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>> reporter: why? >> they threatened her number one and number two knew wouldn't go anywhere. nothing happened in kuwait with the sexual assault and harassment, so why would they do something in afghanistan. >> reporter: in april 2017, then secretary of defense james mattis said there was zero tolerance. >> battlefield casualties are a matter of war, we accept no casualties in our family. >> reporter: died from suicide. >> it wasn't a matter of if but. when. >> reporter: the army launched an investigation into her death. i tried to look at copy of the investigation you got. here it is. that's it. that's what i'm getting. blank page after blank page. they gave you this? >> yes. >> reporter: 100 copies of
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blacked out pages? >> yes. i didn't understand how they could stand there and look me in the eyes and hand that to me. >> reporter: does it make you believe they're trying to cover something up? >> of course. >> reporter: at time policy adviser to the program reaffirmed commitment to hold themselves accountable. >> remain committed to ending sexual assault in the military, providing highest quality response and holding members accountable. >> reporter: but redacted pages told a much different story. investigation says sergeant robinson suffered sexual, physical and psychological trauma while deployed, it was a factor in her death. >> yes. >> reporter: so they acknowledge it. >> yes. >> reporter: what led to your daughter's death? >> the military, they didn't
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handle what happened. >> reporter: what needs to change? >> they can't police themselves. how can you? you can't. >> reporter: eight months, issued kuwait assaulter written reprimand. >> if that happened to your daughter or son, what would you want to happen? just sit back and it's okay? they want justice also. just plays over and over in your head. thinking did i miss something, could i have done something? you're a mom, there to protect your kids and i couldn't protect her. >> reporter: the army declined request for on-camera interview but said in statement they conducted full investigation and took appropriate action against the reported perpetrator. what do you want people to know about your daughter? >> she was doing a job she loved for her country and to think
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the corner, and that means despite the pandemic, hollywood is about to set off an avalanche of christmas movies. kurt russell and goldie hawn as mr. and mrs. santa claus. tracy smith. >> welcome to the north pole, jack. >> reporter: in the new netflix film, "the christmas chronicles 2," get what you expect from big holiday movie. >> are you really? >> i am. >> must be dreaming. >> you're not dreaming, jack, you're in santa's village, the real one. >> reporter: arguably the fittest santa claus ever and longtime real-life partner goldie hawn as the missus. >> should be called mrs. claus's village. >> me too. >> i never thought of that. >> of course he didn't. >> reporter: but might surprise you to know for goldie and kurt,
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the clauses are more than mythical. i like your approach to the characters. you take them seriously, not a caricature or cartoon. >> you're right. >> he's a real human being, not comic character, not made up. he was a bishop, a man. question is of course through the myth and legend and whatnot, how is he still around? how is that possible? >> reporter: no matter how st. ni s st. nicholas is still around, the real life of kurt and goldy has magic all its own. first meeting came on the set of disney musical, one and only genuine original "family band."
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>> reporter: first impressions? >> he was way too young for me, i was dating older dies. i was like 20? >> only 15 years old. didn't have a license. >> reporter: goldie a dancer without much of a speaking part and what's more, the producer didn't like her name. >> he called me, i know this is sensitive but really, your name sounds like a stripper. my mother gave me that name. that was my great aunt's name, goldie. i said i'm not changing my name. i'm sorry. i said my middle name is jean. what about goldie jean hawn? work for you. he went i guess it's going to have to work. i guess it is. >> that's where we met. >> look at this place, the army couldn't afford drapes? i'll be up at crack of dawn
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here. >> reporter: but by 1980s, goldie hahn was a name, a oscar winner, could produce a hit movie and star in it too. you were producing, directing, acting at time a lot of women were not doing that. how many times did you hear "no"? >> not many, but the problem wasn't the no, the problem was the trepidation of other male directors wanting to work with me because they thought that i would want to take over. >> what you doing with gun, snake? >> looking for somebody. >> reporter: for his part, kurt shed his wholesome disney image for something a little grittier. >> hey! you need a lift? >> reporter: when he met goldie
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again for audition for "swing shift" both were divorced, neither looking for love. >> i was at time in my life i was definitely not when it came to any relationship. i put my worst foot forward. you can handle that, maybe there's a chance for reality of being together. >> reporter: you put your worst foot forward -- i could hardly say that. if you had done that with me, wouldn't be here today. >> i did. >> reporter: how so? >> first time i met her, horribly hung over. >> reporter: in the four decades since russell and hahn have creat created extraordinary characters. >> one of them is not what he
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says he he is. >> reporter: do you guide each other as far as the roles you've chosen? not at all? do you talk about it before you say yes or no? >> very rarely. he's never made a mistake in terms of what he's decided to do, ever. even movies i didn't like -- >> lot of pushback on that. >> never been bad. been bad in other ways. >> i agree. >> but as actor, you're just amazing. >> you don't understand, there are only three ages for women in hollywood, babe, district attorney and driving miss daisy. >> reporter: goldie hasn't made that many career missteps either. not working, divide time between homes in aspen and this in los angeles. how long have you been here? >> about four years. we built it, it's so great. i love it. >> reporter: but say they're proudest of blended family.
