and her staff because of the mature aid agreements we have now the agreements are activated we're and have received mature aid requests and we're responding to that the city of va how has assets for 3 city employees focused on financial as well as engineers so we're assisting them with sending those 3 individuals out immediately and the city of napa has asked for about buildings inspectors and tom and dbi thank you for your work they'll be sent to evaluate the structures and help them in roar those buildings so they can get the economy up and running those are example of the concrete requester they'll be coming more as the weeks go on and we'll be sensitive to that, please everyone when you get the requests philosopher them through the d b m we have stated agencies we have to report to and the federal dot is still alive and well and certainly the governor wants us to have a cooperated approach thank you, we're going to go into some level of detail about the work we're continuing to do for the region. to preppie will technique attend a group of scientists gathering on potentially considering our roll no advocating more and more vigorously for the funding our our

in this city the city is the greatest city in the world i've made a lot of bad choices 14 years ago i lived in a cardboard box and became an addict and prerequisite if it wasn't for the va jumping u jumping in i wouldn't be here today, i'm in the transitional housing thanks to the city of san francisco i was able to get into the rehab centers i'm in transitional heirs it's time i leave my transitional housing i have a hud voucher and it's harvard to find housing this heirs that the city has backed with the va gives me and other conveniences like me a chance to become even a better if he were in society that's you'll we want to be accepted back into society be part of society i live in the t l i can't go out because this end of the block there's a shooting every week and there's a shooting on the other block this i know that the funding is hard and what have you but the pay back for the city on this is to tremendous to bring those that went out and fought four their country and most of us did that on our own we came back it is a greats thing to give back to the people he let us be part of society thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i wanted to thank everybo

the homeless veteran population in chicago estimated to be 721. 165 opposed cases. one of >> and 56 known cases on sheltered veterans. also >> involves the va and the city department of >> a bulletproof vest can mean the difference between life and death. the rams $4 million to help shoulder the cost of buying replacement vests. each officer is expected to buy and invest every five years. in a loss starting january 1st requires police department to look around the state to pay for the vest. the chicago police department is excluded from the law because the department collectively bargained with its officers. >> moving into the next round of competition. >> among four semifinalist. >> semifinals will submit detailed proposals by mid december. the administration joanne's. >> now has more time to decide if ferguson police officer should be charged for killing another teenager. a gruesome discovery. what this man is accused of doing to his girlfriend. accused of doing to his girlfriend. >>a1 im you would need like a bunch of those to clean this mess. [ kc ] you're probably right. hi, cascade kitchen counselor. 1 pac of cascade complete cleans tough food bet

i want to thank the city departments and homeless for heroes team that includes hud, va and corners to help build the 150 oat it's project for homeless veterans. in our city of saint frances we need to build housing for the least fortunate among us and to honor our homeless veterans. men and women who served our country but in critical needs of serving our country. the rest i will submit. >> thank you very much. clooegs, colleagues i'm requesting that we limit the use around construction sites. i receive numerous complaint across my district about the poor notification and unnecessary long periods of time that parking is removed for construction. while construction is only allowed to take place between "the hours" of 7 :00 a.m. to 6 :00 p.m. monday through saturday, contractors take the entire street, contractors often take the entire street of parking for hours sometimes for several months, as you can imagine that presents a problem. now we understand you need to have space for loading, when not working it's unnecessary to have this level of impact on our neighborhood. this 24 -hour restriction leaves many in our neighborhood who want to patronize the local

certainly not the categories san francisco has a step in trying to address did affordable housing issues in this city we have pioneered single room occupancy we va have are a program large on the state of california we have used local money in creative ways to extend the affordable housing opportunity and limit income recipients of that fund to afford the opportunities for san franciscans we think there should be a limitation placed on single room occupancys for the public money for the purpose of creating housing opportunities for the restricted populations i strongly urge that the question of shiners be addressed it's a question that's necessary to insure that the highest level both the owners of the property at the s c r unit are not the owners or the tenants it's not necessary to stipulate a dollar amount but scripture a sufficient amount of money to be applied - >> thank you, mr. welch. >> supervisors a simple fact you've heard it in testimony and in real estate listing two to three times more lucrative to represent to tourists than people that live and work in the city if you don't put a clear and limited cap certainly in the morning that 90 days hosting or unhosted the effect of

veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald toured the facility in university city today. va facilities nationwide ofrse have been under fire after investigations found tens of thus sands of veterans have waited and waited for care and some never got it. >> fallout from the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal continues penn state's new president and other university officials are asking the school community to at least be polite if they can't agree with eve other the message on penn state's website comes into week in the fall semester. it does not mention sandusky who was arrested nearly three years ago but officials say there are honest disagreements over whether penn state acted appropriately how it handled a crisis and whether the sanctions are appropriate. they suggest that rudeness and debating those issues deepens the divide and provides a bad example to students. >> philadelphia the 2014 national million father march is set for monday. organizers are asking fathers to escort their children to school. meet their child's teachers and principals and encourage their children to commit themselve

more for our homeless veterans we have an opportunity for a city prospective we have housing in partnership with our va with the ongoing support of support services this is a win-win here and i believe we should very much support it thank you all. >> supervisor mar i wanted to thank the staff for the presentations and the transformations from the hotel to a place that will house people is going to be such a proud moment for the city but thank you for everyone for testifying it's opened any easy to the tremendous need that's out there and the sacrifice i hope we had more time but the risk of losing the housing unit is a huge one i'm going to be supportive as well, i was going to ask a request about the proposed management you have to select a property manager what's the friendly property management companies in the city what is the capacity to run one hundred and 36 unit building out of curiosity. >> good afternoon. i'm scott with the housing and homeless division the humane u human division it is a fee that's out seeking property management the responsibility of property management is similar to the institutions and in the full m

partnership with the va and other organizations in the community to list all of the benefits that are available for veterans. those that are offered by the va, offered by the state, offered by the cityand other non-profits so a very nice resource you should ask the congresswoman's office for her and she will make sure you get a copy. we also invited folks from the other parts of the va here and i believe we have folks from the benefits office. the young lady here in the back. if you have any benefits questions, we are going to be having her try to address them either as a group of response or individually if you have those kinds of questions and also the national cemetery administration or service for those that honor veterans upon their death. anybody here from maghreb? we thought we'd have them here if we have any questions about honoring veterans at their death. i wanted to give you an update on things that have been going on here at the medical center and we will open it up for some questions and feedback. first of all is important for everybody to know that the access issues remain in a fixed condition. i don't know that's a right way to say that but basically we have solved th

> the city's regulatory controls in place at the time were inadequate and there was a lack of effective action, on the part of the l and i personnel. >> reporter: commission executive director peter va ira in his only one on one tv interview quoted the report which found l and i, agency responsible foreign suring safety, ignore warnings about dangerous conditions. >> the city did not respond to several warnings that the demolition was a dangerous operation and could lead to dire consequences. >> there were clearly some failures in a variety of systems and actions on that particular day and the the days leading up to that tragic day. >> reporter: mayor michael nutter says the city takes the commission's 36 recommendations, which include splitting l and i into two separate department very seriously. >> we're talking about public safety and saving peoples lives and helping to prevent tragedies. >> reporter: the 90 page report begins with the quote from the mother of ann brian who died in the collapse, her mother, city treasurer nancy winning letter and her family credited with pushing relentlessly for the creation of the commission, and for l and i reforms. >> i think that she was the

the facility in university city today. va facilities nationwide have been under fire after investigations found tens of thousands of veterans have waited and waited for care and some never got it. >> after years of dreams that never fully panned out has the time finally come for the delaware waterfront? there are more reasons than ever to go there and tonight in time for the big fringe fest kick off there's brand now restaurant beer garden and theater at the new fringe art center. that's where karen hepp is right now. karen, how is it going out there? >> reporter: it's wonderful, iain. these are the first guests arriving for vip party. here's the beer garden area outside. it's absolutely gorgeous. got all the flowers and all the light. here are people arriving. they've got the big sign over there saying now open. this is a fringe art building. let's take a look inside the big party as they get ready. this is gorgeous new restaurant all called la peg. so these people are going to have some dinner here. watch a show and then the whole public will be invited at 10:00 o'clock. come on down to the beer garden and have a free per

