. >> the robert mcdonald case was a big success in the justice department which will bring this case. through had someone who never met bob mcdonald came out of nowhere and turned states evidence and agreed to testify for the government. you have none of these things here and they tried to get him to testify against senator menendez and no deal there and they have known each other. >> the generosity isn't necessarily corruption or gratitude or niceness -- >> that's true. especially when it comes to friends. in fact the supreme court has said, it's not illegal. the standard of proof here is for the government to prove that one thing led to another. that senator menendez asks for gifts and then did favors. >> any lessons from the prosecution not too long ago of the late former senator ted stevens of alaska? >> that was a huge set back. remember the stevens case was simple. he failed to report work that was done on his house boy an oil company executive. it went off the rails and the judge threw the case out and retried -- tried to retry it and they said no way because he said there was

. >> joining us now for the interview, very happy to say, robert mcdonald, our nation's secretary ofaffairs, it's a real honor to have you with us. thanks for being here. >> great to be with you tonight. >> i think there's something going on politically, that hasn't received a lot of national attention yet, i feel it percolating, which is a concerted effort to end the va in terms of its core functions providing health care to our nation's veterans. nine million veterans are getting health care through the va. do you think that such a movement is afoot and how do you feel about it? >> as i went through my confirmation process, some members of the senate asked me to do an analysis of this, and i'm a business guy. so coming in, i did an analysis and what i discovered was not only do veterans needs the va, but american medicine needs the va, which means america needs the va. let me explain what i mean, did you realize that 70% of u.s. doctors are trained by the va? it's our residencies that train doctors. >> wow. >> did you realize that we have the largest nurse force in the nation? who'

robert mcdonald wants to take a billion dollars away from the fund designed to help veterans pay forutside doctors while the department deals with huge treatment delays. gop lawmakers planned the proposal and suggested mass firings for those responsible and ended bonuses for va workers. >> spy games not the nsa or the cia but your mail carrier could be tracking you. >> ashley webster is here with why the postal service is under fire. ashley? >> as you just said heather and ainsley does look like something from the cia or nsa. but the same people who deliver your mail could be snooping on you. it is called the mail coverage program. they are tracking and sending us recipient information of thousands of citizens. spying is done at the request of agencies who say they want to track mail and packages being sent to sus and from suspected criminals. defense attorneys say the mail program is often abused and done without proper authorization. now they want them to reign in. they include the targeting of their individuals for purposes. they receive 29,000 government requests for snooping. th

. >> reporter: they may get more help after a visit from veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald, who met with the goal of getting homeless veterans safe havens in tough cities. >> we have to determine whether or not we have the commitment to take care of the people after the war. >> reporter: in san francisco today, the secretary pledged $1.8 million a year for the next decade to house veterans. it will subsidize 111 rooms in the city with more on the way. >> i got 6,000 maybe 7,000 people on the streets. i'm not going to let that number scare me. i'm going to do 10 at a time, 20 at a time. >> reporter: for vets, finally having a roof over their head is believing. >> been almost three months. >> reporter: living is believing. >> heat. that's all i need. and a nice bed. >> reporter: small steps. and maybe some solutions to what remains an overwhelming social problem. in san francisco, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >>> a catholic website is defending the san francisco archbishop. it's in response to a group of local catholics asked the pope to replace the archbishop. the group said th

. >> they may get more help after a visit by veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald who met with oakland, san jose and san francisco with the goal of getting homeless veterans safe havens in tough cities. >> if anything before we go into war we have to determine whether or not we have the commitment to take care of the people after the war. >> to san francisco, secretary pledging $1.8 million a year for the next decade it help house veterans. it'll subsidize another 111 rooms in the city with more on the way. >> i got 6,000 maybe 7,000 people on the streets. i'm not going to let that number scare me. i'm doing 10 at a time, 20 at a time, 100 at a time. >> for vets, finally having a roof over their head is believing. >> been almost three months, finally. >> for that matter living is believing. >> heat, that's all i need. and a nice bed. >> small steps and maybe solutions to what remains an overwhelming social problem. in san francisco, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> in the meantime veterans administration whistleblowener oakland took her findings to capitol hill. rusty ann brown t

