they did so at the request of that va employee. e received from that lab showed that the sample tested positively for legionela. the same disease causing strain that was responsible for the initial outbreak. according to medical experts this means there are patients now at that hospital that could be exposed to the disease. two years after she lost her father, maureen wants to make sure other families don't suffer her fate. >> i understand, he understands. over and out. >> over and out. >> we also want to mention that dr. hu the medical director of the lab that conducted the tests and there's more. the american federation of government employees confirmed to cnbc that at least in five employees got sick as well. now dr. robert petzell, undersecretary for health at the va testified at the hearing in pittsburgh and said that, quote, lessons learned from pittsburgh are being used to ensure water safety at all va medical centers throughout the nation. now in response to the bonuses, they are based on matching the director's accomplishme

a new edition of red tape diaries, as you know the va has had a problem with backlogs in claims, kind of like a hoarde has a little problem with pizza boxes filled with cat skeleton. but there's good news! >> finally the backlog is shrink. in the last five month as loan it's down nearly 20%. we're making progress. >> jon: okay. down 20%, that's not nothing. that's progress. backlog used to be like this, here, there, now it's like this. (laughter) but maybe cutting into the backlog isn't such great news. >> it turns out the va benefits aren't always so beneficial. >> back in january we told you that veterans in a hospital in pittsburgh knew for more than a year that it had an outbreak of ledge on ayres disease. the hospital flew it had an outbreak of legionnaires disease but the hospital kept it secret until five patients died and 21 others became ill. >> jon: hence the pittsburgh va hospital slogan i promise you won't die from the disease you came in with. (laughter) yes, killing off soldiers who manage to survive hitler then covering it up, kind of sounds like a firing offense. [blee

out dollars where the regional director of the va, michael mooreland, received a bonus. airman of the house veterans committee called hearings to investigate. >> i don't think the va understands that this is not the way to reward individuals for poor performance. you reassign them or fire them. >> the 83-year-old father of john died of the disease at the pittsburgh facility. she says the va lied about the cause and says the problem still has not been fixed. >> you got away with it with my dad. how did you not fix it. well, understanding now it was all about bonuses, and a presidential award, and there it is, it boils all down to money. >> at the st. louis va medical center more than 1800 veterans may have been exposed to hiv due to unsanitized medical equipment. back in pittsburgh, at an emotionally charged congressional hearing, the under secretary of health responsible for awarding michael mooreland's bonus asked if he had regrets. >> if you knew then what you know now, would you recommend him for this award? >> i would. >> in a statement from the va in response to our

it boils all down to money. >> at the st. louis vamore than 1800 veterans may have been exposed to h.i.v. and hepatitis as a result of unsanitary dental equipment, the facility's director received nearly $25,000 in bonuses during her four-year tenure. back in pittsburgh at an emotionally charged congressional hearing about the legionnaires outbreak dr. robert petsel the va under secretary of health responsible for michael moreland's bonus asked if he had any regrets. >> if you knew then what you know now would you recommend him for this award. >> i would. >> in response to our inquiries he wrote quote the patient care issues the committee has raised are series but not says stem mick. lessons learned from pittsburgh are now being used to ensure water safety at all v.a. medical centers throughout the nation. harris? >> harris: jennifer, thank you. it seems syria has stayed true to its words handing over the initial listing anyway of its chemical weapons just in time for today's deadline. that's according to the group designed to enforce

different banks, and we -- we decided on a va loan, because my fiance is a former marine, so we went with the va loan. >> all right. alice congratulations, 4.3 is pretty good, and good luck to you and your fiance, we wish you the best. >> thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >>> low rates are also a big reason to buy a home instead of renting. ted joins us now to explain. if it's a good time to refinance, it has to be a great time to buy, how come? >> thanks for having me. when we look into renting or buys, we take into account all of the costs. not just your mortgage payment, but how much you might have to spend on maintenance, and the taxes, take all of that into account, it now looks 35% cheaper to buy than to rent. now that may sound like a big gap. it may sound very cheap,

