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we have new acting director there in phoenix. in my american legion speech, i mentioned that we have over 30 actions that we have taken. around five include members of the senior executive -- the senior executive service. about two dozen include medical professionals. so we are following up as quickly as we can. as soon as we get information that suggests weary action, we taking it. we have the accountability team. i met with them as recently as yesterday. they report to me. their single job is to get after these as quickly as possible. >> let me interrupt you. i'm running out of time. i wanted to ask the third question. the inspector general made a good point that it's hard to know what you need unless you have good information. i mean, in your judgment, how many more doctors, nurses, medical staff do you need? how, at a time when this country is not producing enough physicians, are you going to get them? >> we need tens of thousands. deputy secretary gibson said around 28,000. we are going through a process. >> let me repeat th
we have new acting director there in phoenix. in my american legion speech, i mentioned that we have over 30 actions that we have taken. around five include members of the senior executive -- the senior executive service. about two dozen include medical professionals. so we are following up as quickly as we can. as soon as we get information that suggests weary action, we taking it. we have the accountability team. i met with them as recently as yesterday. they report to me. their single job is...
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office and the attorney's office in phoenix. >> there is out process. spinach damaging the federal tort claims act has anything been filed as a result of those great time? >> i am not aware of that but we checked in.not if hurricane any filed with those 45 spin the thank you for being here and coming forward in die have expressed in the past to appreciate your courage because we are united with you in our care to make sure they get the medical care and access that they care about. that is why i introduced the protection act that has been in place for a year but will hopefully make things better for future whistle-blowers sam part of that is a hot line that patients and workers within the v.a. system can call to go directly to the secretary in hopes of no retaliation. put the committee is committed to access it was the bipartisan bicameral conference committee appointed in the summer that we've met together to pass the veterans access choice of 2014 and one of the primary pieces of that is a new choice card to allow veterans that a live more than 40 mile
office and the attorney's office in phoenix. >> there is out process. spinach damaging the federal tort claims act has anything been filed as a result of those great time? >> i am not aware of that but we checked in.not if hurricane any filed with those 45 spin the thank you for being here and coming forward in die have expressed in the past to appreciate your courage because we are united with you in our care to make sure they get the medical care and access that they care about....
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phoenix project supported that. >> that's fantastic. before we run out of time, i want to talk about the meeting you had with michel obama's brother. we have some images of your kids meeting him. you went to image for success to get everybody all dolled up. >> yeah. they we so pleased. when they knew they had a chance to meet mhelle obama's brother craig robinson at dominican college, theyjust got prepared and image for success provided all of their clothing, and we went to see him. he was promoting his bock. each of them received an autographed copy of the book. what's most important is that phoenix project is a prevention program, too, so man of our participants are not -- have been fed with the legal system, but we also have a majority of them that have. so our goal is to help guide them to be productive members of society. >> jacari, we've run out of time, but i want to congratulate you on all your success. >> thank you, thank you very much. >> thank you for being here. unfortunaty we have run out of time. my thanks to all of our wo
phoenix project supported that. >> that's fantastic. before we run out of time, i want to talk about the meeting you had with michel obama's brother. we have some images of your kids meeting him. you went to image for success to get everybody all dolled up. >> yeah. they we so pleased. when they knew they had a chance to meet mhelle obama's brother craig robinson at dominican college, theyjust got prepared and image for success provided all of their clothing, and we went to see him....
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to come to phoenix to investigate all of the above. i get a response from the office on december 3rd, 2013 to join a conference call with them on december 6th. the team came up to investigate the week of december 16th through the 20th. at that time, i and others told them about the unaddressed scheduling appointment consults and showed them the northwest electronic holding clinic which was being used as were prior holding clinics to mask the true demand for return patient appointments. we updated them on the secret electronic waiting list summary report showing that 22 patients had been removed from it because they had died. we only had the names of two of the deceased because none of the employees who were working with me had the electronic keys to print the names of the deceased. we asked the i.t. inspectors if they could do it but they responded that they could not. the last e-mail response i had from them was on december 21st, 2013 when i received an out-of-the office until tuesday december 31st, 2013 reply. i had offered to fax or
to come to phoenix to investigate all of the above. i get a response from the office on december 3rd, 2013 to join a conference call with them on december 6th. the team came up to investigate the week of december 16th through the 20th. at that time, i and others told them about the unaddressed scheduling appointment consults and showed them the northwest electronic holding clinic which was being used as were prior holding clinics to mask the true demand for return patient appointments. we...
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the a's -- phoenix v.a. health care system, getting your thoughts on what you have seen so far and what you think ought to change at the department. shelley is on the line for independents from kansas city. what do you think? caller: i work for the department of defense audit agency. . my husband is a veteran. he was at phoenix at one time with blood clots. they told him they could not see him or take x-rays of his legs or anything because the people admitted to presentence over people in the emergency room. they told him he could not take x-rays of his legs until monday when they had enough -- opening in the appointments. from listening to the c-span interviews, they are saying their internal audit committee has rules for government auditing. that is good and well but it is still an internal audit, which makes it irrelevant and worthless. they need to have an external , army ofncy like gao aa performudits, or vc the external audit of the veterans administration because notnternal audit is independent becaus
the a's -- phoenix v.a. health care system, getting your thoughts on what you have seen so far and what you think ought to change at the department. shelley is on the line for independents from kansas city. what do you think? caller: i work for the department of defense audit agency. . my husband is a veteran. he was at phoenix at one time with blood clots. they told him they could not see him or take x-rays of his legs or anything because the people admitted to presentence over people in the...
