but the va hospital in palo alto has launched a pilot program to speed things up. the va hospital is teaming up with cvs mini clinics. they will now take veterans. we stopped by where vets are already getting hair. >> how is it going to work? how are they going to work how to see my records, things like that. it looks like they have it all figured out. i'm excited to see how it works. >> the program was launched yesterday. vets can get immediate advice and medicine seven days a week all billed to the va. >> an investigative unit explosive, a miszeeg notifies could lead to serious complications that might even threaten your life. >> atate agency was put together to purely examine these mistakes. it does not mean the doctor is going to get punished. >>> good morning, guy, medical experts tell us compared to other states, california has an incredibly high tolerance for what kind of mistakes doctors can make before they're legally ever in danger of facing disciplinary action, 45-year-old mario guzman competed his entire life. he says missed diagnosis left him wheelchai

. >>> it is the va hospital known as candy land because it handed out so many pain-killers. kristin fisher live with what we can expect today. what are you hearing on this? >> what this report reveals is tlur problems at the va inspector goen rale. according to this investigation it failed. it found a facility in wisconsin things like ignoring key evidence and disz counting testimony. they faulted the ig's decision to not release its own report even after it found evidence of wrong doing. several va officials have been fired including former chief of staff david houlihan. he was nicknamed the candy man for prescribing extremely high levels of narcotics. they are still under investigation. as for why it never came out with the report they explained it like this. >> it was buried. it just never came to the light of day. it was time after time when people raised the issue with members of the va or department of justice or the fbi or dea. people didn't do anything about it. >> senator johnson's committee will be holding a hearing on this later this morning. two top officials fro

that make work or not work who don't have that connection. >> who never had to be a patient in a va hospitalok it, what the va desperately needs, the va needs to have veterans replace the bureaucrats as they leave. now you can't hang up a sign. eeo people get you wrapped around axel, hang up a sign only veterans apply but you can say veterans have a preference in the bureaucracy. david: that is wonderful idea. who would care more about getting the job done than a veteran? >> exactly. second thing, instead of what they tried to do, and it failed miserably, you have to wait a certain length of time you go to civilian doctor somewhere. what they ought to do right now issue everybody a red white blue va card, 50% disabledded or more get a red card. if it is 25, you get a white card, less than 25 you get a blue card. now you go whenever you need medical treatment to any doctor in america, any hospital. david: sort of a voucher system? >> yes. david: to your first point, have you talked to anybody at va? is this an idea being discussed? seems so logical. put veterans to work. great thing in and of

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chiefly wait times at va hospitals, but a whole set of logistical challenges veterans have faced. you have talked about how you see yourself inheriting the obama administration. in your mind, is the care and the performance of the va under this president acceptable? is it an acceptable performance from the va? >> well, chris, i've been clear for months that the problems at the va are unacceptable. and i have been outspoken on that. i've obviously worked when i was in the senate to help veterans and their families. i think we've got to tackle some of the problems that have come to light. i don't agree with republicans who want to use the problems as an excuse to privatize the va and hand it over to the private insurance system to deal with terrible challenges like ptsd and traumatic brain injury and the like. i think we've got to, and my plan that i put forward, provides for the va to purchase more care from the private sector, but to act more as a guide and guardian for veterans, coordinating their care and ensuring their health outcomes and i've been very proud and humbled to work

. >>> department of veteran affairs want to expand the role of nurses at va hospitals. they will be allowed to prescribe medication and administer an anesthesia and order and read diagnose novak -- die die -- the va said they need to make changes to meet grog demand for the care of survivors from the vam war and average. >>> "action news" is working on news stories for the 4:00 p.m. let's check in with alicia vitarelli for the news ahead. look at us, looking patriotic alicia. we are. some people have summer vacations on the brain, coming up we have tips for epic staycation. in the spirit of memorial day, two army rangers deployed in afghanistan release the song for the families of their fallen comrads. the story behind how they got this done is incredible while serving our country. you won't want to miss that come up on the show. don't forget you can take us on the go on the free 6abc news app watch us live or streaming or i don't know phone or tablet. >>> thank you alicia. accuweather come up when we come right back. >>> daifngd -- david here with a check of the accuwe

