there were 16 of us, but 9 of us had a disability. we're going to continue to stress that so you understand this is not a staff driven or staff dominated process /-ft the people with disabilities not only formed a majority of the full body, but we had an internal steering committee and people with disabilities were a majority of the steering committee. that committee was carla you johnson, myself, the point is you're getting input from the people directly affected by what we're recommending by what we suggested. let's go on then to the next slide. in this slide you'll see several cars parked each displaying a blue placard so we felt there were three challenges to finding parking that we could use. people with disabilities can't find parking, there isn't enough parking turnover to ensure there's parking for everyone and a public perception with people with hidden disabilities. those hidden disabilities, some people feel if you're not limping, if you're not in a wheelchair you don't deserve a placard, that's not true, but the public the

in disability court?nn: boy, that's tempting. ( laughter ) oh, i would love to comment on some of that. but not... i'm really sorry, i don't think i should right now. >> kroft: conn didn't want to go into it with senator coburn's investigators, either. they've been quietly working on the case for two years, interviewing witnesses and pouring over disability documents. that's why they asked us to protect their identities. what did you find out in west virginia and kentucky? >> coburn: significant fraud. >> kroft: does the name eric conn ring a bell? >> coburn: mm-hmm. i would tell you, i wouldn't want him for a brother-in-law. and he's got a lot of money, and the american taxpayer paid him that money. >> kroft: is he breaking the law? >> coburn: that's probably going to be determined by the department of justice. >> kroft: coburn says the report, to be released tomorrow, will show that conn collected more than $13 million in legal fees from the federal government over the past six years, and that he paid f

it's about temporary disabilities, permanent disabilities or just ease of motion, of movement through the environment. >> we are really a city of small businesses. really one of the charms of san francisco is its many small businesses and it is really a challenge for many small businesses to provide access, partly because san francisco is an older city and these are existing buildings. also because of the difficult grade change issues where we have a steep slope. so here is a typical condition where we have a step up, probably a 3 1/2 or so inch step up at a front door along the sidewalk, which makes this difficult access, to say the least, i would say. paul? . >> there's a couple things here. the step, with somebody using a wheelchair that's very tropk and very fit could probably get up over that being a 3 inch curb, but a lot of people would not be able to do it. anybody in a power chair or scooter would be bared to geting there. relative placement of the sign board as well being up next to the building can hinder a lot of people. it depends upon the width of the sidewalk, but if th

if i were in an economical hardship, which i am, it's mostly because of my disability. i obtained my masters degree and eligible to be a professor in a school. however, if i take that job, the system would cutoff all my benefits and i rely on a person to get me out of the bed every morning to give me a shower and to get me going with life assuming that life will be on my side that day. that's how i live my life very positively and very happy that i'm able to have a roof over my head and my mom is back there in puerto rico feeling safe that i'm there now. i guess i don't have to explain to you how people with disabilities so much likely that we will find a job and that employers will under that we are able to do our jobs and that we have our brains intact and despite that, it's very challenging because we have disabilities. it doesn't matter. at this point i'm living off 10 hours a week of work that i can luckily to do at home. paid at $14 an hour. i have to live off that because if i earn $1,000 a month they cut me completely off my benefits which i cannot live without

i'm here as a disabled person who was able to purchase my home on disability as well. i also spent time in a wheelchair as my partner and i was able to buy mine because i got hit by a car too. i have permanent brain damage. however as much as i relate to you, i want to be very careful about this slippery slope. when i bought my condominium, i paid my special assessments, i was glad to do that and paid for school district fees even though i don't have children and never will because i support the goals of this society. when i sold my condominium, i paid all of my fees and taxes and willingly. i want to be really thoughtful about trying to remove this tool that we have in place and then also, one of the things that does pop into my head because that is on sanchez street, i don't know about the eviction history of the building, but i also wonder about the potential that disabled people with aids were displaced in order to create those tic's and i think we should do a little bit more research so we are not inadvertently rewarding higher income disabled people and their par

