i saw people coming in for a depression, ptsd and m.i.t. merge after they trust you that they were insulted. another in the year just admiring the problem but you change it so it is not the acceptable to rape your colleagues and it is acceptable to report that you can continue with your career to make it is successful career. all of those have to be tackled. >> commissioner? if you have any questions? >> i do not. >> this is 49. i cannot think of a good way to work this so i will say eppley in the in your search for programs in which you have done did you encounter any issues that were barriers to what you're trying to achieve post to discharge interests of accessing services or benefits because of your race? >> no. the only issue war barrier is that i didn't have a disability or fit the profile -- profile of ptsd. and basically just fell on hard times. >> and what should be done and ultimately we will prepare a report that test findings and recommendations to go to the president and congress. if you were writing that for us. what was said

to deal with ptsd is my understanding. you know, we're putting them on the street. the ft -- va goal of eradicating homelessness by 2015, that put more individuals on the street to have that ptsd. they get on these drugs that become addictive drugs or they learn to self medicate with but, jose, jim, those types of guys. so there has to be some sort of way to defuse the military's last touched to the soldiers. we have to allow the military service serving organizations and in the viejo into that little part of the soldier's life. he is an army men. he is in the active duty and then he becomes a veteran. somehow there needs to be some sort of an actual transition to bring in the veterans of the viejo system and to that department of defense system. >> inside of my testimony at think you have that little place in. outlining the top programs that he is describing and one that i would suggest as an initiative the veterans of ministration, they give you a model that describes inside help, the full testimony provided. >> commissi

but this particular study is very for because we just don't think about stroke and ptsd.this is a very for one. >> thanks for bringing that our attention. heather, my questions about that? >> no. for more information on this story and all of your stories, you -- you can watch, and you dr. mark seagal, every sunday on "sunday house call" at 10:30 a.m. eastern time. we will see you tomorrow. >> yes. >> lot of exciting topics. >> we will be watching. this is very for. that will do it for us. heather good to have you here. >> yeah. great to be here. i will actually be back at 3:00 today eastern time with greg kelly or -- greg jarret. >> all right. we will see you. a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these dig

so a little brief history about ptsd. ptsd has been termed and coined many different terms, shell-shocked, battle fatigue and vietnam syndrome and in the late '80s, several elements are unique to the veteran population. so saying all right, look at the post traumatic stress disorder and in regardss to the civilian population how different is that from what the military and what the veterans experiencing combat experiencing? and paralleling those with mental health conditions and mental health diagnoses. it's necessary in order to seek specific types of treatment in regard to post traumatic stress disorder. but for the rest of the presentation, i will drop the d to reduce the stigma around the disorder. one of the things that we offer associate with post-traumatic stress is combat and that is the unique experience that veterans bring and the unique experience that makes post-traumatic stress in veterans different and unique to the population. also saying that that population is requires specific types of treatment that are

all the stories around there was making my ptsd public up every day. i tried to hang myself then. to commit suicide six times. i was in counseling at the v.a. and not telling them the truth. one day the counselor just asked me in the middle of the session. she said do you want to tell me about your rape, and i did. afterwards i asked her, why did you even ask me that? was there any kind of indication? she said no, i've seen so many we know raped i thought i would take a shot in the dark because your story was not matching up to what your symptoms were. >> john: how did your life change after you were able to open up to her about your attack? >> oh, my life changed for the better. i got medication, i got prolonged exposure counseling and i've gotten along better with people in general. it really made me anti-soldier anti-social for a long time, and-- >> john: i don't think people understand-- >> go ahead. >> john: i think a lot of civilians have a difficult understanding how ptsd for our soldiers reconfigures the brain's chemistry and it's not a moodies order. it really is an on go

