Im robin adams with the sport and l. A. Clippers Basketball Team is set to go for record 2 billion and we have reaction and analysis coming up, later in the program. Ukraines president elect says the man responsible for killing a Ukraine General and 13 other soldiers will not go unpunished and they were shot down on thursday and separatist fighters say they used machine guns in the attack but government says their weapons were much more advanced air defense missiles. This is david in donak for us and david what is happening there . Reporter well, the latest developments are the acting defense minister in kiev has been saying the operation will continue with full force here on the Eastern Front of the country. And that they have effectively cleared the south of the city and the west of the city of donsk of what they call rebel fighters. As we saw in the downing of the helicopter, the military helicopter, it does appear now there are new weapons and very sophisticated weapons in the hand
While waiting for treatment, the head of Veterans Affairs resigns over the healthcare scandal. Tries to keep up the offensive until peace is restored in the east. And google launch as new service, allowing europeans to request the removal of to to terribly damaging web links. Thailands military chief has said elections will not take place for more than a year. General pryor chen who overthrew the government in a coupe last week, says there needs to be enough time for political reform and reconciliation. He warns against anyone who continues to protest against the militaries takeover. The military doesnt want to take over power, doesnt deconserve to abuse power for any kind of benefits, but the country was not able to move forward, if the military and Civil Servants do nothing at all, who will look after you . Who will come help solve the problems when the full democratic system cannot move forward. He says there are still many questions on just how the general plans to move forward. It
Victory in the president ial elecs. Hundredses of anticoup protesters take to the streets. And turning real life into fiction, we will tell you about the foster kids who made a movie from their experience. Ukraines acting defense minister says the army will continue defenses against separatists in the east of the country. A hospital in the city of slovyansk was allegedly hit by mortar as fighting intensified overnight. The Ukrainian Government and the u. S. Accuse russia of being behind the unrest. We recognize a special military operation is being performed by the Russian Federation and over the last few weeks, we have seen many examples which confirm telling the truth. There is evidence of russians crossing over, Trained Personnel from chechnia, to stir things up, to engage in fighting. We hope the russians would engage more proactively and try to deescalate, take advantage of the election, build a road forward where ukraine becomes a bridge between the west and the east. We will be
Generation of americans to head home. Heading into a hurricane. Drones are being used to learn more about the storms and develop new ways to improve early warnings for people in their path. We begin with calls for Eric Shinseki, the secretary of Veterans Affairs to resign. Good morning, im del walters. Im stephanie sy. The report confirmed phoenix area veterans had to wait months and workers tried to cover up the delays. Several hundred veterans didnt make it on to the waiting list. Today the secretary is expected to deliver the results of his own internal audit to president obama and expected to speak before a group of Homeless Veterans. We are in washington. Republican House Speaker john boehner and harry reid are in agreement that they should not at this point call for secretary shinsekis resignation, but that is not the dominant theme on capitol hill this morning. As the calls for v. A. Secretary shinseki to resign, so do his efforts to keep his job. The secretary met with lawmaker
There will be a change of command at the Veterans Affairs department. President obama announced the move today. Secretary Erik Shinseki handed me his resignation. With regret i accepted. Veteran wait times from manipulated in 60 of facilities investigated, and they felt pressure to manipulate the system. Mike viqueira is standing by at the white house. Mike, 60 of clinics were cooking the books. In the wake of that, could the secretary stay on board . Reporter it was 64 . Nationwide. Remember, this scandal started in phoenix. There was yet another report on wednesday that started this firestorm that culminated in the events of this morning. But that report were wednesday said in 1700 cases in phoenix alone veterans were shown to have appointments when they were never able to see a doctor. As you said, cooking the books. Events really culminated in Erik Shinseki delivering his interim report in person and offering his resignation. As you just heard the president say he accepted that res