for personal gain. we didn't have tot lo. >> reporter: hollywood told aid zero dark thirty and cbs aired four seasons of seal team. online former seals monetized their newfound fame. >> take a look at the autograph photos that we bought online. >> i don't want to touch it. >> reporter: this is not okay? >> no. none of it. >> reporter: the members of seal team six were disciplined as being paid consultants to a video game company. >> exposing tactics, techniques and procedures and all kinds of things of how we operate. >> another was punished for writing an unauthorized account of the raid. >> it is not everybody doing it. most guys want the books and the

movies and tv shows to stop. >> reporter: why shouldn't they make money when they are finished? >> this is not going to harvard for a business degree. you serve to uphold the constitution of the united states and protect our country. the military and the operations are not for sale. >> reporter: we asked the seals why they are speaking out? >> there is desperation. we need help. that is why we are here. >> reporter: the top seal commander declined our interview request but provided a statement. >> humility sharpened in combat losses, mission failures and imperfection. a humility that drives our sense of urgency to learn, evolve and always come back stronger and even more committed to the mission that our nation asks of us. >> reporter: what is it going to take to fix the problem? >> it will take good guys on the

team staying there and fighting the good fight, calling them out. and some outside entity coming in and doing a full review of everything. it that's come from outside and it has to be somebody that has some integrity.>> reporter: he filed a complaint over training practice still carries the trident from his days as a seal. >> reporter: you wouldn't let your own son join the seals? >> i wouldn't. you see it on my face? >> reporter: what comes next may be more significant. the pentagon's inspector general has begun an investigation into war crimes into which special operations have done enough to commit war crimes and prevent them if they happen on the battlefield. >> that was catherine herridge reporting. as the u.s. military continueses it final withdraw from

afghanistan, the taliban is stepping up attacks on the military. insurgents launched offensives in 20 provinces and yesterday captured a district in the north of the country. >> reporter: a huge surge of violence proved taliban militants were never going to honor u.s. assurances to hold back attacks. it is self-evident. >> taliban are terrorists. >> reporter: do you trust the taliban at all? >> no. >> reporter: he said it was a mistake for america to negotiate with the taliban in the first place and president biden's justification for the pull out. he says that was misguided too. >> the whole idea of coming to

afghanistan was to teach a lesson to terrorists don't do it again. have we taught them that lesson? no. >> reporter: he says his soldiers have killed or captured dozens in the days alone. >> shoulder to shoulder today. >> he survived several assassination attempts including when a suicide bomber and gunman killed 20 people in his attack on the office. he knows that afghanistan faces a dangerous few months ahead. but if there is any hope for >> a thend of alan need to stopa sube afghann. killing people e day. but if they are waiting for a

moment of surrender from the afghan people, it won't come. >> the vice president started by saying that he was grateful to america for the lives lost here but we need the u.s. to remain engaged. >> closer to home as more schools open up for in-person learning there is an effort to make sure that the kids are safe, including searching for signs of the virus on desks, floors and waste water. >> reporter: students at vista grande elementary school in san diego are back on campus ready to learn and this robot is a big reason why. it is placed on the man hole cover to examine the waste water for signs of covid.

>> reporter: dr. miller says that the concept of monitoring waste water is not new. it has been done on college campuses for years. this time scientists developed a model that would work in schools. >> we know covid, you can detect pieces of the virus, somebody before somebody would test positive. >> the waste water robot is part of the early alert system and being tested at ten schools and two day care centers and in addition to the robot staff members swab classroom floors and surfaces looking for covid. a positive read triggers individual testing and safety protocol. >> we managed to catch a number of cases using the system. >> reporter: the hope is for schools around the country to implement the program. the cost of the robot is about $3,000. >> it is less expensive for a

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epicenter of the crisis ijone connec covid-related capacity restrictions in two weeks. it can't come soon enough for most people. here is a look back at the lost year, 2020. >> breaking news, america locked down. >> total lockdown. >> complete stand still. it is very scary. >> reporter: a year ago a scary virus made an unrelenting march. >> we are fighting an invisible enemy. >> reporter: an invisible enemy that made us disappear, silencing the roar of rush hour. and leaving the city that never sleeps still as a photograph. go inside the buildings today and you find an eerie time capsule, a strange still life of

life still as we left it. have you wondered what about that plant on my desk? there is good news, some survived and even thrived. four floors of plants huddled together in this conference room. most made it and others grew. schools shuttered before kids could put together the pieces, leaving playgrounds and classrooms achingly empty, except for the parking lot. experiments moved out of the lab, showing the effects of time on a banana and an apple left in a locker. time marched on. calendars on their own could not turn the page from march 2020. fittingly it was friday the 13th of march here at the smithsonian museum of natural history where preserving t they do.

losed r new york er t clean andt s morniofit is still march 11. >> they told everyone to not return to work. >> producers thought ahead and preserved the moment. >> we are going home. >> it will just be a memory. >> reporter: but that day hasn't come yet. a year later our abandoned desks still hold what almost feel like clues. the big good-bye. in one office four bags of girl scout cookies one co-worker never got to hand out. another colleague out of state only sees her apartment on the security camera. sadly over a half million americans will never go back home. but as with trials faced by earlier generations, america will persevere. we said it that day. >> we are go to get through it

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mother's day is this sunday, and this morning we are shining a light faced on the difficulties faced by military spouses. moving base to base with their families makes it hard to find and keep a decent job. that led one military mom to launch a mission of her own. a few years ago michele was in a tough spot. your husband was deployed. you were frightened. you couldn't find a job. >> it is a bad country song as i like to say. >> reporter: couldn't find a job because military spouses move so often. >> i felt like i was being judged because of my husband's choice of career. >> reporter: she started her own company hiring people like her to assist other companies online. >> as a military spouse and mom you are managing calendars and

balancing everybody's activities. and if you can do that, i guarantee you can work with a few ceos of other things. >> reporter: last month nearly 200 employees brought in $500,000. for sarah glover, her job at squared away was a god send. >> sometimes i was going on 15 to 20 interviews. it wasn't an issue of qualifications or education but the fact that i couldn't be permanent. i call her wonder woman. >> reporter: a wonder woman that understands the unique powers military moms. and if you would like to learn more about the employment service go visit their website. and that is the overnight news for this thursday. for some of you the news continues and for others check back later for cbs this morning and follow unline at any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nations

capital, i'm chip reid. it's thursday, may 6th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." optimistic outlook. the cdc gives a bold summer prediction and warning in the fight against covid. >> california's worth fighting for. and that's what i'm doing. >> first tv interview. caitlyn jenner makes her case t california. large family. a woman gives birth to not one, not two, but nine babies. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. almost 14 months into the