with ptsd, it's like the engine doesn't turn off. time we are put in a similar scenario, we can't turn the engine off. it's like the one time out of the thousandses that we do that. >> because i am a psychologist in my other life, i work with ptsd patients, and i work with veterans, i believe that it's also a brain injury. you have so much cortisol moving through the brain. what have you found that is most helpful in dealing with pts? >> when it was at its worse, i found sense of normalcy in writing. >> it's been way too short. i want to talk with you longer. thank you for coming home safely. >> i appreciate it. >> and illuminating for all of us the war on pts. >> right. >> you can learn more at this website, and do everything you can to honor our veterans. we leave you now with the pink martini. thanks for watching, blessings everyone. broken and cannot be mended. you must go your way and i must go mine, but now that our love dream has ended. ♪[ music ] >>> what will i do when you are far away? and i am doing what i do. what will i

big-hearted men who suffered something traumatic, and many have ptsd.lking about it. they don't use it as an excuse. they do good in the world, they love their families. they struggle with sleep or mood swings just like a lot of people do with their internal struggles, but it dug change their character. it doesn't make you a murderer. >>> 300,000 iraq and afghan war veterans are learning to live with ptsd. if you want to learn more about her efforts of transitioning, check out the website. while you're clicking around online, head over to the facebook page. you'll find some web extras from my interview, including her take on the upcoming film about her husband. bradley cooper is playing chris. we'll be right back. a better life for your family, a better opportunity for your business, a better legacy to leave the world. we have always believed in this pursuit, striving to bring insight to every investment, and integrity to every plan. we are morgan stanley. and we're ready to work for you. every day we're working to and to keep our commitments. and we've

his family said he suffered from ptsd. without offering specifics, taya kyle hints there were other demons at work. >> if this is a simple case of a veteran having ptsd, it would not have been an issue. this was a simple case of chris not having the whole story. >> at the time of his death, he was writing a second book, "american gun." >> he was a history buff. he loved america. >> if there's a tragic irony in, taya doesn't see it. >> he died because someone wanted to kill him. >> it earned kyle a sudden fame but he had long been a hero at home. >> i'm so thankful in january this year i was able to tell him, you know, i just want to take time and tell you how proud i am of you and that i don't know how you've done it. i really don't know how you've been able to live through everything you've lived through and be so kind and loving and to be able to get back to the guy you started at. >> chris kyle also left behind two young children. the suspect in his death remains behind bars and awaits a possible grand jury indictment o

zoe is assigned to army veteran michael metsinger. >> i have been diagnosed with ptsd. i have lower back pain and lower back issues as well. then the migraines. >> reporter: after afghanistan he's had a tough time readjusting to life at home with his fiance. he hopes a battle buddy can ease his pain. >> i'm really excited but i'm nervous at the same time. >> reporter: this volunteer drives 1,200 miles to deliver zoe. >> i'm traveling a lot for this moment but it is well worth it. >> hi, baby. aw! >> reporter: a dog rescued from a shelter, rescuing a soldier from the scars of battle. >> i just feel great right now. hi, baby. >> today i can say that, know what? mission accomplished. >> reporter: gabe gutierrez, nbc news, venice, florida. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday evening. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created... a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more.. low and no-calorie bev

a gunnery sergeant medically discharged a year ago for cancer and ptsd after 12 years of service. >> there are no shortage of organizations giving movie tickets. that's not what i need. i needed someone to tell me i had tangible, valuable skills. >> reporter: getting accepted is as a fellow is not easy. spencer kympton is a former blackhawk helicopter pilot. >> you have to demonstrate you are not done serving, that you have a particular passion to serve in the same way that you did when you raised your right hand and said you -- you would support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> reporter: the vets who are accepted are hooked up with local nonprofit organizations in their community. >> whether that's mentoring low-income kids or building homes for the impoverished or training service animals for people with disabilities, those are positive role models for those community. >> for six months of volunteering, they receive a stipend of roughly $7,000. target, the home depot and southwest airlines contributes. before they turn to their community, their bus to the trinit

