congress jeff miller says asmodeus for these veterans may have died waiting for medical treatment. the phoenix the a disputes that. >> we have not found any cases that have been directly related to to access or care. >> the director said she never told them to create a secret to waiting list although there has been e-mail attains saying the extraordinary progress of decreasing wait times for patients. a colleague wrote back 30 minutes later saying'' but i think it is unfair to call any of this a success. when the appointment is created it is 14 weeks apple we're making them wait it is a disservice to the veterans. what analysts say is this problem is not going away. >> many was the bombers' are coming forward because people are feeling guilty and they want is the story out six senator john mccain calling for an immediate investigation cent of the letter to the secretary of veterans affairs asking of officials were paid bonuses for reducing wait times even though those reductions only occurred by manipulating go waitlist for cohabiting received bonuses did what did they receive? >>

we were at a service where pastor jeff miller led the congregation in a prayer for the fallen, lighting four candles for the three fatal victims and is the shooter who killed himself. they sang songs, including amazing grace," and the church members hugged and cried and the pastor talked about the importance of seeking comfort and peace. >> it brings our community, our church community really closer together, but also, everybody ready to reach out and be god's people in the community to try to bring comfort and peace in any way we can. >> and greg, as you mentioned, there will be a memorial service for the fallen here on post for the president and first lady. >> rick, have you been able to learn a bit more about what may have sparked wednesday's shooting? >> well, we have not heard approximate from the army today, the next press conference from the commanding general here is not scheduled until tomorrow. but the officials here on base, have told us that they are continuing their investigation and are looking closely at the shooter's mental health and mental history. searching for witnes

. >> reporter: florida congressman jeff miller shares the house veteran ace fairs committee. >> they seem to want t hold anybody account about for doing somebody wrong. >> reporter: the house committee in december ordered the va to turn over its internal documents on the jed fillingham case and to do so within ten days. the committee says it has yet to receive them. so we reached jed fillingham by phone. he refused an interview, though, saying only quote, that's on the va to answer those questions. scott mcfarland, news4 i-team. >>> not a bad way to start the week? >> 67 today. some areas even close to 70. i think we'll be close to those numbers tomorrow, though possibly a little cooler. maybe right back up there on wednesday. take a look outside there right now. notice i didn't say but. i've had tod+÷ do that just abo every forecast. not really this forecast. we've got a little butt in there. but not bad at all. right now very nice conditions as we look out towards the cathedral. current temperature out at the airport. still sitting at 55 degrees. a very nice afternoon. and a very n

jeff miller, chairman of the house veterans affairs committee says as many as 40 veterans a the the phoenix v.a. may have died waiting for medical treatment. the v.a. disputes that. >> so far, we have not found any cases that have been directly related to delays in access or care. >> the facility's medical director says she never told staff to create a secret waiting list. still, fox has obtained an e-mail helman sent to staff last summer touting the, quote, extraordinary progress in decreasing wait times for patients. a colleague wrote back 30 minutes later saying, quote, i think it's unfair to call any of this a success. sure, when their appointment is created, it can be 14 days out, but we're making them wait 6 to 20 weeks to create that appointment. that is unethical and a disservice to our veterans. one fox military analyst says this problem is not going away. >> there are plenty of whistleblowers that seem to be coming forward because people are feeling guilty about this and they want the story out. >> arizona republican senator john mccain who is calling for an immediate senate inves

pastor jeff miller led the congregation in a message for the fallen.e candles for the fallen and another for the shooter. >> tragedy is never the last word. and this community knows that because they have experienced it. and they know that god will see them through, but the resilience, the support of each person in the community and the support the military is able to get in situations like this, i believe that this community truly knows that tragedy is not the last word. >> reporter: and as you mentioned, harris, all the victims will be remembered at a huge memorial service here at ft. hood this coming wednesday. >> and that, of course, is the human side of this. rick, what about the investigation? what's the latest on that? >> reporter: well, we didn't hear from the army today. we will hear from them tomorrow afternoon in another news briefing, but we know they have been focused very closely on an argument that apparently took place between specialist ivan lopez and some soldiers on post on wednesday afternoon. witnesses are saying that lopez was ups

jeff miller, the chairman of the committee said as many as 40 veterans may have died from quote untimelyas lynch said he wasn't aware of the va having two waiting list. texas senator john corman put out this saying these reports are heart breaking and congress should conduct immediately hearings and the president should implement someone responsible for rapid changes. arizona senators are calling for the senate to investigate as well. >> any response from the va in phoenix so far? >> officials are saying they are in the dark about this and waiting for more congressional information and va investigator information as they look into their own records as well. >> so far what we have looked at, we have not found any cases directly related to delays or access in care. >> the medical director of the va in phoenix said she has quote never directed staff to do a secret waiting list >> quite a story. more digging to be sure. thank you very much. >>> here is quite a story. yankees and red sox adding a bazaar chapter. second inning. you see the pitcher's neck there? that is pine tar. the red sox ma

jeff miller, senior vice president, player health and safety policy, national football league. thank you very much for being here. then, scott hollenbeck, executive director of usa football. the face of a brain injury, concussions, multiple concussions within soccer briana scurry, a former professional goalkeeper, u.s. women's national soccer team. next panel we will have ian, the other face of high school level concussions. so with that, mr. daly, you are now recognized for your five minutes. >> thank you. i would like to thank the chairman, the ranking member and the subcommittee members for inciting me to testify today regarding the national hockey league and the proactive steps it has taken to promote the safety and health of the best professional hockey players in the world. the major professional sport with no out of bounds, hockey is a physical game. at the nl level -- >> is your mic on? >> it was. i'll bring it closer. at the nll level our players want it to be physical and our fans want it to be physical but importantly all constituent groups associated with the game a

