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Four young men on long island, new york. now learning two females lured the victims into the park last april where gang members attacked them with that chets, knives and wooden clubs. prosecutors could seek the death penalty. officials say several suspects are in the country illegally. republicans trying to increase military spending to keep america safe. but democrat nancy pelosi says they are trying to insight violence with their proposed budget. >> we take an oath to protect and defend. whate...

Charges were filed for the diversion of 4,000 oxycodone pills and 3300 hydrocodone pills from just one veterans hospital, all destined to be sold on the street according to the indictment. the alleged cup pritlprits. v.a. employees. one person altered and signed the purchase invoices and coordinated with the others placing the drugs in a nondescript bag in a prearranged location at the hospital. all three pleaded not guilty. opioid addiction is just a portion of the prescriptions filled every ye...

On condition of anonymity. she suffers from chronic arthritis and knows what she did was horrible, adding, i am just a person who suffers from drug addiction and tried to self-medicate my pain. cases like this are a growing concern as opioid addiction and the drugs administrate values increase nationwide. >> drug diversion has been a major problem at not only v.a. hospitals but hospitals across the country. we are very aggressively pursuing those who divert drugs to ensure that justice is served...

House hearing. >> over a 14-month period one facilitate missed 43% of retired inspections. the operating rooms in one facility, for example, were not expected at all because of their conflicting work schedules. >> in addition the accountability office found insufficient training for those who do the inspections for drug loss. >> the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. >> caroline clancy, a v.a. deputy undersecretary for health acknowledged drug diversion is a problem but touted th...

I think it is a good system. >> it is not a good system. how can you say -- >> i think it is a good system. >> really? >> yes, i do. >> not if youre a veteran, its not a good system. >> this happening as the office of special counsel sends a scathing letter to the president blasting the v.a. for ignoring whistle-blower warnings. the letter says phoenix v.a. officials failure to act is part of a troubling pattern nationwide. acting secretary sloan gibson ordering review of the system to handle wh...

Descents and radicalized and traveled to war torn areas with three other men. hes reportedly posted pictures of himself on line holding guns. back here at home, a late night hearing about the lack of care given at v.a. hospitals gets pretty heated as congress grills officials for answers. listen to this. >> i value the v.a. system greatly. i think it is a good system. i -- >> its not a good system. how could you say -- >> i think it is a good system. >> really? >> yes, i do. >> not if youre a ...

Three times to try to find them all. theyre going to try to get those veterans an appointment. if they cant get them into a v.a. facility, if they say theres no appointment available at a v.a. facility, theyre planning to help arrange an appointment at private practice and theyre doing this immediately. so those there are the specifics on those things that the president casually mentioned last week. now we know what he meant, because the v.a. are apparently doing it. if they are doing it, thats ...

Those veterans an appointment. if they cant get them into a v.a. facility, if they say theres no appointment available at a v.a. facility, theyre planning to help arrange an appointment at private practice and theyre doing this immediately. so those there are the specifics on those things that the president casually mentioned last week. now we know what he meant, because the v.a. are apparently doing it. if they are doing it, thats a piece of positive news for the v.a. as they handle this ongoin...

Friday, this friday, the day after tomorrow, to finish those initial assessments. once those initial assessments are completed, the v.a. says it is going to reach out to the individual veterans who are on these wait lists. theyre going to reach out up to three times to try to find them all. theyre going to try to get those veterans an appointment. if they cant get them into a v.a. facility, if they say theres no appointment available at a v.a. facility, theyre planning to help arrange an appoint...

Think about it in terms of what might happen in an urban school district, anywhere in america. a fully functioning school is serving the needs of its community with a large enough facility, enough teachers for every student, and then a bunch of tall apartment buildings pop up around it. the student population skyrockets, and the school cant keep up. now, even if the budget goes up a comparable amount to the influx of enrollment, that doesnt mean you can immediately recruit enough teachers or tha...