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the interesting thing is some have prosthetics and some are mostly there for ptsd and we get into thateresting dynamic between the two. >> you got in there and what does the president say to these guys and what's the interaction? walk me through. >> sure. he shows up on the first day on a gator. one of the golf carts on steroids. >> it's more than a golf cart. >> it's for a ranch. he shows up on a gator and saying to people and people are getting dressed. his interactions are casual. he hangs out before the race and they get on their bikes and they go and ride for an hour and a half. he hangs out talking with people. there was a short speech before the ride, but not a lot of ra ra. they were just there to ride. >> is he hoping to use these to start a new policy conversation and does he believe there was focus on ptsd and look back at it and think there needs to be more focus on the research? >> that's an interesting point. he told me that he wants to destigmatize the injury. some of the veterans on the ride, we are talking about how it's something that can be overcome and you should be

and with my ptsd, you know, we had some moments. beforehand... yeah. when she was sort of in her prime. now she's anxious and sad a lot. you gonna go protect me, mitch? susie, come. let's go. mitch: yeah. trina, voice-over: a lot of times, if we're out doing something, mitch will be, like, checking in, like, "oh, it's ok, trina. it's all right." i'm appreciative of it, you know, but it makes me really sad that here's this little 11-year-old boy that's watching out for my well-being. it hurts. you know, i want it to go away, you know, and it doesn't go away. move it! yes, sir! [dramatic music playing] let's go! strand: i think the men that we attract to the military, you know, we've got the army of one, be all you can be, all those themes that we've had throughout the years, very, very heavily masculine. masculinity cannot be victimized because if you're a leader, if you're a masculine person and you're victimized, then you're weak. the problem is that anybody can be a victim of sexual assault. man: i joined the service in 1972. the

researchers at emery university school of medicine discovered an experimental drug that reduces ptsd in mice. the drug blocked symptoms like memory, loss problems and a anxiety that often follow traumatic events. testing is still in the early stages, though. >>> a growing number of cancer patients is turning to this spice, tumeric. it is shown to slow down the spreading of cancer and make medication more effective. it also slows down swelling of cancer patients. they consume is once a day. how does it work? >> lots of data now to show this herb has a substance in it called curcumen ease cancer fatigue and even be a cancer fighter itself. >> according to the mayo clinic, animal and laboratory research suggests that curcumerin suggests that it may prevent cancer and slow the spreading of to take ut there is no curcumerin. >>> what parents need to know to keep their kids safe in the water. >>> one woman just put up these flyers to look for her st. bernard, bentley. but what investigators discovered is far worse than they ever imagined. >>> for all news, >>> you may have seen someone dro

it can only be described as a breakdown of ptsd. i fed forompension benefits at that time. i waited until may of 2013 to receive the benefits. i waited 33 months for the entire process to go through >> did you get those benefits because they got you by that point? or was it because you'reaking a lot of noise? >> believe it was because i was talking about it publicly. i went to the baltimore sun nd they ran an article. within about two weeks i had partial completed. so really i think they play a game of whack him wth. gerri: that is not right. that is not how theeclaims should be. we were hearing last night really scary stories about these claims filed on paper. theyet lost. theyre put away somewhere where no one can find them. it is shocking. 850 veterans like yourself, some of them waiting more than 125 days. most of them 565,000. what should be done here? >> it is a compex issue quite fraly i am calling on the president to get involved. congress has been involved in this. they have been throwing a lot of moy at this situation. so something mu be done and it must be done i

skinner said return with traumatic brain injuries, ptsd or other problems but cannot get claimed processed. >> we can't hold our head up high, because these people fought for us, and they're not getting the relief they deserve. >> skinner said the numb budget includes funds to loan state staffers to alleviate the backlog and urges the government to face law. >>> orchard supply hardware has filed for bankruptcy. the company was spun off by the sear's corporation nearly two years ago. lowe's had maze an offer made an offer to acquire them. >>> there's a new woman in charge of the group susan g. komen for the cure. jew death solerno is ceo. she replaces the current ceo, who stepped down. -- judith solerno is ceo. she replaces the current ceo. >>> a messy situation at the home of the oakland a's. why the team was forced to share a locker room with its opponents. ?.=(=pcpcpcpcpcpcpcpcpc2h >>> firefighter are battling a wildfire this amp, afternoon. the fire is burning near mariposa near highway 140. it started yesterday afternoon and is being fuelled by high wind. about 150 homes are threatened

