julie mcdonald has more. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: same studio same tune.ghtly different lyrics this time. 30 years after "do they know it's christmas" the band aid group is together again. >> we can spread our smile of joy. >> it's called band aid 30, boy band 1 direction, and singer elliot golden weren't even born 30 years ago. bono and bob geldof organized the first supergroup. they want to raise money not for famine but by the fight against ebola. >> this morning at even before we played the track, it was number 1. so once again, they're dying yes of this filthy little playing but they're dying because they're poor and it drives me nuts. and this country seems to understand that. >> the original band aid single spent three weeks at number 1 in the music charts and raised a massive $24 million worldwide. the smash hit inspired live aid concerts which were broadcast in over 165 countries raising about $150 million for famine relief in ethiopia. but using an old song to fight a new killer outdated? yes, says one of the men behind the song africa stop ebola

julie mcdonald explains. >> reporter: governments, law enforcements and intelligence agencies worldwide said to be spying on every day computer users. there is mounting evidence the practice is being used by some countries to target political dissidents, journal assists and human rights advocates. opposition activist is one of its victims. campaigning against human rights abuses in bahrain, he not only endured a series of attacks on his home and colleagues, but also on his computer here in britain. >> i think it's devastating. when you know that you have no privacy in your life, when you feel that as if you are walking the street without your clothes on, because someone else is monitoring your movement, you feel really, really frustrated. >> reporter: the spyware is so powerful, it can take over the user's entire system. sending e-mails, switching on cameras and tracking every key streak. it can then be used to discredit victims and be removed without a trace. >> they were saying that you are tweeting things that do not conform to your personality. such as, for example, sending links to

julie mcdonald has more from london. ♪ it's christmastime ♪ there is no need to be afraid >> reportero, same tune, just slightly different lyric this is time. 30 years after the original do they know it's christmas, the band-aid team are resurrecting the christmas anthem. ♪ we can spread our joy >> reporter: it's called band 830, and most of the artists boy bands one direction, singer elie golding. weren't even born when the original was released in 1984 to raise funds to fight hung never ethiopia. you two's bono and bob geldof organized the original group and they are still the ring leaders exempt this time they want to raise money not for famine but the fight against ebola. ♪ to west africa >> this morning at 8:00 before we even played the track, it was number one. so once again they are dieing, yes, of this filthy little playing, yes, but they are dieing because they are poor. and this country seems to understand that. >> reporter: the original band eight single spent three weeks at number one and the music charts and raised a mass of $24 million worldwide. the smash hit inspired l

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julie mcdonald reports. >> reporter: it was a family affair as romania's presidential favorite victors vote in the hotly contested presidential runoff. this is the second round of votes with support at 54% according to polls. mick named pugnacious, political experience, steering a strengthening economy and support from the influential orthodox church weigh heavily in his favor. >> translator: today i voted for a strong romania, defined by respect and prosperity. >> reporter: his opponent, clause, mayor of the city took 30% of the vote in the first round. but as a mechanic of romania's ethnic german minority, he has faced accusations of being an outsider. >> translator: today i voted so that all of our mothers and grandparents can live in a better country where we can take care of them. >> reporter: the push to be the candidate for change, promising to smash corruption and strengthen the judiciary something his supporter applaud. >> translator: i would expect more democracy and less corruption. >> translator: i don't care if it's the first, second, or third rounds of elections, i expec

robert mcdonald took over in july after congressional hearings and the resignation of retired general eric shinseki. mcdonald said that the v.a. needs to hire 28,000 doctors and nurses to clear the backlog of patients, including 2500 mental health professionals. he said the scandal could cost up to 1,000 v.a. workers losing their jobs and losing their jobs quickly. secretary mcdonald is joining us here. thank you for joining us and critically important and always, especially on the day before veterans day here in the united states. so this minute, 1:00 eastern here in -- you're announcing what is, what, the largest shakeup in the history of the u.s. federal government? is that what you're saying? >> that's right, wolf. this is going to be the largest reorganization of the veteran affairs. we're calling it my v.a. because we want them to think of the department as embracing them and giving them a warm hug to get the care they need, a department that is totally veteran centered. >> it's fair to say, this is the result of the scandals, the problems that have developed over these past sev

mcdonald just sat down with "60 minutes" for his first interview. he's the former c.e.o. of procter & gamble the world's largest consumer products company. he took over v.a. in july, after it was discovered that managers had kept phony waiting lists that showed vets getting medical appointments in 14 days when in reality, they had been kept waiting more than a year. if a thousand people need to go, give me a sense of what are some of the things that they did? >> well, we're simplistically talking about people who violated our values. >> pelley: and those values are what? >> integrity. it's advocacy. it's respect. it's excellence. these are the things that we try to do for our veterans. >> pelley: but bob mcdonald can't write 1,000 pink slips right now. he's discovering how different the capitol is from capitalism. to fire a government manager he has to put together a case and prove it to an administrative judge. >> scott, the reason this is-- the reason this is okay in some respects is that a lot-- >> pelley: a lot of people think it's not okay, that if people lied and put veterans second-- >> that's different. >> pelley: and themselves first they sthb cleared ou

mcdonald left p & g in 2015 and was confirmed as secretary of veterans affair in july of this year. this ends ends the biographical portion of the gram. now the ground rules. we are on the record here. please, no live blogging or tweeting, in short no filing of any kind while the breakfast is underway to give us time to listen to what our guest says to help you resist the relentles civilie urge we'll e-mail pictures of the session to all reporters here. the va will distribute a transtranscript of the breakfast today. at regular attendees now, if you would like to ask a question, please do the traditional thing and send me a subtle, known threatening signal, raised eyebrow, and i'll happily call on you. the he interest of transparency, let me note i'm a veteran and have two sons in the military. no one in the cook clan is collecting veterans benefits, and with that cleansing disclosure behind us, we'll start off by offering our guest the opportunity to make opening comments and then move to questions from around the table. >> my pleasure. please call me bob. i'm encouraging everyone