the department of veterans affairs responded to this by saying that the va has reached out to demonstrate hamas flexibility when working with students receiving va education benefits. >> we have set up a system and we are in direct contact. while the university will help the university, marisa flowers says that she has already been living paycheck to paycheck. >> not being able to work full time. >> even a few weeks delays are a big deal. especially for the young veterans who may have to look for other means of support. >> but did not have a great credit history and so for them to get a loan, that is one to be difficult. >> the students that waited longer to apply metamorphic of. there is still much more ahead. >> the federal government issues new guidelines to help school district respond to the virus. >> more injuries hit the training camp today. we are tracking southeast towards this region. we will see how it impacts of that coming up. >> thit hard to breathe. but now that i'm breathing better with advair... i can enjoy the zoo with my grandkids. (announcer) for people with copd inclu

the va has reached out to the states and schools to strongly encourage them to demonstrate flexibility when working with students receiving education benefits. >> the university set up a system where we are in direct contact so that students do not have difficulties with the registration. >> while the university will help with tuition until the va can catch up, students will have to pay for the rest until the va can pay them back. most of flowers, a veteran, says she is already living paycheck to paycheck. >> we depend on that money. a specially not being able to work full time when you are in school full time. >> even a few weeks delay is a big deal. a specially for the young veterans who may have to look for other means of support. >> a lot of our service members are very young and they do not necessarily have a great credit history and so for them to get a loan for a little bit too tied them over, that will be difficult. >> 29, government officials say that students who waited longer to is -- to apply for the money may have to wait longer. there was an early skirmish against wells f

they say the va has reached out to the states and schools to encourage them to demonstrate flexibility. that is when working with students receiving va education benefits. the university of maryland say they will take care of them until the program catches up. but this does will have to take care of their books on their own. >> students who waited longer to apply for the money will be affected the most. the a working to be pasted and schools. >> baltimore has won an early scrimmage in its lawsuit against wells fargo. the lender must turn over data on its baltimore loans and make company officials available. the city sued wells fargo last year arguing that the company targeted my note -- minorities for bad loans which led to widespread foreclosure and cost the city millions of dollars. wells fargo denied race was a factor. >> initial reports showed billy mays a died of a heart attack. the autopsy results are in this morning. and we will tell you something else that may be a contributing factor to his death. >> and the wife of the governor of south carolina has moved out of the governor'

in a statement, they say that the va has reached out to the states and schools to strongly encourage them to demonstrate flexibility and forbearance when working with students receiving education benefits. the university of maryland says they will take care of the tuition until the va catches up, but students will have to take care of the books and supplies on their own. >> this is not just the university of maryland, this is for any veteran that is depending on the gi bill. they have already had to hire another 760 people to help do with all these new claims. -- deal with all these new claims. >> baltimore has won its early battle with its lawsuit against wells fargo. the lender must turn over data on its baltimore loans and a company officials available for depositions. there are accused of targeting people for bad loans. wells fargo denies that race was a factor in its loan. >> the investigation into last week's light rail accident is over. they will not file charges after it was determined that the incident was an accident. investigators interviewed the operator and other witness

the future. we know that va operations benefit from advanced notice regarding resource allocation. the ability of the va has been hindered to recruit well trained medical professionals, and maintain facilities, and acquire new equipment. dennis can testify to that. he has hired people to be in the hospital and medical facilities to treat the folks coming in, bought unless he has some kind of notice, that is a major problem. some people may arrive, but the money is not moving as fast as the people are. so what do you have? you have a gap, a problem. thank god that dennis smith has been able to work around that. the va has been provided funding to adequately maintain facilities and continue services. the va maryland health care system is responsible for providing care to hundreds of thousands of maryland veterans. i also note that according to the center for minority veterans, minority veterans comprise approximately. the mission is to care for people who love borne the battle to honor those who have worn the uniform by providing them with the highest quality health care and benefits possible. however, that m

the future. we know that va operations benefit from advanced notice regarding resource allocation. the ability of the va has been hindered to recruit well trained medical professionals, and maintain facilities, and acquire new equipment. dennis can testify to that. he has hired people to be in the hospital and medical facilities to treat the folks coming in, bought unless he has some kind of notice, that is a major problem. some people may arrive, but the money is not moving as fast as the people are. so what do you have? you have a gap, a problem. thank god that dennis smith has been able to work around that. the va has been provided funding to adequately maintain facilities and continue services. the va maryland health care system is responsible for providing care to hundreds of thousands of maryland veterans. i also note that according to the center for minority veterans, minority veterans comprise approximately. the mission is to care for people who love borne the battle to honor those who have worn the uniform by providing them with the highest quality health care and benefits possible. however, that m