he developed ptsd after serving in receiving the bronze star. you will want to see that. we want to know what you think. is this country letting down our heroes? log on to gerriwillis.com and vote on the right-hand side of the screen. i will share the results of the end of the show. an unbelievable story. is this, too. young people, watch out. your health care costs are going through the roof. in a big driver of that increase, surprise, obamacare. what can you expect in the months ahead as the law doesn't affect? with us now, senior fellow at the manhattan institute. a welcome back to the show. let's say you are one of those 25-34 year olds out there, cheered obamacare because you thought it was going to make the world a better place. what will happen to those folks health care cost? >> they will double in california by and large. in some cases it may more than doubled to pick 55 compared to what youucould buy and tehran today in the private market gerri: former ceo director came up with estimates of what young people will pay on average. he says 169% more average premium

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psychiatrist and so he's very well trained on how to deal with service members that suffer from tbi or ptsd, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. he's a very intelligent man. so when he's going to cross-examine us i know he's going to try to push certain triggers to try to get a physical reaction out of us to try to help him on his quest to become a martyr. so basically we have to outsmart and outwit him at the game he's trying to play. >> now, you yourself were shot seven times. i mean, it's miraculous that you survived. one of the bullets at least i believe we straight through the side of your head. tell me about what happened to you, your feelings after that, and what you feel now that this is going to become a huge public show trial in effect. >> well, during the initial act of the shooting in 2009 when i realized what was happening, seeing someone that wears the same uniform that i wear that was shooting us and at the time not having a reason to shoot us but by him yelling "awl allahu akbar," i was hurt. because in the military we all believe one color. it doesn't

and i demonstrated symptoms of ptsd.r into helping those who suffer from ptsd? >> now we understand service dogs can be trained to intervene in the behaviors that manifest some post traumatic stress disorder. whether it's a panic attack or a disorientation or the fear of some sound. the dog can be trained to identify what those behaviors and responses are by sight, by sound, by sense and be trained to step in and redirect and refocus the handler. the second part shows focus on dogs who would otherwise not be adopted to help you in this mission. >> the program that i have, the possibility dogs, which is also the name of the book, we exclusively use rescues. it's tricky business. only about 1 in 30 dogs you find can do service work. >>gretchen: why? >> it takes a whole lot of focus, commitment, drive, willingness to learn and a really deep connection to humans that allows the dog to really ignore everything else in the presence of humans. >> what makes jake one of those dogs? a mixed breed? >> he's a mixed breed. he's supe

a guardian volunteer and formerly in afghanistan, he recovered from ptsd himself and got his dog lastafter three months, zoe is battle ready. >> whenever we send a dog away to its new home, it's very bittersweet. >> reporter: bitter, because they're giving zoe up, but sweet because she'll be helping others in ways no therapist or family member has been able to. >> i've been diagnosed with ptsd, and i have lower back pain and lower back issues as well. and then the migraines. >> reporter: after afghanistan, he has had a tough time readjusting to life at home with his fiancee. he hopes a battle buddy can ease his pain. >> like really excited, but nervous at the same time. >> reporter: guardian president volunteered john wallace drive 1200 miles to deliver zoe. >> a lot of traveling to get to this moment. but it's well worth it. >> hello, pretty girl. zoe, come here, baby, hi, baby! oh, good girl. >> reporter: a dog rescued from a shelter. can you kiss? rescuers a soldier from the scars of battle. >> awesome to finally meet her. i just feel great right now. hi, baby. today i can say miss