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mitchell, in your testimony you mentioned how good the phoenix the a pain management -- the phoenix v.a. pain management team is. how did the phoenix v.a. communicate their staffing needs to the director? was it ever communicated, and if so, what was done -- if anything? >> i do not have direct knowledge of the medication between the pain and management team and the senior administration and additional staffing. what i do have is direct knowledge from many, many providers who find panels filled with patience who are on high-dose long-term narcotics and the patients need additional close monitoring and follow-up. what is happening as those providers to not have enough time to be able to get those patients and for sufficient appointments to be able to review that. in addition in the community, patients that are on long-term narcotics are referred to a pain management specialist for ongoing education and a monitor for side effects. unfortunately, the staffing at the phoenix v.a. did not allow for that. >> thank you. i see my time has run out, mr. chairman. .> mr. lamborn >> thank you, mr.
mitchell, in your testimony you mentioned how good the phoenix the a pain management -- the phoenix v.a. pain management team is. how did the phoenix v.a. communicate their staffing needs to the director? was it ever communicated, and if so, what was done -- if anything? >> i do not have direct knowledge of the medication between the pain and management team and the senior administration and additional staffing. what i do have is direct knowledge from many, many providers who find panels...
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in phoenix, we found, for example, that many patients who travel to phoenix part time, snow birds, if you will, they had a very difficult time getting into care. they were blocked out of the primary care group that was set up and their access was diminished. i think you have to look at what you mean by access to care assist a system. have you to implement the systems to make it work. mostly computer systems. and i think you also have to incentivize everyone who works in the va to have a how can i help you, i can't help you too much attitude. those are part of what i believe the current secretary understands and what i believe he will try to work on. >> thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. >> mr. jolly, you're recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. griffin, i have questions and, dr. day, about the analytical model behind your statement. it matters not to me if va influences this report. i take you at your word that it did not starnlly influence the statements. the office at bay pines is in my district. i hear constituent concerns, complaints and comments about the ig. i
in phoenix, we found, for example, that many patients who travel to phoenix part time, snow birds, if you will, they had a very difficult time getting into care. they were blocked out of the primary care group that was set up and their access was diminished. i think you have to look at what you mean by access to care assist a system. have you to implement the systems to make it work. mostly computer systems. and i think you also have to incentivize everyone who works in the va to have a how can...
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this was a conspiracy in my potential perpetrated by the phoenix leaders. from the bonus performances for the top players to the harassment of employees to the destruction of document and the harm down to the veterans not able to receive health care. nothing is more scandalous than the fact that 293 veterans died in phoenix. in this report, inspector general tries to minimize the damage done by saying none of the deaths can be died to delays. i have red the report many times and several things bother me about it. throughout the case reports, the authors appeared to downplay the facts and minimize the harm. this is true in cases six and seven where i have knowledge. after reading the cases, it leaves me wondering what happened in the rest. in case number 29, how could anyone conclude the death wasn't related to the delay when a patient needs a fib relateer to avoid death didn't get one. and in addition a critical element to proving this was a con spearies was the reported tampering of the software list. the data showed a difference from the numbers reported
this was a conspiracy in my potential perpetrated by the phoenix leaders. from the bonus performances for the top players to the harassment of employees to the destruction of document and the harm down to the veterans not able to receive health care. nothing is more scandalous than the fact that 293 veterans died in phoenix. in this report, inspector general tries to minimize the damage done by saying none of the deaths can be died to delays. i have red the report many times and several things...
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on except the waiting list in phoenix -- unacceptable waiting list in phoenix. >> we have proposed disciplinary action against two of the employees in phoenix. that is currently underway. that is the rule of law. if you would like to change the law -- >> we did change the law. >> you change the law so it affects the appeal only. >> the two that are on paid leave, is that extent of what we're going to look at as far as any kind of -- >> i think you heard mr. griffin say that the fbi and other investigate sources are in phoenix right now. you also have received a report from me every week that tells you the people who we are disciplining. the report you gave you yesterday has 19 people on it. we will track that report weekly. we will update it weekly. we will make sure that we discuss with you whatever you would like to discuss about that report. there those the people that department of justice declined to do criminal prosecutions of? >> i'm not familiar with those people. that is with mr. griffin. these are the people that we administratively feel should be called out and brought to task for wh
on except the waiting list in phoenix -- unacceptable waiting list in phoenix. >> we have proposed disciplinary action against two of the employees in phoenix. that is currently underway. that is the rule of law. if you would like to change the law -- >> we did change the law. >> you change the law so it affects the appeal only. >> the two that are on paid leave, is that extent of what we're going to look at as far as any kind of -- >> i think you heard mr. griffin...
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increasing phoenix staffs by 162 people. implementing aggressive recruitment and hiring process says to speed recruiting. reaching out to all veterans being on unofficial lists or the wait list, completing 146,000 appointments in three months. as of september 5th there, are only ten veterans on the electronic weight list at phoenix. where va capacity didn't exist to create timely appointments, we referred patients to nonveteran came. 15,000 referrals to nonva care. we secured contracts, to util eye primary care. since my confirmation as secretary, i travelled the va facilities across the country. veteran service others and other stakeholders, during the visits, i found va driven by the strong va institutional values of integrity, advocacy, and respect, and excellence. the icare, i am wearing that button here today. our people are making a difference. nationally, they have enabled the critical achievements as of august 15th, vha has reached out to 294,000 veterans to get them off wait lists and decrease the veterans on the el
increasing phoenix staffs by 162 people. implementing aggressive recruitment and hiring process says to speed recruiting. reaching out to all veterans being on unofficial lists or the wait list, completing 146,000 appointments in three months. as of september 5th there, are only ten veterans on the electronic weight list at phoenix. where va capacity didn't exist to create timely appointments, we referred patients to nonveteran came. 15,000 referrals to nonva care. we secured contracts, to util...
