craig boswell reports. >> reporter: the house committee grilled v.a. officials over the health care scandal that keeps gets worse. the hearing was held the day the v.a. released an audit of hospitals and clinics. 57,000 veterans waited three months for their first medical appointment. 63,000 requested an appointment, but never got one. >> i don't think this is the end of it. >> reporter: they say there are too many questions that need answers. >> this has been going on for years after years and scheming, making up numbers and misusing the system. so, i can't believe this is the end of this audit. there's much more to come. >> reporter: they call out the 14-day maximum for patient waiting time. a growing demand made that target unattain million. 76% of v.a. clinics ordered supervisors ordered schedulers to hide longer wait times. lauren price waited six months for a check up despite a diagnosis of chronic lung disease. >> it's outrageous it takes this pressure for them to do the job they are adequately funded for. >> reporter: craig boswell, cbs news, c

cbs reporter craig boswell explains the ruling. >> reporter: the supreme court ruled some for-profit companies are not required to provide contraception coverage to employees. the decision came in a case brought by the owners of the arts and crafts store hobby lobby. the evangelical christian couple argued the affordable care act requirement their company provide contraception coverage is not violates their freedom of religious. obama administration says it's essential to women's health but the justices said the people could pay themselves. this will have an effect on 50 covered corporations. the court's 5-4 ruling, the contraception exempts to closely according to who are only under the control of a few people. it is also limited to contraception and not other insurance coverage requirements that may conflict with the employer's religious beliefs. craig boswell, cbs news, the supreme court. >> in writing today's decision, justice samuel alito says it is limited to contraception and doesn't apply to other insurance conversation mandates that might conflict with an employer's religiou

craig boswell is in washington, d.c. with more details. >> reporter: president obama spoke with his national security team and then spoke about u.s. plans to help secure iraq. >> the united states will increase support to iraqi security forces. we are prepared to create joint operations centers in baghdad and northern iraq. >> reporter: the president may take additional actions but has no plans to send troops back for combat. a fast-moving sunni insurgency is challenging the shiite government. prime minister nouri al-maliki asked for help but president obama said they need to solve it on their own. >> the united states will work with the countries in the region diplomatically to support stability in iraq. >> reporter: support on capitol hill is mixed with some democrats leery of being sucked back into war and republicans say more needs to be done fast. >> air strikes are an important factor psychologically and many other ways. >> reporter: cbs news has learned the u.s. is already flying surveillance missions over iraq mo

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >> defense secretary chuck hagel says it's unfair to the bergdahl family to presume the sergeant did anything wrong when he left his unit but he did reiterate that the army will review all the circumstances surrounding his capture. >>> new at noon more than 2 million americans who signed up for obamacare are in danger of losing their coverage or paying more. a document given to the "associated press" shows one in four people have data discrepancies in their applications. the administration says it's triple checking information to make sure those who are legally entitled to healthcare subsidies are getting them. >>> a california uber driver is facing some serious charges today accused of a bizarre kidnapping. detectives say it started in west hollywood and ended in a panorama city motel. cbs reporter christy fajardo has the story. >> reporter: police say an unscrupulous uber driver may have seen a drunk woman as an opportunity for sex. the lapd says two nights ago a 26-year-old went bar hopping on the west side and wound up at graystone manor nightcl

craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. >>> germany has urged its citizens to leave iraq. >>> graduation ceremonies will go on as scheduled tonight two days after a deadly shooting at an oregon high school. a 15-year-old student shot and killed a 14-year-old student and wounded a teacher before killing himself. police say the shooter had an assault rifle, a semi-automatic handgun and a large knife. tonight's graduation event will take place at an arena in portland. >>> an oklahoma inventor has designed a bulletproof blanket to protect children in schools. it's called bodyguard blanket. and it doesn't just protect children from bullets but also from tornadoes. it's made with a 5" thick ballistic fabric. it can stop bullets from guns in past school shootings like 9- millimeter pistols and .12- gauge shotguns. >>> texas governor rick perry is in california, he is a one- time republican presidential front-runner and potential 2016 candidate known for speaking his mind. well, he did just that in san francisco last night when he was asked whether homosexuality is a disorder. >> i may have the

