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The president is committed to doing whatever it takes to make things right. you deserve to know whether he will personally step in and see this through. >> reporter: this while doing legislation in both chambers. the house passed a accountability act of 2014 just last month. the bill would allow the v.a. secretary to remove anybody he deems underperforming. while the senate is work on a similar piece of legislation with some added protections and a section granting veterans more access to alternative facilities. meanwhile, acting secretary gibson is moving ahead with improvements prior to any ...

The u.s. as soon as next week. acting v.a. secretary making his first visit to a clinic. on the anniversary of ronald reagan's death a special wreath ceremony planned this afternoon at his grave site in california. time to look at the the good, the bad, and the ugly. we'll start with the good and what might be the best senior prank ever. ♪ ♪ [mariachi music .] >> students following a band to follow the principal on his daily duties. the bad, more than a dozen high school seniors snubbed from their yearbook including a girl who has cancer. the school doesn't know what happened. they say n...

On facebook and captures the first terrifying moments of that shoot-out. >> oh, my god! [ bleep ] did he go down? >> he is shot. >> call 911! oh, my god! >> two other officers were injured in the shooting and are now listed in stable condition. residents in the area are being urged and warned to stay indoors. president obama is meeting with g-7 leaders today in brussels. the russians are being excluded for their action in ukraine. obama will meet with british prime minister david cameron and then he'll head to paris where he'll sit down with the french president. the meetings come as the adm...

Resignation does not address the fundamental problem at the v.a., the abject failure to meet the needs of our veterans. meanwhile, the scandal has spread beyond phoenix across the midwest. delayed care and wait lists found at seven facilities. kansas, missouri, illinois, and indiana. at least 96 veterans waited at least 90 days for treatment. today, the new acting v.a. secretary said he tried to get >> as the president has directed, we are moving immediately to get veterans off of wait lists and into clinics, and we're taking action to fix the systemic problems that allowed these unacceptable ...

[applause] and acting secretary robert wilkey, who is doing a great job at the v.a. i can tell you that. thank you. a great friend of mine and a woman who i'm getting records from everybody who is doing well, who is doing -- i always ask, who is doing the best and always right near the top or at the top, linda mcmahon. thank you, linda. great job you're doing. thank you very much. [applause] and bill, senator, senator. stand up, please. [applause] a lot of good congressmen. my friends. a brave one. these guys. they fight for you. they fight for you. you fought for them. they fight for you. tha...