army, army's review of reverse diagnosis of soldiers with post-traumatic stress syndrome, ptsd uncovered a multifaceted complex issue regarding the many challenges that both medical professionals and soldiers face in dealing with the aftereffects of combat. although there's been a lot written about ptsd over the last several years, this series uncovered a largely hidden issue. the man and which diagnosis were handled that resulted in real world effects on military personnel, their families, and the organizations designed to serve them, and society at large. mr. bernton's writings approach is refreshing and is returned to traditional hard-nosed news reporting of complex issues coupled with the general enterprise journalism that personalizes the human impact of military actions in afghanistan. the stories were broadly sourced with verified data, and written with brevity and clarity. but this was just not a set of in theater stories. mr. bernton also placed the spotlight on issues of local importance at lewis-mcchord as well as addressing the national reverberation that such decisions have

his family said he suffered from ptsd.as a simple case of a veteran having ptsd, that wouldn't be the issue p this is a case of chris not having all the information about somebody who had more to his story. >> the death of chris kyle stunned not only his family and former s.e.a.l. teammates but americans who never met him. thousands turned out at cowboy stadium in dallas to honor him. >> at the time of his death chris kyle was working on a new book called "american gun" looking at ten guns and their role in history. taya finished it on chris's behalf. >> he was a history buff. he loved american history. he loved america. he so much time to start reflecting on every day people in extraordinary situations. >> taya kyle, who has spoken out in favor of gun rights sees no irony in the way chris died. >> i think it's kind of the elephant in the room, so i'm glad you brought it up. i think he died because someone wanted to kill him. >> his first book earned him a level of fame he wasn't expecting. but to the wife and two children

soldiers had tremendous ptsd and were drug to the nines.hey are now off that medication and can be more functional with the family. it changes the way you look at the impact that this drug can have. tavis: what is your point in doing this series? specifically this episode. is it just to show what happens when people are working inside these marijuana dispensaries or is it about impacting the debate? >> it is much more about the latter. what is this truly about? once you put faces to the issue and take it away from pundits and screaming heads, it changes the way you look at the problem. i talking to real people who are dealing with this on a day by day basis, it changes your own perception. , when give me some sense you said a moment ago that this gives you a chance to be at the ,elm of a smart show challenging folks to re-examine their assumptions and inventory of ideas, we will come back to why there is not enough smart television in a moment, but give me a sense of some of the issues you hope to tackle on this show. >> the first episode i

whether it's a soldier coming back from afghanistan or iraq with ptsd or someone who has had massivemounts of barbiturates prescribed to them and are using this to get off those medications. it's remarkable. >> you went inside orange grove. you're picking oranges. >> i did. >> and tremendous minded me that one-third of all jobs right now make $20,000 a year or less. certainly picking oranges is one of those. it's really interesting to me that the demand and growth for jobs are the difficult ones and hard to do. >> one thing to say is immigrants are coming over and stealing these types of jobs. believe me, no one is racing out to get a migrant farmworker job where it's back-breaking labor, you're working 12 hours a day and you're making $100. if you're doing well, you make $100. the day i went, i filled three buckets and i would have made about $35 over the course of the entire day. >> so you're not a good orange picker? >> i am one of the world's worst orange pickers. >> there are those who say you get 12 million people who are out of work in this company, you get 7% unemployment, an

we didn't have the diagnosis of ptsd after world war ii.it's clear to me there were thousands, hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of soldiers who came home from war and suffered some experience of it in ways we would now recognize, and, yet, it was not diagnosed then. today, they are better at diagnosing it. they stigmatize it, terrific combat leaders like the first infantry division for a while, now the top american general in africa saying, look, i recognize i've got symptoms of ptsd. oi need treatment. well, when the regime's saying that, it allows the privates and the sergeant and lieutenant to come forward and say, okay, i also need it. it's not the end of the career. it won't be the end of my comrade's respect for me. we've come quite a ways in that ward. >> host: this is booktv on c-span2, our "in-depth" program, the guest, the last of the trilogy, "guns of last light" came out last month, and he writes, this is from august 1944, "the u.s. stock market tombled in an anticipation of pe and falling corporate profit." >> guest: you k

