early as 2009 about dangerous delays in treatment and even falsified waiting lists at the phoenix va hospital. doug mckelway live in washington with new information. what it means, doug. >> leland, what makes it so significant, it contradicts the narrative that people at highest levels of the va were unaware of the waiting list problems before they surfaced in the press. also suggests that the problems at troubled phoenix va hospital predated the tenure of director sharon hellman. she was dismissed from her job last month and is now suing to get it back. "the new york times" cites sworn statements of susan bowers who oversaw dozens of va facilities in the western u.s. she said even before sharon hellman was appointed to her job as director in phoenix an audit showed that they did not put patients on electronic waiting list and was there for out of compliance. bowers said there was no such list in phoenix even while hellman's predecessor certified the hospital was in compliance. according to the times bowers's sworn statement said she was pressured by her bosses in washington to report the hos

to get the va hospital to the va hospital in new orleans i wasn't in congress when that was approved. referring to the hospital that i thought was too big of a va hospital is totally a different issue. so you can judge the truthfulness based upon that i won't affect affect of the questions i asked earlier if i'd been working to benefit the poor and the uninsured, we know the poor and the uninsured. the campaign events food benefited their? senator? >> is a vote not so much against the veterans hospital as what they did for example fold is an overblown veterans hospital. he voted against the complex. that is a part of the complex when he was a legislator. i didn't say when he was in congress. now he shows up to take credit for how the veterans. i came to build two new clinics in lafayette and like charles. but john, i really want to get back to this issue of truthfulness. >> moderator: and will have an opportunity for you to ask a question of one another. let me bring up a pie chart of how we spend our money in america. this is -- the numbers will change slightly in the proposed budget

what happened when thousands of americans who had already proudly served their country went to va hospitalsor tests designed to keep them healthy. >> the va offered precautionary blood tests to check for viruses. some veterans who said they understand themselves to be virus-free took the tests. they tested positive. john and phillip tested positive. we visited them and asked them about what happened. >> hello. >> ronan farrow. it's a pleasure to meet you. >> the va said he tested positive for a virus transmitted through bodily fluids that affects the liver and cause permanent damage and a higher risk of failure or liver cancer. >> i can't explain it. i was mad, i was upset, aggravat aggravated. about everything you could be at the same time. and i wanted to strangle somebody. then you have to go home and tell your family something like that, that's hard. >> the va said he tested positive for hepatitis b too. >> how did it feel when you heard that? >> it's devastating not only to you, but to your family. you don't know what you are passing along to your family members as a result of someone

more details to come to light about the va hospital system the more angry you become. let's begin here an inspector's report found a va hospital in fem miss is -- memphis is one of the worst when it comes to wait times for veterans. they have seen a series of scandals including dialysis machines and multiple patient deaths due to inadequate care. despite all of this bonuses totalling 100,000 were given to them last month. in 2010 it revealed the memphis va handed out bonuses to employees while closing the pool claiming a lack of funds. taki talking things that make no sense. the regional office in philadelphia has installed a new lottery machine in the employee cafeteria. a truly bizarre idea when you consider va officials are not allowed to gamble while on federal property. recent e-mail to employees stated quote the machine will still be turned on but in no way negates are internal policy. it stresses federal employees shall not participate in any gamb gambling opportunity. any one who wants to use the lottery machine will have to resist. >> thank you ashley. to find

. >> host: and then something happens like say at the veterans affairs like the va hospital and things are not getting done and we find out there were not enough people doing this or that. all of these things make a lot of sense in the grand scheme but how do you prevent the politics of the way the town works which is oh, my, gosh look at this problem and we will have to fix it and everybody democratic and republican will throw money at it. >> guest: a lot of people don't understand the problems of the va hospitals. i have worked in them. wonderful people. doctors and therapist and great people. wonderful patients as well. i love them to death. huge amount of politics between this group and that group. that is the problem. get rid of that stuff. honestly there are some things the veterans hospital do well. post-traumatic stress disorder. >> host: i want to end a little more political and you used a c-word i don't hear conservatives use and that is compromise. they usually use common ground which is 10% you agree on. which is better? you want 50/50 propositions here? >> guest: i am talk