iraq war veteran bill roush says new va secretary robert mcdonald has made significant changes. >> we think the biggest changes he faces is the culture of the va and the fact that the va is so large it's slow to move. >> the ap an examined va data from august of 2014 to february of this year. the worst delays were clustered in southern and western states. they found wait times of more one of the worst problems is at the va outpatient clinic in jacksonville, florida. more veterans waited for health care there than in the entire states of new york and pennsylvania combined. >> you have more folks wanting to come into the system but, again, this is coming at a very challenging time for the va because, again, they ear trying to reset and refocus. >> reporter: the va is building new facilities like this veterans hospital in fayetteville, north carolina, to handle a greater need as the wars wind down in iraq and afghanistan. deputy secretary of veterans affairs sloan gibson says, "as we improve access, more veterans are coming." last month president obama visited the va hospital in phoenix,

. >> iraq war veteran bill rausch says robert mcdonald has made significant changes. >> we think thest challenge he faces is the culture at the va and it is slow to move. >> the associated press examined va data from august 2015 to february of this year. the worst delays were clustered in southern and western states. the a.p. found wait times of more than 30 days unchanged for veterans to see doctors. one of the worst problems is that the va outpatient clinic in jack sornville, florida, more veterans waited there than pennsylvania, new york combined. >> this is coming at a very challenging time for the va because they're trying to reset and refocus. >> the va is building new facilities like this veterans hospital in fayetteville north carolina to handle a greater need as the wars wind down in iraq and afghanistan. deputy secretary of veterans affairs sloan gibson says as we improve access more veterans are coming. last month president obama visited the va hospital in phoenix, arizona, where the initial problems were uncovered. >> it's important that veterans know that somebody's got

. >> they may get more help after a visit by veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald who met with oakland, san jose and san francisco with the goal of getting homeless veterans safe havens in tough cities. >> if anything before we go into war we have to determine whether or not we have the commitment to take care of the people after the war. >> to san francisco, secretary pledging $1.8 million a year for the next decade it help house veterans. it'll subsidize another 111 rooms in the city with more on the way. >> i got 6,000 maybe 7,000 people on the streets. i'm not going to let that number scare me. i'm doing 10 at a time, 20 at a time, 100 at a time. >> for vets, finally having a roof over their head is believing. >> been almost three months, finally. >> for that matter living is believing. >> heat, that's all i need. and a nice bed. >> small steps and maybe solutions to what remains an overwhelming social problem. in san francisco, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> in the meantime veterans administration whistleblowener oakland took her findings to capitol hill. rusty ann brown t

. >> reporter: iraq war veteran bill roush says new va secretary robert mcdonald has made significant changes. >> we think the biggest challenge he faces is the culture of the va and the fact that the va is so large, it's slow to move. >> the ap an examined va data from august of 2014 to february of this year. the worst delays were clustered in southern and western states. they found wait times of more than 30 days unchanged for veterans to see doctors. one of the worst prons is at the va outpatient clinic in jacksonville, florida. more veterans waited for health care there than in the entire states of new york and pennsylvania combined. >> you have more folks wanting to come into the system but, again, this is coming at a very challenging time for the va because, again, they ear trying to reset and refocus. >> reporter: the va is building new facilities like this veterans hospital in fayetteville north carolina, to handle a greater need as the wars wind down in iraq and afghanistan. deputy secretary of veterans affairs sloan gibson says "as we improve access more veterans are coming.

veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald who met in san jossy and san francisco with the goal of getting homeless veterans, safe havens in tough cities. >> i think if anything before we go into a war we have to determine whether or not we've got the commitment to take care of the people after the war. >> for san francisco today, the secretary pledged $1.8 million a year for a decade to help house veterans money for 111 more rooms in san francisco alone. 111 more homeless veterans like harry devinny. >> in a nice bed. >> reporter: simple needs complex solutions. in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> you may know that today is earth day and to celebrate in san francisco mayor ed lee announced a new campaign to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. >> abc 7 news was at at&t park in san francisco this morning as the mayor detailed his 0-50-100 plan. the campaign's goals are to send zero waste to landfills and reach 50% sustainable travel and use 100% renewable energy. the mayor praised the giants for the team's sustainable practices. last season, get this, 96% of the waste at the stad

the group was welcomed we president obama and vice president biden, veterans affair director robert mcdonaldpresident and vice president on the south lawn for the eighth annual soldier ride. the president called the event one of his favorites and gave a shout-out to each branch of the military. mr. obama promised the riders we've got your back and we'll be with you on that long journey before blaring the horn to start the ride. >> that's what -- that's what these riders represent here today. that sense of community and support and love for each other. >> the soldier ride brings injured service members together for a weekend focused on health and wellness comrade, and healing. >>> deliberations are under way right now in the high-profile trial of a south jersey man. he's accused of killing a new york city boy 30 years ago. pedro hernandez is accused of murdering aton paetz in new york in 1979. he was 6 years old. he became one of the first missing childrencartons. his body was never found. pedro hernandez confessed to killing patz three years ago but his attorneys say hernandez's admission wa

then live at 2:30, veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald appears before members of a senate appropriation subcommittee to present his department's 2016 budget. that is also on c-span3. here are a few of the book fifes we're could go this spring on booktv. this weekend we'll be in maryland state capital for the annapolis book festival. in the middle of may we revisit maryland for live coverage of the gaithersburg become in festival with tom davis and advicer to president obama david ag axle rod and then close out may in new york city where the publishing industry showcases upcoming back. in the first week in june we are live for the chicago tribune printer's row litfest, including our program. and your phone calls, this spring on c-span2's booktv. >> now the turkish for affairs minister talks about iran nuclear negotiations at this vaccine hosts by the carnegie endowment for international peace. i runs 55 minutes. >> welcome, ladies and gentlemen. i'm a vice president for studies here at the carnegie endowment for international peace. i want to thank you for joining us for this important a

. >> veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald testifies tuesday about his department's budget requestnd other issues. live at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> she was considered modern for her time. called "mrs. president" by her detractors and was out logan about slavery and women's rights. she provides a unique window into colonial america and her personal life. abigail adams, sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on "first ladies: image influence and image." on american history tv on c-span3. th companion book is available. -- and the companion book is available. providing lively stories of these fascinating women providing an illuminating and inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or e-books are your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. ?>> house and senate budget conferees met for the first time to work out differences in their 2016 budgets. both bills aim to balance the budget in 10 years while repealing the health care law. increasing defense spending, and cutting the budget for medicare medicaid, and highway projects area this meeting is over two hours. -- highway project

secretary robert mcdonald testifies on capitol hill about his department's 2016 budget request, which includes $73 billion in discretionary funding and $95 billion in mandatory spending for disability compensation and pensions. live coverage of that hearing begins at 2:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. in congress this week, the house is expected to consider cyber security legislation while the senate continues work on an anti-human trafficking bill. it's also possible that there could be a vote on a bill that would grant congress oversight of an iran nuclear agreement. for more on the week ahead, we talk to a capitol hill reporter. >> the phone this morning is sarah mimms, staff correspondent and journalist set up this week in washington. sarah mimms, let's begin with what's happening on the floor in the house and the senate. >> sure. so the senate particularly this week is really interesting. they're coming in this week in very much the same position they were last week. they still have that human trafficking bill holding them up. they still need to confirm loretta lynch at some poin

to a senate appropriations subcommittee hearing for testimony by veterans affairs secretary, robert mcdonald on the v.a.'s budget request for 2016. it's a nearly $170 billion plan that includes expanding health care and benefits. transforming the v.a. into a more veteran centric department and programs to end homelessness among veterans. mark kirk of illinois's, the chair of the subcommittee. you're watching c-span3. >> he was a vietnam veteran in the marines and presented himself to the v.a. with chest pains. went to see dr. deetiter, the head of cardiology. he didn't want him to be in his win loss record. referred him to the floor. there, tom expired of a heart attack. wanted to make sure that that kind of a thing never happens to our veterans that we have. competent, strong administration of people. ms. secretary, i have raised this issue with you multiple times. behind that is the story of lisa a cardiologist as we witnessed this whole thing and thought it was an outright malpractice happening in this case. i know you have a ten minute opening, mr. secretary. >> thank you chairman kirk.