blunt and other lawmakers are mad that he compared long wait times at va hospitals to waiting in line for a ride at a disney park. >> sloan gibson said they regret the distraction that's been caused by these remarks. >>> we're following breaking news in virginia right now. a plane went down and two people died. that's in unionville. there's still no information about where that plane came from, why it crashed or who was on board. sky 9 is heading to the scene and we hope to have pictures by our 7:00 p.m. newscast so join us them. >>> we have breaking news out of south carolina right now. the justice department will seek the death penalty against dylan roof. he's accused of killing nine people during rampage last summer inside a church in charleston. it came during a bible study at emanuel ame church. >>> the judge in pennsylvania has ordered bill cosby to stand trial on a felony of sexual assault charge. he's accused of drugging and sexual assaulting a former temple university employee andrea constand back in 2004. she said cosby gave her bills to make everything dizzy and blurry. >>

. >> the head of the veterans comparing wait times at va hospitals to lines at disney world. bob mcdonald is charged with improving the agency after veterans experiences long wait times for appointments. some died before getting treatment. mcdonald says the wait times should not be used as a measure of success. >> days to an appointment is really not what we should be measuring. when you go to disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? what's important? what's important is what's your satisfaction with the experience. >> mcdonald also said wait times have improved but a report from the congressional watch daurks the gao says jets vets enrolling for the first time south carolina still wait months to be seen. >>> overseas, president obama is spending another day in vietnam. he pushed for closer ties and pressed the government to improve human rights. last night the president enjoys a $6 dinner >> also in asia, four people died on mt. everest. rescue efforts are also under way for two climbers missing since saturdaysed. two of those dead climbers died i've ale

. >> i want to know what he will do with the va hospitals.ant to make sure these guys get the proper treatment they need. >> reporter: finally, the pro trumper. >> he will make america great again. >> how? >> i don't know. >> he's got a lot of energy. he tells it to way it is. and he kind of resembles me a little bit. >> he has great ideas with what he want to do to make america great hearing the truth. >> reporter: the rally is expected to begin tomorrow at noon at the pentagon. they will disperse through the streets surrounding the national mall and they will hear from trump at 2:00 p.m. matt yurus, wusa9. >> thank you very much matt. >>> and in san diego, more than a thousand protesters demonstrated outside a donald trump rally. at least three people were arrested during friday's protests. police pushed the crowd back after trump supporters and protesters began hurling empty water bottles at each other. nobody was seriously hurt. >>> hillary clinton taking the holiday weekend off from the campaign trail while bernie sanders stumped in sant

so he started knight solutions in 2005, and it specializes in construction and maintenance of va hospitals and sepl tearies. i knew by getting the work at the cemetery would allow me to bring on veterans. >> it makes me as a veteran honored to be able to serve these individuals who have given their lives to us and i may -- i don't even know them. >> currently about a third of the workforce are veterans and kevin says army strong isn't just a recruiting slogan. it's a way to know that those employees will always be company strong. >> like hiring veterans because i know if you layout the mission and tell them where we're going to be, at the end of the day, we're going to get there. especially working in the cemeteries, they take ownership of that. they feel i'm taking care of my brother or sister i served with. >> kevin starts with calls to local veteran offices. the organizations help connect knight solutions with people in their networks that may be a good fit. those candidates are then interviewed and some are chosen for the job. >> once they come back home, they are looking not for a han

young man here in the audience who just finished his 58th, 59th, and 60th surgery and left the va hospitale wanted to be here tonight. jesse and ashley, you know that home you're hoping for in tampa? from all of us to you, it's yours. [ cheers and applause ] >> it was very emotional. it was a huge weight that's being, like, lifted off your shoulders. >> jesse and ashley, wanted to be in tampa, florida. well, building homes for heroes and william ryan homes built them a beautiful home from the ground up. this home, just like all the homes built by building homes for heroes, is specifically designed to meet the injured soldier's needs. >> it's so important to have an open floor plan. it'll give jesse the freedom to maneuver all throughout the home. we want him to feel like he's in a normal home built for anyone. and, uh, you really can't see all these hidden features that we've done. >> but they're actually here. but they're subtle. >> they are all here. they're very subtle. we design all of our homes with the hallways being 48 inches wide. it gives him the freedom to roll through with a whe