the other thing is, i have had some situations at the va hospital that i feel that veterans especially those that have disabilities need assistance. i'm also a registered nurse. is it time? 30 seconds. some of the things that i experienced had i not been a registered nurse either i would have been put in the hospital or dead if i listened to some of the doctors that i saw. i went through four doctors before i found the one that i thought was capable and compassionate to help me. my situation was that my suggestion or maybe some help, maybe an advocate for service or maybe some counsel at the va for veterans when they go there because sometimes people are overwhelmed, over booked, burnt out and they just want to get you through or they don't care. i don't want somebody to die because of negligence or anything like that. i'm all about health care too. >> thank you. other comments on the presentations from the public? >> i just wanted to briefly say that right before you walked in. latonia, that councilmember was talking about your efforts in the lions club. >> latonia, i wanted to touch

not only involved with the programs in east los angeles and ventura county but also involved in va hospitals. they are working in a newly integrated model focusing on needs. they have a number of major grants from the feds and foundations and top programs and post doc working on the status because in that county it's a major significant thrust. you have unique programs here but they haven't been coordinated or integrate in community organizations. this is really a significant major step at this point. so i would encourage you to continue on and i hope that we work this out. it reenforces the acknowledgment that we are making significant head way and we will look at additional resources in integrated programs as we face a critical need in this city with not only the elderly but people injured at different stages. that's what we need to look at. when you are at age 70 or 80, it doesn't have to do with age. it can be someone who is critically injured and someone who ends up at laguna honda or others. it doesn't have to be a or b. it could be all of the above and with the integrated services and

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bower stated that she was pressured by her bosses at the va central office to report that the hospital was in compliance, even after she reported it was not. she also claimed to have frequently beriefed the secretay years before the scandal broke. despite helman's partial exoneration, she accepted airline tickets and an eight-stay family stay at disney world from a consultant trying to do business at the va. helman's attorney praised the de -- related to wait time data manipulation and patient point backlog mismanagement. in doing so, the va knowingly made ms. helman bear the brunt of contrived political outrage. >> the white house referred us to the va which did not respond to our question. but the -- helps us begin to put the leadership failures at phoenix behind us. >>> up next, thousands flock to new york to pay respects to a fallen police officer. here's what fox affiliates all around the country are covering tonight. tonight fox 5 in new york where a passenger objected too strongly to christmas greetings. cheery airline employees put the man in such a foul mood he was put off the

a va hospital under construction in colorado is now years behind schedule, and the costs are skyrocketing. we are live in denver with the story. >> hi, arthel. this new hospital is only half down and the va says it doesn't know how much it's going to end up costing but it hopes the facility will be complete sometime in 2017. >> the people that are spearheading this new hospital which is a much-needed thing, to me are acting like selfish children. >> reporter: veterans say they are the ones suffering as they enter their aging medicalcility in denver but countless delays finger pointing and a bloated budget keep them waiting on the promised new center in aurora, colorado. the va admits it has badly mismanaged congress strux. >> i apologize to veterans here in colorado and i apologize to our taxpayers. >> reporter: in 2008 congress authorized $568 million. in 2010 it upped it to $800 million. >> every major construction project that the veterans administration has right now is hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. >> reporter: according to a 2013 report by th

i go to the va hospital and i see guys in wheel chairs where legs off, two legs off, arm off.ook all of my medals and put them in a drawer and shoved them away and haven't seen them since. to me the real people are the ones who lose their limbs and things like that. >> the inspiration through and through. thank you for watching, goodnight. what you're doing now, janice. blogging. your blog is just pictures of you in the mirror. it's called a fashion blog, todd. well, i've been helping people save money with progressive's discounts. flo, can you get janice a job? [ laughs ] you should've stuck to softball! i was so much better at softball than janice, dad. where's your wife, todd? vacation. discounts like homeowners', multi-policy -- i got a discount on this ham. i've got the meat sweats. this is good ham, diane. paperless discounts -- give it a rest, flo. all: yeah, flo, give it a rest. cozy or cool? exactly the way you want it ... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the sleep number bed. save $300 on the final close-out of the c