as craig boswell reports, the obama administration says the troops are not going back. >> reporter: sunni militants are continuing their advance toward iraq's capital. the al qaeda-inspired fighters captured two new towns northeast of baghdad and are about 60 miles from the city. the insurgents known as the "islamic state in iraq and syria" are vowing to destroy shiite mosques and shrines. during friday prayers, a spokesman for iraq's top shiite cleric called on all iraqis to defend their homeland. volunteers are flocking to army recruiting centers. these men will receive one day of training before being deployed to fight alongside iraq' troops. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki called on washington for help. president obama addressed the unfolding crisis as he departed the white house friday. >> we will not be sending u.s. troops into combat in iraq but i have asked my national security team to prepare a range of other options that could help support iraq's security forces and i'll be reviewing those options in the days ahead. >> reporter: the pre

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> 20 to 30 pilot errors in the last 14 miles of approach. the ntsb issued its report on the crash of asiana airlines flight 214 in san francisco last july. three people were kill and 187 injured, and as jiff pegues tells us, the federal agency blames the pilots. >> reporter: before the plane crashed at san francisco international airport, all three pilots in the cockpit missed important warnings. according to investigators coming in for a landing, the plane was off target. it was traveling too low and air speed was too slow to make the runway. the pilots mistakenly believed the auto throttle which controls speed would keep the plane on track. the ntsb concluded the pilots had given too much control to the boeing 777's autopilot functions. >> as the approach proceeded, it seemed to be more compound. >> reporter: the belly struck the runway and the tail of the airplane broke off. investigators say the three people killed, one died after being struck by an emergency exit door that pushed in when the plane cart whealed down the runway. and the o

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >> along with those 14 day scheduling goals the va is doing away with its bonuses it had paid supervisor who is reported meeting the goals. >>> time now 4:49. the bid to host the america's cup again may have hit the rocks. the latest development that appears to have put san francisco out of the running. >> and world cup soccer going high-tech. how referees will be getting a little bit of help with those controversial calls, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning, rise and shine. to your tuesday, june 10th. highs today across the bay area coming down. partial clearing along the coast today. 60s and 70s. west winds up to 15 miles per hour. okay let's move across the santa clara valley where highs are in the upper 70s to low and mid- 80s and gilroy topping off near 90-degree. yesterday livermore tied a record at 105 today down to 96 degrees and i think 90s pretty common across the tri-valley. then due north where numbers come down by a good 10 degrees today. 85 in napa and we hit triple digits far reaches of the north to yucaipa. otherwise san f

i'm craig boswell. the story coming up. >>> we're learning the details after preliminary report into the plane crash that killed philadelphia inquirer owner lewis katz and six others. >>> today is saturday, june 14th, flag day good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us, i'm nicole brewer. a check on the forecast, and we've had a long, long week of rain carol. i'm hoping it has finally come to an end. >> yesterday was wild. >> it was. >> we had showers, thunderstorms, flashflood watches, warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings. that's gone. we're left with with a dry weaned. -- weekend maybe worth getting the bad weather out of the way so we can have a great weekend again. over the last few hours few clouds, all of the precipitation is gone, the clouds will be following as well. and expect to find really pretty day coming up today. we get another one tomorrow. 69 degrees right now out at the airport and in center city, 66 the temperature in trenton and in wilmington, 63 allentown, six an in rea

craig boswell cbs news, white house. >> the united states will also beef up security at the embassy inhdad with additional soldiers and marines. some have been temporarily transferred to other posts. >>> a not guilty plea to the san francisco man who led the fbi on a nation-wide manhunt. now we are getting a better idea of what chung had in his apartment and what he searched for online that led authorities to him. kpix 5's brian webb tells us about some of the red flags. >> reporter: fbi says he luke highly questionable search words on the internet. wmd ricin, had had and untraceable along with searching websites that display toxic recipes and bomb-making instructions. in chung's apartment in russian hill, they say they -- chamberlain's apartment, they found a fully functional bomb attached to a booby trap and a handgun with the serial number scratched off. he also ordered ingredient to make three dangerous poisons. >> chamberlain's mental health has been a k. what is the latest? >>ed to, his attorney around he isn't getting the mental health treatment he needs. saying in jail, that co

craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> at 6:00 o'clock tonight our jan carabao sits down with the members have the local iraqi community talking about the situation there, what it means for them and their families. that is tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> lufthansa airlines is rebooking passengers air a flight from germany had to return with landing gear trouble there were no injuries when flight 427 landed safely last night. passengers tell cbs-3 that the pilot informed them that the crew had been trying to retract that landing gear. passengers on board the air bus a340 says it was scary, but it ended well. >> since we were heavier then usual we were going to have have to dump fuel and he flew around for 45 minutes, to see the fuel streaming out, from the wings, and we had a perfectly normal landing airport officials say flight 427 did not declare an emergency, landing gear was repaired. >>> danger of tired trucker, deadly crash that critically injured the comedian tracie morgan brought that issue to the forefront and several local lawmakers want to act to ensure tha

craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> secretary of state john kerry is in paris holding talkswith several countries hoping to stop growing insurgency in iraq. they met with ministers present jordan, saudi arabia and united arab emirates as syria new threatens to enter the iraq conflict. thousands of iraqis fled their homes overnight after sunni insurgent is attacked several christian villages. >>> australia investigators say they are confident malaysia airlines flight 370 was on auto pilot when it ran out of fuel and crash in the indian ocean. they also have announced that they will be looking for wreckage in a different part of the ocean. it will be farther south then previous searches in a area of 23,000 square miles. the plane of course vanished in march on a flight from kuala lumpur to beijing. >>> philadelphia police told to us day that dna from the rittenhouse square rape suspect is not linked to any unsolved rape cases within the city. milton garcia is accused of attacking a woman in her apartment near 19th and spruce early last saturday morning. police arrested him mon

craig boswell has details. >> reporter: u.s. special forces captured a senior leader of the attack on benghazi. during a spot in pittsburgh the president said the arrest sends a message to the world. >> when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible. >> reporter: on september 11th, 2012, militants attacked the u.s. mission in benghazi killing ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. u.s. officials say this appears to be a photo of the suspect, ahmed abu khatallah. he is a senior leader of the terror group ansar al sharia special opposite capturing him during a planned raid sunday. >> he is in u.s. custody in a secure location outside libya, uhm, and that's as far as i'm going to go. >> reporter: khatallah is expected to be tried here at u.s. district court in washington. right now he faces three criminal counts and more could be added. first he is being interrogated on a ship and several republican lawmakers want that to be the priority. >> the most valuable thing we can get f

cbs news reporter craig boswell has latest from white house. >>> president obama is not sending combat troops back to iraq but says u.s. will help country deeven if itself begins terrorist who seized several cities. >> this poses a danger to iraq and its people and given the nature of these terrorist it could pose a threat eventually to the american interest as well. >> reporter: president met with his national security team at the white house friday to weigh military options but say iraq's leaders need to step up to the plate. >> the the united states is not going to involve itself in the military action in the absence of a political plan, by the iraqis, that gives us some assurance, that they are prepared to work together. >> reporter: president says that u.s. has poured a lot into training and equipping iraqi forces in the fact, and, defend, and, and,. >> we will be able to do it. >> sunni fighters known as islamic states, and iraq and syria captured two more towns outside syria. iraqis and sunni areas disillusioned with the shiite government are not stopping the military's advance

craig boswell is in washington, d.c. with who is headed to baghdad. >> reporter: president obama says he is ready to send up to 300 military advisers to iraq to help the country from falling into a full-scale civil war. >> american forces will not be returning to combat in iraq. but we will help iraqis as they take the fight to terrorists who threaten the iraqi people, the rage and american interests as well. >> reporter: the president is not ordering air strikes as of now but confirmed he has increased surveillance flights over iraq. >> going forward we will be prepared to take targeted and precise military action if and when we determine it requires it. >> reporter: president obama did not call for iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki to step down some many in congress say needs to happen al-maliki has to be transitioned out but that's only going to happen is for us to assure iraqis that we will be there to assist. >> reporter: president obama says a long-term solution will require iraqis to bridge their own sectarian

