changing those dates to make it look like the va had a shorter wait time. >> reporter: the south texas va office made a statement saying that the allegations were false, but would not immediately provide data on how long patients wait for help. the va must acknowledge that it has a widespread problem. >> you have the scheduler. his supervisor is putting pressure on him and all the way up to stay within this 14--day window. it's long that arer than 14 days. more providers are needed, more staffing, more funds to get veterans the care they need. >> as for craney he said despite the problems with his va medical care he remains proud of his country. >> standing tall, do the best you can and go on from here. >> reporter: he says he only hopes that in his next time of needle' get better service. >> that's al jazeera's heidi zhou castro from texas. >>> the pentagon could be getting ready to make an unprecedented move for chelsea manning once known as bradley. published reports say she may be moved to a civilian facility and treated for gender treatment. she says she wants to live out her life as

. >> reporter: going beyond arizona, a texas va medical clerk, brian turner, tells nbc news that clerks in the san antonio and austin offices were coached to change numbers and dates to erase wait times of weeks or months. >> if you have a longer time frame than the 14-day window, you would receive a report and they would tell you, you need to change this. >> reporter: va officials said turner's claims were not substantiated. turning to wyoming, nbc news obtained an e-mail where a va staffer described the practice of altering dates, writing, yes, it is gaming the system a bit, but you have to know the rules of the game you are playing. adding, the front office gets very upset when wait times go past 14 days. veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki ordered an investigation of the wyoming office and put an employee on leave. >> i'm very disappointed in the evidence that we have so far. it's tragic and it's unacceptable. >> again, that was nbc's kelly o'donnell reporting. the secretary of the veterans affairs department plans to testify at a senate hearing this thursday about the ongoing

there is a publication i don't read often that is called the daily beast but they had a quote saying texas va ran like a crime scene. before the president could deliver on the pledge the scandal has blown even further. there is an award winning va hospital in texas is in widespread wrong doing in what appears to be systemic fraud. the facility is the one in temple, texas. are you aware of similar issues that occurred in phoenix as having occurred in temple? >> i am not aware. >> i would suggest reading the article because they post e-mail pictures of the chain of e-mails. i yield back. thank you. >> ms. titus. >> thank you for holding his late to accomidate us who have to fly to the west coast. i want to get to the bottom of my problem and many of the questions have been answered. the ig isn't going to release the names of the other facilities being investigated primary to protect the whistle blowers so i asked that nevada be put on the waiting list. i will ask a different line of question because i think it goes to the point of priorities and i think that is the problem we are facing as we l

coaching of us changing the dates to make it look like the va had a shorter wait time. >> the south texas va office released a statement saying the allegations were false, but would not provide data on the wait for help. the american allegiance says the va must acknowledge it has a widespread problem. >> there's the schedule, his supervisor putting pressure on hip, and his supervisor putting pressure on him. if it's longer than 14 days we need to know, because that indicates more providers, staffing funds are needed to get veterans in to get the care they need. >> as for crany, despite the troubles with his va care, he is is proud of his country. >> it's a standard, you do the level you can and go on from here. see what happens. >> he says he hopes that in his next time of need he'll get better service. >>> a video has been leaked from a cairo prison showing contained al jazeera arabic correspondent abdullah al-shami. it was recorded last week, five days before he was taken from his cell to an undisclosed location. he has been on hunger strike for 114 days. two days ago his lawyer ask he be

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texas. a big military state. and the site of some of these allegations about the va health care. colonel jacobs, did the president go far enough? >> i think it went far enough. he's a little late. he needs to get out ahead of the story. >> this was several weeks where all we heard from was aides and spokes people. >> that's correct. it goes back further than that. months and months ago, indeed years ago we had this problem. and when shinseki first took office, those people with pts, agent orange exposure, opened the doors to them and said, that they could sign up and come in for va benefits. and the fact of the matter is, the organization was not structured, wasn't capable of actually handling it. this is an old story. unfortunately, the white house did not get in front of the story, even when the size and scope of it broke several weeks ago, a little bit too late. >> congresswoman, your state as we mentioned is home to some of the allegations. there's one whistleblower who worked at two texas va facilities and claimed he was coached on how to cook the books, and conceal some of