then retired and no longer deciding disability cases. last month the judge andrews was placed on administrateive leave and undergoing a review to determine whether or not he's losing his job. erick khan is going strong still. it was launched because some of the social security administrations hard working employees blew the whistle on the misconduct say that observed. those federal employees will testify today as will two former members of mr. khan's office. who helped bloat -- blow the whistle. our nation is in your debt. the point of this hearing is not to attack our talk about programs, which play a critical role in the live of many americans. but to spotlight the abusive conduct of a group of legal medical and judicial professionals exploding these programs also the purpose is press the need for greater oversight in the agency and the congress. you can have dwreart e fresh sincerity and must have great e fresh sincerity. we can't tolerate fraud. we also reamed number of measures to prevent similar abuses in the future. again, i want

so disabled you can't findork? i am a stutterer.isted and i began work, i wonder if i had overcomey problem or maybe just given up, collected a government check. am glad today's disability laws did not exist then because without them i struggled and i am here. but the laws do exist now, and coincidentally, more americans say they a disabled. ted dehaven tudies this. >> a couple of years ago at walmart i over here a conversation between two women and hear one say to the other, i could take a pay cut or i cou just go for disabity. it really struc me as an analyst to dell's into various government programs. she spoke of that as if it w an eithe or. i wenhome and looked at it. the numbers have exploded. when you start looking at the program, we are not more disabled. we are not a blue-collar economy any more and he -- john: more people are working at home, less manl labor. >> exactly. so how could this band all this more money for disability and have these people applying. john: when you say all these peopll applying, you have the cato

disability.ous government programs. i thought she spoke of that as if it was an either or. the numbers have exploded. when you started looking program we are not more disabled we are not a blue collar comedy. >> more people left manual labor. how can we be spending all of this more money for disability and have all of these people applying for disability. you have the kato chart that shows money spent the last 50 years. people say, oh, when the economy gets better then it goes down. it pairly went down in the 80s. basically it has gone up. >> you have parents trying to get kids on the psych tropic medications in in hopes they will gettincrease their odds of qualifying for a check. >> you start to feel like a sucker if you don't. >> look at the megs sandaling, i am disabled. as they become adults what is the first thing they are taught? >> it used to mean you were paralyzed you had a severe yo injury. now it means depression, back pain? >> it is stress, like any other government show gram it comes

people who are truly disabled will pay the price. wouldmple reform that make a big difference would be including professionals from the social security administration to represent the government and ultimately the american taxpayer in decisions made by alj's. it would bring an important level, which is especially true now that most claimants have representation. as we learned in our previous reports, some claimant attorneys withhold evidence from the alj's , showing that the claimant has improved. alj is tasked with representing the government, the agency management breathing down to meet of alj's monthly quotas of deciding cases, this would bring needed races to the decision-making and a sure that they consider all of the medical evidence in the file. reform has long been a recommendation by social and it isdvisories, also supported by the ministry of law judges. his is one area where congress can find common ground. we also need to make sure that these alj's have the tools to render the proper decisions. the validityidding testing,

so >>> are you disabled, so disabled you can't find work?'s disability laws existed when i began work, would i have overcome my stuttering problem or maybe i would have just given up, collected a government check. so i'm glad today's disability laws didn't exist then because without them, i struggled and i'm here. but the laws do exist now and company inside accide coincidently, more americans conversation between two women and i hear the one woman say to the other i can take the pay cut or i could just go for disability. really it struck me as an analyst who delves into various government programs she spoke it as an either or. the numbers have exploded. when you look at the program we're not more disabled, we're not a blue collar economy any more -- >> more people are working at home. less manual labor. >> exactly. how could we be spending all this more money for disability, have all these people applying for disability. >> when you say all these people applying you have the cato chart that shows the money spent the last 50 years. people sa