. >>> veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald appeared before members of a senate appropriations subcommittee to present his department's proposed 2016 budget for $168.8 billion. it includes funding to expand veterans health care and transform the va to be more consumer centric. the hearing runs an hour and 50 minutes. >> he was a vietnam veteran in the marines and presented himself to the heinz va with chest pains. went to see dr. deiter, the head of cardiology in the heinz. he didn't want him to be in his win loss record. referred him to the floor. there, tom expired of a heart attack. wanted to make sure that that kind of a thing never happens to our veterans that we have. competent, strong administration of people. ms. secretary, i have raised this issue with you multiple times. behind that is the story of lisa, a cardiologist as we witnessed this whole thing and thought it was an outright malpractice happening in this case. i know you have a ten minute opening, mr. secretary. >> thank you, chairman kirk. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i've got a pretty brief opening statement, and then we'l

and later today robert mcdonald will be testifying on the va's 2016 budget request. nearly $170 billion for disability compensations pensions and other benefits. we'll have live coverage of that hearing coming up at 2:30 eastern time. also here on c-span 3. and then tomorrow the house begins debate on two cyber security bills, dealing with information sharing between private companies and the federal government, along with liability protection. you can watch debate on those measures in the house live over on our companion network, c-span. the hill reports trade groups are banking on this being the year that congress' passes liability protection for companies that are hacked when they share data with the government. groups like the u.s. chamber of commerce and the financial services round table have been lobbying for the measures for years, saying that sharing cyber threat data without legal protections could expose companies to frivolous shareholder lawsuits and regulations. you can read more on thehill.com. here are a few of the book festivals we'll be covering this

. -- robert mcdonald. is also on c-span3. spent she was considered modern for time mrs.t at her detractors and was outspoken about her views on slavery and women's rights has won the most prolific writers of any first lady but she provides a unique window into colonial america and her personal life. abigail adams, sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies." examine the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and influence on the presidency for martha washington to michelle obama "sundays at eight" p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. and as a complement to the series, sees this new book is now available "first ladies" presidential strong for the lives of 45 iconic american women providing lively stories of these fascinating women creating an illuminating come entertaining and inspiring read. it's available as a hardcover or an e-book for your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> here are a few of the book festivals we will be covering this spring on c-span2's booktv. >> next, house and sen

secretary robert mcdonald will testify before a senate appropriations subcommittee on the v.a.'s budget request for the next fiscal year. nearly $170 billion spending plan for the v.a. for disability compensation, pensions and other benefits. we'll have live coverage of that hearing at 2:30 eastern time. that will be right here on c-span3. and then getting under way on our companion network, c-span a senate finance committee hearing on u.s. trade policy with chamber of commerce president tom donohue and a fnkfl-cio president richard trunka. you can find that shortly on our companion network, c-span. just waiting for this hearing to start about the state department. we'll be hearing from the inspector general about states' efficiency and effectiveness. >>> meeting will come to order. both of us are in order, so we will proceed. this hearing of the subcommittee on state department and usaid management, international operations and bilateral international development is entitled "improving the effectiveness of the state department." i'd like to begin by welcoming our witness, inspe

secretary robert mcdonald. he was on with my colleague rachel maddow last night.nning like a business. any organization that loses sight of its customer -- and i think we lost sight of our customer -- becomes very inward looking during the time of crisis. >> did they lose sight of their customer or have they still yet to gain or regain sight on the customer? >> veterans service organizations will say they absolutely have lost their trust. this comes in the middle of the one-year anner have vary verniversary of the wait time scandal where patients were waiting for treatment for suicidal feelings for cancer for amputees. there's some cases they were waiting months so veterans feel like they deserve more. >> emily wax thibodeaux thank you for being with me. we'll stay on the story. i appreciate your reporting on this. >>> now to the middle east where tens of thousands of iraqis and syrians have been chased by their homes from isis terrorists, many of them christians who have been specifically targeted. now there's a new effort under what i to protect religious minori

