the department of veterans affairs removed the head of the phoenix va hospital six months after beingistrative leave. she's now gone. the phoenix va came under widespread criticism after staff lied about wait times. 40 veterans died while waiting for care. a new hospital director will be named soon. >>> republicans are set to take over capitol hill but doesn't necessarily mean the party has a mandate. in fact a new bloomberg politics ans is selm poll caution republicans against overreaching. 60% say the gop shouldn't use their majority to carry out a new jends. 46% want the president to give ground to republicans, 44% want him to stop them from going too far. overall 44% are more optimistic about the future, 28% are less optimistic. shift gears let's talk sports. we begin with the ravens and the saints, monday night football and the game in the third quarter. drew brees back to nsa. he throws, intercepted. will hill taking it 44 yards the other way a touchdown by the ravens. there we have it. ravens take the lead. but the running back rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns. new orlea

other metric getting your way. -- its of the nation. >> the va general inspector support this summer downplayed the links between the care in phoenix and 40 deaths that a whistleblower suit could have resulted from the delays. recently e-mail surfaced showing the acting va secretary sloan gibson, or you pay tribute to do in your remarks, correspond with the acting inspecting general to encourage him to include that language downplaying those links in the report. was it appropriate for gibson to seek changes to an inspector general's report, it was appropriate for the ig to act on gibson's suggestions? >> we take every veteran outcome and credibly seriously, and the fact that veterans in phoenix weren't getting the appropriate care that they had earned, we all take very personally. very personally. because these other guys we all served with. and when i think back to the guys i served with, it becomes very, very personal. it becomes very personal. and to think that there's some shenanigans going on for political purposes by a man as honorable as sloan gibson who is also serve his country, went to west point, served his country, and

since springtime when it revealed that dozens of veterans may have died awaiting treatment at the phoenix va >> a woman was stabbed in the west bank, after a similar attack killed an israeli soldier at a train station in tel aviv. >>> also on the weather, the winter weather, the official start of winter still six weeks away. but the first cold snap of the season is bringing snow, plunging temperatures and big travel blues. arctic blast pushing south from canada and heading across the country, parts of the midwest already under its grips. in minnesota, motorists were caught offguard. as much as two feet of snow is forecast for the region as well as subzero temperatures. dozens of flights have been cancelled at minneapolis st. paul and more travel disruptions are expected as you can imagine as the storm moves east. it's not just minnesota some 7 million people are under winter storm warnings, what we can all expect here is al jazeera meteorologist kevin corriveau. >> joyjoie, it's been a messy dy already. over the next three days, tonight it is going to be that snow from the dakotas all the wa

whatever you have heard about the problems of the phoenix va hospital, the falsified records happened. what have you done to make sure those problem's don't occur elsewhere in the future? >> the big issue here is making sure when an organization has a metric, that the metric has not get confused for an outcome. need toook at what we do in v.a., icn increasing need for more doctors, more nurses, and more money. let me give you an example. -- when doesysis the effect of a war peak on the v.a.? you may think soldiers are coming home from iraq and afghanistan, many of them, if not most of them will be home by this year or next. 40 years is when the peak man occurs for a veteran serving in the war. why is that should mark because people age. airbornethe 82nd division and i have very shooter developed 60 times. and thekidney stone doctor did an x-ray and said i have good news and bad news will stop the good news is i found your kidney stone. andtill high in your kidney we can break it into pieces and you will pass it. the bad news is you have note discs in the lower back. have you ever para

the head of the phoenix va, sharon heldman is supposed to be fired.s getting paid i understand. >> getting paid for months now, anderson, while on leash, this is where the secretary is taking some heat. he says he wants to fire people. the president expected him to fire people. but as of today, just one person as far as we can tell, in senior leadership at the va has been removed from service. there have been retirements people pay on paid leave. one actual firing. mcdonald says he is hampered by laws. i have a lot of dispute about that. right now, a lot of people that cause this mess, anderson, are still there at the va. >> fixing what's wrong, it will take years. he was talking about hiring more than 20,000 nurses and doctors. i mean, they need a lot of people beyond just the reorganization? >> yeah. less managers, less administrators and many, many more health professionals. 28,000 is the number that the secretary was speaking of. doctors and nurses and health care providers, who can handle not just the backlog they have now, anderson, but the expe