. $140 billion on disability insurance in 2012 alone. senate hearings on how much fraud is going on in this system. a nine-year-old boy who jumped a plan for minneapolis to vegas, the tsa is blaming the government shutdown. general motors targeting younger hip shoppers allowing you to buy a new car online. getting back to the community, a new show focusing on home renovation for heroes in our communities across the country. all that and so much more on this hour of "markets now." connell: here we go, monday morning. sit down, have a seat, be comfortable. would you buy a car online? dagen: absolutely. now gm's getting in on that. connell: top of the hour. maybe a little upset about washington. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole: definitely seeing a sense of frustration on wall street got into the second week of trading that the government hasn't come to some sort of resolution. in the meantime the market has just been drifting lower. we are down 81 points, however it is just that kind of sentiment you do

social security disability benefits, but don't try getting the money around. >> we help people get disability is important that you act now. >> call 1-800-win/win one. >> my law firm has collected over $30 billion for injured people. john: the third of a billion dollars. >> yes. sometimes when i am at the gym i know this program after program containing commercials for these folks. they don't make a ton of money, especially specialty law firms. john: $88 million according to the "wall street journal" in just one year. >> about a decade ago the deck -- the government made it easier for non lawyers to represent people in appealing a claim. they hire a bunch of cheap non lawyers and such and rushed people through the system, figure out the system, collect little bits of money. it adds that if you get enough people. john: and you pay. thank you. coming up, a doctor composing rap music to try to fight [ male announcer ] imagine this cute blob is metamucil. and this pk is the inside of your body. see, the special psyllium fiber in metamucil actually gels. and that gelling hes to lower some choleste

conn's clients onto disability. mr. conn had developed 15 versions of the rfc completely filled out before any doctor visit took place. he cycle through them to sign one of these 15 prefilled rfc two people in order that they came to his door. had no connection to the disabled. even if it had no connection. the only thing that changed with the name associates pretty number on the top of the page. mr. conn forwarded the opinion and the rc to judge daugherty. well agency rules require aljs to carefully review a claimants entire file, and write a comprehensive decision, judge daugherty did otherwise. based on the decision we reviewed, his opinions would routinely cite only a single piece of evidence, namely the reports from mr. conn's documents, as such his opinions were much shorter and less detailed than those of other aljs. almost all of them included a boilerplate paragraph that concluded with the following quote. having considered all the evidence and satisfied that the information provided by dr. huffnagle, most accu

so disabled you can'tind wor im a stutterer.ity laws existed and i began work, i wonder if i had overcome my problem or maybe just gen up, collected a government check. i am glad today's disability laws did not exist the because without them i struggled and i am here. but the laws do exist now, and coincidentally, more americans say they are disabled. ted dehaven tudies this. >> a couple of years ago at walmart i over here a conversation between two women and hear one say tohe other, i could take a pay cut or i could justfor disility. it really struck mes an analyst to dell's into various government programs. she spoke of that as if it was anither or. i went home and looked at it. the numbers have exploded. when you start looking at the program, we are not more disabled. we are not a blue-collar economy anmore a have -- john: more people are working at home, less manual labor. >> exactly. so h could this band all this re money for disability and ha these people applying. john: when you say all these opll applying, you have the c

. 80% of people who are rejected for disability get a lawyer and then get on disability. -- you can claim for all kinds of unprovable conditions. joint pain, back pain, mood disorder. all of those are valid claims for disability. and you can't prove that you don't have them. uphill struggle to change this. >>steve: on the "60 minutes" report on sunday night on cbs, one of the disturbing things was i think the number-three disability lawyer in the country, according to volume, he apparently was working, it looks like, with a disability judge. and every single claim that the judge okayed, the lawyer brought 1,000 claims and he approved each and every one of them. >> that is correct. >>steve: that looks like a dirty deal. >> it certainly does. that administrative law judge has been put on suspension. i think he's since retired. his fate is now in the hands of the justice department. >>steve: he retired. he's not in jail. >> he's not in jail. that was one specific case. we're talking about a much more generallyized fraudulent -- generalized fraudulent act. senator coburn beli

