robert mcdonald says he didn't do anything for johnny williams, he wouldn't have done for any constituent, trying to invest and create jobs. in texas, governor rick perry has been charged with trying to use the powers of his office, to muscle a county prosecutor out of office, after she was convicted of drunk driving. the district attorney in question rose mary are is a democrat, the county where she serves travis is also the home of the state government in austin, and thus, investigates official corruption. lamb burg still in office, governor perry insists the charges against him are are pure harassment, poll tiggs in trouble, this time on inside story. texas governor, turning himself in and then posing for a mug shot, the longest serving chief executive in the state history, he was indicted last week by a grand jury on charges of abuse of power. on the powers of the office of governor. there are important fundamental issues at stake. and i will not allow this attack on our system of government to stand. >> the charges stem from perry threatening to veto and then vetoing funding for a co

then we will hear from new va secretary robert mcdonald. to -- two federal immigration judges will discuss the influx into the u.s.. watch live coverage from the national press club summit tomorrow at 10:00 eastern. then the cbo director will talk. president obama announced steps to improve the availability of mental health care for military personnel and talked about the ongoing violence in iraq. the president spoke at the national convention in charlotte, north carolina. thank you so much. everybody have a seat. hello, legionnaires. >> hello! >> i will thank the commander for the introduction, but more importantly, for your service in the army and as you conclude your tenure as commander. thank you for your tireless commitment to america's veterans. i want to thank the entire leadership team for welcoming me here today, including the executive director in washington, all the daughters, spouses -- [cheers] sisters of the auxiliary, and the sons of the american legion. let me say that i join you in honoring the memory of a friend to many of

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the american veterans 70th annual convention today heard from veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald. he spoke at the meeting in memphis. [applause] >> thank you. please, bc did. please, bc said -- e seated. andk you for your strong independent and great support for our veterans. good afternoon. it is an honor and privilege to join you in memphis, tennessee. as i was preparing for my senate confirmation hearing to read is my first chance to speak directly to the quarter million members of your organization and discuss the concerns we all share. and what we are going to do about them. let me say right off. i appreciate your contribution reform.reform -- to va amvetsme counsel from and other organizations. you are and deep devotion to veterans is not lost on me. i value your insights. i thank you very much and encourage you to keep them coming. national commander john mitchell, thank you for that kind introduction. to both you, linda, and commander mitchell, congratulations on your work this last year. a difficult one, to be sure. i look forward to working with amvets new leadership. t

secretarys affairs robert mcdonald spoke recently at the 70th annual american veterans national convention. it was his first major speech since being confirmed by the senate in july. he addressed some of the recent problems at the v.a. and talked about improving veteran access to health care. this is 25 minutes. >> thank you. please, be seated. thank you for your strong and independent and great support for our veterans. good afternoon. it is an honor and privilege to join you in memphis, tennessee. i spoke as i was preparing for my senate confirmation hearing but this is my first chance to speak directly to the quarter million members of your organization and discuss the concerns we all share. and what we are going to do about them. let me say right off. i appreciate your contribution to va reform. the discussions that we have had on capitol hill and across the nation. i welcome counsel from amvets and other organizations. your experience and deep devotion to veterans is not lost on me. i value your insights. i thank you very much and encourage you to keep them coming. national commander

secretary robert mcdonald plans to talk to employees, leadership and patients in palo alto. he wants to make sure patients are getting the care they need, when they need it. earlier this year, remember a scathing report found 1,700 veterans were kept on secret waiting lists but majority having to wait more than two weeks to be seen. the palo alto facility says it's not the case on the peninsula. >>> new this morning, the government offering a free online service to drivers to find out if their cars have been recalled to get results, drivers enter vehicle identification number on the website, safercar.gov. it allows used car buyers to check for unrepaired cars before they buy them. millions of cars are recalled every year, yet only two-thirds actually get fixed. this year a record 43 million get recalled in the u.s. >>> at&t plans to bring a super high speed internet service to cooper tina, giga power, offers speed of one gigabyte per second. it's 100 times faster than the average american home connection. the service should be ready as early as december. at&t hopes to bring

