charlie: was the healthcare system broken? >> yes, as a flat, cess. >> charlie: should we hope everybody shall have access to healthcare. >> sure. >> charlie: cross containment and cess would have been laudable goals. it's a yes or no. >> it's a yes or no with this asterisk. the fact is people have access to healthcare. it's cost shifting, it's going to -- >> charlie: emergency rooms and that's not the way to go. >> you use the word access. access has a meaning. >> charlie: they used the word -- >> that is right. that's what i'm saying. the president's problem in making, he made two presidency-shaping and perhaps presidency-destroying blders. one was the statement lust which was so ugly. the second was at a moment when the country was desperately frightened by economic events and their jobs, was to say we're not going to talk about jobs, we're going to talk about healthcare. now he turned to a country where 85% had healthcare and that 85% re happy and said we're going to do this but what's in it for me. >> charlie: the other s

that would have helped floridians get better healthcare.could have gotten. $40 million for chronic disease and health management. $8 million for build health he is noters. $2 million for hospice for kids. $and 2 million for seniors medicare premiums and prescription costs. let me be clear, they are pushing ideology over helping their constituent. joining me now by phone because of audio difficulty says scott randolph. representative randolph, thank you for your time tonight. i mean, can you believe the governors, ideology over real healthcare and real help for people that need the help in their states? >> that's exactly right. i mean, you've got a situation where florida has the second highest rate of uninsured. some of the highest rates of seniors per capita and here have you a governor that is absolutely determined to put ideology above the health of their own citizens. in addition -- i'm sorry, in addition to money already talked about, he also is trying to get a waiver under the federal healthcare law that would deny consumers in florid

folks in recovery are going to be integrated into the whole healthcare system. talk a little bit about that. yeah, i'd be glad to. this is a very exciting time for this field due to some real changes in public policy. the first one is parity, which was a law passed at the very end of the bush administration and then the regulations were written during the obama administration. and what parity rules say is that if you're an insurance company and you offer benefits for substance use disorder treatment, you can't make those benefits lesser than you could for any other condition. and you used to be allowed to do that. you used to be able to say outpatient co pay is $10 unless it's for mental health or substance use in which case it's $20. that's illegal now. so that should help people who have private insurance be able to access care. then in terms of public insurance, the affordable care act or healthcare reform as people called it, also is really going to make quite an impact on this field. medicaid is going to be expanded up to people who make 133 percent of pove

we in that it's going to cut healthcare costs and cover more people. over the next ten to 15 jeers there will have to be tweaks. if too many companies are opting out that will have to be addressed. i don't think it's as big a problem as ben is saying. companies that don't offer their own health insurance will be at an incredible competitive disadvantage to other companies that don't offer health insurance and i don't think they are going to do it. megyn: that makes sense, unfortunately is that no longer a reality of this economy? a bigger can't be a chooser, in other words? >> look at how many people are unemployed right now. that's part of the big x factor. people have been taking cuts in pays and benefits. there is a lot of leverage in the private sector right now with employees. you don't have the same ability to walk into your office any more to our boss and say, i deserve a good raise right now because i've been good. a lot of people are in and where they feel like they are lucky to have a job. if employers say look healthcare is getting too expen

i want healthcare for myself. i worked for that. regardless, if this bill goes through or not, if somebody gets in an accident, we are going to help them either way. >> yeah, but that's what you do. when you have that there you have emergency rooms and things like that. i don't know. i just think it doesn't make sense. you can't force somebody. it is different than car since. -- car insurance. car insurance is a state thing. i am just making this up. >> you know how you don't want to pay for it, that's not the issue. the issue is whether congress has the power to do this. you can't regulate a nonactivity. we have the 6th circuit that upheld it and the 11th circuit that says it is not constitutional. and so this is going to go to the supreme court and that's a good thing. in addition to the fact that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, it is also slowing down job growth because employers are not hiring because they don't know how much each new hire is going to cost. and it is about $500 billion in new taxes that this is all g

giving primary healthcare to undocumented workers. congressman wilson saying that i was right that the law does allow it and it still doesn't allow it. the question of how you get to who is getting it is a much deeper question they can get to, why can't congressman wilson pass a law and say you have to ask. >> if if it doesn't specifically prohibit it then it's allowing it that's the point. megyn: got to go. >> no it doesn't it specifically. megyn: got to run. my apologies, all the best. what does congressman join wilson have to say about these developments. he will join me live to discuss it. michael reagan joins us straight ahead. [ slap! ] [ pneumatic wrench buzzing ] [ slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fhting you? fight back fast with tums. ccium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums megyn: new information now houpb the deadly stage collapse in indiana. a state fair spokesman says organizers were on their way to announce a mandatory evacuation moments before the ho