it's easy to put in a bogus disability claim. yes, it is.bcommittee headed by tom coburn released a report that said many claims are fabricated. the question tonight is why is this happening? joining us from austin, texas, fox's analyst karl rove. so, why, mr. rove? >> because people can do it. i mean, senator coburn's investigation, they randomly chose 300 applications that had been approved and found evidence in a quarter of them that there was fraud. i mean the case that coburn put the spotlight on involved an administrative law judge who is the person who has to grant these applications who is in bed with an attorney who had a mill that literally prepared these applications, bought off doctors, five doctors in order to give the diagnosis and then they coordinated their schedules and this administrative law judge just, you know, rubber stamped these politics. >> every one, 100% in west virginia. threes the attorney. >> let's be honest -- let's be fair to him. out of nearly 1400 he did disallow 4. >> 4. >> this is -- 4. this is probably wh

then retired and is no longer deciding disability cases. last month judge anders was also placed an administrative leave and is undergoing a review to determine whether he should lose his job. eric conn is still going strong, representing thousands of disability claimants and reaping millions of dollars in attorney fees. even opened a new office in beverly. there is no accountability yet for his actions. maybe this investigation and this hearing and our report will begin that process. this investigation did not reach a conclusion about whether the benefits awarded to all mr. conn's claimants were wrong. there are too many claimants to generalize. nor is the report intended to denigrate the dedicated and honest professionals that keep our disability programs going despite limited resources and back-breaking caseloads. remember this investigation was launched because some of the social security administration's hard-working employees blew the whistle on the misconduct that they observed. those federal employees will testify today as will two

segment, the big disability con.60 minutes" reported on it. we've been telling you about it for years. 20 years ago in june 1992 there were 3,300,000 receiving federal disability payments. 0 years late their number is a record 8,733,000 workers on disability. so why has the disability rate increased more than 100%? i'll tell you why. it's a con. it's easy to put in a bogus disability claim. yes, it is. a senate subcommittee headed by tom coburn released a report that said many claims are fabricated. the question tonight is why is this happening? joining us from austin, texas, fox's analyst karl rove. so, why, mr. rove? >> because people can do it. i mean, senator coburn's investigation, they randomly chose 300 applications that had been approved and found evidence in a quarter of them that there was fraud. i mean the case that coburn put the spotlight on involved an administrative law judge who is the person who has to grant these applications who is in bed with an attorney who had a mill that literally prepared thes

so disabled you can't find work? i am a stutterer.ed and i began work, i wonder if i had overcome my problem oraybe just given up, collected a government check. i am glad today's disability laws did not exist then because without them i struggled and i am here. but the laws do exist now, and coincidentally, more americans say they are disabled. ted dehaven tudies this. >> a couplof years ago at walmart i over here a conversation between two women and hear one say to the other, i could take a pay cut or i could just go for disabity. it really struck me as an analyst to dell's intoarious government programs. she spoke of tt as if it was an either or. i went home and looked at it. e numbers have exploded. when you start looking at the program, we are not more disabled. we are not a blue-collar economy any more and have -- john: more people are working at home, les manual labor. >> exactly. so how could this band all this more money for disability and have the people applying. john:hen youay all these peopll applying, you have the catonst

when you start looking at the program, we are not more disabled.ue-collar economy any more and have -- john: more peopl are wororking t home, less manual labor. >> exactly. so how could thisand all this more money for disability and have these people applying. john: when you say all these peopll applying,ou have the cato institute chart that shows the money spent over the last 5 years. people say, well,hen the economy gets better and then it goes down. it barely went down in the 80's and the economy improved. basically it is going steadily up. >> we have had a liberalization ineligibility going back to the 1980's it showing up now. for paren trying to get there kids on psychotropic medications and the hopes that they will increase their odds of qualifying for a check. it goes to dad and mom. john: your neighbor gets sick and you start to feel like a sucker. >> the message being sent to m and disabled. as they become adultt, the first thing th're being taught is don't work. disadvantaged or they are or are not. john: disled used to mean paralyzed. a