the future. we know that va operations benefit from advanced notice regarding resource allocation. the ability of the va hasbeen hindered to recruit well trained medical professionals, and maintain facilities, and acquire new equipment. dennis can testify to that. he has hired people to be in the hospital and medical facilities to treat the folks coming in, bought unless he has some kind of notice, that is a major problem. some people may arrive, but the money is not moving as fast as the people are. so what do you have? you have a gap, a problem. thank god that dennis smith has been able to work around that. the va has been provided funding to adequately maintain facilities and continue services. the va maryland health care system is responsible for providing care to hundreds of thousands of maryland veterans. i also note that according to the center for minority veterans, minority veterans comprise approximately. the mission is to care for people who love borne the battle to honor those who have worn the uniform by providing them with the highest quality health care and benefits possible. however, that mi

thank god dennis is the kind of the minister who has been able to work around that. now the federal government has provided the vasource of funding to be the growing demand. the via a maryland health care system is responsible for providing care to hundreds of thousands of maryland veterans. i also note that according to the va center for veterans -- minority veterans proximal comprise 15% of all the americans that have served. the va's mission is to care for those who have borne the battle come to honor those who have worn the uniform of providing them the highest quality health care and benefits possible. however, the mission can only be accomplished when veterans know the full range of services that are available to you. my mother used to have a saying, nothing like a person who don't know what they don't know. that is so true. many times there are things that are available to us, but if we don't know about them, i mean, they cannot do was very much good. that is one of the things i would ask you. just a small favor you can do for your congressman and offer us, and to learn about things today, pass the word on

it was passed last year but the va has some 18 months to get the program going. so here is what the program will do. $78 billion program will give iraq and afghanistan veterans the same opportunity for world war ii veterans and give eligible vets a full ride in a public education system. it will also provide them the tools or rather the money to be able to afford the books and expenses and also cover housing for four years. and, by the way, the money started going out on august 1st. so, again, $78 billion to assist the veterans who fought in iraq and afghanistan to help them get a good education. >> and this could help, it went into effect on august 1st. a lot of people will be taking advantage of this already. >> they are already facing a mountain of issues and emotional issues and figuring out what to do in the next phase of their lives and want to get a good education and wanting to afford that is always a big hurdle. this is way for them to pay for that college and give them a stipend so they can have housing and books and anything they need to get a good edu

i believe the va has the power to negotiate pharmaceuticals. there's a rumor that that will not be in the bill when it's finally presented. do you know where we stand so that some of these exorbitant costs compared to what other countries pay for the same pharmaceuticals produced in this country, so that it could be negotiated? i know they argue that the preparation, et cetera, is to be paid for. but i think that the profit motive has exceeded the necessary costs for being in the forefront of development. >> yes. i mean, it's another -- the question had to do with giving the federal government negotiating authority with respect to prescription drugs. in other words, when part "d" was passed, the prescription drug bill was passed, there was a provision written into the bill, and i should say i opposed having the provision in the bill. the provision in the bill actually prohibited the federal government from negotiating a price with the drug companies. it said that had to be done entirely through a private sector structure, and that the governmen

the va has been good about following up and getting with other veterans, making the personal phone callsill, the purpose of the interview today is to try to get the word out to the rest of the veterans who may not have gotten word yet from the veterans affairs or have gotten this letter. >> have they reached out to you personally yet? >> not yet personally. but i do expect they will. >> wow. you have this situation. then there was the situation with the dirty colonoscopy equipment that may have exposed a couple thousand vets to hiv. improper doses of radiation therapy given to cancer patients. do you have faith in the system? >> i do, john. the system has been good to me. i do still have faith in the system. things are going to happen. mistakes are going to be made as horrific as this one may have been. but i do have faith the va will step forward and make corrective action as soon as they're -- >> >> but if you could sit down with the secretary of veterans affairs, what would you say to him? >> i don't know. the list would be long. >> maybe he's watching this morning and just heard you.

let me tell the doctor from va, there is nothing that has any impact on the va system.bill that is not deficit neutral. all right. the next question, i don't -- from andrea. >> this is just another example of a number of forums that we have been monitoring across the united states on health care. these town halls that are being held by senators like you see there. senator claire mccaskill, a democrat from missouri. we have been following various congressmen and congress women holding town halls as well. people within the audience getting really heated an emotional about their questions with regard to health care. it goes to show how important this is to americans across the country and why we are doing the best to follow these live events and these various town hauls as people like you and me come forward and want to ask our representatives important questions about what the health care bill is going to do for you and for me. so we will continue to follow this here with claire mccaskill out of jefferson college's field house. interesting. they had to change to this loca

va benefits. not exactly the picture one thinks that the obama administration wants to put out. because the president hasade the va a top priority. >> and now he's going to be making afghanistan a priority as well. apparently he's going to make some comments about the elections. >> this was an important step forward in the afghan people's efforts to take control of their future, even as violent extremists are trying to stand in their way. this election was run by the afghan people. in fact, it was the first democratic election run by afghans in over three decades. more than 30 presidential candidates and more than 3,000 provincial council candidates ran for office, including a record number of women. some 6,000 polling stations were open around the country. and afghan national security forces took the lead in providing security. over the last few days, in particular yesterday, we've seen acts of violence and intimidation by the taliban. and there may be more in the days to come. we knew that the taliban would try to derail this election. yet, even in the face of this brutality, millions of afghans exerci