bill: the woman who ran the phoenix va hospital given a ping slip after she and two other officials were administrative leave. they kept a secret list of patient wait times to hide treatment delays. an internal investigation showed 40 patients died while waiting for appointments at that hospital. martha: president obama coming out shortly after 10:00 on the east coast. he called for calm as violence raged on the tv screen next to him in ferguson. >> there are americans who agree with it and there are americans who are disappointed anding r angry. it, an understandable reaction. but i join michael's parents in asking anyone who protests to do so peacefully. martha: i don't know what your reaction was. i was home last night watching that. as the president was calling for calm on one side of the screen, on the other side of the screen protesters were rocking a police car. >> let's remember, a large majority -- the vast majority of people who protests were not violent or burning things down. they were people who believed and whether they had the facts -- they believe this guy was guilty of m

the head of the troubled va hospital in phoenix, arizona, is out of a job. director sharon helman was placed on administrative leave in may. the news comes after evidence of falsified records and improper practices at the hospital brought attention to other facilities nationwide. >>> and that historic snowstorm moved the bills/jets game to detroit ford field last night and buffalo wasted no time. this touchdown by scott chandler leads to what can only be described as an invisible snow shovel. very clever. after a long week, the bills win it 38-3. >>> just ahead, it is not good news. why millions may be scrambling for a last minute thanksgiving plan. >>> this morning on "today," it's been a long night in ferguson, missouri. there have been gunshots, tear gas, fires and more. nbc's craig melvin will have the latest from ferguson. >>> millions of americans get ready for the thanksgiving holiday this week, there could be chaos in the forecast. a major storm is about to hit just as an estimated 46 million americans hit the road or head to the airport. nbc's tom c

. >> the troubled va hospital in phoenix, arizona is out of a job.the director was placed on administrative leave back in may. this news comes after evidence of falsified records and improper practices at the hospital. >>> that historic snowstorm moved the bills/jets game to detroit's ford field last night and buffalo wasted no time. this touchdown by scott chandler leads to what can only be described as an invisible snow shovel. at least we think that's what that is. after a long week the bills win it 38-3. >>> 19 past the hour. just ahead the ferguson fallout went well beyond missouri's borders. demonstrations in new york, seattle, los angeles, and oakland california out in force making their voices heard. no. it's called grid iq. the 4:51 is leaving at 4:51. ♪ they cut the power. it'll fix itself. power's back on. quick thinking traffic lights and self correcting power grids make the world predictable. thrillingly predictable. try zyrtec-d® to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relieve your other allergy symptoms... so you can breathe easier a

when you have executives falsifying records and sharon hellmann the former director of the va out in phoenix been on the payroll for six months on administrative leave. $170,000. we can all do the math and see how much she's made at taxpayer's expenses while he's waiting on criminal investigations. the law just got passed by congress and the president that you can fire due to poor performance. fire her, then you can have a criminal investigation and, meanwhile, send her to jail if needed later. gerri: so you think they're just not taking strong enough action and could if they wanted to, not just being strong enough here? >> absolutely not. they claim they were firing five executives when in reality, many of them had already decided to retire or many resigned. one executive has been fired. one. the law was passed this summer to expedite the process when you have someone on administrative leave for six months, it doesn't sound to me anything is moving fast. another example of government bureaucracy and a slow train to nowhere. gerri: forty vets in phoenix died waiting for care. waiting 90 days

a whistle blower even came forward to say that at the va hospital in phoenix, arizona some veterans mayre. mcdonald was previously the ceo of procter & gamble. he's also a graduate of west point and served five years in the army. >> this is very personal. i have a lot of folks that i served with that i am really -- want to take care of in the very best way i can. >> reporter: the va says its goal is to have this reorganization completed within a year. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> abc news is now reporting that china is believed to be behind the cyber attack against the u.s. postal service. officials say hackers took personal information on employees including names, dates of bifrrth, social security numbers, and emergency contacts. customers at local post offices or those who used its website usps.com were not affected. however, people who used the postal service's call center may have had telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and other information compromised. but the agency is not recommending any of those customers take any action, at least not right now. >>> president obam