according to the associated press, alexis was being treated at the va for multiple disorders including hearing voices. eight victims of been identified publicly, all of them are believed to be civilians or contractors. according to mother jones, it is the fifth mass shooting in the united states since the massacre at sandy hook elementary school less than a year ago. president obama responded to the shooting on monday. >> we are confronting yet another mass shooting. today it happened on a military installation in our nation's capital. it is a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel. these are men and women who are going to work, doing their job protecting all of us. >> the shooting comes just after a major report on gun ownership in the united states confirmed the link between homicide rates in the number of people who own guns. according to the study in the american journal of public health, for each one percent increase in gun ownership, the rate of people murdered by firearms increased by .9%. the researchers found "states with higher rates of gun ownership a dis

but fox news has learned the va was already celebrating long before the problem was fixed, paying outs in executive bonuses to va managers, many of whom oversaw the most egregious examples of mismanagement that in a case of a legionnaire's outbreak at a va pittsburgh facility led to at least five veteran deaths. according to the house veterans affairs committee, diana rubens with, the va executive in charge of the nearly 60 offices that process disability benefits compensation claims, they collected $60,000 in bonuses while presiding over a near-sevenfold increase in back hog claims. in philadelphia, the director of the regional office received a $23,000 bonus in twfn despite doubling the backlog from 2010-2011. after a deadly legionnaire's outbreak in pittsburgh, va regional director michael moreland collected a $63,000 bonus, that's just one example of over clash 573,000 in bonus checks paid out to va officials who oversaw record highs in backlog claims or serious instances of hospital-borne diseases. and more than 1800 veteran patients of the st. louis va medical center may have be

it all starts with going to the va. there's a whole community of veterans that just want to help you out. it's for the guys who couldn't come back, you owe it to them to live well. because they're not here with their families. ready to charge up first business with their straight talk from the trading floor. alan knuckman and james ramelli are here for traders unpluged. good morning. > >good morning. angie: here's your topic number one---crisis de jour. we're hearing a lot about this debt threat, so how do investors make sense of this? alan: it's always something it seems. we're in a new media age so i think people are overly sensitive to all the news but it's gotten to a point where it's crazy. we're 2% off the all-time forever highs in the s &p and people are losing their minds like there's gonna be a market crash. james: right. this little pullback we've had, that had to happen. we do have this little bit of uncertainty about the shutdown but if we're really afraid that this market is going to roll over and that the

it all starts with going to the va. there's a whole community of veterans that just want to help you out. it's for the guys who couldn't come back, you owe it to them to live well. because they're not here with their families. trader dan deming of stutland equities joins us now for some chart talk. good morning dan. > >good morning angie. > >they have been buying this market going into the fed announcement today. ehat does that tell you? > >certainly right now the expectations in the market are as such that the fed possibly might taper just a little bit, maybe test the waters ever so slightly but by and large the expectations in the market place. the consensus is as long as that's the case the market could continue to go higher here. > >what do you think will happen after the announcement? is the market more likely to sell off immediately? > >i don't know about that angie. certainly buy the rumor sell the news is typical jargon down here on the floor and it has a tendency to come to fruition more often than not. you're

it all starts with going to the va. there's a whole community of veterans that just want to help you out. it's for the guys who couldn't come back, you owe it to them to live well. because they're not here with their families. hit a landmine when i came here, i couldn't move. [male announce david was broadsided on the highway. they weren't very hopeful that he would survive at all. [male announce their traumatic brain injuries have yet to heal. the way i describe it is you're just afraid. am i going to start forgetting things? [male announce tbi is as serious as any battlefield injury. thankfully va has made important advancements in tbi so if you think you or a veteran you know has sustained a brain injury, get screened. returning now to chart talk, matt cavanaugh of cmz trading joins us now and he's taking a look at a couple of high flying stocks. hi matt. > > hi > > let's start with netflix. this is not a stock that you have been a fan with, however, it has performed quite well over the past year you have to admit. >

i'm hearing reports that he had reached out to the va, that perhaps he was hearing voices. sort of paranoia. then we take a look at this criminal past, aggression, and of course the situation of rage which always rears its ugly head in these sorts of situations. so definitely some real mental health issues with this individu individual. >> dr. jeff gardere, thank you so much for joining us in the "newsroom" today. we appreciate it. >> still to come, the monumental task of righting the costa concordia is done, but the salvage operation is far from over. a live report from the coast of italy, next. [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbines of today... will power us all... into the future. ♪ into the future. a writer and a performer. ther, i'm also a survivor of ovarian and uterine cancers. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longe