. >> we know washington has health care on the brain. of course congress has vam va moosed out. the president left the steamy capital for mexico. summit meetings established under george w. bush. prime minister harper and president calderon have joined president obama. this is the fifth time this meeting has taken place. we know here are some of the topics on the agenda. one is the swine flu preparation of of course that has been a relative success story this year. everyone is bracing for many more cases this fall. you've got an ongoing discussion about how to fight drugs along the u.s. mexico border, some aid hung up because of human rights concerns in congress. you've got trade disputes that have to do with north american free trade, trucks which have been blocked. we don't expect major agreements to come out of the session. we'll hear what they say in news conference in a half hour. >> keep everyone updated. nobel laureate telling cnbc the world needs another round of stimulus. steve liesman back from his oh, so tough assignment in grand lake stream, maine. tell us what you ca

the senators that. >> we have failing va hospitals, failing public education. >> your government has lost the fades and trust of the american people. >> these townhall meetings are erupting with townhall anger. >> people proud of being american and identity hate their government. >> political scientist crimson said the furir goes beyond health care. >> watched while the government bailed out banks and other financial institutions, when they subsidize, disputeed billons of dollars. and although many economists and newspaper columnists tell us this is bringing about an end to the recession, they have not seen it yet. >> this is really not about health care reform or insurance reform. it is a bill about government control. >> until the recession improves, experts predict the townhall anger will grow louder. >> how are we supposed to have any faith in you. >> jeff abell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> meantime political experts have no idea whatsoever what the anger will have on the outcome of the debate. >> police arrest a man that held a sign reading death to obama. outside wednesday's townhall meeting in west

they argue the public option is something the government has already been doing for years with programs like medicare and the va programs, and they say without it nothing will really change at all. >> you cannot do health care reform without it. the health insurance companies put enormous pressure on patients and doctors over the year. people are losing their health insurance and cannot get it back if they have a preexisting health ndition, and sometimes they get kicked off if they become sick. >> crowds continue to protest. new polls show the number of americans that have confident in the current health system fell last month. >>> and tropical storm claudette dumped heavy rain and knocked out power. this morning, though, all eyes are on hurricane bill, now a category 2 hurricane. he is getting stronger and heading west in the atlantic. >>> we will take a look at today's weather now with veronica johnston, who is standing by. >> hurricane bill is days away. as i mentioned earlier, some of the moisture from claudette will interact with the weather fronts west of the area today up over the ohio valley. 85, the te

. >>> mark has been given the go- ahead to build a store near a va. -- wal-mart has been given the go-aheadd a store marisol war battlefield. construction could begin within one year. >>> maryland budget officials have come up with a furlough plan to balance the budget for those who make less than $40,000 per year will be asked to take three furlough days propose to make more than that will take five days. >>> is the d.c. restaurant week. several eateries are offering deals at fixed prices for lunch will cost you $20, dinner $35, and restaurant week will run through sunday. we will have another news update >>> he's america's favorite doctor. a guest on our show many times. but i had a chance to go with dr. mehmet oz in the operating room, for open-heart surgery. to watch him perform it. it's all part of a decision to weigh in on the health care debate in america. we think what he says may surprise you. been waiting to hear what he thinks about this big discussion we are all having. >>> we say good morning, america, again. diane, chris. robin is away this morning. >> can't believe you were i

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due to the market guideline changes, fha has had a resurgence in the market place. va is also one of the things that's coming into vogue again. there's more veterans out there that qualify for these programs, and they'll come back and they'll utilize these. everything starts with the first time home buyer and moves up from there. sometimes these are the first people in their family to own a home and it's hugely rewarding. we are doing everything that we can to take the opportunities that are available and help the people. be there for them, and allay some of their fears and concerns. we're in that process every step of the way. that creates a customer for life and that's what we're looking for. that's what we do here at bank of america. >>> well, it sounds like a winning business. a place where you can drop your kids off and let them have as much fun as they want with little maintenance. but in this recession, even a place like this, it struggles. so the owners got creative and active. reynolds wolf takes us to bounce u. >> reporter: scott and julie hamilton took their

the inner loop just after 210. we did va v. a disabled vehicle. that has been moved off to the side of the roadway.'s take a look out of the roads in virginia. 395 northbound. things are a little bit heavy leaving the mixing bowl heading up towards seminary. right here at the 14th street bridge, you can see everybody is moving at speed. 95 northbound, your delays begin at dale city continuing up past lorton. after that smooth trip in towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> some frightening moments at a busy intersection in the district. >> someone call 911. >> this car accident nt id witnesses blsincramg into action and it happened at pennsylvania and alabama avenues just as d.c.'s mayor was bout to begin a press conference nearby. society cameras were rolling just moments after the white suv collided with that cadillac. the suv flipped over. just a big mangled mess in the middle of the street. five people were hurt. city officials say there is an accident at this intersection at least once a some and they had already been in talks about some safety opti