. >> reporter: going beyond arizona, a texas va medical clerk, brian turner, tells nbc news that clerks in the san antonio and austin offices were coached to change numbers and dates, to erase wait times of weeks or months. >> if you had a longer time frame than the 14-day window, you would receive a report and it would tell you, you need to change this. >> reporter: va officials said turner's claims were not substantiated. turning to wyoming nbc obtained an e-mail where a va staffer described a practice of altering dates saying, yes, it is gaining the system a bit but you have to know the rules of the game you are playing, adding, the front office gets very upset when wait times go past 14 days. veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki ordered an investigation of the wyoming office and put an employee on leave. >> i'm very disappointed in the evidence that we have so far. it's tragic and it's unacceptable. >> reporter: and, alex, we can also tell you that the american legion here has been bringing together veterans and their families giving them a public place to talk about their conce

meanwhile, our own drew griffin has uncovered new allegations of a va cover-up, this time in texas. >ndi, in the week ahead, we're expecting to hear much more on this entire investigation especially on what happened in phoenix at the va when secretary shinseki appears before the senate veterans affairs committee. but in the meantime, there's a new investigation under way, which is why we are reporting from san antonio. >> reporter: san antonio, texas, is the late of the location where investigators from the va's office of the inspector general are on the ground, trying to determine if managers at this sprawling va hospital were trying to hide the fact veterans had been waiting months to get care. and if any veterans died as a result. the allegations come from this clerk who works in the hospital's medical administrative services and is speaking publicly for the first time. brian turner says his job is to help veterans secure appointments. he says he was told to fudge the numbers. he was to meet the va's own national timeline goal for setting appointments. that goal, no more than 14 da

care, alleged falsification of records and possible medical harm to veterans at the san antonio, texas, va hospital. and while this investigation continues in texas, it looks like the secretary, shinseki, will go before congress but before the senate veterans affairs committee, not the house. carol? >> drew griffin reporting. >>> daryn selnik is with me, a va adviser for concerned veterans of america. welcome, daryn. your group has traveled the country talking to veterans' families about the issue. what did they tell you? >> i have talked to -- being a former va employee, i've talked to former employees and current employees. i've got to tell you, phoenix and ft. collins and austin, texas and whatnot, is not surprising because unfortunately i'm hearing this around the country, the same thing. what i'm hearing from employees is they're told not to talk to the ig, not to cooperate. we've got a disaster on our hands and it's widespread. >> we collectively celebrate our veterans. we say we care about them and then this controversy surfaces. what does this sap about how america really cares for

. >> reporter: going beyond arizona, a texas va medical clerk, brian turner, tells nbc news that san antonio and austin offices were coached to change numbers and dates and erase wait times to weeks or months. >> if you had a longer than 14-day window you would receive a report and they would tell you, you need to change this. >> va officials said turner's claims were not substantiated, turning to wyoming. nbc news obtained an e-mail where a va staffer described the practice of altering dates writing, yes, it is gaming the system a bit. but you have to know the rules of the game you are playing, adding the front office gets very upset when wait times go past 14 days. veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki ordered an investigation of the wyoming office and put an employee on leave. >> i'm very disappointed in the evidence that we have so far. it's tragic and it's unacceptable. >> secretary of state shenseki also called senator mccain to say we will get to the bottom of this and it is unacceptable. they'll hold another forum next week to give veterans and their families a chance to v

