Brennan good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im margaret brennan. This is our western edition. The secretary of Veterans Affairs did not have to wait long to learn his fate. President obama called general Eric Shinseki to the oval office today and accepted his resignat the president said both men agreed the v. A. Needs new leadership after the scandal in which veterans were forced to wait months for appointments at v. A. Hospitals and records were then altered to cover that up. The president was clearly pained to let shinseki go, and he praised the decorated war veteran for his service. We have a series of reports tonight. First, Major Garrett at the white house. Major. Reporter margaret, the day began with a public apology from Veterans Affairs secretary Eric Shinseki, followed less than two hours later by his resignation, announced by president obama. A few minutes ago secretary shinseki offered me his own resignation. With considerable regret, i accepted. Reporter the announcement came shortly after secretary shinseki told a conference on Homeless Veterans that senior level bureaucrats lied to him about delays in patient care and phony wait lists created to hide them. That breach of integrity is irresponsible. It is indefensible and unacceptable. Given the facts that i now know i apologize as the Senior Leader of the department of Veterans Affairs. Reporter shinseki then met with the president in the oval office for 45 minutes. I think it was ricks judgment that he could not carry out the next stages of reform without being a distraction himself. And so, my assessment was, unfortunately, that he was right. Reporter the president said he and shinseki were unaware of nationwide troubles with delayed care, despite 14 oversight reports since 2009, highlighting the wait list problem. Mr. Obama vowed renewed focus under the v. A. s new management. I want somebody spending every minute of every day figuring out have we called every single veteran thats waiting . Have they gotten a schedule . Are we fixing the system . Reporter before resigning, shinseki said he was going to fire all the Senior Executives at the v. A. Facility in phoenix where the scandal first erupted and he would cancel all bonuses in 2014. The president named deputy v. A. Secretary sloan gibson as his replacement. There is no timetable for naming the new permanent v. A. Secretary. Brennan at that white house meeting today, shinseki gave the president the initial findings of an internal audit of wait times at v. A. Facilities around the country. More about that now from wyatt andrews. Reporter the audit only looked at a small fraction of v. A. Clinics, but the auditors learned enough to call for immediate reform. Almost twothird of the clinics, 64 , admitted they had manipulated the wait times of veterans in a practice revealed by a v. A. Scheduler on this broadcast last night. In the v. A. Software, schedulers could change the veterans desired date for care to the date of a given appointment. That told the system to show zero wait days even if the veteran waited months. But the report says the number one reason that veterans are suffering long wait times is the shortage of medical staff. At the phoenix v. A. , whistleblower dr. Sam foote says veterans returning from iraq and afghanistan have overwhelmed the system, especially in Mental Health and primary care. We have 10,000 to 12,000 patients that dont have providers. And trying to push the providers is not the answer. Reporter the chairman of the house Veterans Affairs committee, republican jeff miller, says the v. A. , starting now, has to allow more veterans to see private doctors. I believe that doctors can step up the pace to provide the necessary care that the veterans have earned, and if they cant, allow them to go outside to non v. A. Care providers. Reporter according to v. A. Sources, 89,000 veterans nationwide have waited for care longer than 90 days and that number does not include veterans on the secret list or whose wait times were hidden by computer manipulation. Margaret, were told the v. A. s goal just this week is to schedule 35,000 veterans for immediate appointments. Brennan wow, 35,000. Wyatt, thank you. Bob schieffer is our cbs news chief washington correspondent and anchor of face the nation. Bob, youve been following this very closely. What are your thoughts . Reporter margaret, this was definitely a hard one for the president. People were reluctant to criticize general shinseki because of his long military record of service, but the more you dug into this thing, the worse it got. People in this bureaucracy were actually gaming the system, covering up the long waits for treatment that veterans were experiencing in order to win cash performance bonuses for themselves. In other words, the lives of veterans were being put at risk so that people in the v. A. Could make money out of it. This is beyond outrageous. The challenge now is going to be getting treatment immediately for those who have been denied it. That has to be the first priority. The second, of course, is to get rid of those people who are responsible for this inexcusable mess. I think youre going to see increasing pressure now from congress to prosecute those people. Brennan thanks, bob. And i know bob will have more about the v. A. Scandal this sunday on face the nation, with senators john mccain and bernie sanders. We turn now to a Major Medical story. A study out today says doctors have found a way to treat women for cancer without jeopardizing their ability to have children. We asked dr. Jon lapook to tell us more. Reporter stephanie moisio was 29 and married for just two years when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She faced months of chemotherapy. And we were very concerned that we werent ever going to be able to have children and we wanted kids. Reporter chemotherapy can cause infertility and early menopause. Dr. Halle moore of the Cleveland Clinic is moisios oncologist. The thought is the cycling ovaries are at increased risk for the damaging effects of chemotherapy. Reporter dr. Moore tried a novel approach giving moisio a hormoneblocking drug during chemotherapy. The hormone blocker temporarily shuts down the ovaries, putting them into a kind of protective hibernation. Basically, its putting the woman into a temporary menopause in the hopes by resting the ovaries during chemotherapy theyll have a lower risk of longterm menopause as a consequence of the chemotherapy. Reporter moore was the lead author on todays study, which followed 218 premenopausal women with breast cancer. After two years, 8 of women given the hormone blocker had premature ovarian failure compared to 22 not given drug. Women on the drug had many more