due to the market guideline changes, fha has had a resurgence in the market place. va is also one of the things that's coming into vogue again. there's more veterans out there that qualify for these programs, and they'll come back and they'll utilize these. everything starts with the first time home buyer and moves up from there. sometimes these are the first people in their family to own a home and it's hugely rewarding. we are doing everything that we can to take the opportunities that are available and help the people. be there for them, and allay some of their fears and concerns. we're in that process every step of the way. that creates a customer for life and that's what we're looking for. that's what we do here at bank of america. so metlife removed the guesswork. cop,ining two essential insurances, term life and disability in one surprisingly affordable package. strengthen your safety net and find out how affordable it can be at metlife.com. >>> as president obama completes his second 100 days in office we invite you to grade him. >>> it's live this morning. we

the government. if you're looking at medicare and va hospitals, at the intersection of markets and health care, you have got a dysfunctional intersection. government haslayed a historically positive role in controlling health-care costs. you see it in medicare, the hospitals, and in obama-style reform. shepard: ben bernanke got we got today. -- he got a renewal today. the market went up, and people love the guy. >> look, i cannot speak of people feel, but you heard how the president feels. he has a great deal of faith and ben bernanke. this is a guy who spent his career studying the great depression, comes into works economic downturn since then, and i appreciated the president's praise today. bernanke gets out of the box. he implemented impressive changes thus far. shepard: i am out of time. - ( rock music playing ) - ♪ oh! what do you say to a spin around the color wheel? - to paint with primer already mixed in? - ♪ yeah yeah yeah... - test samples instead of can commitments? - ♪ whoo! - what do you say we dip into our wallets less... - ♪ are you feeling it? - ...and grab ahold of the latest tools out there... - ♪ oh! ...so we can quit all that mess

the va does where they negotiated both for the bryce of drugs. >> that is a nonxwoeshable item. for some rope, the pharmaceutical industry has managed to keep that at bay. and they have convinced them that they need the extra money if we want to call it extra money to do research and to create new drugs and they say that no one else is doing that. >> that's true. the pharmaceutical industry has to spend money on research. that's very true. it's always been a question of how much do they need and how do you get a fair balance. and the reason bob reich and a lot of others are so angry is that they think the administration has a bad deal. they'll tie our hands. and the sleft off the wall about that kind of deal. it's in the clear if the white house can keep the deal in congress. >> and another they think you have here is generic drugs. seven out of ten prescriptions written are for generic drugs. some of the stories i've heard, a came solution that occurs between a brand name drug manufacturer, they'll into go to the generic manufacturer and say we'll pay you x amount of money so you don't make the generic. the generic company,

the department of veterans affairs has responded by saying that they have reached out to schools and students to demonstrate flexibility when will -- when working with receiving education benefits from the be a. -- from the va. >> they want to make sure the veterans did not have difficulties with registration or interest charges or other fees. >> students will have to pay fort certain things before the veterans affairs can pay them back. one person says she is already feeling the anticipation. >> we depend on that money. not being able to work full time you are in school, that money is needed. >> the coordinator of the program says a few weeks of delay is a big deal for the young veterans who may have to look for other means of support. >> a lot of our service members are very young. they do not have a great credit history. they may be unable to get a loan for a little bit to tide them over. >> wbal-tv. >> government business say the students who have waited the longest to apply for the money will be more affected. >> baltimore has won a lawsuit to a certain degree against wells fargo. company officials must be made available for deposition. this city sued them last year saying they targeted minorities for

gyrations in market shares over the years, their business in that gold part has actually maintained a pretty stable over the last five years. on the other hand, fha and va has grown very rapidly in size and market share to over 22%. over the long term, this hiked gse and government share is unhealthy. because of mortgage assets were considered very safe, the 1992 law that established our predecessor agency required the agency to deem the gse's adequately capitalized at extremely high leverage ratios. the enterprise could leverage mortgage credit over 200 to one, and market risk almost 50 to one. we knew this was absolute power will. recognizing the systemic risk of fannie mae and freddie mac, they'll work for many years to obtain legislation to give us greater authority over their capital and/or portfolios. it was my top priority from day one. although here it came much too late to prevent the conservatorship it did pay to wait for treasury to apply funding for the gse's, if needed. as it turned out, we all know that some mortgage assets were not safe. i have already mentioned the $167 billion private-label security book, which threw the first quarter p

