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Investigators reveal the pings they thought were the plane s black boxes, they may be completely unrelated to the vanished jetliner. we re breaking down the surprising, new turn and what comes next. good morning. welcome to early start. i m christine romans. i m john berman. it is thursday, may 29th. it is 4:00 a.m. in east. it is early, but a lot going on. you ll be happy you re awake. we begin with breaking news in the scandal at the va. this morning, the white house says vet caerans affairs secret eric shinseki is on thin ice. that s the white house saying he s on thin ice. more lawmakers, including democrats, calling for his resignation, after the va s own inquiry substantiated what we first discovered in a cnn investigation, that waiting lists were manipulated at va facilities in phoenix, delays that cnn found may have led to dozens of deaths. the va now says some 1,700 veterans in phoenix were never scheduled for appointments, ....
Died at the age of 86 after inspiring a generation with her words and wisdom. those are just some of the top stories on this thursday, may 29th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. all right. good thursday morning, everybody. we begin this half hour with a dramatic rescue 13,000 feet up. a young climber plucked to safety from a colorado mountain he was stranded on a tiny ledge in the freezing cold wearing only light clothing and he had to wait all night for help to arrive. abc s josh haskell has the story. getting up is optional. getting down is mandatory. reporter: 19-year-old samuel frappier had to spend tuesday night here in 30 degree temperatures without the proper clothing or shoes, too steep to move. i was stuck. i can t go up. i can t go down. i m stuck here. i don t know what to do. reporter: a 28-member rescue team was sent to the 13,000 foot ....
Flavored ice cream on this thursday, may 29th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with growing pressure on v.a. secretary eric shinseki to step down. five democratic senators have joined republicans that are calling for shinseki to be fired or for him to leave. a hearing on the crisis at the v.a. lasted well into the night on capitol hill. this comes as a scathing new report is released about the arizona v.a. hospital considered to be ground zero in the scandal. here s abc s jim avila. reporter: it s official. the president and v.a. secretary got the answer they did not want to hear. cooking the books with secret lists that hid long delays to see doctors at the nation s veterans hospitals is not just a phoenix problem. the inspector general finds the corruption is systemic, throughout veterans hospitals and worse because of the long waits to see v.a. doctors, veterans are at risk of bein ....
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