was folksed o focused on healthcare. megyn: people don't seem to be moved by the plan. >> we've heard it before, we've seen the policies. >> that's why he has to do it over and over again. megyn: you think that will move people. >> people understanding what his agenda is. you said he was criticized for not taking the helm during the debt ceiling debate. what he's doing now is showing he's taking the helm, he has a plan and showing people what the plains. >> we are now into his 32 month in office. i'm going to go on vacation but come the 33rd month in office i'm going to unveil my plan. this guy has been in office for two and a half years. we have heard the stump speech for two and a half years. americans want to see results. we know it doesn't happen overnight. but his policies have made the economic situation worse not better. >> i think that's not true. 2million private sector jobs in two years, it's not perfect but it's growing. megyn: you just crystallized the issue. thank you. the husband of one of the real housewiv

get ready to pay more for healthcare insurance. we'll tell you why some big companies are making you pick up the tab. martha: have you seen this? it was supposed to be a friendly game of hoops. georgetown university playing a goodwill game with a team in china. this did not go well. we'll show you what happened. - because it's completely invisible. - because it's designed to help me hear better. male announcer: introducing amp, a new kind of hearing aid, so tiny, it's invisible. female announcer: amp is comfortable to wear and easily removable. amp, the hearing aid for people who aren't ready for a hearing aid. male announcer: call: to find an amp hearing professional near you. only $1,500 a pair. martha: there has been a tragedy at another outdoor music event. this time it happened in belgi belgium. this devastating storm tearing into this concert site. hail was coming down. concert-goers were seen running for their lives. the tents were mangled. and the stage and scaffolding came crashing down. unbelievable scenes we have. the de

no one is going to go out on a ledge and say it is all of that healthcare. they want to apiece the masses. i just think it is embarassing that this is the way our lawmakers are treating such an important issue. >> bill? who were the real winners here? >> they are the puppet masters in africa probably doing some tribal dance of delight over this. -- over there. i think the most puzzling comment that came from this came from the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, and i quote, this bill does not solve the problem, but at least it forces washington to admit it has one. so we haven't solved anything, but washington has finally realized that we have a problem after all of this. exsais separate separated -- exsais separated head shake. >> it is like half an intervention. you got the person into the room and you said you got a problem. now let's go to the bar. >> i can't get past the tribal dance of triumph. >> we still have code words and a balance attack that means taxes. we have fairness which is taxing the rich. we are not addressing that we have people

coming up, this time over the outrageous healthcare cost.on "the five." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> bob: that is a good song. >> greg: what was that? >> bob: quiet. you know what this is? this is kimberly's lip gloss. dire time for dire measure. a rhode island city is living that now. they're declaring bankruptcy. the city has cut contract with the police, firefighters and municipal workers. the city said they had no other choice but to file chapter 9. let me put context about this. five in this economic downturn that filed bankruptcy and this is not new. generally when this happens a state moves in to take over a city. this is not unusual and it's sad. somebody has to pay bills. >> eric: point this out, ronald reagan bad economy, you mean when carter gave him horrendous economy? and double digit unemployment and he turned it in to prosperous economy the country has seen? this is what the city had to do. they declared bankruptcy to break union contracts renegotiate them later. at some point when they get back on their feet, they'll be okay. but they will be ok

skilled healthcare group dropped more than 40%, and sun- healthcare fell by more than half-- off 52%. health care landlords got hit as well. these three real estate investment firms invest in long- term care facilities. nursing homes and whatnot. omega fell more than 9%. healthcare r.e.i.t. was off 8.5%. h.c.p. dropped almost 6%. meantime, it was a solid quarter for health insurer humana, easily beating profit estimates. the company also lifted its outlook for the rest of the year thanks to its growth medicare business. but growing that business in light of the debt deal may have hurt its share performance today. as we can see. the stock fell 3% as volume more than quintupled. this is a four-month low tonight. shares in home and auto insurer allstate were in good hands today, finishing up more than 2%. last, week the stock dropped to its lowest price since its 52- week low last august. allstate posted a smaller-than- feared quarterly loss. catastrophic losses stemming from the springtime midwest tornadoes topped $2.3 billion. telecom stocks were the strongest today. tomorrow, at&t may

