Intent. And arctic ice might release thousands of pieces of plastic. And maya angelou, a few things you might not know about her. We begin with a scandal at the Veterans Administration and stunning new details tonight as to how long veterans were forced to wait for care. At the phoenix va hospital some veterans waited four months for their first appointment. The white house says the wait was closer to three weeks. Randall pinkston joins us. Randall. Alleged patient death at the Phoenix Health care system. For men and women who served in the military and needed care by about Veterans Affairs, the report is not reassuring. A review of the Phoenix Veterans Center revealed 1700 veterans were not registered properly which left them at a risk of being forgotten or lost. Average wait times of 14 days. But the Inspector Generals review of a sample of patients found asignificant delay in access to care with an average wait time to care of 115 days. The report confirmed what whistle blowers and
The investigation into Veterans Affairs administration is expanding. A preliminary v. A. Report found scheduling delays and efforts to cover that up throughout the v. A. System. 42 centers are now under investigation. A Spokesman Says president obama calls the findings extremely troubling. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. It is up to the president now. He says he wants to see the report and if the allegations prove to be true, there would be accountability. The question is does the accountability go all the way to the top of the v. A. . The inspector generals report found nationwide scheduling problems that led to long wait times for veterans seeking medical care. House Veterans Affairs kplit Committee Chair jeff miller led a tense hearing last night, pressing v. A. Officials for more information. Veterans died. Get us the answers, please. I understand that, mr. Chairman, and i will look thats what you said three months ago. In phoenix alon
There is no hiding place down here remembering high yeah angelou. From staggering personal hardship im just a victim of circumstance to president ial friendship the horizon moves forward. And pietro that moved a nation. I see what the end is going to be but first, the night line 5. Number one in 60 seconds. Good evening. Anybody who has ever had their home burglarized knows that terrifying feeling of powerlessness and personal violation. But now increasingly people are fighting back using technology. And we are not talking super sophisticated, you have to be a Rocket Scientist technology. You are about to meet real people who have rigged their own homes with surveillance cameras and then had the surreal experience of watching the bad guys invade live. Here is abcs jay schadler. Reporter you are watching a home invasion, a wouldbe burglar breaking into a new jersey home. Seems he may have done this before. First thing he spots a surveillance camera and turns it away. Now, thinking he is
The worlds most celebrated writers. We will hear from her in her own words and speak to her friend and sister poet sonia sanchez. Great souls die in our reality bound to them takes leave of us, our souls dependent on their nurture, not shrink, risen. Our minds form and informed by the radiance fall away. Were not so much maddened is reduced to the ignorance of dark, cold, caves. Thehen Tanehisi Coates on case for reparation. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has laid out his vision for the direction of u. S. Foreign policy in a speech to graduates of the west Point Military academy in new york. Obama offered no major policy changes, but said u. S. Military force should be used more cautiously than it has in the past. Heres my bottom line. America must always lead on the world stage. If we dont, no one else will. Military that you have joined is and always will be the backbone of that lead
The worlds most celebrated writers. We will hear from her in her own words and speak to her friend and sister poet sonia sanchez. Great souls die in our reality bound to them takes leave of us, our souls dependent on their nurture, not shrink, risen. Our minds form and informed by the radiance fall away. Were not so much maddened is reduced to the ignorance of dark, cold, caves. Thehen Tanehisi Coates on case for reparation. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has laid out his vision for the direction of u. S. Foreign policy in a speech to graduates of the west Point Military academy in new york. Obama offered no major policy changes, but said u. S. Military force should be used more cautiously than it has in the past. Heres my bottom line. America must always lead on the world stage. If we dont, no one else will. Military that you have joined is and always will be the backbone of that lead