. >> look, charles, my father died in a va hospital, they're awful. ystem has to be structured or gotten rid of. veterans should be able to go to whatever hospitals they want. i got to agree with these guys, bob mcdonald made a stupid comment that was inssitive. i don't think if there's a six month wait time to get to the tea cups in disneyland, hillary and trump are making insensitive statements every day. i have to give him a pass. charles: fred barnes, people are saying this could hurt hillary clinton should president obama consider removing mcdonald? >> no, i don't think so, but it's clear that what's happened to mcdonald happened to general shinseki when he came in and supposed to be running the va, they've been captured by the bureaucracy. what was he trying to say? he was trying to say it was okay there wast long waits. who causes the long waits? the bureaucracy. charles: appreciate it. great show tonight, we appreciate you at home watching every single night, doing well and it's because of you, you don't want to miss a moment of "making money,"

exactly it's a variety of our service veterans that don't live within close access to va hospitals.hat is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed. you're spot on with your comment. it's our imes, veterans that are in rural areas that have the most difficulty access for care. that is something that needs to be addressed. your call. i'm sorry. i believe the last question was about -- families of veterans >> families of veterans. absolutely. overlooked n often area. i'm glad that was raised. veteran, ocus on the him or herself. and what we forget is that a eployment to a veteran affects many more people beyond just that veteran. it's the families that are left for d that are caring children, holding down the jobs, and just are worried constantly no idea what's going on with that service member. imperative that we remember it's not just the veterans but it's their families well. host: recently in the "wall street journal," anthony principi who was formerly secretary of veteran's affairs to 2005 wrote this op-ed with the title money can't affairs. ails veterans he proposed several

you can go to any va hospital you want, or any hospital you want. veteran, you've got to get on va system and ask permission, can i outsource. lou: and donald trump wants to change all of that. >> he's the real deal. i support him 150%. he's the only one talking about veterans' issues, bringing up the issues. lou: representative al baldasaro, great to have you with us. >> same here, honored to come on board for you. lou: i'm going to call you sergeant. semper fi. coming up next -- >> when i raise money for the veterans and massive amount of money, find out how much hillary clinton has given to the veterans. nothing. lou: sarah westwood and tony sayegh join us next. stay with us. we'll be right back. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula >> so go. book now at choicehotels.com. you always have a choice. loulou: siriusxm has us pended glenn berk and is quote evaluating his place in their future lineup. one of his guests, suggested people would have to take ill

recruited by president obama to fix the department of veterans affairs compared wait times at va hospitalsong lines at disney theme parks. julianna goldman reports it wasn't long before he took incoming. >> when you go to disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? or the number, what's important? what's important is what you are satisfaction with the experience. >> reporter: comments from secretary bob mcdonald prompted an outcry from leading republicans. house speaker paul ryan tweeted this is not make-believe, mr. secretary. veterans have died waiting in the lines. and presumptive presidential nominee, donald trump, tweeted i will take care of our vets. mcdonald was brought on by president obama in 2014 to fix the wait times. but the problems continue. inspector generals report from february, found that at one outpatient clinic in colorado springs, colorado, out of 450 cases, 288 veterans waited over 30 days for a con suit or appointment. investigations are on going. norah, in a statement the va said it is working hard to increase access to care and focusing on patient

there seems to be a va hospital next to the hospital. were a lot of problems back when i was in school back in the late 1950s. it goes on and on. bureaucracy we're talking about. bureaucratic management by government is not a solution to anything. it is difference between private, private sources and government. why would we want to go to the bureaucracy which causes lines? they cause lines at airport. they cause lines at the va. deirdre: so you would privatize all of these entities for example? >> well, yes. but what you want to do is not contract it out and get a private group getting a contract with government. for the veterans, give them their insurance policy. let them go find their insurance. find their health care. deirdre: choose where they want to be. dr. paul, before we let you go, i know we're six months away from the general election. there is one libertarian candidate who seems to be gaining. there was, mary matalin backing one well-known person, austin peterson. what do you think of that? >> i'm going to wait and see. i hav