american healthcare system into a new age.ighly reliable where every doctor and nurse can be proud all the time of the work they do or every patient can count on excellence no matter where they are. that involves changes. >> reporter: berwick came to his job with a presidential recess appointment in 2010, because the white house knew he could not survive the confirmation process. and if he's to continue past december he will now have to pass muster with the senate where republicans now say they have enough votes to make sure that won't happen. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: stocks shot back up on bits of hopeful economic news, including word that fewer people joined the unemployment line. the dow jones industrial average gained more than 420 points. banning shorts seling and five u.s. troops were killed in a roadside bombing in afghanistan, less than a week after a helicopter crash killed 30 americans. on our website, there's more on the markets, health care and more. hari sreenivasan has our preview. >

progrowth policy and fundamental policy reform especially on healthcare that are the long-term key to the health and growth of the markets in the country. >> chris: you talk about changing the leadership in washington. i very to ask you the obligatory 2012 question. you said recently you want to see how the gop presidential field develops before you make up your mind. i know you say you have already got the best job in washington but it sounds like there are some circumstances under which you would consider running for president. what are they? >> my answer is still no. that question was i misheard the question. i thought he was asking me who i was ebehind in the primary supporting that is. still the same as it as halls been. let me conclude with this. i don't think a grand bargain will come out of this because they will not put healthcare reform on the table. i'm hoping for are a decent down payment out of the see committee.ctriselect >> chris: up next, a big week in iowa for the 2012 republican presidential field. we will ask tim pawlenty what is at stake for him, when we come right

when i thought of canada i talk about big government, government healthcare and all that. minister said we are in debt up to our eyeballs. their debt level was just a as bad. almost 70% of their economy. >> just as much debt, that is correct. >> but they fixed it? >> they fixed it. >> john: he is a canadian that left canada before they fixed their debt problem. he watched as they went into deeper into debt? >> "wall street journal" called the canadian dollar the peso of north. that was scary because with the debt the canadian dollar was falling and moody's put the canadian dollar on the credit watch. >> they had a safety net that was more like a hammer. >> when i was growing up in canada, people were on unemployment insurance, you could work as little as eight weeks and take the rest of the year off and play hockey. >> john: no work for most of the year. so in 1995, canadian leaders cut unemployment benefits and other programs and as you see here, canada's debt stopped increasing. as canada ran budget surpluses, its debt has been going down? >> the economy boomed in the '9

type of healthcare.g about is managing our legacy cost and managing our healthcare and we believe that if we were able to run the program which we don't do today, we would be able to use our leverage in the marketplace, be able to use private sector best practices which we don't use today and we believe that we can bring the cost and benefit, cost and value of our programs, which would benefit both the employer and the employee. so that's part of it. i think the other thing is going forward, we need to, as i said, control legacy. we need to look at our retirement systems going forward and come more in line with the private sector. so we would look at moving from a defined benefit program to a defined contribution program. >> is this an either/or? either the u.s. postal it was gets control of the benefits pack and manages it or we lay off 120,000 people or do you need both for the u.s. post office to survive? >> caller: what the papers attempted to lay out are some of the things that we need to do to mana

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one more piece, we've got to get control of the rate ofncrease of our healthcare, the cost of our healthcaremore generally. >> rose: that's not a newproble. that's been an old problem. >> it's not a new problem, but it's a second stage at some point. >> rose: how would you suggestt? >> that drives the federal healthcare plans, including medicare. >> rose: how would you do that?. i don't have a ready suggestion to it. one of the problems, as your guest said last night, there's so much disagreement around periods of time, i don't think we're ready to try to do -- take that step yet. but i do think that in the healthcare reform bill that was adopted, there are a number of pilot programs that at least have the possibilityf being effective. if over time they're effective, you can take those and try to scale them. >> rose: the president alwayspre reform was deficit neutral. is it? >> the congressional budget office said it is deficit neutral. >> rose: right.the proponents ol will say, charlie, thoughtful proponents of the bill, like peter orszag, as i just head, will say there are a number of pilo

they claim the budget office underestimated the cost of the healthcare law. according to the report, joint committee on taxation told cbo to calculate the cost by taking individual workers in account, not the family members that would also need to be insured. skeptics say the health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will have vide latitude when it comes to how the healthcare bill is interpreted in practice. that could lead to different result than what the cbo predicted. >> how the bill will be implemented is different from how the congressional budget office and joint committee on taxation assumes that the bill would be implemented. if the bill is implemented in the way we expect it to be implemented, then it will be likely increase the cost of the bill by $50 billion per year after the premium tax credit come online in 2014. >> the white house is disputing the original story that unveiled finding of the new study saying, "this story is not accurate. the affordable care act will extend coverage to millions of americans and bring down the cost of