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after that robert mcdonald speaks to the 70th annual convention in memphis. events to tell you about tomorrow including a forum on religion and diplomacy. is judethe hud and looks at national security and theposed by iran terrorist group isis. you will also see a discussion of strategy in iraq. that is at 2 p.m. eastern. >> here are some of the highlights for this weekend. i history to looking at the civil war. saturday the communicators visit the technology fair on capitol hill. sunday the political commentator pat buchanan. clinton, barack obama, and edwards snowden. daniel hauber and sunday morning we tour the literary sites of cap or, wyoming. league's kansas city monarchs. the depiction of slavery and movies. on sunday an interview with president herbert hoover. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us or e-mail us. join the c-span conversation. like a font face. -- like us on facebook. hello us on twitter. as tuesday's white house briefing began with then roads the additionalrs military personnel would report back soon wit

robert mcdonald was confirmed ten days ago. he will make his first trip to the v.a. troubled facility in phoenix where the recent skanldz came to light. he is expected to meet with his staff and members and veterans. >>> happy birthday to roger federer who turns 33 today. u2, dave, 53, and dusten hoffman turns 77. one more birthday to announce. smoky the bear is now 70. his only you can prevent forest fires message is going strong. i'm dara brown. thanks for watching "early today." have a great one. >> strong storms slamming hawaii's big island as we speak. >> iselle is downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, but it is still packing a major punch as 70 mile an hour winds and heavy winds are pummelling the island putting thousands in danger. >> it's 4:30. >> we have a team in place this morning. rob is tracking the path and intensity, but we begin with today in the bay's jennifer owe lu in

secretary robert mcdonald plans to talk to employees, leadership, and patients at the v.a. facility in palo alto. he wants to make sure that patients are getting the care they need, when they need it. earlier this year, a scathing report found 1,700 veterans at a phoenix va hospital were being kept on secret wait lists, with the majority having to wait more than two weeks, just to be seen. the palo alto facility says that is not the case on the peninsula. >>> a major recall this morning involving some popular peanut and almond butters you may have packed in the kids' lunch boxes. nspired natural foods is recalling the products you see on your screen because of a possible salmonella contamination. it includes arrowhead mills peanut butter, maranatha almond and peanut butter and safeway open nature peanut butter. also trader joe's almond butter and whole foods almond butter. for complete details, go to nbcbayarea.com and search "recall." >>> this morning, you might want to keep an eye on shares of apple. the stock is approaching an all-time high as the company prepares to rel

veterans will hear from the new veterans affairs secretary, robert mcdonald. we will have it for you when it begins at about 1:15 eastern. live coverage will continue at 3:30 eastern. we will bring you a discussion on the future of the european union. european parliament secretary general is visiting washington, d.c. today and will take part in a discussion at the wilson center. again, that starts at 3:30 eastern here on c-span. this weekend, special programming on the c-span networks. friday night, native american history. saturday, a debate on scottish independence. with the chief justice of the second circuit court of appeals. friday at 8:00 p.m., "in depth" with former congressman ron paul. saturday at 10:00 p.m., "after words" with william burrows talking about his book "the asteroid threat." on american history tv on a nasa, friday, documentary about the 1969 apollo 11 moon landing. on saturday, lyndon b. johnson's nomination acceptance speech from the 1964 democratic convention. sunday night, a look at election laws and the legal president -- bush versu

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members of both parties attended the ceremony as well as current via secretary robert mcdonald. a bigo want to say thanks to america's new secretary of veterans affairs, bob mcdonald. [applause] some of you may know bob headed up one of the biggest, most successful companies in the world. but he also was a west point grad. who serveder valiantly on behalf of his country. this was a labor of love for him and he hit the ground running. he is turning out clinics and hospitals around the country. for exceptingbob, discharge in this challenge and making sure we are doing right. [applause] i'm really proud of him. i want to thank all the members of congress who are here today, and i especially want to thank those who led the fight to give bob and the v.a. more of the resources and flexibility they need to make sure every veteran has the benefits they have earned. senator bernie sanders-- [applause] senator richard burr, represented in mike michaud, representative jeff miller. give them a round of applause, thank you. [applause] we are all grateful to our outstanding veteran service org

