miss sharon hellman. in 2014 she was given an $8,500 bonus for her performance during fiscal year 2013. only after allegations against miss hellman came to light as a result of this committee's work, did a con shen sunday va employee -- con shen sunday va employee examine whether she received a bonus in 2013. when we questions the award va determined she was given there is bonus due to an administrative error. however, past documents stated reward are reviewed and signed by the secretary. furthermore, miss hellman's direct supervisor, former 18 network director susan bowers stated in may that sharon hellman received her bonus for a highly successful rating and improving access concerns and wait lists. perhaps we should also question miss bower's qualifications. these stories do not match up and i believe it further brings into question va's transparency as well as diligence when issuing thousands of dollars in bonuses. although acting secretary gibson has put a freeze own bone e bonuses it is still the co

many top officials, including the suspended director, sharon hellman, claim they were unaware of any as 40 veterans died waiting for care at the phoenix v.a. facility. >>> a breakthrough possibly in the california mountain search for the missing firefighter seen here. his dog, duke, has been found in relatively good condition at the trail head where his trip started about nine days ago. this comes as officials say they are now scaling back the search. >> we've reached a point where we have to make a decision. the decision is we will be reducing our search efforts to eliminate but ongoing scale. >> a smaller crew will continue to look for herdman missing for nine days. he went to look for his dog after the dog ran away while they were hiking. his family and friends gathered at a fire station to hold a vigil, praying and hoping for his safe return. >>> a bit of a heart breaker. at least frustration for team usa. as a last second goal for portugal forces a 2-2 tie. the americans down one in the second half until jones slams one home to tie up the game. then later in the half, dempsey kn