disaster. veterans have specific injuries that are tied to their service, and unlike the general population, their injuries all tend to be interconnected. so the va does need to partner more with community-based nonprofits and local health care centers to help their overflow and to help send out some contract care, but it has to be centralized within a protected va system. not only is that generally cheaper, but it s more efficient because veterans can get coordinated care through their primary care provider. if i see a specialist or just any doctor i want for the multitude of injuries i have, there s no guarantee that my primary care physician knows what i m doing, nor do my records ever make it back. tom tarantino, we ll have to leave it there. thank you, sir. five years after an abortion provider was gunned down, a woman has relaunched the movement. we ll talk to her live next.
that. what before i let you get out of here, how is this love of football? how did that come to be? oh, man. to be honest, i have no idea. my first football game, i was a cheerleader when i was in elementary, like grade school. my grandma would take me to football games. i grew up in oklahoma, so it s a very big football community. it s a religion in oklahoma. that s right. yeah, so that s probably where it sparked. i just love the community of football that football has. everyone s involved from the players to the coaches to the families, fans, everyone s involved. i absolutely love football. maria haines, it s today s big idea. it is quite fascinating. thank you for swinging by to share it with us. we re glad you could carve out some time between your white house visits. thank you for having me. and do you have a big idea? let us know about it on twitter using #whatsthebigidea.
harmed in such a way. there continues to be violence in terms of vandalism. there s stalking, intimidation, harassment. we have also continued to see a slew of legislation proposed at the state level to frankly outlaw abortion care. let s talk about some of these regulations you mentioned at the state level. there s one in oklahoma, one in missouri. abortion clinics in many states are being hit with targeted regulations. how do you think these new laws, how do you think they affect a woman s access to abortion providers, and what kind of effect do you think these state regulations are ultimately going to have on roe v. wade? well, what it does for women in real time, especially here in the midwest and the south where
designed to reduce the risk of head injuries. the woman behind it, maria haines, joins me live now from los angeles. maria, good to see you. a busy week for you. yes, it has been a very busy week. two times at the white house. how cool is that? it was such an honor, a great experience. let s talk about this big idea. how was it born? how did it come about? well, i wanted to do okay. sorry. my senior year i had a science fair experiment that i needed to get done. i wanted to do it on something that i absolutely love. i love football. i want to become the first female college football coach. i love football. i managed my high school football team for three years. one day on my way to practice, i was getting water for the boys, and i had my cell phone in my
world. there really is no agenda here, he writes online. not political, not business, not religious, other than bringing people together in a positive way. it s not so greedy. people are helping each other, talking to each other. reporter: just like he wanted, copycats are following his lead from boulder, colorado it s taken off more than we ever expected it to. it s just been great to see the happiness on people s faces. reporter: to raleigh, north carolina if it wasn t for these people, i wouldn t be where i m at today. might as well give back to them. reporter: to tampa, florida i opened it and saw a 20. i pulled it out and realized there s three here. reporter: lucky winners posting selfies on facebook and twitter. the frenzy drawing such huge crowds, the hunt s creator is offering a word of caution. please walk and drive safely. a young woman ran right in front of my car a few days ago. for now, the drops will continue while he plans what he calls a big annou