>> chp healthcare has shut down the center bore. there is traffic stacking up behind it. usually this time of the morning people can use two tunnels from orinda towards oakland. chp shut down the middle tunnel, the middle bore. they were hoping to have it re- opened by 6:00. there is an overturn injury crash sounds like it's just right past the tunnel or just inside of it. the car almost was in oakland. but that's when the car overturned. we are hoping to have pictures from the scene shortly and we'll let you know as soon as they open the center bore. again, they were hoping to have it open by now but they still have it shut down so you can see a little slowing on our sensors from orinda out of oakland. so again you can use westbound 24 but you will have to use that far right tunnel because the left tunnel remains shut down at this hour. also just getting word of this new accident in the south bay the on-ramp closed to southbound 101 right there by the capitol expressway. this is the scene of another accident. the rest of the south bay though the main lines of the freeway

the first safety idea you brought along comes from the strongest sectors this year, healthcare. the name of the company is healthcare services group, the ticker symbol is h.c.s.g., it cooks at nursing homes. share price has fallen off considerably as you noticed here with worries over medicare spending. how about this here, bryan. >> the worries over medicare spending can actually help this company because if you are look to go save money, they will look to healthcare services to provide those services for them at a cheaper price. company boasts 90% customer attention rates and it has a strong balance sheet and 4.5 percent yield. >> tom: there are safety plays beginning with s.b.a. communications that runs wireless telecom towers, s.b.a. c. what's going to break it out of the most recent price share. >> the mega trend. i think that continue. demand for broadband here is huge. the company has long term agreements for its cell towers and it sees highly recurring revenues from this. it has annual price rent escalators and that gives it great revenue and steady cash flow which makes

the justice department had argued that congress has a constitutional right to outline healthcare coverage. experts say the battle will ultimately be decided by the u.s. supreme court. >>> turning to wall street now, the rollercoaster, it continues on wall street this morning after a volatile week that saw huge swings each trading day. the dow is up again today. investors may be sharing the same confidence that u.s. consumers showed in july. retail sales increased by one-half of 1 percent, they spent more money on cars, furniture and gasoline. live look at the big board shows the upswing on the news. dow is up 176 points. >>> the white house has denounced a position each republican candidate put out. they said they would refuse to support a budget deal with any tax increases even if spending cuts outweighed those increases. all the candidates but the exchange between michele bachmann and pawlenty attacked each other. >> you said the era of small government is over. that sound like barack obama. >> she has a record of making false statements, that is not example of that. >> it appears the g

it is healthcare. that means we need to have a conversation on how we are going to reduce healthcare inflation on medicare and medicaid. the patient protection and american care act, healthcare reform bill of 2009, started this by inkraesing competition in -- increasing competition and increasing transparency, lowering costs but that is just one small step in the right direction. host: we will continue taking phone calls during the economic roundtable but joining the conversation is hrurpa senior vt the national so, of realtors to talk about the downgrid of fanny and freddie by s&p. what impact does this have on the housing industry? >> any time there is a downgrade of a company that is not good and e borrowing cost of that company would rise. but what has happened is right now the mortgage market is essentially nationalized. so the fanny and freddie are the children of the government. and given that the government is downgraded fanny and freddie will be downgraded. but given the uncertainty people are

it is healthcare.t means we need to have a conversation on how we are going to reduce healthcare inflation on medicare and medicaid. the patient protection and american care act, healthcare reform bill of 2009, started this by inkraesing competition in -- increasing competition and increasing transparency, lowering costs but that is just one small step in the right direction. host: we will continue taking phone calls during the economic roundtable but joining the conversation is hrurpa senior vt the national so, of realtors to talk about the downgrid of fanny and freddie by s&p. what impact does this have on the housing industry? >> any time there is a downgrade of a company that is not good and the borrowing cost of that company would rise. but what has happened is right now the mortgage market is essentially nationalized. so the fanny and freddie are the children of the government. and given that the government is downgraded fanny and freddie will be downgraded. but given the uncertainty people are s