veterans affair secretary robert mcdonald said today that more work needs to be done. >> our strategicn says it clearly, va is a customer service organization. we serve veterans. and it's by how well we serve those veterans ultimately that decides the value of our organization. the truth of the matter is that we failed in a number of ways, and we need to do better. we have to do better, much better. >> also today, president obama promised veterans that he would take further action to improve their access to health care. and good economic news sent stocks higher today. well, not by that much. the s&p closed above 4,000 for the first time ever. >>> burger king said today it has reached a deal to buy tim horton's it will create the world's third largest fast food company. it will also move its headquarters to canada, which will lower taxes. >>> in today's power politics it is 10 weeks until the congressional midterm elections, and when it comes to a possible g.o.p. takeover of the senate, fears are growing. david shuster joining us with more. >> republicans need a net pickup of six seats

robert mcdonald says the agency has made more than 830,000 referrals in the past two months.he v.a. has been shaken by reports that will some veterans died while waiting for treatment. some have been accused of covering up scdung problems, as well. >>> virginia governor mcauliffe is creating a new workforce development initie with a focus on helping military veterans find jobs. mcauliffe signed the executive order yesterda creating this initiative. the gerr plans to ask for 10,000 businesses to sign commitments f hiring veterans. >> this afternoon a group will rally outside the united states postal service hopes of getting a speal to honor the late poet maya angelou. she died in may at 86. at 1:00, that group will gather downtown to read her work aloud and deliver me 63,000 petitions cai the post office to create a stamp in her honor. which would be a nice gesture, i think. absolutely. >> a lot of these stamps people buy and keep for the historic value they might have. >> sure. and we're talking about much cooler temperatures, just feels different outside after that rain a co

about it again and we will be back in o you.5u<9r< Ñ çÑto be no shame former virginia governor robert mcdonaldk the blame game to a new low when he took he supposed to know the guy had taken her on a $20,000 shopping spree, arranged for him to have a spiffy sports car to theirranges of dollars in loans and, hey a little creditonce itme mon mcdonald's did reture ccki@ for $15,000 hter's gedding. >> schieffer: a lot more ahead, including an update on the earthquakes, so stay with us. >> >> this portion of face the nation is sponsored by the capital one. your card is the key. road rohde,. >> schieffer: well some of the stations are leaving us now but for most of you we will be right back with a lot more of face the nation, including our panel, an update on the earthquake and the situation in ferguson missouri. plus an interview with actor garry sinise so stay with us. >> these reports are coming in from the associated press. there are also several significant fires and power outages in the region as well. we will keep you posted as the developments come in. there were protests again last might in

veterans' affairs secretary robert mcdonald said more work needs to be done. >> our strategic plan says it clearly. v.a. is a customer service organisation. we serve veterans. it's about how well we serve the veterans, ultimately that decides the value of our organization. the truth of matter is we failed in a number of ways, and we need to do better. we have to do better. >> president obama promised veterans that he would take further ages to improve access to healthcare and housing. congress approved $16 million to improve the system. >>> in politics, it's 10 weeks until the congressional midterm elections, when it comes to a g ox p takeover -- g.o.p. takeover, fears are growing. david shuster joins us with more. >> republicans need a net pick up of six seats. six to take control of the u.s. senate and derail the final two years of president obama's term. the polls show that the democratic fire walls are in trouble. in arkansas, mark prior appears to be slipping in his re-election efforts. if tom cotton pulls out a win in arkansas, and flims the seat. the -- sflips the seat the odds p

alibis but even in modern politics where there seems to be no shame, former virginia governor robert mcdonald took the blame game to a new low when he took the stand that is, at his 170,000 corruption trial and basically threw his wife under the bus, that it was all her fault. what a stand-up guy. how is he to know that the $6,000 watch he gave he she gave him had been paid for by a businessman trying to use the governor's office to promote his dietary supplements? was he supposed to know the guy had taken her on a $20,000 shopping spree, arranged for him to have a spiffy sports car to drive on their vacation, arrange thousands of dollars in loans, and, hey a little credit here, once it became money the mcdonald's did return the check for $15,000 that the businessman had sent over to pay for the governor's daughter's wedding. as the governor told it thursday, all this came about because of his wife's fragile emotional state. he told the jury the whole thing had left him in such despair he has moved in with his parish priest for the duration of the trial. >> friday he reversed course and said