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four children between them with six grandchildren and it seems enough love to go around. i'm sure you guys get asked this. what is the secret, if you could boil it down? >> there's no secret. >> no, there isn't. >> i love you asking that question, it's normal question. but there's two things for me anyway, you both want to be together. i mean you got to want to be together. and as long as -- why are you laughing? >> just because you're right, it's up and down, sideways, whatever, end of the day, how do you explain it. i don't know, i guess it's simple as saying -- for me it's same thing as what you're saying, i call that love. >> but you could actually survive a relation in a way you get older and think glad i
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survived whatever that was. relations go through really hard we are at war with a virus. and healthcare troops and first responders are on the front line fighting it every day. let's join the fight, by staying home. staying home is not a retreat, it's the most brave and aggressive weapon we have against this enemy. because when we do stay at home, we help prevent overwhelming our hospitals, while buying time for scientists to find the vaccine... and that's how we beat it....
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in the runup to the presidential election, fears of possible unrest led to surge in demand for plywood. as business owners boarded up their storefronts. but with the election in the rearview mirror, the question becomes what do you do with all that lumber? carter evans found one nonprofit floating a wild idea. >> reporter: with the election behind us, shops in los angeles have starting to let the sunshine in. at california wildlife center near malibu, dennis is dreaming about what he could do with all that plywood. >> i got a little anxious, wondering what they're going to do with all that, am i going to have to go in middle of the night to search dumpsters? >> reporter: hospital manager for nonprofit which
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rehabilitates wild animals. covid concerns reduced the staff to bare bones. he handles repairs. many put off because price of plywood skyrocketed in the pandemic. it's like gold to you guys. >> absolutely. >> reporter: most people saw the plywood going up, they were scared, but you saw opportunity. >> and so did jennifer, our executive director. >> how can we make this into lemonade, need plywood to build enclosures. threw up post on instagram and it exploded. >> reporter: offers of free lumber are piling up. >> all about education and conservation, love nature. >> reporter: donating the boards from benheart, she had a role on "the bold and the beautiful" and
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cast mate alerted her. how does it feel to support an organization like that? >> it feels good. it has been tough to give a helping hand, that's what we need to do to make the world go round. >> reporter: construction on aviary is under way and soon more boards for sea lions. >> make sure the staff stay safe, lion is accurate description. >> reporter: and with the free lumber, won't take biteut of thethe budget. >> amazing garden helpers. eat ticks and fleas. >> reporter: how many do you see? >> about 4800, majority are often orphaned. >> reporter: you really do need help. >> absolutely. >> reporter: turning dark moment
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in history into bright idea. carter evans, los ngeles. >> that's it is thursday, november 19, 2020. this is the cbs morning news. the u.s. hits a grim milestone. the covid death toll passes a quarter of a million. as nations spike, the largest school district returns to remote learning. pfizer is ready for use of its coronavirus vaccine. >> and. >> this virus is increasing in the nation. >> president-elect biden praises health care workers and says the hold up of transition could hinder the covid fight. good morning.
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