multimillion dollar facility is a prototype for future clinics aimed at taking the burden off va hospitals across the country. >>> on this memorial day we remember those who died while serving in our country's armed forces. today president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. he spoke about one of the more recent fallen heros who died rescuing isis hostages in iraq. >> the americans who rest here and their families, the best of us, those from who we asked everything ask of us today only one thing in return, that we remember them. joshua wheeler's sister says he was exactly what was right about this world. he came from nothing and he really made something of himself. he afghanistan 14 different times. earned 11 bronze stars, 4 for have valor. josh and his fellow special ops went in and rescued hostages. flying home last summer to be with his wife ashley who was about to give birth, he scribbled one note in the novel he was reading just to tell his unborn son he was on his way. ashley wheeler is with us here today holding their 10-month-old s

this is part of the plan to reduce scheduling wait times at va hospitals and other community service providers. the veterans administration's goal is to accommodate vets' choices. erica edwards, nbc news. >> back here in the bay area, the search for a missing father and daughter has come to a tragic end. yesterday, the body of 1-year-old kayleigh jackson was pulled out of a slew in sacramento. this comes a day after her father's body was found. the two disappeared one week ago after leaving antioch headed for sacramento. it's not clear what happened. the slough is near walnut grove about 30 miles south of sacramento. >>> searching for a bank robber on the peninsula, the fbi and daly city police are looking for this man. this happened two weeks ago at the first national bank of northern california on mission street in daly city. the suspect is described as a middle easterner or hispanic in his 20s. >>> seven people in san francisco are recovering after a car crash. the san francisco fire department tweeted these photos and warned people to avoid the area around 8th and mission. this c

. >>> head of the va facing major backlash after comparing wait times at va hospitals to the lines atr from someone who didn't wait in any lines when he enlisted and served this country in iraq and afghanistan. >> what really counts is how does the veteran feel about their encounter with the va. when you go to disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? after a long day, dave stops working, but his aleve doesn't. because aleve can last 4 hours longer than tylenol 8 hour. what will you do with your aleve hours? \ s cn ni >>> welcome back. new outrage linked to the va scandal after the current veterans affairs secretary compares hospital wait times to the lines at disney. >> the days to an point is not what we should be measuring. what really count is how does the veteran feel about their encount we are the va. when you go to disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line. what's important? what's important is what you're satisfaction with the experience. >>> jo >> what did you make of the comments, joey? >> they were pretty ridiculous. it was tough to he

completely insulting, to even compare it to disney in the sense of when they're going to these va hospitalsdeirdre: not for vacation. >> it is not. deirdre: nothing enjoyable. sara, i want to bring you in on this, some people say, who know bob mcdonald, he is good guy, west point grad, he went there to reform the system many people considered broken and then apparently over the years has just been worn down. is that the most likely explanation? being. >> well, look i'm going to side with jim garrity from "national review" on this a stupid comment is a stupid comment and it was incredibly stupid comment but real complaint the wait times are still incredibly long. the main thing the va is changed how they're measuring wait times which is actually now when a veteran get as call back to schedule the appointment, not when they request the appointment. the idea that wait times are three to six days which is what the va now says just isn't true. it is upwards of a month. which means veterans are waiting weeks sometimes, to even hear back about an appointment. that is what we should be most upset b

va. npr reports since the program went into effectuate times are worse, not better. among the problems cited in the report, hospitalsd for treating our veterans. data showing veterans waiting average at least a month to get care. thousands our vets returning to va for care sometimes because the program could not find them a doctor or the doctor it found was too far away. excuse me, colonel, let me ask you first, what is it -- do you talk to vets out there facing this problem? as it gotten markedly worse? >> i will probably pay dearly for this because i'm one of those veterans, okay? i've got a 50% disabled rating. for anybody in the va system, the first person you're dealing with is the person you're trying to make an appointment with. if you're trying to get a it aing coming out of let's say walter reed national military medical center, they need to sent it down to atlanta where some bureaucrat who probably never served a minute in the military will give them a rating there. is simple solution to what is happening in the va what mr. mcdonald ought to do, every time there is person who retires or gets fired, which i

