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Of the growing scandal at the department of veterans affairs. cnn has been reporting on allegations of doctored wait times leading to the investigation of 26 va facilities. four minutes after the hour. chris, over to you. >> thank you for that. what do we know about the situation in california? we know there were red flags all over this young man's life. disturbing youtube videos, bizarre behavior, six deputies to assess him. despite all of it, six uc santa barbara students killed, others injured during friday's rampage. when is enough is enough and what is the fix for the system so this doe...

Another for the protection of her and for the children. we don't want something like this happening again. we want to make sure that we get to the bottom of it. >> sheriff ben johnson talking about the story we first brought you last night. a pregnant woman who drove her suv into the atlantic ocean with her three children inside. joining me now is dr. michael wellner, thank you for joining me. a really harrowing story this. we have the two heroes who pulled these kids out of the car. they could all have drowned and would have drowned hadn't it been for their speedy actions. but the more we lea...

And she has her kids. i took her keys. yes, she's here with me. i'm trying to -- she came down to me for protection. and i'm trying to keep them safe because she's not good enough to five. >> i don't understand why you need a well-being check. >> because she's like having psychosis or something. or postpartum. >> what is she doing? >> she's talking about jesus and that there's demons in my house and that i'm trying to control her but i'm trying to keep them safe. i tried to call the domestic violence shelters to see if i can get help and counselling but they're telling me they're all full. >> ...

Member who's psychiatrically ill call your congressman. there's a bill before congress now. you should get the murphy bill passed. because it directly impacts cases like this. we don't have to be talking about theoretical solutions. they exist. they're there. call your congressman. forget what party he's in and just tell him to step up to the plate. >> dr. michael wellner, as always great to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. >> appreciate your interest. coming up, the 18-year-old college student who's found a novel way to pay her tuition at duke university. she's working her way throu...

Your child in incalculable ways. to think one extra step before you act. >> the children, they're 3, 9 and 10, currently in the care of the state. i guess this will have to now be resolved in some way. you i think had an involvement with the infamous case involving andrea yates, also other cases like susan smith and others who have done similar kinds of things with their kids. is there a pattern that you can detect at all in these kind of cases? is there a common theme to why mothers crack and do this kind of thing? >> well, the best way -- and i know i'm more familiar with the yates case beca...