to talk more about this, jeff miller. thatank you for everybody has come in support of this legislation, and to my senator from florida, marco rubio. sayt of all, we need to that 40 300,000 plus people who work at the every day, they do their job for the right reasons. i just left a hearing with the deputy secretary, talking about the delay in providing information to the committee so that we can do our oversight responsibility. we have requests for information into the department that date 660 days that we have received no response. then we talk about those people that have been involved in issues where there have been preventable deaths, and hospitals around the country, and it's easier for those people to receive a bonus that it is for them to actually be fired. legislation,ce of it is to give the secretary the tools that he needs in order to make very important decisions. veterans isf our paramount. service to our veterans is paramount. we cannot continue to promote people who have not done their evennd do them bonuse

i was talking to jeff miller who's the chairman republican of the house affairs committee.this. we have a saying in the military, i learned this back in 1993. leave no man behind. and we lost three men in afghanistan this week, you know 1400 veterans on a secret waiting list in the phoenix va. >> 22 suicides a day. >> right. 22 suicides a day. you're right. >> it's stunning. a day. >> this program "taking the hill" is the only veterans show on a major news network. this week it's so powerful. we have marie tillman who lost her husband ten years ago. you know, i just came back from afghanistan when he was killed. >> not everyone knows the story of pat tillman. tell us. >> this guy was a star football player for the arizona cardinals. he gave up his $6 million contract in the nfl to go make $16,000 a year as an army ranger because our nation was attacked on 9/11 and he wanted to serve. he became an army ranger and unfortunately in the war there was friendly fire and he was killed. he was killed by his own men. there was a clean coverup from our government. they burned his bod

we're talking to the chairman of the house committee on veterans affairs, congressman jeff miller.them up and they never did. >> it's sad in phoenix, but the facts are there have been 23 deaths that occurred across the country at places like pittsburgh and memphis, tennessee, and some other v.a. medical centers, columbia, south carolina and augusta, georgia. 23 veterans and of course you come to phoenix and get a number that's approaching 40. we're still digging into it to find out exactly what happened. >> sure. and we need to point out, there are thousands of people who work for the v.a. and they do great work. but at these particular facilities, the one in phoenix in particular, they apparently had two lists. one was a list where people gave their names and some of those people were on the list for close to two years. then there was the official list that they put in the computer where when they were within two weeks, then they put them on to make it look like they were an efficient operation, which is it wasn't. the demands for efficiencies like that must have come from the top

-- to talk more about this, the chairman of the house veterans' affairs committee from florida, jeff miller. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. thank you for everybody that has come today in support of this piece of legislation. and also senator marco rubio, thank you for being here. this is very important. first of all, we need to say for the 300,000-plus people that work at v.a. every day, they do their job for the right reason. but the problem we've been having with the department of veterans affairs as of late, there's no transparency and there's no accountability. i just left a hearing with a deputy secretary, sloan gibson, about delaying providing information to the committee so we can do our oversight information. we have requests for information into the department that dates some 660 days that we have received absolutely no response. then we talk about those people that have been involved in issues where there have been preventable deaths at hospitals around the country, and it's easier for those people to receive a bonus than it is for them to actually be fired. and what we're t

robert maples, miller was in play-off form last night, the four funniest minutes of television i've seen in some time. jeffo'reilly, i cannot believe you associate yourself with miller, so i guess that means jeep will not come to the show when it rolls into buffalo one week from saturday, april 26th, sorry, jeff, you're going to miss a good time. we'll be in cincinnati the day before, friday, april 25th and honolulu may 10th. maybe an imitation which is quite something. in minneapolis, fargo, and rapid city check out tickets on bill o'reilly.com. fact tomorrow tip a bunch of wounded veterans appeared at the white house. the president was kind enough to publicize the seventh annual soldier ride where wounded guys and gals cycle to raise money and awareness. riders aimed at restoring wounded warriors physical and emotional well being and we support the event and hope you will, too. mr. obama has been very good on this issue. so here is the tip of the day. let's all follow the example of the children at liberty baptist church academy in south, florida. they raised $30,000 these kids for independence fund.org,

jeff. >>> neighbors in western pennsylvania, are taking sides over oil and gas fracking. some landowners can't wait to make a deal with energy companies. others don't want anything to do with drilling. as michelle millerrce everyone to let the fracking begin. >> reporter: suzanne matteo is raising two young daughters on this four acre land in pennsylvania. what is underneath her property has an energy giant intereste in leasing her land. against her wishes. >> we don't want to lease our land and we should have that right not to lease our land. >> reporter: matteo and her neighbors sit on top of a piece of land the energy company hope to develop. the houston based company is trying to. >> announcer: 1961 pennsylvania law that could allow drillers to pull gas rights or bundle the properties landowners who support drilling with those who oppose it. >> it's a point to pit neighbor against neighbor and what better way to get people hating each other than money? >> if you're going to be forced into something, it's better off, i think, to get on the band wagon. >> reporter: neighbors bruce and jody clingan run a 200-eric golf course nearby and signed a gas lease for $500,000 down plus 18% royalties on future