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every member of the committee is outraged by what happened in phoenix. outraged in general by unacceptably long wait periods for veterans. >> time and time again being the concerns about the appointment process, yet nothing seems to happen. in english, describe to us how it happened that we had these long waiting periods that were disguised, that we had some people, not on any waiting list at all. all of this went on and nobody did anything about it. how does this happen? >> that happens when there is a failure of leadership. we are not just talking about phoenix. we have reported this problem for nine years. excellent policy. where in fact publish and is not out. i alluded to some of them. you have to follow through. wait times is not the only issue that we have reported on where vha has promulgated policies to address the recommendations and sent them out and was supposed to be certified they were followed. they weren't. it is hard to explain the why of that when people do not follow the directive from the headquarters leadership and mislead them about
every member of the committee is outraged by what happened in phoenix. outraged in general by unacceptably long wait periods for veterans. >> time and time again being the concerns about the appointment process, yet nothing seems to happen. in english, describe to us how it happened that we had these long waiting periods that were disguised, that we had some people, not on any waiting list at all. all of this went on and nobody did anything about it. how does this happen? >> that...
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i came to phoenix to investigate all of the above. i get a response from the office and december, 2013 to join a conference call with them on december. the team came up to investigate the december 16 through the 20th and at that time i and others told them about the on address scheduled appointment convoy and showed the northwest electronic folding clinic which was being used to mask the true demand for the return patient appointments. we updated them on the secret electronic waiting list summary report showing that 22 patients had been removed because they had died. we only had the names of the two deceased because none of the employees who were working with me had the electronic keys to print the names of the deceased. we asked the inspectors if they could do it but they responded that they could not. the last response that i had from them was on december 21, 2013 when i received him out of the office until december 31, 2013 reply. i offered to fax or mail the names that we had at the time that they were unable to give me a working
i came to phoenix to investigate all of the above. i get a response from the office and december, 2013 to join a conference call with them on december. the team came up to investigate the december 16 through the 20th and at that time i and others told them about the on address scheduled appointment convoy and showed the northwest electronic folding clinic which was being used to mask the true demand for the return patient appointments. we updated them on the secret electronic waiting list...
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and operatingace in phoenix now. i have been visited them on separate increasing phoenix staffing by 162 people and implementing aggressive recruitment and hiring processes to speed recruiting. reaching out to all veterans identified as being on unofficial lists or the facility electronic waitlist and completing over 146,000 appointments in three months. there areember 5, only 10 veterans on the electronic wait lists at phoenix. where v.a. capacity did not exist to promote pride timely to provide timely appointments, phoenix made almost 15,000 referrals to non-v.a. care. we have secured contracts to utilize primary care physicians from within the community in the future. since my confirmation as secretary, i have traveled the across theties country, speaking to employees, speaking to members of congress's, veteran services organizations, and other stakeholders. during these visits, i found v.a. employees to be overwhelmingly dedicated to serving veterans and driven by a strong institutional values of integrity, commi
and operatingace in phoenix now. i have been visited them on separate increasing phoenix staffing by 162 people and implementing aggressive recruitment and hiring processes to speed recruiting. reaching out to all veterans identified as being on unofficial lists or the facility electronic waitlist and completing over 146,000 appointments in three months. there areember 5, only 10 veterans on the electronic wait lists at phoenix. where v.a. capacity did not exist to promote pride timely to...
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darren deering, chief of fax of the phoenix va healthcare system. if you would, i'd ask you to stand. i was going to try to catch you before you sat down. raise you right hand. due you solemnly swear under penalty of personalry the testimony your about to provide this truth, the whole truth, and not but the truth? thank you. let the record show that both wilts respond ned the affirmative. secretary mcdonald has already provided an openings statement. on behalf of the department of veterans affairs. so, we will move directly into a round of questions. >> dr. thomas, in march 2013 the oni committee reviewed@7rq wait time and healthcare delays in august a, georgia, columbia south carolina, and dallas, texas. two months later, may, the va waived the fy2013 annual requirement for facility director to certify compliance with va policy. further reducing accountable over wait time. data, and scheduling practices. are you familiar with that? >> yes, sir, i am. >> did you approve or recommend the waiver of the requirement? >> no, i did not. >> so, you knew th
darren deering, chief of fax of the phoenix va healthcare system. if you would, i'd ask you to stand. i was going to try to catch you before you sat down. raise you right hand. due you solemnly swear under penalty of personalry the testimony your about to provide this truth, the whole truth, and not but the truth? thank you. let the record show that both wilts respond ned the affirmative. secretary mcdonald has already provided an openings statement. on behalf of the department of veterans...
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he said phoenix police detecti detective. we go to church at the same place and he had asked me this one time, do you ever have the things that look like a boil and it comes out looking like a little sausage and? i said i had one before i got other marine corps. it grew in my nose and i thought i was going to die. he said well, i have this too. that's about the same time they started come up when you lose weight -- wait they start coming out in the fatty cells of your body. one of these growing in my leg. i thought well i'm not going to the va because if i go to the va i will bleed to death. i have had them pop and the whole side of my body, they have to be surgically removed. i saw had another one on my leg so i figured well i have to take this stuff to the dump in the city where i live and i'm going to go to john c. lincoln emergency and have them look at it. when i got there i told them what it was. most people don't know about this kind of thing. he said lamy take a blood test. so he took a blood test and he said man, her
he said phoenix police detecti detective. we go to church at the same place and he had asked me this one time, do you ever have the things that look like a boil and it comes out looking like a little sausage and? i said i had one before i got other marine corps. it grew in my nose and i thought i was going to die. he said well, i have this too. that's about the same time they started come up when you lose weight -- wait they start coming out in the fatty cells of your body. one of these growing...
