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$280,000 since the shooting. and he'll easily clear the $300,000 mark by the end of august. >> it is a tragic irony. >> this attorney is representing more than 100 victims or family members in a civil lawsuit against hassan and the government. he says because the government classified the attack as workplace violence and not terrorism, no soldiers are eligible for pushl hearts where the benefits that come with combat injuries. >> and you couple that with the fact that this person is drawing his salary while in prison. and you can imagine how the victims feel. it seems that it's just pouring sa...

>> shannon: is it about funding? last of percent nell? the system is getting some kind of overhaul because people the average claim waiting more than 125 days just for a response. >> it is about -- it is not necessarily about funding. the v.a. has been especially for the last four years record amounts of funding. they have been hiring a lot of people to help process claims. this is really about process. iraq and afghanistan veterans by and large are surviving combat injuries which is outstanding. there are complex injuries and more of them that they have to deal with the rest of their lives so...

all straight ahead in the newsroom. u.s. military investigators believe the soldier charged with killing at least 16 afghan civilians in kandahar returned to his base between killings. army officials now believe staff sergeant robert bales killed people in one nearby village, came back to his post, left again and killed people in another village. nine children are among the victims. this timeline is reportedly based on interviews conducted at the scene. barbara starr is on the phone with us now. barbara, this news that sergeant bales probably made two trips in that killing spree,...

office, i never even conceived a thought of running for president. it was only after when he took office and i saw his arrogant disregard for the american people that i knew i had to do what i could do. arrogant disregard of the people that's made our military weaker. our economy weaker, and our respect in the world less. >> cain will be in south carolina tonight for a gop debate. the obama administration has turned over some e-mails to a house committee investigating the solyndra collapse. they did not give the panel everything it requested saying the subpoena was "overbroad and ove...

black diamond mogul, icy black diamond, and the mountain is moving and chasing you the whole way down and you're trying to stay under it and stay close to it without letting it crush you. maybe that can put it into perspective for everybody out there. >> are you holding your breath? what are you looking at? >> the whole time i was looking at the bumps. it's like looking at the moguls to make sure you don't hit them wrong. this wave took so long to get to the bottom, i actually had a few seconds to look back at the wave two or three times, which i never really get to do. i usually jus...