>> reporter: later, an officer tases mims at least three times. he was charged with disorderly conduct, harassment, and resisting arrest. mims wants the charges dropped. >> the things that happened in that game should have never happened. the students should have never seen me tased. >> reporter: cbs news has been unable to reach the police department for comment. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. now to a potential life-changing announcement from the pentagon for thousands of veterans. the department of defense is launching a new outreach campaign for lgbtq vets who were discharged because of their sexual orientation. cbs' jim axelrod reports the move follows a nine-month cbs investigation on the struggles many vets have in trying to restore their honor. >> more work remains to reach every veteran whose life was

impacted by don't. >> reporter: af"don't ask, don' tell." >> reporter: after years of waiting, the words thousands of lgbtq vets have been waiting to hear, an acknowledgment of injustice. >> decades of laws and policies that forced service members to hide who they are left a long anand cruel legacycy. >> r reporter: andnd she announ the steps the defense department will take to help lgbtq vets denied honorable discharges. >> we are announcing that dod will for the first time begin proactively reviewing the military records of veterans discharged because of their sexual orientation. >> the witch hunt was always around. >> reporter: this comes after a nine-month cbs news investigation that documented the impact of a less than honorable discharge, from the emotional consequences of having an other than honorable on their dd-214 discharge form. >> it hurt. because my country is telling me i'm not good enough to serve because of who i love. not because of anything else,

just because of who i love. >> reporter: to the practical ones. >> i can't be a police officer like i wanted to. because of my dd-214. yeah, they messed up my life. >> reporter: cbs news also uncovered flaws in the military's existing system for reviewing discharges, a process veterans said is confusing, emotionally taxing, and puts the burden of proof on the veteran. in a statement, defense secretary lloyd austin vowed to make the review process more accessible and efficient, and today launched this web page with resources dedicated to lgbtq vets. leon panetta was the defense secretary who oversaw the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell." he told us that he had regrets about focusing too much on the future at the time and not enough on the injustices of the past. today's announcement is a critically important step in doing just that.

jb? >> jim axelrod, thank you so much. turning to the economy, the federal reserve today left its key interest rate unchanged. the fed has raised interest rates leonardo times in the past 18 months in an aggressive move to help bring down inflation. that's resulted in higher mortgage rates, which are near a 22-year high, and that's impacting home sales nationwide. cbs' nancy chen shows us where buyers are turning in tonight's "money watch." >> business has still been pretty steady? >> yeah, it has. a pleasant surprise. >> reporter: northern virginia home developer david tracy has been busy. despite one of the most challenging markets in decades. is the market locked up right now? >> yeah. i'd say just anecdotally, 60%, 70% is sitting it out right i know. >> reporter: mortgage rates have hovered above 7% for five straight week, last week

stalling demand for the lowest level in 27 years. would-be sellers want to keep their low locked in rates, leaving perspective buyers with few options. >> the pickings are slim, and it looks like now it's getting less and less. >> reporter: one way to increase supply, build more. with the pace of new home sales up 31.5% from a year ago. >> maybe it's a little bit more expensive on the front end, but new construction shouldn't need any new capital improvements. >> reporter: builders offering mortgage rate buydowns are also drawing in first-time buyers. >> a builder can say i will help you pay for your mortgage for the first name the number of years. i will give you almost like a bonus incentive to buy my house. i'll buy that mortgage interest rate down for some period of time. >> reporter: 75% of home builders are offering some type of rate incentive. >> our mortgage rate buydown a god idea? >> they can be a really helpful way to get into a home. but you better rely on the fact that you can afford that

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sign me up. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings," and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm james brown. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the biden administration is offering nearly 500,000 venezuelan migrants the ability to legally live and work in the u.s. it's part of a temporary protected status program, which offers primary legal status toe migrants from countries facing humanitarian crises. the senate has confirmed general cq brown of the air force to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. votes on his and hundreds of