i met soldiers from afghanistan and iraq suffered from ptsd and couldn't have a proper home life andey got on the medication could find some grounding in their daily lives. >> it's a pleasure to have you. and i can't wait to see the documentary and great that you're here at cnn. >> thank you, sanjay. >>> who is growing it, who is getting it is, and who is selling it? "inside man" debuts this weekend. >>> often while i am taping this show i have my dog sitting here at my feet. i'll tell you how my best friend bosco is helping me live a longer, healthier and happier life. mom, dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. ♪ [ dad ] jan? >>> looking for a natural health boost? well, get a pet. this is my best buddy, 13 years now bosco. i'll tell you pets like bosco are not only good for the family but they can be good for your health as well. studies have shown when we care for an animal, our own cortisol levels also known as a stress horman they actually go do

due to the high level of returning veterans with ptsd i want to know what is being done to provide services to these former service members and have the lack of psych beds [speaker not understood]. the 15% increase in patients coming in with nowhere to send them as the acute and subacute bed at san francisco general hospital are full. i know because i was there on friday afternoon and i saw how crowded they were. mr. ken rich mentioned that st. luke's will open as a full service acute general hospital. however i am curious what he means by full service when he did not consider psychiatric department in the proposed plans. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >>> good afternoon and thank you for this time. my name is barbara red field and i am a resident of cathedral hill and i'm an active member in san francisco national alliance for mental illness. and in that role i go to many support groups and it's just heart breaking to see the suffering of the families of people with severe mental illness. and my understanding is that our congress and our state legislature have passed laws guarantee

suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, ptsd. mental health, have all similarly challenged our resolve. some of the issues that you have to deal with, some of the issues certainly that are before us this week are unique to our army and our military. the harrowing stress of combat, the traumatic wounds of war. could be conceived as well as those that we can't. some of the challenges plague us as a society and a nation as a whole. sometimes we lose sight of really how big this army is. there's some 1.1 million soldiers, active duty, guard and reserves. another 330,000 or so civilians. when you take that as a combined population, it's larger than 11 states in this nation. and if the army were a city, we'd be the nation's sixth largest. the many of the problems we face are problems common to a population that is that large. common to every city and every state in this union. even in the areas of sexual assault, we have statistically had fewer such crimes than occur in other sites population. but i want to be clear. not being as bad as some others simply isn't good enough. not by a long shot

in keeping with the mental health awareness month, the national center of ptsd has june 27 as the post traumatic stress disorder day and for the entire community to realize the issues revolving around post traumatic stress disorder. in keeping with the language, . post traumatic stress disorder and that post traumatic stress disorder doesn't have to identify you for the rest of your life. so just in keeping with the theme, we are a veterans service organization with direct services with mental health services, case

in the case of combat-related ptsd, those secondary markers are no longer required. and the sworn statement of the veteran is sufficient. the same reform should ally to survivors of -- should apply to survivors of sexual assault. we named this bill after a very brave woman from maine. ruth moore was in the navy when she was 19, serving her country. at base she was raped. and when she reported it, she was told to keep quiet and then she was raped again. for 23 years she fought for the benefits she was owed. her records were tampered with, she was diagnosed with mental illness and her life fell apart. after decades of fighting, ruth was finally given the benefits we owed her and slowly she has put her life back together. when i met her in my office in maine two years ago, she could barely tell her story. her friends, her neighbors, even many of her loved ones didn't know what had happened to her. but bit by bit, ruth has rebuilt her trust of people in positions of responsibility, to the point where she came here to washington and testified before the veterans committee