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. >> you know what happened at va hospitals? that is exactly what was happening.hey would decide who gets an appointment, who's not. he is not most influential man because he is well-liked because his name was searched, when you search google or number of articles his name popped up. that is why he got number one on the list. >> he needs to shut his mouth. he has loose lips. >> i want hill to keep talking. this thing was called the affordable care act. he is essentially coming out saying while obama was trying to sell this to people as something was going to bring costs down, only way they can do that by denying treatment. remember when republicans were talking about death panels and, sarah palin they were laughing at her. that is exactly what is going to happen. pause you can't pay for everything. they structure ad system that is not cost effective. >> that is sarah palin. easy to laugh at her to be fair. >> the president came out and said premiums will go down. gruber admitted in the 2009 comments, that was a lie of the president was saying that and that is not

over the summer, after revelations of long waits foray appointments, and secret waiting lists at va hospitalsthe department announced major overhaul months later. taliban released american bringing nerve bo berg doll, the us military launched investigation whether bergdahl deserted his post before the tal began captured him. >>> islamic state began major offensive, capturing huge areas of eastern syria and northern iraq. the american-led coalition launched air strikes against isis targets, and the us said thousands of so-called military advisors to the grounds in iraq. but president obama insists he will not sends us combat troops. >>> israel invaded the gaza strip over the summer. the conflict fueled by the killing of three israelis teenagers by palestinian millitant. the fighting ended with a cease-fire. in the town of ferguson, missouri, it turned violent after shooting of unarmed teen acre michael brown. grand jury decided not to bring charges against officer. that spark new violence in ferguson, and protests all across our country. >>> in august robin williams took his own life at the ag

my wife had been to va hospitals. we didn't have each other at the time. because we have each other we are in a unique situation. the most important thing i'm looking at recently is ptsd, tbi developing and dementia. in the last two or three years there has been lots lots of literature coming out and there was one study close to 200,000 veterans with ptsd shows there is a twofold chance of developing dementia and i would like for you to address that. is there anything being done about that? >> so you want to know if there's anything being done for veterans who may develop dementia? >> the alzheimer's -- he mentioned a few months ago that was on top of their agenda. ptsd and tbi. >> i'm hearing to questions from you. one is for the cases of people who weren't diagnosed early on and are still decades later exhibiting post-traumatic stress disorder acute symptoms that are interfering i assume with their daily life. is there something new that you all are trying or recommending or is it those three courses of treatment? >> in the army we wouldn't necessarily b

senior bureaucrats in washington were briefed about falsified wait lists and other problems at the va hospital in phoenix. joining us now to discuss there, two former prosecutors. gentlemen, thanks very much for joining us. let's talk about there. i'm so struck by how many scandals in recent years have been enlightening to us, not from congressional hearings but from court cases. >> exactly. the civil case has opened the door because of evidence that was revealed in that of possible criminal conduct. and that may lead to charges against some of these high-up officials of perjury and lying to congress. that often happens in a civil case documents, testimony reveal possible criminal conduct. that may have happened here. >> absolutely. keep in mind let's address the while elephant in the room. that is that the victims here are veterans. these were our courageous men in uniform that were waiting for these appointments, in some cases dying while waiting for the va to do what it was charged by congress to do originally. this wasn't just manipulation of numbers. this was manipulation of people's live

the va hospital was totally a different issue.o you can judge the truthfulness based upon that i won't affect affect of the questions i asked earlier if i'd been working to benefit the poor and the uninsured, we know the poor and the uninsured. when she was taking taxpayer pay for charter flights to campaign events, who benefited? >> address that point it was the vote not so much against the , veterans hospital as what they did for example fold is an overblown veterans hospital. >> he voted against the lsu complex. that is a part of the complex when he was a legislator. i didn't say when he was in congress. now he shows up to take credit for helping veterans. frome to lead the fight the western part of our state to build two new clinics in lafayette and lake charles. but john, i really want to get back to this issue of truthfulness. >> we will have an opportunity for you to ask a question of what another. the me bring up a pie chart of how we spend our money in america. this is -- the numbers will change slightly in the proposed .