this is a guy who's been treated at the va for psychological problems. he was given a general discharge in 2011, which may be a red flag for some people who are hiring, because he exhibited a pattern apparently of misbehavior. how does this system work? how thorough are the background checks to allow you to get a badge to get on a base. >> this is a terrible tragedy. we're a wonderful navy. access control on these giant military installations, some 20,000 people work at the navy yard complex in total and thousands of others come and go as visitors. it's pretty hard to sort out with any degree of reliability people who may not have any security clearance and have to go there for a purpose. having said that, this is consistent -- clint has already said it perfectly. mental health and access to weapons. i'm not quite sure what virginia laws are, but he was able to buy legally a weapon and shoot his way into a facility. so, you know, the background is atrocious. why didn't someone call the shots accurately when they saw a guy with voices in his head and mult

he established contact with the va can and then a gentleman in waiting kablthd allen douglas who is in swid land at the time. your strategy influence with long talks was started. the rosens entered and wolf informed hitler and the mediation was discussed, connotation and orientation and super national piety >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello, i'm stan i live on john street i'm here representing the san francisco committee for flown utilities. i know you've heard from us before to place all utilities underground it will make the city satisfactory and it's the right thing to do. task forces have laid auto ways to do this and have taken surveys from homeowners and rents and they'll agreed to pay. besides the fact their expensive to repair an initiative doesn't get a lot of outcome. so the loss of electricity it putting people's lives in dagger and that's something nobody wants to do. the good news it's voidable. many other cities as you know have done it san diego and berlin and other countries. there's been a article about skrirldz and thousand of people losing they can't recal

it's why he saw the help at va hospitals.n rhode island and according to his company, alexis was in rhode island just this past august, less than six weeks ago. he was in newport, rhode island, where he was working as an information technology contractor. the source says that is based on family accounts, it appears that aaron alexis was unraveling that he, quote unquote, just snapped. brooke, jake? >> deb, let me ask you this. when i'm hearing you saying this father said he snapped and that 9/11 was the catalyst, he's having trouble sleeping and hearing voices, the first question i'm thinking is did the father or mother ever sit down with him and try to talk to him and try to get him to get help? >> you know, it's unclear. because once he left new york city, he really didn't return often. the last time he was here was back in 2010. i maintained contact with both his mother and father, but it's unclear how regular this communication was. they did know enough to basically say that he was having trouble sleeping, that he was hea

and as robert will discuss later today, the va has plans for building on the success of our research facilities. now south of mission bay hunters shipyard will be an innovation district that will act as a test bed for the latest design in smart cities. the navel shipyards closed we watched this lash gibberish but no more. after decades of planning and entitlement work this time next year 2 hundred and 47 home with 67 hundred imply residents will be built at the shipyard. simultaneously we'll be breaking ground for the total revitalization of alice areas folks will soon be living in save energy efficient housing. in fact, such a point is the importance of building and accelerating the development of new housing for people of all income levels. that's right. we're focused as much on building new and affordable housing as on the resident towers that grab our headlines. that's why we're building affordable housing throughout the city and keeping pace with the market housing. you should, you know, this. as of all the housing units in the pipeline 24 percent of it will be performly afforda

she told me that was the bronx va hospital and then she said something that i have never forgotten. she said there were still men in that hospital who had never recovered from being gassed in the first world war. and this made quite an impression on a seven or 8-year-old me. even though i was a small child i knew enough about world war i to know that it happened a really really long time ago. 60 years at that point and it really struck me that there were men who had lived entire lifetime since then still frail from what they had endured in that war. i didn't know very much about the war at all. i knew what it was about. pretty much i knew that snape u.s. senate and had done battle with the red errand to a conclusive result. but that stayed with me and it nestled in the back of my mind. one day in early 2003, i was supposed to be working on another book and i was doing what writers do very well which is procrastinate. i heard a gentleman interviewed on the radio and he was talking about the world war ii generation. he said that world war ii veterans were dying off at the rate of 1000

