jerricho witnessed girls being hung in the streets. >> reporter: jerricho returned home to california and was later asked to return to ukraine for ten days to train young soldiers. on his last day there in september 2023, he was killed. now his mother is fighting for congress to provide billions of dollars in aid to ukraine. she flew to d.c. to meet with lawmakers last week. >> i can't sit back, and especially after my son is laying out there in bakhmut, so his body is still there. i can't be silent. >> reporter: bill also went to d.c. to fight for military aid for ukraine. >> my best friend in the world is a soldier serving at the front. the circumstances are definitely dire, and these funds and weapons and humanitarian aid is desperately needed. timing is everything. >> reporter: he says advocates' efforts paid off. on saturday, the house approved $60 billion in military aid for ukraine. but not all lawmakers supported the man. some say they felt the money should be spent on domestic issues. now the relief package moves on to the senate for a vote likely tuesday. alison hopes it wil