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the a whistle blower working at va hospital in phoenix exposed secret waiting lists. >> we have ten tos that don't have providers. >> reporter: an investigation found that the problem extended throughout the va system. secretary eric shinseki was forced to step down. julia pierson was forced out after a series of agency blunders including a white house fence jumper who made it deep in the executive mansion with a knife. the secret service will have a new president to protect in a little american two years, speculation about 2016 field is already the talk of the town, with jeb bush chris christie rand paul and marco rubio among a long list of republicans considering a run while democrats are awaiting an announcement from hillary clinton. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> president obama lost two other cabinet official this is year, attorney general eric holder and defense secretary chuck hagel announced they will resign as soon as the senate confirms their replacements. >>> a reminder to catch face the nation this morning at 10:30 right here on cbs-3. major garrett is in fo

after he got out of the service he went to work at the va hospital and work there until the day he diednkles were veterans. they were so grateful for this country and what they gave us. for me and makes me think of my late father in late uncle and the services they provide. we have been working vigilantly to do a better job of ensuring that in indian country services for vets are readily accessible. specific number of grant programs that are targeted for veterans and one of those grant programs for the first time is called the homeless veterans reintegration program. tribe receivedce the first grant that has ever been given out in this program during thereceived obama administration and they have been going great guns. fromyone here -- is here the tribe, great work and keep it up. when you think of homeless veterans are veterans who are coming home and want to connect to a job, think about match.com. think about the department of labor. think about how we can go to work. we work very closely with arne because we see this as a seamless web. it starts when you are a toddler and a goes all

new york times" is reporting top leaders in washington knew about massive patient backlogs at a va hospital in phoenix years before the scandal ever became public. doug mckelway is live in washington. why are we just learning about this now? >> reporter: it is all coming to light with documents released in the case of sharon hellman who is suing to get her job back after being fired in late november. "new york times" reports that sworn statements by susan bowers who oversaw facilities in the western u.s., even before sharon hellman was ap.ed to her job as director in phoenix an audit showed the hospital was out of compliance because it didn't put patients waiting on electronic list. bowers further stated in sworn documents she was pressured by her bosses in washington to report the hospital was in compliance after she submitted reports says it was not. "the times" also reports that bowers said she briefed va secretary eric shinseki many times about the patient backlog but her pleas were largely ignored because she was told there was no money to lease more space to handle all the backlogs. >

administrative law judge ruled this week that knowledge of long wait times went far above the phoenix va hospital>> this confirms things that many ofs have been saying for a long time that this wasn't just phoenix. it wasn't just sharon hellman. it wasn't just the director and miss bowers this goes all the way as alleged to the va secretary. >> hellman was fired last month and filed an appeal to get her job back. judge upheld her firing siting a conflict of interest. make shift memorial for mychal brown is restored in ferguson, missouri. the memorial was damaged after it was hit by car. supporters rebuilt the memorial but there's still no word on who hit. brown was shot and killed by police officer darrin wilson back in august. >> this morning let's take look back at some of the biggest stories of 2014. who can forget the terrible nearly seven week manhunt for eric frein the suspect accused of of ambushing a state trooper back in september. >> armed and dangerously obviously. if he's going to kill cops obviously he'll kill anyone. >> the search cost nearly $10 million and put frein on the fbi's t

my dad was a veteran, and after he got out of the service, he went to work at the va hospital, and worked the day he died. all of my uncles were veterans. they are all legal immigrants. they were so grateful for this country that they served. when we do this work on behalf of veterans, for me, it makes me think of my late other and late uncle, and the service they provide. and we have been working vigilantly to make sure, frankly, we do a better job of country,that in indian services for vets are readily accessible. and so we have a number of specific grant programs that are targeted for veterans. ,nd one of those grant programs for the first time -- it is called the homeless veterans integration program. nex -- nezerce -- perce tribe received the first grant given out to a tribe. idaho,ne is here from great work, and keep it up. when you think of homeless veterans or veterans who are coming home and want to connect to a job, think about match.com. think about the department of labor. and about how we can go to work. arnerk very closely with duncan, because we recognize this is a seamless