is this behavior across all va hospitals? no. but the reason we got to this investigation and it became the crisis and scandal it did was the waiting time of our men and women who served us. >> exactly. >> that would be akin to saying, they're going to wait to jump out of a foxhole to save our sorry butts, including the people who are ignoring them now. they didn't wait. they didn't look at their watch and say, i'll get out when i feel like it. and now we justify the same rude dismissive behavior to them in return. it is outlandish. >> it is, neil. let's talk about this for a second. we have heard a lot over the past six months about the quote-unquote washington elites not being able to relate to regular, everyday americans. the majority of people who are waiting for care, the majority of people on that list of veterans dying waiting for care, are regular, working class, poor white people, working class, and poor minorities, and to a lot of the elite, who make the decisions for this country, for this administration, those people,

veterans affairs wants to dramatically expand the role of nurses to cut down on wait times at va hospitalsthe new proposal nurses would be allowed to prescribe medication, administer anesthesia and order and read diagnostic tests, all without a doctor's supervision. only nurses with advanced training would be given more responsibility. >>> a new program will help a man and man's best friend battle cancer better. veterinarians and doctors at ohio state university have teamed up with nationwide children's hospital to speed up research in osteosarcoma a bone cancer in children. dogs get a similar cancer but studies take a fraction of the 10 years needed to develop new drugs for humans. >> for years you have an answer and then you don't have to lose that time on the human side. makes a very big difference in terms of impacting how clinical trials are run on the human side. >> there are already two studies under way on the new drugs to slow down the bone cancer in dogs. >> and there's much more still to come on "action news" tonight. you'll be able to get a unique look at mars this evening. we'

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members of congress certainly focusing on veterans affairs and the va hospital. nator of montana, a in thecan, has a column independent record, talking about his thoughts on the va. he writes, we are failing our veterans and are ill-prepared to take care of our service members. the senate is moving forward to reform the u.s. department of veterans affairs based off of legislature the senator introduced. veterans in rural states like montana will always need help. veterans face higher rates of suicide, decreased access to care, and less access to employment opportunities. after urging for a new veterans center, i won't stop fighting for more rural access. if you want to read his column, it is in the helene a independent record. helena independent record. talking about issues affecting veterans. opening up our phones to talk about the vietnam war and the legacy of that war. eric is in antioch, california. good morning. caller: hi. thanks for c-span. the legacy of the war is never again will we confuse the righteousness or wrongness of a war with the judgment of the

also, a lot of people may live at a distance from a va hospital, o, having support groups in the community is incredibly important. one of the things i have noticed while serving on this committee, we have had many represents from the va. this is my first term in congress. only been able to experience this a little over a year. a lot of the opening statements that we hear from the va representatives are telling the committee about everything that the is working. to create this picture of the va as if it's perfect and we all know it's not. what was stated by dr. mccarthy was i want to be transparent. and what we hear from our constituents, calling, getting a voice mail, not getting a call back. the construction project last year, there was a last minute bout where obviously the fiscal situation could have been brought to attention earlier. just creating a backlog of appeals, we hear constituents with individual cases where paper work's in order and they're still waiting. where supervisors are instructing employees to falsify wait time lists. from one freshman member of this particular commi

they have been working hard. >> maybe va hospitals. they clearly need it. not money they need. they need accountability and choice but there are some great charities that he's giving to and as long as that money is accounted for, i think that's a good thing. >> heather nauert, you'll find out how our weekend was at this point and what is in the news. >> good morning, heather. >> welcome back. a lot going on today. great to have you here with us. >>> we start with some extreme weather this morning. water-soaked texas bracing for the worst as more dangerous storms and flooding set to wreak havoc from the south up through the plains today. tens of thousands of people forced to flee submerged suburbs. this happening overnight as more mandatory evacuations putting in place. death toll climbed to 7. the river in the southeastern part of that state cresting any moment now, possibly breaking a 60-year record high. wind, hail, tornadoes, set to hit texas today. three twisters already hit colorado near the state line. >>> jumping into action when animal rights activi

i represent a district where we have to va hospitals. one of while wallet and one in spokane.contact me every day. they are trying to go through this agency that although it is supposed to be focused on veterans, they feel like they are more of a burden when they contact the agency than having the red carpet rolled out in having the people that actually care about eating their needs. neil: you know what bothers me is this cavalier attitude towards veterans or not. long lines are fine. long lines at the tsa are fine. at least do it. a longtime setting out to get through the health care.gov website. just keep trying. there is this dismissive attitude are waiting for basic services. >> that is right. you know what, we can do better and we must did we need to rethink the way we deliver the services. you think about the va. it's supposed to be dedicated to serving our veterans. it is the way that we as a grateful nation show our gratitude to those who have served and is not accessible and doesn't need to be that way. we can do better and we must do better. train to congresswoman, t

