it was the first of two home runs by paul goldschmidt. >> some sad news, miss beasley has died of canceresident bush released a statement in part saying, quote, she was a close companion to her blood relative barney. even though he received all the attention, beazley never got any attention. we'll miss her. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> now to the at&t merger with directv. a deal some analysts are saying could affect one in four households. 80 million people in the u.s. could have 25% fewer paid tv provider choices. joining me now david nakamura with the washington post. david, good morning to you. you're very aware of the move in dc as we look at two major deals being considered. this latest one the fcc and antitrust regulators have to check off on it. >> absolutely, richard. you're seeing the sort of buildup among internet and phone providers trying to get as big as possible. they can help the consumers through the greater internet speeds through mobile service. the truth is there's some skepticism here. i think you're seeing the companies do this to compete with

paul goldschmidt hits this out of here. way out of here. >> look at senator skron magjohs reaction.can't believe it. do you think yes, senator, it's gone will be the new call? by the way, diamondbacks beat the dodgers 18-7. >>> now back to the firestorm. swirling at the department of veterans affairs. calls for swift accountability today as lawmakers and veterans advocates speak out condemning alleged deadly delays even though officials deny it. >> it's a great first step to get rid of him because he's been felt to be the chief -- >> the resignation of dr. petzel is a sham. he had already announced his retirement. >> it's gone from incompetence to something criminal. >> what went wrong and how can it be fixed? susan, this is so outrageous and totally unacceptable if these allegations are true. how bad do you think it is? >> obviously everyone is losing their patience on capitol hill. but i think what is interesting about all this is that this is sort of bubble of protection around the v.a. secretary eric shinseki. the lawmakers i talked to last week seem to have feelings toward shin