va. the phoenix hospital -- whistleblowers said dying while were waiting list. -- had been on at aadministrativeeave. the v8 will not tolerate that we depend on employees. we should boat veterans first and are not the va. some of the other stories making headlines today. ritchie is up next, : from a line for a on republicans. caller: as a republican tthat i want is to have food. my doctor has me on a high protein food. for ybody is different, example my son cannot eat hazelnuts and nuts. next, independent from illinois. about the am calling ferguson case. the past 40 years we told obama was elected president, racism would be over with. there has been proven wrong. the supporters have been bullied by them. right to be the scared because there is so much and people hate tthe police to begin with. they say it is okay to go get ide but then you can shot while walking. this is violence, they forgot happened in the 60's when martin luther king died. spoke about esident last night from the warehouse in the wake of the grand jury decision. [video] >> i have witnessed this change in my own wife. deny the

a whistleblower even came forward to say at the va hospital in phoenix, arizona, some veterans may haves previously the ceo of proctor & gamble. also a graduate of west point and served five years in the army. >> this is very personal. i have a lot of folks i served with that i am really want to take care of in the very best way i can. >> reporter: the va says its goal is to complete this reorganization within a year. t.j., reena? >> karen travers, thank you so much. >>> turn to snow plows now. they can't keep up with the severe prewinter storm in the upper plains states and the midwest. >> more than 100 accidents clogged roads in duluth, minnesota. this one involved about 20 vehicles. the city closed several of the roads. >> driving not any better farther south. many tractor trailers decided to pull off interstate 94 west of minneapolis. get off the road. they got stuck on the off ramp. they had to all be towed. eastbound i-94 is closed because of several accidents. let's check in with jim dickey from accuweather with the latest on this storm track. >> reporter: good morning. the snow

phoenix hospital fired. sharon holman appear be to the first va executive to lose their job to the scandal. >>> "the new yorkfter general motors explained about a defect. candice candice anderson lost control of her saturn ion. >>> "the wall street journal" says there's a shortage this morning on the need to protect ebola. the greatest demands for that is from the united states when the ebola fear is high. only a handful of companies make the suits. supplies are running low in both africa and america. >>> and "the washington post" says the grand jury's decision not to bring criminal charges in ferguson is extremely rare. in 2010 federal grand jury weighed in on more than 162,000 cases. they refused to return an indictment just 11 times. >>> reaction to the grand jury's decision left destruction in the streets of ferguson this morning. rioting protesters are furious that officer darren wilson will face no charges in the shooting death of michael brown. this is what happened when cbs news correspondent omar villafranca was covering demonstrations. [ gunfire ] >> omar villafranca joins us now from ferguson. oma

va in a timely manner. or, if not, getting out into sector in a timely manner. so i think what you have seen in phoenix and elsewhere -- the i don't have statistics are infinitely -- but what you have seen is a decrease in the waiting period. a lot of criticism and some of it very justified. it is completely unacceptable the books with dr. or lie -- and we had to do with those people -- but at end of the day, what i veteran in american understands, his want to get into the va, the quality of care is quite good. that is what all the veterans organization say and that is very true. the va has done cutting edge in terms of medical intervention -- there a project right now that is so revolutionary and exciting. process and ng on a a unit which people with injuries can now utilize and it is battery powered, which enables the batteries to move your legs and move your arms. people who have been in a wheelchair for years are now getting up. with the help of this apparatus, they are now moving around and walking. just a revolutionary development. from my point ne" is the va does good and is to do better to prov

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va a poder calificar para poder tener una hipoteca de manera legal. cuÁntos personas vayan a ser elegibles depende del tiempo en el proceso. >> de parto de vivienda indica desde phoenixtecaria de hace unos aÑos. >> no es suficiente, habrÁ un aumento en la demanda de vivienda por parte de los trabajadores y sus familias. pero para que puedan obtener un hogar necesita acceso a crÉdito, y todavÍa los bancos y otras incitaciones financieras temen mucho prestarÉ mucho riesgo en el mercado. >> aÚn asÍ se piensa aÚn asÍ se piensa que de aquÍ al 2020,4 de cada 10 compradores de casas nuevas, serÁn hispanos. otro anÁlisis de los efectos de la acciÓn ejecutiva, indica que podrÍa haber un aumento significativo en los ingresos de los inmigrantes beneficiados. >> los estudios estiman que los salarios de las personas que podÍan beneficiarse con una acciÓn ejecutiva, aumentarÍan entre un 8 y 9 por ciento. >>los inmigrantes con documentos ahora pagarÍan unos en 6000 millones de dÓlares en impuestos. lo que se oponen a la acciÓn ejecutiva en el congreso piensa que la acciÓn ejecutivatendrÁ efectos negativos, ya que aumentarÁ la competencia por empleo perjudicando a trabajadores estad