the va for the 21st century. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr has a look now at a program for troubled vets trying to finday back after coming home. >> reporter: wolf, we're here at a homeless camp that has sprung up under one of l.a.'s busy freeways. this city has the largest population of homeless veterans in the country, about 15,000, many from the vietnam war but now the first young troubled vets from iraq and afghanistan are beginning to appear. you know, it kind of helps me forget about anything, helps me stay calm. >> reporter: a calm far from sergio's combat duty in iraq. he served as a marine in the 2003 invasion. >> we have apricots here. >> reporter: sergio, now 28, says he came home from war with posttraumatic stress. he wound up in jail for possession of drug, and when he was released, he had nowhere to go. sergio came here, to new directions, a recovery center for addicted and homeless veterans. and he found john, a scottish-born vietnam veteran who started the program after he served nine years in prison on a stabbing conviction. >> he's going to get the honest truth from me. >> reporter: b

has safe a good case. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ david: the boss' block berry hit being you at home asking you to do extra work without va pay. some are suing to get paid for all off the clock duties. some say stop the whining. >> that's right. it is a blackberry carrying worker i think this is ridiculous. wages always follow rises in productivity and during the second quarter of this year we had an unprecedented rise. so it is a matter of time. it will trickle down as employees do more work they will soon see wages increase. alan: you have to be careful because you have a lawyer next to you. >> we are talking about hourly workers and if they are being paid by the hour and they work after hours this is real work, not the g.m. auto workers being paid for doing nothing. they should be compensated for the time they work. david: what do you think, steve? >> both are true. they are cry babies and the lawyers are right. however, i hope these lawyers will hire the workers after they also the jobs because the employers can't afford tell because of high wages. we are in a tight economy. so we all should cut back a little bit to m

the last speaker was where i was standing. thank you. host: alexandria, va., your thoughts this morning? caller: the american people ought to remember lessons. the government has figured out that they can scare the hell out of the american people. they give us the iraq war, the medicare bill -- they never put in money in there for it. they have put in these bankruptcy laws that destroy the american worker. people need to realize that $2.50 billion per year is going for health insurance every year. 30% goes to health insurance companies for no reason. people in this self for the base of the republican party is in need healthcare, but are willing to give up everything for ideological reasons -- people in the south. host: let's hear from our guests. guest: this really speaks to the fears many americans have about government. many people point out the irony -- people standing up in town halls waving their medicare cards sent to get government out of health care -- well, that is government in healthcare. guest: and there is this backlash too big change quickly. we have seen many big changes of the past eight months and are proposing to see more. health care is an i

lieutenant bryant wright of the montgomery county sheriff's department, who has been keeping me apprised into the deaths of two virginia tech students, found shot to death in the vasserby, was said they had discovered these two bodies. they called police. that person has been questioned and is thought a suspect. right now, they have very few leaders who would have shot these two students, friends for so long. she is the daughter of a virginia state trooper. right now, autopsies are ongoing on the two students to determine how many times they were shot, where, and by whom. if you have information about where the students might have been earlier on wednesday -- they were killed sometime between wednesday night and thursday morning. david was driving in 1992 and for your best or toyota camry. if you saw the car, saw them, or have any other information, please call the number on your screen. autopsy results will be given to the state sheriff's office, and we hope to have more information about this tragic case. two virginia tech students killed in the park on wednesday night or thursday morning. help if you can. jon: thank you. after nearly two decades, a kidnap vict

the va care. i think you are absolutely right. the government haseen able to get that right, and there are a lot of things we do that are helpful. as far as town hall meetings, i cannot agree with you more. town hall meetings are an opportunity for citizen participation. for those who disrupted, they are denying it felicitous is an opportunity to have a discussion. -- they are denying fellow citizens and opportunity to have a discussion. we hope our town hall meetings will be productive in getting people an opportunity to express their views and listening to what is in these bills and what is in the congress. host: last question comes from houston, republican line. caller: i have been a practicing pediatrician for 27 years, eight of those in the emergency department.

has more. >> and he needed the best medical care after losing his legs in iraq and when the va couldn't helpim, he found health care on his own. we'll have that and more on the cbs evening news, on wjz-13 baltimore. back to you. >>> thank you, katie, here's a look at wall street, we'll be back. >>> a great start to the new workweek, we have a live lock outside and will the weather last? we're live with first warning weather and bob has more and first, bernadette woods is out back with the detailed look at tomorrow. >> reporter: well, no, it's not going to last, unfortunately, well, at least we got today. we'll show you the forecast for tomorrow, starting out in the 60s and as we head into the afternoon, we'll heat it up and humid will be back on the rise. eventually, topping out over 90 degrees for the high temperature. and the slightest chance for a lateday thunderstorm. >>> and we could get to 90 this week. and tomorrow, yes and wednesday, probably and all though, we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the day. on thursday, most of the showers should be south of the annapoli