he's a combat army veteran 100% disabled, who skufrs from ptsd, schizophrenia, bipolar and depressiony he's taking his medication. give me an idea of his state of mind. >> he was in a crisis mode. his thought process was that the world was going to end on friday, and that americans were potentially in harm's way. >> reporter: how so you rationally speak to someone suffering a mental breakdown? >> a lot of patience. >> reporter: he says rosario was suspicious of police. but he somehow finds a way to build trust. >> i explained to him that i'm a veteran myself. i actually showed him my military i.d. card. i think that was the turning point. >> reporter: after more than five hours, no bullets fired, no storming the building, rosario surrendering peacefully. he's take on the a treatment facility, not a jail. >> he was very sick, but he didn't break a law. they got to him before he did something terrible. >> reporter: it was miami-dade county judge's staff that received the e-mail and alerted police. >> which wait until someone is so sick that ethey are getting arrested or hurting somebody

families and in good fathers and husbands and members of the community to see a significant level of ptsdsuggest that there is a gathering with an analyst of a young woman who spoke out it is the inside vernacular that is called bug smack. because the picture looks at the bucket is being smashed. i think that makes it easier to get involved in conflicts this syndrome lasted for quite a while, the vietnam syndrome. in fact the people want to see the money being spent to have a decent chance to have a green economy. for that, we need money. we can get involved in a the way that we did in afghanistan and iraq. so the drones give us the ability to get involved without doubt level of cost if you look at how it was done come it is extremely disturbing. that is the administration who went into the conflict in libya without letting congress discuss it. that is because the administration said there is no american lives at risk and this is not a war. so congress doesn't really have a say about this. so it set a precedent for the next administration to get us involved in conflicts without going to c

. >> these are people whom are suffering from ptsd as a result of the shooting and as a result of hassanthem and now imagine you are under the care of a psychologist for being shot repeatedly, and you now sit on the witness stand and let him cross examine you on the moment he did it. trace, i thank you. one of nadal has an's victims was shot by him sen times. and he lost part of theie sight. and he had to undergo extensive counciling in the wake of what happened to him and we'll talk to him now to the thought of this man challenging him directly and we are told he will be offering a provokative defense. we'll talk about it coming up. >> detective mark furman said the leaked photos from the murder trial of olympian pistorias killed model reeves camp camp. and folked went up to testify on how they were targeted by the irs. and taxpayers deserve to know which side the groups are on. what a shift. that debate is next. >> the committee will be in order. ryan has the time. >> mr. chairman. >> we had the former irs commissioner shul man who knew about targeting. they chose to apply for tax exem

he was diagnosed with ptsd and in theater in afghanistan.get help at fort hood at the time of the shooting. his commander insisted heing through with the deployment. as of today my husband is at a reserve unit trying to get 25 more days in order to get his 20 year letter. army sent us a letter that he had 19 years, 11 months and five days. so he doesn't qualify for his 20-year letter. after he came back from afghanistan but because of hassan he is not able to do that. >> megyn: a bitter irony what was cause order the base, someone that was supposed to be a fellow soldier and refusal to acknowledge what happened. we're coming up against a break -- does this change? when they hear n has has this is in defense of twa fightsers, will he be forced to change? >> we can't influence the legal process and make all sorts of excuses. this was travesty from start to finish. administration bears some guilt. we need to put our troops' rights and what they deserve above the imaginary rights of a traitor, a coward and a terrorist that wore a u.s. army unifo

and ptsd. mr. bilirakis: nearly one third of iraq and afghanistan veterans who receive v.a. health care in the decade after 2001 were diagnosed with ptsd and the numbers are only expected to climb, unfortunately. we must tear down the stigma surrounding head injuries and ensure veterans have timely access to quality care, particularly in situations of t.b.i. and ptsd. as we mark ptsd awareness month, let's work together to address these important issues by drawing attention to the real dangers, head injuries present and encouraging our service members to seek treatment. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. speaker, in three short days, the student loan interest rate is set to double from 3.4% to 6.8% unless congress takes action. this is unacceptable. college is already too expensive for far too many young people and do