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It continues to be sluggish and i cannot give you a reason why that occurred. We are aware that mortgage credit is very tight for a wide range of borrowers and that maybe part of it. We hear about supply constraints builders are facing but i have to say i am surprised. What more do you think the fed can do to help stimulate recovery in the housing sector both for those homeowners who are upside down in the values and those to help new people qualify for homes. Housing prices are continuing to in...

Become central. The veteran needs to be seen today, we have failed that veteran. You are looking for different ways i think we will be looking at different ways to evaluate timeliness of care, a combination of patient satisfaction, veterans waiting too long and seeing that number coming down steadily. And then as we have the system could ability to do things like you see in the private sector, metrics like the third next available appointment which gives you some gauge of the capacity of the sys...

On the veterans we are here to serve. Fifth, the va has failed to hold people accountable. And last we lack physicians, space, staff, Information Technology and perchase care funding to meet the current demand for Timely Health care. Furthermore we dont have the capacity to quantify the staffing because we have not built resources from the bottom up. We have instead managed to a budget number. As a consequence of all of the failures the trust that is the foundation of all we do, the trust of the...

To va asserted reaching down the organization to get Additional Information. I think your sense is an accurate one. Historically they have operated in an insular organization. Part of what we have been doing is dismantling a lot of those barriers. Since my first day as acting secretary, every single morning at 9 00 a. M. We have something called access stand up. Senior leaders from across vha and the department up in our integrated Operations Center and bore into data are round access to care. T...

All right, senator burr suggests maybe we should make a wait a few minutes for other members to come back from recess. Lets take a quick recess here. Its create cal we continue to have these hearings to do everything we can to hold v. A. s feet to the fire and make sure that accountability is there. We know some things now that we did not know at the last hearing. We know for a fact that v. A. s wait list manipulation and access to care issues is, in fact, systemic. Report after report has confi...

But what could be more pressing than to make sure our veterans receive the care that they need and deserve . Thank you, mr. Chairman. Other members will be filtering back. But i would like to hear from the acting secretary now. And customarily, we give five minutes, but youll have more time. This is a serious discussion, and we want you to have the time you need to make your case, and we want the members here to have the time they need to ask you the questions. All right, senator burr suggested ...

Moment . Reporter the video features former nfl player joer minute who is now a motivational speaker. He asks the viewer to imagine a lady in your life, a wife, daughter or niece. Imagine that they are at a party and theres some man in there that starts to assault them. Physically, sexually, verbally. Think about your feelings toward that perpetrator of violence. His voice is credible. Reporter Brian Oconnor says the video reflects the kind of conversation his group and others like it have been ...

During the protests over Police Violence. The protesters also blocked an amtrak train from leaving and they prompted a closure of the Downtown Berkeley b. A. R. T. Station. [ sirens ] police changed tactics too. Making a lot of arrests. The chp says it arrested about 150 protesters trying to get back onto the freeway at about 11 30 last night. Hours before those arrests, protesters staged a peaceful sitin at the Berkeley Police department to the chagrin of some who wanted to do more. We are and ...

Very heavy rain. A powerful noreaster slams into the northeast. Interior sections could get a foot or more of snow. Heavy rain in the northwest down through california at the end of the week. Today the u. S. Embassies are on high alert. Ask senator Dianne Feinstein to delay release. She tippeded off that they spied on her, she needs to take it up with her therapist and the head of the cia. Another night of outrage over the deaths of eric garner and. Royalty at the game. Prince william and kate c...

Big way. Today kicks off the event. Good afternoon, im Juliette Goodrich in for frank mallicoat. Im michelle griego. Kpix 5s anne makovec joins us live at pier 30 in San Francisco where the excitement is brewing. Anne. Reporter yeah. Check out this behemoth here behind me. Its the uss america, the navys newest ship. It is going to be officially commissioned here on the bay at pier 30 on saturday one of many highlights of fleet week 2014. The roar of the blue angels will rip through the sky as th...