the vfw on monday? he's going to be speaking at a relatively politicized group among veterans groups. >> these men and women do believe in a commander in chief and mr. president, continue to fight because our va haseen so under funded, $2 billion in 2003, $2 billion in 2004, $2 billion in 2005, $2 billion in 2006. and the veterans know that. i just think he needs to continue to pound away. that mr. president, just state the facts. veterans love this country and they respect the commander in chief when he just states the facts. >> congressman joe sestak running against senator arlen specter in the great state of pennsylvania, good luck with your veterans summits this weekend. thanks very much for your time tonight. >> thanks for having me. >>> wondering where all the rage during the health care town hall protests is coming from? look no further than our friend kent jones. i mean, not kent as the cause per se but it turns out he knows what is causing it. a little surprising. coming up. stay with us. taking its rightful place in a long line of amazing performance machines. this is the new e-coupe. this is mercedes-benz. this is the new e-coupe. yeah, my buddy's got all that. ouch. we've done corn do

the death book. caroline shively has all the latest. >> the controversy is over a booklet on the va website called your life your choice. veterans can use it to decide what they want for end of life care. it lists different help scenarios you can check out if they are acceptable or make life not worth living any more. just a couple, i live in a nursing home. i'm a severe financial burden on my family and i cannot seem to shake the blues. one critic says that shouldn't be considered an end to your life and says that could lead to guiling elderly veterans into choosing healthcare options that could end their life sooner. they are in the middle of reviving the booklet and a new one will be out this year. here is the debate on "fox news sunday." >> when you treat individuals like their life has less worth because they have dementia, that is a dangerous slippery slope and the government shouldn't be talking about the quality of life and pushing people toward a predetermined conclusion. >> we clearly tell all of the veterans use any type of a tool that is most suitable for you and loved ones and there are ma

the va does where they negotiate in bulk for the price of drugs? >> i was at the agency and that is just a nonnegotiable item. for some reason the pharmaceutical industry has managed to keep that at bay. and they have convinced them that they need the extra money to do research and create new drugs and say no one else is doing that. >> that is true. the pharmaceutical industry has to spend money on research to bring new drugs to market. that's very true. it's always been a question of how much do they need and how do you get a fair balance here? and the reason that a lot of people are so angry is they think the administration cut a bad deal with the pharmaceutical industry. if the pharmaceutical guys have $80 billion over ten years, what the administration in return said is we won't go to negotiate these other drugs down now or bring in canadian imports. we'll tie our hands. and the left is off the wall about that kind of deal. it's not clear the white house can keep the deal in congress. >> and generic drugs, they're so much cheaper. 7 of 10 prescriptions are for generic drugs and they're 80% to 85% cheaper. it's amazing some of the stories about collusio

the va does where they negotiate in bulk for the price of drugs? >> i was at the agency and that is just a nonnegotiable item. for some reason the pharmaceutical industry has managed to keep that at bay. and they have convinced them that they need the extra money to do research and create new drugs and say no one else is doing that. >> that is true. the pharmaceutical industry has to spend money on research to bring new drugs to market. that's very true. it's always been a question of how much do they need and how do you get a fair balance here? and the reason that a lot of people are so angry is they think the administration cut a bad deal with the pharmaceutical industry. if the pharmaceutical guys have $80 billion over ten years, what the administration in return said is we won't go to negotiate these other drugs down now or bring in canadian imports. we'll tie our hands. and the left is off the wall about that kind of deal. it's not clear the white house can keep the deal in congress. >> and generic drugs, they're so much cheaper. 7 of 10 prescriptions are for generic drugs and they're 80% to 85% cheaper. it's amazing some of the stories about collusio

va hospitals and nursing homes around the country. when george bush found out about it, they canceled the book. barack obama has brought it back.e will go into some of the specificity. they raise questions about, how are you going to feel if you do yourself as a financial burden to your family -- as you yourself as a financial burden to your family? these are the people that defended our freedom. is that part of your concern that this is not being discussed? >> this is obviously something that they are going to try to bury and spin away like they always do. this is not acceptable. it should not have happened in the first place. to say that our veterans, who risked their lives to serve this country, that we are going to place a dollar value on their lives. it is disgusting. sean: the fact that they recommend that they do anything except to preserve and protect life is terrible to me. great job. that is democracy in action. you have to earn your right as a disabled veteran to say what you want. we appreciate you being here. that investigation into that book, which will have a special investigation coming up in a few minutes. the

the va where they negotiate for the price of drugs? >> i was at the agency that is a nonnegotiatable item. the pharmaceutical industry has that at bay. they need the extra money to do research and create new drugs. >> it is true the pharmaceutical industry has to spend money on research to bring drugs to market. that is very true. it's always been a question of how much do they need and how do you get a fair balance here and the reason bob russia and the liberals are so angry is they think the administration cut a bad deal with the pharmaceutical guys. they kicked in $80 billion, but the administration said we won't negotiate these other drugs down now. we are going to tie our hands and agree voluntarily to do that. the left is off the wall. it is not clear the white house can keep the deal in the congress. >> another issue is generic drugs as well. they are so much cheaper than brand name drugs. seven out of ten prescription written are for generic drugs. 80 to 85% cheaper. a collusion that occurs with a brand name drug manufacture. they will go to the generic and say we'll pay you "x" amount of money if you don't make