secretary robert mcdonald plans to talk to employees, leadership and patients at v.a.'lity in palo alto. he wants to make sure patients are getting care they need when they need it. earlier this year a scathing report found 1700 veterans at a phoenix v.a. hospital were kept on secret waiting lists with majority having to wait two weeks just to be seen. the palo alto facility says that's not the case on the peninsula. >>> 5:36. we are following breaking news this morning. mike told us about a report of a pedestrian possibly hit on southbound 880 on industrial in hayward. hour chopper is over the scene, as you see in live pictures. two lanes closed. traffic backing up for miles. mike is tracking that incident. what are you hearing now? it's interesting, a pedestrian on the freeway? >> a big question mark. but if you look at chopper shot behind me, this is the industrial, overcrossing, south bound 880, right in the same area, stopping traffic before you get to the overcrossing. and traffic control on the overcrossing itself. we put things together, sometimes folks walk acr

in a written report robert mcdonald said the inspector general, was, quote, unable to conclusively assert the absence of timely, quality care caused the death of these veterans. he acknowledged that the va, is quote, in the midst of a serious crisis and stressed that veterans are waiting too long for care. peter alexander is at the white house with the latest. what are we expecting to hear from the president today? >> in the words of a senior administration official the white house is on this trip president obama specifically to make sure that this administration it keeping the prompts and commitment to the veterans. you spoke about the executive actions. let's put them up on the screen to give you a sense what they'll be about in the effort to improve access to health care and housing. it will include expanded mental health care, it will include the provision of loan and student debt assistance as well as easier access to education and employment. it was only a matter of 19 days ago president obama signed into law bipartisan bill $16 billion worth to help in the effort, following, of cou

the new secretary of veterans affairs, robert mcdonald, also spoke to the convention about accountability. >> when those investigations are concluded, and the findings are provided to us, you can bet we will take appropriate action. >> reporter: a doctor who was one of the v.a. whistle blowers has come forward again to dispute the finding that no one died while waiting for care, calling the inspector general's report spin. abc news, washington. >>> coming up, a wandering sheep. and he's not hard to miss. and a world record this guy might be able to set. >>> hazy skies over the bridge from our east bay hills camera. temperatures are up, and they'll continue to rise. i'll have the details coming up. >>> and sky 7 hd is over a terrible accident on interstate 680 where we are told that three people died in this crash. this happened in the northbound direction on the lake harmon road off ramp. apparently two cars were involved. the chp says that ramp is closed now probably for the next four hours. and we can show you now it is not affecting traffic on the main roads, but there is a lot of emer

secretary robert mcdonald plans to talk to employees, leadership and patients at v.a.ity in palo alto. he wants to make sure patients are getting the care they need when they need it. earlier this year, a scathing report found 1700 veterans at a phoenix v.a. hospital kept on secret wait lists with majority having to wait two weeks to be seen. the palo alto facility says that's not the case in the peninsula. >> 6:33 now. time to check the forecast this morning as we take a live look outside. eastern approach to the bay bridge. lots of cloud cover. >> not surprising overcast. beautiful thus far. what are we in turn for today? >> more of the same, sam and laura. good morning to you at hole. temperatures are mild already. i want to show you the low clouds. they tell the weather story of the day. onshore flow. a live look at hillsburg. same cloudy skies over antioch, spanning through the dell tap as a result, temperatures are going to end up cooler than average again. gradual clearing to comfortable conditions later today. both sunshine in places like san jose. all of inlan

let's hear from the veterans affair secretary robert mcdonald that took over for eric shinseki. yesterday he was with the president at the american legion conference in north carolina. here's what he had to say about investigating people in the management of the v.a. health care system. >> since may 1, 2014, we have taken over 30, over 30 personnel actions and investigations are ongoing. two members of the senior executive service have resigned or retired. three members of the senior executive service have been placed on administrative leave pending the results of investigations. over two dozen, over two dozen health care professionals have been removed from their positions. and four more gs15s or below placed on administrative leave. >> host: v.a. secretary yesterday before the american legion talking about what the v.a. is doing under his leadership to investigate those that have been at fault within the v.a. health care system. nicholas in virginia, democratic caller. active duty member. go ahead. you're on the air. >> caller: good morning. >> go ahead with your question or c

