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Ah, well never have to use those words. well never have to use those words on our david. we will never use those words on you. thats for sure. that one never fails. does it, tom? science my first day in office, weve taken one action after another to ensure our veterans and make sure, we have to make sure, that they get world-class care. and the kind of care that they have been promised by so many different people for so many years. weve created a new office of accountability at the v.a. which wi...

It work better in the future. >> martha: have you made it easier for veterans if theyre on a waiting list to go to a private provider? >> absolutely, were doing separate things but we are publishing all of our wait times come up for the first time, veterans can see. were also making it easier for them to get into the private sector because we dont want to veterans for care. >> martha: thank you very much, david shelton joining us tonight as we watch the game below us, a lot of excitement going o...

Smoke started to pour out of the bag and lithium batteries sparks claims inside the bag. certain lithium batteries on carry-ons but not checked bags. getting those carry-ons through security could be done faster than ever. passenger identification cut down on wait times. it can also be used as your boarding pass. the program is only available to people who enroll in the pre-check program at the atlanta and -- heather: still the cut down. >> donald trump, commander-in-chief, celebrating his first...

Presidents support to change the choice program hopefully this summer through legislation to open up choice so that veterans dont have those restrictive rules that theyve had in the past. >> so that you hope will change because all this does come down to wait times. va inspector general report from march identified widespread inaccuracies that frankly vastly understated veteran wait times for appointments last year. they said appointments for new patients and specialists, 36% of veterans had to ...

>> as a journalist i look at this. clearly watching that e srol faa into what you just said. that was not an sarah sanders. that was on the reporters in the room. the questions were legitimately going to be like what the nation has said it cared about. veterans langishing, some dying with wait times. that now being addressed by the new secretary of veteran affairs. he said the va will adopt the same health records as the department of defense, putting them on an even playing field. thats big new...

Appear to contradict. the american public is not concerned with his returns, sean spicer was asked when the president should lose that excuse that hes under audit. >> you always talk about under audit the president audit, is it times to say once and for all the president is never going to release his tax returns. >> ill have to get back to you on that? >> i mean, really. >> no, i said i will have to get back to you on that, i think he is still under audit. the statement still stands. >> its like...

Work for american veterans. what i dont want is someone who disman tells the va and puts veterans out on the street. thats what donald trump is talking about doing. hes talking about privatizing the va, which veterans are opposed to. if you privatize, wait times will go up. they will go up for every american because there are so many veterans who will be on the system. we need someone to lead and reform the va, not tear it apart. >> obamacare, republicans have said this is basically their first ...

Fragmented. we need veterans day now. we are organizing in new york and in cities and towns across the country for a campaign we call operation unite america. we are asking everybody to come together. we know there is pain, excitement. no matter who you voted for you should be able to come together and stand with the veterans and recognize parades arent a party. they are advocacy, public awa awarene awareness. they can be a place of public healing. thats what we are to fussed on today. using thi...

There and in the case he was at the center of the waiting list scandal. >> 15 months after an internal probe found two senior managers at the phoenix hospital trying to retaliate defense foot and other whistle-blowers, they have yet to be disciplined or punished. foote was a dr. of internal medicine before he retired in december 2013 after exposing the hospital for covering up long wait times for vets. foote said those wait times led to the deaths of 40 vets. the testimony led to major reforms. ...

That could impact wait times, tsas full-time airport security staffing levels have steadily decreased due to a shrinking budget. >> rene, thank you very much. coming up in the next hour, we are going live back to paris with the latest on the high alert there and in major european cities today, and maybe tomorrow. also the new details in the investigation surrounding last weeks terror attack. also a scuffle breaks out during a donald trump rally in alabama last night. we will have details o...