has this report. >> with all due ceremony, but the official seal on mr. ahmadinejad's controversial election victory and sworn him in for a second four-year term. in the audience, iranian and va's dignitaries, and foreign ambassadors. but former president rafsanjani was one of those who declined to attend. and western governments did not send it the usual message of congratulations. it produced a bitter response from mr. ahmadinejad. >> they use democracy only to serve their own interests. they do not respect the votes of other people. they see themselves as the magic of democracy. our country is against this way of thinking. we have been standing against tyranny. no one here is waiting for your message of congratulations. >> the president said his election victory was the start of major change in iran and the world. as for the opposition demonstrations, mr. ahmadinejad said iran will not tolerate this respect, interference, and insult. no pictures have emerged from outside parliament yet but hundreds, probably thousands of demonstrators are reported to have gathered and there are eyewitness reports of clashes with riot police used pepper gas and tear gas to disperse them. so t

the ministration had loaded up with. there has been a lot of misinformation out there about the recovery plan. i hope you do not mind, va., i just want to set the record straight. this is very simple stuff here. the recovery act is made up of three parts. the first part, about one-third of the recovery act is a middle- class tax cut for 95% of working americans. and by the way, that is exactly what i promised you when i was running for president of the united states. so when you hear the naysayers and the critics saying that this plan is not money well spent, just remember that one-third of it is going right into your pockets. that seems like will spend money to me. another third, sometimes i see folks outside with signs saying not to raise your taxes. i haven't raised taxes, i lower your taxes. another third was relief for people and states who have fallen on hard times because of the economic crisis. we expanded unemployment benefits to help people who lost their jobs and were looking for work. that has made a difference for about 150,000 virginians. we made health insurance cheaper for families who rely on cobra afte

the government. when soldiers come home, i don't know any family -- ma'am, please, i don't know any family that has a wounded warrior who does not want them going through the veterans administration. the va not perfect. because we put a lot of money and we have good people, it provides good medical care for our veterans. that is a socialized medicine system. [applause]

the last speaker was where i was standing. thank you. host: alexandria, va., your thoughts this morning? caller: the american people ought to remember lessons. the government hasured out that they can scare the hell out of the american people. they give us the iraq war, the medicare bill -- they never put in money in there for it. they have put in these bankruptcy laws that destroy the american worker. people need to realize that $2.50 billion per year is going for health insurance every year. 30% goes to health insurance companies for no reason. people in this self for the base of the republican party is in need healthcare, but are willing to give up everything for ideological reasons -- people in the south. host: let's hear from our guests. guest: this really speaks to the fears many americans have about government. many people point out the irony -- people standing up in town halls waving their medicare cards sent to get government out of health care -- well, that is government in healthcare. guest: and there is this backlash too big change quickly. we have seen many big changes of the past eight months and are proposing to see more. health care is an issue

has both of these elements combined. >> tossing out the trash turns into a rescue. this pup left for dead in a ofory viuri sl va her story of survival is coming up next. mi >>> fox 5's job shop continues to highlight job opportunities are ur a. het day stylist, barber and massage therapist positions at thouch ch lalon in laurel, ndalary. >>> to contact the employer or find more jobs or post an opening, all you have to do is go oo wee itbsmyfoxdc.com and look for the link to the job shop. we'll be right back. it >>> welcome back. we're in studio b tooking things up. joining us is carver. thanks for being here. >> my pleasure. >> a couple of things. it's hot outside and you have red hot chili to go with a red hot forecast. what will we be making? >> a most addictive snack. these are buffalo wing crackers that are unbelievable. >> unbelievable. are these kind of a staple at the inn? >> they're one of the many snacks we start the meal out with. >> very good. what are they made of? is it like a potato chip almost? >> like a puffy, crispy cracker. like the crispy shrimp crackers but they taste like hot wing,

the u.s. senate says it has to change. [applause] . [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> monday morning, on washington journal, we will be alive at the vahospital in aldington. we will begin with president and ceo james cold. tuesday, robyn norman, senior vice president and chief financial officer, and democrats feared, chief information officer. on wednesday, dr. j.j. share, chief of emergency medicine, the head of the icu and respiratory care department, and the chief nursing officer. >> as the debate over health care continues have c-span's health care of is a key resource. bowline. follow the latest video ads. share your thoughts on the issue with your own citizen video, including video from any town halls to have gone to. and there is more at c-span.org /healthcare. >> our coverage of health care town halls continues with congressman jim moran and former democratic party chair howard dean. this is about two hours. >> thank you for coming. unfortunately, there are still two very long lines. we are very full year. i think we're going to start right on time. this is the most important part of the democratic process. i thank each and e