frank livingston pass add way on tuesday at a va hospital in shreveport, louisiana.ld wars. he was 110 years old. that's the cnbc news update at this hour. back to you, michelle. >> thank you so much. the oil market closing for the day. let's get to jackie deangelos at the nymex. >> good afternoon. we returned positive at the end of the session here after being negative for most of the day. closing undered 4 e$44 billion. there was a build in gasoline when we were looking for a draw. we saw that u.s. production did fall for the ninth week in a row. that will be supportive of prices. today's mixed action probably based on the inventory number and a little bit the dollar strength that we saw as well. again, very range bound here between $40 and $45. >> massive wildfire burning in canada today. the entire population of ft. mcmurray ordered to evacuate their homes. that's about 88,000 people. in one neighborhood, 80% of the homes were destroyed. almost no one is left in the city except firefighters, high winds are making the fire worse and harder to fight. firefighters f

greatly concerning numbers the denver va hospital construction project. i have a constituent john mitchell with over 20 years of service an army ranger in vietnam with over 16 years in service of special ops, he suffers from traw mattic brain injury that's directly connected to his service, one was an accident in a military vehicle another was from a parachute fall. and because the va lost his file, he's being denied his benefits. 20-year veteran. vietnam veteran, special ops and he's unable to take care of himself and we're getting all these different cases but the only time that it comes to light for this committee is when the committee brings it up to the va. the va needs to be bringing these issues up to the committee beforehand. when one example after another doesn't come to light until this committee brings it to light or "the usa today" does or an inspector general or gao, if it's not initiated by the department of veterans affairs it looks like a cover-up. so, you say that someone who violates the law or violates our principles doesn't belong at t

invented trump to speak but not democrats and trump returned their embrace by vowing to fix the va hospitalands of people are dying. hard to believe even, of our vets, our most cherished people. thousands of people are dying waiting in line to see a doctor. that is not going to happen anymore. >> cnn's sara murray is live in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. well agr well, while donald trump courted veterans, bernie sanders is stubbornly sticking in the race and doing that in part by making the argument that he is the candidate who can take down trump. take a listen. >> but if we get the democratic nomination, donald trump is toast, and the message that we're going to take to the democratic convention is that if the democrats want a candidate who will beat trump and beat him badly, our campaign is the campaign to do it. >> reporter: now, this is a key argument that bernie sanders is using as a reason for him staying in the race. it's also the kind of argument that could make it a little tougher for donald trump to win over potential independent bernie san

outrage over comments from head of the va, he compared wait times at hospitals for veterans to long lines at disneyland. that's creating some conversation this morning. facebook making changes to trending topic section, what the company is doing to combat allegations of bias, toyota expanding its recall over, takta air bags. take a look at the numbers. hang sang index the only winner. in europe this morning stocks are turning higher, we do have money moving to equities. cac quarante up one and a third percent. euro finance ministers talking today about greece bailout. as you can see, the dow jones industrial off 50 points, nasdaq also in positive territory. we will get a reading on new home sales, all the stories coming up in the program this morning and here with me fox business dagen mcdowell, jessica schwendeman and proactive communication' president mark serrano. happy tuesday. dagen: the only thing better than watching this program is being part of it. maria: carl is with us, aflac and ceo joins us and former regan economic adviser. mastercard, north american craig joining us and for

but i have an issue with, when you call the va hospital and there's an automated message that says "dial one for the pharmacy, dial two for the outpatient clinic, dial three for the o.r." but if you have a mental health crisis, please hang up and dial a ten-digit number, okay? this is a pet peeve of mine, all right? and i have been working on this not only in my district, it's -- they fixed that, all right? because i've been on it all the time. but as of this morning, in michigan, the iron mountain va and the saginaw va have fixed it, but there's still three mental centers in michigan you have to hang up and dial an 800 number. i brought this up in committee a long time ago, and i'm asking why this is not fixed. they said, it will all be fixed in six months. well, that was more than six months ago. and i'd like to know why we just can't fix this right now. why does this change take so long. you agree it should be fixed, right? >> sir, absolutely. i have good news. i have some good news. there are 12 vas where you can press one and get directly connected from the medical -- >> 12. >> -- 1

