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Found alive this morning. she's alive, finally back with her family. good morning, i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it's thursday, may 22nd, 4:00 a.m. in the east. and we begin with the shocking, new allegations this morning that the va may be mistreating some of the veterans most in need of medical care. in a story first seen right here on cnn, a doctor at the phoenix va says injured veterans of wars in iraq and afghanistan are not being given priority appointments, despite a national mandate that puts them at the very front of the line, or is supposed to at least. dr. katherine mitc...

Now 7:00 in the east. cnn has uncovered explosive new allegations against the va health system in phoenix. i hope you're paying attention to this story because we now have wounded veterans, american heroes who saw combat in iraq and afghanistan forced to wait months for medical care even though they were supposed to receive priority treatment. a doctor at the phoenix va makes these shocking revelations and they make them to cnn's drew griffin. he's been cover this story from the start. take a listen. >> you are telling me that our troops coming back from war, now separated from active service ...

This is the center of a growing scandal right now, and really the center of disturbing, new allegations of delays involving care for wounded veterans. a doctor at the phoenix va tells cnn's drew griffin, who has broken so much of this information about this scandal, this doctor told drew that this facility is violating a national mandate in making injured veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan wait for months to get appointments. the worst part, dr. katherine mitchell says it was still going on as recently as a few weeks ago. >> reporter: you are telling me that our troops coming back fr...

Cnn's drew griffin who has been covering this from the beginning. take a listen. >> you are telling me that our troops coming back from war, now separated from active service -- >> he should have priority for scheduling do not. >> -- who are coming to the phoenix va for follow-up care for war injuries are being put on a waiting list and made to wait six to ten months? >> yes, or longer. >> the allegations are new. the problem is not. president obama is promise accountability and calls for allegations. h is saying they are dishonorable and disgraceful. so is the fact that nothing has been done ...