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Bores who he temporarily assigned to work with the va presented me with the department's initial review of va facilities nationwide and what they found is that the misconduct has not been limited to a few va facilities but many across the country. totally unacceptable. our veterans deserve the best. they have earned it. last week i said that if we found misconduct it would be punished and i meant it. secretary shinseki has now begun the process of firing many of the people responsible including senior leaders at the phoenix va he canceled any possible performance bonus this is year for va seni...

At the pittsburgh va have been waiting for appointments since 2012. >> we're not finished by a long shot. we still have a long ways to go. if this is a systemic problem which many fear it is, we need a review from top to bottom and people need to be held accountable. we need to make sure our veterans get the health care they've earned. >> the audit found the biggest barrier to getting care was a lack of doctor variability. a close second was trying to shoehorn vets into the 14 day appointment window. the two combined really made it difficult for vets to get the care they needed, wolf. >> this ...

From secretary shinseki about how he would go about fixing this problem. as you know, don, this is systemic. there's a national audit that's on going, and there's been a drip, drip, drip of more problems being revealed at va facilities around the country. so that's the challenge the president is facing as he tries to make this decision that could come as soon as today, don. >> to be fair, athena, that interview on kelly and michael that was taped after shinseki's remarks, the president may have a change of heart after they speak live today, may have a change of heart. who knows? we won't be in...

>> good morning. welcome back to "new day." it is thursday, may 29th, 7:00 in the east. things are not looking good for va secretary eric shinseki, 1700 veterans in need of treatment at the va medical center in phoenix alone were never schedule ord even put on waitst lists. cnn was first to report on the abuses in the phoenix system. now 42 va facilities across the country are being investigated for possible cover-ups and even deadly treatment delays. according to an administration official president obama says secretary shinseki is now on thin ice. let's get the latest from the white house co...

Senior appointed leaders in the cabinets and agencies ultimately report to president obama. >> it's much larger than secretary shinseki. there has been no leadership from the white house as it relates to this crisis that exists. no urgency that exists. >> it's not just republicans. earlier today, senators tom udall, michael heinrich and mark warner demand shinseki be shown the door. many are up for reelection. they said it's now investigating 42 va facilities up from 26 nationwide. of the phoenix office that kicked off the current investigation, the report found 1,700 veterans waiting for care...