congress implemented a ton to try and allow access veterans that don't have easy access to the va hospitalgo to something closer to where they live. while that was done with the best intentions it was to be rushed out a timeframe that did not quite work. more often than not what you're seeing is good intentioned programs that may be don't quite work it off the bat and there are changes that need to be made in those changes usually are being made. it's a trial by fire sort of thing. you see what works and what doesn't work and continue to make changes. i think it overall is good people try to make changes and we need to continue to find what works better. host: jim is on the line spartanburg, north carolina. chuck fromng on to auburn hills, michigan. you're on the air. caller: good morning. can you hear me? host: go ahead. caller: i finished disabled veteran for the most half a year. a combat veteran from vietnam. the v.a. employees, i go va.ann arbor be a lot of them confided in me, you get a handout. nothing.omething for it's not like you are paying for insurances to go to beaumont or hen

wait times at va hospitals to disney parks. the other headlines. >> he's trying to, maria.he comments offended so many americans gave robert mc donald apologizing and saying he deeply regret the comment. wait times to disneyland parks. here's the statement he issued. at va we take our mission is carried or those who shall have won the battle very seriously. we have the most noble mission of government. this is republican senators call ahead to preside by the controversial comparison. apple could soon open a digital assistant siri two applications made by others at this according to a new report to release a software developer kit. it will compete against the amazon .co that's going to have a speaker and microphone return a non-music and a lot of people using echo in their homes. monsanto rejected by $62 billion offer saying it is open to further negotiations. the decision is pressure to decide whether to raise its current. >> $62 billion. maybe this whole speculation that a mark. >> daren't change for the month of may. features syndicate we do well today. a big part of it i

pues entonces pudiera ocurrir un colapso y si ocurre, la salud en general se va a afectar. >>> la administraciÓn del hospitalte estamos a punto de perder estos y se pasara es un desastre para los niÑos. >>> una crisis fiscal que tambiÉn tiene en bancarrota al plan de salud del gobierno. conocido en la isla como el plan de la reforma. >>> que es lo que le queda? >>> fe en dios. >>> william hernÁndez es uno de los cientos de pacientes de escasos recursos a los que le cancelaron el tratamiento. >>> me dio un derrame cerebral y no tengo master paÍs. >>> y el centro mÉdico tambien se estÁ quedando sin profesionales de la salud. >>> porque alrededor del 25 mÉdicos han ido a estados unidos. >>> en efecto esta crisis fiscal tambiÉn este reflejarÁ en el caribe ya en este centro mÉdico no podrÁn recibir a pacientes crÍti crÍticos que son traidos desde las islas vÍrgenes. >>> en san juan, puerto rico para las noticias. >>> aumenta la tensiÓn en brasil por la posible salida de la presidenta, cientos de personas apoyan a la presidenta en 14 estados provocando bloqueos y problemas tambiÉn, y en sao pablo prendieron fuegos

sacrificed their lives for our great country and some have even died waiting to get care at the va hospitalsy in charge, it's just like the happiest place on earth. >> when you good to disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line or -- you know, what's important? what's important is what's your satisfaction with the experience. >> va secretary robert mcdonald now under fire for those comments. join us to react is former army pilot and iraq and afghani vet. are you insulted? >> i am. the veterans that he was tasked to serve, the fact that he compared those serious problems and the suffering from veterans to family members going on vacation and waiting in line for a disney ride or to see mickey mouse is outrageous. >> nobody dies in line waiting at disney. >> exactly, i can't think of the last time i heard of someone dying going for a ride. and to compare them is really insulting. >> especially us, you were on camera, that was a breakfast, he's taking questions. he's made this speech before on c span he says why do we keep measuring wait times? do you do that at the cleveland c

but i have an issue with when you call the va hospital and there's an automated message that says taiwan for the pharmacy, dial two for the outpatient clinic, dial three for the o.r. but if you have a mental health crisis, please hang up and dial a 10 digit number, okay? this is a pet peeve of mine, all right? i've been working on this not only in my district, they fixed that, all right? because i've been on it all the time. but as of this morning in michigan, the iron mountain the va, the saginaw va fixed it but there's still three medical centers in michigan that you have to hang up and dial an 800 number. i brought this up in committee a long time ago, and i'm asking why this is not fixed. they said they will all be fixed in six-month. that was more than six months ago. i'd like to know why we just can't fix this right now? why does this change takes a long? you agree it should be fixed, right? is there anybody speed i have good news, good news. that are 12 va's where you can press one and get directly connected from the medical -- >> twelve? >> twelve. to the crisis line. >> that's n