, counsel for the inspector general and transit, director of the kansas city office of audits for the office of inspector general. we are also going here from doctor samuel foote, former vaician at phoenix the health care system, and doctor catherine mitchell, current whistleblower and medical director for the iraq and afghanistan post-deployment center at the phoenix va health care system. i would ask the witnesses now to please stand so that we may swear you in. if you would, raise your right hands. [witnesses were sworn in] >> and thank you. you may be seated and let the record reflect that all of the witnesses affirmed that they would, in fact, tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. all of your complete written statements we made a part of this hearing record, and mr. griffin, you are not recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, ranking member michaud, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the results of inspector general's extensive work at the phoenix va health care system. our august 26, 2014, report expands upon information previously provided in our ma may 2014 interim report, and includes the results of

the organization. in fact, as i've gone to these various sites, i've now been to nine different cities, 21 different operations of the va over my first 50 days. i tell people i want every employee to be a whistle blower. i want every employee helping us change the ig. i welcome the criticism that anyone has. i even perhaps made the mistake of giving out my cell phone number publicly. it's been published online. it's in "the washington post." and i've answered 150 phone calls so far. >> thank you. speaking about the whistle-blower, i know that's still a concern, talking to some va employees, but whether or not they will be protected if they come forward, when will the va be certified by the office of special counsel section 2302-c on the whistle-blower protection? >> well, i -- i and deputy secretary gibson, the interim, have demanded -- haveedended -- from the very beginning that whistle blowers be protected. i'll have to get back to you a specific date on that. one of the thins i tried to do, because this is about changing culture. many you have asked about changing culture, is as a leader, your behavior is looked at a

the community of charlottesville, va vashgs riirn full gear trying to find hannah graham. she vanished two weeks ago. the cityonal emergency dispatch operators trying to help field incoming tips. in terms of the search, police are looking for clues in rural parts of the city including abandoned buildings. in the meantime, jesse matthews is a prime suspect and being held in isolation in a virginia prison cell. he's been charged at this point with abduction. >> the beheading at a food processing plant in oklahoma has many struggling to understand how and why it happened. and the first step is learning more about the suspect, 30-year-old alton nolan. >> they've been investigating nolan's social media account. what have you learned, nick? >> joe and christie, police released some details about the suspect in this week's beheading in moore, oklahoma. but we're beginning to learn more about him from his facebook page. police say this is the facebook page of the man suspected of beheading a co-worker in moore, oklahoma. the messages of alton nolan who goes by an alias here, ridiculed christopherian ti. he criticizes

, counsel for the inspector general and transit, director of the kansas city office of audits for the office of inspector general. we are also going here from doctor samuel foote, former va physician at phoenix the health care system, and doctor catherine mitchell, current whistleblower and medical director for the iraq and afghanistan post-deployment center at the phoenix va health care system. i would ask the witnesses now to please stand so that we may swear you in. if you would, raise your right hands. [witnesses were sworn in] >> and thank you. you may be seated and let the record reflect that all of the witnesses affirmed that they would, in fact, tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. all of your complete written statements we made a part of this hearing record, and mr. griffin, you are not recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, ranking member michaud, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the results of inspector general's extensive work at the phoenix va health care system. our august 26, 2014, report expands upon information previously provided in our ma may 2014 interim report, and includes the result

counsel for the inspector general and larry rinkmyer, director of the kansas city office of audits for the office of inspector general. we are also going here from doctor samuel foote, former vaphysician at phoenix the health care system, and doctor catherine mitchell, current whistleblower and medical director for the iraq and afghanistan post-deployment center at the phoenix va health care system. i would ask the witnesses now to please stand so that we may swear you in. if you would, raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear under penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to provide is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. you may be seated and let the record reflect that all of the witnesses affirmed that they would, in fact, tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. all of your complete written statements will be made a part of this hearing record, and mr. griffin, you are now recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, ranking member michaud, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the results of inspector general's extensive work at the phoenix v.a. health care system. our august