the government provides healthcare under va and tricare the people who are serving and for people who are 65 years and older. under medicaid, these are well established programs. they've been challenged in court. every constitutional claim has been brought and the u.s. supreme court has routinely dismissed those types of claims. there's a lot of people who asked the question, where's public education in the united states constitution? and the fact of the matter is, the courts have recognized a federal law to make sure that schools like woodstock academy have title 1 and special ed. and funds which came from washington, d.c. so that teachers can keep their jobs in one of the worst budget years of the history of the state of connecticut. [applause] >> and as congress continues its summer recess, we want to hear from you if you're having a town hall in your community. what do you think about the healthcare proposals being debated by congress? share your experiences and thoughts on video at c-span.org/citizenvideo. >> i want to thank you very much -- >> live now to a conference on efforts to better prepare students for college and careers. the educational testing company act and the education consulting firm america's choice ho

the government. when soldiers come home, i don't know any family -- please -- i don't know any family who has a wounded warrior who does not want them going through the veterans administration. the va is not perfect, but because we put a lot of money and have good people, it provides good medical care for our veterans and that is a socialized medicine system. i am not suggesting that government can't pull off any kind of perfection, but i am suggesting that the need is for there to be balanced and i am suggesting there needs to be more competition as governor dean has so well articulated. we are overweighted in terms of dependency on the insurance companies for making the most crucial life-and-death decisions. i think we need to intervene and rectify that balance to provide more affordable, accessible, and in some cases, higher-quality healthcare. [reading names] i think this will be the last question. we don't have much time and people probably made plans to get out of here by 9:00. let's have a question from somebody opposed. people opposed are the most anxious -- you are not? if you put a card in here, you will have the opportunity. you don't look like peggy carter. >> people te

the myths about his health care overhaul plan. members of congress have forums scheduled today in at least seven states. in new jersey today, one veteran said he already has government health care through his vand he has to wait for fests and leave voicemail for his doctor. >>> an important recall this morning. little tikes is recalling more than 1.5 million workshop sets and trucks because of oversized plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young children. there's been one report of one child needing to be hospitalized. for more information on this you can go to our website, todayshow.com. >>> and this x-ray says it all. an egyptian man got a spoon truck in his throat while trying to dislodge a fish bone. doctors had to surgically remove it. thank goodness it was not a fork. anyway, it is five minutes past the hour. head back outside to matt and sara gore. >> trying to get a fish bone out of his throat. maybe i'll jam this spoon down there, and that will force everything down. >> oh, yes. >> didn't work out. hoda, thank you very much. >> now we're going to send it over to al to give us the weather. >> luckily he didn't use a knife. wow. got the rough riders from saskatchewan her

the va for 17 years. using the term life worth living and feeling like a burden to family could make our veterans to feel an obligation to check out. life is very precious ap this book has no given form to be given to our vets. and another veteran had a different take. >> please keep your comments coming, you can find us at fox news sunday.com. and that's it for today. havere

has not needed to be restrained even once. abbie boudreau, cnn, atlanta. >>> well, i tell you what, these ongoing screwups at the va are breaking my heart. and here's the latest heart break. at least 1,800 vets were told they have a fatal, excruciating and cruel disease, als, better known as lou gehrig's disease. it kills slowly over about five years and robs victims of their quality of life before killing them. just imagine opening that letter. pause, wait, panic! do i make out a will? tell my family that i'm dieing? and then five days later, oops, we're sorry. your diagnosis was a mistake. a technical glitch. but a lot more bad news from the va is very real. not so much glitches as they are pure lack of oversight or downright sloppiness. in just the past year, we told you about dirty colonoscopy equipment at va hospitals exposing thousands of our vets to hiv and hepatitis. then the va medical center in philadelphia disclosed it gave at least 98 vet incorrect radiation doses for cancer, and then ptsd on the rise, suicide on the rise, and now this mistake. the va relates the statement say it is immediately reviewing the individ

the va hopes the new way will encourage more people to get tested. >>> a woman was almost heartbroken when she realized somebody -- someone had lost a diamond wedding ring, an engagement ring. >> i know that person haso be looking for it these two rings and she must be pretty sick about it. >> well, that thought was enough to to convince this woman to hunt down the owner herself. dd >>> the florida panhandle is getting soaked by the first main storm to hit the u.s. mainland this season. claudette has been downgraded to a depression now but could flood areas if it heads into southern alabama. meanwhile, hurricane bill is in the south atlantic moving toward, let's see, slowly toward the caribbean. anna is downgraded to a tropical depression. >>> a man is in custody for allegedly beat egg the may of milwaukee with a metal pipe. police say that mayor tom barrett was at the wisconsin state fair on saturday night when he tried break up a domestic dispute. barrett is in stable condition now. he can leave the hospital tomorrow. >>> peter jackson's "district 9" was number one at the box office over the weekend it brought in $37 million. "g.i. joe, the rise of the cobra" slipped to number two with 22.5 mill