phoenix v=a hospital, >> catherine: . and that appointment records were falsified to cover up the long delays. >> catherine: former va secretary was forced out after similar problems were revealed at other v=a health care sites across the country. >> catherine: the scandal also led to a new law making it easier for veterans to get v=a-paid care from local doctors. >> catherine: today shinseki's replacement, the former ceo of procter and gamble, says he is cleaning house. >>" we're taking disciplinary actions against individuals who violated our values >> catherine: robert mcdonald says 56=hundred v=a workers have already been fired, demoted or otherwise disciplined. >> catherine: they range from high level bureaucrats to mail clerks. he says the department will be reoriented with one goal: to serve veterans. >> catherine: a new customer service organization will report directly to him. >> catherine: in addition, he says the agency heads to add 28=thousand health care workers. >> catherine: new federal legislation gave the v=a fifteen billion dollars for new hires. >> catherine: mcdonald says he's personally visiting medical sc

three individuals in particular from the phoenix situation where they all now have new jobs good, jobs, and we're making progress. it's important every employee in va have a responsibility to the organization and to our veterans to improve our operation every single day, and you can't do that if you're not critical. our road to veterans day focused on hack excel -- accelerating access to care. i want to thank my west point classmate and a dear friend, sloan gibson, an acting secretary for a number of months, for the work he did to lay down the pavement on the early part of the road. under his leadership we began to surge resources to places where resources were needed to get people off eight lists, driver down the disability claim backlog and reduce homelessness. i heard in facilities all over the country about how we had extended clinic hours in the evening, on the weekends. we have mobile units we brought to various locations like phoenix. we have hired more doctors. we have hired more nurses. in order to be able to extend those hours. we have asked people to work overtime, and these results have been effective in getting people off of wait lists

va a hacer con bisbal? >> ¿con bisbal? (risas) >> ¿quÉ pasÓ con el agua de phoenix? >> mucho mejor...ierte en una obsesiÓn, cuando la enfermedad se ha convertido en una obsesiÓn, eso me ha pasado a mÍ, pasÓ de una o dos copas de vino diarias, a tomarme a veces hasta tres botellas de vino sola, eso es un problema. >> y todos tus planes giran alrededor del alcohol. >> y sales en el trabajo, y lo primero que quieres hacer es de caracas a tomar una copa de vino. >> estas en rehabilitaciÓn, lo sabemos. >>es un programa que ha ayudado a millones de hombres en todo el mundo en 79 aÑos. es simplemente platicar y fiestas un poco estresado o estresada, desahogarse. esas personas te entienden. >> y un dÍa a la vez. >> un dÍa a la vez. la gente me pregunta cuÁntos dÍas es sobria y luego estÁ decirlo porque yo soy medio supersticiosa. lo que digo es un dÍa a la vez. >> como haces para controlar la ansiedad de no tomar. >> la ansiedad que tenÍa antes con el trabajo ya no implica porque ya no estoy trabajando. pero es una lucha diaria. como decÍa, mi principal adicciÓn fue el vino blanco. es difÍcil

va a hacer con bisbal? >> ¿con bisbal? (risas) >> ¿quÉ pasÓ con el agua de phoenix? >> mucho mejor...bemos. >>es un programa que ha ayudado a millones de hombres en todo el mundo en 79 aÑos. es simplemente platicar y fiestas un poco estresado o estresada, desahogarse. esas personas te entienden. >> y un dÍa a la vez. >> un dÍa a la vez. la gente me pregunta cuÁntos dÍas es sobria y luego estÁ decirlo porque yo soy medio supersticiosa. lo que digo es un dÍa a la vez. >> como haces para controlar la ansiedad de no tomar. >> la ansiedad que tenÍa antes con el trabajo ya no implica porque ya no estoy trabajando. pero es una lucha diaria. como decÍa, mi principal adicciÓn fue el vino blanco. es difÍcil ir a otros restaurantes y ver a otras personas tomando. pero mi familia me ha estado ayudando. >> buscaste varias opciones. se dice que fuiste hasta ecuador para buscar ayuda. >> me fui a ecuador para sanar heridas. tratÉ... lo he tratado todo para sanarme y una de esas cosas fue irme a la selva amazÓnica. quiero aprovechar esta oportunidad para agradecer a mi camarÓgrafo que me acompaÑo los

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