partnership with the va and other organizations in the community to list all of the benefits that are available for veterans. those that are offered by the va, offered by the state, offered by the city and other non-profits so a very nice resource you should ask the congresswoman's office for her and she will make sure you get a copy. we also invited folks from the other parts of the va here and i believe we have folks from the benefits office. the young lady here in the back. if you have any benefits questions, we are going to be having her try to address them either as a group of response or individually if you have those kinds of questions and also the national cemetery administration or service for those that honor veterans upon their death. anybody here from maghreb? -- that group? we thought we'd have them here if we have any questions about honoring veterans at their death. i wanted to give you an update on things that have been going on here at the medical center and we will open it up for some questions and feedback. first of all is important for everybody to know that the access issues remain in a fixed condition. i don't know that's a right way to say that but basically w

the police. >> reporter: l.a. like many u.s. cities has a long history of racial tension, and while things have changed here, many say it's still not enough. andy gallagher, alvaz, los angeles, va >>> still to come on the program, what a difference a year makes. coming back from a drug ban to win a grand slam. details coming next. ♪ ♪ >>> hello again. in the philippines it has been a day of remembrance for the victims of a siege a year ago. the 19-day battle ended with hundreds of deaths, and the displacement of more than a hundred thousand people. rob mcbride sent this report. >> reporter: outside the city hall, pledging allegiance to the flag that armed separatists had tried a year ago to replace with their own. for those who took part in the defense, letters of commendation from the city's mayor. >> it's really a victory of people that have really worked very hard to protect the philippine land, but to protect life as well. >> reporter: bussed around town, local and national media have been assessing the progress made since last year's siege. all around the area are signs of reconstruction and renewal, but look a little closer and you find the same old political tensions tha

of that will be for seniors. based on that about how to really drive the presidenter va -- the preservation of housing near transit, we have expanded that into eight cities across the country. we're working on expanded initiatives where we look at critical intersections. it drives health outcomes so dramatically and other outcomes. we're doing that work today. we have -- we're in a small r and d place. we piloted in denver. we are in scale mode with a number of terrific partners across the country. for us, affordable housing, if you are giving back, but 77 cents or so is given back in transportation. social isolation, accessibility are fundamental. we have to look at that. what we're finding is that this is where tables are being set across the country. as transportation dollars come in -- there's not a lot of dollars for housing in a place like los angeles, for example, measure r, people have taxed themselves to build out transportation systems. if we -- we're focused on low income, the most vulnerable among us, that we have to be able to focus on those dollars coming in and thinking about, what are the outcomes for low-income families as the dollars co

fourth year of the golf outing, they enjoyed a nine hole scramble, the clinic is free and open to any veteran amputee receiving care at a va vas ilt. >>> still more to come, lawmakers in atlantic citymake it illegal for stores to sell toy guns but there are exceptions. we'll explain. >>> and a consumer warning for anybody that uses a debit card, why the skimming exam makes it easier for thieves. as a small business owner you don't deliver anything less than 100% to your customers. so don't settle for less than 100% of the internet. with verizon fios get uploads speeds as fast as download speeds. so you can deliver 100% to your customers. switch now to get fios internet and phone for just $99.99 a month a 2-year agreement and get $200 back. as a [an extra] bonus, get a free lg tablet or up to $200 toward any tablet from verizon wireless when you switch to fios. just call 1.888.774.4418 now. 100% internet that makes you small business ready. that's powerful. >>> crozer medical center is bracing for a nurse's strike, for a two-day work stoppage, they attempted to negotiate earlier this week but announced that no agreement is reached and the strike is on, it's over staffing levels and

city follows an audit performed in june. it uncovered long delays for veterans trying to get medical appointments at va medical center. the the staff admitted record were falsified to hide the delays. >> we spend billions oflars to bomb some country but we don't have enough money to hire professionals to treat our veterans coming home now. >> va has made changes to fix the scheduling problems including spanned clinic hours. >>> right now two siblings are in critical condition after a pickup truck slammed into them crossing the street in northeast philadelphia. a ten year-old girl and her seven year-old brother were crossing academy road at byberry road in the crosswalk yesterday afternoon. that is when a driver tried to make a left hand turn and hit them. other drivers saw the crash and they tried to help their other children. >> i turn my car off. me and him ran for the kids. that was ways include our first concern. >> those children suffered severe head injuries but we are told that they are expect to recover, police say that the driver will in the be charged. >>> well, in just a few minutes the the nation will pause to remember the the september 11th attacks. >> we will take a break so we can bring you