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one border town has issued an emergency declaration. and this just in. u.s. border officials are closing a busy bridge in eagle pass due to the spike. the governor of texas tonight announcing he will send more national guard to the border. the ripple effect is felt nationwide, from los angeles to new york, where more than 110,000 asylum seekers have arrived since last spring, pushing some of the country's biggest cities to a breaking point. cbs' manuel bojorquez starts us off tonight from the border in el paso, texas. good evening, manuel. >> jb, good evening to you. el paso has been here before, but rather than have migrants sleep out in the streets, this time there has been a concerted effort to move them into shelters, hotels, or on to their next destination. but with the numbers continuing to climb, the question is how much more can these border communities handle. just this week, tens of thousands of migrants have crossed the u.s. border.

near eagle pass, texas, up to 5,000 have streamed through in the past 24 hours. the influx prompting the mayor to sign an emergency declaration. while in arizona, hundreds were detained, some in makeshift cages. don martin says the shelter he runs in el paso is beyond capacity. you are at a crisis level here? >> i would say yes. >> reporter: still, they cross, hoping for asylum. >> one meal for your children per day. [ speaking spanish ] angie ortiz fled venezuela with her two children. what do you say to people who think you shouldn't just be able to come in? you're saying use your heart and think about what it's like to not be able to feed your children. >> reporter: like many, she crossed the darien gap, the dangerous stretch of jungle between colombia and panama, where it's estimated 380,000 people have crossed so far this

year, a potential indicator of more migrants to come, and a test for the biden administration, which had credited new policies for reducing border crossings. there is a ripple effect for u.s. cities where migrants are headed, like chicago. and new york city, where migrant arrivals have been met with protests, with more planned which have ended in arrests. officials say $2 billion have been spent to house more than 100,000 migrants. >> new york don't deserve this. the asylum seekers don't deserve this. >> reporter: but more are doing whatever they can to head north, until recently jumping on trains in mexico. wendy rodriguez from colombia was on one of those trains. she secured an asylum hearing through a customs and border protection app, but says mexico is an unsafe place for those still waiting for one. so you're saying it's desperation that's driving people. they don't want to wait anymore. we also visited a county-run migrant shelter where officials believe the weather has

something to do with it. the heat of the summer months is starting to break, but they say some are looking to cross before the cold of winter sets in. jb? >> manuel bojorquez, thank you so much. meanwhile, back here in washington, sparks flew on capitol hill today as house republicans accuse attorney general merrick garland of weaponizing the department of justice. the prosecutions of donald trump and the president's son hunter biden were the main topics of questioning, and cbs' catherine herridge watched it all. >> reporter: from the outset, the republican-led committee took a combative approach. >> the fix is in. >> reporter: accusing the justice department special counsel investigations of targeting a former president and going easy on the current president and his son. >> there is one investigation protecting president biden. there is another one attacking president trump. >> reporter: in forceful testimony spanning more than five hours, attorney general merrick garland pushed back.

>> i am not a president's lawyer. i will add i am not congress' prosecutor. the justice department works for the american people. >> reporter: according to recent closed door testimony, some officials told congressional investigators they could not recall david weiss, who has led the probe since 2018 saying he did not have the ultimate authority to charge the president's son. >> do you solemnly swear -- >> reporter: the attorney general also disputed the testimony and handwritten notes from an irs whistle-blower that weiss claimed he was not the deciding person, insisting to lawmakers that weiss had the final say. >> i'm going to say again, determination of where to bring cases and which kinds of cases to bring was left to mr. weiss. >> reporter: while republican investigators insist over 20 million in payments from foreign sources to the biden family and their associates, democrats say the probes are politically motivated. >> they wasted countless taxpayer dollars into baseless investigations into president biden and his family, desperate

to find evidence for an absurd impeachment. >> reporter: while most of the hearing centered on the special counsel investigation of hunter biden, garland offered no insight into weiss' decision to seek special counsel status more than four years into the case. >> mr. weiss will have an opportunity to explain. >> at today's hearing, the attorney general made clear that david weiss has the answer to republican questions. the house judiciary committee has been negotiating with the justice department for weeks and wants testimony from weiss october 18th. but a government shutdown could frustrate their efforts to get the special counsel under oath and on the record. jb? >> good to see you, catherine herridge. the man charged with ambushing and fatally shooting a los angeles county sheriff's deputy last weekend pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. kevin cataneo salazar was arrested monday after a stand off with police. his family says he has mental health issues, including scizophrenia. dozens of officers turned out to salute fallen deputy ryan