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phoenix gets 8 inches for an entire year. you got half of that yesterday. we still have flash flood watches up today for the vegas area. flagstaff, all the way through southern utah and western portions and the mountainous areas of colorado. we have a few flash flood warnings out there now. it is beginning to improve a little bit. you can see the rain still kind of on and off throughout areas of utah, colorado and the mountains, where you can get some flash flooding. as far as the next three days go, all of that rain really pushes into the midwest, the big storm there. we're going to be watching pretty warm conditions in the west. so your tuesday forecast, again, still a slight chance of storms, vegas and phoenix, but dryer air is finally moving in as we try to return back to what should be typical, dry september weather. that's your national temperatures are fine, almost where they should be, upper 80s, low 90s. so one thing very interesting just happened in montana. >> what is that? >> you have to wait. i'll tell you coming up later. >> with all the sprit
phoenix gets 8 inches for an entire year. you got half of that yesterday. we still have flash flood watches up today for the vegas area. flagstaff, all the way through southern utah and western portions and the mountainous areas of colorado. we have a few flash flood warnings out there now. it is beginning to improve a little bit. you can see the rain still kind of on and off throughout areas of utah, colorado and the mountains, where you can get some flash flooding. as far as the next three...
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north of phoenix, one to three inches. and videos coming out of phoenix are incredible. we had damage to the airport there. one of the term analyze was damaged. there were 30 flights that were rerouted and even broken windows. so very, very strong winds and rain there. we also had reported six to eight inches of rain to the north of this area. so we have this cold front combining with a lot of moisture. it's going to create a flood threat in the west again today. also very heavy rain for the gulf coast. florida has gotten pounded with rain over the past week or so. more expected for today. so rainfall totals two to four inches outside of boise. we could see two to four inches also in portions of western wyoming and then for the gulf coast, portions of florida seeing incredible amounts of rain. four to six inches north of tampa. one more thing i want to show you, look at these temperature drops. 78 in marquette. 48 tomorrow. temperatures are going to drop quite a bit. also 83 in minneapolis to 62 tomorrow. so very, very chilly. also guys, again, the airport delays incredi
north of phoenix, one to three inches. and videos coming out of phoenix are incredible. we had damage to the airport there. one of the term analyze was damaged. there were 30 flights that were rerouted and even broken windows. so very, very strong winds and rain there. we also had reported six to eight inches of rain to the north of this area. so we have this cold front combining with a lot of moisture. it's going to create a flood threat in the west again today. also very heavy rain for the...
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the phoenix va chief of staff. they take questions from committee members about changes to the inspector general's report. whistleblower retaliation and manipulation of data. you can read the report on our website, c-span.org, when accessing the hearing. >> thank you very much. the third and final panel comes to the witness table. we are setting up the name plates. i will tell you who we're going to hear from. dr. lisa thomas, chief of staff of the veterans health administration. dr. thomas is accompanied by dr. darren deering, chief of staff of the phoenix va health care system. if you would, i'd ask you to stand. i was going to try and catch you before you sat down. raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear under penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to proride is the troourt, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record show that both witnesses responded in the affirmative. secretary mcdonald has already provided an opening statement on behalf of the department of vetera
the phoenix va chief of staff. they take questions from committee members about changes to the inspector general's report. whistleblower retaliation and manipulation of data. you can read the report on our website, c-span.org, when accessing the hearing. >> thank you very much. the third and final panel comes to the witness table. we are setting up the name plates. i will tell you who we're going to hear from. dr. lisa thomas, chief of staff of the veterans health administration. dr....
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in phoenix we saw, for example, that many patients to travel to phoenix part-time have a very difficult time getting care and were blocked out of the primary care group. their access was diminished. i think that you have to look at what you mean by access to care and the system that makes it work, mostly computer systems. and i think that you also have to compare a customer focused, friendly, polite,. [inaudible question] help you, i can't help you too much attitude. so i think all of those issues, part of what i believe the current secretary understands and i believe he will try to work on them. >> thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. >> you are recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. griffin, i have questions about the analytical model binder statements. and it goes to what mr. o'rourke said. it matters not to me if va and lost this report. take you at your word to say that it did not subsequently influence your statements. the ig office has faced charges in my district. believe it or not i your constituents' concerns are complex command complement's the way may be o
in phoenix we saw, for example, that many patients to travel to phoenix part-time have a very difficult time getting care and were blocked out of the primary care group. their access was diminished. i think that you have to look at what you mean by access to care and the system that makes it work, mostly computer systems. and i think that you also have to compare a customer focused, friendly, polite,. [inaudible question] help you, i can't help you too much attitude. so i think all of those...
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and in phoenix we found many patients who travel to phoenix part-time, they had a very difficult time getting in. they were sort of walked out of the primary care group that was set up an access was diminish. i think it to look at what you mean by access to care. you have to implement the system to make it work. mostly computer systems. then i think you also have to incentivize people who works in va to have a customer focused, friendly, polite, how can i help you, i can't help you too much attitude. i think all those issues are part of what i believe the current secretary understands and what i believe he will try to work on. >> thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. >> mr. jolly, you're recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. griffin, i have questions, and dr. daigh, about the analytical model behind your statements but then it goes to what others have said. it matters not to me if the eight influences this report. i take your word. the ig office is in my district. so believe it or not i hear constituent concerns, complaints and couplets about the ig in the way of the m
and in phoenix we found many patients who travel to phoenix part-time, they had a very difficult time getting in. they were sort of walked out of the primary care group that was set up an access was diminish. i think it to look at what you mean by access to care. you have to implement the system to make it work. mostly computer systems. then i think you also have to incentivize people who works in va to have a customer focused, friendly, polite, how can i help you, i can't help you too much...
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there is a lot of water right now in between phoenix and flagstaff. and we'll be driving through the regions. in the phoenix area, sky harbor airport, we picked up three quarters of an inch of rain, still raining. the yellow on this map is pretty heavy downpours. the flash flooding life threatening in this region early this morning. when you wake up, our computers are estimating that somewhere between vegas and phoenix, a chance of getting upwards of 2 to 3 inches of rain. pretty rare event. i know we get some monsoonal rains, but this is excessive by your standards. a lot of this will not make it to the central portions or much of northern california at all. this is arizona and utah's problem during the day today. that's your national weather. la downstream. to the north, mixing into nevada slightly. arizona probably seeing most rain out of almost any location in the country today. and that doesn't happen all that often. >> don't get to say that, bill karins, very often, as you're saying. thank you very much. >>> a tree falls on a bike riding tv actr
there is a lot of water right now in between phoenix and flagstaff. and we'll be driving through the regions. in the phoenix area, sky harbor airport, we picked up three quarters of an inch of rain, still raining. the yellow on this map is pretty heavy downpours. the flash flooding life threatening in this region early this morning. when you wake up, our computers are estimating that somewhere between vegas and phoenix, a chance of getting upwards of 2 to 3 inches of rain. pretty rare event. i...