craig boswell, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> a federal appeals court temporarily stays a decision thatied a bid by the philadelphia archdioces to block the contraceptive mandate of the affordable care act. the supreme court will rule on similar issue on monday. the appeals court ordered the church to evaluate the decision and decide how to proceed. >>> well, in a statement, archbishop charles chaput says the injunction will allow our charitable entities to continue without fear of facing punitive fines. we will continue on behalf of all believing catholics to stand up for row lidge us liberty. >>> a bill to legalize medical marijuana in pennsylvania takes a step forward. the senate law and justice committee voted unanimously to make it legal for seriously ill patients to use marijuana with recommendation frost their doctors. now, this is the first time such legislation was considered in pennsylvania. that bill now heads to the senate appropriations committee. >>> well, three is on your side with more recalls from general motors, this latest announcement covers nearly 430,000 vehicles i

craig boswell has our story on tuesday's contentious house hearing. >> reporter: the tone was testy between a white house official and the witness. >> yes or no. you're a hostile witness. >> i'm not at all a hostile witness. >> yes, you are. >> reporter: she served as an attorney for the irs in 2013 gathering information. the committee quizzed o'connor about the >> i did not know her e-mails were missing and uncoverable. >> reporter: democrats say o'connor is wasting their time. >> your testimony here today is stretch at best. >> reporter: they want to see if anyone involved outside the irs was involved in the conservative groups. >> then all of a sudden they say they lost e-mails. listen. i grew up in a bar. this doesn't fast the straight faced test. >> reporter: the irs says it is turning over a total of 67,000 lerner e-mails. >>> 20 to 30 pilot errors in the last 14 miles of approach. the ntsb issued its report on the asiana crash last year. as jeff pegues tells us, the federal agency blames the pilots. >> reporter: before the plane crashed at san francisco international airport, all thr

a number that gives some scales to the backlog many veterans have experienced. >> craig boswell, cbs- "eyewitness news". >> meanwhile federal appeals court temporally station a decision denied a bid by the philadelphia archdioces to block the coverage mandate of the affordable care ability. the supreme court will rule on similar issue on monday. now, the appeals court ordered the church to evaluate the decision and decide how to proceed. >>> in a statement archbishop charles chaput says the injunction will allow our charitable entities to continue without fear of facing punitive fines. we will continue on behalf of all believing catholics to stand up for row lidge us liberty. >> well, a bill to legalize medical marijuana in pennsylvania takes a step forward. the senate law and justice committee voted unanimously to make it legal for seriously ill patients to use marijuana with recommendations from their doctors. this is the first time such legislation was considered here in pennsylvania. the bill now heads to the senate appropriations committee. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news"

cbs news correspondent craig boswell with the latest from the white house. >>> president obama is not sending combat troops back to iraq, but says, the us will help the country defend itself against terrorists who seize several cities. >> this poses a danger to iraq, and its people, and given the nature of these terrorist it is could pose a threat eventually to american interest, as well. >> the president met with his national security team at the white house friday to to weigh in military options, but leaders need to step up to the plate. >> the united states is not simply going to involve itself in a military action in the absence of a political plan by the iraquis that gives us some assurance that they're prepared to work together. >> the president says the us has poured a lot into training and equipping iraqi forces, many not stands to go defend their own country selfed of the larger political problem. >> we are not going to be able to do it for them. >> late thursday, sunni fighters known as the islamic state in iraq and syria, captured two more towns about an hour outside baghda

craig boswell on the plans to send in u.s.troops. >> reporter: president obama is sending some u.s. forces back to iraq as the security situation continues to unravel. the president gave congress notice 275 troops are going in to protect u.s. personnel and the american embassy. he is also looking at deploying a special forces team to train iraqis and drone strikes are still a possibility against isis. isis is a sunni militant group trying to establish an islamic state in parts of iraq and syria. it released this video reportedly showing the moments before fighters executed shiites serves in the iraqi army. the militants march toward baghdad threatens to tear apart the country along religious lines. as president obama continues to weigh what military action the u.s. will take, some lawmakers are growing impatient. >> the president must quickly provide us with a strategy and a plan, and address the threat posed by the insurgency. >> reporter: ryan crocker told "cbs this morning" the administration should step up its diplomatic g

