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Got to get you to the doctor. >> reporter: brooklyn-raised father, thomas, so proud of his military service, would go nowhere but the va for treatment. on september 28th with blood in his urine and a history of cancer, teddy and his wife rushed him to the va emergency room where he was examined and sent home to wait. >> all they wrote on his chart is must have primary doctor in one week. >> urgent. >> urgently. >> and they sent him home. >> reporter: did anybody call? >> no. >> reporter: sally k...

Secret waiting list and fake paperwork. all they say, to try and hide the fact that sick veterans were waiting, for months they say, just to see a physician. peter doocy live in washington with a report. >> reporter: when 71-year-old navy veteran thomas breen moved to mesa, arizona, he wanted to continue getting care from the v.a. hospital because of the -- because the v.a. hospital in brooklyn treated him well. so when breen who has a family history of cancer found blood in his urine, he went t...

Many on that secret list, are now dead. and whats worse, according to multiple sources, the managements plan included shredding the evidence to hide the fact there was a waiting list at all. dr. sam foot just retired after spending 24 years with the va health system here in arizona. the veteran doctor says the hospital did have a list that showed the va was providing timely appointments within 14 days but that was a sham. >> the only record that you have ever been there requesting care was on th...

♪ just a short time ago, we mentioned the story about the v.a. thats raising big concerns and now congress is stepping in to try to do something about the deaths of 40 veterans who may have died waiting for care at a va hospital in arizona. the head of the senate veterans affairs committee has agreed to hold a hearing, as have various other committees. what makes this worse, the woman at the center of the scandal is linked to a similar case in washington state. peter drusy is joining us with...

network one of the presidents closest allies and what was supposed to be an unbias documentary. a big night on "the kelly file" starts right now. breaking tonight, nearly 1/4th of the united states senate rising up concerned over what could be the biggest executive order yet as the white house reportedly plans to by pass congress yet again. welcome to "the kelly file" everyone, im megyn kelly. the news broke late last night and not seen much coverage since. the white house may change...

come to light. >> plus a public out cry. why labor unions are lashing out at the obama administration while protestors rally in the nations capitol. >> we begin with the high profile presidential trip to asia dominated by the crisis in ukraine as well as tension with north korea. president ball balm in asia today becoming the first u.s. leader to visit the country in nearly half a century. its the third stop on his tour of asia aimed at building closer tie with the u.s. allies in the r...

two popes become saints for the very first time. well have the very latest in a live report from rome. americas news headquarters live from the nations capitol starts right now. but first, we begin this hour with the escalating and growing crisis in ukraine as diplomatic efforts to scape back fall short with concerns that russia is gearing up to invade. the kremlin has now ended high level contact with the white house with the pentagon even saying chuck hagels russian count count count...

those pro russian separatists now say they will exchange these international observers for a number of separatists being held by the ukrainian government. the government is firing back saying the observers are being held as human shields inside the pro russian stronghold, besieged by ukrainian soldiers. the soldiers, though, have not moved into the town, really out of fear of the amount of civilian casualties that would have to occur if they were going to go door to door and try to roo...

List that showed the v.a. was providing timely appointments within 14 days. but that was a sham. >> the only record that you have ever been there requesting care was on that secret list. and they wouldnt take you off that secret list until you had an appointment time that was less than 14 days so it would give the appearance that they were improving greatly the waiting times, when in reality it had been six, nine, and in some cases 21 months. >> reporter: in the case of a 71-year-old u.s. navy v...

Was from stage four cancer. >> they called me on zemg 6th, he is dead already. >> they called you and said? >> i said what is this regarding? she says we have a primary for him. i said really, youre a little too late, sweetheart. >> reporter: dr. foot says that mr. breen is a perfect example of a patient who needed an urgent appointment with a primary care doctor, and instead he was put on a waiting list. >> if you died waiting for your appointment? >> they could just remove you from that list a...