the country is talking about healthcare reform, the country is talking about health and this is time to take this, this issue out of the crime pages and into the health pages. this is a health issue and when we begin to understand that, fundamentally in our own hearts from the, from academia to clinicians to the folks working in our prisons and jails, to understand that we are talking about individual health. this is a gigantic opportunity and it's, it's a wonderful opportunity because this changes the way people see themselves. when you come, a lot of people who have suffered with addiction, suffer from just horrible feelings of, of inadequacy...shame. ...shame, isolation and so forth. and when you learn that this is actually something that you have an ability to begin to treat, that other people have overcome themselves, that this is about health. and when you can move from saying, i feel sick to i feel well, as opposed to i, going from i feel you know i'm a bad person to a good person. we're talking about moving from sickness to health. so yeah, it's a great opportunity. and i'd,

they cover a range of industries such as healthcare retail and financial services. economists had expected a slight increase. the dow jones opened slightly higher but fell almost 200 points shortly after the news. it's since gained much of that loss and is down 10 points. >> governors nationwide are bracing for big cuts. a recent study shows that federal aid accounts for more than 40% of california's revenue. with the current struggle to recover from a recession, some economists say any cuts will be painful. most experts say immediate cuts will probably hit transportation, education and environment problems. president obama is promising to protect what he can. >> we can't make it tougher for young people to go to college or ask scientists to give up on medical search because we couldn't close a tax shelter for the most fortunate among us. >> right now, it appears no funding will be cut but that could change as the debate plays out over the next few months. >>> president obama is employing congress to end the partial shutdown of the faa within the next few days. earl

you have some countries that have healthcare for all their citizens.et they are giving aaa rating when they are talking about the -- when we look at entitlements here, they're saying that well, with the healthcare entitlements, there's a problem here. you have countries with entire healthcare for the citizens, aaa. what are we looking at? is this political or is this kind of, let's get harder because we made mistakes in the past? >> you don't have just some countries. you have every other advanced economy that provides universal healthcare essentially for all of their citizens and does so spending about half as much relative to the size of their economy as we do with as good, if not better, outcomes. look, reverend, this is a mess. it's been a mess for weeks. you know it, i know it, and the president knowes it too. and all of these economic indicators and the debacle with the debt ceiling and now the huge sell off on the markets are a massive wake-up call to start talking about, and doing something about, what people actually care about in this country

that the folks that come to the healthcare clinics, 83% of them have jobs. this isn't about homelessness. this is about people who have got one, maybe two jobs, part-time jobs that simply can't afford and have no access to healthcare whatsoever. many of the people that come to the starts now. >>> there are now reports that just minutes ago moammar gadhafi spoke on the raid crow in libya. vowing victory or martyr come. stealing the attention back from the east coast quake. >> two big breaking stories. >> libya being the international story. >> i'm inside the town house. >> breaking news interrupted by breaking new it was very unsettling. south of atlanta. the only nuclear power plant that has been affected is the plant. the national cathedral has suffered quite severe damage. three of the pinnacles at the top of it collapsed. >> sounded like a freight train was going through. >> not only natural threat to the east coast bracing for hurricane irene. >> i'm not panicking. i just want to be ready. >> the shaking in tripoli is libyan rebels celebrating inside gad

his family denies that. >> doctors are calling it a milestone in women's healthcare.for the tens and millions of american women, birth control will now essentially be free. that's combos the new government guidelines to not only cor the cost, but eliminate copays and deductibles. women rights advocates say the benefits of free birth control go beyond preventing pregnancy. >> the number of children we have determines how many we need to educate. how many we can employ. the social and economic outcomes of contraception are critical. >> new government guidelines include breast-feeding support, and diabetes screening. >>> lawrence carno in for roberto. you have us in a cooler than normal. >> it has been comfortable. from berkeley hills looking out over the bill. as we look at fantastic weather outside. a few patches of fog reforming. we are going to see that, but tomorrow mostly sunny. the valleys into the 60s and 70s. partly cloudy with a couple possession of a weapons of fog. pretty comfortable for this time of evening, but we are looking at the low cloud and fog moving