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world's reliance on fossil fuels, in his words has opened the gates to hell. two of the world assets leading polluters, the u.s. and china are not scheduled to speak at the summit. and previous initiatives to limit global warming have failed. here in the u.s., rising temperatures are blamed for a record number of extreme weather events this year. meteorologist stephanie abrams has the details. >> it has certainly been an active weather. july took downpours to the extreme. there were 11 flash flood emergencies in just 11 days from the south to the north. vermont's capitol experienced its wettest day on record, and it rivaled tropical storm irene in 2011. fast forward to august. when the deadly firestorm engulfed western maui, three fires scorched over 3,000 acres. hardest hit, the historic town of lahaina. early estimates put the damage cost at more than $5.5 billion. and just three weeks later, we had hurricane idalia, the strongest to hit florida's big bend in more than a century. it unleashed a record surge of

nearly 7 feet in cedar key. the cost of the damage is still being assessed. i got to tell you, hurricane season is far from over. we still have more than 40% of the season to go, and currently, we are watching an area just off the southeast coast for possible development. the question is does this get a name or not? it doesn't matter. we're expecting a low pressure to develop. that's going deliver rain from the midatlantic all the way into the northeast for the weekend. the heaviest rain will be in the coastal areas 2, 3, maybe even 3-plus inches from this. and it's not just the rain. it's also the wind. we could see coastal flooding, erosion and also rip currens for that. if we look at the billion disasters for us over the last 30 years, they are increasing the cost of disasters in any year has a lot to do with how many hurricanes hit the u.s. but the number of billion disasters is increasing here. and while extreme weather fluctuates year to year, the graph shows an average of nearly two more per year.

>> that was stephanie abrams. those billion disasters are putting a severe strain on the nation's insurance industry. the 23 extreme weather events so far this year have done nearly $58 billion in damages. ben tracy reports on what that means to you if you live in a high-risk area. >> they're jacking up premiums for disaster coverage or pulling out all together in places where the risks are now just too high. >> i love the trees. it's green. >> i love the trees. it's green. it smells wonderful. >> reporter: when mary morris sees the trees surrounding her home, it's why she moved here 17 years ago. >> it's a magical place to live. >> reporter: but when the insurance company looked a the

trees it saw fuel for a wildfire. >> i got a letter from my insurance company that said we're not going serve your area anymore. >> reporter: they're basically dropping you. >> yep. i even sent them a picture of my fire hydrant. it didn't help. >> reporter: wildfire is now the fastest growing natural disaster in the u.s. a new report from first street foundation, a nonprofit that studies climate risk says the average number of acres burned each year has jumped 68% in the last decade, destroying more than 17,000 buildings. in the next 30 years, that's expected to nearly double to almost 34,000. on average, burning down the equivalent of asheville, north carolina and causing $24 billion in damages each year. >> i've covered a lot of wildfires, and your neighborhood looks like a lot of the places i've been. >> i know. >> reporter: how much do you think about this? >> everybody on this hill thinks about it. a lot. we kind of hold our breath until

it snows. >> reporter: in california, where state regulations prevent insurance companies from rapidly raising premiums, several are no longer writing new policies or pulling out of the market completely. some of the highest risk zip codes have seen the highest rate of not being renewed. >> they've looked at it. look, we've done the math. we expect underwrite policies we know we're going lose money on. >> reporter: matthew eby is the ceo of first street foundation. its report warns that america's insurance bubble could soon pop as high-risk properties are dropped and pushed to more expensive state-created plans, known as the insurers of last resort. there are more than 6.7 million properties on these plans nationwide. >> so the insurer of last resort has this concentration of risk into levels that know one's really seen before. >> reporter: so you're now paying 1947 a year? >> correct. and i'm afraid it's going to go