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the federal employees, especially at the va hospital, who had been getting a bad rep, we worked hard.ng, those who should be insulted are those in the post office. what congress did to them many years ago has affected the postal employees more than anyone else. guest: thank you for your service. 33 years is something you very proud of. it is important to note that hundreds of terally serving s of employees the veterans in a very important and meaningful way. a very large organization, there are many things that need to be fixed, but they're very important the same ppening at time. i'm a parent to children, and i know positive reinforcement is much more effective than negative. but the truth is, we mostly only hear the negative about the federal government. but, if we want the federal government to do better job, the better way to get there is to find what is being done right and build on those. host: how is the study completed? guest: we encourage the passing of a law that required every federal agency to conduct a survey. they collect all this information, which we are then to put to

how some veterans were possibly infected by hepatitis by dirty machines at va hospitals.t for some of those who fought for the country. we start with the latest on the ambush killings of two police officers here in new york city. a few hours from now, family and friends will gather at a wake for raphael ramos. his funeral is set for tomorrow. the officer of liu appeared emotional as the tunnel to towers foundation announced they will be paying off the mortgages of her home and the home of officer ramos. they made their first trip to the crime scene laying a wreath for both slain officers. ramos's son justin talked about his father near the memorial that has grown considerably. >> my father was an incredible man. he was a hero to jaden and me and incredible husband to my mother. he was a dedicated officer. he truly cared about the people of new york city. rest in peace, dad. >> new york city police officers remain on high alert this afternoon. several people have been arrested for threatening officers in the city. today new details on yet another arrest after an alleged th

if you want to see the results of these war, go to the va hospital in your area.ook at the number of young men, not the old guys __ the young men who were crippled, dramatic brain injuries. that's all i have to say. host: stars and stripes also with several galleries on the war in afghanistan. you can scroll through online. marking 13 years of war in afghanistan. here are a couple pictures from my gallery. u. s. soldiers out on patrol, and other images. that is "stars & stripes" if you want to look at that. joan is up next. caller: democrat actually. i am 24. when 9/11 happened, i was in sixth grade. from the time that the happen __ i was shocked and upset with my family and friends __ i remember being told how bad it was. and hey, this is a great excuse, we have to go to war. al qaeda was what __ 300 people? we brought an entire army to go there. i believe we went there for oil, for money. we are americans, we are driven by money. we will want to find any way to get ahead. i believe that this entire war was based on a lie. hopefully we wake up as americans. espec

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hospitals. we exposed problems throughout the va, and cnn's reporting found that thousands of veterans across theiting months, even years to see a doctor. cnn's reporting also uncovered va workers cooking the books to cover up long wait times. congressional hearings were held, and va secretary eric shinseki was forced to resign. president obama brought in a new secretary, bob mcdonald who has vowed to clean up the va. 7.1 million more people had health insurance this year under the patient protection and affordable care act, as you probably know, obamacare mandates that americans be covered by an insurance plan or pay a penalty. >> last year i had somewhat of an epiphany about weed. it can have real medicinal benefits. >> marijuana is better than all the pills in terms of treating. >> yeah. >> we saw families pack up and move across the country to get access to the only medicine that seemed to work for their children in states where medical marijuana is legal. two states, colorado and washington also legalized all forms of marijuana, including recreational use. >> on september 24th, the new jerse

