Health and other issues facing veterans is Tom Tarantino, a former army captain and current chief. Announcement last weekend a good sign for veterans waiting for their benefits claims to be processed . Guest it was an expected announcement. The backlog has been reduced by about 1 3, which is outstanding news. There is some light at the end of the tunnel. We have about 400,000 claims still in the inventory. They were going to halt the mandatory overtime. We expect it to resume after the holidays in february. We have 400,000 claims. If they want to make their goal, it is going to require overtime and other initiatives that have put into gear that have started this trend downward. Host 400,000 claims that is down from 600,000 claims in march. Talk about the impact of the government shutdown. How did that affect the claims . Guest it slowed it down. We averted a potential disaster. The processors were technically protected. The v. A. Could not accept any new claims but they could continue
Coverage. Mrs. Kennedy is very well known as a style icon. She put an awful lot of brought into into her wardrobe when she was representing the country, both of the white house and traveling abroad. She would think about what colors would mean something to the country im about to visit. For her visits to canada she chose this red suit as a gesture of theect for the read canadian maple leaf. I really admire the thought she put into horror borg her wardrobe. Style or colora that would make her stand out and a crowd. First lady, Jacqueline Kennedy tonight on cspan and c span three, and also cspan radio and www. Cspan. Org. I have spent a lot of time dealing with the sec in my life, the agencymportant make decisions and make them in a timely fashion. There is nothing worse for investment, innovation, job creation, all the things that flow from investment than businesses not knowing what the rules are. Chairman wheeler is absolutely right. With a slow moving agency like this, but deliberate
They go back to a Public University first, private university, trade school, or they go directly into the workforce. Whether military. Com has reports on the flybynight for profit universities picking up veterans there has money been stories about them not finding jobs. Host ward carroll . Guest i cannot speak to the first issue. I have my own opinion about what pedigree does in terms of your ability to find a job. If you can get into harvard or private schools, that probably situates you for an advantage when it comes time to find a job. Those transitioning are no different than High Schoolers that are looking to have an advantage once they start looking for a job. In terms of the for Profit School issues. Been sussingom has out the bad actors. Of new g. I. Bill puts a lot to be usedthe pool by veterans to pursue a traditional education at a a look institution and you will go to college, or perhaps to an online forProfit School. What we have seen more and more is there were some forPr
In afghanistan and iraq have changed the face of veterans day in america. Our phone lines are open now so you can give us a call. Host and we have a special line for veterans this morning host and catch up on social media at twitter, facebook, and email us. It is veterans day in the United States, and i want to lead with three different stories about the three different eras of veterans from three different papers today. Here is the Washington Times this morning. The headline reunion poignant for world war ii veterans. That story notes the host when the retirement army for slim tenant went to his first reunion at the 30th Infantry Division, those who landed on the beaches of normandy and fought across spansion germany, he was greeted by a thousand other veterans. Host another generation of veterans is looked at in the Christian Science monitor today. The vietnam era veterans. 40 years after americas most controversial war began to wind down, more vets seek closure and reconciliation. F
Weather coming. We expect our High Temperature to be a bit cooler than normal. Typically we should be in the low 70s. But not today will be in the upper 60s but those are the warmer temperatures coming our way. By memorial day will be near 90 degrees in some areas. Pretty hot for your barbecue on that day. Today, sunshine back in the 60s upper 60s for most of the weekend. Near the lake is mid to upper 60s. We could be as warm as the mid 70s. A wide range across the region. Temperatures are cool and the north east keeping the school as a travel closer to the lake. 62 at the lakefront. 46 in joliet. 53 degrees in morris. Heres the satellite and radar showing we are dry through the morning and the afternoon. The highpressure means next chance of rain is not until the tail end of sunday into memorial day. As you can see, all that rain is having the ohio river valley and portions of missouri. We are expecting temperatures to rise over the next few days. Just south of 70 degrees tomorrow we