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what it looked like in phoenix, arizona. this is in west phoenix. the cars submerged up to the rov. a lot of businesses and schools had to shutdown. they had to open up a dam north of the phoenix to relief all the water. phoenix a half inch of rain causes flooding. today they got 3.29 inches of rain. the records began back in 1895. phoenix had a little than 2 inches of rain. more rain is heading there tomorrow. locally it's quiet and cool. a lot of the clouds east of philadelphia. 68 currently. wilmington is 6. >> we are showing that there is a slow-moving low pressure center. it's off of coast of the carolinas. it's moving to the east. it's encountering dry area. we have a squeeze play of winds ouout of the east. 74 in philadelphia. lots of clouds. south and east of philadelphia this is where you get the easterly fetch. that brings in more moisture with showers. 7:30, lots of clouds around philadelphia areas to the south. farther to the north a few peeks of sunshine. and north and west not much going on. showers are developing along the coast on-and-off showers. along the beach is
what it looked like in phoenix, arizona. this is in west phoenix. the cars submerged up to the rov. a lot of businesses and schools had to shutdown. they had to open up a dam north of the phoenix to relief all the water. phoenix a half inch of rain causes flooding. today they got 3.29 inches of rain. the records began back in 1895. phoenix had a little than 2 inches of rain. more rain is heading there tomorrow. locally it's quiet and cool. a lot of the clouds east of philadelphia. 68 currently....
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the investigation identified 40 patients who died while awaiting up limits in phoenix have found that there was no conclusive link between delays in care and veteran deaths. veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald and phoenix va health care system officials also testified. >> [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. this ring will come to order. i think everybody for attending this hearing which will examine the oig report on the phoenix issue. i would also like to ask unanimous consent, he is not here yet, but that our colleague david schweikert from arizona be allowed to join us here to address this issue. without objection, so ordered. also members, we do have a series of votes that will start at 1:00. i apologize for that. this hearing was moved from its original schedule time because of the joint session of congress to th the president of the ukra. what we will do is immediately after the final vote move back as quickly as you can. we will resell him the hearing as quickly as we possibly can -- resume the hearing. so we do not keep the witnesses waiting any longer than abs
the investigation identified 40 patients who died while awaiting up limits in phoenix have found that there was no conclusive link between delays in care and veteran deaths. veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald and phoenix va health care system officials also testified. >> [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. this ring will come to order. i think everybody for attending this hearing which will examine the oig report on the phoenix issue. i would also like to ask...
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phoenix ande v.a.'s was told it would take six months for a therapy appointment and they were giving nothing for the depression and anxiety. that filled me with pills for a long time until i needed them. the court system drain me minutes he, and financially. i just gave up. i give up rights to my son because i do not have the money or resources to fight this corrupt system. i cannot believe everything i thought gore was being taken away. and went to see my primary care doctor during this time began said concerned about a skin growth that was growing up my arm. who knewa doctor nothing about medicine, knew more than it should, she never called me for follow-up. during this time, met another of veterans that help me out. one of them was my mentor who became a dear friend. you look at the spot in my arm and said it was cancer. that itched it and saw caused cancer. i use natural therapies and the cancer went away. ron should know the v.a. had him listed three times dead. here he stands tonight as a survivor
phoenix ande v.a.'s was told it would take six months for a therapy appointment and they were giving nothing for the depression and anxiety. that filled me with pills for a long time until i needed them. the court system drain me minutes he, and financially. i just gave up. i give up rights to my son because i do not have the money or resources to fight this corrupt system. i cannot believe everything i thought gore was being taken away. and went to see my primary care doctor during this time...
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you are like a phoenix that rises out of the ashes. i'm there with a smile on my face because i know we serve a god of the possible who can make it happen. and with people like yourselves, we cannot lose. so, thank you, values voters. god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> thank you, congresswoman bachmann. only one of a kind and the liberals are glad of that. well, our final speaker this morning is a combat decorated u.s. marine, a number one best selling author. in fact, he has his brand new book available by oliver north called "counterfeit lies." he'll be doing a book signing right after he finishes speaking so you want to be sure to pick up a copy of that. also a successful businessman with three u.s. patents, a syndicated columnist and host of "war stories" on fox news channel. he is also the founder of freedom alliance, a foundation providing support to injured military heroes and college scholarships to the sons and daughters of u.s. personnel killed in the line of duty. ladies a
you are like a phoenix that rises out of the ashes. i'm there with a smile on my face because i know we serve a god of the possible who can make it happen. and with people like yourselves, we cannot lose. so, thank you, values voters. god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> thank you, congresswoman bachmann. only one of a kind and the liberals are glad of that. well, our final speaker this morning is a combat decorated u.s. marine, a...
