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I'm millissa rehberger. floodwaters are receding in memphis after cresting near record height this afternoon. hundreds of homes damaged, crops washed away. casinos and other businesses vital to the economic health of the region are closed. and the senate finance committee will hear from the heeftsd top oil companies on thursday about their reaction to proposed cuts in billions of dollars in government subsidies. a federal appeals court is ordering a complete overhaul of the va's mental health care system blaming unchecked incompetence for long delays in handling claims. general motors sa...

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Question to answer to be totally honest with you, kyra. i'm not sure i know the answer to that. the va consistently on these paperwork issues, on scheduling, on appointments, on tracking veterans' problems says that it is doing the best it can, that some of these things they're taking proactive steps to try and fix it. but the reality is after nearly nine years of war in iraq and afghanistan, you have tens of thousands of new veterans entering the system from the war, getting out of the military with disabilities, with medical issues that need care, plus, of course, the whole backlog of vetera...

Magazine mocking key obama administration officials. a develop story and our top story, about our veterans, our warriors and the quality of medical care that they receive. all week long we have been telling you about the hundreds of veterans in st. louis, possibly exposed to hiv and hepatitis because of dirty dental equipment. now we have got our hands on an internal memo from the va. it is meant to crack down on some questionable medical practices at some facilities. in the memo, it talks about patient care compromise, vets kept waiting for appointments, highlighting, "inappropriate schedul...

One in four veterans wait more than a month to see a doctor. that means during the course of the year, as many as a million veterans may be waiting more than a year to see a doctor. that's wrong. that's unacceptable. >> it is wrong. it is unacceptable and outrageous. if my guess is, if i were to ask you what is the worst case scenario here, you're probably going to tell me suicide. >> yes. i'm going to tell you suicide. it's tragic. just last week i spoke with a suicidal veteran who was denied care in a va facility. this is beyond unacceptable. this is tragic. and va needs to get fixed. va nee...