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There is a standard of care comprehensive mental health evaluation which includes spending enough time with the individual that he will trust you to tell you what's really going on in. >> so i'm not going to give you the first time we meet? >> very unlikely. if he's really, really distressed, yes, it will come out because people are off guard at that moment. people will mental illness are not more violent. vets returning with ptsd are not more violent. let's talk about the system and what the army and the military are doing. i think they've improved tremendously. we can't say things like the m...

Passing this bill? >> some are going to want to keep the status quo. i've been talking to a lot of my colleagues that i need to sit down with. people know we've got to do something. but like anything else, there's also misunderstanding on the bill. i'll have to help them get informed and up to speed on what's there. we can't keep going the same. we are failing as a country on this. we often times approach this in a third world way. i understand people have a right to be part of their care. when you have a lot of people who themselves may not even be aware that they have a problem, we've got to...

Final four matchups this weekend. florida this weekend. had to let that sink in. the winners meet for the national title monday night. >> how many you have? >> i've got nothing. >> you have known of the four? >> na da. >> it's painful. >> why does it have to be monday night? wouldn't it be great if it was a saturday night? >> let's focus on saturday. there's good games on saturday. >> has been a very good tournament. >> fun to watch. i love march madness. coming up next on "new day," another shooting at ft. hood. the post putting a spotlight once again on the state of mental health care in t...

>> we've been hearing about finding the hay stack before we look for the needle. essentially this tpl is like looking for the needle correct? >> that's correct. it's designed to hear the pings on the black boxes. >> is it too soon to have this kind of great technology in the search? >> i wouldn't say it's too soon. i'd say that right now is the appropriate time to put this system in the water based on the information we know. okay. the -- the search area that's been identified is completely reliant upon the handshakes that occurred with the inmarsat satellites and the aircraft. so based on cal...

Partially complete handwritten forms as it does now. >> we have concerns because the average age of the american veteran is 64 years old according to a study in 2011. the 2010 census reported 65 percent of americans 65 and older don't have access. >> this proposed rule would require the use of standardized forms to help streamline the claims process and modernize the va system to ensure veterans and their families receive the best they deserve more quickly. chuck hagel supports the change arguing younger vets want to file the claims on their cell phones. >> younger vets say those with traumati...