they'll file for disability benefits based upon that.s in their communities. what are people supposed to do? >> tom coburn is also a doctor. 's been reviewing the insurance disability for the past two years. good morning, senator. >> good morning, charlie. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. >> can you tell what they found and what's most disturbing to you in. >> actually this is the second hearing. in the first one we found 25% of the cases that are adjudicated by the system are wrong, so that's one out of four. the second thing what we found was collusion and most likely fraud and extortion in this particular office as well as terrible management by social security itself in terms of its own rules and its oven guidelines. the other thing we found is that the people inside the social security office, not the judges but the people actually making determinations do a pretty good job but then it's totally ignored by the aojs and the trial board when, in fact, they try to go secure somebody with disability when, in fact, that ire not di

that's a very cheap and easily achievable standard of improving disabled access. here is another counter with no lowered counter area. this is a sushi shop on kerni street. very open, very accessible, but it doesn't have a lowered area to do either service transaction or for other kind of seating. inside the cala market -- now, markets are required to have at least one checkout stand of a sufficient width for people in wheelchairs to use. and that checkout counter must always be open whenever the market is open. the way that's been solved in most markets is to make them all accessible, which is great, which we think is a good solution, but not required. here at the cala, every one is accessible and they each have the little international symbol of accessibility on them. they also have a little sign that says, if you need any help at all, ask us. a wonderful thing to do. it's not a physical barrier removal, but it's a good way to try and make sure your customers understand that this is an important issue. here is an example of one of these lowered transaction count

and in order for them to get disability, they really had to be disabled. now, there's a lot of people out of here that's getting disability that don't diverse it. you know, it's got to the point where a lot of people in this country think it's a right to get money from the government and not have to do nothing for it. host: what do you think is the best way forward now, considering what we've been through the last two weeks or so? caller: well, i think the congress and the senators need to set up committees and talk to the states, each state have a committee and go to them, and 'll give you an example, ok? we got a problem with prescription drugs across the united states now, like take oxycontin, for instance. i just grabbed that drug out of the blue. i think it's a class one or two drug. i'm for norm cyst. i really don't know. but i know we've had a lot of this and stuff contribute to it, and everybody's, they're wanting to ban it and everything, and now since they went and scared all the pharmacies across the united states, this used to be, if i was vaca

how long can you delay disability is what an actuarial will point out. behavior is part of all of those diseases. the biggest part, absolutely. that is the exciting area of research, i think, and it is really fun to see what is happening right now. >> i think we have one other over here. thank you so much. it has been wonderful. regarding policy issues, a lot

. >>> officials on isu oshima south of tokyo plan to evacuate elderly and disabled. officials plan to charter a ship for the evacuation on wednesday. last week the island was pounded by rain from typhoon wipha. homes were destroyed. 29 are confirmed dead and 16 others are missing. the meteorological agency issued a heavy rain water. officials asked 550 aged and disabled people on tuesday if they wanted to temporarily stay at facilities off the island. at least 80 people said yes including those that helped the aged or disabled. >> translator: i think i better evacuate if i'm causing trouble for everyone by staying on the island. i do want to return home as soon as possible. >> translator: i am healthy but disabled. i cannot walk at all. so i would like to stay on the island. >> they also plan to make preparations for elderly and disable had the stay on the island. they'll be given priority if evacuating to shelters becomes necessary. >>> chefs from around the globe head to paris to test skills against some of the world's best. one from japan has become the first fore

but for too many students, their biggest disability isn't a physical limitation. rather, it's the lack of opportunity to participate. that, however, is changing, thanks to a movement called adapted sports. >> adapted sports are really sports that are designed specifically for kids with disabilities. >> the white house says that students with disabilities shouldn't be sidelined. they need to be given the same chance to play sports as other studen. sometimes that just means making some simple adjustments to existing programs. for example... >> if you're deaf, you could use a starting light, as opposed to the starting gun, in order to run on the track-and-field team. >> in other cases, school districts will need to set up programs that are specifically geared to disabled students. the new guidelines encourage schools to follow the lead of states like georgia. the american association of adapted sports programs has been supporting disabled athletes here for over 20 years. >> i would tell anyone who questions the athletic-ness of adapted sports very simply, "come watch