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cars in phoenix almost completely submerged. rain hitting nevada, arizona, utah and turning highways into rivers trapping drivers. two people died in arizona when their cars were swept away. the governor is declaring a state of emergency. we have fox news coverage. maria molina in the fox news weather center and adam housley from the west coast newsroom. we'll start with adam. >> reporter: shannon, half a year's rain came down in the phoenix area in half a day. a deluge of water really flooded the area. they are expecting some rain today but it has been quite a tough 24 hours there as well. yesterday's storm is the remnants of hurricane norbert from the pacific. as much as four inches of rain soaked the area, beating single day record in phoenix metro area. left cars stranded on freeways and parking lots flooded and surface streets turned into rivers. more than a dozen water rescues. two people died. one of them was swept away when the husband and wife tried to drive across a wash near tucson. pumping stations couldn't keep up w
cars in phoenix almost completely submerged. rain hitting nevada, arizona, utah and turning highways into rivers trapping drivers. two people died in arizona when their cars were swept away. the governor is declaring a state of emergency. we have fox news coverage. maria molina in the fox news weather center and adam housley from the west coast newsroom. we'll start with adam. >> reporter: shannon, half a year's rain came down in the phoenix area in half a day. a deluge of water really...
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if you were impressed by the 3.5 min chs phoenix got, they got over nine inches last night. san diego gets ten inches on average in an entire year. everywhere else in the west is pretty much dry as that storm system moved out and the drier air moved in yesterday. it is cool and chilly in montana. we have rinter storm warnings, the highest elevations in montana. winter weather advisories and watches -- it's at the higher elevations, but still not pretty. this is the first snow accumulation since last spring. >> i can't believe this. >> that's not nice. >> billings will be 44 degrees with a chance of rain and snowshowers. everywhere else on the other side of the mountains is plenty warm and looking kind of toes stay in the northwest, a few cool spots in areas of northern idaho and washington state. that's my first snow forecast heading into the winter season. >> i have nothing to complain about. >> a little painful. >> nothing to complain about. >>> free furniture. u2 scores a world record album release. >>> ferguson missouri's first town hall meeting since the shooting contro
if you were impressed by the 3.5 min chs phoenix got, they got over nine inches last night. san diego gets ten inches on average in an entire year. everywhere else in the west is pretty much dry as that storm system moved out and the drier air moved in yesterday. it is cool and chilly in montana. we have rinter storm warnings, the highest elevations in montana. winter weather advisories and watches -- it's at the higher elevations, but still not pretty. this is the first snow accumulation since...
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look at las vegas, look at phoenix. tons of rainfall today. more rain in phoenix, than has ever happened in a 24 hour period in that city's history. low pressure passed by to the north, gave us the cloud cover, and the stronger onshore flow today. that moves away. it's all about this ridge, as it moves closer to us, we get less of the ocean influence, more sunshine. it is going to get warm to hot away from the water. it really begins tomorrow. much milder, especially inland. and everybody gets the sunshine friday and saturday, even at the coast. san jose tomorrow, 80. that's 3 degrees below average, but milder than today. hayward, 76, with afternoon sunshine. brentwood, 90. looking for a high of 68 in san francisco tomorrow. lake port, 92 degrees. we get hot wednesday. mid-90s, inland, all the way through the weekend, and well into the 70s near the bay, with not a drop of rainfall. we've got sports coming up next. is it the biting? ...we need to break up. cuz i can stop? no! i love you and your show. it's cable. customers are more satisfied wi
look at las vegas, look at phoenix. tons of rainfall today. more rain in phoenix, than has ever happened in a 24 hour period in that city's history. low pressure passed by to the north, gave us the cloud cover, and the stronger onshore flow today. that moves away. it's all about this ridge, as it moves closer to us, we get less of the ocean influence, more sunshine. it is going to get warm to hot away from the water. it really begins tomorrow. much milder, especially inland. and everybody gets...
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having said that about phoenix, right now in phoenix, we have an acting director who comes from ohio. he is off to a great start. he is doing a great job. we have an acting regional director in lisa friedman who comes from our palo alto facility, for the -- one of the best facilities we have. she is busy improving there. we are as impatient as you are while we wait for the due process. we have 100 investigations ongoing. to takeot allowed definitive action while those investigations are going on. but we are doing all we can. i wanted to ask you about the phoenix ig report. because the sentence was worded that they could not conclusively assert that veterans died because of the delay of care that that absolves v.a. of problems. do you think that is too high of a standard of them? would it be more likely to say that there were people who died while they were in care and they are people who should have been taken care of? sorry for thely andlems with access to care with the timeliness of care and with the quality of care that occurred in phoenix. i don't think that any investigation coul
having said that about phoenix, right now in phoenix, we have an acting director who comes from ohio. he is off to a great start. he is doing a great job. we have an acting regional director in lisa friedman who comes from our palo alto facility, for the -- one of the best facilities we have. she is busy improving there. we are as impatient as you are while we wait for the due process. we have 100 investigations ongoing. to takeot allowed definitive action while those investigations are going...
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in phoenix, winds up to 75 miles an hour shaking even the airport. and take a look at this, gnt pieces of roof littering the tarmac. cars standing no chance with the torrential rain. and some spots with a an inch and a half in 30 minutes. and this at the public library, a visitor climbing under a tree to get to the door. and rob marciano leads us off with the storm on the move tonight. >> reporter: so much for the desert southwest. another round of severe rains and storms this weekend. yesterday, so much rain fell, even the interstates were flooding. this month alone, phoenix was receiving ten inches of rain. that is ten times the average amount. and yesterday's wind, hurricane strength, gusting up to 75 miles an hour. >> look at it. >> reporter: that is the roof off terminal two at phoenix's airport. and the storm shut down the airport for an hour. and 40 flights to be diverted. and winds caused debris to hit electric lines. and you can see transformers exploding in the distance. and now in florida, much of the sunshine state also dealing with flood
in phoenix, winds up to 75 miles an hour shaking even the airport. and take a look at this, gnt pieces of roof littering the tarmac. cars standing no chance with the torrential rain. and some spots with a an inch and a half in 30 minutes. and this at the public library, a visitor climbing under a tree to get to the door. and rob marciano leads us off with the storm on the move tonight. >> reporter: so much for the desert southwest. another round of severe rains and storms this weekend....