up more. >> reporter: morris is on california's so-called fair plan. her premiums have more than doubled, and her home is one more risk this insurance pool is taking on. are we one strategically placed hurricane or one massive mega fire away from some of these state-backed plans collapsing? >> absolutely. all it takes is one big event in a high concentrated area, and you will see financial collapse of those programs. >> reporter: several private insurers are also pulling out of hurricane-prone florida. its state-created plan called citizens is now the largest insurer in the market, with nearly 1.4 million high-risk properties. insurance premiums in florida are the highest in the nation, averaging $6,000 a year. >> i hate to say it, but it is legalized extortion. >> reporter: jack anderson and his husband kevin live in key west. island life is idyllic until a hurricane heads their way. how often do you think about the

probability of a major storm hitting here? >> i'm not going to lie, every year. as soon as june 1st comes around, we keep the car full of gas. >> reporter: they were facing $8,000 a year in premiums for wind and flood coverage required by the mortgage on their modest home. >> it will never get better. it will only go up. there is no way it would ever get better. >> reporter: so they took the drastic step of paying off their mortgage, allowing them to drop the insurance. their home is now unprotected from hurricanes, but instead of paying premiums, they're saving that money for a very rainy day. do you mind if i ask how much did you put towards paying that off? >> just over 250,000. >> reporter: that's a big chunk of change. >> it's a big chunk of change. yeah. at every level financially, it made sense for us. what level of risk can you live with i guess is what it really comes down to. >> that was ben tracy reporting. fall is nearly here, and that means it's time for your flu shot. this year, you can get shots for the flu, rsv, and covid all at the same time.

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networks across the u.s. >> reporter: they launched what would be the first u.s. intelligence-based project focused on international weapons trafficking. they called it thor. this story is based on exclusively obtained government documents and interviews with half a dozen current and former officials with direct knowledge. the first scope of project thor has never been reported until now. in a matter of months, project thor discovered dozens of cartel gun-running networks in america. they estimated up to one million firearms are smuggled across the border every year. here's how it works. when narcos want guns, they activate a phone tree, callin accomplices who live across the u.s. thor tracked buyers as far north as maine even alaska. these people are paid to buy weapons and ammo, and then illegally pass them off to brokers. couriers pick up the guns and drive them across the border into mexico and into the hands of the cartel. project thor helped solve hundreds of investigations and were quietly awarded the distinguished service medal in 2021. we're talking about thor in the

past tense. is thor gone? >> thor, as our project is gone. it's no more. i was told priorities in the u.s. government shifted. the money was gone. >> reporter: that was at the end of 2021. when asked directly, senior justice officials told cbs news that they were not familiar with project thor, but in the spring of this year, the biden administration said it was making it a priority to stop narco smuggling operations. >> we are sending dangerous weapons, particularly assault weapons to mexico. they're asking us please stop it. cut it off at the border. >> reporter: the government was focusing on gun seizures at the border and working with mexican law enforcement. >> nearly 2,000 firearms were seized from last october to just this past march. that's a more than 65% increase over the same period last year. >> reporter: according to the mexican government, that number, 2,000 guns, is how many the cartel smuggled in a single day. >> our strategy in the united

states about doing this is completely ineffective. we need to do something else. >> reporter: right. >> we have not done that with our law enforcement. >> reporter: in response to questions from cbs news, the atf told us its efforts include large scale complex investigations, which have led to charges against more than 100 people in the past year. that

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the federal reserve's decision not to raise interest rates is expected to do little to help perspective home buyers. bradley blackburn has the story. >> reporter: christine egan is working with realtor carol christiansen to buy a home, but it's been a frustrating search. >> it's a time in your life where you're supposed to be, you know, really excited and happy, but it really hasn't been that at all. >> reporter: one reason, high loan rates are making it more expensive to purchase a home. the average interest on a 30-year mortgage is over 7%, close to a two decade high. at that rate, a monthly payment