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hospital. >> sin duda un milagro que va cambiando vidas por donde quiera que pasa. >> yo veo la misericordias como le han repito es motivaciÓn para que nosotros podamos continuar su ejemplo. >> es como un rayo de luz que tifanny va esparciendo en su camino regalando zapatos, y promoviendo la fe. >> quÉ linda historia le contamos que tiffany visitar repÚblica dominicana, mÉxico y el salvador espera otra revelaciÓn para decidir a quÉ paÍs irÁ con su cargamento de zapatos la felicitamos por su excelente labor. >> hablando de buenos americanos un grupo llevan mÁs de 20 aÑos participando cruzada de amor que le brinda alegrÍa y esperanza a miles de pequeÑos en todo el mundo. july nos presenta a los emisarios de la verdad cuya mayor recompensa es la sonrisa de un niÑo. >> el mensaje es claro y directo dios que nos ama y lo que recibe dentro de una simple caja de zapatos es una muestra de esa gran verdad. >> muchas gracias. >> es el concepto detrÁs del programa el bolso samaritano, un programa evangelizador que ha logrado reclutar a miles de voluntarios que trabajan todo el aÑo para hacer llegar reg

hospital for five. i was wondering if you could say more about the va. seems, many soldiers can't stay with the military. they have to transition to civilian life and it seems to me that the connection between the military, the active duty military and the va was terrible, symbolized by the fact that we had two incompatable electronic record systems and that apparently they have given up trying to harmonize, their generation of something else, after billions of dollars and 10 years at least? >> well, i won't get into exactly a number. i will accept wholeheartedly the spirit of your question and i will answer it in a couple of different ways. first of all, we all need to appreciate again historical context. the military health system and the va system initially had different missions and the whole idea was, after the second world war and the wars before now, if you got ill or injured, you were going to move on to the va. so that degree of coordination, particularly at a time when health care was simpler, more simple, it served its purpose. fast forward to

hospital project in denver, turning into a fiasco. >> construction has resumed on the long delayed new rhett veteran's administration medical center in aurora, colorado. but the va says it will run out of cash again in a matter of months unless congress comes up with the funds. >> the people who are spare heading this new hospital which is a much needed thing, to me are acting like selfish children. >> reporter: frustrated vets have covered to use the aging facility in denver. the va admits it has badly mismanaged construction. >> i apologize to veterans here in colorado and i apologize to our taxpayers. >> reporter: in 2008, congress authorized $568 million. in 2010 it upped it to $800 million. >> every major construction project that the veterans administration has right now is100 dreads of millions of dollars over budget and behind schedule. >> according to a 2014 report issue bid the u.s. accountability office--in december, a federal court agreed with general contractor key wit turner that under the va's current design, it could not be built for less than $1 billion. the army corps of engineers will be providing oversight of the project this time around. the

. >> para amanda, que su bebÉ salga del hospital ha sido el mejor regalo de navidad. >> saber que vasn exceso de lÍquido en el cerebro. su padre decidiÓ traerlo, pero amando la madre no le permitieron entrar. >> yo no estoy ahÍ para cuidarlo. eso es horrible. >> cuando a su madre no le permitÍan pasar la frontera. >> yo necesito que mi esposo estÁ aquÍ y mi niÑo necesita su mamÁ. es un derecho de Él. >> acompaÑamos a amanda para ver si la autorizaban para ingresar a los estados unidos debido por la gravedad de su hijo. pero el dÍa siguiente logrÓ el encuentro. >> el permiso que se otorgÓ a amanda se adjudican el caso de que los residentes corran peligro muerte. >> es importante recalcar que no todo el mundo puede adjudicarse este tipo de entradas. >> saliesen los dÍas del hospital, despuÉs de 17 cirugÍas. en la Última le instalaron una vÁlvula que le permite drenar el lÍquido. >>logan bautizado con el nombre de un superhÉroe, trae un mensaje de esperanza a todas las familias que tienen seres queridos en el hospital. >> yo sÉ lo que es estar ahÍ, no se dÉ por vencido, tienen que sacar

