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Fourth in our series even if hearings i called a while ago around our Homeless Population thank you to all who participated in the hearings. This will be their second hearing focusing on the sub populations to analyze hopefully is programs and policies in place and into the future can be put in place to have a large effect. 0 todays hearing for the veterans and citizens that are experiencing homelessness weve talked to Community Leaders and others including the va well be hearing from them short...

Elections. At stake today, control of the senate. Republicans have their best chance of winning back the majority since they lost it in 2006. Democrats hold a majority and could lose control of the chamber if they drop six seats. The other big story for today, a true test of the tea party. Mainstream gop fighting back and launching a strong counteroffensive. Our Political Team is covering all the angles. Lets start with dana bash covering todays headline mashup in kentucky, its an exciting one, ...

Excessive waits in albuquerque, new mexico. And the Washington Times says the president s Transition Team was briefed on va waiting times back in 2009. Reporter as pressure builds on a still silent president obama, the drip drip of scandal at veterans hospitals has turned into a gushing scream of allegations that have now reached 19 states, including new information first reported by fox by two patients who allegedly committed suicide waiting for care in west virginia. I knew the suicides were i...

Good morning. Im carol costello, thank you for joining me. The tea party may not be over, but this morning the lights are on and the music is off in the biggest contest so far of this years midterm elections, Republican Voters rejected the hard right candidates and instead backed those endorsed by the gops establishment. Not a single Tea Party Candidate survived. This mornings headlines say it all. Our home page asks is tea time over . Politico answers that question in saying the tea party upris...

A report says at least 1700 veterans in one hospital were never scheduled for an appointment. They were just not on the list. Bullying by managers. You know, the question i asked myself is him resigning going to get us to the bottom of the problem . The real issue is the president that should be held accountable. In a couple of minutes we will talk live with a veteran in phoen phoenix. We have mccains response as well here. Now that this disease thought to be nearlier rad kated in the United Sta...

Zero experience in medicine, but he has government coordination and congressional relations. Meanwhile the kind of challenges that even a hint of an ebola connection with bring. The difficulty in dealing with and tracking down people who may have been exposed to the virus, but we begin with chief washington correspondent james rosen at the white house tonight, with reaction to and questions about this new layer of bureaucracy on ebola. Republican lawmakers were quick to raise questions about pre...

Secretary Robert Mcdonald addressing the media. Of course hes come under scrutiny for comments he made about his own military record. Lets listen in. And i have no excuse. I have Great Respect for those who have served our nation in special forces. They and all veterans deserve a department of Veterans Affairs that provides them the care and benefits that they have earned. We at va are working hard to restore trust, and again i apologize to those who may have been offended by my misstatement. We...

Trump with the wind at his back holding a double digit lead after a big win in New Hampshire leaving the rest of the pack in a fight for survival. Blake burman recording for the Fox Business Network. Hi, blake. Trump is the only candidate not in South Carolina, right . Hi there, gretchen. Hes in baton rouge, louisiana. Tomorrow he goes to florida. The Trump Campaign says they expect thousands in attendance at those two events. Thats the way theyve put it. Trump has already made his presence felt...

As the airs association, you this the president families at arlington already paying tribute to loved once, this of course is section 60 known as the saddest acre in america, it is the final resting place for Service Members killed in recent wars like iraq and afghanistan. Well take you there in just a minute. But first this morning donald trump marks his memorial weekend. The primp appearing a a Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally in front of the lincoln memorial, but many vets are looking ahead t...

Doubledigit lead against donald trump. Both new polls also confirm that these two front runners are most liked candidates to run for the white house in the history of these kinds of favorability surveys. And as the gap between the frontrunners is tightening, brauns is hardening the stance to stay in the democratic race. More on senator sanders in just a moment. But first lets get straight to tom foreman to walk through the polls and so, so important especially seeing the difference between trump...