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The v.a. says its simply trying to modernize and catch up with its 400,000 backlogged claims. this proposed rule would require the use of standardized forms to help streamline the claims process and modernize the v.a. system to insure veterans and their families receive the benefits they deserve more quickly. defense secretary chuck hagel supports the change, arguing that younger vets want to be able to file their claims on their cell phones. but veterans groups say those with traumatic brain in...

Center, they processed 4,000 claims yesterday as well. >> are you a native okie? >> i am. born and raised in chrome, not the first time weve been through this. >> not the first time. help people understand who are not from oklahoma, the process that these people, these families have to go through. their homes are begun or destroyed and have to file these claims. >> right, u.s. a simple process, we have it down to a soons here. >> do you? >> the first ever national tornado center in oklahoma city...

May want to go to another neighborhood. we think most people will rebuild in this area. >> everyone ive talked to wants to rebuild. >> they will select a contractor, work with the insurance company. get the additional living expenses up front, right now, where they can get clothes, get their lives back in order. kids in school and then begin the process of rebuilding their home, because the insurance companies have all the data on their homes. dont have to show up with the policy. its in electro...

Know, here for the last two or three hours, it has been raining. and as you mentioned, you know, the rain subsiding now, but what that means for people, you know, going through this debris, youre going through its nasty, its muddy. youve got nails sticking up, its a difficult situation for these families who are trying to go through and start their lives over. but we are hearing from officials. were hearing from officials about the idea of more storm shelters, more underground storm shelters at ...

Now-convicted felon, has been doing. shes gone on a veritable media tour, carol, giving interviews to locals and affiliates and tv shows. not once, but twice during the actual deliberation phases of this case. i dont know how else to explain this, other than it is very odd for a sheriff to facilitate it, even though this sheriff says hes done nothing wrong and that its her first amendment right. im going to tell you right now, as a journalist, its not your first amendment right to have a televis...

Through t combing through the apartment looking for any link between him and the boston bombing suspects. carol. >> im wondering how this went down. so the fbi is questioning this man, and he lung es for a knife near him after he confessed? >> reporter: well, he apparently had confessed verbally, not written anything down and according to our sources, he was in the process, about to start writing this down, and became violent, became agitated suddenly, lunged at the fbi agent and in self-defense...

Oklahoma insurance commissioner, is what these families have to go through, the steps they take to rebuild. heres what he told me. we talked first, just in terms of the sheer numbers. im seeing somewhere between 12,000 to 13,000 homes either damaged or destroyed. >> those are the numbers that were hearing as well. that those are yet to be totally confirmed by ems emergency management groups, albert ashworths group. were seeing just yesterday alone, we know at the insurance checkpoint demand cent...

what they was a taped message from the dictator. in it he vowed martyrdom or victory. he said the repeat from his compound was in his words a tactical move. his spokesman promising to turn libya into volcanics and fire. he claims that tribes loyal gadhafi are making their way to tripoli to liberate the city. at the gadhafi compound loyalist gunmen trying to take it back from the opposition who captured it today. our sara sidner was there when it all happen. >> reporter: were having to ...

in it he vowed martyrdom or victory. he said the repeat from his compound was in his words a tactical move. his spokesman promising to turn libya into volcanics and fire. he claims that tribes loyal gadhafi are making their way to tripoli to liberate the city. at the gadhafi compound loyalist gunmen trying to take it back from the opposition who captured it today. our sara sidner was there when it all. >> reporter: were having to run out of the compound now. we see gunfire coming from ...

>> you know, we continue to the see what we think are significant problems in the claims process. you know, mr. feinberg has come to st. bernard twice. were waiting for a third visit that he said hed come down and actually meet with the fishermen again to talk about what the problems are. you know, we hear statistics such as 65% of the claims being paid, but when we break that down into st. bernard numbers, only 14% of our claimants have been paid. were talking about just in the interim payment ...