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The forecast radar. the center going over port fourchon, one of our largest areas of any kind of oil production. provides 16 to 1% of 18 percent of the oil production in the united states. that will take a big hit. storm surge of eight to 12 feet and grand isle. towards 3:00 p.m. we possibly have the wall, one of the eye walls here of the hurricane going over new orleans bringing incredible sustained wind and sustained rain likely probably six to 12 hours that will test every system across new o...

825 students have waited longer than two months. they could be missing in the range of $1500-$6000 or more in expected payments. in october alone about 1000 students under financial hardship call the va hotline for immediate. >> these guys will have real hardships, even personal family crazies as a result of this. >> we gave the va everything they asked for so it is frustrating to be here. >> how many veterans have outstanding payments greater than 30 days? >> 10,000 from 31 to 60 day mark. >> t...

Which nobody thought we could get approved. nobody. were good at getting things approved. now when a bad person, maybe a federal employee in this case, but somebody bad mistreats or neglects or abuses our great veterans in their time of need, we can turn to them, look them in the eye and say, youre fired, get out. before, there was nothing you could do. you had to live with these people. weve gotten rid of a lot of people over the last year. only the bad ones. the good ones we cherish. we cheris...

Which nobody thought we could get approved. nobody. we are good at getting things approved. now, when a bad person, may be a federal employee in this case, but somebody bad mistreats or neglects or abuses our great veterans in their time of need, we can turn to them and look them in the eye and say, you are fired, get out, get out. before there was nothing you could do. you had to live with these people. you have gotten rid of a lot of people over the last year, only the bad ones. the good ones ...

Needed. he signed into law a bill empowering senior va officials to fire failing employees who are not taking care of our vets. as a result, accountability is being restored. he signed into law a bill streamlining lengthy process that veterans undergo when appealing disability benefits claims. hundreds of thousands of vets are awaiting decisions regarding their appeals. the president is pushing the va to use the new streamlined process to work through the backlog as quickly as possible. he also ...

And the senate and signing. not including all of the executive orders ive signed and the fact that we have reduced unnecessary regulations to a point that this country has not seen in years. we are not finished yet. but one of my biggest promises has been to our great veterans and we are doing one of our best jobs there. we are doing one of our best jobs with our veterans. we published online wait times at every va facility, opened the va hotline, extended veterans choice -- do you know what tha...

And the senate and signing. not including all of the executive orders ive signed and the fact that we have reduced unnecessary regulations to a point that this country has not seen in years. we are not finished yet. but one of my biggest promises has been to our great veterans and we are doing one of our best jobs there. we are doing one of our best jobs with our veterans. we published online wait times at every va facility, opened the va hotline, extended veterans choice -- do you know what tha...

Incredible job. he is working night and day to implement the 10-point reform plan that i discussed with you last year. already we have made incredible progress. we are publishing wait times on-line for every va facility. so, you know what the wait is. we have delivered same-day emergency mental health services at every va medical center. [ applause ] president: we have opened the promised white house va hotline. thats a big deal. thats a big deal. [ applause ] president: we have dramatically inc...

Secretary david shelkin. he has done an incredible job. hes working night and day to implement the ten-point reform plan that i discussed with you last year. already, we have made incredible progress. we are publishing wait times online for every va facility. so, you know what the wait is. we have delivered same-day emergency mental health services at every va medical center. weve opened the promised white house va hotline. thats a big deal. weve dramatically increased the number of veterans app...

Medical delivery system for our veterans. the president talked about legislation to tighten that. now hes signing the bill that tightightens the time our veters get no the va for medical disability and see the doctors they want to see. the american legion has been a leader in getting the word out to this administration and across the country for the need of this. the president saying hes proud to sign the va accountability legislation. he talked about a hotline. a va hotline that the white house...