our guest is veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald. secretary mcdonald came to this job almost three years ago and his background includes the military academy at west point and he is an army veteran himself. he came from private industry and served as ceo at procter & gamble. let me introduce the reporters -- leo shane of "military times" and david wood is the senior military correspondent for the "huffington post." i want to start with the wait times issue. over whatew report constitutes wait time and where we stand now. and whatalk about this confidence veterans should have that the v.a. is addressing the problem? there still seems to be discrepancies over how the time is calculated and frustration over how it is being handled. if you ask me, the ultimate measure for any at thatand how we deal veteran is how they are satisfied with what we do. we have put together a transformation program where the first strategy is to improve the veteran experience. we have used some of the best companies in the world like disney, starbucks, and pro

. >> that was just part of what ronald mcdonald -- robert mcdonald have to say. sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> ted koppel, when we talk a grid, what electric are we talking about? mr. koppel we are actually talking about three grids. thes has its own grid in west coast has its own grid. by large, we are about three grids. >> how are they simple? -- assembled? partsppel: there are 3200 to it. whereas in the old days we used to have vertically emigrated companies that produced power and then downloaded it to the various customers. these days, you have 3200 countries. some of which produce power and others which deliver power. from a commercial point of view, that works out very well. it means the consumer gets a better deal because power can be purchased from wherever in the country it is not needed. for sample, when her florida does not need as much electricity as it needs in the summer. chicago needs more than it does at other times of the year so you can take power from florida and you can transfer it to chicago. usebig problem is the power and c

our guest is veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald. ary mcdonald came to this job almost three years ago and his background includes the military academy at west point and he is an army veteran himself. he came from private industry and served as ceo at procter & gamble. let me introduce the reporters -- leo shane of "military times" and david wood is the senior military correspondent for the "huffington post." i want to start with the wait times issue. we had a new

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable robert mcdonald. [applause] sec. : good afternoon. good afternoon. i'm pleased to be able to add my congratulations to everyone who has had a hand in make thing day happen, especially to those veterans who have earned this award through their pioneering service. my mission, and the mission of my apartment is the care for those who have born the battle, in president lincoln's words, and for the families and their survivors. it's the best and most inspiring mission in government, serving the best and most deserving clients in the world. the proof is right here among us. this, the veterans of the 65th infantry regiment, this honor is long overdue. but i want you know the veterans of puerto rico have never been forgotten by the american people. the v.a. has been caring for them for longer than it's been a department, providing them the same care and benefits available to other veterans. over 60,000 veterans are interred at the puerto rico cemetery where the wartime services of each one of them are etched in stone for all

z1yotz kimberly: attention, fast food fans -- and robert burton -- mcdonald's is opening a first of itsstaurant with all-you-can-eat fries. you have to go to missouri. they will also offer hundreds of custom burger and dessert choices and table service. customers place their orders at a kiosk. the new franchise will open in july, with others to follow. a grassroots effort and the popularity of a broadway show alexanderept hamilton's face on the $10 bill. has reportedly backed founding father on the $10 bill. instead he could announce this week which woman will replace andrew jackson on the $20 bill. redesigning currency with the latest anticounterfeiting technology currently takes 10 to 15 years.

. > on newsmakers this weekend, robert mcdonald is our guest.times at ospitals and veterans who served in the iraq and afghanistan wars. he also talks about efforts to privatize veterans' cares. three-legged stool. you take out any one of the legs and the stool falls over. research. $1.8 billion a year in research. spinal cord injuries, research in tbi and stress.aumatic research that for-profit medical systems are not going to do. ut beyond that, a lot of our research has been positive for the american public. we invented the nicotine patch. we did the first liver transplant. we've won three nobel prizes. we did the first electronic medical record. we were the ones, the va nurse came up with the idea of putting a bar code with prescriptions, to keep cal records, those straight. so a lot of the innovations that american medicine have come out of the va. nd in a for-profit medical world, where are those innovations going to come from? the second is training. doctors in of the the country. we're the number 1 employer of nurses. we end up training