so a disabled veteran generally, yes.but they should also look in to see if they can qualify for services through the va health system, the veteran affairs healthcare system. if they don't qualify through the va system, not all veterans qualify fully for those services, that's exactly what these exchanges that started today are meant to do. >> he is disabled so he may >> medicaid, medicare. >> it's a good question. he could fall into a few good categories >> alan has more options today than a year ago. >> frustvation given the technical glitches. jonathan ask: when is it going to bloody work? how is it going to affect people getting enrolled? >> in the state of new york where we are sitting right now, we had over 2 million people get on to the website and the biggest complaint, it was a little slow. so, it is day by day getting better and better. one thing i can say is everyone wants it to work by january 1st. >> that's when it's important. thank you for clear answers. we are going to need yto use yo a lot more as this ro

it's too easy to get disability. not going to get their votes because they are relying on the government. americans relied on ought government and they will continue to vote for democrats who give them money. bill: the numbers here are staggering. when you think about this area of our government that spend more money than homeland security. the justice department and layer department combined, it blows your mind. >> people are concerned social security is going to run out. 18% of social security goes to disability. if this number continues to increase it's more pressure on the social security system which many people are relying on when they retire to live off of. not on are you hurting the people who are disabled, you are hurting people who rely on social security. very interesting stuff here. $135 billion budget for a program people need to know about. martha: as many as a third of the teachers at one hospital say the building is making them sick. and not just sick. some are even getting cancer. what is happening i

they say we're going to file for disability and the disability lawyers racquet is the reason why, thensurance program exploded. it's up 20% the last six years meaning that the lawyers are getting bogus forms by doctors to sign off on disability claims. this could be the first federal benefits program to run out of money by 2016. stuart: there are hearings today on capitol hill, even though we're supposed to have a government shutdown, but there are hearings on this, tom coburn will be appearing in the hearings. it's his deal. >> he'll deliver his research data on in. 20% of people in 1971, people filings disability had a lawyer to get their claim money. the end of this day there's going to be headlines out there about social security disability fraud. >> yes. stuart: thank you very much indeed. new at 10:00, coming up rock and roll legend paul stanley with the band "kiss" of,could. now he's moving further into the business and rocking brew at the l.a. airport and he's getting into football, can you believe? he joins us next hour. to the big board, we're down 1% off 149 points as we sp

under the americans with disabilities act says those with disabilities who can use public transit cannotse the paratransit program. >> although there is no strike tomorrow there is no deal in place. if there is a strike in the coming days, bart has 200 buses that will run from nine stations, el cerrito, del norte, concord, dublin, san leandro and fremont. you need to get a round trip ticket in advance. carpool lanes on interstate 80, 880 and 680 are also extended from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., but the chp don't plan to write tickets outside of regular carpool hours unless there is a strike. >> you can find find out if there is a settlement or strike. you will get breaking news alerts when ever news happens. >> we have a complete list of resources at abc7news.com. you can download the exclusive ways app to navigate traffic on abc7 news bay area. tune in half an hour early for the latest developments on the negotiations. the abc7 morning news begins at 4:00 tomorrow. >> moving on, imagine the panic a san francisco father went through when he realized his car had been stolen with his two chil

gravely disabled means that person does not have the ability to provide for basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter. and the legal representation starts in most cases the first 3 days of the involuntary hold during the initial psychiatric evaluation and then the legal representation also continues with if the person is asked to be stayed or referred for further treatment up to 14 days. during this phase, the attorneys will represent the clients about whether or not they will have to stay on this hold, whether they have to take medications. if a person after at the end of the 14 day hold is found that may need further treatment, the person maybe subject to a conservatorship under the act of the conservator in the california constitution code and representation continues and after an initial established conservatorship such as objection to the conservatorship and also propose medical and psychiatric treatment. one of the things that in san francisco that is up to 2012 we are one of the three counties that consistently offers judicial review when there is a recommendation to take