on a $400,000 loan would be about a thousand dollars more than two years ago when rates were under 3%. egan is often being outbid by buyers who don't need a loan. >> in 30 years that i'm doing this, i've never seen so many cash buyers. >> reporter: rates are higher, but so are home prices. that's because there are fewer houses on the market. >> sellers are thinking it's not worth looking for another home. >> reporter: tony danzica heads an association of realtors. he says homeowners who locked into low mortgage rates years ago don't want to sell just to buy something else at the current high rates. >> so they're holding off. they're not putting their houses on the market. that's why we have low inventory across the country. >> reporter: the low inventory is driving up prices, which have been on the rise for five straight months, and are near a record high. >> the pickings are slim, and it looks like now it's getting less and less. >> reporter: egan plans to keep looking, but will only buy if she finds the right fit. bradley blackburn, cbs news,

katonah, new york. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm willie james in new york. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the biden administration is offering nearly 500,000 venezuelan migrants the ability to legally live and work in the u.s. it's part of a temporary protected status program, which offers temporary legal status to migrants from countries facing humanitarian crises. the senate has confirmed general cq brown of the air force to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. votes on his and hundreds of other military promotions have been blocked for months by

senator tommy tuberville over rule covering travel costs for service members' abortions. and k-pop band bts will continue making music through 2025 as it extends its recor for more download on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle k l, cbs news, new york. tonight, the crisis at the southern border as illegal crossings are on the rise. border towns are overwhelmed, and cities like new york city and chicago are struggling to handle the influx of migrants. here are tonight's headlines. the unprecedented migrants climbing on board cargo trains forces a halt of the railway as one u.s. town issues an emergency declaration. >> we'll explore what's behind the latest spike in numbers, tonight. the attorney general and

house republicans face off on capitol hill. >> you don't recollect whether you've talked with anybody at fbi headquarters about an investigation into the president's son? >> i don't believe that i did. tonight the news from the pentagon. the changes after our reporting on thousands of lgbtq veterans who were denied honorable discharges under "don't ask, don't tell." the big news on wall street, as the fed pauses interest rate hikes. what it means for your mortgage. >> with high interest rates and low inventory, more home buyers are turning to new homes. kraft heinz is voluntarily recalling more than 80,000 cases of individually wrapped american cheese slices. one of its wrapping machines allowed for thin strips of film to remain on the cheese slices, causing a choking hazard. maybe there is a nice little bush that lives right here. >> and you could own a piece of art from bob ross, but how much will it cost you?

>> you too can build fantastic pictures. happy painting from all of us here. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm james brown in for norah, and we begin tonight with the unfolding crisis at the southern border. migrant crossings are soaring, posing yet another major test for biden administration's border strategy. apprehensions at the border are topping more than 8,000 a day, overwhelming the already crowded migrant facilities from san diego to southern texas, where one border town has issued an emergency declaration. and this just in. u.s. border officials are closing a busy bridge in eagle pass due to the spike. the governor of texas tonight announcing he will send more national guard to the border. the ripple effect is felt

nationwide, from los angeles to new york, where more than 110,000 asylum seekers have arrived since last spring, pushing some of the country's biggest cities to a breaking point. cbs' manuel bojorquez starts us off tonight from the border in el paso, texas. good evening, manuel. >> jb, good evening to you. el paso has been here before, but rather than have migrants sleep out in the streets, this time there has been a concerted effort to move them into shelters, hotels, or on to their next destination. but with the numbers continuing to climb, the question is how much more can these border communities handle. just this week, tens of thousands of migrants have crossed the u.s. border. near eagle pass, texas, up to 5,000 have streamed through in the past 24 hours. the influx prompting the mayor to sign an emergency declaration. while in arizona, hundreds were detained, some in makeshift cages. don martin says the shelter he runs in el paso is beyond

capacity. you are at a crisis level here? >> i would say yes. >> reporter: still, they cross, hoping for asylum. >> one meal for your children per day. [ speaking spanish ] angie ortiz fled venezuela with her children. what do you say to people who think you shouldn't just be able to come in? you're saying use your heart and think about what it's like to not be able to feed your children. >> reporter: like many, she crossed the darien gap, the dangerous stretch of jungle between colombia and panama, where it's estimated 380,000 people have crossed this year, a potential indicator of more migrants to come, and a test for the biden administration, which had credited new policies for reducing border crossings. there is a ripple effect for u.s. cities where migrants are headed, like chicago. and new york city, where migrant arrivals have been met with protests, with more planned which have ended in arrests.