va scandal spreading to state of new mexico and also west virginia. with new allegations of delayed care. my next guest is one of 23 texas congressmen who have asked va inspector general to investigate altered wait times at 3 fundaments in the state -- facilities in the state of texas, congressman kevin brady, good to have you with us. let me start with, have you had any response to your letter? >> no, unfortunately we've not. you know, i worry that this will get lost amid the scandals in arizona. what we're seeing in the country. what we do know if from whistle-blowers, these are serious allegations in san antonio, and austin and waco, we think they stkefr immediat desee attention, the thought that any veteran would die on a wait list and their information is hidden fr data, to make it look positive just so disgusting. so -- we're hopeful we get an knowary soon. lou: you know, i have to say, the san antonio facility, i have happen to have been able to go to that va hospital, i have to tell you, i don't think it should get lost in all of this what incredible care the va hospitals are providing to literally hundreds of th

arer it started with the va vass illi -- facility in phoenix. the most recent one in texas. oks like for now anyway the va secretary eric shanseki will keep his job. pressure is really mounting on him. meantime one republican lawmaker is calling the white house to establish a bipartisan commission to try to get to the bottom of this. >> what i am concerned about now is the flood gates are open. we are not going to have an office of inspector general that has the capability to do what needs to be done because it appears to be systemic and much more widespread than what we originally thought. it is going to take a much longer look at what's going on at the department of veteran's affairs. >> we really goo know the full scope of the problems yet. he will be on capitol hill tomorrow. he will face a grilling over this. it doesn't look like the justice department will move forward on an investigation at least not jet. attorney general eric holder telling the newspapers while this is on his radar screen he doesn't anticipate at this point a big investigation. back to you guys. >>> d

. >> his boss, now a va director in texas pushed back allegations that the va stopped sending colon oscopy. and instead used a fecal blood test that was not substanted. and they were referring to an investigation by the va that found none of the allegations substantated. >> there is a lot to be looked into here all over the country. >> and speaking of health care. hawaii may not be paradise for health care laws. it is the most costly in the nation. and the state'sex change has over 7500 people registered. the national average of 922. and they need over 130,000 more enrollees to be substainable. >> democrats have accused republicans of waging a war on women. one report finds that obama care is putting hundreds of thousands of jobs in jeopardy. they are live to explain that story. >> hello, john. the administration likes to accuse republicans of waging a war on women. the administration is waging its own war of women. and benefits mostly women. such as janet and her mother when she got home health care when she contributed pneumonia. >> it was over in a week. and she was well and she didn't

. >> reporter: going beyond arizona, a texas va medical clerk, brian turner, tells nbc news that clerks were coached to change numbers and dates to erase wait times of weeks or months. >> if you had a longer time frame than the 14-day window, you would receive a report and they would tell you, you need to change this. >> reporter: va officials said turner's claims were not substantiated. turning to wyoming. nbc news obtained an e-mail where a va staffer described the practice of altering dates, writing, yes, it is gaming the system a bit, but you have to know the rules of the game you are playing. adding, the front office gets very upset when wait times go past 14 days. veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki ordered an investigation of the wyoming office and put an employee on leave. >> i'm very disappointed in the evidence that we have so far. it's tragic and it's unacceptable. >> that was kelly o'donnell reporting there. we are also watching new developments this afternoon in nigeria. overwhelming emotions have gripped the families of the nearly 300 girls who were abducted from a sc

like, how dare you attack me or how dare you say what you're saying. >> reporter: his boss, a va director in texasying, quote, allegations such as the va stopped sending patients for colon as skoppies because they could not afford non-va care and instead used a fecal blood test was not substantiated. he was referring to internal investigation care carried out by the va that found none of dr. krugman's allegations substantiated, martha? martha: jennifer, thank you very much. bill: this thing got heated. morning tv talk show host walking offset on live television after heated discussion about the nfl's draft pick, michael sam kissing his boyfriend on espn. >> it is being pushed in faces. >> has he been kissing his wife would it have bothered you. >> get a room. >> are we being completely truthful, that it would have bothered you just as much as he had been kissing his wife? >> if he we woo be talking about this if it was a wife. >> did she not right have the say what she means without being lambasted? no, it is argument. >> if she feels that way and leave it alone. >> i don't think there is any argu