disability to those people who are not disabled. of the people that are collecting it today aren't truly disabled. >> and we have good data to back that up. >> because you know it's coming under some criticism, the report that you're cherry picking here a little bit. >> you got to look at both reports. we did three other areas of country where we found 25% of the cases weren't right. and it's not -- about it way, social security agrees with us on this. so it's not our committee that -- by the way this is a bipartisan committee with some very strong leaders in it. senator carl levin, senator tom carper, myself, senator mccain and several others. so this isn't taking a shot at the disability community. it's to preserve our disability payments by not paying disability to people who aren't disabled. >> well, that's obviously going to be what the important prospect is, right? we want to make sure we protect the most vulnerable. that's what that program is all about. >> that's right. >> senator, thank you so much. i know you have importan

under the americans with disabilities act says those with disabilities who can use public transit cannot use the paratransit program. >> although there is no strike tomorrow there is no deal in place. if there is a strike in the coming days, bart has 200 buses that will run from nine stations, el cerrito, del norte, concord, dublin, san leandro and fremont. you need to get a round trip ticket in advance. carpool lanes on interstate 80, 880 and 680 are also extended from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., but the chp don't plan to write tickets outside of regular carpool hours unless there is a strike. >> you can find find out if there is a settlement or strike. you will get breaking news alerts when ever news happens. >> we have a complete list of resources at abc7news.com. you can download the exclusive ways app to navigate traffic on abc7 news bay area. tune in half an hour early for the latest developments on the negotiations. the abc7 morning news begins at 4:00 tomorrow. >> moving on, imagine the panic a san francisco father went through when he realized his car had been stolen with his two ch

a veteran who was disabled.a veteran who watched very government,at his what this august body and the senate and the president signed into law that would affect his benefits, our families benefits. i rise today to a pose this new republican scheme. selecting random government agencies and programs and museums to fund while the rest of the federal government languishes in a shutdown is simply irresponsible. the majority is making a desperate attempt to create distractions of they are not held accountable for their actions. congress needs to fund the entire federal government with acclaim continuing resolution and and this reckless and unnecessary gop or, should i say rand old party shut down. speaker, the only question is whether we will unite and fund the veterans who have served this nation. at this time, it is my privilege to yield two minutes to the gentleman from michigan. thank you very much. today, i was reminded just how our nation is made up of the people, not the government. a few hours ago, and dozens

so they will file for disability benefits based upon that.lahoma senator tom coburn is also a doctor. he's been reviewing the disability insurance system for the past two years. he is on capitol hill. good morning senator. >> good morning, charlie. >> good to see you. can you tell me what your staff found and what was most disturbing to you? >> well, actually, this will be the second hearing, charlie. the first one we found 25% of the cases that are adjudicated by the system are wrong. so that's 1 out of 4. the second thing, what we found was collusion and most likely fraud and extortion in this particular office as well as terrible management by social security itself in terms of its own rules and its own guidelines. the other thing we found is that the people inside the social security office, not the judges but the people actually making determinations do a pretty good job. but that is totally ignored by the aljs and the trial bar when, in fact, they go to try to secure somebody, disability when, in fact, they ear not disabled. >> this fra

under the americans with disabilities act says those with disabilities who can use public transit cannothe paratransit program. >> although there is no strike tomorrow there is no deal in place. if there is a strike in the coming days, bart has 200 buses that will run from nine stations, el cerrito, del norte, concord, dublin, san leandro and fremont. you need to get a round trip ticket in advance. carpool lanes on interstate 80, 880 and 680 are also extended from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., but the chp don't plan to write tickets outside of regular carpool hours unless there is a strike. >> you can find find out if there is a settlement or strike. you will get breaking news alerts when ever news happens. >> we have a complete list of resources at abc7news.com. you can download the exclusive ways app to navigate traffic on abc7 news bay area. tune in half an hour early for the latest developments on the negotiations. the abc7 morning news begins at 4:00 tomorrow. >> moving on, imagine the panic a san francisco father went through when he realized his car had been stolen with his two children

