>> and, about qatar's relationship with the u.s.? stick with innovation. stick with power. stick with technology. get the flexcare platinum from philips sonicare and save now. philips sonicare will you be a sound sleeper, or a mouth breather? a mouth breather! [ whimpers ] how do you sleep like that? well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. allergy medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip and pow! it instantly opens your no

that was between mccain and bernie sanders. a two year pilot program to allow veterans to be reimbursed for private care. it would also approve the v.a. of hiring more doctors. it makes it easier for them to fire senior ba health officials. that comes at a price tag of around $2 billion. on the house side, they have released a similar bill. are in motion. you can expect some kind of bipartisan action. >> megan hughes joining us from washington. thank you. u.s. and iranian officials are holding annexed around in efforts to salvage talks on the nuclear program. what do we know about today's meetings? >> this is the second day of talks between the u.s. and iran. what u.s. officials have told us is an effort to gauge the true willingness to make concessions. they want to lift all sanctions and to constrain nuclear program. when they had the meetings, very wide gaps remained. two men were engaged in secret negotiations with iran last fall that led to the deal. said thereign minister talks have hit a wall and he says that the communi

but, remember, the republicans filibustered the last bernie sanders bill, which would have added clinics, which would have addressed the problems, and they filibustered it. so, you know, just keep your ear open here. now, we have a chance to address so many issues. i talked about immigration. i talked about veterans. we have a chance now to deal with the student loan crisis -- and it is a crisis. thesthe student loan debt is $12 trillion. that's more an credit card debt. in my home state, the average amount owed by a borrower in 2012 was more than $25,000. that's a 65% increase from 2004. in the same time period, the number of californians with outstanding student loan debt increased by 60%. in addition, in 2012, there were 641,000 californians over the age of 50 who were still paying down their student loans, and more than 6.8 million people over 50 nationwide still paying off their student loans. this is a crisis that must be addressed. it is important to our nation's economy. it is important to the future of our families, to our children, and our grandchildren. it is time to act. and

support the shield law and that there are certain champions of freedom of speech like senator bernie sanders in the senate will pick this up as a cause of his own yeah indeed yes if the house unanimously passed your afghanistan election resolution can you tell us about that sure we are approaching a point now where afghanistan is starting to function like a normal country and a lot of blood has been shed and a lot of taxpayer dollars spent in the interim in my opinion the war in afghanistan should have been over a long time ago i'm sure many americans agree with that if you combine the war in iraq in the war in afghanistan we have a quarter of a million servicemen who now have permanent brain abnormalities as a result of these two efforts on our part plus a nobel prize winning economist putting a price tag of four billion dollars on these wars which is roughly five percent of our national net worth four trillion sorry four trillion i apologize for trillion dollars five percent of our national net worth these wars have been very unfortunate the fact that there was a free election in afghanist

. >> meantime senate veteran he is affairs bernie sanders unveiled a new proposal to revamp healthcare for the 6.5 million veterans in the va system. it would make it easier for recei veterans to receive treatment outside of the system. >> president obama set to announce a controversial climate change agenda that takes aim at the first promise to cut carbon emissions. the epa will ask thousands of fossil fuel burning plants to cut emissions by 2030. about all carbon solutions come from plants. >> hollywood is mourning the loss of jean dave -- ann b. davis best known for her role on "thes lady bunch." >> davis died in san antonio texas after falling and hitting her head. former co-star florence henderson said i am so shocked. i spoke with her a couple months ago and she was doing great. ann b. davis. >> there's a new airline that some say could cut the cost of your travel in half. can you believe this? >> lauren simonetti is here to tell us if it is true. >> it is a low cost airline people express flies from new port news virginia to newark, boston and pittsburgh. it will expand to west

support the shield law and that there are certain champions of freedom of speech like senator bernie sanders in the senate will pick this up as a cause of his own yeah indeed yes if the house unanimously passed your afghanistan election resolution can you tell us about that sure we are approaching a point now where afghanistan is starting to function like a normal country and a lot of blood has been shed and a lot of taxpayer dollars spent in the interim in my opinion the war in afghanistan should have been over a long time ago i'm sure many americans agree with that if you combine the war in iraq in the war in afghanistan we have a quarter of a million servicemen who now have permanent brain abnormalities as a result of these two efforts on our part plus a nobel prize winning economist putting a price tag of four billion dollars on these wars which is roughly five percent of our national net worth four trillion sorry four trillion i apologize for trillion dollars five percent of our national net worth these wars have been very unfortunate the fact that there was a free election in afghanist

the bernie sanders legislation also establishes what he considers to be more health centers across the country. the house and the senate will come back and negotiate that formally. you are going to see both sides hoping to bridge the gap. you have legislation from the house that they want to pass that will give veterans who are not close to be a facilities or who have been waiting for longer than 90 days ability to leave the system and get health care treatment elsewhere with the government paying for it. that is a big priority for house republicans coming up. you are going to see the two sides kind of negotiating with the speaker to figure out what they can do to pass a bill in the v.a.. >> we welcome your calls on the --host: we welcome your calls on the agenda ahead. host: we spent the first 45 you can reach us on twitter. one more issue before we get to calls. we spent the first 45 minutes talking about edward snowden. before the house left a past their pfizer reform bill. the intelligence committee to get up in the senate last week. is this likely something both the house and sena

. >> reporter: vermont senator berni sanders is going after the oil companies and bangers on wall treat. it's claiming oil companies have caused gas prices to urge. >> controlled by speculators who never used the end product and driving up a human profit, and that's what they do. >> sanders is not alone. goldman sachs reported that excessive speculation in the oil future's market is costing american consumers $0.56 a gallon. in the battle over the last month sanders has made several trips to the states of iowa and new ham and said he does expect to run for the 2016 democratic presidential nomination. when asked about hillary clinton, the frontrunner, sanders said she's not progressive enough and needs to be challenged from the left. >>> ads accusing democrats of being close to president obama. >> al franken can't say no to president bush. franken has voted for the obama agenda 100% of the time. obamacare, franken said yes. raising the debt limits so obama can spend even more, franken said yes. al farnken and barack obama, their spending is bankrupting america. >> the political action co

vermont senator bernie sanders says the measure will be introduced this week. his bill would allow veterans to seek care outside the v-a if they face long delays. former v-a secretary eric shinseki resigned last week due to widespread problems with the health care system. an audit conducted on the v-a says schedulers were pressured to use bad practices to make waiting times for medical appointments look more favorable. we had a nice day today the. fog this cleared away if. we have sunshine and warm temperatures away from the date. the south they warn that even. into the even but look what is back for us tonight. we will have a foggy start by the date and around santa rosa and napa valley. it should be clear inland for tomorrow morning but the fog that we do have will be slow to clear with some drizzle by the coast. because of that and the stronger seabury's temperatures, will be cooler in the afternoon. we have fog pushing into the golden gate toward oakland and salt into the north bay valley. this will fill in during the overnight. as we get to sunrise we will