craig boswell with that report. >> deputy white house chief of staff rob neighbors led review of thea. he began the study in phoenix. >> neighbor as detail poor management, distrust between some va employees and management, a history of retaliation and a lack of accountable. those problems led to the resignation of eric shinseki and three other department officials. >> asuggestions, eliminate the 14-day maximum wait time for appointments. they called that unrealistic. update the out dated software, hire more doctors and nurses and plan for chains in demographics. >> the va is reporting 180,000 new appointments for va. that gives scale to the backlog vet rans have experience ed have experienced. >>> general motors released a re recall for ignition problems. gm said the transmissions can shift into neutral on their own. this is the 48th gm recall this year. >>> we are officially in pride weekend. hundreds of thousands of people are expected in san francisco for pride festivities. event planers have been busy all >> part of members where we are is remembering where we have been. the par

reporter craig boswell as more on the contentious back an forth between republicans and democrats. >> reporter: the tone was toasty between the comply chairman and a white house official who used to wok for the irs. >> yes or no please, you're a hostile witness. yes or no were you hired? >> i'm not a hostile witness. >> yes you are. >> reporter: jennifer o'connor serve as an irs attorney in 2013 helping gather material for congressional investigation into tea party groups getting extra scrutiny. the committee quized o'connor about low lois learner e-mails. >> you had no inclination that her e-mails were lost. >> i did not know her e-mails were missing unrecover able. >> reporter: democrats say the committee is wasting o'connor's time. >> your connection to this topic of today's hearing at best a stretch. >> reporter: republicans want learner's e-mails to see if anyone outside the irs was involved in syncing out conservative groups. >> all of a sudden, my goodness two years worth of he mace. i grew up in a bar. this doesn't pass the straight face test. >> reporter: the white house says

at the supreme court craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> cbs released this statement the one ruling. it read we are pleased with today's decision which is great news for content creators and their audiences. >>> well, u.s. home land security secretary, jay johnson, makes his first visit to the arizona facility that deals with the ongoing crush of immigrant children and their families from central america. johnson tour that had facility with the arizona governor jane brewer. now the board patrol began sending the children to arizona from texas, last month. johnson says that the kids have adequate care, and that there is quote no free pass to stay in the country. >>> children in chester county get a chance to see what it is like to protect and serve at tredyffrin township police summer camp. all week long emergency personnel will perform drills to show young campers how it is done. children will get to see police officers, fire fighters, paramedics and bomb sniffing dogs at work. >> we had a parent dropping off her son, in his first year and then he said because of some of his

cbs news correspondent craig boswell gives us a look at the president's plan. >> reporter: president obama says he is ready to send up to 300 military advisors to iraq to help country from falling in the full scale civil war. >> american forces, returning to combat, in iraq, but we will have helped iraqis taking the fight to terrorist who threatened the iraqi people, region and american interests as well. >> reporter: president is not ordering air strikes as of right now, but confirmed he has increased surveillance over iraq. >> going forward we will be prepared to take targeted and precise military action if, and when, we determine that the the situation on the ground requires it. >> reporter: president obama did in the call for iraqi prime minister nor i al-maliki, something many in congress says needs to happen. >> maliki has to be transitioned out, but the only way that is going to happies for us to assure iraqis that we will be there to assist. >> reporter: president obama says a long term solution will require iraqis to bridge their own sectarian divide, above all, iraqi leader

the at the white house craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> stay with cbs-3 and "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, tonight they will have continuing coverage of the crisis in iraq, that is right here on cbs-3 beginning at 6:30. >>> search is underway forearmed robbery suspect caught on tape in oxford circle. police say hooded suspect, walked in the foot action on cottman avenue and pulled out a gun. he forced employees to open a cash register and place money in the bag with clothing items from the store. if you have any idea who that man is you are asked to call the police. >>> police need your though find this man detectives say he stole a customer's wallet the at mack's tavern in olde city and then went on a shopping spree with the victim's american express. surveillance video shows the man using that card at was washings target and wal-mart, you're asked to call police if you know who that man is. >>> crews are fixing a big hole in port richmond tonight, this is at livingston and elkheart street. a dump truck on that street when the the road gave way, tow truck had to b