the justice department had argued that congress has a constitutional right to outline healthcare coverage. experts say the battle will ultimately be decided by the u.s. supreme court. >>> turning to wall street now, the rollercoaster, it continues on wall street this morning after a volatile week that saw huge swings each trading day. the dow is up again today. investors may be sharing the same confidence that u.s. consumers showed in july. retail sales increased by one-half of 1 percent, they spent more money on cars, furniture and gasoline. live look at the big board shows the upswing on the news. dow is up 176 points. >>> the white house has denounced a position each republican candidate put out. they said they would refuse to support a budget deal with any tax increases even if spending cuts outweighed those increases. all the candidates but the exchange between michele bachmann and pawlenty attacked each other. >> you said the era of small government is over. that sound like barack obama. >> she has a record of making false statements, that is not example of that. >> it appears the g

we don't want it like the healthcare law where nobody read the thing. we don't want to pass to see what's in it. >> in terms of what you know so far the same question i possessed to senator landrieu and senator sessions. does it look like something that put your hands around something you are likely to vote for? >> here's the first problem. the rating agency everybody is keying in on that. they are saying we need $4 trillion to afford it. this will only be 2.4 trillion. >> i hate the rating issues. they are the ones who got into that mess the way the toxic cdo's they gave triple a ratings for. >> let's put it a different way then. what is happening right now is we have doubled spending in just the last ten years. 10 years ago we spend $1.8 trillion this is year 1.6 trillion and more. what the president's budget would do after 10 years increase that from 3.7 to $5.7 trillion. he could spend $46 trillion. all we are doing is lowering that by what 9 huf900 million. i am an accountant. the only way you can really guarantee 900 billion of spending cuts is yo

the new healthcare law mandates the public exchanges be established by 2014. >>> we just have word nowrom the federal reserve, we said they were meeting this morning and the federal reserve announced it will likely keep the interest rates at the record low levels for another two years. the fed announced to keep the key interest rate near 0% through 2013. look how stocks are doing. yesterday was a record plunge. it's down 56 points and it will go up and down throughout the day. we keep you posted on that at abc7news.com. >>> all right. we all know arnold schwarzenegger likes a good cigar. >> we heard that before. well, why smoking habit could land him in jajail? >>> today at 3:00, on 7 live, the woman willing to give up her forthune cho find true love. and whether you're trying to clean up your credit or get the best interest rate, michael finney debunks the myths. and tim lincecum's pitching style? how do you show him your best stuff and get a chance for a swing from the pitcher? we have that story and more at 4:00 and 5:00. >> we could do his hairstyle maybe. >> anti-smoking gr

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we know what's going to happen on social security, defense and healthcare.f every wage. it is not impossible that by august of 2012 that you could have uneloyment a little under 8%. >> charlie: thank you. bill bradley, thank you, david leonhardt, thank you martin feldstein a pleasure to have you here. >> charlie: we turn now to iraq. on monday the country experienced the deadliest die of violence this year. more than a dozen bombs went off across the country killing over 60 peopleiring many more. the attacks have renewed fear the iraq forces could get overwhelmed after the u.s. with drawvmentz it's a critical sometime that the american forces are leaving the country by the end of 2011. they are deciding whether to allow some forces to stay. with me is a baghdad bureau chief, i'm pleased t have him on this program. welcome. >> thank you. >> charlie: you followed great footsteps from john burns and others. >> and they've all been on your show. >> charlie: indeed with great pride. so what's happening today. >> what's happening today in iraq. i'm not there of co

working out of the same building in sacramento with neither taking full responsibility. >> the healthcare services conduct that their hearing and they say well, we aren't involved in enforcement. the department of public health which is charged with enforcing nursing home laws say we aren't a party to the hearing. >> it reminds me of the wizard of oz. >> lived in golden gate center for seven years, but suddenly last winter after a brief hospital visit, that nursing home told her she couldn't come back. >> what surprised me more is that there were beds available in the facility. >> family followed protocall and appealed. at a hearing, the judge ruled in her mother's side. nothing happened. nine months later, mrs. walsh doesn't have her bed back. >> the agency responsible to protect the health and safety of our most vulnerable citizens in this stairkts like my mom, turn their back on them. >> i took their concern to al, the department of public health. >> they basically frown their nose at you guys and the judge's ruling. how can that still go on? >> ultimately if they are not abiding by th