. >> robert mcdonald says the department reached out to 200,000 vets trying to get them off the long waiting lists. >> members of a church in ferguson held a peaceful protest, mamping in honour of michael brown, shot by officer darren wilson. they say the brown shooting highlights the divide between police and ferns. >> i have -- african-americans. >> i have three boys, 23, 15 and is it. it could have been my son. >> supporters of officer wilson raised nearly $400,000 for his legal fund, a federation cupped raiser to -- fundraiser to help the browns has generated $260,000. >> an audio recording captured the moment brown was was shot and killed. as many as 11 shots can be heard. the recording has not been auth ept kated. >> salt lake city's chief investigating concerns about the use of force. an african american police officer shot a white man. dylan tailor's family said he was unarmed, posing no threat. >>> a man called a serial killer in los angeles is expected to be arraigned on murder charge. alexander hernandez is accused of going on a shooting spree across l axe. three were dead

robert mcdonald took over the leadership at the end of july. live later this afternoon with a discussion on the future of the european union. . taking part in the wilson center, taking part at 330 eastern on c-span. heard, scotland will vote on an independence referendum next month and decide whether to end their political union with england. bbc scotland hosted a second debate with the better together campaign leader, alastair garland. scott campbell announced the debate from the museum in glasgow. >> welcome to glasgow, where scotland decide. -- decides. ♪ [applause] >> hello, and welcome to glasgow, as the independence referendum campaign enters its final stage. alex salmond leads the scottish national party, which has been leading this outage independence party for 18 years. alistair darling is a member of the british parliament. it is the second time that that men have gone head to head, and they do so before the first ballots go out. it is the eve of the poll. in the next 90 minutes, our guests will face questions from members of our audi

. >> secretary robert mcdonald announced the va has made more than 838,000 referrals for veterans to receive care from private doctors. he spoke yesterday at the national convention in memphis. he has been touring va facilities around the country that included a stop at the phoenix facility and a veteran's commention in las vegas. >> thank you. please, be seated.k you for you independent and great support for our veterans. good afternoon. it is an honor and privilege to join you in memphis, tennessee. i spoke as i was preparing for my senate confirmation hearing to read is my first chance to peak directly to the quarter million members of your organization and discuss the concerns we all share. and what we are going to do about them. let me say right off. i appreciate your contribution o va reform. i welcome counsel from amvets and other organizations. you are and deep devotion to veterans is not lost on me. i value your insights. i thank you very much and encourage you to keep them coming. national commander john mitchell, thank you for that kind introduction. to both you, linda,

now, remarks from veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald from the american legion's national convention in charlotte, north carolina. this is 30 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. it's a pleasure to be with you here today in charlotte, and a true privilege to hear president obama's remarks earlier. i deeply appreciate his trust and confidence in providing me the opportunity to serve at va. president obama's presence here at your convention, his steady support of va over the past six-and-a-half years, and the leadership he has demonstrated in driving greater support and opportunities for veterans are all evidence of his strong, unwavering support of veterans. once again, he has taken the lead in calling for elimination of the claims backlog, the ending of veterans' homelessness, better and more substantial mental healthcare and support, encouraging companies to seek veteran employees, increasing educational opportunities, and recruiting medical professionals to better serve our nation's veterans. there is no stronger advocate for veterans than president obama. first, let me thank the

secretary robert mcdonald spoke at the american legion conference in charlotte. he's listening to all ideas to carry out the mission to care and serve for u.s. veterans. this is half an hour. >> good afternoon, everyone. to hearrue privilege president obama's remarks earlier. appreciate his trust and confidence in me, providing the opportunity to serve at the ba -- at the v.a. his steadye here, support of the v.a. in the past six years, and his leadership that he's demonstrated in deriving greater support and opportunity for veterans are all evidence of his strong, unwavering support of veterans. once again, he has taken the lead in calling on the elimination of claims backlog, the ending of veteran homelessness, better and more substantial mental health care and support, encouraging companies to seek veteran employees, increasing educational opportunities, and recruiting medical professionals to better serve our nation's veterans. there's no stronger advocate for veterans than president obama. first, let me thank the legion for your staunch support. for almost a