. >> reporter: his boss now a va director in texas purned backed. allegations such as the va stopped sending patients for colon os scop pis because the agency could not afford nonva area was not substantiated. he was referring to the office of va counsel found the allegations unfounded. it admitted that it was forced to rely on an internal investigation carried out by the va itself. last september, we reported robert petzel had no regrets when he learned that veterans died of legion ordinary -- legion nars disease at a pittsburgh facility. >>> there is confusion this week. immigration reform. she had a commitment from john boehner to get something done. boehner said that was not true. today, jarrett tweeted that her comments were misunderstood. >>> more evidence tonight about just how hard women are being hit by obamacare changes. chief national correspondent jim angle tells us the accusations are turning the political tables on the president's own party. >> reporter: the administration has accused republicans of wanling a war on women for years. >>

va hospitals in texas and colorado accused of keeping similar waiting lists. it's a huge political problem for the white house, fueling new and bipartisan complaints that the administration lacks competent managers. julie pace, you covered the white house, they're standing by veterans affairs secretary as they stood by the health and human services secretary. do they understand the depth of the political problem sf. >> i think it's finally starting to hit home. they eve been slow in responding to this. you saw an important action by the white house last week, that was the president dispatching rob neighbors, not known outside of washington, largely seen as a competent manager. that's his biggest skill set. they sent him over to the veteran affairs department to basically oversee a review of what's happening there, the basic takeaway is that the white house doesn't feel like the people at the va are capable of carrying out this review. >> they also felt that way when healthcare.gov went down. it raises the competence question. i believe firmly that was the undo

. >> reporter: there are new allegations that records were falsified at va hospitals in texas and colorado. >> just absolutely infuriating because to have your son survive three combat tours to come home and to be treated like this. >> reporter: now, lawmakers on capitol hill want their say. they're frustrated about this situation as well. already talking about hearings. but first, frances, they want to wait until that investigation, the inspector general's investigation is over. >> even more frustrating for the families, i can imagine. tracie potts in washington, d.c., thank you. >>> an early heat wave is wreaking havoc on the central plains, breaking records and debilitating crops as growing season kicks off. nbc's janet shamlian has more from wichita, kansas. >> reporter: it is the biggest crop in kansas, but wheat this year is in trouble all over the state. >> this is probably one of the worst crops at this stage that i've ever seen in my 52 years. >> reporter: john jenkinson is an ag specialist. his family has been in farming for generations and he knows this year's harvest has been h

. >> reporter: there are new allegations that records were falsified at va hospitals in texas and colorado. >> it's absolutely infuriating. to have your son survive three combat tours to come home and to be treated like this. >> reporter: frustrating for vets out there and also lawmakers on capitol hill. they're already talking about holding hearings once that investigation is over. betty? >> frustrating and frightening for some. tracie potts in washington, thank you. >>> an early heat wave is wreaking havoc on the central plains i.'s breaking records and debilitating crops. nbc's janet shamlian has more from wichita, kansas. >> reporter: it's the biggest crop in kansas, but in trouble all over the state. >> this is probably one of the worst crops at this stage i've ever seen in my 52 years. >> reporter: john jenkin son is an ag specialist, his family in farming for generations. he knows this year's harvest has been hard hit just by looking at it. >> this harvest should be waist high. >> that's less than half. >> we'll have more than less than half of a crop. >> reporter: august-like tempe

similar allegations have now been made about two va sites in texas. e being looked into as well. but in washington with the va and its failures back in the spotlight politically there's been an interesting split inside the republican party as to whether or not firing the guy in charge, firing the secretary of the va might be the proper solution to what ails this giant agency. richard burr of north carolina, senator pat roberts who is a veteran, three republican senators have said they want generic shinseki fired from running the va. neither senator from arizona, the site of the initial allegations, neither arizona senator is saying that shinseki should go or the congressional delegation has said that firing shinseki is the way to fix this problem. and then today house speaker john boehner was asked a question about this issue at his weekly briefing and he gave an answer on this issue nobody expected from him. >> what is your opinion on secretary shinseki and other problems at the va? >> the problems at the va are systemic. it's the backlog. the prevent