we're able to help hundreds of disabled folks through the city and county of san francisco. i'm you available for any questions you have >> colleagues, any questions? all right. thank you very much mr. rose >> yes. mr. chair on page want 9 hundred 65 uses of fund under this service grant agreement between the dph and the state is shown in table two on page 5 and that includes the 2 hundred and 71 thousand plus for a .8 fte program coordinator repossession. we recommend you approve this >> colleagues, any questions for mr. rose. >> okay seeing none. why don't we go to public comment is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? >> on item one. >> hello supervisors i'm jerald banks. i'm one of the lucky ones i guess you can say utilize and really get a lot out of the program through the vocal. i went on disability for stress and other things i went through as a eternal and it didn't effect me until years later. so i'm lucky enough to go through an agency citywide they're helping me to get back into the job pool. when it did they help me with resumes. they helped me

secretary, did i hear you say that disability is income-based, disability rating? >> no.i said there are some because by virtue of the severity of their disabilities, come in at a high category here. but in the lower categories -- >> people with shaving bumps or sleep apnea or hemorrhoids, are all those disciplines that are out there today, they get that regardless of this, correct? >> well, mr. chairman, you're getting into some detail here that i probably want to give you a better answer for. i would just tell you that -- i'll do my best to answer your question on some of those issues, but one november, no mandatory account, 5.18 million beneficiaries do not receive checks. and in response to the congresswoman's question, a large portion of them are compensation or beneficiary checks are crucial to their being able to have order in their lives. >> mr. huelskamp. >> thank you, mr. chairman to appreciate the opportunity, and i really find this a difficult question to ask you, mr. shinseki, given the discussion we've had, but do you think senator reid doesn't like our vete

my husband died from a service- connected disability and i currently collect disability from the v.a. as a surviving spouse. that is my income, along with social security. if this goes on, i will really be hurting because i will have no income. my question is, if it comes to it, will any pay for the veterans collecting disability, or surviving spouse's ability, will they get retroactive payments when the government goes back to work? we will have to wait to see how all of that unfolds as the two sides have agreed at least to talk right now. more meetings at the white house . another program for you on c- span three, live coverage of the family research council's annual value voters summit. right now before the audience is senator rand paul, and the summit continues through the weekend. we heard from ted cruz this morning as well as mike lee. if you miss that, you can go find that on our video library. mary in tennessee. caller: i have been so i know thatecause many people will continue to be out of work, if the republicans continue to dig in their heels , just to get mules when obamac

that is not something that can be a reality for people with disabilities like mine. i take the bart from berkeley to san francisco and i need it to be independent and on my only. >> the rally organizers support bart workers and acknowledge the cutbacks the workers are dealing with and have seen him in the staff and things they use the most, for example, the elevators. though can tell they are not maintained so well. for people with disabilities driving is not an opening and to take a bus the road could be as long as two times longer than what it is with bart. the overall message from the disabled community is, please, don't do this. we need you. this group needs bart maybe more than anyone else. >> thank you. to add to the headaches for commuters, a.c. transit workers could strike at midnight. they say they are reaching out to unions today for a face-to-face meeting but nothing is scheduled. 1,600 bus drivers and other employee could walk off tomorrow without a contract deal. talks are stalled over employee contributions to the health insurance. the agency is hoping

unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visionary $3.5 million world class playground in the heart of san francisco. this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org.

over 400,000, when i percent disabled veterans who will be affect did -- 100% disabled veterans willbe affected by our inability to send them checks. think is aion i closer number. there is a good portion of them who are 100% disabled. them, we have the survivors, the surviving spouses, children who are orphaned, or a veteran parent. been no discussion of priority there. we do it as they go through the process? have -- we prioritize in our processing of for financially challenged veterans or claimants. medal of honor recipients. prisoners of war. eternally ill. it is easier to process. in the processing business, that is where we get to your eddie. -- get priority. produced the we biggest production output. once it goes in the payment process, there is a sequence that goes along with how they are put in mind. hopefully when we get out of his mess, claims a's project. can you talk about the future plans for use of mandatory overtime to address the backlog, mandatory use in the future? >> mandatory overtime in >> yes. >> we use mandatory overtime. it's a device that's been used over th