host: that is robert mcdonald, the new secretary. what do you think of the choice? guest: it was an interesting one. we expected the president to look outside of expected circles. we expected him to look for someone who had a business background. there was even consensus from what i can tell on the hill that it did not matter if a candidate had health care in his background. that has been a big issue, managing the health care system. but i think the main criteria was going to be someone who had an excellent accomplished business management background. that is what we found in mcdonald's. -- mcdonald. we did not know he was on the shortlist. they did not consult us about it. we had some other candidate so we had heard about and names that had floated. we had some people we thought may be under consideration. was big onelli suicide prevention, which is another big issue they will have to deal with. host: does he have a military background? guest: he went to west point and served as an officer in the army early on in his career. theoon left and went into private sector

secretary, robert mcdonald? >> he set out a 90 day plan that volves getting out of d.c., talking to employees, hearing from veterans. last friday, he was in phoenix. the center of the wait time problems and the scandal. he was out there talking to some of the employees. talking to some of the veterans out there and he has already been to the disabled american veterans convention. the next couple weeks it will be more of the same, talking to some of the v.s.o's. a listening tour. exactly what the department's policies and procedures are for wait times and scheduling issues. there is still public faith in that. outside review of the scheduling practices, behind the, give the veteran to have a lot of concerns about how the -- about the scandal. the numbers are on the up and up. veterans groups i have spoken to have said they are excited about what you have laid out and they will take a step back for the next two months or three months. and get back with more pressure after that. stay on the issue and make sure he i

robert mcdonald, has been dominated by president obama to be the next permanent secretary. i am sure we all agree that he has his hands full to restore the trust in the va. what is your opinion of the president's choice to have mr. mcdonald run the agencies and department as the secretary? does his lack of experience of running a health care system concern you? >> america needs to stand ready to assist anyone who is appointed as the secretary. the american legion has a history of advocating for veterans and as we stood by the others in the past we will stand by mr. mcdonald. we have been around since 1919 and will always be here to help. >> have you had contact with mr. mcdonald? >> i have not, sir. >> what is one piece of advice or area you would like him to focus on the most? >> transparency. we would like to see more transparency so things like the scandal doesn't happen again so we know what the va needs and we can advocate for those needs. we would like the secretary to let us know what is needed and to be transparent because as long as we know what we are working with

. >>> robert mcdonald is making stops at v.a.ospitals for the first time he took over the embattled agency, and it all follows a week of reform. president obama signed a $16 billion bill thursday that would give veterans broader access to doctors in medical care and overhaul the entire virginia agency. >>> a federal judge's ruling could open the door for some college athletes to get paid once they leave school. the ruling stems from a lawsuit by a former ucla basketball player who believed he should be paid after his images appeared in a video game. >>> also moments ago, we learned president obama spoke on the phone with german chancellor angela merkel to discuss the ongoing tense situation in ukraine. the white house says both leaders agreed that any russian intervention, even under the guise of a humanitarian effort would be met with additional consequences. this comes as ukrainian troops have reportedly surrounded the city of donetsk, aiming to take it back from pro-russian militants. >>> as we get closer to the bottom of the

host: that is robert mcdonald, the new secretary. what do you think of the choice?t: it was an interesting one. we expected the president to look outside of expected circles. we expected him to look for someone who had a business background. there was even consensus from what i can tell on the hill that it did not matter if a candidate had health care in his background. that has been a big issue, managing the health care system. but i think the main criteria was going to be someone who had an excellent accomplished business management background. that is what we found in mcdonald's. -- mcdonald. we did not know he was on the shortlist. they did not consult us about it. we had some other candidate so we had heard about and names that had floated. we had some people we thought may be under consideration. was big onelli suicide prevention, which is another big issue they will have to deal with. host: does he have a military background? guest: he went to west point and served as an officer in the army early on in his career. theoon left and went into private sector and

