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Hello all. I will be sitting in for Brian tonight. Big news from the Pentagon this afternoon. The Secretary of the Army has resigned in response to the outcry over the conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. This story is still developing and we will have the latest tonight.
Unfortunately, much of the news we have been following today is heart-breaking for people in many parts of the country. First to the Southeast... where at least 20 people were killed by powerful tornadoes. Eight of the victims were students at Enterprise High School in Alabama, who had taken shelter in a part of the school that took a direct hit. The community is trying to pull together and Kerry Sanders has been there for us throughout this tragic day. In Georgia, the storms killed at least six people and Martin Savidge is there. He is reporting from a hospital that was badly damaged, but still treating victims thanks to a dedicated staff. President Bush is traveling to the areas that were hit tomorrow to see the damage.
In other news, an important health story that parents are going to want to see. An influential group of doctors and health officials are making the case that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines don't work on young children and are dangerous for any child under two years old. Dr. Nancy Snyderman has been digging into this for us and will have all the facts.
Finally, it is Friday and that means "Making a Difference." Tonight, Janet Shamlian shares the story of a woman who has saved hundreds of babies. They were children who were once at risk of being abandoned and are now in loving homes.
We will see you later tonight.
The view from Enterprise, Ala.
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Campbell...always great to see you, whether on Weekend Today, reporting for Nightly News, or substituting for BW...you have a bright future ahead. God bless!
Ellen OBrien Stuart FL (Sent Mar 4, 2007 10:53:54 AM)
I hope the Army Times article gets some coverage relating to Walter Reed. Why was a former senior Halliburton official granted a 120 million contract for Walter Reed privatization support?
While firing Weightman makes sense, why is the Army refusing to allow him to testify to the oversight committee? It appears more an obfuscation of the truth than taxpayers getting what they paid for. Here's the Army Times article:
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/03/Weightmansubpoena/
Committee subpoenas former Walter Reed chief
By Kelly Kennedy - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Mar 3, 2007 9:31:09 EST
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has subpoenaed Maj. Gen. George Weightman, who was fired as head of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, after Army officials refused to allow him to testify before the committee Monday.
Read complete coverage of the Walter Reed controversy.
Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and subcommittee Chairman John Tierney asked Weightman to testify about an internal memo that showed privatization of services at Walter Reed could put “patient care services at risk of mission failure.”
But Army officials refused to allow Weightman to appear before the committee after he was relieved of command.
“The Army was unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for the decision to prevent General Weightman from testifying,” committee members said in a statement today.
The committee wants to learn more about a letter written in September by Garrison Commander Peter Garibaldi to Weightman.
The memorandum “describes how the Army’s decision to privatize support services at Walter Reed Army Medical Center was causing an exodus of ‘highly skilled and experienced personnel,’” the committee’s letter states. “According to multiple sources, the decision to privatize support services at Walter Reed led to a precipitous drop in support personnel at Walter Reed.”
The letter said Walter Reed also awarded a five-year, $120-million contract to IAP Worldwide Services, which is run by Al Neffgen, a former senior Halliburton official.
Mike, Harrisburg, PA (Sent Mar 3, 2007 3:06:29 PM)
I know you guys are proud that you helped break the Walter Reed story and all, but don’t you think this is going a bit far. Not in your coverage of it obviously, but for the “Secretary of the Army” now be fired??? I’m fearing that the administration is using this now as an excuse to get rid of those who might not be going along with them. We just had a report from S. Hersh of the New Yorker that a lot of the military brace were not going along with their invasion/attack of Iran and would threaten to resign. This call of “our poor troops” gets a bit hard to swallow when (even before the war) our military spending was more than that of the ENTIRE WORLD combined. Just keep an eye on who the secretary of the army was and who his replacement will be.
Chris Eldridge, Harrisburg PA (Sent Mar 3, 2007 7:30:44 AM)
I'm impressed, finally someone in the Bush administration has the guts to step up to the plate and says he will not tolerate what has been happening, and has the guts to clean house. Good for him. Our returning soldiers should not have to endure poor conditions just to get well. If we send them in harms way, the least we can do is support them and their families if they return alive and wounded. Too many lives have been ruined by a make believe war for oil and revenge, not for a peace keeping mission in a foreign land. The whole VA system is a mess and a disgrace. CLEAN IT UP MR. GATES.
Betty, Newcastle, CA (Sent Mar 2, 2007 10:32:43 PM)
Hello Campbell! It is nice to see you filling in for Brian Williams this evening. I have been watching all of the "Wounds of War" segments by Robert Bazell and really was touched by all of them. It was nice too see the soldiers relaxing with eachother and the doctor playing the guitar for enjoyment. I can understand that doctor's choice to never be in trauma after what he has been enduring. All of those soldiers are like angels saving as many wounded officers as possible. I hope and pray that everyone involved can be home with their families again. Everyones life is priceless. Peace!
Lisa McNeil, Alpharetta, Georgia (Sent Mar 2, 2007 7:34:13 PM)
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