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Mondays with maria is next. >> the v.a. is a socialized run. it's a government-run program. different than a single payer system. >> who is paying the bill? >> in the case of the v.a. the government is paying 100% of the bill. make family-sized meal, and because it's a ninja foodi, it can do things no other oven can, like flip away. the ninja foodi air fry oven, the oven that crisps and flips away. here hold this. follow that spud. [ tires screech ] the big idaho potato truck is touring america telling folks about idaho potatoes. and i want it back. what is it with you and that truck? aetto yo...

>> there is a failure there. >> sandra: time for mondays with maria and she is here as bernie sanders this morning unveiled his $62 billion plan to expand and fix the v.a.. he was challenged by that veteran in the room. >> he was challenged. there is no at way to look at medicare for all. it is a single payer system. one payer, that's the government. this has so many holes in it not just for the cost. you talk about trillions of dollars in cost, $50 trillion to pay for medicare for all which will mean that everybody's taxes will go up. more importantly it does away with the private insurance i...

And to the thousands preparing to march on 5th avenue it will be really something. to the 18 million veterans across our country, the first lady and i have come to express the everlasting love and loyalty of 327 million americans. i want to recognize department of veterans affairs deputy secretary james burn for joining us. thank you, james. thank you, james. [applause] a great job. pleased to report that our administration and all of the work that we've done, the veterans satisfaction with the v.a. is at 90%. the highest rate ever recorded in the history of this particular program. that's awf...

Arlington as well. >> sandra: we were speaking with the head of the iava last hour, iraq, afghanistan veterans association of america. we were going through the number of things the v.a. was getting help for. he agreed with a lot of stuff the administration that's done. suicide and mental health is not getting enough attention. how do you address that on a day like today? >> you start by awareness. the numbers that came out of 2019 report were around 60,000 veteran suicides in the last 10 years. if you think about that number, that's more than are on the vietnam wall. it is amazing. you start ...

When their speeding car hit an apartment building hitting the second floor. the red car hitting the office building. the driver lost control. hit a median. it went into the air. smashing and poking a hole through the building. both men in their 20s were pronounced dead at the scene. >> sandra: bernie sanders support medicare for aisle but struggling to answer an iowa veterans question after pointing out a problem in the single payer system. >> i don't want to see anybody in the room wait like that because of a single payer system. >> it is a social -- >> it is a government-run program. >> that...