. >> host: the va secretary robert mcdonald took over for eric shinseki after the va scandal broke aboutthe facilities across the country with wait lists. also inspector general's report investigated suicide at these facilities. the "washington times" has this, 77 patient at the phoenix va who committed suicide -- host: >> host: angel in hyattsville, maryland. go ahead. >> caller: hi, good morning. i'm calling on independent line but i am what you describe as conservative but not republican. i felt voting republican when republican party stopped being conservative, they spend money we don't have. so i'm an independent now. what i'd like to say is listening to c-span, listening to the republicans calling in, this just nicely of what my dad did. [inaudible] dumbing down america. we call in on a radio station. we don't have our facts. the president come is to come he's done quite a lot. let's just stick with it. he has done a lot and now we have a terrorist not come here. he's taking the fight to the. i'm comfortable within killing themselves over there, i'm sorry. i'd rather have them do t

. >> coming up, robert mcdonald is speaking into the nag national legion commission.and a look at the future of the european union with panelist at the wilson center including the secretary general of the european parliament. and here is a look at prime time programming across the networks. a look back at the congressional investigation into irs target. booktv is addressing poverty tonight. and american history tv tonight with a focus on the decision to drop the atomic bomb in world war ii. this weekend special programming on the cspan networks. friday night, native american history and on saturday a debate on scotland independence. and on booktv we have in-depth with former congressman ron paul and then afterwards with william burrows talking about his book "the asteroid threat". on american history tv, friday a nasa movie about the 1969 apollo 11 moon landing. and on saturday johnson's exceptance speech from the 1964 democratic convention. and sunday night a look at legal law and a precedent of bush versus gore. let us know what you think about the programs you are

members from both parties attended the ceremony as well as current veterans affairs secretary, robert mcdonald. this is about 15 minutes. a biglso want to say thanks to america's new secretary of veterans affairs, bob mcdonald. [applause] some of you may know bob headed up one of the biggest, most successful companies in the world. but he also was a west point grad. who serveder valiantly on behalf of his country. this was a labor of love for him and he hit the ground running. he is turning out clinics and hospitals around the country. for exceptingbob, discharge in this challenge and making sure we are doing right. [applause] i'm really proud of him. i want to thank all the members of congress who are here today, and i especially want to thank those who led the fight to give bob and the v.a. more of the resources and flexibility they need to make sure every veteran has the benefits they have earned. senator bernie sanders-- [applause] senator richard burr, represented in mike michaud, representative jeff miller. give them a round of applause, thank you. [applause] we are all grateful to our o

mcdonald's in the middle of the night. maybe you forgot -- maybe you forgot something else. >> the back and forth with detective roberts started an interrogation. >> leave things out kind of like -- >> like you -- >> it make you look like you did something bad, you know. >> as for the story about the hitchhiker, the cops checked it out but couldn't come up with anything. >> we checked surveillance video in the area where they said he dropped him. looked and didn't find anybody. he checked area businesses to see if there was someone like that that that matched the description of the him hiktchhi didn't find anyone. >> was pedro hiding something? >> is there anything we need to change about where you went, what times? >> well, there was. just whether it seemed the interview was -- just when it seemed the interview was ending, pedro decided to keep talking. there was something he'd left out. >> one thing i have to tell you because -- you're right, i can't keep everything from you, and i have to tell you one thing. >> okay. >> that one thing was huge. >> like in the scuffle with chris, it wasn't really an argument. i made the comm

mcdonald's dollar menu and more. it's economnomnomcial. ♪ nom...nom...nom... >> pam: the san francisco metropolitan transportation agency. is coming down hard on disabled parking violators >> pam: our stanley robertsged along with parking enforcement officers, as they set up shop in the mission district. >> pam: surprisingly. the sheer cost of the fine. does not appear to be a deterrent. as we find out in this edition of people behaving badly! (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> reporter:using your park where ever you want button do you have a handicapped no im just dropping my mom off right now you cannot use the handicapped parking space you need to stop you are not allowed to park in the blue zone unless you have a handicapped placard, can you stop can you stop the vehicle you're not supposed to do that >> reporter:will not prevent you from getting a ticket if you park in the blue zone and despite the sign reading minimum fine 250 dollars i can assure you the maximum is much higher >>so you are going to be issues a citation for parking in the blue zone without a handicapped placard >> reporter:now you might think she was in the minority but thi