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we had severe weather across phoenix yesterday and then today. we're still seeing rain anywhere from two to four inches in western wyoming. we're seeing one to three inches in portions of idaho. boise, two to four. a lot of rain still reported in the southwest, and also the southeast. florida has gotten so much rain over the past couple of days, the past week or two. four to six inches around tampa. this is through monday. four to six in charleston. south of atlanta, south of macon could see four to six inches as well. another big story, temperatures in the north. look at marquette. 78 degrees on sunday. 48 degrees on monday. temperatures are dropping some 30 degrees. we're seeing temperatures in minneapolis, 83 on sunday. 61 on monday. quite the tumble. chicago, your high temperature will drop from 79 to 64 monday into tuesday. incredible. fred. >> well, incredible indeed. whoa. big drop. thanks so much, jennifer. >>> all right. in syria there's fighting along the board we are turkey. that's where kurd is military has been battling with isis ove
we had severe weather across phoenix yesterday and then today. we're still seeing rain anywhere from two to four inches in western wyoming. we're seeing one to three inches in portions of idaho. boise, two to four. a lot of rain still reported in the southwest, and also the southeast. florida has gotten so much rain over the past couple of days, the past week or two. four to six inches around tampa. this is through monday. four to six in charleston. south of atlanta, south of macon could see...
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they got up to 6 inches of rain today in phoenix. that's about as much rain as that area sees in an entire year. this is from tropical storm norbert. it was a hurricane. they're going to continue to see thunder showers. they continue to see thunder showers now. if you have travel plans to the phoenix/tucson area tomorrow, check your plans. we have a few high clouds from norbert, the ex-hurricane this morning. mainly south of the district. now it's low clouds and fog. temperatures today were 10 or 15 degrees cooler in some places than they were over the weekend. temperatures tomorrow will warm slightly. a good 5 or 10 degrees over where we were today. tomorrow, you're going to see fog. current temperatures in the upper 50s. getting cool overnight. santa rosa, right now, 54 degrees. overnight lows are going to get down into the 40s. starting to feel like fall. the fall forecast, not quite as expensive as this morning. it's going to burn off more quickly. all the way to san jose, all the way north to santa rosa. it burns up more quickly
they got up to 6 inches of rain today in phoenix. that's about as much rain as that area sees in an entire year. this is from tropical storm norbert. it was a hurricane. they're going to continue to see thunder showers. they continue to see thunder showers now. if you have travel plans to the phoenix/tucson area tomorrow, check your plans. we have a few high clouds from norbert, the ex-hurricane this morning. mainly south of the district. now it's low clouds and fog. temperatures today were 10...
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. >> the city of phoenix and our entire region saw levels of water that we haven't seen in a century. >> reporter: some residents used kayaks to navigate their neighborhoods. the deluge flooding dozens of homes. angel escalante had just renovated and moved into his house on sunday when the storm moved in. >> any interior wall we start seeing seeping water. >> reporter: a similar scene played out in drought-stricken california. slow-moving storms near riverside and palm springs created dangerous rapids of waters in normally dry creeks and canyons. more heavy rain and life-threatening flooding are in the forecast for the southwest, including las vegas, where more than three inches of rain fell in one hour. danielle nottingham, cbs news. >>> this morning, parts of the east are also recovering from high water. there was heavy rainfall in virginia and parts of the northeast. north carolina saw up to three inches of rain. another two to three inches is possible today. >>> back in california, a wildfire in yosemite national park that forced the evacuation of nearly 100 hikers and campers has
. >> the city of phoenix and our entire region saw levels of water that we haven't seen in a century. >> reporter: some residents used kayaks to navigate their neighborhoods. the deluge flooding dozens of homes. angel escalante had just renovated and moved into his house on sunday when the storm moved in. >> any interior wall we start seeing seeping water. >> reporter: a similar scene played out in drought-stricken california. slow-moving storms near riverside and palm...
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phoenix "la policia de phoenix esta al tanto, reconoce que tipo de drogas hay aqu" los jovenes ponen gotas de la droga en su lengua, en goma de mascar o dulce e incluso en sodas para disimular su uso. otros la usan en cigarrillos electronicos. cloud 9' provoca sintomas como los de un ataque al corazon, presion alta, sudor, vomitos, mareos y desbalance segn medicos. lo alarmante es que se vende en gasolineras y pequenas tiendas de forma legal en algunos estados. julio cisneros phoenix "asi como esta droga existen muchas mas que se venden de forma legal ya que segn las autoridades los delincuentes encuentran la forma de presentarlas como si no fueran drogas. algo que los padres de familia deben estar alerta". phoenix "cambios en la actitud, cambios en la escuela, cosas que quiza estan escondiendo en su recamara" la dea esta al tanto de la situacion y lanza una advertencia. ramona sanchez ttipo de drogas,mientraque hayaa tanfetaminas o caina, si de smo n ilegales estatal yderalmente" cesar facebook cesar --- ford estetirando del mercado 850 mil vehculods nuevos modelos, debido a varios
phoenix "la policia de phoenix esta al tanto, reconoce que tipo de drogas hay aqu" los jovenes ponen gotas de la droga en su lengua, en goma de mascar o dulce e incluso en sodas para disimular su uso. otros la usan en cigarrillos electronicos. cloud 9' provoca sintomas como los de un ataque al corazon, presion alta, sudor, vomitos, mareos y desbalance segn medicos. lo alarmante es que se vende en gasolineras y pequenas tiendas de forma legal en algunos estados. julio cisneros phoenix...