officials say $2 billion have been spent to house more than 100,000 migrants. >> new york don't deserve this. the asylum seekers don't deserve this. >> reporter: but more are doing whatever they can to head north, until recently jumping on trains in mexico. wendy rodriguez from colombia was on one of those trains. she secured an asylum hearing through a customs and border protection app, but says mexico is an unsafe place for those still waiting for one. so you're saying it's desperation that's driving people. they don't want to wait anymore. we also visited a county-run migrant shelter where officials believe the weather has something to do with it. the heat of the summer months is starting to break, but they say some are looking to cross before the cold of winter sets in. jb? >> manuel bojorquez, thank you so much. meanwhile, back here in washington, sparks flew on

capitol hill today as house republicans accuse attorney general merrick garland of weaponizing the department of justice. the prosecutions of donald trump and the president's son hunter biden were the main topics of questioning, and cbs' catherine herridge watched it all. >> reporter: from the outset, the republican-led committee took a combative approach. >> the fix is in. >> reporter: accusing the justice department special counsel investigations of targeting a former president and going easy on the current president and his son. >> there is one investigation protecting president biden. there is another one attacking president trump. >> reporter: in forceful testimony spanning more than five hours, attorney general merrick garland pushed back. >> i am not a president's lawyer. i will add i am not congress' prosecutor. the justice department works for the american people. >> reporter: according to recent closed door testimony, some officials told congressional investigators they could not recall david weiss, who has led

the probe since 2018 saying he did not have the ultimate authority to charge the president's son. >> do you solemnly swear -- >> reporter: the attorney general also disputed the testimony and handwritten notes from an irs whistle-blower that weiss claimed he was not the deciding person, insisting to lawmakers that weiss had the final say. >> i'm going to say again, determination of where to bring cases and which kinds of cases to bring was left to mr. weiss. >> reporter: while republican investigators insist over 20 million in payments from foreign sources to the biden family and their associates, democrats say the probes are politically motivated. >> they wasted countless taxpayer dollars into baseless investigations into president biden and his family, desperate to find evidence for an absurd impeachment. >> reporter: while most of the hearing centered on the special counsel investigation of hunter biden, garland offered no insight into weiss' decision to seek special counsel status more than four years into the case.

>> mr. weiss will have an opportunity to explain. >> at today's hearing, the attorney general made clear that david weiss has the answer to republican questions. the house judiciary committee has been negotiating with the justice department for weeks and wants testimony from weiss october 18th. but a government shutdown could frustrate their efforts to get the special counsel under oath and on the record. jb? >> good to see you, catherine herridge.

♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> the man charged with ambushing and fatally shooting a los angeles county sheriff's deputy last weekend pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. kevin cataneo salazar was arrested monday after a standoff with police. his family says he has mental health issues, including schizophrenia. dozens of officers turned out to salute fallen deputy ryan

clinkunbroomer as his family prepares for his funeral. tonight a high school band director in alabama is accusing birmingham police of using excessive force. he was arrested after a postgame scuffle with officers in front of parents and students ended with him being tased. the incident was caught on body cam footage, and we want to warn you, some of it is disturbing. here is cbs' omar villafranca. ♪ >> reporter: police video shows the moment birmingham officers tried to stop two high school bands' postgame performance last week. jackson-olin and the minor high school bands were performing a fifth quarter, where bands play songs after the football game ends, a tradition the school district said is not allowed for safety reasons. but band director johnny mims refused, and the band played on. then a skirmish ensued.

>> reporter: later, an officer tases mims at least three times. he was charged with disorderly conduct, harassment, and resisting arrest. mims wants the charges dropped. >> the things that happened in that game should have never happened. the students should have never seen me tased. >> reporter: cbs news has been unable to reach the police department for comment. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. now to a potential life-changing announcement from the pentagon for thousands of veterans. the department of defense is launching a new outreach campaign for lgbtq vets who were discharged because of their sexual orientation. cbs' jim axelrod reports the move follows a nine-month cbs news investigation on the struggles many vets have in trying to restore their honor. >> more work remains to reach every veteran whose life was impacted by "don't ask, don't tell."