cnn investigations found delays in care in at least six hospitals including wyoming and texas. the vaed 23 people died because of delays in care. senator bernie sanders is chair of the committee that will look into these allegations. he joins us now. welcome, senator. >> good to be with you, carol. >> nice to have you here. these allegations are disturbing. three whistle blowers came forward to detail the charges. what's political about that? >> let me just say this, comment on something you said a moment ago. if you look at the arizona republic a few days ago, may 9th, is what they said about the allegations, and the arizona republic has been covering this issue pretty extensively. i quote, dr. foot, and foot is the main source of the allegations. foot's allegation that 40 people died sometimes has been miscast by media that those deaths were attributable to delayed care. foot said information he provided to congress and the inspector general did not indicate how individuals died or whether they might have survived with more timely care. so what we have done, carol, which is i think

va hospitals who gets better care? . >> i trained at university of texas medical branch. i had to say i did see better cases in than i did in the va hospitals. >> it wasn't, i can't paint a wide band across all va hospitals but some were not up to standard of care even in prison hospitals i have to say our prisoners are treated well in texas. >> that is disturbing. i appreciate the story. i think all of us are outraged when they think it's happening one location but more outraged if we think it's a systemic problem. i know there are good people working in them. there is something wrong when this many veterans are not getting the care or the quality they have earned. thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> coming up, one grandson wants to honor a grandfather he never met z his fight to make sure the men he now back to "huckabee". >> air force presented pow medals to airmen nearly 70 years after they were held captive. it happened just weeks ago. >> there are a lot of reasons for why allies were victorious in world war ii. eight reasons are on the stage today >>

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. >> reporter: brian turner is a va medical scheduling clerk in san antonio, texas who says clerks were coached to change numbers and dates to erase wait times of weeks or months. >> if you have a longer time frame than the 14-day window, you would receive a report, and it would tell you, you need to change this. >> reporter: turner says he has not seen a separate or secret waiting list. but claims he was told to change dates. >> my belief is we're changing numbers in order for the va to reflect they have a shorter wait period time. >> reporter: the san antonio va told nbc news, it reviewed turner's claims last month and found they were not substantiated. given the scope of the allegations, mccain says he's disappointed in eric shinseki. >> i would have expected him if this is this big and wide spread as it appears to be, he should have known. >> reporter: and brian, tonight new information from wyoming, nbc news has obtained an e-mail written by a cheyenne va staffer to other employees that appears to offer coaching on changing the dates. it says quote, yes, it is gaming the system a b

veterans hospital whistle-blower details a cover-up as the pressure on va secretary shinseki grows. >>> severe weather from texas to minnesota, twisters touching down, major damage left in the wake, and some major flooding. so what's ahead for your weekend? >>> fighting back, a new audiotape surfaces of donald sterling making new claims. >>> plus, a multibillion dollar deal for apple and dr. dre's beats and who is the most admired first lady. it is friday, may 9th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone. happy friday to you. i'm betty nguyen. secretary of veterans affairs eric shinseki has been called to testify before congress. it stems from allegations of mistreatment at va hospital in phoenix where as many as 40 veterans reportedly died while waiting for medical treatment. and now a house committee has vetted to subpoena all e-mail and correspondents related to that va hospital and a possible cover-up. let's bring in tracie potts from washington. good morning to you. what happens if the subpoenas come up empty? >> reporter: they're probably going to dig deeper. lawmakers believe the answer