[booing] robert mcdonald: bernie sanders: think about it for a second. truth that is today, the top 1%, 1/10 of 1% own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90%. [booing] bernie sanders: the top 20 wealthiest people in this country today own well more than america's, million half the nation's population. withis an economy unsustainable principles. that is an economy which is not moral, where so few have so much and so many and so little. that is not the american economy that we need that this great nation should be. [applause] and let me tell you, let me tell you how the rigged economy works. it is not just a grotesque level of income inequality. here is how it works. we have the wealthiest family in america, the walton family who owns walmart. [booing] own more than the bottom people. what is even worse, you got it exactly right. [applause] exactly what i said. the gentleman here, gentlemen upfront said, they don't pay their workers wages that their workers and live on. there you have it. wealthiest family in america, more wealth than the bottom 40%. yes,

a judge sentenced robert mcdonald to six-month suspended sentence for d.u.i. charge. he entered an alfred plea, admission of guilt without acknowledgment of the evidence against him. he was fined $250 and had the license suspended for a year. the younger mcdonald was hit with a d.u.i. in 2014 and last november when he refused to take a breathalyzer. the refusal charge has been deferred for a year. alison: afternoon storm leaving wire and debris scattered across a roadway. heavier storm ripped the roofing off a warehouse. fallen transformer damaged nearby vehicles. officials say there may be damage to a cell tower in that area. leon: nasty stuff out there. moving through. doug: just had a call there was hail not long ago in enough to cover a back deck. we have heavy storms. start with a look at image right now from our -- if we could go to the two sources you mentioned before. cheverly first. then go to -- can we do that? all right. this is prince george's hospital center in cheverly. prince george's county. they were on the backside. the heavy storm went through there

following by "newsmakers" with robert mcdonald. at 10:30 live to germany for a joint news conference. on today's "washington journal" we'll hear from constitution arty darrell castle. then a look at the presidential primary system from the early 20th century to today. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national able satellite corp. 2016] mike: good morning. president obama has arrived in germany the third stop on his week long overseas trip following a summit that took place in saudi arabia. the meeting friday and saturday.

thank you. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable robert mcdonald. >> good afternoon.o be able to add my congratulations to everyone who has had a hand in make thing day happen, especially to those veterans who have earned this award through their pioneering service. my mission, and the mission of my apartment is the care for those who have born the battle, in president lincoln's words, and for the families and their survivors. it's the best and most inspiring mission in government, serving the best and most deserving clients in the world. the proof is right here among us. this the veterans of the 65th infantry regiment, this honor is long overdue. but i want you know the veterans of puerto rico have never been forgotten by the american people. the v.a. has been caring for them for longer than it's been a department, providing them the same care and benefits available to other veterans. over 60,000 veterans are interred at the puerto rican cemetery where the wartime services of each one of them are etched in stone for all to see. among them is master sergeant juan mart

host: our guest is veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald. secretary mcdonald came to this job almost three years ago and his background includes the military academy at west point and he is an army veteran himself. he came from private industry and served as ceo at procter & gamble. hank you for being here. ms. swain: let me introduce the reporters. -- leo shane of "military times" and david wood is the senior military correspondent for the "huffington post." mr. shane: i want to start with the wait times issue. we had a new report over what constitutes wait time and where we stand now. can you talk about this and what confidence veterans should have that the v.a. is addressing the problem? there still seems to be discrepancies over how the time is calculated and frustration over how it is being handled. sec. mcdonald: if you ask me, the ultimate measure for any veteran and how we deal at that veteran is how they are satisfied with what we do. we have put together a transformation program where the first strategy is to improve the veteran ex

eastern withspan, newsmakers veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald. he talks about efforts to reduce wait times at va hospital's, private medical care for veterans, and issues at va hospital. q&a, historian talks about the hit broadway musical hamilton that is based on his biography of alexander hamilton and the confronting work you did on the musical. i was reading your book on vacation in mexico and as i was reading it, hip-hop song started rising up the page, and i said really? >> and then we started talking and he was saying that hamilton's life is a hip-hop narrative then i started thinking what is the skype talking about -- what is this guy talking about. my first question to him, was ken hip hop be the vehicle for telling this kind of very large and complex story? going to educate you about hip-hop. he did it on the spot. he started pointing out that hip-hop you can pack more information in the the lyrics in any other form because it is very dense. and he started talking about the fact that hip-hop not only has rhyme endings, it has internal rh

our guest on "newsmakers" is robert mcdonald. [video clip] satisfaction about .his wait time thing has taken over control of really what should eat the real measure. in terms of weight times, we believe the data that we are using is good data. we believe that weight times 3-6rally are on average days, depending on the specialty that you want. we have admitted two things. of, if you go to the ends the bell curve, you will have almost weight percent getting same day access. on the other end of the curve are people waiting way too long. those are the specialties we have to fix. in the community, we have a huge opportunity to fix those. that is why we are working with congress. ultimately, the measure of satisfaction is what is important, and, to veterans the v.a.? over 50% of veterans love coming to the v.a.. we are working hard to improve access. >> you measure wait time not from wendy gretchen makes the call, but when he talks -- >> does it matter? veteran if hethe calls and is three weeks before he gets a call back. >> the important thing is getting veterans and

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