pregnancies 22 compared to 12. Two, two, two, two. Reporter less than a year after finishing her cancer treatment, moisio became pregnant. We were ecstatic. I couldnt believe it. We were able to get pregnant on our own. Reporter she now has two healthy girls. In addition to preserving fertility, keeping the ovaries healthy may also help prevent problems such as osteoporosis and menopausal symptoms. Brennan jon, does this work for women with other cancers . Reporter hopefully in the future that will be the next thing to try and imagine the women getting chemotherapy of childbearing years to have this possibility of maintaining their fertility is just a great a great thing. Brennan some hope. Reporter some hope. Hope is always great. Thank you very much. Medicare will for the first time cover the cost of some sex change operations. Today the department of health and Human Services reversed its ban on covering the procedure, ruling in favor of a 74yearold army veteran who wants medicare to pay for a sex change. The surgery can cost as much as 50,000. Late tonight the nba tentatively approved the 2 billion sale of the l. A. Clippers to former microsoft c. E. O. Steve ballmer. With this deal in place, the league intends to withdraw charges to strip Donald Sterling of his ownership. Ben tracy in los angeles has the latest. One strategy, one Team ReporterSteve Ballmer is going to pay the 2 billion in cash. After all, he is worth 20 billion. We are told he believes buying a Pro Sports Team in los angeles is a once in a lifetime opportunity. So its simple law of supply and demand. Reporter ray katz runs a Sports Marketing firm. I think he wants to be an owner of a treatment in a Tremendous League in one of a team in a Tremendous League in one of the two largest markets and can afford to do that. Reporter ballmer brokered the deal with Shelly Sterling and nba officials but not Donald Sterling, the man who owned the clippers for 34 years. He vowed to fight the sale of the team resulting from his remarks made last month. Max bleacher is his attorney. He has not agreed to accept mr. Ballmers bid or any other, period. Reporter a source close to Shelly Sterling says she now has sole control of the clippers because her estranged husband donald was diagnosed with alzheimers after being evaluated by two neurologists earlier this month. The source has not provided proof of that. Donalds attorney called the diagnosis a vast overstatement and that the 80yearold only has a modest mental impairment and is slowing down. I asked about sterlings health on wednesday. Is Donald Sterling mentally stable . Absolutely. I dont see any indication to the contrary. Reporter the nba says the clippers will now be sold to Steve Ballmer assuming threefourths of nba team owners approve of the deal. The 2 billion price tag will make this the second highest price ever paid for a sports team in history. Brennan well, today, the state department confirmed a u. S. Citizen carried out a suicide bombing in syria. He lived in florida and was in his 20s. His name has not been released. An al qaeda affiliate says he was killed last sunday in an attack on Syrian Government troops. Hes believed to be the First American suicide bomber to die fighting in syria. Coming up, what Hillary Clinton says about the benghazi attack in her new book. Chinas expecting a boom in births after easing its one child limit. And an unusual end to the National Spelling bee when the cbs evening news continues. Honestly, the offseason isnt really off for me. Ive got a lot to do. Thats why i got my surface. Its great for watching game film and drawing up plays. Its got onenote, so i can stay on top of my todo list, which has been absolutely absurd since the big game. 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Reporter Hillary Clinton titled her chapter on benghazi under attack, a reference to both the 2012 assault and the onslaught of congressional investigations in its wake. Even today, there are questions being raised. Reporter including a new Benghazi Committee created by republicans just this month. In excerpts First Published by politico today, clinton writes, those who exploit this tragedy over and over as a Political Tool minimize the sacrifice of those who served our country. G. O. P. Lawmakers say clinton and the Administration Still need to explain why requests for more security in libya were rejected and why no one has been arrested or punished for the attack. House speaker john boehner. Is she right . Are republicans politicizing the benghazi attacks . This is about one issue and one issue only, and that is getting the truth for the American People and the truth about what happened in benghazi for the four families who lost their loved ones there. Reporter but clinton argues there is a difference between Unanswered Questions and unlistened to answers and suggests shes done giving answers. I will not be a part of a political slugfest over benghazi, she writes. And those who insist on politicizing the tragedy will have to do so without me. But clinton could still be called to testify before that new Benghazi Committee. She does make sure to say in the book, margaret, that as the former secretary of state, she was ultimately responsible for the safety of her employees. Brennan thanks, nancy. President obama announced another personnel change today. Jay carney, his chief spokesman the past three and a half years is stepping down. Carney is a former reporter for Time Magazine and he said he hasnt decided what hell do next. His deputy, josh earnest, will be the president s new press secretary. Something unusual happened at the National Spelling bee it ended last night in a tie, first time thats happened in 52 years. 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Today, the deficits are gone and weve invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. Now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. Democrat john perez for controller. Brennan china is hoping for a new baby boom after a landmark decision to loosen its limit of one child per family. This week, three more provinces, including henan, the most populous, said they will join dozens of others and allow some families to have a second child. Seth doane met a couple that is thinking about it. Reporter were you planning to have another child before this policy change . We were planning but we cant. Reporter thats because cherry jing and her husband would have faced a huge fine, up to six times their income, if they had another child, in addition to their son, michael. He will feel lonely, and he doesnt have a sibling to share his toys. Reporter chinas onechild policy was implemented more than 30 years ago. 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