. >>> well, veterans affairs sent bob mcdonald taking heat after comparing wait times at va hospitalsou wait is not what's most important. one veterans group points out "people don't die waiting to go on space mountain." a recent government report found more than half of new veterans could not access care because vmplt a staff failed to properly schedule appointments. >> i don't know what the point of that statement is, there is absolutely no question that delays in treatment and appointments had adverse effects on veterans' health. i don't know why the va and the government keeps doing this, that instead of saying, here's what we've done to fix the problems are as you say, we're going through it. they defend the status quo, and it, woulds against them and against the veterans every damn time. >> and you know, analogies like that just scream lack of sensitivity, which is not what all the veterans want and need. >> they do what all institutions do. whether treating veterans or prisoners. they protect themselves when they are attacked instead of thinking about what they're real goal is.

blare crashed his car and officer brosmer shot him in the leg and va lairro eventually died at a hospital. >>> a crook caught on tape stealing from a lawson in northwest washington as he checked in an apartment that he rented at 4th street and northwest. you can th on a bike and places his hands on a car and peers through the window and then smashes the glass and takes the student's belongings in 25 seconds. >> i lost my laptop bag that contained my math book and my entire law school is on that laptop. >> the audacity for him to do this in broad daylight without fear of getting caught. no fear whatsoever. >> there were sentimental items taken as well. a go fund me account is set up on wusa9.com. >>> democratic primary calendar and it is looking like bernie sanders and hillary clinton will battle until the last votes are cast that is right here in d. c.'s primary on june 14th. the mayor and congresswoman support behind hillary clinton bernie sanders is expected to do well in kentucky. >>> sinead o'connor is no longer missing. she said she went for a bike ride and never came back. but she w

i was at a va hospital. i'm a service connected disabled veteran. it made me sick. 's when those seeds of frustration started to set in and realize that i've got to speak out and be more vocal and now that i'm kind of out on my own doing my own thing and doing public speaking, i'm able to do that. honestly it just set that ranger fire in motion and that's why i continue to carry it throughout my speaking events i do throughout the country. >> we thank you for your service to this country. thank you for joining us on this memorial day weekend as well. thanks, chris. coming up on the show, thousands of bikers are about to roll out and honor our heroes and donald trump is on the way to meet them at the nation's capital. >>> and a mommy blogger set off a touchy debate when it comes to disciplining other parents' children. how would you feel if another parent scolded your kids? is that okay? our parenting panel weighs in on this debate next. i can't wait. soon. i like the bride more than the groom. turquois dresses... so excited. did all her exes get invited? no one's got

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. >> va a construir 60 escuelas primarias y secundarias y se estÁ pensando en construir un hospital deÁn, la revista forbes valuÓ su fortuna en mÁs de 1 millÓn de dÓlares. las autoridades aseguraron sÓlo 41 millones de dólares al cartel de sinaloa, el equivalente a sÓlo el 4% de la fortuna estimada. >> no importa que estÉ detenido por el resto de su vida, toda la operatividad de sus empresas para seguir corriendo. jorge: el departamento de policÍas de los angeles se convirtiÓ en el primero del paÍs en decir abiertamente que no va a obedecer a trump si fuese presidente de los estados unidos y ordenara redadas masivas. jaime: frente a la intenciÓn expresada por trump de deportar a todos los indocumentados, el jefe de la policÍa de los angeles fijÓ su postura declarando que su departamento no participarÍa en redadas masivas. >> este pronunciamiento es de la mas alta importancia porque se da en el marco de un clima pesadamente cargado xenofobia, racismo. jaime: en sus declaraciones el usualmente cauteloso jefe de la policÍa se adentrÓ en el terreno, seÑalando que la actual campaÑa presiden

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