Limited to football. The calls are piling up on capitol hill now for Veterans Affair secretary Eric Shinseki to resign. Its clear that the va has ill served our nations veterans for some time and that this poor treatment became even more alarming and more tragic lately. Accountability for this starts at the very top. Shinseki and other va leaders have been facing tough questions about a coverup. Lisa stark is in washington for us. If you would, walk us through the report that is seemingly confirming a lot of those original allegations reporter it is indeed, tony. Its a report by the inspector generals. It is extremely troubling. It found systemic delays in treatments for vets throughout the system. The report looked at the phoenix hospital thats been at the center of the controversy and it found that 1700 veterans who needed care who wanted care werent even on the official waiting list. They could have gotten lost in the system. Eric shinseki has written an opinion piece in u. S. A. To
School lunch is more than just the midday meal eaten during the school day. Its a barometer of social trends. Once upon a time, lots more kids headed home at lunch time or brought a meal prepared at home. Millions more children now live too far from school to go home, attend schools that are closed campuses that dont allow students to leave the building during the day and even if they could head home, there is nobody there. Women with schoolage children now work at a much higher rate than decades ago. Throw in a higher Child Poverty rate and making policy around lunch gets complicated. Whats the best school meal . A cheap one . A new atrocious one . One a school kid will actually eat . All of that and who gets to say what should be in a school meal is not the responsibility of nutritionists or educators because it involves money, the argument centers around politicians and a woman who is influential, well known and hasnt been elected anything. Michelle obama. As the end of the school y