so between the va and us we have about 211 hospitals injuries stages. at the average cost of replacing hospital about half a billion dollars. the question is what efficiencies can we drive there and actually meet that mandate or use othe of the issues as res to clinical training and the like. we need to assess the balance of our medical forced to we have an active force of provided from a reserve force of providers, and we have civilian personnel. while we know that with the increased growth of specialization, we can't keep active duty entering a lot of the specials. we got to look at new ways of tapping into the reserve component. one of the things i point out to people whenever they will listen to me is that when i was an academic practice if i went to nih i could senate contract with the nih and if i wanted to do research, 40% of the time they would pay 40% of my salary to the institution. if we need individuals to serve on active duty, the question is whether not we need to redesign some of the cold war reserve policies so that we develop contracts

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hospital. el director de la corporaciÓn se mostró consternado. y asegurÓ que estas muertes no quedarÁn impunes. >> todas las instituciones nos agregan, va a ser perseguidosjetivos que fueron realizados en lugares en los uniformados perdiÓ la vida. pero el subdirector de instituciÓn, asegura que el combate a la delincuencia seguirÁ sin ganar treguas. >> el hecho de que compaÑeros fallezca, lejos de debilitar, une a los policÍas. >> ante la evidencia de que los delincuentes tienen en la mira los uniformados, agentes especiales instruÍan los policÍas en el polígono de quirÓs, las altas autoridades, tomar la decisiÓn de permitir que los agentes llevan su equipaje de trabajo cuando estÉn de licencia. >> justo despuÉs terminales en esta historia, las pandillas han realizado al menos cuatro enfrentamientos armados con la policÍa mientras la corporaciÓn lamen el asesinato de otros dos oficiales a manos de la delincuencia. >> vamos a cambiar noticias en el mundo del entretenimiento le contamos que regresan el conde a casi dos meses, recibiÓ su pequeÑo emmanuel y lo hizo en el programa sabadazo. compartido con su bebÉ y dijo como no pudo controlar el llanto cuando

hospitals. we exposed systematic problems in the va and thousands of veterans were waiting months, even years to wait times. congressional hearings were held and va secretary eric shinseki was forced to resign. president obama brought in a new secretary, bob mcdonald who has vowed to clean up the va. >>> 7.1 million more people had health insurance. as you probably know, obama care mandates americans be covered by an insurance plan or pay a penalty. >> last year i had somewhat of an epiphany about weed. this plant can have real medicinal benefits. >> it's better than all those pills for you. >> yes. >> we saw families pack up and move across the country to get access to medicine that seemed to work for their children. two states, colorado and washington legalized all forms of marijuana, including recreational use. >>> on september 24th, a new jersey 4-year-old died in his sleep, it was the first death health investigators could lead to enterovirus. >> without a doubt, the biggest health headline of the year, ebola. >> ebola. >> ebola. >> ebola. >> he had been exposed while in liberia. >> what be

va careers para averiguar cómo. un hombre asegura que fue expulsado de un hospital en perÚ.en una silla de ruedas y lo botaron. >> quiÉn? >> una enfermera. >> estaba en la sala de oypservaciÓn. _ observaciÓn. al momento de encontrarlo llevaba varios minutos abrigado con un cobertor, manchado de sangre. >> solito lo he visto a Él. ni un familiar. ahora lo encuentro, porque vine a ver mi sobrina, lo encuentro en la calle. >> se encuentra en el perÚ desde hace 6 meses. desde el frÍo cemento del piso le cuesta hablar y respirar. >> estoy enfermo de sida. no puedo caminar. estoy en un estado de... de descomposiciÓn. >> intentamos comunicarnos con el hospital sin Éxito para recoger su versiÓn de estos hechos. >> hay que seÑalar que el gobierno ofrece tratamiento ..ciudadanos afectados con el vih, para los extranjero complenta programas temporales. no se conocÍa el paradero del ciudadano colombiano. >> esperemos que este hombre encuentre pronto el tratamiento que necesita. pasando a noticias de entretenimiento tremendo susto se llevaron los seguidores de la cantante paquita la del