in oakland, we're also there as dozens of demonstrators took over a mcdonald's on telegraph avenue. former labor secretary robert reich joined that group which rallied and chanted in unison for over 15 minutes. the demonstrators convinced two workers there to abandon their shifts and join the minimum wage protest. >> hundreds in los angeles took part today in the nationwide wage movement. >> there were protests in front of fast food restaurants across southern california. home health care workers joined in these demonstrations and their union has been in negotiations with l.a. county since last month. >> hundreds gathered in the streets of chicago and among the group fast food workers who walked off the job today. five rallies were scheduled today in chicago and demonstrators hoped today's turnout was some kind of change saying the system is broken. >> one of the biggest demonstrations across the country took place in new york city. look at all of these people. they filled the streets carrying signs along with a huge banner. this demonstration lasted for most of the day. fast food workers who took part there sai

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robert menendez accepted gifts from a florida eye doctor in exchange for helping the doctor's interests. a senior public figure - he denies wrong doing. >>> after years of protest over paying low wages, mcdonald'snnounces it will boost pay for 90,000 workers, by 10%. at least a dollar more than the legal minimum wage. protesters wanted a 15% increase. it only applies to restaurants that the brand own, and not franchises, which makes up 90% of the mcdonald's stable. >>> farmers all over ireland are celebrating april 1st, a day that restrictions on dairy produce that they have been able to supply have been abolished. the government in dublin said lifting the quotas will transform ireland into a major milk supplier with markets from algeria to china beckoning. lawrence lee report on how it will help the economy back to growth. >> reporter: it is the humble cow that looks to be a more reliable partner to economic prosperity. at this parm the lifting of -- farm, the lifting of quotas is luke lifting shacked -- like lifting shackles. farms like this saw sons and daughters forced to move abroad for work during the downturn. >> no longer. >> there's cows in every parish. a lot of those cows will be ext

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robert menendez democrat from new jersey has been indicted on federal corruption charges, including bribery and wire fraud. he's been charged with using his office to improperly benefit a florida eye doctor and a political donor. >>> mcdonald's raise salaries by more than 10% and add benefits like paid vacation for workers at u.s. restaurants it operates. starting july 1st, the company will pay at least a dollar more per hour above the local legal minimum page at the 1500 restaurants it owns. that comes to 90,000 workers. and the world's oldest person has died. she passed away only weeks after celebrating her 117th birthday. she died peacefully at heart failure at a nursing home where she had been living. that is the cnbc news update at this hour. 117 years old. >> and you actually recently reported on her birthday. i remember it. >> absolutely. >> i was sitting here. >> i think it was her son who is 90-something who was standing next to her. it's pretty amazing. >> great stuff. thank you. >> thank you. >> i hate this story. i got to say i'll show it up front. i hate this story. dom chu we have a market flash regarding tesla. >> there's a reason why you hate it and there's a reason why it's so hated by a lot of people on wal

. >> coming up tonight on c-span2 da secretary robert mcdonald testifies about the 2016 va budget. the supreme court ruled in the case regarding police traffic stops and later debate on that human trafficking bill. >> veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald testified on capitol hill about the 2016 veterans affairs budget request. $168.8 billion including funding to expand care to veterans and to transform the va into a customer centric department. this is one hour 50 minutes. >> a vietnam veteran in the marine and presented himself , went to see the head of our cardiology. and he did not want him to be in his win loss record referred him to the floor and there he expired of a heart attack. want to make sure that kind of thing never happens to our veterans that we have competent, strong administration of our people. i have raised this issue multiple times. behind that is the story of the cardiologist who witnessed this whole thing. out right now practice. let me -- i no you have a ten minute opening, mr. secretary. >> thank you, chairman kirk. i'm sorry. >> thanks. thank you mr.