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in phoenix, more than three inches fell. the city's wettest day ever. at least two people were killed. >> that's going to be close. oh. don't move that car. >> reporter: cars stranded on highways. >> a big tidal wave came up and took me out. and it flooded my truck. >> we had calls in the hundreds of people of stranded, flooded out cars, accidents. people sliding off the roadway. >> reporter: this gives you a sense of how high the water rose. watch this kayaker pass by a basketball hoop. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: near tucson, a woman was killed when water surged, pushing her car under a bridge. >> really, no words would put into effect, you know, the panic and what that person was feeling when, obviously, that car got swept away. >> reporter: about 100 homes were evacuated in mesa, when waters rose above transformers, a frightening fire hazard. in nevada, an indian reservation was evacuated and an interstate shut down, after four inches of rain fell in just two hours. it's not just the southwest. this is what coastal virginia looks like af
in phoenix, more than three inches fell. the city's wettest day ever. at least two people were killed. >> that's going to be close. oh. don't move that car. >> reporter: cars stranded on highways. >> a big tidal wave came up and took me out. and it flooded my truck. >> we had calls in the hundreds of people of stranded, flooded out cars, accidents. people sliding off the roadway. >> reporter: this gives you a sense of how high the water rose. watch this kayaker...
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in phoenix tonight, cars stra s stranded. and in mesa, arizona, that girl kayaking past a basketball hoop. and it's not just in the west tonight. the east under water, as well. two major systems and abc chief meteorologist ginger zee tracking it off. >> oh my god. oh my god. >> reporter: record rains devouring parts of the southwest. this phoenix highway, now an eerie, water-filled graveyard of abandoned cars. our allison rodriguez from knxv, right there. >> interstate 10 has been turned into a river, with dozens of cars stranded here in the middle of the roads and on the sides of the roads. >> reporter: firefighters trudging through, helping children out of a daycare, and into the arms of their parents. so many neighborhoods on edge. >> oh, that's going to be close. oh. don't move that car. >> reporter: just waiting to see how high the water would rise. in this park, kayaking almost rim-high through the basketball hoop. more than three inches of rain falling, the most phoenix has ever recorded in one day. >> we had calls in
in phoenix tonight, cars stra s stranded. and in mesa, arizona, that girl kayaking past a basketball hoop. and it's not just in the west tonight. the east under water, as well. two major systems and abc chief meteorologist ginger zee tracking it off. >> oh my god. oh my god. >> reporter: record rains devouring parts of the southwest. this phoenix highway, now an eerie, water-filled graveyard of abandoned cars. our allison rodriguez from knxv, right there. >> interstate 10 has...
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a very dangerous situation in phoenix. i haven't heard of any airport delays, but i would check with your carrier if you are heading to the valley of the sun. not too sunny around here either. isn't that beautiful? this is a time lapse starting at around sunrise this morning. think the skyw was, but it did not last long. notice the direction the clouds are coming in at us, from the east, as opposed from the west. we have an easterly marine influence keeping us socked in the clouds and very moist. spotty clouds across the region. most of the activity is south of d.c.. that is generally where the steady rains will be for today. if you are east of i-95, you have a better chance of getting wet. the further north and west you are, little to no rain. 30% chance along i-95. 40% in southern maryland. lower.delmarva, a little 76 degrees today. dews a little bit muggy, points at 64. frederick still holding onto the 60's. today. sunshine we will be lucky to hit 79 degrees this afternoon. low pressure to our south. this moisture is ke
a very dangerous situation in phoenix. i haven't heard of any airport delays, but i would check with your carrier if you are heading to the valley of the sun. not too sunny around here either. isn't that beautiful? this is a time lapse starting at around sunrise this morning. think the skyw was, but it did not last long. notice the direction the clouds are coming in at us, from the east, as opposed from the west. we have an easterly marine influence keeping us socked in the clouds and very...
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this phoenix highway, now an eerie, water-filled graveyard of abandoned cars. our allison rodriguez from knxv, right there. >> interstate 10 has been turned into a river, with dozens of cars stranded here in the middle of the roads and on the sides of the roads. >> reporter: firefighters trudging through, helping children out of a daycare, and into the arms of their parents. so many neighborhoods on edge. >> oh, that's going to be close. oh. don't move that car. >> reporter: just waiting to see how high the water would rise. in this park, kayaking almost rim-high through the basketball hoop. more than three inches of rain falling, the most phoenix has ever recorded in one day. >> we had calls in the hundreds of people just stranded, flooded out cars, accidents, people sliding off the roadway. >> reporter: and it is not just phoenix. deadly flash flooding near tucson. a woman caught in her car in a wash. floods submerging cars as far west as palm desert, california. remnants of norbert fueling the remarkable monsoon storms. >> just unbelievable. ginger tracking
this phoenix highway, now an eerie, water-filled graveyard of abandoned cars. our allison rodriguez from knxv, right there. >> interstate 10 has been turned into a river, with dozens of cars stranded here in the middle of the roads and on the sides of the roads. >> reporter: firefighters trudging through, helping children out of a daycare, and into the arms of their parents. so many neighborhoods on edge. >> oh, that's going to be close. oh. don't move that car. >>...
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things improved in the phoenix area. we're not concerned there anymore. the other concern we're going to have is going to be severe weather out there. and, of course, the worst of it is going to be heading into the great lakes and into the ohio valley. and thomas, yesterday it snowed in calgary and alberta, canada, like inches of snow. and that cold air is heading to the midwest. not the snow but we have big changes coming. >> really, that quickly? >> yes. >> all right. >> so fall is upon us? >> yeah. leaves, pumpkins, scare crows. >> and the harvest moon? >> the full moon was great last night. i think it is setting now. it was beautiful. >> okay. all right. so for those that are out on the west coast, they can still catch some of it, right? >> yep. coming up the top of the hour on "morning joe," the latest reaction to the indefinite suspension of ray rice. "new york times" sports columnist will join joe. when we come back, we'll huddle around the water cooler for a special announcement from then with and ounly stephen colbert. back after this. wherever m
things improved in the phoenix area. we're not concerned there anymore. the other concern we're going to have is going to be severe weather out there. and, of course, the worst of it is going to be heading into the great lakes and into the ohio valley. and thomas, yesterday it snowed in calgary and alberta, canada, like inches of snow. and that cold air is heading to the midwest. not the snow but we have big changes coming. >> really, that quickly? >> yes. >> all right....