>> reporter: after years of waiting, deputy defense secretary kathleen hicks offered up the words thousands of lgbtq vets have been waiting to hear, an acknowledgment of injustice. >> decades of laws and policies that forced service members to hide who they are left a long and cruel legacy. >> reporter: and she announced the ststeps the defefense depart will take to help lgbtq vets denied honorable discharges. >> we are announcing that dod will for the first time begin proactively reviewing the military records of veterans discharged because of their sexual orientation. >> the witch hunt was always around. >> reporter: this comes after a nine-month cbs news investigation that documented the impact of a less than honorable discharge, from the emotional consequences of having an other than honorable on their dd-214 discharge form. >> it hurt. because my country is telling me i'm not good enough to serve because of who i love. not because of anything else, just because of who i love.

>> reporter: to the practical ones. >> i can't be a police officer like i wanted to. because of my dd-214. yeah, they messed up my life. >> reporter: cbs news also uncovered flaws in the military's existing system for reviewing discharges, a process veterans said is confusing, emotionally taxing, and puts the burden of proof on the veteran. in a statement, defense secretary lloyd austin vowed to make the review process more accessible and efficient, and today launched this web page with resources dedicated to lgbtq vets. leon panetta was the defense secretary who oversaw the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell." he told us that he had regrets about focusing too much on the future at the time and not enough on the injustices of the past. today's announcement is a critically important step in doing just that. jb?

>> jim axelrod, thank you so much. turning to the economy, the federal reserve today left its key interest rate unchanged. the fed has raised interest rates 11 times in the past 18 months in an aggressive move to help bring down inflation. that's resulted in higher mortgage rates, which are near a 22-year high, and that's impacting home sales nationwide. cbs' nancy chen shows us where buyers are turning in tonight's "money watch." >> business has still been pretty steady? >> yeah, it has. a pleasant surprise. >> reporter: northern virginia home developer david tracy has been busy. despite one of the most challenging markets in decades, is the market locked up right now? >> yeah. i'd say just anecdotally, 60%, 70% of the market is sitting it out right now. >> reporter: mortgage rates have hovered above 7% for five straight weeks, last week

stalling demand for the lowest level in 27 years. would-be sellers want to keep their low locked in rates, leaving perspective buyers with few options. >> the pickings are slim, and it looks like now it's getting less and less. >> reporter: one way to increase supply, build more. with the pace of new home sales up 31.5% from a year ago. >> maybe it's a little bit more expensive on the front end, but new construction shouldn't need any new capital improvements. >> reporter: builders offering mortgage rate buy-downs are also drawing in first-time buyers. >> a builder can say i will help you pay for your mortgage for the first name the number of years. i will give you almost like a bonus incentive to buy my house. i'll buy that mortgage interest rate down for some period of time. >> reporter: 75% of home builders are offering some type of rate incentive. >> are mortgage rate buy-downs a good idea? >> they can be a really helpful way to get into a home. but you better rely on the fact that you can afford that original mortgage interest rate of, say, 7% when the period of

the buy-down expires. >> reporter: while the fed skipped a rate hike today, it will meet again in november, and officials project another rate increase this year to help tame inflation. jb? >> nancy chen in new york city, thank you. an update tonight on the death of a new england patriots fan after a fight in the stands. investigators say a preliminary autopsy on 53-year-old dale mooney did not suggest traumatic injury, but did identify a medical issue. cell phone video shows mooney in an altercation with a miami dolphins fan in the fourth quarter of sunday's game and losing consciousness. no charges have been filed. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings," and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm james brown. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the biden administration is offering nearly 500,000 venezuelan migrants the ability to legally live and work in the u.s. it's part of a temporary protected status program, which offers primary legal status toe migrants from countries facing humanitarian crises. the senate has confirmed general cq brown of the air force to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. votes on his and hundreds of other military promotions have been blocked for months by

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