mcdonald testified on the hardships of running for office and the emotional and fine toll it can take on a family. for more of what happened in court today -- robert of all, the defense, no this wasn't bribery, we weren't taking these watches and all these trips and rides and all that stuff. we weren't doing that because we wanted to. we were doing that because my wife had a crush on this guy. she wanted to spend time with him. she was spending time so she could spend time. now it seems to me my wife's hysterical. what's the defense? >> i think the idea is, she starts out hysterical, and she's not ready for prime time. she's not ready to be the first lady of virginia, she's worried about what she's going to wear and doesn't feel like she's up to it. later, we'll hear this tomorrow, when he talks more about the marriage, mcdonnell talks more about the marriage, tomorrow we'll hear about how they grew apart and she was supposedly doing all this wheeling and dealing behind the scenes with this businessman and he supposedly didn't know anything about it. >> i'm trying to cut through this from the rational to the irrational, there is a rational explana

> robert is there any way to put people into shelter or some situation where they might be better protected given weather? >> not really. i mean, everyone kind of ducked into underneath the mcdonald's down the street. there's a couple other hangovers over some of the boarded up stores. there is a gas station right over there but it would be hard for them to even get over there because of the road blockade. so there's not a whole lot of place for them to take shelter. some of them have umbrellas when and that's not safe when there is lightning booming, i can hear them coming about 200 yards away now, joie. >> al jazeera correspondent robert ray for us on west florison. now rejoining me is our colleague tony harris. we have seen a big shift. reminds me of the night and day situation we see in the protests. suddenly a lovely evening of weather and then suddenly this. >> i heard you meanings moment ago, this could be a bit of a break it was torrential rain that we saw. >> and captain johnson was talking about a turning point. >> he was talk about it at 2:30 this morning. what he was referring to is something different, something we really hadn't seen before. and this was a scene where

senator pat roberts of kansas successfully fending off a primary challenger, milton wolfe. wolfe, by the way, happens to be president obama's second cousin. >>> mcdonald's is trying to put the fast back in fast food as part of a test program. the company is now promising customers in south florida a free lunch if their drive-through order is not ready within 60 seconds. right now the average drive-through order takes just over 3 minutes. >>> something deeply, deeply weird. it involves this farmer from kansas seen here playing the song "royals" by lorde on his trombone of the you can see the cows tart coming in. all the way in. it happens slowly over time as you'll see and what's interesting to me the farmer seems utterly unfazed -- sorry, that was a bad pun. he seemed utterly unfazed by the fact he is seriously outnumbered by cattle. take a listen here. ♪ >> he's got them entranced. >> they're more organized when you go to a concert. >> it's like a response between the trombone and mooing. his name is derek klingonberg and makes thee agriculture-themed comedy videos including a cow twerking clip which shockingly does not have as many views as the trombo

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mcdonald's mccafe coffee made just the way you like it -- with an egg white delight mcmuffin. so how do you take yours? >>> one, two, three -- >> the new england patriots and their owner robertcket sensation. they challenge their division rivals to do the same. that would include the miami dolphins, buffalo bills and the new york jets. we've been telling you about the online campaign raising money to fight lou gehrig's disease for als. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." jane pauley is here sitting in for gayle king all this week. >>> good morning. coming up in this half-hour, the brooklyn bridge is guarded 24 hours a day. for weeks people wanted to know how anyone could breach security. now two men are claiming responsibility and they even took video. >>> a "cbs this morning" investigation into a possible surrogacy scam. dean reynolds goes one-on-one with the man that may have defrauded couples who just wanted to start a family. that story is ahead. >>> time for this morning's headlines. the "wall street journal" says job opens hit a 13-year high. nearly 4.7 million postings were added in june the highest number since february of 2001. and more people are quitting. that