he established contact with the va can and then a gentleman in waiting kablthd allen douglas who is in swid land at the time. your strategy influence with long talks was started. the rosens entered and wolf informed hitler and the mediation was discussed, connotation and orientation and super national piety >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello, i'm stan i live on john street i'm here representing the san francisco committee for flown utilities. i know you've heard from us before to place all utilities underground it will make the city satisfactory and it's the right thing to do. task forces have laid auto ways to do this

he established contact with the va can and then a gentleman in waiting kablthd allen douglas who is in swid land at the time. your strategy influence with long talks was started. the rosens entered and wolf informed hitler and the mediation was discussed, connotation and orientation and super national piety

late tonight, law enforcement sources tell abc news, alexis sought treatment from the va in both rhodeember for insomnia. just the latest in a decade-long string of disturbing incidents. three arrests and series of military infractions. despite all this, alexis went to work for a government computer contractor at the washington navy yard using a secret security clearance he received after joining the navy. he cam e off to the d.c. area, august 25th. 17 days after hearing the voices in rhode island. today, one day after alex igs was shot and killed -- alexis was shot and killed after brutally costing 12 others their lives, the fbi would not talk about their mental state? >> can you give us any guidance if this young man was seeking any psychological treatment? >> i can't comment. >> we have new details on what alexis was up to two days before his murderous rampage. saturday, september 14th. alexis visit itted sharpshooters a gun store and firing range in lorton, virginia, 20 miles from washington, d.c. he fired an ar-15 assault rifle at a practice range and purchased a represent imingto

we know he was having moments of paranoia and he was seeking treatment from the va, veterans administration. >> and yet -- >> since the summer -- >> eamon, waiting on the fbi, which they're walking to the podium. and yet this jeptsman was allowed security clearance. all right the fbi press conference beginning right now. let's list in. >> 24 hours after yesterday's shootings at the washington navy yard. we want to take a moment to provide information on the investigate-. i'm joined by chief lanier, michael monroe, special agent in charge of ncis, u.s. attorney ron manchin, chief chambers of the u.s. park police, carl vasellco of atf and ellerby of d.c. fire and ems. i would first like to commend and thank the agencies you see here with me today as well as many others. we continue to actively work together and the partnerships and cooperation among us are vital to the progress of this investigation. as briefed last night we believe at this time that the deceased shooter, aaron alexis, acted alone. as such with no other suspects at large, the investigation has moved into a phase of evidence r

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congress asked the va to disclose what drugs they provided and any possible side effects. >>> today the president will travel to new york to address the united nations. he arrives in the big apple this morning. president barack obama will push the united nations to increase pressure on syria to suvendor their chemical weapons. he could meet with the president of iran, but at this time no meeting is scheduled. >>> six minutes after the hour. a huge day at m&t bank stadium. ed reed is welcomed back for number 52 in the ravens ring of honor. they scored two touchdowns before the half to take the lead over the houston texans. they came back out and they kept on where they were going. 30 and long. flacco and smith getting the ravens out of trouble. they had pierce taking it in from two yards out. two yards in. the ravens just keep on rolling. they win, 30-9. the game marks the return for ed reed. he talked about the welcome back he received from the ravens faithful. >> it was awesome, man. when i first ran out of the stadium. you know, like i said, you know -- memories, you know that i have

security gates and go through metal detectors and they also have to be wanted stand by a wall and the va in the period >> if there is an edge and need to do an end should check outside of the metal detectors there are people standing by to use a electronic wand. >> i talked to some of the fans of payment earlier today and they think that this is a good idea to in >> why not be safe there do and is that the war is feared i feel safer state's one fan. >> the oakland a's say that you should give yourself a little bit more time to get to the games of the king get cleared to security and then get your seat. >> the procedure starts today not all gates have the metal detectors however by sunday all gates will have the metal detectors at all entrances. >> and ahead at eight dan taps was caught public issue of homosexuality and the catholic church. >> ahead at 8 the pope gang tackles the hot-button issue of homosexuality and the catholic church. >> also people across the bay area are already lining up and were just hours away from the release of the new iphone is. >> coming up next >> coming up t