va hospitals who gets better care? . >> i trained at university of texas medical branch. we had a seven-story hospital prison there. to say i did see better cases in than i did in the va hospitals. now it wasn't -- >> it wasn't, i can't paint a wide band across all va hospitals but some were not up to standard of care even in prison hospitals i have to say our prisoners are treated well in texas. >> that is disturbing. i appreciate the story. i think all of us are outraged when they think it's happening one location but more outraged if we think it's a systemic problem. krooses many of our va hospitals. i know there are good people working in them. there is something wrong when this many veterans are not getting the care or the quality they have earned. by virtue of their service. i appreciate your being here to give us some insight into it. thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> coming up, one grandson wants to honor a grandfather he never met and his fight to make sure the men he serves with get the honor they deserve. all we do is go out to dinner. that's it? i mean, he picks up the tab every time, w

also this morning on c-span we're taking your calls and comments on problems at the va. texas democrat sheila jackson-lee is our guest taking your calls and remarks. you can see her on c-span this morning. [inaudible conversations] [applause] [cheers and applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the opening session, second day of the 2014 annual conference of the national coalition for homeless veterans. at this time it is my pleasure to introduce the chairman of the nchb board of directors, mr. pat ryan. [applause] >> thank you, john. the national coalition for homeless veterans rowdily welcomes our keynote -- proudly welcomes our keynote speaker, the secretary of veterans affairs, eric ship sec key. [cheers and applause] eric shinseki. members of the national coalition know secretary shinseki from his repeated appearances at this conference. and his willingness to report on challenges and progress being made in the campaign to end shp &c% veterans. when secretary shinseki took office in 2009, he was faced with a number of priorities and challenges. he quickly decided to

va hospitals. >> senator john cornyn from texas has had enough.d will join me l. >> plus, no love in the elevator and can you expect privacy, and can you sue over machine locking surveillance with you in it? >> i look forward to that. and in the meantime a lec baldwin landing in the law again. he was arrested in new york city after riding his bicycle the wrong way down the street. apparently, baldwin got angry and was verbally abusive to the police officer. and he didn't have id on him. and he was issued a summons and then released. just another morning for baldwin. thank, first off. we'll check the action on the bill board charts. >> you remember him as a host of american top 40 and also transition to television. and now the serious concerns about the safety and whereabouts of legendary dj, casy ka seem. he was reported missing by his daughter after his wife told judge ka sem was not in the country and refused to tell the location. that is sparking a battle. now a judge is stepping in. doug burns a former prosecutor, this is a stranger cases. he

two dozen texas law calling for an investigation into three va hospital's in their home states. congressman lamar smith leading the group simply trying to save money with these measures, at the expense of veterans. and e-mail showed that he gave explicit directions to a hospital in fort collins, colorado, and having long treatment delays. the scandal was revealed after he retired doctor claimed that as many as 40 veterans died while awaiting treatment. and the hospital administrators covered up their identity on a secret list. and the white house again today showed support for eric shinseki. >> the president remains confident that he can take appropriate action. >> there seems to be no part of the obama administration led government that is working as intended. is there anyone capable of doing what is expected? the administration is now marden scandal in the treasury department, the department of justice, the bureau of land management, to name just a few. and did we mention obamacare and health and human services department? from one to be a scandal as well as the latest develop

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va hospitals now. you see stories in miami, portland, texas. this is everywhere. >> it will affect the president in the sense he's been trying to get his approval rating up. democrats are desperate for him to get his approval rating up. now he's at 43%. think if you walked into a hospital room and saw that on your chart. that's trouble. democrats go to the white house with complaints and they're told, we're on top of this, you don't get it. stop panicking. trust us. you mentioned the senate meeting. they called some senators down to explain the president's foreign policy with the expectation the commander in chief would show up. chief of staff was there, national security adviser was there. bob corcoran leaves the meeting saying one of the most bizarre i have attended. what about that parallel universe that you're all wrong, we're right? >> it goes back to what has been a primary criticism of this white house. that is that it is insular. it's sort of a truism that people don't make new friends when they move into the white house. it's certainly