he was treated by the va for paranoia. police said alexis told them last month he was hearing voices. he had runs in with police. in 2011 the navy discharged him early for insubordination. but he never lost the security clearance he had since 2008. he opened fire with a shotgun yesterday and not a rifle. during the rampage, she was saved by an officer who was then hit. >> the security officer that pushed her and her other coworkers into the fire escape right before he got shot. >> pandit was killed yesterday and kathy gaarde. >> reporter: chuck hagel placed a wreath to honor the death and the injured. the navy and washington are still reeling. >> the navy yard where the shootings happened is about a mile from the capitol and the baseball stadium. the washington nationals took the field against the braves because last night's game was postponed until today. there was a moment of silence. we continue our coverage of the shooting on our website there. you'll find the photo gallery and those text messages sent during the tense

. >> reporter: he got them because it's illegal for the va to report treatment. as a contractor he had a ten-year security clearance. >> it's not that difficult to get a security clearance if you do not have major red flags in your background. >> reporter: the incident is raising more talk about gun control. >> we do not have a firm enough background check system. >> we're going to move this up as quickly as we can. and the shooting is raising questions about security. lawmakers want more answers on a pentagon report, places like washington navy yard at risk. and as a result of all that, there will be a lot of eyes object this now, richard. the president has ordered a review of all federal facilities. secretary hagel wants a review of the clearances. >>> the husband of one of the 12 victims says he now has a hole that will never be filled. nbc's tom costello has more on those whose lives were stolen. >> reporter: taps at the navy memorial for the 12 men and women who came from all walks of life, gunned down in a place supposed to be safe. among them 53-year-old s

he received disability benefits, $395 a month but the va refuted claims he received treatment for mental health issues saying he never sought an appointment. his mom released this statement today. >> my son aaron alexis has murdered 12 people and wounded several others. his actions had a profound effect on the families of the victims. i don't know why he did what he did and i will never be able to ask him why. aaron alexis is in a place where he could no longer do harm to anymore and for that i am glad. to the families of the victims i am sorry this has happened. my heart is broken. >> investigators haven't any connection between aaron alexis and his victims. >>> bart and the unions. they say bart negotiators walked out of talks. the union claims bart insists on meeting for only 10 days of the 60 day cooling off period. bart said that is not true. they are ready to meet any time. >> there is no explanation other than bart is not treating this seriously and don't attend to come to an agreement. >> the calendar is not set in stone. just because it is what it is doesn't mean we can't add da

now the va says he said he was only having trouble sleeping. they did tell the navy what happened. the navy says that was never reported any further of the chain of command. >> thanks. >>> the economic news today sent the stock market soaring, but it wasn't necessarily good news for everybody and the rest of the country. the long and short of it is this -- the american economy is not doing well enough to be left alone. after saying it was gaining strength, the head of the federal reserve decided to keep going with economic stimulus to try to encourage job and economic growth. both the dow and the nasdaq closed at record highs. mortgage rates are expected to drop, but the fed believes the american economy still needs a continuing infusion of $85 million a month. and there are growing concerns that a potential government shut down in washington will do even more damage. now across the border. >>> near ottawa today, a terrible crash between a passenger train and a double-decker bus. survivors on the bus said many passengers were screaming at the driver to stop just sends before the bu

the family said he had a decade long history of mental illness and received treatment from the va. also he had an arrest record for two shootings. in seattle he shot out a man's tires in rage. in texas three years ago he shot a gun inside his apartment at the ceiling. after this shooting aaron alexis raise arrested and discharged from the armed forces but he went to work for a subcontractor at hewlett- packard and servicing the military. he experienced a disturbing episode that drew the police. aaron alexis told officers according to the report he was hearing voices. and that a kind of microwave machine was sending vibrations into his body. the police sarge wouldn't reported the incident said -- sergeant who reported the said aaron alexis was hearing voices. but this information was never passed up the chain of command. u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel said if red flags were raised they were missed. >> obviously when you go back and look at all this, there were red flags, of course there were. should we have picked them up, why didn't we, all those questions need obe answered -- t