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we hear new allegations of problems at another va hospital this one is in south texas. live at the white house. how is the white house responding to yet another one of these stories and the calls for the va secretary to step down? >> reporter: martha, the va secretary, eric shinseki still has the president's confidence. we heard yesterday the white house thinks that shinseki is the right man to remain at the helm during this national audit of crooked scheduling practices at va hospitals from coast to coast because the white house is looking at it in the big picture. they say so far this year the va already handled 162 more claims than at same point last year. so nationally, the white house thinks that things are already moving in the right direction. >> we are confident that there has been significant progress made in reducing the size of the backlog. and, and that has been a focus at the va. and of the entire administration. >> reporter: we also heard yesterday that the white house thinks shinseki is the right person to implement any changes that may be necessary based

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the map is getting quite scary in terms of va hospitals all around the country. illinois, texas where there have been problems. fox and friends today also had a whistleblower from west virginia who said she is aware of at least two people who committed suicide waiting for their appointments. listen. >> eventually they really stopped talking to me, so i was functionally silent, but they just kept booking them, and i knew, i knew the suicides were inevitable and worse if they hadn't been treated at all. >> this leads to the question of accountability, you mentioned robert petzel has stepped down. jay carney saying he was the undersecretary of health. the american legion wanted him out and basically this is a big move. but then was pointed out that the american legion is also asking for general shinseki to step down. jay carney said the president is not ready to do that. so they're selective how they want to hold people accountability. >> ed henry, thank you very much. the federal government is spending millions of dollars so you won't pay too much for coffee. but it's also to iden

these with -- elm thighs with all of the veterans but it cannot throw all the va facilities under the bus. here in houston, texas, we have the michael debakey facility, one of the best in the system. i know for a fact when people have had complaints we have been able to go to our 18th 18th congressional representative, congresswoman sheila jackson-lee, and we have gotten results here. i've been involved for the last 25 years with the veterans program here and i knee when veterans have completes cpa problems, we have gotten answers in houston, texas. i don't know what happened in arizona but we don't tolerate that in houston. >> reverend, there are problems and maybe the veterans agency is simply overwhelmed, can't handle this. >> those of us who are veterans and served understand when we come back we look for services and support. i asked for services in 1986. they didn't even know what ptsd was back then. vietnam era veterans had a whole different system of care, and right now, we need to recognize we have hundreds of thousands of individuals, and their family members who want answers. what needs to happen is w

whistle-blowers coming from nine va hospitals, latest from san antonio and austin, texas that highert a secret list to hide lengthy wait times for medical care. this as two republican senators, jerry moran john cornyn saying it is time for shinseki to go. pete, our organization, concerned veterans of america called for his resignation but president obama is standing by him saying that he has full faith and confidence for what is happening. they want to wait for an investigation to play out. this is not a isolated incident but a widespread problem all over the country. what is your reaction to him saying i'm not stepping down and i'm not leaving? >> this is not surprising. this administration is good at closing ranks for can cabinet secretaries that have failed. the american legion is the single largest veterans organization in the america that is the voight of no confidence. if the legion says he will not cut it that is a game-changer. they have recognized this is systemic, bureaucratic system that is supposed to be serving our veterans. shinseki, the white house knows at this point

texas tonight. what's the story there? >> well, we've learned that the va'se of inspector general, they have a team of investigators here in san antonio. we've learned. and they are looking at very specific allegations that sound like the allegations we've been reporting all across the country. we're trying to find out what that's all about, what the facts are. i can tell you right now, they sound very, very similar to what our reporting has already proven across the country. anderson? >> we'll bring our viewers that story tomorrow night. appreciate the reporting. let's get caught up with other stories. susan hendricks? >> boko haram strikes again. witnesses say the group attacked a nigerian village on monday killing at least 150 people, some were burned alive. there are growing calls for the nigerian government to take action against the group which also has kidnapped 276 school girls at gunpoint. all because they were getting an education. russian president vladimir putin says his troops have pulled back from the border with ukraine but the u.s. is not buyi

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